Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 October 1941 — Page 25

We, the Women—

Housewife Can Store Up Stock Of Courage

Hoarding Won’t Save The Family Budget

By RUTH MILLETT “I WONDER if I ought to stock Up on that?” is the question the

American housewife finds herself asking several umes a week, as she

reads that one product after an-|.

other will become scarce or increase noticeably in price within the next few months. Some housewives, and they are often the ones who pride themselves on their shrewdness, are frantically trying to stock up on everything, from silk stockings to aluminum cooking utensils, that they fear they Yom be able to get in the near fuure. ! They are boasting of cases of canned goods stored in their basements, of new equipment for their kitchens — whether they really needed the new equipment or not. They feel pretty smug about their foresight. But there are other women, and they are the majority, who shrug their shoulders unconcernedly and say, “No, I'm stocking up on nothing. ,I think there’ll be enough of everything — or its substitute — no matter what kind of an emergency comes.” The “shrewd” housewives think|’ that a silly attitude. But time will probably prove that . millions of women who aren’t hoarding are the smart ones. What good will it do a woman to grab off a dozen or two pairs of stockings, if when they are gone she can’t get any more, and she has to start doing with a substitute? She might as well start now, as a few months in the future. Besides, as soon as silk stockings are no longer available something else—a new kind of stocking, or bare legs—will be the style. The fashion people will see to that. » ” »

WHAT GOOD will it do a woman to stock a pantry now. in order to save money? She can’t save enough on what she can store away to make a Seat difference in her budget. prices are to be higher, and if certain articles ar® no longer available, there is nothing much the housewife can do about it. She might as well go along like a good ' sport, spending her money as wisely as she can from day to day, and cheerfully accept substitutes for the articles she finds she must get along without. The only thing the woman who “stocks up” now can do is put off for a little while the day when she must pitch in and make whatever small, unimportant sacrifices are asked of her. ‘ There is one kind of “hoarding” that is invaluable in these times, however. That is the ability to store. up within oneself an unlimited supply of patience, courage and the fortitude to take whatever the future offers and make the best of-it.

Mrs. M. B. Dunn Will Entertain

Mrs. John Thornburgh will talk ‘on Costa Rica Monday at the 12:30 o'clock luncheon of the Venetian Chapter of the International Travel-Study Club. Mrs. M. B. Dunn will be hostess,

Personal Budget

with individual budget problems. (Last of

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edge of home financing are needed. go for it?

houses and banks in many’ cities offer it to defense workers.

Delta Gammas

To See Game

Alumnae of the Butler chapter of Delta Gamma Sorority will be honored Saturday by a pre-game luncheon at the house. Miss Carolyn Meyers will be in charge. Following luncheon, the group will attend the game. The chapter was to participate in

noon and in the competitive house decorations contest. In charge of the float will he Miss Carol Howe, and of the ‘decorations, Miss Ann Loser. After the homecoming bonfire this evening, members of the chapter will have a midnight spread, for which Miss Joan Wright’ is: chairman,

For Fall Picnics

Here's a tip: If you like picnics in the late Fall, avoid breakage and damage by taking along enameled ware instead of your “second-best” glass or china, You can buy colorful cups, saucers and plates, as well

assisted by Mrs. Harlan Bolinger and Mrs. Mary Doran.

as other items which are ideal for picnics or motor trips.

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HALLOWE "EN SORCERY!

demons, goblins and elves, will do their eery gtuff riding

‘through their jack-o’-lanterns. But at the “witching hour of ht,” off will come their mashs, and then—-THEN—they’'ll

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‘doughnuts; (3) FRUIT DISHES, Th Bureau has entered nto the festive pic of the occasion,

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Many curios Are Eager To Help Individuals With

There are more sources of advice than most people know.

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{just natural. For instance, much easier to remember to turn!

