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Oysters Are Like Foot Ball—Best When the Air Nips Fingers and Toes
Cleanliness
First Step
To Health
The Use of Paper
Handkerchiefs
Is Important.
BY ANGELO PATRI.
HAVE nicer ways among school
children than we used to have.
A few years ago when the first cool
days of Fall arrived we used to see
noses wiped on coat sleeves, or
not wdped at all. Handkerchiefs were
scarce, and those in evidence might
better not have been, for they had
clearly served more purposes than the
accepted one.
Now we have paper handkerchiefs.
Most of the children have a wad of
them tucked about them somewhere.
Those who come unprepared are sup
plied by the others. These handker
chiefs come cheaply and one can use
a number of them a day without
draining the family purse.
The use of a handkerchief is impor
tant In school where a sneeze or a
cough scatters possible infection over
a room filled with children. Inside
sir is none too good at its best and
careless sneezes find their victims
easily. Few children today cough
or sneeze or sniffle without a hasty
dive for the little paper handkerchief
carried in the handiest place possible.
Which is a great help and highly
encouraging. We have made a begin
rung.
Next, and along with the handker
chiefs. we need wash basins, hot and
cold water, soap and towels, well fitted
w-ash rooms presided over by trained
matrons, to insure cleanliness. Chil
dren play in the yards, fall and spread
their hands on the earth. They han
dle paper and chalk and paints and
pencils and a hundred other things
in the course of a school session.
And, to our disgrace, they have no
way of washing their hands. Anybody
who takes an interest in the health
of school children knows the implica
tions of dirty hands. We must have
equipment for cleanliness in the
schools.
The day is coming when the schools
will permit children, who come to
school clean, to stay clean, and those
who come dirty, to make themselves
clean. Cleanliness is the first step
toward health, and w’e cannot make
the community or the school children
too conscious of that fact.
This field of social service is pecu
liarly the women's own. To women
are entrusted the care of the children
and now that they can vote and hold
office the way to sound health for
school children ought to open.
Schools need the services of skilled
physicians. One man to a couple of
thousand children can do very little.
We need enough doctors to examine
every school child twice each term,
and enough nurses to carry out the
instructions of the doctors. One nurse
to a community of eight schools be
comes merely a symbol of an idea.
She cannot put much practice into it.
Every school of any size needs its own
doctor to visit it daily, one nurse to
siay in the building all day, one con
sulting psychologist, one visitor, and
the use of dental and medical and
mental clinics whenever they are
needed.
I believe that the public school
should serve its children to the end
that they go out to take their places
as citizens in sound mental and physi
cal health. The good school co-op
erates with the parents in this work.
It aids those parents who cannot help
their children. Children belong to
their families first but they belong to
their communities and to their country
ell the time. Let’s provide the means
for the job before us. The paper
handkerchiefs are a fine start. Let's
go on a little farther.
(Copyright, 1937.)
'
Manners
of the
Moment
She plows through his pockets
for her vanity case.
tt/H SHOULDN’T think it would be
• much fun to be the sort of
husband who has to carry his wife's
knick-knacks around in his pocket
all the time. She’d be always coming
at you and diving unceremoniously
Into your pockets for her hanky or her
lipstick or something. At the most
awkward moments, too .. . just when
you wanted to light a cigarette, or as
you were about to gain a point in
your conversation with the cotton
broker you had just met.
We’ve seen it happen that way.
Borne women act as though they had
married for the convenience of having
a few pockets along with them wher
ever they go.
We can't see why they don’t carry
pocketbooks themselves. Or why they
let themselves be bamboozled into
carrying pocketbooks that aren’t big
enough to hold an earring. Once a
girl gets the hang of having the things
•he needs right on her own person,
•he finds It really much more conven
ient than having to pluck them off a
husband. There's a sense of inde
pendence in carrying your own hand
kerchief. JEAN.
(Copyright, 1937.)
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Pickle Appetizer.
An unusual appetizer may be made
by cutting dill pickles into 2-inch
Ills, hollowing the centers and 1111
I them with cottage cheese mixed
th minced parsley, onion and green
PPer.
