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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-22

NEW 3-pc. bedrm. suite, poster bed.
roomy chest a dresser, walnut or maple
fin. Sac s24 Mitchsll's, 5000 Gratiot.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-22
Rebuilt Hoover Vacuums

top table, s4.ss; ape. livin
room suite. Hook 1899 Mack.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-22

IACCORDION-Owner must sacrihce-S475.
1853 so; Saturday until 300: also Mon
day: terms can be arranged $3.50 Gratiot.
BASS vIoL-Very old, hne condition. pri-
vate owner; trade. TY. 7-T072.
SPECIAL sALE-Pianos and aecordions.
Music lessons on accordion, piano, wind
and string instruments. Summer rates.
Pollina Music House, 6921 Gratiot, Plaza
i 302.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-22

COMPLETE CARPET SERVICE Rugs
eyed. cleaned. repaired. refinished. May
fair Rug Cleaning Company, s2i4 Lsnore.
DEsrborn 0lS3.
FURNITURE-BRAND NEW-TERAS
SOS 2-pc. living room suite. .&4s
Sile ape. suite. sample at........... SO
$50 modern, 3.pc- bedroom set. ....... ~
1929 bedroom. 3-pc massive ......... 90
t-room Home Outfit complete. ........ Us
Includes parlor suite, extra chair, rug.
bedroom suite. large dinetie, 5-pe. kitchen
set, tables. lamps. pillows. all four sample
groups.
STATE SAMPLE FURNITURE co.
122 MICHIGAN. NEAR GRISWOLD
open eses. 20 Q; Tues. and Wed 20 p. N.
FOR BIGGEST SELECTION OF FURNI-
TURF AT LOWEST PRICES SEE
ARCADIA 1855 GRATIoT AT FOREST
LIVING RM. suites, 1915 above cost, save
40%. Van Lockern. 1851 Charlevoix.
LIVING ROOM sUITEs-Beautiful selec-
ton under $50; don't pay the long
price; buy direct from distributor. ROC
ERs Co 2si6 Z. Cd. Blvd. at Viaduct.
LIVIT6 room suites nationally advertised
manufacturers. savings Sos. WANDER
POOL 1860 MACK.
READ Times Want Ads for profit-use
them for results!
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-22
Snaps
Radios and Supplies

FURNITURE TO trade for piano.
CITY MUSIC 7417 MACH
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-22
SeUing Machines

Al SEWING machines, vacuum, washer
repairing. 81. free estimates; buy. sell.
Central Service LEnox 5000.
EXPERT repairs al models. sewing ma
chine; guar. work; estimates. CA. 3is3.
GOOD used WHITES and SINGERS
Az low as $3.50. We repair all makes.
Call RA o35s for free estimates.
White Sewing Machine Co. 1880 Library
SINGERS, Whites servlced others 81 In
homes; free estimates. Vlnewood 1870.
WHITE-iei2: sell out cheap for dura-
| ton; more left. $3.50 Gratiot
\ CONSULT the enlarged Real Estate list.
4 ings in the big Sunday Times Want Ac
/ Section
Evening star., 1942-01-16

the SepdrdUe-SKIT t-a1Iu-JacKeJ Ias1I-
ion. Not just any old skirt and
jacket, mind you, but really good
ones that can be changed off to
provide a delightful assortment of
costumes. Anyway. what we're lead
Evening star., 1942-01-16

ing up to Is this: In . local store
the other day we saw q marvellous
collection of evening skirts, not only
black crepe and velvet ones. but in
teresting looking new styles in wool
and rayon fabrics that look more
woolly than rayonish. There are
shimmery gold-cloth materials and
lanes, to say nothing Of velvets and
jersey prints. Colors are special.
ranging from wonderful rich greens
and reds to the subdued browns and
blacks. And not prohibitive In
price. either.
Shops are beginning to fash the
more spectacular evening acces-
sories again, too. For the first time
in weeks we've noticed colored
stockings on the counters, nice
bright yellow and blue ones among
others, and the girls about town are
beginning to appear In their Christ
mas gift mantillas and swanky eve
ming bags.
Word to the Wise Dept: This,
little chums. Is the time for sales OF
everything from fur coats to charm
bracelets. including some mighty
fancy buys in dresses and suits and
accessories. Remember that the
store buyers are even now purchas-
ing spring merchandise and they
have to make room for 1t in their
various establishments. You can
pick up some clothes that will be
good for the next couple OF months
and for next winter. too.
First Robin Dept: Spring fashions
are beginning to trickle slowly into
the stores. so If your wardrobe has
all the charm OF a tired bird dog
right now, it's good hunch TO 60
exploring. You are certain to find
crisp-looking, new black dresses with
lingerie collars ana cuffs, most of
them finished underneath so they
are o. K. when the white collars
are removed. There are the first Of
the new prints glorifying the racks,
and a gratifying number Of spring.
like pastel suits to look snappy under
your winter coat. Hats always get
a head-start (sorryD and the trend
seems to be toward higher, more
interesting crowns and lots of color.
We know spring is almost here,
cause We saw lots Of patent leather
handbags in the stores the other day.
Weatherman be darned-that's OUR
proof!
Evening star., 1942-01-16

