Evening Star Newspaper, July 6, 1931, Page 27

WOMAN’S PAGE. Finger Towels’ Dainty Decoration BY LYDIA LE BARON WALKER. o~ T == oL S Y SRR = FINGER TOWEL WITH ITS DECOR IN FANCY POT. Finger towels are a welcome addition $0 household linens. Their name in- dicates their especial use, and suggests the smallness of their size, which is less than the smallest guest towel. As all other towels of whatever kind vary in dimensions, so do finger towels. They may be no more than 6x10 inches, but 8x11 is better and 9x13 is excellent. These towels are particularly desirable in Summertime when it is necessary to rinse and dry the hands at intervals to keep them fecling fresh and free from moisture. There are two distinct advantages in these wee towels. One is that they take €0 little material, and the other is that they are so easy to launder. A vard of huckaback or plain linen toweling will make several of these finger tow- els. And it is possible to cut them from the good part of old towels too worn in places to be useable as they are. Tf the towels are not made from the very narrow toweling or linen strips that have selvedge side, they should have small rolled hems along sides whenever the_textile is soft enough for this finish. If not. use the narrowest possible plain hem, or hemstitch the edges. The ends are apt to be finished with a short fringe. If hemstitching is employed on the sides. use it also along ends but make the turning somewhat wider. If fringe finishes ends, whip the textile along the edge to prevent further fraying and to help keep the fringe straight and prevent its mat- ting A dainty decoration to use on finger towels is the design shown in the illus- tration of a flowering plant in fancy t. It ecan be embroidered directly on huckaback toweling, each square in the weave being counted as one stitch space. On plain toweling baste a small piece of cross-stitch canvas over the rial where the design is to be ed and embroider through it Then pull cut the canvas or cut it away closa to the stitchery The design can be in filet crochet | plain or in many colors of tapestry crochet. This crochet is worked a ways from right to left. each row be- ginning with & new lenrgth of the me- dium which is fastened off at end of row. Draw in a loop of color when- ever the design calls for it and discard one color and take up another loop at will. As the work is always in one direction the ends will naturally come on the wrong side, where they can be Jeft hanging to be taken up in the new row as needed. When a color is finally discarded, it must be fastened Alec the Great He's a double-dyed deceiver - The ‘skeeter with his song— The villain serenades us while He plots to do us wrong. MENU FOR A DAY. BREAKFAST. Stewed Figs Bran with Cream Parsley Omelet Toast Marmalade Coffee LUNCHEON. Baked Stuffed Peppers Corn Pudding Strawberry Blanc Mange Iced Tea DINNER. Bouillon Cold Sliced Tongue Potato Salad Green Peas Watercress Salad Blueberry Pie Coffee PARSLEY OMELET. Put three eggs into a bowl and give them 12 vigorous beats with a fork. Put a picce of butter the size of & walnut in a very smooth frying pan, shake it over the fire until melted, but not brown; turn in the eggs and shake over a quick fire until they are set; sprinkle with salt and pepper, add two or three sprigs of finely chopped parsley, roll_and turn out on a hot dish. It is much easier to make several small omelets than one large one. BLANC MANGE. One quart strawberries, one cup sugar, one cup water, two round- ed tablespoons cornstarch, pinch salt, two rounded tablespoons marshmallow whip or one cup whipped cream. Mash the strawberries, add the sugar and water, put into a saucepan, bring to boil slowly and boil five minutes; then mash through a very fine strainer. Return to fire and add the cornstarch, which has been mixed with a little cold water, and boil three minutes. Pour into ice cream glasses or glass bowl. Set in cold place for several hours. When ready to serve, put a teaspoon of marsh- mallow whip on top or a table- spoon of whipped cream. BLUEBERRY PIE. One cup sugar, one tablespoon flour, yolk of two eggs. Beat all together and add three cups of blueberries. Bake with one crust and frost with the two egg whites, sweetened and flavored. ATION OF THE FLOWERING PLANT | off securely to prevent raveling. Tapes- try crochet inserts make distinctive towel ornaments. Cut away the tex- | tile beneath the insert and whip the toweling_securely to the filet crochet The flowering plant in fancy pot comes with suggested color schemes. It _can be had by inclosing a nickel and a self-addressed and stamped envelope with a request directed to Lydia Le Baron Walker, care of this paper. If an Old English initial for cross stitch or filet crochet is wanted. send A nickel and self-addressed stamped envelope, Also state letter wanted. Some home makers alwavs like their linen initialed. hence this added offer. For both plant and ini- | tial inclose a_dime. Tuesday—Varieties of plain ice cream and unusual sauces for them NANCY PAGE Three Becomes Important Number to Junior. BY FLORENCE LA GANKF. July fifth was much more important to Peter Page Junior than the Fourth of July That date might represent the birthday of the United States but the fifth was the birthday of Peter Page himself. And here he is three vears old. There was no birthday party for him Naney did not believe in birthday par- ties for small children. Her experience had taught her that a group of children that age cannot play happily together for an afternoon, not without expert | guidance, that is.” She had found that older cousins were