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Evening star., 1942-11-22

What the cosmetic situation"
is in Germany at the present
time, can be guessed from a re-
cent talk broadcast to German
women by Frau Anna Charlotte
Roemer, one of Hitler's front of
flee stooges. Said Anna: Forget
the foreign word cosmetics We
women should rather think Of
physical culture"
AS a cheap substitute for soap
scarce in the Reich these days
Frau Roemer advised her
listeners to add the water from
peeled potatoes to their bath.
This" she said, lis not only an
excellent cleanser, but will also
improve the texture of the skin"
No doubt.
In the United States the cos
metic industry very definitely is
''big business" Those who have
a special penchant for figuring
out such things say that the
money American women spend
on cosmetics and makeup in a
year Is enough to put up six
towering Empire State buildings
complete with inlaid marble lob
bies, or pay for a fleet of 10
new-type light cruisers for the
Navy. During 1939-a peak year
$3.50, 100000 was spent on cos
metics.
The value of paint and pow
der" In maintaining feminine
morale goes almost without say
ing. Yet, in war times, the war
industries must, Of necessity,
have first call on raw material,
factory space, labor, etc. The
cosmetic industry and other nom
essential businesses can expect
to survive only so long as they
don't hamper the war effort.
Whether or not a further seal
ing down in the manufacture Of
cosmetic and toilet articles will
be necessary. remains to be
seen.
Evening star., 1942-11-22
What Is Most Important Cosmetic?
Recent Surrey Indicates Lsck Field

OF the many beauty products
sold to American women each
year, which ones do they con-
slider the most indispensable?
According to recent surveys, lip
stick and face powder win
hands down. Deodorants are in
third place, with facial soap and
dry rouge following in that order
of preference. Less than 40 per
cent of the women questioned
considered face creams, eye
makeup or nail polish as "es-
sential."
One survey-conducted by the
makers of a well-known line of
beauty products-brought to
light an interesting "age diff
ference" In the use of cosmetic
and toilet articles. For example,
SO per cent of those in the
under 25" age group used
deodorants, whereas only rs per
cent of the women over As en-
ployed this aid to good groom
ing. Soap on face" also scored
highest with the younger wom-
en-, the older members of the
jury" casting their ballot for
cleansing cream.
Before issuing the recent cos
metic limitations order, officials
of the War Production Board
had group of women Govern
ment employees canvassed as to
the relative popularity of long
Evening star., 1942-11-22
New Girdles
DoGood Job
Bv Josebhine Lowman.

By Josephine LOtCman.
When the girdle designers and
manufacturers were cut on their
rubber rationing to So square
inches of elastic material per
garment just what did that do
to the spare" around your
waist?
Have you looked for a girdle
recently? Well, 1 have. and let
me warn you not to be dicour-
aged by just looking at them for
they give the appearance of much
more girdle than the overall
elastic ones we have been accus-
toned to stretching to our own
proportions. Try them on and
you will find that they are very
comfortable, give the support
you need, and save your vanity
from the scrap heap of priorities!
I am certain that you will feel
as / did. If these new numbers
exhibit a shortage of elastic they
certainly show a lot of clever
thought. Spun rayon is used as
a substitute, so is crepe, applied
in two layers, also a tightly knit
ted material and some girdles
have elastic inSetS and waist
bands.
We all need a girdle some of
the time, both for the best fit of
our gowns and for support, but I
believe we should mold our fig
ures to such proportions and
strengthen our abdominal mus
cles to such an extent that we
will not be desperately dependent
on them.
Often a woman with a fiat tum-
my will have thickened through
the waistline so that any girdle
will push a roll over the top.
This is entirely unnecessary if
you will exercise. This is q
splendid one for that roll. Stand
erect. Raise the arms over the
head, feet comfortably apart.
Bend the trunk to the left. At
the same time push the hips as
far to the right as you can. Re-
turn to position. Now bend the
trunk to the right and push the
hips as far to the left as you
can; continue. The bend in
both the trunk and the push with
the hips is straight to the side
not backward. Knees are easy as
you slowly sway from side to
side. This Is done slowly so
that you have time to feel the
pull in the waistline.
If you want my exercises which
will reduce the waistline and
Danish the roll around the girdle,
send Scent stamped, self-ad-
dressed envelope with your re-
quest for them to Josephine Low
man in care of The Evening Star.
Evening star., 1942-11-22

