Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 December 1948 — Page 19

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East and up; Beaver—$795 and up; oe ‘Nutria—$795 and up; Muskrat— ving and Mr, "$605 and up. ler, all of oe The same store in pre-tax 1941 holid toring, when coats, like dresses, were olidaya, shorter and narrower, advertised l spend Christ- the following prices: —Ranebi ents, Mr. and mink — $1650 and up; Persian of Covington, ‘Jamb—§385-and up; beaver—$445/ | go to Smiths- and up; nutria. — $395 and up; oe Vasation muskrat—$450 and up. .- - parents; Mr, -. tte a ‘4 . » , . Doubled in Price elicopter Zh in the intervening years —A helicopter, soared just like the cost of living. ns instead of Muskrat went up to $850. Minks indihg gear, is and Persians at one time were ists in six-foot aimost double today’s prices.

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~~from $30 per skin in mink up to

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Blackwood on Bridge—

Passing at the Proper Time Will Pay Off, but Good Player f§ ~ Must Always Be Aggressive |} - Humanics of Situation Must Determine

~ Whether Bid Is in Order or Not

: ‘By EASLEY BLACKWOOD PLEASE NOTE this point about my recent series of

articles on the proper use of

‘toward the neg

depengs,- ‘of jeburse, on the h

4 few cases. where passing is m profit than bidding. If you have tions, and if you will diligently ‘will definitely save thousands of

Don’t _overcall’ on a. shabby

= Tew high cards. Have. a good

Fur Prices

_ Dip to Levels 0£194243

By BARBARA BUNDSCHU United Press Stall Correspondent - NEW YQRK, Dec. 22-—The man buying Turs for his. lady's Christmas this week will find down almest to 1942 and 1943 levels, a fur merchant said] _today. The fur business bas been bad this. fall. ‘Some furriers call it “catastrophic.” As a result, most of them have started their “January clearance sales” in time Jor Christmas buying.

Tes One Firth: “Avene store lists! ortrnp-Borntiord BLE. on” Goats’ in “Hie” 3 din poplar

quality furs: Ranch Mink—$1800 to $3500; Persian hamb—$§595

Furriers are cautious in predictions, but most of them apparently believe that the trend is-on its way down for real this time. Auction- prices on the new mink crop bear them out partially— they're down but not as far down ag many thought they ‘would or ‘shotild be Small ror pieces are the large items in Christmas giving, according to many stores. Men who| want to buy full coats are fre-.

along to express her preferences in color and style. Scarves may be bought for

$550 a skin for top quality Russian sable. Mariens range from $65 to $125. All prices quoted are

“$hink I am recomnfending a general policy of conservatism .in your bidding. Decidedly not. Personally, I rather lean ive side. The degree of aggressiveness

hand, just want you to pass in the right places and I have outlined

Here; briefly, "are the recommendations 1 have given you:

THE PASS. - You must not

umanics of -the-situation-at-

uch more likely to bring you a

ANTE

GARDENING |

pot been passing in these situa-

remind yourself to do $0, you | 9 ;

points.

syit just because you have a

| guarantee a reasonable number | of winners if the worst happens

and you are doubled. Please ‘don’t overcall because, “I had |

than honor count. _: Pass with a shaded raise for { partner's-opening bid of one in .a suit, when second hand overcalls. Remember, the purpose of a shaded raise is to give part-

has a fine hand. The opponent's overcall gives that chance. "A raise from you now will be mis- | leading. w

\Pass When Strong In Opponent's Suit

Pass (don’t. double) “when | your righit hand opponent opens the bidding and you have a hand which meets the requirements for a take-out “double, but your, principal st strength lies 9 ents suit ) Hb 48 1

ewer in “Hie majore of where “the opponent opens one major suit-and you are weak in the other one. Pass when the strength is “fairly evenly divided around thetable, both sides are bidding briskly -and- finally you are doubled in a.-contract you feel sure you can make. Don’t redouble unless you are certain _you can sét the opponents satis ‘ factorily if they go on in their ~suit. Pass when you and your pane —ner-obviously have the best of the cards, an opponent makes al sacrifice bid, and you are not sure whether to double or go on in your suit. In this situation partner is absolutely forced by your pass. He must either-dou-ble or bid again, according to his actual holding and the previous bidding on the hand.

