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Local Stores Now Filled to Capacity With Fascinating Christmas Array
Attractive Purse for Day
Or Evening Makes Most
Acceptable Present
Gay Mittens and Matching Hair
Ornament Good Suggestion;
New Hats Very Welcome
By HELEN VOtiT.
That white-bearded, red-clad gentleman who's such a popular figure
around this season has fairly outdone himself. His selection of feminine
Christmas gifts are bigger and better than ever—full of charm, originality
and good taste....
Even if you've finished all your shopping by this time, it's fun to
look around the stores for possible items that might be found under your
own Christmas tree . .. And believe us, there are dozens of articles that
every woman would be delighted to receive.
Take, for instance, the purses which are an important item on every
gift list . . . This year, in addition to the regular suedes and leathers,
there are a number of unusual types that seem certain to make a hit.
Draped bags are tremendously important and good looking for the occa
sions when you must look your very best, and you can get them in leathers
of every type. Soft, pliable suedes, antelopes and fabrics of all descrip
tions are among the many.
Of interest are the pastel bags in their delicate shades of pink, green
and other muted tones. These are exactly right for the pastel wool frocks
Which have become so important in the fashion picture of this season. For
sportswear, we nominate alligator as the perfect leather . . . The alligator
shoes are tremendously popular and the good-looking bags just the right
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larly good are the envelope-shaped
bags with compartments for all
make-up necessities and other items
that we're apt to cart around. It’s
grand having everything at your
finger tips instead of having to hunt
around in the bottom of a purse.
Along this same idea, but done in
a different manner, are the bags
which pull open wide at the top
and stay open until you snap them
shut. They permit you to look into
the bag and not use the hit-and
miss system.
Novelty Bags
Are Unusual.
Several of the shops are showing
novelty purses in the form of black
cr white puppies on a leash. A
ripper across the pup s back opens
to hold the equipment you usually
carry around, and the leash forms
the handle. At first glance, it looks
as though you are carrying a toy
animal. We suggest this for the
young set, especially when they're
at, the age to really go in for novel
ties. . . . Muff bags are excellent for
any age, and those of broadcloth
particularly warm and smart. Don't
forget when buying purses that the
recipient must be considered. A
large woman looks incongruous with
a tiny bag, just as the petite miss
Is dwarfed by a purse that's first
cousin to an overnight case. . . .
Evening purses are always excel
lent gifts, and we can never have
too many. If this is one of the
things on your list, take a look at
the beautiful brocade bags which
one shop is offering at a price so
low you won't believe it's possible.
They're fitted, too. . . . Petit point
bags are always good, and gold kid
or mesh are another two of the
favorite types. Personally, we're all
for an evening bag that can hold all
the essentials, not one of those in
finitesimal jobs that won't even ac
commodate an ordinary compact.
Evening muffs, ostrich trimmed, are
being shown, and it's a fine idea to
match them up with long gloves
done with the same type of adorn
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New Mittens
Delightful.
Speaking of gloves, don't miss see
ing the new evening mittens being
shown in one shop. They're re
versible, kid on one side, velvet on
the other, and you can turn them
Inside out. In combinations of red
or black with white, you can wear
white mitts or black ones merely
by flipping them over. Some of the
young girls are reversing only one.
thus having one black paw and one
white one—with all the charm of a
penguin! And that, take it from
us, is ‘'some” charm. . . . Ermine
tails (real ones; add the final,
luxurious touch. . . .
Extra added attraction and double
feature when you buy these mittens
Is a hair ornament in the same rt\
or black velvet. In the form of a
tiny flower, these also have ermine
tails to match the mittens. Im
agine younger sister's eyes when
she sees that party set, or, for that
matter, picture the delight of any
feminine party-goer. . . .
And last, but far from least, why
hot take advantage of the demand
for turbans? Every woman wants
one, and it's a grand gift. ... If
you don’t trust your ability to select
becoming styles or you're in doubt
about the head sizes, some of the
shops have gift certificates that
guarantee the selection when she
chooses to make it.
Instructions
For Making
Wreaths
Choice of Materials
Is Widely Varied;
Wire Best Base
By EDITH M. HOUGH.
