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Pungent Relishes of All Kinds Are Bound to Add Zest to Anv Meal --♦ I---—- ' I ♦ ■- ' ▲ ■■ ■ ■■■■ . " Youth Has Its Many Problems Boy Asks for Aid In Overcoming Shy Approach By KAY CALDWELL and ALDEN HARRISON. Dear Columnists: At the close of any gathering to which the young people have come alone, such as a Young People's meeting at church on Sunday even ing, or even a party how would a fellow go about asking one of the girls if he could take her home? Perhaps it seems silly, but I could never know just how to go about this, or what to say. If I had a car, perhaps I could just say “Would you like a ride home?” But I have no car; and anyway, I’d rather walk. Can you give me some hints on what to say or the proper form to use. and how to lead up to it? Thanks in advance. D. F. S. There’s no special form to be used In this situation. It's merely a mat ter of getting the question asked as easily and naturally as possible. It’s smart to make a point of be ing near the girl and talking to her as the evening is drawing to a close. Then you can inquire about her arrangements for getting home in the regular course of the conversa tion, without being forced to walk up to her stiffly and blurt it out. As for the words too use, you might remark, “I’d like to walk home with you, if you haven't made any other arrangements.” However, you don't have to wait until the gathering is about to break up before popping the ques tion. Watch for an opportunity during the evening, and when it presents itself, say “Is anyone tak ing you home? If not, I wonder if I might?” Sometimes it isn't even necessary to ask in so many words. Often a fellow can engage a girl in an ab sorbing conversation and just na turally leave with her, escorting her home almost "by accident.” But this isn't quite so satisfactory to the girl, and the fellow always runs the danger of having some other and bolder boy step up and take the girl away from him. Incidently, we don't think these questions are silly, because we know how many fellows are bothered by this same problem. And there’s a hint for you girls. It may be diffi cult for you to believe that a big. bold male could feel uncomfortable about a simple matter such as this —but many of them do. So if a boy is hanging around, obviously with something on his mind, give him a little encouragement. He'll be grateful if you make the ordeal as easy as possible. Dear Miss Caldwell & Mr. Harrison: For about two years I have been going with a very nice boy, and I like him better than the other boys I date. My mother also approves heartily of Mm. He takes me out quite a bit over the week-ends, and is proud to introduce me to his friends. We have a lot In common, but he doesn’t talk very much. When he does, he speaks in such a low tone that I have to say “What?” or “Please repeat that” or some thing of the sort. This embarrasses me very much, for I am a good listener, and I hate to have him think I am bored when he talks. What should I do? FRANCES V. The situation is not your fault, j but the boy's—for talking in such an indistinct way. Many people are guilty of this unfortunate habit, which is usually caused by shyness or self-consciousness. You'll be do ing the boy a real favor if you help him correct it, for it's undoubtedly a handicap to him in his contacts with other people, as well as with you. So don’t merely say “What?” or ask him to repeat his words. In stead, say something like, “Sorry, Bill, but I just can’t hear you." Or ask him if he couldn't talk a little louder. Get over to him the idea that you are very much interested : in what he is saying, and that his low tone of voice really makes things difficult for you. Since you know him quite well, and like him so much, you might discuss the whole matter with him In a frank and friendly way. He seems like a nice person, and he’ll undoubtedly understand that you’re not reproaching him, but are sin cerely interested in his welfare. Dressed-Up Chops When they are still sizzling, spread lamb chops with mint Jelly. fr by lolette fbtoadlijal &n<t tlijll— —flon 7 Don't trim up ups I and thighs. Reject narrow shoulder ef fects hecrmse thev spicuous skirt panels and slight fullness across the thighs. bqiM* (Mtunh he Kitty’s Diet of Raw Meat Insures Her Happiness By MART ALLEN HOOD. One of those mysteries which has provided hours of discussion among pet owners has finally been solved. It has been definitely established that a straight diet of cooked meat, canned or fresh, is not good for cats, and the experiments conducted to arrive at this conclusion leave not even a shadow of a doubt. The doctors who worked out the theory for the American Medical AecAoiaHetn araMM^ maIIk tMlA.A.i.J.