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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-02-01
WHEN NEW AUTOS
ARE MADE

Salesman-What kind of car are
you interested in?
Customer-Anything that is all in
one piece and has all the door ham
dies on it.
Salesman-Here's a nice sedan
model.
Customer - Quick! A pair OF
smoked glacses!
esman-What for?
Cusromer-1 can't stand anything
so clean and glossy. What are those
things on the side?
Salesman-Fe nders.
Customer-Oh, yes; it's been so
long since l had any on my car /
thought they were something new.
Salesman-How do you like the ra-
diator?
Customer-How did that big dent
get into the front of it?
Salesman-We designed it that
way. So many owners have been
driving around for the last five or
six years with their radiators all
knocked in that we thought a car
with an undented one would seem
too radical an innovation.
Customer-Right you are! Those
new models with all the hinges on
the doors are going to be quite
shock, too.
Salesman-Yes; we realize that. III
you've been driving car so long
with the doors rafting we'n be glad
to loosen the things on this 1945 mod
ell for you.
Customer think you'd better.
Salesman-What color do you pre-
fer?
Customer-Any color but gray or
mud.
Salesman-Most people are de-
handing bright reds and yellows-
just to get away from the drab look
ing cars they've been driving dur
ing the war.
Naturally! Why big
mirror in every door?
Salesman-Those are not mirrors,
it's just new bright unshattered
glass, so clean you can see your re-
Election like in the prewar days.
Customer (astonished) - How
wonderful!
lesman-What do you think of
the upholstery?
Customer can't believe it's true.
No holes, no stains, no mice, no
bird nests!
You'll get used to It
after a while.
Customer-What are those things
ON the side and ceiling?
Salesman - Inside lights. They
really work!
Customer-Now don't exaggerate!
Salesman-Didn't the inside lights
ON your cid car work?
Customer-Only for the first six
years!
Salesman-Notice those comfort
able arm rests in the rear?
Customer-Is that what they are?
Salesman-What did you think
they were?
CustOmer-All I know is that in
my old bus q pair of field mice
lived in 'em.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-13

20 over $4,000 heads Of
families.
And at this service club. a
magnificent marble monument
TO the grandeur OF early New
York tits the former Whitelaw
Reid mansion). the reSounding
voices and brisk steps of WACs.
WAVES and women marines
seem TO have lain forever the
moldy ghosts of ex-ambassa-
dorial greatness that haunted il.
Tomorrow comes early and
includes, among other things,
a showing by the dean Of de-
signers, Hattie Carnegie, which
well tell you about Sunday.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-13

handsomely displayed and, despite the
manpower shortage. solemnly guarded
by two uniformed and brawny Pinker-
ton detectives!
First stop: Claire McCardelis,
the designer who for several seasons
has innovated trends in American
sports clothes. This season she seems
content to rest upon her laurels, takes
only one more step in ingenuity by
giving a little more oomph and bare
look to her diaper drape bathing and
play suits.
Come summer you'll again be the
kid in the three-cornered pants If you
like McCardell designs, for this suit
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-13
NeSU York Fashions
McCardeII, Trisere
And House Of Kass
BY JOAN DEAN
Detroit Times Fashion Editor

NEW YORK, Jan. IL.
BEGINNING TO bog under the high tension of New York
Press Week which veteran Manhatantes declare a
cruel schedule fashion editors today spnted through
gram that included champagne breakfast luncheon with
Grover Whalen two teas three fashion showings and
whoopa cocktail party the Plaza which forecast the post
war miracles to be developed from a lump of coal.
Biggest miracle there the single nyon stocking,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-13
Designer Pauline Trigere

fairly but not to be overlooked house is that OF
Pauline Trgere whose wonderfully simple and magnifcenty
detailed fashions brought savos of applause from the now
slightly jaded press.
Soft suits little print dresses with fatterng but deh-
ney ladyke look that marves OF line const
tute the collection.
Deep armholes bateau neckines with and then a
soft variety capes and jackets
Prints mued colos soft with only one shock shade,
vibrant pumpkin yellow, splicing the showing.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-13
The House of Kass

