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Fashion’s Figurative ‘Hall of Shame’ Lists Requirements for Membership
How to Be Included Among!
'Worst-Dressed Women’
Carefully Explained
Recognize the Style Pitfalls
In Order Successfully to
Avoid Usual Mistakes
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By Helen Vogt
Wagging an editorial finger at any reader who happened to be passing
by, a well-known fashion magazine recently presented a number of sure
fire wavs to lose a husband. Women, of course, are expected to take heed,
and by knowing the pitfalls in advance, to play the course neatly around
these marital sandtraps.
It seems to us that the same thing might work in a discussion of
Clothes, so herewith we present all the things you can do if your one
ambition in life is to be a fashion failure. We promise that attention
to these little details will place you high in the ranks of worst-dressed
women, and that if you follow this advice your clothes problem will be
non-existent. Nobody will notice you anyway.
First, you can turn up your nose at alterations. Never have any
thing properly fitted from tailored suits to evening dresses. And hemlines?
Don't bother with them; they’ll probably change next year, so why worry? ;
Don’t bother about your coiffure. Just wash your hair every once
In a while and fix it any old way. Or. stick to the same coiffure you've
been wearing for years, whether or not it's becoming to your present face.
Buy any color that looks pretty to you. Forget about whether it does
funny things to your skin or makes your figure look like an overstuffed
sofa. And if you don’t have time to change accessories, go right on out
with that brown bag ana black shoes •
and think nothing of it.
Forget all about your fingernails.
You work hard around the house or
office a 14 day, so why shouldn't your
rails be broken, with the polish
peeling off? And skip those mani
cures you've been having. Ragged
cuticles are practically inconspicuous
—when you're gearing gloves.
Speaking of gloves, it’s so much
trouble to keep your white ones
freshly laundered. You wear them
once and they're black, so just let
them go on being dirty. And as for
that, split seam, just ignore it. 'cause
It never holds when you sew it up,
anyway.
Oive up this silly notion about
lnudering hose and undies nightly
and don't pay any attention when
people tell you your hose wear better
if washed after each wearing.
Leave your dress shields in your
My Neighbor Says:
One teaspoon of onion juice
or half a sliced raw onion added
to mashed potatoes gives them
a different flavor.
Toast water is simple to make
and appeals to those, especially
invalids, who like toast. Toast
stale bread and cut into squares.
Powder into crumbs and add a
pinch of salt and a cup of boil
ing water. Let it stand an hour.
Hub through a sieve and serve
hot or cold with a little cream
and powdered sugar.
To make a gelatin dessert in
layers divide jelly in three por
tions and put one portion in
bottom of mold. When firm
decorate, if desired, with can
died cherries and cover with a
second portion, beaten until
light. When that is firm cover
with a layer of plain jelly. Mold,
chill, cut in slices and serve.
The different layers may be
colored pink and green.
sleeves for countless wearing*, too, j
and turn your back on stupid ideas :
about a complete change of lingerie
each and every morning.
Stop fretting about your slip
showing. Let it hang an inch or
2 below your hemline and be sure j
it shows when dancing. As for
shoulder straps, those little adjust
able gadgets are just a whim, so
knot your straps up nicely and
never, never shorten a slip at the
hem. By all means, wear white
slips or even pink ones under sheer
navy or black frocks and be confi
dent that they will show through.
Be a little too busy or lazy to
have your heels fixed. It takes a
lot of time and trouble to have new i
taps put on them, especially when
you can walk on the wood or suede
part with practically no extra dis
comfort. Sew up runs in the part
of your hose that shows, too, so
that there’s a conspicuously sewed
up stretch in every pair.
Stuff your purses just as full of
useless things as you can. It gives
them a nice, heavy look as though
they were instruments of assault,
designed for beating passing stran
gers instead of for carrying necessi
ties. Be sure to have everything
from your comb to your card case
full of tobacco—and ignore the
business of putting clean puffs in
your compacts.
