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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-02-04

though this lacquer may be one
answer to the problem Of remain
ing serenely "in place" even during
your busiest hours.
Follow-through department: Last
week we mentioned the plight of
the business girl, particularly one
who works for the Government, who
can't find time for shopping. Since
then, we've had several suggested
remedies which we pass along for
what they are worth. The man
ager Of one Of Washingtons smart
est specially shops says perhaps
the stores could close on Monday
and stay open for shopping on Sum
day. Theaters and barber shops
are open on Sunday, says he, so
why not stores as well? Or, he
declares it's possible for a girl who
wants to make a complete shopping
tour to call the store and make
arrangements with the manager or
head of a department to remain
after store hours and help her Sc
lect her wardrobe. Undoubtedly
such scheme could be worked out
only with smaller shops, but 1t does
have possibilities and certainly it's
tops" in customer service!
Chief difficulty about keeping
stores open one night q week seems
to be that it conflicts with civilian
defense orders about blackouts in
the business district. However, we
see no reason why local emporiums
can't equip their windows to meet
the requirements. We're sure that
girls who really want to shop in the
evening would rather have BACKED
out stores than no stores at all.
And, finally. another Of our spe-
cialty shop managers declares that
because girls have to rush so to
manage whatever shopping they
can, they are buying too fast and
choosing things they're unhappy
about later. Says he, We'll either
have to open the stores or close the
Offices! So that takes care of that
to date. Well keep you posted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-02-04
WhyGrow
Old?

By Josephine LoUman
receive many letters similar to
the following one:
Dear Mrs. Lowman:
Some day when you have time
! wish you would write q column
about will power. Sometimes I
think that I must be an extra bad
case Of lack of sustained will power.
My body is grand one Except for
little too much fat. 1t responds
beautifully to grooming, diet or ex-
ercise, but I never stick to it long
enough to get the ultimate good out
Of any routine.
I'm most ways I'm mature, but I
certainly never have reached ma
turity in this respect"
We are all such creatures of habit
that 1t is easy for us to become
slaves to everything from our
thoughts to the habit of eating
chocolate soda each day.
believe the answer TO the prob
lem Of developing will power in
these matters Is to begin by ad-
ministering small doses Of self
discipline. It's the long pull that
discourages. Forget that. Select a
period of time that is long enough
to see some improvement but not
long enough to be discouraging. Any
one can stick to a routine for a few
weeks. This first period OF time Is
the bump in the health and beauty
routine.
Once you are over that it will be
easy to go ahead. The results you
see will cause your vanity to per-
suade you to 60 on and your habit
of overeating and eating rich foods
will be. broken. It's amazing how
soon this eating habit can be
changed. After a week you won't
even want the rich things you did
crave-neither will you wish to
stuff"
Stand in front Of a mirror and
analyze yourself. Decide what you
need, plan your routine and then
select a 81 .Jrt period of time-for-
get about afterward.
II you wish to have my leafIet
COUNT YOUR CALORIES, send
. Scent, stamped, self addressed
envelope with your request to Jo-
sephine Lowman in care Of this
newspaper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-02-04
Dorothy Dix Says go
Most Women's Disappointment
Spring From Their Fatalism

