Evening Star Newspaper, January 14, 1937, Page 45

WOMEN’S FEATURES. Activities in Kitchen of “Puttering” Husband Should Be Discouraged A Man’s Home May Be His Castle, But...! Tendency to Various Articles Must Be Dealt With THE EV. < Rearrange Very Firmly Unfortunate Blind Spot in Masculine Men- tality Leads to Trouble Over Breakages. BY BETSY as a general gathering place for the other members of the family. When living became a little more expansive, the household moved into the dining room to do its reading, homework and other evening tasks— HE modern woman regards her has Been that, of course, but in the old days it also was taken over and mother, for the first time, began domain which she was just beginning« to claim as her own. In some ways, due to crowded liv- ing conditions and small “twosome” apartments, a re- turn to the old ways has come about, in the form of the dinette, or “breakfast nook™ which is tacked on to so many ot the kitchenettes of today. But the gereral idea still helds that the premises be- long to the lady of the house, and the rest of the family are only allowed in on sufferance. Theoretically, that is, in practice, | unhappily things are different. Goodness knows, no man would like to have a corner of his particular workshop cluttered with chattering females, sewing equipment, dress pat- terns, pots and pans and the like. And yet this same man feels that he has a perfect right to walk into his | wife’s kitchen, criticize her arrange- ments and activities, blow pipe smoke | —or worse, cigar smoke—into the gingham curtains and drop ashes into the clean dishes. It never occurs to| him that perhaps she has a method | in what seems madness to him, and | that if she has put the coffee canister | in a certain place she has a darned good reason for doing so. There are| too many males who, although they | wouldn't think of drying the dishes, or helping with supper, love to putter | around the shelves and closets when they exert themselves to go into the| kitchen for a bedtime snack. And is anything more maddening to a me- thodical woman to come downstairs in the morning and discover everything | rearranged so that nothing is where | it can be found? Think, oh, think, what would happen if she tried the same tactics on her husband's desk!! | * % x x | JO, HUSBANDS should realize that | the kitchen is the workshop of his | home—and that it is entirely under | the control of its own special boss. He | should stay out of it, unless especially | invited in to give a helping hand, and | he should, above all, keep his hand.sj to himself. No matter how much his fingers may itch to set the sugar bowl | on the second shelf rather than on the | first, he should endeavor to control this base impulse, and leave it where | his wife wants it. If the milk bottles in the ice box are not standing in military ranks— he should set his jaw and refrain from | lining them up in formation. The chances are that they are placed just | that way because of matters myster- | fous to him—possibly something to do with age, with ownership, with cream for breakfast—oh, there are a dozen occult reasons why milk bottles are left in the odd ways that they are. If he doesn't like the butter left over parked in an old coffee cup, there is no reason he should try to wrap it up | and put it back in the carton with the | rest. It is intended for cooking pur- poses tomorrow, and his action may Betsy Caswell. | to see how many have been broken. | sidered Tom Twigg a degrading influ- CASWELL. kitchen as her workshop. It always to look about and check up on the they find themselves free and un- trammeled in the wife’s kitchen, is to count the glasses and the china, To this little sport I say, emphatically, “lay off!” There is a blind spot in the mentality of most men which keeps them from marking the passing of years in the home with any degree of accuracy. Because of this failing— and an uncanny memory in the wrong places—a man cannot understand why, out of the dozen cups donated by Aunt Effie for a wedding present, only eight still swing from the cup- hooks in the china closet. He does not accept the fact that nine wine glasses are all that remain to remind him of dear, departed Tom Twigg, with whom he roomed in college, and “bache-d it” .until the little woman hove into view on the horizon. (This is a particularly sensitive subject, be- cause the little woman always con- ence, and speedily weaned her hus- band away from him and his kind) * Xk kX 'HERE is little use in pointing out to the prowling male at this point that, after all, 10 years have elapsed since the wedding day and that glass and china are not renowned for their cast-iron qualities. He will counter with the argument that that set of blue dishes his mother still has, intact, had been inherited by her from Great- | Aunt Bessie, who in turn had in-| herited them from somebody else. | | And if you gently explain to him that the set of blue dishes—which you per- sonally wouldn't give house room— had been kept under lock and key| except for weddings and funerals dur- | ing its entire career, and that when it was used his mother washed every bit of it herself with a towel folded in the bottom of the dishpan . .. then he will just remark triumphantly that that is exactly the point he was | making—you should wash all your dishes that way, too! (Of course, he prudently ignores the lock and key and special