Evening Star Newspaper, March 12, 1937, Page 44

C—4 WOMEN 'S FEATURES. THE EVENING © The Romantic Fashions of Floradora Girls, Is Seen In Today’ s Millinery Materials for These Extreme Models Include Various Types of Straw, Felt and Grosgrain Ribbon. BY MARGARET WARNER. [(5 HESE March winds sure make the hat business good,” remarked our taxi driver the other morning as the wind lifted one of those little “pancakes” right off a girl's head and sent it rolling down the street! March is, indeed, the big millinery month. Everybody has to have a new Easter bonnet. And what do you think of the bonnets this Spring? Pretty extreme, aren’t they, these early versions that they are offer- ing and expecting us to clap right on our heads without a word of protest. ‘Those exhortations about getting used to them sound a little dubious, but probably these extremes will subside | after a bit and headlines will become | more normal as the season progresses. No doubt, it was the trend in coif- | fures that started the hats on the flip- ' pant path they are taking, or was it Jjust the general swing toward the ro- mantic mood in fashions harking back to the 1930s, the gay 90s and the Floradora girls for inspiration. At any rate the picture is varied and contains everything from no crowns to high crowns, and no brims to very wide ones. Surely there is something in be- tween these extremes that should suit each of us. Let us see what some of the outstanding silhouettes are, as shown at the Paris openings. * X x % 'HE quaint poke bonnet of the direc- toire period is seen as well as the bonnet-toque; the tiny tricorne and the little flat plateau are both romantic fashions; there are canotiers, small and large toques, berets and other coiffure-revealing shapes, including those tiny round caps called “calots.” As to materials there are numerous finely pressed thin straws as well as the more rustic, coarser types, includ- ing the nubby thistle straw, which is new. Linen-looking straw is good, and 80 is grosgrain ribbon, felt and stitched taffeta. The outstanding millinery idea for Manners of the Moment You can’t flirt your way into a waiting line. TA WAITING line is an American institution with which a girl should never try to flirt. If you think you can wedge your way into the front of the line by flashing your mil- lion-dollar smile on the man who is eecond, you're off en the wrong foot, girlie. A million-dollar smile isn’'t going to make up for all the time he has spent waiting to get near the ticket window. He'll fight for his place, even when faced with the most fascinating eyelash in the world. The rule is first come, first served, and even Mrs. Simpson couldn’t make the average American man change his mind about that. Our advice is to stick to the rule. If you start using up your charm on impossible things, youll find that pretty soon you won’t be considered charming at all. You'll just be con- sidered fresh. And you wouldn't like that, would you—you over there with the curly bangs? JEAN. (Copyright. 1937.) ,‘A A £ X o B 75 2, -, Y N 28 = o & R % ' 3 oS, 5 » s wnh.: light-weight | Spring is the universal revival of trim- mings of all kinds, splashing color and contrast, and the definite return of a more detailed millinery technique. Flowers are blooming on all the most Springlike hats. There are many feathér wings, butterfly ornaments and veils fluttering in every direction. Long chiffon veils or scarfs used as back streamers are exteedingly important and are found on some of the newest turbans. For instance, & navy blue, plain, close, mushroom shape has two streamers of royal blue at the back. It is a grand idea for | carrying out a particular color scheme. In another squatty turban the roll brim is wound diagonally with thistle rose, royal blue and dark blue folds of chiffon, with one color used as streamers. Velvet and grosgrain ribbon are both equally smart as trimming and this season are often combined with flowers. An off-the-face straw, with angular outline forming almost a square background for the face, uses a spray of poppies and daisies di- rectly over the forehead bandeau. This, of course, needs a very youthful face. | A black tricorne suitable for restau- | rant dining has two flower rosettes | of powder blue and dusty pink on the { left side and a black lace veil that reaches almost to the waistline in back. | | * %k ok ok LINEN bakuk makes a smart suit hat when it has a brim piping ot patent leather and a patent bow on the under side of the up-turned Breton brim. The Spanish sailor is another popular type. Often it has a very small crown. In one such instance grosgrain ribbon in green, red and yellow helped to carry out the Spanish idea on & fine black straw. The little stitched navy taffeta pan- cake with no crown at all, stays on the head with a ribbon band of coro- nation red that passes through slits across the top, and then ties around under the hair at the back. Those hair bands that are shown on so many hats make it possible to wear them at perilous angles and yet keep them anchored. Also these wider bands add to the appearance of the hats, especially when worn with the hair rolled around the back. An interesting model from Agnes is called the “Zuyder Zee” toque. It is fashioned of sheer lace over taffeta with a gold ornament clipped to the edge, and was inspired by the pointed colfs of the girls of Zuyder Zee, whom Mme. Agnes saw in Holland at the time of the royal wedding. The hats shown above are only two of a perfectly lovely collection which arrived here the first of the week and were all designed