Evening Star Newspaper, October 8, 1937, Page 41

WOMEN’S FEATURES. THE EVENING < Insistance On Place Unwise " Grave Mistake to - Shame Child for Not Being First, BY ANGEFO PATRL line was forming to go to elass room after recess. Miss Jen- nle was at the end shooing the strag- *glers into place. There was a scuffie &t the head of the line, a suppressed wall and a murmur of voices plainly in protest. “What's the trouble?” asked Miss Jennie, hurrying up to the head of the line once more. “He wants to be first. He can't be first all the time,” sald sturdy Benjamin, truculently. “Why should be always be first? I got here first. I've a right to be first 'cause I got here first” Miss Jennie eyed him gravely, in silence, long enough to bring Ben- Jamin to a sense of place and custom. Then she said very quietly, “Go to Jour place, Benjamin.” Benjamin, scowling but obedient, + returned to his place, four places down the line. Miss Jennie took the hand of the little boy who was heading the line and started up the stairs. Then one saw thai the little chap in first place was lame. He had to head the line or he would delay it, maybe cause an accident on the stairway. Ben- Jamin took no account of lameness, or of winding stairs, He wanted to be first. This is one of the problems that the teacher of the lower grades has to meet daily. Every ambitious child in the first grade, and they are all ambitious to lead, wants to be first. First on line, first to get a drink, first to read, first to speak. Every child wants to sit in the first row in the first seat. Why? It is human na- ture asserting itself in one of its strongest moods. “I must be first, the only one, the anointed one,” is the cry of the human heart from birth ¢ ¢ the end. We learn to cover it up gome, as the years pass and we get a | hint of the meaning of selfishness, but the children come to it fresh and Xeen, backed up by their parents. Benjamin's mother called on Miss Jennie to see why her boy did not get his chance of being first on line. Wasn't it first come—first served? Miss Jennie looked at her in the same steady way she had looked at Benjamin. “Not always,” she said finally. “You see the little boy who s first on line is lame.” “Oh-h-h. Then it isn't such & shame for Benny.” That's the idea. If you can't be first you are shamed, and who shames you? Mother and, father who say, “Why aren't you first? Why don't you head the honor roll? Why weren't you chairman of the committee? Aren’s you just as smart, or just as good as he is? I'm ashamed of you always behind somebody else.” Being first may be an honorable post. If it means that a child has worked hard, overcome difficulties, Jeld to his task until he finished it 8gainst odds, it is an honorable post. But there are many things to be con- sidered before shaming a child who #s not first in the field. Maybe he has not the talent required. Maybe | be has other qualifications quite as fine as those that landed the other fellow first honors. In any case it is not wise to be too insistent upon a ¢hild's taking first place, even in the | baby class. It would be well to ques- $ion a little first and to ask, first in *what? Mr. Patri has prepared a leaflet en- Sitled, “Trouble With Number Tables,” in which he explains an easy way to belp children improve in arithmetic. Bend for it, addressing your request to Mr. Angelo Patri, Child Psychology Department of this paper. Inclose a velf-addressed, stamped (3-cent) en- ¥elope, (Copyright, 1927.) . Refrigerator Hint. Jars and containers left in the re- frigerator should be wiped off with a cloth nearly every day—to prevent them from leaving dark spots and rings on the kitchen table. The moisture which forms on the jars causes the spots and rings. ~Sliopping in Woashington New Coats Show Smart Lines In Fitted and Flared Models. Mainbocher insists upon sleek slimness for this Paris designed dressy coat that fits like a glove and boasts a flattering collar of fox with unmounted heads. BY MARGARET WARNER. N WINTER coats it is every woman'’s choice, but heading the list is the fitted, body-molding sheath that is virtually a “second skin,” with the width of the skirt part narrowed down to the minimum amount of material that will allow its wearer to walk in safety. It has darts through the waistline, front and back, and much seaming cleverly placed to create a corset-fitted effect. This sheath of a coat, made of velour, cashmere or some of the softer woolen fabrics, has its clean-cut severity relieved by the ingenious use of fur banding, usually Persian lamb, as it is flat and easily worked into a | variety of collars, panels, and narrow and wide stripping. The black coat | trimmed in black Persian is the best | example of this extremely smart sil- houette. There are fur borders at the bottom, panels