purses and turbans, as well as
lapels.
Try co-ordinating your ensem-
BILE with the clever use Of buttons
as costume rings, too. With
pliers, cut the metal shank of the
button at one end and into this
opening slide an inexpensive band
ring. Press the shank closed, add
a few drops of household cement
and you have a most effective
costume ring at very small cost.
These make wonderful gifts, par
ticularly if you add matching ear
rings or buttons to be used as
dress fastenings.
BY all means, learn to do some
of these tricky things with but
tons this year, and be sure to save
them from season to season, for
they will make an old dress look
new and different. Think up diff
ferent ways to use these orna-
mental gadgets and do poke
around the button departments
for unusual styles. You may be
amazed to find what original and
looking types are available,
and how much you can do with a
couple of buttons and few drops
OF household cement.
Just one thing more, however.
AS In the case of all "junk
jewelry" or similar ornamental
tion, it's all too easy to overdo
the trimming. Or, in plain words,
don't think you have to have but
ton earrings, buttons on your
dress. your fingers, your purse
and your lapel-all the same
time. Far better to limit your
use OF these ornaments, display
ing them in a co-ordinated, but
not overdone, manner.
And while we're about 1t, we'd
like to say watch your color"
Choose buttons that blend with
your costumes and other jewelry.
Don't go in for every shade in the
rainbow. Make use of this eco
nomical and fashion-right idea
OF using buttons. But be sure
that you use them smartly and
simply. Good taste is the first
rule Of good grooming.
Evening star., 1942-11-22

The women Of Great Britain
aren't faring half so we'll
what with the manufacture of
toilet goods in that country cut
to Is per cent of the pre-war
volume. However, in spite of
wartime restrictions and priori-
ties, the basic beauty needs Of
Britain's feminine population are
still being met. Lipstick, face
powder and rouge can be pur-
chased without any difficulty,
though not always in the desired
shade Cold creams, perfumes
(mostly synthetic) and certain
kinds of facial packs remain on
the market. Only the less-essen-
tial beauty aids have been
discontinued. These include
bleaches, pomades, pore creams,
eye-lash growers and other "spe-
cial formula preparations.
Evening star., 1942-11-22

Public utilities serve the whole
community but the gas company
serves the housewife, primarily.
The Washington Gas Light Co.,
more by coincidence than design,
is the only utility Office in the
Nations Capital that numbers
a woman among its executive
officers. Miss Hazel Thompson,
a native Washingtonian, is as
sistant secretary of the company
and secretary to the president.
From the time I went to
high school, Business High, I
knew that I wanted to be secre-
tary to any important, busy exec
Evening star., 1942-11-22
BY Peggy Roberts

Crochet your baby's outdoor
sweater and cap set in an all-in-
one garment, practical, good
looking and warm. No cold
breezes can touch baby's neck
when he's bundled up in this pro-
tective hood-jacket. Make the
jacket Of soft yarn in your
favorite baby color and trim it
with white. The crochet stitch
will present no difnculty even to
. beginner, 30 II it's your first
Evening star., 1942-11-22

baby you're crocheting for and
you've never tried to make a baby
jacket before, don't hesitate to
try your crochet hook on this one.
The pattern is made for a 1-year
size.
Pattern envelope contains COM
plete easy-to-read and easy-to-
follow directions for the above.
Send II cents (coin) for pattern
No. 1928 to Needle Arts Dept,
Washington Star, p. o. Box l72,
Station D. New York, N. z.
Evening star., 1942-11-22

