Evening Star Newspaper, October 12, 1936, Page 27

w Question of Idealisms And Youth Remember That Hu- man Endeavors Are Not Infallible. BY ANGELO PATRIL (JDEALS are fine; in fact, essential to high living, high accomplish- ments. I would support idealism wherever I found it. We haven't enough of it in public life or in ordi- mary service. But—and this is im- portant to those whom it concerns— idealism can become a dead weight on the soul, a clog on the body, if it is not viewed clearly for what it is, & vision and dream. An ideal is a standard of perfection, and there is no perfection on this earth, When parents and teachers hold the 100 per cent standard up to the children they ought to know that 1t is an impossible standard. -It is a mark to aim at, not a possibility. While one longs to achieve perfection one knows that it forever moves beyond the horizon to beckon one forward, to urge one to stronger endeavor, to pull and haul one out of the dead levels of mediocrity. But as an accomplish- ment it is not to be expected and never to be demanded. An ideal of behavior is necessary because one must know what the best might be. Teachers and parents have to hold this ideal up for the stimula- tion of the children. But when a child falls short of the ideal he is not to be made to feel that he is a failure. When & little boy steals a cookie out of the jar or raids the ice box with- out permission he does wrong. True. But you would not condemn him as sinful. He is not a spiritual fallure because he pilfered a cookie. Maybe he goes a step beyond that and keeps the change from the grocery bill. He did wrong, but are you going to make him feel himself lost? A school child works hard at his lessons, and for the month gets fine daily marks. At the end of the month he gets an examination that he did not expect. It covers the ground he has covered, true enough, but it is set in unfamiliar terms. Particulars like dates, battles, names of generals he knows well do not appear. They have become generalized in the test. Instead of having to answer factual | questions he is obliged to try to state opinions, things of which he has been and is, completely innocent. His mark is a shock. Is he to be made to feel he is a failure? ‘The teacher had one ideal, perfect- Iy presented lessons, set so the child could get & high mark. The ex- aminer had another ideal—original thinking, creative work on the mate- rial presented. The child had his ideal based on the teacher's standard. Each held manfully to his pattern and the end was sorrow. It is fine to plan ahead. Without e plan one is doomed to wasteful wandering without arrival. But—the plan should be flexible enough to al- Jow for the overlapping growth of children, for the accidents and aston- ishments of learning, for the unpre- dictable things of life. Ideals, plans, courses are essential to any good educational scheme, but the growth of the children for whose good they are set is all important. ‘The ideals and plans and courses are good only as they bring good to the child. They are to be used for his liberation and never for his bondage. And this applies not only to the chil- dren, but to all who formulate schemes and set ideals of service for others. Cooking Hint. To freshen shredded coconut, soak ft in sweet milk a few moments be- fore using. i OMEN’ For a Change, a Steaming Bowl S FEATURES. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1936. of Chowder I Shopping in Washington | Hot, Nourishing Soup A Golden Cleansing Cream and Timely the H A cleansing cream that als skin is thrice welcome on milady’s dressing table. Suggestions for Softening and Whitening ands. o tones and invigorates the BY MARGARET WARNER. 114 HAT! Another cream!” disinterested air. “Why another one, which to choose?” That does seem to be the first thought that comes to but this is not just “another” cream, it is based on an interesting chemical This valuable ingredient has been pounced upon eagerly by beauty ex- to rid the skin pores of clogging dirt, make-up, dead tissue and other im- beauty. It has been incorporated in this latest cream which claims to it cleanses! Of course, you can't see or feel this more than the iron in spinach is a | metal. In fact, many of the health- tables exist in a collodial form, similar to this. What you do see, however, rose pink in color, suitable for cleans- ing every type of skin. Doesn't it A similar cream was brought out about & year ago at rather a high within the reach of every one. * ok * % keepers to give heed to the con- dition of their hands! Ewven if you actual work of housecleaning for you, there come moments when you feel you say, with a rather when we already have so many from | mind when we hear of a new