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Show TITE S.U7T LAKE TRIBUNE, SUN'PAT MOIiNTNfl, DECEMBER 13, 1929. BY BERTHA BRAIN ARD WOMEN FINDING PLACE IN RADIO FIELD n Girls Search m Atues Jilted Women nooms dchis: treated Sileciaiin Necessary in Broadcasting Seldom Win in Hints Mellon British Courts Stations, Says Executive Kin of Smith 0 0 . Ti Extra space can be converted into teresting studies ubicb can be made This Is the thirty-fourt- h In the series "Careers far Women. The author of this article is eastern program manager of the National Broadcasting company. But if a scout had ridden up to the Toung people who used to complain that the earth holds no more leader and volunteered to lead the frontiers to be conquered by adven- pioneers through a new trail which turous men and women now see In would ave them from Indian and the tincharter world of radio an op- shorten their trip, she would have been admitted promptly to the party, portunity to blase a new trail It is scarcely exaggeration to call and with open arms. Of course, in addition to Initiative the radio field-- a "world." A championship boxing bout crowds 150,000 and perseverance, anyone desiring to persons into a stadium. The world's make food in the radio field must most popular newspaper boasts that really enjoy meeting many people, rue and a quarter million people pur- knowing and working with them, and chase its big Sunday edition. But must have a sincere desire to help fome radio broadcast programs, such others. .The pay envelope will hardas a speech by the president of the ly ever recompense for the long, teUnited States, have been heard by dious hours of overtime planning and rn audience totaling fifty million per- - rehearsing, but the man or women ons. And more than a few radio who likes to make others happv will broadcasting stations have records to find extra compensation in millions rhow that each has an audience ex- of letters from grateful listeners. ceeding five million people, every day Girl Sheald first Widen tit the year: Her Contact With Fabric, Radio Creates Greatest If a girl has the qualities Just menAudience Ever Known. tioned and wants to prepare herself Not only does the radio bring mil for radio work, she can do nothing ions of people-I- n to the greatest au better than engage far one, two. r rtienet ever known. It also brings maybe five years in some Activity "me of the most interesting things which will, first, widen her contact in the whole world to them. Though with the'public, so that she can. asyou are working in your home, you certain its tastes, and, second, achear an aviator broadcast as he quaint her with the people and or"n fries smile up in the air. Or you ganizations whose cooperation she c?n listen to a deep sea diver tell will need in order to satisfy the pub".hat he is seeing at the bottom of lic's wants. Newspaper reoorting en''ie ocean. You have even been per gives one this exoerlence. Public lesmitted to set your watch by hearing tertaining, teaching of music "le original strokes of Westminster s sons, coaching and presentation of dramatic productions are other emfamous Big Ben. As a Green County, lAo.. farmer, ployments which have helped equip young women to succeed lh radio recently wrote: A college education is help "I heard the Governor deliver his work; although not essential. i inaugural address while I was sitting ful, Radio broadcast stations seem to on the back porch shelling seed corn." Just to listen in on few or many be adding new fields constantly, in of the almost uncanny things which which beginners can get a foothold. r- -e happening in that blanket of The more powerful stations have, in ther which surrounds our earth is addition to their chief executive, anIf it wasn't. Americans nouncers, e n t e r t al ners, program ild not spend one million dollars managers, staff accompanists, secreday to do it. Naturally, many of taries, manuscript writers, research lists of hose who listen in and hear radio workers who keep available entertainment and check broadcasting advance step by step rne week adding a spectacular Im- over the "fan mail" to ascertain the provement to its programs, the next public's likes and dislikes, and enw?ek reaching a formerly isolated su- gineers and solicitors, who seek to sen in the frozen Arctic, the hours during which the station bnet,so perhaps on not only are fascinated is allowed to broadcast to advertisers 'id rv this, but feel an urge to Join the or other purchasers of broadcasting olher pioneers and help conquer this fights. The smaller stations may have only a manager announcer, an new ethereal frontier. staff