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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-06
Home Rug Cleaning
MOI Difficult

Rugs that have become dinFy
with dust and SOL car usually be
cleaned quite successfully a. home
First 20 over both wrong and right
sides with a vacuum cleaner 70 re-
move a. loose dirt. Then make a
soap Jelly BY melting a half cup Of
mid soap in five cups Of boiling
water When this has cooled. whip
10 light froth with an egg heater.
Use = small brush or sponge 70
apply the sudsy froth to the sur
face OF the rug sponEing only a
small area AZ time. and working
quite quickly so that the rug never
becomes really wet. A rubber pot
scraper is excellent for seraping
off the soiled suds. Rinse the
cleansed spot with cloths wrung
out Of clear. warm water until all
the soap has disappeared Wipe
with a clean dry cloth When COM
pletely dry. brush lightly to bring
up the nap.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-06

The cut-out leather buckle
covering more thon holt the
length Of this kidskin pumps
Vomp, showing patches OF light
stocking, is O comouflooe trick
thot helps turn O long foot into
O "CindereIlo-size. " The sIen-
der, high heel odds to the ef-
feet Of dointiness.
heel is not too high IN make
walking graceful and easy. No
woman ever fooled the world by
squeezing and torturing her feet
into too-smail. too-high shoes.
Squared toes are helpful in Civ
ing a sense of shortness to the
foot, Gaba pointed out. Height to
the instep is important in devel-
, oping what painters call false
perspective" TO make the foot
look smaller.
Remember that shoes must fit
perfectly. be well-grooned and
keep their shape. Shoes that are
too small, too tight or made of
too thick and too heavy leather
make the feet swell and conse-
| quently look larger. Shoes Of soft
and flexible materials, such as
kdskin or fabric, that spring
back into shape after wearing
make the foot look dainty.
But shoes that need polish or
are run down are no asset at all
no matter what they cost in the
beginning.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-06
Important Tips Given for Those
Who Will Soon Shop for Shoes
Clever Woman OF Today Can Make Her Foot Appear
AS Tiny and Appealing AS Her Grsndmothers

Here are Ca has three basic
rules 10 keep in mind while choos-
ing shoes:
A smart shoe should not be
fussy. bulky OF angular in shape I:
Il should give the general outline
OF an oval-every artists ideal
II should be decorative without
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-06

many happy times with the htti
hoy. How wrong I was II seemi
that mama and papa know best
grandma fwho has brought up fiv'
children of her own knows moth
ing at all about child training.
] never WAS allowed TO feed th'
boy. and now that he Is a it'll
older. I'm told that ! must moi
give him pennies or nickels fol
goodies. A little. daughter has nov
joined the household but as far a'
I'm concerned. I'm practically
banished from the nursery.
And in spite of all the preeau'
tons my daughter and son-in-law
are taking. ] cannot see that their
children are one bit better OF
healthier than mine were. Thi'
scientific rearing of children Ii
getting on my nerves. What dc
you think of II, Miss Grey?
JUST A GRANDMOTHER.
Dear Just A Grandmother:
What q shame your young
grandchildren should he deprived
Of all the fun and JOY You might
bring 10 them. II seems that a
whole generation of children IN
growing up without really know
ing their loving and understand
ing grandmother and grand
fathers.
Perhaps the only time they
really get 10 know you IL when
they are left with you for an
afternoon or evening. Then. u
seems. IT'S perfectly all right for
them To he In your company.
Yes. it's n great pity young
parents are 80 afraid their off
springs will be spoiled. What
makes them think the young
children Of today are 80 much
easier spoiled than the ones Of
their generation: A small child
experiences wondering feeling
when admired and loved by a
fond grandparent. Why. then,
should they he denied this .
Most grandparents have enough
common sense 70 know how n
very young child should he
treated and Ia know when they
are spelling = child and when
they are not.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-06

