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Evening star., 1942-05-04

landed here the next day. Their
Fokker plane, with three 225-horse-
power engines, averaged around
100 miles an hour.
Col. Hegenberger was reluctant to
say what he thought might be a
comparable flight today, in the light
of modern equipment-"You have
to use q globe now instead of a
map" he grinned.
He admitted, however, that flight
from the mainland to China at the
present time probably would put no
more strain on the imagination or
on prevailing airplanes than did the
Evening star., 1942-05-04

46-year-old native of Boston, should
know what he's talking about-he's
been flying for Is years. He's in
Hawaii as executive officer to Brig.
Gen. Willis H. Hale, chief of the
Hawaiian Bomber Command.
And he's certain American flyers
and American equipment are tops"
1t was on June %, 1928, that two
Army mylieutenants-Hegenberger and
Lester Maitland, also now
colonel-took off from Oakland,
Calf, to conquer the 2,400 miles of
ocean which now are crucial
sector of West Coast defense. They
Evening star., 1942-05-04

now-routine Hawaiian hop II years
ago.
It was not until last December
that Col. Hegenberger again piloted
ship over the same route. He
few an Army bomber from Cali
fornia-and If plans hadn't been
changed at the last minute he would
have been on the flight which
barged right into the Japanese as
sault here December 7.
TT was just like riding in a
rocking chair" he commented.
Some one else, or something else,
was doing all the work FOR me-"
But he made 1t clear he wasn't
Evening star., 1942-05-04

plane was a cross between a wire
fence and a piano box
"I've q world of admiration for
these boys of ours today" he says.
You see, when was youngster,
we kind of grew up with planes. We
developed as they did, and we
learned as we went along.
But now young chap has to
swing right into a modern and nee
essarily complicated piece of ma
chinery, and he has a job on his
hands. Complex military problems
have compelled advances which
take real skill to aSsimilate."
The chunky, black haired colonel,
Evening star., 1942-05-04
Pilot on First Flight to Hawaii
Says It's Tougher Now
Col. Albert Hegenbereer, Whose Family
Lives in Capital, Louds Todoy's Flyers

who made the first flight from the
mainland to Hawaii, is convinced
its tougher to become a good pilot
in these days Of a hundred safe
guards than it was when an air.
Evening star., 1942-05-04
ADVERTISEMENT.

flown alone and aspire to be rated
pilots.
Evening star., 1942-05-04
BY WENDELL WEBB,
Wide World News.

HONOLULU, May 4.-Col. Albert
F. Hegenberger, one of the two men
Evening star., 1942-07-11
Girls )Here Making Their Own Place
By MMsoref No.vsll


tribute her share to the war pro-
gram, and earn for herself the
right to carry her own weight.
American women know that. the
time will not come In this gen.
Grafton when pretty girls are
merely ornaments. They are
learning fast to earn their living
50 that they are not drag on
their families, to share with hus-
bands the cost and responsible
tiles OF starting a life together
and formulating a code OF be-
havior that automatically rules
out the chaperone as excess bag
gage.
You will find intelligent ana
wise House Mothers" at the
girls dormitories planning a FIJI
day night dance for the girls.
Girls with best beaus may invite
them, and a long list Of extra
men who are personally known
to the house committee are in
vited, to meet the girls who have
rust arrived In town. This Is the
way it would be done at the small
town country club dance, or the
debutante's house party. Aside
from arranging everything rs at
tractively as possible with a
pleasant atmosphere, good food,
good music and interesting people
there are a few house rules which
are thoroughly understood by
every one. Beyond this there
Is no need for any "thou shalt
Evening star., 1942-07-11
Joan's Question and Answer Box

IT am wondering what type
clothes I should take for a two
week trip to the seashore, as I
am large, and do not feel right
In slacks or shorts. What would
you advise for daytime wear?'
Nearly all women who are not
slim enough to look well in shorts
and slacks wear simple cotton
dresses all day long at the re-
sorts. Shrtwaist dresses or sim
ilar styles, In any colors, are
correct. If you are going SWIM
ming. a dark-fabric bathing suit,
cut on slimming lines, will do the
most for you.
II am thinking ahead to my
wedding in the fall and wonder
ing if a wedding gown in white
would look right If I cannot have
a full skirt. have always want
to be married in white"
You can have your white gown,
and have it full, too, for bridal
gowns are still made with skirts
full enough to give that romantic
look. Newer and smarter, how
ever, are wedding gowns with
not-so-full skirts, some of them
really slender. TheZAare OF white
satin, faille, or other crisp fab
RIGS, and are worn with the ira
ditional veil in white lace or net.
Tn trying to use up all the
fabrics I have around the house,
] discovered a bright silk print
Evening star., 1942-07-11