in widths ranging from narrow ribbonlike braids running vertically, to broad panels that almost halve or quarter the body of a narrow coat; big collars, hoods, pockets, and newest of all, such added trimming as scrolls of fur. Next in importance is the coat cut straight as a string, with bulky sleeves of fur. The bulkiness of the sleeves in addition"to a fur collar, often pro- duces the optical illusion of a coat that is actually tapered at the hem- line. We have found such a coat cleverly done in beige duvetyn, with straight sleeves of shaved beaver with a narrow straight strip of the fur ex- tending along the shoulder to meet the narrow stand-up collar. These coats with fur sleeves have a strip of plain material on the underside of the sleeves nearest the body to eliminate 0] W}{EI’AER or not you need them now, there's no doubt but that in a few . weeks you'll be more than eager to have a pair of nice, warm, pretty You will find these just the solution to the gloves for yourself or as a gift. problem, for they look so nice, yet being made of wool, are cozy, too. They match the beret and scarf (No. 508) that we published recently, and the three will make a set suitable for skating parties and other sports. The instructions Include small, medium and large sizes. v The pattern envelope contains eomplete, easy-to-understand illustrated directions,; with diagrams to aid you; also what crochet hook and what ma- terial and how much you will need. To obtain this pattern, send for No. 533 and inclose 15 cents in stamps or coin to cover service and postage. /o obtain pattern for beret and scarf, send for No. 508 and inclose 15 cents additioWal. Address orders to the Needlework Editor of The Evening Star. (Coprright, 1037.) ~—Wide World Photo. wearing down the fur at that point, and to make them more comfortable. Another stunning one that we found in the same shop was of black nubby woolen with handsome sleeves of mink and a mink collar. The pencil straightness of this coat was em- phasized in the back, where a panel was outlined on either side with two stitched tucks. * o * % UT do not be misled into believing that flaring lines have fled from present fashions in coats, for such is not the case. There is still fullness, but it is not extreme and it must be well placed. The dressmaker type of coat is slimly fitted through the waist and has gathered or pleated fullness at front, usually accompanied by a large flattering collar of fluffy fur. Or this flaring coat may be more of a directoire reefer, with .gored fullness. Silver fox on a black coat is one of the most popular, with blue fox and cross fox collars on black, equally good. We found all three kinds in & Washington shop, beautifully done. They are using fox trimmings with unmounted heads this season, and many unexpected ways have been de- vised of creating added width that enhances the slenderness of the waist and the rest of the coat. The half-and-half swagger coat is a smart way of compromising between pencil straightness and the very full flares that we have had in recent years. This coat has a straight front and a moderately flared back. Some- times it is done with long fur panels down the front and the rest of the coat in cloth, as in a lovely beige coat with brown nutria panels cover- ing the entire front. Top coats are apt to be quite straight with roomy fullness from the shoulder at back, hanging almost barrel-like to make one think of some of the best cut sports coats in men's wear. A nubby tweed of mixed brown, blue and gray, lined with brown, has a “different’ look, with its well-cut back panel, and another English tweed flecked with a variety of bright Au- tumn colors, has a center back slashed seam and is perfectly plain but beau- tifully tailored, and is rugged enough to hold up under every sort of Winter weather, * ok ok X ANY of this season’s suits have top coats that are full length or seven-eighths. An unusually lovely one attracted -our attention the other | day—its color was that of the rosy hue | found in mellow old bricks dating back to early days. The beautifully soft camel’s hair-type fabric had an extra wide and extra flufly tuxedo collar of natural lynx. Under this coat was a tailored frock of the same color, but made in a lighter weight of fabric using the same weave, The long cape ensemble is found in an outfit for the tall woman. A beaver collar trims the brown and gray tweed mixture. Also for the larger woman is & black and white novelty mixture with wolf collar. There are lots of camel's-hair coats with beaver collars, both belted and unbelted. In fact, most of the coats have leather belts which may be worn or not, as you Please. Often the belt suggests the right accessories in bag or shoes, such as alligator or suede, and in the high- er-priced coats the