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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-19

local guaranteed outlet for the
offspring? How many In the
usual litter2 What is average
life span Of breeding stock?
How about living quarters
must they be aforementioned
or would q cool dry basement
room do? ! would appreciate
this information, as well as
any other tips readers can give
us. We would especially like
to hear from any breeders in
the Arlington area who would
permit US to visit Q typical
ranch. !" / might mention
that we have already written
to one Of the chinchilla COM
panies and in return receive
q pamphlet containing some
general information, but no
answers to the questions / have
listed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-19
Problem Is Not Unique
p. Z. G., Washington

+. - al
Dear Mrs. A. D. II. OF Arl-
ington: ]. too, had your ex-
perience with bleach. though
In my case it was a white slip.
II you viii launder your night
gown in temperature
water and soap or detergent.
using no bleach. several times,
you win find that the bleach
odor and yellow appearance
win disappear. Allow the
nightgown to dry completely
between laundering each time.
Wash your gown this way
from now on and I'm sure
you'll not have that trouble
again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-19
Art Opportunity

Glasses in Ceramics for be-
ginners win be held at the
Jewish Community Center be-
ginning today, October II. at
7:30 pm. Miss Elinor Ritts
win instruct the 16-week
course. There win be two hours
Of instruction In the various
techniques and use of the kiln.
CAN the Center for further In
formation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-19

Here's q Question:
Mrs. g. N. Arlington
I hope you Win be able to.
help me with q problem which
Ii becoming quite acute. NY
Evening star., 1955-01-06

"a l2o5 to 1876 flotterno fol-wnter hots ---47.ss
81 I6o5 10 SIS bots ii the newest shapes and colos,
AeRoLp o. DESIGNER HATS s---------MP PRICE
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30 SIS wool jersey sports dresses -------------$s
SO z2o5 wool Jersey sport dresses -----------S7
s 1926 veket Jumpers. wool tweed dresses ISIS
rs I7.o5 and z2.o woOI skrts ---------------sss
% 1925 wool wrop-oround skirts --izss
4 4 1926 u s55 roncoots ----is'ss
Evening star., 1955-01-06
Average Household
IS Body Furnished
By eetsy Miles

The average homemaker ID
no more equipped TO be her
own decorator than she Is to
be her own lawyer. Miss Fitz-
Gibhon believes.
Income has very little to do
with taste, she added. The
Well-healed solid citizen Is very
apt to live In house horrible.
The average home is either
i clutter of BUSINESS or It's as
drab and dreary as flushing
meadows IN midwinter. ac-
cording to Miss Fitz-G Gibbon.
iii Mon't Show Dirt
sThe background color In
wallpaper or upholstery is
probably . muddy oatmeal, :
duh tannish shade which. the
housewife says, she selected
because It won't show dirt.
She's right. It won't show dirt
because it looks dirty to begin
with.
"You ring the doorbell and
q nasty musical chime an
nounces your arrival. =. The
shrill lights from the ceiling
chandelier, copied from an old
wagon wheel, cast ghastly
shadows ON the pictures which
are hung from the molding
way way up there.
'sI'll lay d bet that three
fourths Of the pictures on our
walls today can be seen only
by mounting the kitchen step
ladder and perching and peer-
ing from the very top step.
.sBut when you consider the
picturesmayb It's just as
well. II Sunset Over the
yosemite is not over the fire-
place, you'll iind q basket OF
frolicking kittens or some
rurninant animal"
The average home. she con-
cluded, is either ffilly or fu-
nereal-sometin1es both.
iist az Particulars
AS examples she cited the
spleen shaped chair to 50 with
the kidney desk, the wedding
picture on the planter plate
with phiiodendron trickling
down over the bridegroom, the
sunken bath tub, the sunkefl
living room, the wastebasket
with the score Of the Noon
light Sonata on one side and
Whistier's Mother on the
other, the brass samovar, the
bulhous serpentine sofa and
the big buffalo OF q barrel
chair" covered ii muddy oat-
meal with 4 mulberry motif.
and the planters. including
lamps. book ends and ash
trays.
The common man isn't 80
common any more, she de-
'sclared. He's buying better
books. wearing better clothes.
listening to better music. And
he'd like d better home II he
knew how TO get II.
Evening star., 1955-01-06
New Concept Of Sizes Here
and bowknots.

