Illinois Valley News. Thursday. December 22, 1949
WOMAN'S WORLD
Handy W a ll Cabinets
Be Smart!
Use These Short Cuts to Good Grooming
By Ertta Haley
Holiday Dress
I T ’S THE SEASON for sparkle and
• glitter, a tim e for seeing old
friends and m eeting new ones, and
you’ll w ant to be at your best
though tim e Is lim ited. Are there
short cuts and tricks you m ight
employ th a t help to guarantee a t­
tractiveness? Yes, indeed.
Many women who are charm ing
are not standard beauties. One
thing, you'll note about them , how­
ever, is their neatness and innate
cleanliness. They m ay have few
clothes, but what they have looks
well on them . These clothes, if
you’ll take a critical look, are also
kept in the peak of condition.
Most com plexions can be im ­
proved with regular daily care, as
neglect will far too easily show in
grayness of color, m ake-up which
d etracts, or eruptions which will
pop up, or so it seems, at the m ost
inopportune occasions.
Short hair offers little problem
In the way of care. Curls last long­
er and the casual styles now so
widely used m ake it possible for
even those who know little about
h air to keep their tresses in won­
derful form without benefit of hours
at the m irror. In fact, a brief
brushing and combing are all that
are required to keep the hair neat
and attractive.
D iscard careless ways of clothing,
You can look festive and dec­
and you'll find it no trick at all to
orative for the holidays in this
be able to w ear a dress tim e and
again with little attention. Does
black taffeta dress which is
treated so effectively with black
this involve tim e? No, it sim ply
velvet. The picture neckline is
m eans you hang your clothes after
rem oving them in place of throw ­
trim m ed with velvet scalloping
ing them on chairs, brushing them
and the graceful skirt shows
frequently, and a few m inutes of
two rows and a hem of the
carefully placed care in spot re ­
sam e trim .
moval, etc.
A ccessories such as gloves, hats the skin, so there are no blotches.
shoes and purses will respond read- Wipe excess powder off after ap ­
plying and don’t try to rub it into
the skin. Lip lines m ay be changed
slightly, but don’t try to give your­
self an entirely different mouth
just for the sake of variety or ef­
fect.
Eyebrow lines are natural, too,
and it's no longer sm a rt to shave
off the natu ral brows and use a
cosm etic line in place of them.
Pluck only enough to keep them
neat. Little or no eye m ake-up d u r­
ing the day is indicated.
Daily baths will keep the skin
on the body relatively sweet and
clean, and a quick shower will
stand you in good stead when you
Keep complexions glowing . , .
tly to care as long as they are qual­
ity m erchandise and are not sub­
jected to abuse.
Give Skin Care
To Achieve Glow
I t’s sim ple to care for skin even
when w eather is harsh for the skin
supplies its own elem ents for beau­
ty. Cleanliness, however, is som e­
thing which is essential.
If w ater you use is hard, add
som e w ater softener to wash basin
before washing. This is especially
beneficial for dry, sensitive skins.
After washing, use cold cream on
the skin, applying gently in upward
strokes, rinse and blot dry.
The trend in make-up for some
tim e now has been naturalness.
Use m ake-up sparingly, and m erely
to highlight the natural beauty
which you have If cheeks a re pink,
skip the rouge. Blend colors into
resting to prevent roughness and
chapping.
While you are out and have to
re-apply make-up, try to cleanse
the skin before adding m ore.
A m an who owned a cat moved
next door to a m an who raised
pigeons As might be expected,
trouble w asn't long in com ing One
night the cat slipped into the neigh
1 bor’s garage and slew no less than
13 pigeons! The angry neighbor
with that. She also claim ed dam
ages for em barrassm ent, saying filed suit for the value of the birds.
th at the affair had caused her
"sickness of mind and m ental
agony." However, the court refused
to grant any additional am ount of
money. The Judge said that such an
injury was too vague to be eval­
uated in dollars and cents.
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A fisherm an set up his nets near
the shore of a large inland lake
E arly the next m orning, a man
cam e al*r.g in a rewboat. scooped
several dozen fish out of the nets,
and went happily on his way But
somebody ta ttle d —and the man
was arrested on a charge of theft.
