Evening Star Newspaper, October 28, 1937, Page 46

C—-8 WOMEN’S FEATURES. Inexpensive Decorations Can Be as Effective As Costlier Type Many Amusing Games Help To Add to the Evening’s Quota of Enjoyment. By BETSY The required atmosphere may CASWELL. be achieved almost painlessly by the addition of a little “local color,”. appropriate favors and informal ! HALLOWEEN party is one of the easiest of all to decorate and plan. games. Cornstalks set arount the dining room walls; jack-o-lantern lights or flaming candles stuck in bottles; black and orange cellulose film for the tablecloth, or a patterned one of orange crepe paper, with napkins to match; branches of Autumn leaves, s bittersweet and ‘“Japanese lanterns” in vases, or stuck hehind pictures on the walls; stuffed black cats perch- ed here and there, and maybe & bat or two sus- pended from.the ceiling — and there’s your scenery com- pletel Match your food to the occasion, have games that ex- press the spirit of Halloween fun —and the party is on! Of course, if you want to go in for real elaboration, you might drape your walls in wide black cellophane, have white balloons painted with ghostly faces, trailing wispy robes of white cellophane clus- tered about the ceiling, and put blue— deep blue—low-powered bulbs in your lighting fixtures. Drape the chairs in white cheesecloth, the table in black material and have your centerpiece one big jack-o-lantern, lit from with- in. Using canned alcohol instead of a candle will give a blue flame that is very effective As far as your games are concerned, there are all the old traditional Hal- loween ones from which to choose. And, of course, for the grown-ups, there is always “murder” if you want to make the occasion the limit in spookiness. Fortune telling by a masked member of the party is usually Betsy Caswell Manners of the ‘Moment She treats the older generation as though it were half-witted. TA LL you have to do is to introduce some one as your aunt or vour mother, and some of your friends in- variably start treating her as though eghe were half-witted. They act as though your aunt or mother didn't understand English without great effort. And they are very apt to go kittenish on her, as though she were a child who needed Kkidding along. They carefully skirt around every in- teresting subject that comes up, Loo,’ for fear the shock on the old lady will be too great. Maybe these people come from half- | witted families themselves. But we really don't think we do. And even| if we did, we don’t think that a| friend’s behavior should constantly remind us of it. ‘We’d be much happier if our friends would treat our older relatives as though they were human beings. They might learn a thing or two if they did. JEAN. A'L Yy, (Copyright. 1837.) a distinct success. If you wish, of course, you can pay a professional to come and entertaih your guests. s * x * X FOR the very informal and “rough- and-ready” party here are a few suggestions: Call it an apple frolic if you like and get the news around by issuing invitations similar to the following: Anne and Charlie Adams invite YOU to en APPLE FROLIC At 401 Central Avenue On Saturday evening, Oct. 30th. Come _dressed as an apple and join the fun. The antics start at eight PUM (8 P.M) Most of the activity may take place in the kitchen, if it is large; dining room, the game room, cellar or attic. | Start off with the favorite old apple | games, like bite the apple and duck- ing for the apple. Then follow up with a spritely game of apple tenpins or apple checkers. APPLE TENPINS—Have 10 apples all of the same appearance. Stick three wooden skewers into each apple to form a standing support for each apple. Then set up the apples in tenpin formation on the floor at the end of the room, and see how many can be knocked down by rolling a soft rubber ball into their midst. A player may roll three balls each turn, and the score is kept the same as for tenpins. APPLE CHECKERS—Draw a large checkerboard. One player uses red | apples for his “men,” the other player green apples. To designate a “king” use paper rosettes on toothpicks stuck in the top of the apple. * % % % OR further gayety have an apple hunt and & fortune-telling table. APPLE SEED HUNT—Apple seeds are put into small, flat packets of tissue paper and hidden in various places. Each packet should contain a different number of seeds. When the allotted time is up a prize goes to the person who has found the most seeds. APPLES OF FATE—Place apples in a row on a table and tie to each apple stem a small slip of paper con- taining a fortune. They should be marked as follows: Good Luck Contentment -Money -Travel -Popularity Tart Apple. A Surprise Refreshments for this type of party might include cider served with big, fat, raised doughnuts and taffy ap- ples. Hamburgers in rolls with mus- tard or chili sauce may be served also. Serve the refreshments from a buffet table using as the center dec- oration a huge pumpkin jack-o-lan- tern filled with rosy apples and multi- colored grapes. Delicious taffy apples may be pre- pared by the following tested recipe: TAFFY APPLES. 1 cup granulated sugar. 1 cup brown sugar. 6 skewers. 12 cup water. 1z cup vinegar. 