Evening Star Newspaper, July 23, 1937, Page 18

WOMEN'S FEATURES. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, JULY 23, 1937. WOMEN'S FEATURES. TV e R e s e e S g “The Show Must Go On” in Washington Markets Despite Vacation Days: Teaching Children Caution| Mothers Should Be Careful Not to Instill Fear. BY ANGELO PATRI I‘l' 18 wise and right to teach children to keep their distance from stran- gers. But it is not wise, nor right, to frighten them so that they are on the verge of panic at the sight of a new face. We ought to be able to teach children all that is necessary about this without blighting their lives. One child’s mother impressed him with the idea that anybody who offered him candy was a likely kidnaper, so when Jack, the plumber at work on the Dipes in the cellar, offered him a share of his chocolate bar, the youngster screamed murder much to everybody's embarrassment and his own keen suffering . One rainy afternoon that followed a sunny morning, little Jane refused to Ret into the car of a neighbor who offered to take her home with her own little girl. “I can't,” said she. “My mother says I mustn't ever get into a car with you.” The neighbor was not very close and while friendly, the two families saw little of each other. But the child interpreted the order to mean her neighbor along with others, and walked home in the face of a heavy storm. “Why didn't you come in Mrs. Oarey's car? She stopped and told me she would bring you.” “You told me never to go in the car with her,” said little Jane stoutly, *You did so.” Children suffer needless fear about the whole matter. They have to be trained not to go with strangers, not to take gifts from them, not to talk to them about the family; to keep aloof from them until their standing with the family has been made clear one way or the other, ‘Words have different meaning when used by different people, especially do they have different meanings to chil- dren and adults. If you tell a child not to associate with a stranger, keep teaching him what you mean by stranger. The policeman, the doctor, the nurse, the postman, are not stran- @ers, as the family regards them, but to the children they will be unless prop- eorly introduced and accepted. It won't do to tell a child to run away from any stranger who speaks to them. Running away brings on panic, and that is the last thing we want to do. Tt is enough to teach the children %o be reserved with those they do not ¥now, to speak politely and briefly, but no more. Children are rarely in danger when in their accustomed places, and one should be very careful when teaching them ordinary caution Dot to teach extraordinary fear, Mr. Patri has prepared a leaflet en- Sitled. “Trouble With Number Tables,” in which he explains an easy way to help children improve in arithmetic. Bend for it, addressing your request to Mr. Angelo Patri, Child Psychology Department of this paper. Enclose a self-addressed, stamped (3-cent) en- velope, (Copyright, 1937.) My Neighbor Says: All bearded irises should be separated every three years. If new plants are to be purchased, they should be put into the ground in July or August. They are benefited by the use of bone meal, When pouring hot jelly into glasses, set glasses on s damp cloth and they will not erack. A few bread crumbs added to scrambled eggs improves the flavor and mekes an extra serving possible, 1f the bottom of legs of furni- ture are waxed, they will not scratch polished floors when moved around on them. (Copyright, 1937.) Shopping in Washington Last Call for Summer Play Clothes! . Stocks Are Rapidly Diminishing. This tennis dress designed by Molla Mallory gives assurance that tha pleats are in the right places, the length is correct and also the fabric is fully shrunk. BY MARGARET WARNER. HILE we were making the rounds of the shops to see if they are still well stocked with play clothes we found the sports departments going strong. The tennis dress shown above is a comfortable and practical one-piece garment, of sanforized-shrunk pique, that will fit as well after washing as before. It closes with a quick zip at the side, so that active play can't cause the placket to gape awkwardly, Molla Mallory designed it. so it surely should be an ideal garment for tennis, and of course that holds true for any other games requiring plenty of quick action. Badminton is a close rival of tennis that can be played, in an abbreviated form, on many city back lawns. Keep- ing the shuttles flying back and forth from one side of the net to the other is good fun, plenty of exercise for a hot day. and a grand excuse for get- ting into some comfortable play clothes. Another game is one that may be credited to a young matron in this town. We were Introduced to it re- cently and it is no end of fun besides being perfectly wonderful for slim- ming the waistline and strengthening the back and shoulder muscles, all of which is most acceptable in view of the molded corselet clothes we all hope to wear, come Autumn! ‘This game is played using a bad- minton net with a grass plot marked as for tennis. Let your huskiest friend blow up a medicine ball and you are all set to play. Following the general rules and score of tennis, you heave the large balloon ball across the net, and just try it if you think it doesn't take a lot of effort! Thats' another very good excuse for more shorts and shirts or culottes, or whatever you like best to play in. * »x & * HAVE' you seen the lovely play suits in pure Japanese silk? They are beautifully tailored with piping .of blue, dubonnet or green on white silk. ‘These three doilies are all developed from the same embroidery design, 40 they'll look especially nice when used together. Yet, the motif is simple and the sizes so varied that you'll find endless uses for all of them. The sizes are 6. 