Evening Star Newspaper, July 13, 1937, Page 14

A—14 WOMEN TheTrained Hands Are Prettier Work AddsIntelligent Expression That Lends Beauty. BY ANGELO PATRI. RETTY hands belong to girls, and I am the last one to eay e word against beautifying them. What troubles me about the whole business is that some girls, and their mothers along with them, value the “make-up” appearance of the hands beyond anything that such appearance Justifies. In order to preserve the untouched color of the hands, the infantile loveliness of the soft and dimpled things, they try to keep them free of the marks of use. That, to my ‘way of looking at it, is a mistake that will cost the girls too much un- bappiness in years to come. Anything that is not used decays, and that means hands as well as ‘S FEATURES. Living Reem o ArmchaC houses and brains and machinery. The intelligently-used hand has an expression of power and a beauty that is truly distinctive while the | unused hand becomes just a padded | flapper, dainty in color, but without | 8 trace of power. An empty-looking | hand is as sad as a vacant face. | Train girls to cultivate intelligence and let them know that one of the | &urest ways is the active way. Trained hands reflect power back of the mind, and the mind in turn reflects an added power upon the hands. Any useful work is a source of power for mind and body. Washing the dishes, T pitality! cluttered. leave a message if you are not at home; & lamp, to give a nicer light than an overhead fixture; a chair or a bench where gentlemen may leave coats and hats; a small mirror. Nothing more than this is necessary, but depending making the beds. sweeping and clean. ing, cooking, painting, digging, plant- | ing, sewing, tvping, playing a musical instrument—anything that calls for | eccurate manual work—is an oppor- tunity for growth and power and | beauty. | When a mother of a family does | the housework it would be better | for everybody concerned that the grown daughters take over some of the | load. It would help a tired mother | considerably if the business girl, after | eating dinner, cleared the place of | dishes and food and their traces in | dining room and kitchen. Why not? Washing dishes can be a pleasant enough occupation and a welcome relief after a day in the office or shop. There are good soaps and good hand lotions these days, and | the beauty of a pair of hands is | not wrecked by such a homely service. | Most girls are willing enough !0; do this and other tasks in the house- hold. but their mothers will not permit. “My mother thinks I'm useless. | X I wash out my own stockings she hovers about saying, ‘Let me do that. You aren't doing that right.’| When I take down the ironing board | to press my clothes she pushes me | eway and says, ‘You can't do that. Give that to me. You go attend to your hair, or your hands.’ or whatever she can use as an excuse for pushing me out of the kitchen. I wish she | would let me help her. or at least help myself. But she won't. She is afraid | I'll burn my hands. or roughen them, | or spotl my nails. Whatever am I to | do if I get married?” The truth is that real loveliness Hves in the hands of those who serve most. “I want Nanny to put her hand on my head. I don't like your hand. I want my Nanny's hand,” said a little boy tossing in fever. Nanny's hand was rough with service, firm with purpose, charged with love, end that was the hand the little chap ealled for. It is the hand we all eall for. ‘Why not teach the girls s0? (Copyright, 1937.) . Tailored in Tweeds. PARIS (#)—Many smart women are turned out in tweeds these days. | Leading off is the Duchess of Kent, | who has selected one of Molyneux's | tweed auits. The jacket is brown overchecked in red, and the skirt dark green. Bright-colored outline and cross on the size of your hall you may vary this plan, keeping in mind that you want to give a quick impression of good light, warmth of color, and a neat, well-ordered house as your guests pass into the living room. If you have a large house and have two “sitting rooms,” you may use one as a living room and one as a drawing room. This means that you will have one informal spot where the children may play or the dog may sit in front of the fire, and a formal room where you may receive callers, knowing that everything is “spic and span” and in order. In this day of “saving space,” how- ever, many of us have only one room, which must serve as real living quar- ters for the entire family, and on occasion must take on all the for- mality of a drawing room. It is quite | a problem to successfully achieve such a combination, which must be restful and comfortable, for every one, all the time, and at the same time a dignified room for special occasions. * ok ¥ % APER or paint the walls in a light soft shade of gray or tan or blue- green or gray-green—anything that | will not be too prominent in design or color, but will make a gracious background for furniture and other colors. The woodwork or trim should be lighter in shade, preferably of the same color. The rug or the floor should be deeper in tone. Highly col- ored rugs, or very light ones, have a tendency to pop up at you, and in an “all purpose” room should be avoided. If you have a fireplace, plan your room around it in the Winter time. Place