Evening Star Newspaper, January 20, 1929, Page 50

2 & 1 THE SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C, J'ANT*AR%_'.!O. 1929—PART 3. - Adult Fashions and Relation to Those Now Shown for Children BY MARY MARSHALL. PECIAL dress for children is of fairly recent origin. It was prac- tically unthought of herec and in Europe before the French Revo- lution, and In Japan, China and other Oriental countries today children dress approximately like their parents. Having graduated from swaddling clothes, they dress like adults. There 1s no alternative. One has only to look at old prints and paintings to see how adult fashions were once adapted to the needs of chil- dren. The only difference at all was apparently one of size. All through the nineteenth century fashions for both boys and girls differed substantially from those of men and women. And now as we come to the close of the third decade of the twentieth century we see less difference.in the clothes of little girls and of women— not because little girls' clothes have become more formal, more stilted or Jess childish, but because women's fashions have become less formal, less stilted and more childish Generally speaking, the changes in fashions for children are less numerous than those in fashions for women, and usually a radical change in fashion tone s not adopted for children's apparel until it has become fairly well estab- Uished for women. And so we find that though experi- renl& are being made with the skirt length of women's fashions, skirts for fittle girls remain decidedly short—quite &s short as they have been for many years. There is little difference in the Pposition of the waistline. For play and school clothes it is usually placed fairly low if there is any waistline whatever, and for party frocks of the picturesque sort it is placed at an almost normal position % In Paris skirts for little girls are | shorter than ever if such a thing were | possible. ; Visiting Americans look on in wonder TOR’S C TEL BLUE. P FOR A VERY SMALL at the sturdy French children who dis- play as long a stretch of bare leg and | thigh in Winter as in Summer. There | is at least the comfort that they are ac- customed to this sort of exposure an that they do wear undergarments of cozy wool—brief though they may be. | Younger children in France some times wear leather leggings, as do younger children in this country who follow the bare-legged fashion in cold weather. But the newest leggings are made so that they extend 3 or 4 inches above the knee, but still miss connec- tions with the very brief garments that French children wear in place of bloom- ers. There is a little flare at the top of these leather leggings that makes them look decidediy jaunty. Frocks for little girls this season are made as often as not straight from the shoulder. Lon: bloused effects leave room for nothing more than a short ruf- fle by way of skirt. There is an increasing fashion for the basque type of frock, especially for party wear. These little basques are rather close fitting, extend very little, if at all, below the normal waistline and are fin- | Winter sports season and some fashion- BOY. AT LEFT, THREEPIECE SET OF FRENCH BLUE BROADCLOTH TRIMMED WITH FUR. NEXT, A NAVY CHINCHILLA COAT AND AVIA- .THE BABY ON THE SLED WEARS A HEAVILY INTERLINED COAT OF CREPE DE CHINE IN PAS. AT RIGHT, COAT OF NOVELTY TWEED IN BEIGE WITH DARK NUTRIA TRIMMING. vised a special style of coiffure for the able women in Europe have found this 0 convenient for general wear at Bia:- itz and other snow-crowned resorts | hat they have it achieved by means of a permanent—which they can have done over in. some other style when snows melt and other diversions demand | other types of hair arrangement. This new Winter sports coiffure con- | sists of irregularly arranged small curls extending from the nape to the brow and down over each ear. The cffect produced is that of a year-old baby blessed with a generous crop of curly hair which has never been cut—soff, silky little curls that may be allowed to come down over the brow and ears or brushed back, leaving the brow and ears bare for evening wear. The ad- vantage of this arrangement of soft small curls is that it provides an ar- rangement for the hair that has begun to grow slightly longer without the need of pins or clasps of any sort, and holds its own charming appearance - despite | ished with gathered or ruffied skirts. Coiffeurs with imagination have de- Your Baby BY MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED. A reaction, typical of the average person, to such a flizht as Lindbergh’s is: = on't you suppose he was fright- ened?” To most of us, I feel safe in saying, | the