Evening Star Newspaper, August 11, 1937, Page 30

WOMEN'S FEATURES. Chilled Fresh Pear 4 Luscious Fruit Lends Itself Admirably to Unusual Preparation Don’t Overlook Preserving and Pickling Possibilities, as Well as Other Concoctions. BY BETSY CASWELL. IG. luscious pears are with us once more, ready to take their proud place in our menus at home, and in the picnic basket. My father, who liked pears better than almost any other fruit, used to say that the only right way ta eat them was in the bathtub—then one could enjoy the juice without minding one's manners! That seems a little drastic, but I can see what he meant! First come the big Bartlett pears—then the sugar-sweet Seckles appear as the Summer really begins to wane.%--— ‘There are a variety of ways to prepare | » both—and, of course, both are ideal| A\ ND SPeaking of cheese—don't over- for spicing and pickling. Onme of my look that prince of desserts, long Bunt’s extra spe- thin slices of pear eaten with ripe cial secret recipes Camembert or Pont 1'Evecque. The was for spicing the little Seckel | pears—she served | them all Winter with meats, and never, before or since, have I eat- an epicure’s joy. A good salad is made by combining thin slices of fresh pear with other fruit in season, and a small quantity of very tart French dressing. If this is well chilled it will prove delightfully en anything more refreshing as a luncheon dish on a hot delicious. They | day. were almost like 4 | candy, and jam- 8 | full of spices. She b never would di- vulge the secret of their making— and when, after ) 1 - e R I B e e could not find that recipe. T have a | CFisP lettuce leaves, and brush their % i | sides with a little red coloring matter, sneaking suspicion that she “did it beet julce ika. Pl 1 out of her haid,” as & cook we once | e mi“ bim:;m"“gd:'mn“:' s;r&”:& pad oL sy S S wcked e renihe oo D e e B sk 18 excellent—but, personally, I feel it doesn't quite measure up to auntie's. I'll give it to you when the Seckel pear season rolls 'round. Now. to deal with our Bartletts, and their fik. For breakfast, few things are more refreshing than a lightly | ehilled golden pear, rosy red on one side, served alone in all its glory. A | trick I learned while in Cuba last Winter was that fruit seems to keep its flavor much longer if not kept in | the ice box all the time: buy only| Just enough for the day's needs, keep it well screened in a cool place, and set in the refrigerator to chill just a little while before serving. Like cheese, fruit loses its personality if subjected to overchilling. Pear juice makes a good drink— either made at home from the fresh * |variety is used a little lemon juice + | should be added to give it character. SPECIAL PEAR SALAD. Chill and peel the fresh pears. Leave Betsy Caswell grapes, and serve with French dress- BAKED PEARS. 6 pears 13 cup water. 12 cup sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla. Heavy cream. Peel pears and place, whole, in bak- ing dish. Make a sirup of the sugar and water, cooking it about six min- utes. Pour over pears, and bake in a a girl can train day, except by that the desire to be beautiful | 1 do a lot for will power, If it doe: enotu we'd suggest that you veils for a while . . . ti that you can't get at your eyes with- h, however ke to wearing | leng until it is thick as honey, add vanilla ‘ Peel well chilled pears, cut in half, with hot or cold chicken or duck. They | and stick each with four to six cloves | ing half of the pears at a time. Pour 9 pounds sugar. wrong . . . and you'll have to admit Peel and cut up the pears. Add the thing into a completely dissolute look- thick. Turn into sterilized jars and 1 can sliced pineapple. Let boil. Cut pears ones . .. so | Cut out untying the veil. It's either that | tender and clear. Add just enough They must not be soft enough to lose shape. Pour off the sirup and cook it and pour over pears. Chill, serve with cream. GREEN MINTED PEARS Manners | core. Brush over with green creme de menthe, sprinkle lightly with chopped mint and serve as an edible garnish of the ‘ | are also good with lamb. .\ /l Oment | PICKLED PEARS. | Wipe one peck small, firm pears, F YOUR boy friend looks at you | Cook in a sirup made of 1 pint vine- 4 £ fied | 828F» 2 pounds brown sugar and 1 THES RO ounce stick cinnamon, until soft, us- expression some time during one of these hot spells, you'd better hie your- | into sterilized jars and seal. self off to a mirror. Likely as not | PEAR JAM. 12 pounds pears. some of your eye make-up has gone 4 pound scraped green ginger. that there's nothing worse than eye 1 quart water. . make-up on the loose. It may chnnk?! 