sixty million American
women may be wrong about
the size dress they wear II 3
new concept Of sizing is to be
their future guide In apparel
buying.
According to Mansfield Ionic
of the Commodity Standards
Division. Business and Defense
Services Administration Of the
Department Of Commerce, this
new approach may be the
easiest one the consumer has
ever had In buying clothes In
her correct size.
There'll be q goodby to such
phrases as I'm d cheap dress ]
wear a size IL, but in O good
dress ] can get into Q size 10"
with the new sizing plan.
The garment industry Is free
TO pick up the idea which In
wolves q three way measuring
system including the size NUM-
Der based on bust measure
n1ents. height group. and body
type with regard TO the bust
hip relationship.
Size classiFications
The four size classiflcatior1s
already established of Misses.
yvoinen's, Half Sizes tsllorter
women, and Juniors Is not
done away with.
For each height group. size
would then be associated with
the bust measurement, and
for each bust measurement
there may be one or more hip
types. The slender hip by q
minus symbol; the average
Evening star., 1955-01-06
1h 1iIs7il ~ Z
BY EIeni

hip, no symbol: and the full
hip with the plus symbol.
The breakdown on sizing
for a label it is hoped viii be
adopted by all segments Of the
garment industry and the
uniformity Of sizing would ex-
tend to blouses. bras, skirts,
dresses and slips.
Size would thus have q de-
finite meaning to all elements
Of the trade, and the consumer
would be able to identity her
body type and size from the
wide range of body types cov-
cred. She would be properly
fitted by the same size re-
gardless Of price. type Of ap-
parel. or manufacturer of the
garment.
Style Won't Suffer
This does not mean that the
dress manufacturer viii in any
way be restricted as 10 style or
at. What win happen. how
ever, Is that In accepting the
recommendations Of the De-
partment Of Commerce plan,
designated TS-5200A. he and
his competitor win be sizing
alike.
It took i've years TO compile
the scientific sizing data pro-
yided BY mathenati ticians, stat
isticians, and machines. The
measurements Of women In
their foundation garments be-
fore their outer wear is added
was the basis Of the study
Evening star., 1955-01-06

CHICAGO. Jan. 6-Most
American housewives have no
taste.
THAT was the bruadside
Bernice F,itz- Gibbon. d New
York advertising ccnsHltant.
delivered at the Home FASH
ions League luncheon here
yesterday.
They may try hard. she
declared, but they usually end
up. not with house beautiful.
but with house horrible.
Miss Fitz-G Gibhon gave her
talk at d luncheon at which
decorator william Pahlmanll
I gave d preview Of the new
color families he has created
for the first aIl-rayon home
furnishings exhibit which
opened at the merchandise
mart yesterday. Later, Visitors
were treated to the two rooms
In the 1855 international
home furnishings show in
which MIR. Pahlmann shows
what can be done with rayon
and our guess Is that even
the ernbattled avesage Amer
ican honlemaker would have
taste enough to applaud these
handsome rooms when she
saw them.
This Ole House
BE that as 1t may, Miss
/ Fitz-G Gibbon hit home with
many points she made. She
wrapped it all up with d para
I phrase Of 'This Ole House"
which she sang with gusto.
on key, and with no apologies
to Miss Rosemary Clooney. It
went like this:
This ole house Is full Of doilies
This ole house is full OF fringe
This ole house I think iDas fur
ntsted
By Charles adams on a bifa0e.
This ole house gets hoots OF
laughter
This ole house hears many q
shout
When the guests come In and see
The dreadful furniture about.
Ain't a-oonna touch this house
no longer
Amt d-gonna touch this house
no more
Ain't got taste to pick out lamp
shades
Ain't got tGste to do a floor
Aia't got taste to take dQicft
SrtDets
Nor 10 Junk the fltgree
Aint n-gonrG touch this house
no longer
I'm a-g0nta call In the AID.
The And. Of course. Is the
American Institute Of Deco
rators. And although she did
not suggest that every one Is
In b position to employ one,
she believes strongly that
stores and manufacturers have
D responsibility to help their
customers choose tasteful mer-
chandise.
Evening star., 1955-01-06

which used women III three age
groups from l8 to 90. 80 to 40.
and Al to so, In IA States.
The staggered height system
kills. once and for ell. the
concept that all women are the
same In q given size range as
determined by q manufacturer.
The new and vital information
being made available to the
garment industry notes that
as you grade around the body.
you must also allow for height.
In younger women, one part
Of the body develops faster
than the other. Aid age is the
most significant determinant
Of women's body measure
n1ents. the study indicates.
Size May Change
SO perhaps not right away,
uub In tine b00-QlSbanG In-
ture, your dress label win have
q different size.
II you are q IL Rit'll break
down to q size IA bust; regu-
lar In height; and average hip
type.
II you are q IA It'll be q
size IA bust; tall In height: and
q slender hip type.
a IA 8 with b plus symbol
next TO 1t win indicate q sine
IL bust: short height: and q
full hip type.
The Army already Is using
this type OF sizing plan for
the WAC's, and Sears, Roe
buck and Co. catalogues are
also using this type system
for mail ordering. Children's
Evening star., 1955-01-06
TODAY |
IN FOOD NEWS
Report to the Homemoker
New Type Coke Mix;
EGG Production | High
Hon1enoker
By Violet FouIkner

