Evening Star Newspaper, July 2, 1936, Page 43

WOMEN’S - FEATURES. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON. D. (" ;FfiURSDAY. JULY 9 1936. WOMEN'’S FEATURES. C-S Suggestions for Formal “Stay-at-Home” Fourth of July Party To Satisfy the Sweet-Tooth and the Patriot Decorations Should Always Stress The Red, White and Blue atter Hue May Be Su or the Use of Blue China, Glass or Coloring BY BETSY CASWELL. ESSERTS and decorations !orl the Fourth of July luncheon or dinner party are of inter- est to those hostesses who are ontinually striving for ‘“something Hifferent.” And new variations of the | ed, white and blue color scheme re a little hard to find. | However, here a ions that may g prove helpful. Blue cornflowers pre abundant just ow and very in- xpensive, so that hey may be used avishly to fur- Inish the neces- | jsary blue note in he general Betsy Caswell re a few sugges- ¢ i cheme of things | Acharming ‘enterpiece may be arranged in a low, white china bowl, consisting of red poppies or lanemones. cornflowers and white <. and Food e | pplied by Cornflowers Matter. Cut a large round from the red sheet, a smaller one from the white and still smaller from the blue. This will give the effect of red, white and blue stripes bordering all the plates and glasses on the table. A large mat of the three colors may be made to gc under the centerpiece to further carry out the scheme. Frosted, lacy-looking cellophane doilies, which may be bought ready made in packages might be used for the center round if a little farcier arrangement is desired. Red, white and blue candles, if the affair is an evening one, are always pretty and appropriate. Alternate the colors in the holder, or buy some of the novelty candles on sale in the shops. ok % ox IDESSERT, of course, is where your | decorations blend in perfect har- | mony with the culinary effort. You may wish to order some of those entrancing fancy molds of ice cream or other confections that the merchants are offering as suitable holiday spe- | cials. In this case your only trouble | will consist of having to make a choice | sweet peas. Do not have too much | among the wide selections shown you. green with this, because it detracts But if you wish to make your own from the tri-color idea. Tiny bouquets | dessert at home there are several of the cornflowers, poppies and sweet | dishes that will easily carry out the peas, tied with bits of bunting rib- patriotic atmosphere of the occasion. bon, might be arranged on the table, por instance, that pie I mentioned radiating from the center bowl on|gome time ago. Simply bake a fine pie bunting streamers. A clear crystal|ghell and when done fill the bottom lor silver bowl may be substituted for | of it with stiffly whipped cream, slight- the white china one, if desired. |1y sweetened. On top of the cream | * % X ¥ place a layer of strawberries or rasp- | HE tablecloth should be white— | berries and pour over them all a| either linen. damask or lace, with | layer of melted currant jelly. Set in napkins to match. If you have red the icebox until the jelly begins to; or blue glasses, use them by all means. | get firm again. Just before serving Otherwise plain crystal ones will have | garnish the edges with swirls of white to do. But by cutting rounds or | whipped cream, alternated with ones squares of cellophane to form place | tinted blue with vegetable coloring mats on the cloth under the plates and | matter—or place cornflowers in be- glasses, a highly decorative effect may | tween each white swirl. be achieved. Buy cellulose film in sheets of red, of blue and of white. Or these cream puffs filled with | whipped cream and either strawberries or red raspberries would be charming if served on blue plates with white paper doilies or on white plates with blue doilies. CREAM PUFFS. 1, cup butter. 1 cup boiling water. 1 cup all-purpose flour. 4 eggs. 1, teaspoon salt. Heat one cup water with one-half | cup butter to boiling point. Add flour and salt 'and stir constantly until mix- 'ture clears pan and forms a ball of dough. Remove from fire and stir well | until slightly cooled. | eggs, one at a time, beating thoroughly after each is added. Drop two to three teaspoons of batter. according to size of puff desired, leaving 2 inches be- Cook’s Corner | | BY MRS. ALEXANDER GEORGE DINNER Crab Salad Corn on the Cob Raspberry Sauce Jumbles Bread Spanish Cream Iced Coffee CRAB SALAD. 1 teaspoon chopped pimientes. 1, teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon lemon juice. 13 cup stiff mayonnaise. 1, teaspoon 1 cup crab (lump). 2 hard-cooked eggs. diced. 13 cup diced celery. 