3 limes (large). you suddenly from a sweet YOUNg | jyjce of the limes and a little of their | peel, grated. Add ginger, sugar and ing wench. And vou wouldn't want ' wa Boil for one hour, until very that to happen in front of a nice 2 seal PEAR-PINEAPPLE PRESERVES. 1 pound pears 113 cups sugar 1 cup boiling water. Make a sirup of the sugar and wa- ise, removing skin and cores. e pineapple in quarters. Add | the fruit to the hot sirup, cook until or no eye make-up. After all you can't | green creme de menthe to give flavor g0 around with a black—or even a |and color, pour into sterilized Jars blue or a green eye. JEAN. and seal. Even in hot weather a meal seems appetizing if your table appointments appear cool and inviting. A lacy filet luncheon set is just about the coolest kind you can discover. Working it in filet makes the crochet just abost the easiest possible, too. When completed, the center measures 18x22 inches, and the place mats 12x18 inches. The pattern envelope contains complete, easy-to-understand illustrated directions, with block and space diagrams to aid you; also what crochet hook and what material and how much you will need. To obtain this pattern, send for No. 439 and inclose 15 cents in stamps or ooin to cover service and postage. Address orders to the Needlework mtur. of The Evening Star. b combination of flavors has long been | | truit or bought in cans. If the canned | pear with a ring of green seedless | moderate oven until pears are tender. | in halves | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 193 Refreshin o 1Cure For ' Vacation Idleness Novel Treatment| Brings Youngster Quicklyto Terms. BY ANGELO PATRI. JOHN. aged 16, was at home for the Summer vacation. For that rea- | son, unknown and unfathomable, he | felt that vacation meant doing pre- | cisely as he wanted to do '\'flhf)\lti regard for the rights of any one else, ‘ particularly his mother's rights, He seemed to think she had none. 5"'1 | might cook and serve his meals, attend | to his room, his laundry and his bath | room supplies, and cleaning up after- | ward, at whatever time he chose to } elect. He went to bed when he pleased | | and rose when he pleased. Talking, | pleading. scolding and threatening had the same effect—none. | “I've got to do something. I can't %0 on another day,” said mother to father, and father agreed. '“He is too | old to spank, too obtuse to reason | with. Il have to do something to | shock him into realization of his place | in the household. But what will it | be?” “I'll tell you, said father, after they had talked over and discarded one scheme after the other, “we’ll leave him the house. We won't say another word. We’'ll pack our bags | tonight. In the morning out we go Tell the milkman to leave no more milk. Take Towser to Mrs. Lynch. You go to Gram's house and I'll stay at the ‘Y’ downtown. We leave no address. He can get me any time at the office, but he will have to come after me. We'll have the telephone disconnected. We're going to leave | him high and dry so he will appreciate what we mean in the home. He needs a good jolt.” Mother was afraid. Maybe he would be sick. And who would feed him? And maybe he would get into trouble “That's his business from tomorrow on. I have an idea that he will wake up about three days from now and get 0 new point of view. And don't you fay another word to him about any- thing. We've said enough.” Next morning John rose about 10:30. The house seemed unusually still. He went to the bath room. No soap, no towels. Father's shaving kit was not in sight. PFunny. He called. No answering call from mother. Now thoroughly awake, John looked into his parents’ bed room. Everything in order, beds made, shades evenly drawn. Funny. He ran down to the kitchen. Nobody about, no prepara- tion for his breakfast. On the table he found a note. “Dear John: Your mother and I thought you might get on as well with- out us as with us and have left the house. Yours, “FATHER.” Now what in the world? First, rage seized him. He'd show them. Then anxiety beset him. What was he to do? There was half of a bottle of milk in the refrigator, & loaf end in the bread box. Beyond that very little to sustain a boy who en- joyed three hearty meals a day. He would go somewhere for something to eat. But where? How would he answer the questions certain to be asked? That afternoon John appeared in his father's office. “Well?” asked father “What do you want?" “Where's mother?” “Gone to rest and enjoy herself. What do you care?” “I can't get along without mother. I can't get anything to eat, or any- thing.” “You should have thought about | that these past three weeks. I can't| help you. Serves you right. Think home is a stable? Just for your convenience as a shelter and feeding station? Think again.” It worked. John saw a great light. He