Evening Star Newspaper, July 12, 1935, Page 25

%z § )] g!, WOMEN'S FEATURES. Commen g THE FEVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, ts on Matters Qf Va YoungGrope|| Fitted Coat and Shorts Confusedly In Speaking Bewildered Speech Is| Laid to Mental Bewilderment. BY ANGELO PATRI T IS astonishing to find young people, high school boys and girls, ccollege youths, who cannot talk. They think they are talking. You hear a sound from afar. You wonder what this thunderous message can be, what it means to society at large and to a breathless youngster. On nearer ap- proach you discover he is saying, “Oh, yeah? You telling me? Some smart you are, boy. Go tell it Yo Sweeney.” . Perhaps that is just schoolboy rag- ng. He will have something to say d say it well in the lunch room where they gather for talk and re- freshment. Listen: “Aw, well, what the hec—TI studied it—but you know what I mean—I knew it—but-aw-well-you know what I mean.” “Yeah. She mixes you all up. “What's the topic anyway, for this after? Some dumb thing. I forget.” “Something about gold reserve. Whether the gold ought to stay in the banks or something. You going to gym? Me either. Got to do a make- up. Suppose she asks me about that gold reserve. What'll I say? Gosh, if they'd give you something sensible. You know what I mean.” “Isn't it so? They go and give ‘you some dumb stuff like gold reserve. I know about it, all that's in the paper. But gee, when she asks you a dumb question you just can’t—you know what I mean—" Maybe somebody knows what they mean. I don’t. I don't know what people mean unless they say it in clear English, and with conviction and with the light of intelligence in their eyes. A mumbling of phrases and ejaculations sprinkled with, “You know what I mean,” tells me only one thing: The young person does not himself know what he means. He has not the glimmer of an idea in his head. He has been using smart, catchy phrases instead of clean-cut words and sentences so long now that he cannot put a good sentence together. Behind the slovenly speech and the lazy composition is the blank mind. ‘This confused talk is the reflection of & confused and groping mind. Having put nothing into his mind he cannot take anything out. Instead of study- ing the assignment he stood on the torner, loitered in the gym, until some- body made him go somewhere else. He looked at the headline in the paper and said, “That's the dumb thing she told me to study. Some chance.” There are many such young people Long In our upper grades. Somebody must take hold of them and make them do | their work. Make them study. Make them write down in short, simple statements the points they are to con- | sider. Hold them to a definite amount | of work and to a definite expression | of it. ‘This is no easy task that teachers ere called upon to face. It is idle to say these youths and maidens do not belong in the upper grades. They do belong. We have to extend the school’s hold on them, teach them to study and to tell in clear English what they learn. The disjointed sentences indi- cate the disjointed, blurred thought behind them. The bewilderment of the student reflects the bewilderment | of his mind. We have to teach them | first to read, then to interpret what | they read, then to express it in clear | language. If we do that we will ac- complish miore than the most devoted of teachers ever dreamed of. We shall | have brought order and clarity into disordered muddled minds. (Copyright. 1935.) The Old Gardener Says : ! It is very important that the window box receives an abund- ance of water. Naturally boxes of this kind dry out very quickly, in as much as a large area is exposed to the air and to sun- light. In many places it is necessary to give water at least twice a day, but of course there is such a thing as overdoing this matter. Many persons err in using window boxes which are too shallow and so dry out . Ten inches is neither too wide nor too high, but the length, of course, must be gov- erned by the position the box is to occupy. It is best to have the box stained or painted a subdued color, but in any event a wood like cypress or oak, which will resist weather conditions, should be used. Metal boxes work fair- 1y well, but absorb too much heat when in very hot locations. | fectively. BY BARBARA BELL. OR week ends in the country, or F long vacation days, spent in absorbing gs much of the good Summer sun as possible, the three-piece play suit is the accepted costume. Pleated shorts, nicely fitted on a pointed yoke, provide ample room for the most active sportswoman, in the design shown today. The coat good to wear in the car, if you have a long drive ahead of you to reach the beach. Young people like this type of thing in plain, or gayly striped seersucker or pointed