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make a panel all around the wall
and hence break the ceiling height.
Garry the ceiling color down to the
top of the panel. Then pep it up"
with gay draperies and shower cur
tains and interesting accessories to
make the room more cheerful.
Dear Miss NOVEL;: I have two
very nice clothes closets with
paneled doors in my bedroom. The
heating pipes pass through the walls
in back of these closets and make
them so hot that I feel 1t Is de-
structive to my clothes. I often
leave the door ajar. but I object
to the untidy appearance Of the
room when I do this. What could
be done to help this condition, short
Of tearing out the walls and in
sulating the pipes? D. S.
MISUNDERSTANDING the closet
doors is an excellent idea even when
there is no heat condition. The heat
will not seriously hurt your clothes,
but the combination of heat and
dead air will. If the doors are de-
signed with panels you might re-
move the top panel and put grill
or wire mesh in it which may be
painted to match the woodwork.
Also leave an air space at the bot
tom of the door, either by cutting
out a slot an inch wide in the lower
panel of the door or making a design
by drilling holes with a brace and
bit which will let the air in. Or
you might have the doors removed
and have shutter doors installed.
There are any number of clever
ideas. but the main point is to let
the air get in and out Of your closet.
Evening star., 1942-02-13
Several Very Interesting
Letters From Readers
May Prove Helpful
Careerists Who Have No Time
To Make Purchases Might
Buy Clothes by Proxy
By Helen Voet

All right started something
the business girls lack Of time for shopping
agencies
impossible for Washington
the local stores? Well seems that what is reaction
from the stores from the business girls and most enthusiastically
OF all from number of Washington housewives
Some of the suggestions really sufficiently important
we think to be made public For example
must confront the girls Washington not know
ana learn Tor themselves the particular lines and qualities carried by
All OF should
that could be known as central purchasing bureau The girl wishing
would call
that After
would
that particular
would then shopper
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on one count he finds that he has
fallen down on the others. Nothing
short of a human chameleon, who
could change its color at a mo-
ment's notice to match woman's
mood, could ever come up to her
ideal Of what she desired in a man.
Women, to begin with, want men to
treat them as their superiors, but
also as their equals. They want men
to put them on pedestals and look
up to them and worship them as be-
ing only a little less holy than the
angels. They want men to believe
that they are made of finer clay
than they are; that they have purer
thoughts and nobler aspirations. and
live altogether on a higher plane.
But they howl to high heaven when
men accept their own picture of
themselves and try to keep them in
their own sacred spheres. They de-
mand to be treated as equals and
to be permitted to go to mems
schools, follow mems professions, do
mems work, wear mems clothes,
smoke and drink like men, and they
have fought to get these rights until
there is hardly a college or a bar
or business house that isn't jam
packed with women.
And yet they are not happy be-
cause they still want men to pick
up their handkerchiefs for them and
take of their hats to them in eleva-
tors, excuse sloppy work because Of
their sex, pay the check when they
go out together, and generally han
die them with gloves. Women are
always complaining about the lack
of chivalry in the modern man. Per-
haps the reason is because a man
doesn't feel very worshipful toward
the woman who has taken away his
job.
Undoubtedly the reason that there
are so many dissatisfied wives is not
because their husbands do not treat
them well, but because husbands do
not treat them the way the wives
want to be treated. The reason that
this Is the case Is because wives have
not made up their minds whether
they wanted to be treated as lady
loves. or business partners, or babies.
1t would be easy enough for the
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transmit the message to her to
make the selection and arrange for
the delivery, whether it was c. O. D.
or charge. The cost of the
bureau should be borne by the stores
participating"
This idea Of personal shopper
In the stores seems to be a favorite
one among women who've offered
their ideas on the subject. Another
letter, from Mrs. L. j. B., says, in
part: II know that some of our
stores have personal shoppers at
Christmas time, but why couldn't
a store have personal shopper full
time for these Government girls?
Why couldn't store when it sends
out invitations to open charge ac-
counts inclose a card, to be filled
out by the customer, on which the
customer checks her size, height,
coloring and color likes and dis
likes? This card would be kept on
file and when a customer telephones
the personal shopper to ask her to
select a dress for certain occasion,
the P. S. refers to the file before
going to look for the dress. Also,
the personal shopper would write
on the back of the card a short de-
scription of the selected dress, so
that in future selections there
would be no similarity of costumes.
The shopper could also keep in touch
with the stores buyers to keep up
on the style trends and to give
them ideas as to the future needs
Of these particular customers"
Such an idea is being worked out
to some extent, of course, in college
shops and departments particularly.
And almost all the stores do have
personal shoppers permanently en-
ployed but, as Mrs. L. j. B. says,
most of the girls haven't heard
about them.
Finally, our last letter says: Since
blackout regulations will probably
keep stores from opening evenings,
and since the Government working
hours are getting later every day,
it's almost impossible for the girls
to shop. However, if a personal
shopping service could be started,
perhaps the store would open its
doors early one morning a week.
For instance, each Tuesday morn
ing from 8 until o'clock the per-
sonal shopper could be there to
consult with the customers"
Evening star., 1942-02-13
Personal Shoppers Suggested Business Girls Pobler
Usage Rules Decoration
Lamps Usually Placed Beside Sofa
To Provide Good Reading Light
By Marearef NoweH

