Evening Star Newspaper, January 2, 1942, Page 16

A—16 xx WOMEN'’S FEATURES, Spend Some Time Looking In the Mirror, and Then Decide What You’ll Do Smart Coiffure or Make-up Can Make Vast Difference; Go Over Your Wardrobe By Helen Vogt Any old dav in the year is a good one to take stock of yourself, your appearance and manners and habits, but the start of a new yvear seems to be the approved time for such self-analysis. So, the $64 question for-to- dav, kiddies. is: “What's your reaction to a mirror?”, and we hope the answer is, “Just fine!” We're really serious about that mirror business. Sit down in front ®f your dresser and take a good ¢ — long look at yourself. How is your |vegetables. Pull your shoulders back complexion? Is it drv and rough 'and see how much better you look from exposure to cold winds and | when your posture is what it over-heated houses? Is it full of | should be. tiny blackheads and annoying little And how about your clothes? De- bumps that indicate too many holi- | cide to be a bit more conscientious day sweets and too little skin care? | about sending things to the cleaner. If so, begin now to do something | and admit right now that you can't about it. Use softening creams and | wear a white blouse over and over wvernight lubricants to keep your | without having it laundered. Make gkin soft and smooth. Get some | up your mind to have new heel taps samples of powder and lipsticks and try new colors for what may turn out to be most satisfying re- sults—you can work wonders with a new shade of Thake-up. Get after those straggly evebrows and experi- ment with mascara and eve shadow. used sparingly but effectively for daytime wear. Now march over to a *full-length miror and don’t cringe. If you've put on a few extra pounds, decide now to cut down on the double-rich marshmallow-topped sundaes and pav more attention to your green Manners of the Moment With the winter sports season approaching. a girl should sit down and figure out her winter sports assets and liabilities, and decide just how far she can go in pre- tending that she wants the boys to teach her. Now you can pretend that voud | love to learn to skate, and you can énthuse the voung man who skates Hke a Norwegian champion into thinking it would be fun to teach | you. You can be cute and enthusias- tHic ahd innocent and take fumbles with attractive merriment. 2 But. let me tell you ean lean on the lad just so long, and then it's all over You must decide to do either one of two things. The first is to give up pretending and really try to learn. And the other is only one skating date per man One lesson from each of them, if ¥ou real have no intention of learning. will be plents And whichever course you follow, vou probably should do your leaning in short spells, allowing the friend to have a 5 minutes’ out of every 15 minutes. If these rules are imposible for vou to follow, then you'd better “tick to dancing dates this winter Outdoor dates just aren't vour medium. JEAN. solo vour | girlie, vou | to have | boy | ! put on your shoes, and buy that new | veil to replace the one that got | caught on a sharp corner and torn { so badly. 2 | Straighten out vour closet and put your everyday dresses, “best” ones, | suits, blouses and other articles to- gether so that you can put your hand on them immediately | while voure doing that. go over | them for ripped hemlines, missing | buttons and split seams. See exactly | what vou have in your midwinter wardrobe and see if by the addition | of a new blouse or jacket, a perky i flower-trimmed hat. a new belt or | set of buttons. you can make some | of the clothes take a new lease on | tife { Then get around to your dresser 1 drawers, checking on your supply of ! nylons and mending any unobtru- sive holes in the feet, catching runs that don't show. Look over your slips and be sure that straps are | | sewed on instead of held precari- | ously and none too neatly safety pins. Take part | Christmas money to buy some new slips or gowns. or treat yourself to a brand-new foundation garment. | You have no with | feel. | This is the season of the vear | when we always advise the purchase of a new hat, simply because there's of your | idea what a well-| | dressed woman it will make you nothing that gives such a lift to & | tired collection of dresses or suits. | If voure