Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 March 1952 — Page 11

Times photo hy Willia A Oates Jr

SUPPER DANCE—Dillon Huder, Alison Parrish, Bob Reynolds and Emlie Kohlstaedt (left to right), committee members for the Junior Assembly's supper-dance today in the Marott Hotel, have a head start on setting up tables for the 9 to 11:30 p. m. event.

Household Tasks Easier

Seek to Make

Times Special NEW YORK, Mar. 28— After devoting some of their best hours of modern

scientific thought to getting women out of the kitchen, the experts now are trying to find

ways to make household tasks

more appealing to those same women. 2 It's not that they want the emancipated 20th century housewife slaving over a hot stove all day, one woman sociologist explained. “But women should not be educated to think the tasks of homemaking are humdrum—to apologize for just being. housewives,” said Dr. Florence R. Kluckhohn. According to many modern advertisements of la-bor-saving household devices,

_ the home is pictured as a “mild

variety of penal ‘institution,” the Harvard University sociologist added. td » » DPR. KLUCKHOHN, an attractive brunet who has successfully managed a home and a job for most of the 20 years of her marriage, is the only woman speaker at the threeday “Conference on the Future.” which opened vesterday. Scientists and educators were brought here hy the nation's

surance Companies to make “an informed guess” on what lies ahead for the U. 8. in economic, scientific and social fields. “I don’t see that we're under any more threat of feminine domination than we were 50 vears ago,” Dr. Kluckhohn said in an interview before her speech today. “Women are trained to be independent and should have interests outside the home. But there should be a balance. They should be trained to be good homemakers too.” The sociologist, who was wearing a very feminine white straw hat, said she used to ask the girls in her classes what they knew about such things as marketing, home management and child rearing. on ” on

“MOST OF THEM answered by saying, ‘I'll learn that when I have to,” she said. “It is the fault of the mothers that these girls think of homemaking as something to be put off as long as possible.” Dr. Kluckhohn emphasized that she favors what she calls “jobs eof limited scope” for housewives. “I feel few women have energy enough to work full time and run a home,” she said. “That is where men will have to help. They will have to find

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jobs in their organizations which can be filled by women working a few hours a day.” ~ n ”

SOMEONE ASKED HER why her theories on glamorizing home tasks couldn't be expanded se that women again would feel it a prime achievement to help in their husbands’ careers instead of searching for part time jobs. “The modern American occupational world and the home are too widely separated now,” she said. ‘There has been a change from the rural America where home and business were one, Women are too far separated from their husbands’ jobs. This is a culture which insists that everyhody be independent. But heing independdoesn't mean that can't have a high level of family co-operation.”

In Speech Contest

Mrs. Dixie Keithley, Meridian Toastmistress Club, will represent this area at the council level Apr. 19 when she will compete wtih winners from the north and south areas of this council here at the area speech contest of Council 2, Northeast ,Region of the International Toastmistress Club Inc.

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P TO the age of 7 children generally outgrow shoes before outwearing

them. Recent surveys indicate that most upper grade school children are already suffering from foot disabilities, many of which were induced by the wearing of outgrown footwear. The experts recommend more know-how on the shoe buying front! Mothers can get a picture of their children’s feet hy examining their shoes, l.ook at the bottoms first. If the wear covers the entire area, with greater wear evident along the margin of the sole, the shoe fits correctly, The heel, also, should be worn down along the outer side. Under normal conditions these are the areas that receive the greatest thrust of body weight

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of the sole shows excessive wear, the shoes are too short. This

may affect gait and posture, and can also lead to back pains in later life or “crankiness” right now. Is wear especially heavy on the inner shorder of the heel, and on thé r margin of the sole? If so, (ghances are the shoe upper isygmisshapen, too, with the inner side bulging unnaturally. This adds up to pronation, forerunner of flat feet, The source of the trouble is shoes that don’t fit, and the remedy may include a visit to the podiatrist or physician. He will tell you to make frequent check-ups on your child's foot size. For school and general use, he will advise an oxford with soft uppers and flexible leather sole. He will tell you to look for a firm counter at the heel, and be sure there is length enough to give toes lots of wiggling room. Authorities caution against the practice. of youngster's wearing hand-me-downs. Even when shoe size seems to be right, a different shape of shoe may render an old shoe a health hazard. The experts condemn sneekers for everyday use, too, , peinting out that leather soles are required for proper ventilation through the natural pores of the cowhide.

Visit California

Mr. and Mrs. George E. Enos, are spending 10 days at Del Monte Lodge, Pebble Beach, Cal. They will return home next Monday.