12 and 18 inches in diameter. The pattern envelope contains genuine hot-iron transfer for each of three doilies tilustrated; also compiete, easy-to-understand directions; also what material and how much you To obtain this pattern, will need. send for No. 498 and inclose 15 cents in stamps postage. Address orders to the Needlework Bditor . From a Washington 8hop. The shirts are “long-tailed” and the shorts are pleated, and fastened with pearl buttons, with a little pocket in back on the right side. They also come in light gray with dubonnet pipings “Beer” jackets, which we mentioned earlier in the season, are now in all the shops and, of course, become really interesting after some home talent with the pen or brush has been added to give them a real collegiate air! In one shop we found a table of those popular faded-blue denim piay togs at 99 cents a plece. They have overalls, slacks, shorts and shirts and are copies of the more ex- pensive qualities that sold out so rap- idly earlier in the season. This same shop has printed cotton culottes at $1.99 in one and two piece suits with sun backs and also the built-up style. There are separate gabartex culottes to wear with any shirts and sweaters you may have. There’s the “China Clipper” shirt, with the insignia embroidered on the | pocket. It comes in tan denim. The English “bush jacket,” like a hunting coat, with two sets of pockets, comes in white rep and is 50 popular that it will be shown in dark denim for Fall college wear. In another shop we found nose sunburn pro- tectors. They hook onto the sun glasses and keep your nose from be- coming horribly red and shiny, while your cheeks take on a flattering color. They are only 25 cents. % % x DAR.K‘ yet cool, being well favored at the moment in fashions gen- erally, why not the dark silk jersey sports shirt? It looks cool and feels cool and is & nice complement to white sport skirts or white shorts. Kelly green in the same material is also good with navy blue or white. These come in well-tailored styles and were found in one of the newer sport shops in town. They are having a clearance sale on most of their mer- chandise now, all of which is season- able and of the very best quality. Thess dresses will look as well next season as this, for the material is lovely and the styles conservative. They also carry navy blue and gray flannel slacks made of men's flannel suiting. At Baileys Beach, Newport, there was noted a slack suit of wide-wale corduroy which offers suggestions for Autumn sports and college campuses. Slide fasteners down the back are being strongly featured in sports wear. Sometimes the slide is shal- low, again to the waist, and it may even go as far as the hips. A few models have the slide fastening used the full length down the back from neck to hem. The fasteners may match the dress or be in & contrast color. For information concerning items mentioned in this column, call Na- tional 8000, extension 395, between 10 and 12 am. Manners Beef and Lamb Offered To Those Housekeepers Who Are Still in Town New Sweet Potatoes Make News at the Vege- table Stands—Fruits Offer a Wide and Tempting Choice. BY BETSY CASWELL. on the town. Streets are emptier—especially sidewalks—and many Tl-ns is the height of the vacation season—and one really sees the effect houses have that shuttered, secretive look that means their owners have deserted them for cooler climes. At parties hostesses have little trouble in finding extrs men galore—obtaining feminine dinner partners for them is another problem altogether! younger generation takes its during the Winter months, replete with dogs and nurses. there is a de- cidedly desolate stmosphere. And even the mar- kets, usually e z 1 teeming with ac- tivity and nforn- ing greetings, seem sunk in a Midsummer leth- argy. After the earliest hours of the day they im- press one with their quiet emp- tiness. But the men who run the markets and supply the food for Washington Betey Caswell households don't let this bother them one bit. They go right ahead, offer- ing to the customers that do come in quality products, rich in wariation and new interest. With them ‘“the show must go on,” inevitably, and there is no slacking up in the excel- lent service which they offer us all. * % K % Tms week we are fortunate enough to see slightly lower prices in both beef and lamb, which