cream; discovery, the use of colloidal gold. | perts on account of its amazing power purities that destroy complexion tone and invigorate skin cells while gold because it is not a metal—any giving minerals in fruits and vege- is a smooth, non-liquefying cream, sound good? price. This one is equally good and Now is the time for all good house- have adequate assistance to do all the impelled to take a hand yourself, and We're all used to “Welcome” on a door mat, but wouldn't a lovely erocheted peacock be a welcome sight on the glass panel of a door? We thought so and tried it out; and, because peacocks don't crow (or do they), we did the crowing—we liked the effect so much. ‘We’ve made him useful as well as ornamental, so that if the place you'd like to put him doesn’t happen to be the panel of a door, you can, by just changing the thread, make a diffrent size. Then, too, if you omit two sections of the diagram, you can make a cente: r piece for your table. In No. 10 mer- cerized crochet cotton the panel measures about 27 by 38 inches—while a center piece is about 27 by 31 inches. In No. 20 cotton the panel is about 22 by 31 and in No. 30, 21 by 25 inches. Almost like a raliroad time table, though not as hard to make out. You'll enjoy making the panel, for it's almost like playing solitaire as working diagram and you follow the with diagrams to aid hand, directions, watch the pattern grow under your you; also what crochet hook and what material and how much you will need. To obtain this pattern, send for No. and postege. Address orders to the Needlework Editor (Coprrisht, 1036) A or coin to cover service of The Evening Star. 350 and inclose 15 cents in stamps I before you know it you have done a lot of damage to your usually well- kept fingers. But don't let it worry you, for there is a quick way out of the difficulty which will make your hands smooth and white again in a remarkably short time. This hand beautifying treatment | consists of three steps—a soap, a cream and a pair of gloves. The soap con- tains lanolin which is one of the basic softening ingredients used in cosmetics and is extracted from the wool of sheep. It replaces natural oils that have been removed by one cause or another. This soap is kinder to the hands than the average cleanser. The next step is to rub a little of the rich hand cream, which contains both almond and olive oils, into the hands and wrists, and you will find that it immediately counteracts that dry feeling. Continued use should ! bring its reward of normal smooth | texture. For an intensive treatment the cream should be applied at night and the hands covered with the beauty gloves, which are made of light weight latex. Or the gloves may be worn while you are doing your household tasks when their action will help to massage the cream well into the hands. They are excellent to wear if you have to wash dishes upon occasion, as they have frosted tips to keep the dishes| from slipping between your fingers, and when the weather gets cold and snappy you will be doubly glad that you have the cream to keep your hands from chapping. * x x % NOW here is something for the ‘women to tell the men about, for they are so busy reading the political news and the “funnies” that the rest of the paper just does not exist for most of them! This news is about a new line of cosmetic preparations for men. It is being put out by one of the leading manufacturers and the men will be able to find these products in their pet drug store at the corner if they wish, or let their wives and sisters get them in the department stores. The new set for shaving has a wooden shaving bowl and an after- shave lotion for $1.65, or if the gentle~ man prefers, he may choose a brush- less or regular shaving cream in tube form. Then there is a skin balm, a hair tonic and dressing, and a talcum all with a delicate suggestion of lavender scent, which men usually like very much. You might take a look at these anyhow, and see how they appeal to you. * %k X X PEAKING of lavender brings us to another matter and that is, that British lavender in all of its various forms is being particularly stressed this week in one of our local shops. Among their usual tempting array of lovely cosmetics there is a newcomer— & water softener, which was put on the American market recently, and now comes in a small guest room size at 35 cents as well as the larger original package. This water softener is made from lavender blossoms, cereals and other special ingredients. A handful in the bath will make hard water as soft as rain water and as fragrant as an English garden. Three of these guest size quaint wooden drum con- tainers in a special box make an at- tractive hostess gift or bridge prize, in case you