Evening Star Newspaper, December 28, 1936, Page 28

B—10 Famed Creole Cookery Reaches Peak of Pe .4 Old Bottles Shed Light On Past Era Collectors Eagerly| Seek Those Bearing Scenes, Likenesses. BY ISABEL TAVENNER. COMPLETE collection of old “made-in-America” bottles would give us not only a very graphic pic- ture of the development of the glass- maker's art, but would also record chronologically practically every high light in the history of our country between the years 1820 and 1870. For invariably the glassblower marked such occurrences as the rise of a new political personality, the visit of some foreign ocelebrity or some new mile- stone reached in the development of America, by the production of a bottle depicting some phase of the event or & likeness of the person. A bottle bearing such a likeness, or & scene reminiscent of some certain event, is, of course, easy to date, but the novice often finds it difficult to determine the approximate date of a bottle bearing, say, an eagle or a ballet dancer. The neck of the bottle is the surest index to its age, the earliest being very irregular and rough at the mouth, with no orna- mental rim or collar. This type of bottle is classified as & sheared edge, due to the fact the bottle was simply cut from the blow pipe with a large pair of shears while the glass was still plastic. Later on the art of giving the bottle a more finished and ornamental form by adding & rim at the mouth was developed. The bottom also has its part to tell in the age of the bottle, & very rough mark on the base testi- fyving to the fact that the object was broken from a pontil, a rod used by the blower to hold the object being made by the bottom while the upper part was being shaped. All of these bottles were made before the perfection of the pressing ma- chine, which turns out & thousand objects as easily as one. But our his- torical flasks had each to be individ- ually blown into a mold, one work- man turning out only a very few dozens each day. Early in the nine- teenth century their manufacture be- gan, one in honor of George Wash- ington having made its appearance in 1820. For the next 50 years these bottles came thick and fast, not a single event of any importance being overlooked by the manufacturers. The vigit of Lafayette in 1825, the opening of the B. & O. Railroad in 1832, the | inauguration of Zachary Taylor to! the presidency in 1849, the visit of | the great songbird, Jenny Lind, in 1850, and the successful ascent of Pike's Peak in 1870, were all occa- sions for the making of bottles com- | memorating the event. Of all the more than 800 of these @agks which have come to light, one of the most interesting and eagerly sought after is the Log Cabin or Booz bottle. This was made in the shape of a log cabin and was gotten out during the days of the bitter presi- dential campaign of William Henry Harrison, whose birthplace was just such a cabin. No article on early American bottles would be complete without, at least, slight mention of the large, green, bulbous bottles or carboys, as they are called, which are used today with such telling decorative effects by their fortunate owners. These were made in many sizes, holding all the way from a few quarts to as much as 8 gallons. Great numbers of these large containers were sent to the West Indies, there filled with molasses or Jamaica rum and reshipped to Amer- ica. The wonder is that so many of them have survived to add to the joy of the present-day collector. Cheerful Kitchens. Windows which provide plenty of light and a pleasant view do much to make a kitchen cheery and com- fortable for the homemaker. Grow- ing plants or & bird in a cage inside | the kitchen, or a feeding tray for birds placed outside are added attrac- | tions. A comfortable stool or a cush- foned chair will make culinary tasks | much easier. O ok . .:i::mf;'n.:. voog, 4 (o (A -'l Here it is, ready for your crochet Each of the pieces has the pattern of & iR G ; WOMEN’S FEATURES. THE ~EVENING ~-STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C, * Shopping in Washington The Height of the Season Discloses New “Highs” in The hair brushed off ringlets massed high and a swirling aigrette for added sophistication is one of the newest French versions offered for a formal evening. NOW that we have definitely ac- and returned once more to the | BY MARGARET WARNER. cepted luxury and elegance | in formal evening fashions | classic shoulder-strap gown, the deep | square neckline and puffed sleeves of | | the empire tradition, the picturesque | off-shoulder line and the dangerously | low front “V” cut practically to the waistline, we have more of a problem | on our hands as to suitable hair ar- rangements and make-up of shoulders and arms. It is only to be expected that the lowering