Friday, December 5, 1941
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Fill Her lip
Swiggle—When you get tired of
a girl’s empty conversation, what
do you do?
Spoof—I give in and take her to
Then it will be one of the most
cheering-up dresses you have in a restaurant.
your new season’s wardrobe!
TIIE TWITCHELLH
There Is trouble in the home of
the Elmer Twitchells.
Ceiling trouble.
...
Elmer is establishing ceilings.
Not that there haven't been ceil­
ings in the Twitchell residence. The
Issue just now is a different kind of
ceiling. The Washington kind. The
prevailing type
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The Source
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Pattern No. 8034 la In uneven sizes 11
to 19. Size 13, three-quarter sleeves, takes
4 yards 3S-lnch material, S yards braid.
For this attractive pattern send your
order to;
Native—That fellow Hewitt has
a big net income.
Visitor—What is his business?
Native—Catching fish.
Conceited?
"What are you thinking about?"
"Nothing."
"Oh, thinking about yourself as
usual."
SEWING CIRCLE PATTERN LIEHT.
149 New Montgomery Street
San Francisco
Calif.
Enclose IS cents In coins for
Pattern No.
Name .
Address
Choice Spot
Jackie—Oh, Dad, I’ve got th«
best seat in the classroom.
Dad—That's great—where is it?
Jackie—Next to the radiator.
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1/ N1TTERS and
crocht-lerz have
gone into partnership
with fashion on a
vast scale this sea­
son.
Now that the move­
ment Is on. women
who crochet or knit
■ re finding the per­
fect answer to their
Christmas gift problems in these
erstwhile "homely arts” which, this
season, have come triumphantly
into their own.
The play of imagination brought
to bear In Interpreting the knlt-and-
crcchtt theme In modern costume
design is winning the udmlratiun of
the fashion world, One of the hap-
plest outcomes of the present craze
for things knitted is Intriguing hat
and bag sets like the stunning two-
some shown to the left in the lllus-
traUon. It Is almost unbelievable
tnat so much chic and charm can be
achieved at so little expenditure of
Ume and cost of material This set
’a easily made and the heavy cot­
ton bollfast rug yarn of which it is
made is amazingly Inexpensive You
can get this yarn in deep shades or
in delectable pastels,
Be assured
that the fortunate recipient of this
cunning calot and bag will thrill
with joy at sight of it, the more so
because It is "hand-made.”
A gay little flatterer Is the head
scarf pictured in the oval above.
You'll admit it Is in perfect tune
with the Christmas spirit
This
pretty crocheted fantasy was de­
signed and made by the radio
songstress, Fran Allison. Not only
is it entitled to a high fashion rat­
ing but added to Its prettiness and
its chic is its kindly service in pro­
tecting smartly coiffed heads from
pranksome breezes. The happiness
it will bring to a friend when Santa
delivers It Christmas morning will
more than repay you for the "labor
of love" in making it.
Guaranteed to make "Merry
Christmas" merrier for the some­
one among your friends who re-
cclves it is the most attractive
striped crochet weskit shown to the
right in Uiis group. The ''original'*
Is worked In shades of brown, beige
and white with border trimming of
solid crochet However, there are
other color schemes that will strike
an equally pleasing note such as,
for instance, holly red, pine green
und vivid yellow with highlights of
white or flashes of starry-night blue
It may be worn over blouses or as
a vestee with jacket suits.
Well, and look who's here below
In the picture! It's a darling soft
cuddly little poodle dog with a soft
ball, all done in crochet and just
wuiting to make the little tots tn
your home chuckle with glee. Just
for fun, crochet these toys of wool
or mercerized crochet cotton for the
little folks you wish to remember
at holiday time. These are exactly
the kind of toys that children treat
ure long after baby days, and moth
ers like them because they arc
washable and have no sharp corners
to injure "wee little darlings" while
they play.
For that list of friends whom you
would gladden with just a simple
little gift make up a series of little
boutonnieres of hair ornaments of
crocheted flowers.
You can turn
them out in a jiffy if you are a fast
crocheter. Or, why not give a cro­
cheted jewelry set? To wear with
sweaters you can find cunning neck­
laces of crocheted flowers strung
together with chainstitch crochet.
Some feature bracelets to match,
or clips, or both. You can make
these trinkets in "no time" if you
arc a fast crocheter, and they make
lovely gifts.
(Released by Western Newspaper Union.1
Slim Dresses Animated
B ith Graceful Peplums
Orchids to our American design­
ers who have succeeded in animat­
ing slim silhouettes with ruffles,
tiers, peplums and flares in so subtle
a way that the slenderness of a lady
of fashion is gracefully maintained.
By the way, the slim silhouette is
making steadfast progress.