terror of such an unknown experi- ence would far outweigh any desire we might have to enter into it. We are inclined as parents to be surprised when small children show no fear of objects which we consider to be terrify- ing. -We are astonished when Edward takes a flying leap off the garage roof, for we think he should have foreseen & broken leg as.a result. We forget that children cannot- wver the penalties of most situations until they have taken a chance at them. Before 2 years of age, unless the child is schooled in timidity by a mother who warns him of dangerous consequences every time he makes a move, he will be practically fearless. ‘The baby may jump at loud noises (as who doesn’t?) and start violently or cry when his position is changed sud- denly, but the runabout seems neither protected by fear nor imbued with nat- ‘ural condition. His governing impetus is an inexhaustible curiosity about every- thing he sees and he examines a sting- ing bug or pulls the tail of a biting dog or puts his finger on the lighted end of a cigar with equal rashness. Many is the mother whose heart has turned over at the sight of her bold 2-year-old climbing up the open chiffonier drawers and-in her mind's eye sees it turning over upon him. As the child gathers experience and his memory becomes stored with the numerous warnings which have been showered upon him about what will happen if he runs in the street, or ac- cepts candy from a strange man, or sits on a window ledge, he begins to exhibit fear. If the mother has done her mis- chievious work well he becomes afraid of everything, whether it is to be feared or not. He runs screaming from harm- less strangers who attempt to caress him. He shrieks if left alone in the yard to play. He demands the protec- tion of his mother every waking mo- ment. After having gone to bed peacefully every night in a dark room he now whimpers when the light is turned out and says he is afraid. The mother is aghast. She has forgotten her warn- ings of caution; she has forgotten the methods by which she has tried to impress on the child the numerous the effect of wind and moisture. (Copyright, 1929.) and Mine she has never been guilty of mention- ing a bogy man, she has only too well succeeded in peopling the world with all kinds of bogies, all the more horri- ble because they are never encountered and seem only to lurk in wait for the unwary. Added to this the child is becoming impressed with his own helplessness. He is trying to assert himself as an individual and is balked at every point. He runs away and thinks he has shown his mother that he doesn't get hurt, and she drags him home scoldingly and punishes him, presumably, for his vic- tory over ecircumstances. She says sweetly: “Now, Buddy is going to go upstairs and undress himself!” and Buddy, courageously defying the usual, says: “No I won’t undress myself!” and mother shuts her mouth tightly and inexorably carries out her suggestions. Which is all quite right, of course, but these combinations of circumstances are bound to result in fear when a child realizes, as he must, how puny his strength and how futile to battle against overpowering circumstances and his superiors in strength and authority. No wonder he is afraid. The won- der is that he ever acquires any courage. Of course, we must view this as a pe- riod—one that starts with most chil- dren at about 215 years and reaches to 4. After that his accumulation of experiences gives him a background of knowledge of which are real dangers to be avoided and which are the nat- | ural accompaniment of living and must }79 met with sensible caution but no ear. He knows that there are dangers on the street, but he knows, too, that he can avoid them. He has discovered that the house is the same in the dark as it is in the light, and that only his imagination peoples it otherwise. As dark and storms and animals are haz- ards every one must face, he, too, will learn to accept them providing his parents erase fear instead of trying to shame it out of him and by so doing succeed only in erecting a bold, false dangers which surround him. Even if Vogue for White Passes Even now you will find individuals who seem to think that a fondness for white walls and a general absence of color in interior decoration indicate a highly developed esthetic sense. Perhaps some people really do prefer to live without color about them, but the original vogue for white surfaces orginated 150 years ago through a mis- taken notion that temples and statues of the Greeks, whose artistic taste was above reproach, were all pure white. Originally they had all been colored, because the Greeks were really lovers of color. It was only through