Evening Star Newspaper, November 25, 1935, Page 32

' B—12 WOMEN Takes More Than Wish To Be Great Genuine Hunger for . Achievement Spurs Ambition. BY ANGELO PATRL ’IF MY mother had made me study,” sighed: Bill, “if she had made me practice my music, my life would not be as it is. Her neglect has cheated me. My gift is gone. I am the vic- tim of parental neglect.” I don’t believe it. Living with thou- #ands and thousands of children for years, I have learned some things @bout them. Very definite things. One of them is that when a child pos- sesses A talent for writing, for draw- ing, for science, for mathematics, he hungers and thirsts after it. He drives himself and everybody he meets A music-hungry child does not need to be forced to practice. The struggle we have with such children is to get them to spread some of their enthusiasm among other branches of education so that they may not grow lopsided and #heir talent be stunted by too much ©f one thing. Mother is not to blame for the fail- are. It takes more than a wish to be great to make an artist. What the boy says isn't true. There wasn't a chance in a thousand that he would have been a musician. His criticism of his mother was absolutely unjusti- fied, without rhyme or reason. That boy didn't want to learn music. He wanted to do something else and he did it in spite of his mother. Prob- @bly the only way he could have been dorced to prectice was to put him under lock and key and feed him on bread and water. The chances are mother did all she could. She told him what to do, gave him a chance and encouraged him whenever she could. His life after that was in his | own hands, and he made a failure of | 4t. And now it isn't sporting to blame his mother. It is easy to blame mothers for the shortcomings of the children. “If his mother had made him work, if his mother had made him practice, if his mother had taught him to study, if his mother had made him go to church, if his mother had only kept +him out of bad company.” It sounds “#bsurd, and it is. Mothers would, if Ahey could, do all things. # When a child says, “My mother is 4o blame for my failure,” he is adding Ansult to injury. Nobody ever failed because his mother wanted him to. In this age of speeding cars, moving pic- tures, radios, new codes, new ways, ddle hours, mothers are standing on the side lines praying and hoping and ‘working for the best. To blame them is ungrateful, stupid. Most mothers are wise with the wisdom of the ages. They know that no good comes of nagging, of forcing. They guide and protect and encourage. They can do no more. Children must go along under their own steam or not at all. Force in the shape of a domineering mother cannot inspire them to indus- try nor help them to scale the heights. “If my mother had made me work I would have been a success,” is the ery of a weakling. (Copyright, 1935.) My Neighbor Says: Do not keep potted planis too near the windows during freez- ing weather. They are very quickly blighted by frosts. Never leave egg whites after they have been beaten stiff. They will flatten out if allowed to stand and will not beat up again. When stitching fine material like muslin or crepe de chine on a sewing machine, a seam is of- ten spoiled by being puckered. This may be avoided by placing a piece of paper under the seam. When it is finished the paper can easily be torn away from the stitching. Wash angora bonnets and mittens in warm suds made of pure white soap to which one teaspoon of ammonia has been added. Rinse in several waters of the same temperature; wring out in & turkish towel and dry as quickly as possible in the house in Winter. (Copyright, 1035.) 'S FEATURES, for your purse. T he cube facial masque. BY MARGARET WARNER. \HIS glamorous season that is making such a lavish use of gold is not content with lame evening gowns, gold costume jewelry and all sorts of accessories, | but is even putting gold into the sea- | son's newest beauty creams. Two very smart-looking black glass | Jars on a gold base contain the deli- | cate pink creams, one a cleanser and its companion a revitalizer, both said | to contain an element of gold having tonic properties. The story is that | dermatologists became interested in | an ancient theory that elements of gold mixed with wine preserved the | smooth, soft texture of the skin. After much recent experimentation a new process was discovered by which it was possible to prepare gold in such form that it consisted of millions of infinitesimal atoms, eack atom being