have that problem on your mind again! By the way, if you need a new lip- stick (and who doesn’t?), there are some new ones in, that are just a little bigger and better and at the same standard price. They are oval shaped, Proves Very Helpful In Stretching Budget A Little Fruit, Salad and Light Dessert Can Be Added to Round Out Whole- some Meal. BY BETSY CASWELL, the somewhat monotonous aspect of routine meals, is to serve some kind of chowder for dinner. This is sure to make a hit with the ONE of the best ways that I know to stretch the budget, and to change masculine members of the family, and, as a rule, children like it just as much. The chowder may form the main dish, or basis of the meal. Dinner might begin with a slice of melon or¢ fruit cup. Then the chowder—best served in a great bowl, accompanied by a plate of toasted and light- ly buttered pilot biscuit. Soup plates or cups, of course, will do for the individual servings, but if you can manage to get some of those charming little French pot- tery bowls, they will lend added “atmosphere” to the occasion. Sliced tomatoes and cucumbers in French dressing or some simple green salad, may be served on extra plates, or salad “crescents.” After the chow- der session is over—and it is apt to be a long and thorough one—some simple dessert, such as lemon jelly with green minted pineapple sauce, would be cool and refreshing. That may sound, offhand, like a very sWm dinner—just fruit, soup, salad and dessert. But if you like chowder, and have it often in your home, you know very well that three “helps” are far from unusual—in fact, four is more nearly the average! Also, you know that chowder is one of the most filling dishes in existence, and I predict that if you make enough of it, your family will need little more than the meal I have outlined, to feel entirely well fed and satisfied. * x * x THERE are many kinds of chowder— all of them good, so we must just pick a few “special” ones to include today because of restricted space. And, for the hostess—here’s a tip; if you want to start the conversational ball rolling with a vengeance at your chowder party—just begin a discus- sion about the merits of Rhode Island clam chowder, versus plain clam chowder, and so on—you won't have a moment's dullness after that, I can assure you! Betsy Caswell, CONNECTICUT FISH CHOWDER 4 pound codfish 1 quart potatoes, cubed 2 onions, sliced 114 inch cube fat salt pork 1 tablespoon salt Pepper to taste 3 tablespoons butter 3215 cups stewed and strained toma- 13 cup cracker crumbs Have the market skin the fish, but leave on the head and the tail. Cut| these off at home, and remove the, backbone. Cut the fish in one-inch | pieces, and set it to one side. Break | up the backbone, and put it with the head and the tail in a saucepan with 2 cups cold water. Bring to a boil, and let cook for five minutes. Cut the salt pork in small cubes, and try out, adding the onion. Fry for five min- utes; strain fat off into saucepan. Add the potatoes to the fat, add 2 cups boiling water, and cook for five Dorothy minutes. Add the liquor drained from the bones and add the fish itself. Cover saucepan and simmer slowly for about 10 minutes. Add the toma- toes, salt, pepper and butter, and, just before serving, the cracker crumbs. RHODE ISLAND CLAM CHOWDER. 1 quart large clams. 2 onions, sliced. 3-inch cube fat salt pork. 3 cup cold water. 4 cups potatoes, cubed. 2 cups boiling water. 1'% cups stewed, strained tomatoes. % teaspoon soda. 1 cup milk, scalded. 1 cup cream, scalded (or 2 cups rich milk altogether if cream is too ex- pensive). 2 tablespoons butter, 8 soda crackers. Salt and pepper to taste. Cook the pork with the onions and cold water for 10 minutes. Drain and reserve the liquor. Wash the clams well and save the liquor. Par boil the potatoes for five minutes and drain them. Chop the hard parts of the clams fine and add them to the potatoes, together with the clam and onion liquors. Add the boiling water. Cook until the potatoes are almost done, then add the tomatoes, soda, the soft parts of the clams, milk, cream and butter. Season well with salt and pepper. Split the crackers, moisten them by soaking in cold milk, add them to the chowder, re- heat and serve at once. CORN CHOWDER. 1 can whole-kernel corn. 4 potatoes, sliced. 3 onions, sliced. 2 cups water. 2 tablespoons flour. 3 cups scalded milk. 3 tablespoons drippings. Salt, pepper, celery salt and paprika to taste. Fry the onions in the fat, add the flour, and stir often to prevent burn- ing. Add the water and the potatoes. Cook until the potatoes are soft, add the corn and the milk and cook alto- gether for five minutes. Season well and serve hot. PLAIN CLAM CHOWDER. 1 quart soft clams. 4 potatoes. 