Evening Star Newspaper, December 14, 1936, Page 33

WOMEN Choice of Soup for Christmas Dinner Depends Upon Rest Chic All-Purpose Dress Making Out Christmas | “Must” List Let Holiday Giving| Feature Beauty Items. BY ELSIE PIERCE. ‘OT long ago beauty was considered a luxury. Certainly only a limited few thought of it as a necessity. But <he general attitude to beauty has ehanged delightfully and decidedly. And it took the depression years to emphasize this change. During those years I received thou- sands upon thousands of letters from those who had to make some sacri- CGces, big or little. All were reluctant to give up beauty. Some asked for substitutes, not that they were con- tent to accept them, but felt they had to. Some asked for inexpensive ‘or homemade recipes. But one had to be in dire need to consider giving up every little beauty aid. And I dare say that for the majority of women beauty was among the last things to be sacrificed during those dark years. T'll wager that women cut down on clothes before they cut down on beauty aids, perhaps they cut down entértainment and other things first before curtailing the beauty budget. And now that the pendulum is swinging in a happier, more pros- perous direction, beauty is among the first “musts” to be reinstated. A buy- ing boom is expected. And beauty should certainly get its full share. It should for many reasons. Beauty holds an important niche among | women's interests. Beauty, according | to our modern concept, isn't handed | you at birth on a silver platter. It s something you achieve. Apart from 1ts actual effect on one’s good looks, the psychological effect produced by a good cream or lotion, the lifting in- 'S FEATURES. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1936. < Shopping in Washington Completing this young lady's groomed appearance is her gift bracelet of flexible platinum, with buckle clasp of diamonds and rubies, and her lovely, fragrant gardenias. Your Own Glamorous Appearance on Christmas Should Be Important Item. smart, well- fluence of a perfume, the exhilarating effect of a good facial or a scented bath, the renewed interest in one’s | eelf that a change of hairstyle cre- | * ates (why it's almost as valuable to | one as a change of scene)—that | Jsychological effect is worth all one | has to pay to procure it. 1 8o, since beauty has such a uni- | versal appeal and acceptance what | better gift for women to give other women, and to themselves, too, for that matter, than beauty? How many women on your gift list? Why bother rushing from counter to counter to check that list off. Put them all on your beauty list and put beauty on your must list. You'll save * yourself precious footsteps; you'll mul- tiply the sincere votes of thanks and genuine appreciation. For beauty flatters giver and receiver. It's a mark of & more modern attitude to beauty aids and artifices. It's a mark of good taste, > (Copyright. 1936.) B Brisket of Beef and Sauerkraut. & Two and one-half to three pounds of brisket of beef (or plate beef), one large can of kraut or quart of bulk kraut, two or three medium-sized onions, paprika. Place meat in a baking dish and surround it with the kraut. Add just sufficient water to saturate the kraut well. Add ‘onions and sprinkle wit! paprika to suit taste. Place in oven and bake slowly until meat is done— about two hours. This dish may be boiled instead of baked if desired. If boiled, it may be treated the same as spareribs and sauerkraut. My Neighbor Says: Perns and palms are ready for & short rest at this season of the year. See that they are free from scale and insects that are 1ikely to destroy their growth. A ooat of shellac or some other kind of sealing coat must be brushed over stained wood that 1s to be varnished. Otherwise the chemicals in the stain may work through the varnish and cloud it. To clean an Oriental rug, first beat it thoroughly, then brush to remove all dirt. Rub with a stiff brush dipped in warm soap- suds, to which a little ammonia has been added, and rub dry with & soft rag. Break coke to be burned in the kitchen range into little pieces, about the size of an egg. It takes less time to make a good, hot fire for = day’s cooking, is easy to light and is more economical. (Copyright, 1936, BY MARGARET WARNER. O SAVE some time for your- self before Christmas to have all those little per- sonal matters of hair, face and fingers carefully attended to in plenty of time, so that you will look your loveliest through the holiday season. You owe this to yourself and to your family, and a satisfactory re- sult depends largely on planning out | immediately just what you need to have done, and making your appoint- ments early. Perhaps your last permanent wave has reached a rather weak state and | needs a few extra curls around the | back or at the sides to “pep it up.” | Perhaps it