belts are smartly styled and unusual. For information concerning items mentioned in this column call National 5000, extension 395, between 10 and 12am. 2 Autumn Flowers The orangé tritoma, or red-hot poker, is a Fall flower which typifies the season. Wear a Gardenia. It you enjoy a real floral perfume, Wear a gardenis. STAR, WASHINGTON, Costlier Product. BY BETSY and blade-bone chops about only ones that come within the reach of the average purse. Lamb's kid- neys are averaging § cents apiece, and if you have trained your « household to en- joy them they will heip & lot in solving the meas problem for one meal. Try them cooked in a cas- serole with rice; if you want to spend a little more, add chick- en livers or mushrooms to the mixture. My haven of refuge, of course, is always the fish markets. There I can relax and practically take my pick of the water produce without feeling I am running into black ruin financially. Scallops, shrimp, oysters, swordfish, butterfish, trout and ali the other favorites are reasonable and plentiful. Lobster, of course, still stands in the luxury brackets, with crab meat a close second, but there are plenty of cheaper items from which to choose. For instance, why not, depart from custom and have fish for Sunday dinner? The fact that there are no deliveries on Sunday need not deter you—buy your fish on Sat- urday, take it home immediately and pack it in ice in a dishpan or tub. Be sure that there is plenty of ice under it, over it and around it. Renew the ice as necessary. Set the pan in some cool, out-of-the-way place, where the neighbor’s cat cannot get at it, and your fish will turn up cool and firm and fresh in time for dinner on Sun- day. Fish needs wet cold and there- fore keeping it in the refrigerator is not so satisfactory—besides, it is apt to “smell up the place.” * % o % INQUIRING into the poultry field, I found little change from last week. Chickens are high, ducks a little more reasonable. Broiling turkeys are in, and in some instances roasters have appeared, still small, but plump and very tender. They are, of course, not particularly low in price! Outstanding in the vegetable line are string beans (“those dear old beans, I'm so0 tired of 'em,” as one shopper was overheard to say this morning,) and spinach. Peas, cauli- flower and tomatoes seemed a little high, the first two especially, while lettuce has dropped quite a bit. Baby Spring onions are here, and in one or two places I saw fresh hothouse as- paragus—pretty, but distinctly a lux- Betsy Caswell D. C, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1937. Meat Prices Are Giving the Thrifty Housekeeper a Bad Case of Jitters Although Some Are Lower ‘General Average Makes Food Buying Difficult Fish or Eggs Suggested As a Substitute for CASWELL. . are lower this week—but I can't see that they are enough lower to revive that knocked-out budget. I practically wept when I brought home & pot roast this morning—and one of the cheapest cuts for pot roast, mind you—and had left behind me enough cash to have paid for & prime rib roast in the good old days! the- Wlu.—-they Wwhisper hopefully in my ear that beef, pork and vesl Hamburger is almost a treat, now, ury! For the most part the picture is unchanged since last week, with crab- apples and pickling items being fea- tured in most places. - SUNDAY DINNER MENU. Spiced Tomato Bouillon Toasted Crackers Ripe Olives Boiled Halibut, Egg Sauce Sliced Cucumbers, French Dressing French Fried Potatoes String Beans Danish Pudding, Caramel Sauce Coffee SPICED TOMATO BOUILLON, 1 large can tomatoes 1 bay leaf 6 cloves 12 whole black peppers 1 celery stalk 2 onions, sliced 2 cans strong bouillon Mix ingredients and simmer slowly for about one hour. Strain through cheesecloth, season with salt and pep- per, and serve very hot. BOILED HALIBUT, EGG SAUCE. 2'; pounds halfbut. Juice one lemon. Pepper, salt and celery salt to taste. Wash the fish well in cold water | and tie it in a cheesecloth to hold its | shape. Place it on a rack in a kettle with the seasoning and the lemon Juice; add water to cover and boil for one-half hour, or until the fish is loose from the bone. Remove, being careful not to break, take off cheese- cloth, drain well. Place on platter, garnish with parsley and lemon slices. may be used in a fish salad later, EGG SAUCE. 