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Evening star., 1942-02-17

gloves. On gray. gloomy mornings.
you wear the suit with bright plaid
weskit which you've bought or made
yourself. accompanied by a perky,
off f-the-face hat in matching mate
rial, or perhaps a calot.
Naturally. you investigate the pos
sibilities of smart little turbans
which cost almost nothing and look
amazingly chic. Then you choose a
white one, drape 1t becomingly and
fasten it with a big. smart clip that
makes you look like a rajah. The
mate to the clip goes on the pocket
or the lapel of your suit. Or, you
take to polka dots In a turban,
gloves, purse and scarf-the scarf
draped at the waistline Of a simple
dress to emphasize your nice slim
hips.
Cagily. then. you buy little bows
for the throat of your pumps and re-
peat the same bows on the cuffs of
your gloves. You dig out that tiny
little jeweled pin. family heirloom
which always has been too small to
look we'll on a dress. and find that
it's a definite conversation piece"
when pinned onto a glove cuff.
You buy jewelry to make life In
teresting in midwinter A plastron
necklace, really striking, is draped
from lapel to lapel on your suit. or
stretches from lapel to "hippocket"
in the manner of one famous de-
signer. If you dare, on evenings
when you want to look like some
thing fresh out Of Hollywood, you
tie a pert bow Of gay taffeta ribbon
under your chin, keeping the rest Of
your accessories restrained, Of
course. It's Victorian looking and
different, If you can get away with
it." Equally daring is the New York
idea of necklace hat simple,
off-the-face style with several rows
of beads forming an under-the-chin
effect. Do be sure you pick your
time and place to wear 1t, however.
There are unlimited possibilities
for variety. and a survey of the
counters containing jewelry, gloves,
flowers, scarfs, ribbons and fabrics
will give you a dozen other ideas.
Buttons. for instance, can do
miraculous job Of dress-transSorma-
ton, so have look at some of the
new ones. Cuff links and studs for
your blouses are new and cheerful.
In fact, there's just no excuse for
unoriginality these days, and there
Is less excuse for poor taste.
Evening star., 1942-02-17
| Why
|GrowOld?
By Josephine Lowman

Believe me, the extension of the
draft age to A is going to hit a
lot Of bay windows right where
they need it! These may not be as
essential to defense industry as you
imagine and you may awaken one
fine day to find yourself in the
Army.
Now carrying 40 pounds Of tummy
about may not be too unpleasant in
peace time, but when you add to
that gun and pack, the going
may be difficult. The IS to 40 age
group is the one in which increased
girth makes its most prevalent ap-
pearance.
Most men Of 40 or more had
never dreamed that the draft would
affect them personally and papa
Is going to feel awfully self
conscious about the whole thing
unless he gets himself in shape.
There is no need in the world
for a man to give up fiat, lean
abdomen as he grows older; that is,
II he is willing to work to keep it.
Too much food and too little exer-
else of the stretching. pulling va
riety add up to large stomach.
Here is an exercise that will
fatten the abdomen. Lie on the
back, arms at sides and legs straight
Lift the legs up (stif knees to a
position at right angles to the body.
Lower legs. Now lift the trunk and
touch the toes with the hands.
Lower trunk. Continue lifting first
the legs and then the trunk. These
are two separate movements and
one should be completed before the
other starts.
Evening star., 1942-02-17
Audience at Opening
Of Angel Street
In Gala Attire

No one can say for sure whether
1t was the expectation Of the play,
the rebellion against . rainy night
or the next-to-the-last dress occa-
sion" before the start of Lent that
made last nights theater audience
appear in best bib and tucker.
At any rate. minks, ermines and
orchids were there in profusion As
an exceptionally smart-looking
crowd gathered to see the presenta-
ton of Angel Street" at the Ma
tional.
Noted as exceptionally smart was
q mink coat thrown over a very
simple dinner gown. With 1t was
worn q most unusual Juliet cap
of gold mesh banded in mink and
trimmed in front with a fiat gold
metal bow. Also in evidence were
several of the popular evening man
tillas, one ofSthem worn quite far
back on the head to expose the
still popular pompadour. For the
first time in some weeks q number
of decollette gowns appeared, most
of them simple velvet or crepe
styles with accent in the form Of
elaborate pins at the deep v neck
lines. It would seem that Wash
ington is beginning to dress again,
having recovered from the feeling
that it's "unpatriotic" to be seen In
gala attire. II. v.
Evening star., 1942-02-17
Delightful New Book
Offers Priceless
Decorating Hints

