Evening Star Newspaper, May 31, 1937, Page 13

WOMEN'S FEATURES. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, MAY 1937. WOMEN'S FEA TURES. A—13 Moving Into a Rented House for the Summer Entails Much Preparation <« Shopping in Washington || Attention to Details Beauty and Fashion Are Related New Crownless Hats and Toeless Shoes Stress Grooming. BY ELSIE PIERCE. LL Dame Fashion has to do is com- mand “show off” and Beauty is as ready as a 2-year-old who has mastered a nursery rhyme to say her piece or “do her stuff” (if you'll for- give me for using a slang phrase that, to me, is full of meaning). I like to point to the shorter skirt and its beautifying effect on legs and ankles. Actually the short skirt didn't do any magic tricks. Women realized that the legs and ankles would be very much in evidence, so they got busy— exercising, walking, bicycling, skating, massaging. slapping. It didn't take very long for legs to look more shapely. Similarly, Summer suits—swimming suits, I mean—have had a decidedly | Put to | glorifying effect on the figure. a “you're on view" test, woman always walk off with beauty honors. Of course, we've seen many a figure in a bathing suit that should have been draped in a full-length toga, and even then would be nothing “to write home about.” But women who have so little pride in their beauty usually have {ust-so-little beauty. Fashion's edicts don't matter to them. Pictorially speaking, nothing matters to them, but, fortunately, they are in the mi- nority. The majority of women I have found like a challenge and usu- ally live up to it. ‘The latest conceit of Fashion is the erownless hat. Mark my words, it will mean more good-looking heads—more ‘oeautifully groomed, more stylishly coiffed, more _scrupulously cleansed, agleam with life and high lights and color. I don't think I could find much justi- fication for this vogue. But more about that tomorrow. Our purpose today is to prove the | relationship between Fashion and Beauty. Another vogue—the toeless shoe—should mean healthier and more | This vogue is going to | attractive feet. have its effect on faces, too. Because if we admit that cramped, crowded, tired, aching feet trace tired lines and wrinkles on the face, then the converse must be true, too—namely, that com= fortable feet make for happy faces. Everything else beging equal, of course. We could go on and on, pointing to | backless vogue of Sum- | the sleevele: mer dresses. But we had better stop before we're accused of sponsoring a | The fact is Fashion is | nudist vogue. clever enough to know her beauty bounds. i (Copyright, 1937.) Manners of the Moment OME one wrote to us the other day to say that he had always thought If it weren't for this challenge | Cosmetics for Good Old Summertime. New Lipstick and Powder Shades. | Threa new shades fo triguing eau de cologne its drum-like bottla. At | body freshness—powder, deodorants. r Summer lips. An ine with a patriotic motif in bottom are four ways to liquid, cream and stick —Sketched in Washington shops. | BY MARGARET WARNER. ’ EWEST arrivals in the lipstick | family are two colors for Sum- | mer, called “Fiesta” and “Red- | wing." They are both true reds, Fiesta being a bright, flamboyant | scarlet for the Irish type or “in-be- tweens” with dark hair and fair skin, while Redwing is a royal crimson in rich dark red, very much liked by the | blond as well as the brunette. You | chased from $1 up. Keep them in mind for graduation gifts. Recently some one was inquiring about a verbena perfume, and at| the time we could only think of lemon verbena sachet. But since then we have learned about a concentrated toilet water that comes in several odeurs, including verbena, and is one of the new products of a dis- tinguished perfumer. These toilet wa- that nothing should be passed at the | Will want to take a look at these|ters have been prepared with a | table except the plates. But ap parently he can't convince his wife, and he wants us to back him up. We, hate to get into a family row, he's partly right and she’s partly rght. (How do you like that for | skirting an issue?) We consider all rules about table etiquette rules of convenience, and if they aren’t convenient we throw them « out of the window. That's our plat: form. Now, if you don't have to pass things. ‘Where there's a maid or a butl who can do all the passing, it's perrecl { But some people don’'t have maids and some have maids who pass 50| slowly that the lamb gets cold before the mint sauce comes around. In those cases we consider a certain amount of passing around