Evening Star Newspaper, April 22, 1940, Page 28

B—10 **x Many Readers’ Questions on Eti Circus Theme Of Newest Products Elbows Also Come In For Attention At This Season By HELEN VOGT. ‘Whether you're at the lollypop or lumbago stage, chances are that you can still get pretty excited about the circus coming to town. There’s something about the gayety and merriment of life under the big tent that puts all of us in a carnival mood—and it's this same exciting atmosphere that has inspired one firm to produce nail enamel and lipstick colors with the theme of the circus behind them. They're really snappy, these new shades, and their originators are 80 enthusiastic about them that you can't fail to get into the spirit of it all. There are two shades, one a sunlit rose pink to be used as an accent for blush pinks, pastel blues, grey. mauve, rose, beige—in fact, all the soft colors; the other is a vivid rose-red with a raspberry hue. This is ideal with dark grey, navy, sharp yellow, turquoise, black and white. Both colors are to be found in nail enamel and matching lip- sticks—and both are of excellent quality with long lasting virtues that will make you a confirmed user once you try them. This fascinating beauty combina- tion comes in a little polka dot purse pouch at no extra cost. These draw- string pouches will hold in addition to the lipstick and nail enamel, all your other necessities for beauty —and keep your handbag in spic and span order. Watch these “soft drink” colors which derive their gayvety and glamour from the cir- cus. And watch their ever spread- ing influence on fashions for all occasions. These new tones are something to see and try—they're our own sugestion for a spring tonic. Last week we told you about a new kit to beautify and enhance your Kknees since very short skirts are sure to call attention to them. Well, now comes another good idea which should do away with those rough elbows being exposed by the short sleeves of spring and summer frocks. A well known firm offers this routine te counteract the harsh effect of winter which results in coarsened elbows: First, pour a few of their beauty grains on a stiff- bristled hand brush and rub elbows vigorously. These grains smooth and bleach the coarsened, discolored area. Then apply a rich face cream, smoothing it in with circular strokes to soften the skin. Finally, before going out, place a small dab of rouge on each elbow and powder over it to create a young and rosy effect. Just because you can’t see your el- bows is no reason to forget that they . exist— and there’s nothing that can make you look less immaculate than this neglect. Along these same lines, we discus- sed the problem of blemishes on the arms with a beauty representive who visited here last week. become so famous as a covering for birthmarks and other disfigur- ing spots on the skin. This creamy covering, also serves as a founda- tion, has ‘proved a boon to girls who were made selfconcious by per- manent or temporary blemishes and now the product is available in stick form so that any small spots on the skin may be quickly touched up and covered. This item no larger than a lipstick, is often used to good advantage on arms and legs, and with summer coming on, it will be perfect to hide defects otherwise emphasized by briefly cut clothes. Just rub a little on the spot you wish to cover, work it into the skin and then apply your ordinary make-up over it. Simple and very effective. Dumpling Trick Fruit dumplings hold together better if baked in muffin pans. To keep them moist, baste them several times with spiced up sugar syrup. Here is a good proportion for six dumplings: Boil together for 4 minutes, 25 cup granulated sugar, 3 teaspoon each of cinnamon and nutmeg and 25 cup water. She | represents the product which has| | WOMEN’S FEATURES. FOR THE [UNE WEDDING wants to o(ij,u[:e Ae[y‘t—- V! Do marry in flat topped short low hung veil extremely tull skirt, long bodice line Notice wide THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, APRIL 22, 1940. * neckline putted sleeves, broadbouquet all form hori- zontals. Don't choose this unless bridegroom ic tall and you want to your height star Dear Miss Dix: Having majored in psychology in college, I can lucid- ly explain why other people are not able to get along amiably in their social life, but I can’t figure out why my girl and I can’t hit it off to- gether. We have been in and out of love for the last five years. She is beautiful. clever. very popular and holds a responsible position. I am pretty much in the same class, have a good job in a large company, am supposedly educated, not hard to look at and well liked. You would think we would make an ideal couple and suit each other down to the ground, but we can't get along to- gether. We argue and fight and say good-by forever, then make up and fight again. I love her and she loves me, but our going together never lasts more than a month or so. I have given her an engage- ment ring which she has returned and taken back so many times that it is almost worn out. How can you explain