Wreaths are not only simple to
: make but they are often more satis
' factory when made according to one’s
own design and with materials of
one's own selection. There is choice
of pine, spruce, hemlock, hemlock
mixed with pine, arbor vitae, cedar,
ivy and laurel and, if it is not avail
able in the yard or woods, the ever
green material can be bought from
florists. There is an almost unlim
ited variety of decorations, too,
which are easily and cheaply ob
tained. Some of these are the cones
of evergreens, of many forms and
sizes, and red, orange and blue ber
ries of shrubs like sumac, barberry,
Pyracantha and cedar, nuts of all
shapes, balls of Sycamore and But
tonwood trees, acorns and colored
i fruits such as cranberries, kumquats
! and crab apples.
xiic ufljc iui me vucttui la a
made of heavy, flexible metal wire
bent to any circumference desired.
Sometimes, if the wreath is not to
be too heavy, a metal coat hanger,
which has the additional advantage
of a hook by which it may be hung,
is suitable when bent to form a
circle. Pieces of evergreen, from 6
to 10 inches long, in bunches of two
or three, are fastened to the base
with picture frame or stovepipe wire.
One bunch on each side and another
on top of the base will provide
enough fullness. The necessary
amount varies, of course, with the
various types of materials; spruce,
for example, is heavy, stiff and thick
and need be used in a lesser quantity
than hemlock. About 2 inches from
the beginning, a similar group of
three bunches is wired on, overlap
ping to cover the ends of the first
bunch. In this manner, the rest
of the material is fastened along
the base until the wreath is com
plete. The work proceeds always
in one direction and the wire is
wound tightly around and around
over each group. When the wreath
is finished, it should be symmetrical.
To add the cones, sprays of ber
ries or other decorations, the same j
thin wire is used, securing it around |
the ends of the cones or sprays and j
fastening it on the wreath. One i
may use any of the variety of deco- !
rations, even to artificial ones, j
Christmas bells and figures and
hard candies wrapped in red cello- :
phane, and experiment with designs,
grouping them regularly around the !
wreath, all at one side or on oppo- i
site sides.
The wreath has a shimmering
beauty if the ends of the pine nee
dles or other evergreen leaves are
tinted with silver gilt. The cones
also may be gilded or painted. If i
fruit is used for decoration, it is
most effective when lacquered and
will preserve best under such a coat
ing. To hasten the drying of red
paint on the cones and balls and |
to make it a bright scarlet, a thin '
coat of plain white paint with a
mixture of Japan dryer should be
applied first.
Table Arrangement No. 12
By MARGARET NOWELL.
For a December centerpiece arrange bright red berries ip a pale
green handmade pottery bowl. Accent them with the dark green of
laurel leaves and frosted small pine cones. This bowl is fan shaped and
there are two others that are smaller which may be used with it on the
^anda of a long table for a buffet supper.
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In Case You'd Like to Drop a Hint...
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Destined to make any feminine heart "beat faster are these exquisite accessory gifts. Top, a lovely purse obtainable in a variety
of leathers and completely fitted with the products of a well-known beauty firm. At left below, the new “binocular case” purse.
Its top zipper closed compartment holds your make-up, while the deep lower part neatly encases the other necessities. Another
beautiful bag at right is the product of a cosmetic house famous the world over, Adequately equipped with beauty aids, it is a
luxurious and outstanding gift. And don’t forget about turbans. A variety of styles similar to the one worn in the picture are
now to be found.
ToyGunVery
Unsuitable
Plaything
Bov’s Activities
Influence His
Later Life
By ANGELO PATRI.
Play is a child's business in life
It means as much to him as his
father's business means to father
and the family. He goes about it
with keen interest and he puts all
he has into the game, be it tag or
•'G" men. It is better not to make
it “G" men.
I am concerned about gun play
because play is the introduction to
all activity. A child plays for about
12 years without any thought or idea
of work. Gradually this play ac
tivity changes. Bits of work begin
to show in the pattern. He builds
himself a hut. She knits herself a
scarf and weaves it into the play
The game goes on because it is the
child's life expression.