wearing a great deal of black or winter navy. we suggest | a smart white hat, or one in pastels. Little flower-trimmed chapeaux are | charming in mid-winter, particu- larly if you repeat the predomi- | casualty stations for medical ser that nating color in a spring-like purse or in gloves And. while you're engaged in this set up operating ceniers in public | school buildings in case their build- self-survey, give a little serious I THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, Beginning of the Year Is the Approved Time for Critical Self-Analysis duty rather than a luzury. D. C. Defense (Continued From First Page.) ices. It is altogether likely air-raid warnings from the defense control center which is in charge | of Herbert A. Friede. Additional | switchboard operators have been as- signed to the schools to set up hour telephone service at the Frank- | other District services will have to | ling Administration Building. Utilized for Services. “Schcool buildings are now being thought to vour hair style. Maybe | ings are bombed. These are reasons ,..i,eq for many civilian defense a new woman of you. Give serious | hour service basis.” | thought to a shorter arrangement. decide to have your hair shaped | and get a new permanent. So, take a really critical look at vourself at the beginning of this | vear. Resolve to make changes where they are necessarv—and don't be too easy on vourself. Be honestly, coldly analvtical. Dress or Apron Pattern For Busy Housewives | Meanwhile, there were other im- portant developments along the civilian defense front. Among these were: 1. Fire Chief Stephen T. Porter issued an appeal for 1000 additional men to be trained as auxiliary fire- men. 2. Civilian Defense Director Lem- uel Bolles reiterated that Washing- ton's third blackout practice mo- bilization, expected to be staged in about two weeks. would be held during a period to be announced in advance. Following last Tues- day's night-time test, it was an- nounced inadvertently the third test would be held sometime within a | 48-hour period, not otherwise speci- fied in advance. This plan has been | abandoned, officials going back to public school your pr?SEnL m)flure is the same | why in the judgment of the civilian services, such as one vou've been hanging on to for.| defense authorities years, and, if so, another will make | buildings must operate on a 24- Instruction in first aid for teachers and other emploves Instruction in handling bombs of various kinds. Instruction for citizen volun- teers set up by regimental war- dens. Zone warden posts. Auxiliary police force stations. Instruction of rescue squad | workers. l Emergency feeding units. “Many schools will also be desig- nated as emergency casualty sta- tions for medical services. It is | altogether likely that other District | services will have to set up operating centers in public school buildings 1 in case their buildings are bombed. These are reasons why in the judg- ment of the civilian defense au- thorities public buildings must op- | erate on a 24-hour service basis. Maybe every mirror won't reflect such a vision of loveliness as does Hedy Lamarr’s, but the idea of a good, long look at yourself is an excellent one for all women. Decide that 1942 will find you presenting the most charming picture possible and resolve that good grooming is @ | the service which the schools under- take to perform is part of the ci- | vilian service for which the local ! warden is responsible. School war- | 24- | dens should therefore work co-op- | the door. eratively with the local warden. It should be recognized that teachers are expected to perform civilian de- fense service as citizens and as far as practicable should do so in the | neighborhoods in which they live. | | “The school officers at the Frank- | lin Administration Building are un- | | dertaking to set up information serv- | ice intended to equalize the distribu- | tion of voluntary service of school | employes and also stabilize the daily | telephone service outside of the ular day school hours. This side service will have to be provided | | for Saturdays, Sundays and holi- | | days.” l T Why Grow Old? By Josephine Lowman Old thoughts for the New Year!