Evening Star Newspaper, December 22, 1934, Page 17

MAGAZINE PAGE. Tailored Shirtwaist Frocks | Natre’s Children 1543-B BY BARBARA BELL. AILORED shirt-waist frocks are with us again. Interestingly varied, they are appearing in an assorted range of cottons, synthetics, silks and wools. ‘While some of them make it a point to be tricky in the matter of con- vertible collars, others are straight masculine. To this type belongs our pattern for today. Though it looks very much like a two-plece outfit, this frock, in reality, is in one piece. The front, closing, and the orthodox collar, follow all that the best traditions call for in the matter of finishing details. The back section is cut with an extension that forms a smart yoke in front. This eliminates a shoulder seam, gives a better fit be- cause of the slight bias. It adds, also, greater comfort in the armhole. The skirt is plain in the strictest sense— no pleats, just a slight flare. Many interesting mew fabrics for sports are coming into the market. One notices novelty flannels, thin, shaggy tweeds; rustic-looking monotone wools, and a fascinating array of synthetic silks. Some of the last mentioned look like bird’s-eye pique, others are waffle weave with peep-hole effects. Shan- tungs, in their own natural color, are going to be popular for Spring and Summer. Velveteens, in a suitable cos- tume weight, are subscribing to the trend of prints. One design, particu- larly good for sports, shows a herring- bone weave that is swagger in shirt- waist frocks of this type. Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1543-B is designed in sizes 14, 16, 18, 20, 40 and 42. Corresponding bust measures are 32, 34, 36, 38, 40 and 42. Size 16 (34) requires about 23, yards of 54-inch material. Every Barbara Bell pattern includes an illustrated instruction guide which is easy to undgrstand. BARBARA BELL, Washington Star. Inclosed 25 cents in coin for Pattern No. 1543-B Size...eee Name ..cceeecsseccseccccscens Address seeseccsccsssesssseccas (Wrap coins securely in paper.) (Copyright. 1934.) The Hay Diet New Way to Vibrant Health. BY WILLIAM HOWARD HAY, M. D. Viscosity. LL ARE familiar with the term “viscosity” as applied to oils, and every driver of an auto- mobile has had to listen to tales of increased or decreased viscosity. ‘The better oils are high in viscosity, because they contain more of the waxes of mineral oil and for that rea- son resist friction better. But when it comes to the blood stream, vis- cosity is not only no advantage but is a great disad- vantage. Viscos- ity in blood means retention in the blood stream of much viscid material, interfering in this way with the easy circulation of this life-giving fluid. e materials "o B Hav. M. D. that increase viscosity of the blood are chiefly protein end-products, uric acid, acid urates, xanthin, hypoxanthis, creatin, creatinin, the retention pro- ducts that we find always in crippled conditions of the kidney. Do not forget that the kidneys are those organs whose sole function is the elimination from the blood of this sort of debris. You will then realize that every case of increased viscosity is evi- dence of the use of too much protein or of inherently weak kidneys. Ninety per cent of all the protein debris that leaves the body passes out through the kidneys. But 10 per cent leaves through the digestive tract, none at all through lungs or skin. - Hence, if the kidneys are of low capacity, it is necessary that the in- take of food should be very low in pro- tein. And in the matter of safety, it is well to see to it that the content of protein in the intake daily is not much above the expressed index of need for Today's Hay Diet Menu. BREAKFAST. ‘Whole corn meal muffins. Preserved figs. Coffee with cream and sugar, LUNCHEON. Pear and celery salad, cream mayonnaise dressing. Baked sliced eggplant (breaded with egg yolks, cream and nut meal). Steamed celery hearts. the body, a point determined by studies in fasting subjects, when no protein enters the digestive tract. Prof. Russell H. Chittenden of Yale proved many years ago that this index is determined by our size, not by our activity, which means that whether we lie continually in bed or work hard at manual labor, our needs for pro- tein are the same. Protein material is replacement for the body cells them- selves, as they die and require replace- ment, and the index of this ratio of change is indicated by one gramme of nitrogen, the principal element of pro- tein, for every 30 pounds of body weight, irrespective of fat, but repre- senting the body in normal states of health. This means that we need about two ounces of lean meat, or two eggs, or & quart and a half of milk, or two ounces of ground nuts, or less than this of cheese, daily, and when we take more, we merely increase our eliminative tasks set for the kidmey. When too much protejp is taken, the resulting debris is difficult of elimination, in case of deficient kidney perhaps impossible of complete elimi- nation, and the resultant is accumula- tion in the blood stream of viscid ma- terials, representing protein debris. Increase in viscosity means more work for the heart, pumping a thick fluid instead of a fluent one, wifi’h;‘ cor- debris in the