the table | all to the good. We'd make the rule sound this way: When things are being served at the table, pass the lightest or smallest things to the heaviest or biggest thing. | That is, have one or two people serve the meat and vegetables and pass the plates to them. (The plates are lighter than the vegetable dishes.) But let the bread and the relishes, and maybe even sauces, go around from hand to hand. (They're smaller than the plates.) But don't, for heaven's sake, have everything going round and round all at once. No one can receive | and serve in such rapid succession un- | less he's both Perry and Vines. JEAN. (Copyright, 1937.) Do you find that your present supply of hot plate mats is inadequate? Or are they becoming old and worn out? to make them yourself, following a pattern like this. There are directions for two sizes for platters, and a smaller h vegetable dish. ‘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. not passing anything at the | table is fine, because it's much easier | vhen you are shopping around, and see if either one fits into your color scheme. The old rose and silver con- | but | tainers have a smart, new look, and ' yourself the price is $1. The same firm is puiting out a | Cleansing cream that is so light and | fluffy that it is & joy to use. It is | called a velvet cleanser because it | leaves the skin so smooth, and is said | o be equally good for all types of skin. | This is also $1. The third lipstick has been created to complete a lovely royal make-up and this vivid, warm color is itself i called “Royal.” It contains no yellow | or blue undertones. Concealed inside | the lid of the neat swivel-type case is | | a tiny compartment containing a wisp | | of cotton scented with a well known | perfume, which scents both the lip- | | stick case and the bag in which it is carried. The lipstick itself also is | | perfumed, making a very delightful | | little stick in a choice of colors, at | $1.50. < * x kX | 'ONTINUING the spirit of Deco- ! ration day is the adorable drum- | | inspired flacon of eau de cologne in the center of the sketch above; it | comes in an equally fascinating drum- shaped box. Or if your ideas are| bigger and your purse larger, you can get a drum box with three bot- | tles of perfume instead of one, and such delicious scents, too! The new- est one is lavendar, and the old favorite, gardenia, is there, with other | florals and synthetics to choose from. These drum flacons may be pur- The best way to obtain a new set is exagon that's right for a bowl or round | odeurs to your hands, greater percentage of perfume oils to give them body and an unusual lasting quality. You may test this by applying one of two or three that will still remain. On the subject of shades of powder and rouge for make-up we would like to quote from one of the mnoted authorities on the subject. She says: times; you will find “Gone are the old simple days when | an arbitrary arbiter of style could say ‘Be fair, sweet maid, and you'll be fashionable this Summer.’ Departed is the era when all women were so0 uni- formly nut-brown as to suggest the vanishing white woman. The smart woman of this more sophisticated year has already made up her mind whether she looks better in bronze or as a lily fair. Her only problem is to find the wherewithal for achieving— or retaining—the correct shade.” And even this is no problem. You make up create, and you find it all ready for you at the cosmetic counter, even if it is a lovely tan and you haven't time or the opportunity to acquire one naturally. * 'OR the town and country woman who wishes to mix a little golf and tennis after business, and on week ends, yet wear fluttering chiffons in midweek in town, what could be bet- ter than being able to put on her tan and remove it at will. This she can achieve with a new tan make-up, first introduced in France where it imme- diately made a great hit. This frre- sistible film spreads easily and evenly. Its vibrant, red-gold coloring seems to merge with the skin while only the faintest suggestion of the film remains to hold powder and rouge indefinitely. It comes in a tube and at first sight is a startling color to be applying to one's skin, but once you get the knack of putting it on just right, with a matching dark powder over it and a touch of bright cheek and lip color, you will be delighted with your grand outdoorsy look of “vim, vigor and vitality” so easily attained. It is good for camouflaging bare legs that are too white in early Summer and have that naked ook that tanned legs never have. And