wasn't perfect, but he wanted to share home with his people and did what he could toward that end. It isn't a bad scheme to prove to such boys and girls that play for one can be play for two, especially when no- thing else seems to register, (Coprrighs 1987.) b sharply. gly Cool and Crisp Combination Chilled pears, thinly sliced and daintily arranged with some other seasoned fruit on lettuce leaves are seasoned with a tart French dressing, to provide an ideal Summer luncheon salad. Ideal For Ca’mpl}_s‘ mWear This Frock With Pencil-Slim Lines Can Be Worn All Winter. BY BARBARA BELL. OU can make this dress so that the bow is detachable. The simple design of the frock then lends itself to a dozen and one accessory changes. This type of dress is important for campus wear, when you want frequent changes without adding too many dresses to your ariginal wardrobe. This one- piece frock because of its simple pencil-slim lines can be worn all through the Winter. Make it yourself in one of the new rayon prints or in a sheer wool and add a dramatic bow of contrasting grosgrain or pique. Barbara Bell pattern No, 1329-B is designed for sizes 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20. Corresponding bust measurements 30, 32, 34, 36 and 38. Size 14 (32) re- quires 41, yards of 35 or 39 inch material and % yard for the bow together with 21, yards of bias binding | if you finish the bow in this manner. Every Barbara Bell pattern includes an {llustrated instruction guide which is easy to understand. Send 15 cents for the Barbara Bell Fall and Winter pattern book. Make yourself attractive, practical and be- coming clothes, selecting designs fronf the 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 par- ticular young women and matrons, and other patterns for special ocoasions ) BARBARA BELL, WASHINGTON S8TAR. Inclose 25 cents in coins for Pattern No. 1329-B. Size....... Name .......... AdAress aconooooeeeeaeae . (Wrap coins securely in paper.) are all to be found in the Barbara Bell pattern book. (Copyright, 192 Baked Apples. Core, but do not peel, desired number of firm red or green apples. Place in buttered casserole or baking dish, fill centers with maple sugar or brown sugar with which there has been blended a generous quantity of ground cinnamon. Dot tops with small bits of butter, add 3 cup water to bottom of baking pan. Bake at moderate temperature, basting apples occa- sionally, until apples are tender. Serve with plain cream or whipped cream, and garnish ss desired with nuts, tart jelly or ahredded coconuf. “ For Figure- Concious Women |Here Are the Perfect Measurements for Today’s Fashion. BY ELSIE PIERCE. ‘FROM time to time I have letters, chiefly from very, young | things, asking what the ideal dimen- | slons are . . . what should one's bust | measurement be, and one’s hips, and ankles and 50 on. very called ideal dimensions. First, be- cause they vary from time to time. Second, because there is danger of their being taken too seri- jously. I can't see that it matters | very much if the waistline is one inch more than it should be. or the ankle a half inch less. The general impres- sion of proportion, the picture you flash as a well-molded, well-made figure—that's far more important than | perfect dimensions. Then too, remem- ber that one's build must be taken into consideration. The short, stocky person naturally will measure more | | about the hips, bust. waist and ankles | as well as wrists than the tall, lean | individual. Again, the matter of good proportion enters. 8o long as you are easy on the eyes of most people, 80 long as you don't bulge here or protrude there, you don't have to be oo concerned about the tape measure, who are actually 20 or more pounds it because they “carry it so nicely” - .. meaning that it is distributed so evenly over the entire body. Were 1 to ask for a dispensation from Divine Providence I would call for a well | proportioned body and leave the per- fect dimensions to the show girls. In order to satisfy those who have repeatedly said, “Give us the infor- mation anyway,” what they are worth. Take your tape measure in hand, play with it, see how near perfection you are. If you are perfect, fine. My advice is: Try to keep the sylphlike, lovely lines. If you don't measure up or down, don't let that down your spirits. Perfect proportions and perfect pos- ture will give the lie to any lack of perfection in measurements, I assure you. Here are today's standards as called for by a noted illustrator: The ankle, 81( inches: the calf (largest part of leg below the knee), 13 to 13i,; the knee (just above the knee cap), 15 to 1512; the hips (at the widest point), 35 to 351;; the waist, 25!2 to 26; the bust, 33 to 33',. Five feet, six and a half