with an the cuts Of beef.
pork and veal featured In the
shopping news this week.
honemakers have considerable
leeway in planning ost-holi-
day meals.
II January is a period Of re-
trenchmeft while you're try
ing to balance the budget. look
for the less popular cuts Of
meat. Fork. for instance. means
more than Just pork loin roast
and braisad pork chops. There
are all kinds Of good tasting
combination dishes using cuts !.
from the pork shoulder. Ac-
tualIy, the real problem Is to
make a decision between the
variety Of cuts being offered.
Good Buy List
Produce items that made the
good buy list this week include
Maine and Idaho potatoes.
kale, collarls, California car
rots and Carolina sweet pota-
toes. One local food chain
will feature the frozen vegeta-
bles mentioned In laSE weeks
issue OF o national magazine.
Good values at the fruit
counter are Temple oranges,
grapefruit. tang crimes and
lemons. Citrus fruits are at
their best now and prices are
reasonable.
Grade A eggs are about your
best buy on the food market
today. High production Is
keeping prices within the
reach Of every ones pocket
book. The USDA says the huge
supply has brought egg prices
to the lowest level in over 10
years.
GIomour IN the Kitchen
At o press preview last week
Of o new 1885 line Of major
home appliances. we were illl-
pressed with D home freezer
refrigerator combination In .
single cabinet.
The iefthand side is the up-
right freezer with storage space
for 1865 pounds OF food. Built
in the door are shelves for half
gallon size cartons OF Ice cream.
racks Tor frozen Juices. and
below d special u1refrigerated
space for bananas.
The yightfand hide houses
o specious l1-cuhic-foot re-
frigerator. IN addition TO the
usual space for fruits. vege-
tables, etc. the refrigerator
door on this side has b built
In breakfast bar that stores
bacon. eggs and juices.
Pretty as o window full OF
Easter bonnets were the pastel
colored refrigerators and
ranges. What dream kitchens
they will make. Our FIRST
choice went to the Bermuda
pink, then TO the dawn gray
and sunny buttercup yellow.
Eight oolors In ell from which
Mrs. Homemaker can choose.
Other colors are what the
company calls q harvest yellow,
o lagoon blue. sand beige, two
shades OF green, plus the
standard white. OF course.
Low CoIorie Mix
Latest TO join the clan Of
prepared mixes Is q low
calorie cake mix that the
manufacturers claim contains
less than one-third the calo-
rie content or the usual
frosted cake.
It's available In two fiavors, !
golden and chocolate layer,
and each package carries It's
Evening star., 1955-01-06

own l0W-ealnf16. no COOK,
seven-nlinute type frostine
ingredients. Laboratory tests
reveal that 8 11a-incil wedge
Of the new cake plus frosting
contains less calories than "
q large grapefruit: q 2-inch
wedge less than q 3-ounce rib
lamb chop.
The new mix was developed
by q company who pioneered
In the mix field. In perfect
ing their latest brain child.
they've come up with q cake
that contains no shortening.
To prepare, you merely add
water, two fresh eggs and
follow Instructions on the box.
The frosting mix requires the
addition Of. water only, but
you can vary the flavor as
desired.
Spoghetti Sauce
Another new product
crowded out in the Christmas
rush is a spaghetti sauce mix.
Seven years in the making.
the mix Is q blend Of de-
hydrated vegetables. imported
mushrooms, milk solids. veg
.etable protein. cheese. spices.
sugar. seasoning salt and
herbs.
In the beginning food sci-
entists for the company tried
FIRST q canned product. then
q frozen one. discarding both
when they failed to come up
to specifications. The finished
product, you'll notice. does
not contain tomato which,.
they say, does not keep its
true flavor. So, to the pow
dered mix. you add your own
tomato sauce OF paste.
Inc mix mas oozens OF uses
Y ao0itlon 20 MAKING sauce
tUf spasnetti. ATy y Witn
spanisn rice. pizza pae, ias-
asna or u meal aoaI.
AaYe nrA Thnva
Evening star., 1955-01-06
DRESSES X

