Evening Star Newspaper, December 16, 1935, Page 35

WOMEN'’S FEATURES. guggesti Policy of Self-Help Good Plan Putting on Own Clothes First Step To- ward Independence. BY ANGELO PATRL O™ 1 of the first things children earn in the way of self-help is to dress themselves. Now dressing seems & simple matter to us who have made the motions so many times that they have become automatic. To chil- dren it means new adjustments that require great effort. The first at- tempts are bungling and the results are far from happy. The effort must be made again and again until they are mastered. This often takes months, sometimes a couple of years. Mothers have to be patient and, above all, they must be encouraging if the | child is to keep on trying to master the task. Buttons are hard. The clumsy lit- tle fingers slip over and under and all around the little knob. The button- hole is never in the right place to meet the button. Tears are shed and nerves are edged in the effort. It is only when many repeated efforts have made the right adjustments that any degree of success is achieved. I would give little children, the 2-year-olds, clothes that have the sliding fasteners. Zippers are so easy, and are great fun. child masters the first pull he has the secret touch and the thing is soon done. He learns to enjoy dress- ing himself because the experience 1s always successful and always pleas- ant. When he has formed the habit of dressing himself the buttons can be introduced. There are buttons and buttons. Some garments have buttons too big for the holes. No matter how hard the child tries he fails to get them into the buttonholes. He breaks down and cries, and mother is tried to the utmost. Sometimes we get little bits of buttons too small to take hold of with any surneness, and for them the buttonnoles are too big. The but- ton slips out as soon as it has been put in and again there is trial and failure. A button a little larger than half an inch is about the right size for a child’s garment. I would not have them any smaller, and certainly no larger. It is a temptation to dress children in dainty clothes. They look like little dolls, so quaint and cuddly. But look- ing quaint and cuddly is not likely to make a child feel comfortable and fit for the job of learning to live. He does better in simple clothes, loose enough to allow freedom of movement, well ventilated so the air can circu- late about his body, warm enough to prevent chill, suit the child, and ali his clothes should be durable and washable. The fancy dress ought to be saved for par- ties, and no child ought to be asked to wear it if he says he does not like it. Clothes are a personal matter in the long run. They have their effect, and it is not a slight one, on the emo- tional lives of the children who wear them. If the clothes suit the child his spirit is strengthened because he has a feeling of fitness and impor- tance. If they are wrong, and he is the judge of that, he hus a feeling of unfitness, is uneasy and low-spirited and so unready for what the day offers. Simple clothes, pleasing to the child, with easy and effective fasteners, help wonderfully. They af- fect health, behavior and growth. My Neighbor Says: Keep house plants well show- ered. Dust settles on their leaves and clogs up pores through which plants breathe. Mustard and baking powder settle in cans and should be stirred lightly before using. Any flake ready-to-serve cereal may be used instead of bread crumbs in a recipe that calls for bread crumbs. Poultices should always be ap- plied slowly and while very hot. But skin must be covered with oll to prevent burning before they are applied. Cacti plants grown in the house should be given air and light. To water set pots in a pan of water and do not remove until soil has become moist. ‘Water should never be poured on burning fat. It will spread the blaze. Flour will extinguish the blaze. If hot parafin is poured over paint left unused in a can it will not harden. ons for Once the | The color ought to | The Answer to the per’s Prayers—Per e llr.anf;rilling new Fre | Jjewel set of compact and | tialed. 