inches tall is the preferred height, but if you are taller, don’t hide your head like an ostrich and if you are shorter, don't hang it in shame. Adopt the proper lines and look your loveliest, My bulletin “Lovely Lines" is yours for the asking. Please include a self- addressed, stamped (3-cent) envelope. (Copyright, 1937.) For Scratched Furniture. To cover scratches on dark-colored furniture, apply tincture of iodine on 8 swab of cotton that is tightly fast- ened to a lead pencil. When the re- touched area is dry rub it with furni- ture polish. The scratches will hardly be noticeable. Novel Bread. A novel bread to be served with soupe, salad or tea may be made by fashioning dough into I-inch balls, rolling the balls into strips one-fourth of an inch thick and tying a knot in | each strip. PERFELTHUME ORY [LEANER ¥ 10¢.30¢ 50¢ botties Gl (SHOE WHITE wil net rub oft. Containg jents of Muh Home e LN ST nrens carge Botres ot ' WOMEN'S FEA TURES s With a Pungent Cheese Ideal Warm Weather Dessert A Preview of New Fall themselves and for what they w nations of leathers. We have found t) to the very important looking new corselet belt that is definitely wide all around and extends in peaks above and below the regular width at the front. These belts are made of ante- lope, suede or soft dull leathers and are usually trimmed with touches of gold kid. Many are laced at the front The Midas touch, slated for a big season, is particularly apparent in dressy belts. We saw a lovely display of these in which the leaf motif, frat shown in gold kid and used to encircle | formal frocks of white last season, is used this year in combination with | black antelope for the black afte: noon frock. It is most attractive in alternate oak leaves of black and gold and comes in several widths. These belits are made without buckles | and seem to be continuous wreaths, but actually have snaps to hold them in place The gold scroll, and fleur-de-lis motif are equally good. We have also seen overlapping hearts used effec- tively across the front of a belt. The bow of leather often takes the place of a buckle and is worked out in con- trasting leathers as well as contrast- ing colors, such as patent on antelone Colored reptile belts will be used on sports frocks in several widths xoxox % OF INTEREST in connection with | the gold kid used for beits and belt trimmings is the fact that the leather is actually covered with gold leaf. We were told that bars of 24-K gold from the U. S. Treasury are rolled and pounded into a fine leaf with the addition of a low percentage of alloy. It is applied to seiected leather by a secret process so that there is no crackling of the surface. and it will not tarnish. This, of course, applies only to the more ex- | pensive gold leather goods profusion, but there was such a variety of designs that it is difficult to speak v one type as predominating. Top s were conspicuous, and most of the bags were of generous proportions. Among the inexpensive bags, nice buffalo hide. that had a much more I usually hesitate to give the so- | too much | As a matter of fact, many women | overweight don't look it or at least | don't make people very conscious of | here they are for | expensive look. This leather is durable | | and a good choice for the college and business girl on a budget Black patents will be very smart for early | Fall wear with black patent leather shoes. Antelope fashions the dressy afternoon bag with rhinestone clip clasp or heavy transparent composi- tion frame. The bag with vari-colored antelope inlays will be used to match | the colored antelope trimming on hats and also to complement colored shoes. Clips and pins for sports wear now include so many little doggies that one collection is designated as the “Kennel Club.” This includes all the best loved dogs in natural wood, not forgetting | the dachshund, the cocker spaniel and the faithful old St. Bernard. Little It Is Never Too La A N EMINENT divorce court judge declares that marriage of persons past 60 years of age should be prohibited by the | law. Oh. fie. judge! Nonsense! Have a heart. Because one rich old man has married a flapper under the fond delusion she loved him for him- | self alone, or one old woman has invested her late husband's insurance money in a gigolo. don't doom all the sixtyish to lonely old ages. Your own experience must have taught you that neither age nor brains nor previous condition of serv- itude seems to have the slightest effect on an individual in picking out a mate. We see senile grandpas and school boys making the same mistakes. Shrewd men of the world and learned college professors display the same | lack of judgement that morons do. Men and women who have had two or three divorces