All-tine fovorite is the clos
sic pump, with graceful, topper
ed heel. In very thin kidskln,
thot "moulds" TO the foot, its
short vonp allows on uninter-
rupted stretch of stocking to
show and the rounded toe
seems to shorten the foot
length.
length of the foot, while sim
pie shoe which fits the foot like
a glove, without excessive high
lights, makes the foot as decors-
tive and esthetic as the capital or
Grecian column"
A short yamp and high
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-06
Ry CYNTHIA GREY

Sometimes wonder if grandmothers going com
pletey out of style Not long printed letter from
rrae grandmother saying she did not want to be called
grandma for il made her feel altogether too old Instead
she preferred cute little pet We did not have
much sympathy for that grandmother. and told her
Now different kind of a letter from entirely
different type of gandmother-one of which have the
greatest respect Her problem that of not being allowed
to play the part of grandmother to which she and all
other grandmothers most emphatcay entitled Her let
ter follows:
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-06

foot-length viii by contrast seem
shorter.
Bows on shoes. on the other
hand. help make the foot look
short by dividing in half the line
from heel to toe
IF your feet are not small TO
begin with" Gaba advised. do
not expect them to look smaller
by wearing toeless. heel-less
shoes. The flesh colored patches
at either end Of the bulk of ouch
shoes only draw attention to the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-06

T ats the
opinion Of Les
ter Gaba de-
agner Of the
famous name
quin Cynt hia
Cynthia has a
size 5ia 70 I,
b "a I clev er
st ga mining
makes II ap-
pc ar m u c h
smaller 10 the
eye.
very few
women nova
DAYS have real
~ tiny feet .
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-06
WAIT FOR Me-
Nv KATHERINE MACY
TwENTy-NINE


Jan packed her lone bag. her
mind in the state of widest confu-
sion. She snatched aimlessly at
the dresses hanging in serted rows
before her.
Should she take some of those
lovely pastel frocks, or one of the
light coats? Was this to be just
overnight, or where they're going
>. what would be suitable?
Her hand fingered on the cello
phane cover which protected the
white satin wedding gown and
paused on
Ten minutes later, she Was
outside. hailing . taxi. She
knew that what she had pack
I'd wns In q tumble. hut u
didn't aeem 20 matter. II WAS
her Job 10 get Ia Peter ~
quickly ~ possible.
Her foot slipped on the running
board Of the cab as she got into IL,
and she saw that 1t was showing.
When she told the driver To 70 to
the airport, he turned around to
ask. Flying tonight, lady? heard
most Of the planes were grounded"
Il don't know" she said vague
". Tho weather does look bad"
II did. indeed. The driver made
his way cautiously along the
streets. skidding now and then
around q corner. getting out TO
wipe the snow, falling more and
more heavily. from the clogged
windshield wipers. Freezing. too"
he threw over his shoulder.
Jan hoped that Peter would
realize why il was taking her 30
long to get to him. Where had he
been when he called her She could
visualize him pacing the floor
somewhere. running his hand
through his mop of blond hair.
muttering about her slcwness.
The driver Deposited her and
~ hag 81 the airport term
hal. She went IN. stamping
snow from her shoes and hook
ing around for Peter. Then she
saw him leaning over . desk.
talking urgently 10 . man be-
hind Il
IT'S q very important matter. .
he was saying. II you don't want
to send one Of your pilots up. III
take . plane out myself"
We have orders from the tower,
Mr.. Van vliet." said the man pa
tiently. They say no flying to-
night. II you want to hire q plane.
that's up to you. Do you have your
Ncense ;"
''0f cour~e- Where can ] get
ssneoae Who caa give me
ssnss satisfaction around
here:"
The official left his desk and
went across the room. Jan came
up to Peter and laid her hand on
his arm. He turned around. "Oh
there you are. I'm having some
trouble We can't get off as soon
- I hoped. but III manage some
how" And. to the returning off.
eial. WELL"
Il think I have someone who
oan halp you. Win you come this
Way?" He added. Il think ]
ahould still warn you that M
planes should 90 out tonight ex
eept in cases Of emergency"
sThis - - emergency an
rlght," SD Peter grimly. He
49, booking harnssed and
weeESod- Through Jaa's mind
4lnahod IT, shsught, ~Hes
gst1sa hknsa1f Int ansther
- - his running away
l6onfdnaxed on Pare II. Column 4
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-06
BY ALICIA HART

