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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-15
Distinctive Groups

The Pendleton Shop-both al the
Builders Show and at Crowley's
store-offers in one conveniently
arranged display, distinctive room
groups styled by outstanding au-
thorities in interior decorating.
Each room shows the correct
use OF color, OF design in fabrics
and style IN furniture for the
period II represents.
The authentlcally styled furni-
ture Of Robert w. Irwin of Grand
Rapids provides the basic pieces
for each room scheme of CrowleyS
Pendleton Shop Nineteen leading
manufacturers of related home
furnishings haXe collaborated in
producing every needed accessory
10 90 with each scheme.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-02
Torso Twist

II THE waistline has thick
pncd and the hips have followed
policy Of expansion. stretch
tall and. while staying that way,
turn the body from side 10 side,
keeping the legs rigid
That's what is known as the
torso twist II is a humdinger
for Tightening abdominal muscles
that have gone slack. formed A
shelf ahaft the human equator.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-02

counter in the lobby of The De
trOit Times Building and %
cents each by mail.
When ordering them address
The Detroit Times Home lnstl-
tute. 1925 Times Square, De
troit, Mich Please be sure 10
write plainly your name, address
and titles Of books you wish
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-02
Stretch
7 O Danish
Those BuIses

LIVERY woman who IS inter
II ested in that other woman
i'm the looking glass should. have
a nice little stretching party
with herself when she awakens
each morning.
She should double up her
hands, throw her arms high
above her head, extend her toes
until they touch the footboard,
make herself as long as she can.
Try This
UP THEN, out of bed, into the
tub. After a rousing rub down,
there should be stretching exer-
CiScS.
Stand facing the wall. Hold
the hands high. Up or the toes.
Stretch like everything Keep on
stretching Until you feel that
YOU are about 10 tear yourself
apart at the waiStline.
The mid-section is where fat
cells first assemble. and the Md
section gets little exercise. One
might as well keep a seeing eye
on the future. visualize what
kind of middle-aged or elderly
woman one is going TO be.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-02

Double row Of buttons marching doWn the
front. Jacket mbbed to sbow of pretty
figure. Skirt bleated all round for graceful
sWiHg. Big, wbite dream fotoer print ON mint
green or chocolate broWn. The Colonies ddHSb-
ter chose this smooth job beeane
IT'S cofton-Uitb-a-Ii nen-look and n
VALUE! liz sizes from tn IS h"OS
JUNIOR Mtss-FIsSr BAsE-woopwARp-sEcrto y
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-02
Meat Loaf

HERE'S a meat loaf change
Pat meat loaf mix out on Waxed
paper a inch thick, spread with
bread dressing containing raisIns
and celery Roll up like jelly
roll and bake
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-02
annual Sales NO1U in Progress
LINENS TOWELS. F.. SHEETS
BEDDING AND BLANKETS

The event you've always counted for dozens of
things you need. So check your household. AND
CONE IN MONDAY! Second Base.-woodward.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-02
Many asks Youth s
Can Do to Speed Victory

CALLING all children-how
~ do you feel about the war
that has been forced upon our
peaceful country by the gangster
Nations of the Axis?
y 1t has often been said that
young people look upon war as
something romantic You may
not have seen much suffering
and death. since movies. radios
and books give you an exciting
picture of men in uniform per-
forming heroic feats.
Many of you think the war
is being fought only by men IN
uniform. But il isn't. There
lies before us all the job OF con-
centrating our energies and re-
sources upon the winning Of the
war.
Your Part
Boys and girls can play their
part as well as adults. What
YOU can do is told in the book,
what Boys and Girls Can Do
10 Win the War" Send for IT
today and start doing your part
toward total victory.
This is the eighth book in the
series of Ia Victory books being
presented by The Detroit Times
Home Institute The other
seven are still available and
they are:
what You Can Do in Civilian
Defense.
"The Wartime Cook Book"
FIRST Aid.
Conserve Materials 10 Win the
War.
How to Get job in Defense
Work"
Canning and Preserving.
What Women Can DO 10 Win
the War.
To Obtain
The books arc 10 cents each
II called for AT the service
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-02
NURSERY FURNITURE
FOR BABY'S COMFORT