35 1875 10 1926 misses of1d III sizes, wool ersey
woos and some royon crepes 80
23 22c5 to SIS noyey wools roycn crepes. some WITH
royon toffeto, some brief sizes ------9io
20 1926 10 S35 wool costtres ond royon or erspe
dresses
no 1895 wool costumes and afternoon dresses 20
1905 to s45 misses WOOL costumes ond dresses. SIS
l8 1926 wools, royon erepes and q few silks 80
ls 5ee5 to 1926 designer originals, ineludno Noun.
tain Home ~ 80 ono 80
IA SIS and SIS designer dresses. some Eisenbsrg
Originals -----------------------
Evening star., 1955-01-06

apparel for the past i've years
has been eliminating .'ageD
as q basis for size. and en-
couraged the use OF height"
and aweights instead.
Evening star., 1955-01-06
COATS and SUITS < < K

COATS and Suits 4 k
4 $llo fur-lined toppers s--------------------$7o
Sis to Sl25 p<ariously furred coots $50
1926 10 1926 winter coots with lovish fur eoI!ors
crcuffs SIUS
z Sl6o designer coots. butterscotch and lo- $iio
$3.50 Stroock cnmel- -hor- -ond-wooI coots $l2S
It's Frostronn wool tweed eoots, n size go s7o
4 $llo AnoIo row-textured wool coats -------sss
2 Sis Worunbo wool eoots. velvet detail ---- $50
2 1915 WOOL topper ond fitted coats s6s
; 6o.75 reversible wool tweed coots SO
so.75 IIomo ond- wool coots ----------s s4s
AS Ss5 to Sos Fortnonn Anglo or Juiiord wool
$50 designer orionol suits Sso
3 So Is one-ond two. ofo-kind wool suits 50
8 1926 wool shor<skin sults ----------------S33
1915 wool fIunnei suits. i. sizes 50
2 1915 oIl-woo tweed suits. II. sizes SO
j 1915 WOOL. lubbock toppers ------------s -s6s
Evening star., 1955-01-06
Special Purchase
SIS SEASON SKIPPER COATS

AN With The convenient full-sleeve zip-in
lining that whips ia or out IN iiffy. Some
with velvet collars
Evening star., 1955-01-06

-RALEIGH HABERDAsHER OPEN TODAY 1890 TO 9P.M.-
Evening star., 1955-01-06

is s.o5 oirdIes ard ponties ------------------4s
? S. power net oirdIes and ponties --------sss
ss.o5 fishne. olrdlss ond pennies ------------4so
" S4 and S. halter bros. some longtime -9os
II S. inflicted bras, nyIon -
3 5.o5 inflated bras cotton ----------------2.ss
10 SIS cinch-wosted stropIess bros, elostic 0nd
nyOn -----------------@ --@-------------
10 SOS iono-iine Bro. bro.----------------------s.os
$40 stropless foundations ----------------iz5o
7.5o stropIsss iono-Ins bros ---------------4.ss
Smyrna times., 1955-02-03

fireplace in the living room that
viii be of pre-fabricated steel and
stainless steel and which is being
installed in a model home for the
first time at any home show in
the country. Other features will
include sliding window sashes, a
panoramic door to the patio, a low
pitched roof painted white to re-
fleet the heat of the sun in the
summer, and paneled walls in the
living room. The heating system
will be forced hot air and will be
adaptable to either gas or oil. 1t
is also designed for the installa-
ton of a year-round air condition
ing system. Arters said the home
will be fitted with the new Gener-
al Electric color kitchen and the
kitchen space, larger than that
ordinarily found in a home this
size, will be ample enough for
both working and eating.
Smyrna times., 1955-02-03
REPORT ON
CIVIL DEFENSE
BY Colonel d. Preston Lee
State Director of Civil Defense

BY Colonel D. Preston Lee
State Director of Civil Defense
At the mention of Civil Defense
some people-too many of them
throw up their hands and say:
But what good is it? How can
you defend yourself against the
H-bomb ?"
The answer is quite simple:
Neither Civil Defense nor any,
thing else. except prayer, can
protect you from an H-bomb-if
you happen to be directly under
one. The same is true of the
plain, old-fashioned block buster.
Both cause destruction by the
same means-an explosion.
But-and this is not commonly
understood-doubling a bombs
size does not double its destruc-
tive power. A modern A-bomb,
for instance, will cause heavy
damage within a two and half
mile radius. But a bomb 100 times
as powerful will not thrust out
100 times as far. 1t will reach
only about four and a half times
as far. This is because super
bombs waste much of their power
in the center of the explosion. 1
Thus, whether it is an H-bomb
or a block-buster, the chances are
you won't be under it if one
should fall in this area. What
happens then? What happens if a
bomb falls in your state but leaves
your immediate neighborhood un-
touched? Or suppose you live in
a town or a suburban community
left unscathed by a bomb blast
in a nearby city? What do you
do? Thank your lucky stars and
forget it?-.
1t won't be quite that simple
In the first place, though you are
alive, your whole life will be al
tered. Much of the neighboringE
city will be a smoking rubble.
Smyrna times., 1955-02-03
KEEP CLEAN
WINDSHIELD
Fatal Accidents Caused When
Drivers Vision is
0bscured
WINTER HAZARDS