The
newer styles are proclaiming slen­
der lines as the coming thing tn
styling. Latest proofs are the new
evening skirts so narrow they must
be slit to the knee. Very smart, too
are narrow daytime skirts that are
scalloped around and dip at the
back. That narrow contours are
on the way is a sure thing. In fact,
they have arrived.
Suspenders for Skirts
Have Flowers to Match
Separate suspenders to attach to
this skirt or that are being sold in
college shops, sportswear and neck­
wear departments.
They are of
pinked felt and some have center
bands of fabric embroidered in vivid
contrast peasant themes. You can
get boutonnieres of felt flowers to
wear with them. These felt fanta­
sies are the answer when one wants
to give an extra fillip to a founda­
tion wool dress—smart worn with
velveteen skirts, tool
Tassel Trimmings
Long-waisted, snug-flttlng to the
hips, this dress has a skirt that sim­
ply bursts into sudden allluence of
fabric and detail. Eyelet embroi­
dered wool for the skirt gives style
prestige to this long-sleeved, button-
up-to-the-neck afternoon dress. The
designer also styles this model in a
long-skirt version for dinner wear.
The coachman's brim velvet hat has
plum colored ostrich trim.
Early arrivals in midscason and
fall fashions are singing a song of
"tassels in the air.” Tassels are
dangling shoulder length from pert
turbans and felt calots and youth-
inspired "beanies." Tassels a la
militaire ornament epaulet sleeve
trims. Pockets of otherwise clas­
sically tailored jacket suits look
sprightly Intriguing with tassels or
—maybe just a single tassel darting
out unexpectedly but with effect
Tassels of glittering beads glamor­
ize evening modes.
Elmer is trying to put a ceiling
on Mrs. Twitchell's hats, for in­
stance. <We heard that crack about
them being funny enough as is.) He
wants the ceiling established at two
hats per season, a drop of about
eight. And he thinks there should
be a price ceiling too; somewhere
around $3.50.
Elmer Is for a fur coat ceiling
too, but the crisis hasn't arisen this
season, because Mrs. Twitchell got
a new coat last winter. She got
wholesale at above twice what
would have cost elsewhere.
• • •
And he thinks there should be
ceiling on all the wife’s expendi­
tures. "I told her last night that
there must be a ceiling on bridge
losses,” said Elmer today. “Every
time she goes to one of them Tues­
day Ladies Bridge parties she loses
money on a pre-defense emergency
level. Maybe the best way to solve
this would be to put a ceiling on
her bids.”
• • •
He wants a ceiling on the wife's
contributions to causes, also. "I am
all for being charitable and fair,"
he explained, "and my heart is no
mustard seed when it comes to re­
acting to the worthy appeals of to­
day. and there has gotta be some
limit The old lady just subscribes
to everything. Last week she put
me down for $10 to the American
Fund to Save Icelanders From
American Army Slang. She ain’t
got no judgment. I've imposed a
ceiling. Everything she subscribe»
above $4 a week is void."
"Me and the wife ain't speaking
just now,” confessed Mr. Twitchell
"Yeah, it’s more ceiling trouble
Pin money ceiling. I used to give
her $10 a week, but this is a time
of crisis. The future is uncertain.
Nobody can tell what may happen
next in this world war. So I told
her the new ceiling on pin money
would be $7.50."
"What did she say?" we asked.
"What didn't she say!” exclaimed
Elmer.
"Did you explain inflation to her?"
"No.”
•'Why not?”
*'I don't even understand it my­
self." concluded Elmer.
• • •
R. Roelofs Jr. says he knows a
man who is so rich he can afford to
take the ladies for cocktails and din­
ner in the ladies' dining room at a
man's club.
• • •
John Cudahy says that Hitlet
looked to him like a man with a
malignant disease. He's a victim of
geographical indigestion, hardening
of the head and retarded mustache
• • •
"What Mr. Lewis fears is that he
would lose face." News item. We
can think of no face which could
stand it better.
• • •
THE MENACE
The cops should paddle
Henry Snipes.
He drives a-straddle
Highway stripes.
—Merrill Chilcote.
The Journal of the American Med
leal Association reports that experi­
ments at Harvard prove that women
suffer from cold and heat more than
men because they do not dress as
warmly.
This makes the opinion
unanimous and presumably official
C. P. Yaglou and Anne Messer
who conducted the experiments had
a group of men sit in an air-condi­
tioned room in men's trousers and
then change to women's lingerie
Then they had women go through a
similar test. Nothing can convince
us that the whole thing wasn't ar
ranged by a couple of Yale men.
• • •
Washington, in its new tax pro­
posals, may subscribe to the notion
that it is impossible to get blood
from a stone. But it thinks the idea
is good.
• • •
THE SEASONS
Winter is an old dame
In n white lace cap;
Spring is a maid with folded hands
And flowers in her lap.
