Evening Star Newspaper, October 6, 1937, Page 30

B—10- WOMEN'S FEATURES. ~ Luxurious Mater ¢ Rich Velvets Especially Popular for Evening And Daytime Wear Whole Range of Red Tones Second Only to Black As Fashion Favorite, BY MARGARET WARNER. velvet costume. There is a special quality that colors take unto them- OCTOBER is the time to treat yourself to the flattery that goes with a selves when they appear in velvet that is rarely equalled in any other fabric. which is so important this season. Velvets start the day early with sports jackets and little velvet Scotch Highlander caps and calots. In the afternoon velvet s begin to appear for tea and cocktal with bright lame and satin blouses, also the street- length velvet dress with smar tering accents. T ly nice under the fur coat lat now they are being worn with fox scarf and 2 plus an intr veil of some sort. Velvets increase in number with the lateness of the hour. They will go restaurant dining, to the theater, and for late suppe: s at the various just beginning to v the season. The D is practically a necessity in eve! rdrobe. There are velvet flowers for the hair, velvet slippers for the feet, velvet bags to carry, and, in fact, we could hardly manage to exist, from a fashion stand- point, without the smooth flattery of this fabric, velvet evening L Y 1 N SEARCH of some particularly street ho velvets, we found an interesting variety in one | of the sm shops where excellent | taste is displ in the selection of the kind of dr at moderate prices | that women of good taste eagerly ! pounce upon. Black velvet afternoon | dresses were brought, out that ranged | in price from $16.95 to $45.00, all of which were crush resistant and water repellent, in addition to their good | style featy The fi e had three brilliant clips on a padded r lar, black d length sleeves and also edging the hem Cook’s Corner BY MRS. ALEXANDER GEORGE A HEARTY SUPPER Green Corn Chowder Crackers Dill Pickles Radishes Deep Dish Apricot Pie Coffee or Milk GREEN CORN CHOWDER. ¥4 cup chopped 1 tablespoon bacon. minced parsley. Y cup chopped 2 cups corn, cut onions. from cob (un- %3 cup chopped cooked). celery. 1! cups diced raw 2 tablespoons potatoes. chopped green 3 cups water, peppers. 2 cups milk 13 teaspoon salt. 3 tablespoons s teaspoon butter. pepper. 3 tablespoons flour. | Heat bacon in frying pan. Add and | brown onions, celery and peppers. Add seasonings, corn and potatoes. | Add water and cover. Let simmer for 80 minutes. Add milk and allow to| cook for five minutes. Mix butter and flour and place in corn mixture. Boil for three minutes. DEEP-DISH APRICOT PIE. 1 cup dried apri- !5 cup orange Rt juice. e A 14 teaspoon cinna- 32 cup granulated mon. sugar. 2 tablespoons ¥s teaspoon nut- lemon juice. meg. Let apricots soak for one hour or longer in the water. Allow to simmer for 30 minutes. Add rest of the in- gredients and pour into buttered, shallow baking dish. Cover with crust. CRUST. 11, cups flour. 14 teaspoon salt. 2 teaspoons bak- 5 tablespoons fat. ing powder. 14 cup milk. Mix flour with baking powder and salt. Cut in fat and slowly add milk. When a soft dough forms pat it out until it is one-fourth of an inch thick. Cut out circles and place next to each other on top of the apricots. Bake for 20 minutes in & moderate oven. Serve | Cream 4 All the beautiful stained glass colors, with special emphasis on the various shades of red, arg insistently popular. height of elegance, and a perfect background for and smart-looking costume jewelry Black velvet is the very the unusually interesting of the skirt. A black net yoke was the high spot of another frock. This yoke extended over the shoulders and made a deep, wide “V” in the back, with velvet revers on each side of the nar- row front “V.” ‘ Smartest of all these cocktail dresses was the one with the entire bodice of black pailettes attached to a black velvet skirt. Severely plain in outline, with short sleeves, and a high V neck buttoned down the frant with black jet buttons, it was decidedly new and chie. Several dresses with front fullness were shown in both shirred and tucked effect. For dinner there was a copy of & Schiaparelli model with her button- back idea that resembles the fin of & fish, as the buttoned flap extends be- yond the dress. Schiaparelli would think of something as different as that! One of the nicest black velvet dinner suits covers its well-cut formal gown with a long-sleeved basque jacket, or- namented with a scroll pattern done in dull gold nailheads. We were very enthusiastic about this Dalmatian-in- spired