Brownsville herald. [volume], February 22, 1935, Page NINE, Image 9

About Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current

Image provided by: University of North Texas; Denton, TX

                
SPARE ROD
IF CHILD IS
NEIGHBOR
1
▲ BY OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON
One of the favorite questions I
am asked is. How can I make
neighbor children behave when they
come to our houseIt seems to be
a common problem. .
It It not so hard when a child is
old enough to know better. Then we
can simply up and tell him the
rules of the house and that he must
do as our own children do He has
a pretty good Idea when he has
overstepped bounds and unless he
feels fearfully outraged and offend
ed for good reason he will be back
again tomorrow without a trace of
apite.
I do not mean that little folk
are more likely to get huffy when
the bouncer gets after them. Quite
the contrary. Yet they offer more
problems than the others because
they are apt to be worse offenders.
Besides, their mothers take offence.
Maternal Excuses
I .My goodness.” exclaims Mrs
Brown. ‘Cant that woman stand
anything. Doesn’t she know that
my Jimmy is Just a baby and doe:
not know any better?''
One thing all of us should bear In
mind. If our own children go visit
ing they are quite as likely to
make nuisances of themselves in
strange houses ss other people's
children are in ours. It behooves
us to cultivate a certain patience
and tolerance toward the neighbor
child Almost everyone expects an
exception to be made of her own
lineal descendants.
But we will say that Jimmy Just
won’t keep his hands out of the
gold fuh bowl He persists in
cooping out Ozzy. the inch-long
turtle, and watching it scuttle for
cover under the radiator. Usually
he goes home without returning
a Ozzy to his bath And twice we have
rjoet our reptile for days on end
Telling has done no good Freez
ing out never did work. We have
even gone so far as to suggest he
is mucl> happier at home and we
could bear it it he never came
back But there is Jimmy next day
and there is Oz tearing for the
dark cavern under the upright
piano. Oh, Jimmy, you must not
be so naughty.” we cry. as we re
trieve the immigrant. To ourselves
we say. "I vt a good notion to
smack that kid and let his mother
me me."
Tell Jimm>'s Mother
Take it out in cussing, mother
dear. It is far better and. of course,
far safer. Don’t smack anybody s
children Don’t shake them Don t
even shake pepper around the rose
bushes If there are too many inci
dents of the Ozzy type call and see
Jimmy s mother. Be a diplomatic as
possible and let her think you are
doing it for her sake and that of
her darling You are ”so afraid * he
will get hurt as he doesn t mind
you. you think it best all around
if you and your son Archibald are
compelled to part with James’ com
pany It never hurts to keep a
friend It never pays to let a thing
like a turtle upset your digestion
and make enemies down the street
Refrigerator Cake
One cup shredded pineapple, one
tablespon lemon juice, one-half
cup sugar one and one-half cups
cream, whipped stiff, one rule se
ven-minute frosting or additional
whipped cream. Cut a slice from the
top of the sponge cake and hollow
out the center, until you have a
sponge cake shell. Pill with Bava
rian cream, made by soaking gela
tin in cold water fi'’« minutes and
dissolving It. in 'ruit juice heated
to boiling with lemon Juice and su
gar. Chili until the mixture starts
to congeal, then whip until light
and fold In whipped cream Pill
shell with this mixture. Replace top
If you are frosting with seven
minute frosting, chill the cake and
filling for several hours first, then
I froat and garnnh with slices of
candied cherries. But if you prefer
to use the whipped cream frosting,
simply whip cream sweeten ever so
slightly and flavor with a few drops
of vamlJa. Spread over the cake and
chill several hours before serving.
I . ——■ .—..
Tmy flags make a simple Washingtons Birthday decoration.
Bv MARY E DAGUE
NEA Service Staff Writer
Did you know It's cherry week? Be
cause, I suppose, of the cherry tree
that historians now say little George
never did cut down! All the same,
cherries are an everpresent help to
the February hostess being both
colorful for decoration and appetis
ing as a refreshment motif.
For the maidless hostess with lots
of social debts to pay up. I here and
Filling Out
Hollows Is
Difficult
By ALICIA H.AK1
NLA service SUIf Writer
A good many women want to know
how to eliminate hollows around
their collarbones and an equally
targe number are interested in get
ting rid oi a hollow-chested condi
tion. For this reason I am going to
gne a few suggestions which, I hope
will prove useiul.