several deep, comfortable chairs close to the fire and several lighter ones around the room, which may be drawn up for pleasant con- versational groups. Lamps should be 50 placed that wherever you sit there is adequate light always at your shoul- der. Other lamps may be used to “trim” your room, either in formal pairs or singly, to illuminate some otherwise dark area. Be sure that there is one corner of the room that has good daylight for reading or sewing. Some- where have a good-sized table with many magazines, and in another space save room for a capacious desk, not just “for looks,” but complete with good pens and sharp pencils, fresh ink, stamps and note paper. Above all, have little tables close at hand with convenient cigarettes and ash There may be a table, which holds a small tray for cards, and a pad note paper so that your friends may €—-— ———— stitches are all that this attractive $owel set will require. The quaint little figures in their old-fashioned settings will delight the heart of any housekeeper. for kitchen or guest towels. ‘They are charming decorations The pattern envelope contains genuine hot-iron transfer pattern for seven motifs, each one averaging 8 by 10 inches; also complete, easy-to- understand illustrated directions, with terial and how much you will need. diagrams to aid you; also what ma- To obtain this pattern, send for No. 493 and inclose 15 cents in stamps @& oin to cover service and postage. Address orders to the Needlework Editor ot The Evening Star. (Copyrisht, 1987.) THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, JULY 13, 1937. KITEHEN PANTRY HE entrance hall in your house is mainly a passageway to your living room, but it is also the first glimpse an arriving guest has of your way of living. Do let the first impression be one of perfect taste and hos- A few articles of furniture are necessary, even if it is a very tiny hall; if it is a huge one, it should still look slightly bn‘re, certainly un- of trays for those who smoke. Do have the tops of them finished, so that they do not mark easily! You may bring out all the color you wish in upholstery fabrics, dra- peries, books and flowers and the nu- merous small things that make a room look “lived in.” If you have some fine paintings, use them sparingly, each one being given & good wall space. Photographs of your family and friends have no place | in a room in which you will receive many people other than personal friends, unless your desk may be tucked away in a little alcove, where there is some privacy and where guests would not be likely to go unless you invited them. With small children and a dog to consider, remember hands and paws when you select the coverings for your furniture. A room may look used and worn and still be delightful, but it may never be shabby or dirty. * ok o x IP‘ YOU like to be gay, you may in- dulge yourself to your heart's con- tent in the dining room. You spend only a few hours out of each day there, 50 that you are not likely to tire of vivid color in paint or unusual design in wallpaper. Dining rooms need very little furniture, and it is fun to set off a few nice pieces of old china or | silver with a gay background. If | you are allowed to make a choice, be sure to have an east or southeast ex- posure 30 that you may have real sunlight for breakfast. For a small family get a table that may be made attractive for two; to be enlarged when necessary. It should be only 28 inches high. It is more important that the backs of the chairs support one than that the seats be upholstered, as this room is not the place to recline. Place your serving table close to the kitchen door so that it is really useful. 7f possible place & screen 8o that you will not see into the kitchen each time the door is opened. If grandmother left you her old Spode, do have a corner cupboard to show it off, but otherwise clear out and put away everything which is not essential to the efficiency or the beauty of the room. Give it a sleek, clean look. Bring Summer in with bowls of garden flowers carefully ar- ranged. In the Winter, candlesticks on the sideboard and a beautiful piece of sllver or china will dress the room. ‘Whatever you use, make it & part of the whole decorative scheme and if it does not contribute to its beauty, put it away. The “dining room is the place for & scenic paper if you like them. Need- less to say, your room needs no other wall decoration if you use this. There are delightful hand-blocked designs of fruit and flowers, as well as more conventional patterns. Should you prefer plain walls, make them a foil for old family portraits or one or two colorful prints. If your dining room furniture is out of date and yet not in the an- tique class, consider removing the mirror from the old buffet and giv- ing it a coat of paint. Unleas you are a good painter, don't attempt it yourself. I think there is nothing worse than the amateurish job most of us turn out because we are not willing to do the ‘“cleaning off” that is necessary for really professional results! Table, chairs and buffet painted clear white against a deep blue or green paper, or clear deep color against & light figured paper might point up your whole room. S0 here is a first floor. A hall, uncluttered, attractive in color, hos- pitable, leading