| | Lord Beaconsfield says. “In the present day, and especially among reg- | out- | 1 FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 1942. WOMEN'’S FEATURES. Gay Christmas Wrappings Useful as Decorations For Cabinets, Books In Refinishing Doors, Leave The Hardware Unpainted Unless It Is ‘Eyesore’ By Margaret Nowell Dear Miss Nowell: T have saved all the loveliest of my Christmas pack- age wrapping, as the papers were far too beautiful to throw away. I know they may be saved until next year, when we may not even have wrapping papers, but as they were sent to me I wopld like to keep them myself and use them in some way that their beauty may be perpetuated. Have you any ideas on the subject that might inspire me? HELEN G. D. Answer—Many of the papers you mention can be used in the same manner as the Chinese tea papers< — et ——n that we all love so much. You may ) Would like to repeat this material line an open front or glass front for a siip cover for one chair. Would cabinet with them, or brighten a|this be feasible or would another cupboard that needs “pepping up.” | fabric be better? I like this be- They may he used as mats for etch- | Cause it is so inexpensive. T.D. ings or black and white block prints | and add their color to a favorite 5 sketch. They may line or cover better for this purpose. Monk’s small boxes of desk appurtenances, | cloth drapes beautifully but is very neatly for slip sons why another fabric would be | hard to handle | lined” Answer—There - are several rea- | and if given several coats of shellac will last for years. As coverings for your favorite books they will make your library a gay and personal corner. Under glass on tables or dressers they lend their color and design for many months and, in most instances, with a wise choice of color or bright metallics will pep up a dark corner in any room. Dear Miss Nowell: Do you think my bedroom with a south window will be too cold for geraniums to thrive during the winter? T Answer—No, they will probably do very well, for most heated rooms are far too hot for geraniums. Move them out of the open window at night, into s warmer section of the room, and I think you will find that they will thrive. Dear Miss Nowell: In painting the downstairs woodwork in my house, is there any reason why the hinges, locks and door knobs should not be painted? around them without spattering them, and difficult to get the paint off the locks without smearing the door—so what is the answer? T. 8. A. Answer—The accepted way is to leave the hardware unpainted. Most painters remove the screws and lift Off the plates before painting. espe- cially if the locks or plates need burnishing. Next to that, go care- fully around them and wipe off all spots before they dry. Hardware was intended to be a trimming for It begins to look very messy after several coats have been painted over it, and unless it is badly scarred or so poorly designed that it is an eyesore, it is better to leave it unpainted. Dear Miss Nowell: T have used monk’s cloth to make portiers and draperies for myr room and It seems difficult to paint | | covers. TIts loose weave causes it | to pull up when anything catches {in it, so that it quickly begins to look unkempt Also. from a dec- orative standpoint I think the room could use a little color. Why not use a bright calico or deep-colored percale, striped denim or any other neat, smooth-finished material? You will find it no more expensive, easy 1o work on and a joy to laun- der, as well as giving a touch of color in the room. {Oranges Do Double Duty in Our Diet; |Rich in Vitamin C | A few generations ago the average | quota of oranges for the vear was probably that one orange which was a treasured component of the Christmas stocking. Today millions of oranges come into New York each year and there never is a day when they are not to be found in market and in profusion Just now Florida Valencias are almost flooding the market. while | California navels are coming in more plentifully every day. For juice either may be used. When the fruit is to be sectioned for any purpose the seedless California fruit is indicated One of the very best things about oranges is the fact that every one likes them so much and at the same time they give us so many valuable vitamins. Theyv also contribute to our necessarv mineral ration. The most important contribution is found in the vitamin C. In the absence of this vitamin scurvy re- sults and unless