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Show WORLD WOMAN'S Garments Familiarity With Patterns Will Aid in Fitting By Erttd Haley width you wraf THE your rlctl ri Is Jit'l ns litltor the nln you Mvr thosrn, l,i n I WAV will only waste i ff to trl-- Burlap Fashions 111 avoid rxj ens've on clot! Ly making in Hi s f vxhlun wy correct of exs t sn.ounl ui'h the rnse Figures which are bard to ftt without extensive alierailuna can - M readily be clothed with clothes sewed at home, provided you know Just how to alter pa'terns to make them f,t So much ease, comfort and feeling right can coins from clothes that fit accurately that ufe you've treated yourself to a well fitted garment, you'll never be aatlsfled with less Not only will clothes do more for you, but youll enjoy wearing them as well as showing them off to best advantage. Clothing which fits perfectly also has the advantage nf wearing better, but will require less car secures meaiurtmenl and attention than garments simply because they wrinkle less readily and need less frequent cleaning and pressing. When you take measurements, remove any bulky pieces of apparel so that you can arrive at If you your true measurements. wear a certain foundation garment, have this on when you whip out tlie tape measure. Keep the measurements on a handy card so that you may alThis ways have them on hand. card should be kept with frequent measurement checks if you are gaining or losing weight. Make Adjustments In Pattern Rather than at Seaina Essential line and style In a pattern can be changed or lost only by shortening and lengthening at waist or hemline. Therefore, you see many alterations can be made within a pattern Itself without changing the basic style. You may have fit plus style with Internal pattern adjustments. Never be misled by seam, pleat and dart allowances. These should be cut, pinned and sewed as directed on the pattern or the cloth- - -- , ,S f 4 Casual shoes and mat) hlng purse fashioned of burlap and simulated leather were Introduced as aun mates for warm d weather wear. The rough burlap gives a textured effect which Is both novel and new In the fashion picture. lex-lure- sary extra room by failing to slash the garment. If you try to get the room from the seatn allowance, the seam may pull open. When you repair the damage, you will actually be making the garment so small It cannot ever fit properly. Clothes which are made too roamy are as poorly fitted as those which struggle to keep on your figure. When you place the tape measure around yourself, do not pull tightly on It, nor let It fall too loosely. It should be so comfortable you do not really feci It, and to bat tlothu jit perfectly. this Is the way the finished garment should be on you. Accurate measuring and cutting of the garment will save both patience and material. There is no need to make the garment a little large in the cutting to make allowance for errors In sewing, for you Some Oaths Need a Little Salt By Will Bernard, Should Statements Under Oath Be Taken With a Grain of Salt? A naan weut bankrupt, and was hailed Into court by bis creditors. At the hearing, he admitted that he had had $5,009 In cash just a few days before but claimed he had lost U all. "I was walking down the street, he related, "carrying this money In a satchel. While waiting for a street car. I happened to look down and I noticed that the bag had LL.B and was holding only the handle! Since the bag was nowhere to be seen. I threw awuy the handle and went home Though there was no way to disprove the story, the judge decided he Just didn't believe it and ordered the man to "find" the $5,000 somehow The Judge figured that, although the story was told under oath, it was too incredible to be taken without a grain of salt. A 1 miniature golf course was "Cause and Effect?" This famous case, which arose In the year 1770, laid down a doctrine that Is still considered basic in our legal system. Mr A, bent on mischief, threw a giant firecracker lighted into a ciowded market place. It lauded at the feet of Mr. B, who snatched it and frantically flung it away. This tune the sputtering thing landed near Mr. C, who also threw it away to save himself. The firecracker then fell