acengineer, and a part-tim- e Broadcasting Workers companist, but even in such a staff the ambitious woman can see, first, Nee Originality. of starting as accom I win confess that the first time I the possibility ever listened in through a radio re- panist, or second, the opportunity to ceiving set, it so Interested me that make a job Tor norseii, sucn as pro I resolved to get into this new gsms gram manager. Some of the details of the program at the earliest possible moment. The next morning found mo at station executive's work are creating new WJZ, Newark, N. J., the station I had programs, cooperating with aO deheard the night before, and there I partment heads to see that all necesstarted my hunt for the Job which sary details have been covered and that the program will go into rehearultimately led to my present work. in all its Right then and there I learned that sal and on the air complete -radio broadcasting workers need orig- necessary parte, and plain inality, resourcefulness because those in Entertainers and Engineers st me even let inspect Now Directors of Stations. harge wouldn't Entertainers and engineers have the studios, much less work there. The next day I telephoned to the become directors of stations. As a station's offices, introduced myself rule, however, they prefer to concenas a reporter, and asked for the prlv-Me- trate on the artistic and technical of seeing the station in action work they have been specially trained in order to write a story on broadto perform, leaving the administracasting. This plan succeeded in win- tive worries to others in the radio me to studios. visit the a field. And these worries and attendpass ning .That was in 1922. ant rewards have been sought and During and after this visit I was gained by women who started in aU impressed with the same fact that I most every one of the other broadhad learned in acquiring work on a cast station positions, listed above, newspaper staff, namely, that no- thus showing that every Job in a ra body was going to make a place for dio station is important and possesses me, but I would have to make a place opportunities for a young woman to for myself. I set out to create at demonstrate her ability to bear larger radiobroadcast program which would responsibilities. Speaking of the Importance of each appeal to the station's directors. post prompts me to pass on this obBegin With Broadcasting servation, gained from six years' work Of Criticism of Flay. in the radio studio: Namely, no In seeking an idea for such a pro- matter what your position Is, you will gram, it occurred to me that a week- not be worth much to the station, nor ly dramatic review over the radio will it reward you greatly, until you would interest thousands of listeners feel deeply that whether your stawho had visited Broadway and many tion rises or falls depends upon the success with which you do your work. thousands more who hoped to visit At most stations mere wiu be so- day. I gained an Introduction to Mr. Heywood Broun, the New York called regular hours, but the ambidramatic critic, and consulted him tious girl soon loams that circumabout this idea. At his suggestion. I stances often necessitate overtime talked it over with the Shuberts, and even holiday work. promotions are perhaps more fre rained their cooperation, and persuaded O. B. Popenoe, then manager quent in radio work than in almost of station WJZ, to approve the idea, any other, because it is a rapidly and thus finally found myself in the growing field. As it grows, new emto business, with full authority to ployees are needed, and the experiry vr.lt a play a week and broadcast my enced take the supervisory positions. criticism of it through the "mike." Remuneration Similar to "Broadcasting Broadway" was the title under which these weekly dra- Any Large Corporation, The remuneration for radio work matic reviews were presented. They soon led to two other developments of to similar to any other large corthe original idea of using stage ma- poration, depending on the position terial in radio. First, theatrical ce- occupied. The scale runs anywhere lebrities were brought from New York from $35 for stenographic positions to over to the Newark studio for radio as high as the corporation pays its executives. This figure Is, of course, appearances. Second, some of Broadway's best fMTys were broadcast, in a impossible to quote, for it differs in series, direct from the stage. In every company, but the scale of any executing this last project, I served large business corporation would be a proper comparison. as sneciaj announcer. When station WJZ established an