A soldier writes me asking If I
will not beg the people at home
to write thes boys at the front
cheerful letters. mo outsider
can imagine what these mournful
epistles that we get from our
mothers and wives and sweet
hearts do to u.s." he says. "They
shoot our morale all to pieces far
more than the enemy's bullets do.
They take the last bit of pep out
of us.
"It isn't any fun being far away
from all you love and having at
the back of your mind always a
little cold fear about what may
be happening to them and real
izing that perhaps you will never
see them again. Then when the
letter from home that you have
looked for and prayed for so long
comes, sodden with tears and
filled with all the bad news that
could be crammed into 1t, it Is
simply the last knockout blow
"Of course, we want our dear
ones to miss us, but 1t doesn't
cheer us up any to be told that
they lie awake nights and cry
about being separated from us
until they have gone into de-
cline. Nor do we enjoy reading
about how they dreamed about
seeing us lying stark and stiff on
a battlefield, and they feel that 1t
must be an omen. Nor does it
raise our spirits to learn that
fathers hair has turned white
with the worries of trying to do
business under Government re-
strictions, and that mother is
breaking, or that the baby is sick,
or that our best girl is stepping
out with some Stacker.
yet that is the gist of about
nine -tenths of the letters that we
get from home, and sometimes we
carry them for hours in our
pockets before we get up enough
courage to read them. And when
we do, we wonder why our
families do not realize that what
those of us who are doing hard
and dangerous job need, is to be
bucked up, instead OF being de-
pressed. What we want is
cheer-leader instead OF a crepe
hanger.
Evening star., 1942-07-11

in others, they feel refreshed by
change into a cool cotton dress,
feminine and pretty.
II cannot stand the heat ,of
girdle for working around the
house In summer, but want to
look neat. What do you think is
a good type housedress to con-
ceal the figure, yet not look
sloppy?"
Any wrap-around dress is good,
because you can adjust 1t to your
figure. New dresses wrapped in
the back are available this sum-
mer. If you can wear a dirndl,
it, too, will hide your figure, but
because it Is nipped in at the
waist, will look neat. A princess
line Is another good idea, and a
two-piece suit dress also conceals
the figure well. Wear any Of these
in cotton and you will be cool.
Il am making a black crepe
dress for fall and have so little
fabric that cannot add the short
peplum I've planned, nor have I
any trimming. What do you sug-
gest that I combine with it?"
Grosgrain is being shown in
combination with crepe for fall,
and is good for pert peplum, for
facings on sleeves Or revers or for
landings. II you want to intro
duce another color, purple crepe
would be good.
Evening star., 1942-07-11

Wartime Washington Is inhab-
tied by vast population OF girls,
and it is remarkable how they
have twisted this ttown around
their little fingers. Outnumber-
ing the men about three to one,
they are not pining away in dark
little garrets but living healthily
and normally with good balance
of fun along with the eight hours
or more they turn in every day at
the office.
Dire things have been tpreticted
about the. tragedies whiAh might
befall the sweet young things
coming to the Nations .Capital
from all the little towns in the
United States, who wouldAnot be
censured for bad behaviorA when
they were out from under moth
er's watchful eye or thet even
more watchful eye of the Neigh
bors on the block. But theotrue
situation is this: The sweet
young things" have set up their
own code, and it is 20 honest,
youthful, full of fun and nGr-
malcy that all small towns"
might copy.
Smart "landladies." the YWCA,
the girls clubs and dormitories
start out on the theory that anyl
young woman who braves Wash
ington in wartime with all Its diff
ficulties has something to start
with. Courage. a healthy zest for
living, a normal ambition to con-
Evening star., 1942-07-11

