Evening Star Newspaper, May 10, 1935, Page 45

WOMEN'S FEATURES. AN THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1235. WOMEN’S FEATURES, General Observations in Keeping With the Tide of Feminine Activities Offers Fresh Theme Shopping in Washington |(Child Needs |Avoid Aromatic Results _ Variations in Use of Cotton Materials for Warmer Days. Go dancing in a stunning black and white marqui= sette frock which boasts a corsage of field flowers. Another summery evening dress is the shell pink em- broidered mousseline with a smart square neckhine. Sketched in Washington Shops. BY MARGARET WARNER. | a bow at the back with ends that hang Knowledge Of Budgets BY ANGELO PATRL CHn.DREN learn early that money | can be used for pleasant ends. It buys sweets for one thing and toys for another. Before long, as their ex- periences widen, they learn that it buys friends. Children are not dis- criminating in their friendships. A smile and a grateful word are as wel- come from one as from another. They live very much on the surface and in the present moment. All this tends to make the use of money a bit of a problem for thought- ful parents. If the child is allowed to buy sweets he is likely to buy the wrong sort, and too much of it. If he is given money as he asks for it to buy toys and treats for his friends, he becomes extravagant and gains no notion of the value of the money he is using, Yet the children must learn these values by first-hand experiences. Each child ought to have an allow- ance ior the very week he begins to | ask for a penny. He must be rationed |or the pennies wil flow out in an ever-increasing stream, with ever-in- | creasing difficulties for the parents and aeighbors. When the child dis- covers that his 2 pennies handed him on Monday morning are to be all he is to get until the next Monday he learns the first lesson on the use of | money. Once it is spent, it is gone. | | After the spending there comes an | caylifiower flowerets are delicious emptiness. Let him get that firmly [when proken into small heads and | set in his mind and the rest s €0iNg | caten with hollandaise sauce, or with BURE el . | French dressing. The allowance increases With the | ™ "Broccoli you can't do much about— | age and experience and the judgment | ;i et ‘one of those things that | of the child. Some form of account- | muct ‘either be taken or left, de- | ing must accompany the allowance 80 | nginc on how much your inner man [ that the child learns to keep accurate | year o8 F8 T T0 0 o e another recfll'g! X uetfi‘n figfl"d:?md%'“ 1;);: | problem, in more ways than one, but record is’in itself a | conservation. It acts also as & cor- 3;“;:";15’““;};‘:&“?‘ ;mf:‘r:’w Jn some rective. The too stingy child, or the | consequences! too generous one, can see & ;l)lcture e of his financial ways, an accurate one, wh?ch informs him what manner of JJEETS in their natural state. usu- ally take too long to cook, to rson he is. The record speaks to his : g;e and his conscience, while the voice be considered by the kitchenette of the anxious adult speaks only to | housekeeper, and the small, ruby-red, his ear. canned ones have no unpleasant Most of the difficulty comes in the | aroma when heated. So that ele- years of adolescence. The young peo- | ment is automatically taken care of. ple have adult desires without adult Fried foods are apt to linger in experience and power. They want the | the air, too, so to prevent that you things they see others have. They must broil everything that you pos- want the pleasures that money can sibly can, under the flame, instead buy. They want the feeling of power | of frying it on top of the stove. Of that spending gives them. Their lack ' course, deep fat frying just has to of experience sets their scheme out of | be put up with, if you indulge in balance. They make mistakes, some | that type of food. of them annoying. some of them seri- A great help in keeping the kitch- ous. It is rather late to begin teach- | enette cool, and removing odors be- Be Devote . BY BETSY CASWELL. ORE recipes and the regular weekly dinner menus for the kitchenette housekeeper! Also, a- word of warning for the girl who has to do her cooking in a small space. Do, please, try to avoid preparation of those foods which are unpleasantly aromatic during the cooking proc- ess—for a small apartment be- comes premeated very quickly with all