Evening Star Newspaper, October 9, 1937, Page 35

WOMEN’S FEATURES, THE EVENING STAR,. WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1937. WOMEN’S FEATURES, * C-1 ‘Beautiful But Dumb’ Doesn’t Work Any More for Feminine Foot Ball Fans I Would You Let Your Child Do This? The Old Gardener Says: Many house plants dle from too mueh water. Overwatering causes the soll to become sour. Indirectly, similar results follow cverpotting. A plant in & 4-inch pot will and overwaering longer than a plant of similar sire in & 7-inch pot. There is lear danger of sour soll. As the hours of sunshine diminiah, so should the supply of water. This does not mean, however, that a amaller amount should be given when required, but merely that it must be given less frequently. The simplest method of deter- mining whether a plant requires whtering or not is to tap the pot smartly with the knuckles. A hollow sound means that the soil is becoming dry and water may be given, but if thére is a dull, solid sound no water is required. Knowledge of Game Is Imperative if We Are To Avoid Shelf-Age Two Methods Suggested As Means of Acquiring Needed Instruction. BY BETSY CASWELL WASHING’!‘ON has become more foot ball conscious than ever with Caution Children About Playing With Matches On Any Occasion L4 | | [ Adult Watchfulness Will Help to Prevent Serious And Painful Accidents. BY ANGELO PATRI. IRE fascinates us, draws us toward it by some magic of its own. Little F children, feeling the pull of it, answering its call, knowing nothing of its dangers, are its victims 100 often for our credit. Wa are responsible for most of the accidents to little children who are burned. We could prevent much of the trouble by half trying. the advent of the professional game. Interest seems to be as intense as it is in base ball during the warmer months, and a bright girl is supposed to look intelligent when players on the various teams are referred to by nicknames or post-mortems of each and svery game are being held over the goc The majority of us feminine foot sur careers because a special favorited of the moment was displaying his prowess on the school team. We rooted for the individual, agonized over his mistakes and lauded his vietories, purely and simply through personal Interest of eourse, if we were popular and knew all the members of the team, including the manager, equally well, then we might get steamed up over the eleven as a unit —but that didnt happen often. This situation continued on mto college foot ball days, when we ehrieked ourselves hoarse over some particular idol—our own or the col- lege's—and missed most of what the rest of the players were doing. As a matter of fact, that wasn't so bad. We usually went to the game attended by a substitute for our num- ber one boy, if he was occupied on the . Betay Caswell fleld, or with our real number one boy | 1t he was & non-player. He lost a good deal of glamour, during the process of | the game, but we always got a big kick out of the hero of the hour, anyway, which left us in & mellow and sentimental mood, whereby our escort profited. * ok K % l\,l CH of the time we didn't really understand the game. Oh, of course there was alwavs the super- smart girl who velled advice that sounded horribly scientific and an- nounced each play before it was exe- tuted. We rather envied her. but noticed that, as a general rule. she was accompanied by & feminine friend rather than by a stalwart member of the sterner sex. This, remember, was n the days when it seemed to be the best policy to be beautiful but dumb We oceasionally got slapped down— metaphorically speaking—by our es- eorts for speaking out of turn, and asking stupid questions. But as a rule we could make up for it by care- fully figuring out which side the people were yelling for—and vell with them at the right moment. Then our proud and excited companion would | think we were real sports and all for the old university just as he was. or twice we made a mistake, and yelled for the wrong party—and that awful wsbout it in no uncertain terms. After Once | was | We got glared at, and told | quicker we'll get taken down off the | )dnight welsh rarebit or hamburger. ball enthusiasts have been started on that we were more careful than ever. | We sat through hours of cold misery, | clutching a pennant. a feather in our hat, an appropriate flower on our coat, |and watched the fleld before us with total incomprehension. What the |players were trying to do was a | complete mystery to us. Why they changed goal posts we never under- stood—in fact, it always threw us all over Again, just as we had about made up our minds that the men with their | backs to one goal were trying to keep | the ones with their faces to it away. | We never saw much of the ball, except | when it was kicked—that was probably our only real thrill of the afternaon. | There was lots of fun between the | halves, of course, but that was mostly | like any parade, and the music not as good! * % ok % ]llOW!