the lapse of centuries that the colors had been washed off, leaving them all in a state of what was supposed to be classic whiteness. models was at its highest, the painted walls of many churches and palaces in Europe were whitewashed over by those who professed to be admirers of Grecian simplicity. ‘What has happened to us in regard to our consideration for white is very interesting, anyway. Most of us can remember when we would not have thought of using a colored hangkrr- chief. Men's handkerchiefs sometimes had colored borders, but weren't even those considered somewhat common? And as for colored sheets, why, of course, our beds had to be snowy white. We would have had hysterics When the craze for classic front which collapses under stress. | and corn color, rose and blue, green and even gray. Horrible! Well, there are still some persons BY ALIDA VREELAND. Besides providing a guest with a comfortable bed and the best of food— essentials which the invited one has a right to take for granted—a thought- ful hostess endows her guest room with a distinctive atmosphere of its own. In every detail it expresses the warmth and the cordiality of a per- sonal greeting. Thus she lifts from it that air of commercial comfort which even the best of hotels can hardly ban- ish or the casual rote that so fre- quently drifts into the furnishing of a spare room. To this end undoubtedly was the | guest room furnished in a home re- cently visited by the writer. | As the rest of the rooms and the | exterior of the house itself were colonial in feeling, the guest room was done in the same manner. ‘The lovely four-poster bed in maple is a splendid example of good Tepro- ductive work. Its chaste-looking tester of cream-colored scrim pleated over the arched top and the ball-fringed valance add immeasurably to its charm. Another valance around the bottom helps to take away the bareness which the lofty heights of these beds leave beneath them. Side curtains, also of the scrim, are the finishing touch requisite in dressing beds according to this mode. But the piece de resistance of this tempting four-poster is its matchless patch quilt. Here the hostess indeed lavished unbounded hospitality, for the quilt is an antique and an heirloom made by one of those gifted ancestors whose needlework was her pride. The spread is composed of evenly sized squares, each showing a design worked out in colored cotton appliques and each one different. At the foot of the bed and on one side two old-fashioned hooked rugs are thrown, both interpreted in colors and patterns beloved in the past and eagerly sought today. The gay red in these seems to take up the dominant color note of the spread, at the same time Guest Room of Charm. toning up to a welcome degree the finely grained oak flooring. Spool turned legs are a captivating feature of the antique bedside table of a mellow gold maple. And, as if to further carry out the illusion of antiquity, a spindle and thread along with a frosted glass lamp are placed on the table. Delightful electric fixtures are hung on the side wall in perfect imitation of the way candles diffused their soft light once upon a time. The modern piece is of wrought iron, having a reflector in back and a small protector dangling over the top as if to protect the ceil- ing. above from the heat. On this same side of the room stands a maple Windsor chair, a rather rustic type of comb-back. In the corner near this chair is the chest of drawers. This also shows a reproduction of | extreme simplicity in outline, with oval | brass handles. A nicely balanced array of accessories brings further attention to this corner, especially the choice of the glass and alabaster lamp bases. At the same time the red binding and picture outlines on the two amber- colored parchment shades echoes the | red in the bedspread. A crystal per- fume bottle, a picture and beruffied brush and comb are the other life- giving touches reflected by the simple colonial mirror with a picture of a | coach-and-four on it. An opportunely placed window at the left allows ample light to filter through its warm beige curtains. These are di- vided into upper and lower sections so they can be drawn aside individually. Doors leading to a porch on the op- posite wall are similarly curtained, blending in with the soft, creamy su face of the woodwork. The walls them- selves are also reminiscent of the past, covered with an old yellow paper pat- terned in a dull green conventional leaf design. ‘To capture the fancy of her feminine guests this hostess selects one of those delectable folding powder or vanity tables to occupy the fourth cornor of this room. Its top, divided into thirds, reveals the middle