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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-26

suit, 16 for an overcoat, 6 for Q shirt, dressing gown and pajamas, which hardly leaves anything over for ac- cessories.
 Women fare Q little better. Seven coupons are needed for silk or cot- ton dress, but Il for a woolen one. A coat will eat into either ii or A, according to the length, over or un- der 28 inches. A blouse, sports jac- ket or cardigan needs 5 and skirt . coupons. Shoes come dear with 5 coupons and stockings 2 coupons, while pajamas call for 8 and night dresses coupons.
 FAIR DISTRIBUTION IS
 GOVERNMENTS AIM
 Foxy Oliver Lyttleton, President of the Board of Trade, put a fast one
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-26

Naas !Alskt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-12-19

good insect spray from time to
time. Keep sharp eye out for
various kinds of crawlers, but as
far as an infestation from wood
which has just been brought in from
the wood lot, believe you are per-
fectly safe.
Dear Miss Novel;. The basement
stairs In our house are very dark. I
have painted them white but they
still do not look safe to me. Is
there any other paint with luni-
nous quality that would be more
useful than the white paint? T. S.
Answer - The luminous paint
would not be useful unless the stairs
were in absolute darkness. NV sug-
gestion would be to have an electric
ian install a light, or even two of
them, so that switch at the head
of the stair would illuminte them
completely Accident statistics tell
us that cellar stairs are at the TOP
of the list as far as household dan
gers are concerned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-12-19
inexpensive
Toys Best
For Baby
Washable, Durable
Playthings in Gay
COlOrS Advised
BY Lettuce Lee Street,

! PldytnlngS Tor OabV DO not nee
eSSarily have to be toys, and they
certainly do not have to be costly.
/ From months to years. toys
| should be bought that are sturdy.
washable. small, lightweight and
brightly colored. These may include
| small dolls. cuddly toys such as ami
mails and teddy bears, bath toys (au
children love to play in the water
big blocks, toys that pull and ones
that make sounds or music, push
toys, trains made of wood. large
strings of colored beads. anything to
bang together or to chew on.
For the 2 to 3 year olds, select
dolls, simple wooden or rubber
trains, boats. automobiles and air
planes, unbreakable dishes, balls,
kiddy cars. pals and shovels, water
toys, blocks, wheelbarroWs, small
doll carriages, any toy that pulls or
pushes.
The tiny baby does not appreciate
gifts, and the most welcome present
would probably be something for
him to wear or use. This may mean
any article of nursery furniture or
little cap. sweater. dress or suit.
| 1t is best to select articles of cloth
| ing in size 2. because a little baby
generally has enough clothes for the
present, but he may not have enough
! to grow into" A baby's clothes
| should be made of soft material and
! should have small buttons and be
| free of harsh, scratchy lace. Crib
covers, sheets. carriage covers, sacks
| and kimonos are all very pretty.
useful gifts. In fact, nowadays even
the most unitarian of baby needs
| are dainty to look at: electric bot
tie warmers are tinted in soft pastel
shades: rubber bibs may be bought
in lovely shades of blue and pink:
double dishes in which hot water
may be put in the bottom to keep
food warm for the little spinach
spiller who tends to dawdle over his
meals are attractively decorated with
pictures amusing to children, and
any one of these would be thought
! full gift for the little baby.
We have prepared two useful
gifts for you: One is chart that
clearly shows the value of foods
suitable for the average young
child and the other describes q
series of weIl-tested exercises for
the entire body, with hints on
how to gain your child's CO.
operation in performing them.
If you wish either or both of
these, send for our Classified
Food Tables and the Importance
of Correct Posture pamphlet, in
Guiding a Scent stamp with your
request. Print your name and
address clearly and address or
ders to the Woman's Department
of The Evening Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-12-19
Dorothy Dix Says >>>
Management of the Home Finest
Task That Woman Performs