blood stream and the body in general—blood pressure, in other words. This increase in viscosity is not blood pressure, but it means delinquency, and in exactly so this viscosity has progressed, has the nutrition of every cell Sonnysayings BY FANNY Y. CORY. , y& kin open yer eyes !::-’.t?mmm present! An’ it’s & boor N ow, an’ look Christmas door piller! ! * THE EVENING BSTAR, WASHINGTON, BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY. Pl 71 B three to four inches long and hang from slender stems. They are either clustered or paired. The Dpistiliate catkins are near by and are from one to one and a half inches long, swing- ing from one-inch-long stalks, the scales are three-lobed, smooth, and the two outside points much shorter than the center one. The oval seeds have broad wings. The wood is used especially for the manufacture of, spools, tooth- picks, shoe pegs, broom handles and a vast varlety of useful household articles. : The Indians made many uses of the wood and bark and taught the early settlers how to fashion them into needed bowls and containers. They framed their tents with the poles and built their canoes of the trunks, covering them with large sheets of the bark and sewing the seams with thread made of fine roots of the cedar and spruce. Then they gathered the strong, fragrant gum from the balsam to close the chinks of the canoe. The result was a work of art, and the early colonists wrote home about them: “Delicate canows so light that two men will.transporte one of them overland whither they list, and one of them will transporte tenne or twelve Salvages by water at one time.” Trappers and hunters tried to make their canoes like those of the Indians, but their results were clumsy. How- ever, though not so graceful, they enabled the early settlers to get about on water and also to make many im- portant pieces of needed furniture and househole articles. No bark is so pearly white or has chalk that rubs off so easily. At first the thin sheets are orange-colored, with a purplish bloom and lines. ‘When Mother Birch sheds her gar- ments she does so because she has outgrown them. Eager tourists, anx- ious to get all the lovely, unusual writing paper they can to take home, | often take s0 much they girdle the tree. A black band appears. Mother Birch is in mourning, for her own death will soon follow. (Copyright. 1934.) Contract BY P, HAL SIMS. I Go Snooping. AST Sunday afternoon, when the sun was shining brightly and I should have been playing golf, drug. The first 16 boards were play- ed against George Unger and Mrs. Dorothy Sims, my wife. We three have played with and against each other so much that it is practically impossible for one.of us to fool the other. I will admit, however, that on this hand I weighed the pros and cons carefully before making the play that I did: p ————————— 4 K-Q-5-2 ¥ 10-8-7-2 4 10-5 s ;gig i i : i ; ¥ - E i i é i § h & ?55& i i i nEEY §§§ (Y3 E 5 I 3t E i E ¢ : : £ % E g i Eu gif! D. C, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1934, ‘Dorothy Dix Says |Who Are You? What Kind of Marriage Will Couple Have When Haggling Over Honeymoon Ex- penses?—Better -Lose Job Than ‘ Throw Away Life. there was small chance of happiness for a hi trying to drive hard bargains with each other the best of the transaction, and each stri ‘You cannot take that spirit into marriage and make a success of it. For the very essence of happiness in marriage consists in its one- ness, in a man and woman having pooled all that they have and are, in being one in their aspirations and ambitions, in their struggle for success, in their achievements, and in their sharing equally in what comes of joy or SOrTow. . ' BU’!‘. of course, if you feel that finance cuts more figure than romance in marriage, then you are very wise to settle the money problem before you get married. I presume that the wife is expected to continue on her job and that the husband has no intention of burdening himself with her support. In that case, if she pays half of the running expenses of the house, the husband should pay her half the wages of a servant. It is not fair for her to have to make the dough and bake it too. Furnishing the house has always been the man’s responsibility as he is supposed to be the head of it, and thescommon usage is for the bride to supply only the household linens and such small articles as she chooses. As a general thing, a joint checking account is a good way for a husband and wife to keep their money, but perhaps each one of you had better hold on to your own if you believe your prospective husband or wife to be capable of grafting. DOROTHY DIX. s e e Dxm DOROTHY DIX: I am employed as a secretary and have & good position, but I realize that I am falling in love with my employer, who is a married man, and he in turn is falling in love with me. Under the circumstances would it be wise for me to give up my job, which I need very much, and try to find work elsewhere? Does my job mean more to me than peace? I feel I can’t go on working ‘where I am under the strain of existing conditions? Please advise me what to do. V.B. Answer: My unhesitating advice to you is to leave at once. Flee while there is still time to save yourself. Go before the