THIS
WEEK
By LEMUEL F. PARTON
NEW YORK.—An ecstatic young
newspaper woman, reporting
on Dr. Herbert Feis of the state de-
partment, averred that his dream-
. lit eyes ‘'re-
His Eyes Reflect flected the soul
Poetry; Mind on of a young Shel-
Rubber and Tin
ley.” He may
look that way,
but the chances are that he is think-
ing of rubber and tin.
John Masefield had some such
thoughts in mind when he wrote
“Cargoes.” This poet, however,
scans only trade balances, and his
dreams are precise and statistical.
Dr. Feis is economic adviser to the
state department, and it was he who
schemed the barter deal by which
we would acquire needed rubber
and tin and get rid of the necklace
of millstones hung around Uncle
Sam's neck in the form of that
government-owned surplus of 11,-
000,000 bales of cotton.
The news from London is that
the barter deal is under way,
Prime Minister Chamberlain
having informed parliament
that negotiations have been
opened. Wheat also will be in-
cluded in the bargaining, as
England needs both wheat and
cotton as much as we need rub-
ber and tin, Here may be a
working commodity axis, which
Machiavelli so vehemently de-
clared was always more impor-
tant in the long run than any
political axis. And, incidentally,
Dr, Feis has read Machiavelli.
He is a hold-over from the Hoover
regime, appointed to his present
post by Secretary Stimson, who was
impressed with the insight and in-
formation in Dr. Feis’' book, “Eu-
rope the World's Banker.” He has
been used by the department in
clarifying confusion and in boiling
down vague policies to definite pro-
cedure.
Dr. Feis is a New Yorker with
a Harvard Ph. D. He was pro-
fessor of economics at the Uni-
versity of Kansas and the Uni-
versity of Cincinnati and diree-
tor of research for the council
of foreign relations. Like many
men given fo meditation, he
smokes a pipe, blows rings and
comes out of the haze with an
idea or hunch as sharply defined
as if it had been cut by a
lapidary.
ctl erences
HILOSOPHERS getting on in life
are apt to think in T-time, as
contrasted with our workaday Tau
time, both of which are currently
. explained by E.
Hopes to Bring 3° Mine the
Human Variables distinguished
Into Uniformity British math-
ematician. T-
time, like tea-time, is stretchable,
unlike the swingtime or springtime
of youth—all of which was expound-
ed in different terms by the aging
Montaigne—and in this time zone
there may be written off, or at least
discounted, much imminent disas-
ter; and somehow in this temporal
king's-x irresistible bodies may
meet immovable masses without
any bystanders getting hurt. I have
known wise old gentlemen who car-
ried their T-time in one pocket and
their Tau-time in the other.
Such is the 80-year-old (in Tau
time) Lucius N. Littauer, whose
$3,000,000 Littauer center is dedicat-
ed at Harvard. His foundation was
established to ‘bring about a better
understanding among mankind.”
It was Mr. Littauer who, as
8 congressman from New York,
sponsored and established the
United States bureau of stand-
ards. It worked out nicely,
Uniformity in machine appli-
ances and spare parts was eas-
lly attained. Moving from ma-
chines into social adaptations
and adjustments, Mr. Littauer
found human variables could not
~as yet—be calculated like
metal variables. Hence his new
bureau of human standards at
Harvard.
Like the late Chauncey M. Depew,
he has been honored by a statue in
his own town, during his lifetime.
The town is Gloversville, N. Y.
where, after his graduation from
Harvard, he picked up his father's
glove manufacturing business, His
later years have been absorbed in
his manifold philanthropies,
which he has given many millions
of dollars. Thinking in Mr. Milne’s
long stretch of time, he is
assured that, in due time,
be well with the world, but that
“we must oppose absolutism in any
guise, from any source.” ;
His father, a native of
lau, Sermaby, passed on to him
a heritage of Carl Schurz liber-
alism—whieh perhaps could be .
fittingly measured against Fritz
Kuhn's importation. Just in
passing, he played on Harvard's
first football team and rowed on
its first crew—back in his Tau.
time days,
(Consolidated Features —~WNU Sarvies.)
