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Evening star., 1942-05-23

No red-blooded American
woman likes to be bored, and
neither do her children! This is
one reason that the American
public has kept ION the go" in
search of new interests all these
years, and now that all means OF
moving from place to place is
curtailed, the experience gained
in travel will keep us from being
bored while we plan interesting
work and play at home.
The nice American trait Of
being willing to work to get the
things you want is going to fill
the days this summer with inter-
esting effort to take the place OF
the long jaunts or the elaborate
and expensive resorts and travel
equipment of former years.
Her own ingenuity Is going to
inspire each woman (and it will
be up to tho women to plan
her housekeeping, her entertain
ing and her life with the children
50 that it may be accomplished
without domestic help, and will
include the proper mixture OF
work and play so that the year
will be rich in new experience.
The blue denim and calico
charm of the farm, the suntan-
ned, energetic playtime Of the
seashore, the thrilling and excit-
ing adventure of exploring new
territory may all have to be
transplanted to your own garden
and its immediate environs. 1t Is
quite possible that this genera
ton Of young America may redis-
Evening star., 1942-05-23
New Books to Aid Housewives
Three Latest Volumes Reviewed Prove Unexpectedly AMUSING
By Betsy CasWeU

nothing" are unusual and emf
nently practical, and she even
delves into the darkness of black
outs and AFRAID shelters to
bring CLEANS of light to house.
wives puzzled as how best to cope
with this strange new existence
upon which we are entering.
You can read Miss Fishers
book for its practical aid-or you
can read it for sheer amusement.
1t fills the bill either way. And
we'll promise that you won't be
made to feel like Dumb Dora
In any chapter, either.
A little less breezy and more
on the serious and detailed side
is The Run of the House" by
Charlotte Adams, recently pub
lished by the Macmillan Co. But
the author shares with Miss
Fisher the ability to advise with
out being dictatorial, to suggest
without commanding and to
grant her readers the benefit Of
doubt as regards their intelli-
gence. I'm inclined to take eX-
ception to one or two things she
says-for instance her table of
tasks expected of a general
houseworker on a fixed schedule
would seem to me to leave that
unhappy soul no time even to
catch her breath, and I feel her
attitude toward domestic en-
ployes is a little too con-
descending for these days and
times. She wakes enthusiastic
Evening star., 1942-05-23
Emily Post Advises

IS. o. s., Mrs. Post, Please!"
This Is the arresting beginning
Of . letter which continues:
Help is certainly what I need.
To make the story as short as I
know how, my daughters f1ance
had to go to the Army and as
she works far away from home
ahe had to think quickly and act
without her family's advice. So
they were married before we had
met him and before she had met
his family.
Since the usual circumstances.
to which rules apply. do not
exist, none of us know who should
do what, first. Shall I write to
him-my unknown on-in-law in
the Army? Shall I write to his
mother? And shall my daughter
write to his mother? Or should
his mother be expected to do
everything first? She knows
about the marriage and had
heard about my daughter before
Evening star., 1942-05-23

and positive on the ways and
means Of keeping maids, cooks.
ETC., over a long period Of years
and yet she must herself have
had a good many changes in her
own menage. judging from the
expert advice she gives on hir-
zig, firing and shifting.
However, these are very mi
nor complaints, and would not
be made at all If the book as .
whole were not such q fine piece
OF work. Few phases in the
gentle CD art Of housekeeping
are left undiscussed, from deco
rating, cleaning. budgeting. fur
nishing, serving. entertaining
and so on, to nutrition and the
Importance of . well-appointed
guest room.
The author, who is food editor
Of the paper PM. has been In
terested In the subject matter OF
her book for many years. She
has had a career as q business
woman, and then a period Of
eight years during which she de-
voted herself to her home and
family. Therefore, she is well
qualified to undertake such a
book as this one, and she has
done her job delightfully."- and
we'll.
Last in our group Of publica-
tions reviewed today Is q slim
and scientific volume by Fern
Silver, simply entitled 'Nutri-
Evening star., 1942-05-23