by Marion Vall in her studio in New York. She has unlimited new ideas on good-looking headlines and smart color combina- tions, in both romantic and plainer modes, but she believes that the 1937 version of the 1907 hat is one of the season’s best styles. And so we leave you in much the same undecided state of mind about your Spring bonnet, but we can say that if you shy away from all this mid-Victorianism there is always the classic tailored felt which continues to be shown each season in the best of materials and colors and is always the acme of good taste for the well- dressed, tailored woman. For information concerning items mentioned in this column call Na- tional 5000, Extension 395, between 10 and 12 a.m. Household . Hint. Filling of jars and bottles with pre- serves, jams, etc, is made easier by using a gravy boat. . "'9 g s‘:o'. o N 4 Rt i) IR ey S R S it s SEFE ML I ‘Your room will appear so much more attractive if all the little accessories are made in a similar pattern, so we are showing a set of dolies of different sizes and shapes, yet all are made in the same design. The small one is about 6% inches in diameter; the oval, that is especially suitable for a breadtray, is 6 by 9 inches; the large oval is about 11 by 15 inches, If you have no need of them yourself a friend or a bride-to-be would be only too pleased to receive a @ift like this set. The pattern envelope contains complete, easy-to-understand illustrated directions, with diagrams to aid you; also what crochet hook and what material and how much you will need. To obtain this pattern send for No. 349, and inclose 15 cents in stamps or ooin to cover service and postage. Address orders to the Needlework Editor of Copyrisht, 10874, The Evening Star, ) A v/ * STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, MARCH 12, Flowers, Feathers and Veils Popular Trimming for 1937. Fashion Pendulum Swings to Mid-Victorian Color combinations in the millinery picture are most intriguing. Below is a small navy blue straw that uses royal blue and apple green velvet ribbon twisted around the miniature crown and a provaca- tive short veil interpreting the Watteau style in a 1937 version. “The millinery mode has caught the spirit of the family-album days and given us hats of infinite variety and charm,” says Marion Valle, designer of smart hats. Above is one of the new wide- brimmed breton sailors trimmed with small ribbon bows in several colors. Prepare Children For Life Satisfy Youngsters Curiosity With Sim- ple Answers. BY ANGELO PATRI. 'VERY mother of little children knows the shock of hearing that her little one, her baby, scarcely out of her arms, has been discovered at a game she never taught him, never dreamed he would learn. Yet sex plays are common to all children be- cause sex interest is common to all children. The only way to avoid the harmful plays is to educate the chil= dren ahead of time so as to remove the necessity for such play expres- sions. All children are curious about sex. ‘Their curiosity must be satisfled whole- somely or they will continue to search for the satisfaction it demands. Don't ask m* how you are to do that because every child differs from every other child in the matter of his learning, and every parent differs from every other in the manner of his thinking and doing. The idea is that parents provide themselves with the right material, study it until it becomes part of their thinking and they can ex- press it casually and easily as they can express their feelings about the election. It is & mistake to hush-hush chil- dren about sex matters. They ask questions according to the stage of their development. Early in life they have only the pessing curiosity that they have about things in general to stimulate their questions. As they grow their experiences motivate their questions. Your answers must be wisely adjusted to their needs; they are to be given only the information they are seeking at the time. No expositions, no doctrines, no morali- ties. Just simple, truthful statements that stand alone. Because there are still people who think it better to train children in ignorance and term it innocence, par- ents have to be careful of the method and the matter of their teaching. It does not do to have a child go out, and, in the pride of his superior know- ledge, begin instructing the children of the community. That way trouble lies. Again, every parent must be his own judge in the matter. Whenever a child i found mak- ing & mistake in this direction, in- stead of getting frightened take second thought and know that you failed this child by not preparing him for the situation that has called out the error. In this, as in many other matters affecting childhood and adolescense, knowledge is safety. And don’t imagine that because you have preserved a stony silence on the whole matter other people have been as reticent. They have been quite otherwise, as you would discover if you listen to some of the children talking on their way to and from school, in the parks and play- grounds, and in secluded retreats where they flee to escape the prying adult’s eye. Unless you begin early and keep gently and steadily teaching, somebody else takes your place. Mr. Patrl will give personal atten- tion to inquiries from parents and school teachers on the care and de- velopment of children. Write him in care of this paper, inclosing & 3-cent stamped, self-addressed envelope for Teply. (Copyright, 1937 Balancing Budget. Balance your budget by planning one or more meatless days each week. Cheese, eggs and nuts may all be used in combinations