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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-15
Bv A nqeIo Pafri

Christmas should bring a good
beck to every child to whom gifts
are offered. 1t is about the most
valuable and useful gift child can
receive and the cheapest for its
value.
Please take time to consider the
book bought for a child. Buy the
one that he can use, because he
likes 1t. If he does not like the book,
he will never use it. so to save the
waste and make the book serve its
purpose, match the child to the
book.
Lists made by older people are
helpful but unless the child is in
tune with the book, however good
it is, that book is lost. Children's
taste in books is as varied as their
personalities and that Is a wide
measure indeed. The authors and
publishers have noted this long
ago and there is a vast pool of
reading to draw upon. No child
need find the wrong book in his
Christmas stack if the giver will
just begin now to consider the kind
of book he wants.
This is true of books for all chill
dren. The reader is the one to be
suited. Study his reading habits,
look through the books he already
has, talk to him about them to
learn just which he has made his
own, and which he has opened and
shut without benefit.
There are some children who get
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-15
'Children's Taste in Literature
Varies; Select Fitting Book

too many books. These youngsters
are fed books by parents who are
eager to have the child love books.
I have seen such child take a pile
of new books, thumb them through
with hasty glance at the pictures,
and announce, I've read them all.
Get me some more"
The child had read no one Of
those books but his interest in them
was gone after the first hurried
examination. He had been swamped
with books ana he was so confused
by them that reading was out of
the question. He could read but
he was drowned out.
Go slowly. Give the child the one
good book he wants, that he has
an appetite for, and you will dc
more to foster his taste, establish
reading habit than you can ever
do by buying heap of lovely books
that have no meaning for him. You
must match up the child's mind
with his book.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-15
Wear This Col0rful Dress
Under Your Winter Coat
Bv Barbara Bell

Plan a frock now, in bold striped
material or fabric of vibrant solid
color, to wear under your winter
coat 1t will brighten your entire
outlook on the snowy season! And
what better style could you pick for
q dress to make at home than this
shirtwaist-with its straight, simple
cut and few fussy details?
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1694-B
Is designed for sizes "a, SO, SO, 40,
A, a, As, 48. Size SO, short sleeves,
requires yards 39-inch material
You'll be delighted with the Fall
Fashion Book-it contains SO many
smart suggestions for styles you can
easily make at home. Send for your
copy today, 1t costs only Is cents.
Or, you may order copy with a
15-cent pattern for Is cents, plus
cent for postage.
For this attractive pattern send
Is cents, plus cent for postage, in
coins with your name, address, pat
tern number and size wanted to
Barbara Bell, The Washington
Star. Post Once Box IS, Station o,
New York, N. Y.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-15
What's New in TOwn
By Dorothy Murray

Miniature Version
Remember the large marine globes that popular
several ago? The that magnd
for considerable length
globes the market
the larger in popularity Two outstanding
ones include moderate price and the fact that these smaller
ornaments be used to advantage places
Others For instance they appear paper weights
desk, could be placed window sill up" they
excellent arrange
ment made of the clear bottom
glass Water and single flower admitted through hole
in the bottom which is then stopped up with a cork
Small Fry Fashions -.
Fashion for youngstes Smart moppets will want pair
Of those mittens simply very
snowy weather these among
made combination plush material
designed with fur leather backs and material the palm
SIDE Come in red and whe brown yellow and multi
coos One Of the smarest pair display made
felt-lke stitching Of bright blue yarn
And All Through the House -.
AS Christmas gift for the person, have look at
heavy Night
handkerchiefs itself gay
decorated with pictures Of sleeping tots and visions Of Saint Nick
complete with reindeer Also included the beloved which
old young should Since this inexpensive
item might include with other gifts already purchased
Fit for the Gods -.
includes different articles in the home
coorng of the articles sparkling with almost
iridescent items Of this
ays silent buffers candy Dishes coasters and candle holders
outstanding
scoors represented
Smart Set -.
One sets plate recently
those made beads The beads worked together
octagon soft that blend with almost
the table
in the set, nicely packaged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-15