that, but as they lived in q dis
tant city there was no chance
for any of us to meet"
The principal answer to this
is not to expect others to know
these particular rules because
only those who have had several
marriages in their families are
likely to know. Correctly, 1t Is
true that you should write to
your unknown" son-in-law; his
mother should write to your
daughter. His mother should
also write to you, but since she
is just as likely to be waiting
for you to make the first move,
1t is always best in these circum-
stances to build a bridge rather
than to create a breach.
Therefore, unless his mother
writes you promptly. think that
you and your daughter would be
wise to write to her rather than
to wait for her to make a move
which she may be expecting you
and your daughter to make first.
Evening star., 1942-05-23

umn Of fashion-setters, except
when we see them worn appro-
priately and becomingly-men-
ton will, therefore, be rare, We
think! OF course, the exception
to prove the rule is the very
charming slack suit which "Chy"
Mclaughlin selects for "at home"
wear. Well tailored and of a
soft shade OF blue, It has honest
to-goodness Indian buttons Of
silver matched with earrings and
q wide silver bracelet. Casual
white "ghillie tie" play shoes and
q sheer white snood trimmed with
flowers add to the cool and very
smart effect. Best of all, the
wearer has her slacks as care
fully fitted as her best dinner
dres-and she wears them only
on informal occasions. :.
Hostess pajamas are coming
very much into their own these
days. Mrs. John Hayes
chooses them for entertaining at
informal dinner and among the
smartest of her several pairs is
Evening star., 1942-05-23

As a general rule, reading
books dedicated to improving the
housewives efficiency, and max
ing her happier about the whole
thing, becomes a rather boring
task. There are too many
women, 1t seems to me, who pub
lish volumes telling other women
how to attend to their knitting.
They presuppose the mentality
Of the average woman to rank
somewhere between that Of a
moron and an expert accountant
which puts the average woman
IN an impossible position right
OF the bat.
These authors then proceed to
talk down" to the simple idiots
who peruse their pages, and after
seversl chapters of such conde-
scension wind up with a hight
talk on figures-hours. budget
and nutrition tables-that would
take an Einstein to put to prac-
tical use. So, who can blame the
feminine reader for being be-
vildered to such an extent that
she sneaks the book into the
waste basket when no one is
looking, or loans 1t to the friend
who is always boasting of what
4 superb housekeeper SHE is?
1t has always seemed to me
that every woman has her own
individual housekeeping prob
lems-and that no tome based on
mass household efficiency can
possibly solve them for her. She
must work out her own saliva
ton, and If occasional printed
suggestions for coping with va
rious unrelated affairs give her
a bright idea, and help her to
adjust matters to smoother run
ming within her four walls, that
is the most we so-called "ad-
visers' should expect.
All this rambling is leading up
to the fact that, for change, I
have enjoyed reading two books
of the helpful" type, both just
published, and with a good deal
to recommend them. Neither is
pedantic or dictatorial, and one
has the feeling that the authors
have really tried to be under
standing and make suggestions
to women of intelligence, rather
than to brow-beat dim wits into
running their families THEIR
way.
How to Cook a Wolf" by M.
F. K. Fisher, published yesterday
by Duell, Sloan 81 Pearce. Inc,
Of New York, is as breezy and
amusing as its wacky title. The
idea, Of course, back of the latter
is how to make something out OF
that old wolf at the door, instead
Of letting him make nothing out
Of your morale and way of living.
Miss Fisher, according to the
picture on the books jacket, is
pretty, young and full of snap
certainly her book bears out this
description of her. She has had
a delightful period of living
abroad. and while so doing &C
auired definitely epicurean tastes:
J she has read extensively, which
brings many amusing quotations
and anecdotes into the pages.
Casually she introduces some ex-
eellent recipes here and there
through the volume; her sugges-
lions for making something Of
Evening star., 1942-05-23

cover their own homes and learn
again some of the arts that
made grandmother such q
charming lady.
1t is not possible or feasible
for a woman who has become the
head of the household while the
men are away to attempt to take
over her husbands duties and
those of the maid at the same
time that she takes on extra war
time difnculties and defense jobs.
Somewhere along the way she
must learn to delegate response
bilities so that each member Of
her household may carry his
share of the load. This In itself
Is quite an undertaking.
A list Of the things which must
be done to keep the menage run
ming should be put down in order
Of their importance. From this
a list of the tasks suitable for
each age may be made. This
should include duties for the tod
dlers and the grandfolks. Then
a daily schedule should be worked
out for each person so that the
coordination of all insures a
well-run house, with the proper
amount of maintenance and time
left over for fun. Grandfather
might take over the care Of the
garden with one Of the young
fry" to do the running and the
STOPPING under his supervision.
Fourteen-year-old brother could
be entrusted with the care Of the
basement which would include
the heating equipment, fuel sup
Evening star., 1942-05-23