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en TE ra
T'S fashions that trend to
“lovely lady" types that will
hold the spotlight during the
coming months. Which brings us at
once to the theme of this story—lace,
lovely lace! With the new styles go-
ing in so enthusiastically for femi-
nine prettiness in hat, gown and ac-
cessories, the logical answer needs
must be lace, as has been the an-
swer throughout the centuries of
fashions that have gone before.
throat and at wrist, with the return
of the “baby waist” that is exquis-
itely sheer and entrancingly lace
trimmed, with tailored laces for
daytime wear, with sheer pleated
laces for dress-up wear, with pic-
turesque period frocks enchantingly
detailed in lace, with lace playing a
star role in boudoir fashions, with
accessories even to gloves and bags
and boutonnieres of lace, the cur-
rent message of lace has become
too vast, too all-inclusive for words.
You just have to let the bigness of
pageantry of present and coming
modes pass in review.
The important thing to say about
modern laces is that they are
what the challenge may be.
that matter it is not an exaggera-
tion to say that an entire wardrobe
could be planned of lace. There are
fabriclike laces for tailored
stunning laces for afternoon frocks,
laces of grand dame elegance for
formal evening wear, sheer laces of
cobweb mesh that pleat up beauti-
fully, two-way stretch laces for bath-
end.
The responsiveness of lace to ev-
ery mood of fashion accounts for
the fact that designers are acquir-
ing the lace habit with an increasing
enthusiasm as the possibilities re.
veal the growing tendency of lace
producers to supply a type for every
| need.
Smart Rainwear
o
| That adage, ‘‘prepare for a rainy
| day,” ever instilled in the minds of
| the young, has been taken literally
| in the Jualm = Jaghion. aha mod-
ern interpretation sty rain
| wear is reflected in the very aftrac-
| tive rain cape here pictured. Su
| some little girl's geography boo
must have inspired this all-Amevrica
raincape in that it is printed with a
map of the United States, rivers and
mountains and borderlines included.
It comes either with a babushka to
match, as pictured, or if preferred
you can get it with attached hood.
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The illustration presents three dis-
tinct types of frocks fashioned of
lace. A new medium for the tailored
sheer dress which will be found ever
so practical for summer wear, is an
interesting conventionally patterned
two-tone lace as pictured to the left
in the group. Bruyere designed this
dress which has a grosgrain ribbon
belt and two ribbon bows on the
shoulder.
Utterly feminine and charming is
the dress shown
foreground to the right. Vera Borea
designs this lovely frock of a deli-
cate but firm lace that delineates
big florals with sheer mesh between.
The ruffles around the neckline and
on the sleeves are indicative of Par-
is trends. In this dress of horizon
blue lace the ruffles lend a be-
guiling feminine note with no sug-
gestion of fussiness. For
afternoon wear and informal eve-
nings, there is wide favor expressed
for pastel laces.
An interestin
- . thn
afternoon in the
feature of sheer
trasting color. Dark laces, very
sheer, are also worn over light foun-
dation slips. he monotone effect
that demands a matching color for
the slip is equally good style.
The model in the center shows an
dress designed by Moly-
neaux. It demonstrates how pleas.
ingly sheer lace yields to pleated
treatments. « The straight-fitted
sheath skirt is finely pleated, and
the dramatic balloon sleeves are
likewise pleated. The deep square
decolietage is noteworthy.
© Western Newspaper Union,
Summer Fabrics
Skirts and blouses. are usually on
the wane by the time really warm
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* A Promising Newcomer
% Warning Bing Crosby
% Radio Veterans Team Up
By Virginia Vale
HEN you see ‘Wuthering
Heights you'll probably
want to know something about
Geraldine Fitzgerald. She plays
the part of ‘Edgar's’ sister,
wha marries “Heathcliffe,”’ and
she makés a definite contribu-
tion to every scene in which
She was born in Dublin, Ireland,
in 1914, was educated in a convent
school, studied painting for a while,
The Gate Players did repertoire, so
Miss Geraldine got experience in all
Then she was asked
England, and
“The Turn of
sorts of roles,
to make pictures in
did; she appeared in
the Tide" and “The Mill on the
Floss,” and went right back to the
theater.