Every woman wants to hold her
husbands affections and keep him
thinking she is the only woman in
the world, but whether this hap
pens or doesn't happen is almost
universally regarded by the sorority
of wives as just a matter Of pure
luck. They even have phrase for
it. They always poor Mary" the
woman whose husband falls in love
with some other woman and speak
of her as being 80 unfortunate"
and they shut their eyes to the fact
that whether a husband stays in
love with his wife or not depends
oftener on the way she treats him
than it does on chance.
Every mother hopes and prays
that her children will grow up to be
fine men and women who will be an
honor to her and a solace to her in
her old age, but the great majority
of them trust even this to luck. No
phrase is oftener on mothers lips
than you never can tell how chill
dren will turn out" yet If there is
one thing in the world that you
can predict with absolute certainty,
it Is the way children will turn out.
If their mothers have brought
them up to be ladies and gentle
men, with good morals and good
manners and habits Of industry and
thrift, they will be crowns Of glory
to them; but If they have brought
them up to be hoodlums, they will
be hoodlums to the end and bring
their gray hair in sorrow to the
grave.
And the reason why 50 few wom-
en- ever get anywhere in business is
because most Of them trust to luck
instead Of work for success. Every
office in the land Is cluttered up
with stenographers who have never
learned to spell; who can't take
dictation accurately, or turn out a
clean copy Of letter.
Behind millions of counters are
salesgirls who have not been in
terested enough to find out any
thing about the goods they are
supposed to sell; who do not know
their stock; who are too lacka-
daisical to suggest a substitute if
they haven't the article a customer
wants. In every dress shop there
are models who snoot the fat lady
buyers and make them feel like
worms Of the dust. In every restau-
rant there are mattresses who spill
soup down your back. These girls are
failures because they never bothered
to learn how to do good work. They
trusted to chance that they would
catch q husband or that their boss
would fall in love with them.
What q pity that women cannot
realize that our fate is in our own
hands and our luck II what we
make 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-02-04
New and Exciting Perfume
Is Described in Glowing
Terms by Originator
Hair Lacquer for Busy Ladies;
More About Business Girls
Problem of When to Shop
By Helen Voef

you Just sitting wondering which
Of the today suddenly
glance fell letter describing perfume We know the
describing sophisticated
and delightful fragrance Probably we'd classify the
standing mention looking
personality this exciting
what
the manufacturer in his letter bit Of correspondence which
lyrical indicating that the slightly deous with excite
men this product snahes Of the description something
pool the sharp ecstasy Of perfect ski Jump the lovely elegance
lavish the Of kiss the thrilling moment Of love-
hearts desire and hearts fulnllment.
Well compounded pure
emotion beloved beauty distilled with
that make personal history
wicked feminine
there's a good perfume
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-02-04

What more can we say!
Remember the time you had that
fancy hairstyle for a very special
occasion and the hairdresser sug-
gested that lacquer be applied to
keep the elaborate couture in. place?
Remember, too, how delightful 1t
was to have no straggly wisps of
hair tumbling over your collar, and
what a Joy to find your tresses hold
ing that sleek, well-groomed look?
Well, you'll be happy to hear that
you now can have that satisfaction
all the time, thanks to q moderately
priced hair lacquer that you can
apply In q flash, making it as much
q part of your hair arrangement
routine as the combing or brushing.
With short hair 50 very much in
the picture it's important that it
look neat, trim and attractive, and
with more and more women doing
active defense work the time de-
voted to grooming may be some
what curtailed. So, 1t looks as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-02-04
Better toKeep
Established
Invitation
Present Type More
Attractive Than
The New Form
By Emily Post

An unusual sample invitation is
sent me by a firm of stationers with
a letter asking whether I think its
form is in good taste and whether
I would consider it proper to rec
ommend it to their customers. The
form is like that used in poetry
each line beginning with a capital
letter on an even margin, this way:
Mr.. and Mrs. Blank
Request the honor Of your presence
At the marriage of their daughter
Margaret
To
Mr.. James Smith, etc.
My answer to this is that I see
no excuse for changing from the
established form to this queerly un-
balanced appearance which Is
neither as clear nor easy to read nor
as pleasing as the correct form
which centers each line and reads
like an invitation instead OF pseudo
poetry.
Dear Mrs Post: My father Is not
living and I don't want any one to
walk up the aisle with me and give
me away. ! am wearing a day
dress and hat and inviting only my
nearest relatives and friends. AS it
happens, almost every one invited Is
young. Just how wrong would it
be for my f1ance and me to walk in
Il
would our best man and maid of
honor walk in?
Answer think wedding as
small as you say this will be, added
to the fact that your father is not
living, will make it quite all right
for you to come in with the bride
groom. But instead of having your
two attendants follow you and give
the effect of a double wedding, I
would suggest having the maid of
honor sit or the aisle in the second
pew on the left, and the best man
in the same position on the right.
(Second pew or even third is chosen
relatives.)
Your attendants then leave their
places and stand near you during
the ceremony. After the ceremony
they wait long enough to follow
with the immediate families.
Dear Mrs. Post: When a single
fold Of letter paper is used, may it
be written on on both sides, or Is
only one side supposed to be used?
Answer-Both sides is quite all
right for handwritten letter; type
writing on the other hand should
never cover both sides.
Mrs. Post is sorry she can no
longer answer personal letters.
She Is glad, however, to have
many printed slips on a variety
of subjects to offer to her readers.
Today's slip is can Etiquette
Test" Be sure to send a Scent
stamped, self-addressed envelope
with your request to Mrs. Post,
In care of The Evening Star.
Leaflets cannot be mailed unless
seH-addressed envelope bears
correct amount of postage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-02-04
By Barbara Bell