3. Miniature flacons of famous odeurs. group of small atomizers, M Shopping in Washington - THE EV Last-Minute Shop- fume and Gadgets. ncb perfumej b I‘Qa‘dian‘t lipstick which may be ini- 4. A wonderful for gifts. —Sketched in Washington Shops. ‘ BY MARGARET WARNER. l and a few gifts for that well- known “last-minute rush.” Be- sides the mental confusion, there’s always the possibility of giving the {wrong thing. Here's a suggestion which will help solve your shopping problems and avoid diemmas—a gift that will delight every feminine heart. No woman can have too much per- | fume. And perfume is always an ac- ceptable, useful and welcome gift. With the triple ensemble shown above | you don’t evenhave to know the per- | fume tastes of the recipient, for in this | one lovely package you are giving a | perfume for daytime, afternoon and | evening—a trio to suit every taste and | to accent any costume. This ensemble is packaged in a handsome gold-and-blue gift box. It contains a sophisticated. seductive perfume that is a regsl accompani- ment to formal clothes and occasions, a delightful bouquet fragrance, perfect | for afternoon tea parties, bridge and |informal tete-a-tetes at home, and | your choice of any floral odors, such | as gardenia, jasmine and violet. The cost is very moderate, too, for such a | dainty little gift. * x % X ND then, of course, there are many, many other delightful perfumes, and of them we have shown one in a most attractive crystal bottle. This is one of those exotic, unusual odors, and it is new, too, just in time for the holidays. You will want to try this out for yourself and see if you like it. It is full-bodied and lasting, yet neither too light nor too heavy—a creation of a famous house of France, whose founder devoted his life to blending rare unguents and seductive perfumes for the nobility. The flat, oblong flacon in a mottled effect was especially aesigned by a | noted glassmaker, whose extraordinary artistry did so much to make the steamship Normandie a thing of beau- ty. The larger-size bottle is particu- larly lovely. When you use these perfumes be dabbing them on. out all the rare, subtle qualities of a | fragrance, fills your room with sweet- | ness and is not so obvious on your person as when it is rubbed on the skin. Even the perfumers themselves advise an atomizer. One of the best known says that a diffused odeur is the more alluring. An atomizer PATTERN 5500 Welcome!—little feet—and big ones, too, for this life-like puppy in the | 1 ::.m shape of an attractive hooked rug, awaits your step at vestibule or nursery vanilla door. An exceptionally easy pattern to follow, you'll be surprised how little | 1 teaspoon lemon 1 cup bread time's required to make it. Use up all those gay bits of material you've been amassing—they make a lovely and sturdy rug. Hooked rug yurn may also be used. tered In pattern 5500 you will find a transfer pattern of a dog 13%x20% |and steam three material requirements. send 15 cents in stamps or coin to the Woman's address, inch key; directions for hooking; this pattern &citor of The Evening Star. Please print name and & sure to spray them instead of just| Spraying brings | changes one drop of perfume into; aking Vacatio Amount of Extra Work Apt to Mar Maternal Pleasure in Holiday Visit NG _STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1935 ™ WOMEN’S FEA TURES. B—I15 BY BETSY CASWELL. ITHIN the next few days Washington will be seeth- ing with the flood of boys and girls home from board- ing schools and colleges for the holi- days. This means “extra” everything around the house—extra entertaining, extra food, extra beds and bed linen, extra telephone calls, extra noise : and lots of extra work. For many moth- ers the joyous as- pect of the period is somewhat marred by all these extras. If there are no serv- ants, then the bulk of the bur- den fal's directly upon mother her- self. If there is & maid--or even several--reper- cussions of all the added labor are generally heard above-stairs. This seems a pity, as holiday family reunions should really be an unmiti- gated pleasure to all concerned. I have been wondering if the solution for every one is to try and include in the budget laid out for Christmas expenses an item that will provide for the wages of an extra maid to take care of all those “extras” for the duration of the youngsters’ visit? This plan would really work good in two ways— ease the strain at home and give em- ployment to some one who might oth- erwise be forced to endure a pretty cheerless Yuletide. * x % * N FACT. such an arrangement might prove to be an ideal present for father to give mother. He would, in reality, be bestowing upon her the in- comparable gift of joy in her chil- dren’s company, thus insuring her complete happiness from the begin- ning to the end of their visit. When the final day comes and the school- bound trains start pulling out, instead Betsy