we have a plentiful amount a condition which might be called subnutrition will exist We are fortunate in this country to be able to buy citrus fruits. one of the best sources of vitamin C. In England. where imports of these Timeiy Menu 7S11ggestions For Next Week’s Meals By Edith M. Barber SUNDAY. BREAKFAST. Baked Apple Soft Cooked Eggs Rye Toast Jam Coffee DINNER. Consomme Bread Sticks Celery Curls Roast Leg of Lamb Currant Mint Sauce | DINNER. Baked Tuna Fish with Cheese Parslied New Potatoes Braised Celery Apple Pie Coffee SATURDAY. BREAKFAST. Grapefruit Juice Ready-to-eat Cereal Bacon Hard Rolls Coflee LUNCHEON. - Ry Dorothy Murray If you need a new refuse con- tainer, be sure to see the “stream- ones. _They are made of baked-on enamel and have an inside porcelam epameled insert with metal handle, making it easy to lift out. This insert fits so tightly | that nothing can possibly fall be- tween it and the outside shell, a feature that makes it very sanitary. It is finished to match a kitchen color scheme in white, red, blue or green . . . A very popular brand of aluminum cooking ware offers a utensil with which you may cook a whole meal at one time. This is done over onlv one burner of vour stove, requires no water, and the cover holds in the steam. It also can be used for canning or sterilizing . . . Add to your kitchen equipment a metal gadget especially designed for scalloping the edges of orange or grapefruit halves. It is easy to use and helps to make the fruit more attractive for serving . Those attractive metal wastepaper baskets finished in pale shades of blue, cream. green and vellow with floral design are ideal for a boudoir or den . .. Keep the necessary items for baby, such as boric, cotton and nipples, in frosted glass bottles with the name of the article painted across them A set of these comes in a wicker tray with a handle to make it easy |to carry . . . “Dress up” your beverage and condiment bottles with lovely silver- | plated holders. Theyv are compara- | tively inexpensive and will harmon- | ize with bar or table service . . . Send the service boys tin boxes gaily decorated with patriotic colors and containing a large assortment of delicious cookies. The box may be useful later for holding “odds and ends” . . . A handy kitchen untensil for ex- tracting fruit juice is made of a plastic material in tube form with holes in the side and a perforated edge. All you have to do is roll the fruit to loosen the pulp, then insert extractor in stem end until a “shoulder” fits snugly around the fruit. Then press firmly, taking care not to break the skin of the fruit. The juice will not spatter and you will get the maximum amount Julienne Vegetables To julienne vegetables, slice them thin. Place two or three slices to- gether, cut lengthwise into strips about a quarter of an inch wide. fruits are naturally limited at p ent. special instructions have been issued by the British Medical Asso- ciation to promote the conservation of vitamin C during the cooking of the vegetables also supplying this essential. Childs Colds By Barbara Bell Busy housewives—here v to gave sewing time 1n mak house cresses and aprons. Pattern No. 1529-B offers a design which vou use two ways—you can make mono sleeved house dress with nd also the simple bib top apron vou see in the smaller sketch. You'll find it easy to cut both in one ses- sion and both are easy to finish! “The house dress has a modern, young appearance—because it has the new full skirt—and the easy-to- make cap sleeves. Quickly slipped into, it buttons down the back and the side sashes are tied, giving a £irm tight line at the belt. | to each trainee a thorough knowl- | edge of the fundamentals of modern | fire-fighting. “How about that boyhood ambi- | tion? Most every boy wanted, at ‘[one time, to be a fireman. Why not realize that ambition now in your spare time and become an auxiliary | fireman. Your fire department needs .