Evening Star Newspaper, January 11, 1931, Page 45

Wish of Many Women . for Real Change in { Dress Has Been Fulfilled Through Clothes Now Worn. Dressmakers Have Launched and Estab- lished New Silhou- ette Within Year. BY MARY MARSHALL. ETWEEN the darkness of Decem- ber and the daylight of Spri comes a brief pause in the roun: of fashion when we can reflect on the fuh'lxonf of ufi:t ear r".lut just passed and give a little serious z’h‘:u’xht to the pou‘!ble fashions that to come. "efll‘ut faghion changes have taken plage within the last 12 months. The dressmakers have not only launched but gctually put over a new silhouette; mil- liners have taught us how to wear & + mew sort of hat in an entirely new way; we have learned new tricks in hair- dressing. So far as our appearance goes, we have been entirely made over. * x o % THFSE changes have come as the ful- fillment of & wm: zlluttslmmfi:;:{{ woman expressed, at leas b that she xn‘\’i;hz have the pleasure and satisfaction of wearing dreases and hats and accessories that were really differ- ent. You went to a historical costume play and came away hoping that some day you might wear clothes that were as aliuring and flattering as the clothes seen on the stage. You took part in a pageant or costume dance and felt your own charms enhanced by the pictur- esque costume you wore. You looked over old prints depl costumes of other days and wonde how modern women had ever been so long content 'nhl wearing dresses of Ammwmmaunm‘ , but 48 SHTH e i ; » 4 sggggzs o | { H i i fig; v i » ¥ B deigst Pumpkin Meringue Pie. Unbaked pie shell, one and one-quar- ter cupfuls mashed cooked pumpkin, one and one-half teaspoonfuls ecinna- mon, one teaspoonful cloves, one tea- spoonful nutmeg, two-thirds teaspoon- ful salt, three-quarters cupful dark brown sugar, two yolks, one and one-half and one table- spoonful butter, meited. Mix the pump- kin, spices, salt, sugar and the -r . Beat two minutes. Add the milk and butter. Pour into pie shell and bake 50 minutes in slow oven. Add e. ie—Two egg whites and four 1s confectioner’s . Beat e sugar SSe | Housewife and coat of English tweed. Has Re- quirements Which Differ From Those Misses Regular Out- door Exercise. Overheated Air May Do Harm. BY BETSY CALLISTER. of beauty problems that in many ways differ from the problems of the girl who spends her working hours in school room, e. having to go out in all kinds of weather she has, it would seem, an easier time of 1t keeping skin smooth and soft. And since she is not 30 much exposed to the grime and dust outside and can cleanse her face when she chooses during the day she should not, it would seem, have the same difficulty that the girl who works in an office sometimes has in keeping her face perfectly clean. On the other hand, the girl who stays home and does housework has to put her hands in water and strong cleaning agents, and when she cleans she has to expose her skin to grime and dust. She does not have to expose herself to all sorts of weather, but un- less she does go out regularly she misses the regular outdoor exercise that is so helpful in keeping herself in good condition. A wnrrm winds and frost may have & bad effect on the skin, but overheated indeor air may do much more harm to the skin in cold weather than wind and frost. English women who are noted for their lovely skins and good color are especially fearful of the effect of too mch heat and they firmly believe that heat. The effect of dry air when cooking is also regarded as baneful to & nice complexion, making it dry and sensitive, and for centuries English girls have been warned not to sit close to the fireside lest they do harm to their complexions. Unless do an unusually e amount of cooking you need not worried about the effect of heat on your face if you take ordinary precau- tions. Don't expose your face to the full blast of the heat when you open the oven door and, when cooking any- thing over the top of the stove, turn your face aside to prevent it from be- coming dried by the heat. If you have to do several hours’ cooking it is & sensible thing to use cold cream and powder on the face to start with, just #s you would if you were going to be exposed to bright sunlight on & Sum- mer’s outing. Later rub off the cold cream and bathe the face with cold water or some cooling lotion like witch hazel. * x o % P‘on the benefit of your complexion as well as your health try to get out- doors every day in cold weather. This is even more important for the housewife in Winter than in Summer, when the windows are open and the air indoors is comparatively fresh. If possible get outdoors, for a short time at least, be- fore you glart in with the work indoors, 30 as to stimulate the circulation in If you have a house of your own you will find it helpful to arrange a chair in a sheltered spot on the porch. When you have a few minutes to yourself in yourself with & steamer rug if the day is very cold. You have no idea how much good this will do you, and how complexion. ‘The housewife routine sometimes does hair, robl of Other Women.