AZ, A. Size 16 (34), style No. 1,
requires 1L2 yards 81 or 39-inch
material, 20 yard 54-inch; style
No. 2, the same.
For this attractive pattern send
IS cents, plus cent for postage,
in coins with your name, address,
pattern number and size wanted
to Barbara Bell, The Washing
ton Star, Post Office Box IS, Sta
ton o, New York, N. Y.
Evening star., 1942-02-14
Matthew Dunn Dies:
Former Pennsylvania
Representative
Overcome Handicap
Of Blindness; Served
From 1888 to 1941

Matthew A. Dunn, Sc, who over
came the handicap of blindness to
be elected four times to the House
of Representatives from the 34th
Pennsylvania District, died late yes
terday at Pittsburgh after long ILL
ness, the Associated Press reports.
Mr.. Dunn, Democrat. decided
not to run for a fifth term IN 1910
on advice of physicians. Before his
service IN Congress, he served six
years in the Pennsylvania Assembly.
While in Congress, Mr.. Dunn intro
duced bill after bill designed to
wipe out poverty and unemploy-
ment," although few of the meas
ures got out of committee.
The former House member lost
one eye at the age of II after being
hit by a SNOWFALL and the other
eight years later while wrestling.
Mr.. Dunn was born in Allegheny
County, Pa, educated in Pittsburgh
and Myersdale. He sold newspapers
as boy. After losing his sight he
became student in the Pittsburgh
and Overlook Schools for the
Blind. being graduated from the
latter. His service in the House was
from 1888 to 1941.
His widow, Mrs. Minnie Rudolph
Dunn, survives. Funeral services
will be held in Pittsburgh Tuesday.
Evening star., 1942-02-14
Alaska Governor Urges
Offensive Against Jdps
Nv tho Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
Gov. Ernest Gruening of Alaska
discussed war problems with Presi-
dent Roosevelt yesterday and said
that we are thinking in terms of
an offensive war, not a defensive
war"
He told reporters that in Alaska
defense problems were considered
extremely important and when he
was asked what he had in mind
specifically in way Of additional de-
fenses, he replied:
I'VE naturally think the offense
ought to be bolstered."
Asked whether more bases would
be required for that. Gov. Gruening
said more of everything" was need
ed. He added there were 155 land
ing fields Of every description in
the territory.
The Governor did not go so far
as to indicate that any plans were
being drawn up to launch counter
attack against Japan from Alaska,
although territorial air bases are
on the shortest straight line route
from this country to Japan.
Evening star., 1942-02-14
In Mrmtnriant

