Evening Star Newspaper, July 13, 1935, Page 6

A6 Comments on M *—+ WOMEN’S FEATURES. Collecting as a Hobby Is of Mental Benefit To the Average Child Parental Interest and Encouragement Add Zest to the Acquisition of New Pieces. BY BETSY CASWELL. AS it ever occurred to you that collecting something as a hobby is really a help in a child’s development? Frankly, this aspect of the case had not presented itself to me until re- cently, when I had occasion to talk, casually, to a prom- inent child psy- chiatrist. I had, of course, like all mothers, endured the tinfoil craze, the matoh-cover hobby that threat- ened to burn my house from spon- taneous combus- tion; the mania for picking up tiny turtles, whose backs were glorified by hand-painted designs—and all the other manifestations of the hoarding complex in the very young. I had not, however, realized that all these things were helping my chil- dren to develop mentally in any par- ticular way, and was much interested to hear the viewpoint of the learned gentleman on the subject. * x % *x T seems that children must have something in their lives that is their very own—their creation; sprung from the recesses of their own imagi- nations, and carried out by them alone. So often, in modern life, there is little actual space or opportunity for the manufacture of a definite object, such as we used to make en children. I remember atro- cities committed by me, in the name of affection, and wished on parents who certainly had a super-developed sporting instinet, which they displayed when accepting the horror. Half the time I had no definite object in mind when I began the laundry-bag. or the hair-pin tie-rack, but before the arti- cle was finished it had attained per- fection in my imagination, and the presentation ceremony was a thrilling occasion. My children do the same thing of course, but I have endeavored to teach them as far as possible the value of planning, and intelligent gift-giving, as well as careful execution. The consequence is that both donor and recipient have a better time of it, and every one is happy. But to get back to the main idea, the psychiatrist says that if children cannot actually manufacture articles, as an outlet for their creative instinct, much can be done to help them in this respect by allowing them to take up a serious collection hobby. So many children collect useless things, with no beauty value or interesting worth, simply because they are undirected in their choice. (This statement, I must confess, I took with a small grain of salt. I know that no amount of di- rection would persuade my son or daughter that old percelain was more interesting than cigar bands if once their minds were fastened on cigar bands. However, my children may be particularly “set in their ways.”) * ok k% A to be an educational project, but, 1f the child is forced into it, defeats its own purpose by becoming a chore in- stead of a pleasure. Therefore, the angle from which to interest a child in a certain thing, is that of the unusual and amusing, and being something quite exciting by virtue of its rarity. (There again the eminent gentleman and I disagree. I have found that children have a highly developed sheep complex, and their one aim in life is not to be different from their con- temporaries. Therefore, if Mary Jane is collecting match folders, then Susie must, too—and there is added zest in the endless swapping and trading pos- sibilities that thus present themselves. If Johnny has bottle tops—then Jim must have bottle tops, and the one who has the greatest number reposing in & band box under the bed is a clever and proud fellow. So it goes, and, as in all grown-up collections, the rivalry 1s the spice of the situation.) But I do agree, seriously, with the professor, that much can be done to turn the collector’s instinct into reality that does good in the home. Many pretty and lasting groups may be as- sembled, that will give the child pride and pleasure for many years. For instance, pigs. No, I don't mean real ones, or big ones, but tiny china ones, such as you see in thee toy shops everywhere. They may be found also in glass, in wood, or some other lasting material, in all shapes, sizes and groups. On the average they are very inexpensive. Get your child one of the small hang- ing sets of shelves and encourage him to collect little pigs. Pigs are par- ticularly popular now on account of the celebrated Three, and quite an Betsy Caswell. WELL-CHOSEN collection is said | amusing collection may be made of them. If the older people will in- terest themselves in the filling of the shelves, and occasionally contribute & rare and interesting addition to the group, the child’s keenness will not wane, and he will learn to be on the lookout for new pieces himself. * % % X I HAVE used the pigs simply as an illustration. Any other animal would do as well. The main thing is that such a hobby keeps the child alert; he has something definite in which to become interested, and he sees the tangible result of this in- terest in the growth of the collection. It is a matter of pleasure to show it to his visitors, and the really won- derful bit that Uncle Will brought from Panama or Alaska will be dis- played with tremendous pride and