First of all. make up your mind
to be a little philosophical about
your particular trouble. Most ilat
chested girls have a great tendency
to walk with shoulders slumped for
ward in the hope that bad posture
will hide the hollow*. It wont, of
course Furthermore. It emphasises
defects in the ltgure. If you feel
that you must do something to
make yourself and others less con
scious of the llatness, wear frilly
jabots, ruffled collars and the like.
Meanwhile, carry your chest up and
out. In addition, do exercises.
As fsr as we know, swimming is
aboti' the best exercise to develop
breast muscles and make the neck
round and attractive. If you possibly
can, go to a swimming pool at least
three times a week and diligently
use the good old breast stroke. If
not. do that same breast stroke right
in your own room.
Stand erect with heels together.
Bring your arms upward to shoul
der level in front of you—palms fac
ing each other. Then, turning the
palms outward, swing arms outward
to the sides, keeping them at slioul
der level. Hold the position s second
and begin to try to push arms back
ward Keep on forcing them back
until shoulders strain and arm mus
cles begin to tire. Relax and repeat
fifty times.
When you have finished the swim
ming stroke, bend arms slightly,
raise to shoulder level at the sides,
hold hands in tense, claw-like posi
tion and then try to force shoulders
back.
In other words, practice a variety
oi exercises that make the muscles
of the chest and neck actually do
some work Swing arms up. back, over
and down several times, always forc
ing them ?o far back ward that the
chest is thrust forward In an ex
aggerated manner.
Every one smart and easy to make
MARIAN MARTIN STYLES
FOR THE MATRON
Complete, Diagrammed Marian
Martin Sew Chart Included
PATTERN 9306
‘Contrasting color* will ba vary
smart this Spring,” says Marian
Martin—and proves it with this
asymmetrical dress which mean-1
one-sided, and Is a fascinating at
titude for clothes to take. Sleeves.
Jabot and belt ends are faced with
solid color crepe, while the dress it
self is made of a small flower de
sign silk. It is a flatterer—this color
symphony for afternoon—lending
a slender and youthful line to the
moat difficult figure—the skirt
seaming and the graceful jabot be
ing especially slenderizing. A smart
pin ornamental buttons or good
looking clip* may be used for trim.
Pattern 9305 may be ordered only
In sizes lb. 18, 30. 34 , 36, 38 . 40, 42,
44 and 46- Size 36 requires 3 6-8
yards 39 inch fabric and 5-3 yard
contrasting.
Send fifteen cents In coins or
stamps (coins preferred) for each
Marian Martin pattern. Be sure to
write plainly your name, address, the
style number and size of each pat
tern.
What ere the new fashions? Our
Spring Pattern book will show you!
Correct apparel to start the season
-frocks for balmy days—the fash
ionable bridal party gowns—how to
dr^Si. your chil< —especially design* i
ed dresses for those with weight
problems! Forty pages of absorbing
lashion features—and every gar
ment is one you can make with our
easy-to-use Marian Martin Pat
tern*! Send for your copy now.
Price of book fifteen cents but it
costs only ten cents when ordered
with a pattern. Pattern and book
together, twenty-five cents.
Send your order to The Browns
ville Herald Pattern Department, I
363 w. 18th Bt» New York. N. Y. *
now nominate a February tea. The
refreshments may be as simple as
your pocketbook dictates, most of
them may be gotten ready ahead of
time and you can have many more
guests than for any other occasion
since they don't all come at once.
Ask close friends to pour for you.
Serve coffee at one end of the table
and tea at the other. Sugar and
cream are placed at the coffee end
and sugar, cream and lemon and
orange slices at the tea end. The
guests help themselve„ to the sand
w iches and cakes placed between.
Sandwiches and Cake
Two big trays of assorted sand
wiches. cne at each end of the table,
and two cakes on either side of the
centerpiece make a well-balanced ar
rangement.
Have the sandwiches liny, some
open-faced, and cut in shapes.
Thinly-cut baked ham with a slice
of cherry In the center Mail an
attractive round open sandwich. Be
sure to cream the butter well and
use enough to keep the ham in place.
Highly seasoned butters, cream
cheese, nutt and cherry make good
sandwich lillings
George Washington » Birthday Cake
Two cups sifted cake Hour, 2 tea
spoons baking powder. 1-2 teaspoon
salt, 2-3 cup butter or other short
ening, 1 cup sugar, 3 eggs 1-3 cup
milk, 1 teaspoon vanilla.