the only perfect husbands and wives.
the only ones who come up to our
ideals, are the women and men We
did not marry. The dream wife
never grew old nor lost her beauty
nor her allure. She was never sick
nor had any nerves that had to be
sidestepped nor any poor head that
had to be coddled She had the
disposition of an angel and the long
suffering patience of a martyr. She
was always ready to step out when
her husband wanted to go. or to
stay at home if his feet hurt him
and he wanted to sit by the fire.
She was intelligent. but never
knew quite as much as her husband
and looked up to him as an oracle.
She could cook with one hand and
play the piano with the other She
could look like a million dollars
dressed in a basement bargain, and
possessed the miraculous power OF
running house without running up
bills. And. above all. she remained
devoted to her husband. no matter
how he treated her, and never re-
sented his philandering with other
women.
And the man a woman didn't
marry was just as much a paragon
as the lady her husband somehow
missed leading to the altar. He.
too. stayed young and slim and good
to look at. He spent his evenings
entertaining his wife instead Of sit
ting up behind a newspaper. He
never wearied of telling her how
young and beautiful she was and
how mucn he loved her.
He was always ready to go to
parties, no matter how strenuous
his day had been. He never criti-
ciZed her cooking or threw his
mothers pies in her teeth. He let
her boss him and nag him as much
as she pleased. And he had no old
friends or relatives.
OF course, there are no such hus-
bands and wives as the ones We
didn't marry. They are only dreams.
Pity We don't realize that. It would
make us so much better satisfied
with the ones We have.
Evening star., 1942-01-16

story, when she had her choice be-
tween the two men. she preferrd
the present incumbent of her hearth
and home. but as the years went
by and she had the opportunity to
observe his many imperfections at
close range, she decided that she
had made a mistake and that she
should have married the other man.
whom she now sees as creature OF
superhuman charms and virtues At
first she only toyed with the thought
of what life might have been with
this romantic hero but now her day
dream has grown into an Obsession
that has made her believe that he
is the only man she ever loved, and
she is not only tortured by vain
regrets, but has her good husband
going round In circles wondering
what on earth IS the matter with
Maria. And the poor, foolish
woman wants to know what to do
about it, 1t doesn't take a Solomon
to solve that riddle. 1t is to take
a fast-flying plane and 90 to see
the ex-love. The first glance Is
guaranteed to effect an instantane-
Gus and permanent cure. for in all
the world there is no other human
being SO unglamorous as an old
sweetheart.
For whatever time may do to us.
it never touches the heroes of our
youthful romances. They live in
our memories in immortal youth
and beauty, and when We meet them
face to face. grown middle-aged
and stout and grizzled, even as we
are. We get shock from which We
never recover.
Probably there isn't a man in the
world who doesn't at times have a
nostalgia yearning for the starry
eyed, golden-haired little pretty he
was in love with when he was 20
and think how delightful it would
be to have such an eyeful to look
at every day, instead of the fat,
commonplace lady who sits across
the breakfast table from him. Nor
are there many women who do not
beguile their dishwashing and baby
tending by conjuring up the vision
of some girlhood sweethearts who
they are sure would have been great
lovers and kept up a perpetual
courtship, instead of taking them
for granted and treating them as
useful household gadgets, as their
prosaic husbands do.
But let the man be indiscreet
enough to hunt up little Prettikins
and find her what We call settled
woman" with glasses over her starry
eyes, a beauty shop complexion and
a permanent superseding the golden
curls. and half dozen kids, let the
woman encounter her Fairy Prince
with paunch and bald spot. and
conversational line that is cen
tered on the green grocery trade
instead of the higher things of life
and the dream is over. The ro-
nance finished. The longings ended
And the wife and husband they have
look better to them than those
they missed.
Thax- roo li1a tho Uraat fr,,fl, tho 7
Evening star., 1942-01-16
Children Nav
Be Taught
POliteneSS
Patience Is Needed
To Instill Habit
For Life
Br Leffice Lee Street,