skin. While they last there are
plenty of very outstanding reptile
bags, from snakeskin to crocodile,
and these will last a lifetime though
they're a stable investment.
OF particular interest are the eve
ming bags of the season. Our idea
is that they're much larger than
ever before, more like glorifled street
bags, and are we happy to see 1t!
The great feminine burden is the
tiny evening bag that's hard pressed
to hold compact and handkerchief
The new ones, however, in velvet,
brocade, gold kid and assorted other
materials are roomy and much bet
ter looking. Many Of them have
ieweled clasps and might be carried
for "dressy" afternoons. Our special
favorite Is little satin bag which
comes in red, green, gold and black
and is delightful offering at a
moderate price.
BLOUSES AND JACKETS: Crepe
sprinkled with embroidery or sequins
is the favorite blouse to be worn
with long or short skirt. In white
or colors, it's most effective. and an
extremely practical idea for the girl
who needs many dinner clothes.
Some OF the very new models have
elbow length sleeves. an idea which
should lend itself we'll to the wearing
OF bright gloves for evening. Jackets
include woods. quilted velvets and
sequin-spangled styles in all colors
and types. For the girl who's hard
to please, something Of this type is
always acceptable and welcome
(You can even add an evening skirt
If you want to be "super-Santa.D
This IS the last pay day before
you-know-when, isn't it?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-15

over poor Johnny. who has to get
up in the morning and punch q
horrid time clock and work all day
long in a store or Office instead OF
playing golf, until Johnny comes
to consider himself q victim OF the
inequalities Of society and throws
up his hands and quits. Mother
Is so sorry for her darling Mamie,
who has to model expensive clothes
instead Of wearing them, that she
takes all the fun and excitement
out of Mamie's Job and her pride
in financial independence, and turns
her into one of the discontinued
slackers who get fired for incom-
petence.
And it is mothers sympathy that
is first aid to most of the divorces.
When son finds out that he has
married human woman instead of
pin feathered angel, and daugh-
ter discovers that her husband ex-
poets her to act like a grownup
adult instead of a spoiled baby,
they run home to mother and she
pities them into the divorce court
When what they need Is some one
to read the riot act to them and
send them back to do their duty
Many and many sagging home
could be bolstered up and saved
from falling down If mother would
only put her backbone under 1t
instead of her tear ducts.
A woman. who had come trium-
phantly through a lot of hard sled
ding in her life, once said to me
The thing that I have been most
grateful for is that my family has
always stood behind me in my
troubles, but they have never weak
ened me with their pity. They have
never tried to keep me from doing
the thing that I felt that 1 had
to do. I have never had to fight
my family as well as the difficulties
1 had to overcome. And that is
something to thank God for on
your knees, for there is nothing
that takes the last ounce of courage
out of you like struggling with those
you love and who love you"
So let's think little about build
Ing up morale on the home front
as we'll as the battle front.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-15

TWO lCIle TAGS, one TO open the cum
and the other to close it, and each
appropriately marked. Nylon fleece
mittens in variety of colors are
leather-edged and soft as kittens
ears. Really gigantic bunny mittens
have bright suede palms and come
in white and soft brown. Very fussy
dinner types" include such delight
full creations as velvet mittens with
hand-crocheted palms-and be sure
to see the ones in black and magenta
combination for something special.
Luxurious, too, are the fur trimmed
gloves with such ornaments as mink
tails or bits of silver fox or Persian
lamb. Smart black doeskins with
crocheted edges are popping up here
and there and they look strictly 1913.
One buyer is greatly excited about
washable suede gloves that he VOWS
are non-crockable, and also about
washable pigskins that are AS good
looking as they are practical.
Other glove fashions include jewel
trimmed suedes, jet-trimmed and
sequin- numbers. Long rayon
jersey evening gloves are in delight
full colors, as are daytime doeskins
and fabrics. many with that wool
fringe edging that's so new looking.
HANDBAGS: In addition to the
extremely popular broadcloth and
other fabric bags that look like
suede, you'll be interested to learn
that there now are non-crockable
suede purses in brown and black.
The store featuring them gave us
their word that you could even wear
white gloves and not have the color
rub off! There are number of
drawstring types, bags with lucite,
simulated amber or wood frames and
a great many in bright-colored calf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-15