BAILEY, ROSA MARY. In loving re-
membrance N @ of our dear wife. ROSA MARY
February IA, 1941.
Gone are the steps we love so dear.
Silent the voice We used TO hear;
Too far away for sight or speech.
But not too far for thoughts to reach.
Loving and kind in all her ways
Upright and just to the end of her days:
Sincere and true in her heart and mind,
Beautiful memories she left behind
SIGNED, HUSBAND.
BAITY, GUS. In loving memory of my
dear husband, GUS BAITY. who departed
this life one year ago today. February
Gus is asleep but not forever.
There will be a glorious dawn:
we shall meet to part, no never.
On the resurrection morn.
In the dawning of the morning,
When this troubled life is Ger.
And that bud in beauty blooming,
HIS LoTfN 5S]f9S W1FE so Ise Ross S9ss GoTs FATTY
BUTLER, ELIZA LOUISE. In loving re-
membrance Of our dear wife and mother,
ELIZA LOUISE BUTLER tnee Stewart),
who departed this life three years ago to-
day, February IA. 1889.
Sleep on, dear one. and take thy rest
We loved you, but God loved you best
HER LOVING HUSBAND AND CHILDREN.
memory Of wfkI1AM LIAM A. a. cofEMAN. JENA 70 whe she
passed away seven years ago today, Feb
ruary IA, 1885.
HIS BRo4HER H ItHis On AND SISTERS
FRANCiS. MARY E.. SACRED to the men,
who departed this life tWenty-three years
ago today, February Ia, 1919.
Mother. dear mother. the years have been
Since we last listened to your lullaby songs:
Sing then. and unto our souls it shall
Womanhood's years have been only a
Glasped to your heart in a loving embrace
Never hereafter to wake or to weep,
CHILDREN AN6 SIGH dRANDcHiEDREN. AiH5ei hsER
of HARRIS m1 FaSef JOIN nAN II R.kS ESyi9s msmSry
pared fha life Teen yesTs sso pno fodas as
zf2sar1H ISv,-fBgA5G fBHgA5GoH4f9EiR. {e TEX ETHEL HARRIS
JORDAN, LUCY HOLIDAY; STEWART.
CHARLES MINOR. A tribute Of. love and
devotion to the memory of our dear ones.
m%other % and grandmother, LUCY HOLIDAY
CHARLES MINOR STEWART, who died ff-
teen years ago. February 16, 1927.
And we who have known and loved them.
Whose passing has brought sad tears.
VIII cherish their memories always
To brighten the drifting years.
LIE I.
JORDAN, LUCY HOLIDAY. A tribute
Of love and devotion to the memory Of my
dear and beloved mother, LUCY HOLIDAY
years ago today. February IA, 1889.
YOUR DAUGHTER, CORLENE o. CAR
TER, AND FAMILY.
MANGUM, ELSIE. In loving memory of
my dear mother. ELSIE MANGUM, who
departed this life six years ago today, Feb
ruary IA, 1886
loving thought true and tender,
Just to show / still remember
DAUGHTER, LOUISE.
MITCHELL. GEORGE NJ In loving
me mory of my dear husband. GEORGE NJ
MITCHELL, who passed away nine years
ago today. February IA, 1898.
Gone, but not forgotten
WIFE ELIZABETH. MITCHELL
POOLE, ALBERT AMBROSE. tribute
OF love to the memory Of our dear ia ther,
ALBERT AMBROSE POOLE, who passed
away eight years ago today, February IA.
1894.
CHILDREN. RUTH AND ALBERT.
Evening star., 1942-02-14
and festooned with daisy chains Of
tracer bullets.

and festooned with daisy chains Of
tracer bullets.
Planes Still Came On.
Still the planes came on under a
full sun, recklessly, magnificently
and quite foolishly, for If they had
the luck to get through this screen
Of flying iron they still had the job
of pulling up out of a power dive
without the aid Of braking flaps.
And one of our aviators. just back
from the mornings wars, thought
that would be their chief difficulty.
THE wings will come off those
things" he said. TOO big a strain,
like that. But, boy. if they make it,
they've got that ship cold"
And it looked like it. 1t looked like
it for an entire 20 or 30 seconds that
seemed beyond all calculation of
time. Squarely for the ship in the
middle of the formation. they went
all four Of them. 1t seemed impos-
sible that any human agency could
move that vast. numbering. vulner-
able man of war out of the way OF
a suicide attack such as this-the
man at the wheel would not have
time to throw the rudder over be-
tween sight Of the squadron and the
crash of bombs. After that. it
seemed likely that the sinking would
not take much time
Miracles Begin in Annapolis.
But, in the Navy, miracles begin
back in Annapolis or some place
where they cultivate quick reflexes.
Somebody in that looming ship over
there beyond us had thrown the
wheel over while his brain was still
signaling the presence of Jap planes.
And the ship-somebody else's mira
cle-instead Of starting on siding
movement like that of coy ferry
boat, swung around with a rush of
white water on radius almost as
short as a destroyer. at speed that
few ships in the world will match
ever-and that speed, believe me,
wasn't too much.
So the planes came down and
hurled their tons of dynamite and
that section Of the beautiful blue
Pacific came up of its bed and made
a wall of water through which we
couldn't see the other half OF the
fleet. But the man-of-war wasn't
there. With split-second timing she
had moved squarely from her course
and definitely from a trip to the bot
tom. None of us will ever see a
bombing episode quite like that, no
matter how long the war.
And the planes-one had almost
forgotten about them, watching the
bombs and upf1ung cataracts and the
Evening star., 1942-02-14
Scattered Amboina Points
Still Held, Reports Indicate
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SYDNEY, Australia, Feb. IA
Army Minister Francis E. Forde said
today that reports received by mill
tary intelligence from natives and
other unofficial channels indicate it
Is likely that Australian units are
still holding out in scattered strong
points on Amboina Island" second
largest Dutch naval base already
admitted lost by the Netherlands
Indies command.
Japanese attacking forces COM
prised 13 transports and several
warshipS," Mr.. Forde continued.
Last messages confirmed that
landings were made at three points
and added that all code books had
been destroyed before the (Austral-
ian) forces took up their battle posi-
tiOnS"
Evening star., 1942-02-14