beside Mr I), and exploded. Mr. D was injured and sued Mr. A for damages Mr. A protested that he had thiown the f recracker at Mr. B, not at Mr D But the court held him responsible anyhow. You Strike Somebody For "Sassing" You? A new-.e took a lively dislike to a storekeeper, and m several occasions he ip ide faces at the man. One dav t! boy tiled his stunt just once l ) (,,' n The merchant seized an umbrel i that was handy and lluminated by a network -- KATHLEEN NORRIS Find Happiness in Present Lot Philadelphia M woman who represents a large class, and a very unhappy class. She is afraid she Is losing her mind here. I only say to women like Mimi make your present job success first. Forget yourself. Plunge with absolute passion into the business of creating an ideal home, to which a harpy naan and eager children cant wait to return after the day. You can do it. Then think out the line in which you would like to express yourself, the sort of work you know you could do. Get ready for it, and just as sure as you do, you'll find it. Perhaps it's writing childrens stories. You've always known you could, but after a few tries, youve stopped. Perhaps its doing pastel portraits, or actirg in radio plays, or designing dresses, making political speeches. Or possibly theres a good future for you In somewhat humbler lines. Our hospitals Just now unfortunately are full of women In similar situations, and all doctors count these cases bv the dozen. Nothing Is really the matter with Mimi, but she has managed to work herself into a state when she trembles and perspires for no apparent cause, cant eat. cant sleep, cries constantly, hates solitude, hates Company, and generally is causing her husband, h r children, her mother and everyone else who loves her alternate states of impatience and despair. The secret of all this is that Muni is bored with her job She may not know it, but that explains it all. Shes tired of dust and dishes Women have won all the good and budgeting ami watching the women love money, travel, things market, and the dentist and the fame because they saw some litand club her hat and winter bridge tle gap In the familiar domestic snow and everything setup, and filled it with some very else. When a woman loves her job, special bread, or apron, or jam. or she is well. When she hates it. she method of helping children study, c sometimes goes Into these phycho-pathior the patenting of a sweater. disorders. Mimi is headed And believe me, when success for the mental hospital. She will not be happy there. She will be comes that way, in easier finances, doing there some of the jobs she in the royal right to give the ones might be doing peacefully at home, you love the extra delights and only instead of household duties luxuries for which they long. In they call them occupational therathe flattering recognition of your py. friends, youll find that success is sweeter than most of sugary stuff. Need for Success The crackling divorces of the Under Mimis discontent, that to be proof world's raging restlessness that sweeps to us all great ought that happiness is a qualiher off her feet at intervals, makty brewed in a much quieter atmoing everyday home life utterly insphere. For if you reach your goal sufferable. is a feverish need for success; the sort with no one to love, money and fame are only the more maddening. of success with which magazines and newspapers are full. Travel, excitement, mink coats, fame, money, these are being displayed Frenchmen Seek Record Height '6 In bates solitude, company . to Mimi all day long. Wherevtr she turns she sees the complacent pictures of other women, not much younger and not any smarter than she is, women floating in a very sea of adulation and luxury. The women of past generations didnt worry about these things because. for one thing, there were no radios, movies, illustrated magazines, to keep them perpetually And tortured by contrast for another thing housekeeping, mothering, wifehood, were all jobs of much more importance and repute. Successful professional women, Rachel, George Eliot, Bernhardt, were regarded with an admiration that had no envy in it The highest profession was that of the wife; and incidentally she bad a lot more