K'BE IT EVER SO BtMBI.Fl
jMlMillliBy MAReARET MOWLI.L
YOU must be your own judge of just how much of the restoration you
wish to do, personally, on your own antiques. This will depend on your
ability, your equipment and your pocketbook, also on your “will to
do.” Complete restoration takes extensive and varied equipment as
well as great skill. The small details may be accomplished wuth little more than
a pot of glue, a hammer and a few small nails. However, if it is possible to do
mnstt. nf vmir imn mill nnin .
a knowledge and understanding of old
furniture that may never be acquired
by the collector who buys only perfect
pieces or who has all repairs done by
an expert on restoration. I have found
you may strike a happy medium by
keeping for yourself the fun and the
training of the smaller jobs, and turn
ing over to the cabinetmaker the large
ones, which your equipment and train
ing cannot handle.
Many chairs and tables found in the
shops are in excellent condition except
that all the joints are loosened from
years of use or carelessness. Chair
legs and rungs may all be intact, and
yet give no peace of mind to either
sitter or owner. A table may be the
rarest specimen and worthy of the
finest collection, and yet be so wobbly
that it is not useful. These may re
—-%
! slightly smaller than the nail or
screw should be drilled first so the
wood will not split as they are driven
in. These should never be used
where they are visible. Steel mend
ing plates and angle plates are often
used to strengthen an old piece which
must hold a heavy load—but these
also should be used on rare occasions
and only when it is impossible to re
store it any other way. In other
words, we must work truly and sin
cerely and only resort to modern
gadgets when no other method is
available.
It is wise to hold onto as many of
the original features as possible in
restoration, and if their repair is be
yond your own skill, ask the aid of
an expert. A good Windsor chair
Rppe* Tournlgucrt" \y) places.
gain their former place in the house
hold by a simple and inexpensive oper
ation in your own home with glue.
Liquid glue is useful for small opera
tions, as it is ready to use and always
at hand. For important operations
stick glue is better. Though it must
be dissolved in water and applied while
hot. it has great strength. A glue
in powder form may be mixed and
smoothed with water and applied cold.
It is always at hand, and the manu
facturers claim that once it has dried
the wood itself will break before the
glued joint will separate. All of these
products carry instructions for use on
the package.
It is absolutely necessary for success
to have some method of applying
pressure. Never attempt to glue oily,
painted or varnished surfaces, or the
end grain of wood. Always wipe off
immediately all surplus glue, as once
it has hardened it is almost impossible
to remove. For a perfect “glue job''
have dry, clean wood, plenty of glue,
and some method of exerting pressure
on the glued area.
* * * *
JN ATTEMPTING to tighten the
joints on a rickety chair a good
method is to “rock” glue into the
joints. Where this is truly a home
method, and frowned on by the experts,
it is useful because it is not necessary
to take the chair apart, and all the
surfaces and dowel pins remain in
place. After the glue is prepared it is
worked plentifully into all the joints by
rocking the rung or slat back and forth
in its socket. After this process is
complete and each loose joint is gen
erously supplied with glue, set the
rhair or table on a surface that you
know is perfectly flat fan old marble
table top is fine for this purpose). It
is necessary to get pressure in the
right places so that all the joints pull
up tight and the chair is not warped
or contorted. If you have plenty of
equipment you will have long clamps
for this purpose—but if you are using
the home method you might use a
rope tourniquet. This is a length of
soft cotton rope which is tied loosely
around the parts of the chair to be
drawn up. A piece of wood or old chair
rung is inserted in the slack rope and
twisted—being careful to exert uni
form pressure until all the joints are
brought up tight. This is similar to a
tourniquet used in first aid treatment
of the human injured. Set the chair
on the old marble table top or other
flat surface, wipe off all surplus glue,
tighten the tourniquet, wipe off any
glue that may exude from the tight
joint, and leave it to dry.
Veneered furniture that is badly
chipped or warped is not worth the
difficult task of restoration unless it
is a rare piece, or something that you
wish to keep for sentimental reasons.
Strips of veneer may be purchased in
the shops or may be salvaged from
bits of old furniture. In laying in
patches of veneer it is necessary that
they be of the same thickness as the
original piece. Old furniture had
much heavier veneer than the later
pieces, and modern veneer is very thin.
After all the old glue is scraped off
the surface and you are sure that it
is clean and dry, cut the patch of
veneer the same shape and size as
the cavity to be filled. Cover the
patch carefully with glue and puddle
glue carefully into the edge of the
cavity; set the patch in place, wipe
off all glue which oozes to the sur
face and hold a hot flatiron over the
patch for a few minutes so that it
will dry quickly and thoroughly.