is entirely gone and needs renewal. Either of these processes | should be attended to at once. A few | extra curls is a simple operation, takes |only a short while and is not expen- | sive. With the machineless method, you hardly realize that it is being done at all, and the results will be most gratifying. If your hair is dull and drab-looking for any reason, why not try a harm- less color rinse to give it more life and high lights. This may be in the form of a simple vegetable rinse that |is poured over the hair immediately following the shampoo, while the hair is still wet, or it may be a longer process, such as & blend of oil with a slight amount of coloring matter, which must be left on the hair for a longer time, and is used when more | color is needed than can be supplied | by & vegetable rinse. Even this should | not be confused with a dye, as it is not permanent and will gradually | fade off. It comes in a wide selec- | tion of natural hair colors, from light ash blond on through the darker shades. It leaves the hair soft and lustrous, due to the large amount of oil in its composition, and, in fact, reconditions the hair as it tints it. * x %k X F THE hair is streaked and un- sightly from overbleaching or un- satisfactory home attempts to change its color, there is now a way to re- move the undesirable color and start over again using the oil tinting pro- cess mentioned above. This has been proving most satisfactory and is done in a large number of shops in town. Both the removing and renewing must, however, be done by professional operators. If you are planning to have a per- manent wave as well as some color work, it is advisable to allow several days after the color treatment before the permanent. They should not both be done on the same day. It is a good time to try one of the new coiffures, especially if you have been adhering too closely to the old forms. Back from the face, off the ears, plain on the crown of the head, and plenty of puffs is the general formula, but the variations are un- limited and should, of course, be suit- For your best Sunday-go-to-meeting hankies, here are some little edges for you to crochet. But if you're not interested in hankies, you'll find endless other uses for these edgings, even though we have labeled them for hankies. They’ll be sweet on baby things—bibs, dresses, etc.—on children’s dresses and petticoats, and even on your own underwear and nighties. +The pattern envelope contains complete, easy-to-understand illustrated directions, with diagrams to aid you; also what crochet hook and what ma- terial and how much you will need. To obtain this pattern send for No. 382, and inclose 15 cents in stamps or coin to cover service- and postage. Editor of The Evening Star. Address orders to the Needlework (Copyright, 1936.) ed to the individual. It has even been suggested in one shop that if you have a favorite Greek or Chinese pic- ture showing a beautiful hair ar- rangement that appeals to you or is in keeping with a special costume, take it to a good shop and ask to have & modern adaptation worked out for you. This can be done and might prove particularly fitting for some special holiday function. Another idea is to make an effort to have your coiffure for evening have a definite relation to the type of gown you expect to wear. Talk it over with your hairdresser and to- gether plan to work out a perfect pic- ture—regal, sophisticated, demure or what-have-you. And don't count .on making your Christmas hair-do last over in perfect conditon for an extra | special New Year party. It will re- | quire some more attention, so plan for an added appointment some time be- tween the two holidays. | * x x % ,AF'X'ER days of hectic shopping, planning wrapping and mailing, | ete., give your face a lift with a tharough treatment at a good salon. It should be cleansed and stimulated and made to glow and your eyes to sparkle. During the holidays you may want to run in for short clean- ups or shorter make-ups to carry you through with flying colors. These things help so much. Here's just one story to prove it. | Enter a professional woman invited to New York to speak before a special group, mostly men. Contrary to her usual custom, she goes to a beauty shop and has a new, smart coiffure and & facial, looks like a new person, goes to the meeting and is a huge success, receiving compliments on every hand including ones from two members of her family who had not seen her for some time and could not believe they eyes! It does make a difference, and if you are at all skeptical try it and see. Of course you won't neglect your hands. They must be in the pink of perfection when you untie your pack- ages on Christmas morning and for all the hours of all the other holi- days. Well groomed from head to foot should even include a pedicure. Then as to the suggestions given