us? We are both pretty stubborn and we are much alike in disposition, but I know that we love each other. PAT W. Answer—I would say that the ex- planation is that you are both ado- lescent, no matter how old you are. You are still children who fight and ‘ quarrel and kiss and make up like 10-year-olds. . You haven't reached the mental maturity that would enable you to exercise some control over your own tempers and to use some diplomacy in getting along with each other. You are fortunate not to have mar- ried, because two such undisciplined kids would be bound to land in the' divorce court. Some day, after the argument over whether the biscuits were as good as mother made or whether the wife’s frock cost too much had been particularly hot and vitriolic. the wife would grab her hat and take a plane for Reno or you would | slam the door behind you and go to the club to live. And in the home you wrecked there might be little children who were maimed for life in mind and soul and body by your act. Of course, there are plenty of married couples who apparently stay together for the sole pleasure they get out of scrapping. Their marriage is a domestic war that never ends until one or the other of them is shut up in a coffin. There seems to be no topic under the sun upon which they agree, and neither one can make the simplest statement with- out the other one disputing it. If cne likes a thing the other hates Tulips in Bloom By BARONESS PIANTONI. A utilitarian object need not be unlovely. A chair set is designed tractive in itself. primarily to keep them back end arms of your chair from wearing and soiling. Yet this beautiful, ever popular tulip set we bring today is at- See if your friends don't comment on. its loveliness. The pattern envelope contains complete, easy-to-understand direc- tions with biock and space diagram to aid you; also what crochet hook and what materiel and how much you will need. To obtain this pattern, send for No. 1397 and inclose 15 cents in stamps or coin to cover service and postage. Address orders to the Needle- work Editor of The Evening Star. 5, Dorothy Dix Says - - - | \' ‘ If Engaged Couple Is.Not Congenial i I Before Marriage, No Hope After it. If one wants to go to a place of | amusement, wild horses couldn't drag the other there. If one believes | a thing, the other scoffs at it. And| | while it is true after one of these; | scrimmages in which they have | called each other every opprobrious | name they could think of and ac-| cused each other of every crime, ! they do kiss and make up. | But the peace never lasts. They |are at it again the next moment. | Such a marriage is a hell on earth for both parties, and any man or woman is foolhardy to go into one. | If before marriage you discover | that there is something in a girls| fnatuxe that is antagonistic to you! |or that for some reason everything | she says and does gets upon your nerves. don't marry her. Don’t fool yourself into thinking that you can | get along with her after marriage | when you couldn't do so before mar- riage. There are 10,000,000 more | things for a husband and wife to| quarrel over than there are for| sweethearts to disagree about. | Pick out for a wife a girl who| knows how to smooth your fur down | instead of one who rubs it the wrong | way. AtmospITe—re Influences 'Children ! By ANGELO PATRI | “I am just about out of my mind | with the noise the children make | | in the house. If I tell them once, I | tell them a hundred times to be | | quiet and the place is like bedlam T’ll have to go away somewhere for | & rest, or I'll be in the madhouse.” | | The poor woman did not know | it, but she was shouting so that her | voice echoed through the house | | The more intensély she felt her troubles the louder she shouted them. It was not the children who [ were to blame for the noisy place but their mother. Children respond to the atmos- phere about them. If it is quiet and gentle, so are they. When you want to quiet children, speak softly to them, so softly that they have to strain their ears to hear. If you would have them move gently, move that way, without hurry, without rush, easily and calmly. If you want them to take on a subdued mood, set the stage for it by subduing the light, the color and the sound of the place they are in. Schoolrooms are noisy if the teacher talks too much and too loudly. Hard bright light, sharp tones, quick, abrupt motions will ex- cite the children into making noises that are unnecessary and wearing. Soften the light, move quietly, speak softly and as little as possible and the children will quiet down. At the same time we must re- member that children are active and noisy creatures by nature. They must shout and jump and run and frolic, at the proper time, in the proper place. Good manners on the play- ground are not always good manners in the classroom and the living room. If the children are allowed the freedom they need in the proper place and time, they will yield happily to the quieter atmosphere of home and classroom and church. It would be too much to expect that