}VER. that is all over for us | now. With this highly perfected kind of foot ball that is going around | these days, we've really got to learn 1snmethinz about it or be left at home with the dog. We can't depend on “school spirit” to carry us along. We can't just sit and wait until the right side is cheered so we can join it— it's not so easy to know just where we're at as it was when we could see | which color pennant was waving th | highest. And the plays are so awift and technical that if we don't know jenough to gasp with admiration at | what ordinarily seems just a blur of people doing something in an awful hurry we might as well apply for a | seat in the old ladies’ homes. There are only two things to do. ead up on the very Iatest foot ball rules, playe and so on, and go to the games prepared to apply what we've read to the actual game. That takes a good deal of time, and the season may well be over before we have mastered even the fundamentals. The alternative is to get some man that we don’t care about being popular with and | victimize him into explaining every play as it is executed. This won't last long, because either he will be run out of the stands by his neighbors as an unmitigated nuisance, or he will put a gag on us and wash his hands of us forever. So, if we choose this method of learning about foot ball we'll have to work fast. But the fact remains that from now on we'll have to know our foot ball from a to z. “Beautiful but dumb” won't work for us any more, and the sooner we get wise to the fact the ! shelf! Bunny’s Winter Diet Supplement His Oats and Hay With Greens or Vegetables. Warm ost-mea/ for breaktast puts pep mn @ rabbit ! BY MARY ALLEN HOOD. - HEN better straw hats are made, Bunny Rabbit will eat them! Color or smart- ness matters not & whit. They may be bone dry or dampened to taste. 'Tis true that some folks say a rabbit should partake only of moist foods. Others shout long and loud a to the effect that dry food, and dry alone, is the thing. Bunny goes right ahead, working on hats. Not that he eats the whole thing! Goodness no! He wouldn't be s0 indelicate. Just a bite here and a frill there, around the brim. There are black rabbits and white rabbits, spotted and unspotted. Some | varieties remind one of the markings on a 8iamese cat. Others (the Dutch) wear a broad collar around the neck, 8 Ia collie. All of them have dietary o tastes in common. Abiding in all is & great love for hay. Not only does Bunny eat it, but he sleeps upon that part of his dinner which he can't make away with during meal time. Oats and hay are a rabbit's staff of life. “Green” food, such as orange carrots, clover, swede turnips, twigs, lettuce and grass, fill out the menu. Add a bit of bread and milk, plus bits of stale cake for a good rabbit and maybe his penchant for millinery can be curbed. Food's state of stability depends upon how quickly it spoils upon being dampened. Also, how long it's going to take Bunny to get into it, or it |into him. TFor instance, dew-damp- ened clover, eaten at once, is & heaven | comparable only with chocolate sodas. Clover, wet and thrown to one side may spoil before the rabbits start | working on it. Stomach trouble | comes hopping along. Salt 18 one of those things that's often forgotten where rabbits are concerned. It can be bought in little cakes and put in the hutch or pre- sented twice weekly in drinking water. | No one mentioned brine. Make the | solution pleasant to taste and Bunny'll | take to it with gladness. Water should | be weighted down in & rabbit's vicin- ity, anyhow. Heavy crockery makes a nice drinking utensil for Bunny, He doesn't have to pick it up. Now that cool weather 8 on the way, the rabbit of the family needs his oats in warm mashes. Oatmeal is the best known. A dish of oatmeal covered with milk makes an ideal breakfast. Yes, that means the ordi- nary breakfast oatme One may omit the sugar and spoon. ‘Then, there's bread and milk, also warm, Boiled rice served up with milk is another rabbit muscle builder. By the way, all bread should be stale or toasted. Bunny twitches an eager nose at potato peelings, boiled soft And sprinkled with fine oatmeal. | Warm, please. Nothing' puts more | heart into & rabbit than & warm meal | on a cold day! (Copyright, 1937.) Washington Boasts Own Etiquette Formality of Life Imposes Certain Obligations. BY FRANCESCA McKENNEY. ITH the first days of Autumn | here every one is rnurnlnl‘ home after wonderful Summer vaca- tions refreshed for the gay social life |of the Capital, which it just about ready to start. Washington is the crossroads of the Uniied States; peo- iple come from all over the world and | are thrown into & social whirl which | many of them have never before ex- perienced. The social pitfalls that one can tumble into are numerous; no matter n what circle you may move, eti- quette rules in the Capital are strictly adhered to, and any one not knowing | the way may find themselves in so- | cial difficulties, due to some small | error. | ‘Washington is more like a