now a word about a few little alds to body freshness at all times during the hot weather ahead, when it s so imperative to guard against the slightest suggestion of offense. We have discovered a whole family of deodorants, offering a form for every individual preference and each of them only 10 cents. For underarm relief from excessive perspiration there is a colorless liquid with applicator and enough to last you several weeks. Then there is a cream deodorant that is easy to ap- ply wherever needed, and is also said to banish household odors like onions and fish and even benzine from the hands. A small can of deodorant powder is just about the handiest thing to have for a lot of purposes, and the best trick of all is the small deodorant stick that fits into your purse for emergency use. This, too, is only 10 cents. Each of these has its appeal and recommends itself for special uses. You will like the whole midget family, and in fact find them quite indis- * X % To obtain this pattern, send for No. 267 and inclose 15 cents in stamps ¢ Coin to cover service and postage. Address orders to the Needlework Editor ©f The Evening Star. (Copyright, 1037.) pensable. For information oconcerning items mentioned in this column call Na- tional 5000, extension 395, between 10 and 12 s ( the | then wash them | the delightful warm fragrance | your mind as to the effect you wish to | Important to Insure “Comforts of Home” ' i 'Be Sure to Check Plumbing and Stove Be- fore Moving In—Also Wise to Look in earnest! the next few months. & great deal of checking and in- ventory-taking must be done before you can rest as- sured that “all 1 the comforts of : | home” will be % there to welcome ! you upon your k. 1 Inm\‘aL For some 3 | eason or other, 3 a rented house, no matter how completely it seems to be fur- nished, is always found lacking in just the little necessities that are forgotten un- til their abseuce focuses attention upon them. In checking the china, glass and kitchen utensils supplied in the Sum- mer cottage, be sure to really look at | each article—don't be content with just seeing it on the list! Its condi- tion is important to your comfort and happiness during the time that you are to occupy the house—and “one double boiler,” though it looks okay in black and white, won't be much | good to you if it is rusty, dirty and full of holes! Electrical equipment should be tested—unless you are bringing your own. In the lai.er case, be sure that | the current is the same as that for | which your units are intended. Make | Yoy i Betsy Caswell, and be sure that a few extra fuses are on hand. Have the water turned on while you are inspecting the house, and see that all plumbing fixtures are | in perfect working order. Stoves should be carefully gone over, and a | thorough cleaning job included in the | list of services to be rendered by the | landlord. | ok X X | & note of the location of the fuse box, | "I‘AKE a quick look at walls and | ceilings to see if there is an | evidence of leaks, so that you can | have necessary repairs made by the | | owner before you move in. See that |the cellar stairs are sound and well- | | lighted—you don't want some member | of your household spending the Sum- | | mer nursing bruises or a broken leg! Carefully examine bedding and upholstered furniture for any possible signs of insect life, and be sure that | windows, and, perhaps porches, are | properly screened. Your Summer | comfort depends upon the thorough- ,ness of your investigation at this point, | 50 don't slide carelessly over the main issues just because you are enchanted with the lovely view, or the proximity | of the beach! As for supplies, etc, that should be on hand when you move in—here is | a check list that may help you to keep | | from forgetting some necessary items. Dorothy followed through the pub]lcw prints the story of the romance of the Duke of Windsor and | Mrs. Warfield have wondered by what arts and wiles a middle-aged woman, | whose looks are nothing to write a | song about, captured the most eligible | man in the world. The explanation | that the chroniclers of this strange | love idyl have universally given has | been that, like Scheherezade of old.