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McCORMICK MESSENGER. McCORMICK. S. C.. THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1940
Fashion Bids You ‘Say It’ in
Snow White Lingerie Accents)
W HAT with the lavishment of
prettifying, spick and span,
fresh as a daisy frilly, frothy lace-
trimmed neckwear and other lin
gerie touches with which fashion is
so generously , endowing us this sea
son, it’s gding to be more fun dress
ing up this spring and summer
than it has been for years.
When you visit the neckwear de
partments, cancel all other engage
ments for that day, for come early
as you will you are sure to linger
unmindful of the passing of time,
with so much to intrigue.
Among the myriads of new ideas
sure to capture your fancy you will
see such cunning items as detach
able pocket and collar sets as pic
tured below to the right in the illus
tration. The pockets are fashioned
of the daintiest organdy you ever
saw with infinitesimal tucks and ex
quisitely embroidered and the col
lar has a youthful square neckline.
A set like this will work miracles
on the simplest basic dress. The
decorative pockets can be sewed
right on the dress, or slipped on to
a belt or tie them on with perky
ribbons.
Another item that is going to lay
siege to your heart is a crisp, sheer
organdy plastron that covers the
entire front of your bodice just
like you see above to the left in
this group. It slips on like magic
and like magic it works wonders in
making the simplest dress look
very important all of a sudden.
Note it has organdy insets and a
pert organdy bow at the back
waistline. Since it launders beauti
fully you will have no trouble in
keeping it fresh and immaculate.
There are times when one wants
to look very tailored. It is at such
a moment you will appreciate an
immaculate starched white dickey
to wear either outside your navy or
black suit or inside the jacket
fronts if you prefer. Top .your out
fit with an amusing little plaid high-
crown bumper sailor as centered in
this group and you will look the
part of a fashion sophisticate step
ping out in swank attire.
Yokes are smartly appearing in
dresses this season. So take a look
at the charming separate yokes you
can buy at the neckwear counters.
They are on display in endless vari
ety. A square style in eyelet pique
(see above to the right in the group)
gives you a decidedly new top in
terest to any dress. It is needless
to point out the merits of eyeleted
pique so far as laundering quali
ties are concerned. Looks like new
after every tubbing.
Highly important in the fashion
picture are revers on coats, on suits
and on boleros. See the handsome
one of embroidered pique that gives
the feminine touch to the fetching
suit pictured below to the left. Add
white gloves and you will be carry
ing out the niceties of the present
mode to perfection.
When you go browsing about
among the fascinating displays of
neckwear and lingerie novelties
which are so importantly part of
the style picture for spring and
summer one of the items you must
not miss is the frothy frilly jabots
that are fashion favorites, also the
youthful flattering harlequin sets
that frill all about your throat with
the theme repeated about your
wrists and sometimes you add a
matching frill or two to your fash
ionable patch pockets.
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Long Torso Lines
Making Big Talk
Zest for the nippedfin wasp waist
effect is on the wane. Now it is the
long torso line that is making con
versation. The newest dresses are
styled with long torso tops that go
fingertip-length, the skirt portion be
ginning at that point. In suits it is
the long-jacket types that are com
ing in.
Couturier collections in Paris are
featuring sleek suave lines desig
nated as the new mermaid silhou
ette. To be sure the flaring skirt
and pleated-all-around skirts are not
out by any means. There is a con
test, however, between and it looks
as if the next move will be the
straighter contour.
Already corsetieres are answer
ing the challenge to designers of
foundation garments, with the pros
pect that there will be a decided
change in corsets and corselets.
Favor Jackets of
Contrasting Color
There is tremendous interest in
U ckets of contrasting color. Light-
colored wool jackets go with
checked skirts, while plaid silk
jackets cover plaid silk blouses and
top skirts of black or navy blue.
Evening suits show colored
jackets and blouses with dark
skirts.
Short Skirt Stays
For Spring Wear
The fashion silhouette for spring
1940 has kept a small neat waist,
less constrained than the winter’s
wasp waist. Skirts are still short
and often fairly full. (Paris has
even shortened a few to mid-knee.)
Necklines are generally fairly high
and shoulders slightly widened.
Smart Hairdress
More than ever fashion is placing
high-pressure emphasis on the fact
that well-groomed, becomingly
styled hair is an absolute essential.