of the neckline in formal | gowns would tend toward a rise in | coiffure lines. We have already seen | it in the clusters of flowers perched | on the top of the head which give added height, and now, as shown in the photograph above, we have a French coiffure which piles up the ringlets themselves and adds an aig- | rette to tower above them still further. ‘This is a completely intriguing | hair style and just one of the many | interesting arrangements which are | being featured in our newest salon just making its debut to smart Wash- | ingtonians today. The ideals of| beauty as set forth in this shop em- | body those of a sculptor of Warsaw, Poland, who has spent much of his life in Paris and has turned his genius to the creation of living beauty and the belief that every woman may possess that charm and chic, that| perfect skin, that tout ensemble of | color, texture and line which will make the utmost of her individuality. . x k% TH this goal in mind the new shop goes about its business in a very delightful manner. First it gives you spacious sunny rooms high above the street; its soft rose and pale beige color scheme is restful, and its | operators have been specially trained | oS! 8 hook—a three-piece buffet set in filet. tall vase of flowers in the center, with & narrow conventional border at the edge and a final finish of single crochets and groups of picots. ‘The end pieces measure about 12 inches square and the center 12 by 16 inches, so that it will fit your buffet, no matter what size it happens to be. Of course, it really isn't restricted to your buffet, because if you'd rather have & set for your vanity, you're the judge. like a jig-saw puzsle. ‘The pattern envelope contains complete, easy-to-understand illustrated directions, with block-and-space diagrams to aid you; also what crochet hook and what material and how much you will need. | back for those really low gowns. To |to our attention the other day that | Coiffures. the face and back with —Pholo from a Washington Shob. in New York to do the highest grade | of work suited to the individual. The little stalls for manicures are new and different. You may have a special rouge blended to your own coloring, and the same is true of powder. The Jjars of basic colors are all set out in the most tempting manner on & counter and your favorite fragrance will be blended into the perfect shade to match your own skin. It is all quite fascinating. But to get back to the matter of making up the neck, shoulders and make the most of your back and shoulders you will want to give them a flattering finish that will not rub off and that will not be affected by perspiration. We have found an ex- cellent one that does just these things, It is a flesh-colored cream that is easy to apply and gives the skin a soft, velvety appearance. If you prefer a lotion to & cream, there is a new one that was brought | is very satisfactory. It is called a ‘“complexion dressing” and particu- larly good for evening use. It is & superfine face powder combined with a delightful lotion which is slightly | astringent. It provides a smooth tex- ture to skins inclined to be oily. A mild last-minute deodorant is & necessity on your dressing table. One that can be used immediately after a depilatory or shaving without cause ing irritation is the kind to choose. Why not try the little magic stick that does the work so quickly and ef- Tectively and is actually soothing to tender skin? It is delicately per- fumed, too. Another one that is ex- cellent is & colorless liquid with the fragrance of violets that is harmiess to fabrics and yet entirely effective for a day or an evening. ok K x IF YOU have any dark moles or other disfiguring marks on your back or arms, you will of course want to disguise them for the evening. This is a very simple matter that can eas- ily be accomplished with a cream that we have mentioned before in this col- umn. It comes in at least six dif- ferent skin colors and can be per- fectly blended into the surrounding skin tint. The eyes are very important at night and should be made to sparkle and be emphasized in size by the correct make-up. There are 50 many shades of eye shadow now available that you may have to do a little ex- perimenting to find the one that does the most for your own eyes. In gen- eral, if your eyes are blue you will want to choose one of the biue eye shadows, and probably blue mascara. Brown eyes will be enhanced by violet, brown or greenish tones of eye shadow and black or brown mascara. How- ever, we have a chart here before us on the wall which names so many odd shades of eye shadow to be worn with certain colors that it is quite bewildering. You will have to decide whether you will adhere to the school of color which matches the make-up to the gown or