section swung to- ward the back and faced with a mirror. The other two sections open oui on either side, forming leaves. A little four-legged bench stands in front of this and above, against the wall, hangs a colorful old needlepoint sampler. The mistress of the home which boasts the charming guest room describ- ed used excellent taste in the selection of furniture and furnishings. She add- ed to one or two delightful old pieces authentic reproductions of old pieces that lent to the room a sense of hospi- table unity. She achieved what every hostess wants to achieve in the room or rooms she reserves for guests—every essential convenience in a scene of quiet, good taste and real beauty. Every real home should have a guest room. And it should be charming. Bad Ménfiérs Cdme From Quick Lunch| There are some young business men whose manners at a formal dinner party would be irreproachable, but | whose manners at luncheon are, to say th~ least, rather abbreviated. The fact is, elaborate service and leisure are con- ducive to good table manners, and it is only the person who has an innate sense of manners who can eat as| daintily and as gracefully at a quick | lunch counter or at a cafeteria where | one must first collect one's entire | luncheon for one's self, as at a well ap- | pointed and well served dinner table. In a certain large, private school a self-service cafeteria was installed not long ago for the convenience of the pupils of the school. And before long the parents of these children were com- plaining that their children’s table manners were deteriorating. “Jack, why don’t you wait to have things sed to you?” one mother re- proved ?1“:1: young son when he reached for bread, butter, salt and pepper with- out waiting for those things to be passed. % “Well, if we didn't reach for them at school, we'd never get them,” Jack ex- plained. “The other boys never pass things to you, there's such a racket they wouldn't hear you ask for them, and the sooner we get through eating the longer we have to play before recess is over.” THE YOUNG GIRL AT THE LEFT WEARS A CREPE DE CHINE BLOUSE WITH A SUN-RAY PLEATED SKIRT OF FIGURED CREPE. NEXT, FOR THE VERY SMALL GIRL, A BLOOMER FROCK OF CHALLIS, CUT CIRCULAR AND HUN FROM A ROUND YOKE. THEN A DARK CLOTH ETON DRESS WITH CREPE DE CHINE BLOUSE. THE GIRLS IN THE DOORWAY WEAR SMART COATS, ONE OF BLACK WITH MOLE OR GRAY SHEEP COLLAR AND CUFFS, THE OTHER OF MIXED TWEED, DOUBLE-BREASTED, WITH COLLAR OF LON( -HAIRED FUR. ‘The mother also found out that the usual way of serving milk was in a half- pint bottle with a straw. Hence young Jack developed a disinclination to drink flulds at home. He said it took less time to suck milk through a straw. Quick lunch service of this sort is apt to have a bad effect on any one’s man- ners. In the simplest meal served at home in leisure and quietness there is opportunity and need for more atten- tion to table manners and, indeed, if we all acquired the manner of the quick lunch place, eating would soon become a process of feeding. > In one way good manners in the crowded lunchroom are more in de- mand than anywhere else, for there the young business man and woman have to eat at crowded tables where they cannot but observe and be annoyed by the bad manners of others. Evensong was recently conducted in Esperanto at Waddington Parish Church, England. BY BETSY CALLISTER. HERE is something very vener- able about cushions. They were used on lounges, chairs and benches long before any one had ever thought of upholstery or overstuffed padding. Greeks and Ro- mans had cushions covered with col- ored silks to bring comfort to the hard surface of seats and benches of marble or bare wood. They were used in Egypt long before the days of Cleopatra, who fairly revelled in them if we are to Judge from present-day screen portray- als of that lovely lady. Even the charming ladies of Japan have finally come to using cushions. For thousands of years they reclined on thinly padded quilts spread on the floor, resting their heads on padded blocks of wood placed at the nape of the neck for fear of disarranging their elaborate- ly coifed hair. But the old formality of hair arrangement is going, bed pads are becoming thicker and every one who is at all up to date sleeps on a cushion. So East meets West and hoary an- lthuny meets modernism—in the cush- lon. But surely cushions were never more highly favored or more generally beauti- ful than they are today. To be sure, there are some atrocities among them, but on the whole cushions are more tastefully covered than they were 10 or 15 or 20 years ago, because we have come to regard them as an integral part of the decorations of the rooms in which