charged with natural electricity, and in constant movement. This move- ment, although, of course, not readily apparent, can actually be observed through a special microscope. Gold in this form no longer has the usual properties of a metal, and even its color changes completely from a bright yellow to a soft, delicate pink. After | discovering that this spectally ac- tivated gold exerted a marked tonic action on the skin tissues without the slightest harm to the tissue itself, two new creams were developed, one for cleansing and the other a re- vitalizer. Their soft, velvety texture makes them especially delightful to use, as they can be smoothed over the skin with the very gentlest touch. When faithfully used at night, as directed in each case, they are said to keep the skin always beautifully soft and youthful. These creams are being presented in one shop in each large city, and today it is making its debut in Washington. We know you will be interested in seeing it. * kK % OP FURTHER interest among the creams that are showing a liking for gold, is & new magic masque, but this gold interest is confined to the IHowseuor Aats PATTERN S389 “Thank you a thousand times! Such a lovely cross-stitch design—and to think you worked it all yourself for me!” That’s what you will hear on Christmas morning, and you'll be glad that you made your gifts. If you start right away you will find that you can made a lunch cloth, doilies, pillows and buffet sets, all before the 25th, and from the one Alice Brooks pat- “tern. You will like to do the eight-to-the-inch crosges in the natural colors “of roses and butterflies. In pattern 5389 you will find & transfer pattern of two baskets 8% x10% f a, . inches, two baskets 3%x5'% inches, two motifs 4x9 inches and four 2%-inch motifs; material requirements; color suggestions; illustrations of all stitches needed. To oblain this pattern send 15 cents in stamps or coin to the Woman's “ditor of The Evening Star, Pleose peint name and address, L] 3 THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25 1835. Soup Assumes Its Rightfully Important Place in Holiday Menus Widened Shoulder Line New Frocks Try to Imitate the Foot Ball Shopping in Washington Of Golden Creams and Unusual Gift Suggestions. T he lipstick and mascara at the top are nice twins at the right contains a new Below, two gorgeous new creams made with elements of gold. ~Sketched in Washington Shops. very attractive square gold container for the jar, and the gold name plaque on the jar. This cream is to be used after cleansing the face as a 15-min- ute facial. The masque pulls the skin up tightly with a drawing sensation, while it is getting in its work of stim- ulation, and when 15 minutes have elapsed, it is washed off with clear cold water. It is a very simple treat- ment for bringing the blood to the | surface and making your face glow. This product is being manufactured in Washington and will be put on the | market in & short time. In order to | have a large number of persons ac- quainted with it through actual use, the company will gladly send you & trial jar, without charge. * x % X THE twins shown at the top of the sketch are most welcome little friends, either for yourself or as a holiday gift. The gay automatic lip stick and the utterly chic miniature mascara case are almost identical and will occupy but a small space in your handbag. These may be found at de- partment stores and the better drug stores, the lip stick selling for $1.10 and the little half-size mascara at 55 | cents. ! * % ko ‘VE ALL love the unusual, and yes- terday we found it when a Ca- | nadian girl came into the office and | told us about the very interesting col- | lection of hand-woven bedspreads and couch covers that she and a friend have just brought to Washington and will be glad to show to any one who will call them on the telephone. They expect to be here for about a month, and this will furnish a new and differ- ent source of material for Christmas gifts. These young people have also brought Javanese batiks from the Dutch East Indies, embroidered Span- ish luncheon sets and table runners as well as pieces of old pewter. They would love to bring the articles to your home for you to see, or they might ask you to stop by at their rooms, if con- venient. We have their phone number if you are interested. * ok x X GOOD things always come in pairs, and not only did we find the Ca- nadian girl, but met such a delightful native of Russia in her own studio apartment surrounded by native