tables with
usually
space this We have ceiling fix
well Is also
chairs that either side Of the
fireplace? a. F.
usually considered SUFFICIENT for
Evening star., 1942-02-13
Dorothy Dix Says
Women Don't Know What They Want,
So How Can Men Hope to Please?

famous PSYCHOLOGIST says that women ever make up their minds
be treated they will have difficulty getting
before miracle happens
mental agility
writing treated half
poor made good
Evening star., 1942-02-13
Lemon Pie ,

Lemon Pie
Put half teaspoon grated orange
rind into filling for your next lemon
pie. You can put the rind in the
crust if you would rather let the
lemon flavor reign supreme in the
filling. Lemon and orange do a
lot for each other,
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-07

NEW YORK-Women don't have
~ to win stripes to wear them.
How they do love stripes. parttcu-
larry when they are horizontal-the
hard way. that Is! One has to be
slender to get away with stripes
that 20 round and round. but It's
the smartest arrangement.
There are some frocks with YER
tical stripes that are very popular.
An evening dress. for instance, seen
everywhere, has q black SILK jersey
top and q very full taf1eta skirt VI
such color schSmes - green and
black, or dusty pink and black. A
great many striped materials are
used adroitly BY milliners and, be-
fore forget TO mention Il, . clever
hat and bag set launched By "a
imaginative milliner makes clever
use Of grospoint embroidery.
The vogue for knit or crochet
edges and trimmings appears 70
carry on. % it seems . natural that
other handvurk should follow. II
Also seems fairly evident that hat
and handbag sets win remain I'M
portant.
And this is - good . point - any
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-07

No girl. I hope. Is going to be silly
enough to be hurt because her ABB
sent boy friend doesn't come across
with q tribute on February II. He
may be miles away from any base
Of such supplies, 50 just try to re-
member that there are ctrcum.
stances over which he has no con-
troll. It's definitely up to the women
to make the overtures this year. 1t
is q topsy-turvy world-girls do the
cutting in at dances given for SOL
diers and sailors. and I've heard
that the custom tickles the boys
pink. After all, they can do with q
bit Of spelling.
Eats" are always welcome, 50
are cigarettes. so IL you want to ex-
press your feelings In more sub
stantial manner. there Is every good
reason for obeying that impulse.
Those who have their own boys
somewhere like to send books or
anything they have to send directly
TO them, Just as knitters have . de.
sire to do. All such things are u, =
sense valentines - they convey
what q valentine Is meant to convey
q message from one to another.
Considering the nearness OF the
date, you'd better get busy w1tn
that package or that card; . vclc0.
tine means more today than u mas
since 1918.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-07
Women Sport Stripes Too,
But They're for Style Only
Nv ELEANOR QUINN

to talk about scalloped edges ana
how they are turning up In the
most unexpected places. Faille suits.
which seem to have Q promising fu-
ture. are given an added dress
maker touch by using scallops to
fIuish revers. You'll see many sim-
ole and soft frocks finished In saw
tooth or scallop edges. When this
technique u employed. no other
trimming u required.
Many prints. as we've said before.
Are In border effects. Some have
stripeS made up Of dots or norals:
Amoug tho dress collections the
follovin9 come under the head OF
news: NAVY With gold. pale blue and
pink on black. bright blue and
briGht green on black. vtolet with
vhlto. especially n polka does: "a
stripee. Such bold colors - green
yellow and red With black. Among
the so-called dinner dre9ees. usu.
Any covsred-up types % White. ~
blsok and ooune striking oompma-
tions az hlack end White are given
IA too NOttngD. 1ho black end
Witt IodGls ere n larDe-patternec
prints, especially stirling q oee@
and ooutrooe.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-07