and making a home is an exciting
and interesting career. or a deadly
dull chore, depends upon her at
titude toward 1t.
1t is the women who look upon
their homes as prisons in which
they must serve out life SEN
tence at hard labor who are sloppy
housekeepers, and who are always
complaining about the dizziness of
domestic work.
The women. on the other hand,
who regard their homes as the
realization. of their fondest dreams
and who see in their houses a
chance to make a place OF beauty
and comfort, not only for their own
families but for all who are lucky
enough to ever sit at their flresides
find unceasing delight in their
labor. Such women never find max
ing a home monotonous when there
is always new chair to be bought,
fresh draperieS to be decided upon,
and the roses coming into bloom in
the garden.
And there are women, God pity
them, who complain that they find
rearing their children dull and wish
that they had something interest
ing and exciting to do. They pine
to run shoppes or tearooms or to
be manikins where they would have
some variety in their lives and not
have to always be hunting for
Johnny's cap and combing Susie's
hair or taking the baby for an
airing. Well, if there is any more
hectic and varied life than that any
woman gets who is rearing family
of small children, don't know what
is is. Compared to her daily round,
a three-ring circus is rest cure.
And surely no other occupation
in the world has so many surprises
in it, so many thrills. so many
laughs as that of watching a little
cflild's mind unfold. And the beauty
of it is that that show goes on for
years and years, getting better as
it continues, for children are al
ways finding some new angle on
life.
What a pity that the domestic
woman doesn't realize what per-
fectly thrilling job she has!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-12-19
| Why Grow
|Old?
Bv JOsethine L0tpmou

L. SOSt pNffe LOWmUN
Too many women sink into fab
blneSs with a groan-and then be-
wall their loss of youthful contour
without doing anything construc-
tive about it. We need more exer-
else than We get walking and stand
ing
Hundreds of men and women to-
day are suffering from weakened
arches without realizing it. They
feel tired all the time or their legs.
hips or backs ache and they do not
know what is wrong with them.
Usually there is little or no pain in
the foot itself and this is confusing
to the person who is unacquainted
with the symptoms of arch trouble.
This nagging discomfort. like eye
strain, can affect one all over. You
can remedy this difficulty BY
strengthening the muscles of the
foot with exercise. Even though
your arches have not yet given you
discomfort, preventive medicine is
fine idea
This exercise will improve the mus
cles of the arch and is good for gen.
eral leg contour. Stand tall. Raise the
right leg forward Ctoes pointed as
you rise as high as possible on the
toes of the left foot and swing the
left arm forward to shoulder height.
Lower right leg and left heel to
floor, arm comes down to side Now
swing the left leg forward, rising
high on the toes of the right foot
as you swing the right arm for
ward shoulder height. Return to
starting position. Concentrate on
keeping the body erect and rising
high on the toes of the support
ing foot
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-12-19

The eternal complaint of do
nestle women is of the monotony
Of houSeWork. That is why they
hate 1t. 1t is doing over the same
work day after day, week after
week, year after year. Toiling at
tasks that have to be done over
again almost as soon as performed.
Sterlizing the baby's bottles over
and over again. Wiping little noses
that have to be wiped again the
next minute. Getting the children
off to school every morning. Cook
ing meals. Sweeping floors. Dust
ing Darning socks. Trying to
think of something new to have for
dinner. Walking the same old
treadmill That is what gets on
their nerves. Nobody will deny
that housework is monotonous. So
is all other work at which We earn
our living. The actor, the artist,
the writer, the business executive,
the travelling salesman goes through
a daily routine that has just as
much sameness about it as cooking
spinach and running the wash
through the mangle. The housewife
thinks that the cinema stars life
is one long thrill. but, in reality, it
is dreary grind of being daubed
up with the same old makeup and
doing the same scenes over and
over again until her very soul
faintS with WEAKNESS. The house
wife thinks that she would be per-
fectly happy if she could be con-
tinually going to new places. seeing
different scenes. meeting strangers,
but to the travelling salesman his
job is just dragging around from
one city to another, staying in one
hotel after another, repeating the
same old sales talk until he could
say it backward in his sleep.
All work is bound to be monot-
onous and the only way we can take
the curse off of it is by putting
some enthusiasm and interest in it.
ourselves And this the housewife
seldom does.
She doesn't accept the truism
that at every turn we get out of life
just exactly what we put into it,
and that whether rearing a family
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-12-19
Things Go On Much Usual Ladies Take Regular Acve
BY Dorothy Murray.
ID inix- q nrnriran Hnrxror- IN nc