| you” Complete in 50 Hours. The training course is completed in 50 hours, three nights a week. several hours a night. Applicants may choose the nights for their training—either on Monday. Wed- nesday and Friday, or Tuesday Thursday and Saturday. order follows: “To all school principals who are also school wardens: “Col. Lemuel Bolles. executive officer under Commissioner John Russell Young, United States co- ordinator for civilian defense, today indicated that the 24-hour alert service in the schools must be con- tinued indefinitely from and after January 3, 1942. In short. the 24- hour alert service now being carried on in the public schools to maintain telephone connections and service in the public schools on a 24-hour basis should not be interrupted and must be continued. “Yesterday a direct telephone wire was establisned from the defense control center from which emer- gency signals will be given to the switchboard in the Franklin Ad- ministration Building. The tele- phone lines to the junior and senior high schools will be transferred from the District Building to the Franklin Administration Building BARBARA BELL Washington Star Inclose 25 cents for Pattern No. 1529-B. (Wrap coins securely in paper.) | few yards of practical washable cot- tons—and be fully prepared for | many hours of home duty! Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1529-B The text of Dr. Ballou's revised You'll enjoy the full skirt in the | is designed for sizes 14, 16, 18, 20; 40 epron, too and to give it a pretty | and 42. Corresponding bust measure- efiect we have designed heart ments 32, 34, 36. 38, 40 and 42. Size shape pockets for it and have | 16 (34) dress requires 33, yards 32- showed you how to cut the hem in | inch material, 61; yards bias fold a scalloped shape. You can make | trim. Apron requires 2% yards, 413 both, house dress and apron, with a | yards bias fold trim. ~ i ; > in order to relieve the load carried by the District switchboard. Tele- phone service for all elementary schools will continue to function through the switchboard at the District Building. “The schools will receive their 1 similar card and attach it to the | office telephone. | “The ‘Yellow’ Signal—Alert. This means that the enemy is approxi- | | mately 20 or 30 minutes away. All | units should be mobilized for action. | “The ‘Blue’ Signal—Further Alert. This means that danger is growing | | nearer with the enemy approximate- | ly 15 minutes away. At night this | means a total ‘blackout.’ | “The ‘Red’ Signal—Danger. air-raid sirens will be sounded upon | this signal. | “The ‘White’ Signal—All Clear. The sirens will be sounded again | | after all danger is passed. | | “Last (Tuesday' night three of | these signals were sent out to the schools. The “yellgw,” the “red”| end the “white.” As soon as a signal | | is received, persons must stay at| phones to receive all subsequent | | signals and directions. | | Must Set Up System. i | “When schools reopen on January 5. an adequate program for op- erating the school system for main- taining 24-hour alert telephone serv-| ice must be set up. In general the ‘uay-school employes will meintain | | alert telephone service between the howrs of 8:30 am. and 4:30 p.m. through the usual telephone service. “Schoel wardens should continue | to assume responsibility for mak- | ing arrangements for alert telephone | service between 4:30 p.m. and 8:30| am. This may be done through the | | service of school employes—namely | teachers, clerks and school officers; | through volunteers from the parent- | teacher associations, and through volunteer service of citizens avail- able from the wardens’ office. The local warden has a list of all citi- zens who have volunteered service in connection with national defense. The schools may appropriately make use of such volunteers as are now available. “The schools should recognize that The | are simply a reflection of unwise and unhygienic living are shrugged | off with the remark, “Well, we're | not_as young as we used to be.” | This calm acceptance of these ' many small ailments which make life drag is tragic in view of the | great vistas of prolonged youth and | vital old age which science is rap- idly opening up to us. | Add a sensible routine of exercise | to your day. Here’s one for you. Stand tall, tummy in. hips under. Raise the arms upward as you ex- hale, one arm by each ear. Now | swing them down and back as you inhale deeply. Continue, inhaling deeply and exhaling thoroughly. Do this slowly. If you wish to have my many suggestions for the Woman of Fifty send a 3-cent stamped, self-addressed envelope with your request for the leaflet to Jose- phine Lowman in care of this newspaper. That Expert Look Braid thin strips