At the House Of Kass Samues wife Ruth as usual did
the concentrating INDUCED between descriptions OF costumes
repartee the press the extent that wisecracks
rccocheted with the speed of tennis ball in
a fast game Of doubles.
The Kass collection which blends occurrences with swag
ger presents startling silhouette changes except fuller
skirt and slightly longer about 10 inches from the
floor, deep armholes and a bishop-type sleeve.
Detail skirt backs is This is sometimes series OF
tiny rufes the sometimes intricate drape.
Soft suits of silk which looks like odfashioned ranee,
appear again and vanilla and soft pastel tones
cottons share the lmelght here with evening
gowns of embroidered baise with whistles Of approval going
magnificent evening gown of fuchsia, and blue
striped Cuatemaan cotton the Aztec motifs impaled
heightened life with simmer of Tidescent
pailettes.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-13
WACs-WAVES and Marines

Whaen, reminded by him that fashion is
frivolous business wartime for it represents billion
dollar year industry gives employment in New York alone
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-13

PrOIu1reHVTy III Her co1VVV1o1-
pockets appear again again. sports and afternoon cos
tunes and the McCarde interchangeable wonderful for
f you must given zest with the addition OF her
famed pedal pushers matched to suits
Evening star., 1945-10-26

people present so that little fumor
and wonderment is caused by her
predictions and know ALL"
For a different cake why not bake
a loaf cake as many do In England
and In Scotland on Halloween. with
a ring and key in it. The story is
that the person getting the ring will
De the first to wed and the KEY
signifies journeying. The perennial
nuts and apples can also be present.
ed In different ways. Candied ap-
pies are very popular, and to be diff
ferent purchase some hazel nuts
along with your purchase of pea
nuts. If perchance you have that
fireplace that we mentioned pre-
viously, the girls can each take two
OF the nuts and place them in the
flames. Each nut represents a beau.
II the nut burns slowly, the beau is
sincere. If 1t cracks and jumps the
beau is flckle. If both nuts burn
slowly together then the girls has a
right to be puzzled. If your gather
ing is to be small have a Jack
Horner pie with little mementos of
the evening in the pie to be pulled
out by your guests. This will finish
up the evening with a lot of gayety
and surprise. These souvenirs can
be humorous articles or little charms
that all can keep for remembrance
The COLLINS won't get you if you
don't throw wow of q Halloween
party, but you'll have to wait till
next year to prove you really can
throw different" Halloween party,
Evening star., 1945-10-26
By Emily WHkens,

Top-fight Designer of Fashions for
Juniors, Guest-Columning for
EDelyn Hayes.
When I was Is (Which for the rec
ord and at the risk of living to re-
gret my frankness. I will say was q
dozen years ago., was one of fash
ions forgotten females, that bumpy
belittled and often bedraggled crea-
ture who looks funny in little girl
dress and even funnier in a pared
down adult fashion.
My waistline just wasn't. I was
too short, my shoulders weren't wide,
and nothing I could buy really fit me
or did more than cover me up. Add
to that the burden of having an
angelic looking Dresden-doll type
for best friend"-the kind of girl
who looked like a dream in any,
thtng-and you have what the psy-
biologists call the drive" for my
career as designer of young junior
clothes.
Then I thought I was alone in
my misery. Now I know was one
OF SO many that they are the focus
OF whole new big business in
fashion, called the teen-age market.
Naturally, it doesn't settle the
young juniors figure problems to as
sure her that she'll grow out of
them. Girls in their teens don't
want to be talked to like children
any more than they want to look
IN 14lA
most mothers are opposed to sophis-
ticated clothes. Yet the majority of
teen-agers have uncertain dimen-
sions and changing, frequently
square figure" Most of them have
narrow, undeveloped shoulders, un-
defined waistlines and spready hips.
One week they seem to be fat and
the next to be f1attening out. The
task is to choose clothes that are
adaptable to these switches" which
improve their figures and please
both them and their mothers.
For years the young junior ignored
her waistline problem simply by
pulling sloppy Joe down over it
and adding bulky short skirt. To-
days clothes, designed just for her
solve the problem of creating an
illusion of waistline for her and
giving her adjustable waistlines
Oddly enough, a high waistline in a
dress, together with a tight sash
and snug bodice, as in today's party
clothes, give the young Junior a
definite waistline. Carrying the
bodice of dress a little below the
normal waistline is another way to
give the teen-ager trimness through
the middle. Instead of a cumber-
some skirt, she years a trim wrap
around model tied in a bow at one
side of her waist to camoulage a
bulge, or dirndl skirt with wide
waistband to remind her to hold in
her tummy.
Most teen-agers have posture de-
fects (possibly encouraged by those
endurance confabs they hold over
the telephone) which well cut
shoulders overcome. Such shoulder
details as gay little wings or capes
also help, giving an illusion of width
across the shoulders and, at the
same time, minimizing the hips.
| Full skirts are a must" for the
teen-ager who is active in sports
Evening star., 1945-10-26
By Betty and Helen