the school which advocates matching the skin ton-s, without particular regard to the tume color. . We almost forgot to mention tha very important and useful little item in evening make-up, the blending brush. This soft camel's-hair brush is splendid for carefully blending your powder over your rouge, and removing the excess. It should be blended from the hairline toward the nose | be such & misdemeanor, whoever start- Use of File Ll Powder Learned From Squaws Of gpctavundians Dried and Sieved Young Sassafras Leaves May Be Purchased Here in Some Specialty Shops. BY BETSY CASWELL. art has been brought to the finest possible heights of seasoning, beauty and general pelatability. And nowhere, perhaps, is this better ex- Cnlou cooking has long been famous—and justly so. Their culinary pressed than in their historic and never-to-be-forgotten gumbos. The mock turtle may have sung his dirge to “soup of the evening, beauti= ful soup,” with creole gumbo in his mind—if s0, he had reason to lift his voice in praise. Beginning with the grand-¢ daddy of them all, “gumbo file,’ running through the entire list of delectable gum- bos fashioned of rabbit, squirrel, turkey, okra, crab, herband cabbage, one finds only perfection of tex- ture and flavor. 1t is hard to make & choice among the varieties of- fered . . . each one seems better than the last. Gumbos, let me ‘WArnD you, are not particularly inexpensive to make, but for that occasional “budget blow-out,” which none of us can resist, they will prove a rare and delicious first course at any dinner. As to the “file” part of the first soup, here is what the “Picayune-Creole Cook Book” has to say on the subject: and o~ Betsy Caswell. * “FILE' is l‘po:vder, 'nm manufac- tured by the tribes of Choctaw Indians in Louisiana from the young and tender leaves of the sassafras. The Indian squaws gathered the leaves and spread them on & stone mortar to dry. When thoroughly dried, they pounded them into a fine powder, vassed them through a hair sieve, and then brought the file to New Orleans to sell, coming twice & week to a fa- mous French market from the reserva- tion set aside for their home on the Bayou Lacombe, near Mandeville, La. ‘The Indians used sassafras and sassa- fras leaves for many medicinal pur- poses, and the Creoles, quick to dis- cover and apply, found the possibilities of the powdered sassafras, or file, and originated the well-known dish, ‘gum- bo file.” | Some specialty food stores here in | Washington carry the file powder reg- | ularly in stock, for those who wish | to serve the famous New Orleans soup | in their homes. GUMBO FILE. 1 fowl, cleaned and cut up for stew- ing. 2 large slices lean ham. 2 tablespoons butter. 1 bay leaf. 1 tablespoon minced parsley. 3 dozen oysters. 2 quarts oyster liquor. 1 large onion. Sprig of thyme. 2 quarts boiling water. Salt, pepper and 1 red pepper pod, seeded. 2 tablespoons file powder. Dredge the chicken with salt and black pepper. Cut the ham into dice. Chop the onion and the thyme fine and mix with parsley. Put the butter into a stewpot, heat well and add the chicken and the ham. Cover and fry | shall have to save those recipes for for about 10 minutes. Add the onion, parsiey and thyme. Stir frequently to prevent scorching. Heat the oyster liquor and when the meat mixture is nicely browned add the hot liquor and the two quarts of boiling water. Chop the bay leaf very fine and add it, with the pepper pod, cut in half, Lower the flame and let the mixture simmer for an hour more. When almost ready to serve, and while the soup is bolling, add the oysters. Cook for three minutes longer and remove from the fire. Drop the two table- spoons of file powder very gradually into the boiling hot gumbo, stirring well to mix thoroughly. Pour into & very hot tureen, or heated soup plates, and serve immediately, with bofled rice (about two spoonfuls of rice to one plate of gumbo. The rice should be served separately and added at the table.) It is important to remember that the gumbo must not be reheated after the file has once been added, and the rice should never be boiled with the gumbo. TURKEY GUMBO. ‘This is made exactly the same as the above, only the turkey used should be “leftover.” The cooked meat is stripped from the carcass and cut into pieces to be fried with the ham, as were the pieces of chicken in the fore- going recipe. After the boiling water has been added during the cooking process, throw in the turkey carcass. This should be removed just before the oysters are added. OKRA GUMBO. An especially delicious soup when properly made. Clean and cut a fowl into pieces for stewing. Cut two large slices of ham into dice. Chop one onion with a sprig of thyme, one bay leaf and a sprig of parsley. Peel and | chop six large tomatoes, saving the