Caswell | 2.000 tiny particles, so that you can | otherwise be accomplished. So we think that an atomizer makes a splendid Christmas gift. now made in miniature sizes to hold | Just a dram of perfume. These take |up but a wee bit of space on the dressing table and even two of them | would not be in the way and would | take care of two different pet fra- grances. ‘These small sprays are in line with the prevailing scheme of, selling the most expensive perfumes by the dram, which enables you to test out the vari- | ous ones without any tremendous out- | lay of money. We have shown above | several of these small atomizers, all |of which come most delightfully | packaged as gifts. They are also equipped with a little gadget which | eliminates evaporation while the ato- | mizer is not in use—a great advan- tage when you are addicted to the more expensive scents. | * o o % | Ir YOU have a last gift to purchase | 7 do look at the radiant jewel set of | compact and lip stick shown above, which is ideal in every way, even to its lovely suede-finish case in ivory tone with sllver trim. It is maue by one of | the exclusive houses and besides be- | ing completely smart in itself, it car- ries an excellent lipstick. | ‘This gift may be made individual | the silver disc on the compact, and | the circle of rhinestones around it, and around the top of the lip stick | provide the final touch of smartness. These are lovely for evening in black with rhinestones, or ivory with emerald, ruby, diamond or sapphire simulated settings. The compacts may be purchased in both single and double style. and the colors of the roogge and lipstick are exceptionally good. For information concerning items mentioned in this column call Na- 110 and 12 am. Cook’s Corner BY MRS ALEXANDER SFORGE. “SUGAR AND SPICE» MORAVIAN COOKIES. (Stand a Week Before Baked.) 14 cup brown 1, teaspoon | sugar cinnamon 1% cup molasses teaspoon cloves Y3 cup butter Y, teaspoon salt 12 teaspoon 1, teaspoon soda ginger 2 cups flour Mix sugar, molasses and butter. Heat until all combined. Cool, add rest of ingredients. Shape into ball, cover with waxed paper and store a | week in ice box. Roll out cookies and cut any desired shapes. Bake six min- utes on greased baking sheets in mod- erate oven. BUTTERSCOTCH SQUARES, 1 cup butter 1 cup chopped nuts 2 cups brown 13; teaspoons sugar vanilla 3 eggs Y, teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons 413 cups flour cream 1 teaspoon soda 1 teaspoon baking 1 cup chopped dates powder Cream butter and sugar. Add rest of ingredients. Chill dough overnight. Roll out dough until very thin. Cut into 2-inch squares. Carefully remove to greased baking sheets and bake 10 minutes in moderate oven. These are crisp cookies and delicious to serve with beverages. ENGLISH PLUM PUDDING. 1 cup chopped 2 teaspoons suet cinnamon 1 cup sugar 1 teaspoon mace 4 eggs 1, teaspoon salt 125 cups flour 1 cup chopped 1 teaspoon soda raisins 1 teaspoon baking 1 cup chopped powder _ figs 1 cup grape 1, cup chopped citron % cup orange ¥, cup chopped lice candied orange V4 cup candied cherries extract crumbs Mix all ingredients. Half fill but- pudding molds. Cover tightly They are | | by having an initial engraved within | tional 5000, Extension 396, between | of having been worn to a frazzle and F YOU are like the rest of us you | cover a much larger surface with a | exhausted by the constant demands, have probably left a few names|small amount of perfume than could | she is calm, rested and immeasurably soothed by the delightful moments of the past weeks. to take on all the pressing, bed- making, telephone calls, dish-washing | and so on, mother would be free to go | and come with the children as much | as she and they liked. She could go \/ V people? I don't mean the big defects of character that make it a righteousness for you to avoid them as you would the 1 plague, but the little personal pecu- | by your country place with a car full liarities that make some otherwise of people and demanding food and worthy individual persona non grata | drink. | to you. Each of us have our own catalogue of things that get on our nerves and rub our fur the wrong | way, but most of us would put | our blacklist those who are: | er sin easier than we can smug self- complaisance. We can see no beauty | in the prettiest woman if she is vain. he is his own chief admirer. We just center of the stage and tura the spot- | light on themselves wrue they pro- | claim how wonderfu: and great they are and repeat the