occasion sides of the ques- tion.) I firmly believe in the rights of women in their own kitchens. It is their own private domain and the men | should respect this ownership at all| times. It might even be a good idea to put up “no trespassing” signs and lock the ice box doors for a while to break a curious husband of the “put- tering” habit. He should be taught firmly that the arrangement of your | dishes and pots and pans is just as purposefully done as is the filing of | his papers—and must be let alone. If| he persists in his straightening up of your belongings, take a whirl at his desk some day as his punishment. | Your kitchens, ladies, belong to you. And don't let the family forget it! Our Eyes Are Fallible. Speaking of color, over 9,000 dif- ferent shades of colors can now be molded into shapes and forms. “Molding” color became possible when well be the cause of his breakfast being | Mellon Institute developed plaskon, | delayed. (In which case he will howl, | now universally used. The human eye | and look innocent.) | cannot distinguish more than a small Another point that seems to prove | percentage of different hues. but the | trresistible to most husbands, when ! chemist with his equipment is able to. | T'he kitchen is very definitely his wife’s imperial domain. shop” of shining efficiency, and she does not want a mere male upsetting her carefully regulated scheme of things within its walls. No puttering husband should disrupt the clinical perfection of the up-to- date room shown here. ING STAR, WASHINGTOS, D. C, The Secret Of Winning Popularity Letter to Children Gives Good Advice. BY ANGELO PATRL DEAR BOYS AND GIRLS: When one of the girls in school was asked on her birthday anniversary “If you could have just one wish granted you today, what would it be?” she clasped her hands in prayer and said: “To have everybody love me.” That is a fine wish, if it carries full meaning with it. This time it didn't, for what Emiline wanted was to be popular. There is a great difference between having the love of the friends who surround you and being popular, but that is no reason to make light of the wish to be pop- ular. It is the first s.ep on the road to the universal love that all human hearts desire. So we will be content to have it so for the time youth spends in growing. Being popular means being liked, being welcomed and sought after in the immediate group. Some boys and girls are born with gifts and graces that win immediate response from the world, but most boys and girls have to earn their way. This is a job that takes some work, just like any other job you find to do. Popularity is a job that requires | long hours, steady attention to detail | 'and a willingness to sacrifice one's‘ personal interests for those of others. | You won't be popular if you always | insist upon being heard first, having the last and loudest word. You won't be popular with the class if you “strut | | your stuff.” The other members would | like to shine a little, and they will grudge your success less if you are modest about it and if you show a willingness to let them enjoy thexr‘ measure of success in turn. In short, | | you won’t be popular if you steal the | show. Share, wait for the invitation | |of the group; do your best without | | pushing yourself down their throats | |and you have a chance to be liked. | | Just a chance. | If you want to make it a cer- tainty, make a business of consider- |ing others first. Go out to make | | those around you feel that you like | them for themselves. If there is a | shy boy or girl on the fringe of things, make it your business to get close to the shy one, draw him into the group |and lend him your friendly support until he makes his own way. Honestly like them and they will honestly like ly(:u and stand by you through thick | and thin. | Liking people is the way to be loved in return. Begin by acting as if you liked them. Guard your tongue and your gestures, even to the lift of an | eyebrow. Let the wisecrack go by.| | Nobody forgets a laugh raised at his | | expense. Rarely does it win friend.!‘ |for the wisecracker. The bystanders are afraid it may be their turn next | For Growing Girls Pretty All-Purpose BY BARBARA BELL. OTHER and daughter will both be delighted by this smart and practical model for 6 to 14 year olds—first l F YOUR wardrobe is beginning to give indications of hard usage, here's a simple suggestion to remedy it. A charming little blouse like this, worked up in a gay color combination, will make your friends completely forget that you've worn that same skirt for months. And, if you use angora yarn for the trimming color, as the instructions suggest, the blouse will be dressy enough for any afternoon engagement. The main part of the blouse is crocheted, with rows of single and double crochet alternating; the stripes are woven in later. The ribbing and collar are knitted, with two kinds of yarn worked together, producing a very attractive effect. The instructions are written for sizes 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20, so you won't have to spend time planning your own size. The pattern envelope contains complete, easy-to-understand, illustrated. directions, with diagrams to aid you; also what needles and crochet hook and what material and how much you will need. ‘To obtain this pattern send for No. 416 and inclose 15 cents in stamps or" coin to cover service and