2 tablespoons butter, 2 tablespoons flour. Pepper and salt. 1 cup milk or cream, 3 chopped, hard-boiled eggs. Blend butter, flour and seasoning in a saucepan. gradually, stirring all the while. When the mixture, is smooth, creamy and | free from lumps add the chopped eggs. Serve hot. DANISH PUDDING. Caramelize one-half cup sugar in a skillet to & dark amber color. Add slowly 2 cups milk, and stir in unti! sugar is dissolved. Add two more cups milk and scald entire mixture. Pour this over five slightly beaten whole eggs. Add a little salt and one teaspoon va- nilla. Strain into a 3-pint mold and bake in a pan of water in a slow oven for one hour. Cool and chill. Serve with whipped cream or caramel sauce, made by melting one cup sugar until amber colored, adding one cup water and boiling for 10 minutes. Serve cool or hot. E HAVE schools of corre- | spondence for teaching law, medicine, stenogra- phy, building airplanes, music, art and whatnot, but nobody has started a school of correspondence for settling family differences by mail, Yet I can think of no other inno- vation that would fill such a long-felt want, and do so much to promote do- mestic harmony and stop divorce. Every thoughtful person interested in the preservation and protection of that sacted institution, the family, has long recognized that its greatest enemy was the daily spat between husbands and wives. But no one has known what to do about it since hus- bands and wives, being human and of different sexes, and having been reared in different environments and with different traditions, are bound to have opinions, tastes and habits about which they are inevitably com- in their faces. Now deplorable and demoralizing as a family fight is, its worse feature is that it gets nowhere and settles nothing, because the participants are never able to stick to the main issue. The row may begin over whether the wife really needs a new dress and has nothing to wear, when she has a closet full of clothes as can be proved by anybody who will take the trouble to g0 and look at them. * ok K % R WHETHER the husband really needs to hire a secretary who looks as if she had just stepped out of the Follies, or whether or not his alibi about staying downtown Ilast night is really water tight? All'com- mon, honest, time-tried family stuff as good for a row in any household as & nickel is for & ginger cake, and that, heaven knows, it would be grand to have settled once and for all and off the docket. But do the belligerents fight it out on that line, if it takes all Summer? Not at all. Almost before you can say scat, they have sidetracked the origi- nal cause of the fight and have raked up grievances that have nothing whatever to do with the case. The wife is reminding the husband of the time he came home five years ago The Old Gardener Says: Apart from tulips, most of the Spring bulbs should be planted where they can remain undis- turbed. Snowdrops look well when massed in groups on the edge of the lawn. Fortunately the leaves die down early enough not to interfere greatly with the early cutting of the grass. Cro- cus leaves last longer and those of daffodil longer still. Glory of the snow (Chionodoxa) and the blue Siberian squill look well on the lawn, and the leaves die down in good time. The Winter acon- ite, the first of all to open, may be set near the edge of the lawn. (Copyright, 1937.) pelled to argue until they are blue | | Dorothy Dix Says— Letter Writing I's Best Method For Settling Differences. from a stag party so lit he couldn't | find the keyhole, and of the money he loaned an old schoolmate who never paid it back, and of his sister Ellen snooting her and only inviting her to her second-best teas, because she is married to a millionaire, And the husband is throwing his wife's no-account brother, who is al- Wways borrowing money, in her teeth, and wondering why she never can make coffee that doesn't taste like dishwater, and laying the blame for little Tommy's adenoids on her play- ing bridge when she ought to be looking after her children, When the husband slams the door behind him and starts for the office, and the wife wipes her eyes and turns to the telephone to order the groceries, the question of the new dress and the platinum blond stenog- rapher are still hanging on the line. All that has been accomplished is that both of the combatants are hurt and bleeding from a thousand wounds. * X kX OW easily all of this could be avoided if husbands and wives settled their differences by letter in- stead of by viva voce! Then calmly and without heat and anger each would be able to state his or her case clearly and the arguments therefor, and the receipient of the note could consider it dispassionately, and the matter settled reasonably and intelli- gently, instead of being left a bone of contention between two people who really never understand each other’s thoughts and desires. It's a pity, of course, that husbands and wives can't discuss subjects about which they disagree without flying into rages, but apparently they can't do it, and such being the case, it would save a lot of tears and regrets and peace offerings if they would do it by letter instead of by word of mouth. There is something calming in a sheet of paper that sobers up the