European city, where one must attend many ‘formal functions in one day. Some- | | times you will wish that you could | work a little magic and save yourself & lot of time and energy! The only way to do it is to take your calendar | of social engagements for the day and carefully figure out what time you must leave one affair to reach the next on time. Then, before you start out from home make certain that | You have a watch that runs properly |and keeps good time. Don't be one of these people that inquires the time At 5-minute intervals of every un- suspecting soul that has remembered her watch for her own use— not yours. Then there is the little matter of calling—what hours—what days—how many cards—all very important in your scheme of life if you want to | follow “Hoyle” in Washington's of- | cial and social circles, | | You should always pay your party alls promptly, whether you have . CAr on not—there is no excuse except | illness, for your cards must be left | pérsonally. When paying this type of call at an embassy or legation, it should be done within three days— this is & “court rule.” | The matter of answering invitations | is one that drives most hostesses to despair. unless you send your reply | immediately. It only takes a few minutes, as there is a standard form | that never varies. 8o, remember that | your answer should be in the mail within 24 hours after you have re- ceived your invitation. If you stick | to this rule, you will find it all very simple, and be continually called bleased by your hostesses and their secretaries. | The ression that “clothes make the man” applies to women also, par- ticularly if they are strangers in this | cosmopolitan city, where first impres- sions go a long way toward securing future invitations. A woman’s re- | | fined, up-to-date taste, shows in her | | selection of clothes and color achemes, | 1t is better to have a few outstand ingly smart ensembles than & numbe ©Of lear expensive ones that are not in 800d taste or style. Purcl{asing Household China Set BY EMILY POST. EAR MRS. POST: How many pieces of china complete a set? If possible, will you list the pieces. Answer: It is impossible for one person to make a practical list for Another person unleas one knows how MmAny people are to be served and the menus likely to be chosen. All china And department stores sell sets, of Course, and many people buy them because & whole set is usually less expensive than the same number of pieces bought separately. On the other hand, most of us find in such s¢ta many useless items and not half enough of those which we really need. This therefore should be -taken ir.to consideration when . thinking the price cheap. The thing to do is to make your own typical menus first and decide on the number of people you are likely to entertain, and then buy your china accordingly. It a set that you like happens to sontain & list that is approximately the s As your own, then so much the bet- ter. And of course, too, many sets are made up in patterns which are Also sold in open stock, so that it ia practical to add whatever you need to & not large set. *x % x JEAR MRS. POBT: Your book says & table should be set for four when only three people are to sit at it. Does this mean that & place should be set for an imaginary guest or does it mean that there should be An éven number of places at table? It there were to be five at my table, for inatance, should it be set for six, and why? Answer: A table is never set for less than four in & very formal house, but not in an informal one. The set- ting for four is merely supposed to be the balanced trimming of the table. Where there are four or less, the set- tng s unchanged. When there are five, five places are set. 5 (Coprrisht, 1937 ) Certainly not—if you are a wise and careful mother. Matches have never been intended for playthings, and no youngster should be allowed access to them. A scratch—a spark—and that little cotton play-frock would catch like tinder. (In case you are nervous, when this picture was posed the matches weve soaked first in water!) —Photo by P. C. Wilkingon, Star Staff, Manners of the Moment D! l enjoyed show-offs on a dance floor. often are, they add variety to the acene. But we know that they aren't quite Acceptable in the more sedate college quainted Correspondence Club” and | {OF you circles, or in quiet little country club dances where every one insists on moving as though they had rheuma- tism and looking as though they were watching a funeral. Actually all these sticklers need is & good excuse for an exhibition dance, and they'll put one on. And this year, we're happy to report, they'll have it. The Big Apple, that new square dance in swing time, will serve as an excuse for dancing almost any way at all, as long as it's lively. We know, for we've just witnessed a per- formance. If you don't quite know how the Big Apple goes, don't let that stop you. You can be prelty sure no one else knows how it goes, 30 you can just 80 ahead and do your shag stunt, or your Charleston swing. When the floor manager looks down his nose at you and wants to know what you're up to, you can just tell him you're working up & part in the big apple, he very latest dance. That ought to silence him. If it doesn't, he's just an old fogey. JEAN, L Dorothy Dix Says Only the Foolhardy Would Risk Selecting a Mail- DIX—I am a|thing c t ERSONALLY, we've always rather | D!