2 onions. 4 cups milk. 3, pound salt pork. 3 tablespoons butter. Clean and pick ove- the clams. Place them in a saucepan with one cup cold water. Cook for 10 minutes, drain, and set liquid to one side. Re- move hard parts of clams and chop fine. Prepare the other ingredients Jjust as you would for fish chowder, adding the chopped bits of the clams and the saft parts of the clams. Cook altogether for 10 minutes and serve with pilot biscuit. If desired, the pilot biscuit may be moistened in cold milk and added to the chowder a mo- ment or two before it is taken from the fire. Dix Says First Break Between Husband and Wife Comes When First Baby Is Born. 'WHY does married love last so short a time, as a gen- eral thing? Why does ro- mance go so soon? Why are most middle-aged husbands and wives so bored with each other? Virtually every marriage is a love match. A boy and girl marry because they feel that they cannot live with- out each other, and they are abso- lutely certain that no matter what has happened to other people’s ro- mances theirs will remain untarnished to their golden wedding day. They would regard as an unspeakable sac- rilege the mere sugestion that they could ever grow indifferent to each other and drift so far apart that they had become strangers who did not even speak the same language. Yet this catastrophe happens so often it is what we have cynically come to believe the common end of marriage, and when we do find an old couple who are still lovers, who are still interested in each other and enjoy being together we make as great an ado over them as if they were an eighth wonder of the world. They are marked people in the community. We point to them with pride as we boredom and estrangement, where love is not killed by a dramatic knife thrust into the heart, but just perishes of anemia. The tragedy is not less bitter because neither the husband nor the wife knows when it happened, or where, or why. I think the reason that so many marriages have failed is because in most marriages the wife is all mother and the husband is all business. The one’s thoughts and interests are all centered in the nursery. The other’s thoughts and interests are all cen- tered in money making. And so they go different ways into different worlds and drift so far apart that they be- come aliens to each other. * X x X Tl-l!: first break between a young husband and wife nearly always comes when the first baby is born. Up to that time the husband has been lord of his wife's life. For him she has put on her prettiest dresses and her sweetest smiles. To him she has given her petting and caressing. For him she has made every effort to be entertaining and amusing, but with the advent of Junior all this has changed. Baby is first now, with husband running a bad second. It relate, with wonder and awe in our voices, how they enjoy going out to- gether; what good times they have, just the two of them, and how they still ind themselves fascinating com- panions and have not talked out after 40 years of married life. * K k% FOR such, alas! is not the custom of the general run of husbands and wives. Most of them after the for a change, instead of perfectly round, and though they appear larger they are light as a feather because they're made of bakelite instead of metal. The sides are corrugated like & fluted column and the cap top snaps open so that the stick pops up like a periscope. It is really tricky, and of course, there are all the well liked shades to choose from and the con- sistency is claimed to be non-parching to the lips. There are several colors of cases to please all tastes and match all ensembles. For information concerning items mentioned in this column call National “first five years are past and the honey- moon has set, Tegard marriage with & I-wonder-what-made-me-do-it eye and then begin to stray or settle down to a stolcal endurance, according to their natures and their principles. We see all about us these couples who started out with such high hopes of bliss but whose marriages have turned to dust and ashes in their teeth. They are our neighbors. Our friends. Perhaps ourselves. ~Hus- bands and wives who have lost touch with each other, whose attraction for each other has gone. Who find no thrill in being together, who have 5000, Extension 395, between 10 and 12 am. Improving Canned Foods. Add a little mustard to canned foods to enliven their flavor. A'can of prepared sphaghetti is much im- proved by the addition of 1 to 2 table- spoons prepared mustard. And canned beans really taste liks Boston baked with a little sugar pre- pared mustard. i nothing in on. Who cannot even keep up & -casusl conversation when they go out to places of amuse- ‘Whose evenings at home are 