But this time it was the New York
theater, whe she was seen In
“Heartbreak ouse." Hollywood
discovered her then, Warner Broth-
ers gave her a contract, (with six
months off each year for the thea-
ter), and tests on the
Coast, and then returned to Ireland.
She wouldn't believe that she ought
to return for “Dark Victory’ until
she had received three letters and
a cablegram; she'd known people
who rushed to Hollywood and then
sat around and waited everlastingly
for things to get started. But she
finally returned, was borrowed by
Samuel Goldwyn for “Wuthering
Heights,” and made “Dark Vie-
tory.”
made
she
If Bing Crosby is ever found
teriously dead a lot :
rs in motion pi
r be questioned by ice
Some one of them will certainly
the way in which the young man
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BING CROSBY
sings. For example, he strolled
into the Universal sound room not
so long ago, took the pipe out of his
mouth, sang four songs, one after
another, put his pipe into his mouth
again and went home. The re-
cordings were perfect—you’ll hear
them in “East Side of Heaven,”
which is probably his best picture
to date,
All of which won't seem remark-
able to you unless you know what a
complicated business this matter of
recording sounds can be.
Mr. Crosby has been known to
astound fellow-singers even more by
eating a heavy luncheon before he
had to sing, without its affecting the
suit usually is the only opportunity
for continuing this casual style. But
not so this year, at least if the prom.
inence of spun rayon, linen and cots
ton skirts are any indication.
The pleated all-round skirt is es-
pecially good in summer fabrics,
popularity, and not only the skirt
departments but the blouse and
summer sweater departments are
preparing for much activity.
blouse or sweater is undeniable.
at little outlay and there is less ne-
cessity of laundering than with a
number of one-piece frocks,
Feminine Frills
On Shirtwaists
Sportswear is not being neglected,
even among the frills and ruffles of
the majority of feminine clothes,
and the shirtwaist is making a con
spicuous appearance, changed in
some cases by the addition of pleat-
ed and gathered fullness, but still
basically the same.
In some instances this style is
seen with additional color contrasts,
among them one shirtwaist dress
with rose ‘top navy skirt, an-
other with a pink and white striped
top and pink shirt, and others solid
pastel shirtwaist frocks with con.
trasting bright cummerbunds
around the waist,
Pocket Interest
Watch for peg-topped pockets in
daytime and evening skirts,
sesso
Erno Rapee, Jane Froman and
Jan Peerce will be co-starred in a
gala musical revue which has been
signed to replace the Screen Guild
show on the Columbia network for
the summer months, beginning June
11. There will also be a 18-voice
mixed chorus.
The three stars are radio vet-
—
Torics
NAIL ASSORTMENT
HELPFUL ON FARM
Cost Is Negligible, but Uses
Numerous.
By E. R. GROSS
The well-equipped farm shop in-
cludes an assortment of nails so that
the proper size and type may be
chosen for each job, whether it be
repairing a building, constructing a
fence or mending a fragile chair,
says the agricultural engineering de-
partment at the New Jersey college
of agriculture, Rutgers university.
The cost of an adequate variety
of nails From
half pound to three pounds, accord-
ing to size, of each of a dozen vari-
eties makes an excellent kit of nails.
Tin cans are handy containers.
The sturdiness of
depends upon the
and wood, it is
mined by the choice of size and kind
of nail, the number used and the
proper assembly of the wood parts.
Good nailing is important,
to get lasting re:
oid accidents due to
is negligible. one-
hence deter-
not only
uits, but also to
improper nail
ing.
Using the proper length
requires that two-thirds of
should penetrate the piece
receiving the point. Thus the length
should be at least three times the
thickness of the outer piece. When
naterials prevent proper pene-
to pro-
of nail
the n
of
ail
ail
wood
creases
frm bi
eis iii iJ
a hool
directly with the number
When the wood tends to
i Is which are thinne
ommon nails,
Whenever
nails perpendicul
use permits,
to the surface.
to “draw
advantage.
of
of piece, weaken the
and are likely to cause injury,
should be removed at once.
in green wood, wet wood, or
| those driven into the end of the
| grain are not effective. Uge dry,
| seasoned wood. Properly construct-
i ed joints usually permit driving the
nails into the side of the grain and
not the end.
wood"!