By Dorothy Murray.
Dainty fgurine flower vases made
of pottery and painted in pale COL
ors would be excellent for holding
small cut flowers or sprays of arti-
fetal ones. There are several differ
ent types and the facial expressions
of the little figures are very
good -.
Give the boss" handsome
leather fap-frOnt mail container
for his office desk. edged with gold
to brighten the dark leather
Shallow baskets containing glazed
fruit are so attractively packaged
that one is almost reluctant to open
them, but the fruit is so delicious
that temptation is too strong
English walnut halves in a heart
shaped wicker basket wrapped in
cellophane and tied with tinseled
ribbon make an ideal little" gift
Add to your pantry supply some
Jars of sweet cherries. quartered
pears pears in heavy sirup, fruit
cocktail. peaches and prunes -.
An innovation in teapots is one
made by a well-knOwn manufac-
turer of glass. It doubles as tea
kettle because it can be put directly
over the fame. Easy to clean, it also
has a lock on the cover, is smartly
designed and you can watch the
tea brew to just the right
strength -.
Several of the stores are featuring
large displays of attractively made
wooden bowls to be used for nuts,
fruits and cookies. They have high
finish of several coats of shellac and
are comparatively inexpensive. The
nut bowls are equipped with mallet
crackers
Burn colored cones in your fire.
place. They burn slowly, and are
treated TO give off a soft. restful
flame in blue, orange, green. yellow
and violet colors They also give
off faint scent of pine when placed
in the embers or on a low fire
Speaking Of flreplaces. have you
seen the very practical and attrac-
tive metal mesh screens that slide
open and shut? These offer a great
deal of protection and are not at all
in the way when you want to place
another log on the fire. They come
in black and brass -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-12-19
Manners
of the
Nome nt

When a hostess announces cheer
fully to a very special guest that
she has cooked him her most famous
speciality, it may be embarrassing
both to the guest and to the hostess.
1t may be that the specially is
something the guest can't stand. Or
1t may be that it has in it some
thing to which he considers him.
self allergic. Or it just may be That
he is off in his appetite that night
and isn't going to be able to eat
much of it.
Any of the circumstances will
make the situation bad. The hostess,
having announced that this dish is
her pride and JOY. gives herself no
out if the guest doesn't eat much
of it. And she certainly puts the
guest on the spot.
With guest around whose aller-
gies and dislikes are not familiar to
you, it is much safer to say very
little about the food you are serving
him until you see how he takes to it.
If he likes it, and looks though
he's coming up for a second. you can
then say. I'm rather proud of this
connection. It's one of my special
ties, you know" But if he seems to
nibble without appetite, she is free
to let the whole subject Of the din
ner drop, and to bring on some
crackers. Then there is no acute
embarrassment either way.
Special connections are all very
well at the dinner table. In fact
they show a creative instinct in
houseWifery. But housewife must
be careful in serving them that
she knows her crowd or else
doesn't care too much whether they
eat or not. JEAN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-12-19