Don’t bother to learn about proper
make-up colors or how to apply
the stuff. Just slap on your cos
metics any wav at all. The idea is
to get color into your face by hook
or crook, isn't it? So why the fuss
about correctly applied rouge and
lipstick, carefully blended?
Give your figure nary a thought.
Go in for rich desserts and shun
exercise with an intensity positively
fanatic. Forget that soap and wa
ter is good stuff and decide that
perfume and cologne are unneces
sary feminine frills.
And if you do all of those things,
we promise you a niche in the fash
ion “hall of shame.” And, lady,
you'll deserve it!
Stylish Princess Frock
Designed for Juniors
1371 -B
By Barbara Bell
The princess style is one of the
Tery best for petite figures, espe
cially when it is designed, as this
one is. to give a little roundness at
the bustline, as well as to follow the
Incurve of a small waist and to
flare at the hem. That over-the
shoulder detailing is a version of
the smart new soft-shoulder effect
that you'll find very becoming, too.
And the scalloped neckline frames
your face delightfully.
This design is useful for home
frocks of gingham, linen and per
cale, as well as runabout frocks of
spun rayon, flat crepe or silk print.
The fashion is so extremely simple
that you can let yourself go in the
way of color, choosing brilliant
stripes or checks or plaids as well
as gay plain tones. A very easy
frock to make.
Barbara Bell pattern No. 1371-B
is designed for sizes 11, 13, 15, 17
and 19. Corresponding bust meas
urements 29. 31, 33, 35 and 37. Size
13 (31) requires 4% yards of 39-lnch
____ !
BARBARA BELL,
The Washington Star.
Inclose 25 cents for pattern
No. 1371-B. Size.
Name_
Address___
Wrap coin* securely in paper.
material without nap. Step-by-step
sew chart included. Send in your
order today. Be among the first
to wear this.
Now’s the time to plan your spring
wardrobe, and decide what you’ll
want for the children, too. Our
spring fashion book brings the best
new styles straight from our de
signers to your own sewing room.
We've embodied them in easy pat
terns that you can make yourself,
economically and speedily. Send 18
cents for your book today.
Designed for Wearing...
One of those casual, comfortable hats that the Washington business girl will “live in’’ is this
soft felt model with its jaunty brim and ribbon band. Although most inexpensive, it has the dash
of a fine hat, stressing good lines and conservative charm. In a wide range of colors, it's a spec
tator style just right icith suits and semi-tailored spring dresses. —8ur sun Photo.
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Dorothy Dix Says —
Women Should Find Employment
When Married Ties Are Broken
Dear Miss Dix—I am a di
vorcee, 28 years old, with a child 2>j
years old. and I am living with my
parents. My father jnakes a fair
salary, but with my baby and me to
support, he and mother have to do
without many things they could have
if we were not here. I have had
business training and experience,
and I am anxious to go to a nearby
city and get a job so I can be inde
pendent. My mother opposes this.
She thinks I should stay at home
with her and be happy about it. But
I am not satisfied just sitting here
doing nothing, waiting for some man
to come along and marry me. What
is your advice?—M. K. H.
Answer—I have often marveled at
the sublime selfishness of women who
dumped themselves and their chil
dren back on their poor old parents
to be supported when they happened
to lose their taste for their husbands,
or when they found out they were
married to men who were just mere
ordinary mortals instead of romantic
heroes. Yet we see that done con
tinually. We see father’s tired old
back getting a little more bent every
day under the burden of taking care
of Mary and feeding and clothing
and educating her brood. We see
rheumatic old mother turned into a
nursemaid and hobbling painfully
around after a 2-year-old child. And
we think it would have been just
as well for Mary to have stood a
husband who bored her, or one who
was grumpy, as it was for her to
make her parents suffer for her
matrimonial mistake.