satisfaction. If you have -ever done any adult collecting you will realize the joy a new acquisition gives. It is a quiet pursuit, takes up Ilittle space, on the average, and can be accomplished with small financial strain. I have not touched on the stamp collection problem—that is something that in- evitably comes to households with boys—but something else can be found to hold the attention and let out that creative instinct that the psy- chiatrist was so worrled about, for almost any age, either feminine or masculine. Pigs, elephants or bottle tops—give them your co-operation and encour- agement; collecting makes for mental development and a happier childhood. If you wish advice on your indi- vidual household problems write to Betsy Caswell, in care of The Star, inclosing stamped, self-addressed en- velope for reply. Visit Proper After First Invitation BY EMILY POST. DEAR MISS POST: I met & young | woman several times at the house of mutual friends, and one day I telephoned meaning to ask her to go out with me for dinner. Her mother answered the telephone and after I had introduced myself to her she in- vited me to a surprise birthday party for that same evening in honor of the daughter. I took a box of flowers to the daughter and when leaving the party I thanked the mother very sin- cerely for having asked me. I was much surprised today when the daugh- ter let me know that her mother was disappointed because I had not called up after the party to again express my appreciation. Was such a tele- phone message necessary? Frankly, I think it would be making a good deal of fuss to telephone and say thank you all over again. Answer—I don't believe that the mother meant that you should call her on the telephone, but that you should have paid a party call. A long es- tablished rule of courtesy requires that one leave a card on one’s hostess after her first invitation, and although younger moderns take all the formal- ities of card-leaving very lightly, old- fashioned people think it very rude to omit this “visit of digestion.” There- fore, if I were you I would go and leave a card on the mother the first moment I could. * ok ok % Dear Mrs. Post: We are three wed- ding attendants, giving a party for the bride-to-be, and we wonder whether we should all stand with her in the receiving line. most formal type of party possible to give, a receiving line of four persons is really too long. If it is going to be a very formal party, then that will be all right. Otherwise, it would be better to stand in an informal group not at, but near, the door and each go forward to welcome her own friends and then return with them to the bride and present them. * * ¥ % Dear Mrs. Post: My parents are divorced and I am having & big wed- ding at my father’s brother’s house. I live with mother, but my father is to be at my wedding. Who should I ask to give me away—my brother, who is of age, or my uncle? Answer—You ought to be given away by your father—in fact, it will publicly repudiate him even if you choose your brother. To choose your uncle would mean that his place in your affection is higher than either your father's or your brother’s. (Copyright. 1035.) PATTERN 5345 Here's 8 pinwheel that's left over from the Fourth of July! T will be a delight to the quiltmaker for it's an easy block tv piecs and s made of but three materials, As the blocks sre joined, the ouilt gets a swing of line that makes it easy to see why this quilt is named Finwheel. In pattern 5345 you will find the block chart, an fllustratior for cutting, sewing and with vardage chart, diagram of quilt to help finishing, arrange the blocks for single and double bed size, and & diagram of block which serves as a guide for placing materials. the patches and suggests contrasting To obtain this-patiern send 15 cents in stamps or coin to the Woman's Editor of The Evening Star. [ Answer—Unless you are having the THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €., SATURDAY, JULY 13, 1935. Cool, Shining and Serene Is the Modern Kitchen “Putting Something Over on Mother” or “Hauving Y our Cake and Eating It, Too,” Might be appropriate titles for this picture. In the modern kitchen, with its insulated equipment. even a child feels hittle discomfort on a hot day. Smooth surfaces and all odds and ends shut away behind closed doors further the “'streamline” effect. L] Seed Flavors Add Zest to Many Dishes Caraway, Cardamon and Poppy Uses Are Recommendéd. BY EDITH M. BARBER. 'OULD you write a column some time on the uses of the various kinds of seeds, as caraway, | So many | times in your menus you have had | cardamon and Ppoppy? buttered noodles with poppy seeds, until I tried it, and found it most deliclous. with my guests. I have been wonder- ing how many other delicious dishes could be made with other types of seeds we have?” The dish mentioned by the writer was discovered in Vienna and is merely noodles dressed with browned almonds, butter and poppy seeds. | Pecans and Brazl nuts are also good in this dish. Poppy seeds are used a great deal in Germany and Austria, especially for | fillings of rich breads and pastries, as well as for sprinkling unsweetened rolls. Fhey are also delicious with our American baking powder biscuits made with an extra amount of short- ening and rolled very thin before they are cut. They may be sweetened or not as you like. Caraway seeds are very popular with sauerkraut or they may be used with buttered cabbage or cauliffower. We know them best perhaps in this coun- try used with salt on rolls or in rye bread. 