one to & living room which is restful and comfgrtable; that soothes one with its soft color and well-thought-out arrangement. From this, a dining room, gay, happy, neat and well ordered, where the “inner man” is the first considera- tion. All of this bears out that— “The beauty of the house is order. The blessing of the house is con- tentment. The glory of the house is hospitality.” Dried Cocoanut. If cocoanut seems too dry, soak it Dignity and Become N At Seaside and Pools L Courtesy on-Existent {Both Young and Old Are Included in Offenders—Consideration for Others Is Lacking. BY BETSY WIMMING pools and beaches seem to bring out the worst in us. know just why it is—but the s “‘city” clothes and put on the scanty trappings of freedom we also seem to let alip the manners and co: brought up and don the “roughneck” a This is, of course, particularly true but, as usual, it may be traced to laxity on the part of their elders. If the managers of the pools and the older people on beaches would insist on courtesy and politeness from the young fry, there would be a good deal less horse-play and common behavior to be seen. Even where there are life guards, who are supposed to keep order, little is done to con- trol the wild careenings and splashing and ball playing tha! disturb those who are really trying to get a little rest and enjoyment out of the cool spot. As & matter of fact, the guards are gen- erally so besieged by silly, chattering girls, who are charmed by their mus- cles and sunburn, that they pay no attention to what is going on in and around the pool. Betsy Caswell Unless there is a special wading pool for little children, they have an awful time. Just as they begin to get ac- customed to the water, some great, long-legged boy starts playing tag in and out of the pool with his pals, and the youngsters get knocked down, spiashed all over, and generally scared to death. Then they howl. And that adds plenty to the uproar and con- fusion—not to speak of putting mother or father all through the “don't be afraid of the water” performance for the umpteenth time. * o o ok LDER people, who have worked all day, long for quiet and relaxation, They are not in the least averse to seeing young people have a good time —but they cannot reconcile themselves. to believing that & good time means | annoying others. Gay laughter, fancy show-off diving, splashing and ducking in the deep end of the pool—nobody minds that. But racing from one end to the other of the water—which means upsetting all the timid bathers in the shallow end—running at top speed in and out of prostrate groups lying in the sun, scattering sand or pebbles or water with lavish feet— playing ball in a crowded area where some one is sure to be hit—throwing | things at other bathers in the water —all these are unpleasant and un- necessary. Then there are the affectionate pests. They lie about in the sun, clad | in wispy excuses for bathing suits, and proceed to demonstrate the depth Dorothy If a Nagging Woman Is to be Cured of the Fault She Must Do It Herself. EAR MISS DIX: Is there any cure for a nagging, fussing woman who is living under the best social, moral and family conditions imaginable, but who is wrecking her husband, her children and her home by her never-ending fault-finding and criticism? She has & faithful and devoted husband, two lovely children, a beautiful home, her own car, servants, ample money and perfect physical health. She is edu- cated, attractive and pleasant and agreeable to every one but her own family. The home might be a heaven on earth, but she turns it into a hell with her nagging. Is there no help for such a situation? READER. Answer—Not much I fear. Nothing short of & miracle can change a nagger and miracles don't happen very often these days. Before & woman can be cured of a vice, she must ardently desire to be cured. She must recognize her weakness and deplore it and with her whole heart desire to change, and you can never get this co-operation from the nagger because she never admits to being one. The drunkard will confess that he is the victim of his Jove of liquor. The dope fiend will admit he is a drug addict. But the nagger will deny to the bitter end that she nags. More than that, the nagger accounts her nagging unto herself for righteous- ness. She justifies herself by saying that she tells you of your faults for your own good, and that the reason she keeps after you, hammer and tongs, all the time is because you don’t listen to her and do exactly as she says, for she is always certain that she is right and every one else is wrong. So she tells you where to get on and where to get off; how to sit and stand and eat; and reminds you of all your little weaknesses and peculiarties and criticizes everything you do until she drives you mad. * % ok X I AM thinking as I write these lines of a woman I know who is married to a man who is a saint on earth if there ever was one, but who has ap- parently never done one single thing that met with her approval in all the 40 years they have been married. No matter what he does she finds fault with him. He is a successful business man whose judgment is highly esteemed in the outside world, but she criticizes the way he manages his affairs, nags him about his partners, his