The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-09

Jean NraHS hold the German woman in line through all the trials of wars:
 1. She believes profoupndly ir the superiority of the "NordiC Aryan" race and in the degener- acy of all others.
 2. She is devoted heart and soul to Germany itself and seriously acc cepts her mission" as the modern counterpart of the fabled Teutonic amazons who rode into battle al their husbands sides in defense oi the Fatherland.
 3. She is fanatically faithful to her family and believes that for its preservation Germany must win. SHE'S RUTHLESS WITH
 HER FOE-AND HERSELF
 She will be ruthless with the enemy If that is required to safe- guard the principles she believes in. And her part in the present struggle shows she is willing to be ruthless with herself.
 She is ruthless in her personal sacrifices of food, as toiler in factories, public services and in many actually dangerous posts connected with national defense.
 Of less concern, but very real, are the sacrifices she makes in personal appearance and the nice- ties which appeal to women the world over.
 It is here that she makes her greatest challenge to her counter part in America. She has already learned to do without many of the things which American wo- men have in plenty.
 DOES WITHOUT
 MANY NECESSITIES
 Silk stockings, bobby pins, cos- metics, scissors, combs, brushes, mending thread, and yarn. shoes, golaShes, dry cleaning and laun- dry soap, face powder and many other similar accessories are un- obtainable or rationed heavily in Germany.
 The Nazis have worked hard to make Vienna the fashion center of the world, but this is little comfort to the average German woman. These fashion showings are primarily lavish propaganda displays monopolized by party leaders and their wives and girl friends. Orders taken for new Styles-for delivery after the war are restricted to firms which can pay in foreign currency.
 But of all this, the German woman knows nothing. The near est she gets to the fiashy gowns paraded at style shows is to look at newspaper or magazine pie lures of them.
 She must confine herself to her ration card and choose her cloth ing from the pine-tree, ersatz fabrics and designs of the mass production houses.
 To this extent only, Germany is nation of Maedchen in Uni- form. But the German woman makes a creditable, if not attract tive appearance. She does a fair job of fitting her usually bulky frame, and by ingenious repair ing keeps her costumes present. able for public wear.
 The landlady of my house in Berlin spent every evening over her sewing box. laboriously draw ing threads from outworn stock ings. With them, she told me, she had kept her three best pairs of hose in service for more than a year.
 LAUNDRY DELIVERY
 TAKES WEEKS
 Once 8 week she took her one pair of good shoes out of hiding for polishing with floor wax, which serves for now unobtain- able shoe polish.
 She washed ail her clothing ct home, since laundries require several weeks to several months for even the smallest deliveries. Besides, as I learned painfully myself, the ersatz cleaning fluids often eat through valuable ar- ticleg.
 A few women have discovered the Italian black market, through which chic apparel Is 0btainable at outrageous prices,