they appear. Some one sets down the rule that a divan should have seven cushions. If the cushions are of good size, five is enough—in any event the number should be uneven. Four or six cushions on the divan would never do. On the upholstered Chesterfield there should be at least one and usually not more than three, Cushions are to be had usually in sizes ranging from 18 to 26 inches square—one size for every 2 inches. The larger sizes are useful when they are to be used against the wall at the back of a divan or seat; the smaller sizes where they are to be used for the head or to tuck in at the back of a chair or upholstered seat. Down or some other soft padding is desirable for the smaller cushions, but for the larger ones some one of the stiffer stuffings is more sat- isfactory, since they give the cushions more body. No cushion cover should be tolerated who don't like colored sheets. But in spite of them the vogue is growing. | They are popular enough now so that they are offered in reasonably priced grades. When they first came into vogue, they were not available over the counter. ‘We heard of them in Paris—they were woven to order, apparently. Some American women had them made by hand out of crepe de chine or Lnen, sewed together in strips to make them wide enough. But now one can buy them in linen or cotton, in all the lovely shades of the rainbow. And then there are colored hand- kerchiefs which are such a matter of commonplace that we think nothing of them. And colored table linen. So lovely that even women with a decided white complex are coming to look with favor on it just a byword reminiscent of a time that is gone. | S The average age of the clergy working today is 52 years, which is very re- grettable, says the Bishop of Rochester, ties the thought of sheets in lavender England. Snowy napery may soon be | | when it is not intrinsically beautiful, {or does not harmonize with its sur- | roundings or is not perfectly practical— Is the dictum laid down by the interior | decorators. A good rule to follow is that a fig- ured or two-toned, cushion cover should never be used save on a base of solid tone. That is, if you have a divan with a striped cover your cushions must be of solid-toned material. If your ches- terfield is figured then the cushions should not be figured. A pleasing effect |is to be gained by the use, let us say, of two or three solid-toned cushions on a solid-toned divan with two or three that are figured. More than two cushion covers of the same sort usually do not look well on the same divan or chesterfield. Rather daring but effective is the use of five or seven cushions covered with solid-colored material all In different colors. With this arrangement the divan should be of neutral, inconspicu- ous tone. Thus you might have, on a taupe- covered divan, an orange cushion, one m blue, one in mulberry, one in char- treuse and one in wine red, The ef- \ have seen it carzied out most effectively A SILK PILLOW STRIPED WITH RIBBON, ONE OF BLACK SATIN WITH SILVER KID STARS, ONE OF CIRC ORED SILK, A SOFT SUEDE CUSH ONE OF SHIRRED GEORGETTE PAINTED FLOWERS ARE SHOWN Old Ideas in Cushions for 10N IN A BAG FOR TRAVELING, AND ONE OF VELVET WITH in a room done in quiet tones generally, bright patches. Modernistic cushions frequently show fect would be startling, I grant, but I’ with color introduced only in & few (a two or three toned effect achieved by plecing in geometric design of ma- Today terials of two or three different tones. These should not, however, be used in too great profusion and usually, I think, not in a room where the general tone 1s not modernistic. One of these geo- metric cushions somehow jars in a room done in American Colonial or Spanish spirit. (Copyright, 1921 Manners Char-lg; In Hundred Years Women considered it unladylike in grandmother’s day to walk rapidly. Ex- tremely rapid walking is not usually graceful, but as to being a sign of bad breeding, there seems to be no such idea nowadays. If a woman has to cover a certain distance on foot in a limited time nowadays she accelerates her pace accordingly. It is uncomfortable but hardly bad manners. ‘The man of fashion had many more difficulties to encounter in going about in society than he has now when draw- ing room furniture is more substantial and when there are neither hoopskirts nor trains to become tangled in one's boots or spurs. A hundred years ago it was not so easy, and a book of decorum for young men, written a century ago, describes the plight of the awkward fellow who, when he first comes into a drawing room, at- tempts to bow with the result that “his sword, if he wears one, goes between his legs and nearly throws him down,” and