2 tablespoons chopped sweet pickles. Bake in a 450 degree oven 10 minutes, | then lower oven temperature to 350 | | degrees for 15 minutes. For large puff | Add unbeaten | R/I tween puffs, on buttered baking sheet. | Set on blue plates, these delectable cream puffs carry out the tri-color scheme with their luscious filling of whipped cream and red berries. Raspberries may be used instead of the strawberries, if A perfect dessert for the holiday lunche on or dinner. desired. < D Dorothy Dix Says There Is No Way of Knowing Whether a Husband Will Be a EAR MISS DIX—Are all hus- bands philanderers? Although Iam only 20 I have a cynical attitude toward marriage be- caftse all around me I see married men having affairs with other women. I am secretary to a very fine man, but ‘he and his partner, both of whom Adjusting The Child’s Allowance Stress Economy as In- creases Are | | Made. } BY ANGELO PATRIL ONEY problems appear during adolescent years. While !hel child was still young enough to be given a small allowance and guided | in its use there was little trouble. When the child became a young per- son with mature desires and adult tastes, things became more difficult | } paprika Mix all ingredients. = Chill @erve on crisp lettuce. SPANISH CREAM. | ¢ egg yolks, 1, cup cold beaten. water. 13 cup sugar. 14 teaspoon salt. 2 cups milk. 1 teaspoon 1 tablespoon vanilla. granulated 14 teaspoon gelatin. Soak gelatin 5 minutes in water. Add to yolks, mixed with sugar and milk heated in double boiler. Stir until gelatin has dissolved. Cool and add rest of ingredients. Pour into glass dish, chill and serve plain or with cream. JUMBLES, i 15 cup butter. 2 eggs, beaten. 1 cup sugar. 1, teaspoon salt. 14 cup cream. 2 cups flour. 1 teaspoon 2 teaspoons baking vanilla. powder. | % teaspoon lemon extract. ! Cream butter and sugar. Add eream, extracts and eggs. Beat well.! Add rest of ingredients, mixing lightly. Chill dough 2 hours or longer. Drop portions of dough from tip of spoon | onto greased baking sheet, bake 12 minutes in moderate oven. and bake 20 minutes in a hot oven and 25 minutes in a 350-degree oven. When | baked slit near bottom as soon as re- | | moved from oven. Remove to cooling | Parents are hard put to it to keep the rack away from draught. Whip 2 cups of cream until stiff, add sugar to atste and fold in a quart of whole, fresh strawberries for 8 large { with sharp knife. fill with strawberry cream mixture, replace tops and serve filled with cream cheese thinned with cream and a tablespoon of raspberry or currant jam. * % X x ND here is just a suggestion for a sample dinner menu, that would stick to the red, white and blue as much as possible. Blue foods are dif- ficult—try to get as much blue into the picture with china and cornflower garnishes as possible: FOURTH OF JULY DINNER. Iced Beet Consomme Radishes Celery Melba Toast Filet Mignon, Sauce Bearnaise Creamed Corn Boiled Potato Balls Grilled Tomatoes Caulifiower Salad, Cream Cheese Crackers Berry Cream Puffs Coffee Famous Men and How They Cook “I Can Cook Greens,” Says Sénator Ben- nett Champ Clark of Missouri. BY HARRIET FRENC THE SON of the late distinguished Speaker of the House Champ Clark of Missouri, came smilingly off the Senate floor into the reception room to meet me. It was one of those first hot Summery days in Washington and the Senator was wearing an immacu- late white suit and a blue tie. ‘When asked if he could cook, the Benator said: “I can cook greens. All the boys out in Missouri learn how to pick a mess of greens. I wouldn't know how to do it in this part of the country, but out there we learn the' different kinds of greens in the fields that are edible. “We would pick wild mustard, dan- delions, dock, collards and, of course, kale and turnip tops. A good combi- nation to cook together is kale and wild mustard, another is turnip tops and wild mustard. They must be ‘washed throughly, first in warm water to loosen the dirt, then several times in cold water. A good idea is to wash each leaf, one at 8 time, under the faucet of cold, running water. ’ “To cook, have the water boiling in the pot, add salt, then the greens. Put in chunks of middling meat or hog jowls and cook until tender. Drain off the water and you will have really & fine mess of greens for din- ner.” When I recovered from my astonish- ment at this young Senator’s know- ledge of cooking greens, I asked him if he could cook any thing else. He said: “Well, meats, of course, are nothing to cook—roasts especially. You just heat the oven, but in the meat, baste it occasionally, let it bake an hour or more, depending on the size, take it out and there it is! Nothing hard about that. “Steaks, of course, they are easy too. I just put them under the flame of the broiler, turn them after they are seared and let them cook until they are brown. Remove, add salt and that's that! “I am not & wonderful cook at all— really you overestimate me.” (Copyright, 1936.) Money took on great importance. Nobody has any money to waste. ! home going. the children fed and clothed and