doOi 1iLlCIlV, UuJ 1lOG u ilCCCSSlty, UuI
in no way affecting the success or
failure of the inmates.
So, If father enjoys working of
his grouches about things in general
on his family, and is surly and
fault-flnding las pleasant to live
with as sore-headed bear, he
INDUCES himself In his tempers.
And If mother gets kick out OF
whining and complaining and nag
ging and fretting, she thinks she
has a perfect right to weep and
wall all she wants to.
And it never occurs to father
that the reason his children show
no affection to him is because he
drove them from him by his harsh
treatment. Or that the reason they
are nonentities is because he terror
lied them so in their babyhood
that he killed their initiative and
gave them an inferiority complex
they never got over. Or that the
reason they took to the street and
its ways was because home was
such an unpleasant place they es-
capped from it as soon as they could
Nor does it occur to the wife that
the reason that her husband never
gets anywhere in the world is be-
cause her constant belittling of him
has killed his faith in himself. and
her wet-blanketing of his plans
takes the starch out of him 50
completely that he hasn't enough
enthusiasm left to go into a new
venture. 1t is the happy people who
fight because they are full of vim
and pep. The sad ones just sit
down and take their beating without
protest. 1t doesn't seem to them
that there is anything in the worlo
worth fighting for.
Another way in which families
| break down the morale of their
members is by plying them when
they have a hard thing to do
instead Of bracing them for it
Probably this accounts for more
failures in life than any other one
thing. Sympathy can STAY ambi-
ton and drug energy so that its
unfortunate victims just spend their
lives in being sorry for themselves
Mothers are the chief purveyors
Of this lethal dose. Mother weeps
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-15
Horse Meat Used
Abroad During
Last War
Not Popular Here,
Though High in
Nufrifive Value
By Sara KRISTEN

During the last war. horse meat
appeared regularly on the tables Of
most European countries. Recently,
an American who was In France at
that period. told Of his reaction
upon eating horse meat for the first
time. It's color was brighter red
than beef, he said, and 1t had .
strong taste that was slightly UNI
pleasant. However. after eating IL
a few times he became accustomed
to 1t and, since precious little other
meat was available, 1t became part
Of his regular diet while he was
abroad.
In 1919, the United States Govern.
ment passed . law requiring al
horse meat sold In interstate and
foreign commerce to be inspected
and properly labeled, and since that
date all horse meat carrying tho
Government stamp Of approval
meets the rigid requirements set
forth for beef, lamb and pork.
During the last IS or 20 years.
up to the outbreak Of the present
war. horse meat has been exported
regularly to Europe for human con-
sumption. From 1922 to 1887. ap-
proximately 66,458,7l1 pounds Of
meat were shipped abroad. but the
number has been constantly decreas-
ing until in 1941 only 4.400 pounds
| of horse meat went overseas. Tho
reason for the dwindling of stock
| is due to the scarcity of horses
Although health authorities con-
slider horse meat in the same cate
CORY as beef. lamb and pork, from
nutritional standpoint. attempts
to popularize it for human con-
sumption in this country have been
almost futile. However, 1t has been
sold extensively as dog and cat food,
and to zoos and circuses.
| According to Department Of Agri-
culture figures, secured from recent
test made on eight horses declared
to be typical of the current breed
being slaughtered in the United
States, its composition IS as follows:
Moisture, IS per cent: protein, 20.2
per cent; fat, 20 per cent, and ash,
LOT per cent. These figures, show
ing less than 3 per cent fat, indicate
that American horses are lean and,
therefore. higher in protein, since
fat is replaced by moisture and pro-
| tein.
Since the horse is an animal of
labor. the meat is naturally tough
and sinewy. and should be prepared
in the same manner as cheap cut
of any other red meat. Especially
effective for stews. 1t may be pre-
pared from the usual recipes offered
for cheaper cuts of beef, lamb or
veal
Meat houses In this vicinity, faced
with an acute problem due to tho
ever-increasing shortage Of beef,
may soon be considering the sale Of
horse meat for human consumption.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-15
Morale on Home Front
Surly Father or Too.Sympathetic
Mother Can Ruin Domestic Life
By Dorothy Dir

