Evening star. [volume], May 15, 1951, Page B-5, Image 28

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Teen's Summer Wardrobe—
And How to Launder It
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Teens and subteens alike want cool summer dresses
that flatter them and that will suit many occasions. Col
ored plaid tissue gingham is a good fabric choice particu
larly when it possesses a crease resistant finish. This finish
also minimizes ironing hours.
* By Marian Rahl
The average girl builds her
wardrobe about casual daytime
clothes, she adds whatever is re
quired for sports or play and fin
ishes up with some dreamy things
for date time. Choosing sepa
rates to mix and match and softer
shirtwaist dresses will fill most of
her daytime needs in town or
country. Some of her separates,
if chosen carefully for color team
work, will be wearable with sports
items such as shorts. She'll add
a basic sheath which can be worn
for daytime as a sundress or add
a bolero for street wear, while
for evening she will wear it with
jewel or flower touches. It won’t
be summertime without a sheer
organdie or a duster that reveals
the sheath underneath.
The girl who is interested in
getting the most for her money
won’t ask only if a garment is
washable, she’ll also go into the
subject of crease resistance, which
makes cotton, linen and rayons so
much easier to launder. She'll
look and ask for labels or other
evidence to be certain the fabric
will not shrink and if it is in a
color that it will not run. Certain
fundamental washing rules, based
on experience and common sense
to make for success with the least
effort, follows:
1. A teen should give her clothes
the frequent sudsing they need
and wash before they are really
dirty. It will save time and work
in the long run.
2. Wash delicate cottons by
hand and sturdy woven ones b:
hand or machine. Use hot, soap;
water for white clothes and thosi
which have color fastness. (When
ever in doubt use warm suds;
water.)
3. Use a thin starch for body oi
sheer fabrics which do not havi
a durable crisp finish. Starcl
clothes wrong side out during thi
last rinse. Another good idea i
to tint starch for dark colors b;
adding a little bluing. For clothe
with a brownish tinge you can ad<
a little coffee or tea to the bluing
4. Remove clothes from lim
while slightly damp and they ma;
be ironed immediately. Whei
clothes become too dry for ironim
dampen evenly and lightly witl
warm water. If she’s interrupte<
by a telephone gabfest or suddei
picnic, roll the damp clothes in j
towel—or even a paper bag—am
put in the refrigerator. They’l
be just right for ironing later an<
easier to do, too.
5. Wash T shirts and knittei
cottons by hand. After rinsini
and blotting in a towel, pat smootl
and shape over a penciled patten
drawn before laundering. Wh;
not make patterns on heavy pape
or cardboard and label for eacl
blouse or sweater to use all sum
mer long.
6. She may insure daintiness b:
having straps to her sheath am
sun dresses detachable so the:
may be sudsed out between laun
derings of the complete costume
7. Use a brush, warm water am
Why Have
A Child?
By Angelo Patri
“Why should any one want tc
bring a child into such a world as
this? We see mothers and fathers
watch their sons go off to war to
be maimed or killed and nobody
can do anything about it. It’s ter
Irible to think of bringing a child
into such a world. For njjiat?” j
This is really a beautiful, won
derful world. It is people who
make it otherwise. There i§ every
opportunity to live a good life if
only people “planned it that way.”
And it might be that this very
child whose existence is being
questioned would be one of those
to lead his people into the good
way. There was Abraham Lincoln,
you remember. Life was not ex
actly easy on his parents, nor did
their future look too bright, but
they brought Abraham right along,
for which the world is still grate
ful.
when was this world a placid
place of peace? History tells of
war upon war, yet children were
bom to carry on and they did so,
nobly. Each generation carried
progress one step forward, each
generation will do the same in
spite of apparent backsliding. This
is a troubled time, but the earth
is still the handiwork of the Cre
ator, we are still His people, still in
jHis care and keeping. Why not
! trust Him for the future, and
jgo forward strong in the faith that
igood always has overcome evil and
always will?
Whenever we try to take life ini
our hands to shape it to our will
we meet with the silent, steadfast
power against which we strive in
vain. Human reach, human pow
er, is limited to a narrow circle
beyond which we cannot see our
way. After doing all we possibly
can we must leave the rest to the
eternal laws that govern all life
on this earth, and, strong in the
, faith of ultimate goodness, trust
■ for what we may not see and can
• not know. That inner strength
: brings peace and the sure knowl
. edge of victory. ,
r Of course, have the child, if you
are granted the privilege. You
i need him. the Nation and the
, world at lai-ge needs him. Maybe
' he won’t become great and famous.
1 Maybe he will be just like you, a
s decent, hard-working, lovable
i character who enjoys living- for
. pure joy of being alive.
All men know sorrow and are
| acquainted with grief, but they
1 count the hours of delight that
• far outnumber the sad ones. The
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remain steadfast and give us a
sense of enduring strength, the
rolling sea with its changing tides
give us an inner peace, that seren
ity of soul that speaks of eternal
power on which we rest.