Dependable furniture all NEW and all
purchased specially for this event Good looking.
Well constructed Infants department-znd Base.
Detroit evening times., 1942-06-18

admitted it. The pink girl laughed
and all at once the tension CAV,
way 10 the saving grace of humor
For every one, that was, eXcep
Sam.
Sam was still sputtering wher
Jane got him off TO a distant table
what did she mean? She
asked me Ia cut in on every
dance. darn her. And then she
lets that smoOthie call me a
clumpin cowboy. Your
smoother He glared at Jane.
I'm clearing out"
"YOu are mott Jane rescued
the ice cream and took a firm
grip on his arm. "Ob, sam, you
are clumping cowboy! And
I'm "A clumping cowgirl"
Laug tier burst out. joyou,
laughter that Sam joined in or
with a great guifaw.
Between gaspS, Jane explained
the deCoy technique.
Don't YOU. see? They'd had
n fight, and each one was trying
TO make theyother Jealous" She
gave a gratcnu) sigh. "It turned
out swell for me- Any one
Jerry Tappan rushes II made!
! won't have to worry about any
more Dances"
1T didn't get me anywhere
Detroit evening times., 1942-06-18

James mind as TO how Sam was
making out with his rented tux
Thought of the picturesque cuss'
ing in which he was probably in
dulging brought the ghost of
giggle, but it was short lived.
Darn the inequality of the sexes
anyway! Having no glamour
wouldn't make any difference tc
Sam! All the frats would rush
him because of his football posi-
bilities.
DECOY TECHNIQUE
A light high voice struck
through the fog oftJanes misery
I'm going to use the good old
decOy technique" il said.
Jane spun around. but the door
had already closed on these words
of wisdom and the girl who had
uttered them.
Red rushed 10 James pale
cheeks. The good old decoy tech
nique! Why hadn't she had the
brains to think of that?
Her sense of humor, which had
Detroit evening times., 1942-06-18

been in total eclipse, bubbleo
back to life.
OF course you couldn't get ro-
mantle about Sam when you'd
known him all your life, but you
could look romantic.
Sam would make a darn gooo
decoy. When you stopped 10 con.
slider. Sam wasn't at all bad look.
ing
NEEDS TO HURRY
The warning the blue net Cir
had given brought energy tc
James feet, which seemed TO have
taken root by the dressing table
She must hustle out and nab San
before any one else got him.
Good old Sam! She wished now
she hadn't been so vague when he
had said he would have an eye
out for her.
This dance being a sort Of free
for-all, Jane had thought it would
be more exciting not TO be both
cred with Sam. She saw her mis-
take now, all right.
A monet later, on the eddying
edge of the dance floor, she saw
III even more devastatingly.
Sam was dancing with a nympt
in rose pink and practically
bumped against sJane without
even seeing her.
THEN RESCUE
For horrible minutes that
seemed hours, Jane stood there
alone, trying to make the frozen
smile on her lips gay and uncon-
cerned.
She was on the point Of rushing
back to the dressing room, when a
voice on her left mumbled some
thing, and she blindly slipped into
the haven of masculine arms.
They were half way around the
hall before Jane recovered Suffi-
GENTLY from her panic and relief TO
focus on her partner.
She blinked and looked again
at the blond head towering ABOVE
her, and the quizzical. ray-grcen,
lazy eyes.
1t was-no, IL couldn't belt
was Jerry Tappan! Last years
football hero! The junior all the
girls were raving about!
Before Jane could recover from
her surprise enough to speak,
some one cut in.
Detroit evening times., 1942-06-18
NOT LIKE OTHERS

No sleeves. when every one
else had puffs! Straight clinging
lines when every one else was
'bufTantew The viper had seen
how green she was. and worked
off a 1910 model on her!
The fieeting question crossed
Detroit evening times., 1942-06-18
DniIy Short Story
Deeoy Technique
By MARIE DE NERVAUD

1T WAS the night of the first
Il freshman dance, which was dit
ferent from any other dance Of the
whole year
As a matter Of fact. il more or
less set the tone for all the other
dances. If YOU made a hit tonight
YOU didn't have 10 Worry about any
Of the others.
The deep line crea>ing Jane S
usually clear brow, ana the di>-
tressed question IN her large brown
ewes as she took a last appraisal
Of herself IN the dressing room
mirror, left no doubt that you had
10 worry about this one.
REASOe, FOR WORRY
At least. if you had just come
from a remote cattle range 10 the
State University. and you had a
reputation for being a good sport
and an Al rider. but not Smltch
of a reputation for glamour and
all that sort of thing. YOU Jolly
well bet YOU had 10 worry!
"Stop looking scared" J e
told the golden-halred reflection
staring back at her with eyes
that looked like no eyes she had
ever seen before. Buck up"
she inwardly braced herself, but
the eyes only got more panlcky.
A miserable little "Oh, my
GOSH escaped her.
What did YOU say" a girl
standing beside Jane, a vision i'm
floaty blue net that set off her
blue eyes and spun fax hair 10
perfection. looked over with a
questioning smile.
SOME REINSURANCE
Nothing" Jane mumbled. II
mst-my hair"
1T looks swell" The girl gave
her own hair a pat. and turned
TO the door. you'd better snap
into II. II pays To get in early"
"Pays for you, all right"
Jane thought enviously. Why
hadn't she bought green net
dress, instead of this Slinky
silk7 She should have known
better than to trust that sales
girl! "AIl the co-eds are get
ting these" the snake had as
sured her, and that had been
the deciding factor for Jane.
She had to look like the others,
no matter what il cost.
Without a murrnur she had paid
out all her rodeo prize money.
And now look at her!
NOT LIKE OTHERS
No sleeves. when every one
else had puffs! Straight clinging
lines when every one else was
"buffantew The viper had seen
how green she was. and worked
off a 1910 model on her!
The fieeting question crossed
Detroit evening times., 1942-06-18