they be quiet andssubdued all the time, and it would be bad for their mental and physical health. Grown people like quiet. They. dislike having the peace of the house disrupted and the peaceful routine broken by noise and disorder. But children must be trained to accept that atmosphere before they can do so. In the process of that train- ing provision must be made for the necessary rough and tumble games, the shouts and the thumps of play- ful healthy children. Unless that is done, the children suffer a grave injustice and their growth is made at its best. Little children, those under 9 or thereabout, ought not to be asked to wear house manners too long at a time. The strain of being polite before guests is too severe, and it is likely to bring on the giggles, or show-off spree, very embarrassing to everybody concerned. Let them appear, make their bows, and dis- appear. Make allowances for their childish natures and needs. A quiet house, a quiet schoolroom, are essential to the health of the children and the grown people who occupy them. Set the atmosphere for that and the children will re- spond to the quiet as quickly as they do to the noise. Talking about it will not be necessary. [ | | | Fellow Guests at Party Do Not Always Require Formal Introduction Original Suggestions for Date Depend Upon Where You Live; The Best ‘Line’ Is Sincerity By KAY CALDWELL and ALDEN HARRISON. Today we're going to cover as many questions taken from your letters as possible We're omitting initials, “Dear Kay and Alden,” and every- thing else except the bare query and our answer. We hope we'll clear up some points that have been bothering you. Q. When a girl is introduced to a boy of the same age, should she shake hands, merely say “How do you do,” or what? A. A girl is not introduced to a boy; the boy is introduced to the girl. (“Jane, this is Bill Bright.”) It is correct for her to say “How do you do?” but not “Pleased tuh meetcha.” She may either offer her hand or merely nod and smile, as she prefers. Q. Is it ever proper at a small party for a girl to introduce herself to some boy there whom she wishes to meet, if every one has neglected to make the introduction? A. Yes, especially if she is dancing with him or is his partner in some game. But it's not absolutely necessary. She may talk freely to any one at the party. Being fellow guests under the same roof serves as sufficient introduction. Q. When a boy asks a girl where she would like to go on a date, is there any other answer but movies? This seems to be the only place for teen-age boys and girls to go. A There may be dozens of an-«- swers, or very few, depending on | where you live. Our leaflet “The | Different Date” contains many help- ful suggestions. A few possibilities: Dancing, bicycle riding, ice or roller skating, amusement parks, athletic contests, concerts, radio broadcasts, walking, church social affairs. Watch the amusement section of your newspaper for special events. Q. What's a good line for a girl who doesn’t know many people and isn’t terribly popular with those she has just met? A. We don’t like the word “line” because it implies a set program of manufactured and insincere chat- ter, deliberately designed to create what is often a false impression. Any girl's best “line” is sincerity and naturalness, reflecting her own individuality. The quickest way to interest a new acquaintasce is to show a genuine interest in him. Everybody has something of interest about him if you'll make an effort | to find it—and making that effort gets your mind off yourself and helps | snould the father offer to drive the cure sk‘lyness-l i o | boy home afterward? an%ihlerncogu“ IDEeniat cconviand| A. It would be a courteous act on | ple to have dinner with | tHe TRner: i her in a restaurant, when does she | !N€ father's part, but it is not neces- | pay for the dinner? Does she tip, | S8TY. And naturally, he shouldn't and if so, when? Does she select the | Make it look as though he were S5 ha trying to get rid of the boy! dinner, and if so, when? | A. The smoothest procedure is to| The school prom season is ap- handle the whole matter in advance.| proaching. Better brush up on She can visit the restaurant, select| your dance floor deportment by the meal, and pay for it, adding | reading our “Dancing Do's and about 10 per cent as a tip. She can| Don'ts” leaflet. It's yours for 5 arrange with the waiter or proprlewr" cents in coin, sent to Kay Cald- to give her guests a choice of variousl well and Alden Harrison, in care items if she prefers. of this newspaper. If advance arrangements are in- convenient, she may ask her guests to make their own choices fsom the regular menu and request the waiter to bring her the check, which she pays as quietly and inconspicuously as possible when it is presented. The usual tip, of course, should be added. Q. If a girl has asked some fellows and girls down for the evening, and the escort of one of the girls cannot come, what should be done? A. The hostess should . invite another boy, if she extended the original invitations. If each girl