Evening Star Newspaper, January 13, 1929, Page 53

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, Kitchen Ensembles Made in BY MARY MARSHALL. ADIES of our Civil War era who did their own housework had to park their hoops in the pantry so that they might be presentable at a moment's notice in case the front door knocker sounded. You couldn’t possibly get down on your knuckers and serub the kitchen floor with your hoops on, and dish washing and cooking were more easily accom- plished when you didn't have to keep a respectiul distance from the sink or the stove. Bustles of the early eighties must have been something of a nuisance to the woman who did her own work, and the long skirts were usually turned up and pinned at the back before the apron was_put on. Always in the past when a woman has dressed appropriately for the house- wifely tasks she has had to make cer- tain compromises with fashion. The fashionable silhouette has not been con- sidered in connection with its suitability for the housewife. i All this has changed. But don't imagine that the change has come be- cause of any direct effort of the dress- makers or even the housewives them- selves to recognize the needs of the woman who must do a part at least of her own work. Fashion never has been the least bit interested in dishwashing, or dusting. or scrubbing, and when a woman's fancies turn to thoughts of new clothes she is glad enough to leave out of her mind any consideration of such things. Fashion simply doesn't acknowledge the fact that women who are to wear smart clothes ever have to concern themselves with such humdrum mat- ters. But she does recognize the fact that women play golf and tennis, that they drive thelr own cars and some- times sit in the rumble seat of some one else’'s car. And in providing a type of costume that will answer the pur- pose for women's varied sports activi- ties she has inadvertently also provided something that does very nicely for dishwashing and dusting and sweeping as well. So similar, in fact, are the demands of the frock that you might wear for playing tennis and the one that you might wear for wark at home, that it is sometimes difficult to tell one from the other. Here is an every-day ensemble for the housewife which is presented with much enthusiasm. It consists of a one-piece sleeve- less frock made with a skirt short and full enoufh to permit perfect freedom, made of linen, cotton or washable silk. Any tennis type of frock will answer the purpose admirably. To match the frock or to harmonize with it there is a coat or jucket with long sleeves. This may be full length, seven-eighths, three- quarters, finger tip or shorter. The shops at present are showing charming little jacket or coat frock costumes of this sort that greatly increase the usefulness of the sleeveless frock. Add to this a rather closely fitted smock or Hoover apron, made preferably with elbow-length sleeves - in any durable wash material—and you are all ready for any emergency. This type of ensemble has been found most_satisfactory. The advantage of the little coat or jacket is this: You wear your sleeveless frock with overall apron in the kitchen or when actively engaged in household duties and then when you take.it off. at meal time, to meet a caller or for a period of rest or recreation, you are very apt to feel oo lightly clad. It is such a simple | matter to keep the little accessory coat or jacket hanging on a hanger in the pantry where you may quickly slip it on when you take off the apron or slip MILADY BEAUTIFUL BY LOIS Hip-Reducing Exercises. Dear Miss Leeds: Please tell me how #o reduce large hips. Y LOU. Answer—Avoid leading an entirely sedentary life and take plenty of active exercise. Make it a rule never to ride when you can walk. I shall two hip-reducing exercises for you to do every day. Exercise 1—Stand erect, holding onto the back of a heavy chair or other piece tot furniture with , right t leg and swing it ™ the side, 1 to keep throughout. by circles with your foot gradually increase the circles. each leg. Exercise 2—Arms out at shoulder level. Step up on a chair with the right foot; follow with the left.