apiece keep on being | | repeaters. There is no especial period of life | when men and women are marriage- | | wise and exempt from making mis- | | takes in choosing their partners, but | if there is going to be any time limit | put upon wedding bells, they should | be forbidden to ring out for those in their, teens, not for those in their 60s. | Statistics show that 100 boy-and-girl | marriages go on the rocks where one old man and woman marriage suffers a like fate. Puppy love peters out oftener than does congenial friendship. | ok ok % THE judge who believes that all | people of 60 should be prevented ' 7 Heronl very narrow half-inch strip of leather#—— | outstanding | They are & “must Handbags were shown in the greatest | isn't Gold Glitters Brightly In Varied Accessories F or the Coming Season Fashions in New York Shows Predominance of the “Midas Touch.” BY MARGARET WARNER. EW YORK.—Accessories are among the most interesting of the current, Fall fashion displays here in New York. They are both interesting in ill do toward pointing up the new basic frock, or even a frock that is not 80 new. Outstanding are the new belts with much smartness of detail and combi- hem here in widths varying from the leather thong bracelets with a pair of dog mascots are attractive, too. * ox % x GQCARFS have taken to new and attractive ideas. The campus scarf goes colleglate im a big way with the girls colleges depicted in campus for every country scene college girl hen there which is really a map of States, with the capital and cities of each State shown these scarfs come in v color combinations. The series shows the popular n of New York City and is called Street.” They are all as clever as can be. Here are three new ideas in hand- kerchief. Pirst is the bumble bee— a delightfully amusing pattern of fat bees flying about, nice white wings on a brown backgroun and other smart color c at These are 15-inch hank conven size. G Wind” is t next m border design of | { The third one is called and shows various Mexicar | cockfights, dancers and the noonti | siesta. The colors are refreshingly | different A room devoted to artifi made us realize how im; are everyin the Winter se; k. were small boutonnieres for coat lap and large sprays for formal gowns Feather petaled flowers had & ne look. We were told that present i cations look toward an orchid an violet season. Velvet flowers are par- ticularly appropriate for the Fall, with the nasturtium tones and the “1900 shades of plum, blue and pale pink featured. For the all-black Autumn frock a number of accessorv ensembles ar suggested. Black and v e goes wit g—the black bag and aho d handk e of deep | red or bright green to spike the black dressy accessories e are the us green ones wit »mb! w things were done with rough, bumpy | including gold jewelry Shoes continue to lap u instep and short skirts conspicuous part of The short-in-front brings evening sandals int light more strongly tha been for some time. Instead of fleeting glimpse, feet will now be i evidence most of the time. Metall will be very good bot gold and silver and brocaded effects. time does more than march in New York—it flies with terrific speed With a vacation beckoning we will have to leave it, for we want to <ee the Rip Van Winkle trail through the ills and get on up into tne Aai s, where we can be really cool and comfortable! . Dorothy Dix Says te to Marry if You Stay in Your Age Class. from marrying also forgets that isn't age now as it used to be the Winter of life. It Indian Summer. There was a time when men and women of 60 were supposed to be senile and doddering with no further interest in life and nothing to do but to sit in a corner and reflect on their latter end. But most of the sixtyish you know now are as frisky as you please; up on their toes going places and doing things, and they haven't the slightest inten- tion of dying for the next 15 or 20 years 60 It Half of the men who run the country and carry on the big enter- prises are 60 or over. and they are just as capabl® of picking out a wife as they ever were, which may not be saying much, but what man at what age knows what kind of a package he is going to draw out of the matrimonial grab bag? Personally, T am strong for elderly people marrying, provided they marry in thelr own age class. For an old | man to marry a young girl, or for an elderly woman to acquire a boy, is a fatal mistake, because in such cases they are inevitably bound to | miss the one thing for which they married, and that is companionship. To have that, two people must have the same background, the same tra- ditions. That is impossible when one belongs to one generation and the other to another. 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