proceeds from one gaucherie to another during his presence in a drawing room. A great deal used to be said about the manner in which a young man sat in a chair. To sit up stifiy was to indicate awkwardness and timidity. To Ioll back was rude and indicated vul- garity. He was, therefore, urged to “lean with elegance” against the back and arms of his chair and “by varying his attitude from time to time show that he was used to good soclety.” o Mark of Old Hem Can Be Covered It is not only for your growing little daughter that you may find it neces- sary to let hems down, because if you | wore really short skirts a season ago you will find that they look too short for smartness now, and if you have any last season’s frocks on hand you may find that the worst thing the matter with them is the skirt length. ‘When there is a hem in the skirt it may be let down, but sometimes there is a line along the bottom of the skirt that does not come out even after the skirt has been cleaned. On the little girl's frock it is a very easy matter to cover up the line of the old hem. You can e a row of stitches, three wide, each stitch about a quarter of an inch long, and each Tow spaced so that the stitches are un- der the spaces of the row above. The sgncu should be the same length as the stitches. On the very little girl's frock, feather- stitching may be used to cover this mark. It is difficult to cover the mark suit- ably on a woman’s frock, but the stitches mentioned can often be effec- tively used. There is much hand work on the new frocks, you know, and if gflsl o‘:k c?’rkefully mfil can be made e an part of the ‘To some children a party wouldn't be a real party without party clothes. To other children the very thought of hav- ing to “dress up " instills bitterness into the sweetness of anticipation. 2 Occasionally an invitation to a chil- dren’s Sany comes with the request that the children come in play clothes. Thus the hostess washes her hands of re- sponsibility for diminutive finery that may become torn in the frolic or spotted with lemonade. Nevertheless, party clothes add an element of festivity te the children’s parties as much as they do to our own—and every little girl or boy ought to have one outfit in which he can appear on special occasions. The little boy’s party suit consists of navy-blue serge, flannel or cheviot with Eton collar, black socks and black pat- ent leather shoes. That is formal and most correct. Most American mothers do not bother with Eton collars, and un- less they are usual among the children with whom your boy associates a plain white or blue or tan tinted shirt with a blue or black tie looks just as well. BY ALLENE SUMNER. Bridge lessons and parties are now offered by one city's leading community center. Side by side with sewing and cooking and baby-tending classes out- lined in the settlement houses’ Winter programs, the bridge lessons and parties hold their own, and make one pause for thought. Once upon a time these centers for the poor contented themselves with see- ing that the women who came there THE DAILY HOROSCOPE Monday, January 21. It will be well tomorrow to be cau- tious, according to astrology, which reads in the stars certain sinister influences. The early morning is an auspicious time to plan any sort of active work, | for then the mind should have a spe- cial clearness of vision. Under this planetary government all standardized or routine work should be pushed with great energy, but it is not wise to start any new enterprise. Lawyers have the forecast of a busy year in which there will be legal cases of world note. Educators are subject to kindly aid from the stars, for they must meet many problems that cannot be ignored. At this time it would seem that an unusual gap extends between brain- workers and those who have trained hands. The stars appear to presage more contentment among the intellectuals and less among those who belong to the ranks of industry. ‘This is read as a promising rule for inventions of various sorts, and again dis;overles in the occult world are fore- Id. Man having conquered the land, the water and the air on the physical plane, will now turn scientific attention to the spiritual forces of which he has be- come recently more keenly aware than | in any other age, the seers proclaim. | ,There is a menacing sign for a branch jof the industrial world, and labor will have cause for dissatisfaction. Leaders who have passed the meridian of life and who represent past attain- ments in science, the arts and industry will pass on in great numbers this year, which will practically divide all ‘that pertains to the past from the present, astrologers foretell. Landslides and seismic