Evening Star Newspaper, January 22, 1930, Page 25

WOMA N'S PAGE, Ruffles Appear on Evening Gowns BY MARY Ruffles are among the old fashions that have been revived for Spring, and if you have a suppressed desire to wear ruffies, by all means prepare to wear them now. For the home dressmaker ruffies should make a strong appeal, because they require the sort of careful hand- work that the painstaking home dress- maker can do to advantage. Gathered ruffies, moreover, cost nothing but the Mmaterial and the time taken to run the gathers, while with pleated flounces BLACK EVENING GOWN. MAY BE MADE OF TULLE OR ANY ONE OF THE NEW NETS OR FINE there is always the additional cost of pleating to consider. ‘The sketch shows a new black tulle | evening gown trimmed with a series of | six ruffles, the first of which flares from beneath the high waist line. This is a type of dress that is acceptable to the woman who finds the tightly swathed hip line unbecoming, and it is also & dress that lends itseit well to the tal- ents of the home dressmaker. If tulle is used, two thicknesses are needed for each ruffle. But there are slightly heavier nets that may be used single fold. ‘Tulle ruffies are left with raw edges. The heavier ruffies may be| bound with narrow ribbon or folds of | silk, while fine lace may be finished by picot. The foundation of the dress is slip made of matching crepe de chine, MARSHALL. newer arrangement than the straight shoulder strap. This week’s circular gives a diagram pattern for a short cape, which may be made of lace or chiffon, for evening | wear, or of silk or cloth for wear with |a separate skirt and blouse. If you would, like & copy, please send your stamped, self-addressed envelope to Mary Marshall, care of this paper, and |1t will be forwarded to you. || OUR CHILDREN BY ANGELO PATRL I have a career to offer any adult who has time and health and & desire to be of some account in the community. Special advisers for children are needed. Of_course, there are the Scouts and the Campfires and the Big Brothers and | Big Sisters, and all their noble hosts, but this is something else. Something very rare and special. An expert ad- viser to a particular child. A child goes wrong. Lessons are poor and the teacher complains. The re- ports are sent home, but home is help- | less. The school nurse and the district visitor call, but there seems to be noth- ing to do. The child isn't really sick. The home isn't really bad. Things are s0-s0. But the child is falling. Now what? That is where my special adviser comes in. He or she will make friends with this child. By subtle scheming | get close to him and learn his ways and languages, varied and many. Know him so well that a word or & wink will head him the right way. You know that every now and then a child gets just so far and sticks. The family can do no more. But a stranger can do a whole lot. A stranger offers s of approach to old ard fa- ays, and those ways become desirable in the magic of the stranger’s smile. The adviser takes the abild to wha ever physician or specialist is needed. He watches to see that advice is carried out in the home and the class room. He plans for his charge so that when school is closed there is & place for the child. Camp, work, trips, whatever seems good. There will be excursions and visits and chats. You see this a more intimate relationship than can be established by any officer or profes- sional person. It is a friendly service. The child is not to be adopted, not to be taken out of his home. If that is necessary, it is not a case for the special adviser but for the professional social workers, This child is to be helped to adjust himself to his environ- ment and to get the best possible out of himself and it. Mothers whose families have grown up and gone away will find such & change delightful. Retired business men whose days hang heavily upon their hands will find & young scamp like this a very interesting experiment. If you uld stay young, work with youth, and play a little, too. Talk to the principal of the school and ree if there is not a child who needs your help today. If you salvage worth-while children, if you steady wavering purpose and strengthen timid souls, you render service to your coun- try beside which that of the soldier seems pale. This service is needed by every school in the world. Go out today shaped to the shoulders, which is a and begin, and I promise you reward beyond riches, Straight Talks to Women About Money BY MARY ELIZABETH ALLEN, Rich Man, Poor Wife. “You'd never think she was the wife of a rich man, would you?"” one woman #says to, another in passing on the street. There may be any number of Teasons why you would never know she was the wife 6f & rich man. Only the woman, for example, who is