During the hear much the
the morale Of the soldiers that is to
people realize something considerable
Of keeping
For the home front vital
not fought in the the
millions Of living and millions
children struggling
In defeat or win out to victory depends whether their
families buck them them
souls with their discouragemens
Curiouy enough much talk
Of its deadly
the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-15
|WhyGrow
Old?
By Josephine L0,yman

'Dowagers' hump" or the bump
at the base of the neck detracts
greatly from a woman's appearance.
The woman who reaches middle age
without this handicap to beauty is
unusual.
This is mainly result Of faulty
posture. Few women straighten
their spine all the way up through
the shoulders and the neck. When
you stand correctly you should not
tilt your chin up in the air. You
should keep it level, but you must
push toward the ceiling with the
top of your head. When you do
this you will be conscious Of the
back of the neck, just below the
ears.
Your muscles will feel tired when
you first begin correcting your
posture, but this will not last for
long. Think constantly OF your
posture when sitting, standing or
walking. This is the most impor-
tant factor in overcoming the ugly
bump which makes you look years
older than you are.
You also will need special exer-
cises to help correct what has al
ready happened This is good
one. Stand erect. Raise the arms
forward, shoulder width apart.
Fling the arms sideward and pull
back. This is important. When
you fling your arms sideward do not
let your head come forward. Keep
the chin level, but push back with
your neck as your arms go back
Bring arms forward again and re-
lax neck.
Massage over the fat lump will
help, too, but you must stretch the
neck and strengthen weakened
muscles, too.
The following is an easy and ef-
fective exercise for swayback, an
other of those prevalent posture
faults. Stand with your back to
the wall. Feet should be about a
foot away from the wall. Bend
the knees and place the back against
the wall. The knees should be bent
to the point where it makes it pos
sible to press the entire middle back
against the wall
Rest in this position for while
each day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-15
For Musical Moppets

Do you have a little music lover
In your home? If so, an appropriate
Christmas gift for that youngster
would be a recently published book
on the life of the great master,
Ludwig Beethoven. 1t is written
especially for boys and girls, but
done in such a charming way with
Illustrations depicting incidents in
the composers life, it's more than
likely that MON and dad will read
the book before wrapping as a gift.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-15
Fig Moons

Christmas cookies can deplete your
sugar supply in hurry unless you
use other sweeteners. Here's a recipe
for flg moons which will surprise you;
Cream together one-haf cup fat
and two-thirds cup sugar. Add two
beaten eggs. one teaspoon vanilla,
l teaspoon cinnamon, one third tea
spoon mace, one-haH teaspoon salt,
one-fourth cup orange Juice, one
and one-half cups chopped figs.
two-thirds cup chopped almond
chocolate candy bars, two and one
half cups -four and two teaspoons
baking powder. Drop onto creased
baking sheets and bake IL minutes
in moderate oven. Makes about five
dozen cookies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-15
For Bright Young Things
New Gloves, Purses and Blouses
. Worth the Shopping Struggle
By Helen Vogf

Judging from the least
important for Christmas shopping this
really need Of
patience of
But running you may
serious injury thinking
thing dem you'll be following
ton to the good old classics sued white doeskn there
poran it's likely that you'll choose the bright
suede, doeskin
In store there really outstanding bits
which
There's open shut" rawhde
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-15
Old Into New

To make q new lamp shade out
Of an old here's a colorful way of
doing 1t. Wrap the entire shade
with rug yarn in a color that har-
monies with your room. Start at
any one spot and wind the yarn
around the shade. holding 1t firmly
20 that each strand touches the
next % Il
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-15


