Evening star., 1949-12-05

Of Woman's Day, uses iive attrac-
tive color illustrations to show
how hooked stair carpets can en-
nance a home. Through this kind
of hooked rug. the author de-.
clares, you have your best chance
for imaginative work, since these
rugs are designed to At q particu-
lar setting. A story, too. can be
told by these rugs. Diagrams for
three Of the rugs illustrated are
included. too.
Natural Childbirth" by Toni
Taylor, answers in Today's Woman
the questions women may have
about the work Of the Yale OBJ
stetrical Clinic of the Grace
New Haven Connecticut Hospital.
This clinic. famed for its work
In mental and muscle education Of
women during pregnancy, Is
shown working with Mrs. VIII
liam Studwell, wife Of a graduate
student in Yale Divinity School.
This clinic also has a rooming-
in program, where mother and
baby share the same room. Ex-
cellent pictures supplement the
story.
If women would get busy
learning. doing things and taking
interest in other people. they'd
feel younger. look younger and
act younger. declares 50-year-old
Gloria Swanson In 'Tt's Wonder
full to Grow Old" In Liberty
Magazine. It Is your mind, your
experiences, your interest in life
and the experiences Of other peo-
pie, Miss Swanson continues, that
make you desirable company.
House and Gardens winter
guide for travellers includes data
on Mexico, Peru, Brazil, India,
Iran. the islands Of the West In
dies and Bermuda. Notes on ski |
ing in Switzerland, Canada and
the U. s. are also included. The
luscious, full-page color photos
whit ones wanderlust.
Charm has some interesting
ideas for package prettying. Tie
shocking pink Christmas balls on
q dark green package. Or. with
scotch tape. fasten millinery flow
ers onto striped paper. Or string
popcorn around a shiny black box.
The Ladies' Home .Jouraf dc.
clares that college with accommo-
dations not only for married
couples but with nurseries and
nursery schools for their children
may well be the pattern Of the
future. In its article on the sub
ject, Subsidized Marriage, the
Journal states that marriage
among students Is on the increase
and is expected to continue at CO.
educational colleges even after the
veterans are no longer attending.
Most college marriages must be
subsidized to some degree by one
or both sets of parents, the sur
vey indicated. And the moral sup
port Of parents can help as much
as money. DR. Leuba, Of Antioch
College, an expert In his knowl-
edge Of this subject, has found
that Gin actual practice, subsidiza-
ton doesn't cause trouble with
parents or with the husband-wife
relationship: 1t doesn't destroy
moral fiber or make young people
dependent. It is important, how
ever, that parents shall not make
economic assistance an excuse to
interfere in the young peoples
affairs and 1t is also very import
ant to set q date when help shall
cease"
In 1.-THE Facts about Autopsy"
in The Woman, Margaret Blake
encourages the permitting Of au-
topsies on the members Of ones
family. Women, the author points
out, are more apt to raise objec-
tions to this than men. The ar
ticle, condensed from Golfers.
tells that skilled pathologists who
perform this operation take the
final appearance Of the body into
careful consideration. Autopsies
are vital to the advancement Of
science, the author adds.
4 Marilyn Parks Davis. In this
same magazine. tells Of the tax
ing Of baby pictures when the In
fants are two days old, thanks to
the work of Washingtonian Rob-
ert Clark. These pictures are now
taken In some Washington hos
pitals, as well as In Massachusetts,.
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Mary
land and West Virginia.