which are just as nutritious as those in which meat is included. Flowers in Icebox. If you would keep flowers fresh when you receive them from the florist, put them in the ice box for an hour or two, until you need them for your center= plece. It is a good idea, if practicable, 0 koep theth in the 100 box over night. Youthful Spring Model Suggestion of New Surplice Opening and Swing Skirt Lend New Note. BY BARBARA BELL. HE youngest, freshest and at the same time the most so- phisticated design of the sea- son is just this one, with its raised waistline girdled with g belt that ties in front. The neck closes with a soft foldover collar and & sug- gestion of the new surplice opening. Puffed sleeves and a swingy skirt con- tinue the sprightly effect. It's a model you mustn’t miss for now and Sum- mer days to come. Camfortable, utter- ly smart, it gives you a grand new poise whether you choose & silk, rayon or sheer cotton printl Barbara Bell pattern No. 1272-B is designed for sizes 14, 16, 18, 20, 40 and 42, Corresponding bust measure- ments, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40 and 42. Size 14 (32) requires 4l yards 39-inch fabric and 2!2 yards ribbon for the belt. BARBARA BELL, Washington Star. Inclose 25 cents in ooins for Pattern No, 1272-B. Bize...... Name ..occcaeccmcnmenconnaanan UL R — (Wrap coins securely in paper). Every Barbara Bell pattern includes an illustrated instruction guide which is easy to understand. Send 15 cents for the Barbara Bell Spring and Summer pattern book. (Copyright, 1937.) Fashions for Teachers. An unusual slant on fashions was presented Tuesday in one of the local shops to a group of 80 teachers from city and nearby schools in which Spring modes were shown that are practical and easily wearable and yet employ lots of style interest. Often the teacher is 30 removed from the changing style picture on account of her class room duties that she is apt to underestimate the im- portance that clothes play in the life of every business woman and wears her last year’s suit or coat when she should send them along to some needier person and treat herself to the tonic that new clothes always bring to a woman. And so0 these style-minded teachers were given a treat and shown suits, coats, afternoon and evening frocks modeled on members of their group amid much applause and a general feeling of good fellowship, including & cup of tea and what goes with it. Outstanding in the show were two afternoon dresses, identical in design, that were chosen as suitable for the very tall and average figure, and equally amart on both. They wers of navy blue sheer with V neck, puff sleeves dnd swing skirt, using accents of yellow grosgrain ribbon as trim- A —Star Staff Photos. HandsNeed Care to Be Beautiful Constant Treatment With Cream and Lotion Required. BY ELSIE PIERCE. WISE young blade re- cently: ‘“‘Some women don't let the left hand know what the right is doing . . . so much so that when they meet over a bridge game the pair certainly don't look like mates. True, said WOMEN’S FEATURES. New Easter Hats - Dorothy Dix Says Struggles of Mothers and Wives for Love of Same Man a Tragecy. WOMAN who recently killed A her husband gave jealousy of tive for her crime and assert- ed that no two women can struggle for the love of the same man without its resulting in tragedy. Fortunately, few mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law carry their jeal- ousy to the point of committing mur- der, but it is true that no other one thing has poisoned more lives, wrecked more marriages and caused more heartaches than the warfare that so many mothers and wives wage over the man they are each determined to ‘monopolize. Mother cannot bear to give up her adored son when he marries, and it burns wife up to know that her hus- | H!NCE we have the common spec- tacle of the mother and the wife her mother-in-law as the mo- | fighting over the man they both love, like dogs over a bone. FEach is deter- mined to have him for her own. In their mad jealousy of each other they lose sight of the fact that they are eacrificing the poor victim of their passion. No man is ever put in a crueler position than the one who i< called upon to decide between the two women he loves and to both of whom he owes loyalty and allegiance, What makes this tragedy of the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law 80 bitterly ironic is that it is so un- necessary. There is no need for the struggle which breaks hearts and tears families apart and which, statis- tics say, send more couples to the di- vorce court than any other cause, be- band has the slightest affection for any other woman, even if she is his mother, So they go to it hammer and tongs, no quarter asked or given. The things that two noble women, who are kind and considerate of every- body else, can do to each other when they are fighting over Tom or Johnny make even the Spanish civil war look like & love feast. LI CONSIDER!NG that every woman knows that her son is virtually sure to fall in love with some girl and marry her, and considering also that his happiness depends upon his belleving that his wife is the most wonderful woman in the world, would seem that a mother would be step down and out and gracefully re- linquish the first place in his affec- tions to his bride. Sometimes she is, but only too often | she is infuriated at a mere chit having | taken her darling away from her. she uses every art and wile to keep him still tied to her apron string, to keep him still coming to mother with his confidences and for sympathy and | Occasionally