* I Association weren’t really interested< in the cat’s point of view. They were thinking of human tendencies, but the people who are owned by cats should find the information extremely helpful. Somebody else can worry about humans. In the course of the experiment the doctors took two batches of house cats of the nice short-haired variety. To one group they fed raw looked gfrumpy and cross meat exclusively, while the other received only cooked meat. Both had their menus rounded out with milk and cod-liver oil, and all were kept penned up so they couldn't add mice and other delicacies to their diet. The main difference in the first generation of felines was found in their coat and disposition. Those cats who ate raw meat were happy, their coats gleamed, and they ap peared in highest spirits. On the other hand, those who dined upon a prepared repast became grumpy tjfUr Jookinp for a. can opener and cross, and their coats looked spiky. A lack of energy characterized the second generation. The kittens of the cooked-meat school of thought didn’t want to climb things be cause it took too much ambition to get down again. When leaping about they were likely to fall on their noses, and their coats were as dull as their dispositions were sharp. Meantime the raw-meat eat ers played .gayly and happily on. When the third generation was produced the observers knew that the experiment was just about com Grace and Gallantry By BARONESS PIANTONI. Beautiful as a Mozart minuet is this charming motif for filet edging with matching embroidery. You will be extremely proud of it on fine linens and it should be a joy to work on at odd moments. The pattern comprises full information and instructions: also filet diagram and eight hot-iron transfer designs for the embroidery (four of two designs). ' Ask for No. 1504 and inclose 15 cents. Address orders to the Needle wcA Editor of The Evening Star. I plete. The cats whose ancestors had dined exclusively on cooked meat simply refused to be interest ed in life in any form. They were smaller than the corresponding third generation of the raw-meat addicts, and all they did was crawl around and look thoroughly miser able. As cats they were total fail ures. However, our bouncing de vourers of uncooked meat were hav ing a wonderful time being alive and happy and very glad they had come. So, to sum it all up, cats need raw meat. House cats who have a chance to go out can make up for the inadequacy of their diet, though sometimes they aren’t too choosy as to what they add. However, apart ment house cats, those who must remain within the domain, should be fed raw meat once a day if pos sible. There’s no getting around the fact that cats are carniverous; you don't catch tigers looking for can openers. Now Is the Time to Start Stocking Preserves Closet With Supply for Winter Difficulty Noted in Obtaining Adequate Supplies of Tiny Cucumbers for Pickling By BETSY CASWELL. Woman'* Editor. Today’s group of recipes is composed of special request "numbers" that we have printed in other years and which some of our readers are anxious to use again. Relishes of all kinds seem to be decidedly popular, judging by the number of letters and telephone calls that come in asking for such recipes. And there is no doubt about it, that a good, snappy accompaniment to meats and other dishes Is always Kir tKa familir niKan _..._ welcomed by the family when win-^ try days descend upon us once again. It seems to be increasingly hard to find the tiny cucumbers that we require in many of our pickles and rel ishes. Occasion ally one of the markets will have a bushel or two for sale—es pecially those markets where / produce from nearby is on sale certain days in the week. But these sources cannot always c»»»eii. be depended upon to furnish the little "cukes” Just when we need them. Therefore, we suggest that you snap up any that you happen to run across, as real treasures, and make your pickles without delay! CHOW CHOW, pound English mustard. V2 ounce tumeric. 2 tablespoons mustard seed. 1 quart string beans. >3 gallon vinegar. 1 cup sugar, pint olive oil. 1 cauliflower. 1 quart baby cucumbers. 1 quart button onions. Boil the cauliflower, beans and onions separately. When tender, mix them with the cucumbers, which have been soaked for 24 hours in strong cold salt water. Put the vine gar in a kettle, mix the mustard and tumeric together, moisten them with a little cold vinegar; stir them into the hot vinegar, stirring con stantly until mixture begins to thicken. Add the sugar, mustard seed and oil. stir again and pour mixture, while hot, over the vege tables, which have been cut in small pieces. Pour all Into hot ster ilized jars and seal. PEPPER HASH. 12 red peppers. 12 green peppers. 1V4 cups sugar. 15 white onions. 1H pints vinegar. 3 tablespoons salt. Chop the peppers and the onions. Cover with boiling water and al low to stand for 10 minutes. Drain, cover again with boiling water and let stand for the same length of time. Add all the other Ingredients and cook In an enamel saucepan for 15 minutes. Place In hot sterilised jars and seal at once. CABBAGE RELISH. 5 green peppers. 1 head cabbage. 1 Bermuda onion. 2 tablespoons brown sugar. 2 tablespoons salt. 2 tablespoons mustard seed. 1 quart vinegar. 10 whole cloves. 1 stick cinnamon. 2 blades mace. 12 whole allspice. Remove stems and seeds from the green peppers and the outside leaves of the cabbage. Chop line, add minced onion, brown sugar, salt, mustard seed and spiced vinegar. To prepare spiced vinegar heat vine gar with the spices, simmer eight minutes, cool and strain. This pickle need not be sealed airtight, for it will keep six weeks or more in a small crock. CORN RELISH. 