pique. Gabardine and gingham, plaids in either blue and white, brown and white, or red and white, seem to be most successful. But there are many novelties amonz cotton materials that are used ef- Flower prints, the bold, primitive designs, adapted from Tahitian or Indian materials, are used extensively. Dots have invaded the sports world, and appear in varied sizes, on shorts and coats, as well as bathing suits. One cotton has a de- sign of tiny sea horses scattered over it, and anchors, and stars keep bob- bing up in those fabrics which are designed especially for the beach. White is as good as always for the play suit, although exotic purples, bright yellows, and pinks are much in demand. The halter used with this design may be bought separately, and you will want a lot of them to vary the appearance of your ensemble. Ac- cessories are a very important part of your play-time clothes, a bright- colored kerchief tied around your head and a matching one about your BARBARA BELL, Washington Star. Inclose 25 cents in coins for Pattern No. 1677-B. Size. Name Address (Copyright 1935.) (Wrap coins securely in paper.) chair back set is so strongly §83 1 i ip or. i shown, illustrations of it To obtain [Editor of The Bvening Star, this pattern send 15 cents in stamps or coin to the in favor today that it behooves the to make sufficient sets to dress up her house properly. This lovely filet crochet. The roses are set off by the lace stitch, the panel of r mesh adding to the decorativeness of the design. If it's a scarf you ake two backs and use one at each end attached either to linen or a t mesh. You.could also use the pieces on a buffet set. But, since so lovely in design, you'll be pleased with them, whatever you may ttern 5393 you will find complete instructions and charts for mak- and of the stitches needed, material Woman's Three-Piece Playsuit is really grand, long and trim-looking, | Featuring Coat. ; /677-8 throat will make you as gay and casual as you wish. Simply enormous hats, in rough straw, are preferred by those who are interested in protecting their complexions from the too ardent rays of the sun. | Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1677-B | is designed in sizes 14, 16, 18, 20; 40 and 42. Corresponding bust measure- ments, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40 and 42. Size 16 (34) requires 5% yards of 36-inch material for coat and shorts. Every Barbara Bell Pattern includes an illustrated instruction guide which is easy to follow. Barbara Bell Pattern Book available at 15 cents. Address orders to The Evening Star. (Copyright. 1935.) — TO Freshen Coconuts. If you have ever tasted fresh cocoa- nut and wish you could have some more but are far removed from where it grows you can have practically the same thing by steaming a dry cocoa- ;uc for about three-quarters of an our. Style Trend. In the beach suits and frocks the trousered cut appears in everything from brief trunks to fairly long di- vided skirts. Mainbocher makes trim suits of duck or pique combining shorts and a top with a tallored Jacket. One outfit is fashioned en- tirely of white tablecloth linen and worn with & bright green Ascot scarf. Keep Potatoes Cold. Cooked potatoes do not keep very well during warm weather. So care- fully store them on shallow dish in coldest part of ice box. Cook’sCorner BY MRS. ALEXANDER GEORGE. SUNDAY IN‘JULY. BREAKFAST. H e Ham Omelet. Bran Muffins. Butter. Coffee. ] 3 Frill Chicken. Buttered Lima Beans. Mashed Turnips. Bread. Currant Jam, Spiced Beet Salad. Frozen Custard Dessert. Iced Coffee. SUPPER. Cream Cheese and Olive Sandwiches. Chilled Fruit Juices. Plain Sugar Cookies. SPICED BEET SALAD. 1 pack 5 BIORHED SO 1R haen s boline i G Gl a cup vinegar Y cup sugar % e o g, % teaspoon cloves = horseradish Pour water over gelatin mixture and stir until dissolved. Add vinegar, sugar, spices and salt. Cool. Add rest of ingredients and pour into shallow glass mold. Chill until stiff, FROZEN CUSTARD DESSERT. 3 i 2 iiiedocns four 1 con et 1t teaspoon salt cream cup sugar 3 ess whites, beaten 2 cups mill Beat yolks, add flour, salt and sugar. Add milk and cook in double boiler until mixture thickens, Cool. Add rest of ingredients. Freeze in me- chanical refrigerator or by packing. PLAIN SUGAR COOKIES. 