Frankly, the bit obstacle to greater office in New York, to facilitate book- pay in the radio field Is that most ing of performers to appear before broadcast stations are losing money. the microphone at the Newark studio, They may bo owned by a rich newsor manufacturing company I was placed in charge of itsthat of- paper studio which can afford to let Its station fice, and when WJZ moved lose for the next two, five or money to New York was appointed assistant ten years, but the owners naturally manager of the station. want the stations to make themselves Job Similar to That as soon as possible, Of Many Other Pioneers. and .therefore, the advent of larger salaries has been delayed.. Promotion came to me in 1928, This situation, or course, makes the when the newly organized National woman who can help a station gain, over took company Broadcasting money instead of lose it all the more management of WJZ. made Mr. welcome to that station. And radio Popenoe treasurer of the new comthat their pany, and advanced tne to manager stations are Just asbewilling women as men. of WJZ. A year later I became east- upbullders should one Is more allurement That the raern program manager of the National world to the ambitious girl Broadcasting company, with instruc- dioshe willoffers find less discrimination tions tff givo interesting broadcast her in radio work because programes to the millions of men. against sex of her than in practically any women and children who tune in to the more than SO radio stations, from Boston to Denver, associated with the ' National Broadcasting company's red and blue networks. make Job to case of my having My tn the radio world, and then make tt Pockets bigger. Is similar to that of many other pioneers in the field. It probably was much the same way when the first covered wagon train of pioneers was about to set out for Oregon. If LONDON (CP). Milady's girl had approached the leader and asked him what she could do. be, latest flying suit has special would have said: knee pockets for powder puff, probably -mirror and lipstick. you stay back here 'in the east us. and for be best far will you, That -- American Says System of Dole Is Exaggerated e Milady Puis Knee On Air Suit j ar- - as well as comfortaNe; easily ac complished uitfwut inconvenience Breach of Promise Sails Lessening, bat DIrorrc on the Upjrrade '1 WASHINGTON (JR. Scrambling in dusty garrets, climbing ladders and wading in water in old cellars Is part of the day's work to Jean Stephen' son, genealogist, Miss Stephenson is a member of the council of the National Genealogical society. Among her interesting "finds" is data purporting to show blood relationship between Andrew Mellon and Alfred E. Smith. Both Mr. Meltoir and Mr Smith, she believes, are descended from the ancient Irish family, the Mutvshllls. MulvahUl and Melville, ahe saya. are tvn on vinous. Mr. Mellon belongs to the Melville branch. Mr. Smith's mother's father was : ' r v . (if . S 1 mm York in 1841. Mr. came to this country In 1840 and setHe spelled his tled in Pittsburgh. name Mullen, but his Scotch and English neighbors pronounced it Mel-io- n Washington offers a fine field for Thousands of rare documents are stored here. Many of them are in almost Inaccessible places owing to the lack of an archives building. ' One day Miss Stephenson almost fell through the glass dome above the house of representatives during evils of the a chase after the GENEVA (P).-- The n a a Washington-IaBritish government's "dole" to the Rare old documents are filed on narrow workless hsve been grestlv exagger shelve lining a space above the dome. ated, says Mifs Mary Barnett MlwH shelves the To reach exhighest American Industrial welfare to climb a narrow pert, who has spent a year in Europe Stephenson had iron ladder. She slipped and nearly studying unemployment insurance. "English housewives complained to landed in the midst of a heated tarme bitterly that because of the 'dole1 iff debate on the floor below. Miss Stephenson was born in Texit was impossible to get or keep serthe vants," Miss Gllson told friends here. as. She Inhai traveled all oversearch her twenty-ye"But housewives in the United States country ene nas where there Is no 'dole' onske the for the elusive ancestor, spent long hours In the courthouses same complaint, Just as bitterly." rec Unemployment itself, not the in- in small towns going over dusty By WILLELLA DE CAMFL surance against unemployment, Is the ords. Old wills often yield valuable Nearly every home, no matter how assertInformation. she force, demoralizing great small it may be. has a little apace ed. The percentage of real