postage. Address orders to the Needlework Editor of The Evening Star. Coprright, 20004 and they avoid the place of danger. Do things that need to be done even when they do not place you in the light of publicity. Be secretive about your service to others and they will loyally reward it in terms of affection. Buy your way in kindness and soon the kind way will be your way, the friendly spirit, your spirit; and without knowing it has happened you will be popular. What’s more, you will be a trusted leader, a step beyond popularity and toward that thing known as good repute. Cordially yours, ANGELO PATRI (Copyright, 1937.) Cotton Goes Skiing. This Winter cotton is taking a turn on the skiis. Soft sweaters made of knitting and crochet cotton, or the lustrous knit-cro-sheen are found by ardent skiiers to be just the right weight to wear under heavier outer clothing. They serve admirably to wear in the house or around the fire after a day’s skiing, or for use when climbing a trail in the sun makes the ski jacket too hot. You can strip down to the cotton sweater and it will be warm enough without being clinging, ecratchy ) because it's so easy to make and then because it sacrifices nothing to stylish- ness. There are the scallops on the front opening, the very latest from the fashion front. A Peter Pan collar and band cuffs may be outlined like the scallops in a colorful contrasting bind- ing. No yoke to this model, merely some flared panels to run up. Tie belt or a leather one. Try a percale print for Spring, or one of the new printed linens. Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1223-B is available for sizes 6, 8, 10, 12 and 14. Size 8 requires 2 yards 39-inch mate- rial and 21 yards bias binding. BARBARA BELL, Washington Star. Inclose 25 cents in coins for Pattern No. 1223-B. Size ... Name L T — (Wrap colns securely in paper.) - huge liw Frock Will Please Chic Daughter. : Every Barbara Bell pattern includes an illustrated instruction guide which is easy to understand. Pattern Book. Make yourself attrac- tive, practical and becoming clothes, selecting designs from the Barbara Bell well-planned, easy-tomake pat- | terns. Interesting and exclusive fash- | fons for little children and the difficult junior age; slenderizing well-cut pat- terns for the mature figure; afternoon dresses for the most particular young women and matrons and other pat- terns for special occasions are all to be found in the Barbara Bell Pattern Book. (Copyrisht, 1937.) Fifty Million Frenchmen. Almost the entire world’s crop of endive is raised within a radius of 20 miles of Brussels. And this de- lightful tangy snow crisp vegetable is a staple in the diet of the French and Belgian housewife. The aver- age daily consumption of endive in Paris is 800,000 pounds, or 400 tons! —_— Wearing Flowers. Consider your size when you order flowers for a corsage or garland. The small woman will appear best with petite flowers such as the sweet pea, or pompon chrysanthemum, while only the tall woman can wear the The modern woman demands a “work- ‘Beauty Tips | shine is. We all know its healing pow= | ers, its effect upon growth, what & | ercise, | we are comfortably warm than when | | we are chilled. The sweat glands be- | is nature's purgative. | the skin and the hair, except that one THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1937. L] For Sunny Southland Exercise Freely But Avoid Severe Sun- burns. BY ELSIE PIERCE. PART from the rest and change and thrill of following the sun | south, the effect upon health, the beneficial influence of a Southern holiday is immeasurable. We all know | what a splendid source of energy sun- splendid job it does of muscle and tissue repair work. | More than that, in warm climes there'’s a natural inclination to ex- | we move more freely when | come more active, and perspiration It's fine for should not permit it to remain too | long on skin or scalp. We are also inclined to eat more WOMEN’S FEATURES. K C-§ Italian Cuisine Makes A Specialty of Dishes Using Ve al as a Base Macaroni and Spaghetti Vie With Fettuccine In Popularity When Properly Prepared. BY GEORGE RECTOR. cowhoy can do with a lariat. A to do with what the paperhang and that is in turn the foundation of ravioli, macaroni, spaghetti and fettuccine. Let me say at once that fettuccine in English is noodles. What < doesn’t say the half of it. noodles probably mean to you and what fettuccine mean to a really, earn- est eater in Italy make all the dif- ference between something to swallow and something to cheer about. The best fettuccine in the world can be got at Alfredo’s restaurant in Rome, where, by the way, 1 was first directed by Burton Holmes, the famous trav- eler. This was a good steer I can confirm by the fact that it was Burton Holmes who gave me my first push in life—when I was in a baby carriage and he was walking down the street and stopped to pass the time of day with my nurse. In serving fettuccine, Alfredo’s goes in for as much style as a Hollywood opening. A waiter comes solemnly up to your table, carrying a steaming bowl of cooked noodles, like a high priest with a special offering. Then George Rector. arrives Alfredo himself with a dish | of freshly-grated Parmesan cheese and a plate of unsalted butter. In the pocket of his white jacket gleam a silver spoon and fork. With reverential grace, the spoon in his right hand, the fork in his left, he mixes