odors, good or bad alike —but does not get rid of them half so speedily! You can still have your cake and eat it, too, to a certain extent, by using cabbage, for instance, raw, in a salad, instead of steamed as a hot vegetable. Raw Betsy Caswell | adolescent child. That teaching should | the apartment is a ventilator fan, ing the use and value of money to an | fore they drift through the rest of | selves last Summer, becom- ing so well established in the affections of their wearers that they are greeted this season as accepted friends. The evening cottons are often day- time cottons, with skirts long and backs cut low; they may be as casual | as seersucker and plaid gingham. or | as formal as marquisette and mousse- | line. There is a noticeable tendency for | the skirt fullness to start much higher, although the silhouette slim to the | knee, with flare from that point, is | still good. However, some of the thin, | summery materials lend themselves particularly well to graceful fullness | starting at hip length. Many of these very wide skirts have no trimming at the hem, while those | more fitted, as far as the knee, are much beruffled from knee to hem. The wide ripple skirts have narrow under- | skirts of taffeta or other heavy silk, | so that the figure retains a certain slimness in spite of the bouffant effect. | Both of the frocks sketched today | have skirt fullness which begins at the | hips; one does it by means of shirring | and the other by a hip yoke. The black and white striped marquisette is | very stunning with its black velvet | sash and large corsage of field flowers in bright blue, yellow, red and white. It is a very smart Summer dance dress equally well suited to ex- treme blonds or brunettes, but not so good for those of medium coloring. ‘The embroidered mousseline in shell pink over a pink slip has a very lacy effect and the neckiine is especially new looking with its square cut and rounded collar and little sleeves of | plain material. Two bouquets of tiny little flowers carry out the dainty, del- | icate feeling of this frock. One of the loveliest new cotton eve- ning frocks you may have already seen, | It is of pale blue organdy embroidered | with little sprays of pink flowers and | scattered with eyelet motifs. It has | & square collar of plain blue edged with pink, cut slightly low at front and high in the back. Tfere are tiny | little puff sleeves, a pink sash and | the skirt billows out- to a great width | at the hem. A crisp white organdy with a large circle pattern outlined in | green has a wide pleating of white | around its square neck, and double | rows of pleating to finish the sleeves. | A wide sash of green ribbon ties in' OTTONS for gay nights began | * < to make a place for them- Imost to the floor. There seems to be a great many em- broidered organdies. One shop shows such a dress in French blue with flow- ers embroidered in red, blue, yellow and pink scattered over its surface. It is so colorful that it is made quite simple and yet has a look of style and smartness. s An attractive mousseline that comes in orchid, peach apd chartreuse has a shirtwsist front with stand-up col- lar that ties in front, puffed sleevesy | with two little ruffies through them, | P® and a plain, ripple skirt. This frock may be had for a small sum and the colors are very good. At the same | price and more in the regency style is a pale blue mousseline with v-neck, very full puff sleeves and a deep skirt ; flounce topped by a narrower one. At the point of the v is a large pink flower from which narrow ribbons—one | pink and one blue—extend around to the back and tie, producing a very high-waisted effect. A dark blue and rich red plaid, with lots of back interest. proved upon in- spection to be a fine quality of ging- ham. The back has much sirapping with two huge flowers way down at the waistline with shirred panel fullness below that. By the way, did you see those charming photographs showing the characteristic poses of" various pet dogs? They are really delightful. You hardly know which is the most lovable. Maybe you would like to have one of your favorite pet; whether he is a blue-ribbon winner or not he will probably make an interesting picture, and the whole family can enjoy it. For the information concerning dresses sketched call National 5000, | Extension 396, between 10 and 12 a.m. My Neighbor Says: Plant gladiolus bulbs in May and June and you will have a sucession of bloom through the Summer and early Fall. ‘When serving cream cheese with a fruit salad try shaking a little salt and sugar over it. To keep salad greens crisp, after washing shake all water from them and place in a cov- ered glass jar in the refrigerator. (Copyright. 