1 wonder if you have ever used them with potatoes? They may be sprinkled over buttered boiled potatoes or used in the German fashion according to the recipe given below. They are also used in cookies to which they give | an individual flavor. Cardamom seeds, I have found, are best used only as a flavoring for cakes, cookies and desserts of the custard type. Perhaps you have discovered that you usually must seek the drug store when you want to renew your supply. POTATOES WITH CARAWAY. Select potatoes of even size, boil in salted water until tender. Drain, sprinkle liberally with salt and cara- way seeds. Cover, shake over fire a minute and serve. POPPY SEED BISCUITS. Two cups flour. Three tablespoonfuls baking powder. Half teaspoonful salt. PFive tablespoonfuls shortening. ‘Two-thirds cupful milk. Poppy seeds. Sift dry ingredients together. Cut in shortening with a stiff knife or pastry blender. Stir in milk. Work lightly into & smooth dough and roll out on floured board. Cut into rounds, spread half of them with softened but- ter, sprinkle with poppy seeds and cover with remaining round. Sprinkle poppy seeds on top and bake 10 to 12 minutes in a 450-degree oven. CARDAMON COOKIES. One cupful butter. ©One cuptul sugar. TWO eggs. Four cups flour. One ounce cardamon seed. Rind of one lemon, grated. Cream' butter and sugar together and add the other ingredients, the cardamon seed crushed. Roll, cut and bake in a 375-degree oven until light brown. (Copyright. 1935.) The Old Gardener Says: In addition to water lilies, which naturally have a place in a pool, there should be others, such as are naturally associated with water, around the sides. The flag irises look particularly well, but for that matter, all irises seem to be well fitted for planting in such s location, although the Siberian irises, with their tall straight leaves are a little more appropriate perhaps than the so- called German irises. When the pool is fairly large a few Japanese irises may be grown at the side. They look particularly handsome in such s situstion. There are certain grasses and various other plants which give an attractive touch to the water garden and which will be found listed in the catalogues of the dealers in water (Copyright. 1035.) It has become a favorite | | BY NATALIE AYMAR GODWIN. | | IF YOU are planning to remodel your | | kitchen, the one pictured above | might well be taken as a model by| | which to realize your dream “work shop.” H The use of electricity in this par-| | ticular kitchen presents & new vision of beauty and efficiency, is planned %o/ save time and energy, and to oil the| wheels of the domestic routine. The major units consist of refrigerator, dishwashing machine and stove, which | with well placed cabinets, Insure the| worker the maximum amount of con- | venience, from the moment that the| food enters the kitchen, until the time | when the last dish is washed and put| away. refrigerator, wall cabinets, and the| low cabinet, with a working surface | top, are conveniently grouped together. | all necessary ingredients are within easy reach. The refrigerator boasts the latest| improvements, including automatic interlor lighting, and sliding sheMves. | Much of the spic and span appearance | of the modern kitchen comes from | having sufficient cabinets for storing supplies like the ones in this group— doing away with the open shelves, used | in the past. ‘The lustrous metal sink occupies a preminent position, under the window; contained also in this unit, is the| dishwashing machine, and a cabinet for storage of the garbage can; the sink has the advantage of being easily | cleaned and is unaJected by stains from grease or acid. At each side of the sink are storage cabinets for cook- ing utensils, within easy reach of the stove. Dishes and glasses are stored In roomy cabinets, on the wall, so that when they are removed from the dish- washer, they may be put away with- quently this task must be performed. ' Heavier BY LOIS LEEDS. EAR MISS LEEDS: Iam 21 years old, weigh 104 pounds and am 4 feet 11 inches tall. What should I weigh according to my age and height? Is there anything I can do to make myself grow taller? T stand erect and have a nice figure for my size, but I am so short I look out of pro- portion with a tall boy. (2) How should I wear my hair? It is shoulder length, my face is rather full. Do you think short hair would become me? (3) My bair is ight brown and my eyes are dark brown. What colors in dresses and make-up should I wear? My complexion is medium. (4) Is there anything I can do to make my feet grow? 1 wear size 12 to 2% slippers and I find it very difficult to get my size in a dress slipper with high heels, (5) Is there anything I can do to improve soft, shabby finger- | nails? Thanking you for your help. SHARON. Answer—You are of the petite type, and I doubt very much if you will grow any more ai your age. The ideal weight for your age and height is between 104 and 110 