and re- mixes the cheese and butter through the noodles, tossing them up in higher and higher loops every twist. * ok x % EANWHILE the leader of the res- taurant orchestra has tiptoed over and inconspicuously taken his stand at the table. From there he directs his orchestra through an aria from some particularly languishing opera to the graceful rhythms of Al- fredo’s fork and spoon. When you taste the results, you know why Al- fredo wes knighted by his King. They should have made him a duke. Well, your good correspondent on ground and lofty gastronomy has never been knighted, but he has been day-zed (0Ops—sSOrTy) on many an oc- casion, and here is a recipe for one of his own true loves with an Italian background. This is spaghetti a la Signore Georgio Rectorio and this is the way it is done: Cook half a pound of spaghetti in boiling water, dash in some salt, then rinse it off quickly with cold water. Let it set while you are fixing the sauce, for, in this case, the sauce is the thing. Take a cup of good meat stock and add to it a cup of tomato GOOD 1Italian chef can do more with flour, eggs and water than a With those raw materials he can whip up a delectable pasta—which means paste in English. but has nothing er uses to stick the paper on the wall— tortellini, perciatellini, But noodles puree; make sure the puree and stock are thoroughly mixed. Then chop up | some garlic very fine and sprinkle it in. The garlic is the kingpin of the seasonings, but don’t forget salt, pep- per, paprika and a teaspoonful of Wor- cestershire sauce. Then cut a couple ounces each of boiled ham and boiled tongue into fine strips—ditto for a few cooked mushrooms—and add all that to the sauce. Your sauce is now spread over the cooked spaghetti and, for about 15 minutes, the whole thing is simmered, occasionally getting a good mix. Put on a generous quantity of butter just before you serve. Douse it with grated Parmesan cheese or |grated Swiss—and I guarantee the results. A WHILE we're still in Italy, it would | never do to forget veal. In Italy veal is not considered either dull or | lowly—a mistake made over here. The | Italians often use a fine white veal |as a substitue for chicken a la king jand I defy any amateur to spot the | difference. (On the other hand, a 3-months-old child can spot the cold pork which American restaurants often try to palm off in chicken salad). | All of which is the build-up for ane |other specialty of mine, which is escalopin of veal. Parmesan cheese | plays a big part here, but if you can’t | lay hands on any, grating Swiss cheese close to the rind will do almost as well, It's an Italian dish and it takes an Italian wine—Marsala—to bring out its slickest points, although sherry will do. And this is probably the place to say that these recipes of mine are bridle-wise and practically guaranteed | not to kick. bite or shy. They're songs |I've sung over and over, accompany= ing myself on the kitchen range, till it'll be pretty hard to go wrong on them if you follow directions. Keep your eye on the butcher while | he's cutting up the veal for this dish. The pieces should be flat and thin— |say 2 inches on the square and no thicker than a quarter inch. Dust the pieces of veal all over with grated cheese, put two good tablespoons of butter in a pan. and when hot pave the pan with pieces of veal, about a pound'’s worth. Turn them when they're starting to brown on one side and pour in about a third of a cup of Marsala. Have a good hot platter waiting to receive the veal when cooked on both sides. Reduce the essence which remains in the pan & little—then melt in another tablespoon of butter and pour it all over the pieces | of veal and serve. Gorgeously simple | and simply gorgeous. Dorothy Dix Says Control Your Children by Curtailing Their Spending Money. EAR MISS DIX: We have a 17-year-old daughter with whom we can do nothing and who is driving us wild with sensibly. Our diet, like our Summer gnxiety. We have béen most indulgent. diet, eliminates excess starches, sweets, | Have given her pretty clothes. Every- heavy fried fosds. It's natural for the thing. She has her own automobile when he said that if they married they would have to stand on their own feet; that his door would be shut in their faces; that they couldn't wish off any husband or wife on him to | take care of, and that they would | have to go hungry if they couldn't feed themselves. The modern young- Send 15 cents for the Babraba Bell | palate to prefer more fruits and | vegetables. Incidentally, store up some | of the needed vitamins via citrus fruits, why don't you? And speak- ing of fruits, we probably drink more water and fruit juices. So that the | functioning of the entire body is bet- | ter balanced than under usual con- | ditions in typical Winter shut-in ex- | istence. From a health point of view, then, | a Southern holiday is ideal. | ‘What about beauty? A sane amount of exposure to the sun is a splendid skin and hair beautifier. Statistics show us that more and more skins are getting dry. In Summer, though, with the oil and perspiration glands stimulated, there is more natural lu- brication. That is precisely how the skin acts in Southern climes. The | danger, however, lies in exposing the skin or hair to the direct rays of the sun or for too long a period. Then it works quite the opposite. Too much sun proves too drying. Gradual ex- posure makes for a