* * * *
JF AT any time you must use screws
xor nails—and it U wise to avoid
their use as much as possible—a hole
*
that is battered and marked
looks like an old sailor with a shiny |
wooden leg if it has one restored leg i
that looks new. I think it permis
sible to “antique" the new leg if by j
so doing the whole piece achieves its
former glory.
Carving is very difficult to restore,
except in small bits and where the
complete design is evident; it should
not be attempted by the novice. Plas
tic wood which may be bought in any
good paint shop is excellent for this
purpose. If carving or decoration is
not in place, and has been completely
destroyed, take it to an expert on
design, who will tell you where you
may find a similar piece—or at least
spend some time in a museum or
library to hunt up the real thing
before you try to improve on the
original. If not, your piece will never
be a “restored piece," but will be rele
gated to the large collection of mon
strosities.
* * * *
JP YOU have large holes in a table
top or chair arm, cut them out
cleanly all around so that they are
perfectly rectangular in shape. Into
this hole fit a piece of wood with
the grain running the same way and
as near to the color of the piece as
possible. Glue this in place and
clamp it tmtil it is dry. Then it may
be sanded and finished to match the
rest of the piece. Small holes and
deep dents may be filled with stick
shellac, which looks, and is used like,
sealing wax, or with plastic wood.
Plastic wood may be tinted by work
ing into it decorator's color, so that
it will match any wood, and, when
dry, may be carved, sanded or shel
lacked like the wood itself. Stick
shellac may be purchased in a wide
variety of shades.
All pieces of furniture should be
restored and in perfect condition be
fore they are cleaned for refinishing.
In this way any new w-ood used in
restoration will be so thoroughly sat
urated with the old finish as it comes
off that it will be almost impossible
to detect the new wood. There is only
one excepion to this rule. If you are
planning to clean off the paint with
lye, or a similar preparation, and you
have mended it with plastic wood
or stick shellac, you may be sure
that most of the plastic wood will be
washed out in the water and lye
bath and you will have to do the job
over again. In this case only do the
restoration after the piece is cleaned.
* * * *
F you are having difficulty deciding
whether or not to have the restora
tion on a fine piece done by some one
skilled in restoration—and pay his
price—or take a chance on doing it
yourself with the possibility of ruining
it—keep these things in mind. If it
is in good structural condition so that
you do not have to build new parts—
if there is enough of it in perfect con
dition so that you may have some
thing to observe and work from—and
if you are willing to spend the neces
sary time and thought and study to do
the thing correctly, go ahead, if you
have the equipment. Otherwise, it
would be better to have the restora
tion done at the cabinet maker’s shop
and indulge your own talents in refin
ishing.
When you are ready to refinish
be sure that all the joints are tight,
all veneer patched and all breaks and
holes mended. These things are not
difficult if you are really interested—
but they may be hopelessly bungled by
the person too much in a hurry to
be careful. A reclaimed piece will give
you as much joy and service as the
perfect one—if not more. A friend of
mine remarked, "I think I get almost
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Shellfish May Be Used
To Make Substantial
And Tasty Dishes
Old-Fashioned Stew Ranks
High in the Estimation
Of Nearly Every Man.
BY BETSY CASWELL.
WHETHER you say “oysters” or “ersters,” whether you wept a little
in your youth for the poor oysters in "Alice Through the Looking
Glass” or whether you sided with the Walrus and the Carpenter
in their idea of terminating an oyster promenade—whether you
can eat ’em cooked, but can’t eat ’em raw—the chances are that, one way or
another, oysters are on the list of your favorite foods.
And now they're back again for another season. Oh, yes, I know they’ve
officially been back since the first day of September. But crisp October always
seems to really start them off to gen- •>
eral popularity—it's Just like foot ball;
a lot of practicing and minor games
take place in September, but it doesn’t
seem like the real
thing until there
is a pip in the
air and big
c hrysanthemums
blooming on
feminine lapels.
Having been
“pig-headed" on
this score, I have
not featured oys
ters up to now
this Pall. But
today we shall go
for them in a big
n nrl ..
several old and
new recipes for Brt,y c*’wf"
their preparation which have proved
themselves of outstanding merit.