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 teaspoon lemon teaspoon nutme _ extract 4 teasooon salt 3% cups flour 1 ¥fesoons cream * bowder Cream butter and sugar. Add nut- meg, salt, eggs and cream. Beat two minutes. Add rest of ingredients. Mix lightly and drop portions from tip of spoon onto greased baking sheets. Flatten with knife and bake 12 min- utes in moderate oven. 4 Amateur Cook Capable Of Concocting Sauces For Epicurean Palate Good Sauce Is Not Difficult to Prepare Though Considered High Point in Culinary Art. BY BETSY CASWELL. MONG true epicures, the sauce counts more than the food which it complements. The fine points of the highest cu- linary art are illustrated by cooks who understand sauces, and have a talent for blending them. To most of us, Q still struggling along in the amateur ranks, the making of a good sauce seems so far above our powers that we have stopped even considering it. We are con- tent with our melted butter, our minced pars- ley and lemon juice, a little thickened gravy, and the prepared table sauces. All of these are, of course, excellent in their way—but oh, what a difference a really savory sauce would make in our meat and fish dishes! Contrary to most opinions, delicious sauces are not difficult to make. Granted that there are some won- derfully blended ones, the secret in- gredients of which have never been divuiged, that are out of the average reach—still, there remain at our dis- posal many simpler “taste sensa- tions” that any clever cook can pre- pare. Betsy Caswell. R IN CREOLE and southern cookery, especially, in this country, sauces play a large part. Their cooks main- tain that the making of a good sauce is not only an indispensable part of culinary perfection, but is also a domestic economy, as cheaper cuts of meat, etc., may be used, if the sauce is to furnish the requisite flaor and succulence. THey say that the first thing to learn in the making of all kinds of sauces is the foundation mix- ture, known as ‘“roux,” upon which base many of the fancier sauces of this type are constructed. ‘There is brown roux, and there is white roux, and from these two spring innumerable offshoots, with dressy nemes. Brown roux is made basically with one tablespoon of butter and one ta- blespoon of flour, melting the butter slowly, and adding the flour gradually until all is a nice, even brown. Never let the roux became too brown, as it still has to cook when the other in- gredients are added. Never pile the latter pell-mell into the roux—add each part gradually, and one by one. If there is the slightest odor of burn- ing about the roux—throw it away— burnt sauce spoils the best of dishes. White roux is made very like the brown—only the butter and flour are put into the saucepan together, and not allowed to brown. The roux then is moistened with a little broth, or boiling water, and allowed to boil a few minutes until thickened. This roux is used as the foundation for all sauces which are to be white, or those which contain milk or cream. Dorothy Hm are some good sauce recipes which may be quickly followed by the kitchenette housekeeper to add zest and flavor to the simplest meal: MUSHROOM SAUCE. Make a brown roux. When well browned stir in 1, pint of boiling canned consomme; add 1 small can mushrooms, salt and pepper to taste. Add the juice of 12 lemon and let cook for 15 minutes. This sauor I: delicious when poured over brotled steak or over ground meat balls. ONION SAUCE. Boil 2 onions until quite tender. Add salt and pepper. When soft, mash the onions through a sieve. Make a white roux. When well blended, add the puree of onions. Stir well and let simmer for 10 minutes. Add the juice of 2 lemons and serve very hot with lamb chops or veal cutlets. (Note: This sauce is apt to be a bit odorous while cooking, so don’t plan to use it on a party evening.) SAUCE MAITRE D'HOTEL. Make a white roux. When well blended over a slow fire, add 1 pint canned consomme, the juice of 1 lemon and 1 tablespoon minced parsley. Let all boil for about 15 minutes. Remove from fire, add 1 egg yolk well beaten, stir and mix well. Serve with boiled fish. (Note: Never add egg while sauce is on fire, as curdling results.) WEEKLY KITCHENETTE MENUS. MONDAY. Iced Bouillon Cold Sliced Chicken, Quick Aspic Jelly Corn on the Cob Lettuce and Radish Salad Iced Tea ‘TUESDAY. Honeydew Melon with Lime Meat Balls, Mushroom Sauce Sliced Tomatoes. Peach Shortcake Iced Coffee ‘WEDNESDAY. Sardines on Toast Cottage Cheese Mixed Green Salad Potato Chips Raspberries and Cream Iced Pineapple Juice , THURSDAY Cold Tomato Soup Veal Cutlet, Onion Sauce Peas New Potatoes Lemon Jelly with Peaches Coffee FRIDAY Crabmeat Cocktail Welsh Rarebit Raw Vegetable Salad ‘Watermelon Balls in Sherry Iced Tea SATURDAY Jellied Madrilene Soup Lambs’ Kidneys en Brochette Lima Beans and Corn Cherry Pie Iced Mate SUNDAY. Cold Strained Gumbo Broiled Mutton Chops Shoestring Potatoes Asparagus Vanilla Ice Cream with Raspberries Coffee Dix Says Don’t Expect Marriage to Change Character. belief entertained by so many men and women that those they marry will be different after marriage from what they were before marriage. Thousands upon thou- sands of people cherish a deathless faith in the potency of the marriage ceremony to cure what ails you. No benighted