What could be a more pleasant
preface to spring than a new house
frock to wear right now and
throughout the sun-shiny days
ahead? Pattern No. 1545-B is such
q CHEEKY dress-bright as a May
morning with its ric-rac outlines
around neckline. cuffs and seams
Miraculously easy to make, too, so
that you can quickly have several
frocks Of this style.
The low, fattering neckline is
emphasized by single button, and
side pieces introduced in the skirt
accent the slimness of your hips. A
few darts. a few gathers. and the
bodice fits smoothly and easily. The
sleeves are perfectly simple and can
be short or a draped length coming
just below the elbow
When you've made two or three
house dresses with this admirable
pattern you'll be more than ready to
try q silk or rayon print in it too
and thus you'll gain dignified, fat
tering street dress which you can
wear everywhere.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1545-B
is designed for sizes "a, SO, SO, 40, AZ,
A, 46 and 48. Size SO, short sleeves,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-02-04
Cliff Dweers Pattern of Life Indicated by Remnants Of Civilization
Homes Built of Sandstone
Worked Into Shape With
Crude Stone Hammer
Interior Plan and Decoration
Show True Love of Beauty;
Practically Also Seen
By Marearef NoweH

On the western slope Colorado Southwestern
the remnants Of the second great prehistoric culture which
entirely different house than the earlier Basket designed
Fourhng just about at the beginning the Christian Cliff
utilized sandstone
for his building with carefully sandstone laid
materials
beauty practically dictated the proportions buildings
plan and Of the interior the masonry
which wthsood
which
countryside.
Recognizing the value to future generations OF such remarkably
planned community National
Mesa Verde National Park
walk through ruined villages methods construction
visualize the whole pattern of life in that
Cliff Palace the largest cliff ruins ground floor
usual which make
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-02-04
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By Baroness Phantom

By Baroness Phantom
Do take pride in brightly sparkling ktchen7 Then will
the charm of kitchen Playful kittens amusing and
the subjects Of these designs You'll be
to smile place them
Embroidered stitchery complete
the
Pattern envelope contains hoton transfers for designs each
directions
Send IS cents for pattern No. 1923 the Needework Editor
Ct The Evening Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-02-04

requires 4a4 yards 35-inch material
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-02-04
Print Motif

No one can possibly mistake your
coat for hers, If you do as Michele
Morgan, the movie star, did. She
has a new coat down the front of
which are 10 buttons. Each button
has her own fingerprint stamped on
the center.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-02-04
Winter Dish

Dreamed asparagus served hot
over salmon or tuna loaf makes an
appetizing winter dish well within
budget bounds. It is also fortified
with plenty Of minerals and vita
Minis.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-02