So I am glad to hear of at least
one divorcee who has enough back
bone not to be willing to be a
parasite on her father and mother.
I heartily recommend your plan of
getting a job by which you can sup
Dainty Crocheted Motif
By Baroness Piantoni
The 12-point crocheted motif shown above—dainty as a daisy—when
joined together with the tiny square motif makes either a table cloth or
a bedspread of rare beauty. In spite of the luxurious appearance the lace
is practical for both purposes—it is long wearing, soils slowly, but when
soiled launders beautifully coming from the dryer looking fresh and new.
Btitchery is simple so the work goes quickly. Another suggestion we know
you’ll like to follow—these motifs can be joined to form dollies either
round or square in shape—hence nimble fingers can create a luncheon
set to suit individual taste and requirements.
Pattern envelope contains complete rasy-to-read and easy-to-follow
directions for above.
Send 15 cents for No. 1562 to the Needlework Editor of Tha Evening
Star.
port yourself and your child. There
is every reason why you should do
it and d® it at once, because at 28
time gets to flying by very fast.
Before you know it, you will be in
the middle-age woman class, and
they find it much harder to get a
position in an office than young girls
do. So hurry up.
There are many reasons why you
should get back to work as soon as
possible. One is. of course, that you
will be far happier with something
to do that will keep you busy anti,
interested than you are being idle,
to say nothing of the feeling of in
dependence which is balm to the
soul.
For another, your father is aging
and you cannot depend for long
upon his support, and your condi
tion would be pitiful, indeed, if 10
years from now he left you with no
money, no job and small chance of
getting any employment because you
had gotten rusty in your old pro
fession.
And as for depending on marry
ing to solve your problem, that is
mere wishful thinking. Perhaps
some man may come along who
doesn’t mind taking on a ready
made family, but most men feel that
their own children are all that they
can support, and they walk high,
wide and handsome around widows
with children.
DOROTHY DIX.
Line Baskets
Always line a wicker clothes basket
with a clean, white cloth lining to
avoid tearing freshly washed clothes
on loose bits of the wicker and to
keep dirt from seeping between the
loosely woven baskets on the clean
wash. Linings should be laundered
regularly to remain immaculate.
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By Dorothy Murray
•Dress" the youngster's room with
an unusual and attractive appliqued
bedspread. This will catch his fan
cy, due to the fact the design on
the spread is taken from the well
known children's tale, "Jack and
the Beanstalk.” * . .
A coffee service made of lovely
pewter ware, patterned after early
American silver designs, would be
an appreciated present. The set
consists of a percolator and cream
and sugar containers, each equipped
with a plastic handle. This is a
nice feature because it lessens the
danger of receiving a burned hand
when serving hot coffee. . . .
Unusually and very good looking
are flower containers made in the
form of cupped hands. They come
in either white or pale colors and
are especially nice for floating sin
gle flowers. . . .
Perfume in paste form in a tube
like a lipstick is very convenient to
carry. The perfume is greaseless,
does not evaporate and has a de
lightful fragrance. The attractive
cases may be purchased in delicate
shades of blue, pink and cream. . . .
Present baby with a nightgown
case in the form of a monkey. It s
body is made of brown plush and
it has a soft chamois-Uke material
face. Beside its usefulness, you will
find “baby” will cherish it as a
toy.
Your little girl would love to be
“dressed up” for Easter with a
matching hat and bag set made of
pink or blue straw and decorated
with contrasting flowers. . . .
A 30-hour winding clock, con
tained in a zipper-fastened leath
er case, Is designed for smart trav
eling. . . .
Do you need a new key ring?
There are very attractive ones on
the market that have coin holders
attached. These are covered with
imitation leather, are trimmed with
metal and you will And them Inex
pensive. . ..