6 small, round, solid apples. Cook granulated sugar, brown sugar, water and vinegar together until when dropped in cold water the taffy will make a crackling sound when pressed together. Stick a woodeén skewer in each apple, dip into hot sirup, until well covered. Drain on buttered pan or plate. This makes six medium- sized taffy apples. New Topping For Ham. Cranberry sauce is a colorful and tasty topping for baked, sliced ham. Add one cup of sauce to a pound and a half slice of ham after the ham has baked for 30 minutes. WHEN babies are too young to appreciate their Christmas gifts, it's nice to give them something that will please their mothers. This attractive knitted cover works up so quickly, you'll love making*it; and it's so attractive, any mother will be grateful to receive it for her young hopeful. The pattern envelope contains complete, easy-to-understand, illustrated directions, with diagrams to aid you; and how much you will need. also what needles and what material ‘To obtain this pattern, send for No. 482 and inclose 15 cents in stamps or coin to cover service and postage. Dditor of The Evening Star. .~ Address orders to the Needlework (‘thl. 1037.) Informal Parties Best for Celebrating Hallcween THE . EVENING STAR, - WASHINGTON, ¥ A real pumpkin pipe cleaners. Cultivating Fine Speech Important Child Must Learn Value of Proper Enunciation. By ANGELO PATRI. “()F THY own mouth will I judge thee.” That judgment is made every day, and the first judgment is passed, not on the wisdom of the speech, but on its sound, its accent, enunciation, shythm. Seccrates might get a hearing in time if his voice and speech were bad, but it would take time and that might mean the loss of opportunity, the passing of the crucial moment, A pleasing voice, clear and simple language, are a good introduction to any society. They are essential for a hearing. The speaker whose voice is harsh, whose words are slurred, ill- chosen and spoken without charm has an almost insurmountable obstacle in his way. Everybody cannot have a Caruso tone, but most people can cultivate the habit of clear speech. It is a matter of hearing, study, practice. The ear has to be trained to catch the distinction of tone necessary to cor- rect pronunciation. The vocabulary must be selected and learned. The art of speech must be practiced daily, hourly, in every situation where speech is required. ‘The best time to learn good speech, to master the intonation and phrasing and rhythm that are the essential qualities, is the period- of infancy roughly measured by the first six years. It is at this time that lan- guage instinct is at full tide. The children are eager to talk. They learn to talk by imitation and not by direct instruction and drill. What is needed is a fine example of good speech for the child to pattern by. The speech of the family becomes the speech of its members. Yes, speech instruction in later years, in school, in adult classes, will help defects, but it rarely removes them without trace. What the tongue learns in those first years stays.s That is why the teachers of children in the first grades of the kindergarten and elementary grades should be subjected to the speech test that would detect any speech habit or defect that might affect the speech of the children hear- ing it. I would not ask for affected, assumed speech that is an imitation of some standard foreign to our Amer- ican tongue.. I would ask for clear, pleasant speech, easy to listen to, easy to understand, right for children to acquire, It is as important for children to learn clear English speech as it is for them to read it, and reading is the basic study of the elementary grades, the basis of all school education from \primary to college. In sections of cities where foreign tongues prevail in the homes more time should be given, more . importance placed on the oral English of the pupils. Arithmetic tables can wait, but speech cannot, for the time of its growth is short and it is set by the laws of nature. It is difficult trying to eradicate speech defects in children of high school age, still more difficult—well- nigh impossible — in those of college age. The place and the time is in.the first grades of the elementary schools. 4 (Copyright, 1937.) My Neighbor Says: A cheesecloth bag filled with bayberries rubbed over flatirons will keep the iron smooth and prevent its sticking. No matter how dry and hard paint dropped on clothing may be, if saturated with equal parts of ammonia and turpentine two or three times, then washed in soap suds, it will easily be removed. Fruit juices may be canned or bottled when left over, without sugar, and used as nesded by combining with gelatin or in lemonade. (Copyrisht. 1087 jack-o-lantern fill D. - C, - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28 1937. " Refreshments for That Witching Hour ed with apples and grapes guards the Halloween buffet table ladened with sweet cider, apples-on-a-stick and fat raised doughnuts. The spiders are easily made from ComfaritiéblérHoruse Frock No Seams in This Model to Pull Or Stretch While Working. By BARBARA BELL. OU will like the comfortable lines of this easy-to-make frock, the yoke-sleeves hang simply to the elbow in soft fullness and the back and front of the frock are both cut in one piece with darts to mark the waistline. Note the diagram attached and see just how easy this dress is to make. It is one which beginners in sewing can make without any difficulty. You'll enjoy this dress and have it in your wardrobe over and over again because it is designed for practical comfort—there are no armhole seams