mallgn-er- s which might easily be converted into on the rolls is very small. Ever Beit The Joke a pleasant and comfortable retreat n A graduate a Wellesley; Miss for the man of the house. Everyman Heard in perindustrial has spent years likes to have a room that he may call sonnel work in many cities of the his own, where ho may pass a few United States. Her home is in New AN EYE TO THE COIN quiet hours in reading, writing, or York. "Did you hear that Bill studying undisturbed, where he may Mike: Jones is earning $4000 a night play Invito friends to spend the evening other occupation. Many of those at ing his violin? Just think liooo a at a congenial game of cards or bilthe liards without inconveniencing the top in radio have come from the string!" Ike: "Well, why dont ho learn to rest of the household, and where he newspaper office, the theater and may be as comfortably and untidily at other spheres where women often re- play the harp 7 borne as be pleases. ceive as much of the hard work and THE JOKE WAS ON HIM. That waste area In the basement money as men do, so they do not beor practically unused space in the Tears ago there was aa old grudge girls this equality In the raof dio station. In fact, they boast who used so come home drunk. attic may servo tha purpose if there the service which women are render- always singing at the top of his is no other special room available. Thanks to modem methods of Insulavoice. ing to radio. On this particular evening the tion the attic, which, in previous gen. Women a Necessity to wind was blowing coldly from the erations, was unbearably hot in sumBroadcast Station, north and he rode into It, smoking mer and frigidly cold in winter, may Besides, women are a necessity to a his pipe and singing a church hymn, now be made into the most desirradio broadcast station. Inasmuch wniio tne entire duck or nis wagon able part of the house. Its Isolated as the average man can only con- waa biasing in flames. The straw location affords peace and a much, veniently listen in in the evening, had caught firs from the sparks of sought for escape from ordinary in' . the morning and afternoon pro- hlsplpo. : terruptions. This might not have been funny, Walls Fuusbsl grams of nearly all stations are domFor but the song happened to be "I'm inated by women's programs. housewives, we have radio talks on Oolng Home to Glory in the Oood With WaOboard. cookSuch a refuge under the eaves to C. C.T. Old Fashioned Way." beauty and health, fashions, the one described today. Walls have ing, housekeeping, care of babies, GETTING EVEN. been finished with a good durable household thrift and musical and other cultural and educational topics. "A little bird told me what kind of composition waUboard set up in well For business women, there are such proportioned panels. They are paintlawyer your father is," ed a restful gray green. Woodwork talks as "Choosing Your Profession" "What did the bird sayf" to a trifle deeper in tone, and the cellIn Business." and The Woman "Cheep, cheep." women's such From the day that "Well, a duck told me what kind ing to light gray. These quiet toned features were first put on the air, of a doctor your old man to." B. F. walls form an excellent background for a fine collection of etchings in executives of the radio broadcasting narrow dull red frames. world have called on women to help SUITED HIM. Books plsy a largo part in tha them create and arrange these proAn actress who owned a valuable of this room. Commodious regrams so that they would please othnecklace tried to prevent its cessed shelves fill one wall space, er women. And the need for women peart carenecklace the leaving robbery by in the desk alcove Illustrated; in radio seems to be increasing, now on her dressing table with the while that the great majority of radio sta- lessly note attached : "These are books completely surround the doufollowing ble casement window, In a similar tions all over the United States are cheap Imitations and are worthless. broadcasting women's programs ev- My real pearls are in a vault at the alcove at the opposite end of the room there is a built-i- n window bench, fit ery week. The National Broadcast- bank." ted with a long boxed cushion. ing company has established a dewhen she home arrived One night Furnishings combine the best elepartment in charge of women's pro- from the neckshe found her theater grams, every member of which, in- lace had disappeared. Beside her ments of comfort, durability and good cluding its superintendent, to a wo- note lay another which read : "These man. for mo. I'm only a It to the pioneer stage of the ra- are good enough