smacked h,s tormentor on the head. Arrested on a charge of assault and battery, the man insisted that his action was just.f.ed by the boys constant sassing However, the court disagreed and found him guilty as charged The judge said it takes more than dirty locks to justify an attack ct this kind. Now much could be said and has been said, of the deceptive appearance if Lashing successes in Hollywood. on the stage, or in the spotlight of sensational marriages and divorces. But saying it only makes fame-thirst- obscure young y wom- en angry They'll take the fame and the money, thanks, and take char.ies on later disillusionment, and being forgotten. So 1 Forget Yourself such moralizations omit ot FRANCE veteran French mountain climbers have left for the Himalayas to try to climb higher and faster than men ever climbed mountains before. Target of their assault is Mount Dhaulagiri, a rugged 28 825 foot reak in Nepal, between India and Tibet It never has been attempted . before according to Maurice Herzog, expedition leader. PARIS, to do. of over- Mountain Nepal Trio's Goal 26,825-Fo- home-makin- I- head lights After a heavy windstorm, one of the wires was left sagging about six feet above the ground. Several days later, a girl was walking underneath that wire when a bumblebee swooped down at her. She flung her arm upward and hit the wire The girl got a nasty shock, and later sued the proprietor tor damages. At the trial the proprietor argued that the girl had "brought the injury upon herself. But he lost the case. sleeves, Does the Law Recognize The Principle of May fallen off lay Mds straight aiross to t.kr up the extra let gtli If the sleeve Is very !r.g. make one link above and one below the elbow. Shorten the waist by fuld.rg the desired depth between the underarm and the waistline He certain to make the adjustment on each piece of pattern. Skirt pieces are shortened In the same way as the waist. In this case, have each part of the skirt shortened the same amount, and at the tame position. This is particularly Important so that pattern notches will match, and so that a gored skirt will fit well. shorten half-molte- THE READER'S COURTROOM - -- ft - lng will not have proper fullness slenderness or oilier features which make for good styling. Even If you nred so little as a half an Inch In the bodice of dress, don't try to get the neces- lh dr, i To ly u-- one tick the putterr n'luAS. sir i ght icro-- s tie I .it tern I:, tins nve tiie f.de se.io.s ri nv reed slight tap rug at d Is eiMlv t livhcd by lay u g r,nl ' r ur)T-riM'the d'.crri so y U ran make a ilutted hne lhduatu.g tie t I er-i- r ran a r.d are h ll may haste it together and try e rnus er an ill mex; or. male on, lin garrt ent fust and wi.ik from th.il to rheru f.t Mash nr 1uk patterns Ai turding to Needs uur b die is rMir'er than If tliDulil expp(t M my women you Fur a quuk lurch ... toasted tu L sofi yellow ihirie ''5 tomato or Lai on s' ' under the bruur add rg length ra'ter than suhtrarv g ,t. use the ihi-let hil'lie P.n t e pieces to them to exa .ijier strip, or tn-- e mt to e the tra paper if you several tin es pai'i-rMaking slashes t.. give width or le g'.h and neilci ' r i to pin to an may result extra piece of j .vttrn pieces. in your losing t!.c n perated and If the pattern is simply a shvh n ufe '.v.thout pin-- r g to exra paper, vm may not the required an out of extra g,-- t n .itciial. as the at'ern is apt to s! p dur.ng the cui'iruf For a large arm. add the extra w.dth e! ng the edges, tapering from srrr hole to wa.st If much extra widh Is needed, cut pattern on grain line, separate evenly and pin to paper. Make Waist and Hip Adjustments Carefully For narrow hips, take off a little at the hipline on the side seams of the skirt. Make certain that the line Is tapered to the hem so the skirt will fall properly. If only a little additional material Is needed at the hips, the adjustment may be made at the aide seams, tapering off at the waist and hemline. When more than a little Is needed, an even amount can be allowed along the side seam of the skirt from hip to hem. When by l.uv.i.g c Or ce the patkrn Is irlerti d ford. I g to the n essurell i l Vm. Unless you ire ron, fallible In dress. blouse