juice. Wash two pints of okra and stem the pieces. Slice them in thin rounds. Place two tablespoons butter in a soup kettle, heat and add the chicken and ham. Simmer, covered, for 10 minutes. Add parsley, thyme, onion and bay leaf and the tomatoes. Stir often. Add the okra. When browned, add the tomato juice. Stir and watch to see that the okra does not burn, which it has a tendency to do. When all is browned nicely, add three quarts boiling water and simmer over a slow fire for one hour. Serve hot with boiled rice. The file powder is not used with this one. There are other gumbos, all equally delicious, but as space is ringing down the curtain on the column today we | another time. 1t you wish advice on your individual | household preblems, write to Betsy | Caswell, in care of The Star, inclesing | stamped, self-addressed envelope for | reply. Manners of the Moment When your maid and your guest get to arguing. WH!N your guest starts to argue polities with your maid over the cream potatoes, there are only two things to do. One is to let them fight it out, and let yourself enjoy the fray. ‘There’s nothing like a good argument between & smart guest and & smart maid. And the other is to kick the guest in the shins and signal him to keep still. If he refuses to obey, you'll just have to give up having that guest to dinner. Now if the maid starts the argument, the problem becomes a little more com= plicated. You may feel called upon to reprimand her. But for heaven’s sake don’t reprimand her in front of the guest. It will make him feel as much like & naughty child as it will her. If you must reprimand, do it in the privacy of the kitchen, after the meal. Personally we can’t see why it should ed it. We should think you'd be glad you had a maid with blood in her veins instead of & model from the wax works. But, then there’s no accounting for tastes. JEAN. (Copyright, 1936.) y Neighbor Says: hostess who. adds color- M The and from the lowest part of the neck upward. These little brushes are in- expensive and as useful as your eye- brow brush, If you would like to have a really perfect job of make-up for New Year eve, why not take a bit of your Christmas money and treat yourself to & facial in a salon where you can feel assured that you will emerge ready to face the New Year at your very loveliest? obtain this pattern, send for No. 334 and inclose 15 cents in stamps| For information concerning items to cover service and postage. Address orders to the or coin of The Evening Star. (Copyright, 1838.) mentioned in this column call Na- tional 5000, Extension 395, between 10 and 13 am. One pint of granulated makes one pound. One pint of chopped meat packed makes one pound. (Copyright, 1936,) Indulgence Often Very Beneficial Few Tricks That Can | Help to Banish Fatigue. BY ELSIE PIERCE. SO MANY of us have lived a life of suppression, particularly .as per- tains to little things we might have tried. So many of us would be so much the wiser, the lovelier, perhaps for a little self-indulgence sometimes. For instance, have you ever tried, when you are so “dog-tired” that you wonder how you're going to pull your- self together and out of bed—have you ever tried rolling over on the other side and simply staying in bed for hours and hours, come what con- sequences may? Have you ever tried, if you are scheduled to be at a party, and not an especially gay party, and you sus- pect you'll be bored, but feel for some reason or other morally obligated to attend—have you ever tried calling it off. Even if it means shocking some one? Why not telephone, or have some one telephone for you? Say you are ill, if you have to. Better yet, give an outlandish excuse and give yourself & pat on the back for it. Have you ever tried at this time of the year to cancel all engagements for & week and making a ritual of simply resting? 1It's the best beauty tonic between Christmas and the big New Year eve party. Scratch every- thing from your engagement calen- dar—everything, that is, except per- haps a single trip to the hairdresser, at which time you might also indulge in & facial, manicure and, in fact, “the whole works.” Have you ever tried changing your hair style quite radically and your make-up, t00? Have you tried in- dulging in some silly flipperies, like gay kerchiefs about the throat, jew- elry, flowers in your hair, earrings? Have you tried a turkish bath on occasion when your bones ache and your skin feels drawn? And while at it, have you tried a massage for your back and arms, in fact, all of you, and a scalp treatment and facial, manicure and pedicure? And speaking of turkish baths takes us to the other extreme. Have you tried making & habit of turning the you're almost numb? You don’t want MONDAY, - DECEMBER - 28, - 1936. rfection in Tasty Shirtwaister