| Step down with the left; follow with the right. Repeat 10 to 20 times. Now step up with the left foot first; follow with the right, etc. LOIS LEEDS. Bleaching Superfluous Halr. Dear Miss Leeds: I have black hairs on my upper lip and wish to bleach them or get rid of them. I have hazel eyes, dark hair and a dark skin. What «colors should I wear? ROSE-MARIE. Answer—Peroxide may be used for bleaching these hairs, either full strength or mixed with equal parts of rose water. For a stronger bleach three parts of peroxide may be mixed with one part ammonia. These bleaches are, of course, very drying to the skin, so that it'is necessary to apply a little cold cream tiow and then to counteract this tendency. A better plan would be to have the hairs removed permanently by the electric needle. You are an-olive brunette and may wear gay colors, such as bright reds, brilliant yellow and ‘bright blue. Other good colors for you include dull pink, coral, apricot, rust, brick red, pink-lavender in sheer fab- rics, bronze-green, dark blue, ecru, ma- hogany, dark brown, deep cream and black with bright trimming. Cosmetics and Enlarged. Pores. Dear Miss Leeds: Does the .use of Shoes of Dress Fabrics The shoes shown for wear at the Southern resorts are, of course, in- dicative of those every one will be wear- ing when warm weather comes north- ward. One judges, from seeing these new shoes, that the vogue for elaborate foot- ‘wear is by no means waning. For the new Summer shoes are as colorful and ornate as any we have had. Shoes in whole or in part of dress fabrics are in greater vogue than ever, Printed challis is used in bright colors for some of the Southern resort shoes. Sometimes the print is combined with plain fabric for the vamp, sometimes the print is used for the whole shoe. Polka-dotted shoes in crepe and fig- ured crepe shoes vie with those of crepe 4n the color of the frock for popularity. ‘The plain, dark crepe de chine shoe certainly has the advantage of making the foot seem smaller. But shoes of the present vogue are cut on such dainty lines, with their high heels and their Jow sides that show the arch of the foot, their slender straps emphasizing the instep and their modified pointed toes that make them not too long, that nobody much minds about how big her foot looks. It looks smart—and what i3 &n apparent quarter size more or less compared with that? Sometimes the body of the shoe is o1 plain crepe de chine, and the heels alone are of figured material. With painted designs, sometimes. And embroidered silk is also used for some of the smart shoes taken to the South. The foundation of the shoe is shantung and pongee, and it is em- broidered in pastel or brighter colors, in silk. describe | tire, Circle from 10 to 20 times with | - 1-1y [ HERE IS A MOST ATTRACTIVE THREE-PIECE HOUSEKEEPING ENSEMBLE. THERE IS A SLEEVELESS FROCK OF FIGURED CREPE DE CHINE AT THE LEFT, IN THE CENTER AN ALL-EN- VELOPING HOOVER APRON OF HEAVY WHITE COTTON, AND AT THE RIGHT A JACKET OF CREPE IN PLAIN COLOR. THE CREPE DE CHINE FROCK, SLEEVE- LESS, IS WORN UNDER THE HOOVER APRON IN THE KITCHEN. MOVED, THE HOUSEWIFE SLIPS ON THE LITTLE CREPE COAT. P -« By \L Griswoled- THEN, WHEN THE APRON IS RE- it off tn favor of the apron when time | comes to prepare a meal or to wash up afterward. (Copyright. 1929.) cosmetics make the pores large? Mine ing to become enlarged. How 2 Tsio‘!BLED. often causes enlarged pores. By this I mean failure to remove all the rouge and powder each night before you re- , failure to use an astringent ‘to close the pores after they have been cleansed with soap and water, and the bad habit of applying & fresh dusting of powder on the face without first re- the former applications com- pletely. Besides these external causes for enlarged pores there are internal ones, such as constipation and digestive troubles. The skin is not merely a pro- tective covering for the body, but re- flects the general health of the body. At bedtime remove your make-up with cold cream, wipe it off and wash with plenty of warm water and pure castile soap. Use a complexion brush or Turk- ish face cloth to rub a rich lather into the . Rinse well in clean warm water. Bathe for several minutes in S wing wscHingeny: 4 ounces on the follo ast nt: 4 ounces witch hazel, 1 dram boric acid, 20 drops tincture of quillaia. Let this remain on your skin overhight. Next morning b-t'he yo:r fn&eml:m e:lgfinur. dx;y l;md pat on the ast Jore powdering. LOIS