The hair dress pictured lives up to
all the demands of perfect groom
ing that can be achieved only when
the hair is kept healthy and vibrant
with meticulous care. Which calls
to mind something amazing that re-:
cently happened in the realm of hair
culture. It is the creation of a wa
terless shampoo from the labora
tory of Jean Jordeau. A few drops
of the shampoo (using no water
whatsoever) will lather luxuriously
on the hair. After a vigorous scalp
massage, a rub with a coarse towel
will remove every speck of the
shampoo, leaving one’s tresses ex
quisitely clean and lustrous. In the
coiffure here pictured note that the
modified pompadour and hair at the
sides have an upward trend.
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chool Lesson
By HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST, D. D.
Dean of The Moody Bible Institute
of Chicago.
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Lesson for April 14
Lesson subjects and Scripture texts se
lected and copyrighted by International
Council of Religious Education; used by
permission.
HOSEA TELLS OF GOD’S
FORGIVING LOVE
LESSON TEXT—Hosea 6:1-7; 14:4-9.
GOLDEN TEXT—If we confess our sins,
he Is faithful and just to forgive us our
sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteous'
ness.—I John 1:9
God loves sinners! This is the
message of the Bible. God hates
sin, but He loves sinners and is
eager that they should repent and
receive His forgiveness. God even
loves the backslider, the one who
has been in fellowship with Him,
tasted the joys of the eternal prom
ised land and then turned back to
the fleshpots of the world. This is
the special message of the book of
Hosea, for he deals with a backslid
ing and rebellious Israel, so deter
mined to turn against God’s love
that they are described in 11:7 (R.
V.) as being “bent on backsliding.”
Israel failed to heed God’s warn
ing, did not respond to His loving
call, and went on to judgment.
May none of us be so foolish and
stubborn. God is now calling sin
ners in love and compassion, doing
everything in His power to lead
them to repentance and spiritual
healing. “Today, if ye will hear his
voice, harden not your hearts” (Ps,
95:7, 8).
I. God Calling Sinners (6:1, 2).
The great loving heart of God
longs after wayward men. Though
they have in deliberate unbelief
turned from Him, yet He sends His
messenger to bring them His gra
cious invitation. No more beautiful
word can be spoken than “Come.”
It speaks of an open door, of a for
giving spirit, of a desire for renewed
fellowship.
Come, O sinner, and meet the
Saviour. He it is who by both life
and death has revealed the fullness
of God’s love to you.. In Him you
will find entrance into eternal life
and joy. He says, “I am the door,
by me if any man enter in he shall
be saved” (John 10:9).
Observe also the word “return.”
The invitation from God is not only
to those who have never known Him,
but also to the backslider. How
many miserably unhappy backslid
den Christians there are in the
world! Friend, if you are one of
them, this invitation is especially for
you!
II. God’s Dealings With Sinners
(6:3-7).
Our Lord is both compassionate
and faithful in His dealings with
sinners. He will win them with love
and tenderness if they permit Him
to do so, but if necessary He can
also use the rod of punishment or
the storm of unpleasant circum
stances to drive them to Him. Re
member that both the tenderness
and the severity of God are expres
sions of His love.
With Israel God wanted to come
as the gentle, reviving rain from
heaven (v. 3), but because of their
unrepentant attitude (v. 4) He had
to come forth as One who hews down
and destroys (v. 5). Even in thus
breaking down and destroying He is
only preparing to rebuild. As the
surgeon must first hurt in order to
heal, God must sometimes cut deep
ly in order to remove the blight of
sin.
These lines will probably be read
by many who have wondered at the
dealings of God with them. Perhaps
they have been inclined to condemn
Him as being unkind or severe. Let
them be assured that God is love
and that back of all of His dealings
with men there is His tender pur
pose to bring them unto Himself for
salvation or for blessing.
HI. God Healing Sinners (14:4-9).
When sinners come to Him with
words of repentance (14:1) God is
ready to meet them and to heal all
of their sins and backslidings. Ob
serve that not only will He heal their
past sins, but will cause their pres
ent position to be such that He may
“love them freely” (v. 4), and then
their future will be one of great
glory. God is infinitely gracious
and pours out His love without
measure upon the sinner who re
turns to Him.
Verses 5 to 8 give a beautiful pic
ture of God’s blessings on the life of
the regenerated man. The lily (v.
5) speaks of stately royal beauty.
Lebanon (v. 5) is strength and sta
bility, even as the great cedars of
Lebanon were treasured for their
strength. The spreading branches
(v. 6) tell of expansion and growth.