compliments they | allege have been paid to them. the sound of their own voices that they never let anybody else get a word in edgewise. Nothing but the strongest moral principles keep us from committing murder upon the person who seizes the floor and goes through his repertoire of stale jokes and moldy stories, or the woman who just babbles on and on and on while her victims writhe in agony. * X * X EOPLE who talk about themselves and who seem to think that the world is waiting breathlessly to hear every detail of their private lives and all about how mmany miles their cars make on & gallon of gas, and what they said to Jones; and Jones said to them, and what kind of breakfast food they use, and the cute thing little Johnny said, and the smart thing little Sally did. Oracles. the know-it-alls who ‘ay down the law on every subject and tell you how to raise your children, and conduct your business, and what to take for your rheumatism, and where to go on a vacation, and who know exactl; how to balance the budget and take care of the unemployed and who is going to be the next President. Practical jokers. Village cut-ups. Would-be wits. Buffoons. People who think it hilariously funny to hold some shy, sensitive person up to ridicule and who simply split their sides with laughter when they burn cigarette holes in your best table- cloth just to tease you, or spill coffee over your new evening gown. oK ok K X BDCK-PAsmS. People who never give anything themselves or buy anything from the agents who go from door to door, but who sic all Solution May Lie in Engaging Additional | Help—Gift Budget Could Be Planned to Include Wages. | naturally hate those who seize the | Monologists who are so enamored of | with them to shop, to help them | reply. Dorothy Dix Says Are You Guilty of Perpetrating Minor | Irritating Social Offenses? HAT are the qualities that ner or luncheon you have invited them you dislike most in other | to, and that means that you will have | | | | on | turn; who ask for the use of your | Egotists. We can forgive every oth- | | | PmPLI who pay surprise visits and | | No talent in the most gifted man if | select new clothes for the rush of parties, to be wideawake and inter- ested in all they have to tell her | when they pause for a breathing spell between festivities. She would enter into their entertainment plans | with far greater vim and enthusiasm | if the prospect of the party itself did not fill her with dread over the fatigue and trouble it would incur. And there should be parties planned for the youngsters in their own homes—plenty of them, formal or in- formal, luncheons, teas or dinners— anything, just so there is a fair give- | and-take between them and the rest of their “crowd.” Remember that this is the one big break in a long, dreary year for most of them, and they are out to make the most of it | with all the fire and intensity of | youth. After their return to the class | rooms and dormitories many a dull, slightly homesick evening will be whiled away in “post-mortems” on | the holiday fun and parties. X K X K I¥ IT is humanly possible, don't stint | them on clothes during this period. The dresses and wraps don't have to be expensive for the girls—but several changes will make them feel gayer and more assured. Perhaps Sonny's first dinner coat could be a Christmas present this year. Certainly he will need it more and more as time goes on, and, if carefully chosen and clev~ erly fitted, can be “let out” during the next year or so to take care of those | protruding wrists and ankles. Let them sleep in the mornings. (Another reason for that extra pair of | 8 hands to be engaged.) If you have | not forgotten the hideous clamor of the school rising bell, you will under- stand their yearnings for the luxury of sleeping until nearly lunch time. This is no time to discipline them with early rising—they get enough of that throughout the school year, good- | ness knows, and a few hours’ extra sleep won't do their active, husky | young bodies one bit of harm. | And make up your mind to enjoy the | racketing up and down stairs—the in- cessant shrilling of telephone bells, the hearty laughter and the ceaseless flow | of conversation. The more of it there is, the more the children are enjoy- | ing their vacation and the more grate- T feveaa orne (oo ithe diovee | 1L EUCK, AL DU LORFOCSEEGA RS years to come. If you wish advice on your individ- ual household problems, write to Betsy Caswell in care of The Star, inclosing | stamped, self-addressed