1is baby who is cooed over and gurgled over now. It's baby for whom the house is run; baby who has a mo- nopoly on mother’s time and interest and conversation. Many & woman gets so wrapped up in her children that she never goes anywhere, never reads any- thing, never talks about anything except baby’s formulas and little Johnnie’s adenoids, and never shows her husband the slightest affection, nor has any apparent interest in him, except as & provider for her brood, and thus inevitably she kills her husband’s affection for her by starv- ing it to death. She forces him to seek other society because hers has become so dull and tiresome. And many = man ceases to be his wife’s fairy prince when he turns into nothing but a drudge. He is too busy and tired to take ‘her places and keep her amused. He reads nothing but the stock market. When she realizes that nothing she could do or say would give him a thrill that a 5-point rise in Steel would and that she has married a green grocery or a dry goods store instead of & man, it is no wonder that her romance goes blooey and Cupid packs up his duds and departs. The moral husbands and wives want keep in love with other they must keep their fences mended as | back and front, adding height to its | | neat inward curve by the elimination Wise to Be Luxurious Model Keen Styling Is Present, in Spite of Sim- plicity of BY BARBARA BELL. HO'D ever dream of con- necting this top - notch | model, that breaths an air of luxury and keen styling, with a six-piece paper pat- tern? Well, here's your proof—note | the diagram. The pattern-also in- cludes a sew chart to give you a help- ing hand and guide your every step until you've finished a flattering, slim- fitted princess frock. Simplest of all is the cut-in-one yoke and panel, that sweeps with de- termination from shoulder to hem, wearer’s stature. Hips are given a | trim fit and the waistline develops a of bulk through clever seaming. A | smart flap collar, a button detail, and long or short sleeves make it a con- servative style for which you'd ex- pect to invest three times the amount of money you do. Barbara Bell pattern No. 1984-B is | available for sizes 14, 16, 18, 20, 40 and | 42. Corresponding bust measurements | 32, 34, 36, 38, 40 and 42. Size 16 (34) requires 45 yards of 39-inch material with long sleeeves. A contrasting col- lar requires }3 yard. “Back View” Conscious BY ELSIE PIERCE. RECENT issue of one of Amer- ica's leading fashion magazines refers to the importance of back views | and goes on to say “the story behind the Paris collections.” Call it facetious and clever, if you like, but in all earnestness back views are the story behind beauty . . . the very back bone of beauty, in fact. For, after all, you see yourself in your mir- ror eyes front. But the rest of the world looks behind you. And I can’t help wondering how many women see themselves as others see them. As a wise young blade just out of college remarked to me the other day, «How many women would recognize pletures of themselves, snapped be- hind their backs? “Even some of the lovely young things in college,” he continued, “were not always perfectly turned out from the back. In fact, some of the pretty maids, some of the time, looked as though they had played the part of the woman sawed in half alive .. . or something like that. Anyway, the back view did not seem to belong to the fine front the girls not only tried but suc- ceeded in putting up.” ‘Whatever your age, the younger man’s observations have a hint of truth in them, and are worth heeding. From head to heel if your back view is a good one, you're bound to be 8 step in front of the rest of them in the beauty parade. When you have to make an impression the back view may decide in favor of or against you. You can see yourself as others see you. Mirrors come to the rescue, give you eyes behind your head. A sub- stantial-sized hand mirror of good quality glass, one that 4s frank enough, mind you, and a full-length or better yet a triple, full-length mirror is & fine beauty combine, Study your hair, make sure the back is as neat as the front, study the poise of your head and shoulders, study every detail of your apparel right down to straight- ness of stocking seams, condition of shoe heels and so on. My bulletin on Good Grooming lists every little detail and nicety of per- sonal daintiness. A self-addressed, stamped (3-cent) envelope will bring 1 P10.3%8 (Copyrisht, 1936 WOMEN'’S FEA s a Good Main Din Pattern. BARBARA BELL, ‘Washington Star. Inclose 25 cents in coins for pattern No. 1984-B. Size...... NaMe€eeaaeaecoccoccomennnoncan Address (Wrap coins securely in paper.) | placent, | strong—and Send 15 cents for the Fall Barbara | Bell Pattern Book. Make yourself attractive, practical and becoming | clothes, selecting designs from the Barbara Bell well-planned, easy-to- | make patterns. Interesting and ex-% clusive fashions for little children and | the difficult junior age; slenderizing, well-cut patterns for the mature fig- ure, afternoon dresses for the most particular young women and matrons and other patterns for special occa- sions, are all to be found in the Bar- bara Bell Pattern Book. Cook’s Corner BY MRS. ALEXANDER GEORGE. DINNER SERVING FOUR. Broiled Meat Cakes Creole Creamed Potatoes and Peas Marmalade Biscuits Butter Perfection Salad Stuffed Baked Apples Coffee BROILED MEAT CAKES. 