Every woman now may give her
household magazines to the paper
campaign without qualm, forget
ting all about that scrap book she
was going to keep, for 1t has all
been done for her. House and
Gardens Complete Guide to Interior
Decoration" published by Simon e.
Shuster. is Just of the press, and it
contains priceless bits Of informa-
ton and inspiration which made you
stow away each issue of the maga-
zine last year because you knew you
would want 1t again some day.
Richardson Wright has edited the
book with care and perception, re-
tanning the fundamental informa-
ton which is always so difficult to
get when you want 1t, and deleting
all Of the "faddy," dated items that
are here today and gone tomorrow
The net result Is a vast reservoir of
valuable material brought right UP
to the present moment.
The book is OF large size, 80 that
photographs and color plates are
easy to understand. Room portraits
by Pierre Brissaud and David Payne
are lovely enough to be framed, and
natural-color photographs by Ed
ward Steichen and Aanton Bruehl
capture the charm of the White
House, Mount Vernon, Williamsburg
and Arlington, as we'll as famous
modern houses, and set them down
for the record. Brief but vivid dis
cussion brings out important details
of the charming rooms illustrated
throughout the book.
Whether you are a young bride
trying TO make pantry list on a
budget. a retired businessman doing
over" country farmhouse. or city
slicker" with your frst dirt garden.
this book Is for you. II Is for every
one who loves q home and likes 10
work in It or at IL. Every detail Of
its care, repair and decoration Is
considered In over 900 pages, IN
cludins the work and advice of
Americas foremost decorators and
architects. NJ. ".
Evening star., 1942-02-17

By Baroness Pidnfonf -
quaint flower basket wonderful decorative accessory IN any
sarched berbboned to look like Victorian bouquet dolly 1t
makes perfect background for real artificial nower
holder you're beginner
basket for the
quickly With the lovely bebboned handle
he inches high
Pattern envelope asytofoow directions
for the above.
pattern number 1912 the Nedewok Editor Of
Evening Star
Evening star., 1942-02-17

Today we reach our typewriter
fresh from fascinating experience.
We have Just witnessed a shooting
match between a couple Of grade A
glamour-pusses who happened to
meet on a suburban bus. Since we
were occupying an adjoining seat
while our auto stayed home and
boarded its tire treads-we really
got an earful.
Longbob A and Longbob B trav-
eled in different crowds and knew
each other only slightly. However,
they had both attended very spe-
cial prom at very special institu-
ton of higher learning and that
gave them a certain standing with
each other. Starting from there
each tried to build herself up and
tear the other girl down In as sharp
an encounter of wits and ritz as
you'll see in many a day.
They were well matched In
weapons. Both had plenty of nat
ural eye appeal. They were well
groomed and we'll dressed. They
were masters of the bored Really
and the deprecating smile. They
there we'll stocked with the latest
college gossip and the current
phrases for retailing 1t. Yeah, it
was a swell fight, Nom!
We thought Longbob A had Long
bob B down for the count when
she mentioned oh, so casually
that she had a bid for another
dance at this same college for a
month hence, and then suddenly
demanded to know whether B was
also going. But B rolled with the
punch by saying she anticipated a
bid, although it wasn't yet definite.
A pressed her advantage by in
quiring what boy B expected to go
with and then uttering a very non
commital "Oh" when. B told her.
But 3 bounced off the ropes by
shooting the same sort of questions
back at A and finally won that
round when she forced A to admit
that her bid was blind and had
been obtained for her by her
brother!
Now, all this was good and fairly
clean fun, except for a little oral
eye-gouging and rhetorical rabbit
punching. But we certainly hope
these girls didn't take it too seri-
ously. We hope they really don't
believe-as their conversation would
indicate-that their worth in this
world and the next depends on their
rating with the dancing 1nen OF this
certain university.
And we wish that during this con-
versation with each other they
might have spoken one really
friendly word and smiled one really
friendly smile. After all, trying to
outsnoot the other fellow is a pretty
profitless business. We'd bet a
brand new inner tube that both
these girls would have more prom
invitations, and more friends of both
sexes, If they'd forget their desire
to promote their own Importance
and show a warm and cordial inter-
est in other people.
And right here we'd like to say q
word about all young people who
are overly impressed by wealth or
social position. Whenever you run
into this snobbish attitude you can
be reasonably sure that the fellow
or girl who has 1t is secretly q lit
tie bit worried about his own back
ground.
The true aristocrat--in the best
Evening star., 1942-02-17

