Evening Star Newspaper, May 14, 1940, Page 25

WOMEN’ Much Discussed Nylon Not Intended to Replace Present Stock of Hosiery 8 FEATURES. Natural Tones in Regular Stockings Are With Summer Advised Wear Lastex Tops Are Very Useful; Fashion Shows Offer a Wide Selection of New Modes By HELEN VOGT. Every once in a while, even the most sheltered fashion writer comes awake to a pertinent problem. Ours struck us the other day when we were standing at a hosiery counter and happened to overhear a customer next to us say to the buyer, “What are you going to do with all these hose when nylon arrives; throw them away or sell them for a fraction of the regular price?” The buyer looked startled and we rather imagine that this department didn’t look too intelligent, either. We knew that the interest in nylon was terrific and that there were many mistaken ideas about its run-resistant qualities, but we hadn't the faintest notion that women thought all other hose would go into the discard upon its arrival. As a matter of fact, although nylon arrives in" the stores tomorrow, there is little decrease expected in the sale of ordinary stocks. And so confident are the manufacturers that they are constantly improving and experimenting with the present types. A few days ago we had a chat with the fashion director of a large hosiery firm whose ideas of the style im- portance of stocking this season are logical and, we trust, useful. “Legs,” she said, “will be calm, not screaming.” This, of course, is just another way of saying that the trend in hosiery shades is toward a natural tone that will go well with almost anything. Fashions are colorful this sea- son, requiring a neutral tone in hosiery, and this is certainly found in the softer, lighter shades of hose< displayed. ‘The copper tones of last season are definitely “out” and so are the mauve shades, for they have been replaced by soft colors that could easily pass for skin effects and have been so named in many cases. Lastex Tops Excellent. Until we talked with this hos- fery expert, we never quite real- ized the value and importance . of lastex .tops in stockings. We knew, of course, that the stretchy feature ‘was an aid to long wear and helped to prevent many runs, but the fact that a band of lastex is now woven into the top of the hose, making a decorative lacy pattern a la Lillian Russell era, was something we had overlooked. It’s nice to know, too, that this feature is an aid to the fit of hose, especially for women with large ankles, and that it also assists in keeping the seams straighter. A wonderful hint for ‘Washington inhabitants is that the lastex top will keep your hose up without a girdle if you're just going to be around the house on summer evenings. It won't work well with- out support if you're going to do a great deal of walking, but it's ade- quate under & housecoat at home— and what a relief to doff all en- cumberances on 8 warm evening! Now, about this nylon business. Tomorrow these stockings will be in some of the stores and you'll be buying them, so just let us remind you of one or two things. Remember that they will run if not given the same care that any hose receives and that they will likewise snag. They do seem to be longer lasting, launder more easily, for the dirt washes off instead of out and they look more sheer and transparent. It’s a good idea to buy them a shade deeper than usual for this latter reason, for they look lighter on the leg than in the box. Remember that they come in gauges instead of weights, such as two or three thread —and have fun experimenting with them! Fashion Shows Are Offered. Chief attraction for this writer at a recent showing of footwear by a New York shop were the open- shank shoes which have been so widely advertised and discussed. These have no support at all be- tween the toe and heel, but we tried on a pair and they are surprisingly comfortable. They come in open toe and heel models in pastels and in closed versions in black, and while we wouldn’t recommend them for hiking they’re smart and different for cocktail or evening wear. Boot~ ees, built higher, were also dis- played and look as though they may be an influence for fall. Last Tuesday Woodward & Loth- rop presented another of their well- done and interesting fashion shows of summer clothes. All types of street and evening gowns, plav clothes and sports outfits were of- fered, with such highlights as shawls, parasols and polka dots in' the spotlight. Interesting feature was the summer wedding party, the gowns of both bride and attendants done in the apron silhouette and parasols, instead of bouquets car- ried by the bridesmaids. 