attraction that this man has for you has become & spell that you cannot break. aialang DOROTHY DIX. JDEAR DOROTHY DIX—I am a married man, making a small salary. « e Couk. My Broblem 18 Shat My Wile WARlS & Dermanen; wave nt wave and I think we should try to save money to buy & home. If she gets & permanent wave every six months she will want another one. What do you think? SHORTY. Answer—If her heart is set on a permanent wave, I think she should have it. It is just as important to a woman’s happiness to have the outside of her head adorned as it is to have a home of her own in which to lay it. WOIBN are queer creatures, Shorty, and you have to take them as they are. They put great stress on things that seem unimportant to & man, but whether they are happy or not, even whether they are good wives or not, depends upon their getting what they want. A pair of silk stockings, a lo-eent' bunch of violets, a bag of gumdrops, a trip to the movies, will keep a ‘wife eating out of her husband’s hand and thinking she drew a prize in the matrimonial lottery, when all of his solid virtues and his work for her may go for nothing and leave her feeling that she is a poor, neglected creature and picked the wrong man. It is fine for you to work hard and save toward getting a home. ‘Thrift is one of the most admirable of all the virtues, but it is one that you can easily overdo, and it is just as bad to cut out every pleasure and save every nickel as it is to indulge yourself in every pleasure and * spend everything you make as you go along. (Copyright, 1934.) AUTO SHOW PUZZLE CONTEST ‘THIS IS PUZZLE NUMBER 8. DISPLAY & synonym for each of the above words. Write the new word to the given word. If the puzzle is solved correctly the first letters of the new words will spell the trade name of one of the 21 automobiles shown in the list below, to be exhibited at the fifteenth annual Automobile Show of Washington, D. C., from January 12 to 19, 1935, inclusive, at the Washington Auditorfum, Nineteenth and E streets northwest, under the auspices of the Washington Automotive Trade Association, who with the co- operation of The Evening Star, is conducting this contest. E;h’? sl BY RUBY HASKINS ELLIS, of the most logical theories to the origin and meaning of the surname Crosman, Crossman, is that which attributes it to the fact o= | about the wig. She liked it—oh, far ving today. ‘The coat of arms displayed is de- scribed, “Argent, a cross ermines be- tween four escallops sable.” “Crest —=a demi-lion ermine holding an es- callop sable.” This coat is also borne by the Maryland family of :he name. Cros- mans have been prominent citizens of New England States, of Pennsylvania, Maryland and Middle Western States. Uncle Ray “Father Christmas.” . WI HAVE the good fortune to have girl customs in and T shall quote it at knnh?n'ud’ “Toward the end of the school term before Christmas” she writes, “the children in the lower parts of the schools begin to learn Christmas songs. They sing about Father Christ- mas and Santa Claus. As nearly as I can gather, they are both the same person. “There is also mention of Mrs. Christmas, who helps her husband wrap up the parcels, and to choose the presents. They live in a hut in a snow-covered realm. On ClI mas eve the good man is believed to start from hjs home on a sleigh or sledge drawn by reindeer with bells tied to :.'h:c!:' neeundllon children hang up ngs, and sometimes weases, for him to All. PR “In all the schools I know, there is 8 party on the last day of the term, in celebration of Christmas. The pu- are given tea, and then they play games or sing—or are entertained, sometimes by magiclans. Often there are Christmas trees in the schools, which the teachers load with presents. Each child receives a small gift. Sometimes the presents are handed to the children by a man or woman dressed up like Father Christmas, in a red coat trimmed with Vhite’ Deara and & sed-hooues eas a red- fut_;fi under his chin. £ £ school rooms ar with streamers, balloons, epldpe;onb‘ulhd and lanterns, which sometimes have been made by the - children before- hand. There is holly with its bright red berries and prickly leaves, and mistletoe, pushed behind pictures on the walls, “Up to the age of 6 or 7, most chil- ‘hristmas. I +|dren believe in Father C| did not really believe in him at the age of 6, owing to my brother, but I was very fond of Father Christmas, and did no! give him up. 1 pretended for quite a time that I believed in him, and this was the case with many of my friends. It seemed very profitable 1o believe in one who womld bring such lovely gifts!” Among the gifts which small Eng- lish children receive are tricycles, dolls, doll buggies, woolen dogs .and cats, pedal cars and “fairy cycles.” Older boys and girls may receive games, puzzles, model airplanes, arti- ;l:d!ol clothing and presents of other Some English artists have pictured Father Christmas as wearing a tail- coat, dight-fitting trousers and a beaver hat—a costume known two centuries ago, but more often he is shown “like Santa Claus.” (For general interest or travel sec- tion of your scrapbook.) Seven” wonders of the world? Do you know what they are? Would you like to know more about them? If 30, write