1935.) With June weddings not so far off, the bride-to-be who wants distinc- tive monogramming will welcome these lovely alphabets. And so will the bride of many a year, the letters in cutwork, in satin uweolor.twomuotonewm simple to do, f to the modern ooaipeing arranged to form striking monograms. for there are always linens to be marked. You can do stitch or in darning stitch. You can use white or black and a color. The letters are all taste. Since there are three sized of five complgte alpha- | have heen done in the years preceding adolescence. The young people should arrive at these years with a fairly complete backgrovnd of earning, spend- ing, conserving and saving. ! But suppose they haven't had this training? What then? Do your best | to make up for it. Initiate the young ‘ | people into the secrets of the budget. | Set aside their share of it and super- vise their use of it until they can manage alone. .Do Mot give a bank rson who has never spent a dollar thoughtfully in his life. Do not allow a young worker to spend all he earns upon himself. without reference to family obligations. Begin with the little cnes. A sound training in the early years prevents | many of the difficulties that beset par- ents and adolescent children later on. Money in itself has no meaning to | children. Expericnce puts meaning and value into it. Education adjusts these experiences. (Copyright, 1935.) HOIV I KEEP MY FIGURE BY CLAIRE TREVOR. DID you ever know a girl who is just like a jack-in-the-box? Who can never sit still for five minutes at a time? Who, if she is not rushing to | the studios, is rushing from wardrobe depart- ment to make-up departmeat, thence to the sound stage on which she works, rushing to lunch, rushing back to work, rushing round the stores to stock the kitch- en ice box on the way home, and darting round the house, dusting books, rearrang- » ing flowers, sprin- kling the lawns in the garden, polish- | ing the roadster for the next day and Claire Trevor. | collapsing into her bed by 10 o'clock each night, tired out? » Well, that's me. That's how I keep | my figure. Each morning I am out of bed by 6 o'clock, play a set of ten- qis before breadfast and am away to work by 8 am. I take a large glass of warm water with the juice of a whole lemon on rising. Spend five minutes on breathing exercises by the open window before scrambling into ‘'my tennis togs. Then after the game I hop into the pool for a swim, take | a warm shower and, wrapped in a warm dressing robe, eat breakfast out | of doors. | This meal consists of cereal and | fruit, with coffee and one piece of | toast. For lunch I eat a large fruit-and- | vegetable salad, followed by a milk pudding and coffee. On-arrival home at night I take a warm shower, a good, substafitial din- ner of meat and vegetables, dessert and a glass of milk. Likewise, T am no believer in strict dieting when engaged in a strenuous day’s work. That, to me, means the suicide of all one’s ambitions. Nobody can work intelligently if their brain cells are starved. About oncs a month, though, for two days in succession, I put myself cn a diet which consists of liquid food all day-and then what- ever I like for dinner. This starts a new blood stream coursing through the veins and is as good as a change ol alr. Svins GRAHAM CRACKERS THE FAVORITE AMONG CHILDREN AND GROWN-UPS, TOO! set over the window. which runs by electricity and draws all the hot air and cooking aromas out. These are, of course, somewhat expensive, but they give a splendid return on the original investment. JELLIED TOMATO SOUP. Dissolve one envelope of gelatin in one-half cup cold water. Add one- half cup boiling water to entirely melt the gelatin. Seasop_one can of to- account and a check book to a young mato juice with salt, pepper and |velope for reply. Dorothy S A dog worth more to a man than a wife? This interesting point is raised by a correspondent of this column, who says that he is a woman-hater, due to the fact that [ When Small Space Must d to Cooking Vegetables and Fried Foods Have Their Own Proper Place—Kitchenette - Recipes. lemon juice, and add to it a few finely chopped bits of cucumber and minced parsley, Add the gelatin, mix well and set in ice box to jell. Serve in bouillon cups with thin, dry toast. CLAM AND TOMATO BROTH (ICED.) 1 cup clam juice. Pepper and salt to taste. Few drops tobasco. 