when You see a small. dainty
foot on modern woman. it's more
likely To he the result ~ eamou-
flage than Of mother natures gen
erosity."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-06
aouage Used By sts Make Feet Appear Small and Chic
TEST ANSWERS

Below ase the answers 10 test
questions printed on the Editorial
page
1. Liver.
2 NJ.
, 1887.
4 Irving Berlin.
; Theodore Roosevelt.
s. NJ Vernon. Va.
:. Painter.
s Tin and zinc.
g Zeppehns.
10. Lincoln, Garfield and Nc
kinley.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-06

Gaba declared. THE modern girl
is too athletio-too fond of walk
ing in comfort-to make her feet
the useless, II decorative. appen-
dages that used to peep out from
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-06

ldeoI shoe for any type Of
foot and almost any costume.
is the opero pump, with its
foot-flotterino perfect ovol'
effect. The fobric, kidskin, IS
olineino ond not bulky. The
medium high heel gives "folse
perspective" ond the cut steel
buckles give on illusion OF
shortness.
underneath her great grand
mothers hoop skirts.
s'But even So" he said. "ths
chic woman of today can make
her foot look just as small AND
appealing as the ladies In he,
family portraits
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-06

heel are good for giving the
illusion Of smsllness to the foot
he said. provided The shoe fits
well without pinching and the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-06

Remember the zie-zoe
shapes wartime comoutleurs
use TO break up on objects
bulk2 The perforated and pin
tucked horizontal lines ocross
the vonp OF this pump per
form the some service for the
women with big" feet. The
tailored bow on top also makes
the pump oppeor shorter.
getting in the way Of the real
beauty objective make the
shoe and leg one beautiful unit
OF the body.
II should be which
means suitable for the occasion
plus comfort.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-06
"CAMOUFLAGE" APPLIED
TO CHOOSING SHOES

The purpose of "camouflage" is
TO eliminate bounda ries. and the
same idea can be applied to buy
ing shoes designed TO make the
foot look smaller. Gaba pointed
out. A simple, classic pump of
a flexible, thin material such as
kidskin does not emphasize out
lines as much as fussy shoe of a
stiff, shiny leather.
Shoes with straps make the
foot look larger. too. because they
cut the sweep of line from knee
10 instep-from an artists point
OF view the most attractive line
woman possesses and from q
practical point OF view one Ia
cherish 40 that the line of the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-06

with a cabinet fun Of dishes and the un-
expected improvement" Of a one-aame gas
stove
On this the bride was invited 10 cook their
meals. No more extravagant dining out She
must understand that h had frittered away
enough in restaurants while he was counting
her.
When Trlby came out Of her long hyp-
motto trance she had no recollection of any
Of the events while under Svengalis spell
Magdalen, unfortunately. remembers the low
spots of her 16 years Of married life. all too
we'll
Stamped on her memory. she says is the
scene of those endless evenings at home
the bathroom kitchen combination or the
boudoirpantry with her dresser topped. not
with a $1,000 ivory and gold toilet set but
a shaky mountain of pots. pans salt pepper
mustard can d couple Of oranges a loaf of
bread thanked by her husbands military
brushes and her own comb and brush parked
amid can of beans and half dozen DO
tatoes
on Top of the bed might DE layer of
HeAeparers. on which were parked other
culinary articles such as coffee sugar an
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-06