|th much it will improve the tone of your THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, JANUARY 11, 1931—PART THREE, Hat S At right, ever popular black broadcloth or basketaweave coat with the new black krimmer fur. At left, medium and lighter blue make up this two-tone hat Home Beauty Problems | be taken never to put the hands in very | hot or very cold water, or in any water containing strong cleaning agentse Use a dishmop when washing dishes and a floormop when doing the floors. Wear loose cotton gloves when doing hard cleaning that might bruise and redden the hands. Always be sure to clean hands thoroughly when the work is done and always dry them well after they have been wet. By taking these precautions and by the regular use of & soothing hand cream or lotion the housewife need have nothing to fear on this score, and there is no more excuse for her to neglect her finger nails than there is for the business woman whose time is usually quite as fll;ch taken up as is that of the house- e. B ey sty many | Light Gloves Are Closely fitting dark suede gloves that have been much worn this Winter un- doubtedly make the hands appear small. But abroad there is a strong tendency among smart women to return to white and other very light shades, both for daytime and evening. In the meantime, the off-black shades of blue, purple, currant, green and gray that appear actually black by artificial light are chosen not only with black but with the color of which they are an off-black shade. . As the vogue for light gloves returns we may expect to see American women following the example of a few very smart French women of wearing gloves that are extremely roomy. Pigskin, |doeskin and various rather substantial |leathers, usually made with prominent |seams, are worn loosely drawn. up over the wrists with the new midwinter suits: In the Mode Again|exh Curve of the Foot. IT has been pointed out that our feet are really not so very well adapted o the sort of work that most of us have to do. This, they say, is because our primitive ancestors needed to climb trees as much as they needed to walk or run. Therefore their feet| ‘were made to eurve at the inside. This helped in tree climbing. If all that we had had to do had been to walk, doubt- less & foot fashioned like the elephant’s would have been & better device. ‘Whether you agree to this or not, you can see for yourself that under simpler, leas civill conditions people are less nowadays. The savage aquatted on the most of her simpl The housewife of today stands or wal about for hours. This is why almost every one who has to stand for hours day invariably feels the strain Fallen arches are not the only foot ills that may resuit. So_just bear in mind that you, eivil- ised housewife of the twentieth century, are asking your feet to assume burdens for which nature hardly intended them. Therefore help them out. It is not cult to have comfortable shoes this season and still to appear in fashion, for the pendulum of fashion has swung away from pointed-toed high-heeled pumps and slippers to flat- soled oxfords or strap ssandals of very low heels. Don't make your mistake of using this new type of shoe only for dress occasions and then try to wear out your old high-heeled slippers in the housework. It s & good plan to have your shoes for housework of some light shade— such as the new beige or gray tones. ‘With these shoes you can wear light stockings which really are more com- fortable than black or ve dark ones. Of course, white stoc] are best of all, as far as comfort goes, for they are not dyed at all. Evening dresses, formal end informal. At left, rose erepe -;:‘;ilv;r dress -H.fl i with black. satin When Company Is Coming There Are Few Places for Lonny and Wallace to Obtain Their Rest — Movies as Refuge. BY OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON. ] ONNY, you're not to touch thdl new chair, Now mind.” Lonny surveyed the blue damask creation with its inviting eiderdown cushions. “Isn’t it to sit in?” “Yes, but not for you with your dirty clothes.” “Aw, my clothes ain't dirty.” “Oh, yes they are. Anyway, I don't want you in here