envelope for | to squeeze another one in at the table and have an alien break up a per- fectly balanced party. People who cadge the drinks on you by stopping Borrowers. People who borrow your money and books that they never re- | car and bring it back battered and worn; who sponge on you for stamps and food and clothes and put you to untold inconvenience and loss. * X x x who always drop in on you when you have a scrap dinner or a house- cleaning or somebody is sick. | People who let their children wreck your house by playing Indian with your old mahogany and making tents out of your finest rugs and put their dogshw sleep on your satin-covered couch. Melancholy people whose conversa- tion makes the lamentations of Jere- miah sound like a cheer leader. Polyannas who tell you what a bright, beautiful world it is and how happy you should be when you have a sick headache, and a notice from the bank that you are overdrawn and a letter from Cousin Sally that she is coming for a nice, long visit. Reformers who think everything is wrong that they don’t want to do themselves, Husbands and wives who stage their fights in public. And others. DOROTHY DIX. (Copyright, 1935.) Psycho—lc;gy BY DR. JESSE W. SPROWLS. Disease and Writing. CAN you tell anything about disease by examining the patient’s hand- writing? Not much. Perhaps noth- ing. Here's a totally new science in the making. So far as the facts go, it appears that handwriting tells more about mental illness than it does about physical illness. That’s because han writing s, in the last analysils, a matter of mind or mental states. Some go so far as to say that hand- writing is, after all, brain-writing. There is a growing suspicion that when you slant your writing markedly forward or backward, somethiag is going wrong mentally. Extreme varia- tions from the normal in these re- spects show that the writer’s spirits are fluctuating. The line is the thing. Some say that & line that sags in the middle indicates the approach of a nervous breakdown. Sudden changes in pressure indicate the same thing. On this question of disease and handwriting, there are those who think they can diagnose the existence of long-standing cases of tuberculosis. Contrary to what you might expect, the sufferer does not write with a tremulous hand. Nor does he change his normal amount of pen pressure. But he does write a line that tends is still problematical. It will probably require about 50 years of careful ex- perimentation before anything will be known for sure. [S | be good as gold. BY BARBARA BELL. HEY are talking about “smocky I pastels” for lightweight wools just now. Pastels that have been grayed a little in the dying. and as different from the light shades of other seasons as possible. More subtle, they are, softer. We talked about “vibrant” colors for so long, and they were lovely, but these new shades are much more flattering to most women, and have the blessed quality of going well with the acoces- sories, the coats and the little things you wear. The blues look as if a tiny mist of a cloud had passed over their azure surface. Thamois yellow, which is expected = very popular, has 8 blurry softness. Pink, coral and aprico? 81l have this smoky effect, and fou'll be delighted with them. The two-piece dress continues to Specially when it has some smart little trimming de- tail, and lines that bring out the pencil slimness of the lower part of the silhouette, and the smartiy widened shoulder line. This model boasts all these features! You'll love the scarf. It is like a collar in back, and thei long ends are pulled through a slit | cut several inches below the neckline. One end goes over the blouse front, one under, in a careless sort of fashion, and, of course, the scarf may be changed in any number of ways. The | sleeves are extremely nice, quite wide | at the top. where a seam comes out of the shoulderline. wrists to make the shoulder more important. The peplum is fitted, and is fairly short, for this kind of dress Smart Scarf Feature Two-piece Dress Has Widened Shoulder Line for Added Chic. Narrow at the | | BARBARA BELL, ‘Washington Star. | Inclose 25 cents in coin for Pattern No. 1758-B [ R Address -..ceceeen- ececccemcne (Wrap coins securely in paper.) owes & good deal of its chic to the jaunty lines which are provided by the abbreviated overblouse, and the short skirt. A narrow panel, really | two inverted pleats, give the skirt just | encugh width for comfort, but, as |-there seems to be a growing tendency | toward straightness