Finally, in a lucid interval she ran away and
sued him for separation maintenance.
Or. Friend. brilliant in the courtroom as
IN the operating room countered with d.
voree action and won it. Magdalen accepted
the stipulated S25 900 plus about IS 900 more
for her attorneys fees
The pre-nuptial agreement was among the
ammunition he left for the estates LAWYERS
to shoot at Magdalen It might possibly have
been set aside as part of her alleged hypnotic
state but the document was also signed by
her mother and another relative
MagdaIen says She doesn't remember a
thing about all this until one day in the
midst Of a bridge game on the Coast. she
abruptly remarked:
The doctor is dead
At that very moment he had died in Chi
cago Of heart failure She found herself in
the midst Of strangers who seemed to know
her. went home to a strange house and was
greeted by strange husband, George Lans-
kop, Dane, much younger than herself
whom she had promoted from gardener to
husband
Vowing that this was all tragic mistake
she returned to Chicago and sued TO have
everything set aside back to the point she
last remembered where she was still the
wife of the surgeon.
This, according TO her lawyers would have
put her in line for about a million dollar IN
terest in the estate
Witnesses, including salienists. testified
that Magdalen had been out of her head. Two
doctors said that DR. Friend had told them
that she was going to be a mental case and
that $4,000 was cheaper than institutional
ling her for life
At the end of a long trial Judge Lupe's
decision was that she could not be converted
from the wife of a poor gardener to the widow
of a rich surgeon.
What is going to happen to the doctors
fortune is another question. His will. filed
for probate in 1888. provided that most of
It was TO be used to establish home for
aged people, under control and management
Of the Michael Reese Hospital If that
hospital didn't accept the offer. the trustees Of
the estate were directed to make the same
proposition TO the Albert Merritt Billings
Hospital, maintained by the University Of
Chicago.
So far neither Of those hospitals has
made formal bid for the fortune. Repre-
5eHtatTves or each Institution have Indicated
that they are not interested IN creating and
maintaining the kind of home thu. doctor
specified. on the grounds that 20 do so would
not conform with their present policies.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-06

language how this was an improvement over
the previous operative technique and stnl he
might as well have been talking Choctaw. for
all she could make ont of it
Nevertheless these dreary evenings were
not quite so bad as those in which he had
no new book TO read and simply sat staring
at her
On such occasions she stood 1t as long as
she could and then would beg HIM TO stop
staring at her His reply was invariably
7 am not staring at you You are staring
at me"
This was partly true because no amount
of viii power could keep her eyes away from
his. Even when he was away from the apart
ment during the day she had no peace Every
little while she says he would call up to de-
mand what she was doing and say. where
were YOU when 1 called at 11:172"
But one day. towards the end. she defied
him enough TO purchase a pair of pink sheets
for the bed In wrath the millionaire cut off
the slender household expense allowance. But
be- soon put it back otherwise he would have
been forced to ffttter away money IN restau-
rants or go hungry himself
Asked why 10 years of this did not drive
her=essszs. stiaieH replied THAT it did Just
that.
Another motive may have been that she
designed Tfe-Hupual agre-mllLla L. accept
$4,000 in lieu Of all dover and alimony rights.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-06

tea Before retir-
ing these had to be
placed under the
bed in the space al
ready pretty we'll
occupied as a gar
age for still other
objects.
Those en- die S g
evenings at home
were spent in two
ways. In one. the
renowned surgeon
woaid read aloud 70
her the latest book
by some other great
man in his line,
which might have
been interest tin ing < esx
cept that the mean
ing was so con-
cealed in medical
largon that she
could not under
stand a word of il.
When he was done
reading he would
then explain to her
in the same obscure
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-06