Traditional valentine tributes are
the old-fashioned lacy valentines,
with cupids and rosebuds, true low
ers' knots and such, complete with
q sentimental effusion. and these,
strangely enough. continue to be
exchanged by sentimentalists who
hold fast to custom.
The real point Of this reminder
that Cupid with his bow and arrow
Is still doing business at the old
stand Is to remind you that those
boys In camp deserve q valentine.
Any sort Of message that comes to
them at mail-time Is welcome: it's
no fun to stand around waiting for
ones name to be called and not
getting Q single card. So why not
HE yourself out and get some anus
ing cards to send to the boys you
know, even slightly? Valentines are
additionally unsigned-one Is sup
posed to. guess from whence they
came. In fact. . signed valentine
isn't half as welcome or as exciting
as q secret one. so don't let any
feeling Of shyness keep you from
sending them this year. Anything
to give the boys Q lift-So here's .
natural and don't miss 1t.
Just remember, II you're the kind
who thinks comic valentines are
comic. they are not II they hurt the
person to whom they are sent. Few
Of US appreciate jokes on ourselves.
or really like practical jokes-even
those who like playing them - so
don't think you're smart when you
send q boy q comic that Is directed
at any Of his weaknesses. Don't con-
tribute to his petty annoyances.
There are plenty Of amusing and
some funny cards that have no
barbs. and there are plenty OF
friendly greetings he will be glad to
get.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-07

at the sewing game, you'll be able
to do q professional-looking job Of
q head shawl, hood and mittens
with fringe borders and appliqued
designs, Just by spending q few
hours 1t the sewing center In your
locality. For instance, you'll discov-
er that you can make an attractive
and most practical shawl with a
full fringed border In a few hours,
because the little handicraft guide
attachment on q modern sewing
machine will do q jigtime Job OF
fringe-making for you.
Only one square yard Of wool
plaid or spun rayon fabric Is needed
for this shawl and you can quickly
stitch I'D q narrow hem around the
four sides with the aid Of the adj
Unstable hemmer foot attachment.
The next and Anal step Is to stitch
the fringed border to the hemmed
edges Of the shawl. Mittens, too.
can be made practically In the
twinkling Of an eye, whether you
choose to decorate them with q
fringed border, or applique motif
that's attached with the zigzagger
attachment.
Cut the mittens just one size
larger than your regular glove size,
II you want extra warmth, choose
chamois-colored flannelette for the
mitten lining. making its all-oveT
size " inch smaller than the out
side pieces. Stitch in a bias tape
casing at the wrist and run fiat
elastic through the casing.
II you prefer hood with a pa
triotic touch. try your hand at max
ing It Of navy blue wool with Q
shield shaped back piece appliqued
In red, white and blue strips. Use
any baby hood as q pattern guide
adding the required number Of
inches to conform with your own
head measurements.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-07
Eject On Motorists

II twice the amount Of alcohol
a given, We and q very marked
loss Of perception. II told about 1t.
the subject will likely remark. "Oh,
know. / just thought that 1t was
~ Ioolishness anyway. and didn't
try % see them" In other words.
he had not only lost some Of his
ac,atcneGs, but also the sense Of
responsibility and interest tn this
experiment.
These days when almost every
Oue drives an automobile, when al
a hurry and hustle and nothing
must Be allowed to interfere with
production, the question Of what
effects the consumption Of alcohol
has % the driving ability OF the
average person u q acute tmpor.
various methods Of testing this
have been devised. One In common
uye q % place the individual In Z
comfortable chair. behind . wheel
similar to that Of an automobile.
4 pointer Il attached to the wheel,
which, b. turning TO enc side OF
the other. Il to be kept on Q white
line moving on q revolving belt.
The line Il crooked with irregular
turns, some places are quite heavy
and some quite dim.
The speed can be regulated BY
the performer BY means OF foot
PEDAL. II the pointer leaves the
track. It touches q metal plate on
which Is recorded not only the
amount Of deviation. but also the
length Of time before 1t Is brought
hack to the line. This Is . reason
able test Of the drivers concen-
tration. alertness, quickness and
control Of muscular coordination
The driver Is then given ~ ounces
Of alcohol In . 80 per cent solu-
ton. After I'VE or ten minutes. he
y again asked 10 drive.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-07