unaccustomed to riches will try to display them on her back. Possession of money doesn’t alter good taste nor does a rich woman necessarily have to ‘Wear costly raiment. What is becom- | The Star’s Daily Pattern Service | best. ing may be reasonably priced—tre- quently it is so. The rich man's wife mey not pay high prices to a speculator for her seats at the theater. She may even be sai- isfled to take seats that are not the After all, one goes to the theatcr for enjoyment, not to be imposed upon by ticket speculators, nor to enjoy one’s seat rather than the show. Not infrequently the woman tha: does not appear rich has reasons for concealing fact. She knows that certain tradesmen would raise their prices at her approach. She also knows that the sight of her expensive car has its economic effect. When she walks she is walking because riding would be a high-priced convenience, When charities announce their do- nors and benefactors in drives and so forth, you may not find the rich wom- an’s hame on the list. Often she gives anonymously or she does her charitabic work in person. Many wealthy women set aside & portion of their incomes yearly and they give in bulk according ‘0 the Way the reserved sum has been allotted. It will be found generally that rich women live more simple lives than wom- en in more modest circumstances. After securing the essentials there are leisure and such. By learning what the rich woman does without we may learn how vain and unnecessary are some of our de- sires. Feeling the want of money is commonly a condition of mind, and often the best cure for it is to observe how the wealthy live modestly despite their means. “Guaranteed.” You are listening to s silver-tongued salesman. He has spoken long and glowingly of his product and finally he concludes, “We ~ absolutely guarantee thig article, so you can't go wrong!” Just why can't you go wrong because the article is guaranteed and of what .| value to you is a guarantee? Guarantee means that something is warranted to have certain properties or capacities. A watch, for example, is guaranteed to have 14 jewels or its gold fillegd case is guaranteed to wear for 20 yeArs. You buy it ordinarily on the assumption then that both state- ments are true because they are guar- anteed. What_happens if you find that the | watch hasn't 14 jewels or the case | wears out in two years? You demand | your money back usually. ‘That is the {Teal test of a guarantee, namely, | whether or not the individual or com- | | pany making the guarantee is of & re- | sponsible or honorable nature. Smart Tuck-in. A flecked tweed in Spanish red tones all the smart young things are wearing. It just pretends a tuck-in, for the bodice in eggshell shade crepe silk is stitched to hipband of circular flaring skirt. It is such a comfortable, neat, practical fashion. it is becoming more and more popular every day. The sealloped double-jabot frill, tapering to point at waistline, minimizes the width through the bodice. The scalloped treatment is repeated in turn-over col- lar_and cuffs of the eggshell crepe. The jacket s in the favorite hip length. Style No. 623 is_designed in sizes 16, 18, 20 years: 36, 38, 40 and 42 inches bust measure, and requires 4% yards of 39-inch material, with 17 yards of 39- inch contrasting for the 35-inch_style. Knitted woolen in beige and brown tones, with bodice of belge wool crepe, shows excellent taste. | "Before a guarantee is considered for | | the paper on which it is printed, look | |up the credit and reputation of /the | | guarantor. In ‘many auctioneering | | establishments all soris of guarantees | {are made. Most of them are oral or phrased ambiguously so that it would | be hard to_hold the auctioneer for any | statement he might make. Even if he | were held he might not be responsible | enough to bring suit against. | Therefore, her or not a guarantee is worth anything you must know whether the person making | the guarantee, or the “guarantor,” is | worth anything. For example, your automobile agent sells you a car and it is guaranteed to give service for a cer- tain period of time without requiring | repairs. You know that your dealer is backed by a reliable manufacturer. His guarantee is bona fide. On the other hand. some’ second-hand dealer who is unknown to you guaran- | | tees & car to run for six months with- out needing repair. You learn that he | has misrepresented his cars to others i and failed to make good his guarantees | which were honeycombed with condi- His guarantee is worthless. is | There is one fairly safe rule which a THE EVENING LITTLE BENNY BY LEE PAPE. This afternoon some lady came to see ma, being & big Jady with a little gerl almost as pritty as Mary Watkins and pritty near prittier, me thinking, G I wonder if ma will leave