"A clear windshield can save
your life!"
This tip was given to Delaware
drivers today by Francis j. JAM
ison, Assistant Manager of the
Delaware Safety Council which is
cooperating with the National
Safety Council in the current
winter hazards program.
Nothing is more ridiculous
than the driver who peers out
through a windshield that is al
most completely covered by snow
or ice," he said. "And the tragic
part of it is that this type of
peek-a-boo is deadly"
Mr.. Jamison said that in nearly
1 out of 10 fatal accidents in
1858 the drivers vision was OBJ
scured. Nearly half of the OBJ
structions to vision were on the
vehicle itself such as rain, snow
or sleet on the windshield.
"At this time of year." he said,
when there is so much snow,
rain and sleet, the driver who
doesn't make sure that his wind
shield wiper and defroster are in
tip-top condition is asking for
trouble. Drivers should also car
ry a small scraper in the glove
compartment to remove caked ice
or snow"
Mr.. Jamison also advised driv-
ers to see that all mechanical
parts of their cars are in good
running order. Brakes, exhaust
system, ignition, etc., must be in
top-notch condition, he said, to
perform well in winter weather.
"And don't forget to use tire
chains on snow or ice," he warn
Smyrna times., 1955-02-03
SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS

Self-Employed Persons Must Sub
init Copy of Form Schedule @
Self-employed persons who plan
to file claims for Social Security
benefits in 1855 must submit a
copy of Form Schedule c from
their 1854 Federal Income Tax re-
turn, Myron Milbouer, district
manager of the Wilmington Social
Security office, pointed out today.
Schedule G is the section of
the income tax return on which
the self-employed taxpayer COM
putes the income from his busi-
ness. When a claim for Social Sc
curity benefits is filed, a copy of
this Schedule G for the preceding
year must be submitted so that
the business income may be in
cluded in figuring the amount Of
the taxpayers Social Security re-
tirement benefit Mr.. Milbouer
explained.
Smyrna times., 1955-02-03
r. ROWLAND TO
TALK ON ART
Continued from Page One

he returned for a year to Athens
on a FuIbright award to prepare
for the publication of some of the
archaeological finds discovered in
these excavations.
He has organized and served as
chairman of the art department
at Hopkins since 1947. During the
summer of 1852, he again return
ed to Greece, this time to revise
a study in the typology of ancient
Greek lamps from the Agora Ex-
cavations.
He is a trustee of the Peale
Museum and the Baltimore Muse
UNI of Art and a permanent mem
ber of the managing committee
of the American School of Class
ical Studies in Athens.
DIR. Rowland is the author of a
book dealing with 'The Archi-
lecture of Baltimore"
Smyrna times., 1955-02-03
SOCIAL SECURITY ACT
Information Is Given in Booklet
"Do You Have a Maid?"

Social Security information, as
it applies to many more household
employers since January 1, is CIV
en- in the new booklet do You
Have A Maid?" just issued under
the joint sponsorship of the In
ternal Revenue Service and the
Social Security Administration. 1t
describes the first step to be TAX
en- by every employer of domestic
help who pays an employee $50 or
more cash wages in a calendar
quarter of the year for work in
a private household.
Copies of the booklet may be
omtained by simply writing, phon-
ing, or visiting the social security
office or Internal Revenue Office,
it was announced by Myron Mil
bouer, district manager of the So
cial Security Administration, and
H. Leland Brown, district direc-
tor of the Internal Revenue Ser
vice in Delaware.
Because of the broadened cover
age of domestic workers, many
more household employers are
now required to report the cash
wages paid their employees. 1t is
no longer necessary that do
mestic employee work on "a or
more days in a calendar quarter
for a single household employer in
order to get social security credit
for the cash wages paid.
The new booklet, officially de-
signated as OASI-21, contains a
cut-out post card which the house
hold employer should use to OBJ
tain the form on which the cash