can powder up" without fear of
making a mess on your lovely ia
BILE scarves.
Your refreshments can be as orig
1nal or as dull as you like. The usual
popcorn, potato chips, nuts, punch,
etc., get rather monotonous. Why
not try a different drink such as a
beverage made from jellies and jams
with sparkling water and ice. These
are very tasty and very different" !"
Should your rec" room have a fire.
place why not sort of casually gather
around 1t after the bug" of dancing
talking and games have been ex-
hausted. Have words of songs al
ready printed on slips of paper. Old
songs with a sentimental feeling
and gay old-timer songs that all can
join in singing around the fire. For
a lovely setting why not talk nom
or pop into letting you get those
little balls which are cast into the
fire that make the flames all the
beautiful colorS one dreams of in a
gypsy fire. Let everything connected
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ualness. But let your guests know
that you are watching out for, their
needs by replenishing their empty
glasses and always doing things as
II 1t isn't giving you any trouble
at all
Halloween parties suffer from
being similar. Usually they are at
tended in costume and the decora-
tions fall into practically the same
category that all Halloween parties
follow. The same fall decorations of
leaves. black and orange colors, gob-
Inns, witches and brooms, are to be
viewed at just about every such af-
fair. The big item in a party of
this type is getting away from the
apple duckings, apples on strings
and other stereotyped Halloween
festivities. Why not try a gypsy
fortune teller in the corner, who
will give out both ominous and
happy future events. Make sure
that the fortune teller is heavily
and is a good actress SO that
she will not betray her identity.
Also make sure that she is we'll In
formed with small details about the
Evening star., 1945-10-26
Talking to Teens

and insists on plenty of freedom IN
her clothes.
The thing I've noticed In working
with young juniors Is that when
they become clothes-conscious they
quickly become grooming conscious.
But they need some help along both
lines from their well meaning
mothers.
Every girl in her teens should
have one good-looking costume, and
she should be taught to care for it.
She should be encouraged when she
is young to keep her clothes and
cuffs clean, to wash her gloves care
fully and always have them spot
less. One really nice outfit will
teach her the importance of taking
care of all her clothes, and of put
ing them away carefully. In other
words, mother should help her
teen-age daughter plan her ward
robe as carefully as she plans her
own.
The best time to help the young
Junior with her other grooming
problems is when she first gets the
idea of makeup, hairdos and the
like. One common mistake of the
teen-ager is frantic attempt to
cover up unhappy skin breakouts
with a slather of paste makeup
foundation. If mothers would en-
courage such girls to save their
makeup for special occasions, and
then use only a dry cake base, they
would treat the infection instead Of
speading it. These youngsters also
need to know that the only way to
Danish ugly blemishes forever is to
eat correctly, saying mo" to be-
tWeen-meal snacks and cultivating
a taste for vegetables and fruit.
Beauty Is really spinach.
Another mistake of the teen-ager
is trying to look like a movie actress.
It's natural for her to have an ideal,
and good for her to try to emulate
that ideal person, but if she could
only see the celebrity in real life
she would find that the loveliest of
actresses are completely natural
and fresh looking when they are
not actually wearing camera make
up.
Then, there's that good old hair
brushing habit. Mothers who begin
soon enough can teach their daugh-
ters that it isn't any harder to de-
velop the habit of brushing your
hair than brushing your teeth. In
fact, everything that goes to make
up for an attractive appearance is
the result of consistent planning
and patient habit. One way the
young girl can get the feel" of
fashions most becoming to her is
to key her principal wardrobe color
to the color of her eyes or hair. She
can also be made to understand
that pink is the keynote of todays
beauty. Her lipstick should exactly
match red nail polish, but the shade
chosen should not be luridly red or
too dark
Evening star., 1945-10-26
The Young Idea