}AR DOROTHY hing compared to marrying & woman | young unmarried man. My work If they're good, as they very | is prospecting for ore and developing | mines, and it does not give me much | opportunity to meet girls. Recently /T read in a magazine of & “Get Ac- |1 wrote to it for information. They sent me literature with descriptions |of some of the lady members, which is very interesting. * Do you think | members exaggerate themselves, and | do marriages of that kind turn out | successfully? The things I look for in & girl are good character, good nature, good health and a good edu- | cation. I should also want a girl to have same tastes that I have, such |as a love of music and reading and dancing and outdoor sports. Do you | think I am asking too much? I can | support a wife and I know I would {treat one well, but my chief fault is that I am restless and do not stick to a thing till I put it through In that way I often lose where I should win. But I think if I had the right kind of a wife I would set- | tle down and be better off A MINER. Answer—Perhaps & “mail order"” | wife might give satisfaction, but the | chances are a milllon to one against ‘1t, Buying & pig in A poke is a sure ITERALLY, they may not exactly do your work, but their aiety will help you forget that kitchen tasks are work. The embroidery. is so very simple that even little sister will be able to make a set and surprise mother at Christmas. ‘The pattern envelope contains hot iron transfer pattern for seven motifs averaging 7 by 8 inches each; complete, easy-to-understand illustrated direc- tions, with diagrams to aid you; also what material and how much you will need. To obtain this pattern, send for No. 428 and incloss 15 cents in stamps or coin to cover service and postage. Address orders to the Needlework Editor of The Evening Star. (Copyright, 1037,) P Order Wife. | sight unseen, and only the foolhardy | would risk it, Marriage is the most personal thing ‘un earth and picking out a husband Jur wife is & chore that nobody can do For whether a man and woman are happy together or not de- | pends altogether upon whether they | suit each other, not upon what they are. A girl might be a model of all the virtues and just the one your | mother would select for your wife and | yet be utterly repugnant to you,| whereas some littie flibbertigibbet | might be just your heart’s desire, | *xoxox NYWAY, there are risks enough | in marrying even when you have | known a girl from her cradle up, | without taking any chances on a lady | who was driven to advertising for a | husband. { Of course, the women who are hus- | band-hunting exaggerate their charms, | Naturally they put their best foot | foremost. That is merely good sales- manship and you can't blame them for that. But if you are wise, you will discount their age and their beau- ty and their money by at least 50 per ~ent, Not every “wealthy widow” who desires to marry for companionship | has & nickel, nor is everv girl who represents herself as “sweet and 20" & blushing maiden. Often she is L3 widow with half a dosen brats, So| beware, The qualities you demand in the girl you marry are sensible and well | considered and you should have no difficulty in meeting one who comes | up to specifications when you come out of your mountains and down into the places where girls abound. But | | don’t marry any girl under the de- lusion that she will change your | nature and cure your wandering foot. Wives are no miracle-workers and after & man is married his nature is even as it was before. Look over the girls yourself before you pick out one to spend the balance of your life with. Marriage Iasts a ong, long time and it seems longer if you get the wrong one, My Neighbor Says: Instead of burning up withered stalks and plants, save them to lay over leaves used to cover flower beds. They prevent leaves blowing away. Burn these stelks and plants in the Spring. ‘To remove mustard stains from table linen, boil stained part in & quart of water to which one teaspoon of washing soda has been added. Giass stoppers may be easily removed from bottles if a towel is dipped into boiling water and ‘wrapped around the neck of bottle for a few minutes, To make dustiess dusters, satu- rate cheesecloth with kerosene oll; let the oil evaporate and when the cloth is dry you will Loose matches that can be strike it and see the flame. If he | finds & box of them he is set for a real blaze and, probably, a severe burn Why have them about at all?