* * * *
P'IRST and foremost, the real man’s
favorite—
OYSTER STEW.
1 quart bulk oysters.
1 cup cold water.
4 cups scalded milk.
• ’* cup butter.
1> tablespoon salt.
Pepper, paprika and celery salt.
Pick over oysters, add water and
cook until the oysters are plump. The
edges should begin to curl. Take the
oysters out of the pan with a skimmer.
Add them to the scalded milk. Add
the oyster liquor (strained), the but
ter, the salt and the pepper. Finely
minred leeks may be added, in a
small quantity, if desired. Serve hot,
with cucumber sandwiches or toasted
pilot biscuit.
OYSTERS WITH BACON.
Use oysters on the half shell, and
tell the man to shuck them carefully
so as to keep all the liquor. Sprinkle
each oyster with a few drops of lemon
juice and a little finely minced green
pepper. Season with salt and pepper.
Place On top of each oyster a small
square of bacon, set into a pan filled
with ice cream salt and bake in a hot
oven until bacon crisps. Serve im
mediately, surrounded by the hot salt.
OYSTERS REMICK.
1 pint oysters.
Remick sauce.
Buttered crumbs.
Squares thin bacpn.
Parsley, watercress or tartar sauce.
Drain oysters, cover each with
Remick sauce, sprinkle with buttered
crumbs and top with thin square of
bacon. Glaze under broiler and serve
piping hot with parsley, watercress or
tartar sauce. Remick sauce is a may
onnaise highly seasoned with chili
sauQe, paprika, a little English mus
tard and a dash of tobasco sauce.
SPECIAL FRIED OYSTERS.
1 quart oysters, drained well.
3 eggs.
1 teaspoon baking powder.
1 cup milk.
Enough flour to thicken.
Make a batter of the eggs, well
beaten; the milk, the baking powder
and the flour. When of a fluid but
thick consistency, dip each oyster sep
arately into the batter, fry in hot,
deep fat; drain on brown paper and
serve at once, garnished with lemon
and curls of bacon.
OYSTERS ROCKEFELLER.
1 small bunch raw spinach.
2 bunches Spring onions.
Leaves from three bunches celery.
1 head lettuce.
1 bunch parsley.
•\ pound butter.
1 handful fine bread crumbs.
3 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce.
1 teaspoonful anchovy sauce.
Oysters on half shell.
Chop the spinach, onions, celery
leaves, lettuce and parsley very fine.
Melt the butter and add it, with the
bread crumbs, to the chopped herbs.
Season and stir into a thick sauce.
Spread this mixture over the oysters
in their shells; set them in a shallow
pan filled with ice cream salt to hold
them in place and bake in a hot oven
until brown. Serve very hot on
plates filled with heated ice cream
salt.
SCALLOPED OYSTERS (Special.)
1 pint oysters.
2 tablespoons butter.
2 tablespoons flour.
1 teaspoon salt.
Dash white pepper.
cup coffee cream.
2 cups chopped celery.
4 tablespoons butter.
One quart stale bread cubes mois
tened with 2 tablespoons melted but
ter. '
Empty the oysters into a strainer
over a saucepan and retain the liquor.
Pick over oysters to be sure no bits
of shell adhere to them. The liquid
should amount to about cup. Make
a white sauce with it and 2 table
spoons butter, flour, salt and pepper
and cream. Add the oysters and heat
over hot water for two or three min
utes. Saute the celery in the 4
tablespoons butter until slightly soft
ened and yellow. Arrange & layer of
hot celery in a baking dish, then a
layer of toasted bread cubes, then one
of creamed oysters. Top with but
tered crumbs. Bake in a hot oven
until the crumbs are brown and the
oysters have begun to curl. Serve im
mediately. with thinly sliced cucum
bers and tomatoes in French dressing.
Dorothy Dix Says—
Killing the Soul Greater Grime
Than Destroying the Body.
DEAR MISS DIX: Which is
the greatest sinner, the
woman who kills her hus
band with a gun in a fit of
anger or the one who poisons her hus
band so that she may get his insur
ance money and be free of him, or
the one who makes his life hideous
for him? A. B. C.