dress can be quickly and easily made
in sturdy washable fabrics-hnen,
poplin, broadcloth, chambray or
gingham. If you make 1t all Of one
fabric pick up the dominant color
Of the pattern with rick-rack braid
which can be used to outline the
yoke and the top of the hem.
Berbara Bell Pattern No. 1520-B
is designed for sizes 6, 8, 10, II and
IA years. Size 8 requires az yards
39-inch material, 8 yards rick-rack.
Patterns for all needs are shown
in our new Fashion Book. Send Is
cents for the new edition for spring,
just of the press.
To order Pattern No. 1520-B. send
your name, address, pattern number
and size, with Is cents. to Barbara
Bell, In care Of The Washington Star.
Evening star., 1942-02-17
Note to the Young Set
Your Life Doesn't Revolve Around
Proms and Parties These Davs
By KAY CaldyeH and Alden Harrison

meaning of that term-is demo-
cratic because he isn't worrying
about impressing other people. His
confidence in his own background
makes that unnecessary.
And, incidentally, this is an espe-
cially poor time in the worlds his
tory to be putting undue emphasis
on money and social standing, both
of which become more and more
uncertain with every days head
lines. There's an fashioned word
called character that is a pretty
good thing to bank on these days.
And If we seem to have come q long
way from a shooting match on a
suburban bus. that's just the way
columnists minds work in wartime
Evening star., 1942-02-17

BY Dorothy Murray
Unusual and practical Is key case
made Of gold-plated metal In the
shape of q clover-top key. The keys
slide into place just as blades do into
. knife case. thereby eliminating
that nerve-racking "jingling" sound.
The case Is attached TO any chain by
means OF loop and there Is . place
where initials may be neatly en-
graved. :.
Decorations for Geergs washing-
tons Birthday Ill the counters In
several local shops. In addition to
red. white and blue paper studded
with stars, there are hatchets and
trees made Of heavy cardboard, paper
baskets and appropriate hats. The
hatchets and trees can be used con-
veniently as place cards for your
party and will add q festive touch
to the occasion.
Have you ever been TO o shower
and wished that your gift was
wrapped as attractively as some, in
stead Of "done-up" In uninteresting
fashion, There Is no reason why 1t
shouldn't be, with the supply Of
lovely paper. stickers and ribbon that
Is available. Choose appropriate
wrappings, such as white paper with
silver bells for a wedding gift, tied
with lovely rayon satin ribbon also
stamped with the bells. Wrappings
for baby gifts and birthday presents
also are among the collection.
Complement your new tailored
suit with v neckline dicky. The
dickies come in sets of three, so you
can don a fresh one at moments
notice. There is a variety Of colors
from which to choose, and they are
packaged in cellophane to keep them
fresh and clean. -.
Candle holders with handles pat
termed after those great grandma"
used are now made of clear lucite.
Tall white candles placed in them
provide an ideal basis for any table
decoration scheme you might con-
coct.
Some people find money clips more
convenient to use than billfolds.
There are several different styles Of
the former. but one Of the most ap-
propriate and unusual Is a large
dollar sign made of gold-plsted
metal.
Walnut. mahogany or maple utility
serving carts are JOY to the hostess
with small dining room. The carts,
which have drop leaves, spacious bot
tom shelves and removable glass
trays. are equipped with swivel rollers
which make them easy to pull close
to the table. -.
Evening star., 1942-02-17
By Barbara Bell

A new and different yoke treat
ment brightens the top of the
"teen-age" frock which we present
today. A clever detail, this yoke
carries a front-opening for the
bodice and in addition gives that
originality which younger girls seek
In their fashions! Pattern No. 1920
B Is bound to be regarded highly by
the younger set anyhow, because it
also presents that very popular
feature-the dirndl skirt-in this
case a dirndl skirt with a snug f1t-
ting belt which ties in back with
sash ends.
You can make this frock excep-
tionally gay by using contrast mate
rial for the yoke and hem-thus
making q two color dress Of engag-
ing charm. Perfect for school, this
Evening star., 1942-02-17