of piecrust on top of fruit pastries. IWhen baked they look quite expert, though | they're not hard to do. You can| use the same idea for a large pie, | if you like. Filling for Tarts Cranberries and raisins, mixed in equal portioas, spiced and slightly sweetened, make a delicious filling for small tarts. Bake as for any other kind of fruit tart, but serve them warm, topped with hard sauce. | Using Ivory Enamel If ivory enamei is to be used on furnitur2 an undercoat of flat ivory paint first should be put on. Imper- fections in the application of ena- mel will show less if a flat coat is added first, & Ready-to-eat Cereal L:ckwheat Cakes Coflce LUNCHEON Cream of Onion Soup Mized Vegetable Salad Fruit Cake Cofee DINNER. Sauteed Liver and Bacon Creamed Potatoes Glazed Onions Floating Island Coffee ‘WEDNESDAY. BREAKFAST. Orange Juice Cooked Cereal Scrambled Eggs Hot Rolls LUNCHEON. Split Pea Soup Cottage Cheese and Green Pepper Salad Cargmel Custard DINNER. Italian Spaghetti Bread Sticks Carrots and Peds = Chef's Salad with Spicy Dressing ELECT VACUUM Coffee Tea Coffee Jelly Coffee THURSDAY. BREAKFAST. Tomato Juice Ready-to-eat Cereal { Bacon Toast Coffee | LUNCHEON | Creamed Dried Beef | Hot Biscuits « Backed by Our Lettuc d T to Salad bt iadag Guarantee Bond FULL Ngt Spice Cookies Tea | CASH DINNER. | for the ¢ ensih of PRICE Veal Scallopini 1 e Fried Potatoes String Beans | New Electrolux Canned Peaches Coffee One Full Year FRIDAY. BREAKFAST. i CLEAN-RIT. Cooked Cereal = Coddled Eggs Rolls Ccfice LUNCHEON. [— Oyster Bisque .Ei- Sth lul"l':l-r‘hn Toasted Crackers Raw Carrot and Cabdage Salad OPEN EVERY EVENIN Cake Tea the previously official chart for a th‘e‘Afl‘l’glcr:lelr?tn of r:::;nglrn.d:mr:; e e W CH DT e .,rmz‘fifl'fil"fiafifi'..’éfifi Sauce auui’r"i,}"i'.’,%'gf.m | series of four tests in preparation ‘ to employ enough additional cus- that health was a state of unnatural | Hermits Coffee Chocolate Pudding Tea | for “the real thing.” todians for public school buildings | existence.” | Bolles Indorses Plan. o e buildings adequately | If we listen to the conversations BHEEEE L TONIGHT. .. 10:00 0°CLOCK . | D 8! eq! 1y Vegetable Chowder Stuffed Pork Chops ! The plea by Fire Chief Porter for | heated 24 hours of the day. | of men and women everywhere we Toasted Crackers | Baked Sweet Potatoes Apple Sawce | more volunteer firemen was indorsed | “Official reports reaching the | Will be persuaded that this is true Tongue Sandwiches ! Buttered Brussels Sprouts STlflfll lel. 1,000 per cent” by Col. Bolles. The | Franklin Administration Building of our “today.” Discussions of Hearts of Lettuce m‘m | Lemon Chiffon Pie Coffee department now has nearly 1000 | today indicate that telephone serv- | World topics, diets, child psychology, | Russian Dressing | auxiliary firemen in training. An|jce was not functioning properly in business, art. music. the theater,| Spanish Cream Teu | | additional 1000 are sought at once | several school buildings during the | the cinema and literature have as | - | and more may be requested later. | trin] blackout period Tuesday eve- | ‘!‘l:‘l’ ‘;“d"fum’;‘. ;"'l sé,gh‘;‘.l]‘ ":' MONDAY. Chief Porter said: | ning. An investigation is now being C1tdl of minor physical disabilitles. | BREAKFAST. | | “In order that the District Fire | made to determine the reasons Soms one v, S1 Davsadie Stewed Prunes and Apricots | Department _can prepare itself 10| therefor. School wardens (building ;’}bnf Deadaches dacly s Aot | Cooked Cereal | bl | cope with any wartime emergency | principals) will continue to be re- p acon T it must train 2,000 volunteer fire ‘,’wns,‘{,‘, for fmaliiaiiing 24_},.,“,.‘my*.‘:m‘”?‘;o:‘e‘:lylgk’:‘o‘uldgfl,';\' e » LUNTcD:x;;ow.CM“ lufle(uav::l 1 F“nl::t Iu:.e | men to augment its regular force. | alert telephone service through Jan- | ting me, I guess.” | ABCE | Spinach with Hard-Cooked Eggs Tiagatitles the heler | Requirements are 18 to 55 years of | yary 4 in accordance with instruc. | Over the bridge table or after Tomatoesand Watercress Salad | e | age, male, good physical condition, | tions issued in superintendent’s cir- | ginner, when the ladies retire to re- | ‘ake Coftee Address | good moral gharacter and not classi- | cular No. 68. | pair their makeup, they often in-| DINNER. 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