Rus- sian handiwork against a setting of Aelightful Old World treasures of an- tique furniture and interesting por- traits. This talented woman is skilled in the most exquisite embroidery, learned from the nuns in Moscow, and will show you small representations of an- clent ikons entirely done in fine silk stitches. She has all sorts of at- tractive gifts, ranging in price from 75 cents up. There are lovely pillows, large and small, worked out in those bright Russian colors in cross-stitched designs; there are breakfast sets for moi and tol, and luncheon sets; at- tractive bibs for the kiddies, hand- painted Christmas cards, Russian candies and delightful table runners done in sixteenth century designs on heavy Russian crash. You will certainly enjoy a visit to this tucked-away place, and be well repaid for your trip. We will be glad to give you the address. For information concerning items in this column, call Na- tional 5000, extension 342, between 10 and 12 am, Ripe Tomato Luncheon Salad. Dip 6 tomatoes in hot water for a few seconds, plunge into cold water, then skin. Chill well. Combine and mix thoroughly 1 cup coarsely ground cooked pork or veal, )2 cut either finely chopped or shredded row carrot, 12 cup finely chopped celery, 4 table- fresh cucumber pickle, 3 tablespoons mayonnaise and salt to taste. Place each tomato, with stem end down, in cup-shaped leaf of let- tuce. With a very sharp knife, cut tional mayonnaise, Note—This filling makes an excellent mock chicken one, 4 Mainstay of Mankind May Make Appearance In Number of Guises Recipes Given for Appropriate First Course to Thanksgiving Dinner—Beans, Potatoes, Corn and Squash Chosen. BY ‘BETSY CASWELL. Some one once remarked that a dinner without soup was as meaning- less as an egg without salt. That statement is disputed by those of us who have a fondness for seafood or fruit cocktail, or for the succulent slice of melon flanked by quartered limes and powdered with cinnamon. Yet there is no getting around the fact that for centuries soup has been the mainstay of & mankind's diet, in one form or another. In Eu- rope the peasant makes his soup 24 hours out of 24, in a huge pot simmering on the back of the stove, by throwing into the bubbling cauldron any odd bones or bits of vegetables that are left over from the family meals. This practice may, perhaps, seem unpleasant, but it certainly pro- duces good, nourishing soup at a relatively negligible cost. Here in the United States we are particularly blessed in the soup line. ‘We have knuckles of veal and shins of beef and soup bunches at our beck and call; we have all sorts of vege- tables, dried and otherwise, to com- bine with milk for delicious thick “possets,” and we have the ready- made soups at our disposal, either in concentrated, tablet or paste form, or in tins ready to use, with additional liquid or without. ok 'HATEVER method you prefer to follow, I think you all agree that soup is an integral part of the perfect Thanksgiving dinner. In case you wish to make your own and not de- pend on those lined up on the gro- cers’ shelves, I am including several appropriate recipes for your approval: BLACK BEAN SOUP. 1 pint black beans. 2 quarts water. % teaspoonful celery salt. 1 small onion, sliced. 1, tablespoonful salt. 3 tablespoonfuls butter. 2 tablespoonfuls flour. Juice 3 lemons. Dash each of cayenne, mustard and black pepper. Betsy Caswel Soak the beans overnight. (Cali- | fornia black beans are the ones gen- HAT'S the good of & hus- band? A young woman says: “I am financially in- dependent. I have a job that makes me not only a good living but gives me something interesting and exciting to do and think about. I have my own independent home and, like the traditional old maid, I have a chimney that smokes, a parrot that | swears and a cat that goes out at nights, so what would I gain by mar- riage? What's the good of a hus- band, anyway? One might answer this question by replying that there is the cosmic urge | of every normal woman for her mate | and her children and that it takes| these to round out her life. Also one| might say that a good husband is God’s best blessing to a woman. In him she has a strong arm to lean upon, s loving heart to comfort her in her troubles, a bulwark to stand be- tween her and the world. She has & tenderness that never fails and an understanding and sympathy and comradeship that no one else could give her, g . , & woman with a good husband has drawn the prize package in the lottery, but even when she misses