under the photograph above. Jewelry and flowers are among the precious gifts that every woman loves. Give broad hints in these directions in plenty of time so that the man who is willing to give you anything you want will know about the thing that you really want most. For information concerning items mentioned in this column, call Na- tional 5000 extension 395 between 10 and 12 am. Psychology BY DR. JESSE W. SPROWLS. Smoking. TEE alleged injurious and beneficial effects of smoking have been put to the test. The harmful effects are not important. Neither are the benefl- cial effects. On the whole, you might say that smoking is & harmless habit. So much for smoking from the physi- ological point of view. inative power in the pipe and the cigarette. They allege that smoking has its psychological justification. And they are correct on that score. There are ways to account for the psychological “pick-me-up” in smok- ing. In the first place, smoking, like any other habit, calls for satiation. In the case of tobacco, the calls are frequent. If a habit is not at ease, one becomes nervous until it is satisfled. Take & smoke, appease the habit, you may then concentrate on the mental work at hand. Another explanation for the psycho- logical benefits of smoking is offered. Certain areas of the body, when stim- ulated, yield pleasant experiences. ‘The most important of the zones of pleasure is the region of the mouth. Infants suck their thumbs for that reason. And, as adults, we never quite outgrow the infantile resort to pleasure. Smoking is, therefore, re- garded as the adult substitute for in- fantile habits. is on that score an outlet for diffused energy, liberating tension and promoting con- centration of thought. This second theory seems & little far-fetched. But, nevertheless, it has received the approval of conservative psychologists who have little respect for Freud, its originator. (Copyrisht, 1936.) No Excuse These Days For Tasteless, Tepid Dish as First Course Canned Liquids May Be Used Successfully If Ingenuity Is Displayed in the Seasoning. BY BETSY CASWELL. S OUP for the Christmas dinner! What shall it be—thick or thin, light or heavy? Can it be of fish, if no fish course is to follow, and must it be in any particular color in honor of the holiday? All these questions come pouring in. The start of a beautifully balanced meal, soup is the opening gun. It is the first impression. Because of this fact soup must be carefully chosen and perfectly prepared. The thoughtful hostess will be sure that it is exactly right as to both flavor and consistency, when considered as an important note in &2 the entire menu and filling one, then, by all means, a light soup. But this light “starter- offer” must be deliciously f1 a- vored, strongly colored and served smoking hot to whet the BetayiQemett appetite and convince the diner of the perfection of the meal to come. None of your wishy-washy, lukewarm excuses—there is no alibi in the world for serving weak, half cold soup— ever! Perhaps you don’t have the time to prepare a good stock properly. If you are a busy woman, no one can blame you for that. Also, good soup stock makes an awful dent in .the budget. But think of the excellent canned soups at your disposal! Don't say, “Oh, but every one will know it is just out of a can.” They won't— not if you use your brains a ume.1 Extra flavoring, a touch of butter or cream for added richness—and presto, your soup tastes like the answer to & gourmet’s dream! * ok * X BBKP extracts and cubes play their part, together with vegetable coloring matter, in making your first course a thing of savor and beauty, too. A good consomme or bouillon should never be pale. A teaspoon of extract, or a meat cube, will change its complexion at once. Don't spare the onion juice—the dark kind that comes in a bottle; remember that celery salt and freshly-ground black pepper do wonders when given a chance; and lemon slices take the ordinary consomme right out of the non-party class. Here are a few suggestions for light but very tasty soups that would be | appropriate for the take-off of your Christmas dinner. The first one— which is especially good, because of its ruby color, is BEET CONSOMME. Use one of the concentrated beef extracts and make a stock by combin= ing it with boiling water in the de- sired quantity, according to directions of the package. Drain the juice from a can of beets and set it aside. Rub the beets through a fine sieve and add to the juice. Combine with the beef liquid, add salt, pepper, onion juice and a little lemon juice to taste. Simmer slowly all together for 15 min- utes. Strain through cheesecloth, re- heat and serve immediately in hot | plates with a spoonful of whipped cream on top of each one. The pro- portions are usually equal amounts of beet juice and beef liquid. MUSHROOM CONSOMME. Buy clear