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Let Children
Be Members
Of Clubs
‘Belonging’ Means
Same to Them
As to Adults
By Atitelo Patri
There are some grown-up peo
ple who scoff at children's love of
badges and uniforms and who make
the children wearing them feel silly
and too childish for their age. These
short-memoried folk are wrong, and
their expression of scorn in the
presence of the children is an un
kind if not an injurious influence
in the lives of the children.
In order to reach the full stat
ure of maturity children go through
a sequence of changes each useful
to the healthy growth of the next,
each discarded in its turn, its pur
pose having been served. Every boy
and girl loves to belong to a special
group, with certain clear under
standing of their purposes, but with
many vague feelings of security and
contentment in the association dif
ficult to set down in words. "I
like it,” is about their expression
of a deep peace. It is enough as
long as the association promotes
character growth.
Years ago many girls wore a tiny
silver Maltese cross and a bow of
purple ribbon to indicate that they
were King's Daughters, pledged to
look up and not down: forward, not
back, and lend a hand in His
name. Those girls were strength
ened in righteousness, encouraged
in good living, and they "liked it,”
Then there was the bow of white
ribbon for the temperance workers
and the pin for the Band of Hope.
Those badges and the pledges behind
them did a great deal of good in the
lives of the boys and girls who be
longed. They took a deal of teasing,
if not worse from those who did not
belong, but they held their own and
they, too, "liked it.”
Belonging to a group, snaring
common ideals is a necessity for
children between the ages of 7
and 17.
Today our most prominent groups
are the Boy Scouts. Girl Scouts and
Campfire Girls. They wear their
uniforms and their badges proudly,
and they do fine work. They need
the approval and praise of their
elders, and a bit of substantial
help would be greatly appreciated
by their leaders.
This work for young people is
taken too much for granted by the
community, and every one who is in
terested in the character growth
of children, in the ideals instilled
in American youth should make
himself acquainted w-ith the idea
and bring support to it. We will
talk a lot about the failure of youth
to achieve our ideals, but few of us
as much as cross the street to give
a good word or a dollar to these
associations who are promoting
those ideals year in and year out.
This is because grown people have
such short memories of their own
youthful needs. They forget how
happy a gathering of two or three
in a hut in the woods used to
make them: what thrills a postofflce
in an old stump or a stone wall
used to bring to the little group
who knew ehe secret, the pride they
took in belonging; the exaggerated
rare of the bow and the badge,
placed where it could not possibly
escape attention.
The little cross, the button, the
pin. the knot of ribbon, the uni
form and the insignia mean the jov
of life to these children. It would
be a grievous mistake not to under
stand and promote their ideals and
their service.
What the Rotary and the x and
other fraternal organizations are
to mature men and women, these
assoeiations of children mean to
childhood and early youth If your
children do not ••belong” to one of
them, why not? And if you have
overlooked them, why? It is fine
to belong.
i Mr. Patri has prepared a leaflet
entitled. "Fear,'’ In which he re
lates that fear can be protection
and a menace. You should read
it. Send for it. addressing your
request to Mr. Angelo Patri, care
of The Evening Star, and inclose
a self-addreooed. stamped i3-eent)
envelope.
‘In Training’
Only a relatively few boys and
girls are ‘‘in training” in order to
make a place in amateur or pro
fessional sports, but the advice
which a well known coach has given
for trainees is sound counsel for all
young people who want to enjoy
buoyant health. Cleanliness, rest
and proper eating are the three
major requirements, according to
the coach of Long Island University.
Class Night Gets a Helping
Of Originality Via Snappy
’Radio Jamboree’ Idea
Show’s Master of Ceremonies
Introduces Usual Features
In True Broadcast Style
By Kay Ca'.dwell and A (den Harrison
Hey, seniors! Womd you like to give that ‘'different” touch to your
class night program this year? Then stage a class of 1941 radio Jamboree.
If your president has the makings of a good master of ceremonies,
then he's the man for the job. If not, let's hope that he'll pick the best
M. C. available, for the success of the program will depend on his ability,
and on plenty of practice to make the performance run smoothly.