weather frocks is . classic shirt
waist model made Of rough,
loosely woven linen in the nat
ural" color that Is 70 smart this
year when conservation Of dyes
must be considered. Mrs.
Benjamin Cain, just up and
about after . recent operation,
looked crisp and cool at tea the
other day In . jacket dress Of
navy blue silk. polka dotted In
white. and . fetching little white
hat worn like q cap on the back
Of her head. with a gay tassel
swinging down one side.:. Nat
allie Keeney Phillips was the Gym
osure Of all eyes at the horse
show on Sunday In q costume OF
"nre-engine red" Natalie, not At
all incidentally, knows how vary
ing shades Of red can clash. and
made sure that her npstick exact
ly matched her outfit.
Speaking Of red. and tassels,
both have been used most ef1ec-
lively Of late by several smart
Warrington women. Martha
Elyn Slayback presented .
Jaunty picture ut cocktails tho
other afternoon. wearing q deep
green suit and q bright red straw
hat, Wide brimmed and trimmed
with . tassel of the same red. =.
Also sporting . be-tasseled bon
net Is Mrs. Duke NJ. Patrick,
who chooses hers In Light blue
felt With the red tassel extending
almost to tho waistline! Tho
matching bag Of blue has red
yarn trim-the ensemble, by tho
way, Il from John-Frederics-
and Mrs. Patrick wears It with .
Npstick red suit and nAilhead
studded shoes. -.
This spring even the fairest Of
tho fair, who nee from Sunburn
- . rule, are out tanning their
legs preparatory to going stock
ingless for the hot months. and
thereby saving their precious
nylons. OF course, there are
synthetic "tans" to b purchased
In the shops, but II one can be
obtained from the great outdoors
for nothing. Why not indulge7
90. The slacks question gets worse
and worse IN fact, We don't
even mention them In this eol-
Evening star., 1942-05-23
Wise Woman Shares Her Responsibilities
Each Member o. he Household Should Be Allotted Job

offered in the beautiful travel
folders. The important item Is
to remember that fun and recre-
alton must be an integral part
OF it all. This does not mean
popcorn and peanuts and expen.
Hve riding habits for fun. It
means the Eight touch" and
natural exuberance which ema-
mates from happy people doing
interesting things. Recreation
does not mean a trip to the sea-
shore, with all the excitement Of
dancing and dining expenSively.
The true significance Of the word
is restoration, . recreation Of
spirit and body which comes with
release from daily and hourly
routine tasks, with . bit Of pleas
ure thrown in.
So, brush the dust OF your
picnic basket, gather the family
for q whsle day once . week and
do something new and differ
ent." Use the tow path up the
canal for . hike. use the parks
for nature trips and "wienie"
roasts. The Zoo is wonderful on
. bright day and Smithsonian
cool and interesting on . rainy
one.
In addition, be just IS smart
about leaving the family and all
its cares as you are about holding
them together. Put on your best
bonnet, go to town" on the bus
and indulge in . movie, . play, .
concert or an art exhibit that
feeds your exhausted mind with
new inspiration.
Evening star., 1942-05-23
Bv Helen Voff

sophisticated turn 1t has taken.
No more do we think Of 1t only
In country or play clothes or
as something to wear around
the house" Suits and dresses
for cocktail wear and luncheon
appear this year in black pop
lin or waffie pique, In cotton gab-
ardine, Bedford cord, embroid-
cred and plain chambray. print
ed voile, cotton shantung. cot
ton lace and dotted swiss, all
Of them snartly styled and really
chic with "fussy" accessories.
In the less formal category,
daytime dresses and suits for
town are done beautifully In
plaid and checked gingham,
striped and plain chambray.
woven and printed seersucker
Evening star., 1942-05-23
Country Cotton Comes to Town in Wartime
SepMse.a Brooks Are Made 0n:Sorns4 Material