'Twould make a perfect garden wedding. The Saturday luncheon shows carry on . . . At the Shoreham a display of summer fashions by Eliz- abeth Shepherd nicely carried out our theory that warm weather clothes should be bought early in order to find the widest and most attractive selection. At the Raleigh on Saturday the Hecht Co. did well by the season’s fashions with a promenade of styles in the newest manner. All types of clothes were the order of the day, with the smartest trends very much in evidence throughout the collec- tion. Because washability and styling are two features that most Wash- ington women demand for summer, the showing of smart models with this combination. made an interest- ing display at Lansburgh's yester- day. Inexpensive dresses that be- lied their price tags were offered at the three shows, and all were smart enough to form the perfect solu- tion to the problem of finding sen- sible and good looking summer wear, Overall With Play Smock For Active Youngsters By BARBARA BELL. Here's a very practical idea for summer play. Design No. 1947-B Includes & rough-and-tumble over- all, that can be worn all by itself when the play yard or sea sands are unusually sun-drenched, or topped with a full and comfy BARBARA BELL ‘Washington Star. Inclose 25 cents in coins for Pattern No. 147-B. Sise.... (Wrap eoins securely in paper.) smock on cooler days. Both the overall and the smock are suffi- ciently easy and ample so that they afford complete freedom for all the strenuous outdoor activities that little girls go in for during summertime, and they're decidedly cute to look at. Make this—make it several times in fact—of chambray, gabardine, THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, MAY 14, 1940, With a Casual Feeling . . . not too elaborate. Make Child 'Conscious Of Time Promptness I's Best Taught by Giving Him a Watch By ANGELO PATREL “I'm going down to the lot to play ball, ma.” “All right, but remember to get back here by 5. You have to prac- tice and set the table. Now don't forget. Remember. Five o'clock. “All right. I'll be back.” Five o'clock—half-past—10 min- utes to 6—and then comes the boy, panting for breath and as dirty as & grimy boy can be. “Didn't I tell you to get home by 5? And didn’t you say you would? Here I've been looking for you, wait- ing for you. Not even ed for dinner. Go upstairs and don't let me see your face again tonight. This is the finish.” Glad to escape, the boy races ahead upstairs where he makes a hasty toilet and waits for the din- ner call which he knows is certain to come, for father will not allow him to go without his dinner. He is right. He is called to dinner. Mother looks severe but she is silent and serves him liberally. By and by father says, “What did you do to- day?” “He played all afternoon and he never came home for practice, nor to help me, nor even to wash his face. That's what he did, if you ask me. And it is, the last after- noon he goes out to play for the next month. He’s going to learn to come home when he is told, or I'm going to know why.” It is provoking, and one cannot blame a mother for feeling put out with a 13-year-old boy who forgets his responsibilities. But he:'is still young, still inexperienced, and he does not mean to be as neglectful as he sebms. He has no ides of time. ‘When a child is told to come home at a set time there ought to-be some way for him to know when that time has arrived. Children at play lose track of time. An hour passes like five minutes. They are late before they begin to think the playtime ended. Sometimes there is a train pass- ing at the time set; sometimes there is a factory whistle, or & clock bell. Such things are a great help. But the best of all helps is the time consciousness of the child. Teach him that by giving him a watch and asking him to time him- self repeatedly during the day. It takes a long time to make a child conscious of the measurement of time, but this is the best possible way to fix the idea in his mind. 1t is scarcely reasonable to ask & child to come home at a set time unless he has some definite way of knowing when that time arrives. If you find it difficult to get your boy or girl te mind, She is probably yours. Send for gelo Patri’s booklet, “Obedience,” inclosing 10 cents in cein. Ad- dress, Angelo Patri, in care of The Evening Star. Floor Treatment Varnished floors need careful treatment. To remove spots, wipe off with a cloth dipped in luke- warm, sudsy water. Wipe dry im- mediately with a soft cloth and rub with a floor polish. Cookie Baking Immediately ‘after removal Because summer evening clothes must be smart but with a casual feeling, the wraps are necessarily simple. Favorite types for this season should be the short flannel jacket and the shawl, both of which are attractive, new and yet Variations of these styles are to be found everywhere and should be an extremely popular choice for warm evenings. ‘Dorothy Dix Says - - - Married Couples Want Praise, | Not Truth, From Each Other - | Dear Dorothy Dix—I am mar- ried to & women for whom I have great respect. She makes me a comfortable home and takes good care of me in every way, and I sup- pars -her the dest I .can. We