angriest and makes them take a sec- ond thought before they write down the scarifying things they do not hesi- tate to say. Besides~Jyour fountain pen is always empty and by the time you get it filled you've decided that maybe Sally or Tom was right after all. Nor are husbands and wives the only ones who could settle their differ~ ences better by writing than by talk- ing. It's the only way to deal with adolescents. It's impossible to argue with the young generation without calling them fools and issuing ulti- matums from which you have to back down. But you can write them temperate letters explaining why the things they*want to do and have are wrong or unwise, and they will heed your advice without feeling themselves aggrieved or persecuted. It has been said that the pen is mightier than the aword. ‘It certainly is in the home. Try it DOROTHY WOMEN’S FEATURES. ' Smart Two-Piece Frock ; This Flattering Model Is Ideal | For Any Daytime Occasion. It is best to serve the sauce separately | in a sauce boat, as the left-over fish | Add milk or cream | BY BARBARA BELL. HIS dependable and flattering daytime frock is one which will soon become the backlog of your wardrobe. Tailored enough to be wearable at any daytime occa- sion, it is finished with the softer de- tails that make it wearable for lunch- eons and afternoons, too. You will adore the lines of the simple basque, a design suggesting & peasant’s blouse. The skirt is pencil slim, emphasizing the trim note of the dress. You will agree that this is an easy dress to make when you see the sew chart, complete with diagrams, accompany- ing the pattern. Make it up for immediate wear in a thin wool in alpaca—or, if you pre-i fer, in a heavy silk crepe. | Barbara Bell pattern 1376-B is de- | signed for sizes 12, 14, 16, 18, 20 and 40. Corresponding bust measure- ments, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38 and 40. Size 14 (32) requires 45 yards of 35-inch material in monotone. For skirt alone, 2 yards: for blouse, 213 yards. The chances are that you have at least one, if not more, special engage- ments this Fall already on your social calendar. Whether they are luncheons, teas or foot ball games, you will need something new and appropriate for! ® A NEW ACHIEVEMEN BARBARA BELL, The Washington Star. Inclose 25 cents in coins for Pattern No. 1376-B. Size... Name LU R —— (Wrap coins securely in paper.) the occasion. Send 15 cents today for the Barbara Bell pattern book and ' 11 find the patterns well cut and easy to make. | There are also attractive models for the mature figure and children of all make your selection. You ages. (Copyright, 1837.) APPETIZING Eatmor Cranberries f Treatments To Cleanse The Scalp Experts Consider Sponge Better, Than a Spray. BY ELSIE PIERCE. PONGES are fast finding an ime portant niche for themselves as beauty aids. We all know that the loofah adds to the luxury of a bath, Did you know that one of the most luxurious shampoo treatments eme ploys a sponge instead of spray? The accumulation on the scalp of dandruff is usually the cause of all hair ills. It thwarts the free flow of blood to the hair bulbs, the source of all hair growth. The first step is to dissolve dandruff by a soothing, heale ing ointment, that acts directly on the scalp, in the pores, destroying the dandruff germ. This, plus its method of application stimulate the circula- tion in addition to dissolving dandruff. Next comes the cleaning, with & specially selected sponge and almond- oil soap and quite hot water to which herbs are added. The lather-filled sponge works its way over every por- tion of the scalp and hair. After the hot herbal suds are washed thoroughly through every bit of hair, the hair is rinsed very carefully with the sponge, which 1is first itself rinsed through most carefully. A fresh, hot, herbal bath is used for the rinsing. As the last step to the sponge sham- Poo treatment a dainty amount of the ointment is massaged into the scalp with cushion parts of the fingers. This is invaluable in the case of dry hair as it restores the natural oil and nourishes the scalp. Let's see what the treatment does. It directs its effort to the scalp itself, keeping it properly stimulated and free from dandruff and deposits so that the blood flows freely to the hair bulbs. It cleanses each hair shaft scientifically and protects the hair from dust, dirt, smoke and oil that gather in the crevices of the outer covering of the hair. And the oint- ment lubricates and polishes every hair shaft; so that you cleanse, stimu- late, lubricate and polish. Four fine enough steps for any treatment to accomplish. . Chrysanthemums. The huge 10-inch chrysanthemums are the most memorable, but the tiny pompon types are the most useful. An Easy Way. 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