The burglar who regudio world which gives men and wo- substitute. to attends this district to on his men equal opportunities. Both men larly D. U. and women have always been need- vacation." ed in radio broadcasting, both still A HOODOO. are needed, and both will continue Jim I understand you accused me to be needed so long as they do their work well and keep looking out for Of being dishonest Phil I never said anything of the naraer tasks to perform. What I did say was that If you There are many big undertakings sort. helped me look for that dollar confronting men and women in the hadnt radio field. Developments come so I lost the other day I mightA. have F. found rapidly, new vtstas open up so sudo denly, the circle of activity widens so THAT'S CEBTATN. quickly, that every day brings a new school teacher correctopportunity for action. There are edAamountain boy who said, "I ain't gwine never any dull days in radio. Each nour Drinrs a new program. Each thar." 5 That's no way to talk. Listen: 1 day brinrs a new question. thou are not bo many problems still challenge am not going there; going there; he Is not going there; us to solve them I we ar not going there; you are not going there; they are not- going there.' Do you get the Ideat"Yesour. They alnt nobody gwine t" J n. i ar I Oil-so- . dee-orati- on m one of those cumberaone roll tops which was removed and discarded. The desk In its present form was then painted black and fitted with a plate glass top. On It are placed a deep red leather desk set with a design in dull gold, and a distinctive lamp with a globe motif. The lampshade to made of natural colored sheepskin with deep red bindings. With the accompanying chair upholstered tn black leather, decorated with brass nail heads, the group to quite complete. Long If arrow Table Placed Against WaO. Arainst the wall space beneath, the open book shelves a king, Barrow table to placed. True holds a seiaruon oi current magazine and papers and a pair of ox blood red pottery lamps with parchment shades. Near each end of the table, and turned slightly toward each other, are two eomf le arm chairs, one upholstered tn dull green mohair and Utt other la a deep red material. Low Joint stools, used as end tables beside the chairs, hold brass smoking accessories. Balancing this group against the opposite wall space to a large com fortable sofa, which nad been Dis carded from Ute formal living room downstairs because Its upholstery had become shabby. It has been fitted with a nicely tailored slip cover of black red piped with deep red so that It fits In pleasantly with the general scheme of the room. Three extra cushions are covered with deep red to match the pining. Tables at each end of the sofa hold heavy brass candle sticks, electrically equipped, and tall enough to make comfortable reading lights. Shades for these are of parchment, with geometric border of red and black. ' At the windows there are natural colored theatrical gause glass curtains. Simple draperies, tfting by means of rings so that they may be art-ab- - use. o o ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. B. H : In your living room and sun room you might have draperies of soft green rep, edged with a narrow band of deep rose, to match the tone in your floor covering. GLaas curtains could be of ivory voile or marquisette. Unless the selling to high, It would be better to dispense wtih Allow the draperies to hang straight to tne floor. H. A. D: With orchid walls In a bedroom, you might have furniture of simple lines, painted dull turquoise. Draperies at the windows could be of flowered glased ehlnta on a light turquoise ground. Use amethyst rugs on the floor. A heavily glased flowered chinti on an ivory ground could be used for a roller shade, wkh ivory voile curtains In the bathroom. In the front bedroom use walnut fumi ture. with rose colored drapery taf fete, edged with green and mauve, at ins windows. XL L. P.: Slip covers could be made for the small davenport and over- slurred cnsir. These could be of n ured linen or cretonne, if you wlh something leas expensive), on B soft green ground. Cushions for the reed chairs could be covered with the same material Simple, open bonk shelves painted black would bo effective. W. A. M.: Be careful In the matter of hanging pictures tn your bedroom. somehow tne pictures we most love small prints, photographs, etc., look spotty on the walla. They must be grouped to give a pleasant effect Framed photographs should be kept on tne writing table, areer, or mantel and should not be hung upon the walls. If you hsve a collection of small prints hang them flat on the wail, well