or waistbands to pull and stretch as you go about your work. The pattern includes long sleeves, if you prefer them for the Winter. And every pattern has a complete step-by-step sew chart, showing you exactly how to proceed. Barbara Bell pattern No. 1402-B Is designed for sizes 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44 and 46. Size 36 requires 4% yards of 39-inch material; with long sleeves 47 yards. Collar in contrast requires 5 yards. Send 15 cents for the Barbara Bell Fall and Winter Pattern Book. Make yourself attractive, practical and be- coming clothes, selecting designs from the Barbara -Bell well-planned, easy- to-make patterns. Interesting and exclusive fashions for little children t BARBARA BELL, ‘The Washington Star. Inclose 25 cents in coins for Pattern No. 1402-B. Bize.. .1, T ———— AdAress eececccccmcmceeccannae (Wrap coins securely in paper.) and the difficult junior age; slenderiz- ing, well-cut patterns for the matured figure, afternoon dresses for the most particular young women and matrons, and other patterns for special occa- sions are all to be found in the Bar- bara Bell Pattern Book. (Copyright, 1937.) Short Order Chowder. Chowders may be made of canned soups to which left-over cooked meat, fish or fowl have been added. One cup of “filler” should be added for each cup of soup. Chicken blends with asparagus or celery soup, veal is excel- lent with tomato or beef bouillon, while beef is especially suitable for old-fashioned bean or pes soup. ) L3 Take Notice Of Warning Flashes Bathroom Scales* And Mirror Will Tell the Tale. - BY ELSIE PIERCE. OH. YOUR critics can be your best friends, too, depending upon how | you look at them. You can get to. gether with them, have a “true par and if you are sensible enough to take notice you can profit by what they tell you. If you are open-minded enough and study any warning flashes | you can see yourself as others see | you, through the eyes of these se- verest critics—your bathroom scales and your mirrors. | The best way to know which way | your weight is going is to get on the | WOMEN’S FEA TURES. in Proper Spirit . | Dorothy Dix S ays— Married Daughter Should Avoid Having Mother Live With Her. EAR MISS DIX—Will you tell me how I can become hard- boiled with Grandma? She is coming to live with us and I don't want to be dominated by her and have her interfere with the way I raise my children and run my house. I can give Mother a nice, big, sunny room all to herself and I would like to fix it up for light housekeeping for her. Then. she and I could get away from one another part of the time, and when the children get noisy she would have a retreat. But she says “No,” she is going to eat wilh us, pay part of the bills and help me with my work. Well, she will be managing things as usual, and I will have to go out and take a walk to keep from saying things that I will cry over. I don’t want her to do my work, and when Junior doesn’t eat his supper I don't want to be wondering if ne is sick or if it is just that Grandma has been stuff- ing him on candy and cakes. When Susan gets her allowance spent we want her to have to wait untl next pay day instead of having Grandma slip her money on the sly. It is our family, We are responsible for it. If these youngsters are spoiled we will have 1o put up with them long after Grandma is out of the picture. We all love Grandma, and if she would only let us be by ourselves a little, and if she would be a little blind and deaf about things that are not done her way and give us a chance to bring up the children without her interfer- ence, we could enjoy having her with us, and I really believe she herself would be happier, but what can I do? I never yet got away with telling her what to do. DESPERATE DAUGHTER. Answer: Inasmuch as your mother seems to have enough mongy to live on, I think you should insist upon her setting up her own little apartment, or going to stay in some nice boarding house near enough to you for her to visit back and forth every day and for you to be able to get to her in a few minutes if she should need you. No doubt she will be greatly offended when you tell her that you do not think it best for her to live with you, and will accuse you of being a cruel and heartless daughter not to want your own mother with you all the time. But, in reality, you are doing the kindest possible thing for her because you are saving her from that most terrible of all fates—being an unwanted guest—and from Kknowing that she is the cause of friction in your household. * Kk % % LIVING apart and seeing each other only when you want to see each other, your mother will be able to keep her place of honor and respect as the mavriarch of the family, loved and looked up to by you, your hus- band and your children. Living to- gether in such close contact that her | peculiarities, her bossiness and her interference will rub you raw, she will become a pest and a bore and lose all of your affections. In a case like yours, you have to consider the good of the greatest number. You have your husband's and your children's happiness and scales every morning (before break- | fast is the best time and without any | | clothes on the best way). If you are | underweight you should certainly | watch your weight: if you are just| right you cannot afford to go up or down, and if you are overweight you | surely want to check any addition .. .