them well IN clean, cool water;
use q thick pot and only q little
water. Watch that they don't burn.
You will soon learn how much water
it takes. Let 1t boil first. then drop
in your vegetables. Don't salt until
the end Of the cooking.
You can cover potatoes with boil
ing water, but be sure you don't
soak them in 1t. Watch, try them
with fork TO see whether they
are cooked, and then pour the water
of quickly and dry the potatoes on
the lowest heat. Don't let any
vegetable soak in the hot water,
once 1t Is cooked.
Vegetables are important. They
keep you healthy. Learn how to
cook them.
Can you clean the house from
end to end? Any strong, intelli-
gent child can do that, and he
should do 1t II there Is need. Every
time one Of you takes over the
work of an adult you help your
country. That goes for cooking,
cleaning. baby tending, mending.
anything that needs doing. Every
school pupil above the fourth grade,
and some In that grade, ought to
be able to take over the household
in an emergency and see 1t through
until help comes. Can you do that7
I've heard of British children who
could and who did. You can, too.
Do you know where to 90 to re-
port danger? To whom to 20 for
help In emergency Find out.
Keep asking until you know. Write
important telephone numbers in
your pocket notebook. Keep your
fiashlight in its place. Keep your
mind in good working order by CIV
ing 1t plenty Of practice In planning,
practicing what you may need to do.
Above all, make yourself useful.
Take over the job at hand and DO
your best. That b what is ex-
pected of citizen soldiers Of school
age. You are enlisted for the
duration. and II your ammunition
and equipment are the home
kitchen and the home equipment,
all to the good. We are fighting
to keep our homes, 50 you are i'm
portant members Of the fighting
army.
Evening star., 1942-02-17
Nylon Laundry

Two suds baths Of lukewarm
water and mild soap, three rinsings
that's the American Institute Of
Laundering recommendation for
nylon laundry. Then. the insti-
tute says, iron the material about
as you would rayon with an iron
around 200 degrees Fahrenheit (that
means not too hot II you plan to
avoid marks on the fabric).
Evening star., 1942-02-17
Clever Use of Accessories
Transforms That Dreary
Dress or Tailored Suit
Line Jacket With Bright Print
And Add Matching Blouse;
Jewelry Has Possibilities
Rv Helen Vou
By Helen Voet

These mornings demoraTng
but when you finally agger out and face with old
complete
the blankets and back sleep All which giving
some thought to popping up the contents of the clothes at this
season Not that hat cky hunk of ewely
rising any easier mind but spirit
you until your coffee arrives.
There number of tricks that
Ing wardrobe What's it'll clothes
number of different
you'll be buying with the
fashions which abe which lend themselves
disguises
TUNES, merely by knowing the ropes"
For example there's that plain little black
all winter which
breathe its
spring
Evening star., 1942-02-17
IAN Income, Needed for Smartness in M
Youngsters Of School Age
Enlisted for Duration
AS Citizen Soldiers
Pupils Can Tackle Household
Tasks and Serve Country
While Adults Are Busy
By AneeIo Pafri

Everybody these that matters home
Mother has take time out for service big brother In th Army
The air forces big working;
nobody has had time to attend them
That where you good citizen soldiers up
the slack
beds to be
It, begin Somebody will show there
with
keeping class the Red Cross worker They'll show
the beds
Can cook? read cookbook
handy begin Start with the things
broied bacon
Practice the family They won't mind Before long
able the dinner relieve mother
will thank you for that.
a the Clean
Evening star., 1942-02-17
Extra Flavor

When you want TO give your meat
loaf an extra savory favor, add .
quarter pound ground sausage meat
to each two pounds of meat.
Evening star., 1942-02-17

10 IHIt IIIe JdChtI anu I1Idke your
self blouse. You're not the least
bit ashamed of stealing this costume
suit idea from some of the snappiest
designers, and you discover that the
tired little suit lifts up its head and
becomes a new-looking ensemble.
On the days that you don't take
OF your coat, you substitute pastel
dickey for the blouse and add per-
fectly matching, though inexpensive,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-27
New Yorker
I'm Washington

