Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 December 1942 — Page 17

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ions Will Emerge From Tubes After the War

STRANGE AND INTERESTING things are happening to the Amer-

ican girl's wardrobe. She may be the fabric may have a silken swish, Her velvet frocks—once easily

smoothness through a crush-resistant finish. She wears shoes with

scuffless plastic-covered heels that

A WOMAN who does not want the details of her problem published writes for help in regard to a financial problem. She is mar-

‘ried and has a grown son who is married and lives away from home. Her funds are jointly invested with her husband’s, and after many years of self-denial and saving, they are financially well-fixed. ’ However, in spite of the fact that the woman had some capital when she married and has worked hard ever since, she never has any money of her own to spend. One trouble is that the father gives too! much to the son who has a good | income and many luxuries which/| "the mother does not have. His family is very extravagant,! and she feels that they are using! funds which really belong to ‘her.! She would be willing to help her son if he were in need but his income is larger than his father’s, and his attitude toward his mother is selfish. She is tempted to leave but does not feel able to make her way at her age. The situation is causing a rift, and she wants advice. - ” E J 2 Answer—Any just person will agree that you are entitled to] spending money of your own, and that after years of saving for your old age you should be able to relax and enjoy more of the comforts of life. . Furthermore, if the partnership is on a good basis, the wife has some say about the disposition of the funds, and has a chance to approve or disapprove of gifts to the children. , If this is not true in your case, all you can do is maintain a firm insistence upon what is obviously vour right. To leave your home, to run away from a problem because you! can’t solve it, is only to incur a! worse situation. One wonders if there isn’t something else wrong with your relationship with your family. So many : times it isn’t money which causes the difficulty but a deeper complaint which one hesitates to admit. For example, in your case, the chances are that you do not like your son’s wife and that your real objections are directed against her and her management of your son’s income. This would be bound to create a tension between you and your son which would account for his lack of consideration for your welfare. ’ If this is true, it would pay you to try for smoother relationship) with your daughter-in-law. Then some of the difficulties which arise from the -deeper problem might iron out more easily. This is only a guess, of course, made in the hope that it will help you to probe more deeply in order to find the real trouble. JANE JORDAN,

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

completely outfitted in rayon, yet linen-crispness, or wool-like warmth. marred—now retain their original

are made from cotton linters, yet look exactly like leather. Her ski and skating outfits provide warmth without weight for they have a durable repellent finish that sheds sleet and snow and eliminates the need for bulky clothing. Products of chemistry’s making—in war as in peacetime—are helping to keep her comfortably and attractively clad. For 1943 fashions, textile mills and hosiery manufacturers are using rayon successfully to replace fibers now limited or entirely withdrawn from the civilian market. This winter's tweed coat with a warm brushed knit rayon lining resembling sheepskin is but one of the new achievements with rayon yarn. Heralded for next spring are suiting fabrics in blendings of spun rayon with wool in such classical weaves as tricotine, serge, gabardine and twill. Rayon dresses for summer will come in linen types, sheers and colorful prints including the first rayon version of crepe jersey as a print ground. ’ [ 2 = =

Dye From Coal—

DYES FOR THESE fabrics have come from strange sources. Out of, black coal, for example, chemists have developed brilliant colors. ! Predictions that Americans might. have to wear crude, colorless fabrics! have proved unfounded. Our plants!

| can now supply sufficient dyestuffs.

for all essential needs—a far, different situation from that which existed at the start of world war I, when we had to depend upon Ger-

many for dyes. When victory comes to America and her allies, the girl of that period may go dancing in a gown of marquisette-like fabric made of rayon. Experiments already have shown that a strong yarn—now used by the military for automobile and plane tires—can be woven into filmy material. Nylon’s peacetime return will not only bring back the coal-air-and-water apparel of pre-war years, such as stockings, lingerie and, foun n garments, but will permit ny new woven fabrics—the result of better acquaintance with its looming properties.

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Good Meals for Good Morale

BREAKFAST: Tangerines, country sausage, whole wheat toast, jelly, coffee or milk. LUNCHEON: Black bean sou with sliced hard cooked eggs, rye bread, apples, tea or milk. DINNER: Tomato juice, broiled leg lamb chops, mashed potateces,

Warm Slacks. Of Fur Cloth

Indoor shivers aren't restricted to the East these days. A sudden cold

spell has the Hollywood girls curled up at their hearth.