Miss Butler To Speak |

Miss Sally: Butler, international president of the Business and |Professional Women's Clubs, will speak at the ‘annual meeting of the Na ~Couneil” of” “Farm Co-operatives.

SUlt-=WIth ~ enough sottdity to [ 1

an opening bid.” In overcalling, | winners are more important |

ner another chance to bid if he |

Clifton Bader a can n dock k his halls with a lavit

fis His hobby, broad leavedholly bayberry and February

| winter long. re Consider--the plants who can’t bear to part “with their ‘oliage in’ the fall, but - wait until a new crop pushes their shining leaves off in the spring. They're a hobpy with Clifton. Bradley, whose yard at 5519 Rosslyn Ave, is a» practical demonstration of what can Be dope with them in this cli-

nN got started with ‘them: be: cause I'm a lazy gardenet,” Mr. Bradley. laughed. “When we moved here 10 years ago, we had the soll tested, It was acid. That seemed to indicate a Jonyed. Vik would 12 Fale. Sel me

to ‘Took at a bare yard tn. ter. And I didn’t want to spend every spare minute working on it. My gardening takes one Saturday in spring and another

varieties of handsome foliage the vear around.) Most shrubs are, of course, the true Lollies (ilex). He has five va_rleties. A sixth, the Chinese or square leaved holly, got finished . off by last winter's siege. “The hardest winter we re | had since

in the fall!” (Note—this with 40

Christmas-y of his Ju.

shat all |

-provi ing jasmine.

By MARGUERITE SMITH | SO YOU DON'T ike sissy plants that have to wear heavy i winter overcoats. And maybe you do like to have plenty of -free-for-the-picking Christmas greenery. Maybe you'd enjoy a | yard full of trées and shrubs that stay green-as-summer all

can be raised here.”

‘Certainly his success bears {out his theory. )

+i # » » > PROBABLY all of us could have a few winter blooming | if we planted "early in southern, protected exposures. Mrs, Karl lonninger, 330 W.._ Maple Rd.,

flowers flowering bulbs

reports a snowdrop blooming in her yard. 1t'§ a bull.that has repeatedly blésgomed in" December for her<-and is planted in

,a protected place.

ye «You're: desperate’ for a last-. Here's Es id BRING: Jon nrder by 105 3 hoes lnead nursery. let the represent.

a gift certificate, ‘cipient choose his own

1917," says -Mr—

‘without any protection.”

Bull Bay Magnolia

Loses Leaves An evergreen magnolia didn't approve of the weather, though. “The Bull Bay magnolia usually hangs onto its leaves for three seasons,” he said. “But it dropped all of them last year. 4 It looks pretty bare right now.” he thinks. (This in spite of its resent crop of shining green.)

having an outdoor flower garden during cold weather, there's winter jasmine. Or maybe you'd like to con_coct your own bayberry candles for Christmas. Mr. Bradley’ raises the New England bay-

The meeting will be Jan. 3 to 7 in Memphis, Tenn. This is the first time that a woman has been | invited to speak at the session. | Mrs. Almer Armstrong, chair-|

from individual stores believed to

represent an average but there is committee, is head of the pro-| Mr. Bradley has a theory about considerable variation in all fur |gram planning committee for the | that, “We're right on the edge

prices.

Dress-Up Pil lowcases

By MRS. ANNE CABOT You'll be-taking advantage of the January white sales soon and here are two lovely patterns to dress-up your pur chases. Dainty gossamer butterflies

erocheted in' white cotton and |

The Original EGG-NOG MIX in Indianapolis It Costs Less, Too!

Dairy Co.