| | for the first 10 pounds seem to come | | very easily and after that it be-| comes very hard to shed them. « It is more than a standing joke, “I never weigh myself, so I have nothing to worry about.” I've heard several women say that. I've heard others say, “I'll get on the scale if you prom- ise not to look.” Invariably women are afraid of that good friend and severe critic, the weight scale. And invariably they have some 20 be afraid about. lar as its partner in our true party. Every woman, well, practically every woman, looks at it every day. But we are not talking ‘about the pocket edition of the mirror or even the hand mirror. We have reference to the full- length mirror, for only that type can tell the truth, the whole truth and length mirror that can look you over from head to toe, scrutinize every detail of grooming, tell you whether you look as well in the back as you do in front, tell you whether you look consistently lovely or whether you ap- peag to have dressed in sections. The full-length triple mirror is the most perfect true-story teller of them all; but the single mirror with the help of the hand glass is good enough. If you are particular about looking pretty from head to heel, if you are meticu- lous about little matters of grooming as well as big matters, surround your- self with mirrors, even at the risk of ‘being called vain, and make at least one of them a full-length looking glass. (Copyright, 1937.) [To Gef the Best Cough Medicine, Mix It at Home Saves Good Money, No Cooking. This famous rmin is used by mil- lions of housewives, because there is no other way to obtain such a dependable, effective remedy for coughs that start from colds. It's so easy to mix—a child could do it. From any druggist, get 214 ounces of Pinex, a concentrated compound of Norway Pine, famous for its effect on throat and bronchial membranes. Then make a syrup by stirring two cups of granulated sugar and one cup of water a few moments, until dis- £olved. It's no trouble at all;and takes but a moment. No cooking needed. Put the Pinex into a pint bottle and add your syrup. This gives you a full pint of cough remedy, far superior to anything you could buy ready-made, d you get four times as much for your money. It never spoils, and. is int — children love it. amazed by the way it takes hold of severe coughs, giving you double- quick relief. - It loosens the phlegm, soothes the inflamed membranes, and lelps clear the air passages. Money refunded if it doesn't please you in every way. these | pounds above or below the normal to | The mirror is not quite as unpopu- nothing.but the truth. It's the full- | welfare to think of as well as that of your mother. It seems to me it far outweighs an old woman's prefer= ence for living under the same roof with you. For, after all, you are not deserting her, or really separating yourself from her, or depriving her of any service that you can give her. You are only taking a sane precaution to safeguard your home by breaking through thne old tradition that parents should live with their children when they ars old, no matter how uncongenial they are, or how much happier they would be if separated. It is folly to expect a dominating old woman, who has bossed her huse | band and her children and everybody around her for 40 or 50 years, to turn into a self-effacing guest when she goes to live with her children. She couldn’t do it if she wanted to. And she wouldn't do it if she could, be~ cause she Is incarnate egotism and believes that her judgment is ine fallible and that wisdom will perish with her. Hence, she never even suspects that she isn't conferring & favor upon her children and her in- laws and her grandchildren by upe setting their entire scheme of life and interfering with all their habils and tastes, The advent of a tyrannical, meds dling mother into a home means tha breaking up of it in most cases and it | should be prevented wherever possible, Appreciation Of Kindness Expressed BY EMILY POST. EAR MRS. POST: Do you consider | it overpolite to write notes of ap- preciation to friends whom we s every day and have verbally thanked for kindnesses shown during the serf- ous illness of our little girl—now hap- pily recovered? I don't want to ap- pear a stickler for form, and yet I | want to do whatever would be the nicest way of showing the extent of our gratitude. Answer—It would sound to me very unnecessary to write letters to those whom you see constantly, and there are occasions when very deep appreciation is more easily said on paper than by word of mouth. By this { I mean if some one showed you.so great a kindness that it is hard to express your thanks without emotion, a note would perhaps solve the diffi- culty. But for ordinary neighborly ex- changes of kindness, notes in addition to verbal thanks would be rather ab- surd. * % ok ¥ . EAR MRS. POST: How many din- ing chairs should be left standing pushed in at the table between meals? | Is it good form to leave only two? Answer—If the dining room is very small and you live informally, |But in a formal house four is | correct number. ‘the DECIDE! He'll choose Stokely’s—the better tasting baby fo Feed your baby Stokely’s and watch how eagerly he eats them. Taste them yourself and note their delicious garden- fresh flavor. You'll understand why babies prefer Stokely’s to other baby foods. 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