have got along finely together until she rmuddled up our lives by saying that she was very sincere and that she always preferred every one to be perfectly frank with her, so she in- sisted on my telling her just how much I thought of her. I told her I loved her, but only because she makes a good home for me and that I uld love any one else as much who did the job as well as she does. I didn't tell her that I thought she was beautiful and grand and all that soft stuff. Well, it just changed everything. Every- body notices how miserable she ap- pears. Seems broken-hearted. Has lost interest in everything. Goes around like she was in a trance. Says she would be willing to live in & chicken coop and dress in a bag if she could just be sure that I loved her for herself alone. I don’t know what to do. I am afraid she will leave me. If she does, we would both be the most lonely two on earth. I want her the same as she was before, but don't tell me to make love to her because I can't do it and she wouldn't believe me if I did. What's the answer? JACK. Answer—I am surprised that a man of your age and intelligence and experience of life hasn’t found out that when people tell you that they want you to be perfectly frank and tell them just exactly what you think, the truth is the last thing they desire. They are fishing for a compliment and woe betide you if you hang criticism instead of flat- ‘tery on the hook. And if this is the case with your friends and acquaintances, it is doubly the case with your wife. No ‘woman ever wants to hear the truth about herself or have her husband tell her just how she stands with WOMEN'S FEATURES. If You Are Always Bored You Are in Real Danger Of Becoming a Bore! Getting in Too Much of a Rut May Be Cause of Inability To ‘Keep on Your Toes’ By KAY CALDWELL and ALDEN HARRISON, Are you bored? Does your day-to-day life sometimes seem as flat and flavorless as boarding-house soup? If that’s your current or your chronic outlook, you'd better watch your step, because boredom is & dapger signal. Healthy young humans are naturally interested, alert, alive and energetic. Like young animals, they want to be doing things. Who ever saw a puppy sitting around with & listless, world-weary air when there are so many slippers to be chewed, stockings to be snagged and draperies to be mangled? K So if you're often in a state of suspended animation, you may need s good goingover by the family physician. Perhaps it’s your digestion or your thyroid gland. But these lack-luster moods may be symptoms of another malady; not physical, but you're just in & rut! social and psychological. Perhaps Ruts are easy things to slip into, even for youth. Experts in the study of body and brain tell us that nothing dulls our interest in any- thing so much as repetition. Yet repetition is necessary. We go to school or to our jobs five days a week and study the same subjects or perform the same tasks. We wear the same clothes, date the same fellow or girl, g0 to the same neighborhood theater, play the same games with the same crowd. A certain amount of this is fine our living to habit, saving us from%- making & host of decisions and choices about minor matters. We handle our routine efficiently be- cause we are grooved in it. But there isn’t too much difference be- tween a groove and a rut—and that’s where the danger of boredom lurks. ‘The cure? It's evident in the very nature of the disease. Do something different! Don’t allow your life to become narrow at this stage of the game. Your interests will inevitably become more specialized and con- centrated later on, as you acquire greater responsibilities. But don’t let that happen sooner than is necessary. Spread out, while the spreading is still good! New Things To Do. How many interesting places are there in your city or your county which you have never visited? How many games or sports are there which you have never tried? How many hobbies are there which you've thought about, but never bothered to investigate? And how many fellows and girls are there in your school or your office, your church or your neigh- borhood, whom you might get to know better if you'd just take the trouble? How many party games and stunts have you read about in this column, but done nothing but say, “That ought to be fun. Il have to try it some time?” We'll wager the answer to all these questions is “Plenty!” And we haven't even mentioned such boredom-banishing, rut - removing measures as reading new books, go- ing in for crafts that make you use him in his secret thoughts. When }your hands, joining a club, adopt- one tells her husband that she wants him to be perfectly frank with her she is telling a tarrididdle that makes it lucky for her that snap judgment isn't taken on liars, A8 it was in the days of Sapphira. the wife who is clamoring for the truth wants her husband to say is that to him she is more beautiful than she was on their