usually added to the | mvitation 1list, and that complicated matters still further. More than that, children ate too much at the wrong | | time and were upset afterward, as a | consequence. And. they thought that a birthday meant gifts from everybody. Nancy did have a sponge cake with | three candles on it for her son. He | shared it with Joan and the Lacey | children who happened over. None of | | the children blew out the candles. One | breath from a child with a cold may | spread cold germs all over the cake. | "Peter had three gift packages and | counted them off on his fingers. He | had three pieces of candy, three small helpings of plain ice cream. His grand- moth~r sent him & check for three dollars. His father gave him three bright new quarters and Joan had three shiny dimes for him. By the end of the dav he was well aware of the num- ber three. Fish Chowder. Simmer two pounds of fish or sea food in one quart of water until tender, then remove and flake the, fish. Cook | three cupfuls of diced potatces in the fish stock. Cook two tablespoonfuls of minced onion in the fryings from one- | fourth pound of salt pork, diced, until tender. Remove the pork and onions. Combine the fish with the pork grease, potatoes, stock and some salt and pep- per. Heat ttoroughly, then add one pint of milk. JOLLY POLLY A Lesson in Englich. BY JOSEPH J. FRISCH. AS | DOVE INTO THE POOL | HEARD SOMEONE SAY THAT MARGY IS GOING TO USE HER BATHING SUIT AS A BOOK-MARK NEXT | days to build. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, NATURE’S CHILDREN BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY, Tiustrations by Mary Foley. LXIX. . The Silkworm. HE caterpillars, or silkworms, are the children of the moth Rombyx mori Linn. The mother moth has a large, plump body and a wing spread of about two inches. She rarely even tries to fly. She lives as & moth about three days, and does not take any food. During that time she will lay 300 to 400 eggs. She does not care where, and the professional silkworm grower supplies her with cloth or paper. ‘The eggs are yellow at first, turning slate colored before the cater- pillars, or silkworms, hatch. Fresh mulberry leaves are fed to the | worms, and during the 45 days of their existence they molt every nine or ten days. They lay off eating one day be- fore each molt. Then they begin spin- ning their little silken home. At first & few loose threads are spun. ‘The little; compact home takes three It is made one continu- ous thread 1,000 feet long. If not dis- turbed, in two weeks the occupant of the home would secrete a fluid and pour it on one end of the cocoon. This would soften the silk and the moth would push her way out. The grower of silk does not permit this to happen. He takes the little co- coon and drops it in hot water or places it in a hot oven. The soft, loose silk is then removed. With a very intricate little reel the first thread is placed in it and the unbroken thread is wound upon it. Then it is sent to the factory The Chinese knew the secret of silk production 2,000 years before it was known in Europe. ‘It is said that in 555 A. D. two monks went into China as sples. They were able to get some eggs of the silkworm moth and take them back to Constantinople. In China it was & crime punishable by death if any one took the eggs or silkworms out of the country. On account of the high cost of labor in America the silkworm industry has not reached the importance it has in Europe. Few people indeed know the moth that lays the golden egg. The secretion of the caterpillar is worth billions of dollars. The silkworm is one of the insects domesticated for the use of man and the honey bee is another. (Copyright, 1931) VStrlwberry Fluff. Cut three boxes of marshmallows into small pieces and add to the pleces one can of sliced pineapple, chopped or cut up very fine but not grated, and one cupful of strawberries cut in fourths or halves, as desired. Add one banana cut in small pieces and diced maraschino cherries. All one-third cupful of walnut meats broken into small pieces, and put these ingredients into one pint of cream that has been whipped stiff. Place in the refrigerator for at least eight hours and serve is sherbet glasses with slices of unfrosted white cake. Carrot-Rice Patties. Combine mashed carrots with rice, using twice as much rice as carrots. Add some grated cheese. Season, adding some finely chopped onion if desired Shape into amall patties. dip in egg and crumbe. and saute in butter or bacon drippings until a golden brown O the highest-paid business women in of America’s famous authors. Suppose You're Not Pretty. “I wish you'd write something for the girls who ‘aren't pretty and tell them to use their brains instead.” So runs a letter from Gerda. She goes on to say that before she went to work she used to feel miserable because she | wasn't as pretty as the other girls at | school. But now | she's working, it | doesn't o seem to | make so much dif- ference. She's using her mind and | wearing better | clothes, But, Gerda, that's | old ‘stuff. 