that and gets only a sort of grade B husband, he is a consolation prize Cook’s Corner BY MRES. ALEXANDER GEORGE. THANKSGIVING RECIPES. Some characteristic recipes are given which will aid you in prepar- ing your meal for the “national holi- day” SAVORY STUFFING. (For 10-Pound Fowl) 4 tablespoons 1, teaspoon salt bacon fat 1% teaspoon 2 tablespoons paprika chopped onions 1 teaspoon poul- 2 téblespoons try seasoning 1 tablespoon chopped celery 6 cups bread, chopped parsley 1 egg crumbled 1 cup butter, 3 tablespoons melted hot cream Melt fat in frying pan, add and brown onions and celery. Mixing with fork, add rest of ingredients. Lightly stuff fowl. OLD-FASHIONED CRANBERRY SAUCE SERVING SIX. 4 cups berries 2 cups sugar 2 cups water Remove all stems from berries. Wash well and add water. Boil until skins have burst on_ berries. Add sugar and bofl 4 minutes. Cool and chill. FRUIT SALAD SERVING EIGHT. 2 cups diced 1 cup diced grapefruit pineapple 1 cup diced % cup French oranges dressing Mix and chill fruits, arrange on let- tuce and top with dressing. DATE PUDDING FOR EIGHT. (Prunes May Be Used.) 2 cups chopped Dorothy Dix Says A Good Husband Is a Woman'’s Greatest Prize in Life. {or a good Persian rug. pep into the housekeeping. Thls pudding can erally used) In the morning drain and add cold water (two quarts). Cook the onion for five minutes with half of the butter and add to beans. Add the celery and simmer for four hours, adding water as the liquid boils away. Rub through a fine sieve, reheat to boiling point and add the lemon juice and seasonings. Thicken with remainder of butter and the flour blended together. Serve very hot, garnished with thin slices of lemon and hard-boiled eggs. CORN SOUP, 2 cupfuls boiling water. 2 cupfuls canned corn. 2 cupfuls milk. 1 onion, sliced fine. Chop the corn very fine—or the pureed canned corn may be used. Add the water, the onion and the milk and cook for 25 minutes in the top section of a double boiler. Rub through sieve, thicken with blendN flour and butter, reheat and serve very hot, garnished with parsley, SQUASH SOUP. 1 cupful cooked Hubbard squash. 1 quart milk. 1 small onion, sliced. Salt, pepper, celery salt and a few drops table sauce. Rub the squash through a sieve prior to measuring. Scald the milk with the onion, remove the onion slices and add the milk to the squash. Season well and thicken with blended flour and butter. Serve very hot with celery wafers. POTATO SOUP. 4 potatoes. 2 small turnips. 1 quart scalded milk. 3 cups boiling water. 1 onion, sliced. 4 tablespoons butter. 13 cup flour. Salt and pepper to taste. Wash and peel the potatoes, cut- ting them in halves. Wash and peel the turnips; cut them in slices. Par- boil all together for 10 minutes, then | drain, Add the onion and the boiling water, Cook until all are soft, drain again. (Keep this water to add to vegetables after rubbing them through sieve.) Add milk, reheat with this liquid, thicken with butter and flour, season and serve very hot with cheese crackers. 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. that is worth taking home. For hus- bands, just as husbands and without regard to merit, have a definite in- trinsic value, and even when & woman can’t get along with one she finds life dust and. ashes in her teeth without | one. A husband also seems &s necessary to make a home as a vacuum cleaner or an electric icebox. This is the case even when he doesn’t support it.| Somehow he supplies atmosphere—like a piece of genuine antique furniture | And he puts | It never | seems worthwhile to a woman to get| up a good meal unless there is going to | be & man to eat it. Widows and old maids notoriously run to a tea-and- toast diet and those abominations of nothingness that are euphoniously known as “dainty” dishes. .o ¥ THEN a husband is simply invalu- able as an alibl. The unmarried woman has to stand on her own feet and take the consequences of her own acts, but the married woman simply hides behind her husband and saves her face. When she doesn’t want to join & cause or take tickets for some boring lecture series or give the money to charity that she wants to spend on & new hat, all she has to say is, “My husband just simply forbids it" or “My husband doesn't approve of it,” and that's that. * ok ok % A HUSBAND is also valuable as a justification for self-pity, and the worse he is the better he is. There are a large number of women who find their greatest happiness in being martyrs, and there is nothing they enjoy so much as weeping