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man ofthe -BPW--public--affairs.

women’ s activities in Memphis.

delicately shaded pansies, embroidered in soft blues and yellow with just a touch of brown

make Pattern 5030 a favorite |

with needle-workers. A dresser scarf and matching pillowcases finished with a handsome crochet pineapple

‘birds baskets,

_ Patterns 5030 and 5508 inbroidery, crocheting instructions, stitch illustrations, material requirements and finishing directions, To order, use the coupon.

Contests Are

“Big Business

edging and cross stitch blue- | or embroidered flower | make gracious guest room linens from Pattern 5508. |

clude hot-iron transfers for em- |

perry. and right now is trying —out its close. relative the southern wax myrtle as well. Many of his plants are sup- | posed to be too delicate to-take +-a--central-Indiana winter. but

{ of the southern plant belt. I think anything that grows in

Men and Women—

B ERNEST E BEAU A RADI1O, newspaper or 4X magazine contest seems to hit'a woman like a ton of ~ mink coats—I understand , women outnumber male con= testants 8 to 1. Doubtless the old feminine — instinct for a bargain enters into it. But women's interests: in boxtops and coupons is-

| basically so much¢ stronger

, of the ame feminine. psychol-

well. known. tendency to “identify” herself with mer- ‘ chandise every chance she gets—like a starfish reaches out and wraps itself around a succulent oyster. s = = MEN ARE more cynical than women "about their chances of winning, too— they won't take the time to sit down and figure out a last line that rhymes with Dr. Drip’s Flea Soap. . Like all enterprisés that have the patronage of the girls, this contest business is getting to be big business. In 1948, about $2 million has been given away in prizes and from $10 to $15 million have been spent to organize { all the contests. Minimum estimates of the number of contestants are around 12 milHon.

‘YOUR. MANNERS—

Situation: Your child is

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| misbehaving before guests, Wrong Way: Before the: guests, threaten to puhish him if he doesn’t behave. Right Way: Take him into another room and talk to him

| is telling about her problems ‘with her children, Wrong Way: Speak up and say, ‘My children have. never. given me any trouble.” Right Way: Even if that happens to’ be true, don’t choose ' this ‘particular ' mo-

these other plants came through: —ntin

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. THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

sh hand His seater; ides. five kinds of true:

broad leaved ‘evergreens. They're miserly | 1

the southern part of the state

psSabies - ©, Of Brandy

Choose a Dessert To Fix Early By META GIVEN

"BRANDY or fruit sauce, atop mincenreat pie or pudding, finishes holiday dinners with a touch

. (choose a dessert and an embel-| lishment that: can be done earlier | before the rush of getting hot| {foods ready for the table. | Sauces made as much as a day| ahead. of time. should be put into a container and kept tightly covered In the refrigerator. Custard, sauce, too, should be chilled before serving and therefore can be prepared some hours before that! last rush. Of course, it can be served warm if desired.

_FRIDAY'S MENUS | Breakfast . 1 Tomato juide

Hot buttered wh Aspberr:

wheat. toast RD CRen

Vegetable soup Swiss cheese sandwiches on rye hread Fresh, pears Dinner Creamed codfish pd Dard-cosked eggs

ked Stewed baked ro matoes Lettuce Fang Shonfied spinach lsd

Bread and butter ? Pineapple snow pudding Mini pineapple pauce

| MINTED PINEAPPLE - SAUGE: [1 No. 2 can (1 1b. 4 oz.) crushed ! pineapple, or 2's c. Few drops green food coloring i; tsp. oil of peppermint {Vanilla ice cream {Maraschino cherries Put crushed pineapple in sauce ipan, bring to the boiling point,

for about 10 minutes, stirfing fruit with.a few drops of green food coloring and flavor with the

Prop

a jth » cherries. Enough sauce for 12

Zip Up Pie a)

over medium flame, then simmer

occasionally. Tint the thitkened|

toil of peppermint. nin before.

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Suggest Perfume as Gift.