is encouraging. New sweet potatoes make news at the vegetable counters. All vegetables are 80 plentiful, and so reasonable, that no one has any excuse for not serving them freely—and they are wonderfully good for us! The same holds true of fruits—and although there seems to be no outstanding newcomer to the fruit stands, there is a remarkable number from which to choose. Ridge- ‘way cantaloupes, from Warren County in North Carolina. said to rank high among the best melons in the country, have arrived in all their glory. And we'll just use them to start off our Sunday dinner! SUNDAY DINNER MENU. Cantaloupe Cocktail Celery Curls Green Olives Grilled Chops, Pineapple Julienne Potatoes Green Peas Tomato Aspic Salad Applesauce Cake Coflee. Dorothy airing+- In the parks, where the fashionable CANTALOUPE COCKTAIL. Choose small melons and cut them in half—using one-half per person. 8coop out seeds and pulp. Cut, with & ball cutter, all round the inside in balls, leaving them lightly attached to the sides of the melon. Sprinkle well with lemon or lime juice, & little chopped mint, and chill before serving. GRILLED CHOPS, PINEAPPLE. Broil loin lamb chops on one side for eight minutes. Turn, and put on each chop a slice of canned pineapple, well drained. Broil for eight minutes more. Serve on a hot platter, gar- nished with watercress. * x % x USE the canned jultenne potatoes and set them to heat while the chops are broiling. Cook the peas in the usual way and dress them well with salt, pepper, lemon fuice and but- ter. TOMATO ASPIC SALAD. Boak 2 tablespoons gelatine in 1 cup cold tomato juice and dissolve it in 3!2 cups hot tomato juice. Season well. Add one or two cups of chopped celery and cucumber, mixed, pour into individual molds, chill, and serve an crisp lettuce leaves with toasted crackers. APPLESAUCE CAKE 1 cup sugar. 12 cup butter. 1 egg. 1 cup figs, sliced fine. 113 cups canned applesauce 1 cup chopped walnuts. 1 cup chopped raisins. 12 teaspoon cinnamon. 12 teaspoon ginger. 1 teaspoon vanilla. 2 cups flour. 2 teaspoons soda. Cream the butter and the sugar. Add the well-beaten egg. Then add the vanilla. Mix remaining ingredients well together and add them to first mixture. Turn into a well-buttered pan and bake in a moderate oven for about one hour. Dix Says Parents Should Not Live With Their Mar- ried Children if Possible. __ MONG the letters sodden with tears that come to this column, none are so pitiful as those written by old parents who, know themselves to be unwelcome guests in their children's houses: un- less they are the letters written by children, the peace and happiness of whose homes is being destroyed by their old parents. Civilisation offers no more insoluble problem than what to do with father and mother when they are old and helpless and can no longer fend for themaselves, because it is mixed up with every complexity of life, with selfish- ness and ingratitude and lack of fore- sight and thrift and senile peculiarities and in-laws and modern children and whatnot. So when an old mother wails that she is 80 unhappy at John's because John's wife won't listen to her when she tells her how to raise the baby, and when Mary sobs that her husband used to spend every evening at home, but now puts on his hat as soon as dinner is over and goes to the poolroom be- cause he says he will scream if he has to listen to father tell one more time about the good trade he pulled off in '89, what is one to tell them? What are they to do in a situation that is full of misery for all concerned? * x % ¥ I'r IS easy enough to say that the catastrophe shouldn't arise and that everybody should have prudence enough to provide themselves with the proverbial umbrella for the rainy day that is sure to come and lay up a competence for their old age. But this presupposes more intelligence and more self-control than the average man and woman possesses. Also that they get better breaks than most of them do. Furthermore, the ability to save is Jjust as much a'talent and just as rare s one as the ability to make money, and’ the great majority of people lack it. A doliar burns in their hands until they spend it. They cannot deny themselves the pleasure of the mo- .| ment, the parties they want to go to, of the Moment Sl‘!‘l’!NG on the end of the diving board and wiggling your toes in the water is a great temptation. In fact, it's one of the pleasures of life. But it's one.that can only be snatched at rare intervals. For as long as there is any one else around the pool, the diving board should not be looked upon as a settee. And we'll tell you why, if you can't guess. It's becausé some people like to dive from a diving board. And with & lady on the end of the board, no matter how nice she may look in her bathing suit, diving becomes impos- sible. If it's a private pool, and you can dash down in the early morning before any of the other guests are up, then you may bask to your heart’s content the good clothes, the new car, for the sake of safety 20 or 30 years hence. They put off pinching the pennies for that later day that never