in rose pattern, enough for a
blouse, but it will not 60 with
my suit. How would you suggest
using it?"
Make a full sleeved blouse to
wear this winter with dinner
slacks, If you can wear slacks, or
TO wear with a long black skirt,
if you do not. If daytime
blouse would be more useful,
make A skirt of any dark color
that would go we'll with the
blouse. A tunic would also be
smart, if that style is more be-
coming to you.
MY high school daughter Is
going to work on farm this
summer, helping to harvest the
crops. What should I buy her
for work and for evenings also2
She will live in a camp with the
other girls"
Bravo TOR your daughters pa
triotiC spirit. She will find that
most of the girls wear overalls,
regular workman's denims, or
whatever is available in cheap
and washable fabrics. Shirts and
not sweaters or flimSy blouses are
right with these. Sturdy, low
heeled shoes and cotton socks are
best. For evenings, any pretty
cotton dress will be right II she
is entertaining or going out, ac-
cording to the formahty Of the
occasion. In many OF the camps
the girls do not dress at all. but
Evening star., 1942-07-11
Washington Wears

costume of sheer black and pale
pink The charming young
HOLLYWOOD star wore a street
length frock in black with a wide
brimmed straw hat whose crown
was delicate flesh tone and
which featured a mask-like veil
extending just to the tip of her
nose Sister Meredith Howard
chose a dress in creamy beige
tone and caught up her short
tresses with a bright bow.
The current array of chapeaux
ranges from the broad -brimmed
type in bright red favored by
Mrs. Richard ]. Murphy to the
mere wisp Of a headcovering
recently selected by her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Donald Buckingham
The latter bonnet, which Mary
says looks family like an anti
macassar, Is charming cro-
cheted model in white Made
in fat piece, it is pinned to the
hair and looks both cool and ap-
pealing with crisp summer frocks
.. Probably you've noticed, too,
that these cotton dresses for day
time are all the rage, but far
from LACKING in smartness and
fashion Importance The other
afternoon Dorothy Sweeney Sc
lected a simply cut model in
brown and white striped cotton.
making it outstanding by her
choice of a long lei-type neck
lace of brown, white and yellow
beads, very closely strung
Amazing what the correct access
sories, particularly summer jewell
ry, can do to make a plain little
frock look absolutely "signifi-
can't"
At luncheon in one of the
smart hotels, Ann Gillis wore her
favorite all-black which somehow
always looks chic and never
rumpled J.. Equally smart was
blond Mrs. Frank SWadley in a
trim tWo-piece dress in soft
shade of purple She had
chosen a corsage of slightly
deeper toned violets caught with
brilliant pin on the shoulder.
Mrs. Webster Haywood also pre-
sented a colorful picture on a
recent afternoon in one-piece
frock of yellow and navy, the
pleated yellow crepe skirt topped
by a knitted bodice of the two
tones A canary colored hat
with navy band completed an
outstanding ensemble While
we're on the subject of gay sum-
mer frocks, Gladys Halls combi-
nation of printed skirt and bright
red blouse, both In rayon jersey,
was an eye-catcher at nearby
barn theater" the other after
dark.
Things TO = watch for depart
ment: Too numerous to mention,
except as general Washington
trends, are such fashions as flow
ers in the hair, preferably huge
ones like Helene Kravadze's over
sized daisy ornament, and paint
ed-on stockings.
Evening star., 1942-07-11
Keep Blues Out of Letters to the Boys
Don't Burden Fighting With Women WoesCheer Them Up!

going on to the movies we don't
worry over her condition. But
when she writes us that she Is
dying Of a broken heart We take
it as final and break our own
hearts worrying over it.
Nor do these runners-up for
the lamentations of jeremiah
stop to reflect that It adds
another twist to the screws to be
told of the suferings of one we
love when we are so far away
that we are impotent to help.
The soldier at the front has
plenty Of troubles OF his own, so
why burden him with yours when
there fs not thing on earth he
can do about it? If ne were q
+ miracle worker who could cure
your rheumatism; II he could
wave a magic wand and conturs
money out of the air; If he
could project his astral body
through thousands Of miles OF
space and take you ont to night
clubs. there would be some sense
in writing him mournful letters
about your aches and pains, and
what a struggle you have to get
alongA on your allowance, and
how lonesome and bored you are.
But what good end is achieved
by uEsetting him and making
him miserable when he IS only a
buck private. with no occult
powers and only his Government
pay?
So mothers and wives and
sweethearrs and sisters censor
your lettens and cut out the blues.
Don't write Johnny anything
that will not bring a smile to his
lips and put cheer in his heart.
Tell him how you love him and
how proud you are of him and
how you a1e fattening up the
calf for his return. Tell him only
the good news you know, the
funny little gossip you have
heard. Forgeta all the unpleas-
antness and t1N sad and SORROW
full things that have happened.
There will be plenty of time to
hear them whern he gets back.
So shah you keep him popped
up and fit to do,the hard Job to
which he has set his hand.
Evening star., 1942-07-11