1 quart raw com, cut from cob. 3 cups chopped cabbage. 1 cup chopped celery. 3 red peppers, seeded. 1 green pepper, seeded. 1 chopped onion. 1 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons salt. 3 Vi tablespoons mustard. 3 cups vinegar. Mix all ingredients well and cook until the corn is soft and tender. This should take about 15 or 20 minutes. Pour into sterilized Jars or bottles and seal. TOMATO RELISH. 12 peck green tomatoes. 12 red peppers. 12 green peppers. 1 cabbage. 10 onions. 3 tablespoons salt. 3 cups sugar. 2 Vi cups vinegar. 3 tablespoons mustard seed. 1 teaspoon tumeric. Put the vegetables through the food chopper, mix thoroughly and sprinkle with the salt. Let stand for 12 hours. Drain and mix in the rest of the ingredients. Boil hard for 20 minutes, pour into hot, sterilized jars and seal at once. Store in a cool, dark place. __ ! _ Day Nursery Is Best For Runaway Easier to Watch Him in a Group Than Alone By ANGELO PATRI. David is almost 4, alert and eager to see all that is to be seen. His eagerness leads him to strange places, such as the top of gates, down cellars, behind counters, into garages where he has been hauled out from under cars, grease-covered but happy. He wanted to see how they looked underneath. Such unaccountable behavior keeps the child’s mother on edge. She has to keep him in sight every minute of the day, but, of course, sometimes loses him. He is away like a jack rabbit and she has to go looking for him all over the neighborhood. There is nobody to leave him with so he has to be taken along on shopping trips and to the mar kets. His mother holds him by the hand just as long as she can. One day she was paying the bill at the counter. How he did it nobody knows, but when she had paid the bill and taken her change and reached down for David’s hand, he was gone. It took an hour to find him. He was out in the back of the shop crawling in and out of crates to see what was in them. When the streets are as unsafe as ours are, this is a dreadful situa tion for mother and child. Nobody can relieve his mother because no body wants the responsibility for his safety. He has to get out for air and exercise. He climbs under and over the fence, no gate stops him, so the yard is no help. The only solution I can see for such runaway children is a nursery school group for as many hours a day as the class is in session. Es cort him to the class and back. He will stay with the children, and the teacher will make certain he does. It is much easier to hold him in a class than by himself. When taking such a child down town among the shoppers it is wise to put his harness on. That Is an arrangement of straps, one across his chest and back, one over each shoulder, riveted to the main one, and two stout lines. Horse lines, the children call this outfit. They like to play horse with it. The child’s mother holds the lines and he trots along with her always under her hand. Some such precaution as this is wise for all little ones who are find ing their way about. It saves them from getting ahead of themselves on street crossings, from straying away from their mothers. No mat ter how watchful a mother is she is certain to forget the child for an Instant, and that is long enough for him to get into trouble. Runaway children are those who exhaust the possibilities of home quickly. They want companionship, activity and adventure. Fitting up the yard with play equipment and bringing in playmates will help, but the nursery group and the harness sesm to ancnmpllth mere. Our Quest for Beauty Slacks and Shorts Not Approved As Correct Bowling Costumes By HELEN VOGT. You can bare the midriff on the beach, display an expanse of back on the dance floor or play tennis in shorts that are as revealing as a gossip columnist's inside stories. However. If you want to win friends and in fluence fellow duckpin addicts, you'll look carefully to your attire next time you go bowling. You see, folks high up in bawling circles are protesting, and loudly, the costumes chosen by many of the< lady devotees of this popular sport. Certain styles, they feel, are inap propriate in a gathering where there are likely to be folks of all ages, sizes and temperaments. And since this pastime has become such a widely accepted one. bowling outfits should follow certain regulations just as definitely as riding togs cling to their traditions. Chief complaint about the lady bowlers has to do with their lately developed passion for wearing play suits boasting shorts and slacks, rhe blouses of the latter, we shudder to relate, are often backless, but even if they are equipped with suffi cient material playsuits are still not the proper togs for the sport. Also listed as incorrect are halter neck lines and shirt-tails flapping in the breeze. From the sublime to the ri diculous, or vice versa, are the girls who go bowling looking as though they were set for a pink tea. These are the ladies with the flowing sashes, dangling