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Evening star., 1943-10-03
Washington Wears

Crisp fall days and evenings are
bringing out some mighty pretty
costumes around town these days.
:. Mrs. William Doellers black
coat, hemmed with gorgeous sill
Yer fox, for instance Betty
Smiths gray suit, topped by a
tiny gray calot and close fitting
little veil The black back
ground dress sporting blackamoor
faces embroidered in bright col
ored sequins worn so becomingly
by Mrs. Alfons Landa. Mrs.
Jasper Du Boses steel gray,
street-length crepe frock, &C
cented by brown accessories.
Mrs. Arthur Krock has a series
of the new, tightly fitting Dutch
bonnetS in lush colorS. Mrs.
Robert Joyce. Just back from Ha-
vana, where her husband. now in
the Office of Strategic Service,
has been with our Embassy. also
likes brown accessories with her
pale gray suit. Frequently she
wears not hat, which is a JOY to
the beholder, for her naturally
curly hair is cut in the most eX-
pert manner, making her head
just about the prettiest in town
. Mrs. Loring Christie's floor
length black dinner gown has
black bow at the knee and an
other at the shoulder. Mrs.
Warren Delano Robbins, lust re-
Evening star., 1943-10-03
By Emily Post

per-club visiting by young
women alone is pretty much out!
Because of the lack of copper
for engraving plates, a bride-to-
be has. just sent me a sample
wedding invitation which she has
written by hand in a very fine
script, on a gilt-edged card. She
explains that because of the
shortage of paper each invita-
ton is to be sent out in a single
envelope. Apparently she believes
an ordinary note, written in or
dinary handwriting, is not good
enough.
So let me say quickly that an
ordinary note handwritten in the
second person is the most flatter-
ing invitation possible to receive.
Because it means small wedding
to which only those whom the
bride and bridegroom most care
for are to be included. On the
other hand, If you like to hand
print the script there is no OBJ
jection-even though fine ma
chine printing would, in my opin-
ion, be better. The shortage of
paper and labor, too, are ade-
Evening star., 1943-10-03

turned from the thick Of things
in Argentina, wears for quiet eve
nings at home suavely cut gown
of mauve-gray crepe, perfect
background for her magnificent
gold and topaz jeWelry.
Mrs. George Garrett, youthful
and vivacious new chairman of
the Volunteer Special Service of
the District of Columbia Chap
ter of the Red Cross. was off
duty" the other day in a smart
dark red suit, and powder blue
blouse. "Bootsie" Cassini at
a local night spot looked smart
in a very severe black dress, over
which she wore a fireman red
Chesterfield. No hat on her
smoothly brushed black hair.
"Bootsie" is one Of Washington
\ real beauties . . Mrs. Webster
Haywood has a bright blue vel
veteen frock, and wears with 1t
black hat trimmed with blue
feathers to match the dress &.
Mrs. William Hermann was
glimpsed dining out the other
evening in a green wool suit ac-
cented with green velvet trim.
Her hat was a green velvet pixie"
model and her soft fur scarf OF
baum marten.
Sarah Talbot's short black eve
ming frock is topped with a clos
fitting Jumper of ghstening black
and red SeuuinS.
Evening star., 1943-10-03

or a short tour of duty, the
answer to any service-maiden's
prayer would be the bag we pic
tured. It's soft and capacious,
holds all she'll need for one or
two days, and when she's back at
the barracks, it folds up fiat as
sheet. From your standpoint, it
makes an impressive gift for
small outlay.
They Pine for Prefies.
The girls in the services,
despite the formidable, efficient
look Of their uniforms, are every
whit as feminine as their sisters
in multi. They yearn for pretty
pretties-sheer stockings, frilly
feminine nighties, and the like.
Since they have to do their own
laundry, however, they won't
thank you for anything that re-
quires ironing. And they'll love
those wonderful rayon knit num-
bers that need just sudsing and
a shaking. We've seen a couple
one dream with pretty net
edging, another with fagoting for
a feminine touch. Any gal would
cherish either. At the same shop
Evening star., 1943-10-03
Etiquette in Wartime