nots," policing or eagle-eyed
chaperones.
SCOTS Hotel. various girls
boarding houses, the YWCA
all report that they have few
"girl problems" After years OF
experience with young people
they are able to weed out the
undesirables at first glance. This
whole atmosphere of the house
is right. Plenty OF laughter. a
friendly confidence between man
agement and guests and above
all the hearty cooperation on
the part Of the landlady in help
ing the girls to work out their
idea OF happy existence,
whether this means doing her
own laundry, practictng her
music lessons, inviting the boy
friend" for a beef steak fry Or
what have you.
With all their right" IN
stincts satisfied for work, for play
and for happy interchange of
ideas with men and women Of
their own age and similar IN
terests, there is little time left or
inclination for any situation
which might be less happy. There
Is plenty Of freedom IN Wash-
tngton, because the girls want 1t
that way. They are learning to
look out for themselves and any
OF the old taboos would be en-
urely out Of place In q system
that demands healthy morale
Evening star., 1942-07-11
News of'Designers
Canada Inspires Bailey; Havah, Lesser
By HeRAn Tosf

! form to the new regulations. but
, while no restrictions are imposed,
she continues with those billow-
Z irg skirts and interchangeable
ensembles for which she has be-
cnne so justly famous.
tOf course, the typical Tina
Laser touch is in the hand
pa hitting found on most Of her
ckodhes. Hawaiian inspired, this
has proved to be one of the
greHtest talking points" and has.
we pke to think. been influential
In esta ablishing the Use of large
prira motifs and delicately col
ored\ patterns in many other
clothes. What's more, with the
American designer eternally in
searcfn of new surface decora-
tions, 's.hand painting should be-
come more popular-especially II
1t is dome with the artistry Miss
Lesser pats into 1t.
In this years collection, the
designerl uses one fabric as
foil for another-and thus gets
the mosti out of both. For ex-
ample, sine uses printed rayon
jersey fors the blouse of suit
worn with tdark rayon linen-hke
slacks-contrasting plain and
printed fabrics in an intelligent
and convertible way. The only
concession she has made to
economy lies En her enthusiastic
use Of the new rayons, such as
jerseys. crepes and spun linen
types-all sturdy and practical
fabrics. The interchangeable fea-
lures of her designs also strike
practical note. for play suit be-
comes street suit with the ad-
dition of skirt and bolero and
there are other equally well-de-
signed models.
All of which slsnld give you
some small idea Oft what the de-
signers are doings these days.
Even If you don't have the OPP
portunity to see original collec-
tions. you will see adaptations OF
the fabrics, colors and designs
used by the "top-notcheTs." May
be 1t will even give ysII an idea
for little plain gsd fancy
"home sewing" a.
Evening star., 1942-07-11

It's the darndest thing the way
these fashion designers get
around. Not content to loll on
their 18th floor terraces. contem-
plating the beauties of a sky
scraper- filled city, they must, 1t
seems, tear off to far places in
search Of what is so impressively
called designing inspiration"
Some OF them look to Mexico and
Guatemala. and others turn their
attention in the opposite direc-
ton and find. as did Truman
Bailey, wealth Of fashion ideas
in the north.
Designer Bailey, recognized as
one Of the most enthusiastic OF
the explorers" has turned this
year to Canada-to Quebec. in
fact. Here he has found inter-
esting colors. design motifs and
costume details and used them in
his collection of summer clothes.
In picturesque nearby villages, in
museums and even in the lovely
Canadian forests Mr.. Bailey
found the answer to the design
er's eternal search for new ideas.
What emerged from this jaunt
was not only new collection OF
summer fashions, but a whole
new influence that may rank
with the South American trend
In style Importance.
This year you'll see adaptations
of. the dresses that Evangeline
wore, the quaint and pretty effect
of slim fitting basques, sheer.
faring aprons, full skirts and de-
mure lacings or prim bows to trim
the bodice. And so a fashion
trend is born, viewed, approved
and ultimately adopted.
Then, there's another designer
who does strange and wonderful
things. She Is Tina Lesser. q
young American who got her start
in Honolulu about six years ago
and who has continued to present
collections full of what the fash
ion world haughtily calls" signifi-
canoe" This year Tina Lesser
designs a group of clothes just
as extravagant, just as luxurious
as before. Next year, like all de-
signers, she will be forced to con-
Evening star., 1942-07-11
BY Dorothy Dix