ensemble, in black and gold, both for its smartness and for its practical character. As a change from black there was an exceptionally good-looking dinner dress of blue-violet velvet with match- ing bolero and scalloped hemline. No trimming was used, leaving the matter of accessories to individual choice, which is often so much wiser than the use of inexpensive flowers or clips which cheapen the dress and only have to be replaced anyway. * x %k % 'HERE are more evening wraps in black velvet than in any other ma- terial. They continue to be long and fitted at the waist. Some have petal collars of the velvet, many have vhite fur trim at collar and cuffs. There is a new swagger coat of black velvet with gold pailette banding on the col- lar and pockets. Metallic brocade with | collar and cuffs of brown fur is for the glamour girl in her most formal mo- ments. We were perfectly amazed at the many shades of red velvet that ap- peared along the racks of after-dark dresses in one shop, and we were in- formed that in point of smartness the reds rate next to black. Of these, American beauty is the lightest and most vivid among them. It is essen- | tially youthful and requires a young skin and coloring to do it justice. Then come several wine reds and fuchsia shades with vintage and Margot red the darkest of all. Margot red is like the dregs of wine with a distinct rownish cast to it. The wide range of | shades makes red wearable for many types of women. An example of an American beauty gown is a high-waisted pencil silhou- ette with the skirt slashed and faced with taffeta at the front. shirred and vuffed sleeves and a deep, narrow decolletage. An extremely versatile frock is one of black velvet with a | bolero of white starched lace. Without the jacket, it is a well-cut formal gown with wide velvet shoulder straps and front and back V opening. To ring in a few changes, it may be worn with a sequin jacket or one of lame, and the plain black “formal” has infinite pos- sibilities with different flowers and | Jjewels. It is an ideal choice for the | budgeteer. A perfectly charming Gibson Girl gown is a black net off-shoulder yoke atop a black velvet sheath with short puff sleeves and s band of white er- mipe between the yoke and the dress, with a cluster of little ermine tails in- stead of a corsage at the front. For information concerning items mentioned in this column call National 5000, Extension 395, between 10 and | 12 am. . Harmful to Flowers. Tobacco smoke does not harm flow- | warm or cold with cream or hard | ers. but the freshest cold breeze may, sauce. | or too warm a draft! 'A PLAYFUL puppy and an astounded frog are an appealing pair of figures for a pillow. Embroidered entirely in long straight up and down stitches with yarn. Children will adore the pillow and you will want it for any but the most formal rooms. ‘The pattern envelope contains hot iron transfer for pillow 14 inches square; complete, easy-to-understand illustrated directions, with diagrams to aid you; and what material and how much you will need. ~ ‘To obtain this pattern, send for No. 531 and inclose 15 cents in stamps or coin to cover service and postage. of The Evening Star, Address orders to the Needlework Editor ) TON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1937 Black velvet is still the popular choice for eve- ning coats as expressed in this furless wrap with a pair of diamond clips on the lapel to make it completely elegant. The velvet halo hat with It's Time to Be Elegant From Top to Toe! A gown which has a definite note of drama—sheerest net fashions the low-cut decolletage spattered with huge coin dots of the velveteen which makes the body of the gown slender and svelte with its zipper-fastened placket—a costume which in- vokes admiring glances, and insures a successful evening. aigrettes is very smart. 'Accusation 'Should Be On Paper Written Charges Will Wipe Out Black Mood. BY ANGELO PATRI. “HE HIT me and kicked me down the stairs and made my nose bleed, and Tommy called me bad names and he made me go back to the room, and he soaked me one be- hind the ear, and I wanted to wash my face, and just because I happened to step on his toe he soaked me | and—" “Wait a minute, Who soaked you?” “He did, and he needn't say he didn't, and when I was going upstairs he told me it was all my fault, and | when I get hold of him——" “Simmie, sit down. Now keep still. Don't speak again until the hand on the clock touches that four. See it? Sit right there.” After five minutes were up Simmie started again, but his wrath swept over him