a mother's possessiveness drives her still further and causes her to destroy her son's contentment with his wife and his illusions about her by continual fault-finding and sugges- tions. Many & man would never find out that his wife was a poor house- keeper, gadded about too much and spent too much on clothes if his moth- er hadn't told him. The wife's jealousy is no less devas- tating and unreasonable. She knew association of his life as well as by the blood bond, and must necessarily have | everything in common and enjoy being together. But to save her soul she can | not help getting green-eyed when she thinks of any woman having known him and having loved him and been loved by him before she knew him, or having had & part in his life before he was hers. the right hand usually does most of the ‘dirty’ work, but I see by the ads that there’s no excuse for the give-away. Plerce?” I'm afraid Il have to admit it's true, for I've seen it myself. And if work were an excuse we would see many, many more “sandpaper” hands. The mere fact that any number of women whc do their own cleaning What do you say, Miss and washing and similar chores can | manage to keep their hands looking like “never-do-a-thing hands” is proof that it can be done. The hands either tell tales about us or speak eloquently for us, more 50 than our faces, in fact. They de- serve at least as much care as the face. They get that much more abuse. ‘They are immersed in water, washed with soap and water much more than the fact, meaning that the natural oils are exhausted to a greater extent. ‘They are subject to just as much exposure. When housework is done, unless gloves are worn, the hands are subjected to household dust, to strong cleansing agents. Put them all together and you have the reason why hands that are abused and not given com- pensating care soon look wrinkled and feel sandpapery. But add a little compensating care and see how quickly and gratifyingly the hands respond. Treat them to a gentle massage with a hand cream every time they are washed. Use the same rich, nourishing cream on them at night that you do on your face. In fact, merely use the little left-over cream for the backs of the hands, go through the same move- ments you use in washing the hands. If you can wear cotton gloves without feeling uncomfortable, slip them on at bedtime after giving the hands a generous creaming. You'll be amazed at the splendid overnight repair work. When washing the hands make sure that you dry them very care- fully. Careless drying contributed to chapping and roughness—particus larly if the hand lotion doesn't follow immediately. Winter winds contribute to redness and roughness, but again creaming is the best way out. Some women go through a severe Winter with their hands looking lily white and others have Winter hands even in Spring. Once more it is & matter of consistent care—and if the right hand does more work it should have more cream. It really isn't difficult to hand yourself beauty—right and left. My bulletins on hand care and the home manicure will cheerfully be sent to you if you will include a self-ad- dressed, stamped (3-cent) envelope with your request. (Copyright, 1987.) My Neighbor Says: Coleus, geranjums and be- gonias may now be slipped and placed in wet sand. When they have rooted plant in pots or boxes and grow in the house until weather is warm. Peroxide will remove perfume stains from linen bureau scarfs. Keep a blotting pad under scarf to protect dressing table or bu=- resu top when perfume is spilled on it. ‘Woolen blankets should never be put through the wringing ma= chine. Hang them on the line dripping wet. When dry beat until they are soft and fluffy. Green bananas may be ripened by placing in & paper bag and keeping in a dark closet for a few days. (Copyright, 1987.) ARTHRITIS RELIEVED BY KRUSE SYSTEM SULPHUR VAPOR BATHS DR. A. H. MOORE, D. ¢. ] 1801 Calvert St, N.W. Ad. 1316 "The Hot Suiphur Spring of Wash.” "My Mother cause the love which a son gives his mother and that which a hvsband it | prepared for the inevitable, ready to | So | counsel as he did when a little boy. | before she married John that he was | devoted to his mother; that they were | tied together by every memory and | glves his wife do not conflict. They are no more the same emotion than wine is water. A man loves his mother because she was the benediction of | his childhood, but he loves his wir because she is the comrade he ha chosen to march by his side througi | life. It is a pity that women so seldon realize this. It would save them suc | barrels of tears, s0 many tormentec | hours, so many ghastly pretenses o a friendliness they do not feel if they could only see that a man's love for his wife augments his love and ap- preciation for his mother because it makes him understand women better and that a husband’s faithfulness to his mother is the measure of the loy- alty he will give his wife, and that there is no cause for jealousy between them, The in-law relationship can be suc a pleasant one and bring so muc, happiness if only mothers-in-law anc daughters-in-law will Just love Joh instead of fighting over him. DOROTHY DIX. (Copyright, 1937.) Casserole of Pork. Cut left-over roast pork (or au. other roast) into thick strips or cubes (using 1 cup, or more, of meat) Spread with a good dark mustard, dip into flour, brown in hot fat. Arrange in layers in a casserole with 3 cups | cooked lima beans (dried are preferable to canned), 2 cups tomatoes, seasoned with salt, and one onion, cut fine. 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