Whatever bed-coo
economyhis quilts will your
garden poies
pqued to finch fabric blocks poppes s
and snowrs When enough flower have been made they
are joined together with plain quilt
The simplest of quilting patterns completes the design
Pattern envelope contains designs patch pat
tern: also full directions.
Send II cents con for Pattern washington Star
Needle Arts Dept, o. Box IT, Station n r.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-15

If You wish to have my leaf
lets. "DOwagers' Hump" and
Grace send Scent, stamped,
self-addressed envelope with
your request to Josephine Low
man in care of The Evening Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-15

semiforn'az or formal Wardrobe be "sfrefched'
ach good evening skirt and several changes Of ouses
and Jackets Popular accessories crepe ouses vh
seqxns embroidery in gold color Also favored is the
sche chiffon blouse cih "ffle girl look" good for both
dinner and for afternoon n short skirt Ideal gift sue
eestions, these "brees ,cecome than ever no,v
that the feminine ,cardrobe be versaie and smart
uifhonf ertrapaeance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-15
Use Typewriter
For Letters
To Friends
Sensible to Write
In Most Legible
Manner Today
~
BY Emily Post

The belief that 1t was rude to send
a typewriter letter not strictly
on the subject of business has def
nitely changed to the belief that 1t
is the one who expects another to
decipher illegible handwriting who
is showing lack Of consideration!
This only in part answers the fol-
lowing letter from young girl:
MY best girl friend and I are having
a controversy regarding the pro-
priety Of typewriting our letters to
the men in the service. Some OF
these are our own personal friends,
but others are just names Of boys
who would like to get letters that
have been given to us by one Of our
local organizations. I think 1t would
make 1t easier all around to type
write these letters especially on "
mail forms. She holds 1t IS not
proper to do So"
In addition to what I have said,
let me assure you that typewriting is
not only proper but most practical.
1t Is considered unwise to use a
small-type machine, because when
it is reduced to "a size 1t may be
impossible to read. This is true II
it is at all smudgy. But If your
type is sharp and clean, even "elite"
size can be read clearly even without
a magnifying glass. AS a test, read
sample page through the wrong
end of opera glasses.
Dear Mrs. Post-I am celebrating
my 25th wedding anniversary the
end Of this month and would like all
the members of the original we'd
ding party to receive with us. They
are all coming Is it all right to have
the men stand with us? If 50, must
their wives stand beside them?
A. Although line Of men Is out
of the typical wedding picture
men do sometimes receive on special
occasions and this 1t seems to me
might be considered a special one.
Only wives who we're bridesmaids
and husbands who were ushers
should stand in receiving line, but
both should, Of course, be invited to
the party.
Dear Mrs. Post-Is a brother II
years old too young to walk up the
aisle with his sister at her wedding
and give her in marriage? Their
mother will be sitting In the front
row. but she, too, would prefer the
man of the family" to do this If
he is not too young.
A. 1t would be entirely proper
for him to do this. In fact, some
times boy as young as IA or Is
performs this service If he Is tall
for his age. It is not even unknown
for such a young boy to give his
mother In marriage.
Dear Mrs. Post-If one dimes with
friends often enough to remember
the names of their servants. Is 1t
gracious genture to call the maid
Mary" Good evening, Nary %
when she opens the door or (2o when
she comes into the room for the first
time after ones arrival?
A. Cd Yes. Decidedly! ca Yes,
if she proffers something to you.
but not to call to her across a room
full of people or in any way make
her conspicuous.
So many requests have been
made for copies Of my article on
details concerned with training
camps behavior of visitors and
/ presents for the mem, that I
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-15
Serve With Fish

A little horseradish added to salad
dressing Of white sauce makes q
piQaAnt oANAo = serve With aSh.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-15

So many requests have been
made for copies Of my article on
details concerned with training
camps behavior of visitors and
presents for the mem, that I
have had 1t printed As . leaflet
and will be very glad to send 1t
to any one who sends me . SELF
addressed, Scent stamped enve-
lope in care Of The Evening Star.
Leaflets cannot be mailed unless
self addressed envelope bears
correct amount of postage.