Of course, have the child. He
may be the very one most needed
in his day.
soap to clean real straw or linen
covered accessories—hats, shoes,
bags. Slip trees into shoes and
stuff paper into hats and bags
for drying and storage.
8. Scrub white suede, doeskin or
kid shoes and handbags with
brush and lather before applying
the whiting. Results are so much
better!
Whenever a teen is in doubt of
how clean a garment Is she should
WASH it. Never try to get by
■ with “another wearing” because
. it’s not fair to you, your audience
1 ior your hard-earned wardrobe.
Secrets of Charm
Match Gait to Size for Grace
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By John Robert Powers
There are many occasions in a
woman’s life when, in the natural
:ourse of events, she becomes the
center of inescapable attention,
tt is a test that every woman must
pass, at her wedding, her daugh
ter’s wedding, as a committee
bead or as the wife of a man in
any important capacity.
As such august moments of your
life, the grace with which you
walk is your greatest ally. If your
walk is either faltering or heavy
footed, it will betray you.
Such carriage cannot be put on,
like a formal gown, just for a spe
cial event. It can only be acquired
through daily habit.
Smooth walks are accomplished
in several ways. Of first impor
tance is muscular control: of sec
ond, gait. To make them yours,
each must be mastered separately.
Muscular control of your walk is
mainly concentrated in your hips,
and depends on the strengthening
and co-ordination of the large
muscles. This exercise will aid
your control:
Lie face down on the floor with
your head resting on your arms
your legs straight out and to
gether. Pull your hip muscles to
gether and down, hard, until you
feel your hip bones sliding slightly
upward. Repeat 20 times daily
goon your hips will assume this
controlled position as you walk.
Your gait can put a beautiful
glide into your walk if you adjust
it to your height and size. Your
step is right for you when it is
approximately the length of your
Nine-Day Diet
Josephine Lowman’s diet,
with menus and suggested
substitute foods, is contained
in a handy 3-by-4%-inch
booklet to slip in your purse,
billfold or pocket. If you wish
a copy to supplement the
diet which appeared recently
in The Star, you may pur
chase the booklets for 10
cents each at the Business
Counter in The Star lobby.
To obtain the booklet by
mail, send 10 cents in COIN,
with a STAMPED, SELF
ADDRESSED ENVELOPE to
Josephine Lowman, in care of
The Evening Star, Washing
ton 4, D. C. No requests omit
ting the stamped, self-ad
dressed envelopes can be
fillfcd.
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!oot. Make this test to be sure:
Put a large piece of paper at
me end of a long hall. Walk
oward it from the other end of
the hall in your most natural
stride. Don’t stop or even hesi
tate until you can mark the length
of your step with a pencil. Place
your right foot in the marked-ofl
space. If you have too much oi
too little space for your foot, yoi
will know immediately that yoi
must start to discipline your steps
until you achieve your correct gail
and it becomes natural to you.
Perfect your walk as soon as
you can. You can depend on it te
put the seal of grace and smart
ness on your appearance any time
and wherever you go!
If you have a little leftovei
tongue add it to canned lime
beans for a savory casserole dish
Season with onion, catsup, thyme
and a little vinegar if desired.
Summer 'Y'
Classes
Washington’s annual heat
wave will not prevent the
YWCA, at Seventeenth and K
streets N.W., from having an
interesting summer session.
New this summer will be
camera outings, conducted by
Lilian Guernsey on Saturday
morning, and star gazing, to be
taught by Simone Gossner on
Wednesday evening. Also new is
another Wednesday evening
course, career girl cookery, with
Ilene Gotobed as instructor.
Included, too, will be a Wed
nesday evening class in the
novel, taught by Lucy Kennedy,
author of “Sunlit Field,” a Fic
tion Book Club selection. Gabri
elle Forbush plans to conduct a
seminar in professional writing
on Tuesday evening. Thomas
Trevette will teach investments
for women Monday evening,
Fred L. Karpin will teach hridge
on Tuesday evening, and Car
lette De Janosi will discuss con
temporary art in a Thursday
evening class. Courses in many
other fields will be available also.
Classes will begin June 4, and
continue until July 27. Registra
tion is now in progress at the
YWCA.
Pattern Via Volts
Electronics has invaded the field
of women’s hosiery. One line of
hosiery now features clocks and
instep medallions applied, to sheer
est nylon by means of an elec
tronic process that sends 100,000
volts through the stocking. The
result is a permanent pattern or
'nylons.
... strapless bras „
that round you beautifully
... fit with custom-perfection
Dainty, feminine, utterly French
bras by Lily of France that beautify
every type of figure, reflect every
type of fashion! Let our expert
corsetieres fit you in one of
these nylon lace and elastic bras
. . . they're pretty flatterers!
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