1 cup tomato juice. Few drops lemon juice. Put the two liquids together in a saucepan, and let cook slowly for about 10 minutes. Season, and pack in ice in ice bo: for several hours to become thoroughlv cold. Serve with a little finely choped cucumber sprinkled on top. WEEKLY KITCHENETTE MENUS. MONDAY., Jellied Tomato Soup. Hot Sliced Tongue with Mustard. Corn (canned). Potato Chips. Lettuce and Watercress Salad. Coffee. TUESDAY. Clams on the Half Shell. Fruit Salad. Nut Bread Sandwiches. Gingerbread with Whipped Cream. Coffee. WEDNESDAY. Consomme with Lemon. Brofled Loin Lamb Chops. Buttered Fresh Asparagus Potato Salad (from delicatessen). CofTee. THURSDAY. Tomato Juice Cocktail. Cheese Toast. Mixed Green Salad. Apple Pie (from the bakery). Coffee. FRIDAY. Shrimp Cocktail. Scrambled Eggs with Corn. Green Peas. Alligator Pear Salad. Coffee. SATURDAY. Fruit Cup. | Meat Balls. Boiled New Potatoes. Dandelion Greens Salad. | CofTee. SUNDAY. Cream of Tomato Soup (canned). Broiled Chicken. Rice. String Beans (fresh or canned). Vanilla Ice Cream with Strawberries. Coffee. | If you wish advice on your indi- | | vidual household problems, write | | Betsy Caswell, in care of The Star, | inclosing stamped self-addressed en- Dix Says Every Good Wife Has Dog’s Best Qualities and Her Own Besides. mind him that he has brought it all upon himself, !lined with waxed paper. DOG doesn't tell him that he | hopes this misfortune will be a | | 33 cup sugar. he has been obliged to live with one | warning to him, but she comes® softly the greater part of his life, his youth having been spent with female rela- wife whom he married in a moment of weakness, and also because he has witnessed the agonies of other poor, | suffering husbands. This has led him to the conclusion that dogs are more desirable than women as life partners. Further, he contends that even the Government | takes this view of the relative value | of the two. “JROR,” asserts this cynic, “when a man gets married, the marriage | license costs him $5, or even less. In some States it is as low as $1.50, and it is good for 50 years or more, as it never has to be renewed. Hence, if a woman lived to celebrate her golden wedding her husband would have to pay only 10 cents per year, or maybe | even less than 1 cent a year, for her | company., But if a man takes out a | dog license it costs him $4 every year, and if he keeps' dogs for 50 years it will cost him $200. “Therefore, it costs 40 times as much for the privilege of keeping a dog as it does a wife, which shows that society, as well as the courts, recognizes the fact that a dog is of more value to & man than his wife is. = AND consider the other advantages that a dog has over a wife to a man. A dog neyer invites her mother to come for weeks at a time visiting. A dog never comes around when a man is in trouble and, with a gloating expression on her face, says: ‘T told you so. Neither does a dog ever accuse a man of having affairs with strange women, or tell him of his faults for his own good. buries his face in his hands and wishes he had never been born (that's a fault a woman is responsible for, too), a dog doesn't sit up straight and re- Includes Shampoo and Finger Wave $2.50 $6.00 Value Béauty Aids, 25c & 36c Fhone NAU. 8930 Warner Beauty Studio 1318 F St. N.W. Betar, Take Elevator to Third Floer tives and his middle years with a| “When & man is in despair and | and shoves her head against him, and says: ‘I'm sorry for you, old man.’ as plainly as words can speak. No, a | dog looks up to him with those big, true eyes, and says with them: ‘Well, | you always have me, you know." “No wonder a dog license costs 40 times as much as a marriage license. | It is worth it.” | ! INOW. I am a dog lover, myself, and far be it from me to cast one jot or tittle of aspersion upon man’s noblest and most faithful friend. I know that no one can ever be really lonely | if he has a dog for company. I know | how comforting is the love that gives so much and asks so little; that does not demand that we shall be beauti- | ful, or rich, or