Forever! || This Perennial Favorite Has Many Delightful BY BARBARA BELL. HIS is the time of year when I the perennial shirtwaister be- gins to bud in preparation for early Spring blooming. | Your wardrobe may need a house | frock, or a simple daytime frock, and in either case the answer is in today’s trim little model. Skirts, plain in front and back, attached to an equally easy-to-sew waist that uses buttons and a belt buckle for finishing it all | off neatly. Make it in cotton or per- cale for the house, or in a lovely bright- colored flannel for daytime at school, office or just around town. Barbara Bell pattern No. 1216-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 3! yards of 39-inch material. Every Barbara Bell pattern includes an illustration instruction guide, which is easy to understand. Send 15 cents for the Barbara Bell Pattern Book. Make yourself attrac- tive, 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- Cook’s Corner BY MRS. ALEXANDER GEORGE. A HOLIDAY TEA. Chicken Salad Sandwiches Ham Relish Squares Orange Bread Cheese-filled Sandwiches Marmalade Biscuits Chocolate Fruit Pudding Coffee Tea Sugared Nuts Candied Fruit Peels CHICKEN SALAD FILLING. (Enough for 18 Sandwiches—Other Fowl or Pish May Be Used Besides Chicken.) 25 cup dived 1, teaspoon salt chicken Y4 teaspoon 1, cup minced paprika celery 4 tablespoons 1 tablespoon mayonnaise minced 1 pimentos lemon juice 1 tablespoon : minced green peppers Mix ingredients and spread on slices of buttered bread. Arrange in sand- wich fashion, press well and cut off crusts with sharp knife. Wrap in waxed paper and chill until serving time. HAM RELISH SQUARES. 18 2-inch bread 2 tablespoons squares chopped 1, cup minced pickles cooked ham 1 olive chopped 1 hard cooked 3 tablespoons egg, diced soft butter 3 tablespoons salad dressing bread on shallow pan or Arrange baking sheet. Spread with above mix- ture and toast. Serve warm. CHOCOLATE FRUIT PUDDING. (Varied From Usual Type of Pudding.) 1 cup chopped raising 1 cup chopped figs nmmnmwwmmnl on cold full force to begin with, but gradually: get the cold water rushing grated orange 3 egg Whites, rind beaten Sosk gelatin for five minutes in Add to milk which has been O WOMEN’'S FEATURES. Versions. | chooses a mistaken way. BARBARA BELL, Washington Star. Inclose 25 cents in coins for Pattern No 1216-B__ | successful. | demand it. | some way Gumbos Curing the Fighting . Youngster Avoiding Force in Discipline Often Helpful. BY ANGELO PATRI -"I‘mz goes Julian again. I mever saw such & child. Come in here. This minute. Haven't I told you not to hit children? Every time you do I'll spank you.” S0 once more Julian was spanked, set on the chair in the corner in dis« grace. This had happened about every day for months. The instant he saw another child he made for him, hit him, or kicked him, or pulled his hair. He even bit some of them. Why? “Because I wanted to and I'll do it again.” That meant another spanking. The pattern seemed set. Hit and be spanked, then do it again. “Do you always spank him when he is naughty?” “Of course. What else could I do. I can’'t have him hitting every child he sees. Nobody will play with him All the mothers tell their children to leave when he comes along. It's not my fault he behaves like that. I've done my best.” Sometimes punishment creates the crime. Children who are beaten beat others. They accépt what their elders do as standard. They think the thing to do is to hit anybody that can be hit with impunity. Not knowing or understanding the reason of their pun- ishment they take it as customary and pass it along. And it gives them & certain satisfaction because in the hitting they express some of the re- sentment they feel in being hit. Spanking, a smart slap, should be reserved for emergencies, and used in emergencies only. It is like the dog's bite. He is entitled to one. maybe. He is all the better dog if he saves that one. Nobody will hate and fear him because he was moved by fear or anger to bite. It would be just as well if we remembered that. Children who feel oppressed by force. by too much authority, are likely to turn against those weaker than themselves and bully them just for the feeling of superiority it gives them, Everybody has to feel superior once & day if he is to feel himself fit and Health of body and mind A child who has no chance to feel successful, liked, superior in in his own home, will certainly look for a way outside his home. Usually, because of his lack of experience and knowledge, he Then you have one of those fighting children. “Julian, that was a stupid thing to do. A bright little boy would not hit another. He would want to have a friend so he would try to do some« thing to please the other little boy. Can't you think of something to do | that would