DC AeHbCS Ice o"ee'
Regardless of what station in life
q man or woman holds. there is one
personal attribute that every one
can own with great benefit to them
selves-good manners.
While it is true that some OF us
seem to express ourselves warmly
with greater ease than others. even
the most inhibited person can be po-
lite. Courtesy wins friends and Op-
portunities, it gives added charm to
already magnetic personalities. end
it makes a colorless person at once
seem more attractive.
I think that manners have to be
taught during childhood if they are
to be spontaneous and a real part
of us.
The children of today, both little
and big, do not seem to me to have
learned even the mechanical polite
ness they should. 1t is very pleas
ant to see a little girl bob a curtsey
when she speaks to grown-upS and
for a small boy to put his hand be-
lllIlu Ills DdIh, 1CCb tOeNlAiSlS eo AAS
makes a deep bow, and to watch
teen age boys and girls graciously
thank their hostess for good time.
It is charming to see any child who
is trained in these simple, attractive
habits, which are only taught by
continually reminding a child OF
them.
But good manners 60 deeper than
mere surface gestures. Everything
We parents do and say before our
children affects them. This is an
awful thought! If we are rude and
rough spoken and inconsiderate OF
others we cannot expect any better
behavior from our youngsters.
Sometimes the gentlest parents
will fail to teach their children to
act in this pleasant way because
they tolerate thoughtless words and
deeds and allow them to 60 uncor-
rected. The child who is permitted
| to ride rough shod over the feelings
and wishes of his family may learn
| to let ladies pass through the door
first or to stand when grown-ups
come into room, but he Is not
likely to ever learn that the reason
| he says excuse me" when he must
walk between two people who are
talking, for example, is because he
is sincerely sorry to interrupt their
conversation and does not want to
| inconvenience any one. A part OF
good manners is the involuntary
wish to think of the comfort OF
others.
It is not enough to say thank
you for a gift if the words are
spoken in a surly tone. The child
should learn not only to speak
warmly but to feel a real apprecia-
ton for any gift or kindness from
another.
In order to gradually instill the
mechanical and spiritual habits Of
good manners in the minds and
hearts of our needless young mop
pets we have to be patient and not
expect adult perfection from a small
| child. We have to set good ex-
ample ourselves We have to re-
frain from reprimanding q child in
public when he forgets or makes a
break. And. above all, We have to
be polite to the child himself.
When children are treated as rea-
sonable people and given respect.
kindness and sympathetic attention
when they are talking to us. and
when they are shown thoughtfulness
and affection they are most likely to
eventually practice these same de-
sirable and friendly manners toward
others.
Evening star., 1942-01-16
By Dorothy Murray

Add to your kitchen accessories .
metal file box containing 81 illus
trated recipes. They are printed on
a standard 3x5 card with the In
gradients and method OF prepara-
ton In large. easily read type. They
have been selected to include a bal
anced assortment Of main dishes
desserts. salads. etc. Included In
the set are IS "divider" cards so you
can file additional recipes under
their proper classifcations. The
box is large enough to hold about
200 cards so there is plenty of room
to place many of your own priced
recipes in it. inexpensive, it would
make an ideal prize or gift. -.
A local store has a large supply OF
patriotic seals that can be used on
envelopes and gift packages. There
are stars, flags, saluting service men
and the outline OF the United States
with the phrase United we stand
printed across the top. -.
"Black- out candles" are one of the
latest items on the market. The wax
is placed only to the halfway mark
in a water glass so that the upper
part of the glass forms a shield for
the flame. They will burn for "a
hours, are safe for emergencies. and
when the wax has been consumed
the glass is still useful.
A mystery keyring" Is efficient
and amusing. Attached to the ring
by a leather cord is a ball that can
be easily taken apart like puzzle
but the trick is in trying to get 1t
back together! Each piece Is . dif-
ferent color. Give the best beau
one if you're searching for . "dif-
ferent little gift"
Have you seen those practical
leather book marks that fit snugly
over the corner of 4 page? They
come in red, green, white. brown
and black and have printed across
them in gold lettering phrases such
as Here I fell asleep" and ITO be
continued" =.
Give the school girl 4 scrap book
designed especially for youngsters.
It Is covered with simulated leather
and at the top or bottom OF each
page is q silhouette representing the
items that should be placed there
For instance, it takes care OF the
sports and party situation, then ex-
aminations. friends, clubs and
finally graduation. The book Is COM
paratively inexpensive and is an
article worth keeping among ones
souvenirs. >.
A miniature silver plated vegetable
dish is an attractive article that does
double duty aS . container tor
cigarettes Or candy. 80.
Evening star., 1942-01-16