heathen ever believed more sincerely in the magic of the hocus- pocus of a medicine man than they do that the mumbling of a few words over a couple by a clergyman will change their whole characters, dis- positions, tastes and habfts. HE most touching example of I optimism in the world is the This explains, as nothing else does, why there are so many unsuitable marriages, why there are so many disgruntled husbands and wives and why there is so much divorce. A man is attracted by a pretty girl. &he fires his fancy but she does not cqme up to his ideal. She has plenty of faults of which he disapproves, ways that get on his nerves. She is clothes- mad, party-mad, extravagant, useless, in no way the type of woman he wants as a wife, but he goes blithely on and marries her in the secure confidence that as soon as the marriage ceremony is over she will be converted into & thrifty, industrious homebody. * kX % NO GIRL outside of an institute for feeble-minded females would let herself in for a lifetime of misery as' a drunkard’s wife or of grinding poverty with a ne’er-do-well or “of heart-rending jealousy with a phi- landerer. Yet millions of girls have married sots under the belief that marriage was & never-failing remedy for the drink habit. Millions of women are supporting husbands with whom they never would have bur- dened themselves except that they were under the delusion that marriage was all that was needed to turn & lazy loafer into a go-getter. And millions upon millions of wives have found out how baseless was their be- lief that there was some magic in & wedding ring that would keep a hus- band with & wandering foot from chasing off after other women. For, alas, it is only too sadly true that marriage works no miracles in men and women. It is only a mordant that sets the colors more indelibly. ‘What they were before marriage, they are after marriage. Only a little more so. Hence the wise thing is to pick out the kind of wife and husband you want' in the first place so that you will know what you are getting, in- stead of trusting to luck that they will change into something entirely different when you get them home. Or else to take them “as is” and make up your mind to be satisfied with your bargain. It is foolish for John and Mary, who are always having lovers’ quarrels and | breaking off the engagement and making up again, fo mary under A the delusion that as soon as they are married their bickerings will cease and the dove of peace will brood over their home. Nothing of the kind will happen. They will fight all the more because their interests will conflict more and there will be more things to disagree about, and it doesn't take any prophet to foretell that their marriage will almost surely end in the divorce court. * * ¥ X IT SEEMS incredible that an in- telligent, highly educated man could be foolish enough to select as a wife a brainless little flapper just because she had a peaches-and-cream complexion and golden hair, and ex- pect ber to turn into a clever, culti- vated woman fit to be a companion to him by the mere act of getting married. Yet we see it done every day, and it is the cause of more domestic tragedies than any other one thing. For the “neglected wives,” the “wives whose husbands have outgrown them,” the “wives who do not un- derstand their husbands,” the “wives who are not companions to their husbands” of whom we hear so much and who are the alibis for unfgithful husbands, are just the w on whom the marriage miracle failed to take as their husbands expected it to do. The poor things are just as they were when their husbands picked them out for wives. And women are equally unreason- able in their belief in the magic powers of marriage to change an in- dividual. A girl will marry a man who has never even supported him- self, without a doubt crossing her mind that he will be able to make a comfortable living for her and a family of children. She will marry a man who has been too stingy even to bring her a box of candy or a bunch of flowers during courtship and expect him to be a liberal and generous provider. * x kX SHI will marry a man who has been utterly selfish to her, who has never considered her pleasures nor desires, and be sure that as soon as they are married he will turn into & tender and gallant huskand. She will even marry a man who is cold. unemotional and expect marriage to convert him into a great lover. Of course, no such miraculous transformations ever take place in in- dividuals. It is easier for the leopard to change its spots than it is for us to change our natures. After mar- riage we still run true to form and are clever or dull, high-tempered or amiable, kind or cruel, some account or no-account, even as we were before. And if young people contemplating matrimony would accept this