Summer is a golden queen
Wearing a jeweled crown;
And autumn is a gypsy
In a russet gown.
—Joan Maher.
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Simile by R. Roelofs Jr.t
As
patient as a man waiting while his
wife buys a SECOND HAT.
I ASK MS
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ANOTHER
Even kisses are divided into two
classes—the drys and the wets.
Slowed Up
? A General Quiz
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"How old are you?"
"Just passed twenty-seven.
"What detained you?"
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IF YOU have been admiring
4 peasant frocks—here’s one for
fall which hits a new high in
charm and smartness. The long
bodice buttons up the front to a
round, high neckline which is to
be trimmed with bright colorful
braid. Repeat the same on the
three-quarter sleeves and around
the top of the hem of the swirly
skirt. And if you dare to wear
red—it’s a perfect style for this
brilliant shade—or a bright green.
Farmer Needed No Help
In Convincing Himself
Old Farmer Robinson broke his
plow, so he decided to borrow one
from Farmer Brown.
On the way to the Brown farm
he started thinking: "I wonder if
old Brown will let me take his
plow.”
As he got near to the neighbor­
ing farm he thought: "I doubt if
he will lend me that plow.”
Then as he knocked at the farm­
house door: “No, I’m certain he
won’t lend it to me.”
Farmer Brown came to the
door, smiled and asked, "Well,
what can I do for you?”
"I just came to say,” snorted
Robinson, “that you can keep your
bloomin’ plow!”
1. What state’s capital is the
largest in the United States?
2. Approximately how long is
the period of the moon’s revolu-
tion about the earth?
3- What great actress had a leg
amputated in 1915 but returned to
the stage afterwards?
4. Can dolphins swim at birth?
5. Who made famous the adage:
"Speak softly and carry a big
stick”?
6. What amendment to the Con­
stitution includes the important
"due process” clause?
7. In what sport does the par­
ticipant rarely see his quarry until
after it is captured?
8. In Spanish America, what is
meant by a hacienda?
9. When was the United States
flag first used in warfare in
Europe?
10. What American’s career,
achievements and contributions to
literature are studied as an entire
college course leading to
degree?
CLABBER GIRL
The Answer»
1. Massachusetts (Boston)
2. Twenty-seven and one-half
days.
3. Sarah Bernhardt.
4. Dolphins are expert swim­
mers from the time of birth.
5. Theodore Roosevelt.
6. Fourteenth (“Nor shall any
state deprive any person of life,
liberty, or property without due
process of law”).
7. Fishing.
8. A country estate.
9. The first time the United
States flag was used in warfare in
Europe was by the American Ex­
peditionary Forces of the World
war, but it was not taken into the
zone of the advance.
10. Abraham Lincoln’s.
The
course is offered by the Lincoln
Memorial university in Harrogate
Tenn.
Christmas givers who want to
be sure their gift is well received
have been turning more and more
to cigarettes and smoking tobacco
as gifts most appreciated by any
smoker. Their welcome is always
far greater than the modest cost
involved. Naturally, Camels, as
America’s favorite cigarette, and
Prince Albert, the world’s largest-
selling pipe tobacco, head the
smoker’s gift list. Camels have
two gift packages—the carton of
ten packages of "20’s" specially
wrapped, and a gay package con­
taining four "flat fifties." Prince
Albert is featured in the pound
tin and the pound glass humidor,
both
handsomely
Christmas
packed.—Adv.
—
Bigger value when you buy;
Better results when you bake .. .
No wonder Clabber Girl is the
enthusiastic choice of millions
of women. It belongs in every
thrifty home. It belongs in the
cupboard of every proud baker.
For Clabber Girl’s absolute de­
pendability adds to the pleasure
of home baking, and its remark­
able economy stretches the food
budget.
You Pay Less for Clabber Girl
. . . but You Use No More . . .
CLABBER GIRL
BAKING POWDER
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When a cough, due to a cold, drives you mad.
Smith Brothers Cough Drops usually give
soothing, pleasant relief. Black or Menthol— St.
Smith Bros. Cough Drops are the
only drops containing VITAMIN A
Vitamin A (Carotene) raises the resistance of
mucous membranes of nose and throat to
cold infections, when lack of resist­
ance is due to Vitamin A deficiency.
Liquid Sand
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a liquid. Any object that sinks
in water, such as a bullet, will
likewise sink in this peculiar sand.
EVERY TIME. THEY'RE EXTRA
MILD AND THEY'VE GOT THE
FLAVOR THAT ALWAYS HITS
THE SPOT”
THE SMOKE OF SLOWER-BURNING CAMELS CONTAINS
28% LESS NICOTINE
SAY* ARMY TANK TESTER.
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than the average of the 4 other largest-
selling cigarettes tested—less than any of
them—according to independent scientific
tests of the smoke itself!
THE CIGARETTE
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