LEEDS. (Copyright, 1929.) are woven leather shoes—strips of leather braided and woven rather loose- ly—and comfortably—together. For the North there are also interest~ ing shoes for more substantial wear. For Winter streets there are pumps of brown suede, and oxfords of the same color and material. The oxfords often have cut-out fronts, with long lacers that tie in a decorative bow. And there are pumps and strapped shoes of brown calfskin and of black, so that one may choose whichever color she likes. Even street shoes are made with high heels. Many smart women wear high, narrow French heels for the street, but the woman who likes a little more breadth for walking on city pavements may find a slightly broader heel that is still high and smart. . Curried Eggs Are Good for Change Brown two finely chopped onions and then add two tablespoons of white sauce (made of flour and water), one tables spoon of curry powder, and gradually one cup of meat stock, stirring all the time. When it boils add two table- spoons of cream. Have ready poached eggs on toast and pour the hot eurry sauce over them and serve. Worked B.oth Ways., talking during the test, I'll give him Teacher (in customary pre-examina- | tion speech)—Now, if I catch any one | bs planned, but there is little more trou- Beauty Is As ‘As Beauty views the evening dresses that are ‘fashionable this season she must surely be intrigued by the endless and engaging variety of hem lines and also by the length of the dresses e lady, obse: the e same X ese things, must also have mucmt the wearers of these smart and up-to-the- minute gowns do not always seem at home in .these filmy- and billowy gar- ‘ments. One observer remarked on the ver- itable windstorm that a certain at damsel created as she betook ler swirl- ing draperies from one side of the ball- room to the other—with a golf-course skirts of yesteryear. impossible to find such modish stores. So since the gown will thletic | and on no account all not conform to Beauty’s step, Beauty’s step must conform to the gown. Beauty Walks With the softly-draped, elongated-in- the-back, tulle-shadowed skirt of the moment, there is but one Wi to wear it, and thot is with the of feminine ce. 2 Grace of i sential, but eare must be taken: walk in the mincing fashion that was the style when long shirts were fash- ionable a generation ago. We have not gone that far back. The lady of fashion must be always mindful.of the new sweeping draperies, low them to stream to the leeward, like the dorsal append- age of a racing horse. My lady must wear her fluthrln? tulles with a certain ylelding grace o! carriage. A little more freedom of movement at the waist than has hith- erto been the style helps achieve this result. It is natural that for a while Beauty may feel her style somewhat cramped by this more feminine mode of dress. She may have a sense of awkwardness D. €, JANUARY 13 1929—PART 3. ractica AT _LEFT. FIGURED PIQUE HOUSE FROCK, WITH POCKETS BOTH USEFUL AND ORNA. MENTAL. NEXT. A HOUSE FROCK OF BORDERED COT- TON FABRIC IN MODERNISTIC DESIGN. THEN A COTTON FROCK OF ALL-OVER FLORAL PATTERN PIPED AND TIED WITH SOLID COLOR, AND AT RIGHT A HOUSE FROUCK OF PANSY DESIGN ON FABRIC THE :“?.\IV'OR OF UNBLEACHED MUS- even. If so, she will find nothirg more conducive. to ease of manner than an| idly carried: fan—a fan of sizable pro- portions. 3 Decidedly the latest evening gowns are not adapted to the hopping mode of dancing. So we may foresee a change to a slower and more sinuous movement that will better accord with the present styles. Fluttering draperies, filmy tulle and sweeping trains do not go at all well with abruptness of motion. One or other must give v v in the interest the uty. sement is M\:fi.)