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f i m McCORMJCK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, S, THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1941 ^ . Eleanor Roosevelt SHOPPING TRIP One afternoon we went to East- port, Maine, and did our last bit of shopping. We still found many things we wanted simply did not exist within Eastport and had to think up substitutes. You have no idea how ingenious you can be when you are shopping for things you want and they are not forthcoming. There were no more scrapbaskets, so I found some very nice bushel baskets, designed, I think, for packing apples, but with paper in the bottom. They will do nicely as scrapbaskets If you can’t get pillows of one size, you take them in any sizes that are available. If you can't find a ready-made cover for the ironing board, you buy canton flannel and sheeting to make it. After the shopping was over, we went up the Denny river in Captain Cline’s little boat and explored Great South bay. We entered a narrow passage into which, years ago, I remember my husband taking the ‘Half Moon.” On that occasion, we had to turn around, but this boat was so much smaller, we were able to circle the island and it was a beautiful trip. We were about 20 minutes from home when, suddenly, a cloud above us opened and we were thoroughly soaked in five minutes. It was so cold that even with a sweater and , homespun coat, I could hardly wait to get home and warm up by the fire. My cousin, Mrs. Adams, and her daughter, came in for a few minutes in the evening to say good-by. • • • HOMEWARD BOUND Next morning, at 9:15, Miss Thompson and I started on our way home. I confess I was a little dis- appointed not to be able to wait to see all the young people, but we shall be returning soon. On the drive home, we had the top of the car down. Though there . was some fog in the distance, it was a beautiful trip. At Franklin Road, Maine, our friends, Mr. and Mrs. Hancock Griffin, met us. We fol lowed them to their house, which is right on the water, looking across to Mt. Desert, Maine. I must say the island played hide and seek with us in the fog, but we could see how lovely the view must be on a clear day, and I happen to like the soft ness of a fog blowing in and out. One of Mr. and Mrs. Griffin’s daugh ters is to be married in a few days, so we saw some of her presents. I was particularly glad to meet the young bridegroom, Mr. Richard Herrick. Then we started off and I dis graced myself by going off the road into the ditch and had to be pulled out. Otherwise our drive was uneventful. We spent the night in a cabin, not far from Ips wich, Mass.- In a few minutes we were starting off, first to find break fast, and then to visit Franklin Jr.’s wife and little boy at Beverly Farms. After leaving Ethel we stopped for nearly an hour and saw Johnny, Anne and young Haven, who are staying in Nahant, Mass., with Anne’s mother, Mrs. Wiltsie, who has just come back from Honolulu for the summer. Johnny has to be at his naval course in the Harvard business school all week, but unless on duty, he can be home on Sun days. It is fun to watch the babies in the family grow up. Young Haven has just discovered that it is quite c'.2lightful to play in the water, as long as his father holds him safely i:i his arms, so together they swiiri all over the pool. He has no fe£?r eo I think will grow up as accus tomed to it as a small duck. We proceeded towards home by a long, but very beautiful route over the Mohawk Trail. We had a lovely drive, but only reached Hyde Park at 9:00 p. m. I dashed over to the big house to see our son, Jimmy, and his wife, as well as my hus band and mother-in-law. Jimmy has lost 10 pounds, which he could ill afford to lose. He is on sick leave for a little while, but he has much of interest to say on the various things he observed. I am looking forward very much to reading his diary. Princess Martha of Norway, her children and household, have been staying with my mother-in-law for a few days. One morning the chil dren all came over to the pool to swim at the same time that my brother and I were swimming. All the children have grown. I saw them out riding this morning before they came to swim. They are on their way to Cape Cod and I think will enjoy the salt water and free life there. I sincerely hope will be cooler than it has been since they came here. • • • AMERICAN IDEALS Curiously enough, it is again a question of liberty which is going to weld us together as a nation, I think, and to bring us into closer contact with the people of other na tions throughout the world. I have never believed that the majority of the people, even in Germany and Italy, if they were free and knew the truth, would want to fight their brothers of other nationalities. They have no liberty, they must be lieve what they are told, and thus must act according to a pattern. War spreads, and those of us who For Summer Style Silhouettes Visit Your Corsetry Expert By CHERIE NICHOLAS npHIS is a day and age that de- mands style-perfection throughout every detail of general makeup and apparel. One may