me take her to the movies. Benny, this is Mrs. Boomer, do you remember Mrs. Boomer? ma sed, and I sed, No mam. Wich I dident, and the lady sed, But I remember Benny, 1 should say I do. I remember him from the time he was a littie baby in a go cart. My my, how he use to cry. It was colic that made him screem so-and make such dredful faces, wasent it, Pawleen? she sed. Well yes, he did have a good deel of trubble with his little digestion, ma sed. Me thinking, Good nite, that a heck of a way to tawk about a guy in frunt of her. Meening the bewty looking gerl, and her mother sed, Yes, yes, I can remem- ber those days as plane as if it was yestidday. Cant you, Pawleen? Yes indeed, time flies and its a small werld, ma sed. Me thinking, G, now would be & good time, Meening to ask about the movies, and just then Mrs. Boomer sed, O my yes, for instants that afternoon 1 went with you to the fotographers to have Bennys ferst picture taken. Hee hee shall I ever forget that site, although I sip- pose it wasent such fun for the poor |tittle fellow himself. There he was on a grate big pillow, with nuthing on but a little undershert, and just as the fotographer thawt his trubbles were all over Benny made the most awful face and started to shreek bluddy merder, she sed. | Me thinking, Heck, the heck with the movies. And ma sed, wheres Benny, he hasent even met your little gerl yet, where is he? ‘Where T was being just going out the frunt door. Your Baby and Mine BY MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED. How much clothing it takes to keep a child warm indoors and out and how many covers to keep him comfortable at night are questions which no one but the individual mother can answer. plies to all climates and all home: Let the mother imagine how she would feel dressed in the same welght gar- ments or covered with the same weight covers and she won't go far wrong. No mother would go out in below- zero_weather dressed in only a light- weight woolen sweater. How can she | expect that her tiny, inactive baby is Folng 1o be able to keep warm in such an inadequate garment? No mother would dream of trying to keep warm in a short little coat with a tiny strip of fur at the throat, with knees bare and thin shoes. It isn't to be expected that her 3-year-old daugh- ter will be any warmer than she would. Use your imagination. Know the warmth of the ghrment you are putting on -your baby or child, Bundle him up for play outdoors as'you would want to be bundled, and let him wear the | light ootton clothes in the house in which you habitually dress and are comfortable. A house heated to Sum- mer temperature demands that its oc- cupants dress in Summer-weight gar- ments, while the frigid air outdoors derhands that they wear wool and plenty of it. There are no rules fit for all homes, all children and all climates, | and one is foolish to make them. The | mother’s commion sense and the use of | her imagination will prevent her load- ing the children down with wool inside the house and sending them out in thin little garments through which every wind can whistle. This is all the answer I have for your , Tequest, Mrs. G. L., though any reader | may have a leaflet suggesting the usual Winter outfits for the pre-school child. | A self-addressed, stamped envelope is all that is required to get any leaflet | offered by this department. We have to keep “harping” on that string, though, because the stamped envelope is s0 necessary, MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN. Quiet Things to Do. ©One mother says: I keep a large envelope (an empty wax-paper one is very suitable) in a handy place in the kitchen, and when any of the older members of the fam- | ily come across something which would | make a nice, quiet gage for the chil- dren he tosses the suggestion into this | envelope. There is also a plain sheet of paper on which ideas may be written ST | fighting to ensue. When the command | about things that haven't been done for a long time. When the children come home from school on a rainy day, or on Sundays, if they can't think of any- thing to do, they go to this envelope and each one chooses something to do, | They are soon playing quietly and hap- pily. AR, WASHINGTON, D50 PARIS.