to Uncle Ray to ask for his “Seven Wonders” leaflet, and inclose a 3-cent stamped envelope addressed to yourself. UNCLE RAY. (Copyright, 1934.) The Debunker BY JOHN HARVEY FURBAY, PH. D. gerelit WOMEN’'S FEA1JRES. B3 You Can Be Beautiful As Told to Virginia Vincent table and regarded her narrow, arched eyebrows and smoothed her brune'.;; She hastened to add s few things than peroxide. She was play- a blond part and the Hollywood department had wanted her h her hair. She rebelled. born a brunette, and she is ing to stay one to the best of the Brady ability. But to get back to her idea of soignee. “Women,” she said, “don’t herself. I don't mean to give her- self up to beauty treatments. Faces are important, but to develop person- ality is far greater. She should learn how to be utterly charming, even if she has to spend her entire day with | instructors. Too many people think neck. ing about using a Brady. “It should thoroughly. Scents wear off. I use another T don’t care about mix- ing therp. I use medicated soap on my face—yes, the kind used in any hospital for washing up. My perfume comes off with my make-up at night. “You need only a little of that, my friends are apt to remind me,” said Miss Brady, “but, after all, I am wearing it and I like to smell it. I have four heavy scents and I use one each day, so that I never become accustomed to one fragrance.” “My clothes?” she repeated, as she considered a question about her ward- robe. “I have so few. Two evening gowns. But lots of tea gowns and negligees. The tea gowns have trains. Just as long as I can get them, be- cause they are such fun.” Her brown eyes wrinkled up with amusement, and she leaned forward with what is considered on the stage as an “aside.” “Have you ever tried to wear a train with dogs in the house?” she asked as she lifted her eyebrows to indicate a little Brady home comedy. “My dogs love them and ruin them. Can you believe that only this morn- ing I read in the papers that some one had named me as one of the best- dressed women in Hollywood?” Well, if she isn't one of the best- dressed women in Hollywood, she must be utterly “soignee”! (Copyright. 1034.) ook o glither” highlights the latest in afternoon frocks. Bedtime BY THORNTON W. BURGESS. I freed e{.bmumion strife ‘What litt] spice would be in life. HEN the corn had stood in shocks in Farmer Brown's cornfleld Reddy Fox, in common with some others, had found good hunting there, splendid hunting. You see the Mice from far and wide had moved over there to make their homes in those shocks, where there was plenty to eat, And where there are many people many are sure to be careless. So Reddy and others had had good hunting until those shocks had been torn apart to harvest and carry away the corn. This had sent the Miice living there scurrying back to the Green Meadows, where they had scattered far and wide seeking newhomes. This meant harder hunt- ing, much harder hunting, for Reddy and the others. Reddy still visited the cornflield from time to time, especially the fence-rows where tall dead grasses and weeds still stood above the snow, for he knew that Meadow Mice love such surroundings. So it was that after the had buried the Green Meadows and' the cornfield Reddy, on one of his visits, found certain dainty little tracks leading from one weed- top to another. Very dainty little footprints they were, Reddy grinned when he saw them. “So there are some Mice left here after all,” said he to himself. “Who- ever made these tracks has been getting seeds from these weed-tops and is somewhere down below. I'll Just follow these tracks and see where they lead to.” Pretty soon the tracks that he was following were joined by other little footprints just as dainty. Once more Reddy grinned. “A pair of Mice" said he to himself. “With two of them about I ought to be able to ¢ £ H I | Hif P o [Ty i E i ¥ ] E § g2 d i : g g i § i | o ‘EEE i §3¢e ! £ § E £ g ,!fiiig ¥ 2 e ol § Bysd §3f Stories below here somewhere. It shouldn’t be difficult to find.” He sniffed all about to make sure that the freshest scent in those foot- prints led into the hole, not away from it. Satisfied on this score, he began to dig. How he made the snow fly! It was easy digging through the snow and those fast-moving. black paws of his soon uncovered the mound in which was the hole leading down into the tunnel of Miner the Mole. “Huh!” exclaimed Reddy in disgust when he saw this. “So that is how itis! There is no knowing which way or how far they have gone in that tunnel, and there is no digging into it to fin dout, for the earth is frozen hard. Of course, they may be living in there somewhere, but I doubt it. This tunnel wasn’t here the last time I came this way, which was just be- fore the cold weather. He must have dug it just after that, and this means that he may still use it occasionally. So I don't believe those Mice have made their home in it. They probably have another entrance to it not far away, and a net on the ground under the grass somewhere near that.” So Reddy tried digging down in an- other place to see if he could find any little tunnel in the snow. In fact, he dug down in several places, but in vain. Then he sat down and, with his head cocked to one side, studied