“ -24-334 from all appearances the very feminine mode for evenirt has the full aporoval of the social W!!] no doubt stay with us for ‘Therefore, it behooves: the woman who wants to appear at her best to cultivate that fe: e grace and.charm that was not demanded the day of simpler evening that took on something of th> mannish sports mode. ‘To complete this picture the coiffure, too, must.be in accord. With graceful movement and swirling gowns a very feminine style of hair dressing is the correct thing. short, d, and will time. ‘Though the locks be are mcny ways of arrang- ing them to produce the necessary soft effect—curls, finger w-ves and a little additional hair, which the hairdresser | will be glad to supply at so much per and Attractive Sty Have you ever watched a very new mother undressing her very new baby? It's an ordeal that sets the observer to perspiring in sympathy with the victim. First a tight, crocheted sack. | Theén a white dress. A white petti- | coat A flannel petticoat. A pair of | stockings. A diaper. A woolen shirt. A wooien band. Each garment must be | unpinned, unbuttoned, pulled off the arms (and such tense little arms) and | dragged off over the head or over the feet. It takes 10 minutes to get them off and it will take 15 to put them on. And by the time half the ordeal is com- pleted baby* will be howling at the top °'or ‘m&? yout are golng to “Well, course, are 1: “Wel it you' mmflhn u~w’3an how shall I dress the baby?” Which is fair enough and I wish there were a definite answer to it. It is & query toward the answering of wi heads are being clustered together in an effort to discover a simple method of pro- tecting the infant without smothering him in garments. It is imperative in a climate that during the Winter seasori “'goes below freesing” to have some bit of wool on the infant. Between a bit and four garments of wool is a vast chasm, and the mother who would disdain to wear anything heavier than silk sées nothing mmusin¥t in_ her loving application of layer after layer of wool on her baby. Yet both live under exactly the same ounce. conditions and in the same tempera- BY BETSY CALLISTER. T is all very well to .sk & group of your own friends in for the afternoon and evening and make no preliminary arrangements save to provide refreshments and see that your rooms are spic and span and your equipment for card playing in the pink of condition. There isn't the slightest chance that your husband will show his privileges s host by sliding down the bannisters or that your next-door neighbor will decide to settle scores with your neigh- bor from across the street by throwing a sofa cushion at her head or that any one will fall down the stairs or_for any reason need the first aid kit. It is highly m‘:&rlobshu that any of the boys invited pull the hair of any of the girls or that your best china will be bro:en or your best bric-a-brac smashed. The chances are that your friends are fairly used to going to parties and that even though your party turns out to be a very successful one none of your guests will yleld to the rulings of mob impulse and do things that they would not do were they paying a call. But_with children it is quite differ- ent. You may ask none of the hood- lums or notable rough-necks of the neighborhood—the children included may be all well-bred and supposedly well behaved, and yet when they get together you may feel like calling in po- lice assistance if you haven't made the right sort of preparations. erhaps it 1s easier to manage girls or boys alone, but a party where little Peter, little Michael and little Robin play games and compete in contests with little Peggy, little Christobel and little Barbara is much more diverting and picturesque. Unless you restrict your group somewhat so that more than three or four years’ difference does not occur in the ages of the children pres- ent, it is best to have at least two programs of entertainment provided— simple games and contests for the chil- dren of kindergarten and first and sec- ong grade ages and more advanced amusements for older children. It is terribly humiliating to Brother Michael to have to be seen playing Sally Water with . four-year-old Sister Christobel and tiresome and bewildering for Christobel to have to play Telegrams withMichael. 4 The old-fashioned idea was to give refreshments served at 5. Ice cream, cakes and other sweets usually com- prised were candies and sweet drinks besides. Now that mothers are so particular that | children’s regular meal hours should not be interfered with, there is a tendency to give parties that include & light supper served at about 6, so that no harm is done if children go home without any appetites. Of course, a more hearty menu must ! ble involved in serving a supper of ‘These shoes described are not for sports wear. For that purpose there are shoes of white antelope combined with tan or brown leather banding. Or there zero, | don't - talk? ‘Teacher—Nothing. Student—What will you give us If we |ice cream and cake than milk and cocoa, assorted undwicl:;s. e weet course. - (Copyright, 19300 | the party from about 3:30 until 6, with ! these refreshments and there! 