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Show You Will Be Needing ! Many Formal Gowns Gala Season Ahead With Pretty Vestees for Classroom Wear Kathleen Norris Says: The Wonder 'Women of Long Island 5 289 Bell Sjmdleete. WNU Feature. I "Certainly there ar baby toy$ about, but the place it neat and clean, and ' myself am always dressed in a dean, cheerful costume." By KATHLEEN NORRIS SOME months ago I wrote an article filled with sym-f sym-f pathy for today's young mothers. I dwelt upon the difficulties they encounter in marketing, washing, cleaning, clean-ing, cooking, baby -tending, with so little help. I recalled the fact that we, who are mothers, in our young days could always secure the assistance as-sistance of some competent woman, who managed kitchen kitch-en and nursery, stood by us in all domestic crises, and left us plenty of time for occasional evening amusements, for theater, the-ater, dancing, dinner parties. The drudgery of today's mothers, their struggles in the markets, the steady care of restless, exacting children, the monotonous round of preparing meals and clearing them away, washing and Ironing clothes, only to have them thrown into the tubs to repeat the process, well, altogether it summed up what seemed to me pretty strenuous living. liv-ing. But a certain young wife of Sea- ford, L. L, vigorously disagrees with mf. She writes me a scathing let- about it ?I am 22," she says. "Before my marriage I was a (how girl, and I ana more supple and better looking now than I was then. I have two babies, 22 and 7 months old. I do all; the housework, cooking, wa suing, su-ing, cleaning, mending, ironing, baking, bak-ing, cutting the lawn and shopping, with stores five miles away. I help In the garden, do all my own preserving pre-serving and canning, and make all mine and the children's clothes, from hats to winter coats and bathing bath-ing suits. I keep up my acrobatics, reading and organ playing. Time to Go Out With Husband. "Certainly there are baby toys about, but the place is neat and clean, and I myself am always dressed in a clean, cheerful costume, with costume jewelry and hair bows and so on. I am always willing to dance, at home, with my husband in tha evenings, go for long walks with Wm and the children on his davs ft and dance the night away when ca get someone to mind the babies. "I also," the letter continues, "make all our rag rugs, curtains, afghans, quilts, blankets and pillows, pil-lows, and still have plenty of time lefj over. I am not bragging, for m$ neighbor on the left does all with eight children, from 6 months to 18 years, and all my neighbors have from four to six chil-n, chil-n, and are still beautiful women! wom-en! wearing sizes 12 and 14. fThe women jou quote," the let- enas, "must be slatterns and ts." 'ne Can onlv resneptfiillv our A A ttn this flery little housewife, and WWly conratulat her husband and the husbands of her clean, capable, capa-ble, cheerful - yet undersized neighbors. They must have some secret se-cret that many other women have j yet mastered. Preserves, flancing, long walks and the making OCPlUoWt take tlma ani .I.M .kil. dflen mn 30 meals a day. and 30 Ve iancm the might away. IDEAL HOME-MAKERS Many young mothers have been complaining bitterly about the difficulties of caring car-ing for one or two children during the last four years. Scarcities of almost every necessity, ne-cessity, slow laundry service, and a hundred other vexations made the always trying tasks doubly hard. Besides that, it has been almost impossible to hire any household help. To add to all this, many servicemen's service-men's wives have had to work when they could, to add to their small income from the government. Even with peace again over the land, these war-born problems prob-lems are still here for the most part, and will be for many months. Some women, however, how-ever, have such courage, energy en-ergy and pride that they refuse re-fuse to be downcast by hardships. hard-ships. Today's article contains a letter from a group of New York mothers who take everything every-thing in stride, and seem to have a good time doing it. These young women have from two to eight children. They do practically all their own work, including a lot of sewing and gardening. Yet they somehow have time for dances and parties occasionally. Except Ex-cept for such mechanical