All kinds of attractive loun

costumes are popping up, none, m stunning than the one Anna changes to when she gets hi from a day’s’ hard work: on her current picture, Arnold Productions “Unconquered.” The trousers are made of leopard skin, Not the real stuff, but a cuddly plush-like material that's more pliable but just as effective as the fur, :

e| with children had chuckled and gleefully rubbed their hands together in anticipation of the day when I: would meet a “problem” in. my own child, and be forced to admit - that the principles: I had learned with hundreds of other ‘mothers’ children had failed with my own! -

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Mother's Human—) “HAVE YOUR IDEAS about babies changed since you have ha

one of your own?” a young mother in my audience asked me the other.

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question, as you can well imagine, set me. back.on my heels. | proved my Had they? ‘I spent a few minutes

around in my brain, | gathering my thoughts for as complete. an answer as I could

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I remembered how my friends Had they failed?

much credit for this,” I admitted still more candidly. Lady Luck had graced me with a Healthy,

‘evidence that - the inner | anism of a healthy baby 3 a “Not yet,” I could honestly say. “But I certainly cannot claim:

vigorous child — the kind who. seems to come into the world al=-. ready equipped to hold his’ own

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wonderfully trustworthy ing. But in one sense, those : eful friends were right. Those : nci--ples of mine may not have len by the wayside — but the ' ave been exceedingly difficult « aplye

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pens to lie in me, the young man’s mother. Timothy's first six months have taught me that I, like all other mothers, am: too, too - human! ; 3 Take the principle — perfectly

‘ sound, we all agree—that children

should not be coaxed to eat. ® 8 = ? I SET MY SON on my lap for his morning cereal. He who has been eating two : tablespoonfuls with zest for at least two months, decides today to spit out every mouthful, exactly as he did when he first started solid foods. To complete the picture, he takes a

scant two ounces out of a possible

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eight, and the rest must go down

I feel that familiar sense of disappointment amounting almost to personal insult, as though he had slapped my face or talked back for the first time. Did I keep on coaxing him to eat? Yes—not because I wanted to but because I had to. Suppose you yourself had told other mothers, right out in public, not to tease and coax a baby

-to take his food—as I have. What then? Well, in spite of that angry

feeling in the pit of your stomach, you would simply have to live up to what those mothers expect.

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Today's Recipe

CREAMED KIDNEYS (Serves 8)

One and one-half pounds kidneys, 6 lbs. fat, 6 lbs. flour, 3 cups milk, 32 tsp. Worcestershire sauce, salt- and pepper, hot baking powder biscuits. Wash kidneys; . membrane.

remove- outer Split kidneys through center; cut out fat and .tubes. Slice kidneys. Cover ' with cold water; soak !2 hour. Melt fat in heavy skillet; add kidneys. Cook until lightly browned. Add 1 cup

Less Waste

It’s easier to measure honey, corn sirup - and molasses if you use a moist or greased cup. "And with recipes requiring shortening, there is less waste if you measure the

shortening first, then the sugar and pepper.

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water; cover. Simmer slowly about ['2 hour or until kidneys are ten|der. Blend in fléur; gradually add ‘milk. Cook slowly, stirring con!stantly, until thickened. Season {with Worcesterkhire sauce, salt Split biscuits, serve kidney mixture on biscuit halves.

to put the pressure on WPB for take care of the coming season’s The particular reason for the

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receptionist for name and room number of the man he should see. The receptionist thumbed through book after hook, but found nothing to indicate who was the ‘man who handled ‘taskets. Sudaly she brightened and exclaimed: = id “Why of course, that would be in t

HOME FRONT FORECAST

By ANN FRANCE WILSON Times Special Writer

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.—The agriculture department is going

bles, such: as peas and beans, are likely to spoil or even become _poisonous unless they are pressure cooked before canning. And

man said. “We've just got to face and gardening must be developed in America to help take care; of

IF, AS A PARENT, you have wondered at what age your drinking coffee, you may put your mind at rest. OPA has settled the question for you by the simple expedient of ruling that 15 is the age at which a youngster may get a coffee

THIS ISN'T a forecast—and, as a jest, it may be on the grim side. But it does at least give a hardening glimpse of the ‘official mind at work, cutting through the maze of red tape with

A manufacturer of caskets came to Washington on business

more pressure cookers needed to home canning. request is that non-acid vegeta-

with the coming summer promising an increased and necessary. amount of home canning, it's particularly necessary that housewives have the correct instructions and equipment for the job. Last year 10,000,000 community plots and gardens were planted. And next year agriculture expects that two cr three. times that many organized community gardens will be worked by amateur fruit and vegetable growers. The department doesn’t want to see all this toil and sweat jeopardized by improper facilities.” “It's a matter of dig or diet,” one agriculture spokesthe fact that home canning

charge of caskets. He asked a

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THE NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL

IT MUST 2: Be GOOD! The position of the West Baking Company as a national leader in bread qual--ity has been ‘recognized by the award of first place in : | the nation-wide Freer Trophy contest. “3

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