comes. ‘Then there are the children with their insatiable demands upon them. Little vampires who suck the last cent out of them. Johnny who clamors for & sweater like the other boys. Sally who weeps for silk stockings to wear to achool until she gets them. Bicycles and skates. Clubs they must belong to. College educations and cars and coming out parties. Poor people who give their children the things that rich children have. Poor parents actually boasting that they are investing their money in their children instead of in gilt-edged bonds. They feel safe, their children will look after them when they are old. And then when they come to collect their debt, what grudging pay! How unwanted they are in their children’s homes! How bitter is the bread of dependence they are forced to eat!: *x % Yl'!' the children have their side, to0. Old people are nearly always and find it hard to endure father-in- law’s peculiarities and mother-in-law's garrulousness. If the house and in- oome are small, it makes living con- ditions almost intolerable. Nor can old people, no matter how hard they try, keep from meddling in the affairs of their children's home. They are sure that they know best about everything, that their standards are the only standards and their ways the only ways. So they do not hesitate to tell John just how to run his business and Mary how to bring up her children, and in season and out of season proffer advice that is hard to be borne. So there we are. And what's the remedy, no one knows. Personally, I have always felt that parents make a great mistake when they go to live with their children if they have money enough to live in their old homes or in 8 boarding house or family hotel. Between father and mother who pay an occasional visit and father and mother who are always under foot, is the difference between a welcome guest and a burdensome parasite. And T think parents would do & kinder thing for their children if they saved enough money to be independent in their old age instead of lavishing it all on them when they are young. But, perhaps, the only solution of the problem is to be found in the old-age pension, which will make old fathers and mothers independent of their children, DOROTHY DIX. (Copyright, 1937.) YOU CAN'T BURN \ MONEY-BACK OFFER GABY ls guaranteed to prevent sunbirn, for_any reason I faiks, retvrn the vaused o Gaby Sales Co., Phia., Pe., and purchase price wif be refunded. GREASELESS AT ALL TOILET GOODS COUNTERS Frocks for Little Girls Mothers Will Like the Simplicity of This Charming Model. BY BARBARA BELL. OTHERS like the simplicity of | this little dress. The braid | trimming at the neck and| hem is a detail borrowed from the Tyrolean and adds a win- someness that becomes the tender years of girls not yet eight. The square neckline and short puff sleeves dramatize the high-waisted line which 15 s0 very becoming to growing years. Make it up in sheer cotton or fine percale—you’ll want two or three dresses frorn this simple pattern for your little girl, Barbara Bell pattern No. 1852-B is designed for sizes 2, 4, 6 and 8 years. Size 4 years requires 2!y yards of 35 or 39 inch material and six yards of ribbon to trim, one yard of wider ribbon is required for the belt. Every Barbara Bell pattern includes an {llustrated 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 | Odd Shelves Can Be Fitted Into Bath Room Corners. “What, no soap!” It isn't always carelessness but lack of space that makes it hard to keep the bath room well equipped. Most old-fashioned bath rooms have plenty of room for neat stacks of soap, wash cloths, towels and other supplies, but it requires some ingenuity to find storage space in the compact bath room of the average modern home. Triangular shelves, either ready- made or the home-constructed va- riety, are s good solution to the space problem because they can be fitted into otherwise useless corners. Paint them white or color them to go with other bath room furnishings and you have a surface as easy to keep clean as tile. By means of some such simple equipment you can forestall the mur- murs of irritation that issue from the bath room when you have neglect- ed to replenish the soap dishes or to put clean towels on the rods. "GABY Is different from so- BARBARA BELL, ‘Washington Star. Inclose 25 cents in coins for Pattern No. 1852-B. Size ...... o[ 1. . AdATess o..oeeeeeeeacaeaeeee (Wrap coins securely in paper.) Barbara Bell well-planned, easy-to- make patterns. Interesting and ex- clusive fashions for little children and the difficult junior age, slenderizing well-cut patterns for the mature figure, afternoon dresses for the most parti- cular young women and matrons and other patterns for special occasions are all to be found in the Barbare Bell pattern book. % ‘Harmonize Summer Make-Up . Powder Must Match the Skin Tone Perfectly. BY ELSIE PIERCE. OUR skin has changed, hasn't it? In spite of all the talk at the beginning of the Summer about gar- denia complexions and pink and white perfection being the preferred thing with romantic, feminine fashions, I wager that you and those around you have adopted a coat of tan. Oh, it may be & light beige tone (and gradually darkening, to be sure) or it may be & deep gypsy tan, but the fact remains that your skin has become darker. Remember that the first requisite of modern make-up is: Powder musi match the skin tone perfectly. If anything, a tone slightly darker than the skin is permissible, but not lighter. Lighter powder over a dark skin only serves as a confession to the world that you are using your Winter make- ur on your Summer complexion. This in itself isn’t serious, except that it does give one that much-powdered look which is anything but becoming, It also emphasizes skin flaws such as blemishes and wrinkles. 