at all. It's the only room I have for company. Lonny went to the window and looked down four stbries into the street. “I want you to go to the store. There’s a good boy,” she changed the subject. “Can I have Wallace in tonight?" “Isn't it your turn to go over to his house? He was here last night.” “I know, but his mother's havin' com- pany.” _Negliges and pajamas— At left, neglige of pale geranium, chartreuse, tur quoise or old rose with ecru lace insertion. Center, jade green, tangerine or mandarin sille shantung with triniming of same colors in darker shades. At right, chiffon velvet coat, black and peach, with peach<olored satin pajamas. “We're having company tonight, too. Well—T'll see! Here's the list for the store.” “What we havin' for dinner, Mom?" “Oh, T almost forgbtabout dinner. We'll have enougll, I guess, There are eggs and half a cabbagé and some cold mashed potatoes, Il make potato cakes. You like.them. Now, you can fun on and get my thilngs,” Lonny did his errands. When he came home he went to his own roam go read one of his new books. “Al vt " “Don’t lie on bed and don't sit bran Steel and Aluminum Have Gome Into Use, as Modern Styles Become More foriare, Fully Established. Utility as Guide Post. ODERN furniture, which has had its ups and downs since it made its sensational debut back in 1925, seems to have captured at least. one division of the home furnishings fleld. In outdoor, porch and sun parlor fur- niture, look for the gay colors and un- ‘?;l.’ lines of our youngest furniture styles. ‘This trend was very much in evidence at the Winter Style Show, which open- ed at the American Furniture Mart, Chicago, on Japuary 5, to continue for Sit | two weeks. s copper-colored 'daven) arms in wide but ra tality. Lonny watched her for a minute. “That cheese and stuff smells terrible. Say, Mom, when do we eat?” “Oh, it'll only take me a minute to fix up dinher. lorgot, I can't cook the cabbage. It won't blow out before the Brenlers come. I guess you don't care, anyway.” “Nope, only I'm awful hungry. Can I have Wallace.in tonight?” “I know—you two can go to & movie. And I'll give you extra for a sundae. Here, give mé & kiss, that’s the honey L Clutching his money, Lonny left the house at 8 o'clock. He had had a view of his mother before he departed and a - empty hospi- little glow now warmed his heart. How proud he her! ! Not many of the his! He’d rather the dest gran here he was, Wallace's T §E§§EE§ “§§EE§Eg ggi i ligh 's voices and caught white shoulders and shirt little figures traipsed down the street toward the glaring lled forgetfulness. they sat with several dozen fine houses at home, but et i Debutante Has Reject- ed Mysterious and Exotic Kinds — Buys to Suit Individual Persons — Purpose Shown in Some Vari- ations. BY DEBUTANTE. I'!. debutante isn't putting all her trust in what her face can do. She has discovered that perfumes help in creating the subtle, evasive allure that women have sought ever since their very great-grandmothers made ' them- selves charming for a certain stag line. Even those sons of Adam who don't appreciate the surface view can catch & subtle More than 700 manufacturers of fur- niture introduced their new lines at this tall stores in every State. The spaces featuring outdoor furniture rivaled the rainbow in’ eolor. January, in most of the United States, is no time to be thinking of garden parties and furnishings for the open porch, but the furniture industry works well ahead of the seasons. The furni- ture now shown in the wholesale mar- the retail stores in the Spring, when the Summer time is just around the corner. Of course, modern furniture is being sold for every room in the house, but it ranks in vol American, Prench Provincial, Georgian, Early English and the other popular pe- riods—until you move outdoors. Th it's a different.story. itally, the correct name is now “modern,” not ‘“modernistic.” The the first popularit; fthll"’l!m y of e udla&.mmmuuudmduun- new post for the mod- en ers, W] aim is to leave off seconds. Then she tried another kind, and another. Some of the fragrances faded at once. Others But one or two triumphed over the rest and sent the others straight back to their gardens. Those that lingered were the ones which suited the debutante’s par- ticular skin and would be most lasting and effective when worn by her. wltlncytohlr, and bought that, Perfume, she has learned, must be . She will n It won't you use it this way if you made a nice, round spot.. debutante can't afford to ruin any of her fmagile laces and chif- who didn't put ofl in debutante has learned. Recognized o 11 hows Brow