Answer—I think it is a far greater
crime to kill the soul than it is to
kill the body, and that the woman
who takes away from her husband
everything that makes life worth liv
ing commits a greater sin than if she
took his life.
At Its worst dying is a short agony,
and surely those men who have been
the victims of nagging and shrews
will receive their martyr crowns when
they pass from Uhe scene of their
torturing into the Great Peace. But
for a man to have to live, year after
year, with a wife who makes his home
a place of continual conflict, and who
takes a sadistic pleasure in torment
ing him in every way that her cruel
and devilish feminine ingenuity can
suggest, is for him to endure a long
drawn-out suffering whose bitterness
is not to be told.
Yet we all see this done every day.
We all know women who consider
themselves models of virtue and lights
in the church who have murdered
their husbands just as surely by their
coldness, their neglect and their tem
pers as if they had slain them with
some letha. weapon. We have known
husbands who have been stabbed to
death by a million wounds from a
venomous tongue. We have known
husbands who have starved to death
for affection and appreciation. We
have known many slave husbands who
were worked to death to supply a
wife’s greed for luxuries. No one knows
how many of the men who drop dead
in their offices of what the doctors
diagnose as heart failure die because
their wives have broken their hearts.
♦ * * *
'T'HE wife who meets her husband
with a snarl when he comes home
after a hard day’s work, and who never
says a kind or pleasant word to him,
but insults and abuses him; the wife
who is whining and complaining and
who reproaches her husband with not
being able to make as much money as
some other man does; the wife who
belittles her husband in the presence
of others and who throws cold water
on all of his hopes and plans; the
wife who teaches her children to treat
their father with contempt, does not
think of herself as a murderess. But
she is one nevertheless, because she
as much satisfaction in restoring a
fine old piece of furniture as the Sal
vation Army does in reclaiming a soul.”
Have you any questions to ask about
the interior decoration and furnishing
df your home? If so, write to Margaret
Nowell, In care of the Woman’s Page,
The Evening Star, inclosing a stamped,
self-s ilil reseed envelope for reply.
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has killed all the joy, all the peace
and contentment, all the hopes and
ambitions and dreams in her husband’s
life.
Nor are women the only spiritual
murderers. Husbands are just as often
guilty of the crime, and many a man
who esteems himself a good husband,
because he feeds and clothes his wife,
would have done a less cruel thing
to her if he had shot her down at
the altar than he did to take her to
a home where he would kill her by
slow degrees by his grinding tyranny
and coldness and neglect.
There are plenty of men who never
show their wives any tenderness or
affection or do anything to make them
happy. Plenty of men who never
speak to their wives except to find fault
with them. Plenty of men who make
domestic slaves of their wives and
never give them a penny of the money
they earn by doing the work of half
a dozen servants. Plenty of men who
make marriage so hard and joyless
to their wives that they are glad to
lie down and die.
It is a terrible thing for men and
women to take the lives of others into
their hands, as they do when they
marry, and if they fail to do all they
can to make those lives happy they
have committed the unpardonable sin.
They have taken something from their
husbands and wives far more precious
than life Jtself.
* * * *
J^EAR MISS DIX—I am the mother
of a girl in her late teens who is
constantly worrying about her over
proportioned nose. I have talked to
her and tried to encourage her in every
way, but she feels that she is unpop
ular because she is homely. She has a
charming personality and her other
features are very nice. I cannot stand
to see my daughter so unhappy. Can’t
you help me in some way?
HEARTBROKEN MOTHER.
Answer:
A good plastic surgeon will make
your daughter any sort of nose she ad
mires. Consult your doctor about
where to take her. Don't let her life
be wrecked by a nose.
I know of a case in which there
were three girls in a family. One girl
had a flat nose, the others had classic
profiles. The father gave one girl a
pretty nose and the others diamond
rings. And the greatest of these gifts
was the new nose.
Use Pickle Juice.
Use the liquids from jars of pickles
in boiled or French salad dressings.
They will add a spicy flavor.
Good Advice.
If you are small in stature, do not
wear large flowed or a Mg corsage.
4
Flattering Basque Frock
Young and Becoming Lines for
Fall Days Without a Goat.
ri--—-.
13*49 -B
BY BARBARA BELL.
NOW, before you put on your
Winter coat this pretty basque
dress with fitted bodice and
flaring skirt is one of the love
liest to wear. Its young and flattering
lines are very becoming and the braid
trimming accents the trim effects you
want in a dress to wear without a coat.