‘ the lady wove her spells with her tongue, and that she kept the former | King so amused and entertained by her witty conversation and her humor- | ous stories that he desired her for a life companion. Instead of ahalmg our curiosity, ! however, this explanation of Mrs. War- | fleld’s charm has only roused it to fever heat, and made us more anxious than ever to know how she turned the trick. For talkative women are not popular with men and none of their sex are more anathema than those | who tell good stories. Furthermore, although we have read volumes of laudations of Mrs. War- fleld's brilliant conversation and scin- tillating wit, and been told over and over again about how devastating her | sarcasm was and how side-splitting her comments on men and events were, not one single time have we been per- mitted to appraise the worth of these lingual jewels. Not one of the wisecracks that are alleged to have downed Edward has ever reached the public ear. Not even one of Wally's smallest jokes has ever been printed. Not one of us can liven up a dinner table by repeating the last smart thing that Wally said, or by telling of some crack she has made that has set the country in a roar, as we do about Dorothy Parker, and Alice Longworth. And so, as wit will out, it has been a mystery how she kept so many good things under her hat, so to speak. Now at long last our curiosity has The Old Gardener Says: The pruning of early flowering shrubs is to be done as soon as possible after the blooming season is over, for they will begin to prepare for next Spring’s display before this season is over. For- sythias in particular need to be pruned hard, but not by cutting off the ends of the branches. A forsythia bush cut square across the top ceases to be a thing of beauty. The proper plan is to cut out the slder canes close to the ground and to leave the younger canes in the form in which they naturally grow—arching and graceful. It is the new wood that produces the Lest flowers, and much is gained by a constant renewal of blooming canes in the manner described. (Copyright, 1937.) for Past Leaks. BY BETSY CASWELL. F YOU are one of the lucky pets of Fortune, and have a Summer home awaiting you in the country or at the seashore, you will be seriously think- ing of transporting yourself and your family thither before so very long. Tomorrow is the first of June—and Summer seems really to have begun Perhaps you have only rented a cottage, or a larger house somewhere for In that cases Many things can be ordered well in advance, and shipped to the house to await your convenience. This will save & lot of trouble and confusion in the long run. Laundry soap. | Paint cleaner. Ammonia. Cleaner for sinks and bathtubs. Brass polish. Scrubbing brush. | Scrub cloths. | Few yards white cheesecloth. | Dustcloths. | Clothesline. Bluing. Washboard. Clothespins. Two pails. Wet mop. Dust mops. Broom. Carpet sweeper. One or two chamois skins. Silver polish. Silver brush. Bath room soap. Bath room paper. Shelf paper. Soap flakes. Few bottles of various heverages. | Canned goods for emergencies con- sisting of: Tomatoes. Corn. Peas Peaches. Pears. Soups. Chicken & la king. Frankfurters, etc. Several packages of potato chips. Staples such as: Flour. Sugar (various kinds). Tea Coflee. Spices. Table sauces. | Gelatines. Cornstarch. Baking powder. Baking soda. Evaporated or condensed milk Macaroni. Rice Canned fish. Crackers, Matches. Cigarettes. Flavoring extracts. Cooking fat. Salt. Paper napkins. Toothpicks. String. Wrapping paper. Scissors. Can opener. Bottle opener. Corkscrew. Insect spray and fluid. Dix Says Being a Good Listener Is a Great Pop- ularity Booster. HE millions of us who have been appeased and we need wonder no | longer at Mrs. Warfleld's ability to always get her man. The secret of her conjure has been revealed. The explanation is furnished of why none of her bonmots have ever been pub- licized by & man who knows her well and who is a member of the social set in which she moved in London. He says that Mrs. Warfield's power lies not in her tongue but in her ears, that she is just a s0-s50 run-of-the-mill talker, but that she is a gifted listener who makes every man with whom she comes in contact feel she is just hang- ing on his words and that she could | never tire of gathering up the pearls | that fall from his lips. I trust that every woman who reads these lines will ponder long and prayerfully over the case of Mrs. Warfield, who, by her simple act of keeping silent and letting the party of the other part do the talking, has demonstrated all the law and the prophets, not only about the art of achieving popularity, but also of ac- quiring & reputation for wit and wisdom. No doubt this requires courage and self-sacrifice that amounts to hero- ism, since we all prefer the sound of our own voices to any other music. Also it calls for a phenomenal ability to take punishment and come up smiling when