mushroom broth in & can and combine it with half as much hot beef liquid or consomme. Season | well with salt, pepper and onion juice, bring to boiling point and simmer for 10 minutes. Serve at once, with whipped cream or a slice of lemon, in each plate. CLAM AND TOMATO BOUILLON. Combine 3 cupfuls of canned (or fresh, clam bouillon with one cupful tomato juice. Season with salt, pepe per, celery salt, lemon juice and a little Worcestershire sauce. Bring to boiling point and simmer for about 10 minutes Serve immediately with ‘whipped cream. SPECIAL BOUILLON. Dissolve one bouillon cube in each cup of heated tomato juice. Season with pepper, celery salt and a little onion juice. (Usually the cubes are salty enough without needing addi- tional salt.) Serve very hot with Melba toast triangles. . MADRILENE “SUPER.” To every can of Madrilene soup add one-third of a can of clam juice. Sea- son well with black pepper and a sug- gestion of lemon juice. Heat thor- oughly, simmer for 10 minutes and serve at once. Whipped cream may be used on top of each plate if de- sired. - xox ox Il' YOU like a heavier type of soup, and if the rest of your dinner is to be somewhat light in character, you may try a few of the cream soups, such as CREAM OF PEA, SPECIAL, ‘To the contents of a can of pea soup add the large leaves of a head of lettuce, shredded; ome onion cut in small pieces, salt and pepper to taste and enough water to bring it to the desired consistency. Simmer all to- gether and, when the lettuce is tender, put it through a ricer and reheat. If the soup does not seem to have enough flavor add a little beef extract or a bouillon cube during the reheating process. CREAM OF MUSHROOM SOUP. Using a can of good mushroom soup, flavor it well with one bouillon cube dissolved in a little water, salt, pepper and onion juice to taste. Just before serving, and after the soup has been heated to the boiling point, add two tablespoons sherry if desired. Stir in | well and serve at once. LOBSTER BISQUE, Put one cup canned lobster meat through & sieve. Scald one pint of milk with two slices of onion., Mix three tablespoons butter with one and one-half tablespoons flour and add the scalded milk slowly. Add the lobster, salt, pepper, a little Worcestershire sauce and & dash of nutmeg. Bring to a boil and serve immediately. BLACK BEAN SOUP. ‘The most delicious black bean soup comes now in tins. It needs to be thinned with a little water to the right consistency. Add a few drops of onion juice, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil and serve with one slice of hard- cooked egg and a thin slice of lemon in each plate. If desired a tablespoon of sherry or more may be added just before serving. It he'd only hold the paper at the right angle it wouldn't be so0 bad. IT‘B practically impossible to do an amicable job of dividing the morning paper between two people. ‘We discovered a long time ago that it would take more than a League of Nations to draw up a pact that would eliminate all irritations. So our solution is that turn about is fair play. That you get the paper first today, and your partner gets it first tomorrow. But we'd like it bet- ter if one little rule were added. The one who has the paper is to hold it at such an angle that the party of the second part can read tidbits on the other side without breaking her neck. And she, in re- turn for these little crumbs of news That's fair 5 (Copyright, 1936, “Florida Keys” Salat Peel grapefruit and remove pulp Courtesies To Family Of Bride ‘Also Social Obliga- tions of the Newly Married. 2 BY EMILY POST. EAR MRS. POST: My son eloped with a girl whose family I have never met. In such an irregular sit- uation are the exactions placed upon the bridegroom’s family the same as normally? I mean, are we supposed to make some overtures of friendliness, or what? Answer—Yes, I think the circum- stances are the same and you should be the first to make a gesture of friendliness to the bride’s family, as well as to the bride. * % x x DlARMns.P(ST:Whnmmuuthe car for the bridegroom’s parents and nearest relatives who are com- ing to the wedding from far away? I don’t believe that ordinarily they are expected to supply cars for any one but the wedding party and them- selves, but I wonder whether there is not an additional obligation in such & case? Answer—When the bridegroom’s im- * ok ok X MRS. POST: I have married recently, in fact, we are just about settled in our new home. Up to this t a bride repay her wedding presents in any way whatsoever except by writing notes of thanks. In fact, it is the place of those who gave presents to go her and to show what further Practical Frock for WOMEN’'S FEATURES. Girls from Eight to to Sixteen. BY BARBARA BELL. RACTICAL is the word for this | delightful model for girls from | 8 to 16. It's good for everyday | Wear. I 1t is simple to sew be- | cause of the straight simple psnel!