Evening Star Newspaper, May 13, 1940, Page 26

WOMEN'S FEATURES. Young Job Hunters Req New Method Used to Can Crab Meat East Coast Product Competes With That of Japan By BETSY CASWELL, ‘Woman's Editor. ‘You may know—or perhaps you may not, depending upon how care- fully you read labels on cans—that & vast amount of the canned crab meat sold in the United States is fmported from Japan. This has been largely due to the fact that the meat of the American blue crab, found in our coastal waters, has defled all meth- ods developed to insure its keep- ing qualities for more than -a very short period Betsy Caswell. of time. For that reason, most of the crab catch from our shores is marketed only in coastal cities, as fresh crab meat— picked from steamed crabs, packed in ice, and rushed to fish dealers for quick disposal. Inland cities have been forced to depend on the canned meat of the giant Japanese king crabs, so huge that one of their arms is said to supply enough crabmeat to filll two cans, and so constructed that they do not require special treatment to prevent discoloration—the bugaboo of American would-be crab canners. True, some satisfactory canned crab supplies for inland cities are made up of the meat from West €oast crabs, but these have been relatively too small to fill the United States demand for canned crab meat, and Japanese importations were neces- sary. Now, however, it is interesting to learn that Atlantic coast crabbers and canners have found a way to preserve the color and wholesome- ness of our Eastern blue crabs when packed in cans. A thriving industry is springing up in Maryland and South Carolina, and will, probably, be extended to further waters as the business increases. The method chosen involves a careful selection of the crabs, special ways of handling to remove the meat, a protective dipping in a brine solu- tion, and a sterilizing process. East coast crabmeat contains a copper salt which causes the white flakes to darken soon after removal from the shell, and it is, therefore, the special brine solution which is the secret of the now successful canning of Atlantic crabs. The meat. is dipped in the brine, which contains, besides sodium chloride, small amounts of aluminum salts and lactic acid, then drained, packed into cans lined with parchment paper, sealed under vacuum, and sterilized. The finished product compares most favorably with the Japanese crab meat, being moist, snow white, and it has proved very satisfactory. This development should be par- ticularly interesting; to all of those who wish to see the most made of our own American products, and encourage the building of industries and consequent added employment of individuals in the United States. May the Atlantic blue crab now do his bit toward keeping us America- conscious! Tuna Loaf 1 small can tuna fish. 1 small can baby peas. 1 small bottle stuffed green olives, sliced thin. 1, cup chopped celery. 3 hard-cooked eggs, chopped. 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce. Salt and pepper to taste. 1, pint mayonnaise. 2 tablespoons gelatin. 1, cup cold water. Juice 1 lemon. 2 Flake the tuna fish fine and mix it with the peas, olives, eggs, celery and seasonings. Dissolve the gelatin in the cold water and whip the gelatin and the lemon juice into the mayonnaise until thoroughly blended. Combine the mayonnaise with the tuna mixture, form into a loaf and put in refrigerator to chill and set. When very cold slice and serve on lettuce leaves, garnished with watercress and radishes. Orange Whip Topping Two tablespoons of orange mar- malade mixed into & cup of whipped cream makes a grand new topper for chocolate cottage pudding. Py FOR THE JUNE WEDDING Do drape veil down low on forehead, frame your face with Soft shadow waves, high neckline for width. . to your appearance. So, whip out your nexteshopping trip. There'’s a brand of cosmetics here in town that has really taken Wash- ington by storm, for it is the product of a woman famous in the fashion world as well as in the beauty field. Her make-up is exceptionally fine in quality, beautifully packaged and designed to go perfectly with the modes of this season, for she fully realizes the importance of flattering and appropriate coloring. The new- est one in her array of make-up colors is a vibrant, lucious red- orange that will be glorious with summer clothes and a corresponding summer complexion. Named to sug- gest the savage, intense coloring of jungle countries, it stands out in our mind as a color that will make news all during the summer. Rouge and lipstick are in this shade; pow- der also corresponds to provide a really perfect summer make-up. You'll need a new one soon—so do look at this. Summer Cologne Introduced. ¥ The other day we were formally introduced to & new summer cologne that looks, from here, like a best seller. It's bound to be popular be- cause it Jooks, smells and is as cool and refreshing as an icy summer drink—and besides that it's adorned with an imitation sprig of mint and a tiny lime. The cologne has three successive aromas as it is worn. First, when it is applied, the fragrance is of fresh mint, delightfully tangy and crisp. This seems to recede after s while, leaving a clean fragrance of limes which is just as refreshing as the first. Finally, the cologne seems to turn into a floral fragrance, sweet yet subtle enough to serve as a background for