it's not hard to see why they're
enthusiastic. Visualize rich white
cotton lace worn with long black
organdie gloves and cotton mesh
sandals for dining in town. Some
of the best known designers are
using hand-painted organdie in
romantic evening gowns and
quilted gingham studded with
colored sequins for evening
great coat!
The possibilities for cotton
are unlimited and the important
thing Is to really consider 1t for
your best" clothes. Once you
strike up an acquaintance with
cotton you'll be ss amazed and
delighted with its, potentialities
as are the still-reeling fashion,
lists.
Evening star., 1942-05-23

and in the large family Of Grim
kles, striped ticking and avn
ing-striped cottons. Glazed
chintz for daytime wear is an
other popular fashion Of 1912,
best beloved by the young set.
Needless to say, cottons still
appear in very informal clothes
for country wear. in play suits
and dresses, in swim suits and in
almost every active sports Sc
lection. But the most interest
ing part Of the current picture
Is the use of cottons for town
clothes, for your very smart
cocktail frocks, dinner dresses
AID the like. Many Stylists are
talking about the importance Of
street-length white cottons for
those long summer evenings, and
Evening star., 1942-05-23

Those recently glimpsed walk
ing fashion plates" seem to prove
once and for all that even though
we dress for warm weather in
Washington, we lose none Of our
smartness and chic in the proc
ess. As Is our habit. we've
been keeping . watchful eye on
what Warrington wears. and the
report Is indeed . satisfactory
Peggy Wagner believes that
streamlined clothes are the cool
est. One OF her favorite warm
Evening star., 1942-05-23

good care Of them because It's
obvious that the supply will ulti-
mAtely be reduced.
Needless to say, the shortage
OF other materials and the con-
sequent improvement of cotton Is
not the only reason for its new
success. Women leading increas-
ingly active lives will find 1t q
Joy because of its comfort and
launderable features. Women re-
Gently arrived in Washington will
discover that cotton is the answer
to the blstering weather in these
parts and that because . fresh
dress is needed every day. It's
. near-perfect choice.
AS We mentioned earlier, one
Of the most interesting features
about cotton this season Is the
Evening star., 1942-05-23

ton" Published by D. Apple
ton-Century Co., this book con-
tains a concise, easily understood
factual discussion Of the relation
between foods and bodily energy
and growth. The latest findings
of the scientific world along
these lines are neatly con-
densed, and photographs and
Evening star., 1942-05-23

charts are used freely through
out the pages. The book may be
used as q text book for those In.
terested In nutritional research,
or it may be kept as . refer
ence book for the alert and mod
ern housewife who wants to keep
abreast with the newest devel-
opments along dietary lines.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-07-13
The Sports rail
By Whitney Martin
By RUSS NEWLAND
pinch Hitting For Whitney MARTINI

SPOKANE, July l2.-(Wide World)-In case profess
;na baseball gets badly stymied by the war it has to
FAN back on the services of older and this doesn't mean
4oyearod recruits we have prize candidate for say
the Brooklyn Dodgers.
~, Gregory pitcher with past present and future
hprwise ageess For instance "Screwbal" Gregory has
warming up rs years and in his tireless capac
w the regular starting hurer for the Oregonian Orioles
From the stories going around he might have twred for
rhe Baltimore Orioles, basebas redhots of past decades
The Orioles comprise bush league team representing
the Portland newspaper the Oregonian of which Gregory
the sports editor He may be considered the sole pro-
retor of the club inasmuch he the playing equip
men and paraphernaia and his private auto is used
norae dressing He also is the president and man
ager of the club and usually the field captain.
" Gregory is ncknamed from his best pitch -
but some of his teammates suspect him at times of
ng eccentric especially when they think of the house
door incident On occasions he has forgotten the key to
his front door and being believer in direct action merely
broke the glass pane with his bat This only happened
Of course when nobody home Entry in this fashion is
not POSSIBLE now The Gregory domicile has solid wood
door which the missus had installed
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-07-13
cops TWIN BILL FROM RED SOX
Wander Nicer; Riddle Capture Two From Phils
Segura, Ecuador, Wins
N. J. Mems Net Title
In Hot Loue-Set Rout