educated. When an ado- lescent boy or girl demands money for extras like dress accessories, they | cream puffs. Cut off tops of puff shells | are likely to be met with impatience. | Impatience breeds bad temper and 11l feeling, and it is not long before the almond extract. jmmediately. The shells are also good | atmosphere of home is very unhappy. The meaning and use of money must be taught children as early as | they can begin to understand it. That | means as soon as they begin to ask for pennies to spend they are to be | put on an allowance and trained, not by strict injunction, but by personal | experience and adult advice in the | best ways of spending it. Early child- | hood is spending time, not saving time. The first step in money edu- cation is learning how to get the best values out of money. Saving comes later. As the child grows in experience his needs multiply and his allowance must increase. Now he is given money | and told that a set portion of it is to be spent for necessities. These are selected by his father or mother, and he is trained to buy them. At this stage he is taught to lay aside some | of his weekly allowance for future| spending. He saves with a direct pur- pose in view, a nearby view. Long- term saving does not mean anything | to children. It is purely an adult idea. | If a child has been trained this | | way he is not likely to give his people | any anxiety about money when he is |an adolescent. He will be earning | some money of his own and using it to help himself and relieve his parents of just that much of his sup- | | port. But if he has not been trained he will be spending all his money on himself and asking for more. He will want everything he sees anybody else have and make a fuss in the house because he cannot have it. There is only one course open. Take him aside, tell him in as few words as possible the state of affairs and his relation to it. Tell him exactly | what he can expect in the way of help, what he has to do on his side, and stick to it ever afterward. It will be like putting on the brakes suddenly when a car is going full speed, but you will have to take the shock and the risks. The child can- | not go on as he is and the saoner he is adjusted the better. i When children reach the age of | understanding—that is, when they seem to know that there is a limited amount of money coming into the house and that it must be conserved and shared with care—it is time to teach them the innermost facts of household economy, time to share the family concerns. They should hdve some idea of how much morey there is to spend, what it is spent for and how they can help in the con- servation. Responsibility steadies chil- dren, makes them intelligent abcut everyday matters like money and home-making and family co-opera- tion. Children who make trouble about money have not been properly trained in its use and meaning, and are not o much to blame as they are to be pitied and helped. (Copyright, 1936, e Raspberry Sauce. 38 cups berries. 1% cups sugar. 14 cup water. Thoroughly wash berries, add water and boil 4 minutes. Add sugar and boil 2 minutes. Cool and serve. s 9 \ S Double-Duty Pajamas Model May Be Made for Either Sleeping or Lounging Purposes. BY BARBARA BELL. LEEPING pajamas are so pretty these days that you can keep them solely for lounging, beach, bicycling or make them do for both needs. And this holds true with today's model not only for slim young 14s, but also for their sisters in the 42s. The pajama illustrated h_s a cool, trim neckline with a dainty pointed collar and tricky yoke that extends into a panel for the bodice closing. It is exceedingly eppropriate for gar- dening or to do your morning work in as the dropped shoulder line, in- stead of sleeves removes every possi- bility of strain. The blouse is gath- ered to the yoke in front and back giving a flattering fullness and smooth appearance. Any young crea- ture, particularly the business girl after a day’s work, will adore slipping into the sheer coolness of this pajama. Try your band at this tailored model in polka dotted silk, printed crepe, cotton or light flannel. Barbara Bell pattern No. 1913-B is available for sizes 14, 16, 18, 20; 40 and 42. Size 16 requires 41; yards of 39-inch material. Every Barbara Bell pattern includes an illustrated instruction guide which is easy to understand. Send 15 cents for the Barbara Beli Pattern Book. Make yourself attrac- tive,- practical and becoming clothes, selecting designs from the 100 Barbara Bell well-planned, easy-to-make pat- terns. Interesting _ and _exclusive fashions for little children and the difficult junior age; slenderizing, well- cut patterns for the ‘mature- figure, and afternoon dresses for the most [ BARBARA BELL ‘Washington Star Enclose 25 cents in coins for Pattern No. 1913-B. Size_ ... NaMe «oeemcmccmmceeceee R Address .oeeeee-- cceccccccan (Wrap coins securely in paper.) particular young woman and matron, and other patterns for special occa- sions are all to be found in the Bar- bara Bell Pattern Book. (Copyright, 1936.) Wedding Gowns. By the Assoctated Press. NEW YORK.