1 | Winter Parties for Youngsters HERE IS A TABLE SET FOR A CHILDREN'S PARTY—WITH AS LITTLE EXPENSIVE CHINA AS POS- SIBLE TO KEEP DOWN TRE NECESSITY FOR “DON'TS” [} 13 Your Baby and: Mine BY MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED. ture and baby is as active when awake, sometimes more so, than his mother. No one person can be an arbiter of clothes and I have no desire for the privilege. Infants, like adults, have varying capacities for keeping warm and these must be heeded, for the bluenosed, chilly-fingered infant needs more pro- tection, no matter how comfortably the mother thinks he is clothed. ut * * * here are some few sug- gestiol Present-day garments are designed to give baby the utmost free- dom and opportunity for natural ex- ercise, from the very day of his birth. Clothes are made short for that rea- son, not more than 20 or 22 inches. Pinning blankets are rejected in-favor of long hose. The snug binder is dis- carded along with the navel dressing. The question of a knitted band is a moot one. I feel that the band has a real place it baby can, because of it, wear only a long-sideved cotton shirt in Winter. If he is attired in a part- wool shirt, then there is no necessity for the band. Two woolen garments are too much. Diapers, in the interest of greater At present there is considerable vogue for the yeast facial pack, and the beau- ty parlars are up and doing in the way of exploiting it. moiselle are urged to try the yeast pack as a mean of removing Nlckhump::d deep-seated grime, and are told that their complexions will emerge from the yeast mask fresh, glo with health and cleanliness and beautifully toned up. Is there really any efficlency in ex- ternal applications of yeast? And. if ’t{wl{e’ is such & virtue, wherein does le? In answer to the first question, yes, To the second, the vllueqt‘a.f the ye’l.w THE DAILY HOROSCOPE Monday, January 14. ‘Happy hours are presaged by the stars for tomorraw, according to astrology, whith finds that benefic aspects will dominate. - . It is & time for professional and busi- ness men and women to push all their Interests, secure in the knowledge that the year will be remarkably prosperous. ‘The planetary government favors many ‘new enterprises in .which the widest field of co-operation is to be | gained. i ‘Women should benefit greatly, for the seers declare that they have 'd the. 'time when old prejudices dicapr| them in .any Hne of work A may choose. The influence of the stars uld be stabilizing and stea 3 tof!‘:ge year will be marked by intellectual rather than emotional guldance in human affairs. As the ‘post-war tide of selfish indi- vidualism recedes the standards of be- havior are to improve greatly, and the coming year will show .a change that largely ‘elininates dissipation, it is foretold. . “Yognl‘ludu! nl;m&l.red m'.h "l.gt=lum e to appear, a ey W arge followings, astrologers foretell. Under, . this - direction of the stars clothing gains added interest, and mer- chants will- profit, for both men and women: will be concerned in late modes which .reflect the general reactionary trend toward conservative standards. Again color will wield a wide influ- ence, and its symbolism will be under- stood through the study of astrology, it is predicted. Colleges now will benefit, for educa- tion is to advance rapidly, although old: ideas are to be strongly blended with modern policies. ‘This is a favorable sway for the the- ater, into which will be infused tic and romantic tendencies that '&oe Te- store it to Its highest standa uixgvemegt, astrologers pi ve and long devotion are predieted for those who % which seems %9 premise prosperity as well as loyalty. L Persora whose birth date it is have the augury of a memorable year in ich they may make or mar the fu- e. Romance and pleasure are fore- cast. Hidden forces or enmities are to ‘be feared. Children born on that day probably will be too emotional and imaginative to be easily guided. These subjects of Capricorn are lovers of nature and likely to be poetic or sentimental. They :n‘-ybemnsflylednlnuununl | | | (Conyright, 1038.). A Madame and made- | marry on that date, - {freedom, are folded of in the old-fashioned 3 leak in an ‘outfit “for the small baby is the' fewest possible garments, non-festrict< ing, non-irritating, that will keep baby warm and comfortable. Suppose we re-dress that wee baby this fashion: A lightweigh! lllk-lng-‘ wool shirt. A square diapér pinned at both sides. A pair of long stotkingg (merino if the climate is very cold, cotton if it is temperate): pinned in ons with the diaper at the ees. A ger- trude petticoat of lightweight flannel of flannelette.