stenogra- phers, his salesmen and doesn’t con- ceal her opinion that he is a fool. He never eats a meal in peace because she nags him about every mouthful, and the way he butters his bread and how much coffee he drinks. She nags him about the way he has his hair cut, his clothes, the clubs he belongs to, and his friends and his affection for his own family. You milk for five minutes. Then drain for use in cookies, cakes, frostings n [y or puddings. ‘wonder that in some moment of super- exasperation he doesn't murder her, and you feel that if you were on the L} CASWELL. I don't econd that we divest ourselves of the nsideration with which we have been ttitude of the ill-bred person. in the case of the younger generation— | of their fondness for one another. | They hold hands, they place heads in laps, they cuddle confidingly in each other's arms. Possibly they enjoy it —1I suppose they do, or they wouldn't behave that way—but certainly it isn't in the least attractive to any one else, Older people are definitely shocked, and younger people, with decent upbringing and instincts, are disgusted. And even to & person with an extra broad mind, the performance is boring and a blot on the landscape. Water, sand and sky are beautiful, and, once again, “only man is vile!"” * kK X ~O BE just, however, young people are not the only offenders at beaches and pools. There are older women and men that also blot the scene. Some one should take them aside and gently, but firmly, persuade them their bathing-suit days are over. There is nothing more tragic than the old trying to ape the young— and when some one who is not fair, but is fat and considerably past 40 | undertakes to step out in & mod- | ern “swim-suit"—the result is heart- | breaking. If they must swim, for | goodness sake, have somebody see | that they get a suit that will not | accentuate the damage which the | | vears have wrought. There are such | suits to be found—and there really ought to be a law forbidding the sale of today's brief, streamlined models to any one over the age of 25. Our beaches would look a lot more at- tractive, I am sure! And there again is the same strange metamorphosis which the human be- ing experiences as soon as he sights the water. Men and women who would not dream of wearing & dress or suit that was loud, kittenish and ill-fitting in the city will appear in the mes<: impossible creations on the beach. Those who sit primly in a straight-backed chair at home, and do not approve of crossing the knees, will flop themselves down at the edge of the water in the most ungraceful sprawl imaginable. Their idea of the spirit of fun and rest seems to be to cast off all dignity. And the result is as unpleasant as the extreme: reached by the younger generation. It all comes back to the same thing in the end. For some occult reason we use the beaches and pools as an | excuse for releasing all the restraints and inhibitions acquired through years | of civilization and living in polite society. I don't for the life of me | see why. After all, beaches are just | as civilized as drawing rooms now- | adays—they are far removed from the old swimmin' hole. Why ean't we be ladies and gentlemen there, tno? Dix Says jury that tried him you would bring | in a verdict of justifiable homicide. Now the strange thing is that this woman who ruins her husband's life and makes him perfectly miserable really does love him and doesn't know that she is spoiling everything with her nagging. Her fault-finding has just become a habit and it is a pity | that she can't be made to realize | this by having something thrown at | | her head every time she starts on a | criticism or a don't-do-that. T once heard of a man who cured his wife of the nagging habit by keeping a stenographer with her for three days who took down every word she said. When the verbatim report of her nagging was shown to the wife she was horrified and never again indulged herself in her favorite indoor occupa- tion of finding fault with her family. * ok K x DEAR MISS DIX: How can one heal a broken heart. For three years I went with a boy. I gave up all my other dates for him and now he has got tired of me and given me the air. I am alone, unhappy and want to die. How can I start all over making friends and getting in the crowd again. I am 22. BROKEN-HEARTED. Answer—Well, the first thing to do is to quit being broken-hearted, which Yyou are not really, you know. It is not your heart that is hurt, it is your pride. You are humiliated by having the boy friend walk out on you and it was a caddish thing for him to do. In such a case a gentleman always lets the lady save her face by taking the initiative in the breakaway. But, at any rate, cheer up. There is no use crying over spilt milk and no one wants a melancholy girl around who is sorrowing over a lost love. Especially is that not an attitude that makes a hit with men. They want you to tell them how big and strong and handsome they are and how you have fallen for them, instead of mooning over the lad who dumped you. telling every girl you know your tale of woe. Forget it. Get some new clothes and give a few parties to which you can invite the boys and girls you know and that will get you back into circulation. And if you don't tell it yourself, people will soon forget that you weren't always one of the crowd. Nobody is much interested in other people’s affairs. But your case shows how silly a girl is who lets any one man monopolize her and cut her off from all the other boys until the wedding day is set. A Colorful Geranium. The Martha Washington type of geranium is one of the most colorful subjects for & window box, and will bloom with & little cars for many | ments 32. 