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Evening star., 1942-11-08
Writes Best Sellers
By Sara KRISTEN

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describes the panic caused by the
aerial knitting of Pearl Harbor.
For the Red Cross, she has
words of highest praise.
They Immediately set up
nurseries for children while the
mothers went to inquire about
passage to the United States.
They also provided the warm
clothing which would be needed
in the colder climate of San Fran
cisco, and, without any red tape,
made loans to women without
funds who were unable to get
their money from closed banks"
Since her return tc this country,
Mrs. Shea has divided her time
between writing and lecturing.
Having recently completed a lee
ture tour on the West Coast, she
Is planning another through the
South as soon as her present
book, women in Khaki" is
finished. In this book she tells
the story of the WAACs, their
work, requirements and back
ground.
Mrs. Shea got the idea for
"The Army Wife" on her way to
Honolulu in November Of 1910.
Aboard ship there were ap-
proximately $50 Reserve officers
and their wives, mostly brides.
The many questions asked by
these young women showed me
how completely ignorant they
were of Army rules and customs.
I felt a book on the subject would
be timely" Judging. from the
popularity Of her books, which
have been q sell-out from the
first, Mrs: Shea has filled q
definite need. Many letters from
young Navy wives, particularly.
tell how her book about them Is
called their "Bible."
Mrs. Shea gives a good deal
Of credit to her husband, Col.
A. F. Shea, for her success with
"The Army Wife"
"He was an exec llent critic In
the true husband fashion, I miss
his helpful suggestions very much.
However" she added brightly. Il
had . call from him last week
and the connections were per-
feet"
Col. shea = "somewhsre IN
the Pacific
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was caught up In q gayly pat
termed bandana. Over this, Mrs.
Hoffman wore an apron of the
type used in the French canteens,
an apron which she wore on duty
there not so long ago. 80.
One of our "spies" reports that
Mrs. Angler B. Duke is one of the
best dressed women ever seen.
Among her smart outfits is a lip
stick red suit worn with a hunt
er's green blouse and a little cap.
For evening Mrs. Duke has been
glimpsed in full skirted gown of
green taffeta, the jacket covered
with Victorian braid. This
same braid idea is repeated on a
simple gold crepe dinner gown
worn by Mary Louise jenkins who
Evening star., 1942-11-08
Pretty and Practical
By Barbara Bell,

Here are aprons just as you
like them-without fuss or extra
frills. While they are strictly
practical, they can be made to
look gay and cheerful by the
use of contrasting braid or ric-,
rae. Use the pattern to make q
good supply of aprons for your
self-and some extras to pack up
as Christmas presents.
Many women today are doing
more than their accustomed
share of housekeeping, so these,
appealing styles will be as useful
as they are attractive. What's
more, with clothes conservation
uppermost in the feminine mind,
the smart little coverings will be
welcomed as protective meas
ure to keep your wardrobe spick-
and-span, no matter how much
cooking, cleaning and serving
you do.
Barbara Bell Pattern No.
1708-B Is designed for sizes "a,
So, SO, 40, A, A, 46 and 4S.
Size 36. No. style, requires az
yards n or IS inch material, No.
2 style. ~ yards plus IN yards
contrast and No. 3 style / yard.
-Four yards braid each for No. /
and No. 2, 3 yards for No. 8. E
You'll be delighted with Fail
Fashion Book-it contains so
many smart suggestions for styles
you can easily make at home.
Send for your copy today, it costs
only is cents. Or, you may order
a copy with a 15-cent pattern
for Is cents, plus l cent for post
age. ..
For this attractive pattern
send Is cents, plus ! cent for
postage, in coins with your name.
address, pattern number and size
wanted to Barbara Bell, Wash-
ington Star, Post Once Box Is.
Station o. New York. N. =.
Evening star., 1942-11-08
Ease Strain