To what extent the absence Of
younger men has relaxed the pre-
war rule against admission Of un-
accompanied women to places Of
amusement is the subject of this
letter:
"One of my best friends and
I-tboth our husbands are over
seas in the armed forces)-are
intending to go for a weeks
holiday to New York. Will you
please tell us where we can COR
cannoD 60 for amusement in the
evenings, because we have no
men friends in that city. Has
the fact that women are being
left alone all over the country
changed the attitude towards
their going to evening restaurants
unaccompanied by men?"
You can 60 to the theaters and
movies, of course, and you can
dine wherever you please and
stay for an early show, but there
are very few df any night
clubs that welcome unaccompa-
MED women after 10 o'clock.
You can perhaps go to the roof
or supper room in the hotel
where you are staying, but sup
Evening star., 1943-10-03
Gifts on the Distaff Side

Knowing that you who have
gals in the armed services over
seas will be wanting to send
packages in the next couple of
weeks, we thought we might help.
Did we say you'll be wanting to
send? Just our little joke-the
postmaster says you MUST send
to the Army before october Is,
to the Navy and Marines before
November 1-or else!
If you've been pondering on
the problem of what to ship
you'll probably be consoled to
know that the uniform doesn't
make much difference. At home
or abroad, in uniform or in
multi, girls will be girls. The
gals will always want to be beau
tiful, and so the gift that would
rate you the loudest huzzah
would be a quantity of her favor
ite brand of cosmetics. If you
want to do something extra"
you might have them packed in a
tiny duffle bag, which she'll al
ways find useful. She wants CO.
logne, too-prefers it to per-
fume. You know-the urge to
smell sweet-but be sure that
what you send is neither too
sweet nor too strong. Shed
probably go wild about a cologne
compact-Which is cologne in
cake form in a pretty, little plas-
tic case that she can slip into
her pocket. (See photography
Beauty Cafch-AHS.
To hold all her beauty gear,
the gals love toilet kits. Like the
men. they prefer them empty and
collapsible. (All rigid cases and
boxes are hard to manage space
stealers) We have photographed
an apron kit that has been a
great favorite with the girls go
ing over. 1t comes with its own
beauty bottles and jars and extra
compartments for washcloth,
toothbrush ct al. In action, it
ties around the waist, holding at
hands reach all a gal needs and
licking easily the limitations of
only two hands and no dressing
table. For travel or storage, 1t
folds up compactlv.
Neatest trick we've seen in a
long time-and grand gift
gadget in the beauty line is
called SWAY Beauty Bar" AS
you see by the photograph, it's a
plastic container about the size
of a superlipstick, and it has
five little compartments holding
powder, cream, lipstick, rouge
and e-shadow. You don't have
to be overseas to yearn for one of
those, either. There's a scoop for
filling it up, too.
Make Her FOof-Habby.
Army life being what it is, the
girl in the service is going to like
lots of things she would have
shifted her pretty nose at in the
good old days. Foot powders, for
instance, are fine balm for poor
tired feet. There's also a creamy
footstick pleasantly scented that
she'll like. And slippers-good
comfortable jobs for late-in- the
day relaxation. A fine 2-in-1
gift would be pair of soft
Evening star., 1943-10-03
BY Evelyn HAYES.

leather travel slippers that she
could use for rest as well as
travel. They come in a compact
leather case that can also double
for a cosmetic kit.
Gifts for Grooming.
Where your WAC or WAVE is,
there aren't any beauty parlors,
so she's doing her own hair and
nails. Anything that makes
these chores easy and efficient
will be appreciated. There's a
dry shampoo that comes in
small carryable can. All she has
to do is sprinkle 1t on her scalp,
wipe off with the rag that comes
with it-and brush-and, if she's
been a good girl, her hair will be
a shining halo.
A manicure kit is another item
much appreciated by the distaff
side of the armed forces. We've
photographed little beauty that
holds all the tools she needs.
Just add a cuticle pusher, and
she'll be set.
A sewing kit is another must"
Make it small, compact, and as
Evening star., 1943-10-03