Sift flour once, measure, add bak
ing powder and salt and sift three
times. Cream shortening thorough
ly, add sugar gradually and cream
together until light and fluffv. \dd
egg yolks well beaten. Then arid flour
aternately with milk, beating until
smooth after each addition. Add
vanilla and fold In whites of egg*
beaten until stiff. Bake in two oiled
9-inch layer cake pans m moder
ate oven <375 degrees F.) for twenty
live minute* Cool and spread seven -
minute frosting between layers and
cm tope and sides of cake.
Seven-Minute Trotting
Two tgg whites. 1 1-2 cups sugar.
5 tablespoons cold water, 1 1-2 tea
spons ligh tcorn syrup, 1 teaspoon
vanilla.
Put egg whiles, sugar, water and
corn syrup in upper part of double
boiler. Beat with a rotary beater un
til thoroughly mixed. Place over
rapidly boiiing water, beat con
stantly with rotary beater and cook
seven minutes or until frosting will
stand up in peaks Remove from fire
add vanilla and beat until thick
eonught to spread. Makes enough
frosting to cover top and sides of two
nine-inch layers
Decorate the cak* w-ith chemcs or
tiny silk flags.
NURSERY SCHOOLS
Approximately 50,000 children are
' enrolled In the 1.600 emergency nur
; sery schools which exist under the
FERA In 47 of the 46 states of the
United States, the District of Co
lumbia and Puerto Rico, according
to Grace Langdon. Ph. D. specialist,
Emergency Nursery schools. Through
these nursery schools young children
and their parents have derived many
benefits sinoe the time of their au
thorisation, in October. 1933. Chil
dren have found physical comlort
and reuel from the strain occasioned
by overcrowded living conditions and
worried adults. They have, day by
day. learned those health habits fun
damental to wholesome living. They
have had the opportunity to play
with others oi their owm age and to
lcam the social haoita that come
from such play.
Parents have learned how better to
,>rovide physical care for their chil
dren and how better to guide then
behavior. Many communities which
heretofore knew little about nursery
schools have seen the above mention
ed services, and are already laying
plans for making nursery school-*
a permanent institution ui the com
munity. since they have demonstrat
ed. in some measure, their function
as a social agency.
CHINESE COOKED RICE
One cup rice, one-half teaspoon
salt, two cups cold water. Add rice
and salt to the water, cover anu
bring to a boil in top pan of double
boiler* Let boil 10 nunutee By that
time the water should be absorbed
Then^set the top pan of the double
boiler over hot w-ater 10 or 13 min
utes. Remove the cover a few min
utes before :erving to let out steam
Reader Says
She Laughs
At Troubles
—
"Dear Mis* Virginia Lee: My
friends say they don’t see how I can |
laugh after all the trouble and worry
I have had. but I managed to keep
laughing and this is how It is done.
Please print it for the sake of my
many friends and others that are
looking lor the sunamne. and don’t
seem to find it. It is called Laugh. ’
“LAUGH
"Build for yourself a strong box,
Fashion each part with care;
Fit It with hasp and padlock.
Put all your troubles there.
Hide therein ill your failures
And each bitter cup you quaff;
Lock all your heartaches within it
Then sit on the lid and laugh!
“Tell no one of its contents,
Never its secret* share;
Drop In vour cwres and worries.
Keep them forever there.
Hide them from sight so completely j
The world will never dream half.
Fasten the top down securely.
Then sit on the lid and LAUGH!
• MRS MILDRED E S ’’
And that, my dear Mrs Mildred
E S.. is enough for a sermon for one
day So thank you for writing the
column for me.
DISGUSTED b> provoked with her
married daughter who trie* to keep
her Irom seeing a couain of the
daughter's and the son of her fa- j
ther's sister, with whom the mother
quarreled alter her separation from
the girl's father years ago. I hope
that is not too Involved to be fol-'
lowed. The sister sided with her
brother when my correspondent and
her husband separated. But Dis
gusted cannot see why she cannot
meet this young man and be friend- i
ly to him. as she has no grudge
whatever against him.