—I forget how Monsieur Lel afternoon coat with detachable crepe. flattering to a good figure. Famous Duels Magruder’s Duel With Doctor long said you get into this green, silk Anyway, it's easfer than it looks, and RITA. and Duelists Gave Early California Huge Laugh. BY J. P. GLASS, “DQCTOR,” HE SAID, At Harry Monroe's restaurant in the Los Angeles of 1852 Col. J. Bankhead Magruder, 3d Artillery, U. 8. A, began an elaborate dinner with a group of | congenial companions by ordering champagne. In addition to the colonel—who be- | came & distinguished general in the| Southern Army during our Civil War— there were Col. John O. Wheeler, Thompson Burrill, Wilson Jones and a certain physician who shall be nameless. ‘The champagne flowed merrily, with the result that instead of “a feast of reason” a harvest of unreasonableness resulted. In other words, an argument began as to who was the greatest American. Col. Magruder, & burly giant of a man, started the discussion by declar- ing emphatically: “Andrew Jackson was the greatest man that ever trod in shoe leather!” Col. Wheeler immediately tossed off & toast to Henry Clay. “The greatest American statesman,” he said. ‘Thompson Burrill was more modest. Emptying a goblet to Daniel Webster, he declared: “Daniel Webster is the greatest man the world ever produced.” Down at the foot of the table the nameless physician had listened to these claims with a feeling of scorn. He was a small man, totally lacking in pugna- ciousness. But the champagne had supplied the deficiency. He rose with all the dignity that his unsteady legs permitted. In a surprisingly deep voice he shouted: “My father, who was sheriff of Ca- yuga County, N. Y., was the greatest of all Americans!” From the head of the table the huge Magruder glared wrathtully. “Doctor,” he said, “you're a fool!"” The champagne become more and more potent. To his own and everybody else’s surprise, the son of the sheriff of Cayuga County chal- lenged the colonel to a duel. It was arranged at once. The con- testants faced each other over the table at a distance of 12 feet. The weapons were derringers. No one but the doctor really expected to fire was given, he prompfly obeyed. As the smoke cleared he saw Col. Ma- gruder, untouched, glaring malevolently at him. And now even the spectators held their breath In anticipation. Magruder walked slowly toward the doctor. Repeatedly he raised his pistol and aimed, but dropped it again, as though to get a better position. The doctor retreated before him, Finally, in desperation, he ducked un- | serve on lettuce, with “YOU'RE A FOOL!” der the table. Grasping the knees of the colonel, he called out in agonized tones, “For the love of God, Col. Ma- gruder, spare me for my family.” Magruder gave him a kick and grin- ned broadly at their companions as he replied, “I'll spare you for the hang- man!” So saying, he handed his weapon to_his second. Needless to say, California didn't stop laughing at this encounter for many a ¢ (Copyright, 1930.) Carrot and Cheese Salad. Mix one pint of grated raw carrot with three-fourths * cupful of grated cheese, add some salt and paprika, toss tly together, and either French or boiled dressing. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2 Today in Washington History BY DONALD A. CRAIG. January 22, 1868.—On account of the number of ladies who receive on/ Wednesday of each week, it has been | designated “reception day” In Wash- ington. The weather was favorable fcr‘ calls today. It was one of those rare | Winter days when the pleasant sun-| shine and bracing air make outdoor exercise delightfully healthful and in- vigorating. As a consequence the re-| ceptions this afternoon and evening ‘were largely attended. Chief Justice Chase of the United States Supreme Court and his accom- | plished daughters, Mrs. Senator Sprague | and Miss Nettle Chase, received their friends this evening, and their parlors were crowded until a late hour by the most_distinguished persons present in the Federal metropolis. The Chief Jus- tice was attired in a plain suit of black. Mrs. 8 wore & dress of biue velvet, cut low in the neck, with ruffied lace collar, and Miss Nettie Chase wore a blue silk dress, tastefully| and becomingly trimmed. Mrs. Postmaster General Randall ve a magnificent reception at her streets. The grace and dignity which characterize this lady and the cordial welcome she extended to her guests made the occasion a very pleasant one. She was handsomely attired in a purple brocade, with the sleeves, body and skirt tastefully trimmed with bugle gimp. Mrs, Secretary McCulloch was as- sisted in the reception of her visitors| at her residence, on H street above Sixteen-and-a-half street, by Miss | Balley and Miss Mann. A very large number called during the afternoon, and the pleasant manner in which they were received and entertained by the ladies made them loath to depart. Mrs. McCulloch was dressed in a green silk | poplin trimmed with white bugles. Mrs. Secretary Stanton was at home at her residence, on K street, and a very large number of visitors called during the afterncon. They were de- lighted at the manner in which they were entertained. s Mrs. Secretary Welles received her friends at her residence, on H street, north side of Lafayette Square, assisted by the Misses Merritt, Miss Willlams and Miss