quate reasons for omitting the in.
side envelope. I should advise
against the gilt-edged card, which
Is associated with golden wedding
anniversaries and not weddings.
From the standpoint of FASH
1onable acceptance, nothing quite
equals the beauty of a double
sheet Of finest vellum paper (sug-
gesting the petal of a gardenia
in texture) beautifully engraved
and inclosed in an inner and
outer envelope. But while ra-
tioning continues no one can OBJ
ject to the psper-saving omis-
sion of the inner Envelope.
Dear Mrs. Post: So far as I
can see, the mixture of wedding
clothes at our daughters we'd
ding will be appalling! The
groom in Naval officers uni
form, best man in Army officers
uniform, two ushers in civilian
dress, two ushers in Marine pri-
Yates uniforms. What shall the
brides father wear-and the
civilian ushers? This is a late
afternoon wedding in a fashion,
able chapel and reception
afterward on the roof of a we'll
known hotel. Must 1 wear street
length clothes, since they seem
to be the chosen type today? Id
look much better in a long dress.
Answer: Under the circum-
stances you describe, your hus-
band and the civilian ushers
wear dark blue sack suits with
plain dark blue or black four
finland ties, white shirts Of
course, and white boutonnieres.
This looks much better with no
matter which uniforms than a
cutaway. If I were you I would
wear a long dress-by all means.
Dear Mrs. Post: MY son writes
that he has become engaged to
a young woman who lives in the
town near his camp. He would
like us to write her and also to
invite her to visit us, adding that
she has sister nearly her own
age, and that he thinks it might
be nice to invite her to come,
too, so that his Mary can have
her company, and also because
Mary is not used to travelling
alone. Is this procedure correct?
These girls are absolute strang-
ers to me, and without John
here to help. I think it will be
difficult to show them a good
time?
Answer: I agree with you,
that it would be very much
better to wait until he gets leave
and can come with her, rather
than have her come with her
sister. But if there is no pros
pect of his coming home. I think
you would find it much easier
to have the two sisters together,
than one young stranger. Surely.
you must know some Of your
sons friends who would be glad
to help you look after them.
Evening star., 1943-10-03

pretty as possible-ike the one
we've pictured. It's made of a
lustrous cloth, carries all the
essentials and rolls up neat and
small She'll like it more if YOU
add to the pins, needles, ct al.
it comes with.
They Lore Luggage.
All girls in uniform can use a
soft carryall. For weekend pass
Evening star., 1943-10-03

We saw rayon-knit pajamas that
they tell us the Red Cross girls
have been buying by the dozens.
There's a long-sleeved top and
snug-ankled ski-type trou.
For Sentiments Sake.
Writing folios-large enough to
use as a writing board, folding
picture frames, fountain pens,
miniature games, are all gifts
that will rate with the gals as
we'll as the men. That goes for
food, too. And we covered all
that in last weeks story on max
ing Christmas merry for the men
overseas.
A gift that will put you at the
top of her list forever is
lighter-With windproof shield, if
you can find one. Last week
We mentioned that one or two
Washington stores were expect
ing some lighters in before the
overseas mail deadline. II you
don want to take a chance on
waiting, how about being real
Christmas angel and sending
your own? It's much easier for
you to strike a match at a type
writer than it is for a WAC to
light one behind the wheel of
truck. And that goes for cam
eras, too. They all want CAM
eras to bring home pictures. After
all, when her young hopeful says,
in years to come, "Mommy, what
did YOU do in the war?' she
wants to be able to show him!
Evening star., 1943-10-03
The Post Office
Asks YOu-

PLEASE wrap your package
securely in heavy paper, mark
Xmas Package"
PLEASE make certain that the
address is complete and clearly
written.
PLEASE check the weight of
your package; S pounds is the
limit.
PLEASE check measurements
no more than 36 inches in
length and eirth.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-06-25
NAACP CALLS FOR ACTION
BY CONGRESS ON GAVAGAN
ANT-LYNCHING BILL

New York The rising surge OF bloody and violent mob
ranging from Los Angeles to Philadelphia and
Detroit to Beaumont Texas caused the NAACP this week
to call again Congressman to sign the discharge petit
ton that will from committee the Gavagan Anti
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-06-25