I cannot quite see your daughter’s
reason for keeping you and your
nephew-by-mamage separated
Possibly your daughter feels that
there may be hidden antagonisms
that might flare up and th« situa
tion makes her nervous The only
thing you can do is to show her
I consistently, by your actions, that
\ 01 have no feeling whatever
agaiifc>i the young man. but enjoy
seeing him.
"Dear Miss Lee: Would you,
! please answer a question about
uhich I have been upset? I am a
Tlrl of 16 and began to go with a
boy of 17 or 18. He Is smaller than
I. Should I go with him or not’
M A P -
That depends upon the boy and
upon the way you feel, it seems a
great pity to turn a nice boy down
because he is shorter. But If the
matter embarrasses you both, may
be you had better stop going to
gether He probably would not
want to go with you If he felt em
barrassed. however
A girl usually feels better going
with a bov whe is taller than she.
and some bovs would not be seen
with a girl who is taller than them
selves bui. like everything else. If a
couple is congenial, it seems a pity
that they should not go together
because of a slight difference in
height. At your age you need not
worry about the matter, however.
Get into the habit of always but
tering casseroles and bak^* dishes
j before putting in their contents. It'
I not only makes the dish easier to,
serve but saves a lot of w ork In;
waging the fttervtlps afterward
OPERA STAR FOUGHT WAY TO FAME
Lott* Labminn
Lotte Lehmann, Metropolitan
Grand Opera star, refused to ad
mit defeat in her fight to fame,
facing hardships and discourage*
ments auch m few artists are
called upon to defeat. Besidea
her work in grand opera, Mias
Lehmann is a radio guest artist.
STYLE WHIMSY
The ever popular sailor breeze* in
with the tailored suit. They have
the regulation small crown, the
ound crown, or the newer style that
tapers into a very moderate point.
At present the stitched tafleta sail
or is being shown, also smooth and
rough straws and straw fabrics.
While being very tailored with stm
ple ribbon bands or belts, clusters of
cherries and bouquets ol field flow
ers also are being used to give a gay
touch to the dark straws.'
• • •
New and exclusive imported linens
are embroidered, some with colored
dots, done in openwork, and haw
satin stripes.
Banana Stuffing
To atull pork loin. Dice six
bananas, mix with three cups bread
crumbs, one teaspoon salt, one
half cup apple sauce, a dash of pep
per. and just enough milk to hold
It together The flavor Is improved
if the bread crunihs are lightlv
browned In butter but the pork Is
rich eno' I h to supply the necessary
fa:.
HOT DRINK
Says a housewife: “If you have
a boy who has an early paper route
that takes him out before breakla&t.
give him a hot drink thes* cold
mornings before he starta. Prepare
hot chocolate the night before and
leave It In the thermos bottle for
him. He will appreciate your
yOU’LL LIKE JASMINE HAM
.. it's different!
li you could step behind
the scenes and see the ex
pert care with which Jas
mine Hams are mellow
cured and hickory
smoked, you would under
stand what we mean when
we say—Jasmine Ham is
I diiierent! Ii you haven't
enjoyed the delightful
flavor, the unusual tender
ness and the marvelous
taste of Jasmine Ham, you
hare a convincing treat in
store. Don't ask for "Ham"
—say "Jasmine Ham'*—
it's appetixingly different!
JASMINE
H A M
I 1C Try. TO THE JASMINE QUARTET EACH If TDU
LIU I Eli. WEDNESDAY AT 7:45 P. A. OVER II I
----
The best way to 6nd out
how good SNOWDRIFT
really is is to try it in your
}own favorite recipes. We
\
lock in all its goodness
and give you the key,
SNOWDRIFT
ter making Jehetotn caka, biacuit and
pi* emit and fet aMaomt frying
thoughtfulness."
• II
Ready-to-wear dresses art being
shown In some shops that actually
are quilted with machine stitching
on a light cotton base. Silks and
rayons are both used.
Spanish Bunn
Js Appetizing
Dessert Dish
Spanish Bunn is the interesting
name of a new recipe Just endorsed
by the Tasting-Test Kitchen of Bet
ter Homes and Gardens Magaslne
The recipe gives a hint of Its good
ness in listing the specially nice in
gredients. Contributed by a good
cook far north in Seattle. Spanish
Bunn uses one of your old stand-1
bys . . . creamy, pure Snowdrift.)
Snowdrift s locked-in goodness is
just as helpful in the north as it is |
right here where Snowdiift has been i
used in famous Southern dishes for)
generations.