At the trial, he claim ed that fish
are "free for all” until actually
hauled out of the water. But the
court disagreed and found the man
guilty. The judge said that fish
belong to the first person who "c ap ­
tu res" them .
charging that the c a t's owner was
guilty of harboring a "vicious ani­
m a l.” But the court turned down
the neighbor's claim . The Judge
said the cat w asn't “vicious," but
was m erely "obeying the n atu ral
instinct of all ca ts." He added that
it was far m ore sensible to guard
the pigeona than to lock up the cat!
", . , m ate me hopping mad . ,
w rite to m e every year, th at "the
kingdom of heaven is within you,”
I am quoting the w isest voice ever
heard in this world.
In this little phrase lies the se­
cret th a t can tran sfo rm all our
lives, and w hat b etter tim e than a
new y ea r to study it, and try to
discover its m ystical m eaning?
The tru th hidden in those few
words could bring content to the
m ost feverishly wretched, fabu­
lously rich, m ulti-divorced heiress
, in the world, and it actually does
account for the laughter and the
courage and the confidence one
( finds som etim es m the very d a rk ­
. est and poorest corners of our
, whole social stru ctu re.
,
Nobody likes poverty —as poverty.
But the word has very different
values in A m erica and in — well,
»ay, the w esternm ost reaches of
China. And if w hat we call pov­
erty d em ands anxious care, en­
forced sim plicity, sacrifice, it also
supplies opportunities for sharing,
for service, and for fam ily love,
th at wealthy persons alm ost inevit­
ably m iss.
Express Love and Interest
You d o n 't have to change your
life in this new y ea r of 1950, Mat-
tie. You only have to change your­
self to the point of expressing love
and content and in terest in ev ery ­
thing you do, beautifying and en­
riching life in th a t Brooklyn flat,
and the change will com e of them ­
selves. Beverley will begin to look
forw ard to week-end visits to her
old hom e; she'll feel the change,
the inci eased in terest between fatb-
er, m other and son, the new talk
at table, the new tone of affection.
And eventually 1950 will seem to
you a year of opened doors, en­
larged vistas, m ultiplied interests.
The world is in a very discour­
aging state. E very tiny unit, like
your home and mine, that lifts it­
self even into the sm allest services
to the com m onw ealth at large,
th a t solves its own problem s, plans
for the g reater and w iser Am erica
of tommorow, is helping solve the
w orld's great problem s. Never was
there a new y ear th at gave us all
so much about which to think, to
plan, and to do.
T here is no m an or woman in
all Am erica who could not m ake a
constructive resolution for all the
days of 1950. One m an I know,
could m ake his wife happy, and
win back his two baby sons.
Another woman—and her nam e
is legion—would save her m a rriag e
if she would sit down and seriously
discuss their financial situation
with her husband, and abide by
any plan th a t kept them solvent.
P aren ts m ight m ake a resolution
to take th eir growing children into
a fam ily partnership. D aughters
m ight resolve upon a respectful,
considerate attitu d e tow ard home
rules m ade only for th eir own pro
tection.
M arried men m ight reconsider
the office d anger presented by the
new red-headed stenographer.
Locker Business
Poses Problems
Mystery Shrouds Many
Abandoned Articles
•F H E S E e a sy to build k itc h en
A c a b in e ts h a v e m a n y sp e c ia l
f e a tu re s s u c h
as
g ra d u a te d
sh e lv es for d ish e s of d iffe re n t
sizes, tr a y slo t a n d p a rtitio n e d
d ra w e rs.
B u ild th e m v o u r s e lf o r s a v e h o u rs o f a
e tr p e n te r 's tim e w ith o u tte r n * 322 and
323.
P r ic e 25c e a c h .
Send o r d e r to
W ORKSHOP P A T T E R N SE R V IC E
D raw er 10
tlrd ferd H ills, New York.
One Phrase Can Transform Life
" T DON’T SEE HOW anyone can
* say ‘Happy New Y ear’ this
y e a r,” w rites an ira te w oman from
Brooklyn. "I suppose you will give
us all your usual advice about
being good and we will be hap p y ,”
continues M attie Fields. " I t’s easy
eonugh to advise about problem s
you never have had to face your­
self. We women who lead dull and
monotonous lives a re all to be­
com e good m anagers, be grateful
for $3 d resses and cheap en te r­
tainm ent, love everyone and say
our p ray ers and everything will
com e out right.
"J im is 47 and I am 38,” the
letter goes on. "H e w orks in a
leath er plant, and I keep house in
five rooms, with three outside win­
dows. Our daughter, Beverley, 17,
lives with two girl pals and works
in a dress shop in New York. My
son, 14, has an 8x9 bedroom ; when
B everley is at home she sleeps in
the sitting room.