within the line of . vuion. LONDON WV The flat in Bohe where the communist author, Karl Marx, wrote much of his famous book. "Capital," has a new tenant re She is Mlas Jenny Lee, the miner- daughter who startled the staid bouse of commons when, in her maiden speech as a new labor member, she told the then conservative government what she thought of It tn peppery phrases. Those who should know aay Mist Lee to not quite as radical as Marx was, but much better looking. Fife-shi- - Women Ailted to Aid Citiei In Air-Mmrki- WASHINGTON fjFl-M- tss Amelia Earhart, noted woman flier, has asked the General Federation of Women's Cubs through its 14.000 organizations to take up a hew civic activity. She wants Club women all over the country to have the name of each town and city painted in big letters on the roof of the largest building. Miss Earhart appealed to the club women becsufe civic betterment is part of the federations program for the conung year; " - PARIS if). Formalised, femtn- are challenged by a few ehio young Parisians who have lame adopted th tliree-pioo- a turns made on sport Unas for evewear. restaurant ning theater and to made oa The lame three-piestraight, boyish lines and la almost a direct contradiction of what most of the famous dressmakers show far ' tvrnlnf wear. The skirt Is short and even hemmed, whereas most of the new evening dresses ar long and uneven. The Jacket ton straight cardigan of th elaborate fitted, furred short coats moat women art wearing. The third piaoa to a tuck-i- n blouse of sheer lame or metallic tuU. . laed fashions ce in-st- Siylei in JVeu York New flowered taffeta evening gowns art styled with peptums and barge bow tn the back, simulating a bustle effect Skirts hsre Irregular hemlines, with points touching tht floor all tht way around, . Small Jacquard designs en waha bis itlk, rayon and wool mixtures art being shown for southeni resort rear A new (porta choker of yellow silk cord has a large yellow and black composition ornament of modernistic design in the front with black composition beads at the sides. Many of the new large evening scarfs are elaborately embroidered with sequins, seed pearls and rhlne-stones. Cape effect ar featured on many of the new tweed suits as well a on formal evening wrapa. .,...'. Slipper In vivid colors, as dahlia, flame, capuetne and emerald green. . art worn with black evening Burnt umber kid Jackets and long coat are' new and are worn with tweed dresses, matching the tweed lining of th coat These ensembles are most appropriate for motoring or air travel. Bright colored mules ef transpar ent velvet art worn with tht new lame negligee. Hats, of lustrous rayon sole II are highly favored as the dressier type for afternoon wear. Many hare in serts of velvet or as ornameng simu- a semiprecious stone. frocks of metallic; brocades usually are favored in gold and black or gold and dark green mixtures, sun-ost vied, and with an elaborate composition buckle on the belt as the only note of trimming. Sutton fastening! and button Mm- mlngs are very important on lI3 bew gloves. Dark brown gloves ara next in popularity to black far day wear. Darker tones of beige art replacing eggshell for blouses. However, odd shades of dull pink and aquamarine are still popular. lating j . SINGS ON DE CRACKS. There was once a woman who thought ahe had a wonderful voice. She had a foreigner as her accompanist while she sang. Becoming disgusted one day. ho cried: "I play on do white keys and X play on de black keys, but you sing on de cracks!" I. O. o o TIT FOB TAT. A fellow from a btir town came to a smaller city the other day Just to look around and find fault He approached a fruit stand, picked up a Any gift to personal expression of large melon, and asked with a sneer: "Is this the largest apple you have one's taste, but no Christmas gift tn Chicago?" has quite the personal flavor of the "Hey." bellowed the" owner of the one which you have had a hand tn down." that grape C O. stand,- "put concocting. Tou clever ones who hart WHEKE WAKKJCX FELL. the knack of evolvicg superb dea- .f A Bostonlan was showing a visiting cacies from your own kitchen are assured an enviable popularity. Briton around. If you are planning to send plum "This Is Bunker- HIS monument where Warren fell, you know." cakes, candles, cookies and other de-visitor The surveyed the lofty shaft lectables to your Intimate friends this thoughtfully, and then said: "Nasty holiday perhaps a few suggestions on fall I Killed him. of courser M 8 new containers or wrappers might e o bo welcome. Those suggested here are a bit out of the ordinary. ,.......sjOFt FOB