ORANGE, N. j., July 12-(P
Francisco Segura of Ecuador
blazed through Ladislav Hecht,
former Czechoslovakian Davis
Cup star, 60, 60, 60, with an
amazing display of power to-
day to capture the New Jersey
state mems tennis champion
ship.
The love-set rout of the
Brooklyn, N. Y, player took
but As minutes and sent tennis
veterans looking through the
records to find the last time a
finalist had been crushed with
out winning a game in a major
tourney.
The all-foreign final was tho
first in the tournaments 49-
year history and Segura be-
came the first foreign player
to capture the title. He sue
ceeds Frank Kovacs of Cali
fornia, now in the Army, who
had turned professional.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-07-13
P & F TOPPLES
FILTERS 9 TO 5
Clamdiggers Down Sunset
Parkers l2-7 In Only
Other Contest
BY r. ]. POWELL

The P and F expressmen clung
to their first place lead in the Sea-
board league yesterday afternoon
by topping the Shipyard Filters,
9-5 down on the sound while their
nearest rivals, the Masonboro
Clamdiggers, were pasting a IL to
7 defeat on the Sunset Parkers in
the only other tilt of the day
The Carolian-Suam contest
scheduled for Bellamy was not
played and the second games slat-
ed at the other parks were post
poned because of a late start.
W. Ward, the Movers southpaw
ace, notched his second victory of
the campaign in holding the Fit
ters to eight scattered hits while
his mates were pounding out eleven
off pitchers Upright and Inman
Sumerlin's two base clout was the
most powerful blow struck by the
losers and was also the only extra
base hit of the seven inning con-
test.
In the other we'll played game of
the day, the Clamdiggers turned
their dozen blows into many scores
while the losing Parkers got just as
many base knocks, but most of
them came at the wrong time, Pig
gle Dyches and Hammonds COM
posed the Park battery and J. Todd
and Dan George was the pitcher
catcher combination for the Win
ners. Goodwin paced the Sunsetters
with the stick, getting three for
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-07-13
SENATORS LOSE
TWO TO INDIANS
Cleveland Captures Double
Bill By Scores OF
81 And so

WASHINGTON, July 12- (P) -
The Cleveland Indians trounced
Washington twice today, winning
the first game by 10th inning up
rising and taking the nightcap be-
hind Jim Bagby's steady eight-hit
hurting. The scores were 81 and
so.
FIRST GAME
Score by innings: r
CLEVELAND ----------- 100 1o1 0ol 2-9
WASHINGTON - 100 800 100 0-7
Errors-Boudreau, Mack. Spence. Runs
batted in-Keltner 2. Vernon, Weatherly
9. Hockett 2, Heath 2, Evans, Sullivan 2,
Cullenbine, Estalella. Early. Boudreau.
Two base hits Case, Smith, Hockett,
Fleming. Three base hits Hockett.
Estalella, Fleming. Stolen bases - Case,
Mack. Sacrifices-Weatherly Double
riays Boudreau, Mack and Fleming.
Left on bases-Cleveland 10; Washington
T. Bases on balls-Off Hudson 8; off
Smith 4: off Carrasquel 3; off Gromek 3.
Struck out-Bv Hudson 2; by Smith ]; by
Gromek q. Hits-Off Smith 6 in 2-3
innings; off Gromek 3 in 5 1-3; off Hud-
son II in 6: off Carrasquel 6 in 3 2-3: off
Wilson 0 in 1-3. Wild pitches - Smith
Winning pitcher-Gromek Losing pit
Carras0uel Umpires MCGOWAN
and Hubbard. Time-2:43. Abundance
10000.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-07-13
PINTO WILL MEET
MASSEY ON MAT
Chicago Tussler Seeks Re-
venge On Ex-Referee At
Thalian Hall Friday

Likable Al Massey, the wrestler
referee from Smithfield, will take
a crack at scrappy Stan Pinto, the
Chicago Lithuanian. on Bert Cau-
sey's mat card at fan-cooled Thai
ian hall Friday night.
Announcement of the Massey
Pinto soiree as preliminary on the
Friday night show, first to be held
in two weeks because of the death
of Causey's mother in Greensboro,
was made last night by the pro-
moter.
The two tusslers will battle for
two out of three falls with a 75-
minute time limit
Seeking revenge this week on
Massey, who's compiled a long
string of victories since he quit Of
ficiating at the fights to be a par
ticipant, is Pinto. 1t took both
Massey and enormous Chief Sau-
nooke to pin the Chicagoan in the
recent wrestling royal here, and
he intends to make up for the loss
Friday night.
Contestants in the feature bout
are to be announced later. The
fights start at 8:45 o'clock.