in- vited her own escort, then the odd girl may ask another boy or stay | home, as she prefers. If the boys invited the girls, ther the hostess might offer to ask another boy for the odd girl, provided she did not wish the girl to join the party with- out an escort. | Q. A boy comes for a parlor date and the girl's mother and father take them riding in an automobile. ‘Dognapers’ Active Again, So Guard Your Pet Well By MARY ALLEN HOOD. | “Keep all dogs of value under lock and key, or at least within reach- | ing distance” So recently advised an official of one of Washington's animal shelters, and she really knows whereof she speaks, for the traffic in stolen dogs has been resumed with vigor. Victims at present are largely terriers, especially the wire-haired fox | variety, and the worst of it is that the thieves apparently know enough | about dogs to steal unstripped wires & = as well as stylishly groomed num- | 5 ” bers. The objective is obviously ! wimmb five minutes. vShe 'chdnt resale in other cities, accompanied | mfne ack, and for two days her by false papers. owners searched frantically. Then, T st o Qingt late the second night, they heard | . od, according to reports, | 3 faint scratch on the front door, s a quick “snatch” and a run for | and went down to welcome a foot- & waiting automobile. Complaints | sore, weary little dog. | are coming in from all parts of the She had lost pounds, indicating a city. People let their well bred o 5 dog out for a moment—and the dog i%?fieari;:n:ersg:eth:;re‘ tig’;)peor;:;z ' 5 disappears! The reason for suspl- | onher neck. After several days at the “vet’s,” she came home ap- parently cured except for one thing: the approach of a car now drives her into hysterics. She starts run- ning, acting like a crazy dog, anxiéus to hide in the first shelter—all definite proof of having been stolen and carried a long distance. Her owners who live in Potomac Heights, were lucky that she managed to escape. In the northwest section, a young wire-haired terrier was approached by opening the gate to a high board fence in the back yard. People had spotted him and were on the lookout. Though his owners ap- pealed to radio, newspapers, police, pound and all the shelters, no trace was found. Another terrier was purchased in Baltimore, two hours after it had been stolen from this city. The new owner, very surprised, turned him over to the rightful boss, but the thief was not traced. One little wire fox terrier was stolen right before her mistress’ eyes! The thief grabbed the pet, jumped into a waiting car and drove off. The terrier’s owner followed, screaming, for two blocks, cion of resale is that, nearly every time, pure bred dogs are taken. R liaw mind Is on other things —out of dbors, They are canines who would ob- viously be worth more money in the open market than if sold for vivisection purposes. The latter is a horrible thought, but a reality. Take Peggy, for instance, a fine wire-haired terrier known and liked all over the neighborhood. What is more, she belonged to a prominent citizen who commanded additional respect. Well, Peggy was let out one morning and disappeared Manners of the Moment Some men had a wonderful time during the income tax throes. They have somehow managed, over the years, to force their wives into do- ing the real job of figuring it all out. So that leaves them free to do a bit of back seat figuring. And do they love it? On the last night, when the wife is groaning and moaning and has ink spots on her nose and circles under her eyes, the husband parades cheerfully about the house shout- ing at her such helpful sentences as “It's easy, Susie. All you have to do is add and multiply.” Or, “Why take it so seriously? There’s only one chance in a thousand that they’ll ever read it over.” And that, the wives say, is no help. I consider these wives very long suffering. If the man makes the Some ane may be stealinp your dop — o of doons. but was unable to see the license pl‘:es which ha1 been obscured by mud. This situation has Washington’s pound mastet much upset. He always gets the first blame, and he has to answer as many as seven complaints a day. Finally, he has taken to “bawling out” these owners for leaving their dogs where they can be stolen. So, keep your eyes on your dog. Be aware of tag numbers, and if they are obscured in any way or changed, without apparent reason, notify the police. It is just some such little technicality that will eventually trip up the thieves, income, I should think the least &‘“"’”’ FIRST CHOICE OF MILLIONS, he could do would be to figure out| = ST ,JHER FIRST THOUGHT his debt to his country. But if the | = 2 routine is set and there’s no chance | 77, M ST.JOSEPH ASPIRIN of change, then, were I the wife, I'd \fi‘ R 00T OF Tock 10 Wi, INitod o S 7 SPRING COLDS-0S 2 JA0PS O0F night that the job is to be done. You can remember that, girls, next time the chore turns up. PENETRO: | and even up a few old scores! WOMEN'S FEATURES, quette for Young Moderns Answered Here By BARBARA BELL. 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