Address queries on home de-
coration to Margaret NOVEL;.
in care Of The Evening Star.
Answers will be printed in this
column as quickly as space per-
mits. For personal reply. inclose
= Scent stamped, self-addressed
envelope with your request.
Evening star., 1942-01-16

posed, I would suggest that you
select another room in your house
for blackout purposes. One with
fewer windows such as the dining
room or study or recreation room.
You may retire to this room and
turn out the lights in the other
part of the house and simplify the
whole procedure.
Dear Miss NOVEL;: I have two
chairs in my bedroom which need
recovering and I am at a loss 10
decide whether to slip-cover them
or have them upholstered. What
is the decorator point of view on
this? I like the trimness of the up
holstery but the efficiency of the
slip-covers. 1 would appreciate your
assistance and any other points
that might be considered.-L. P.
Answer: Personally, l like slip
covers, especially in bedroom
where you naturally wish to have
lighter. more delicate colors. and
keep them immaculate. The point
of perfect fit" is almost negligible
these days as shp-cover experts can
turn out covers complete with snaps
or zippers that fit like gloves tor
upholstery. My idea Of perfection
is furniture covered in muslin for
which one has two slip-covers. one
for summer and one for winter. In
this way the room is always we'll
lroecod opl tho fort that covore ara
rotated makes them last much
longer than would the one cover,
used all the time and replaced when
worn out. Don't ask me why, but
it is the same theory as two pairs
of shoes worn alternately lasting
so much longer than the two worn
consecutively.
Evening star., 1942-01-16
Separate Evening Skirts
Employ Color and Rich
Fabrics to Advantage
First of Spring Modes Include
Print Dresses, Pastel Suits
And Patent Leather Bags
By Helen Yogi

BY Helen TOgf
Now matter Clothes example
thought lates
the effect dresses the
teeth"
which different light situation in these
models
us of in
still shortengh rock for
which casua-but
matter of morale to flash the diamond and feather boa
which
girls the That the fact that
morale
evening
Well posted
Speaking a
Evening star., 1942-01-16

and color to the room? The only
other point to consider in the room
is a sofa which is new and which
has upholstery predominately tur-
ouoise blue. It actually has stripes
of dark brown and lemon yellow in
the pattern. but it looks turquoise
from across the room.-Mrs. E. D.
Answer: Yellow is lovely with gray
and by working out a scheme that
would be predominatelv yellow or
gold tones with dark brown and
turquoise, it would make your gray
walls Intentionally important. I
would suggest fowered material for
the draperies, with yellow flowers
and some turquoise on light
ground. These might be used over
yellow or eold-cOlored sheer glass
curtains. Then do two chairs in the
room in yellow slip covers and one
in brown with small pattern.
Yellow lamp shades against the gray
walls would be very lovely This is
a most delightful color scheme and
your room should be most salts
factory if you spot your light yellow
against your gray at the proper tn
tervalS.
Dear Miss NOVEL;: Have you fig
ured out the best type of black
out curtains of the many sugees-
tions that have been offered these
last few weeks? I have easement
windows in my living room in groups
of three, and three sides of the room
are exposed What would you do
in this instance?-K. H.
Answer: Each of us must work out
his own best solution as there sell
dom are two windows where the
same arrangement will work There
is on the market blackout roll
shade which is moderate in cost and
| works very we'll. 1t rolls up into a
cornice by day and as the lower
edge is finished with fiat wood
band, it hugs the sill and does not
show a pencil of light. 1t may be
thumb-tacked to the window frame
under the draperies for total dark
ness. AS your living room is so ex-
Evening star., 1942-01-16
Bv Barbara Bell

ny u" O"0 De'
Here's a dress with young point
of view-a dress which is different
in its casual, quaint simplicity. 1t
has all the charm of the peasant
costume, yet is streamlined for your
own modern life. If you have been
longing for one of these attractive.
unusual frocks. here is the chance
to acquire one for very little-for
YOU can make up Pattern No. 1447-B
quickly and easily at such small
cost!
Because of the informal style this
frock is ideal for simple cottons-
calico, percale or cotton prints-lt
Is ideal for splashy rayon prints or
challis. Finish the square neckhne
of the full bloused bodice with q
colorful embroidered braid and re-
peat the braid in one or two bands
around the top OF the full, f1aring
skirt!
The wide, girdle-shaped band at
the waistline emphasizes your slen-
6erness and the gathered skirt gives
Evening star., 1942-01-16
the dress a femininity which makes

the dress a femininity which makes
it exceptionally charming.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1447-B
is designed for sizes II, Is, IS, II
and 10. Corresponding bust meas
urements 20, 81, 80, IS and 81. Size
13 (3D requires 81 yards 39-inch
material, 8 yards braid.
Send IS cents for the new Fashion
Book, Just published. Contains
scores of smart new styles, In AL
sizes from ] to 81.
Evening star., 1942-01-16
Answering
Readers
Queries
No Breach of Good
Form to Decline
Unwanted Drink