We. after many years of living
with children, have come to believe
that every activity that children
practice merges into the next ac
tivity, giving it quality and strength
and direction. To that end one
would select values in games
wherever possible. Gun games
would set certain qualities in a
child's attitudes and behavior; and,
to my way of thinking, those quali
ties are not what we, his friends,
would choose for him, and for those
who might come under his influ
ence.
When a small boy—not so small
either, considering his 11 years—
steals softly up behind an elderly
woman, his hostess, and snaps a toy
pistol behind her head, who can call
his behavior valuable? When a
group of 7-year-olds hide in the
shrubbery and dash out yelling
wildly at the riders on the bridle
path, frightening the horses and
throwing a rider, who can call their
behavior valuable, even decent?
Children do not know the impli
cations of their behavior, but the
grown people who give them the
toy guns and smile at their playing
with them ought to understand, if
they do not. Bad manners do lead
to bad conduct and much trouble
for child and family.
There are many good games for
children of all ages. There are
balls, racquets, tools, cameras, fish
ing rods, bats, boards and boats.
The world is full of ways to happi
ness and Joy, and many of them
are open to all children. Parents
and friends who give children toy
pistols, guns, uniforms that suggest
guns and war and gangs, knives to
be carried in a sheath in the belt,
are responsible for whatever ill
effects these things have upon the
children and society.
It is all very well to say that boys
must be trained to use guns in
defense of their country. If that
were true, it does not apply to chil
dren, at least in this country. A gun
used to defend one’s country is an
instrument of death and it ill be
comes any one to put such an in
strument in the hands of a child or
such a thought into his mind.
Thoughts have a way of becoming
action!.
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Dorothy Dix Says—
Husband Violates Marriage Laws
If He Takes Other Women Out
Dear Miss Dflc: How do you
interpret personal liberty for a mar
ried man? Does it mean freedom
to go anywhere he desires with
whomsoever he desires? My hus
band claims that because he is
married is no reason why he should
not have a sweetheart to make life
interesting for him. He says he is
50 years ahead of the times and
that the day will come when no one
will be criticized for enjoying a little
Innocent fun. At present his enam
srata is a married woman. He takes
her out to places of amusement and
rarely ask me to go anywhere un
less he can have this particular
woman with him, too. For the last
two summers he has insisted on
spending our vacation with the
"other woman” and her husband,
which does not make it pleasant for
me or the woman's husband. My
husband insists that he is broad
minded and that I may have the
privilege of amusing myself as he
does, but on the few occasions when
[ have gone out with a man there
have been questionings and argu
ments. My husband says he cannot
see why I should object to his affairs
because he would not leave me for
any other woman and he thinks that
I should be as sweet and loving as
ever to him and should be willing
to share with with other women.
Should I? X. Y. Z.
Answer—My idea of the personal
liberty to which a married man is
entitled is the right to pick out his
own neckties, have sole possession of
his hairbrush, be permitted to eat
what he likes without being told
how bad it is for his digestion; to
| have an evening off every week if
j he wants it and to be able to go
off on fishing or hunting party with
his cronies every now and then.
But a married man's personal lib
erty stops there or thereabout and
it certainly doesn't include the priv
ilege of philandering and spending
his time and his money on other
women, while his wife sits at home
by her lonesome wondering where
her wandering boy is tonight. There
is no compulsion about marriage. A
man isn't shanghaied into it when
he is drunk or doped. He goes into
it of his ow’n free will and accord,
well knowing the obligations and
restrictions it lays upon him. He
knows that he is swearing at the
altar to give up all other women
for one. He knows that he is for
feiting his personal liberty and un
less he is willing to live up to the
contract he has made he has no
right to marry.
When a philanderer tells his wife
the he loves her he lies, because
if he still loved her he would not
need the society of other women to
entertain him, nor would he spend
his time with them instead of her.
If he loved his wife he would not
hurt her and humiliate her as he
does by flirting around with other
women.
But, unfortunately, there is noth
ing a wife can do toward reforming
a philandering husband. Neither
tears or arguments or persuasions
will stop him. He will go on chasing
every skirt until he gets too old
and rheumatic to keep up with the
debutantes, and then he will come
back and expect to be made the
family pet. DOROTHY DIX.