You'll find it a simple matter to make
this dress for your own wardrobe, the
pattern includes a complete step-by
step sew chart. The buttons down the
front of bodice and the Priscilla style
collar are very new and young looking.
College girls and young business wom
en particularly will find this dress
appealing.
This dress lends itself well to the
new thin wools or alpaca fabrics that
accent its trim lines and crisp tailoring.
Barbara Bell Pattern No, 1349-B is
designed for sizes 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20.
Corresponding bust measurements 30,
32, 34, 36 and 38. Size 14 (321 requires
3 yards of 54-inch material and 13
yards of braid or ribbon for trimming
as pictured. The bow at neck requires
l's yards of ribbon.
Business women need to keep up
with the styles and have a variety of
smart well-tailored dresses. Send 15
cents right away for the Barbara Bell
Fall and Winter Fashion Book and
make your selection now from its
wide range of neat and trim models.
These patterns are all well-planned
and easy to make. There are also
many other interesting and exclusive
designs for all ages and figures in
cluding those for little children and
the difficult junior age. For that
special occasion you will find just
what you want in the Barbara Bell
Pattern Book.
(Copyright. 1937.)
Gloves Gain Importance.
PARIS (A>).—Gloves are very much
at hand. Bright pull-on gloves accent
tweed suits. ^Long white gloves are
shown with T)irectoire and Empire
evening gowns.
-•
Selecting Flowers.
Floral gifts are appreciated in dif
ferent ways. A young person will
usually like best an arrangement or
corsage, while an older person is
likely to prefer a plant.
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Half-ripe Tomatoes.
If tomatoes are only half ripe, the
ripe part may be used for salads, while
the greener portions may be broiled or
fried.
The Old Gardener Says:
There are several savory herbs
growing in the garden which may
be brought indoors for the Winter
and planted in pots or window
boxes. The best herbs to grow in
a window garden are mint, water
cress, parsley, chives, sweet mar
joram, basil and the rose gera
nium. They should be trans
ferred indoors before freezing
weather. The potting soil should
consist of one part sharp sand,
one part well-rotted cow manure
and two or three parts of good
garden loam. A very small
quantity of bone meal may be
added. The soil should be mixed
thoroughly and screened through
a coarse screen. If a window box
is used, it should be at least 6
inches deep with an Inch layer of
broken stones in the bottom for
drainage. Pots should be at least
6 Inches in diameter and should
have bottom drains. The plants
should not be crowded and should
be watered a little every day.
(Copyrlsht, 1937.)
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J
BARBARA BELL,
Washington Star.
Inclose 25 cents in coins for
Pattern No. 1349-B. Size.
Name ....
Address __
(Wrap coins securely in paper.)
Tricks That
Are Worth
! Knowing
A Simple Matter
To Keep Face
Puffs Glean.
pROM time to time readers offer
valuable bits of first-hand infor
mation that I am very happy to pub
lish in the hope that it will help
others. My vote of thanks today ts
L. S. S. who writes:
“Here's a suggestion you might pub
lish for housewives who use washing
machines.
“Keeping powderpuffs fresh and
sanitary is a very simple matter with
a washing machine. Simply place
one or more puffs inside an empty
cloth sugarbag, run the open end of
bag through the sewing machine ad
justed to large stitches. Then put
bag in the wash with other white
clothes, with no further special at
tention except to dry thoroughly and
in hot sun if possible. When bag is
ripped open the puffs will be downy
fresh and sweet, like new.’’
And to E. W.. who says:
“My nose used to shine all day
like the shoeshine boy of song fame.
Friends suggested a powder base, but
I simply don't like the ’'feel’’ of most
powder bases on my face. Finally I
was persuaded to try it on nose alone.
It worked. I use just a little i readers
should be warned to follow directions
and not use too much or the result
may not be satisfactory), blend it in
very carefully, blot the excess with a
tissue and then powder. Incidentally
a very light, fluffy powder usually is
not the best type for noses that act
up. A slightly heavier powder is
better.