8o whatever you do, change to a darker powder as your skin darkens. Keep pace with the sun. Learn to add a little darker powder and to blend your powder darker and darker as your tan deep- ens. You'll find that the more elosely your powder matches your akin, ths leas you need to use to achieve a soft- ened, mat finish, avoiding shine. Remember, too. that your make-up ensemble must be in harmony. If you use powder to match your Summer skin and your Winter rouge, the chances are it will look purplish or muddy next to your powder and your skin. During the Winter the rosy red, clear red and blue red shades wear better with pale complexions. But the dusty rose, warm beige and mellow red rouges (not clear or blue red) 8 better with Summer tan. A suggestion of orange is permissiblé but avoid & definite orange cast, also yellow or muddy tones. Lip rouge must be the same general tone as cheek rouge, of oourse, the lip rouge just a bit more intense but the same basic shade as the rouge. Next in importance to harmony is & waterproof quality. Liquid rouge is excellent for this reason; but it is not especially popular, first, because it is often drying and irritating to the skin and second it is difficult to use. Cream rouge gives a natural, lovely 8low to the skin, and under-the-skin glow, and if it is waterproof or pere spiration proof it should last and look well for hours without needing renew« ing. Lip rouge should be fairly indel. ible and waterproof. Mascara is & vers important item so0 far as waterproofing goes. Nothing is & sorrier sight than running mascara. 8o do be particu. larly careful to have your make-up in harmony and waterproof. Just be cause it is fairly difficult to achieve a smooth, lovely picture and have it las; any length of time, it ought to be fun to strive for just that. Let people exprees amazement. One of the nicest compliments is: “How do you do it?" My detailed bulletin on make-up i1 yours for a self-addressed, stamped (3-cent) envelope. (Copyright. 1937.) When Beating Food. Place a folded cloth under th dish which contains foods to be beaten called lotions that vsually are “frying” ofls and messy greases. It positively pre- vents painful sunburn and blistering and promotes a healthy tan. SUNTAN LOTION 10¢ - 50¢ - #]00 The cloth saves the table and helps keep the dish steady. UGLY FAT LOST 7 POUNDS A MONTH =without suffering a hungry moment Amazing way takes off excess weight without strict dieting..or taking drugs TODAY, an amazing, new reduci method is sweeping the country. method which offers at last, a way to take off ugly fat without suffering a bungry moment—and _without takin strenuous exercises or drugs. A meth: which increases physical and mental energy as excess weight disappears. Under the direction of the eminent Dr, Damrau of New York, a number of peoplewhoweu,liningl therateof 13 pounds a month, followed this remarkable metl;’od. Asd the average loss rlemurad ‘was 7 pounds per person in a single month, Contider that carefully. i This Is All You Do This sensational reducing method sim ly calls for this: Mix 3 of a glass of Welcgn (] Grape Juice, with % of a glass of water, and drink before each meal—and at bedtime. Then eatsensibly, and thisiswhat happens. First, Welch’s Grape Juice satisfies your craving for rich, sweet foods. You have less desire to over-eat fattening foods— yet you do feel comfortably satisfied. Second, the grape sugar in Welch's is quicklx burned up—producing vital en- ergy. And, most important, helps nature to consume excess fat. Third, the juice has an alkalizing effect on the system which any doctor will tell you is highly beneficial. This is why weight is not only lost natu- rally and safely—often at the rate of 7 rmndl month, or more—but why you eel 30 much better and stronger as your ugly fat disappears, Only One Thing to Watch In following this proved, SAFE way to lose ht—nt,::uibfy—ud ba sure to use Welch’s pure, aged, unadulterated {full-strength grape juice. Made from the finest grapes grown. No water added; no artificial coloring. Good Hu_uuko:r approved. Insist upon the genuine Wi rape Juice for the results you want. WELCK GRAPE JUICE CO., WESTRELD, M. V. (Coprright. 1937.) > Irene Rick, over 40, waighs the seme as she did ot 16. She says, “’Eat semsibly — Drink Welch's Grape Juice.” DRAMAS every Friday night over NBC Blue Network. our paper for the CRAPE JUICE