pounds. Stand tall and keep your figure trim and supple through outdoor exercise. Don't worry about being short in proportion with a tall boy; boys usually admire small girls. Many of the taller girls would gladly exchange places with you if they could. Then, too. the small type of girl can wear the youthful sizes, and it does not cost her half so much to dress becomingly as it does the girl of the taller type, built on & heavier plan. You have a great deal to be thankful for. (2) If you want to keep your hair at shoulder length, wear it parted on right or left side—whichever is most becoming— and arrange soft, deep waves on the sides. Have a few curls on the fore- head near the part and the back hair may either be curled or turned under in a roll at the nape of the neck. Another pretty coiffure is worn smooth over the crown, with the ends in round cugls in a border effect all around the head. (3) The following colors are very becoming to your type; Pinkish tan, golden browns, blue greens, blue grays, dark reds, medium and dark blues, lavender, pale pink and rose, ivory, white with pink tint, rust, henna, amber, dove gray and coral. (4) It's natural for a girl of your type and build to have small feet, you should wear sports shoes and a medium low heel for everyday wear. I am quite sure, however, that you will find a sultable dress slipper | A | insures & Bta; . The stove !s an up-to-date raodel, with automatic conircls, and due to its heavy insullatiou is particularly popular at this time of year since it reasonuble amount of cool- ness in the kitchen. A new and praciical note in the arrangement of tais kitchen is found in the addition of a rmall table, placed at the side of tae stove, where nenus may be planned in comfort, orders telephoned to the :narket, or the cook- book studied leisurely, with the small radio helping to make the task less onerous. Although equipmen: s of primary importance, there is r.o reason why, the kitchen should nos be an attrac- tive room as well, since so much time is spent there. well these two fcatures may be com- bined. In this room the floor covering, of permitting the supplies to be stored | a resilient wood composition, is in a ' away, withcut loss of time or steps,|light shade of brown, in a squareas it might be. I propose cooking as | and providing a working area, where | design, easily kept irunaculate due to|a Summer vacation occupation. its highly polishei wax finish. The | To my mind the| Starting at the service entrance, the | kitchen pictured aocve proves how | r Staft Photo, Courtesy Electric Institute. Youné Urged To Cook for Vacation Job! Finding Occupation for Boys and Girls in Summer Hard. BY ANGELO PATRL | T 1S difficut to find happy occupa- | tions for boys and girls during| is that they took care of their children | | vacations times. They must be kept | when they were little and now it is the | busy, profitably busy. Cooking is & | rich fleld that has not been as well explored by the younger generation| Nice warm job? Not too warm, if | lower portion >f the wall is of glazed you can manage to have a cool kllch-\ clay tile, in a sofL shade of green, | presenting a nice cuntrast with U.lzi nish just th: upper section with ‘ts dull-finished surface of the same shade, and a good background for the ivory tones color is a happy oac for it harmon- izes with the majorit7 of the kitchen material on the market today, and it possesses more life and character than any of the other neutra: colors. With this olan as a basis, it is emphasis with diferent curtains—in this case apricot giazed chintz was used with good effect supplied by the use ¢f gay pots and bowls, and growing plants, always a cheerful touch. Should you decide to modernize your kitchen, keep in mind, that when to convenience and utility, we add a dash of charm, carcfully blended with out any lost motion—a great saving | a sprinkling of good taste—the re-| | in time, when one considers how fre- | sult usually proves outstandingly suc- | cessful. Petite Type Fortunate Is Often Envied by Taller and Sisters. for your tiny feet in the shoe stores. ‘The trouble is the heavy-weight can- not wear the style and type that the small person can wear, and I think that too many of the shoe stores cater to the smaller types, and the heavier person tries to cram her feet in shoes which are much too small for her foot, weight and build. This is a big mis- take, and the result is corns, bunions and other foot troubles. (5) The soft fingernails may be due to lack ef cer- tain foods in your diet. Include milk, cheese, eggs, green vegetables and fruits as well as the proteins and carbohy- drates in your daily menus. For a local treatment, soak the fingernails in oil for several minutes at bedtime. Use the well-known brands of nail polish and cuticle creams. There are avail- able on the market cream enamels, oily cuticle creams and oily removers. Ask at any of the cosmetic counters. (Copyright. 1935.) . Cook’s Corner BY MRS. ALEXANDER GEORGE. A PORTABLE MEAL. MENU FOR SIX. Browned Pork Tenderloins. Stuffed Tomato Salads. Boston Brown Bread Sandwiches. Diced Melon. Iced Tea or Coffee. BROWNED PORK TENDERLOINS. 