I your sizes and leave the folder in
plain sight Not SO subtle, but
should be effective.
| Fashion shows, though not as
well attended as usual, perhaps,
continue to flourish. The other day
we saw a collection of the loveliest
resort clothes possible. designed by
talented Clarepotter. If there were
some in the audience who raised
eyebrows and queried, Who'll have
time to wear emp" they admitted
in the same breath that they were
superb. Soft. luscious colors in
sharkSkin and rayon jersey appeared
frequently, prints were in evidence,
and shoes with exaggerated plat
form soles precisely matched the
main color of the costume or served
to pick up the accent tone. Stacks
were noticeably narrower; shorts
with cuffs were longer. Capes over
bathing and play suits came just TO
the edge of the shorts and the
ballerina exercise dress popped up
with ballet type shoes. Shorts OF
black MORE were worn with long
sleeved deep V neckline blouses
trimmed with rhinestone buttons.
Some of the slack suits and loung-
ing pajamas could serve as at
home" costumes-and even some
of the dressy shorts and blouses
could do the same. To be perfectly
frank about it, We thought the
clothes were beautiful. but mind
filled with newspaper headlines and
radio reports is slow to become en-
thusiastic about the line of
shoulder or the length of hem,
particularly when the shoulder or
hem line is on play clothes" In
fact. one of the audience scribbled
a jingle which said:
Resort clothes from the best de-
signers
May never see the CarolinaSl"
Although they may not be buying
tennis togs, women are choosing
and wearing exceptionally good
looking clothes. 1t still remains
part of morale" to look your best,
and some of the cheerful, confident
looking women seen about town are
doing just that. Glimpsed here
and there have been such outStand-
ing costumes as black dinner dress
banded in fuchsia and worn with
black gloves and fuchsia flowers
in the hair, also short black dinner
dress worn with starched white
lace Dutch cap. Shades of Irene
Castle in the other World War.
Winter white has come out in long
torso blouses with Tyrolean en-
broidered lapels and white coat
with lapels and pockets of leopard.
Among the first "ballet-length"
dinner costumes is one consisting
of a black skirt and printed challis
ong-sleeved blouse.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-12-19
Bv Barbara Bell

Do you expect gracious. lovely
lines. even in simple house dress?
OF course! The princess silhouette,
adapted in Pattern No. 15ls-B, gives
this house dress fiattering ALI
which does more for you and your
figure than many a dress Whlcn
might cost you twice as much. The
low wee neckline and the triangular
shaping for the button closing may
be emphasized with an edging OF
dainty lace or ruffling. A smooth
effect is assured in back, too, for
the princess cut is followed here,
too. achieving that fat line which
Is so youthful.
"In every way this pattern, to
be used for house dress or for
street frocks, is so tempting that
you'll hunt up fabrics at once to
get started on it as fast as you can.
For street wear, make this dress
In a silk, wool or rayon crepe and
for every day house wear make 1t
IN a washable cotton or linen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-12-19

6IllClIlC blldU WILL oubiAilN tliS 4OOiiA
too emphatically. I would suggest
an white for the walls and wood
work. Make it on the pink side,
just the merest effect Of pink in the
white paint to warm up" the room
Then tint the ceiling pink and use
a pink crib spread and pink uphol-
Stery on the chair. If you want
design or accent, you might band
the door and the window with a
clever little border of wall paper
which has nursery characters in the
design. This will give interest with
out accenting the smallness of the
room. Other than a play table and
chair which the baby will use lit
tie later, a play pen is about the
only necessity now.
Dear Miss Novel;: I am making
new draperies to be pulled across
the living groom windows. While l
them with something other than the
usual light sateens so that they
might be used as blackout curtains,
too. Is 1t necessary that the lining
be black to accomplish this?-L. F.
Answer-The darker the better, so
that it will not reflect light or per-
nit 1t to penetrate Dark gray, dark
blue or green would be good and.
even more important. the lining
should be heavy so that light will not
shine through. 7 would also sug-
gest that you equip them with zip
perS or snaps so that when they
are drawn they NAV be securely fas-
tened. not to be blown aside easily
by breeze or gust Of air. Draperies
that could be "battened down" snug
" would be very useful in that it
then would be unnecessary to have
all lights out inside, except during
an official blackout.
Dear Miss Novel;: I would like to
arrange many candles of different
colors and shapes for my Christmas
table, but I cannot find a candle
holder that will take them all. Do
you think it would be safe to bore
holes in blocks of wood to hold
them? G. D. c.
Answer presume it would be
safe as you would not leave them,
of course. But even better and SIM
pier would be a pan filled with sand.
The candles will sit very securely in
3 inches of sand and when they do
burn down, will go out safely.
Dear Miss Novel;: We have fire.
place wood stored in our basement.
Friends of mine insist that this is
danger and tat we may expect
termites and any number of other
varieties of livestock" in our house.
Can you give me any information on
thiS?-T. V. D.
Answer-Most fireplace wood, I'M
less it has been stored in an old
basement or barn for some time.
would not be infested with termites.
1t might, of course. have any num-
Der of other insects, both wiggling
and in the egg stage, within its con-
fines. There would be no harm in
your spraying the area in the base
ment where you store the wood with
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They know, for instance. that
Christmas will arrive on schedule
and that this year it is more i'm
portant than ever that it be long
remembered, happy day. Shopping
for gifts has turned a bit more
toward the practical, but it goes on
much as usual, the shops full of
tempting merchandise in fascinat-
ing array. One of the stores has
put out a little booklet listing
gowns, housecoats, riding togs,
sweaters and other items. Beneath
each one is a line which reads Il
wear size " and the suggestion
of the store is that if you want to
be a big help to your Santa, fill in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-12-19