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What woman or teen-age miss wouldn't enjoy a flacon of rfume on her hristmas tree? It's something

pansnal. part her individua charm. eo > > eo * 2 a By BARBARA BROEKING

CHRISTMAS MORNING is oh 80 near—have you forgotten

ANyoneT™

lovely fidy, a discriminating lady? - Perfume is the answer, for, young or old, a woman is flattered with a personal gift and-every woman wants perfume on her vanity—it's that vital beauty. touch,

For the teen-ager a fragrance should be ‘selected ins keeping _ with her youth, but it will make

her feel so grown up and en- | courage .good grooming habits,

One scent . that rates high with the younger set is Frolic by Cheramy—it's that sort of

| lighthearted fragrance and is

bottled in a “swirl-shaped” flacon that will enhance the Christmas tree. . BE ~ » FROLIC duos. with April Showers toilet water in a holi-

day spirited gift set with floral decor, preparation, too—maybe April Showers bath softener and talcum pawwder in attractive green ,

; v k ‘they won't ‘upset the exchequer,

Star-dright satin D'Orsay with leather sole, Cuban . heel Tea rose. Hght dive: black.

from Ma rott’ s.

should be... pretty to Tok at, fiat = “tering to wear, Sr a daily pleasure

to own . . . + because: they' re so €com-

fortable: a

These. Eaducts. are

Everything a gift

but they are sure m’lady.

“Or are “you stil “searching for-that-certain gift-for

to thrill

bell. (which really hangs on the

tree) “contains one

dram

Put a Child

At Top of

| any grownup , face Christmas

{| ping list? And

| anyone

Fposé there

An ornaAmEntaAT CHT tmas |

of |

Four Winds, perfume and will |

warm the heart of sister. It's frosted . lucite. bell, _ Carnegie Christmas

with a-red satin ribbon. —avallabie |

original gift thought

Ayres’ and Block's. . ; ny = 8 NEW ON THE

mother or

a miniature snow-

called the Belle, “tied An

razor that looks like a lipstick,

actually full-sized;

~ Lay on expressive, practical gift of fine slippers

Elizabeth Arden preparations. _

overnight |

Kit, ii, genuine ad fide,

Your Vale List

Christmas Belongs To Youngsters By RUTH MILLETT NEA Staff Writer “I DON'T HAVE any children on my Christmas list this year, and it doesn't seem quite right,” an ‘expensively-dressed woman ‘hopper remarked to's clerk who saw her wistfully ex-

amining . some playthings. -Hew could

without a child on her shop~

w h y should ever have to? Sup-

aren't any children in one’s immediate family?

Rath Millett The world is full of children-the children and

grandchildren of friends. The, neighbors’ children, the children on “needy family” lists who have to depend on strangers for their. Christmas toys, children

‘in hospitals, ehilaren tnrorphans® =

homes. And a grownup doesn't need to know a child well or even

at’ all to offer a Christmas gift, 3 BSE Et Sa NO CHILDREN, on your Christmas list? Then put »

least one child there—right at

: i the very top. BEAUTY | ‘She would fovea bath CALENDAR: Daisy, new ladies’

Of all the presents grownups. buy, the ones they choose for children -are the most Christe’

| fun with this?”

masy. ost fort important —

the

Shimmering satin with

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at their feet “the slippers that are exactly right

Fussy -slide-in, soft furry trim, with elastioleed

back strap. Royal or “Wliis, PIR, Pol

a ———— a

tin Oomphie {Sith h Rion platform ! Joather Beau Sully : (etttoned. a blue or

cain smn ll

ment to brgg about it...

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Satin D’Orsay, gold trimmed, leather sols, Cuban heel royal blue, burgundy, black.

$3.75

o Lodies’ and Children’s : RR Gift Slippers ? THE AVENUE OF SLIPPERS FOURTH FLOOR

Men's Slippers Second Floor

Jatin Oomphie slide. with elasticized back and

embroidery trim. Black or pinkeLeather sole.

$3.95

rae AT A SHOE somes

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