helps as vacuum cleaners and washing wash-ing machines they have no assistance as-sistance in their daily chores. Miss Norris calls them "wonder-women." meals mean at least 60 cups, 180 plates, 60 spoons to wash every day, 50 little garments to wash and Iron every week to say nothing of the babies' pin-ups and the bath towels, the boys' jeans and some 70 pairs of socks. No, the imagination staggers at it, and one can only bow respectfully to such efficiency. Modern Devices Help. Our own nursery was well ftllej, half a century ago, and the older members did help, and were expected ex-pected to help. We peeled potatoes, set tables, tended the younger children, chil-dren, ran errands, made ourselves our-selves useful in dozens of ways. But the woman who wrote this letter let-ter has no such help. Her children are babies; her daily baby wash runs to SO articles. Her children spatter mush on their high chairs, demand daily baths, wake her ut unearthly hours, need complete changes of crib bedding and their play aprons every day or twice a day, and still she has "plenty of time left over." Certainly she has a thousand helps earlier generations of women didn't have. She can get codfish cakes and biscuits all ready to cook, ready-made ready-made bread and cakes; she doesn't have to Oil lamps or stoke coal stoves; hot water runs in her bathroom; vacuum cleaner works miracles; she doesn't have to walk that Ave miles to the store as hei grandmother would have done. But just the same those must be wonder-women down in that little lit-tle Long Island town. Ready-Made Dresses Shop with an eye on possible alterations when buying ready-made garments. Some ready-made dresses dress-es are difficult to alter, and clothing is still too scarce to warrant gambling on a misfit. Whether a garment is to be al tered at the store or at home, you are advised against buying one that requires complicated changes. If a dress that fits throughout cannot be found, buy one that fits the upper part of the body, as the skirt is less difficult to alter. Servicemen Returning, j By CHERIE NICHOLAS All signs point to an important so cial season this year. With our men coming home, there will be more parties, more gala occasions and festivities that require dress-up dress-up clothe? than we have seen- for many and many a day. So look to your evening attire if you would be ready for the coming months in way of formal dress-up and pretty-pretty accessory accents. The floor-length dinner or evening gown is back in all its glory. There is also increasing call for cocktail types and the short dance frocks are ever so important on the list. In a more sociable season, the restaurant restau-rant suit takes on new importance. Milliners are creating hats that have a fabulous look because of the wealth of ostrich that is being lav-shed lav-shed upon them, and the glitter jf jeweled embroidery. Gloves tune in on the dress-up program with elaborate decor in way of sequin embroidery and various frills and furbelows that sends glovecraft up to a new high in artistry and fanciful theme. It's going to be a big season for velvet which is news of utmost importance, im-portance, for velvet has been conspicuous con-spicuous by its absence for many a season. For the cocktail dress, velvet vel-vet is scoring new triumphs. The pride of the cocktail group is the two-piece dress of transparent velvet vel-vet with side-swept bodice closing and a peplum that falls softly about the hips. Black velvets with lingerie accent at the neckline, also bustle-back bustle-back velvets in such gorgeous colors col-ors as royal blue and the new dahlia shade are especially prominent in the new displays. Among outstanding dinner and evening gowns, one comes across such beguiling creations as the slim wing-sleeved floor-length dress made of white crepe with a gold studded belt slipping through an artful art-ful drape at the waistline. A striking strik-ing use is being made of striped taffeta in the evening mode. One such brought out this season is done in white taffeta striped in mauve, green and orange. It is draped at the back in a bustle-back effect. Beaded bodice tops worn with floor-length velvet skirts, likewise skirts of satin or crepe are also smart fashion. Dramatic Styling The models pictured tell you ol a new and dramatic styling technique tech-nique that makes intricate and