upon a sympathetic breast and telling their troubles. If they are single it cramps their style, but if they have husbands they can just let themselves go and wallow in woe while they tell of how John won't work and support the family, or how Tom came home drunk last night, or how Percy is running around. But if you have ever tried to separate a poor abused wife from her brute of a husband you have found that it can’t be done. She has no idea of parting from a husband she can complain about. So, taking all of these things to- gether, my dear, you will see that a husband is a pretty handy thing to have around the house. If he is a good one he makes paradise on earth for you, and if he isn’t a good one he takes your mind off of your other troubles. DOROTHY DIX. (Copyright. 1935.) CHILDRENS 1 Captain’ BY BARBARA BELL. EW frocks emphasize the | shoulder line. Some of them | look as padded as a foot ball| captain’s suit. Some have the epaulets which appear on soldier clothes. Buttons, braids, pleats, shir-| ring; all sorts of devices are employed‘ to widen the line. And, of course, waistlines are very slim in contrast. Far be it from us to even countenance the possible return of the wasplike waist, but some of the smartest frocks | achieve that illusion without making| the wearer uncomfortable, and the widened shoulder helps. So do crisp | peplums, standing out a little from the | body, and the flare at the bottom of | the skirt contrasting with the slim contour of the hips. Especially nice are the details in the dress today. Wide pleats trim the sides of the blouse, and come out over the shoulder and upper part of the sleeves. Makes one think a little of the old- type shirtwaist, with its inevitable shoulder pleats. But these are shaped, rounded a little, and the seams in front are rounded, too, giving the effect of a scalloped panel. The neck is | slit a way down the front, and a round collar and tie finishes it. There are five buttons to trim the front of the blouse, and more on the shoulders. Sleeves are long, with a fitted section making the cuffs. The peplum stops at either side of the front panel which is really & huge box pleat, giving plenty of flare to the skirt. In back it covers the upper part of the panel, so that the dress really looks like a very smart little suit. Lots of brightly colored frocks are now appearing under the great coats which must be worn this time of year. There is a distinct liking for the pastel shades, or those not actually pastel, but light and bright. Coral is exceed- ingly smart in wool and shades are numerous; one is almost flame, one | yellow-rose, besides the red coral shade | which is that most often seen. Aqua| . _WOMEN’S8 FEATURES, . s Suit. BARBARA BELL, Washington Star. Inclose 25 cents in coins for Pattern No. 1772-B_.__Size (Please print name and ad- dress clearly and wrap coins se- curely in paper.) is next, soft fuchsia, aimond green and citron shares are all very pretty. Grays and natural tones are seen a great deal, and a demand for these | “naturals” is predicted for the Spring months. They are a pleasure to wear, for they do admit many changes in accessory colors. And in this frock several collars of different colors and materials will vary its appearance. If the dress is dark blue, black or brown, try a starched lace collar and tie. Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1772-B is designed in sizes 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20 Corresponding bust measurements 30, 32, 34, 36 and 38. Size 16 (34) re- quires 4 yards of 39-inch material, and Ss yard of 39-inch material for con- trast. Every Barbara Bell pattern includes an illustrated instruction guide which is easy to understand. ‘The Barbara Bell Pattern Book, fea- turing Fall designs, is ready. Send 15 cents today for your copy. (Copyright. 1935.) Pertinent Paragraphs. A married man says there's evi- dently no end to his wife's mind, as he gets a piece of it daily. A man's wife is likefy to figure in the things he attributes to circum- stances over which he has no control. In_Business in Washington Over 60 Years! SOILED RUGS Are P e il Dangerous to Children —Who play on them . . . and detract from the beauty of any home. % Telephone Hinkel to call for your soiled floor cov- erings and CLEAN THEM the modern way . . . (either DUST-CLEANED to their condition). or WASHED, according % Hinkel’s reputation for RELIABILITY and RE- SPONSIBILITY protects you against all loss or damage to your prized rugs and carpets. LOWEST