So, IS q part Of your Improvement
program, notice those 01teu-neg-
lected details that dim your beauty,
as lines about the eyes or forehead.
facial contours that have started to
sag. q throat that shows signs Of
age!
Concentrate ON your special
problem until 1t Is no longer q liza
bility. but q mark Of beauty. Moth
ing Is quite 50 ageing Is an unlovely
neck, so see II this Is one Of pour
faults. Whether It Is scrawny and
stringy. with rough, pebbly- looking
skin that Is several shades darker
than your face, or Il pink and
plump, with definite signs Of future
double chins. plan your beauty rou-
time around 1t.
Neck Well Scrubbed
Your regular routine Of complex
ion care will 60 part Of the way.
Cream the neck when you cream
your face to remove makeup. See
that your neck Is given q thorough
scrubbing when you wash your
face. II you use beauty grains or Q
speci al blackhead preparations
around your nose and chin two or
three times q week, include your
neck In this part Of the treatment.
It will rid the skin of rough, dead
particles. pep up the circulation
and improve the color. Rinse very
carefully.
Here the treatment for face and
throat may diverge. II the face Is
dry and sensitive, pat It briskly
with a pad of cotton saturated with
cold water or mild astringent. Use
a special astringent on the neck.
however, as the skin tends to be
flabby and needs q brisker toning
action. Start patting at the base Of
the throat. directly under the point
Of the chin on the left side. Pat
around the neck In three parallel
lines. First. low down at the base Of
the throat. Next, start In the mid
die Of the throat and pat around
neck, and finally at the top Of the
neck column. beginning high up
where the first signs Of q double
chin appear and working out just
below the jawline to the big muscle
at the sides Of the neck.
Use the left hand to repeat the
patting on the right side Of the
neck, following the same lipes. This
procedure should take two or three
minutes.
Cream on Neck
Now apply . special throat and
neck cream, q rich blend Of oils that
is readily absorbed by the skin. Re-
gardless of the condition Of the skin
on the face. that on the neck Is apt
to be very dry. as there are few OIL
glands In that area to supply nat.
ural fabrication. Use even, upward
strokes to smooth on the cream.
then follow the same lines as you
did in patting on the astringent. pat
the cream well into the throat and
neck. Allow to remain on the skin
for half an hour or longer.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-07

Now failure To keep the pointer
a the line Is increased $50 per
cont Of tbk same test when nor
nj. n fhe dose Of alcohol was
1a1ble& the failure increased 3l2
l1g Oollt. This vas al recorded on
1Iato. Other effects were OBJ.
n3tV60 ~ the inspector and even
6ooertbod ~ the driver. Distances
we're deceptive, objects seemed far
thee away, voices more distant.
The driver under test thought
driving was easier after taking the
drink: he became more laxative.
ne Vas also quite sure that he was
dOing better driving. though the
record disproved that.
The worst feature was that he
Was sure that Q little straying from
the line did not matter and made
little effort TO correct It. When two
cars approach each other ct so
miles an hour on q narrow high
Wny. and they attempt to divide q
1oot, II may mean . wreck and not
only the drinker but others are
hart.
Since . little alcohol does dull
or senntiveness even q little, We
should avoid it when We have work
- "a. Maybe you drive q truck or
WA "a . factory helping to make
ounD. planes. ships or whatever.
01GnqmbQg come other man Is de-
po1DI 1ng % you 20 do q good Job.
II MN defect In . carburetor. an
e)oo>Dl0 paint q anything else may
- ~ adherence between life and
% eoms mothers son or
4 - S1nse drink. stay 1t home.
= lpv7to WORT og drive and
sss1 .. 49, e livss q others
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-07
"Old Scrappy" Is
Yanks' Leader
In Ireland
BY TALBOT LAKE