2 pounds pork Ya teaspoon pepper tenderloins 4 tablespoons fat Y cup flour s cup water %2 teaspoon salt Select as large tenderloins as pos- sible; have butcher flatten them with cleaver. Cut into serving pleces. Sprinkle with flour, salt and pepper. Heat fat in frying pan. Add and quickly brown pork. Lower fire, add water and lid. Cook 25 minutes over low fire. Turn frequently to allow even cooking. BOSTON BROWN BREAD. 'i,u‘lm.nl soda %% : chps sour milk Mix ingredients. Half fill pound coffee cans, cover tightly and steam three hours, Serve warm or cold. DICED MELON. £ SBeitoons itar Mix and chill ingredients. Pour into vacuum jar, -cover tightly and food will remain chilled for some time. Serve in paper cups. 4 Color is also | -| chosen dishes this vacation. The open An outdoor fireplace will fur- It is great fun to| cook outdoors and serve the meal by | the fireside. It is not very much of | & job to build a good open-air fireplace | en. | of the equipment. The choice nf this | where meals can be cooked well, even | | better than on the kitchen range. Let the boys build the fireplace of stone and cement. Stones are usu-| ally plentiful in the country, es-! | pecially in the East. We have nothing except stones in the county where I | | an easy matter t change the color | ljve during the Summer, and I see | plenty of them even in the city back yards. A few odd firebricks picked | up on the dumps, discovered in the loft or the barn or the garage or wheedled | from a dealer who really has no use | | for them; some bits of iron rod, may- |be an old grate instead, will supply | the material. The boys can make the fireplace and a bit of chimney with very little instruction. There are di- | rections in books and magazines, for | those who need them, at a slight cost. | The joy and the education the lads | will get out of the job are worth more than the cost of the materials. I've known girls who could do their share | in the building along with the boys, when they got the chance. ‘When the fireplace is ready the cooking begins. Anytning that is fried on & pan, brolled over coals. boiled in | & pot or a kettle, baked in hot ashes, or even an iron oven, can be cooked on this open-air fire. We have most success with simple things like broiled fish, bacon, steak (if we happen to be in funds), French fried potatoes, coffee, tea, soup, frankfurters, corn roasts and marshmallow toasts. A cupboard for the cooking outfit made of stout boxes, left rough or covered with oilcloth and paper, is something else the youngsters can make, to say nothing of the oppor- tunities offered in the making of chairs and tables, benches, whatnots. One can be as simple as Crusoe in one’s outfit, or as elaoorate as a dude on his ranch. The thing is to get to work. Cooking is s much-neglected art. Too many girls think that boiling and frying and baking, with a dash of salt, is the whole thing in a cook- spoon. Nothing of the sort. The va- rieties of flavor and form and color | and service of ordinary food are al- most limitless. Given a chance to learn under the happy conditions of | the open fire, both boys and girls will be charmed by the possibilities. Give them a chance. Teach them the simple rules and tnen leave them to their pots and pans. Even if they can have only the kiichen stove, let them Jearn to cook and serve their | air increases the appetite, so serve the meals in the open even if the stove is fastened to the kitchen floor. What we are asking for is a chance to cook. (Copyright, 1935.) My Neighbor Says: 1If you wish to avold bean rust, do not pick beans when the dew is on them or after rain. Glass stoppers may be easily removed from bottles if a towel is dipped into boiling water and wrapped around the neck of the bottle for a few minutes. When making cake, always be- gin and end with dry ingredients it kymn wish to have fine-textured cake. Bacon fat may be clarified by slicing a raw potato into it while fat is hot and adding a pinch of baking soda. Strain through a piece of cheesecloth. ‘Wash lettuce and place in re- frigerator to get very cold before using in making salads. Crisp lettuce makes the best salad. (Copyright. 1935 ) J WOMEN’S FEA Dorothy EAR MIS8 DIX—S8hould chii- | dren pay back their parents for their raising and their | education? I am a girl 19 | years old and ever since I got my | first job my father and mother have taken possession of my pay envelope on the ground that I owed it to them tor the money they spent on bringing me up., When I have protested at getting only $2 or $3 a week out of the money I earn the reply has been ihat I had better pay my debts before 1 begin to spend. It makes me feel as if T had been sold into peonage, and the worst of it is I don’t know how much they have charged up against me, nor how long I'll have to slave to buy my freedom. Do you think they are giving me a square deal? NINA. Answer: Considering that men and | women bring children into the world | entirely for their own pleasure and | child’s wish to be born, it is most un- | just for them to force children to re- imburse them for their upbringing. 