Times photo by Raymond Bright

PARTY PRIZES—Colorful toweling aprons with hoops will be

table prizes for the annual card party bein by Alpha and Eta Chapters, Sigma Delta

sponsored tomorrow au Sorority, It will

be at 1:30 p. m. in Ayres’ Auditorium. Proceeds will go to charity enterprises supported by the organization. Ready to wrap the gifts are Miss Lola Stokes (lett), Eta Chapter president, and Mrs. Carl N. Baldauf, Alpha Chapter, prize chairman.

Keep Ingredients Cool For Finest Pie Crust

OOD FRUIT pie boasting a flaky crust—that's what every homemaker dreams of making. It's the dessert that has appeal any time of the year, too. To prepare the finest of pies, here are the steps to

follow. The first point to remember is that a pie crust is more easily made and better if all the ingredients are cool. These ingredients include one teaspoon salt, two-thirds cup lard, two cups flour, and cold water. ” ” » THE STEPS TO follow in ple making are: (1) Sift the flour and salt, (2) Cut the lard into the dry mixture until the

crumbs are coarse and granular, You may do this with either a fork or a regular pastry blender. (3) Add cold water a little at a time. This should he from three to six tablegpoons,

Mix the water quickly through the lard-flour mixture until the dough just holds in a ball, (4) Divide the dough in half and roll one half to about oneeighth inch In thickness. (5) Line the pie pan, allowing one-half inch of the crust to extend over the edge. (8) Add the fruit filling, then roll the dough for the upper crust, making a design with a fork to allow the steam to escape during baking. (7) Overlap the top crust over the lower, then fold the top crust under the lower and crimp the edges. Bake according to the directions in your recipe.

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Why Do They Like Mink? Because of Ego and Envy

HE after-dinner conversation turned to mink coats. The men wanted to know why women are such fools °

for mink.

One by one the women tried to explain. But not one

explanation was convincing so far as the men were concerned. And little wonder because the great desire women have for mink coats can't be explained logically. The value of AR mink coat is found in what it does to a . woman's ego, And the reason it does so much for her Ruth Millett is a sign of success quickiy acknowledged by other women. Feminine eves turn toward the mink-coated woman as she enters a restaurant. Feminine interest is awakened in the newcomer at the party who trips in wearing a sleek expensive mink wrap.

~ ” ” AND WHEN a mink-coated woman walks into a store or shop she commands instant attention. Everybody figures she must be SOMEBODY, simply because she is wearing a mink coat, That, in short, is why women set such store by mink. And in a way it is an answer to the old, old question of whether women dress for men or to impress other women. In the case of mink, at least, they dress to impress other women, A sweater will turn more masculine heads than the most expensive coat, But nothing will turn feminine heads quicker than an obviously expensive mink coat, That's how {it is, men,

Luncheon Planned

Mrs. Earl Lynn, Greenwood, will entertain the Lindenwood Alumnae Club of Central Indiana with a luncheon at 12:30 p. m., Wednesday. Plans will

be made for a barn dance in May.

Law Club to Meet

Mrs. Charles Dongus, 15565 Barth Ave, will be hostess for the Longan Parliamentary Law Club at 7:30 p. m. Tuesday. “Presiding” will be the discussion subject.

Here's How To Doll Up

The Halls

Attractive entrance halls don’t just happen. They require—and deserve—yeur

best creative thinking.

A leading decorator recently remarked that failure to decorate such halls appropriately can ruin the impression the entire house. makes on visitors. Too many home owners, he declared, still make of the entrance hall a catch-all for musty overshoes and baseball bats. Instead, he said, the hall should receive as much consideration as the living room into which it leads. Thanks to modern surfacing materials, the entrance hall can be utilitarian and still be beautiful. Use of easy-to-clean and waterproof material such: as clay tile for the floor, for example, can provide both color and charm as well as imperviousness to snow, slush and rain water, Several new decorator ideas for these halls can be executed without great expense, A litttle paint and some inexpensive accessories do the trick, One scheme uses a brown shade of clay tile floor with a pale green ceiling, a brown door, and yellow trim. The only furniture in this hall is an old chest which has been polished within an inch of its vintage. . " LJ ANOTHER SCHEME teams a

raspberry pink wall with a pale green tile floor. The green fis

‘repeated in: the stair carpet

leading to the upper floor. Because the waterproof floor surfacing comes in a wide range of colors, there is no limit to the decorator ideas one can dream up for entrance halls, The cool-looking and livable shades of gray and blue make a cheerful combination,

One hall done in these colors used gray tile for the floor, blue for the door, and white for the walls, with an old-fashioned spice chest on the wall and a sea chest installed for the storage of rubbers, overshoes and other impedimenta which usually clutter the room.

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