E. C. j.: Ny husband often tells
me l can get out and leave him
because get after him about mis-
treating me. My husband follows
bad company and 1 think sometimes
his friends are leading him against
me. l have in mind to go to Cali
fornia where my brother is. Should
l go? Advise me what to do.
Ans: 1t will be pretty hard for
you and your husband to patch up
any differences that exist between
you when you are 1000 miles
apart. You must determine first
how much he means to you. If you
no longer love each other, and he
heaps nothing but abuse on you (.
then you should go west. If you
still love him, stay where you are
or convince him to go west and
start life afresh in California.
E. D. c.: I am II and am con-
sidered to be pretty. Why is it that
I can't get boy friend? My social
life is miserable. I'll do whatever
you tell me to make me popular
with the boys.
Ans: You know, of course,
there's a war going on. We are ra-
toned in food, gas, clothes and most
everything else but worst of all
in eligible young men. In normal
times, you would have no trouble
being popular. Now, however, there
are hardly enough boys to go
around. To make a hit with the
few boys left behind you must
have personality plus, and you can
develop your personality tremen-
dOusly by learning to dance, to sing,
to be nice and to be a good con-
versatiOnalist. Try it, my dear .
it works wonders with boys.
D. M: Let me know if it would
be better for me to go back to my
home in Illinois, with my people or
stay here in this little town. have
a good job here and live with very
nice people. 1 don't like the town
here because 1 can't find a steady
girl friend. All the girls here they
drink more beer than 1 do. They
give me one date and the next day
they don't talk to me. just can't
understand the girls. Why do I
worry so much?
Ans: The girls you are dating
are just little ''tOO fast" for you
they were raised on beer and
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The NAACP warned that the
tragic growth of mob violence
which threatens to become nation
wide will inevitably seriously ham,
per successful prosecution of the
war. The rioting in connection with
the Packard upgrading of qualified
Negroes, the outbursts against zoot
suffers which has been shown to be
directed almost exclusively against
persons of dark skin, and the
clashes in the Mobile shipyards
are tragic examples of a danger
Gus situation which can be checked
only by the strong arm of the Fed
eral government, the NAACP con-
tended.
The loss of two lives and great
property damage at Beaumont,
Texas, was charged to subversive
who deliberately provoked the riot
to prevent Negroes from helping
to produce the goods which are
forces among white shipbuilders
necessary to win the war.
The riot was melted by report
of "rr;roinaI attack" bv a Negr>
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upon a white woman, an attack
which medical examination proved
to be unfounded.
To the congressman the lynch
ing of Cellon Harrison on June 16
at Mariana, Fla, was recited.
Harrison's conviction had twice
been reversed by the Florida courts
and NAACP counsel was planning
for attempts at a third reversal
even while Harrison was lynched.
Sixteen months after the muir
der of Johnnie Mayo on February
5, 1910, Harrison was arrested,
convicted and sentenced to the cleo
trio chair. The Supreme Court of
Florida reversed the conviction.
Harrison was again tried, and
again convicted and sentenced to
the electric chair. The conviction
was affirmed by a vote of a to 8
by the Supreme Court of Florida.
Clyde W. Atkinson, Tallahassee at
torney, asked the Supreme Court
to again hear the case, and after
reargument the Court voted 4 to
} to reverse the conviction.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-06-25
Hello Folks:

Hello Folks:
The towns have been quiet of late
as far as dances gO-but this week
the NAVY MEMS ORCHESTRA
of Void Chamberlain Field dished
out some mellow rhythms for Twin
City dancers at a "shindig" given
at the Wheatley House. An
other dance that Twin Citians are
looking forward to, is the one that
LUCKY MILLINDER and his mel
low orchestra will play for at the
St. Paul Auditorium, Monday night.
Yes, Sister Rosetta Tharpe will be
there, too.
TWIN TOWN JOTTINGS:
Sorry to hear that SCOTT TY-
LER is quite i'll. Here's hoping him
a speedy recovery. His sister, MRS.
LILLIAN TYLER SMITH of Chi
cago, is in town at the present time
visiting Scott. Those honey
mooners, ROBERT and NORMA
JONES Norma Davis), have the
most attractive apartment of their
very own in St. Paul. . And you
should see the many beautiful we'd
ding presents the young couple re-
ceived. Everything any bride and
bridegroom would love. (By the
way, Norma is expecting her broth
er, who is stationed down in Texas,
in town soon on furlough.) t.
Saw FLORENCE WARD DAY and
her hubby, CARROLL, strolling
down one of St. Pauls avenues last
Sunday: ADELAIDE MYERS
was also seen strolling down lyle
hart Ave. last Sunday looking as
sharp as ever. Just received
letter from LIEUTENANT BEN
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wine and it takes an old rOunder
to keep up with them. Instead of
spending your time and money on
their kind D.. why don't you assO-
ciate with the "click" of girls you
dated back home the kind that
go to church on Sundays. You'll
find they won't even drink beer.
R. J. L.: I have an 80-acre farm
and have had $40O debt on it since
1927. My husband doesn't seem to
take any interest in trying to pay
it off or trying to improve the farm
or the building Should I continue
to pay taxes and interest or should
I give it up?
Ans: You ought to clear the
debt up. Interest at 8 per cent over
period of Is years amounts to
nearly $500, and it is poor business
to go on paying this interest when
you could pay the loan off if you
try hard. Since you and your mate
are getting nowhere with your
farm, why not rent it out this year
and see how you and he can make
out in town. The change will do
you both good.
A. K: l have been married
for six months. So far my husband
seems very nice to me and have
been giving me all his money, what
he makes. But I am a little older
than him, do that matter? I want
one little girl. I got little boy
that is not his, but he is very nice,
he said all we need is little girl. 1t
looks like it is a hard problem for
US to have a dime on hand for any
thing. I hope you will give me some
good words.
Ans: You have chosen a good,
kind man for a husband and l want
you to be proud. of him. Forget
about the year or two difference in
your age that doesn't matter.
All that matters now is that you
make him the sweetest wife and
mother in the world. All he wants
is for you to love and baby and
make over him =. do this and your
little home will always be blest
with happiness. To be an extra
good wife, keep little book show
ing him just how you spend every
penny he gives you. Help him to
stretch his pay envelope and save
that, my good woman, is your
biggest job.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-06-25
Cassius Fooled
DOubterS Dream
land 5 Years Old