That was wonderful party Susy
gave. The refreshments were grand,
the music was fine and the crowd
was your "own" so everything was
great. But, even though it was
loads of fun you still want your
party to be really different"
With Halloween creeping up on us
thoughts are turning toward making
the party that YOU will give the
biggest and best ever. We have had
several requests from teen-agers
along this line and we want to say
that parties are pretty difficult
things to swing. They are not SIM
Pile affairs. Parties require lots of
preparation.
There Is no reason, though, why
the work and effort required for the
successful giving of party should
be evident to your guests. A thought
full host or hostess has everything
planned down to the minutest de-
tail. They are not running UP and
down stairs, in and out of rooms
like the proverbial chicken with its
head cut off" during the course of
the party. No, the thoughtful host
or hostess has anticipated their
guests needs and have planned ac-
cordingly.
Plan your entertainment so that
the usual conversation lags are not
noticeable. Your dance music
should be chosen with an eye to the
type of crowd that you are enter
tanning. If your invitation list in
cluoes ardent swingsters make sure
that your records are not the Guy
Lombardo type. We've seen. time
and time again, screwed up faces
that really seemed panied whenever
sweet and slow pieces were played
when what the group wanted was
SWING.
If your rec" room is quite large
think about adding some new party
ideas to your vast store of old ones.
You have left every party with men,
ories. Some good memories, some
bad. Pick up the good points and
don't discard the bad ones. Keep
them in clear view SO that you won't
make the same errors. Have your
bedroom fixed up so that the girls
Evening star., 1945-10-26
Readers Clearing House
INK sTAIN FROM QUILT.


from Mrs. M. r. M, Washington
noticed in the RICH last evening
a request from Mrs. j. E. B., Green
belt, Md, on how to remove ink
stain from valuable old quilt. Milk
is very effective in removing ink
stains Chat is, ordinary ink if it
has not been washed since stained,
and it will not affect the colored
material. Then, too, there is a very
good, al1-purpose cleaner at one of
the local chain stores that is very
good. Last week I hurriedly put
on an all-wool suit (old rose in
color and discovered after I had it
on that I had gotten several small
spots of ink on the skirt; as didn't
have time to change to another suit
before going out, moistened clean
white cloth with a little of the
cleaner and in few moments had
the spots sponged out without af-
fecting the color of the surrounding
material Hydrogen peroxide with
a little baking soda will also remove
indelible ink stains. I saw this rec
commended in the RICH some time
ago and have tried it.
\ 4 X X
LAYETTES.
from Eys. H. r. H. Falls Church,
In answer to Mrs. K. L. w., Alex
sndria, Va:
If this is your first baby-and you
have bought everything you can
think of-you undoubtedly have
three times as much of everything
than you can possibly use!
Seriously, for clothing you will
need so very little, a few dozen
diapers, a few shirts, nightgowns,
kimonos, receiving blankets, small
waterproof pads for under baby in
bassinet, carriage or lap, couple OF
crib blankets and one dress, sweater
and bonnet for baby to wear home
from the hospital. Before buying
a lot of dresses, booties, snuggle
Dummies, carriage robes and the like,
wait and see what you receive for
gifts. You'll be well supplied, one
always is. For the first few weeks a
baby born in November won't even
be outside the house, and another
thing, you'll be amazed how fast
baby outgrows clothing-almost be-
fore your eyes. If you find you do
need sweater or dresses or romp-
ers or anything else by the time the
baby is big enough to use them you
can buy them then-and to fit.
: A bassinet is so much warmer for
q new baby in the winter. A receiv-
Evening star., 1945-10-26


Contributions and requests
must be accompanied by the
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We will withhold both and use
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Evening Star, Washington A.
Views expressed In the Clear
ing House are not necessarily
those of The Star, and as 1t is
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test all recipes submitted, we
cannot assume responsibility
for them.
Betsy CasyeH.
Evening star., 1945-10-26