80 won't you please ask the
people back home not to write us
anything but Jolly, funny letters
that we can chuckle over and
that will make us feel that this
is pretty good old world that is
worth fighting for, instead OF
making us think that there is no
use In defending a world that has
gone to hell, both at home and on
the battle -front?"
gladly add my plea for cheer
full letters to that Of this young
soldier. I have made 1t many
times before and shall make it
many times again in the hope
that it will stay the hand OF
some mother, or wife, or sweet
heart who is about to dip into
Evening star., 1942-07-11

In other days, before Wash
ington women were engrossed
in all sorts OF wartime duties,
the business OF looking smart
and cool and crisp in the sum-
mer was not such a difficult one.
Local lovelies could spend the
dav in shower bath or, faced
with the necessity Of leaving the
house, could devote their tefforts
to walking out Of one air-cooled
building into another. In these
times, however, the problem Of
avoiding that wilted look takes
a bit more doing" Increased
activities have Capital residents
up and about early in the rday
and many of them go straight
through until evening without
more than a chance to dabs on
another layer of powder before
dinner.
How these style-setters man
age to retain their charm and
good grooming remains their
secret-but they do manage, and
very nicely. What Washington
wears has just as much signific-
ance in the torrid days of July as
in the non-w whiting days of jan
uary. Instead Of giving up the
ghost and muttering, "Oh, what's
the USE" smart women glimpsed
here and there have accepted
the summer weather as a chal-
lenge to be met with good look
ing. suitable and comfortable
clothes for town and country.
In town for a day Of shopping
for many things needed on her
busy farm in Virginia, Mrs. John
Hinckley looked anything but
country" in smart redingote
outfit of sheer navy blue, and
tiny hat of white flowers. Also
in from the great open spaces
was Mrs. Amory Carhart, very
smart in black frock trimmed
at the shoulder and neckline
with pleated dove gray ribbon.
Her hat was a black calot with
two gray doves perched on the
front, above a sheer black veil.
Emily Davis, who still clings to
the long, smooth bob, topped 1t
the other day with Scotch cap
of navy blue polka dotted in
white, with two long streamers
Of the same material hanging to
her waist in back.
Pretty as a picture with a
short brushed-up hairdo Is Mrs.
Morris Legendre, just arrived in
town from her lovely place in
, Charleston, S. C. Nine. Bos-
from, wife of the Minister from
Sweden has the most beguiling
hat crocheted in black to form
a cap, with two little Dutch"
wings on the sides. Mrs. Robert
Woods Bliss likes severe black,
or soft gray for daytime wear,
both of which set off her lovely
auburn hair to perfection.
Speaking OF dark clothes, pretty
Mary Howard created a small
sernsatio the other evening In a
Evening star., 1942-07-11

the ink and write to her daasl1na
boy and keep her from drowning
him in her tears. For 80 per
cent of these letters that so de-
press the recipients are not the
overflow of heart bowed down,
by woe. They are the result of
ignorance, of inexperience and
lack of vision.
The writer's do not realize how
much more serious and final the
written word always is than the
spoken word. We modify what
is told us by hundred extenu-
ating circumstances, by what we
personally know and see, so when
mother tells us that she Is dying
of a broken heart and We see
her eating a hearty dinner and
Evening star., 1942-08-23
Bare Legs 0. K.
Teachers
| In Richmond
BY the Associated Press.

pS tne ASSOcldtcO fIeSs.
RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 22.-As far
as Richmond School Supt. Jesse
Binford is concerned, public school
teachers may come to classes next
session without stockings.
Although the school board has
taken no action so far, Mr.. Binford
said considerable latitude Is usually
allowed to instructors as to their
choice of dress.
Il do not think the board will
take any action requiring teachers
to wear stockings during the present
nylon and silk shortage" the su.
perintendent said, adding that
while I think most high school
teachers feel that it would be lack.
ing in dignity to come to classes
without stockings, it seems likely
some of the younger teachers in the
elementary schools will Of necessity
adopt the bare-legged rule"
Many Of these younger teachers
beginning in the public school sys-
tenn make only $1,000 a year, he
stated, pointing out that at the
present price Of hose they would be
almost prohibitive for work.
The superintendent added that ho
thought young women with sun.
burned legs or who used suntan
makeup looked all right without
stockings.