your flower-like perfumes! It’s & fresh and spirit-lifting ap- plication in or after the bath, as well as when used as an occa- sional application in the ordinary manner of cologne. The aroma and idea 1s brand new, but the firm who creates it is of 50 years’ standing, 50 you may be sure that the quality is excellent. A big bottle is most inexpensive—and once you try it, you’ll buy two or three, keeping one in. the office, one at home and the third because your friends will use it up for you. Fingernail Aid Very Welcome. Our third top-notch item today is something that you've probably been hoping would happen, but didn’t really expect ever to find. It’s a liquid to strengthen your fingernails and help correct the splitting and peeling that makes your hands the despair of your life. Logic is the keynote of the product, for it has Fruits in Filet Needlowork Bditor of No. 1330 and inclose 18 cents In Bvening or your or 2% unm n-""g_’ instructions; also flet stamps or eoln. Address Star, prioscote date to investigate these items on<- THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. O, MONDAY, MAY. 13, 1s40. by Colelte -.05 /onj, natrow fd« - Don't_set veil high. Avoid flat hairdo, V neckline. Our Quest for Beauty . Three Very Excellent Cosmetics Make Exciting News for Women By HELEN VOGT. That slightly pinkish tinge to our complexion these days is not a premature case of sunburn. It turns out to be a glow of satisfaction— and all because we have what we think is really exciting news for you about three new cosmetic items. They're interesting not only because they are new, but also because they are truly different and very important your engagement pad and make a been designed with complete knowl- edge of the situation it is endeave oring to assist in remedying. You see, we are told that the fingernail is dead tissue above the root, so there’s very little use in trying to nourish it with creams, salves or pastes in this instance. However, this clear, colorless liquid gets at the root of the trouble by strength- ening the matrix from which the nail grows, and thus it hardens and firms the nall so that it is less likely to split, chip or peel. As the representative explained to us, when your hair is in poor condition, the hairdresser starts at the roots, not the ends, to remedy the condition. So it is with the nails, and this Hquid is designed to get at the root of the trouble. You apply the clear, colorless liquid around the nail wall and underneath the tip, thus permitting it to enter the matrix. Use it twice a day, even over your polish. Apply it morning and night, leave on for s few minutes and then you may wash it right off, for it is not a wax and does not cling to the exterior of the nail. We’ll admit that there is a medical smell, but this quickly disappears and since the item is in the form of a corrective aid, the “hospital” odor is not too much to expect. It's an Interesting new formula that should mean much in your search. for long, beautiful fingernails. . Recuperating Child Needs Amusing All Toys Should Be Kind That Can Be Easily Cleaned By ANGELO PATRL Sick children who are well enough to sit up but not able to get about and play, find it difficult to pass the long hours cheerfully. One must have something to do. But what? Reading tires the eyes; so does knit- ting. Attention is soon wearied no matter what the activity, and still the child must be amused. One needs a variety of interesting occu- pations to offer them, and anything that promises relief is welcome. The new kind of scope, an im- provement on the old kaleidoscope, is a real addition to these enter- tainments. It is a tube mounted on a pedestal .that holds a revolving disc. On this disc one drops a tiny heap of color, spins the disc and peeps through the window at the top of the tube.. What one sees there is a delight to the soul. Scrap books full of pictures are fine for convalescent children. So are drawing books. Those that have outline drawings afford occupation and interest for a long time. Col- ored crayons come with them and are to be preferred to water color or oils for use in bed. Puzzles that are not too involved are good, too, One must be care- ful about them lest they weary the patient. Simple ones like sliced come in handy. The convalescent child needs sim- attention to inquiries from par- ents and school teachers on the care and development of chil- uire I Of Application Is Great Handicap in the Search Compile a ‘Personal Profile” Listing Your Qualifications Including Any Experience By KAY CALDWELL AND ALDEN HARRISON. Reactions to “Disgusted Job Hunter’s” letter are still coming in. One reader suggests that D. J. H,, and other fellows and girls in the same boat should seek help from their high schools, which often know of firms that will hire young people without experience. School principals or teachers also sometimes know of business men who take inexperienced stenogra ers as substitutes while their Y regular Another writer, who signs herself ph- employes are on vacation. “June uate,” com- Grady agrees pletely with “Disgusted Job Hunter.” We're printing part of her letter Jjust as she wrote it—and we hope no conscientious proofreader corrects the punctuation. Here it is: “I also am & high school graduate and s member of the National Honor Society, I'm sure you know what that is. My teachers told me to study hard, because when you can tell an employer you were a mem- ber of this soclety you were almost sure of a job. Well I studied hard, but thats as far as it Went. “You say sell yourself to your employer, I'm sorry to say, but it's im- possible, you don't see the employer, and the people he has to interview you say the same words everyday, ‘Sorry, but there isn’t anything today.’ You start to ask a question wanting to ask if they know when they will hire, but you never ask the question, you are either given a dirty look, or Puketeibuchibisieill st o batounine i aen dhad the person just walks away. I took: a course in Salesmanship and was taught that Courtesy is everything, but these people don’t seem to think so, I wonder how they hold their positions. “Its s0 easy to give advice, and it probably is easy to follow it, in this case anyway, but its so hard to have employers think the same way you do.” Now, if we were going to hire a stenographer, and she wrote an application letter such as that, it would go into the waste basket im- mediately. Something is radically wrong when a member of the Na- tional Honor Society hasn't learned that “that's” and “it's” require apostrophes. And the way this writer strings sentences together, separated only by commas ,is no compliment to her English teachers. We can't help wondering in how many cases failure to find a job can be laid to just such situations as this. It's certainly up to every young job hunter to examine his equipment, his training and his per- sonal characteristics and bolster up any weak points he finds. The competition for work is too stiff these days to let yourself be handi- capped by any defect so obvious that an employer will spot it im- mediately. And now for another letter, with an entirely different viewpoint: “Personally, I think D. J. H. is all wet! If a person isn’t successful in finding a job it's an easy excuse to say that every one wants people Who are experienced. I didn't have any difficulty in getting a position— and I also graduated last June. “What this person needs is a good lecture on how to get a job. She should make up several copies of a ‘personal profile, which con- sists of one or more typewritten pages listing all information essen- tial to an employer. This will make an employer sit up and take notice of you. “Another point in D. J. H.'s letter that got me was her inability to get in to see employers. Probably she has been applying to big com- panies that have nine or ten per- sonnel managers. But why go to the big cities, when there are jobs to be had near home? People aie always getting married, and right now business is increasing and sec- retaries need assistants. That's where Inexperienced You come in. “People with no initiative don't deserve to have a job. I wonder what D. J. H.’s speed in typing and shorthand is? Probably low. You can't tell me that if any boss knows a girl can take dictation at 140 words a minute and type at 60 or 70 he won't see her and give her a chance—provided she makes a good appearance!” —J. W, “a girl who isn't bitter on life.” It's easy to see why a girl with the energy and ambition of J. W. has a job! She’s offered you some valuable tips, too, and we hope you'll follow them. The *| profile” she suggests, including a complete record of your training and any experience you have had, should. be a “must” in amy job- seeker’s equipment. A good photo- graph attached to it fs also an ex- cellent idea. Our “Locating and Landing a Job” booklet is yours for 5 cents in coin. Address Kay Caldwell and Alden Harrison in care of this newspaper. Finding, or Being Found by, Treasury’s Cat Is No Fun By MARY ALLEN HOOD. ‘The cat came highly recommend- ed. Not that she'd seen him (or her) as yet, but the story came from an authentic source. It seemed that this particular feline number was known to sit upon & wall around the Treasury Building each morning, thumbing his (her) nose at all passersby. Occasionally kitty would grab play- fully at a passing leg. From its perch in front of the Nation’s wealth it derided the laboring classes as they hurried to work. So the boss arose from her morn- ing coffee on Monday am, and joined the 8:30 exodus. She was determined to see this cat who worked for Uncle Sam, or who at Cats in a fphtr ooJ least spent his hours on Federal property. So she marched by sev- eral times but saw no cat, Tuesday morning she circled the Treasury, peeked between the col- umns and finally inquired. “No, ma’am’,” answered the guard; “there are no cats around this building. Not where the public can see them, | them. anyway.” Feeling somewhat dis- couraged, she went on her way. Came Wednesday. She decided to stop haunting the spot where the cat was supposed to be. Per- haps the cat was off on sick leave. Possibly it was away on annual Anyway, she hadn’t been able to find it. So she brushed Pups’ whiskers, put on a freshly pressed suit and walked out just for & con- stitutional. She rounded the back of Mrs. Roosevelt’s home, thinking kindly thoughts. Little seedlings swirled through the iron railing around the White House. She wondered idly if any of them ever got their necks hung between the bars and couldn't get them out. A couple of beggars, their faces tanned from the Florida sun, started toward her, looked at Pups and stopped some one else. Squirrels scampered. Something was digging into her leg. She looked down. There was a