and slimness, there is very little flare to break " the length. | . Wools are very good for this frock, but there are silks which are equally acceptable, especially the printed | crepes which have enough weight to | tailor well. | Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1758-B |is designed in sizes 14, 16, 18, 20, 40 |and 42. Corresponding bust meas- | urements 32, 34, 36, 38, 40 and 42. | inch material and three-quarters yard for contrasting scarf. Every Barbara Bell Pattern includes an illustrated instruction guide which | is easy to understand. The Barbara Bell Pattern Book, | featuring new designs, is ready. Send 15 cents today for your copy. Bride Must Write Own| “ThankYou” Letters of Apprecia- tion Should Be Written .by Hand. BY EMILY POST. DEAR. MRS POST: Will you ex- press your opinion concerning the good taste of sending cards of greeting bearing various printed mes- sages at occasions other than at Christmas. Could you approve of printed letters of thanks from a bride —if she composes and writes the pat- tern letter, and then has facsimiles made of it? And please, what about sending other thought cards? Answer.—A bride’s letters of thanks must be written by herself and by hand. This last exaction might of course be broken if she is thanking a very intimate friend who knows that she is herself typing the letter and not dictating or even possibly having & stenographer make copies of a model note. A reproduced letter, not matter how done, would be in just as bad taste as an engraved or printed card of thanks—which is just about the furthest degree that lack of apprecia- tion can go—short of a card of con- dolence, which would perhaps be worse. On the other hand, engraved or printed or by whatever other method worded and illustrated, cards of greeting or good wishes at Christ- mas or Easter or on birthdays or get- well wishes, are all among the very nicest things that the postman can bring. * x kX Dear Mrs. Post: Why is it so few people simply turn in the flap of Christmas card envelopes, thereby sav- ing half the postage necessary when envelopes are mailed sealed? It seems such B senseless expense when, after all, there is only a card inside. Answer—Certain economics are ad- mirable, but others are not. this is one of the “not”. times. ever, if your budget is so that full postage means cutting number of names from your list, I it suggestion would have & reasonable excuse, * % * % Dear Mrs. Post: After I returned last Summer from a lovely visit at the country house of my employer, I started to make a plece of handwork, wife. But so much bhas happened that I have not been atle to finish it and have not even written a thank- you note to Mrs. Emplogzer. If I can finish it by Christmasthne, do you think it would be unsuitable for me to send it then, and what shall I write to send with it? Answer—Even though it is not all necessary—or even conventional— that you send her anything, I think it would delight her very much if you send it whenever you finish it. And inclose a note with it saying that you had begun it while you were staying with her snd that you had put so many thoughts of your happy visit into the making of it that you would like her to have it. Or, perhaps, just write her that you began it when you got home last Summer. The reason for explaining is that other- wise she might think you were es- tablishing a custom of sending Christ- mas presents. A * x * % Dear Mrs. Post: I have received an announcement of the wedding of a bride I haven't seen since she was a little girl. At that time we were neighbors and her mother and I were good friends, but I have lived in an- other city all these years. As it hap- pens, this girl is to live here, too. Ought I send a present or go to see her or what? Answer—A present would depend entirely upon your own impulse, since an announcement itself does not ob- ligate you in any way. In other words, if—for the sake of the days when you and the mother were friends—you would like to send her daughter a present, then do so by all means. And certainly it would be friendly to go to see her when she comes to live in your town, and after your visit you may know in your own mind what you could or might like to do further for her. (Copyright. 