brilliant, or successful, | but only that we shall be ourselves, | But while I concede a dog's many | excellencies as a companion, among | | which, of course, may be mentioned the fact that it supplies its own fur| coat and that dog collars are far less expensive than pearl necklaces, still and for all that I cannot admit that | 'a dog is as valuable to & man as a | wife. | DOG, for instance, is of practi- cally no use around the house | except to infest it with fleas, track up the floors and muss up the best sofa | cushion. Faithful Fido cannot wel- | come her beloved master home with | a well-cooked dinner, nor are her at | HOW ARE THINGS DOWN THERE UNDER THE SLIP COVERS ? FIN | creamy. Stir constantly. NOR HAIR OF A MOTH SINCE LAST DETHOL DAY Freshness In Flowers- Necessary TI'E fashion for wearing artificial flowers has returned with full vigor. It is a pretty style. The gay little boutonnieres dress up a costume, giving it a chic that is attractive. ‘When the costume is dark, the flow- ers chase away any somberness, or if the blossoms are white, as is the favorite gardenia, they relieve the quiet color. A frock that is not new can be given the desired up-to-date appearance by these little nosegays. It is only when the flowers have the freshness of newly-plucked blossoms that they succeed in adding smart- ness to any costume. So beware of having frayed edges, any slight soil, or crumpled petals, and guard against the wire in stems being visible. It is the perfection of naturalness that is sought, and any one of the above features will be disillusioning. Also there is a tawdry element, which is reprehensible in any part of the cos- tuming, that is immediately self-evi- dent when flowers show lack of care in details, Manicure scissors are just the things to trim off ravelings in flowers or foliage. Be sure the scissors are sharp and will make distinct clip- pings, just enough to take off the threads without encroaching on the perfect parts. Flowers can be steamed Jjust enough to soften the stiffness of the sizing without injury to them. While they are flexible smooth out unwanted creases and set the petals in their former realistic curves. Re- wind the wire stem coverings, and secure about the wire with tiny touches of glue. Or, a few invisible | stitches may be taken in refractory | coverings. ! ‘Wiping petals off with a damp ‘cloth will frequently remove dirt which ad- | heres lightly. Shake the flowers briskly before applying the damp cloth, for it may be dust only that dulls the petals. Retinting petals can | be done to restore faded flowers to| their original colors. This is quite Ln" accord with the making of expensive artificial flowers. The French flower makers color petals exquisitely by hand, making marvelous blends of | tones. So do not be afraid of color- ing your faded flowers. Use as dry color as you can so that the sizing in materials will not be diminished. Use tints. not strong colors, and be | sure to have them match those of the flowers and foliage. (Copsright. 1935.) Cook’s Corner BY MRS. ALEXANDER GEORGE. DINNER SERVING FOUR. Chilled Diced Fruit. Roast Beef. Browned Sweet Potatoes. Buttered Broccoli. Biscuits. Plum Jelly. Vegetable Salad. Washington Pie. Coffee. Milk for Children Daily. VEGETABLE SALAD. 2, cup cooked green 1 tablespoon chopped beans nion ns ol | 13 cup cooked peas. 1 tablespoon chopped Model Has Caught Casual Note From Foreign Fashions. QI \y NN b N N ! HE new two-piece themes offer | freshness and variety in the BY BARBARA BELL. matter of single-breasted clos- ings, - loose kimono sleeves, rever necklines and straight, slim skirts. 12 cup chopped sweet pickles cabbage 14 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons 14 teaspoon pepper. chopped pimientos. ' cup salad dressing. Chill ingredients. Combine and serve on crisp cabbage or lettuce leaves. WASHINGTON PIE. | 4 cup fat 1'; cups flour. 2 teaspoons baking powder. 2 cup milk % teaspoon salt. | 12 teaspoon vanilla. Cream fat and sugar. Add rest of ingredients and beat two minutes. Pour into two medium-sized cake pans Bake 20 | minutes in moderate oven. CREAM FILLING. '3 cup susar. 1 teaspoon vanilla. 