one has to listen to bores But in the end it pays for whatever sufferings one has endured. For who are the people we like and whose society we seek? Are not they invariably those who lend us their ears? Who are the men and women whom we regard as exceptionally in- | telligent? Are they not those who listen as if to an oracle while we pro- mulgate our views on every subject under the sun? Who are those whose sense of humor we always praise? Are they not those who laugh at our Jokes and beg us to repeat a good story we told at the club? And when we speak of having spent a pleasant evening with a group of extremely interesting people, isn't it always an occasion on which we have been permitted to monopolize the conversation and monologue about ourselves? Yes, verily. The ore re- liable recipe for making a surefire hit is to let other people tell you. Of course, there is an art in listen- ing. The squirmer who writhes as if in torment while you tell him the story of your life or describe your new #utomobile gets nowhere. He might as well talk himself. So had the whistler or the hummer. So had the one with a roving eye. So had the interrupter. To be a good listener one must wear an expression of rapt attention and keep one’s eyes glued on the speaker's face and be able to breathe in an expectant voice: “What then?” when the monologist pauses for breath. And to such as can do this, great is their reward. DOROTHY DIX. Iy Girls’ Princess Frock Charming Model Will Find High Favor With Chic Daughter. BY BARBARA BELL. OUR little girl content with just one frock made from Barbara Bell pat- tern 1828-B. She’ll want at | will never be least two or three, each in a different | color. It's a smart economy to sew this way and simplifies your sewing, too. Now that the little Princess | Elizabeth of England promises to be | constantly in the news, this princess frock is sure to be more popular than ever with girls from 4 to 10. It's a charming style for growing girls, The button closing is simulated, the dress fastens with convenient snaps. Barbara Bell pattern 1828-B is available for sizes 4, 6, 8 and 10 years, Size 6 requires two yards of 35-inch material, plus !¢ yard of contrasting to trim as pictured 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. | Make yourself attractive, practical and becoming clothes, selecting designs from the Barbara Bell well-planned | sasy-to-make patterns. Interesting and exclusive fashions for little chili- dren and the difficult junior age; slen- derizing well-cut patterns for the ma- ture figure, afternoon dresses for the most particular young women and matrons and other patterns for special occasions are all to be found in the Barbara Bell Pattern Book. Cook’s Corner BY MRS. ALEXANDER GEORGE. LUNCHEON MENU. Ham Relish Sandwiches Iced Tea Chocolate Wafers Cherry Sauce DINNER MENU. Cold Sliced Ham Creamed Corn Buttered Carrots Gooseberry Jam Spiced Beet Salad, Strawberries Angel Food Cake Coffee (Hot or Iced) HAM RELISH FILLING. (For 6 Sandwiches.) 15 cup chopped 2 pimiento- cooked ham stuffed olives, 14 cup diced chopped celery 3 tablespoons 1 teaspoon salad dressing minced parsley 1 teaspoon 1 teaspoon minced sweet minced onions pickles Mix the ingredients with a fork and spread on buttered slices of white or graham bread. Add bits of shredded lettuce and top with other buttered slices. Discard crusts and serve. CHOCOLATE WAFERS. 1, cup fat 14 teaspoon salt 1'7 cups granu- 13 cup sour lated sugar cream 2 squares choco- 2 eggs late, melted 312 cups flour 1 teaspoon 1 teaspeon soda vanilla Cream fat and sugar. Add the re- maining ingredients and chill the dough. Break off bits of it and flat- ten down 2 inches apart on greased baking sheets. Bake 10 minutes in & moderate oven. SPICED BEET SALAD. 1 package lemon 2 tablespoons flavored gelatin granulated mixture sugar 2 cups boiling 1 cup diced beets, water cooked 14 cup vinegar 12 cup chopped 1 tablespoon cabbage bark cinna- 1% cup chopped mon, broken green peppers 6 whole cloves 1 tablespoon 14 teaspoon salt horseradish Simmer 6 minutes the water, vine- gar and spices. Strain, reheat and pour over the gelatin mixture. Stir until it has dissolved. Add salt and sugar. Cool and then add the rest of the ingredients. Chill until firm. Serve on lettuce and top with salad dressing. Bread BARBARA BELL, The Washington Star. Inclose 25 cents in coins for Pattern No. 1828-B. Size (Wrap coing securely in paper). “The Gang’ Inevitable Problem (Part of Life of Every Adolescent Boy and Girl. BY ANGELO PATRL N SPITE of the Declaration of Independence