gorgeous coat of tan. But an attempt to acquire that tan in one siting makes for an In- dian-red coat, painful burning, coarse- ness. Skin should be protected with sunburn preventives. A fine oil should be applied around the eyes. Smoked glasses should be worn to keep eyes from squinting at glaring sun. There are protective preparations for hair, too. Old-fashioned hat and parasol are seldom seen, but they're not amiss and very quaint. Speaking of the “old-fashioned,” if you have very lit- tle will so far as the sun is concerned and feel you want to “drink it all in” you might try wearing & linen mask on your face. My bulletin, “Traveling with Beau- ty,” might help you keep beauty with you all the way. Send self-addressed, stamped (3-cent) envelope for it. My Neighbor Says: If a pinch of baking soda is added to the water in which string beans are cooked it will preserve their color and make them tender. Always wrap a rubber hot- water bottle in soft cloth before placing in a patient’s bed. Place the bottle near, but not against the patient’s flesh. If placed too close the patient may be burned before realizing it. Croutons for soups may be made by cutting slices of dry bread one-half-inch thick, spread with butter and cut into one- half-inch cubes. Put them in a shallow pan and bake in a mod- erate oven about 10 minutes or till golden brown, turning often to brown all sides. (Copyright, 1937.) in which she tears around the country | at breakneck speed without telling| sters are no fools. They know the us where she is going or when she is| value of a dollar down to the last coming back. And now she thinks | penny, and mighty few of them would she is in love with a young boy who | risk starvation for the sake of love. has never had a job or made a dollar | It is because they know their par- and has no way to support her. What | ents haven't the backbone to make vould you advise us to do? | them assume the responsibility for TROUBLED MOTHER. their acts that makes them rush into fool marriages. Answer—Sell the automobile, to be- | * ¥ ¥ ¥ gin with. If she has no car, you J)FAR MISS DIX: I married & automatically restrict her activities to | widower who has a little girl 3 a certain extent. She can’t roam from | years old whose mother died at her road house to road house at night on | birth. The child has been with her foot, and if she has no car in which | grandmother ever since. I adore this to haul around a lot of wild hoodlums, they will drop her for some one who has an automobile in which they can | deadbeat their way about. | I get many letters from weak and overindulgent parents who bewail the fact that they have no control over their youngsters who are doing things which they should not do, going to places to which they should not go, generally skidding to destruction. These distraught fathers and mothers beat upon their breasts and moan: “What can we do? What can we do?” And answer themselves by saying: “Nothing.” * x ¥ % APPAR!NTLY it never occurs to them that they have the remedy in their own hands and that it is the simplest and most effective one possi- ble. It consists in cracking down on their children’s snapping shut the good old pocket- book. In taking away the automobiles. In refusing to pay for the orgies in which their children indulge. The lack of the price is the begin- ning of virtue. It takes money to give wild parties and buy liquor and go to hot night clubs. The kind of girls whom boys shouldn’t know have scant use for the boy whose allow- ance is so small he can only feed them on sandwiches and beer and take them to the movies. The para- sitic boys who hang around girls who have their own cars and who are good for the loan of money after a little love making pass up those girls who are on foot and who have to save up for their finger waves. *x % THE same heroic remedy would pre- vent ninety-nine out of a hundred of the tragic adolescent marriages that | wreck so many young lives and break so many parents’ hearts. A silly young girl and boy think they are in | love and decide to get married. They know they have nothing to marry on | that the boy has no way of making a living, but they go on and get mar- ried anyway because they rely upon mother and father paying for tneir ! folly and supporting them. expenditures. In| | baby and am crazy to have her. Sc | is her father. But the grandmother doesn't want to give her up. I fee | that I can do much more for her | than the grandmother can. Who d¢ | you think should have the child? B. T | Answer—I think it would be much better for the child to be reared in her father's house, where she would | have his love and influence and the care of a good, young stepmother, than for her to be brought up away from her father by her grandmother. Grandmothers are nearly always too strict or too indulgent to children. Use Your Pastry Scraps . in Various Ways. Save your scraps of unbaked pastry. They may be used in & number of | ways. Half-inch _.trips may be | sprinkled with cheese, baked and | served with soups or salads. Two- inch squares may be spread with & | paste or sandwich mixture for tasteful | canapes. Thin strips may be topped with brown sugar, spices or dates and spread with butter for tea dainties. ——— e THE LESS STARCH YOU | FEED ME THE BETTER. | CHANGE TO'THII 13 CONTAINS LESS STARCH FoR Doscs LESS STARCH But they would not marry if they absolutely that father mesdt it »