Tomorrow's short story: Last
Chance" by william Tourney.
Detroit evening times., 1942-06-18
RUSHED, RUSHED

hSbftGD, ht1HILD
From then on. the incredible
happened. She was rushed! She
was popular! AS popular as the
girl in pink!
% Jerry cut back again and again.
She couldn't move more than a
few steps with one partner.
Why wasn't she in the seventh
heaven? Why was she watching
the way Sam was rushing the girl
in pink?
1t certainly was nothing in her
life that Sam hadn't bothered TO
cut in even once, but you'd have
thought
'Tn rustic for grub. You wait
here"
Jane sat on the edge of the
table on the lawn and watched
Jerry go. with sense of reprieve.
PROBLEM AHEAD
What under the sun was she 60
ING to talk to him about?
There hadn't been any need tC
talk with all this cutting in, but
now he was going to find out what
a flop she was.
She couldn't spin out the line
Jerry was used to
RestleSsly Jane stepped over 10
one OF the windows. 10 look i'm at a
session of boogie-woogie that was
taking advantage of tie intermls-
sion.
The voice OF a girl on the other
side OF a column brought her tc
sharp attention.
I'm glad have ruined your
evening, Jerry Tappan. What do
you think you've done To mine?
Don't imagine YOU can pull that
decoy technique on me-"
NYMPH AGAIN
James hand over hoi
mouth Just In time 20 cut off her
gasp. She peeked around Tho
column and saw Sans pink nympf
confront Jerry.
But YOU can pull II on me.
what ." Jcrry'S voice held a say
age note. $50 that's what you
were up "a with the clumping
cowboy"
Out OF the shadows Jane saw
Detroit evening times., 1942-06-18

Ads That Don't Try TO Sell
You Anything. The New Trend
Is Toward Information Rather
Than High Pressure Salesman
ship In the Field Of Advertising,
Still One Of the Worlds Most
Misunderstood Professions. A
Challenging. Provocative Article
That Every One Should Read, In
The American Weekly With This
Sundays Issue of The Detroit
Times.
Detroit evening times., 1942-06-18

Sam emerge and come TO a stand
still. He had a plate of ice cream
in each hand, and his expression
would have made her shrek witt
laughter If she hadn't been so mac
at that girl Tor hurting Sam.
feeling
Without quite knowing how il
happened. Jane stepped around the
column and found herself IN tho
picture.
CHANGE PARTNERS
suppose We change partners
for SUPPER" Her voice was
working, thank heaven! Just the
right amused note. I'VE seem
Co have gotten mixed up, some
how" She slipped a hand in
Sans arm. I'VE two decOys will
leave you 20 fight II out. 80
She smiled up at Jerry and the
girl. Suddenly. she WASH mad
any more Because those two
really were crazy about each
other
That was why Jerry with all
his cutting in had seemed 80 re-.
mote and impcrsonal. His nlaScu,
line instinct had Int on the "dccoS
technique though he probably
couldn't have given a name 10 il.
His sheepish grin back at Jane
Detroit evening times., 1942-06-18

Sam snorted. Believe me, that's
the last time a girl uses me as a
decoy."
Jane had a horrible guilty mo.
ment but she wisely stifled the
confession that rose 10 her lips
No point in going into that, be-
'cauSe-an amazing discovery wild.
.ened her eyes and brought her
heart hopping up somewhere under
her chin.
Why you could feel romantic
about SAM When Sam looked al
you like that
THE very last time" Jane
promised breathleSSly.
TOmOrrow's short story: Last
~
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-19
Good Posture
Develops Poise