spectacle Of wet ship shaking her
self In safety. But out of the corners
Of our eyes we saw them, just as the
operators Of Chicago pianos saw
them while our attention was dis
tracted. They were interested, for
the moment. only in the bombers
and with fine disregard for the
dramatics of the piece. they threw
thousands of slugs minute into the
path Of these lads, so intent on be-
coming heroes.
One Plane Flattens Out.
So, when the crash came. and the
waterspouts settled back, we saw one
plane f1atten out for climb and rise
again in slow wobble that made his
chances for return to his base look
debatable. Two after him did better,
and climbed rapidly with the colored
balls of tracers bursting along their
wake. And the fourth-one turned
just in time to see thes burst of an
explosive bullet just behind the
pilots coop. The plane shook The
engine conked. The pilot apparently
tried to stretch out the glide and
REACH the deck Of the ship he had
been trying to destroy.
But he guessed wrong. A couple
of hundred feet of the starboard
bow Of its former target. the big
bomber hit the water, spread out
briefly on the bomb -churned surface,
then upended and knitted to the dis
tant bottom.
There was another air attack later
that afternoon. The two planes that
resembled Douglas transports came
back again at $4,000 feet and
dropped few 500-pound crumps
with reasonable accuracy but no
damage. Our fighters went up and
chased them and. according to re-
ports, sank one before coming back
for tea. But that, as everybody in
the fleet except probably the sue
cessful pursuit pilot will agree, was
something Of an nti-climax.
Evening star., 1942-02-14
Casey
Continued From First Page.)

likely to be in the most serious battle
the United States Navy had ever
fought except the debacle at Pearl
Harbor-that 1t didn't turn out that
way does not change the logic of the
forecast. Since the first British fleet
moved into the Mediterranean in
this war, struggles between planes
and ships have been bitter, no mat
ter which side won This spectacular
form Of murder was just about to be
given fair trial by an alert United
States fleet, and the idea of this
sprightly COB. who might presently
be dead, was to get box seat to
watch the pompoms go of.
No Sign of Crisis.
Save for the turmoil OF moving
men aboard ship, there was no sign
at all Of the impending crisis-the
sea blue and calm-majestic men-of- :
war moving in classic formations as
in the drill Of San Diego-the sky
tufted with fleecy clouds but SEEM
ingly empty and serene, horizon to
horizon. But we hadn't long to
wait. The noise quieted as the men
took their places about the ack-ack
guns and the quickly repeated calls
to the lookouts could be heard even
against the whistling wind:
Enemy aircraft of port bow
enemy aircraft overhead"
Then, presently. the outpost of the
Jap air fleet came out of a cloud.
Six planes there were, high in the
path Of the sun and we'll ahead of
us to starboard. We had expected
that they would be big-only big
ones could get out here from such
unsmashed land bases as we had
lett to the Japs. And these fitted
the specifications. Two looked like
Douglas commercial airliners-four
were something like Consolidated
oombers, powerful-looking and beau
tifully designed.
Strategy Was Strange.
What determined the subsequent
strategy of these planes is some
thing which will have to be worked
out in japanese. Maybe the COM
mander had not expected to see a
large feet below him when he came
out Of the cloud. Maybe he thought
the immediate Gripping of this unit
worth all the costs.
Anyway, the four largest bombers
made no attempt to dodge our ack-
ack in the clouds and jockey for
position over hole through which
they might drop their bombs in some
security. Instead, they continued
to glide on at the speed at which
they were travelling when first we
had seen them; glide right down
into the heart of our formation.
About that time the inquisitive lad
on our ship saw what happened
when the pompoms went of.
The whole fleet apparently began
to fire at once-not that you could
hear anything save the bedlam tum-
bling down about your ears, for from
closer at hand all guns were firing
The bright sky in the path Of the
descending bombers seemed looped
Evening star., 1942-02-14
Free French Corvette
Is Sunk; IS Missing