To Delight Children
By BARONESS PIANTONL
If all animals were as gay and playful as these look, man need never
fear them. Our winsome lamb, bear, elephant, donkey, etc., can be em
broidered or appliqued on towels, crib covers and children’s clothes. They
brighten anything they adorn.
To obtain this pattern, send for No. 1217 and inclose 15 cents In
stamps or coin to cover service and postagfe. Address orders to the Needle
work Editor of The Evening Star.
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Rare Recipes
From South
America
Very Helpful New
Volume Useful
To All Cooks
Bv BETSY CASWELL.
The ‘‘good neighbor policy” gets
another boost with the publication
of the latest cookbook by those in
veterate epicures, Cora. Rose and
Bob Brown. “The South American
Cook Book,” just off the presses of
Doubleday, Doran & Co. of New York,
i makes delightful reading, as well as
| being ‘‘an appetizing anthology of
i the best recipes from the Rio Grande
to Tierra del Fuego.” This claim,
! made by the publishers on the book's
colorful jacket, is not an exaggera
! tion; if you are interested in know
[ ing the real lowdown on the cuisine
: of our Southern neighbors, you could
have no better guide.
The Browns have written 11 cook
j books, all of an unusually high
| standard, but in this most recent
one they seem to have surpassed
even those attempts. They have
spent several years in South Ameri
can countries, learning the native
cooking, and their translation of
these sometimes difficult recipes
into practical United States English
is a masterly piece of work. They
make helpful suggestions for various
substitutes for ingredients that can
not be procured here, and the
various recipes are interspersed with
interesting sidelights on the customs
and manners of the countries from
whence they came.
Here are all your wonderful bar
becues, your tomales, humitas, etc.
Here you may find a weird and col
orful array of fish, flesh and fowl
that you would never have dreamed
of as being edible. And the section
devoted to rice and beans gives you
some brand-new and mighty inter
esting ideas for preparing them in
various ways.
Whether you aspire to a knowl
edge of international cookery, or
simply enjoy the type of food usually
associated with the Southern conti
nent, then this book deserves a
place of honor on your kitchen book
shelf.
My Neighbor Says:
Bulbs grown in the house will
bloom more profusely if they
are occasionally fed with liquid
fertilizer. Use one-half an
ounce of fertilizer to a gallon
of water, and give one-half cup
of this liquid to each pot of
bulbs.
After the greater part of an
Edam cheese has been removed,
the shell may be stuffed with
cooked and seasoned macaroni
or rice and baked.
When sandwiches are butter
ed, the filling is not so likely to
soak into the bread and make
it soggy.
Before placing steaks and
chops on the broiler pan, heat
the pan sizzling hot. Steaks
and chops will not then stick
to the pan.
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Learning to Smoke Will
Not Increase a Girl’s
Popularity With Boys
Decline Proffered Cigarette
By a Simple ‘No, Thank You,*
And Let the Matter Drop
By KAY CALDWELL and ALDEN HARRISON.
“Dear Kay Caldwell and Alden Harrison:
“I am a girl, 16 years of age, puzzled about smoking with boys. I
haven’t gone out with boys very often, and don't know whether or not to
smoke when they offer me a cigarette.
“Some people say that boys admire girls who don't smoke: others
say they like girls to smoke. Naturally, I want to be popular with boys,
and I want to know what they admire.
“If you happen to put this in the paper, please don't sign my name.
Just sign it^- "PUZZLED."
The Harrison half of this columning combination presents a credit
able imitation of a chimney on every possible occasion. The Caldwell
sector is as smokeless as an electric refrigerator. So we feel that we
can give you a fair and unbiased viewpoint on the smoking question—
for boys as well as girls.
And we say emphatically that if you haven't yet learned to smoke,
by all means don't do it. We doubt that any boy ever admired a girl
more because she smoked, and we know positively that there are plenty
of boys who definitely dislike the habit in a girl, even though t.»tey con
ceal their feelings.
In declining a cigarette, however, it is neither desirable nor neces
sary to make a special point of the
fact that you don't smoke. Merely
to say, “No, thank you,” Is enough.
After you have done this a few
times, the boy will realize that you
don't smoke, and the matter will be
settled.