If work is a pain in the neck to
you, snap out Of it. Aching, tense
muscles at the back of the neck
are a common ailment of the girl
who works at a desk and type
writer all day. What's more,
they are a sure sign she's been
slumping.
OF course a preventive is worth
more than a cure, so If you're
smart you'll watch your posture.
Start the day right by placing
your spine firmly against the
back of your chair, feet fiat on
the floor. The way you begin will
influence your posture all day
long. The end of the day will tell
you how well you've done.
In case you didn't do so well,
here are some exercises that will
relax those aching muscles. Incl
dentally. they will help keep your
chin and neckline youthful too.
The stretching firms the muscles
that sometimes sag into an un-
becoming extra chin.
!. Holding hands on shoulders,
chin up, turn ahead and stretch
neck as far as possible to left,
then to right. Repeat five times.
2. Stretching the neck, let head
drop back as far as possible, then
forward. Repeat five times.
3. Alternate the right left
stretch and forward-backward
stretch with a'rotary roll Of the
head, letting 1t fall forward, to
the right, to the back. to the left
and forward again.
Evening star., 1942-11-08

and silhouette. They looked,
more or less, like an uninspired
blob Of fur which had been
pulled together just because there
was some fur left over when the
coat was finished. Today's fur
trimmed hats bear little resemb-
lance to these early models. They
are Just as interesting as hats
in felt or velvet, for they are
pretty ana smart looking. A high
crowned model of felt may have a
swoop Of silver fox tail arranged
In q clever manner, a mink
trimmed bonnet be perky and a
Persian lamb and mum set add
the desired air of chic to a sim
pie costume. The vogue for fur
hats and matching, diversified
NUTS has Saved the day, for
many q budget-minded woman
who can't afford q good fur coat
or jacket.
This year plan to be a little
more daring than ever in your
choice of a hat. If you select a
tiny, tilted, colorful chapeau, you
may feel funny" in it at first, but
we promise that on the second
wearing you will hold your chin
high, with all the confidence
that an outstanding bonnet can
give you. Don't settle back and
say, I'm not the type for giddy
hats" Every woman is the type
these days. She owes it to her.
self to brighten the scene with
fascinating millinery, to give her
"war jitters" a kick in the teeth.
We're not going to say that look
ing your gayest and lovenest is
q duty or a morale builder"
AL we know is that when you
are well dressed you feel hap
pier and more self-confident
And you add immeasurably to
the pleasure of those who look
at you.
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ly, demand coiffures that are
well kept and carefully arranged.
They are small, perfect to wear
with winter coats and suits be-
cause they don't fight" with fur
collars. They sit securely on your
head with invisible elastics, pins
or tiny combs sewn in the front.
Comfortable hats. they are, de-
spite their look of defying the
law of gravity. And they'll win
complim n is, too, after the
stronger sex has dome its duty"
by making sly remarks about
them.
Perhaps one of the most hope
full signs of the millinery season
is that fur hats are actually good
looking. When we first began to
wear bonnets to match our coats
they lacked inspiration in design
Evening star., 1942-11-08

to handle and are not conductors
OF heat or rust. Painted in deli
cate or bright colors they are
welcome addition to any kitchen.
Plastics, bakelite and enamel
may show up on your washing
machine to take the place Of
metals. You will like them, too,
for they are much easier on
clothing, stand water and soap
action forever and are sleek and
smooth to the touch.
Paint and color are used with
a lavish hand so that the war
time kitchen may be bright and
gay. Many of the new materials
will undoubtedly remain after the
war is won, as they are proving
lighter to handle and most serv-
iceable without extra care and
polishing. Others will be re-
placed later by the metals which
are no longer necessary in an
other capacity.
When you go shopping for re-
placements Of household equip
ment, do a bit Of pioneering and
see the new things that are Of
fered. Be willing to try a china
coffee pot (if you think you will
have coffee to put in it, or a
plastic bread knife or a pressed
board serving tray. When you
make a good discovery, pass on
the good news to your friends.
There is no need to feel sorry
for yourself when the "old
standbys" are not available.
There may be something much
better just waiting on the next
counter.
New offerings. plus your own
ability to improvise. will make
your wartime household q going
concern. There is no time to
bewail the loss of the old-time
things. A new order is coming
up, and the thing we try out to-
day will be the accepted equip
ment of the future.
In way. it is fun and mighty
interesting to be in on the ground
floor of new era. On with the
new!
Evening star., 1942-11-08
Bv Betsy CaSweU