suit or rout. Ih mol fiishlonnblt garment will not give and grooming you you Oie pm-- e altrrn'ions SVIr own, and achieve lx, lh material Six Make Interesting Dish YOULL about miles wevt of Mount Everest, the world's tnlest mountain (29 002 feet), which men have been trying unsuccessfully for decades to scale The highest mountain In North America Alaska's Mount McKinley, is 20 700 Our object," said Herzog, is not onlv to reach a higher summit than has ever been climbed, but to do it faser We will use many modem tact'cs and much new equipment, such as nvlon ropes, tents and clothing Much of the equip- ment will be aluminum. The French government is financing a third of the expedition costs rest of the expenses are beirg paid by private backers and the Alpine dub of France. Pe Herzog has climbed all the French Alpine peaks worth climbing and some In Switzerland. He is keen to get xtarted. Our greatest danger Is the he laid. i. ceitiy Seeds, handful eggs from the Ltional Both gg hunt. can help make menus in vour terestir.g if you add a few glamto orous touche Easter them. You can serve juicy p.nk slices of ham in sandwiches or with salad as long as you can slice them, but when you get down to the smaller for pieces, then you may be looking or such recipes as call for diced ground ham. Ham a la King in Toast Cups (Serves 6) 3 tablespoons butter 1 tablespoon diced onion Vs teaspoon salt teaspoon pepper 4 tablespoons flour Z'x cups milk 1 cup diced, cooked celery 2 cups Julienned cooked ham d 4 sliced eggs teaspoon Worcestershire hard-cooke- sauce Melt butter, add onion and cook tender over low heat, while stirring Add seasonings and flour; blend. Add milk and cook until thickened, stirring constantly. Add celery. ham, sliced eggs and Worcestershire sauce, reserving a few egg slices to garnish top. Heat and serve in hot toast cups. Toast Cups 6 thin slices bread 3 tablespoons melted butter Remove crusts from bread slices. Brush both sides of each slice with melted butter Frcss into six, three-incmuffin pans with two points each side. Bake in a moderately hot oven (.775) for 12 minutes until lightly browned. Patties Smoked (Serves 6) 3 cups ground leftover ham G cup dry bread crumbs j teaspoon ground cloves h teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon brown sugar 2 eggs 6 slices canned pineapple Combine meat, crumbs, seasonings, sugar, and well beaten eggs. Mix thoroughly. Form into six flat patties. Arrange pineapple slices in a shallow baking pan. Place' a patty on each ring. Bake in a hot oven (325) about 25 minutes or until browned. Ribbon Egg Salad (Serves 6) 12 eggs French dressing 2 tablespoons tinflavored gelatin Vs cup cold water irs cup boiling water 14 cups salad dressing 2 teaspoons minced onion 3 tablespoons lemon juice 14 teaspoon salt ' cup chopped parsley Separate yolks and whites. Force until h hard-cook- the yolks through a sieve and moisten with French dressing. Press the yolks firmly onto bottom of greased mold. Chop the whites. Soften gelatin in cold water and dissolve in boiling water. Cool. When sirupy in consistency, add salad dressing, onion, lemon juice and salt. Pour about half of this mixture over yolk and chill until firm. Add chopped parsley and egg whites to remaining gelatin mixture and pour into mold. Chill until firm. Vfcj LYNN SAY'S: Pep Cp Lunches With Variety Add other ingredients to both ham and eggs to enhance their flavor xnd extend these protein foods when preparing them into luncheon or supper dishes. MENU LYNN CHAMBERS Hot Tomato Juice Ham a la King in Toast Cups 1 . The actum if uipruUv.. curlers und bubble piliow cases ti wear save uur l.ncr.s Ctl p- -i i , ii almond flavor-- , well with red ir.ernesoTi custard sauce. It's ci macaroons. Rolls that come can be thawed a 300-degr- minutes. from tr.t by placer- oven Iron it ' Carrot Strips and Green Beans Pear Salad Beverage Chocolate Pudding Recipe Given Eggs Stuffed with Crab Meat (Makes 12 stuffed eggs) d 6 eggs 1 teaspoon dry mustard teaspoon salt 1 cup flaked crab meat 1 cup chopped celery 2 tablespoons chopped green pepper si cup mayonnaise Taprika Cut eggs into halves crosswise. Remove yolks, mash and mix with remaining ingredients. Fill whites, sprinkle