be ever so glam orously groomed in matter of com plexion, hair-do and fingertips, one’s costume may be of fine fabric in colors delectable, stylized “to the queen’s taste,” but if one’s figure is not expertly and scientifically brought under subjection into lines of smooth contour and grace via faultless foundation-garment tech nique, all is lost in matter of style- right and charming appearance. Note how slim, svelte and gra ciously satisfying the fashions pic tured are to the eye. They demon strate the efficacy of corset wizard ry in giving the much-to-be-coveted smooth silhouette that mo4em fash ion demands. In the foreground the “portrait of a lady” demonstrates how distinctive a smartly conserva tive graceful sheer print redingote costume looks when the wearer is nicely fitted in the correct founda tion garment. In this instance the simple styling of the redingote with its accent of tiny white buttons down the front calls for a well-constructed corset in order to show to advan tage the slender-waisted figure. Diminutive quill pens darting from tiny inkwells make the attractive white-print patterning on fine dark sheer for the redingote with match ing crepe for the under slip. Shirred heart-shaped pockets add interest to the flaring skirt. Slim through the waist and hips, smartly bulky through the blouse and shoulder, the lumber jacket slacks costume shown is beautifully tailored in cool spun rayon for active summer wear. For a slim, chic line and comfortable action freedom, the fashion-wise vacation ist will wear this trim costume over a sleek panty girdle correctly fitted to her special needs. Fresh and cool for summer the patrician jacket suit pictured to the left uses fine printed sheer and crepe in a clear white scroll and a leaf patterning.' A self-fabric softly styled jabot at the bodice front gives subtle accent to this sheer- with-crepe frock, with its all-around pleated skirt. The season’s impor tant lingerie touch appears on the collar 6f the nipped-in jacket. The influence of the new long-torso line is seen in the attractive spec tator costume shown to the right in the group. Here a smartly striped one-piece frock is teamed with a trim short-sleeved jacket in solid white. The broad collar of the frock is worn over the jacket collar to heighten the ensemble effect. Worn over a well-fitting foundation gar ment, this figure-revealing costume has a slender trim line of grace and beauty. (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) Hat to Match City Cottons Go ‘Tops’ In Summer Fashions Ladies who “know their fashions” dress in gingham, seersucker, chambray, tissue-crinkle organdy, dark boucles and other smart “city cottons.” It is a picture that fash ion paints for summer, most re freshing and one that goes keen on chic and charm. For downright practicality the jacket suit tailored to a nicety of dark check crinkle seersucker, of plaid gingham or striped chambray takes first prize this summer. Women of discrimi nating tastes have yielded whole heartedly to the new cotton vogue, a fact impressed on one throughout the summer style parade all along the highways and byways of fashion. It is a treasurcble little hat and dress of cunning pique, patterned with pink rosebuds that this darling little girl is wearing. The gay posy pique is just the thing for the mak ing of this little sun suit. A match ing bonnet completes the vision. Middy Blouse Types One of the reactions to the vogue for long-torso lines is the revival of the middy blouse. The latest types accent the lowered V-line neck. Middy sweaters are very smart worn with pleated skirts. White wash-fabric middies are also good style. Sweaters for Evening Wear Are Very Popular Evening sweaters continue to be a smart fashion. The latest arrival in formal sweaters reflects the bra influence in a most attractive way. It is knitted of pastel wool, comes just below the bust neckline where it ties with velvet ribbon drawn through a deep scalloped V-neckline. Sleeves are short and for an eve ning fantasy this is one of the pret tiest sweaters imaginable. Dye White Venise Lace To Match Your Fabrics The use of stark white stiffened Venise lace is outstanding - in the summer mode. So successful has this adventure in lace proved, de signers are planning to trim mono tone frocks this fall in handsome Venise lace dyed to match the fabric that teams with it. Gay Handkerchiefs Carry out a summer note for your costume by flirtatiously flaunting a gaily flowered handkerchief. You can get perfectly fascinating “hankies” with realistically colorful life-size roses printed to look as if they were artfully hand-painted. Others are patterned with huge poppies, and the ones with big clus ters of natural looking violets are lovely with the new and now-so-fash- ionable costumes in purple tones. IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL’ UNDAYI chool Lesson By HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST. D. D. Dean of The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago. (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) Lesson for July 20 Lesson subjects and Scripture texts se lected and copyrighted by Internationa'. Council of Religious Education; used by permission. THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CHURCH REGARDING BEVERAGE ALCOHOL LESSON TEXT—I Corinthians 3:9-13; GOLDEN TEXT—Ye are the salt of the earth.