A. B. Cassius and his pleasant
little wife are rounding out five
years operation of the Dreamland
Cafe in South Minneapolis.
Against the advice of many
doubters, Cassius invested consid-
cradle money in opening the Dream
land because he said, 81 felt the
community needed such a place."
For the five years both Cassius
and his wife have worked long
hours and made many sacrifices to
keep up the high standard of food
and service with which the Dream
land was inaugurated.
In addition to the proprietors,
three persons have always been on
the cafe payroll.
Now as the cafe grows in popu-
larity even the chronic doubters
who said, 'It can't be done," and
to whom Brutus Cassius paid no
heed are saying, "Well, who would
have thought it."
George Lillard, PTS 18th Ave.
s., age 80, died June II at the
Minneapolis General Hospital.
E'I1noro1 car1,iooc x1yo,o boIJ Me-.
day, June Fl, at p. M, at Wood
ard Funeral Chapel, with Father
W. H. Thomas officiating. Inter
ment was at Crystal Lake Gene
terry. Those surviving are two
brothers, William H. and Hayes
Lillard of Mexico, Missouri, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Harding Smith, niece
and nephew. Mr.. Hayes Lillard
came here to attend the funeral.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-06-25

CALVIN MASON entertained at a
wedding breakfast last Saturday in
honor Of their son and daughter-in-
laf, MIR. and MRS. DICK MANN
(Anne SEYMOUR. The young cOu-
pie, as you know, became "Mr. and
Mrs" last Saturday morning.
RUTH and BOB PIERRE enter
tanned at cocktail party that eve
ming in honor of the bride and
groom. Afterwards the wedding
party rode out to Carver's Inn and
did they have a mellow time. Some
of the members of the party were:
DICK and ANNE ANN,
CLAUDE and MARJORIE MA
SON, PAT and PEARL SCHO-
FIELD, MRS. JEWELL ALEXAN-
DER, ED and NINA SALTERS,
JIMMY and LOVEY OLIVER and
BUD and SUE KELLY.
SONG OF THE WEEK:
Twin Citians around town are
really crazy about that mellow
tune Cali or Nothing at ALL" espe-
cially when Frank Sinatra gives
out on the vocal.
BRIDGE PARTY OF THE WEEK:
MRS. JESSIE SHEPHERD en-
tertained the MAIDS and MA
IRONS CLUB at a lovely bridge
party last week as guest hostess
for MRS. MARGUERITE COMBS.
Outside guests of the club were:
MRS. TELA BURT, MRS, JESSIE
MODEM, and MRS. MINNIE
ALEXANDER. Club prizes were
won by the following: LIST Club
Prize, MRS. VEOLA WIGING-
TON; End prize, MRS. HATTIE
WALKER, and 3rd prize, MRS.
BONNIE CRUMP. Guest prizes
were won by MRS. JESSIE SHEP-
HERD and MRS. TELA BURT.
Well, friends, I'll be leaving you
at this time, as the heat is sorta
getting me down. So Long.
YOUR PAL,
SAL