34, 36, 38, 40 and 42. Two-Piece WOMEN'S FEATURES. Unlike the Leopard, Humans Seem to Change Their Spots at Beaches » > Ensemble This Smart Tailored Model Is Just the Thing to Run-Around In. BY BARBARA BELL. I OUR favorite silhouette in & dress that is easy to make and to wear. A cool ensemble that | can be smartly tailored in linen, shantung or pique. Let the | blouse contrast with the skirt—it's a new fashion note and one which | accents the tailored trimness of this | dress. Note the slightly darted waist- | line and the short, puffed sleeves that accent the feminine lines of the figure. | A flattering color contrast would be | black with natural linen, or brown with & soft yellow. Barbara Bell pattern No. 1302-B is designed for sizes 14, 16, 18, 20, 40 and 42. Corresponding bust measure- ! Size 16 (34) requires 2', yards of 35 or 39 | inch material for the blouse and 2% vards of 35 or 39 inch material for the skirt. Every Barbara Bell pattern includes | an illustrated instruction guide which | is easy to understand. Send 15 cents for the Barbara Bell | Summer pattern book. Make yourself | attractive, practical and becoming | clothes selecting designs from the | Barbara Bell well-planned, easy-to- | make patterns. Interesting and ex- | clusive fashions for little children and | the difficult junior age; slendenzm“ well-cut patterns for the mature fig- | ure; afternoon dresses for the most particular young women and matrons and other patterns for special occa- | A LI BARBARA BELL, Washington Star. Inclose 25 cents in coins for Pattern No. 1302-B. Size....... Name Address o il (Wrap coins securely in paper.) sions are all to be found in the Barbara Bell pattern book. (Copyright. 1937.) Cooking Croquettes. Croquettes often burst open because | they are too large, too thin, poorly | shaped, or cooked in fat which is ml; hot enough. BEAUTIFUL WOMEN USE ENSEMBLE PURPOSE CREAM $.50, $1.00, $3.00 All Drug and Dept. St~res A AVogueAfor Toeless Sandals be Healthy and Well Groomed. BY ELSIE PIERCE. BIG business executive was dis- cussing feminine foibles with an associate, and voiced the opinion that “Any woman who paints her toe nails ought to have her head examined.” Imagine his embarrassment when, upon bringing the associate to his Summer home for the next week end, he found that his wife and two beauti= ful, budding daughters had turned | the tint brush on their toes (and the tables on him). They all laughed it off very good naturedly. Then followed & discussion about the sanity of the fad and 1t | didn't take long for the fairer and frailer of the species to make the sterner sex reverse the original de- cision We think the open-toe, open-heel vogue a worth-while one because it brings currents of air ci ing through the pedal extremeties. It makes for healthier feet because woma en are more comscious of their feet, As a result, they make a greater effort to walk properly, toe straight ahead. Corns and callouses are le in evidence, not only because chiropo= | dists are kept busier but because | women have become educated up to buying foot gear for comfort first . .. size doesn’t matter so long as it is the | right size | When the toeless sandal was first | introduced for beach and dancing, | there was a noticeable improvement in foot care (until then an untouched and untrodden branch of beauty lore . | Corns were removed or prevented (by | proper fitting shoes). Nails were | trimmed, tended and tinted. As the i vogue became more popular, more and | more feet joined the health and beauty | march. Now shoes are becoming ‘hul]»u as well as toeless. To the | pedicure, beauticians have added a general foot massage and tonic rub. Feet are coddled, pampered, soothed. Various foot creams and jellies have been created to soothe tired, burning feet “Foot trouble” isn't fashionable any | more. Women don't talk about it For foot trouble usually necessitates | hiding the feet. No woman wants to show the world swollen, veined. tired, red, angry feet. Tired feet don't lend themselves to tinting . . . and toe tinting is something that's being done in the very best of families. Call it & | conceit if you will—it's & delightful and justifiable one—and when the men condone or condemn the fad | we've & feeling that they'rs “just | make-believing.” just to keep up their reputation of “the man of it.” That's all My bulletin outlining the *“Homs Pedicure” may be had for s self- | addressed. stamped (3-cent) envelopa. | Please write for it by name (Coprright, 103 Rejuvenated Bathrobes. NEW YORK (#) —Next Pall's hostass | Rown will be a transformed blanket, robe. The old heavy robe of flannel is destined to reappear in stylish prin- cess lines in a variety of colors. Polka dots will be important. So will gowas cut on military lines and decorated with handsome epaulets. “Sweeten it with Doming’ pure cane-clean-full weight Refined in USA| =