Send today for your copy OF the
new fall and winter catalogue.
You'll find it a complete and de-
pendable guide in planning your
winter wardrobe. Price 10 cents.
ing blanket over the waterproof
mattress, a diaper for a sheet, a
small pad under the baby and a
doubled crib blanket over him are
all you'll need. With a crib you'll
need a pad over the mattress and
crib sheets, of course.
I think the most important part
of preparing a layette is to remem-
ber the little things. You won't
forget diapers, but don't forget
strong, rustproof pins to pin them
on with. If you get the following
things beforehand, there won't need
to be so many rush trips to the store
the first few days-or hours-youre
home from the hospital.
You'll need bottles and nipples.
Even if you nurse the baby you'll
need them for water and orange
juice. The all-in-one type of bottle
which needs no extra caps are very
good. For formula making you'll
need kettle rack for Sterlizing the
bottles, also a funnel, can opener,
measuring spoon and strainer that
can be boiled.
Don't forget what you need for
the the bath. Tub or bathinet, wash
cloths, small and large towels cou-
pie of each, CASTLE soap, baby oil
and boric acid. Lots of cotton and
paper hankies have SO many uses
as you will find. The baby's bath
things, cotton, etc., can be arranged
on tray or even a box top-every-
thing to keep them togther and easy
to carry from place to place If
needed.
No matter now much advice you
get. you'll work out your own ways
which will be best for you. But by
keeping the baby's clothing simple
and easy to care for the first few
weeks you'll help yourself get used
to him, his care and routine with a
minimum of effort on your part.
After all, you should get more pleas
ure from your baby than effort you
expend on him!
CLEAN A CROCHETED
TABLECLOTH?
\fFrom Mrs. E. L., WGshington.)
Will some kind reader please tell
me how to clean or wash a crocheted
tablecloth? Thank you.
EATING A POMEGRANATE?
From Mrs. E. w. M, Washington.
Will some kind reader kindly tell
me how to serve or eat or what to
do with pomegranate? I try to
eat fruit breakfast every morning
but this morning was stumped with
a pomegranate. I didn't have time
to experiment with it so must con-
fess l threw it away, but am inter-
ested in its use and willing to try
again. Thank you.
KNITTING INSTRUCTION?
WEEVILS.
From Mrs. S. L., Arlinoton.)
First I should like to make a re-
quest. I started knitting a sweater
for my daughter, finished the back
and most of the front and then lost
my book of instructions. When
tried to buy another, found that
the book is out Of print. I believe
the book is the Beehive Knitting
Book of Children's Clothing, and the
style is a slipover with a knitted
ruff1e around the neck and down the
front of the sweater. The size is 4.
Could some one please help me out
with the instructions. I will be most
Evening star., 1945-10-26

Chestnut 7500, Extension 545.
Not having noticed an answer to
the SOS on how to get rid Of vice.
wills, may pass on the sure cure
that was given me by the extermi-
nator in our building. And he as
sured me that it is the only way to
get rid Of the little pests. First Of
all, throw out all the packaged
goods that contain them. Put the
things that are left in glass jars and
wash your shelves thoroughly with
solution Of ammonia and water.
Then buy only enough to fill your
current needs and do not stack up
your shelves with future supplies.
He told me that I had most likely
brought them In from the stores. I
hope this works for you as well as 1t
did for me.
SALAD DRESSING?
COLOR SCHEMES?
From Mrs. X. D. M, Arlington.)
I have searched through my cook
books in vain, looking for salad
dressing recipe used on cole slaw by
a famous German restaurant in the
Middle West. I believe 1t has
cream base, only slightly tart, and
with some small seeds in 1t. Do any
of the readers know the dressing?
In the not too distant future we
hope to return to our own home
and know my kitchen will need re-
decorating. I'd like some ideas, for
colorful and unusual color schemes,
please.
RECIPES WANTED?
From Mrs. M. G., Wnshington)
You are still my favorite "Star
column" I'm in favor of Saturday
and Sunday-especially Sunday
column. Does any one have a good
recipe for hamburger a la creole
and creme brule-the latter a
French custard. Thanks again.
CARD INSTRUCTIONS.
From Mrs. r. M, Mount Rainier
In reply to request for card games
for two. Any explanation I might
send in would fill the whole women's
page but I'd like to suggest book
let of official rules of card games.
I'm sure that any book store here
carries it. Russian bank is the best
game for two. You can send to the
United States Playing Gard Co.,
Ohio, for copy of the
booklet in case 1t is not available in
the stores.
THANK YOU" NOTE.
From Mrs. A. C. H., Hyattspille.)
This is to thank the many kind
people who answered my request for
a February issue of LIFE. I had
80 calls about it, and was very glad
to receive several issues of this
QUERY?
From V. D. r., Alexandria,
Will some one please tell me what
to do with a stainless steel frying
pan that everything sticks to-even
eggs.
IRONING CORDUROY?
GELATIN?
From Mrs. r. p, Alexandria,
Could some one tell me how to
iron corduroy. such as is found in
children's overalls and jackets? Do /
you steam it with a damp cloth?
Has any one a recipe for grape or
gelatin made with grape |
Juice or pineapple juice?
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CARE OF GERANIUMS?
From NJ. L. M, Chepy Chase, Md
I would appreciate it If some one
could give information on the care
Of geraniums. I have never been |
successful in raising them. |