Curtin. The ladies had am- le employment during the reception rs entertaining their numerous| Ruests, ‘The drive to Georgetown Heights was a pleasure today, and & great many vis- itors called on Mrs. Secretary Brown- ing, who resides in that picturesque | locality. She was assisted by her daughter, Miss Emma Browning, and her niece, Miss Patty Colbert. Salmis, * This is an excellent sauce for re- heating meat or poultry. Use two ta- blespoonfuls of butter, two tablespoon- tuls of flour, two whole peeled shallots, some parsley, two bay leaves tied to- gether, three-fourths cupful of gravy or | meat stock, half a cupful of grape juice, | or the juice of a lemon. Make this ex- | actly like & cream sauce, using the gravy | in place of milk and adding the grape Juice or lemon juice after the sauce has thickened. Let simmer very gently for half an hour, then take out the onion and the little bunch of parsiey and bay leaves, and add pepper, salt and thc juice of half a lemon. 'Add the meat Wwhich is to be warmed up. SR Fruit Bars, Mix together two cupfuls of sugar, six tablespoonfuls of fat, one cupful ol water, one-fourth teaspoonful of baking soda, five eggs, half a cupful of seeded raisins, half a cupful, of currants, hali & cupful of nut meats, three cupfuls of white flour, three cupfuls of whole wheat flour, half a cupful of molasses, one tea- ful of salt, half a teaspoonful of cinnamon and a few grains of mace. Mix like you would cooky dough, then separate the dough in five portions, roll in long, round strips with the hand.’ place in & pan, press the round strips flat, three inches in width, and sprinkle sugar down the center of each strip. After the strips are baked, cut each | =t 10 bars. residence, corner of Fourteenth and L | $65. FEATURES. A WASHINGTON DAYBOOK BY HERBERT PLUMMER. S'IOCKY, robust, bespectacled Repre- sentative Louis C. Cramton of Mich- igan, believes in restoring and preserv- ing those places historic in the annals of America. Unless such proj- ects are executed with reality, how- ever, all tl sup- port they will get from him Is a snort of disgust. And Cramton's snort is a matter of concern in the House of Repre- sentatives. More often than not it spells defeat for some one—as it did recently. In Wakefleld, Va., there is a move on foot to reproduce the house in which George Washington ‘was born. The association interested in the project appealed to Congress for ‘The Senate passed the bill and sent it over to the House, Bland of Virginia urged immediate passage on the ground that a handsome gift from the Rockefeller Foundation would be lost if action were delayed. And if it hadn’t been for Louise Cram- ton and his ideas on realism, the bill probably would have passed. As it was, the appropriation was held up because Cramton sald he wanted to satisfy him- self Washington's new house would bear some resemblance to his old. “I objrct to the expenditure of money,” Cramton sald bluntly, “to erect the kind of a house somebody thinks ought to have been there when we have definite information as to the type of house that was there. And he clung so doggedly to this con- viction of debate that Bland finally ave up. resigned to w til MOST of us value our health too much fo purposely neg- lect ourselves when we are warned of constipation by bad breath, feverishness, biliousness, a headache, lack of appetite, or that weak, helpless feeling. The continuation of our trouble is more often due to the things we do rather than the things we lensve undone. ome things people do to hel the bowels really weaken thes‘e’ organs. Only a doctor knows things will cleanse the sys- tem without harm. That's why the laxative in your home should have a family doctor’s approval, wonderful product now known to millions of people as Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin is a family doctor’s prescription for sluggish bowels. It never varies from the original | Trousseau Hapir! ELINOR GLYN tells the women of W ASHINGTON OW to hold a husband’s love—keep romance in ‘marriage—that is the problem put up to me constantly by in- numerable wives. Can it be done? Fortunately the answer is yes. How? By being always feminine— charmingly, colorfully, daintily feminine. But first of all you yourself must feel your own daintiness, womanliness, before Yyou can impress others. One of the surest ways for a wife to gain perfect confidence in her dainty, lovely Ml‘cnlzl'lndef‘l mind was at rest on that point. Cramton sald that he had been in- terested in the project for a month grzvkmnly—thn during this time he" ad tried to secure assurance the a sociation would build according to in- formation that can be secured as to what George Washington'’s birthplace looked like, “I have not yet been able to get this assurance,” he said. “I