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McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, S. THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1941 Fashion-Wise Women Take Up Crocheting With Real Zest By CHERIE NICHOLAS W HEN you pick up your news paper /these days, or flip through the pages of your favorite magazine, more often than not you’ll see pictures of stage, radio and motion picture stars, college girls, club women and debutantes, all busy at a new hobby—crochet ing! A crocheting fad is sweeping the country. Crochet hooks are being wielded by busy fingers from Maine to California, from the Canadian border to the Gulf of Mexico. The vogue has taken such hold that now adays when a deb reaches into her handbag, it’s probably for a crochet hook rattier than a lipstick. Mind you, it’s not just the home girls interested in' housewifely arts who are crocheting. This time it’s the college girls whose campus- bound trunks, returning from mid winter homecomings, fairly bulged with unfinished sweaters and blouses and accessory items into which, no doubt, they will be put ting the final stitches in the lecture room, pacing busy hands to busy minds. In the city thoroughfares it’s the debutantes who are crochet ing in taxicabs speeding to and fro in their round of social engage ments. Stage and radio stars are at it too, while they wait their cues, all of which means that crocheting has definitely peached the glamour stage. That crochet has come “in” as a style of high importance is big news from the fashion angle. The famous designer Schiaparelli may be back of it all, for when she ar rived some months ago on the At lantic clipper she wore a crocheted collar, crocheted gloves and listen to this—crocheted stockings! The latter were very smart looking and created a sensation because of their unusualness. Crocheted jewelry is another unique item, especially the lei flow er necklace with bracelet to match. The idea of stiffly-starched small crochet wings worn in the hair has spread like wildfire. Young girls are especially like these wings be cause it takes only a jiffy to make, them and they are different and much more interesting than the tra ditional ribbon bows they have been wearing. A miniature crochet shawl to complete a sweater and plaid- skirt outfit is another favorite ac cessory. • At exciting style prevues for- spring the emphasis on crochet fash ions is unmistakable. Ideas are such that clever women at home will be quick to add crocheted items to their own wardrobes. For ex ample, insets of crochet in trian gles, squares or circles, also yoke tops, add style touches to the new pastel wool frocks. Pockets and belts of crochet and jackets with crocheted sleeves bespeak the high- style significance of this new vogue for handwork. Milliners are on the alert, too. They are making snug crochet tur bans with dramatic twists and drapes of crochet to give front height. The white crochet hat at the top of the left in the illustra tion has gone patriotic in that an American eagle spreads its wings in a gay crochet motif. To the right (above) a casual wide-brimmed hat has its crown embellished with an applique of floral crochet done in green cotton thread. The smart cro cheted pillbox hat shown below has a close-fitting snood for anchorage and “style.” (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) Lapel Gadgets Jewel gadgets continue to flourish on midseason jacket lapels. With the discarding of burdensome win ter fur coats comes evidence of the importance attached to suits for midseason and early spring wear. With suits in the limelight, then it is that the gadgets so popularly worn on jacket lapels will come into their own with renewed emphasis. While women are willing and eager to discard their fur topcoats during the interval that spans winter and spring, they still cling to the touches of flattering fur that so dramatized their smart turbans. In the pic ture an enormous gold-and-topaz pin is worn on the lapel of a mossy green wool long-coat. There will be considerable topaz and amber jew elry in evidence during the midsea son months and early spring in line with the trend toward yellows and beiges and sunburnt tdnes that are apcnsoTed for spring. Emblems Important Trimming Feature The new’costumes and sweaters are emblazoned with emblems. Some are embroidered, others formed of jewels, beads and se quins. The casual sports blouse flourishes a nautical emblem on its sleeve or perhaps on the pocket. Sai