surgeon After dinner h. sent her home in
the car. Magdalen knew that ne lived in a
rather old hotel. But supposed he occupied a
huge suite After marriage no doubt she
would get him to move into an even larger
one at better hotel From the fact that he
found time to attend her performances, night
after night she assumed that after marriage
he would take her places most every evening
and daytimes she would spend in acquiring
jewels fur coats and the rest OF the resplen-
dent wardrobe supposed TO go with the proud
position of a rich mans wife
On top Of having her career knocked on
the head. this is what she says happened 10
all her other illusions Magdalen states that
her wealthy bridegroom was too busy with
hfe-and-death operations to go anywhere for
a honeymoon and he would not hear of moving
to newer hotel
His suite consisted Of one small bedroom
and a bath Instead Of chef 10 cook for
her butler ia wait on her when they they
did not dino ont IN splehdar the sstoundeI
bride found the little bathroom elutterel
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-06

SvcnEali' who instead
Of using the magic
power Of his eyes 70
reinforce her ambition
10 be a dramatic star
paralyzed 1t entirely.
II was "a stunning
blow but q her
mother pointed out a
career might be well
lost in consideration
Of the COMPOSITIONS
that 90 with being the
wife Of a man who
was rolling up his sec
ond million
But none Of these
appeared Her life
was a nightmare Of
poverty in the midst
Of riches According
to h er statements
corroboratcd by 9th
ers. Or Friend was
not only one of the
worlds outstanding
surgeons but a worlds
champion tight-wad
His courtship con
sisted Of taking her
to dinner in a fine ex-
pensive car. worthy
Of Chcago's leading
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-06

Like TriIbY. MogdoIen Friend
Says. She Was Under Her
Medical "SVengoli's" Stores
for 16Yeors. Cooking His
Meals in a Bathroom. Until
Everything Went Blank
When She Came To. She
Was a Poor Gardeners
Wife Not The Nae4ar'S
Widow. The Court Ruled.
So She Couldn't Inherit
His Money
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-06

NH TInB Motel
Suite With Kitchen
II Utensils on Her
Dressing Table, a
Gas Plate in the Bath
room, Sugar, Spice and
Vegetables on the Bed
and EHder 1t, and Every
LCIiere the HyDnOtic EUeS
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-06

the estate Of the late Dr Emanuel
Friend
u7ero mar, testified that he
had seen her m public with her
hair touseled I'll 1haL-d--z--l- in
press the Judge Il was also shown among
many other things that she had borrowed
money which she really didn't need-but that
Is too common a habit 10 be called lunacy-
Worst 81 All she wrote her ex-husband a
nice zane letter RIGHT after the divorce
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aluet .is"u ia''5'. -, - -. ''rS.'S
par a,iei 70 - - 80 -.
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leleIse' ''''''' "a '''.''
REASON.
Irilhy mad marvellous voice when was
OF no value because she was SO tone Gear
mat she could not sing true note ChoeI
me hypnotic influence OF sVei'Gah me great
musician TINS one iaut was corrected ana
the hypnotized heroine mace Ihe crowned
Evening star., 1941-10-23
Pe|IeY Loses Long Fight
AGAINST Extradition

Assistant United States Attorney
Bernard Margolius has announced
: that William Dudley Pelley, Silver
Shirt leader, will be returned to
.Asheville, N c.. Friday, ending Pei
ley's two-year fight against extra
dition.
Last week the Supreme Court de-
nied q review of q lower court
order for hts return in connection
with charges of violating North
Cardinals blue sky" laws.
Pelley was convicted in 1885 in
the Superior Court of Buncombe
!, County. N. c., on the first and
! second counts of a 16-count in
dictment. The first count charged
=, him with selling securities without
registering as dealer or salesman,
while the second accused him of un-
lawfully making false representa-
tions TO sell securities and stocks
in the State.
In that year the court sentenced
him on the first count to from one
TO two years in Jail, but this was
suspended for five years upon cer-
tain agreements. Imposition of the
sentence on the second count was
continued five years, but in 1899
the Buncombe County Court issued
. warrant for Pelley's arrest under
the second count.