1t is like being made to pay for a present that you don't want and that is a burden that some one thrusts upon you. It is a curious thing that parents think that their children owe them an inestimable debt of gratitude for bringing them into the world, no mat- | ter what sort of world they are thrust iinu, though what the children who are born with hereditary diseases and mental deficiences and who are coomed to poverty in their cradles have to thank their progenitors for, it | Is hard to say. Indeed, most parents, looking upon the little red, squirming mite of humanity upon which they | have thrust the gift of life, might well | sav with old Omar: “My forgiveness give and take.” * X * % | 'HERE are still other parents who regard their children as nothing ELut slaves sent by a beneficent Provi- | dence to save them from the necessity of laboring. They put their offspring to work just as soon as the little | hands are capable of performing any task; they collect their meager wages, and by the time the youngsters reach | adolescence they knock off work for good and spend the remainder of | their lives living on their children. | There are thousands upon thousands | of big, husky, middie-aged men who | are being supported by anemic, un- derfed, overworked boys and girls. ‘The parents’ excuse for this always children's turn to take care of them, though even at this Father and Mother | without any regard whatever for the A TURES. atters of Varied Interest to Washington Women Dix Says Children Should Not Be Considered Debtors to Their Parents. get the best of the bargain, since gen- erally the child has to pay off for the 10 or 15 years of Infancy in which they cared for him by supporting them for 30 or 40 years. At this rate, bringing up children pays a bigger percentage in profit than rearing any other kind of live stock. But it is & sordid thing for parents to put a price-tag on the baby's milk bottle and charge up against it every bowl of cereal and mess of spinach, with overtime for the hours when it was sick and Mother walked it with the colic. We like to think that some- thing better than greed warms the hearts of fathers and mothers for the helpless little creature in their arms. ‘We like to think that love and a sense or responsibility make them glad to toil for it and sacrifice for it without thought that they are making a good investment for the long pull. * * * ¥ ND we like to think that the rela- tionship of children to their par- ents is not that of a debtor to a hard creditor who is trying to screw the last penny out of them, but that love, not duty nor necessity, makes them succor the old people in their need and take upon their backs the burden under which aged shoulders are sagging. | We like to think that daughters buy Mother pretty clothes and jimcracks because they remember how often she went shabby to buy them party frocks. We like to think that sons get more of a kick out of making Father a good allowance than they do out of any other money they spend, because they know now that Father must often have done without the shoes or the hat he needed to give them money for the circus or a new pair of skates. So the question of what children owe their parents depends very much jon what the parents have done for the children. If the parents have given | their children love and tenderness and understanding; if they have done everything they could do to make them happy, then the children owe them the same debt of affection and they are in honor bound to pay it back in the same coin. But if the parents have given their | children nothing but their board and keep and kept a running account of that and charged them usurious in- | terest, then I don't blame the children for reneging at paying a debt they did not voluntarily contract. DOROTHY DIX. 1935 | Patent Leather Clogs Seen. LONDON (#).—Patent leather clogs are seen at ultra-modern cocktail parties. ‘Sub-Deb’ Party Frock Simple and Becoming for Those Dressier Occasions. BY BARBARA BELL. Tm: party dress for the growing girl presents, at times, s very real problem. Today a dress which should please the most fastidious mother, who ‘wants her daughter to be clothed sim- ply, without sacrifice of the child’s sense of the fitness of things, is pre- sented. It will delight the young lady, for it is not s little reminiscent of smart frocks worn by her grown-up sister, yet entirely suitable for one of her tender years. Without the perky little cape it is simply the formal ex- pression of the shirtwaist dress, but- toning high at the neck with a little round collar to finish it. The buttons are the tiny, dressmakery ones, cov- ered with the material of the dress or of pearl. Sleeves are big and puffed in front and back, which extends into the skirt and there produces the flar- ing line, which is becoming to grow- ing girls. With the addition of the shoulder cape the dress assumes a | more formal air. It may be trimmed with inserts of lace or may be quite plain and unadorned. Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1697-B is designed in sises 6, 8, 10, 12 and 14. Size & requires 3! yards of 36-inch material, with 2 yards of 5-inch- wide ribbon for the sash. Every Barbara Bell Pattern includes an illustrated instruction guide which 1s easy to understand. BARBARA BELL, ‘Washington Star. Inclose 25 cents in colns for pattern No. 1697-B. Size... Name ...cccicenccnnicnnccans AdAress ...ceccessssssienannnis (Wrap coins securely in paper.) (Coprright. 1936.)