Judge Curtiss s. Bacon of Middletown must enjoy some sort of a record here in Connecticut. He was assured recently of his reelection to the office of Judge of Probate for his 18th term. Judge Bacon has been nominated by both the Demo- crats and Republicans of the district. The Democrats named him last week, the Re- publicans this week. He can't fail of election. And certainly he shouldn't, nor should he fail of nomination. Anyone who has given thirty-four years to public office and has had to come before the electorate every two years is certainly a public servant deserving, of such tenure of office. Connecticut is indeed fortunate that it has called to the office of judge of probate in so many districts such fine men. There are any number of them, in- cluding our own fine judge, Patrick Hea- ley, who are endorsed whole-heartedly by both parties, even though they profess al legiance to one or the other. And if they may not be endorsed by an opposing par ty, they usually are by the voters of the opposing party because they have given honest, sincere, and diligent service.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-02
Nelson Comes Through

Henry Kaiser's confidence in Donald Nelson's good faith has been justified MT. Nelson has come through with trial or der for three super-cargo planes. Now we shall find out whether the wonder man of World War II production has taken on more than he can handle.
 If MT. Kaiser should fail, he still will remain one of the great men of this era. We do not expect him to fail. He has suc- ceeded too often before, where lesser men could see no possibilities of success-and surely the manufacture of huge cargo the right to try, and Mr. Nelson has the chance. Kudos to both.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-02
Five, Six, Pick Up Sticks!

Maybe the old nursery rhyme will come m handy this winter when the winds are high and the cold creepS in under the door. At any rate there's plenty of fire wood available in our state forests and it's yours for the asking, the paying, and the carting. In other words if you're householder with a furnace that will take wood or possessor of an old-fashioned wood burning stove or a fireplace that can give off heat, here's the chance to supplement your supply of fuel.
 This isn't anything new, mind you. For years now State Forester Austin F. Hawes has had firewood available in the state forests for all those who wanted to take the trouble to get it. Some times wood has been offered free of charge, provided the seeker cut and delivered it. Right now, though, there's a large quantity of timber, felled in the 1888 hurricane which can be cut up into suitable sizes. You'll have to pay 50-cents cord for it, though. On top of your own labor this isn't too much of a sum.
 American people haven't yet become conscious of the vast resources, natural, which they overlook. It's different over in Europe where they haven't got vast stores of coal or fuel oil. Wood is pre- ciouS and not even the smallest twig is al- lowed to go to waste. Collecting firewood is not merely chore, it's duty. Before this war is over maybe we'll be consider ing it such, too.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-02

trolled by all the defendants herein and involved in this suit.
 We hold no brief for Hartford Empire. From our standpoint that company's significance is merely that of guinea pig upon which a court is trying an experiment. that to us seems very un- American. Why? For this reason. The Hartford Empire Company and it's asso- ciate defendants, by the evidence in the case, have developed or bought patents which enable the manufacture of better glassware more cheaply. These have cost them money. They spend money improv- ing their methods.
 Now the court says they must give freely to anybody the valuable property rights they have acquired at much cost. Any ambitious man or group who has never invested single dollar in research can walk into Hartford Empires office, under this court order, and say, Gimme, free, for nothing" Says the Bill of Rights, Article VI: "No person shall be deprived of property without due process of law" Judge Kloeb anticipates, in his opinion, that the Supreme Court will pass upon his handiwork.. It should, for the sake of the American system of free enterprise.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-02

ferocious scOwls from Wall Street by breaking boycott. The new stick issue e sold at taht time recouped l fortune.
 Eberstadt has tremer 5ouS drive, German tenacity, and the habit of working night and day. He will get things done. Already he has started to clean up his branch of the War Production Board.
 But will he be completely sub servient to the Army? That is the big question in Wash ingtOn. As head of the Army
 Navy Munitions Board, Eber- stadt was good, but by no means fauItIesS. Priorities were hand ed out hit and miss. The Board actually was caught giving prior ity to battIeships rather than airplanes until Overruled by WIPE.
 NOTE - When Eberstadt held his first day of conferences as WIPE vice chairman, he groWled, If anyone doesn't like the Army around here, he can get out" MILITARY OR CIVILIAN RUL-
 Most earnestly debated question in Washington for months has been whether military eencroach- ment on the civilian powers of the War Production Board might ease the United States toward the read to dictatorship.
 The President, Congress, busi- r ss, even Secretary of War Stim- son, have been emphatically against military control. Chief man for. it has been It. Gen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-02
Fruits of Their Labors