The olive tree (v. 6), the corn and
the vine (v. 7), all speak of fruitful
ness and usefulness. The smell of
Lebanon (v. 6) is the smell of cedar
and bespeaks a life so fragrant that
it spreads around it the “sweet savor
of Christ” (II Cor. 2:15). The ever
green fir tree (v. 8) speaks of con
stant freshness and beauty.
God has ^11 these things in mind
for every Christian, that is, for ev
ery sinner who will repent and turn
to Him through Christ, and for every
backslider who will return to Him
today.
Walk in Love
Walk in love, as Christ also hath
loved us.—Ephesians 5:2.
LAMB CHOPS EN CASSEROLE MAKE A “BUSY-DAY DINNER”
(See Recipes Below)
Busy-Day Meals
There’s something about the first
warm, sunny days of spring that
makes a woman don her working
clothes, roll up her sleeves and get
started on house cleaning.
In spite of all the work involved,
spring cleaning does give your spir
its a lift. And it’s very apt to spur
you on to such heights that unless
you’ve planned your cleaning cam
paign with all the finesse of an army
general, the end of house cleaning
is likely to find you with a shining,
immaculate house, but an exceed
ingly weary body and a very dis
turbed family! But with a definite
plan of action to
guide you, even
your meals can
be served on
schedule, and
they can be good
meals; a simple
meal with a hot
main dish that
can be partly pre
pared the day before, is one solu
tion to the problem of how to keep
your family well fed and happy even
at house cleaning time.
Plan a meal that requires little
watching, one that is easy to serve
and one that won’t be spoiled if it
isn’t eaten on the stroke of 12:00.
Serve the meal“help-yourself-style,”
using paper plates and napkins, be
cause these are the things that make
hot meals practical even in the thick
clean-up by flying brooms and dust
mops.
You’ll find worthwhile suggestions
for busy-day meals, below.
Spanish Roll.
Round steak, 2Vi inches thick
1 No. 2 can tomatoes
1 small can mushrooms
1 medium onion (cut fine)
1 green pepper (cut fine)
V\ teaspoon cayenne pepper
4 whole cloves
Dash of allspice
% teaspoon salt
Noodles
Dredge steak with flour and sear
on both sides. Place in casserole,
and add toma
toes, mushrooms,
onion, green pep
pers and season
ing. Cover and
bake about Vh
hours in a slow
oven (300 de
grees). Half an
hour before serv
ing, boil some
noodles in salt
ed water. Drain.
Place steak on
large platter, sur
round with noo
dles, and cover
with the sauce.
Busy-Day Cake.
(Makes one 8-inch cake)
% cup butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
% cup milk
1 teaspoon flavoring extract
Wz cups flour (cake flour pre
ferred)
Wz teaspoons baking powder
Va teaspoon salt
Soften the butter by creaming.
Then add sugar, unbeaten eggs,
milk, flavoring extract, and the dry
ingredients which have been sifted
together. With a rotary beater or
electric mixer, beat for 2 or 3 min
utes, or until the batter is light and
very smooth. Pour into greased
pan 8 by 8 by 2 inches deep, and
cover evenly with the following mix
ture:
Vz cup sweet chocolate (grated)
Vz cup nut meats (cut fine)
Bake in a moderate oven (350 de
grees) for 35 to 40 minutes.
Lamb Chops en Casserole.
(Serves 6)
8 lamb chops
V\ teaspoon salt
Few grains pepper
15 small new potatoes
2 lbs. fresh peas, (2 cups shelled)
Va cup water
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon butter
Cut fat from the chops, sprinkle
them with Va teaspoon salt and few
grains pepper and brown slightly on
both sides. Arrange the chops
around the sides of a shallow cas
serole, 2 quart size. In the center,
place the scraped new potatoes and
shelled peas. Add water, sprinkle
with salt and put bits of butter over
the top. Cover the dish and bake
in a moderately hot oven (375 de
grees) about \Vz hours, or until the
vegetables are tender.
Old Fashioned Rice Pudding.
% cup rice
1 cup sugar
1 quart milk
Vz teaspoon salt
Wash rice and mix with 1 cup sug
ar, 1 quart milk and salt. Place
in hot oven (425 degrees). Stir into
pudding frequently the brown crust
that forms. As it thickens pour in
Vz cup milk. Bake for about
hours and serve hot or cold.
All in One Dinner.