“Shiners'’
the side
joints
hence
Nails
Consider Price Reports
In Planning Egg Program
In urging poultrymen to study
monthly egg prices before outlining
their year's management program,
F. P. Jeffrey, poultry instructor at
the New Jersey college of agricul-
ture, Rutgers university, offers
some figures which indicate that
large eggs are relatively more val-
uable the fall, while small eggs
are generally more profitable dur-
ing spring months.
“According to the United States
department of agriculture figures,”
he says, “53 per cent of the annual
egg production occurs during the four
spring months of March, April, May
and June. Management factors
such as use of artificial illumina-
in
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Keeping Linens White.—Siored
linens will not become i
the inside of the linen closet
painted a deep blue.
yellow
A Good Sink Brush.—A wo
Whiskbroom
brush if you
Burnt Aluminum.-—If
an alumim
cooking, b ir
burnt part will rise to the
scum and leave
clean,
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Heat Brown Sugar.—If dark or
light brown sugar is hard to
measure, heat it then
measure it quickly while it is soft.
Store it in the refrigerator or
bread box, where it will remain
soft.
too
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in ine oven,
LOST YOUR PEP?
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hatch bear some relationship to the
seasonal distribution of the egg
yield.
“During the last eight years, there
has been a tendency for a rapid de-
cline in the egg market during De-
greater receipts during these
months. At New York, in the period
| nual receipts of eggs arrived during
| January, while in the period of 1931.
| 37, 7.4 per cent arrived during the
| same month."
Peerce has long been a protege of
as one of the
screen's popular singers.
wenn
The Andrews sisters like nothing
better than a practical joke. Re-
cently, while making a personal ap-
N. Y., they tried to enter an ama-
teur coniest at a neighboring thea-
ter. The master of ceremonies
wanted to hear their act before they
went on, and they told him they
would do their version of the An-
drews Sisters’ original version of
“Hold Tight.”
When they finished he sadly shook
his head. “Sorry, girls, but I can't
use you,” he said. “That was the
ters 1 ever heard.”
g annem
ODDS AND ENDS—Rudy Vallee, who
recently announced on the air that he’
like to direct pictures, recently wrote
acted in a dramatic skit on his
as os
ing a. bit of singing - Lewis n
proud of Ses of lic tts, hue b's
prouder now of receiving an award
for driving 500,000 miles in 34 years with.
ha a accident,
oh - by Newspaver Union.)
Vitamins for Better Eggs
| That the quality as well as quan-
tity of vitamins in hen rations af-
fects the quality of eggs produced
is the conclusion of Dr. R. M. Bethke
and associates after careful inves.
tigation at the Ohio experiment sta-
tion. Among the results obtained
were: 1. A ration'low in vitamin
D caused a low egg production,
poorer shells, and low hatchability.
(2. Good cod liver oil was superior
to ergosterol as a source of vitamin
D. 3. Hens getting the most vitamin
D produced eggs richest in this sub-
stance. It was also concluded that
the vitamin D secreted in the egg
by the hen is the same biological
form as that which she ate.—Coun-
try Home magazine,
Lights for Poultry Houses
Once a mining post, Fort Yukon is
now chiefly noted for its fur trade.
Like other towns of Alaska, its chief
problem used to be its chickens,
for ¢ canny birds tried to take
advantage of their sunlit nights and
to work and scratch around the
clock. Distraught by their worthy
efforts, they lost weight and would
bot lay, until Alaska solved the prob.
em providing them with
which are artificially darkened
ing the night,
A Forlorn Heart
Is there a heart that music can-
not melt? Alas! how is that rugged
heart forlorn!-—James Beattie.
NERVOUS?
Do you feel 0 nervous you want to scream
Are you cross and irritable? De you se
those to you?
If your nerves are on edge and you feel
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