as a fact, it would save a lot of unhappy marriages. DOROTHY DIX. FRIDAY, JULY 12, 1935. WOMEN’S FEATURES. B-S ried Interest to Washington Women Shopping in Washington | |Charm Can Beachwear Continues Its Popularity for Late Vacationists. Left, jersey dressmaker suit; center, novel sust with tre-around feature; right, yellow and white plard acetate with low back. BY MARGARET WARNER. ATHING suits will continue to tionists and stay-at-homes for a long time to come. The surf are overflowing with attractive dis- plays and people are pretty busy mak- hold popular interest for vaca- shops and beach accessory counters ing their selections. Some have their vacations early and some very late, | and in Southern waters swimming is good way into September, so altho we have spoken of bathing suits before, we do not hesitate to do so again, for there is always something new and different. For instance there is the two-piece suit in the center of the sketch. It is called a “baby suit” because of the construction of the trunks, which have a deep belt that buttons in the back, being adjustable to size. At the side seams are attached long, wide sash ends which are pulled tightly and tied in the front. A very clever de- vice. The separate bra is gathered in at the front. * ok * % 'HERE are a great many people who like more of a covering than is afforded by the maillot, or suit with- out a skirt. They will appreciate the dressmaker suit which has a fairly full skirt, as skirts go, and it is somewhat longer than the knitted swim suits. has an entire underportion of bra top and shorts of the same material. A most attractive one of these is a pais- ley print on the French blue and rose coloring, with V front and rounded back to the waistline. They also come in plaid gingham with jersey next the skin. Also for the person who likes to be quite well covered on the beach are the Tahitian pajamas and robes in those bold flower designs of white on blue, red or brown. The pajamas have a lei effect produced by a ruch- ing of white seersucker with frayed edges, that is quite oecoming. This costume calls for a large beach hat of some sort, either straw or those of acetate with half of the brim of colored eyeshade texture. Some new beach robes have just ar- rived in all white with a big button and heavy cord belt of a bright color. These are just what you will want for less than $3. * KK K A COMBINATION beach rug and cape is a fine investment. This is a huge, soft terry cloth affair of deep cream color, plaided in bright colors to suit your taste. Brown and orange is a good combination of col- ors, and so is dubonnet red and bright blue. The trick is tnis: There is a ! cord run in along one of the edges | and set back far enougn 5o that when you pull it up, presto, you have trans- formed your nice lounging mat into a cape and you can dash up into your cabana looking very smart in- deed. These are priced at under $3. You can get a good-looking beach bag for $1 now that you would not object to carrying with you even on a city street, as they have plain lines and are a combination of either dark blue with white or brown with white, and yet they are much more attractive than the general utility bag that may be found anywhere. Yellow gabardine is very smart for slacks, and with a yellow shirt in a choice of materials, a yellow cap and yellow beach bag you ma diant as the sun itself. compelling, including ty that neither sun, wind or water can destroy. Enjoy the y outdoors without fear of sunburn, tan or skin, RIENTAL CREAM ouraud White « Flash - Rachel and Oriental-Tan M At the right is sketched one of these | in yellow and white acetate which | Sketched in Washington Shops. weaves. If you care tc pay a little higher for your beacn bag, you can get something quite novel as to shape, made of sail cloth with rope handles; no designs on the cloth but plenty of style in the odd shapes. Shorts made of fine brown cordu- roy would be splendid for camp, and most any young girl would love them. * ¥ Kk X OW for the womaa who feels that | 5. with greatest skill and care. most clothes are inade for extreme youth, and in desperation gives up the hunt for something cool and smart looking, there is a solution to her problem in the group of frocks which employ a new smail-checked white material with a hairline check of black. One of these in two-piece effect has a white collar and trim-fitting cape effect over the arms instead of slegves, that provides one of the cool- est models for a street dress. It has a wrap-around skirt and the black- and-white buttons are a distinctive feature. Another one of these that is flattering to the more ample flgure{1 has a softly crossed-over collar, giving the slenderizing line, and below that, or rather around it, a bosom front outlined in