(Serves 5-6)
3 cups raw potatoes (sliced)
2 teaspoons salt
% teaspoon pepper ,
6 loin pork chops
3 cups Spanish onions (sliced)
1 tablespoon butter
1 can condensed tomato soup
IVa cups sweet milk
In a greased casserole arrange a
layer of the sliced potatoes. Season
with salt and pepper. Then add a
layer of pork chops and season these
with salt and pepper. Cover with a
layer of onions. Dot with butter
and season. Add additional layers
of potatoes, chops and onions, as
needed. Combine the tomato soup
and the milk and pour into the cas
serole. Cover, and bake in a mod
erate oven (375 degrees) for about
1% hours.
Spring Salads for Spring Tonies.
No sulphur and molasses need
ed for a spring tonic, when you
serve spring salads! Next week
Eleanor Howe will give you some
of her own favorite, tested recipes
for simple and delicious salads,
fruit salads, vegetable salads and
molded salads, too. Be sure to
read this column next week.
Apple Crisp
(Serves 6)
6 tart apples (peeled and sliced)
% cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
% cup water
% cup general purpose flour
% cup white sugar
3 tablespoons butter
Pare, core, and slice apples. Put
in a greased baking dish. Mix to
gether the brown sugar and the cin
namon, and sprinkle over apples.
Pour water over all. Mix together
the flour and the sugar, and cut in
the butter. Sprinkle this crumbly
mixture over the apples. Bake in
moderate oven (350 degrees) 50 to
55 minutes, or until apples are ten
der and top brown.
Pa’s Lima Beans and Sausage.
1 pound country sausage
2 medium sized onions (sliced)
1 can lima beans
2 cups canned tomatoes
1 teaspoon salt
% teaspoon chili powder
Shape sausagd into flat cakes and
pan fry, with the
onions, until the
sausage is done.
Drain off all but
% cup of the fat,
add remaining
ingredients and
simmer for 30
minutes.
Get Your Copy of ‘Household
Hints’ Now.
This busy house cleaning season is
when you’ll appreciate, most, Elea
nor Howe’s exceedingly useful book
let, “Household Hints.” In it you’ll
find suggestions for cleaning painted
kitchen walls, and oil paintings;
hints for removing old paint and
varnish; tricks to try when washing
windows and you’ll find 350 simple,
easy-to-use, tried and true helps for
house cleaning and every day house
keeping.
To get your copy of this booklet,
send 10 cents in coin to “Household
Hints,” care Elepnor Howe, 919
North Michigan Avenue, Chicago,
Illinois.
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Here’s an Easy Way
To Do Smocking
By RUTH WYETH SPEAR&
A MOTHER writes: “I have en-
^ joyed using the embroidery
stitches in SEWING Book 2. I
find a great deal of pleasure in
handwork for the dresses of my
little five-year-old, and am partic
ularly interested in smocking.”
Here is a trick that is useful
for making honeycomb smocking
in points without a special pat
tern. The fullness of any dress
may be basted into tucks of grad
uated length, as at A. Even a
little fullness in the center front
HONEYCOMB SMOCKING BY THE TUCK
METHOD —BASTE TUCKS M>“ DEEP AND
or at the neckline may be smocked
in one or two points. Always
baste the center front tuck first
and then work each way from it.
The smocking starts at the left
and is done with colored thread.
Begin at the top of the second
tuck. Catch it to the tuck at tha
left with three stitches. Work
from the top down along each
tuck as shown. The stitch at B
is made by sliding the needla
along inside the tuck.
* * *
NOTE: If you like to do hand
work you will want a copy of Mrs.
Spears’ Book 2. It contains direc
tions for making 42 embroidery
stitches with their authentio
names. Also illustrations of five
processes of mending fabrics;
making doll clothes, and gift
items. Books are 10 cents each—
please order by number—No. 1, 2,
3 and 4. Each book contains an
assortment of 32-pages of cur
tains; slip covers; rag rugs; toys;
gifts and novelties for bazaars.
With your order for four booklets
you will receive a FREE set of
three Quilt Block patterns of Mrs.
Spears’ Favorite Early American
Quilts. Send orders to:
MRS. RUTH WYETH SPEARS
Drawer 19
Bedford Hills - New York
Enclose 10 cents for one book, or
40 cents for four books and set of quilt
block patterns.
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lustrous look thty used to have. O-Cedar
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The talent of success is nothing
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well, and doing well whatever you
do, without a thought of fame.—
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