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Problems :

1A Mother Can +f Give Child {Love of Music

: Music : Appreciation Can Be Encouraged

Hazel Griggs, noted concert pianist ‘whe

it | developed her own: distinctive “Concerts for Children,” is nationally known as a

Trained economists at local agencies are ready—and eager—to help

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By MARGUERITE YOUNG Times Special Writer

ONCE a family makes a budget, who will be boss, the family or the

The ideal answer is: NEITHER. A good budget makes peace and pleasant feelings between a family and its money. budget must be made carefully, Thought, common sense, and knowl-

However, a good

Then, where can the person or family who needs help in budgeting

Retath provide help, and some employers

Most family aid agencies which have trained home economists on their staffs will give budget service on request. So if you get seriously interested in budgeting and find yourself stuck with a real poser, it might be worthwhile to see whether there’s a social agency in town which would pitch into your problem with you. Whenever a family begins budgeting, its members are likely to discover they'd like to know a lot of things about spending money, not only how to divide their income, but what to buy with it. And there are a good many sources of that kind of advice. » ”

o UNCLE SAM hands out excellent printed advice, and the cost of getting it together is borne by everybody who pays an income or a sales tax. For instance, there's a primer called “Diets to Fit the Family Income” which explains how t6 eat on liberal, moderate and minimum food-allotments. Anyone can get this little primer, complete with menus, for a nickel. Just write to the Superintendent of Documents, Ww n. Local defense councils all over the country are supposed to be keeping the public informed about changing prices and about how to avoid being overcharged. So it’s wise to read your newspaper for the defense council’s announcements these days, and it might even be a good thing to ask your local council for Infor mation for consumers, Some ~ Governmenu agencies '" Washington are publishing pretty specific Sirections J for Bisgesing,

ANY GOOD HOUSEKEEPER. can make a rough budget, though, and doing it may show ‘that she knows more about planning and managing money than she ‘and the family realized. If the woman is wise, she won't set out alone on the budget-making venture. She'll get her husband and every. other adult member of the

| family to. join in the planning.

That's one of the big secrets of success. For it promotes understanding all around the family circle, It gets everybody acquainted in a nice, easy, jointly-agreed way, with two very important things It shows what the “family CAN have when it is master of its money—that is, how many movies, how many steaks per month, while John goes to high school—and it shows what the family CANNOT expect the housekeeper to accomplish with a given amount of money. » ® 8 KEEPING ON the budget after the estimates ‘are put down in the plan. is something else again. Yet it needn’t’ be too complicated. Some people buy a set of amusingly-la-beled budget banks and literally divide their cash into “Food,” “Clothes,” “Lunch Money” and so on. Others use envelopes, or budget books which can be bought everywhere from the finest retail houses | pe to the dime store. These things are not essential. You can keep track of spending on any bit of paper. The important thing is to write down the outlays as they are made, and settle accounts regularly at the end of the week, the month, and the year. Just sitting down and agreeing,| with oneself or with the family,

-lupon a definite plan for spending

an income, will cut waste. Thabs

out a light when leaving a room empty, if you know that this means an extra movie. And budgeting does make that clear. Don’t expect too much all at The estimates might be written in pencil at first, with the definite expectation that some changes may have to be made in

{ practice. One of the virtues of a .| good budget is that it does not seek

to, make humans into ns.

fully chosen goals.

Hints For Clean Wash Dirty

teacher of child and adult beginners. She musical periodicals. & \

By HAZEL JEL GRIGGS Times ‘Special Writer NEW YORK, Oct. 24. —The best way for a mother to impart a love of music to her children is to share with them her enjoyment of it. Listening constantly to music in the home usually produces a fondness for it. It may be music which doesn’t demand conscious listening,

phonographs—while a meal is going on, or after going to bed at night, or while reading. Or it may be con-

‘| scious listening — and there should

be a balance between the two—to music which the mother herself carefully and unobtrusively chooses to appeal to her children. For music appreciation doesn’t just happen. It is not enough for a

joy music and to become musical. She must carefully plan ways to present music to them. And to do this, she herself should know something about music. If she does not, she may read, study and consult music educators as to the best approach. Music should never be presented as a task to the child. Appreciation of it should grow upon him naturally as a reflection of his moods and his developing emotional "capacity. A wise mother will see to it that her young child hears music. which mirrors his personal interests and experience. For instance, all children are attracted by toys, animals, fairies, flowers and birds. They appreciate simple music on such themes. But

7-year-old and expect to have it impress him. That will not come until later, when his experience of life and emotion is greater. Some mothers have had excellent results in planning programs for their children’s conscious listening. They take a general theme, for instance, as spring, and gather together records of simple, strong melodic, markedly rhythmic music. These they encourage the child to play, perhaps on his own little portable phonograph. To stimulate his imagination and make the music more vivid, they may suggest that he make up a story of his own to go with the music.