GOOD POSTURE creates poise
and poise is IN element Of
charm of no small value. The
slouchy figure belongs TO the
self-conscious girl, or tho one
who feels sorry for herself.
We judge individuals by the
manner in which they stand, sit,
move.
The woman who is like a
freshening breeze. gay and
courageous, steps quickly and
lightly.
The deluded lady who drags
around without regard for APP
pearance is doing herself an
injustice. Her musculature will
be weakened. digestive organs
handicapped in their work.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-19

same form +, Anne and Philip
Strong or Anne and Philip.
or Anne and Phil, if, as would
probably be true in most cases,
this is ample Identification.
And now another suggestion
for you. These Christmas cards
of yours will be so particularly
welcomed by your and Pills rel
atives and friends that I think
II would be an ideal plan,
whether you have the informal
names printed on the cards or
sign them yourself. for you TO
write one or two sentences that
would give TO relatives and
friends, the latest news.
For example, Phil is some
where in Africa and I know
that he will be thinking of you
at Christmas-time and will hope
that l am sending you his de-
voted Christmas greetings along
with mine. Please do write to
Phil he would cherish a
letter from you. This is his
aodreSS
More Formal
Or, 10 a not-so-close friend
you might write. II know you
will want 10 know the latest
news of Phil. He Is still sta
toned at San Diego. is very well
and extremely enthusiastic about
his outfit! He Through me, his
proxy and / send you cordial
Christmas greetings and
prayers for a Victorious New
Year. Phil would so love 10 hear
from you this is his address
at present {. j. I'll let you
know IL his address is changed.
These two or three sentences
will accomplish a world of re-
suits. They will be proud way
10 tell of promotion or any
other special news about Phil:
they will bring you in touch
with far-away relatives and
friends, and they will supply
your husbands address and an
appealing hint for the letters
that will give happiness 10 your
soldier-or-sailor husband.
Surely an easy way for you TO
be "OF service 10 your loved
One I'm service!
TOMORROW: May a wife
use her husbands service title
on their Christmas cards?)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-19

sage advice to pass on TO the
girls in the factories. Save
money learn as many trades as
you can and become lust as
skilled as possible.
Girls Save
Jean Knox, head of the A. T.
s. in England. says any woman
with at least two trades and a
little money stored away need
have no worry for after-war
employment. The British girls
are learning and saving.
They have competitions be-
tween groups in the plants for
greatest record of savings. It's
something considering that IS
per cent of all personal incomes,
after taxes and urtaxes are
paid. are below and well
below 500 pounds. They are
being taxed over so per cent of
their incomes.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-19
The Short Bob

WITH so many girls in uni
form the long bob is waning.
Looks too frivolous these serious
times. It's grand that we no
longer have standardized Golf
fures. Hair stylsts are offering
many different arrangements.
The short cut, done in thimble
curls all over the head. is popu-
lar. You don't fold the hair in
rolls, you sweep the comb
through il and let it fly.
One bad point: you have to
have a, permanent every four
months. because the shafts are
only three inches long.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-19
Hand Written

Or II you want TO hand-write
the signature (this makes them
even more personally, use the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-19
Dancer Expert
At Packing
For Trips
BY JOAN DEAN

HOW WOULD you set about
living in, two suitcases and a
hatbox for month at a time?
1t can be done, you know. Just
ask Mignon. the feminine touch
in an acrobatic adagio foursome
now starred at the Book Casino
Her three male partners are
aghast at the thought of her
toting even the three pieces of
luggage from city 10 city. So
she doesn't dare increase the
baggage one bit, except for an
extra coat that travels over her
arm.
IT'S QUITE amazing how
much she. actually Grams into
the two average-capacity bags
four dresses, two suits,
four blouses, three sweaters,
four pairs of shoes and the un-
IueHllOHdDIeS.
Of course, the fact that she
wears a size nine dress and size
five shoes may be the explana-
ton. But she attributes her sue
cess to buying easy-to-pack,
space-saving toggery. The hats,
for instance-all six Of them
are minute-siZed and mainly
turban types.
HER SUPREME effort in
clothing herself is to give the
impression of being taller than
the 5 feet 2 inches Fate gave
her. Hence, her love of short
jackets. long torsos, and widow
black. Moreover she wears only
pumps TO make her look more
long-legged.
Mignon and the Martells
were en- route from South
America, by ship, when war
broke out They'd been in Rio
for an eight-week engagement,
shutting back and forth be-
tween Rio and Nictori. across
the bay, for their twice-daily
performances.
HER TALES of the southern
hemisphere were enough to ship
us off the minute the war ends.
A full course dinner in the
smallest of night spots costs
the equivalent OF SO cents in ,
our money.
The. night clubs are unbe-
hevably extravagant. what with
disappearing stages, mirror
floors and sparkly backdrops.
However. ready-made Ameri-
canized clothes are sky high
there are no inexpensive
shops. Consequently. those as
practical as they are fastidious
have custom-made wardrobes.
Mignons prize purchase was a
pair of unborn-calf pumps, made
TO order. for $40
She couldn't take the out
landish platform bootery of the
Carmen Mirandas.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-19
PANTRY STUFFING