4 slices tomatoes 1 teaspoon 1 pound beef chopped celery round, chopped ! teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon 1 teaspcon chopped onions. paprika 1 teaspoon 2 tablespoons chopped parsley cream Cut 1-inch slices from tomatoes| and place in shallow pan. Mix rest | of ingredients and shape into 4 cakes. Place on top tomatoes. Broil 12 min- utes and turn meat cakes several times to allow even cooking. MARMALADE BISCUITS. 2 cups pastry 4 tablespoons flour butter 4 teaspoons bak- 23 cup milk ing powder 13 cup marma= 14 teaspoon salt lade (plum) Mix flour, baking powder and salt. Cut in butter and add milk. Pat out soft dough until it is 33-inch thick. Cut out biscuits, make indentations in each with back of spoon and fill with marmalade. Bake 12 minutes in mod- erate oven. 3 STUFFED BAKED APPLES. 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 tablespoon 1 cup chopped %3 cup nuts 25 cup light brown butter sugar 23 cup water Wash and core apples, stuff with figs, nuts and little sugar. Fit into shallow baking pan. Add rest of in- gredients and bake 30 minutes in moderate oven. Baste every 10 min- utes. Serve warm or cold. Guaranteed FRESH Because TURES. B—I11 ner Dish Exhibit Has Delightful Atmosphere Native Charm of Fin- land Well Expressed in Local Display. MPRESSIONS of the exhibit of Pinnish industrial art and handi- craft at Woodward & Lothrop's: Boft colors, delicate lines and the muted gleam of pewter and crystal— Woolens in misty shades of an un- believable softness, woven from yarn that retains all the luxuriant depth and warmth of the coats of the Fin- nish sheep— Vivid mittens and caps and scarfs that brought a pleasant hint of Win- ter snows on a hot and muggy day— Gay pottery, cream white, with flowerlike designs in soft blues and browns, pretty enough for a& queen’s breakfast table— A huge mug, made of the same ware, presumably intended to hold flowers, which was purchased promptly by one beholder to fill the require- ments of a husband whose “‘coffee cup ‘was never big enough—" “Bubble glass,” so heavy that it could hardly be lifted, emerald green in color, and getting its name from the myriads of tiny bubbles blown in< to the glass itself—as vases for top- heavy flowers this should prove ideal— Beautifully etched crystal of a blue as pale as that of a Spring sky; amber crystal with the warmth of the Autumn sun gleaming in its cleane cut lines— Glasses, plates, bowls—all in a “smoky crystal” that would divinely set a table covered with yellow linens, and ornamented with yellow flowers— Pewter that shines like old silver, in charming and gracious designs— among them some fine old church services that date as far back as the fifteenth century— An engaging group of handcarved wooden bears, one, the granddaddy of them all in size, looking fat and com- while two smaller fellows laughed ridiculously right under his nose— Pictures carved in wood from live ing models that are amazingly perfect in detail and perspective— China, in simple colors and pat- terns that are unusually light and impressively inexpene sive— “Birch bark boots” that are so heavy one onlooker inquired if they were sold by the size or by the pound— Slippers of straw, covered with reindeer hide with the fur left on and cut “on the bias,” so that the wearer is insured against slipping— ‘Toys from Lapland, with a group of dolls in native costume to torture the soul of any ambitious doll collector— Handwoven curtains, in pastel col- ors and of a texture that is indescrib- ably light and fine— Tufted rugs that are new and de- cidedly “different,” in pleasing shades and useful sizes— Linens for a princess, grown from the marvellous flax found in Finiand, dyed with incomparable skill in soft, warm colors, and made into napkins and cloths for the proud hostess® table— The group of men standing fascle nated in front of the skis, and skiing equipment— And everywhere the courtesy and charm of Finland and its delightful representatives. o5 Eatmor e AT FRUIT AND = ({GROCERY STORES s OLIM eat Salads « « s with o ’ (4 MAYONNAISE CONTAINS NO starcHy