once more and again he | shouted charges that should have | placed somebody in jail had they been | anywhere near what they sounded to be. “I'll tell you what you do, Simmie. ‘Wash your face and hands, clean, and brush your hair. Then come back. Right in there. Yes, I'll be right here when you are ready.” It took Simmie quite a while, but when he came out of the wash room he was quieter. “Now what is it, Simmie?” “I was coming downstairs and he soaked me——" Again rage overtook Simmie and his words tumbled over each other, smothering any sense they might have had. “Here! Sit down. Write your story. Don't tell me anything more. Write it. When you have written it clearly, 80 you can read it to me, T'll listen. Now go ahead.” It took Simmie several days to get that composition down on paper. Fin- ally he brought it to the desk. It was short and clear. “Tommy chased me downstairs and I poked him in the ribs. He hit me back and Mr. Clark sent us both upstairs to our rooms. I got very mad. “Yours truly, wait a minute. “SIMMIE.” I have found that it helps greatly to ask people who have charges to make against others to write them and present them over their own signa- tures. There is something about a written statement' that makes us all stop and collect our thoughts, and col- lecting them is such severe labor that ‘we have no energy left for rage. “Mr. Cocky killed my Joseph. Il have him know he can't kill my boy. Tll have him arrested.” I had seen Joseph playing at first base a few minutes before this angry mother ap- peared in the office, 50 I was not as shocked as one might suppose. “So? He killed your Joseph. Mur- der is a very serious matter, even when it is Joseph's murder, Mrs. Car- mella. Just write.that charge against Mr. Cocky and we'll call the police inspector. We can't allow anybody to kill Joseph. Write it. Just how it happened. When Joseph was killed and how and who did, and all.” For an instant Mrs. Carmells looked at me with anger in her eye and then she grinned. ‘“‘Well, maybe not killed, but he made him stay after school to do work over, and I need Joseph in (Copyright, 1037.) the store.” ‘Whenever you feel much abused, just A ' An Afternoon Blouse The New Wide Girdle Waistline Is the Latest Fashion Note. BY BARBARA BELL. HIS blouse with charming wide girdle waistline is certain to create a stunning costume, whether you wear it with your suit or with the separate skirt, pat- tern for which is included with the blouse. This is the silhouette that Molyneux originated for a famous bride. It has become a favorite fash- ion of American women from coast to coast. Be the first to wear it in your group. You can make the blouse and skirt for your own wardrobe easily. The pattern includes complete in- structions even to a step-by-step sew chart. For the blouse choose & luscious, rich satin—for the skirt, one of the new thin wools or satin in contrasting color. “ Barbara Bell pattern No. 1396-B is designed for sizes 34, 36, 38, 40, 42 and 44. Size 36 requires 2!, yards of 39-inch material for the blouse, 2!; yards for the skirt. In monotone, blouse and skirt require 2% yards of 54-inch material. sit down and write yourself a letter sbout it and see if s grin doesn't wipe out the black mood of self-pity. Write oub the story. You'll see it as it is! b, Are you one of the many young women with a matronly figure that spends hours trying to find a dress with slenderizing lines? Then send 15 cents immediately for the Barbara Bell Fall and Winter pattern book that has models for all hours of the day, with smart lines that will make you seem inches smaller. These in- teresting and exclusive fashions are well planned and easy to make. Old and young alike will find just what they want in the Barbara Bell pat- tern book. (Copyright, 1937.) BARBARA BELL, The Washington Star. Inclose 25 cents in coins for Pattern No. 1396-B, Size NOMe e (Wrap coins securely in paper.) g Avoid Being Negative: Person Having a Definite Purpose in Life Is Important, BY ELSIE PIERCE. EUROPEAN artist recently paid compliment to American women. They reminded him, he said, of good photographs . . . very distinct and definite—not blurred or faded. Some women are particularly smart. They are like particularly good photo- graphs. You single them out. They pass in any crowd, and pass 'way out in front or stand out in relief any- way—they can't be lost. This recalled the fact ‘that some decades ago it was quite the fashion- able thing for young debutantes to affect a very bored attitude. That, they thought, gave them a worldly air. Little did they suspect that noth- ing makes one look as completely negative as feigned boredom. ‘The young modern of our age is & very vital thing—sharp, alert, kee: To begin with she has a firm foun- dation for that vitality. It's a sound body to house the sound mind. She cares for and cultivates that body, takes pride in its health; admits it, quite frankly. 