Evening Star Newspaper, June 30, 1921, Page 38

WOMA A Victorian Styl BY ANNE RITTENHOUSE. Tt is quite fitting that the dress- makers should revive past methods of ornamentation if they are to re- vive Victorian gowns. We can no longer shrug our shoulders with in- difference when the latter statement 1s made, for France is peculiarly in- sistent on the wide skirt; as it grows in importamce and popularity over there we are bound to wonder af just what time it will be taken ub over here. ; This juggling with the length and width of skirts is getting on the nerves of some people. It appears to be the one drastic change Which the dressmakers promote in the ab- sence of other changes. The rea- son we should not be indifferent to the fact that Paris is wearing this skirt at such smart functions as the races and on the stage in the new June plays—although many. of them are revivals—is that past experience should teach us that we will follow in their footsteps. What a pity we N’S PAGE. . i Requested Recipes. | A. K—Boiled Caramel Frosting.— Boil together 1 cup of brown sugar, % cup of granulated sugar and % cup | of water until it spins @ thread. Then pour it at once onto the stifly beaten whites of 2 eggs and stir vigorously unti]l nearly cool; put it into the top of a double béiler and cook over rap idly bolling water until it begins to dry slightly around the edges of the boiler top. Remove from range at once and beat until it will hold its shape, then spread on cak Soft Cooked Custard.—Scald 3 cups of sweet milk. Mix together 1: cup | of granulated sugar. 2 tablespoonfuls | of cornstarch. a pinch of sal 2 egg yolks and pour this mixture into FROCK WORN AT LONGCHAMPS, PARIS. OF BLACK TAFFETA TRIMMED WITH CARTRIDG PLEATI HAT 1S BLUE TA FET. L BLACK GLOVES ARE EDGED WITH TAFFETA. do not get together and. wear the same clothes al the same time When transatlantic liners are used like ferry boats by the Americans! So well defined in this exodus that. no matter what the steamer its price or its size. there is small chance of getting a cabin or a piece of cabin. Tourist travel began in March and the lines of people at the steamship offices pleading for accommodations are like unto mobs. There must be millions of dollars in this country that people want to get rid of; they Ppay any price to reach Paris. It is because of this close contact that one hears the same complaint the millionaire. Americans dress in one way and the French in another at the ver sen when Americans are in Paris? Now we are still wearing short skirts and -the truth is that France has gone back to the long skirt, a wide one at that. when she is Not all_th in this fashion. Th But those who lead f; with this style. * The skeich shows the thing worn at the race: reminiscent of Victorian da of black tzffeta trimmed with a kind of cartridge pleating that h tled in and out of fashion for cen- 1t happens to go with taf- therefore. It is brought into wer. during the present season to enhance the appeal of taffeta gowns. These cartridge pleatings do not eontzast in color. made of another material than the gown, but they remain in the same eolor. No doubt they will soon ap- pear in bright red against a dark blue background. The sketch also shows the type of leve which is ‘worn with a’ short eeve. It is_made of silk jersey ed with taffeta pleating, reaching nearly to the edge of the sleeves. Women seem 1o be somewhat ashamed of their bare arms. so they eover them with any kind of long ornamental gloves. In extreme types these are made of the gown material. type of From AUNT %57 PoLiys Caramel Rolls, © ~ Cream together one-fourth cup of but- ter and three-fourths cup of light brown sugar. Spread this filling on bread dough. roll up and cut off in one-half- ineh siices. Place the cut side down on a well-greased pan. sprinkle with nut- mag. let rise and bake. Do not allow the oven to become too hot, as the sugar Eas a tendency to burn. Cherry Tapioca Pudding.’ Prepare one-half pint of cooked pearl taploca. Whip half a_cup of cream Fo some umall cups. Place alternate Ta; and top off with the cream and some cherries. Successful Cream Puffs. Put _onc-half cup of butter and a cup of boiling witer into u saucepan ond place on the As soon as the boiling point is reac ed add one cup of flour and stir vigor- ously. Remcve from the fire as soon as mixed and add four unbeaten eggs, one at a time. beating each egg a8 it is added until thoroughly ' mixed. Drop the mixture by spoonfuls on a buttered sheet one and one-half inches apart, shaping with the handle of a spoon as nearly circular as pos- sible, having the mixture slightly piled in the center. Bake for _thirty minutes in a moderate oven. With a sharp knife make a cut in each large eno to admit the cream filling. This makes eighteen small oream puffs. For a flavoring cream use lemon extract. If the cream puffs are re- moved from the oven before being thoroughly cooked they will fall. If in doubt take one from the oven, and if it does not fall this is sufficient Jroot, that the others are cooked, One quent reason for cream ng is that the oven is Steam causes all the rising, and if the