‘ (five of them) and it launders in a| jiffy. Bias binding can be used to| brighten cuffs and collar. The choice of buttons also has a great deal to do with the final appeal of the frock. A | belt of the same fabric ties in back, but, of course, you can always substi- tute & leather belt. It's a big sister | hit with its very own adaptation of | the princess style that will go straight | to the heart of every school miss. | Challis, dimity or crepe are fabrics | which make up to advantage. Barbara Bell pattern No. 1213-B is | available for sizes 8, 10, 12, 14 and 16. Size 14 requires just 3 yards 35-inch fabric plus contrasting 5% yard. Send 15 cents for the Barbara Bell pattern book. Make yourself attrac- tice, practical and becoming clothes, selecting designs from the Barbara Bell well-planned, easy-to-make pat- terns. Interesting and exclusive fash- fons for little children and the diffi- cult junior age; slenderizing, well-cut patterns for the mature figure, after- noon dresses for the most particular Cook’s Corner ps BY MRS. ALEXANDER GEORGE. A CHRISTMAS DINNER. Grapefruit Cocktail. Roast Turkey, Mushroom Stuffing. Giblet Gravy. Sweet Potato Souffle. Buttered Onions. Bread and Butter. Spiced Salad Delight. Wafers. New England Baked Pudding, Fruit Sauce. Coflee. Stuffed Dates. SWEET POTATO SOUFFLE. 4 cups mashed i teaspoon sweet potatoes pepper (cooked) 2 tablespoons 2 egg yolks butter 43 cup hot * 2 egg whites, cream beaten 12 teaspoon 1, teaspoon salt nutmeg Mix potatoes, yolks and eream. Beat until fluffy, fold in rest of in- gredients and roughly pile in but- tered, shallow baking dish. Bake 30 minutes in moderate oven. The potatoes can be prepared sev- eral hours before serving and then baked during the last part of the dinner preparation period. SPICED SALAD DELIGHT. (Using Spiced Peaches or Pears.) 1 package 13 cup spiced lemon flavored peach juice gelatin mix- 1 cup diced ture pineapple 1% cup diced 134 cups boiling spiced peaches water 15 teaspoon salt Pour water over gelatin mixture and stir until dissolved. Cool, allow to thicken slightly and add rest of ingredients. Pour into shallow moid. Chill until firm and serve on lettuce. Top with mayonnaise. NEW ENGLAND BAKED PUDDING. Y3 cup fat 1 teaspoon 1 cup sugar nutmeg BARBARA BELL, Washington Star. Inclose 25 cents in coins for Pattern No. 1213-B. Size....... Name .. (Wrap coins securely in paper.) young women and matrons and other patterns for special occasions are all | to be found in the Barbara Bell pat- tern book. (Copyright, 1936,) B—15 of Menu ° Privilege Of Learning Languages Master One Foreign Tongue Whenever Possible. BY ANGELO PATRL BOYS AND GIRLS: If you are among those who are fortunate enough to hear a foreign language well spoken in your home, cultivate its use. Don't drop it. Don't refuse to hear it or to speak it. Talk to your grandfather in his own tongue, to your old aunt, to your parents, if they speak a language other than English. It is stupid to pass such an opportunity as this offers you. Day by day the countries of the Old World come nearer. I read of a newspaper man who, on a hurried | trip about the world by plane and | car and ship, found -himself in a land whose language he could not speak. He needed to buy tickets for whatever means of traveling the fastest, and he could not tell what he wanted. He had to wait until he found somebody who spoke English. Suppose that had been you racing to | get a prize for the fastest trip about the world. Suppose you were trying for some other prize of your heart's desire? Wouldn't it be great to be able to speak the language the people understood? Speaking the same language is a bond of brotherhood between people. Nobody suffers so from loneliness and the feeling of helpless isolation as the stranger in a foriegn land | unable to speak that country’s lan- guage. Once he masters the language he is no longer a stranger, but s | brother to whom all hearts open ss by magic. Learning a language that is foreign | to you is very easy if you are in the house where it is spoken. It seeps into your mind and on to your tongue without your knowing muck about it. That is the real way, the best possible way to learn it. Lessons in classes are poor substitutes for the real thing you might have had at home when, as a little one, learning to talk, it was freely offered you. Try to make up for it now if you can by listening, talking, reading with those members of your family who can use the foreign tongue. Now a word to the parents of such' children. You have the use of your native language. You are French, German, Italian or Spanish. You love your language and prize its liter« ature. Teach it to your children. Begin when they are babies. First they learn English because that is their mother tongue. Then, as they gain control