LOVE. CriM Mike I'd like to hsve a penettr transparent cellophane Is of the most useful mediums in one Clrk Hsrd or soft? Mike Soft, it's lor writing a love making holiday packages attractive. Several oi tin jars and baskeu here Feminine Fashions Draw Opposition grrs-na- it -- H.J.B. . . taste without being unduly expensive. The flat topped desk with it ample drawer apace bears no resemblance to its previous self. Formerly It had Christmas Goodies Come in Smart Guises, Especially Those With Personal Flavor 'Labor's Flapper' In Karl Marx Flat two-thir- ds g the genealogist. Gil-so- n, LONDON Divorce to on the increase In Oreat Britain, but breach of promise suits are lessening. Within the year only two such cases have brought the fair and plaintiffs so much as 85000 in heart balm. The Michaelmas Hits contained nearly 100 actions of all kinds, but only eight raised tht question of a broken promise to marry. Jodgcs Aataroaius Baa Oaav laflawneo. One influence has been the firm-in- g antagonism of Judge toward this type of suit Mr. Justice McCasaie. of , for example, said that all breach of promise actions are not to remedy a loss, bat to brought -inflict, aoms puhlla hurt upon a man by a dUappotnted woman.1 English tunes, too, ara becoming critical of the woman who seeks heart balm. The sort of pleas which M year sta won verdicts of 110,000 to I&0.000 have been getting in recent sort of cash awards years with which Juries rebuke a plaintiff whose ease Is legally sound, but morally shaky. AtUtsde Partly Dae . To Wesnasi Juror. There Is an inclination to attribute this changed attitude to the advent of the woman Juror. She to said to be far leas Inclined than the male of kthe s)ectcs to sympathise with a tear Ml blonde plaintiff. On the other hand, some banisters polh out that the whole question of woman's aunts ha undergone a treat ' change since Victorian day. When mstnmony waa pracucauy tne oniy career open to a girl, aa engagesnent of seven or eight years ending tat breach of promise might easily be viewed as an economic aa veil as aa emotional hurt drawn together, are of heavy linen But in an increasing number of a and finished with red cases today, the damage to purely dyed deep narrow binding of dull green. On the sentimental, and the plaintiff to no floor, which to psinted black, there worse off economically than If she are several India drugget rug in gray were a young man whoso sweetheart with a black design, card tatties had Jilted htm. and a set of folding chairs are kept in a commodious closet while not in :m earn to New Me lion's father l t .. thtic ' - ge Jean Stephenson, Genealogist, Digs Into Musty Plaers for Information. in- - i New lv employ it to advantage. A round paper covered bos with sufficient depth to hold a group of shallow Jars makes a perfect receptacle for Jellies. Each Jar is covered with a different color of cellophane and tied around the middle with a ribbon. These contrasting tone lars art placed In a circle within the box and topped by a gleaming bunch of artificial grapes. Individual Jars of not or preserves from pickles to Jams find a happy combination tn paper cups. These prosaic things are glorified for the occasion by covering of cellophane and gay sprig of holly or mistletoe on top. Cardboard cartons such, as those used by soda fountains serve the same purpose. Jf A basket of choice fruit Interspersed with Jar of foodstuffs to always a thoughtful gift at YuleUda. A particularly artistic basket of this kind msy be msde up, using an English trug basket as a foundation. Fill the basket with the fruits and Jams just to the edge. Wind the handle with Christmas ribbon and greens, then cover the fruit with gay colored cellophane so that a flounce is left around the edge of the basket. Se cure this flounce with more ribbon. Candied orange peel to a delicacy which msy be smsrtly sent In a pot tery Jar decorated by an orange blossom sprig on its cover. Place the candy in the Jar and then cover the whole thing .with three shades ul cel- - lophano with tht ends cut sharply like leaves. Two interesting and in expensive containers which require little decoration suggest themselves for cookies and homemade candle. One to a metal box enameled in modernistic ffect. The candy may be placed within on layers of colored paper and the whole thing tied with a colorful ribbon. A bit of holly or other bright berry trimming should be tied to tht handle. The other receptacle to a pottery Jar for cookies. Using this you need only to twine tne ftarxue with ribbon and secure a hit of garnish to the ton ef the Jarr tCctpvright. 1929, Standard Publishing CfcrponttotU. |