dramatic dra-matic draping its theme. Shown at the top, a soaring toque of gleaming satin in Mindanao coral and Luzon blue goes to dizzy heights. The smart upswept hair-do is designed to accent the profile silhouette. Also presented by the Millinery Designer Design-er s league is a draped suit hat as shown below that bespeaks a mnre elaborate trend in millinery than we have seen for years. This model is in fuchsia felt draped with black grosgrain. Pearls on the hat-bnnd hat-bnnd and a filmy veil make it feminine. fem-inine. Fads and Fancies Gloves present a fascinating! theme this season because of the in- j triguing glitter embroidery and oth-, ' er decorative details being lavished ! on thorn. These glamour gloves. ( course, are to wear with eveninjs , dress and afternoon restaurant cos tumes and cocktail parties. So kcej. your eye On the new glove trends. Ard now the simple bobby pir takes on new drama. Just out a glamour bobby pin that has a sterling ster-ling silver bar anchored over one prong that is jewel set with colorful stones. Just slip this bobby p:n in your hair and not only will it hold ! stray locks in place but it will add. 1 the glitter note in a most flattering i way. I I . I.J mr - v L. I " ' - - ipiiiiiilii V ' " ; 'j X Tomatoes,Mushrooms, Eggs and Rice Cakes Make Good Lunch A ?f A tomato treat that's hard to beat is this one in which cottage cheese is used for stuffing. FriUy sandwiches sand-wiches can be made by spreading thinly sliced bread with mayonnaise, mayon-naise, seasoning the lettuce and roiling roil-ing op the bread. Lunch is often one of the most neglected meals of the day because the whole family is not at home to eat it Then, too, many homemak-ers homemak-ers feel they just don't want to both er fixing something palatable and attractive. But, let's look at it this way. Lunch, according to nutritionists. should contain at least one-third to one-half the day's calories, and tne proper balance of proteins, carbohydrates, carbo-hydrates, vitamins vita-mins and miner als. This doesn't mean that you have to spend a lot of time prepar ing this noon-day snack, because, chances are, there are plenty of things in the refrigerator, ready to be made into satisfying, nourishing lunches. Now that food rationing has eased. it might be a good idea to invite friends in for a quick lunch; or, bet ter still, have a plan whereby you invite four to six people over for noon-time, and then have everyone take turns having each other to luncheon. It's a neighborly way, and you will be sure to get into better bet-ter luncheon habits this way. Here is a colorful salad plate that makes a quick and easy lunch. It looks pretty, too, on gay, informal plates. Stuffed Tomato Salad Plate. (Serves 6) 6 large tomatoes Vi pound cottage cheese 1 cup chopped cucumber 3. tablespoons real mayonnaise Parsley Scallions Lettuce rolls Section tomatoes to within V inch from bottom. Mix cottage cheese, cucumber and real mayonnaise. Fill tomatoes. Serve with scallions and lettuce rolls. The rolls are made by spreading thinly sliced white bread with mayonnaise and then placing a lettuce leaf on each slice. Sprinkle this with salt and pepper. Roll up and fasten with a toothpick. Occasionally we all have some leftover rice in the refrigerator, pos sibly after a chop suey dinner the night before. What about crispy, golden brown rice cakes for lunch, served with apricot jam or marmalade. and some' spinach made delectable with a cream sauce. There you have nourishment plus in addition to a colorful and contrasting menu. Rice Cakes. (Serves 6) 2 cups cooked rice (H cop uncooked) un-cooked) 1 beaten egg 2 tablespoons flour Lynn Says Hints for the Home: Sugar bags make good dishcloths. Cut, hem and launder before using. A dishwashing apron is easy to make out of oil cloth. Cut to pattern, pat-tern, bind the edges and you will have a water-resistant apron. Old pillow cases are excellent for protecting the tops of clothes while they hang in the closet. Use this tip for putting away out-of-season clothes. Odd bits of linoleum make nice covers for kitchen or laundry table ta-ble and may even be used as shelf covering. Old socks are excellent for applying ap-plying wax to furniture; they may be used for cleaning silverware, silver-ware, too. If you are crowded for space, build a blanket bin across the narrow end of a hall, underneath the wind'.ws This is good to use in storing clothes, too. Fold the latter in clean tissue paper to prevent wrinkling. I, 'i j bUDGET j 1: , Lynn Chambers' Menus Country Omelet Swiss Spinach Rye Bread Asparagus Salad With Cheese Dressing Prune Cake Beverage Recipe given. 