PRICES FOR FINEST WORK—ESTIMATES ON REQUEST Prompt Collections and Deliveries SKRLLL000000000000000R0 09, Qur Special Sale & of Broadloom and Wilton Carpets —is still going on . . . worth-while savings. . . . Drii:re!o:n—gbiggltock to select from. All first quality. E. P. HIN EL & CO. Oriental Rugs Repaired by Our Native Weavers 600 Rhode Island Avenue N.E. Phones: POtomac 1172-1173-1174-1175 Windy Days’ Good for Complexion Beautifying Powers of the Elements Win Recognition. BY ELSIE PIERCE. ONE of Jean Muir's ancestors was the leader of an ancient Scotch uprising. And, if she were free to choose a favorite dwelling place, it would be in the Highlands of Scot land. The people there aren’t afraid of wind or weather. It is sunshiny one minute and misty or rainy the next. Then out comes the sun again, and again it rains. But that doesn't keep people indoors. And Jean Muir gets her filll of the sun, wind and rain. She is outdoors whenever possible, no matter what the weather. This is the attitude that modern medicos are taking. They are urging us to get back to the great outdoors. | They tell mothers to dress their chil« dren appropriately, but get them out in spite of clouds or wind or a slight drizzle. Of course, it is neither please ant nor necessary to brave real storms. Beauty teachers have emphasized skin protection against the elements to such an extent that women have, unfortunately, chosen tne easier road —no protection and no outdoors. Miss Muir's lesson is particularly timely. Do, please, get your share of air on a clear, cold day. Don't huddle indoors. She herself rides a great deal, but prefers hiking., preferably climbe ing mountains. When, much to her sorrow, there are no mountains to climb, she does the next best thing— walks and romps with her dog. And she alternates her exercises with five= minute rest periods several times a day. Relaxation is so important. It's an art every woman should master. But because she believes so sincerely | in the beautifying powers of the heave | enly elements doesn’t mean that Miss Muir depends upon them alone. For she follows an important beauty roue tine daily. Her body may ache from | 8 healthy, strenuous day and she may |be weary from vigorous exercise. | Nevertheles, she takes the time to | remove every bit of make-up. She | heats mineral oil to skin temperature, applies and removes it several times | to be sure no dirt remains in the pores. | After the last application she allows | & little to remain on for nourishment. | In the morning she uses a soft come pléxion brush, soap and water and | rinses several times with clear, cold | water. | She knows that her blond beauty must be preserved . . . she goes a step farther, enhancing it with beautiful make-up shades and costume colors. Her evening gowns for Winter eves | nings are royal purple or white. With | them she wears a bright, blood-red paste rouge, matching lipstick, darkere than-daytime shade of cream powder, blue eye-shadow and black mascara. For her hair, a soapless oil shampoo made from avocadoes, a new shampoo which she has discovered in Cali- fornia. She alternates this with hot oil treatments and castile soap shame poos. My bulletin, “Rules for Relaxation,” is yours for the asking. Send a self- addressed, stamped (3-cent) envelope for it (Copyri 1035.) Cooking Hint. To keep lettuce, after washing it thoroughly, place it in a cheesecloth bag and hang up in refrigerator. Use | all the outside leaves by shredding | them with a sharp knife and making them into a pretty nest for a salad. A teaspoonful vinegar beaten into boiled frosting when flavoring is added will keep the frosting from being brittle or breaking when cut. SOMETHING | DIFFERENT "Grown In California’s desert Fresh - Plump « Big « Unsticky Paim-ripened to mellow rich ness Delighttully different in flaver TRY THEMI Desert Gold fresh Dates are rich in the growth - promoting and ap- petite-stimulating vitamins A and B—alse iron and calcium. Thus they are the wholesome way to satisty children's eraving for other, more expensive sweets. Only fresh dates h. the de- lightful flavor of the true, un- treated date...plump, rich, and mellow with delicate date |uices, BuyDesert Gold fresh Dates today —as different from ordinary dates as any fresh fruit is from the dried. Lot your children enjoy this fascinating sweet, as you willl ‘' Conyright, 1935 Califomia Date Growers Association REAL feash DATES BEAR THIS NAME DESERT GOLD f04/r DATES GROWN IN CALIFORNIA PICKED frovs PACKED yrosn SOLD frik