outside is hardened before the steam has time to expand the cream puffs will not rise. Cottage Cheese Salads, Cottage cheese may be used to fill the cavities of tomatoes. canned pears, peaches, slices of pineapple. prunes, or celery stalks. and served on lettuce with salad dressing. t may be comblned with dressing and nuts. parsley, peppers, or jelly and formed into balls or a small loaf which is sliged and served on lettuce. Cottage cheese balls may be rolled in grated cheddar cheese and served on lettuce with dressing. These sal- ds may be served with whey dress- They are unenl s of tapioca and whipped cream ! Tont of the stove.: top of a double boiler and let cook, stirring often, untll it coats & spoon. Then remove from range, and whe slightly cooled add 1 teaspoonful of vanilla. (The egg whites are not used in_this custard.) Reader Friend.—To signs on icing you must buy a pi bag and tube. and force more g through this, after already icing your By moving the tube cleverly, as you force the icing through it, you can make many unusual designs or can write your name on a cuke, as you say you wish to do. Here is the candy recipe you.request: ily Made Vanilla Cream Square: —Mix together, in a frying pan 2 cups of granulated sugar, 1 cup of sweet milk, 1 tablespoonful of cold ake fancy de- Ty - (Sigmed lotters pertpining to personal heulth and hygien . treatment, will be unswered by Dr. Brady if Letters should be brief and written in ink. Ow! a few can be snswered here. No reply can be ‘Address Dr. Willlum Brady, in care of The Star.) The Crime of Catching Coryza. A grandmother convalescing from a severe respiratory infection involv- ing the trachea or windpipe (and as- sumed by herselt to be bronchitis) was carried off by her daughter to re- cuperate in the daughter's comfort- able home. Grandma had been inocu- lated with the idea that weather or exposure Or o had been the im- portant factor of her illness, as of all | respirztory troubl and so, natur; v. she took the“germ theory” with a large grain of salt. Anybody with good gr: matter would and should take the germ theory or the theory of communicability of such diseases with a grain of salt if there is any he venerable teaching that eXP to weather conditions is a contributing cause of respiratory dis- ease. Health authorit in the “exposure” myth, when in- structing people how to prevent or avoid such respiratory infections as diphtheria. pneumonia, i ryza, infantile paralysi acute sore throat and acute bro Chitis, mean that the germ theory is merely the theory and should not be taken too serious! ‘The d truth is that the health authoritjes at moment are floundering about lessly, quite unable to decide whether it is good policy to dally longer with this rather undignified exposure myth or, mixing our mets for the nonce, they are straddling perilousl effort to stand on both exposure and germ theories, and something is bound to_rip soon. * ‘The conval ing grandmother, not { greatly impressed with the germ the- ory., coughed without fear or favor- itism on all who entered within the danger lin 3 . for open-face pughing or ezing. a circle with a rad of ten feet from the cougher's face. Thus everybody who tried to be friendiy or helpful to grandma, with- out wearing « guaze mask, had ample {opportunity to sample grandma's germs, and several of her daughter's e who still drag aim- the microbes and found them efféctive. For such crimes the health boards or health authoritiés who still teach that “exposure” or insufficient clothes or drafts or any such factor may and after July 1st at prices: this “eter tested regardliess 1CY- ~ the hot milk. Turn at once into the | Personal Health Service By WILLIAM BRADY, M. D. Noted Physician and Aathor this | ¢ in the | family. as well as a few visitors, tried | Icy-Hots at New Low Prices July 1st - For Your July 4th Outing In this city, and throughout the country, Icy-Hot Vacuum Bottles can be had onge Icy-Hots are on sale at all leading stores. THE IcY-HOT BOTTLE CO. 140 Seccnd St,, Cincinnati, 0. Every ICY-HOT Carries keep foods or fluids steaming zmu.oriqeoummam Vacuum’ Containers MADE IN AMERICA it is now in the grocery stores . water, and butter the sige of an €gg, The White Wedding Gown. 1t was observed in France that with and following the war brides showed *|less of & disposition to wear white wed- ding dresses than had formerly pre- villed: And those who regarded the white wedding dress as a precious old custom felt as if this going to the mar- riage altar in colors was just another instance of the general demoralization of the times. The oxcuse has been made that there is economy in selecting some- thing other than white as a wedding | and let this cook for 13 minutes fairly | rapidiy; test by dropping & little in | @ cup of cold water/at the end of this | time_ (it should form a soft ball in- | stantly upon touching the water), | then remove the pan from the stove, | add 1 teaspoontul of vanille and beat | gently for 2 full minutes. Then turnthe | candy into buttered layer-cake pan and let it stand ten minutes before marking it off into squares with a | buttered knife. After you have | marked it, let it stand to harden for | 15 _minutes longer, befors esting It | (This* candy is solid, but soft, like | fudge, and it must be stirred every | minute it boils lest it catch end burn. When | bubbles, in_ boiling, 1 lift the pi 2 | ment, then set it back.) It is & fine simple eandy for children as well grownups, Walnut meats may be | mixed with it to sult the taste, if de- ired. but they are not at all necel | sary 'to its deliciousness. i (Betty E. H.