MOTHERS should encourage as much as possible the child’s active participation in music. This may take the form of singing at home, in school or in the church, dancing at home, or playing an instrument. If there are several children, the mother may suggest the formation of a family orchestra, using little instruments. Some mothers have even found it well worth their time and effort to take up the study of a major instrument, such as the piano, with their children. However, if. the child. is learning to play any instrument, mothers should be most careful not to make practice seem a: drudgery. Don’t hound a child to the piano, scold him for not practicing, or give him lectures about the lives of great composers. ‘A mother should be judicious, too, about taking a child to professional concerts. Forced attendance at the Philharmonic as resulted in making many a child a confirmed music-hater. One mother I knew induced a receptive mood in her two little daughters by letting them wear their party clothes when they went to concerts. For a while, the party clothes were the major attraction. Then, gradually and almost unconsciously, they came to enjoy the music. If possible, younger children should be ‘taken to concerts especially planned for them.

A WORD of warning. If a mother mentions concerj-going and is met ‘with her children’s indifference or protest, it is just as well to drop the subject temporarily and approach the problem of music appreciation from a different angle. If his delight in music can be aroused in other ways, the child will wish to attend concerts. J "A mother must remember that her concern is not’ primarily with what the child does with or to music, but rather with what music does with or to him, increasing his capacity to live as a complete, wellrounded human being.

On the Treatment Of Dormer Window

The bedroom dormer window requires tricky treatment. It can made into a very attractive be na table. Have a shelf built flush with the window sill the full width of the recess and a matching .cornice over the top of the window frame. Cover the shelf with chintz under a glass top. Add a valance of ted chintz to the shelf and a full ‘of lace net. The cornice over the window might be covered with quilted chintz and hung with short

twin lamps should complete the ensemble.

a and the assembling

sewer.

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music on the radio, or even onl’

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By “MRS. ANNE CABOT

Resuntly I saw the collection of work and defense clothes modeled. |

for the first time in the White House at Mrs. Roosevelt's press conference. All the clothes have been designed for the utmost in practical ie Bureau of Home Economics of the U. S. Department of culture,

Notice the two deep pockets on bottom half of apron and the top section that is ALL pocket. Fall housecleaning will be just half the job when you can carry your small brushes, rubber gloves, and other cleaning gadgets so conveniently. I have had a clever dust cap designed to wear ‘with the “work apron.” It’s ever so practical and really flattering! Has an amusing applique’ of a tiny dustpan. on if. : For pattern of Work Apron and Appliqued Cleaning Cap (Pattern No. 5237) send 10 cents in coin, your name and address and the pattern number to Anne Cabot, The Indianapolis Times, 106. Seventh Ave., New York.

going on to his home. , home ur recommend a hotel? When may I ask

evening to be spent with friends? ; ” 8 Answer—Since you do not know the young man well it let ne find his own hotel.

DEAR JANE JORDAN-I am a girl of 18 and. With & YOURg Joan of 19 since sang. .He was station:

and father both approve of him. and have Do you think I should refrain boys until Bill comes back? My mother feels Sha think that she is unfair to me. Do you think th true to one fellow and still go with others while ‘he NEED

Answer—One way to find out whether your attachment to the ‘young man is permanent or not is to see if it will outlive the compe tion offered by other boys. However, this is a question to be between you and the young man.. Those ‘boys who have enol faith in eer to believe that they can meet thie competition without losing the girl, do not object, to her having dates with of boys to help pass the time away. Those who are easily upset _ competition cannot handle their own fear that they will lose out

young man have to suggest? JANE JORDAN,

Put your problems in a. letter to Jane Jordan who will answer your wiostiong : in this column daily,

Time Economy Cleaning Tile Walls If youre planning on spending| . When cleaning glazed tile wall a full day of sewing, keep a gen-|or floors, avoid using any cl erous sized wastebasket at your el-| agent which niay contain acid. bow. It will save you plenty of| good general rule is to brush of time picking up ravelings and cut-| any loose dust, wash in‘'clear wa

lings when you. have finished. and polish with a dry cloth.

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