And to R. L., who advises gray
haired women:
“Women with gray hair often won
der what it is that causes the yellow
ish streaks in their hair. I used to
be ever so careful not to expose my
hair to too much sun, not to sit under
a too hot dryer or under a moderate
drying machine for very long. My
shampoos have always been pure
castile, liquid shampoos, absolutely
nothing to yellow the hair, and yet
there was the inevitable streaking.
Recently I had my hair shampoo'd
at a beauty parlor and the operator
told me that lukewarm water must
be used, never hot, as it may produce
the yellow streaks. Blueing, of course,
will tone down the yellow, but it’s
best to avoid the yellow in the first
place.’’
Grocery end Fruit Stores
hove—
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Gift of Value
Never Given
At Shower
Present Expected
Only When One
Attends Party.
BY EMILY POST.
|~)EAR MRS. POST: I was invited to
a shower several weeks ago.
Being sick in bed gave me a good
excuse to decline the invitation, which
I did not want to accept. The shower
was given by the girl’s aunt, whom
we have known for years but not Inti
mately, and I felt tnai it was an
imposition for her to expect me to
buy a present. Now my daughter, who
is just home for the week end, tells me
that my being sick was no excuse for
not sending a present. Is .this true?
And If it Is, I don't know how an
ordinary family's budget is to be bal
anced with these everlasting showers,
which seem to be increasing every day.
Answer—It is never necessary to
send a present unless one goes to the
shower. One may, of course, send one *
if one particularly wants to but it is
not expected.
* * * *
|)EAR MRS. POST: Recently one of
the women in the organization
where I am employed resigned her
position to become a mother. As she
had been employed here for a number
of years, we took up a collection and
bought her a lovely gift. Today one
of the girls in th office brought down
a stack of shower invitations, which
were written by the mother-to-be's
sister. They weren't even personally
addressed, that is, all of them came in
envelopes without any names on them.
None of the girls in the office, with the
exception of the person who brought
down the invitations, knows the sister,
who is giving the shower. Don’t you
think this shower giving has gone too
far? But what can we do less than
donate again?
Answer—Read the answer to the
foregoing letter. It is not at all
necessary that you accept the invi
tation.
* * * *
J^EAR MRS. POST: Don't you think
that something ought to be done
about limiting the value of shower
presents? After all. shower presents
are not supposed to be the same as
wedding presents, and many of the
bride's friends are unable to gne
handsome shower presents, and then
a nice wedding present besides.
The other afternoon I went to a
shower for a girl we all know well, and
most of us gave her very small presents
such as a few dish towels, a saucepan,
measuring spoons, etc., and then others
<who are in no better financial cir
cumstances than we are) gave her
really valuable gifts which made ours
seem mean when put on display beside
them.
Answer—I agree with you that
shower presents ought to be small ones,
and these other presents should be
given to her at some other time.
Judging by several hundred letters
similar to these, it would seem that
the shower question is becoming a
serious one, and I do think it is a
pity to let the spontaneous lightness
of a friendly gesture become a burden
some obligation.
(Copyright. 193T.)
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Keeping Sandwiches.
To keep sandwiches fresh for a day,
i wrap them in waxed paper and place
in a box lined with a damp cloth.
Put on the lid and cover the box with
a second damp cloth. The sandwiches
may then be stored in a refrigerator.
; Best Remedy for 1
| Coughs is Easily >
| Mixed at Home
^_Needs_No^Coo kin B i g Saving.]
To get the quickest relief from coughs
due to colds, mix your own remedy st
home. Once tried, you’ll never use any
I other kind of cough medicine, and it’s
I so simple and easy.
hirst, make a syrup bv stirring 2
| cups granulated sugar and one cup of
I Yatrr, a f'"' moments, until dissolved.
A child could do it. No cooking needed.
I hen get 2'^ ounces of I’inex from
any druggist. This is a concentrated
compound of Norway Pine, famous for
its prompt action on throat and bron
chial membranes.
Put the Pinex into a pint bottle, and
add your syrup. Thus you make a full
pint of really better medicine than you
could buy ready-made for four times
the money. It never spoils, and chil
dren love its pleasant taste.
And for quick, ble-scd relief, it has
no equal. You can feel it penetrating
the air passages in a way that means
business. It loosens the phlegm, soothes
the inflamed membranes, and eases the
soreness. Thus it makes breathing
easy, and lets you get restful sleep.
Just try it, and if not pleased,
jour money will be refunded.
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