no two children are born equal. In any two, one Wil lead and the other will follow. One will say how and when and the other will set about the doing of it. The gang and its leader is the logical out= growth of human need. The follower looks up to his leader and copies him as closely as he can. ‘When, one afternoon, your child comes home from school as unlike the child who left home that morning as any changeling might be, you can know he has met and accepted a leader. If he is half-way acceptable let it go at that. These attachments are formed to be lbmkPn and one of the best ways to | use them for the good of all concerned is to allow them to run their full day. Try to go along with the gang. Only when you discover that the working motive i3 bad should you interfere. The gang is likely to be at about the same level of growth, achievement, mental and moral development as the child in your house. It is difficult for a family to accept the notion that their boy is just like the boy next door and the one down the street; that he has dirty hands and face at times, that he has no manners to meet a situation on occasions, that he might break a window and otherwise bring down the wrath of the corner grocer. But it is true. All little boys and most little girls go through a grubby stage, even the nice little boy in your house. It is nothing to worry atout. | Just something to accept like chicken | pox and mumps. Once a boy has joined up with his | gang he yields to the gang spirit com- pletely. He makes their manners his— their speech, their ways of dress, their standards, all are his. Anything that might cast reflection upon the gang's standards is a call to arms. Whatever the gang does is right and it takes a Iot of doing to make him see anything else. Unless there is something dan- gerous in what the gang stands for and | what it does, leave it alone to work out its term The best way in any case is to keep ahead of the boy's growth and its needs | by heading him toward the right sort of gang in the beginning. For that you can't beat the Boy Scout organ- ization. It offers all a boy needs, and one can feel safe in feeling he belongs What is true of the boys is true of the girls as well. Their gangs are more conservative and stay closer to home and in well-traveled paths of experi- ence. The girls need out-of-home experiences. They need to get out into the air, to learn camp ways, and the co-operation and spirit of com- | mon service that the Campfire Girls offer. A girl can have no finer ex- periences in these early years than | those she gets in her Campfire years. It is here that she learns to accept other girls as friends without the usual too personal picking that girls practice. A girl is a sister if she be- longs no matter what sort of house in or the make of her She belongs because of White for Evening. PARIS (#).—Lady Mond has ordered several evening dresses from Lelong: all in white. and silver brocade with a full skirt. Saw-tooth edging borders the decollete and small peplum. A white crepe dress and jacket ensemble is em- broidered in mother-of-pearl. Geld and jewel-colored stones highlight the | third gown, also in crepe. The latter has a tailleur jacket, studded with Jjewels and embroidered in gold. Washing Dishes. Dishwashing hints for newly-weds: (1) carefully stack dishes in piles, (2) soak egg and milk dishes and silver- ware in cold water, (3) rinse sticky and greasy articles with warm water, (4) use plenty of hot water and soap suds, (5) wash glassware first, silverware next, (8) finally, (7) then china and the pans. To Build Health. ‘The between-meal lunch is advisable for underweight or fast-growing chil- dren. It may include graham crackers and milk, fruit, simple cookies and fruit juices. In Summer, fresh fruits or egg and milk drinks are suitable. RUG CLEANING PRICES Domestic Dusting Washing 2.16 4.86 1.72 3.87 1.08 2.43 .56 1.26 .36 .81 .25 54 201 9.0x 8.3x 6.0; 4.0 3.0 2.3 5.0 12.0 10.6 x9.0 x7.0 x6.0 x5.0 One model is of white | her membership in this group, and that belonging wipes out all other lines. This is something that girls |need more than their democratic, | friendly brothers. Girls are likely to | be too close a corporation in their | acquaintances and friendships. Camp- fire groups spread friendliness and understanding farther than any social organization seems to do. Introduce the girl to the Campfire group and | the boy to the Scouts and you take out insurance against the dangers of a peculiarly dangerous stage of growth. 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