with paprika. Baked Hawaiian Hash (Serves 5) 3 tablespoons butter, melted 3 cups diced leftover cooked smoked ham 3 cups diced cooked sweet potatoes 'i cup finely chopped onion 'ii teaspoon salt i teaspoon pepper Is cup pineapple juice 3 slices pineapple, cut in half hi cup brown sugar 2 tablespoons butter Combine three tablespoons melted butter, ham, potatoes, onion, a r. d seasonings pineapple juice; mix lightly. Bake in greased eight-inc- h square bakhard-cooke- QUICK 30 minutes. IUTTAI JfE ON, Hard-Cooke- Van Campf New Orleans Red Kidney Chicken and ham are flavor mates for sandwiches Enhance the flavor by spread, -- g the bread with a Thousand Island JITTER Iicious disb choice (ti 'IK kidney beans in s MW ia TOOK A Ril er mtmri 5 A lOT OF flavor; not too sweet at too spicy, but just ripiit Youll say theyre dJfc ent . . . the best to hard-cooke- chopped Stylt Beam Van Camps. .. Van Caupi this de only . . . puts up that d graham crackers, crumbled '1 cup pineapple juice cup heavy cream, whipped Cream together butter and sugar. Add egg yolks and continue creaming until well blended. Add pineapple and nutmeats Arrange alternate layers of crumbs and pineapple mixture in loaf pan, leaving crumbs as top and bottom layers. Moisten with juice. Set in refrigerator for 12 hours Serve in slices with whipped cream. I'l hyou Re- move from oven; top with halved pineapple slices; sprinkle with brown sugar; dot with two tablespoons butter. Broil until pineapple is lightly browned, about seven minutes. Baked Tomatoes and Eggs (Serves 6) 2 medium tomatoes, peeled 6 slices bread 6 d eggs, sliced 2 cups Cheese Sauce 12 strips cooked bacon Parsley Cut each tomato into three slices crosswise. Toast bread lightly. Arrange sliced egg on each slice of toast, cover with a slice of tomato and bake in moderate oven (350) 15 minutes. Pour hot cheese sauce over tomato and return to oven to heat until sauce begins to bubble. Remove from oven, garnish each service witb bacon strips and add parsley. cri TAsry m ing dish in moderate oven (350) Tuna fish salad for dressing. is nothing new. but when ymj add For someth. ng distinctly differto it some broiled bacon, you give ent. try using a scrambled it a welcome change of flavor egg filling in noontime sandwiches. Color Swiss cheese paired with thinly and flavor appeal are sliced dried beef and sliced tomato given the sandwich by adding some will travel well if made mto a lunch chopped green pepper or chopped onion to box sandwich. the eggs. If the sandwich filling is rather Peanut butter is an old favorite, dry. give it succulence by dirpmg bu' it takes on interest when mixed mixture and fry with chopped crisp cucumber and French Fried sandwiches. bit of pimiento for color. egg-mil- c Ui'.n rj-- a ta..-,ns- " - A litle i cup nutmeats, hard-cooke- nn colorful ribbon ar.ur.d 14 Cream sauce, strips of ham d eggs served in toast cups make such a tasty and delicious dish when served in this way, youd never guess leftovers were being used. v. w.;n pins. Pineapple Nut Cake (Serves 6 8) '4 cup butler 1 cup sugar 3 egg yolks 1 cup crushed, canned and of - Pa-- may be arn-ift cum tlrevr,;, hard-cooke- 200 feet. . . - "No human has ever seen the top of this mountain. Herzog said. If we reach the peak, it will be the frst time a summit of this altitude will have been reached. Dhaulagiri C' ' into the iUiin and ru1' between t:u. article in s..,p jnJ w Muny lire BK GLAD to have ham from your Faster dinrer as well as tho'e LJ ,f -- For Supper, Luncheon lean-faced- is If mustard .spots wa. teniil, ten. oe t,y ttrs Leftover Ham and Eggs JY IDE WHEN SLEEP COME AND FEEL Try This WIN GLUM Delicious m Laxdfr1 5 J -- IflflY SUSPECT OF BflCKflCg: ft ld. ' A, we w ti kaai ! exertion, eiceMiva cold sometime eiow tlon. This msy lead plain of oasgm bck,'bd;o,M l', ,, snsrnr, heed.ct.ee np nights or frequent F01 dm from minor bladder 7 dempneea er dietary If your dieeom'orw'" h w causes, dont wait, try diuretic. Deed rfs? t While SO aver ysars. ',u often otherwise cfar, ,p' a- m- JD0NT BE U sissy YO Chewing-GuJ: S When you roll and headachy and Just awful beau' a laxative -- do this... Chew (1. o gum laxative. 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