jewelry and too tight dresses. Add to the list of “dont's” the wearing of high-heeled shoes or those with rubber heels which manage to ruin the alleys for the people who follow. But before you throw up your hands in despair and mutter, "Aw. gosh, if that's the case I’ll just give up bowling,” here’s the list of perfectly acceptable and highly ap proved fashions for duckpin devotees. Simple one-piece dresses with suf ficient room for action; culottes and shirt—provided the shirt will stay tucked inside; two-piece dresses if these, too, are long enough to stay anchored—all are the proud pos sessors of an official O. K. from the people who know what makes for smart attire on the bowling alley. Materials can be any soft, cool sports fabric, preferably of the crease-re sistant variety to eliminate as many of those unsightly wrinkles as pos sible. As you probably know, there are special bowling shoes, just as there are golf shoes. These have low heels, a special composition sole and a tip on the toe to slide or stop you from sliding when the occasion de mands it. They’re comfortable and correct—which is just about as much recommendation as any fash ion could require. It’s a very strange thing, but the girls who are so particular about the proper type of clothes at every other time will wear all the wrong things for their sport participation —and never seem to give it a second thought. Perhaps one of the most important rules of a well-dressed woman is to be always appropriately garbed, and there seems to be no logical reason why this philosophy shouldn’t extend to bowling cos tumes as well as to evening gowns or cocktail dresses. There has been a great deal of comment about the lack of good taste in the clothes seen here and there about the bowl ine allays, and tt hardly seems necessary to add that the comment Is not on the flattering side. We've mentioned all this because we had a call from a lady, very prominent in this activity, who felt that many girls may be unaware that they are choosing the wrong type of costume. All we can say is that we are sure there are very few women who would intentionally flaunt the decrees of fashion—and in this case the fashion angle is informal, though none the less im portant. So, if you’ve been going out for an evening of bowling look ing as though you were off to a week end at the seashore, how about remedying the situation by wearing the type of thing that has long been approved by experts at the game? We promise that your stand ing as a well-groomed person will improve, and so undoubtedly will your score. Manners Of the Moment The side-seat driver who always has to press her feet on the floor boards with a sort of agonizing tenseness when she wants the car to slow up, is sometimes maddening to the driver. He considers her actions a little more than a hint. They are, in effect, more nerve wracking than out-and-out back sea( driving. The girl starts her antics almost before she has the door closed. She makes motions with her hands and feet about getting the car started which are supposed to be involun tary. Perhaps they are, but they give the driver the impression that she is trying to give him the idea that she knows more about driving than he does. This keeps up throughout the trip. She puts on the brakes, she steps on the starter, she turns the wheel, all in pantomime. And the driver usu ally could wring her neck when he gets home. He should make her sit in the back seat, where he can’t see her. JEAN. Dressing in Sandwich Cooked salad dressing or mayon naise fills the bill for most sand wiches. Butter may sometimes be omitted in sandwiches that contain salad dressing. Becoming Smock-Frock Latest and Best Fashion For Expectant Mothers By BARBARA BELL. , The smock-frock fashion is by all odds thr most becoming, com fortable and smart-looking style that mothers-to-be can wear. Its youthful good looks appear at their best in this new version with slant ing yokeline aBd tailored collar of white to match the self-collar. The skirt is, of course, adjustable. Barbara Bell pattern No. 1227-B is designed for sizes 14, 16, 18. 20;: 40 and 42. Corresponding bust measurements 32, 34, 36, 38. 40 and 42. Size 16 (34) requires 5*3 yards of 30-inch material without nap; !3 contrasting. It's ready! Barbara Bells new! fashion book, with almost 100 sparkling new designs for after noon, daytime and winter sports! Lovely things for you and the chil dren, all smarter than smart, ex BARBARA BELL, Washington Star. Inclose 25 cents In coins for Pattern No. 1227-B. Size. Name .