"M y husband served as a vet­
erin a rian during the w ar; my
m other was with us then, and I
had a job and m ade good money.
We invested this unfortunately,
and our circum stances w ere not
im proved when the w ar ended.
" I am not com plaining,” the let­
te r finishes. "B ut when anyone
who happens to be successful and
rich tells m e th a t all of us could
go and do likewise, and attain
beauty and security in our lives,
the only thing it does to m e is
m ake me hopping m a d .”
By W ill Bernard, LL.B
Damage Done By Your Cat?
N aturally, there are m any schools
of thought on the subject, but most
anglers seem to agree th a t fish
ta ste b etter when caught during
the w inter months, to say nothing
of the unique fascination of winter
fishing.
However, if one w ants to live
the life of an Eskimo—which, for
all practical purposes is required
during the actu al period of fishing
through the ice—a fishing license
is a “m u st" and fishing regulations
pertaining to lim its, species, bait
and the use of shelters should be
checked.
The cutting of the n ecessary hole
in the ice is. of course, up to the
individual as reg ard s its size and
KATHLEEN NORRIS
Sensitive Soprano Couldn't Collect
I Are You Responsible For
The holidays bring an air of
festivity that is reflected in
your accessories even for street
and business. T hat is one rea­
son why the fashion for large
shoe ornam ents is gaining such
ground. They add a dresscd-up
feeling with everyday suits and
tailored wool dresses. Smooth
leathers that are so popular in
pumps for street and the m ore
casual occasions, are appearing
with many v arian ts of self hows
and intricate leather orna­
ments. On more form al leathers
and fabrics you'll like the cut
steel and bronze beaded buck­
les. Both buckles and bows
often run to em phatic sizes.
Make Hair Manageable
With These Tricks
Weekly care will g u arantee your
h air looking right for all occasions,
so don’t neglect sham poo and set.
The daily strokes with a good brush
will give the h air a gloss th at can
be achieved in no other way.
Wave set lotion used on a sm all
stiff brush is excellent for train in g
new short h air around and uneven
h air line.
“ The Kingdom of Heaven . .
My d ear M attie, I say in answ er,
I d o n 't blam e you. Advice is al­
anti hair trim for the holidays.
m ost alw ays unpalatable, and the
w ant to refresh easily. Epsom salts adviser alw ays sounds sm ug. But
and starch m ake an excellent soft­ when I tell you, or any one of the
ener for w ater if the skin is dry other thousands of women who
and sensitive.
Apply dabs of baby oil to elbows,
knees and any other spots before
A churchgoer and some friends
w ere discussing th eir m inister.
"Why, h e's just an old d ru n k ard !”
cried the m an. When the m inister
heard about this, he sued the man
for slander. At the trial, the m an
protested that "calling somebody
a drunkard isn’t so te rrib le ” —and
th a t "a m in ister isn 't any better
than anybody else anyhow .” But
the court held him liable, saying
th at a m in ister's good nam e is not
som ething to trifle with. The judge
I pointed out th at a reputation for
clean and upright living is vital.
• • •
VV/nter Fishing
For a refreshing trick to rem ove
’’shine” from the face when your
make-up has lost its sparkle, retire
to the powder room for quick r e ­
p airs. Gently wipe the face and
th ro at with a fluted cotton square.
You'll be surprised how much d irt
com es off. Enough m ake-up base
and rouge rem ains to provide a
foundation for a fresh application of
powder. Don’t rub the new pow der
on, but press it to the face w ith a
clean cotton square. When you
have wiped aw ay the excess flecks,
your face will look as smooth as
silk again.
-----THE READER'S COURTROOM
May a Soprano Collect Damages
Because Her Feelings are Hurt?
A woman was hired to sing
soprano in a church choir. After a
few months, church officials de­
cided that they d idn't like her voice
afte r all—so they fired her. Since
the w om an’s contract still had
three m onths to go, they offered to
pay her salary for the rem aining
period. But she w asn’t satisfied
Have Special Features
The la rg e r opening at the
bottom will enable you to pull
large fish in quickly.
the tool to be used. Some prefer an
axe or chisel, while others use
some kind of boring tool.