—The most lace known to have trimmed an American bridal gown was 132 yards. The gown of stiff white taffeta had great hoop skirts laden with tiny shirrings of real lace, and was worn in 1838. Large bows of cotton lace were scat- tered over the muslin bridal gowns of Civil War days. The veils also were of cotton lace, and the dress muslin cost $7 a yard. After the crinoline days came brides who wore bustles. The train to a gown of this period was bordered with tiny curls of white ostrich feathers, and the vell was & long rectangle of white organdy. 4 Pedicure No Longer Mere Fad 'Beach Season Calls for “Tip to Toe” Grooming. BY ELSIE PIERCE. TITHOUT entirely subscribing to the theory of nudism, I must say that to a certain extent it does foster beauty. During the Winter, women may or may not be (I hope the latter) content to forget their underpinnings, but just as soon as the bathing-suit season approaches something’s done to beautify legs soon to be seen at mountain resort or shore. Shorts and culottes are threaten- ,ing to take the spotlight from last season’s slacks. And suit or shorts, the legs still show. That’s one reason for all the activity at gymnasiums, reduc- ing salons and such. That's one reas- son, too. for all the appointments at fashionable beauty salons, where one can get what is known as a “pedi- | sleek” treatment for toes and limbs. The nails are pedicured and the hair removed from limbs at thé same time. This is followed by a thorough mas- sage of feet and logs. In the re- ducing or figure-contouring salons the :mmelcd and ccaked intd v contours. Bui the av erage beauty salon which dozs not include these servicas urges patrens to go home and ride imagi bicycles, jump rope. climb stairs, walk miles and miles a day, do a toe-rising exercise several times a day (does a good deal for the shapeliness of the ankles) and a combination of toe! rising and squatting exercise (which does right by the calves, too). | | If you can afford it, it is particu- | larly nice to have the two in one “pedi- sleek” treatment at a beauty salon or | shop. The expert operator will natur- ally avoid some mistakes that women often make at home. However, if you | [ have to pedicure your own toes, and remove the superfluous hair from your | legs these are treatments you can un- dertake at home quite easily. i The pedicure is becoming more and more popular and it is quite the vogue to show a beautifully shaped. tinted toe, matching lip rouge and fingernail in hue. | | In pedicuring the toenails at home. remember to cut the nails straight | across and then round ihem very zently with an emory board. Don't use |a steel file. And don't attempt to make the nail pointed in shape or you may find it tearing your stocking. Push the cuticle back with oil, but don't at- ‘ tempt to cut it. That belongs to the chiropodist. In applying polish, most experts cover the entire nail. And in order to avold getting the polish on the sides of the next toe, bits of cot- ton or small rolls of neck strips are placed between the toes to keep them | separated and make the application of polish easy. i | In removing hair from the legs, use a cream or wax of the epilator variety, in preference to the depilatory type that cuts the hairs at the roots. This | type or shaving leaves a coarse stub- ble that often tear sheer hose. If the down is fine and soft, but a bit dark, bleaching may be all you need to make the hair unnoticeable. Full directions for the home pedi- cure are outlined in my bulletin on this subject. There is also a bulletin on superflious hair and one called “Legs Beautiful.” Please inclose a self- addressed, stamped (3-cent) envelope for each bulletin, however. (Copyright, 1936.) [‘Sweeten it with Domino Refined in USA, have lovely wives, give much of their free time to amusing themselves with other women. They make no secret of these affairs except to their wives. In fact, they seem proud that women find them so attractive. You will probably say that this is not true of all husbands, but how can a girl tell before marriage whether or not her husband will be faithful? PRISCILLA. Answer—Of course not all men are roamers. There are millions of men who are just as domestic as the house- cat and who never think of straying away from their own firesides. They literally never see any other woman than their own wives, and sirens and vamps ply their arts against them in vain. But, alas, there is no way on earth by which a girl can tell befcre mar- riage whether she is getting a Joseph or a Don Juan. Nor, no matter how many fortune tellers she consults, can