THIS Is one way they are
Il getting around Union Gar
Petrillo. u
A recording Is made Of voice
only In the United States-no
music escort.
That master" Is sent out of
the country-where a band play
ing in American style provides
the orchestral background.
Both are then re-recorded to
make q complete record Of vocal
and orchestra.
A copy Is sent here, manu-
featured and sold In the United
States.
The big idea Is to avoid the
A. F. of M. recent ruling that
no musician can make record
ings In the SU.S.A."
It's the brain child Of q men,
Der OF Local 802!!!
THE following Is part Of an
i editorial which appeared In
q Chicago newspaper during the
Civil War:
mo crime b baser than his
who turns his back against his
country In her hour Of need,
and tho undying infsmy which
the word expresses, In one form
In which . people declare uieir
detsstation and loathing Of him
who lifts his hand against his
country, or lends help and COM
fort TO those who are In arms
against her.
And Of the men who are %
sunkon and vile 90 90 rorsake
the cause Of their country, and
league with her foes, thu lowest
and most deteeteA are those
who, lacking manly courage to
take m open and bold stand In
tho hostile ranks, under the
profession Of patriotic zeal and
true loyalty. do all they can 10
assist the enemy. distract and
divide their own people, and
weaken and destroy its govern
ment.S
A MONC the famous ships
"A that the 500 Reserve Cadets
lat the Coast Guard Academy
train on Is the old schooner
Atlantic.
II was commissioned in 1903
after the Vanderbilts built il to
compete In the transatlantic
sailing races sponsored by Kaiser
Wilhelm.
The Atlantic was the winner,
and Wilhelm. said the stories at
the time. gave the Vanderbilt
tribe "the most expensive gold
cup in the world"
When World War I began
that gold cup was turned over
TO our government. which found
that IL was $50 worth Of pewter!
Copyright by Daily Mirror. Inc.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-27
The On|ooker

the eyes sparkle and the blood
boil.
THE counters haven't been
Il picked over. either. To those
of us who have always done most
Of our Christmas buying just a
split second before the manager
Of the store put on his hat and
started locking the doors on
Christmas Eve, full and abun-
dant counter is confusing.
We Just didn't know what to
do when confronted with coun-
ter that had gloves that matched
in sizes, ties that didn't look as
II they had been sent over Mia
CARA in a barrel. and toys that
really worked.
And there was no queue half
a mile long in front of the wrap
ping booth.
Almost as mucfT-a-Part Of
Christmas as having to get up
before you want TO Christmas
morning, is the happy, tedious,
foot-shifting wait in the line
before the wrapping window,
which Is always manned by a r.
year-old girl who got the job
because she had 10 thumbs and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-27


CAMP ATTERBURY,
u S. ARMY,
INDIANA.
Dear Bugs:
We have without a doubt the toughest sergeant in the
army brass knuces to bed and has never lost
nightmare.
Every morning they to throw him down to put his
shoes
guy carries blackjack his key ring, and they
say his gal doubebaeled shotgun in her hope
chest.
only military formation he knows is walking single
file into police Say he wouldn't go into the
YMCA canteen without first casing the joint.
He doesn't know from nothing about playing dddly
wnks with manhoe covers this guy mends his socks with
tire tape, and they're good for 10000 miles.
The first night sentry duty he thought he the out
side post office job. He around the next
ing for his share of the stamps
He talks out of the side of his mouth and uses tooth
pick for direction finder His habit of salung with his
right hand while jabbing with his left resulted in knocking
the coones false teeth with respect for his rank
He is from good old Brooklyn and has travelled in subways
all his life The only he enjoy letter from his gal is
friend open it for him. Then he reads it his
pals shoulder.
He is a three-striper like myself but he ouranks
by 35 pounds and pretty good right hand When he ye
ATTENTION. the Dying Gladiator into and Sitting
Bull clicks his moccasins like Spanish castanets.
SGT JULIAN MATTOCKS
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Features
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-27

IN YESTERDAYS article I re-
i ferred to the modern concep-
ton of der7natology: that the
skin Is the mirror Of the system
and the dermatologist OF today
IAN internist who knows the
skin"
We are reminded by several
recent reports that skin .condi-
tions play an important part in
the health of our new army, not
only the military, but also the
industrial workers.
Lieutenant Colonel Lehman
calls on dermatologists TO be
good soldiers, and while deplor-
ing the general state of health
found in so many of our young
citizens makes a remark that 1
think is worth quoting just now:
1--WE must first be concerned
with removing hell from earth
before trying TO build . utopia
on IT."
THE army physicians do not
L have to deal with the chronic
or fixed skin conditions because
these are culled out in the pre-
liminary examination.
But they have plenty OF acute
skin troubles to deal with.
In World War I there were
1,84s, 800 days lost from active
service on account of skin affec-
tons, and this war will hardly
see any marked reduction.
In some forms Of acute der
mathis the present army medi-
cal department is on the alert
for prevention.
1t is hoped that modern treat
ment will reduce the $1,000 days
lost from trench feet--ring
wor1n-during the last war.
A PARTICULARLY trouble
"A some form of skin disability
is from plain pus infection of the
skin.
This is natural because In field