—To Remove | Stains—If the staing’are new, was | ing in naphtha soap and cold water | is usually sufficient to remove them. { Thig is the best method if the whole | article is to be washed, as in the case of children's, clothes. 'Ammonia and | water, if used immediately, removes | these stains also, and so does alcohol In cases where alcohol or ammonii may affect the colors of a dress, how- ever, molagses or a paste of white soap and cooking soda may be placed on the stain, instead. and left on St until the stain turns color; it must be washed out with soap and water, fol- lowed by rinsing in cold water. not to disease diagnosis or ddressed envelope in incloned e number of letters received, only a stamped. s Re ia s not cosforming to instructions. ing to t made to querl “lower resistence” or otherwise con- tribute to respiratory infection must ltse charged as accessories before the act. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. Infected Tonsils. 1 am twenty-seven years old, sixty- elx inches tall, and weigh 105 pounds. 1 have sore throat every, little while, and Dr. told me the tonsils are tnfetted and should be removed. Could 1 get tuberculosis if 1 did not have them removed? Which is better ty take, a local or a general anesthetic? (Harriet A. C. Answer—Your question is ambigu- ous. One with infected tonsils is prob- ! ably more likely to develop clinical or active tuberculosis (we nearly all have latent or inactive tuberculosis) than she would be if the infected ton- sils were removed. If I had to have my tonsils removed 1 should take whichever anesthetic my doctor might deem preferable in my case. 5 Registering Horror. Some time ago, in mentioning whole wheat in cans, you seemed to megister horror. What is the matter with whole wheat in cans? Is the only way to consume whole wheat to grind and cook it yourself?” We have had several s and liked it, but if there is any- thing wrong with it— (M. M.) Answer—Nothing wrong with it. The horror was the thought of can- ning a good thing. Wheat is eaxily preserved in bags, boxes, jurs, baskets or bins—why can it? Wheat may be ground or not. and cooked by any- body. Plain wheat, as obtained from the farmer or feed store, should be cooked about three hours, in double boiler or fireless cooker, to serve as a delicious breakfast cereal, which is at the same time a natural laxative. —_— Cherry Salad. Stone two cups of large, fign cher- ries and cut them in halves, then mix them with one-half cup of blanched and cut almonds and some mayonnaise dressing, or a dressing made of four tablespoonfuls of olive oil, one tablespoonful of lemon juice nd a seasoning of salt, pepper and grated nutmeg. Serve on arisp let- tuce leaves. substantially reduced Guarantee Tag before shipment. It will hot of outside temperature. HOT dress, but @ good French priest refuted that when he sald that among his par- ishloners who were in poorest circum- stances there seemed to be the greatest desire to keep up this old custom of wearing the white wedding dress—the symbol of purity. . - Oddly enough, the sort of wedding dresm that seems to attract most criti- clsm here js the almost white dress— the wedding dress made mainly accord- ing to tradition, but deviating only in that It has a touch of color or metal. When you think of it doubtless you will recall that several of your friends have been married in colors and no one trought anything of it. Most girls who are married in church before only a handtul of people are married in street costume. This is especlally convenient if there is to be no breakfast or other repast afterward und the bride and groom intend to leave at once for their wedding journey. The girl married at home before only a very few relatives usually * wears a frock that she can afterward use as an afternoon frock, and (his {s usually not ‘white. But of those éxceptions we think littic, It is when the bride goes to the altar with bridesmaids and even with a veil, with a gown mainly of white, but with Just a little color, that we somehow feel shocked. One bride not long ago wore her white drapery over a very light green metallic silk foundation with fe- toons of tiny rosebuds on this founda- tion that showed a mere suggestion of pink through the overdrapery. She woré a white tulle veil, but her bandeau that held it in place was of silver and green with tiny rosebuds. | | Mrs. Jones' brother, anyway. it occurred to the maiden aunt, who was young_enough to be a more en- terprising housewife than any of her married relations, WOMAN'S PAGE. Then | and that constituted her staff of as- sistants. But really it Is not & co- operative arrangement, though this was suggested. She