STUFFING LEFT over?
Easy! Slice and pantry it in
salad oil until brown, and crisp
good for snacking, for sand
witches.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-19
Margaret CuIkin Banning
Describes English Tour
BY JANE MOWERS

TO LOOK at Margaret Culkin
Banning's size four and a half
shoes, supporting her FIVE and a
half feet of height, you wonder
how they managed TO cover so
much territory in paste years.
For Miss Banning. as a top
notch writer of novels. articles
and short stories, has been gath
ering material in every nook Of
this country, plus plenty of
Europe. Just this past July, in
fact, she returned to u. s. A.
from a five-week tour of Eng
land.
She didn't 90 for the ride.
incidentally she went 10
investigate the part women of
Britain were playing in the war.
The results of her sightseeing
viii be recorded in a book to be
published in January.
Yesterday Detroit Town Hall.
up in the Fisher Theater.
brought her TO Detroit to hear
the story firsthand. So we Dor
rowed a few moments of her
pre-speech leisure in order 10
learn her sentiments on the
feminine factory worker in Eng
land.
Housing Situation
With greatest enthusiasm, she
told us about the hostels set I'D
near the industrial plants in
England TO provide housing for
thousand girls at a time. Each
hostel, manned by Just one
woman. resembles a college
campus.
Each room is shared by two
girls, who must keep il in apple
pie order, except for hired
scrubblng. All the eating. which
Miss Banning vouches for with
a smack Of the lips, is done
cafeteria style. Hence, the help
problem is practically nil.
Even beauty parlors are in
So far, the hostels have
met with tremendous success,
but many more are still needed.
The girls who work in the
large. industrial cities are found
rooms or billets by the manage
ment OF the factories. And here
Miss Banning expressed the
opinion that more Of the better
class homes are open to workers
han are open in this country.
Part.Time Workers
England seems to have made
very effort TO prevent a hous-
ng shortage, you see. And. too,
hey have many more of the
Maritime workers. housewives
Who leave their homes to work
n the plants only half of each
lay. That eliminates importing
workers.
incidentally. Sir Stafford
Cripps himself told Miss Ban
hing that two part-time shifts
we're far more satisfactory in
productive capacity than a full
line one. And factory heads
throughout Britain agreed.
Miss Banning had one drop OF
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-19
War Wife Should Include
Husbands Name on Cards
By MRS. CORNELIUS BEECKMAN
Authority on Good Manners

YOUR HUSBAND Is in the
service. Perhaps stationed in
this country perhaps far
away in an outpost.
You're wondering If. on your
Christmas cards, you should in
clude your husbands name with
your name, wherever he may
be-
The answer is YES. Naturally
your husband would be proud
and pleased TO know that his
greetings are being sent with
yours to his relatives and friends
at Christmas-time.
Your next question. am sure.
will be: What form OF name
should you use on these cards =?
Before this important question
can be answered, by you or any
one else, you must decide what
feeling you want your Christmas
cards TO register. II you want
them 10 express formality, then
land only them il is logical 10
use the formal name.
But IL you decided II want. j..
and / am sure that Phil would
want this too TO have our
Christmas cards informal and
personal" then naturally you
would use informal names. Your
own and your husbands first
names.
More Friendly
While formal Christmas cards
are more like announcements"
Of your greetings. informal cards
can be made TO glow with the
warmth OF your friendly feeling.
And this Is Just what most of us
really want our Christmas cards
TO be,
So if you decide on having this
personal note for your cards, and
still want 10 have your names
printed on them. choose the form
ANNE AND PHILIP STRONG.
The wife's name usually comes
first. even though the husbands
name first does follow the Mr..
and Mrs. FORM
Hand Written
Or II you want TO hand-write
the signature (this makes them
even more PERSONALLY, use the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-19
Magnificent Fur-Trimmed
WINTER COATS
with the most gorgeous furs

Every One Is Very Much
Higher Priced Coat and
Trimmed with Choice Furs.