any of them prophesy to her whether the mah who swears at the altar to Tove and cherish her until death do them part will live up to his contract, or break it within six months. Worse still, there is nothing much that the wife can do about it, for no matter how beautiful and intelligent and sweet and kind and good, nor what 8 housekeeper she is, she cannot hold her husband if he has a wandering foot. He will go off after women who have not half the charms and whom he really doesn’t admire as much as he does her just because he is built that way. So all that the poor girl can do is just to buy her pig in a poke and trust to luck. And there is always Reno. % x DEAR DOROTHY DIX—At the time of my wife’s death our 11- year-old daughter was in a tubercular sanatorium where she has remained ever since and where she has entirely regained her health. I am devoted to her and visit her regularly and her wellbeing is my chief object in life, so I have contemplated leaving her in this institution until she is 16 years old, but my relatives think this is a dreadful thing for me to do and that I am not treating the child right. I am thinking of marrying again. In case I do shall I bring the girl home, or leave her where she is? A LOVING FATHER. Answer—It depends upon what kind Philanderer or Not. of a woman you are marrying. If she is a middle-aged, kindly, broad- minded woman who will be a second ‘mnmer to your child, bring her home. | An institution is not an ideal environ- ment for a girl to be reared in. She | needs the contact with other people, | especially with heaithy and hearty | youngsters of her own age, and to |learn the routine of a home instead | of a hospital. DOROTHY DIX. * ok ok x | DEAR MISS DIX: My daughter has been going with a young man for imme time. I presume they are en- | gaged. Every time he comes over, even | if there is company or if I or the remainder of the family are in the room, she is either playing with his hair or fixing his necktie or touching his cheeks. I don’t object to them petting a little, but I wish they would do it privately, not when other peop: are in the room. It is embarrassin ‘ to us. MOTHER. | Answer—Right you are, mother, ar I never see a spooning couple who 2 | doing their lovemaking in public th I do not wonder that they do r realize what figures of fun they 2 making of themsclves and how eve one is laughing at them. But everywhere you see it beir done, regardless ¢f how ridiculous i makes the_performers nor how sick i makes the observers. At the movic you can hardly keep your mind on | the romance depicted on the screen | for the snugglers who are sitting right in front of you and distracting your attention. On the roads your life i- endangered by drivers who are being embraced by amorous young peoplc and who are trying to mix kisse: with gasoline. And. curiously enough. it is mostly the girls who are indulging in this shameless display of their affections Which goes to prove the fact that men have a greater sense of humor than women. For the men at least realize what a laughing stock they are making of themselves. Surely if girls could know how cheap and common and vulgar they look when they caress the boy friend in public they would re- frain from doing so. DOROTHY DIX. For Youngsters. For the children's supper. chop up a few walnuts and mix with the prunes, calling it the prune and wal- nut dessert. They probably will relish it. | White Sauce. | Add 1 teaspoon peppercorns. whole cloves and ' small onion to make it savory. Remove seasoning: before serving. | Buttered pumpernickel bread spread | Wwith Roquefort cheese. Add layer of F YOU'RE one of those knitters who has been wanting to knit a bedspread but finds time rather scarce, here's the answer! It is a knitted edge with an insertion to match, which can be combined with bands of crash linen If you have the time, you might like to make the whole spread of the inser- tion sewed together ss our grandmothers did. If not, you can knit just as much or as little as you like, making the bands run up and down or across the spread, or as in the illustration, parallel to the sides and bottom. You will find. too, that the edge and insertion will make a most attractive trimming for your best bath towels. The pattern envelope contains complete, easy-to-understand illustrated directions, with diagrams to aid vyou: also what crochet hook and what material and how much you will need. To obtain this pattern send for No. 319 and inclose 15 cents in stamps or coin to cover service and postage. Address orders to the Woman's Editor of The Evening Star, (Copyright, 1 THEY ARE PERFECT! Delicious, easy to carry and use, no Py ¥ ur- ishing and healthful. Everybody likes them, sold everywhere. Look for name NORWAY on every can. For finest flavor, delicacy, get “Brisling.” *NORWAY QUICKIE N ; mfluflnmnm