Perhaps you hadn't noticed because it was buried deep in long and technical Judicial opinion and order, but a federal judge has just decided that what is yours belongs to everybody else. That, of course, is the one facet of Communism which is pretty generally understood. But this judge isn't Communist, and his decision isn't Communistic, and our guess is that the Communists haven't even heard about it yet. So let's forget faiat bugaboo and stick to the issue
 District Judge Frank L. Kloeb of the Northern District of Ohio, Western Divis- f8zs, found the Hartford Empire Company ESa 4 number of affiliated glassware HIHnufacturers guilty of creating and l8Inkaining a deliberate and vicious @z1nnp0Iy through the control of virtually #8#zS useful patent in the industry. #&Glsrnliy, then, the judge attempted to #Ak up the monopoly and open up the
 SHnfe manufacturing field to comPe- l1n. which Is the American way.
 EsE1A nf Ghe measures which Judge Kloeb
 HKHa for this purpose Is, in his own #MNMne: s.All the defendants shall be
 slskN tc license anyone, royalty free, # #H as&nufacture Of machines ernbody- s sN4su naterlt rights" The patents
 S6Ee specifically described earlier in .Ss& umfmHxMph az "all of the patents
 AA@NA &aK patents owned or con-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-02

The new highway bridge across the Thames River at New London is expected now to be open to traffic about January 1. That's just about the time that has been predicted all along and is good to note, for construction has been hampered of recent months and there are many in- stances of contractors forced to seek ex- tension of time limits where they have been set The New London bridge, un- fortunately, won't be as much appreciated next year as it will in those to come. De creased motor traffic will dull apprecia- ton somewhat, but eventually it will come into it's own. In the meantime there probably won't be too much agitation for retention of the old bridge, which has been demanded as a safeguard against possible bombing of the new one.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-02

about them, they never seem 10 be the least disposed to stoop down and pick up any Of 1t. Why2 Usu- ally such people are physically bee low par. They have poor digestion, or low blood pressure, or sluggish intestines. Melancholy and a dis- position to nag others come more often from colitis than they do from cussedness. TantruIns more often arise from indigestion than from in- dignatlon.
 But many perfectly well people are inclined to look at the dark side Of life, brood over injuries, complain about the habits of their associates. And when this is true, the dlsposl~ ton can almost always Dc traced tc an unwholesonae tendency to be self-centered. Such people get real pleasure out og pltyIng themselves. They love 10 picture themselves abused, They set satisfaction out uk striking at others wllh khs nnwst
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-02
Comfortable Living Still

Despite the fact that yesterday marked further swing away from our familiar American way of life towards one more rigid and with fewer comforts, most of us can't really complain about present. day conditions. Yep, the speed limit for all motor vehicles is 35-miles per hour, but there was once time when 35 miles was considered pretty fast for any car. And just think of what good effect such a limit is going to have on the life of the average car, it's tires, and it's gasoline con- sumption.
 Voluntary rationing of meat on the basis of two and one-half pounds per per son per week also went into effect yester- day. Probably there won't be too much attention paid to this throughout the na- tion until families get their general use ration books and have to submit coupons to obtain their weeks supply of meat. But the period of education should reveal to most of us that we can get along very nicely on the allowance if we realize that only by such things as this will we end this war promptly and successfully for the allied forces.
 Fuel oil is also rationed now and a lit tie later when the weather gets colder there may be some suffering. After all Americans have become accustomed to an easy and comfortable way of living. Heated homes are really heated homes, not warm in one spot and cold around the edges. A winter of this Spartan sort of life may convince us that there really is war and that the only way nation can win war is to go to war, every man, wo- man, and child. But as yet we should not complain, for undoubtedly there is more in store for us, but it's small price to pay for genuine world peace with the democratic nations assured of preemin- ~nce, not necessarily predominance.