lor blouses with insignia on the sleeve are “last word” fashion news for spring. Your best dress should have an imposing emblem embroidered in jewels and metal beads. Your hat looks patriotic with a jeweled or embroidered eagle spreading its wings on crown or brim. Your scarf should carry a cunningly contrived emblem, and your “hankies” too. The story goes on and on throughout the spring style program in endless and fasci nating ways. Designers Match Hats With Tailored Tweeds Designers think so highly of matching the tailored suit with a tai lored hat of identical material that they are stressing the idea in ad vance spring fashions. When you buy your suit ask for a two-some that includes the matching hat. If you are having your suit turned out by your favorite tailor, buy an ex tra piece of the tweed or novelty suiting to furnish your milliner who will fashion smartest kind of head- gear from soft brimmed hats to jaunty sailors and pillbox types. Perhaps a turban might interest you most. Tell your milliner and she will turn out a most intricately knot ted affair or draped and will go even to the point of creating a hand bag to match. IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL S UNDAY I chool Lesson By HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST. D. D. Dean of The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago. (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) Lesson for February 2 Lesson subjects and Scripture texts se lected and copyrighted by International Council of Religious EducaUon; used by permission. THE INDIVIDUAL’S RESPONSI BILITY REGARDING BEV ERAGE ALCOHOL LESSON TEXT—Habakkuk 2:15; Genesis 4:9-12; Mark 9:42-48; I Thessalonians 5:22. GOLDEN TEXT — Abstain from every form of evil.—I Thessalonians 5:22, R. V. “Responsible for the druokards of my community? Not me; I am against the use of intoxicating liq uors.” Such is the answer Christian men and women would probably make if faced with that accusation. But wait! Responsibility means more than just refraining oneself or speaking against “booze” in a church meeting. Before we finish the study of our lesson, we may find ourselves guilty of the charge, and needing to ask forgiveness, and see the need of bringing forth works meet unto repentance. We hear God’s Word telling us: I. Do Not Tempt Youi Neighbor (Hab. 2:15). God is very severe in judgment upon those who tempt others. Of course He condemns the one who gives another a drink of liquor. Nothing could be more despicable than thus to start a man or woman on the way to a drunkard’s grave. There can be no question about the guilt of the one who makes the stuff and the one who sells it. But be yond that, those are guilty who share in the profits from such a busi ness, who rent their buildings for the manufacture or sale of liquor, who vote to legalize its sale or sup port politicians who do such things; in fact, everyone who encourages, condones, or in any way profits, whether directly or indirectly, from “the traffic.” Are you still “not guilty”? n. Do Not Fail Your Brother (Gen. 4:9-12). Everyone who says, “Am I my brother’s keeper?” classes himself with the murderer Cain. Certainly I am my brother’s keeper. This is the positive side of the matter. It is not enough that I do not tempt my brother. The question is: “Have I neglected to do anything that I could and should have done to save him?” That makes it my positive busi ness to eliminate every possible temptation. It means that the Christian is vitally concerned about the taverns, road houses, dance halls, and what not, which entrap and destroy our young people. It is not enough to passively lament their presence; we must actively seek their removal. It can be done, and is being done all over the land. III. Do Not Offend Children (Mark 0:42). The Lord holds His followers to a high measure of responsibility re garding the children whose lives they touch, whether they be in their own family, or in the community in which they live. Children are innocent until their elders make them otherwise. In their innocency they are trustful and ready to learn. Their knowledge of the right way to live is received from their parents and other grown ups, and (mark it well!) they learn more from what we do than from what we say. Here is the question each one of us should honestly face right now: “How does my daily walk influence the children who see me?” Let us answer that in the light of verse 42. IY. Abstain From Evil—Judgment Is Coming (Mark 9:43-48; I Thess. 