- A thin white slip. In this operation we have done away with,threq, garments, the band, the white petti. coat and the sack. I doubt if i} | a baby of any age, living in a of | temperature of 70 degrees, but would be perfectly h‘&)py and warm when | dressed. And we hopé the 'mother hn'! | going' to feel that it i8 necessary’ to | carry baby about. wraj in & blanket. She might as well roll him in linen strips and fasten him to.a board.on ger back for all the freedom he would ave. Some day we are going to be more imaginative about our children. We are | going to put ourselves in places and try to understand how it would feel to be wrapped tightly in a woolen band, a woolen shirt, a flannel petticoat and then rolled into a blanket * ¢ ¢ all in a house that never gets below. 69 and. sgmetimes runs the thermometer up to 75. Jusi one last word. Observe. your own child’s reactions. We don’t want to advise you so strengly that you will cause the baby suffering. - Perhaps in spite of all our wails he’ll have to have on that extra sack on cold days! be absolutely sure he needs it. -Don's Just put it on because it looks cute. -, square instead ‘The 1d Newest Facial Pack pack lies entirely and Solely-in its me« chanical lctinm’ B z 3 The beauty operator opéns proceed< ings by a thorough cleansing of the whole face. In so doing she may use :{:u:;: sewn: good l’methods. _The agéent may be soap and hof water, diluted alcokiol or a tgln x::rearn!.' one made without wax. The cleansing accomplished, the skin is ready for the next step, which is the -pgzlnx of the yeast in the form of a rather thin paste. The operator havin reduced an ordinary yeast cake to tb’ proper consistency mixes it with cream from milk. One or two cakes of yeas! are used. This, with the addition of g::mcrnm. is sufficient for one tréat- _Having applied this paste, the op~ erator now allows it to remain on the face for 30 minutes oz so. By this time the mask is quite dry. In the drying process the yeast has contracted and has reached deeply into the.pores of the skin and hes’ withdrawn from it many impurities, such as dirt and black~ heads and even suppuration from boils and pimples. . The removal of the complexion mask is the next step. i water. i the stick-fo-k-| , & littl is added to water. S ki Gentle massage-of the facial muscles tone and sirengthen them, besides giv- ing a beautiful glow and freshness to ths complexion Last, but not least, the operator: ap- plies a good astringent Jotion fer clos- ing the pores previously*opened by the vigorous treatment just deseribed. Tinc- ture of benzoin, a.few' drops to ‘the proportion of a glass of water, is a fine astringent, and so is extract of witch hazel or cologne water. e Why not -try out thisnew. pack at home? It can be epplied there al- most as well- a8 in-a bemity shop. o g Paris Uses Light Colors and Fabrics Our Paris correspondent .says that vounger gifls “ choose lighter.. fabrics and lighter colors for danethg this sea- son. Chiffon, georgette and tulle are the favorite materials,”and soft light greens, maize, pink, mauve. and ght blue are in favor. > . b ‘The American 'omnn'l-‘ham of buy- ing hats ready made is always & n?lur;c of amazement to the Parisian, who takes it for granted that the acquisitibn of a new hat must_involve several visits to :xhe m\lsger—fi P ry consulta- lon, wi one-. of , t: fittings. Th fashion in Paris at p:e‘xent h';or hn: A Xy X wigs, e Q) whethier or not v be 750 a8 to e ~ vestage of hair, whether they.shall come “ull down on the forehead or . eavelope” shape ik envel s wool, with mod:r’;mu: § Ernooth Ted leather.” Tnero are pouch 2 Te are - shaped ba with borate designs Tn'e-xunuam worked in |