-. Address _ (Wrap coins securely In paper.) clusively designed for you! Send 15 cents for it today! Spend less and still have all the clothes you want. Jelly Glaze A glaze of current Jelly gives “that different flavor” to lamb roast. Beautifying The Figure At Beach Exercises on Sand Efficacious for Muscle Toning By PATRICIA LINDSAY. You should be s-s figure conscious during the summer months as you are during the winter and keep the curves whittled down and your mus cles firm and strong! You know, I advise relaxation and plenty of rest during the hot weather—but I do not advocate permitting your nor mal weight to increase and your flesh to grow soft as a Jellyfish! You relax and rest better if you exercise some, and you burn up the extra energy which otherwise would go into unbecoming fat! When you are next at the beach you might go through this simple but efficacious schedule which Ellen Ballon, lovely young Canadian pian ist, finds to be both appropriate for beach practice and very efficacious for muscle firming. Lie on the sand in your bathing suit. Stretch from fingertips to toes. Keep your arms overhead with elbows held cloee to your ears, hips and shoulders flat on the sand. Slowly raise your head and should ders and arms until you are in a sitting position, remembering to keep your arms outstretched all the time. Then reverse and gradually lower your upper body until you are lying fiat again. Lie flat on your back and swing your left leg far across your body until your face touches the sand. Then with another swing, your right leg crosses your body. Roll from side to side in this manner until you must pause for breath. That is a good one to do on the floor at home. Hold on to a safety rope in the water, or to the edge of a dock or pool. Allow your body to rise and float. Then, keeping your knees stiff and your toes pointed, kick your legs up and down, scissor fash ion, until you are weary. Pause and repeat again. Then turn over and float on your back with arms stretched out at shoulder level. Kick your legs up and down rapidly until they are tired. Relax, kick again. This exer cise <which I admit is strenuous, but fun) is a sure way of reducing too thick thighs and calves. It also firms the muscles of the abdomen, which in turn narrows the waist line. Worth your effort? You bet it is. When you come out of the water lie on an 8-pound medicine ball with the weight of your body falling on your abdomen. Roll the ball by pushing your body forward and backward and sideways—without letting your feet or hands touch the sand! If you can do that, you're good! -—CUP THIS IICIM Ulc Coffee Spice Cake tmtbd and afprovd IT TNI McCOKBOCK OOlVfOMtt BOARD 2 eopi sifted cake flour; 2 tops. >n*: powder: hi Up. mlt; J4 Up. McCormick singer ; 1% tape. McCor mick cinnamon : Up. McCormick clorec; % Up. McCormick milling ; ^4 rap natter; 1 cup «ugnr * eggm. S tbepe. moingea; T tbepe. eoid, ctrong coffee. ■Ut floor, taking poo tag. alt and rail ■■ together. Ocaa batter and add agar grnduur. Add ago mm at a time and tael until BghL Add i Alternated add flam a little at • time I__i •far each addition. Baka in 1 ormaod t-lach la>w pane at *T5*F ter U au ra. or mtn dona. From with aar batter rraatina or with T-mlanta imng. The lapwa mar be pel together with apple earn v alioed banaaae if daairad. HOTfi — Ta am bam laanNa with ear JJgra •“ the bam aptem McCormick.. They're oool groond ta pramna tha rich amanual alia that jroarmtaa Una flame. Answering Readers’ Queries Bridal Gown Taboo Only if Girl Has Married Before By EMILY POST. When a girl marries a widower ■he may of course make whatever plans she chooses, since it is her first marriage and there is no ban against the remarriage of a widower either by state or church. But in the following letter a young woman describes a less simple problem. After saying that she wants to be married in white and in a church, she explains, “My fiance feels that the fact that he has been married and divorced precludes any real preparation for the wedding. But I have never been married and always have wanted to be a real bride and Invite all my relatives and friends.” To this I can at least answer that of course you may wear a bridal dress and veil, and invite as many relatives and friends as you want to. You may also have a collation or a breakfast, and a wedding cake. But whether you can be married by a clergyman and in a church, or whether you can even be married in your own State, depends upon the finding of the court in your fiance's divorce. Since a man of honor—no matter how blameless—does not pub licize the short-comings of his wife, he can seldom be pronounced so un questionably innocent as to be per mitted to be remarried in church. Dear Mrs. Post: My husband and I have received an invitation to a silver wedding anniversary recep tion of people we know only through infrequent business dealings with the husband. We scarcely know the wife. My husband and I don’t care to go; in fact, we have an engagement of long standing for that same evening. Can we be ex pected to make some acknowledg ment of this invitation? Answer—Beyond writing a note of regret, it is not necessary to do anything. On the other hand, it would be both courteous and proper to send a few flowers on the day of the reception, with your Mr. and Mrs. visiting card inclosed, on which you write your best wishes. * * * * Dear Mrs. Post: I take my wife with me on business trips occa sionally. 'When I’m alone I register at hotels as John Smith and the name of the company I represent. But I can’t very well write Mr. and Mrs. and the name of the XYZ Co., implying that we both work for the company. Or can I? 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