bridal day and that she is the grandest wife any man ever had and that what he would have been without her help he doesn't know. And ®0 on, ad lib, And, whether it is true or false, the man is & chump if he doesn’t say it. There are times when a husband - should ditch the moral code and lie like a gentleman. But I read between the lines of your letter that you are making & terrible mistake in thinking that you are not in love with your wife and that all that she means to you is just a household convenience for whom you have no warmer feeling than you have for the gas range or the electric refrigerator. If that was the case you wouldn't worry over her being melancholy, nor would you feel that you would be a forlorn and lonely old man if she would leave you. As to what to do, that is as plain as the nose on your face. Tell her that seeing her unhappy has made you realize that you were mistaken in your former diagnosis of your feelings. Tell her what she wants to hear and don’t worry about her not be- lieving it. Women can believe any- thing they want to believe. It is a gift. DOROTHY DIX. Jam and Pancakes For something different for break- fast or luncheon serving spread s thin layer of orange marmalade or apricot jam on baked pancakes. Roll quickly and sprinkle with confec- tioner’s sugar. Pass pineapple sirup. Crochet Squares ing a new social or civic interest and forming a group to promote it, and dozens of others. ‘The man who said “Variety is the spice of Mfe” didn't merely say & mouthful—pe shouted a full eight- course dinner. And the young mod- By FRANCESCA McKENNEY. OUR SCOUTS SUGGEST— As a gift for the bride who is planning to do her own cooking there's an attractive Sheffield holder with & removable ovenware glass baking dish. The glass dish can be taken from the oven and put into the Sheffield frame making it per- fect to place directly on the table ... A lovely big scrap-book made of a leather-like composition in Nile green, with numerous gold pin stripe lines forming a wide border, would make an ideal gift for the girl who is making her debut this spring. She will then be able to keep a neat record of this outstanding year in her life . If you love jade, (and have the price), don’t miss the lovely carved jade Oriental lady.. She is tall and. willowy and rests on a tiny teak Pewter ash trays with an inlaid floral design of brass are inferest- ing and most attractive, both in city and country homes. Most unusual is one that is a copy of an old Chinese iron. Ashes and finished cinre'::u 80 where burning coals Vegetable salt and peppers should be most colorful and certainly novel’| on the out-of-door dinner table. They are made of painted porcelain and come in pairs of carrots, turnips or radishes; if you want to add a true garden touch have a pair of the little grey fleld mice in the set . . . If you use a pretty strawberry pink hand-lotion, buy one of the Ru;{lemw to put it in, as ely on your dessing tables with your and cologne bottles . , . Get & set of cocktail, old-fash- ioned Elasses candle grease from dripping all over the table . . . you have i 1 “ER E E stuff. It enables us to trust a lot of ern who has within him even a lit- tle of the adventurous, try-any- thing-once spirit, knows it. The people who are bored are the ones who sit around in the same old posi- IRST I work Lux Soap’s | lather in lightly, rinse * with warm water, then cool,” this lovely star says. “I pat lightly to \ dry.” Let this gentle care help you have skin that’s smooth, attractive! B-7 4 i tion in the identical chair, thinking duplicates of yesterday’s thoughts, and vainly waiting for something to happen. Your Town Isn’t Dull; You Are! It’s amazing how few interesting things do happen to a person who insulates himself with a thick layer of lazy listlessness. The only way to make things happen is to do things, And. incidentally, that's also just about the best way to make yourself interesting. Because you can bet the last dime of your next week’s allowance that the young: modern who is bored is also boring. So don’t blame that too-tired-of- it-all feeling on the weather. Don't resign yourself to the fact that you live in a dull town with a lot of drippy people, where there’s nothing interesting to do. Boredom isn't caused by towns or people. It's caused by letting your mind and. your muscles get weary from doing. the same things over and over again. Snap out of it! We don't care whether you dig up a blind date, start & patchwork quilt, or launch a campaign to develop new rice recipes for Chinese coolies. Just so it’s different from what you've been doing! Then, as variety walks in the door of your life, watch boredom fly out the window. If your dates seem monotonous, you need our leafflet called “The Different Date.” Send five cents in coin to Kay Caldwell and Al- den Harrison, in care of this newspaper. AT BEDTIME | TAKE AN ACTIVE- LATHER FACIAL WITH LUX SOAP.