simply charges that she would | 80 much a person for board and pock- like to take charge of the dining room. She was fond of planning and she had some theories ets what earnings she has over her expenses. So far the Browns and about thel Joneses and their families are spend- proper way of meals ‘that cooking children's ing less than they usually do for she dida't want to air. | ser 4 A < servants and food, and Miss Jones is Smoothing Wrinkles, The wrinkles that come from Worry- ing run across the forehead and up and down between the eyes. A great deal can be done to help them, but nothing can be done to cyre them un- til the habit of frowning when wor- ried is overcome. The frowning habit will make wrinkles deeper day by duy In spite of massaging und creams. A great deal can be done: to smooth out the wrinkles of worry even when a woman has passed the sge where the body readily renews itself. S sort of ocold cream or skin food is necessary—an ordinary cold cream will not'do at all. You can use any sort of vegelable oil, Or You can use warmed cocoa butter, if you are treat- ing only the forehead, and you must use jce or some equally good as- tringent. . You apply only the simple principle of stimulating the skin to new ac- tivity, of feeding it and_of drawing it up’ with astringents. To open the pores of the skin to receive the nour- ishing cream you must bathe the sKin with hot water or hold over it a towel wrung from hot water. The actual maxssage motion is of importance. It should be stimulating, but jt should not be strenuous enough to sfretch the skin. A good thing is to massage dcrous the forehead, rugging on a line with the wrinkles and“up and down hetween the eyes where the cross- lines appear, or you may use a circu- lar motion with the tips of the fingers. But always end the treatment by rub- bing with ice or bathing the skin with & milky mixture of tincture of benzoin and cold water. People ask me whether wrinkle plasters are effective. Sometimes 1 have found thenw so, but I have more faith in stimulating the skin and al- lowing it to carry out its own process of rejuvenation. L Summer Co-operation. Housewives used to dream of ‘& time when co-operative housekeep ing would be an established fact, mi solve forever the pelty annoyances of housekeeping in smafl groups. But this bubble has been exploded. We have to acre the probabili whether we 1!k the arrangement or not, that the majority of families will still continue to live and eat and cook and wash clothes and mend and grow up under their own roofs. However, it has proved helpful and quite workable sometimes to estab- lish co-operative dining rooms for the summer. You wouldn't hke it all the year round. having to go out three times a day for your meals. and you wouldn't like not having the privacy of your own dining room, or the thought of having o eat just | what your next-dgor neighbors eat three timgs a day right through the | year. In one instance three large re- lated families all decided to spend | the summer in the same place. There | was Mr. Jones and Mgs. Jones and | the six little Joneses and Mr. Jones' | brother's wite er., Mrs. Brown and her four children, Brown's unmarried sister, Jones’ brother and Mr. Jone: aunt. Or at least it was something | like that—sixteen people in all, not | counting nursemaids and other serv ants. Some one had to take in Miss | Jones and Mrs. Brown's sister and | maiden | but tice. a largest of the cottages in the group. She hired a cook and a college stu- dent in search of a summer's job, would enjoy putting into prac- | entirely satisfied with her carnings. the the She arranged to take over ning room and kitchen of Capt. Jane Herveux, famous for her ng flying in the Freneh army service, ix now a member of New York’s police reserve aerial squadron. SPALDING A Good Assortment of Ladies’ Bathing Suits (UNCATALOGUED NUMBERS) . At a Special Price of $5.00 A. G. SPALDING & BROS. 613 14th St. N. W, A Washington, D. C. Women will come from far and near to share this Manchester and gingham. . 18 styles a single sale. . count most. You know these MATERIALS. —A companion event —1,000 fine new Amoskeag ginghams Priced back to pre-war levels, and then some 7 sketched Regular and extra sizes —latter only in percale. —Another wonder sale SALE! 3,258 bungalow aprons " - Every woman who needs an apron, house dress or garden frock . - will be glad to buy these at 88c. 3,258 aprons—-most we’ve ever had for But now that we’ve looked them over we feel quite sure we will have more customers than apréns. i For in aprons MATERIALS and MAKING And you shall see that each apron is cut full and finely finished. } 7that F Voile BLOUSES, 88c The Hecht ——— Where prices are guaranteed 7th at So the selling will be fast and furious. But .we have segregated sizes, provided extra space and salespeople, and the sale should - speed through like clockwork. | °® Amoskeag and Manchester ginghams; close count percales. Seven styles are sketched; many more are not. Every de- | sired style in solid colors, checks, stripes, plaids, combinations. —Tailored and fancies —White, flesh, bisque 1 —AIll sizes, 36 to 46. O. F