black cat with white paws, three of which were firmly intrenched in her lower leg and the other {n rapid action with Pups as the in- tended victim. Pups lunged and snapped. She pulled him back by his lead, then disengaged the fighting ball of black fur from her person, poking him (her) back through the bars of the ‘White House back yard. So, she thought, the White House kept a black cat! But they didn't keep it long. For the moment its feet touched solid earth it sprang into action again, this time sinking its teeth into the boss’ finger. The situation was growing com- plicated. Thete she stood with & fighting terrier on one hand and a hungry cat on the other. Pups was fit to be tied, but she wanted to show him at the Morris and Essex and didn't feel like having his beauty spoiled. Meanwhile, he took up one arm- and the feline took up the other, leaving no extra hand with which to pull off the cat. Peo- ple, outside of circuses, are only equipped with two hands. So the boss dropped Pups’ lead, stepped upon it firmly, and with the free hand disengaged the fourth finger of her right appendage from its encumbrance. However, kitty had become emotionally attached to her position. She was evidently a mother-cat with kittens somewhere, and she had very d te ideas about dogs and the people who walk . Besides, she was doing sentry duty on the Executive Mansion. Anyway, she clawed the hand that would remove her, kicked at the public and spat viciously as she was can be& stpped by nothis oulside tée%a/aar ‘/’ 8 returned to the White House bushes. ‘Then she prepared a counter sttack, but by this time the boss forgot she was & lady and a cat lover, and hurled a brick. Kitty fled untouched, leaving a bloody human. o 3 She was nearing the Treasury |tourists side of the White House Grounds .| when suddenly she felt stabbed. Use Lemon on Hands A lemon at hand keeps the hands lovely. This may be a poor pun, but it is a good rule. Lemon juice removes stains, whitens and softens the skin and bleaches the nails. Keep & half lemon in & saucer, cut down, on the kitchen sink. Ap- the hands immediately after or cleansing b ] I y i sk 3 E 8 i 7 B g 4] L figfi » }E g it e The cat sauntered into view on the Treasury Grounds. “Officer,” pleaded the victim, “Is that the cat who patrols the Treas- ury Grounds as people go to m.'gltmhm"mmfl" % “Well, I've been looking for it for two days.” “Sure looks like you found fit, the*policeman. WOMEN’S FEA Flattering Silhouette Graceful Frock Very Feminine Both in Style and Detailing By BARBARA BELL. There's a charming flow of rhythm about the full skirt of this| graceful frock. And everything about the style is flattering and utterly feminine—the corselette | waistline, the shirred bodice, “the | puff sleeves that narrow in to your arm, and the frills that provide its only trimming. It's-the kind of dress in which you feel very happy about yourself, very appealing—| and therefore a dress that will make | you attractive. | Make this design of georgette, chiffon or triple sheer, pin a flower on your shoulder, wear a halo hat— and something very nice should| come of it all! Later on, during hot weather, this dress will be charming in voile or batiste. It's easy to make. The pattern includes & step-by-step Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1970-B is designed for sizes 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20. nding bust meas- urements 30, 33, 34, 36 and 38. Size 14 (32) requires 43 yards of 39-inch material without nap; 1% yards BARBARA BELL WASHINGTON STAR Inclose 25 cents in coins for Pattern No. 1970-B. Size Wrap coins securely in paper. Send 15 cents for our New Spring Pattern Book, and choose from more than 100 smart and original designs! For afternoon and for daytime! For yourself and the children! You can make lovely things, so easily and in- expensively, with these patterns, each including a step-by-step sew chart to guide you. Paint Stains : ‘To remove paint stains from un- washable materjals, sponge care- trimming. fully and quickly with turpentine. TURES. e Initiative and Exactness to Be Successful |Poorly Punctuated Letter Cheerfulness Is Asset to A Woman Sense of Humor ~ Far Superior To Beauty By DOROTHY DIX. If the creator had seen fit to make 5 ulness is - a rare feminine virtue. It is not even. one that women admire or desire possess. They look askance - at woman who is gay and jolly and full who wears an air of gentle melan- choly, who suffers from a secret sor- row and who is a real first-class worrier, who lives in dread of her faithful old darby eloping with his blond secretary; who thinks the children have pneumonia every time they catch a cold and who never gets over any kind of a sorrow. ‘Whether glooming is a natural talent with women, or whether poets, artists and novelists fastened a melancholia complex on them by glorifying tears and painting Mona Lisas with sad, wistful smiles, no~ body knows. It just remains true that no role is so popular with them as that of the martyr and there is nothing they so much enjoy as a real good cry. And the queer part of this obses- sion that they hsve ifor woe is that it has blinded thein to the fact that a woman’s real best bet is cheerful- ness. A laugh that is hung on a hair- trigger will carry a woman farther than beauty or brains or glamour or what have you. 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