fagotting. There is ample pleating in the skirt. There are a number of styles in this sort of frock, all made of the same material and priced at less than $14. They would look well with either white or black accessories and seem tc fill a very definite need among general types of women’s clothes. For information concerning items mentioned in this column, call Na- tional 5000, extension 395, between 10 and 12 am. My Neighbor Says: Cut all dead blossoms from garden plants, cultivate soil and water plants frequently during the dry, hot weather. Lemon juice and salt will re- move scorch from white clothes. Hang clothes in sun until stain disappears. When lighting a birthday cake always light the candles in the middle first and those on outside last. Chamois gloves will be soft and pliable if a few drops of olive oil are added to the water in which they are washed. Always wash flour sieves in soda water after using, dry thor- oughly and hang up until ready to use again. Never use soap when washing sieves. Copyright. 1935.) To kill Flies Dethol SPRAY WITH Take Place Of Beauty Unattractive Faces Can Be Improved With Make-Up. BY LOIS LEEDS. A READER of this column has ace cused me of writing only for beautiful girls and disregarding the problems of those who are seriously handicapped in the pursuit of good looks. I think this critic has not been following my column very long or she would have noticed the great variety of beauty troubles aired here. However, there may be others with the same thought, so here is a spe- cial article for them. We cannot all have the physical perfection that wins in bathing beauty contests, but we can make the most of our good points, look weel-groomed and be in the mode. One of the greatest assets a girl can have is charm, and this is a quality that does not depend on a comely face and figure. Few of us are com- pletely satisfied with ourselves—we make the best of what we have and manage to be happy even if no one offers us a movie contract. There is a place in the world for ugly duck- lings as well as for the lovely swans, and the former can make themselves beloved and useful if they will stop pitying themselves The habit of self-pity, no matter how justified it may seem, repels rather that at- tracts others, so that the plain girl cannot afford to cultivate it. Very often, too, encouraging this mood ex- aggerates the cause out of all pro- portion to its real importance. The girl who has some beauty blemish that appears to be spoiling Rer life should try to realize that the defect is not nearly so notice- able to others as to herself. Even when other people notice it, they are too busy with their own affairs to give it more than a passing thought. As a matter of fact, it is her own mental attitude toward the fault that takes the joy out of her existence; what others think about it isn’t of great importance. The reader to whom I referred at the beginning of this talk feels that her life is ruined because she has to wear artificial teeth before she is 30 years old. I can sympathize with her feeling, but at the same time I know many people whose appearance has been greatly improved by the substitution of white, well-formed “store teeth” for their own discolored and poorly shaped ones. There is, of course a difference between cheap false teeth and more expensive ones that are made to look exactly like beautiful natural teeth. No one is the wiser, since the dental work is It pays in the end to have the best | quality of workmanship on the teeth. Ill-assorted features are doubt- less a trial to their possessors, but much can be done to improve them. | In extreme cases plastic surgery in | the hands of a thoroughly compe- | tent surgeon can be of considerable help. Correct make-up and coiffur- ing can go a long way toward im- proving unattractive faces. An in- telligent and happy expression also lends a charm that camouflages de- fects. Poise and smart clothes can create the illusion of good looks for girls and women who have little or no claim to real beauty. There is a remedy for almost every beauty problem. Not every girl can become pretty, but she can de- velop an effective substitute for gen- uine beauty. Girls and women want beauty because they think it makes them admired and loved. It is possible to become beloved and ad- mired on account of other quali- ties than physical beauty. Youth is short and after it is gone we must all depend on these other lovable and admiring qualities to bring us the affection and respect we crave. (Copyright, 1935.) Decorating Hint. ‘You may paint or stencil swags or borders around your ceilings or above your chair rails, or secure unusual effects by using pictorial or oriental wallpapers in panels bordered with either paper borders or painted AKEQ[) l'AIRn oM i AT GROCERS 7