shall insist that such assurance be given.” Little did it help Bland that he had the majority and minority leaders, the Speaker and the chairman of the rules committee on his side. Louie Crampton’s passion for realism triumphed. ‘The Secretary of Labor, Jimmy Davis, is not the only member of his family to be accorded re ition for ability along lines artistic. he Labor Secretary's ability to sing Welsh songs over radio has brought him no little renown. But the eldest of his four small daughters—Jane (the others are Jean, Joan and Jewel)—is adding to the fam- ily’s reputation by her histrionic abilits Little Jane made her debut Christ- mas week as & member of the cast of “The Other Wise Man,"” the Yule legend presented each year at the Luther Place Memorial “Church. By some oversight her name was omitted from the program, but she had & speak- ing part—two lines. And critics reported she bore herself as a veteran actress. Macaroni With Lamb. Line & buttered baking dish layer of cooked macaroni, dot wi ter and on it place a lamb or mutton. Sprinkle pepper and add half a cupful of gravy or sauce, then cover with half an inch of the macaroni. Cover ti h and bake in a hot oven for about an hour, then uncover. Spread with plenty of butter and brown delicately. Serve with ith a but- he_ovster_or_celery sau Has the laxative in your home a family doctor’s prescription which Dr. Caldwell wrote thousands of times in his many years of practice at Monti- cello, Illinois. He proved it safe and reliable for women and children; thoroughly effective for the most robust men. He showed it actually corrects constipation. It is made from fresh herbs and other pure ingredients. Since Dr. Caldwell first per- mitted his prescription to be put up in bottles ‘and sold through drug stores,” it has increared steadily in popularity until today it is the largest selling laxative in the worl Dr. W. B. CaLoweLL's SYRUP PEPSIN A Doctor’s Family Laxative L1 femininity is to wear charming lingerie and negligees. Wonderful colors, soft, shimmering ma- terials, lace-edged underthings! They just make a woman believe in herself—feel her inherent charm as a woman. If a woman but keeps all this loveliness at its very best—as beautiful as when it came, new, from its tissued box, she is captain of her fate—irresistible, Because she believes in herself she makes others believe in her. Confidence is ‘con- tagious. Keep Colors Charming But, women tell me, it is so difficult to wear lovely underthings always and keep them looking as'wonderful, as colorful, as when they were new. Frequent washing (and we must be dainty) takes some of Some wives keep romance in marriage forever—isn’t one secret the troussean habit? Your Home Reflects You Not only should you express your femi- ninity through the effect dainty under- things have on you—as well as directly through the magnetism of color in your frocks and accessories (gloves, scarfs, handkerchiefs) but by your very sur- roundings. Even the curtains, draperies, slip covers in your living room form part of the magic spell that reflects you. And here, too, Lux is invaluable. (left After 12 washings with an ordinary good soap Ik fibres a little out of place —lace dam= aged. Lustre slightly impaired-color off tions, Black suede broadcloth is quite the | 1N newest whim of Paris for street, with| There ATe many legitimate and trust- worthv guarantees on all sorts of mer- bodice of eggshell crepe satin. |chandise. But before accepting any | Black sheer velvet, with ine bodice |ShAnAie, Bt before accepting any| Ot Dorlentuh sriper wn wheer metal| LSS anteod And by what . Dalces cloth in capucine tones, is stunning for‘m' S o) Ao by wIAG Dt Juncheon, BEldge oF te8. siyle send 15| Wise {0 attach much meaning to the conts I P O dirastly 1o The | Word. The word. itself s meaningless Washinglon Star's New York FPashion |UIUl some one puts meaning into it Bureau, Pift avenue and Twenty-nlath | |- street, New York. | Autoists who ran over a man mear We' suggest that when you send for | Metz, France. recently stripped his body pattern you inclose 10 cents additional | of identification marks and piaced it on | for 4 copy of our new Fashion Maga- & railroad track to give the impression 3 | that he had been killed by a train. the lovely color and charm out of the garment, To this T reply, that is too oftén the case, but it need never be so if women faithfully use that invaluable product, Lux —which is made especially to cleanse with- out disturbing the vibrant loveliness of the colors. If a garment is safe in clear water alone, it is just as safe in Lux, (right) After 12 Luz washings very threadin place, silk and lnce fibres in- tact, color intact. The garment retainsall the charm of new. if it’s safe in water, oo il’s safe in LUX |