—Matthew 5:13. The church has a grave respon sibility regarding alcoholic bev erages, but in recent years it has largely failed to meet it with in telligence and enthusiasm. Let us never forget that the first business of the Christian and of the church is to preach the gospel, winning men to Christ. It is not our calling to attempt by social or economic meth ods to right the wrongs of this world. Nor is ours a “social gospel” with the emphasis on “social.” But have we forgotten that it is a gospel with serious social implications and re sponsibilities? The man, and the church, who fol lows Christ should be vitally con cerned about every influence in American life which is destructive to character, and right at the top of that list stands alcohol. To meet this gigantic (and growing) prob lem effectively the church must be I. Separated From Sin (I Cor. 5.9, 10). A church living in careless world- liness has no testimony against the sin round about it. In fact, its in fluence is definitely on the wrong side. The Christian is to be in the world, but not of it. He must live with tiie sinners, but he must never by word or deed, or even by his pres ence in the wrong place, seem to condone their sin nor fellowship with them in it. Here we have one of the horrible weaknesses of our day. Men and women who profess to follow Christ (whether they really do, only He can judge) indulge in a social glass of wine, or sip a cocktail “for the sake of courtesy,” or attend gather ings which are obviously non- Christian or anti-Christian. If there is to be effective dealing with any problem—with the liquor problem —we must have separated Christian living. n. Cleansed of Wicked Persons (I Cor. 5:11-13). Even a “man that is called a brother” (v. 11) may not be one at all, but may be a “wicked per son” (v. 13). We are not able to judge any man’s spiritual experi ence. His relationship to God is a matter between him and God, but if, in his life, he shows himself per sistently to be on the side of wicked ness, it is the duty of the church to have him “put away from among” them (v. 13). We. can only judge a man by his actions, but we are required to do that for the sake of the purity of the church and the effectiveness of its teaching. This is not to be done in self-righteousness, but in humil ity and with the constant effort to restore such a one (Gal. 6:1). But it should be done. We are woe fully weak in the matter of church discipline, and it shows in the in ability of the church to do valiant service for God and country. III. Intelligent in Doctrine (Titus 2:1-8; esp. 1, 7, 8). To be informed is to be wise, able to plan properly, balanced in judg ment and action, useful and effec tive. Fundamentally every problem of life finds its solution in a proper knowledge of the doctrines of the Christian faith. It is of great im portance that we have information about the liquor traffic, about the dreadful results of the use of alco hol, etc. -Helpful material on such subjects is available, and the sources are known to ministers and Christian workers. However, we must hold and use this information in relation to Christian truth if it is to be fully useful. A temperance worker without Christ in his own life and in his labors against liquor is weak, lacking the real solution and the dynamics to proclaim it ef fectively. IV. Consistent in Life (Titus 2: 1-8, esp. 2, 5, 7). It is what we are that speaks so loudly that folk do not pay any attention to what we say. This pas sage clearly states the fact that both young and old, both men and women —yes, even the preacher (v. 7)—are to present before the world the un deniable teaching of a consistent Christian life. Read the exhortations of these verses again with great care and apply them first to your own life, and then to your own church. What great Christian graces we have here! Note that again and again there is the admonition to tem perance. No user of intoxicants can be sober, temperate, discreet, chaste, sound in faith, and so on. The writer of these notes is con vinced that the only consistent posi tion for the Christian (individually Dr in the church) to take regarding alcoholic beverages is that of total abstinence for himself and the legal elimination of temptation from Dthers. THINGS TO MAKE 1V/IONDA Y, Tuesday, Wednes- ■*- Y - l day, Thursday — each tea towel boasts an industrious parrot busily pointing the way to efficient household routine. Applique Polly and outline the rest of the motif, or do these gay designs entirely in outline. Matching panholders may be made from the parrot-in- cage motif. Cause and Effect “Your daughter tells me she’s cultivating her voice.” “Yes—and the rest of us are growing wild!” He’d Been Told Sergeant—Now take that rifle and find out how to use it. Draftee—Tell me one thing. 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