A set of contrasting white cuffs
is a trimming detail which may be
added to this frock if you want to
dress it up.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 15l9-B
is designed for sizes "a, SO, 80, 40,
AZ. "A, 46 and 49, Size SO requires
"A yards 35-inch material, IA
yards edging.
Send Is cents for our Fashion
Book today-a complete review OF
new patterns in all sizes from l
to So.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-12-19
Color Scheme in Nursery
Should Not Emphasize
Small Size of Room
Heavy Lining in Dark Color
For Living Room Draperies;
Fasten Them With Zippers
BY Margaref NOweH

Dear Miss Novel;: In house for
1-year-od daughter 1t
do all in pink and white woodwork
would be better the other
furniture other than
chest of a chair?-T.
AnswerAs the would
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-12-19
Resort Clothes Beautiful,
But a Reporter Wonders
who Will Wear Them
Smartly Dressed Women Seen
About Town Indicate Calm
Attitude, High Morale
By Helen Topt

AT times like these
sex most OF EN- that is The
new" OF the world with surprising
them seem to feel that it's obligation
possible win THIS mind
he homes DONG defense work
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-23
PEANUT

SUFFOLK, Va, Feb. 22.-tR--
Peanut quotations: jumbos 3 "a
to 8 1-2; bunch 3 l-8 to $50; run
ners 8 to 3.15. Market firm. 8
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-23
Traders Believe Future De.
ponds On What Happens
In Balkans, Far East

NEW YORK, Feb. o. R -
Wall street suspense over the mo-
mentous world struggle for eco
nomic power has locked security
markets in a breathless wait fo1
a full view of the heralded Axis
spring push against the British
empire.
Most market followers, it ap-
pears, have concluded business
trends would pivot largely on
what happens in the Far East,
the Balkans and the English
Channel.
While many in the financial dis
trict regarded the Far Eastern
war scare this week as partly de-
signed by the Axis to divert at
tention from Europe, the flare-up
there was followed closely for an
answer to the question how deeply
the United States would become
involved in the world conflict.
The stock market, on warnings
of spring action in Europe after
the winter maneuvering for posi-
ton, recently declined almost to
the lows of the break on the col
lapse of France last summer.
Quotations this week continued to
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-23
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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-23
Youngsters Get Roles
~ )
In Picture Successes

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 22.-Wheels
OF chance in movieland spin
strange fortunes for those who
play the game.
This is a story of boy meets
girl-not to fall in love, as some
OF them debut to win leading
relies in their very first picture.
With Jane Russell, 10, and Jack
Beutel, 81, it was success at first
sight. Possessing virtually no act
ing experience whatever, all they
did was submit their photographs
to the studio and, presto, they
landed lead roles in 'The Out
law"
Beutel, who was born in Dallas,
considered becoming a cow-punch-
err, but turned to community thea
ter acting after completing a
course at a dramatic school. He
plays the role of Billy the kid in
his initial screen appearance. He
is tall, slender, bronzed.
MISS russell, Minnesota = born
and of striking personality, will
play the role of Rio, fiery half
breed who loved and won the baby
face killer of Western legend. AS
recently as a few weeks ago, she
was a $10-a-week doctors office
receptionist, who also had COM
pleted only a dramatics school
course.
Howard Hughes, who produces
and directs motion pictures when
not hanging up new airplane speed
records, says he foresees bright
futures for these two youngsters,
who came from out of nowhere to
join the charmed circle for which
thousands aim and only about one
in every hundred thousand is able
to reach.