5:22). The Christian is called to abstain from “all appearance of evil” or, as the Revised Version puts it, “every form of evil” (I Thess. 5:22). That may call for the sternest kind of self-denial (Mark 9:43-47), but why not? We do not follow a Christ who sought for Himself the way of ease or comfort. He gave Himself in complete and willing sacrifice, going even to the death of Calvary’s tree for us. Do we then falter and seek the easy way? The fact that there is a day of judgment to come is something to remember, but may we not stress the other side of the truth. “The very sternness of our Lord’s stric tures regarding the importance of self-denial only serves to enhance the value of the privilege we enjoy in being citizens of the kingdom of God. If it is worth the loss of a hand, a foot, or an eye to gain that life, then, in view of the great value we place on these members of our bodies, how great must be our di vine privilege. Christianity is not merely a negative religion, but it takes the negative similes to show us the positive glories” (Dr. John W. Bradbury). God Send Us Men God send us men with hearts ablaze, All truth to love, all wrong to hate; These are the patriots nations need. These are the bulwarks of the state. —Anon. Blind Bigot No blinder bigot, I maintain it still, than he who must have pleas ure, come what will.—William Cow* per. FEBRUARY HOSTESS? TREAT GUESTS TO A PATRIOTIC TEA (See Recipes Below.) FEBRUARY IS A PARTY MONTH February is a party month; ev ery hostess calendar should have FEBKUAHY 2545*74 16I7)8192D21^| 2J242J2*2728^ J ' the twelfth, the fourteenth, and the twenty-second ringed in red! And this year, with the renewed emphasis on pa triotism which the world crisis has brought, there’s every reason to make Washington’s and Lincoln’s birthdays occasions for more patriotic partying than us ual. No holiday in February lends it self to a tea quite like Washington’s birthday. But instead of tea, serve coffee with squares of hot, fragrant gingerbread as you see it in the pic ture above. The spicy squares are much in keeping with the day, for Washington’s mother was said to have been famous for her ginger bread. Make it by your own special recipe or use one of the packaged gingerbread mixes. All that you will need for decorations is a bowl of flowers and the silhouettes of George and Martha Washington mounted on white paper and hung to form a background for the tea table. As a part of the food for the oc casion, serve a minted pear salad with small deviled hot breads. These are tender, crunchy biscuit hearts with the top section cut out to show the deviled ham filling. Let the bev erage be a deep red cranberry punch and garnish each cup with a cube of pineapple stuck on a pick. If you wish to have a second course, small cakes or ice cream molds will finish the menu in fine style. A sugar heart cake is a dessert which any hostess could serve with pride when a few friends come in for Valentine’s day evening. Fine white cake is put together with a creamy chocolate filling, and the cake-top is decorated with confec tioners’ sugar sifted through a lace doily with a heart motif on it. When the doily is removed, the design re mains, etched neatly in sugar on the cake. Cranberry Punch. (Makes 3 quarts) 2% cups sugar 6 cups boiling water 2 17-ounce cans jellied cranberry sauce 1 cup lemon juice 1 12-ounce can pineapple cubes 1 pint carbonated water Cocktail sticks Rub the jellied cranberry sauce into sugar. Add hot water and heat and stir until well blended. Beat with rotary beat er until smooth. Add lemon juice. Drain juice from pineapple cubes and measure; there should be Vi cup. Add pineapple juice to punch mixture and strain through fine sieve or cheese cloth. Chill thoroughly. When ready to serve, place block of ice in punch bowl (or use about 1 quart ice cubes). Pour punch mixture and carbonated water over ice. Insert pineapple cubes onto cocktail sticks and place one in each cup. Fill cups with punch. Sugar Heart Cake. (Makes 2 9-inch layers) 4 cups cake flour 4 teaspoons baking powder % teaspoon salt % cup butter or other shortening 2 cups sugar 2 eggs (unbeaten) IVfe cups milk 2 teaspoons vanilla Sift cake flour once before meas uring, then add baking powder and salt and sift 3 times. Cream but ter until soft, add sugar gradually and cream together until light and fluffy. Add eggs and beat thorough ly. Add flour, alternately with milk, a small amount at a time. Beat until smooth after each