8he is active, mentally and physically. She has her own sports and is an interested sports spec- tator. She has hobbles. She loves people; is interested, vitally interested. in them. That's why others are s0 interested in her. And s0 far as her beauty goes, she doesn't deny for one moment that she is quick to do things that make her very positively lovely. There’s noth- ing negative about her—neither her personality, nor her outlook on life, nor the color of her hair, or its style, or the make-up she wears to enhance the color of her eyes, the shape of her face. Everything she does, for beauty’s sake, she does purposefully. It’s all planned to point up the posi- tive, make her more definitely, dis- tinctively lovely. Don’t be negative. Don’t be wishy- washy. Don't be dull. Don't let your | hair look mousey or scraggly or thin; | don’t let your muscles go flabby. Don't let your make-up look blurry. It takes effort. It takes practice. It takes strength. It takes time. But it will make you look like a good photograph, a picture of a lovelier YOU. My bulletin, “Beauty’s Schedule,” is yours for a self-addressed, stamped (3-cent) envelope. (Copyright, 1937.) iy Sequins for Glitter. NEW YORK (U#)).—Glittering se- quins embroidery trims hundreds of new Fall frocks. Among the motifs which brighten sober dresses are stained glass window patterns, fire- works designs and Louis XV bowknots. Silver Fox Has Rival. PARIS ((#)).—Blue fox is making a bid for the popularity long held by silver fox. Winter fur styles high light it in box swagger coats which are among the most striking wraps of the 1937-8 season. For a Foot Ball Game. There is ngthing so gay at & foot ball game a5 the huge chrysanthe- mums the co-eds wear, ? WOMEN'’S FEATURES ials Distinguish Formal Gowns for Opening Season l\ Dorothy Dix l | A BigProblemto NE of the problems that is turning fathers and mothers gray beforé their time is what to do about their 12- and-13-year-old daughters who are boy-crazy and think they are in love; who want to have dates every night; g0 out to parties and automobile rides and enjoy all the privileges of grown- up young ladies. Of course the adolescent girl has al- ways been a headache to her parents, but heretofore the agony has not come on so soon. Mother had a brief re- spite between the time she ceased walking Janie with the colic at night and the time she began lying awake at night wondering where Janie was and picturing her mangled form lying under a wrecked automobile on the way to some road house, but now .hat blessed season of rest and peace is gone. ‘There are no more little girls. The young female of the species is either a baby or a flapper. She cuts her teeth on a movie magazine. She learns to read pursuing the amorous adventures of cinema stars. Her one | burning desire is not to be good or great, but glamorous. Her ambition is to be a supervamp and lead a life of hectic adventure that is surrounded by sable coats and pearl necklaces and things. ‘The little girl of 11 or 12 who wore her hair in braids down her back, who played with dolls and “lady-come-to- see,” is as extinct as the dodo. In her place we have the young miss who cries for a latch key instead of lolly~ pops; who paints herself up like an in- | fantile Jezebel; who demands a black velvet evening dress; who loudly as- serts that she is perfectly capable of | taking care of herself and who does | not hesitate to let her mother and father know that she regards their opinion as something musty and fusty that has been brought down from the hair trunk in the attic. * kK % THERE are millions of bewildered and heart-sick fathers and mothers who are looking into the faces of the young rebels who have suddenly sprung up in their homes and wondering what to do about it and how they can save these head- strong little innocents from wrecking | their lives by their folly. For mother | and father know how faulty is a child’s judgment; how weak young | | shoulders are, how unfitted to bear the | burdens of life and how easily a young girl's feet stray into the path from | which there is no returning. And above all they know how idle is the | boast of sophistication of one who has only seen the world from her nursery | window. But here is Janie still a child in| years, in mind, in body. clamoring for freedom and the right to do as, she pleases. Resenting parental re- | straint. Wanting all the emotions | and experiences of womanhood be- fore her time and before she has the | wisdom and poise to deal with them safely. Playing with love as a child | | plays with fire. And regarding father | and mother as tyrants if they try to control her or safeguard her. It's easy enough to say that Janie's | parents should turn her across their | knees, give her a spanking, send her | to bed without her supper and tell | her to forget all about the boy friend ' and going out in Johnnie's automo- Manners of the - Moment NE time a new acquaintance of ours bid us farewell with the fol- lowing cordial remark: “I'm so glad I met you. I've heard so much about you, and I really didn't expect to like you.” We didn't think much of it at first. But the remark grew on us until we were waking up in the middle of the night wondering what in the world our friends had been saying about us. We had just one friend in common | with this new acquaintance—the one | at whose house we met. 80 in our mor- | bid mind this friend grew into ogre- | | like proportions during the night. A | double-crosser, we decided. She talked behind backs. Of course, by day, our friend the | hostess seemed just as nice as ever. | So we decided to mark it down as just | one of those things. But because we were 50 sane doesn't mean that the next victim of the re- | mark won't go completely to pieces— | or at legst won't crack up a perfectly good friendship or two on account of it. | That's all. But then, of course, you'd never say & thing like that. heavens, JEAN. 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Nor does any one know any formula for making a lovesick school- girl think of her lessons instead of some curly headed lad who is the temporary object of her affections. Neither has any scientist discovered how to put an old head on young shoulders. .As for convincing any girl or boy that it is worth sacrificing present pleasure for future gains, it can't be done. They want what they want when they want it, So there the parents are who have to deal with this problem of the 12 or 13 year old girl who is still an igno- rant, blundering helpless little child, but who thinks she is a woman of the world and demands her privileges, and how to solve it no one can tell them. One can only say to be very gentle with them. Drive with a light rein and use the diplomacy of Machia- velli himself in dealing with them. And with luck you will get Janie safely past the dangerous age DOROTHY DIX. (Copyright, Ledger Syndicate.) Better Form To Change Partners Host Should Dance With Every Girl On His Party. BY EMILY POST. DEAR MRS. POST: Is there any set rule applying to the changing of partners when several couples go dancing together? For instance, there are three couples, let's say, two of whom know each other quite well, and the third knowing only one of the other couples. Whose responsibility would it be to start the changing of partners? Six of us went dancing the other evening and there was no changing of partners throughout the entire evening. Mother thought this decidedly strange, which is why I am writing for your opinion. Answer: As a usual thing, people dance as they choose, and the only responsibility of the host is when a #irl is left sitting alone. He then must go look after her. To me it seems strange that the people you were with danced with the same partners all evening, but I have heard that this custom exists in certain communities. Personally I think it better fun as well as better form to dance with many partners—unless your own happens to be the only good dancer in the room or, to you, the only one in the world * ok o x EAR MRS. POST: I've had a friendly discussion with my wife about the good taste of giving com- pliments. It is not overdone? My wife on the other hand, feels that it shows appreciation. Answer: If we didn't say some- thing sometimes about the becoming- ness of a friend's dress or the beauty of her new car, we would be thought lacking in friendly interest as well as in perception. But to go about paying fulsome compliments to every ore without sincerity or discrimination is ome definition of a bore. (Copyright, 1937.) Unusual Filling. Banana filling appeals to most youngsters. Mash & banana. Thin it with a little orange juice and a few drops of lemon juice and spread the mixture over Graham crackers. 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