THIS time nobody said. "Lafay-
1 cite. we are here" when they
landed the new AEF In Northern
Ireland. First of all. its leader. Maj.
Gen. Russell p. Hartle-known as
"Old Scrappy" to friends - Is q
taciturn man and not given to
making such mouth filling phrases.
Probably. Pershing never said It
either.
General Hartle Is known as Q
sphinx and called one in the Army.
He got that reputation In the War
College in washington. where he
took many courses. He also attend
ed the Naval College.
The scrappy General Is not a
West Pointer, but graduate Of the
aforementioned military institu-
lions and st. Johns Military Acad-
envy ct Annapolis. and the Univer-
sity Of Maryland. He was born In
Chewsville. Md. In 1859. and comes
from an old Maryland family. The
Army has been his entire career. He
entered the service In 1910 as q
shavetail In the infantry.
After duty at Manila and the
Mexican border. he served on this
side Of the water In the last war in
various schools and colleges as an
instructor In military science. He
graduated from the Army War COL
lege In 1880 and was sent to his
second hitch In the Philippines. He
was In Shanghai in 1891 when
Japan attacked Manchuria.
Then came his recall to take
courses ct the Naval War College.
incidentally, he was the sole Army
omcer to take advanced courses at
that institution. His knowledge Of
beth Army and Navy affairs has
made him IN exponent Of close CO.
operation between the two services.
something our armed forces could
use . little Of. II Pearl Harbor Is any
example Of poor service coopera-
ton.
In 1899 he vas sent to Puerto
Rico with the 65th Infantry and In
1910 was given command Of the
Puerto Rico mobile force. with the
rank Of brigadier general. He re-
turned to this country last June
and took command Of the saith In
fantry Division at Camp Claiborne.
La. where he was actively engaged
in the war games last fall.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-07

MymB ~ VIII
dowerS. candy
Ii tn e tradi-
tional gift ct
this 3 e q s o n
t h o u g h. OF
course. It's q
total " q te
when q girl Is
on q diet. Be-
fore planning
q o q d o I
sweetness ! or
y o u r sweet
heart, better
{ ! n d o u t
whether s h e
~ q n = q q NJ
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-07

fore. to take the bus downtown after
he was asleep, attend to q little
shopping, confident Of returning
before his nap ended. But down.
town she met . friend and missed
her bus. While she wasn't exactly
late In getting home-it was not
quite three o'clock - Leonard, al
ready awake for I'VE minutes. had
discovered her absence and was
bowling unhappily.
A situation Of this kind Is not
easily explained to . young child. II
q mother Is supposed to Be " home.
she's supposed to Be ct home. There
are no two ways about II from his
standpoint. He accepts ~ On faith.
and he must trust u. HAVING gwen
Leonard q single reason 70 d1Dtrugt
her &C napttme, the TOT now flnds
sleep impossible ct this hour. The
same thing could happen TO . child
who looks forward to some event,
oyersleeps and Il allowed to, instead
Of being wakened In time to enjoy
himself.
In such q case thu mother must
set out 70 restore the child's conf
dence. She should not insist upon
his mapping ct ell when he resists.
She may say. you don't have to 60
to sleep, Just undress and lie down
for q rest. Take toy along II you
IKE, and I'll read you . story.
Should the child prove reluctant Ia
undxeGs, don't cross him. Say. Very
well, lie down Just IS you are" He
may fall asleep, 50 get out your
mending or knitting and be On
hand 90 that he can zee you the
flrst thing upon awakening.
Sometimes mothers build . lot OF
future trouble for Themselves By
trying % avoid . little unpleasant.
ness In the beginning. They should
think q conooQuences. Better % tel
the child frankly. I'm going down.
town and II you should wake before
I ret heck, Cousin Hlen Win b bert
20 look after you" sven though ht
may fun q 1T.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-07
CARAMEL BASKETS
Short Cuts

To adjust curtain tie backs
evenly. pull the shade down and
let 1t serve as q marker.
Refrigerator Ice pans will
not stick II the 0utsides are
thoroughly dried before they
are put back into place.
Add q teaspoonful of vinegar to
the cold fat In which doughnuts
are to be fried and they will not
absorb grease.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-07

jects will always see less than an
other. but the speed Is kept con-
slant.
Then the person Is asked to
drink two teaspoonfuls OF alconol.
Later. the letters are moved De.
hind the opening ct the same
spoed q before. It will be found
that more letters pass unseen or
are named Incorrectly than before
takjng tho alcohol.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-07

OUT 3 SO I'M.
prove its color
and tone and
help to ward
Oh dne lines.
] n m q n y
cases. however.
these steps are
n o t enough.
Age, past neg
lect or illness
may have left
0pcC10l COnots
tons that re.
Quire q d d l..
ito n 81 and
more COnCen.
trahd cara