trouble of removing the ring from
the brides finger for a few
minutes shortly after the cere-
mony-this was to keep her from
feeling as if the world had tum-
bled about her if by some chance
the ring should fall off by itself.
or had to be removed for any
reason. A gloomy idea, the whole
thing.
So the ladies sporting jeweled
guards took lot of criticism. In
fact, so much, that jewelers. and
customers alike began searching
for a compromise. Sometimes
this consisted of thin band of
gold set between equally thin
bands of platinum-just to keep
up the tradition, and, not at all
incidentally, to embellish the
ring. Some of these were plain,
at first, then came the fashion Of
having them chased in intricate
patterns, which improved them
so much that before long nearly
every one had abandoned the
strip of gold, and the all-platinum
ring, chased and slender, was the
wedding ring of the hour.
Gradually a good many of the
ladies who had chung to their all
gold bans found that they did
not 60 well with their engage
ment rings, which were even then
set in platinum. On wedding
anniversaries or some other spe-
cial occasion they would persuade
their husbands to make them a
present of their gold wedding
rings encased in platinum. So
they got into the fashion swim,
too. And the gold wedding ring
was definitely passe.
Diamond-studded wedding
rings came next-thin hoops of
diamonds set in frail bands of
platinum-as light and lovely as
a chain of dew drops. If the
groom was rich, the stones went
all the way around the finger,
and were square or baguette cut.
Easier on the budget were the
pretty little circlets of platinum,
with a few diamonds set across
the front center. incidentally,
my fathers mother had a gold
Evening star., 1942-11-08
Newest Hats Reach for the Sky

Paradoxically, let's be sensible
about silly hats. This year we
want them gayer than ever, more
feminine, more comment-pro-
voking. We want them in colors
to wear with our dark clothes,
and we want them slightly frivo1-
GUS because the clothes them
selves are more conservative than
ever.
And that makes sense. Even IN
England, where clothes are strict
" rationed, hats remain unhm-
tied. An English woman doesn't
need a coupon to buy hat, even
though she must figure closely to
get her required amount of other
clothing. Milliners such as Erik
are keeping their London salons
open for business, Of which there
seems to be plenty.
To be perfectly honest about it,
we can't tell you just what to look
for when you go shopping. Your
choice of q hat will depend prl-
marily upon the type of clothes
you wear, the colors that become
you and the shape that is most
fattering. Selections are greatly
varied, fortunately, so you needn't
despair if you don't find your
hat" right away. Keep hunting.
and don't settle for second best"
because a hat is super er-important
this year. Try to find one that
you cant live without" and that
you won't tire Of because it is Of
fine material, good line and be-
coming shape. Don't think that
because 2 hat is extreme" you
will tire of it Immediately. Some
hats give you a boost every time
you put them on, no matter how
often. Needless to say, we don't
recommend a bright red velvet
trimmed with a green and yellow
bird and swathed in yelling as
something you'll want to put on
every morning as you dash for
the bus. But we hope you'll have
It's equivalent for dress up" oc-
Evening star., 1942-11-08
Details Count

If a woman is well groomed
she is likely to be attractive. If
she is unusually well groomed
she will be notable. She will
stand out from the crowd and
will not be easily forgotten.
Clothes do not have to be ex-
pensive, but frequent cleaning
and brushing and the way you
wear them are essential. The
manner in which you carry your
self has much to do with the
general effect you give. Poor
posture is slovenly. No matter
how elegant q dress may Be 1t
will look limp and shapeless If
you huddle in 1t and slump
along.
Care of nails, hair, collars,
cuffs and accessories cannot be
over-emphasized. Also, no mat
ter how much you pay for a
hat, it loses its intended effect
If your hair Is wispy beneath 1t
or it is put on at the wrong
angle.
Have you ever thought that we
also need dreadfully to groom
ourselves mentally? Do you air
your mind out as you do your
closets7 Do you search for the
mental vitamins In new ideas?
Do you decorate your converse
ton with humor? Do you fight
the mildew of prejudice and
fixed ideas?
Attention to these details is
q essential to personality groom
Ing - housecleaning i to your
l10uso,
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sers" topped with a snowy white
twin sweater set. Her knee
length socks, worn for warmth
rather than appearance, are an
excellent idea for the chilly
houses we may expect this winter.
At the same party, Mrs. John
Hayes, also in casual attire, had
tucked a wide red felt bow into
her hair and repeated the color in
two wool pom-poms worn like
flowers at her waistline. -.
Mrs. Burial Hoffman is a beau
tifully groomed chef" when she
whips up delicious small dinners
these days. The other evening
her costume consisted of WELL
fitted black slacks topped by a
fresh white blouse, and her hair
Evening star., 1942-11-08
Black Is Runniue