The question of smoking is no
longer one of morals, or even of
social custom. It is primarily a
question of health. Almost every
smoker would advise a young person
not to start smoking, even if the
smoker himself had no prejudice
against the practice, and would not
think of stopping himself.
It's just one of those things which
you'll never miss if you don't start
it. So why acquire a habit that is
expensive, that can be a good deal
of a nuisance, and that may have
bad effects on your health? The
only possible argument that can be
advanced for a girl's smoking with a
boy is that it creates a friendly. com
panionable atmosphere. But you
can create that easily enough with
out dragging on a cigarette.
So don't be misled into smoking
in an effort to please boys. Far
more of them will be neutral, or ac
tually displeased by the habit, than
will be attracted by it.
“Dear Miss Caldwell and Mr. Har
rison:
"I am going to a school play with
another couple who live here, but
my date is from out of town. Due
to these circumstances, the other
couple and I will pick up my date
at his home.
“Here is my problem: Should I go
up to the door alone, should my girl
friend's escort go up with me or
should all three of us go to the
door?
‘1 have never before met this
boy s mother. What should I say
to her when she opens the door?
How can I introduce us all?
"MARY P.”
Sorry, Mary, but you tried three
guesses and they were all wrong.
The proper procedure in this
situation is for your girl friend's
escort to go up to the door alone
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and bring the boy you are dating
out to the car.
A boy who finds himself in the
company of two girls, even for a
short time, is bound to serve as
escort to both of them. That's
something for you Romeos to re
member when old pal Eddie dashes
off to buy cigarettes or make a
phone call. Don't let Eddie's girl
down while he is gone.
When you drive up in front of
your date's house, Mary, ask your
friend's escort if he will please go
in and tell your date that you have
arrived. The fact tlfat he may not
have met the other boy makes no
difference—it will be easy for him
to introduce himself.
But if for any reason you are
stopping for a short time at your
escort's house, then all three of you
should go up to the door. In that
case, when Mrs. Jones opens the
door you should say, "Mrs. Jones?
I am Mary Smith. This is Margery
Blank and this is Paul Johnson.
We've come to get John.”
In Introducing your escort, John,
to your two companions, merely
say, "Margery, this is John Jones—
Margery Blank. And Paul Johnson
—John Jones ” Introductions be
tween young people are best made
in as simple, informal language as
possible. Just remember to intro
duce boys to girls, mentioning the
girl's name first.
Kay Caldwell and Alden Harrison
are experts at solving youthful
what-to-do's. If you have a prob
lem, they’re eager to help you. Ad
dress them in care of The Evening
Star, inclosing a 3-cent stamp.
Deviled Round Steak
Make a sauce of 4 tablespoons
lemon juice, 1 teaspoon Worcester
shire sauce, 1 tablespoon grated
onion, 3 teaspoons melted butter or
bacon drippings, and 4 tablespoons
chili sauce. Rub the steak well with
mustard, then let it stand fit the
sauce for one hour before cooking.
Brown it in hot lard, season, add a
small amount of liquid, cover, and
cook slowly until done.
Flattering Touch of Lace
For Afternoon Wear
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1806 B
By BARBARA BELL.
If you're seeking a slenderizing
and really distinguished afternoon
style, you’ll certainly like this grace
ful dress. With above-the-table de
tails that make it unusually smart
for bridge afternoons and lunch
eons, it fits beautifully into a full
and busy social program. Also, it
is figure-flattering, with all the em
phasis placed on the bodice, which
has inside shoulder tucks to give
a high-busted line.
The touch of lace, newly impor
tant in the fashion picture, is both
dressy and flattering. The front
panel of the skirt, cut high in the
front, is decidedly slenderizing, with
its up-and-down effect; the waist
line is made even slimmer and
smoother by the side belts, fastened
in the back. Velvet, wool, broadcloth
and flat crepe, In rich dark brown
or green, are extremely smart for
this design,
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Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1806-B
is designed for sizes 36, 38, 40, 42,
44, 46, 48 50 and 52. Size 38 requires
5% yards of 39-inch material for
long sleeves; 5Vi yards for short; 1
yard of laee for vestee.
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