addition. Then add vanilla. Pour batter into 2 well-greased 9-inch square pans (2 inches deep). Bake in a moderate oven (350 de grees Fahrenheit) for 35 to 40 min utes. Put together as layer cake, spreading chocolate cream filling between layers. Place lace doily made with heart motif over top of cake. Fasten securely to top of cake with toothpicks. Sprinkle sur face generously and evenly with con fectioners’ sugar. Brush off excess with pastry brush, then remove picks and carefully lift off pattern. The design should be neatly etched in confectioners’ sugar. Chocolate Cream Filling. (Makes 2% cups) 3 squares unsweetened chocolate (3 ounces) (grated) 1% cups milk % cup sugar 4 tablespoons cake flour % teaspoon salt 1 egg (slightly beaten) 1 tablespoon butter 1 teaspoon vanilla Add chocolate to milk. Heat in double boiler. When chocolate is melted, beat with rotary egg beater to blend. Combine sugar, flour and salt. Add gradually to chocolate mixture and cook until thickened (about 5 minutes), stirring constant ly. Then cook 10 minutes longer, stirring occasionally. Pour small amount of mixture over egg, stir ring vigorously, return to double boiler. Cook 2 minutes longer, stir ring constantly. Then add butter and vanilla and cool. Patriotic Sandwich Plate. (25 star sandwiches; 40 rolled sandwiches) 2 -pound loaves sandwich bread Softened butter 2 17-ounce cans jellied cranberry 1 cup dried beef (ground) 4 3-ounce packages cream cheese 4 tablespoons milk 4 teaspoons lemon juice Vz teaspoon onion juice -Trim crusts from 1 loaf with sharp knife. Slice, lengthwise into Vs-inch slices. If very long knife is not available, loaf will be easier to handle if cut in half crosswise be fore slicing. Wrap slices in damp towel and place in refrigerator for 30 minutes to 1 hour. Meanwhile slice second loaf lengthwise into %-inch slices. Cut out sandwiches with star-shaped cutter, then spread with softened butter. Slice jellied cranberry sauce into thin slices and cut into stars with same cutter. Place each slice of cranberry between two slices but tered bread. Blend cream cheese with milk un til softened, then add lemon and onion juice. Combine with ground beef and chopped nuts. Remove sliced bread from refrigerator, un wrap, and spread with softened but ter, then with filling. Roll tightly into long rolls. Wrap each roll in waxed paper and place in refrigera tor. When ready to serve, insert a small flag into end of each rolled sandwich. Stand them up around sides of a shallow bowl or basket so that flags hang over edge. Fill cen ter of bowl or basket with star shaped sandwiches. Deviled Biscuit Hearts. (Makes 18) 2 cups flour (all-purpose) 3 teaspoons baking powder Vz teaspoon salt V* cup shortening % cup milk (approximately) 2 2% ounce cans deviled ham Sift flour once before measuring. Add baking powder, salt, and sift together. Cut in shortening, using a pastry blender or two knives, or rub it in with the fingers. Add milk, stirring it in lightly with a fork, until a soft dough forms. Turn onto a lightly floured board and knead for a few seconds. Roll out to about Ya inch in thickness. Cut with a heart-shaped cutter. Remove the centers from half the biscuits. To do this, fold biscuit in half and cut out center with kitchen scissors, leaving a narrow rim. Spread dev iled ham on whole biscuits, top with rims and bake in a hot oven (450 degrees Fahrenheit) for 12 to 15 minutes. Serve hot to accompany salad. (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) B L around IS THE HOUSE A window box of seasoning herbs is handy for winter cooking. • • • If rubber gloves are sprinkled on the inside with corn starch or powder they will slip on more easily. • » • To keep brown sugar moist and fresh, store in a covered contain er with a freshly cut piece of lemon. • * • When two glasses become wedged together place cold water in the upper one and set lower in warm water. They will then sep arate with little effort. Most delicious "bag" Of the Season , nqukk and easy to prepare ;:; nourishing i.. economical... order; today; from your grocer. Van (amp’s PorkondBEANS Feast-for-the - Least 1 Father of Virtues A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all the other virtues.—Cicero. Lost for a Laugh The most completely lost of all days is that on which one has not* laughed.—Chamfort. j USE FINE SWEDISH CHROME STEEL BLADES i IS FULLY GUARANTY ED KENT 7 sincto EO ~ - 10c Great and Simple The greatest truths are the sim plest, and so are the greatest men*