Maybe it's because women
just plain like to look their pref
tiest-or perhaps it's because
lovely clothes can give that much
needed boost" when things are
darkest-but whatever the rea-
son. there has been no scarcity of
fashion news in Washington this
past week. It's true, of course.
that the report of what's being
worn could hardly be called
spectacular. The diamond dog
collars and ermine trench coats
are conspicuously absent. How
ever, that is as it should be in
wartime. The accent is on pretty
clothes, restrained and wearable
and in the best of taste.
Lunching in one of the smart
restaurants the other afternoon,
Carolyn Kennison wore a simply
tailored suit and accessories that
were outstanding in their fashion
Importance. Her hat was a green
knitted model with height in the
crown and a front ornament of
tiny red beads. A matching green
sweater and ver-the-shoulder
bag were equally effective. That
same afternoon, pretty Helen
Dexter was receiving compliments
on her new hairdo. She is one
of the first to go in for "phony"
chignon, and it's the last word in
A very informal Halloween
celebration last week found many
of the "grownup children" in
slacks. Wearing them exceeding
ly we'll was Peggy O'Hara, who
had chosen well tailored "trou-
Evening star., 1942-11-08
What Smartest Washington Is Wearing
Black Is Running Neck and Neck With
Costumes

also adds heavy gold earrings to
complete the illusion OF gilt
ter" -. N'r
Nine. Espil, wife of the Ambas-
sador of Argentina, and one of
our famous best dressed" merits
her right to the title in a smart,
simply cut daytime frock of thin
black wool, with which she wears
a tiny black sailor hat, yelled in
black, and trimmed with bows of
bright ribbon. Mrs. George
Renchard wears with distinction
a short, waist-length jacket,
made on close-fitting lines of
sleek black broadtail. Mrs.
Charles Maddox, as young-look-
ing and pretty as her daughter
Muriel, was glimpsed shopping
the other day in a black frock,
topped with a lovely silver fox
jacket, and small black hat. ..
Mrs. Philip Coffin also favors
black and wears it most becom-
ingly. -.
All of which seems to indicate
rather clearly that despite all
the screaming about color, it's
still a dark season" for fashion.
Color is very fine now and then,
but for something to "live in,"
the ladies still go for that good
little black Dress" This season
they are using bright tones for
accent, of course, adding furs and
fur accessories to give life to SIM
pie black, but the somber, basic
dress remains the darling of
Washington's well-dressed wom-
en-. especially for day wear.
Evening star., 1942-11-08

y oASs Z
Nancy Shea, author of THE
Army Wife" and co-author of
THE Navy Wife" both zooming
along as best sellers, was getting
dressed for church that fateful
Sunday morning last December
7, when looking out Of the window
of her home, near Pearl Harbor,
she saw the insignia of the low
flying Japanese bombers and
experienced her first real air raid.
MY emotions ran the gamut,"
she said. "At first was stunned,
then simply terrified. At the end
of the third bombing I was COM
pletely exhausted. Finally, by
adopting a fatalstic attitude, 7
managed to keep a hold on my
self. An inplacable anger at the
treachery of the Japs which
Evening star., 1942-11-08
From a Woman's Angle
Platinum Goes Var; Brides Go Back Gold Wedding Rings

Back to the gold wedding rings,
gals-when the present stock of
platinum circlets is used up
therell be no more for the dura-
e ton. That's because of a recent
order OF the War Production
Board prohibiting the use of
platinum in making jewelry.
Platinum is needed to fight the
war in many ways.
This will undoubtedly cause a
big hue and cry among prospec-
tive brides-as big a hue and
cry as did the introduction of
platinum wedding bands many
years ago. I can remember-all
right, it dates me, so what?-
when the first bride to select
platinum for her wedding ring
took a terrific blast Of criticism.
The oldsters walled that the only
sentimental metal for a wedding
ring was gold-just why I never
could find out. Even the genera
ton that was taking most mod
ern things in its stride was
doubtful about the good taste of
the new, shiny bands.
The first platinum wedding
rings were, really, just that
shiny bands. Those who could
remember old-fashioned customs
allowed as how the rings looked
no better than the silver or nickel
circlets their grandfathers had
worn to ward off rheumatism
"rhumatiz rings" they were
called. There wasn't any beauty
to the plain platinum circlets,
they said-they looked plain and
cheap.
Some defiant brides went right
ahead and chose the plain rings
and then demanded jeweled
guard rings as wedding gifts so
they could wear them later in
stead of the platinum wedding
rings. This raised more rumpus.
For any girl to take off the ring
her husband had placed on her
finger at the altar was prac-
tically sacrilege. 1t was supposed
to be worn day and night. un-
ceasingly, until finally it was
buried with the wearer. A few
1ar-seeing husbands went to the
Evening star., 1942-11-08