1 tablespoon melted butter 1 teaspoon salt Dash of pepper 1 teaspoon sugar Mix all ingredients together in order or-der given. Drop by spoonfuls onto hot, greased griddle. Saute until golden brown on each side, turning only once. Swiss Spinach. Into 2 cups of finely chopped spinach, spin-ach, blend ft cup very thick, well-seasoned well-seasoned white sauce (flavored with onion and a dash of nutmeg), just enough to hold spinach together. Eggs can always pack a nutri tional punch into lunch and still keep ' a meal on an economical plane. ' You'll like both of these suggestions, ; one served hot, the other crispy coldt Sunshine Egg Salad. (Serves 6) t hard-cooked egga 1 cup finely diced celery K cup salad dressing 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 1 tablespoon lemon Juice 1 teaspoon scraped onion Salt and pepper Celery carls 6 thick slices of tomato' Salad greens Chop eggs, but not too fine. Add celery, dressing and seasonings. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Press into molds, and chill before serving. Unmold each on a slice of tomato in a bed of salad greens. Garnish with celery curls, paprika and additional salad dressing, if desired. de-sired. Country Omelet. (Serves 5) 2. cups diced, cooked potatoes S slices bacon Y cop minced onion 4 eggs, separated 5 tablespoons top milk 1 teaspoon salt teaspoon pepper 1 tablespoon chopped parsley Brown potatoes, bacon and onion together in a frying pan. Cool. Beat egg yolks slightly, slight-ly, add milk, salt, pepper and chopped parsley. Beat whites until stiff and fold into egg yolk mixture. mix-ture. Heat frying pan, add 2 table spoons shortening into the pan. Pour in egg mixture. Cook over low heat until lightly browned on bottom (about IS minutes). Brown top slightly under broiler and serve. 4 i If & V There's a surprise in store with mushrooms de luxe that will make guests ask for more. An all vegetable vegeta-ble luncheon like this is served with a smooth, creamy mayonnaise sauce made by mixing mayonnaise and milk and beating together. j An easy, point-free luncheon is made with mushrooms and served with vegetables. It takes only about 20 minutes to bake. Mushrooms De Luxe. (Serves 6) 12 large mushrooms cup dry bread crumbs 1 tablespoon chopped green pepper V tablespoons chopped onion 1 teaspoon chopped parsley V't teaspoons salt teaspoon pepper H cup real mayonnaise ',4 cup milk Wash mushrooms, remove stems and chop. Mix chopped stems, bread crumbs, green pepper, onion, parsky and seasonings. Brown in 2 tablespoons of the mayonnaise. 1 Fill mushroom caps. Eake in a moderately hot 400-degree) oven 20 minutes, or until tender. Serve with vegetables and mayonnaise sauce, made by heating remaining mayonnaise mayon-naise with Vi cup milk and cooking until smooth. This is cooked over low heat, stirring constantly, 5 minutes min-utes or until hot. A dressing for tomatoes, equal to nmi" is in .de by n. lily sieving well ripened avocado and seasoning with lemon juice and garlic salt. This will reduce the pressure on hard-to-get salad oil, ordinarily used for dressings. Released by Western Netpjpex Union. ' MSL&fc 5 6 94 I OTS of warm sweaters ar '-'needed by high school and col lege girls, they say, tor campuses and low temperature classrooms. Each of the vestees shown is not only warm but exceptionally smart looking. The under-the-coat vestee at top is knitted of soft wool the "hearts and flowers" flow-ers" model is crocheted in white wool and embroidered in glowing colors. Small gold buttons will be striking. To obtain complete knitting Instructions tor the Button-Over Vestee (Pattern No. 5289) and crocheting instructions lor the Hearts and Flowers Vestee (Pattern No. 5694) sizes 12. 14. 16, 18 Included, send 16 cents In coin, tor each pattern, your name. address and the pattern number. Due to an unusually large demand and the current conditions, slightly more time ls required in Ailing orders tor a few ol the most popular pattern numbers. SEWING CIRCLE NEEDLEWORK 709 Million St., Ssa Francisco, Calif. 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