make the little boy think Name . UL R — | idea he will cease to fight. you were very nice? It's smart to make friends.” If the fighting child can get that He fights | to gain a high place for himself among (Wrap coins securely in paper.) noon dresses for the most particular young women and matrons and other patterns for special occasions are all to be found in the Barbara Bell Pat- tern Book. Copyristt, 1936, his fellor Show him a better way out. And don't make the mistake of using force on him and so giving him cause to think he must fight for the things he wants. The discipline one exerts upon a child becomes & stands ard of behavior for that child, (Coprright, 1936.) Dorothy Dix Says Women Crave Romance and Are Secretly Hoping for NE of the disabilities under which women have always suffered is in not having the privilege of popping the ques- tion ‘and asking whatever gentlemen friends fired their fancies for their | hearts and hands. This has worked a grievous wrong upon the marrying sex, for it has | forced women to do their husband- hunting under cover, which naturally cramped their style. Also it has re- | sulted in many a woman having to marry her opportunity instead of her preference. For what can a poor girl do who is forbidden by convention | to ask for what she wants except to | take what she can get and thank God- it is no worse? | Another grievance under which | women suffer is the way men pro- pose. Women can forgive men for making them work secretly building up to the great scene, but what they | can't forgive is when the crisis of the | proposal comes the way men muff the | act. It is a fact well known to all | and sundry that when a man asks a | woman to marry him she almost in- variably bursts into tears. The man pats her shoulder and says, “There, there, now” and complacently thinks that she is weeping with joy because | he has come across at last and she is overcome with delight in getting such & prize as he is. ook BUT in reality the woman is cry- ing with rage and disappointment because her big moment has flattened out like a pancake. Ever since she got out of kindergarten she has been dreaming of her first proposal and constructing & romance in which she would be the heroine and some tall and stalwart youth with passionate, dark eyes would climax his wooing by asking her to be his forever in beautiful, poetic phrases that she would treasure in her memory as long as she lived, while the moon cast its glamour over the scene and music wove its spell in the distance. ©Oh, a million times she had pictured to herself that heart-clutching drama, It Always. Considering that practically every man pops the question one or more times, and some oftener, it is strange that they do not develop a technique in the matter that would satisfy womse en's romantic cravings and give them something to boast of to their grand- children. But they don’t. They seem to think that anything goes with women that has a wedding ring at- tached to it, and they don't put half as much feeling and imagination in asking & woman to marry them as they do in ordering a filet mignon or their favorite cocktail. £ x x % MEN can never understand why women go crazy over the Valen- tinos and Clark Gables and Robert Taylors and why they jam theaters and movie palaces to see saccharin love plays. But the answer is that women have to go to the theater to see pro- posals made in the way they should be made. However, it is one thing to criticize the way some one else does a thing and it is something else yet again to give a star performance in performing it yourself. This makes of interest the offer that Actor James Dunn has made of a prize for the best proposal from a woman. So far 5,000 ladies, married and single, have entered the contest, and we await with bated breath for their theory of how it should be done. After having so bitterly excoriated men for bungling the situation, will they handle it with more skill? Will they have more intuition about seizing the psychological place and hour than men have? Will they have a better approach and pave the way with flate tery instead of telling the girl that of course she isn’t good-looking. but she seems strong and healthy and that is what he is looking for in a wife, as & man I once knew did as & preliminary to asking a woman to marry him? Will they quote poetry or mention their income? Will they propose by letter and thus make a man feel that he is a mail-order husband? Or will they realize the value of proximity and a kiss hot off the griddle? ‘Who knows Anyway, it will be in- teresting to see what women consider & perfect proposal. And one thing is certain—however they do it, they can't do it worse than men do. DOROTHY DIX. (Coprright, 1936.) Childrens Colds Yield quicker to double action of VIS v