Spanish Bunn
Recipe endorsed for Mrs. Harry
R. Spenser. 5826 McKinley Place.
Seattle. Washington. She specified
Snowdrift in her recipe.
2-3 cupful of Snowdrift. 2 cupfuls
sugar. 3 eggs separated. ! cupful
buttermilk or sour milk. 1 teaspoon
ful soda, 2 1-3 cupfuls Swans Down
cake flour. 1 teaspoonful cinnamon.
1-2 teaspoonful cloves. 2-3 teaspoon
ful salt.
Cream the Snowdrift and sugar
until fluffy Add the egg yolks and
beat vigorously until ;mooth Alter
nate the buttermilk in which the
soda has been dissolved with the
flour which has been sifted with
the spices and salt. Beat thoroughly
and fold in the stiffly beaten egg
whites. Place In a greased and flour
ed shallow loaf pan or in a tube pan
and bake in moderate oven <350 de
grees). Cool and serve plain or ice
as desired.
Black Man”
Recipe endorsed for Mrs Ethel
Whitehead, 133 Avenue E Garden
Villas. Houston. Texas. She speci
fied Snowdrift In her recipe
1-3 cupful Snowdrift, 2-3 cupful
brown sugar (packed-, 1 egg. 1 cup
ful sorghum molasses. 2 cupfuls sift
ed Gold Medal Softasllk cake flour.
2 teaspoonfuls Calumet baking
powder. 2 teaspoonfuls ginger. 1 tea
spoonful cinnamon. 1-3 t‘•spoonful
salt. 3-4 cupful sour milk, 1-3 tea
spoonful soda.
Cream the Snowdrift, add the eu
gar gradually and cream togethar
until thoroughly blended. Add the
beaten egg and tha molaieea and
mix smooth. Alternate the milk In
which the soda has been dissolved
with the flour wrhich has been sifted
with the baking powder, sploea. and
•alt. Beat until smooth end place hi
a greased and floured shallow loaf
(350 degrees*. When done turn out.
cut In squares and pack In cake
box or Jar while still warm. This
ginger cake does not dry out. If
preferred. 1-3 cupful each of raisins
and nutmeats may be added to the
batter.
Taking Out Stain*
If cloth is stained by coffee, place
the stained pert over a dish and
pour boiling water through It. Rub
with glycerin and then wash in soft
water without soap of soap sube
tanoe.
If colored candle wax has dropped
on the tablecloth place a piece of
white blotting paper on which la
sprinkled pure white powder on
either side of the stain. Then iron
with a medium warm iron and. later,
shake out fhe powder
If there are fruit stains on the
tablecloth or on the children*
clothes, use boiling water and salta
of lemon, wour this mixture over
the stain, using a bowl under it an
that a good deal of boiling water
can be poured
For milk stains wash with cold
water first and then with warm
water and a mild soap.
Tell Your Friends
There s no need of losing touch
with any of your friends next time
you move. Naturally you'll be busy
at the time and can’t call all your
acquaintances. But the greeting card
designers have taken that Into
consldert\on.
In a collection of cards at a start
arc some clever ones for the mover
One with a comical illustration o:
the hubbub of moving day announce:
that you're all setled now anc
hoping lor a visit.
Another rhyme gives the new te
lephone number and suggests thai
the old number be forgotten. Other
are more formal with blanks for tht
name and address.
I HAVE YOU HEARD THE L
NEWS/ THE REGULAR I
PRICE OF CALUMET I
BAKING POWDERS NOW I
ONLY 25^ A POUND/ |
|Y€5/AND TO€ |
8 N€U) CAN IS SO I
I €ASY TO OP£N ! 1
“I CANNOT
TELL A LIE”
You can trust advertisement? . . . and the
companies that advertise. Because written
selling is a pledge of faith. Xo established
business can afford to put a wrong in writing.
To advertise an inferior product is simply to
hasten its failure.
Make the hard part of your shopping easy
—as you sit in a comfortable chair at home.
The Brownsville Herald reviews the shopping
news of the day. Advertisements point the
way to genuine bargains. They recommend
variety for menus . . . they present the honest
merits of products you need.
A few quiet moments, spent witK The
Herald advertisements, will save you many
hectic hours of shopping around. And when
vour b'uving is done, vou'll find that you have
reliable things, bought at fair nrices and giv
ing genuine service as promised.