shocks, as well as heavy storms, may be expected from now on until Spring is far advanced. Many destructive fires, wiping out valu- able city properties, are prognosticated. Persons w] birth date it is have the augury a year in which they may expect prosperity. Elders will favor them. ‘The stars presage for them financial security. Children born on that day probably will be successful in their chosen voca- tions. Many of the subjects of this sign, If he wears knickers, then black or beige stockings may be chosen and th2 shoes should be laced oxfords of patent leather or well blacked calf. If you can afford it, there should be that navy-blue suit for party occasions —otherwise any cloth suit in good con- dition, quite free from spots and well pressed, will answer the purpose. Well scrubbed hands, neatly parted hair and polished shoes make quite a difference in the appearance of most boys, anyway. Little girls’ party frocks should by all means be of washable material. Velvet frocks are a source of anxiety to the hostess and corcern to the conscien- tious little girl. A crepe de chine frock | in pastel color is most attractive and may be trimmed with smocking, ap- pliques of crepe de chine in contrasting color or rosettes of narrow ribbon. Socks or stockings should be white, or should match the frock. Slippers or ties should be of black patent leather and preferably simple. The hair may be tied with a ribbon to match the frock or trimming. A single simple necklace or bracelet is the only jewelry allowed. | “‘Pile Your Dishes in the Sink.”’ were taught how to prepare appetizing meals out of a soup bone and littls more; how to make children’s dresses out of washed and bleached flour sacks; how to make 10 cents do the work of a dollar; how to keep their children and selves neat and clean with a bar of soap a month and all the water carried up four flights of stairs. The idea that the poor should be glven pleasure in addition to material relief was not yet a part of such social agencies’ programs. At least it did not enter their plan for poor women. To show these unfortunates how to maxe some of their family burdens lighter was deemed enough. Even soclal agencies, you see, ac- cepted the age-old taken-for-granted place of woman in the world—burdens were her heritage; suffering and sacri- fice and deprivation her lot; hers ths responsibility to others, never to self. These modern bridge lessons and parties offered the women who go to settlement houses are significant of what has happened to woman within | the past generation. She has become a person, not just s wife or mother or daughter or sister. | She is acceded personal rights even as | are husbands and fathers and sons and brothers. It is just taken for granted that she shall have her evening out for bridgs as much as her husband shall go out to _bowl or swim. She is no more expected to use her occasional evening away from home in a class learning how to make children's underwear than a father is expected to devote all his spare time to being shown how to make home furniture. To be sure, a new day which mak bridge lessons in settlement houses pos- sible for women, has economic as well as soclal interpretation. It indicates { more money and therefore more leisure in even the humblest homes which must utilize the privileges of a social settlement house. It means that a mother can get away from her children, either by having fewer than she once did, or by being able to have some one stay with them while she goes out for her bridge. Maybe it merely means that with fewer children and more to do with she is able to raise more reliant, responsi- ble children who can be left with more safety than children of yesteryear. Whatever it all means, it seems to show that life is easier and better and infinitely pleasanter for women today than it once was when women were not supposed to have pleasures—when e woman who piled her dishes in the k and went to the movies was lked about” and her family pitied. - Shall We Make Our Old Clothes Over? There is a growing demand nowa- days for clever dressmakers who make a speclalty of remodeling out-of-date frocks and wraps. Small wonder when one considers the high price per yard of the material used in many of the frocks within the past few years. Velvet at $15 or $20 a yard, metal cloth worth nearly its weight in gold, exquisite brocades and laces tempt us, Aquarius, have more interest in the it than in the present. They are lung.;l history and®of antiques of every sort. (Copyright, 1929.). - yet we hesitate to have f mad from them which will mnr:ec:e to b: useful—unless we can rely on-our skill in making them over or know an expert who can do this for us,