BY the Associated Press.
ST. PIERRE, st. Pierre-et-Mi-
quelon, F0b. l4.-One of the Free
French Corvettes which participated
in the occupation of these islands
Christmas eve has been torpedoed
and sunk while on convoy duty in
the Atlantic, the Free French news
agency announced last night.
Thirty-six crewmen were missing,
including five native islanders.
Thus this little territory wrested
from Vichy rule has made It's first
sacrifice fighting beside the United
Nations, the agency said.
The Canadian Navy assisted in
rescue operations.
Evening star., 1942-02-14
Citizens Asked to Help Solve
Wur-Cuused Problems Here

The Board Of Trade today sought
the assistance of newcomers and
old-timers alike in a survey designed
to produce suggestions that might
help to solve problems arising from
concentration of the war effort in
Washington.
A special committee studying the
economic effects of the war program
on the Capital has prepared a ques-
tionnaire soliciting suggestions and
criticisms from residents. Joseph
c. McGarraghy, committee chair
man, said the suggestions would aid
Evening star., 1942-02-14
War in Retrospect
BY the Associated Press.


One Year Ago Today.
German bombers raid Lon
don, Glasgow, Harwich, Mar
gate, Great Yarmouth and
Lowestoff. British air raiders
pound Italians at Tirana and
Durazzo, Albania. British East
African forces report 130-mile
advance into Italian Somali-
land President Roosevelt re-
ceives new Japanese Ambas-
sador, who says he seeks to
preserve peace Of Pacific"
Two Years Ago Today.
Finnish President appeals to
world for help against Russians,
says sympathy is not enough;
Firms admit some Russian
gains, but report main line
still holding.
Is Years Ago Today.
Sweden, Norway and Den
mark refuse to recognize Ger
man blockade.
Evening star., 1942-02-14
Judge Makes Certain
Order Will Be Obeyed

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES.-Willard Reese,
18, isn't supposed to drive over IS
miles an hour for a year, under the
terms Of Judge Harold Landreth's
ruling in a Traff1c Court case.
And he won't.
The judge ordered a governor in
stalled on the youths automobile.
Evening star., 1942-02-14

the committee in subsequent dis
cussions and recommendations.
subcommittee already appointed
are studying staggered hours. traf-
fic and transportation problems, and
Mr.. McGarraghy said the scope of
the committees work would be
broadened as suggestions are re-
ceived. The committee also will in
terview Government and private in
dustry workers to obtain ideas.
The QUESTIONABLE which the COM
mittee wants residents to use fol-
lows.
Evening star., 1942-02-14
kinqmun Park Meetino

Sergt. B. F. McAllister OF the
Once of Civilian Defense will be
principal speaker tonight at a mass
meeting Of the Kingman Park area
scheduled to begin at 8 o'clock in
the Pilgrim Church, Seventeenth
and Rosedale streets NE. Volun-
teer workers will be registered and
motion pictures will be shown.