1935.) “Kelly Green.” Size 16 (34) requires 3% yards of 39- | at which I am rather expert, for his | n a Joy to Children and Parents Alike [ Menus Made \To Serve 50 InOneGroup |Season for Club and Church Gatherings Creates Demand. BY EDITH M. BARBER. | Y/ACATION days are over. the chil- | dren are back to school, the club | and church activities are getting into ful swing and the pleasant routine of the Fall and Winter is upon us. Already I have had several requests to help plan menus for club or church suppers and to supply large-quantity recipes. This made me think that perhaps many of my readers would be | interested in this subject. Almost every woman Interested in the activities of her circle is some | time during the year called upon to do | her part on the planning and prepara- tion of food for large numbers of per- | sons. Often the amount of money | which can be spent is limited and in | order to keep within the amount the quantity of food as weil as the menu must be carefully planned Such meals owe their success to the choice of dishes, I am going to give you today a few | suggestions for suitable meals which | can be prepared easily in the kitchen | at home and taken to the club room or church parlor or which can be pre- pared easily in the kitchen of the or- ganization. In the latter case it is | exceptional when the equipment per= | mits the cooking of elaborate meals. | If you wish to add another course to the menu I suggest a soup or grape- | fruit or melon for a good beginning. | Allow one quarter of a pound of solid meat or one-half pound fowl | for each person and one and one-half rolls for each person. The rolls should be reheated in paper bags to keep them soft. One gallon of ice cream will make 50 small servings, which are large enough, if used with a sauce or meringues. Salted nuts and candy may be added to the menu. i DINNERS. Scalloped Potatoes Buttered Squash | Pineapple and Cucumber Salad | Ice Cream Coffee | Roast Lamb Glazed Carrots Creamed Potatoes | Cheese and Pepper Salad Apple Pie Coffee. LUNCHEONS. Salmon Loaf Franconia Potatoes | Cabbage with Sour Cream Dressing | Coffee Cottage Pudding American Chop Suey Hot Rolls Toms# My Salad Coffee Fruit Bars Ice Cream. A MORE ELABORATE MENU, Grapefruit ‘Tomato Soup R4t Chicken Creamed Potatoes Buttered Beets Hot Rolls Olives Pickles Jelly Heart of Lettuce Salad Ice Cream in Meringue Glaces Coffee. . Treating Acute Skin Eruption Diet Should Be Con- sidered as Part of Cure. BY JAMES BARTON, M.D. FEV. years ago all that was done about asthma was to try to treat the attack; nothing was done about | finding out the cause. | sSimiliarly with eczema: various forms of treatment were tried with more or less success. Today the cause of asthma | searched for diligently and many cases | have been cured since it was found | that certain foods, pollen from plants, the fur or feathers of animals. growths or other defects in the nose were causing the asthmatic attacks. Today also eczema is not simply treated with sulphur, mercury, zinc or other ocintment, but the underlying cause is sought and many cases cured. During these investigations it was found that asthma, eczema and hay fever were all closely related to one another and the tendency to one or other or all three of these ailments was found in many families. Drs. J. G. Hopkins and B. M. | Kesten, New York, in the American Journal of Diseases of ' Children, state: Among about 400 cases of eczema studied in the allergy (sen- sitiveness to certain substances) divi- sion of the skin clinic during the past six years, 75 were found in which food was the sole or part cause. Patients with eczema due to food often have symptoms of being sen- sitive to other substances also. In trying to find out what foods are responsible for the eczema, skin tests were made, and also suspected foods were left out of the diet. When the foods are unimportant they are easily left out of the diet, but when they are important or neces- sary foods for the body’s health, then it is necessary to get the body grad- ually used to them so that it will not be sensitive to them. This is done by starting with a very small quantity of the food and gradually increasing the quantity by a very small amount each day. ‘The fact that these patients suffer also with hives, asthma, hay fever and one-sided headache shows that eczema is just one part of this sen- sitive or allergic tendency. Remember, there are other causes of eczema besides this sensitiveness to various foods, but this particular sensitiveness as a cause should not be overlooked. o | | |A is Fashion Flashes. FARIS (#)—Waterproof rajah silk makes something new in raincoats for resort wear. The coats come in soft roses and blues and are cut on loose, swagger, three-quarter length lines,