It would be well to keep in mind
this one requirem ent: The hole
should be w ider at the bottom
than at the top. There a re two real
reasons for this. F irst, rough edges
at the botom of the hole m ay fray
your line and, second, the larg er
opening at the bottom will enable
you to pull large fish in quickly.
The d iam eter of this hole should be
at least 12 inches.
As is the case in sum m er fish­
ing, one of the big secrets is to
offer as little resistan ce on the line '
as possible. So, take along a light
line—say not over 12-pound te st—
and a sm all bobbler. The use of
light-test nylon line also is advis-j
able.
I A nother thing to rem e m b er th at
you are restricted in m any states
to the type of fishing equipm ent
1 which m ay be used, so be sure and
check th a t angle before venturing
on the ice to do your w inter fish
ing.
How a r e you doing on y o u r
C h ris tm a s gift list? You ca n ta k e
c a r e of lots of people on th a t list
w ith th e g r e a te s t of e a s e — an d
h an d so m ely , too! J u s t ch eck off
th e n a m e s of all y o u r frie n d s who
sm o k e, e ith e r c ig a r e tte s or a pipe
In e ith e r c a se you h av e th e gift
th a t's ju s t rig h t in th e ir ey es! F or
th e c ig a r e tte sm o k e r — th e gay
C h ris tm a s c a rto n of C a m e ls co n ­
ta in s 200 cool, m ild, full-flavored
C a m els. And for th e pipe sm o k e r
or th e m a n who lik es his " m a k in ’s ”
—th e pound tin of P rin c e A lbert
S m o k in g T o b acco gives h o u rs and
h o u rs of to n g u e e a sy pipe joy. Both
g ifts a r e w aitin g for you ready-
w ra p p ed in co lo rfu l holiday d re s s
T h e r e ’s e v e n built-in sp a c e for
y o u r p e rso n a l g ree tin g . So, this
se a so n sa v e y o u rse lf tim e an d en ­
e rg y by g iv in g m ild , g o o d -tastin g
C a m e ls a n d M ellow P rin c e A lbert
S m o k in g T o b acco .
. —Adv.
T hree L argest D am s
T h e b u re a u of re c la m a tio n in
th e d e p a r tm e n t of t h e in te rio r
o p e r a te s th e th re e h ig h e st and th e
la rg e s t d a m s in th e w orld. T he
h ig h e st is H oover d a m 726 feet
h ig h ; S h a s ta d a m is n e x t a t 602
fee t an d H u n g ry H o rse d a m at
564 fee t. G ra n d C oulee d a m on th e
C o lu m b ia r iv e r co n tain in g 10*4
m illio n c u b ic y a rd s of c o n c re te
m a k e it th e la r g e s t c o n c re te d a m
by v o lu m e in th e w o rld .
JO LLY TIME
FOB YOUR
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A A A
Costly Ducks
The av erag e citizen would stand I
aghast at the proposal th at he lay
$9.73 cents on the line for one mal- j
j lard, pintail or canvasback—yet
th a t’s w hat it costs the average
waterfowl hunter per bird each
season.
Two scientists, F ran ck C. Bell-
rose, associate gam e specialist, Il­
linois history survey, and C lair T. [
Rollings, refuge m anager, Mingo
national wildlife refuge, Puxico,
Mo., cam e up with th a t figure
which was based on an exhaustive
survey am ong nim rods.
The following figures a re what
the seientists found was the a v e r­
age daily expenses incurred by
duck hunters:
T ransportation, $4 52; lodging. 58
cents; m eals, $2.57; shells, 77
cents; license, 40 cents (rem em b er
these are average daily figures);
gun depreciation, 29 cents; clothes,
boots, etc. depreciation, $1 85; d e­
coys, $1.32. Total cost per day,
$16.73; ducks per hunter per day,
$1.72. COST P E R DUCK, $9.72!
COUGHS RUIN
YOUR SLEEP?
G et fa s t 3 -w a y re lie f
1 • Eat« dry throat tickle
2 . Soothe raw membrane*
3 . Help loosen phlegm
NEW YORK—F red erick G. Smith
doesn’t like m ysteries, especially
when th e y ’re w rapped in packages.
In two big, shelf-lined rooms off
Times Square, he has hundreds of
m y steries to solve. E ach of them
is from a public locker.
He is d istric t m an ag er of the
firm which operates thousands of
the dim e-in-a-slot parcel bins in
New Y ork's railro ad , bus and sub­
way stations. Ju st how m any are
in use is a trad e secret. Nationally,
public lockers g arn er an estim ated
40 million dim es a year.