Shopping. is fun these days!
It's q game to see how many
things on the list can be found,
for many of the threats and dire
forebodings Of shortages which
we have heard in the last six
months are beginning to come
true. You cannot find some of
the items you are accustomed to
using. The big news, however, is
in the substitutes which are rap
idly taking the place of run-of-
the-mill equipment. In many
cases the pinch hitters" are far
superior to the things we have
had in the past.
It is = well-known fact that
Evening star., 1942-11-08
By Helen Voet

casions-a hat that is 'flirtatious
and dattering and expensive
looking, even if you did pick it up
for the proverbial song.
The hats on the page today are
pictured because they indicate a
trend. Likely you won't own these
exact models, but probably you
will take a hint from their style
significance and find something
closely akin to them. They were
selected because they represent
the work of topnotch milliners
who help to set the fashion for
hats IN all price brackets. All
of them are tiny, forward tilted
and with a feeling of height,
characteristics which distinguish
the smartest chapeaux this sea-
son. They are hats which show
your hair and which, consequent
Evening star., 1942-11-08

well as ample surface for pins
and needles. Handmade gifts
make for happier holidays.
Pattern envelope contains l
hot iron transfer and cutout de-
signs for 2 pin-cushions: also full
directions.
Send IL cents (coin) for Pat
tern No. 1718 to Needle Arts
Dept, Washington Star, P. Q.
BOX l72, Station p, New York.
N. r.
Evening star., 1942-11-08

Every woman needs a PIN
cushion and there's no reason
vhy 1t shouldn't be pretty as
well as practical. The charming
nosesay is a group of pastel balls
of silk caught together by frill
Of lace. With scented balls 1t
may also be used as q sachet.
The basket, attractive in blue
with peach embroidery and bow,
has space for threads, thimble
and I small pair Of scissors -
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Look for the Substitutes
Various articles Vanish From Sores Others Rebace Them
BY Margaret NoyeH

BY Margaret NOWeH
manufacturers are reluctant to
introduce new items, materials
and ways of doing our daily stint.
They know it takes an expensive
advertising program to put across
to the public any departure from
the tried and true method, and
probably a good II or IA months
of consumer education before a
new item is generally accepted.
The method has been to break us
in gently to a new routine. But
war has changed all this. Un-
able to get the things we are
used to, we are eager for the sub
stitutes which are offered.
The kitchen accessories which
formerly we're made of steel, alu-
minum, nickel. tin, copper and
rubber are now replaced by ma
terials such as plastic, glass,
pressed wood, paper compositions
and hardboard. Each one of these
stands in" for a material that
can be used to better advantage
in some other form.
Glass kitchen ware is both
beautiful and feasible. Because
it takes us so long to get over
the idea that glass will break
easily we have been slow to &C
cept the oven glass which has
been improving for the past 10
years. We know that aluminium
will dent, that enamel will chip,
that iron will rust, and we make
allowances for those things in
using them.
All we need to learn is that
glass will break with a too quick
change in temperature-and we
have the most attractive kitchen
utensils ever known. They are
easy to clean, they bake with an
even heat and food is doubly
appetizing when it is visible.
Pressed wood is another inno-
vation. The containers for bread,
cake, sugar and flour which once
were made of painted tin, as well
as the wastebasket and broom
cabinet, now are made Of pressed
wood and enameled. They are
wonderfully strong, comfortable
Evening star., 1942-11-08

ring set with little diamonds in
front, in exactly the same way
those many years beforeD
So now we're going back to the
golden routine-and fashionable
brides will be wearing gold we'd
ding bands once again. A cycle
has been completed, and a new
one must begin When, and how,
I wonder will the platinum rings
come again? What sort of brides
will choose them? How will they
dress? How will they look?
Only time will tell.
Evening star., 1942-11-08

welled up within me then has not
left me yet. Two hours later I
was waiting for boat to San
Francisco"
However, tail, blend Mrs. Shea
loses none Of the poise prescribed
In her books. as she tells the
story Of japanese trickery. Rather,
the depth Of her feeling Is re-
vealed In her lovesy hasel eyes,
which sparkle ard dash 6 shs