The stage should be fixed up like a broadcasting studio, with dark
; draperies, huge "Silence—We’re on the Air" signs, a table and a few
| chairs. On the table stands the microphone—either a real one eon
j nected with the public address system of the auditorium, or an imitation
made of wood and painted black. Paint the initials of your school on the
mike to represent the call letters of the station.
The program opens with the M. C. at the microphone. He starts
things off with a ‘‘Good evening, ladies and gentlemen of the radio
audience,” followed by a short introductory speech. Then he announces
the various traditional class night events, all of wnich have a radio
flavor.
For example, the “Class Prophecy” is given by a radio “gossip col
umnist” of 1951 or 1961. Punctuating his staccato remarks with frequent
cries or Bulletin: ana special: ■
he rattles off bits of supposed low
down on the doings of your class
members in that far-distant year.
Instead of having the class his
torian read his history in the usual
slightly frightened monotone, this
year he conducts a quiz program.
His panel of "experts” might con
sist of one member of each high
school class, or of four prominent
fellows and girls from his own class.
He patterns his procedure after
well-known radio programs asking
various questions about big mo
ments in the history of good old
1941. These events are then de
scribed in the experts’ answers.
Of course, realism can be added
by having an occasional wrong
answer, which is quickly corrected.
| And an occasional “stumper” can be
• inserted, with a ridiculous prize
being awarded to the person who
is .supposed to have submitted it.
If it is your custom to choose
the class members most likely to
' succeed, the brightest, the hand
somest, the most beautiful, etc.,
transform this ceremony into "We
the Pupils” program. The M. C.
announces each "celebrity” with a
flowery’ “W'e-have-with-us-tonight”
introduction, and then proceeds to
interview the victim on the stage.
Such questions as "Just why and how
are you going to succeed?” “How
do you get so beautiful, and where
do you buy it?" and "Do you really
j think you're smart?” will give the
audience plenty of fun, no matter
what it does to the people on the
platform.
The reading of the class will may
be made into a little radio drama,
with the officers of the lower classes
representing the bereaved relatives
who have gathered to hear what
; they inherit from just-buried 1941.
The "attorney” who reads the will
should be very’ solemn and digni
fied, and his document can be made
impressive looking with red ribbon
and huge red seals.
If you also have class donors,
don’t be satisfied just to let them
read off a list of gifts. Instead,
j have fancy packages supposedly
containing the actual things which
are being presented, and call the
event your “Lot o’ Loot” program.
The donors spin a wheel, fran
tically' leaf through the pages of
a telephone directory, and then call
Drink a cup of hot
STEERO Bouillon
before retiring. Re
laxes nerves, invites refreshings a.
sleep, say thousands. At grocers Aw*
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the recipient of each gift on an
imitation telephone. You might
have the wire running to another
telephone at the corner of the stage,
and make each recipient step up
there to take the call, and then to
receive the package supposedly con
taining his gift.
The reading of the class poem
can he done "straight,” simply being
announced by the M. C. The class
song should be sung or played first
by a soloist—after a suitable build
up by the M. C.—with the whole
class assembled on the stage to
join in the grand finale. Or you
can let the members of the audi
ence sing the final chorus.
If you'll take these ideas, add a
few of your own, and adapt them
to your traditional class night rou
tine, we think you can make this the
best celebration of its kind your
school has ever seen. But don't
wait too long to get started! Care
ful preparation will insure the oc
casions success, and add to the fun
of everybody concerned.
If vour class or your club Is
planning a picnic between now
and summer vacation, we've got
material to help you. Our “Six
Successful Parties” booklet con
tains one completely planned pic
nic. and our "Panhandlers' Pic
nic” leaflet contains another.
Send 5 cents (stamps or coin) for
either of them, or 8 cents for
both, to Kay Caldwell and Alden
Harrison, in care of The Evening
Star.
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