Evening star., 1951-07-03

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new translucent, but not trans
parent, curtains. An interesting
departure from the overworked,
heavy traverse drapery, this.
One such fabric, for example,
made of shantung textured. ace
tate rayon taffeta, filters natural
light from outdoors, while under
artificial light indoors it appears
Opaque. Another. lace net, let's
you see into sunlit areas, but not
from outside in. Another, case
Iment cloth of mercerized cotton
and rayon boucle, is especially de-
signed to prevent sagging in the
most humid climates. Among
Others discussed - wool filigree,
natural linen weave.
These same curtains disappear"
into thin folds when you want to
take complete advantage Of those
glass areas.
Cave men were "cry babies" ac-
cording to modern standards OF
behavior, says Elsieliese Thrope
in McCALL'S. AS a result, she
goes on, these same cave men
felt better. slept better and had
no stomach ulcers.
Her article "Is Your Husband
Ashamed to Cry?" is concerned
with the recent discovery of
scientists that an engine called
lysozyme is abnormally present in
the stomachs of ulcer patients
ILysozyme is the stuff that tears
are made Of, powerful antiseptic
which, among other things, pro-
tects the eyes from infection
through the eyeballs.
| When we cry we create an
unusual amount of lysozyme in
our tears, and women and chill
dren, who can cry with social
sanction, simply let their tears
wash away. Men on the other
hand, seldom permitted the lux
ury of crying in our society,
swallow their tears and their
lysozyme, and when enough OF
this engine gets into the stomach
it may work on the stomach wall,
laying it open to erosion from the
digestive juices.
| Weeping is not the cure for
ulcers, of course, any more than
tears are the only cause, but tears
are good for the system as well
as the soul. We must keep this in
mind, Miss Thrope advises. and
allow our sons to express their
feelings of hurt, anger. and grief
as well as JOY, as openly as their
sisters do.
Remember McCall's Ginger
bread House on the December
cover? The same pattern, cookie
; dough and bright new summer
trimmings turn it into a summer
house, ideal for childrens birth.
day parties.
II Hate My Own Child" write.
an anonymous young mother II
4 PAGEANT. as she describes ar
emotion most women wouldn'
= = dare admit to themselves. With
!. a psychoanalyst's help, she ha'
learned to accept the truth abou
herself that ended in jealousy o
her 3-year-old daughter, and i
j waging a war to conquer it.
Also in the same magazine, ex
pert swimmer George Shaw de
y scribes his drowning exactly .
!, 8 year ago.
Administration of artificial res
y piration restored Mr.. Shaw
breathing in time. But he remem
: bers the agonizing, horrifying de
tails of his drowning and explode
5 the theory of those who claim
: an easy, painless way to die.
! Most drownings occur amoni
Z reasonably good swimmers VIII
: take chances poor swimmer
II wouldn't dare take, Mr.. Shay
D. points out, and cites his almos
u fatal error-he went into tn
q water alone. Nine other rules 70
II those who would live through
!. summer of water fun are giver
y
j. HOUSE AND GARDEN ha
S. created a House of Ideas, whic
II stands on a two-acre lot in Uppe
p Brookville, Long Island, and wi
h be open to visitors from June /
d to Labor Day. No dreamhouse c
tomorrow this, they claim, but
Is house Incorporating features tha
e. CHILDREN'S SWIM VEST
Of r~nB