4 tablespoons flour. !4 teaspoon lemon 1y teaspoon sait. exs. 3 tablesooons 1 cup milk. pineapple Juice, 1 tablespoon butter. | Blend sugar, flour and salt. Add | egg and milk. Cook until thick and | Add rest of | ingredients. Mix well and cool. Use | as filling for baked cake layers. { Cover top and sides of “pie” with | extract | whipped cream or sprinkle with con- | fectioner's sugar. For a festive dessert the top can be | spread with fresh berries, sweetened. | A treat for youngsters and often relished by grown-ups as well is made | by spreading salted wafers with melted | chocolate candy bars. 1 ———————— tempts to clean up the dishes and the | pots and the pans by licking them | equal to those achieved by a woman with plenty of hot water and soap | and fresh towels. And not even a trick dog can boost a man up the ladder of success as a wife can. Fido can never be such a good press agent as a wife can be. | Fido cannot make the right friends for a man, as his wife can. Fido can't buck him up when he is down | and brace up his weaknesses as a | wife can. It takes human intelligence | for that. Every good wife has many of the qualties of a dog. And she has something more, and that is what makes her worth more to her hus- band than a dog. DOROTHY DIX. | (Copyright. 1 £/ HAVEN'T SEEN HIDE | note This model has caught the casual that characterizes the late fashion arrivals from England and France. Looser lines, greater sim- plicity, finer material. interest in belts and buttons—these are the things that count in the new Summer styles Plain, smooth shoulders spell so- phistication in frocks for daytime. This design because it has a jacket quality increases in value to the woman who plans spending half her time in town and the other half in the country. Armholes are dropping and their newest treatment is the kimono one. Gussets are incorporated in this dress 40 42, 44 and 46. Corresponding bust measurements 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44 and 46. Size 16 (34) requires | 4% yards of 39-inch material. Every Barbara Bell pattern includes \ an illustrated instruction guide which is easy to understand. Send for the Barbara Bell Pattern Book. Make yourself attractive, prac- tical and becoming clothes, selecting designs from the 104 Barbara Bell well-planned, easy-to-make patterns. Interesting and exclusive fashions for little children and the difficult junior age; slenderizing, well-cut patterns for the mature figure, afternoon dresses for the most particular young | women and matrons and other pat- terns for special occasions are all to be found in the Barbara Bell Pattern Book. Send 15 cents for your copy today. Address orders to The Evening | Star. (Copyright. 1935.) | for at the under-arm curve, as a pre- caution against tearing the seam. They are inconspicuous and easy to make. Daytime skirts remain slim, with reserve fullness supplied by pleats at the hemline. Many frocks are now available, made with one skirt and two blouses, both in the same design, but of different colors. The idea is good for those who like frequent changes. All types of materials are suitable this dress—silks, wools, linen, Summer velveteen, synthetic crepes, tweed and cotton. The belt is a pur- chased one and to look right must match the color of the buttons. Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1654-B | is designed in sizes 14, 16, 18, 20, The Old Gardener Says: Many questions have been asked about the Siberian elm, or perhaps the same tree under some other name, like Asiatic elm, Chinese elm, or Peking elnf. In spite of the name ordinarily given it, it is unknown in Siberia, although it is native in parts of China, as well as Chosen. This tree is actually remarkably well suited to American conditions. It grows faster than almost any other tree, and so far appears to be free from disease and pests of all kinds. It gives promise of be- ing exceedingly useful, especially in cities, for it does not seem to be affected by the smoke-laden atmosphere that interferes with the growth of many other trees. It seems to have developed no faults except that it does mot grow old gracefully. Probably it can be used in places for street planting. and perhaps can be clipped in such a way as to make | | it a good hedge plant. In Man- chukuo and Chosen it is com- monly used as a hedge around the railroad stations. (Copyright 1935.) | BARBARA BELL. 1 The Washington Star. ‘ | i Send 25 cents in coins for Pat- tern No. 1654-B. Size....... Name ..oecsnvessncccccnssocces Address . (Wrap coins securely in paper.) 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