of English, they begin to ac- quire that of their ancestors. Make it & point to talk to them for some time each day in the old tongue. Teach them the poetry of your ine fancy in your own language. Try te teach the best form of speech always, and when the child goes to school have him take lessons in this foreign language from an able teacher. The point in this is that each tongue mastered opens wider oppor- tunities for eulture, enjoyment, busie ness, and human understanding. America is being built by people from every country on the globe, and if each gives its best America will be well served. Cordially yours, = ANGELO PATRL (Copyright, 1936.) Dix Says ‘A Husband and Father Should Always Lay By for a Rainy Day. NE of the common tragedies in American life is that of the family that is reduced from riches to rags, as the phrase | goes, by the death of the bread win- ner. We see it happen every day. A man has been a good money maker and because he loved his wife and chil- dren, and because he got a kick out of indulging them, he let them live up to his earnings. They had a fine house in the right neighborhood. They gave swanky parties. They had the latest thing in streamlined automobiles. They dressed beautifully. The boys and girls were sent to camps and colleges and had trips to Europe. They lived like rich people. Then one day the husband and father died. After the expensive funeral was over it was found that he letf them nothing but debts and bills. Not even a little insurance. Not even a home. The family was penniless, and, added to the sorrow of losing one they loved, the widow and orphaned children faced the black terror of a poverty that they had not been prepared to meet. They were as helpless and for- lorn as a pampered lap dog thrown suddenly out in the snow to fend for itself. * x * X E ALL know women who used to ride in their limousines with liveried ehauffeurs who now walk to save car fare. We have seen them move from the avenue to a back street. We have seen their jeweiry and an- tique furniture and rugs sold to pay the rent and the butcher. We have seen girls who queened it in society standing behind counters. We have watched the futile efforts of middle- aged and elderly women who had never done anything in their lives but spend money now trying to make it. And we have thought that of all the cruel things a man could do to his family the cruelest was to let it live beyond its financial means. The fact that men almost always commit this crime through love does not paliate its results. Because a man so adores his wife that he cannot say “No” to her his purse is empty when he dies. His philosophy does not keep his wife and they are creating tastes and habits in them that they will not be able to gratify and that will make them per- petually discontented and rebellious at fate. The very shirt of Nessus is coarse cotton underwear on a skin that has never known anything but silk lingerie. * ¥ ¥ ¥ OVERTY is poverty, of course, and no amount of familiarty with it makes us like it, but there is no denying that its hardships bite far deeper into those accustomed to soft living than it does into those who have never known anything but the seamy side of existence. Naturally, we all have a craving for luxuries, but for all of that we do not miss the things we have never had so much as we do the things that we have had. It's not such a hardship for the woman who has always done her housework to cook and wash when fate is unkind as it is to the woman who has always been waited upon by servants. Those who have never had anything to wear but hand-me-downs do not loathe ill-made and ugly clothes as do those who have always worn French confections. Coarse food does not offend the palate of the man who has been reared on corned beef and cabbage as it does that of the epicure. No people are more pitiable than those who “have seen better days.” Truly, as the poet says, * sorrow's crown of sorrow is remem- bering happier things.” To prevent this catastrophe be- falling those he loves and for whom only too often he works himself to death, every man should see to it that his family does not spend all that he makes as they go along, but that something is laid up for & rainy day so that they may not be left destitute when he is gone. And he should rear his children with tastes and habits that accord with their income. No man has a right to bring up children as if they were millionaires unless he can give them a fortune so that they can live like millionaires. Think this over, you husbands and fathers who are going in debt to fur- ther your wives’' social ambitions and give your sons and daughters debut parties and sport cars and whose fam- 1ilies would be on the bread line if you should die tomorrow. DOROTHY (Copyright, 1936.) Mothers! In treating children’s colda, don’t nkeVlc‘fius chances, use