> We can buy matches that strike only on the box, and that reduces some of the hazard at least. Then we can keep these matches in a safe place and do away with still more, | Rubbish plled in corners offers a thought to a passing child. “All ready to start. If I only had a match” Once that idea rises the match is soon provided and the fire with all its dangers gets under way. There is no excuse for rubbish in cellars, under the stairs, in dark closets, at the back fence. Get rid of it. If there are no children in your house there are plenty close by. The love of fire is latent in every one of them. A suggestion is enough to bring it to the active state, and a rubbish pile is & very powerful sug- gestion indeed. This time of year potato pots are in style. The children find an old Pot or can, make a fire in it, swing- | ing it around their heads to give it a 80od start, and, when the ashes are right, drop in a potato. The potato i only the excuse for the exciting fire Ppot. Watch, then' for such parties in the va t lots. They are espe- cially popular on cold evenings. Don't let handy boys tinker with the electric wiring. They may know what they are about, but then again, they may short circuit the line with inconvenient results, if not worse. It s always better to let the expert at- tend to the wiring. It would have been cheaper for a few people I've heard about. ( If you light candles on occasion, | | struck anywhere are dangerous. child finds one his first impulse is to < = |and then light flaming candles e guard against setting fire to the cure tains, window sashes, and draperies, And make certain that there ix a guard between that candle and sny child who might want to get clossr to it than three feet. And, if you are a Tesponsible person, you will not dab the Christmas tree with bits of cotton Nor Will you wear a cotton Santa Clsus beard or a suit trimmed with cotton, Nor will you allow any child, over whose safety you have the slightest control, 10 wear such a suit, Candles or no candles, take no chances with costumes trimmed with inflammable material. Don't trim the house with material without first knowing that it is fireproof. Don't hang ornaments of any sort on lighting fixtures Have a fire extinguisher handy, Have one full pail of water close hy for the biaze that might start from a candle to the tree. A pail of sand handy where you are using oil. Don't throw water on an oil fire, It must be smothered, not spread. I hope that all teachers in an schools, and Sunday schools, leaders of children’s entertainments for this holiday season, will guard against fire 80 that this year we will have & clean record. No fires, no children hurt, no homes desolated because someons was less than careful. Mr. Patri has prepared a leaflet en- titled “Baby Carriages” in whicth he tells parents how to make the ocar- riage ride & happy, profitable experi- ence. Send for it, addressing yous request to Mr. Angelo Patri, ehilé psychology department of The Star Inclose & self-addressed, stamped (3- cent) envelope. (Copyright. 1987.) The Br_orlerq-';l;ypg F-x_'ockw Inserted Pleat in Seams Gives Necessary Fullness at Hem. BY BARBARA BELL. EAR this becoming frock under your Winter coat. The simu- lated bolero gives you a slim, wasp waistline that is very flattering. The tallored trimness of the design is em- phasized in the double-breasted clos- ing and on the front of the bolero- blouse. For more casual times, wear & bright scarf in the collarless neck- line; at festive moments, a brilliant alip or a strand of pearls. The dress is easily tailored, of thin wool or | heavy silk crepe. The pattern in- cludes a- complete step-by-step sew chart. The skirt has an inset pleat at the side seams to give the neces- have a good duster. A slice of raw potato added to soup to which too much salt has been added, and bolled in the soup for a few minutes, will ab- sorb much of tI ‘To measure & 6upful, & table- spoonful or & teaspoonful of any dry ingredient, fill utensil full, but do not pack. Level off with a knifé, (Copyright, 1937.) sary fullness at the hem. With color contrasts so important in the mode, you can make this dress in attractive combinations—black with & vest of madonna blue, for instance. Barbara Bell pattern 1360-B is de- signed for sizes 14, 16, 18, 20, 40 and 42. Corresponding bust measure- ments, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40 and 42. Bize 18 (34) requires 4% yards of | 39-inch material in monotone. Vest, in contrasting color, requires 13 yard of 38 or § inch material; bolero and skirt, 3% yards. Have you seen some lovely malerial that you would like to have a dress made of? If so, send 15.cents for the Barbara Bell Pattern Book and select Just the style that you want and ia best suited to you. Even if you have never tried your hand at sewing be- fore, you will find that each pattern contains a complete step-by-step sew chart, making the process very stm- ple. These interesting and exchisive fashions include designs suitable for all ages and occasions. (Copyright, 1937.) BARBARA BELL, The Washington Star, Inclose 25 cents In coins for Pattern No. 1360-B. Sise LT L —— Address .........