At first Sm ith worried about
boxes of bones th a t turned up in
T h o u san d s o f people who suffer fro m
the bins. Now he knows th a t the
chronic constipation have found an am az­
little skulls and skeletons do not
ingly easy way to be kind to themselves.
T
h e y d o n ’ t w h ip t h e ir s y s te m s w it h
m ean m u rd er. Usually they are
A A A
Karan,
painful cathartics Instead, they
cat bones, which he dutifully re ­
turn to N itura’s Remedy For Nature e
turns to universities from which Brief for Owls
R em edy, fft tablets, is composed entirely
o f n a tu ral, vegetable laxatives no gentle,
they w ere borrow ed by absent-
The
landowner
who
is
disposed
most people take them a t night because
minded students.
to take a pot-shot at every owl he th eir sleep is not disturbed, yet regularity
Police, secret service men and
is accomplished the next morning.
sees might be interested In these
T r y M? at our expense. 25 tablets 26c.
FBI agents frequently call on him
facts:
B uy a box at any drug store and try it.
j for Inform ation. "We help as much
I f you are not com pletely satisfied, retu rn
Mice at tim es destroy as much ns
, as we can, but we never give tips
th e box and unused tablets to ua. W e w ill
50 per cent of corn shocked in fields
refund your money plus postage.
to the police," he em phasized. "If
and as much as 75 per cent of al­
PLAIN o a CANDY COATKD
we did, we m ight as well sign the
falfa, according to the U S. fish
death w arran ts of people who work
T & S T ie tit/
and wildlife service Though such
for us.”
ex trav ag an t losses are Infrequent,
About 5,000 locks are changed
even norm al losses are of such lm- i
every day. If a locker isn 't em ptied
portance as to Justify protection
after 24 hours of use, its contents
and encouragem ent of our n atu ral
.
'
«
, are rem oved, the bin is sealed for
m ousers—such as hawks, skunks,
| three days, and the lock is changed
owls and weasels. The sm all d a m ­
before it is put back into service
age that these cre atu res cause to
Locks are switched from railroad poultry is greatly outweighed by
to subw ay to bus stations then out th eir usefulness, according to biol­
F o r You T o Feel Well
of the d istrict.
ogists.
24 hour* every day. 7 days «very
One conspicuous unclaim ed item
week, never stopping, the kidneys filter
waste matter from the blood.
is a ty p ew riter with an ex tra-larg e | Such usefulness of owls and hawks
If more people were aware of how the
is
recognized
in
m
any
states.
carriag e. Sm ith called the m aker
kldneya muat constantly remove sur­
plus fluid, aaceee acida and other waste
A A A
of the m achine, and learned who j
m atter that cannot etay Is the blood
w ithout Injury to health, there would
bought it by tracin g the serial
be better understanding of wAg the
Good
Idea
num ber. The typew riter had been
whole system 1« upset when kidneys fall
to
function properly.
trad ed in, and th ere the trail grew
One of the b etter suggestions
Burning, acanty or too frequent urina­
cold. In alm ost a year, no one has concerning com fort and conveni­
tion Sometime« warn« that something
Is wrong. You may Buffer nagging back­
claim ed it. With oth er forgotten ence for outdoorsm en Is th a t som e­
ache, headaches, diaxineee, rheumatic
packages, it will be auctioned off one should put on the m a rk e t a
peine, getting up at nights, swelling
Why not try />ous’a PUIa? Y<-u will
at the end of 12 months.
"sp o rtsm an 's lunch.”
be uefng a medicine recommended the
Almost any d ay you can find at
country
over. Zteww'a atimulate the func­
It could be m ade, the suggestion
tion of the kidney« and help them tt>
least a half dozen forgotten p o rt­ continues, som ew hat sim ila r to the
flush out poisonous weate from the
able radios in the storeroom . There "K ” rations used during the war.
blood. They contain nothing harmful.
Get ZMoa'a today. Use with eonfidenoa.
are clothes racks lined with ap­ A can of m eat, for Instance; a can
At all drug stores.
parel of every description End of of d essert and perhaps som e pop-
the straw hat season brings an ular-flavored crack ers m ight also
avalanche of m en 's sum m er skim ­ be included.
mers.
How Constipated
People Can Be
Kind to Themselves
Kidneys Must
Work Well-
DOANS PILLS