By Emily Post
wish I could print in indelible
ink, the following advice to all the
hosts and hostesses who give cock
tail parties:
It is extremely inhospitable to
invite people to your house and
give a certain number of them not
q single swallow of anything that
they can drink. Ir other words,
to force people to 60 thirsty or to
drink an alcoholic beverage which
they do not want. IS just as incon-
siderate as to invite them to dine
and put nothing on their plates
but the one item Of food to which
they happen to be allergic.
This comes to mind because Of a
letter that is too serious to set aside.
A reader asks:
what can one do when there Is
nothing but alcoholic cocktails-take
one and leave it untouched, or refuse
It? Ihave done both and am equally
embarrassed. because I know how
quick I used to be to accuse others,
who took nothing, OF being critical.
I happen to have had a pretty hard
time to overcome habit that had
had the best of me, and in my par
ticular case, As we'll as in that Of
many like me, courtesy to my hostess
seems q trivial matter compared to
what a return to old tastes would
mean to me!'
Having fully answered this in my
advice to the hostess, my only addi-
tional answer to this Is that there
should be no more embarrassment at
refusing 4 cocktail than there is in
refusing a cup OF tea! Many people
who don't like tea, 60 to tea parties.
1t seems to me, to say no thanks"
is all that Is necessary.
Dear Mrs. Post: I was all ready
for my wedding the end OF last
summer. had satin dress for my
self and pink and blue taffeta
dresses for my bridesmaids. Then
l fell sick and was in the hospital
for q long time. But now / have
fully recovered and am ready to
start where I left of White satin
is surely right in any season OF the
year for the bride. but what about
the pink and blue dresses for mid
winter wedding? I'VE are having
real winter weather here Will
| they look out of season, do you
| think?
Answer-Pink and blue tafieta
bridesmaids dresses should be pos
sible unless very skimpy and there
fore likely to have a sleazy look
| in winter. II the taffeta is suitably
substantial looking you might give
an effect OF richness by adding vel
vet sashes or other velvet trimming
and perhaps having small velvet
hats.
Dear Mrs. Post: It's like crying
over split milk to ask you my ques-
| ton, but I'd like to know il there
is really anything to cry about. At
my wedding reception during the
holidays we served eggnog with the
wedding cake in place Of another
beverage. Some people. I under
stand, thought eggnog was very un-
suitable at wedding. What is the
verdict?
Answer-Even though have never
heard OF drinking the bride and
bridegroom's happiness in eggnog
this beverage certainly goes vel
with fruit cake, and both are typi-
cal of the Christmas season. In
other words. I think 1t was uncon-
ventional, but really not unsuitable
Evening star., 1942-01-16
| Why

Rv Josebhine Lonuau

By Josephine LoWman
Galleries. those elusive little heat
waves that try so hard to make up
our minds for us, do just about de-
eide whether or not We will have
a roll-around girdle or fat on our
thighs.
don't know why it is that the
things We like so we'll always seem
to be fattening! But it's true. Just
let girl pick out a nice, gooey
chocolate for a treat, and there
concealed, in true Trojan horse
spirit, are 400 calories!
The woman who wants to lose a
few pounds or who wishes to keep
her girlish figure should learn some
thing about the calory content OF
the trimmings"
For instance, that innocent choco-
late matted milk you took the other
afternoon had 450 calories. glass
of beer has about 10 calorieS, there
are 290 in a half cup of cranberry
sauce. $50 in a medium piece of pie
and 100 in a small spoonful of gravy.
One of the easiest ways to reduce,
that is, if you don't like to count
calories too strictly and don't want
to 60 on a specific diet is TO eat a
variety of foods. leaving of the ex-
tremely fattening and non-essential
ones and forgetting the trimmings.
Get up from the table feeling as
though you could eat little more,
never stuffed. This policy plus ex-
ercise will painlessly take away the
rolls and bulges.
II you want TO know what you
can safely avoid and what you
should eat send a Scent stamped.
self addressed envelope with your
request for my leaflet. FOODS
ESSENTIAL IN REDUCING. to
Josephine Lowman in care of this
newspaper.