'The| great ladies of the| Court of Louis| Fourteenth knew it. Mme. Mainte- non, who actually | married that small, proud king, was not | | even pretty. And clever women knew it much longer ago than that. It turns| out that Cleopatra had a big nose. And next thing we'll hear that probably | Helen of Troy wasn't so much to look at before she fixed up her face. But | she was clever, Perhaps you don’t know it, but much of this talk about pretty, regular fea- tures is an American and English affair. | Helen Woodward. MILADY BEAUTIFUL BY LOIS Finger Waves. | Every woman who has naturally curly hair or who has had a perma- nent is eager to know how to arrange her hair in attrective waves. This is especially true during the Summer | months, when swimming and otber out- | door sports make it necessary for waves to be set fairly often. | Before setting a wave the hair should be shampooed well so that it will be | soft and easy to handle. In setting the hair, wet the hair first with water and then apply a curling fluld. If one’s hair is of the kind which will stay waved without the use of a curling fluid, this may be omitted—merely wetting the hair well with water. Those who need a curling fluid will find the following one.very good: Two drams gum traga- canth, 10 drops glycerin and eight ounces of rose water. Mix ingredients and allow lotion to stand overnight be- fore using. Now for arranging the wave. Re- member that the hair must be very wet—the stiffer and coarser the hair |the wetter it should be. Put the part | where you want it. then comb hair | very, very smooth all around. Let us |start waving the right side. Comb the hair_obliquely on forehead. Place in- dex finger of left hand about an inch to right of part, so that it presses tightly against the first strand of hair. Insert comb in hair right below the in- dex finger, press it into the scalp and draw it forward and up against side of finger, making a ridge in the hair Pinch this ridge between the index and second fingers. Comb hair very smooth as you hold the first ridge in the hair firmly in place. Shift index of head. and finger up toward crown repeat operation. The ridge, which is one side of the first wave, should not be exactly parallel with 'the part, but should converge to- ward the- crown. Shift index finger about #n inch below its last positiqn and begin making a second ridge in the hair. This time insert your comb below vour finger and draw it backward in- stead of forward. Pinch the ridge as before and move vour index finger for- ward. In this way carry the second In one single year, in the United States alone, 32,450 babies died from summer complaint. “If we wish to save the lives of these children,” says the United States Public Health Service, “the first step is to wipe out flies.” Flit kills flies, mosquitoes, moths, bed bugs, ants, roaches. Harmless to people. Easy to use in the handy Flit sprayer. Does not stain. Do not confuse Flit with other insect sprays. Flit is guaranteed to kill, or money back. Get the famous yellow can with the soldier and the black band—today! B.—Correct usage sanctions ed,” but the word “dove,” in the sense of did dive, is frequently heard in everyday speech. In formal speech and writing ived” should be |used. Thus we say dived into the pool.” “He dived after me" “She dived gracefully.” “They gdived seve eral times,” etc. . The Woman Who Makes Good BY ill!N WOODWARD, Who started her career as a frightened typist and who became ome of America. She is now married to one In France the highest compliment you can pay & girl is to say she is “spirit elle,” which doesnt mean that she’s a fading wisp, but that she’s lively and | witty. And that, again, means that she is interested in life, in everything that before her, in people—that she eager. Eager interest will make al- most any face attractive. And dull boredom will turn to paste the prettiest features. The first time you go to France, you | will be struck by ‘the fact that the eyes of the average French girl are so muich | more speaking than our own. They | seem s0 full of life, so interested. So| there's a recipe for you. Be interested. Be interested in people, in movies, in newspapers, in life, in fun, in love, Here's another recipe, a simpler one to follow: Wear smart clothes. With a little taste almost any girl can make herself good looking. I used to know a girl with an appalling outbreak on her face, who, with a proud carriage, smart | clothes and a lively manner, not only made a good living, but married one of the most famous men in America. The fashions may be ugly in them- selves, they may look heavy and stiff, as they do this year. But, however they | seem to you, you must follow them if fou're Roing to get a good job and hold | t. (Copyright, 1931.) LEEDS. ridge down to_your forehead. This will | give you the first wave. Begin the next wave just as you be- ' gan the first, with the index finger | holding down the first strand of hair | on your forehead. Make a ridge run- ning parallel with the first one. Remember that the hair must be kept very wet while being waved. After each ridge is made the hair below it must be combed out smoothly. Pinch the ridge firmly while combing below it. | The comb must penetrate to the scalp and must be kept in firm contact with the scalp while the hair is being drawn forward or backward to form the ridg, Wave the other side of the hair. A just A hair net and pinch each wave to make it deeper. Pin each wave in place and leave until dry. After the hair is thoroughly dry take off net comb waves and shape them in place with the aid of fingers and comb. Do not comb hair until thoroughly dry. iy THE EASIEST WAY . . . TO BE SPOTLESS Drag Stores. Largs Shaker ty Shakerets . bie. te, %, SEND 10¢ For Trisl h"m.fi""’;«‘ Civunes S Bowton: Mise. ETTE'S| LIT LARGES R16. 6.5, pat. 0o T SELLER IN 121 COUNTRIES BECAUSE ITS STAINLESS VAPOR KILLS QUICKER MONDAY, JULY 6, 1931. FEATURES. An Extraordinary Super Value Event Big 1c Sale Just Look What You Can Buy for One Cent Thousands of &S00 Friends will share in this Great Sale—Take advantage of it. Buy your needs and—Save—Save—Save. 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