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THE SUN, NEWBERRY, S. C-, FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 1939 Men’s Fashion 6 Authorities’ Find Their Clients Stubborn^ Colorful Clothes Still Taboo Is Stylists Fight Century of ‘Drabness’ to Deck Male in Modern Raiment This Spring; Mild Green Hues Win Favor A 4 Mere First off, there’s nothing wrong with that blue serge Sunday- go-to-meetin’ suit. But it’s spring, and as usual the irrepressible men’s fashion arbiters must have their say. For 10 years this valiant crew has been trying to make the American male conscious of style and color, but the American male is stubborn. It’s expensive enough, he says, to keep the wife fashionably dressed without being a clothes horse yourself. But in spite of himself the master of the home is becoming something of a peacock, blossoming out each spring with more colorful' suits, shirts, ties and hats. Ad vance showings of clothing in the Merchandise Mart, Chi cago, plainly show the trend. George Bryan Brummell, better known as Beau, died in 1840. Since then the pre vailing colors of men’s clothes, as if in mourning, have been somber black, dark blue, dull gray and subdued browns. During Beau Brummell’s lifetime and before, men’s fashions in England, France and colonial America approached the apex of perfection, but as man became more interested in making a living he lost interest in his clothes. Now, say the fashion experts, we’re emerging. Still in Infancy. This trend, however, is in the in cubation stage. So timid is man in his dress life and the use of color that he limits his indulgence to brightly hued pajamas, a red bath ing suit and an occasional green necktie. The designers of this year’s spring and summer clothes had con templated bright green to smash precedent but the men rebelled. The fashion experts then settled for off- shades like bluish green and grey ish green, a few group stripe- and heather stripes. Considering the handicap, it was a signal victory. There’s ample precedent for men’s fashions, though let’s hope the Twen tieth century male doesn’t become so vain as that of the Eighteenth century whose wardrobe is de scribed by the historian, H. Dennis Bradley: “At least six coats of col ored velvet and white satin, trimmed with gold and silver lace with per haps one made in a plainer fashion for use on mournful occasions. With these he would have the choice of perhaps a dozen long waistcoats, made in blue satin, gold brocade, green silk, white satin, scarlet, black silk with fringes, all laced and em broidered in colored silks. His ward robe also contained nine or ten pairs of breeches of velvet, satin and cloth; half a dozen three-cornered hats, silver laced, scalloped, laced with gold point d’Espagne, some with gold binding, and some bound plain; three dozen ruffled shirts and three dozen lace neck-cloths, and a like number of white silk, black silk, and fine cotton stockings; cambric and silk handkerchiefs galore; shoes adorned with buckles, set with dia monds; silver handled swords; sil ver mounted pistols and as varied a choice of jewelry as his means would allow.” Beau Brummell Brought Order. Later in the century Beau Brum mell introduced a semblance of taste to this profusion of color. Employ ing fewer hues and blending them expertly, he strove for quiet good taste and introduced what is con sidered today to be the essence of style—the ability to wear clothes with an unconscious flair. American men’s clothing hasn’t always been dull. While the early Puritan fathers were straight-laced they were sufficiently style conscious to clothe themselves tastefully. Beginning in the 1850s, and influ enced by the industrial revolution in England and America, men’s clothes —and women’s too, of course—re flected the drabness of the times. Machinery tended to standardize all domains of life, not omitting fash ion. Now that Victorianism has passed, fashion experts think man will be come “emancipated,” as did women earlier in the century. Take it or leave it, here’s a thumbnail sketch of modern men’s fashions. Obvious ly they were not designed to replace the time-tested overall: Mixed suits and trousers are fash ionable, with liberal use of color such as dark green coat with willow green slacks. Right now big yam tweed is the rage on tfee Pacific coast, which is becoming the cre ative center in both men’s and wom en’s sports wear. Slack suits may run the range of color and fabrics, with rayons, cottons, linen, hopsack ing, twills and poplins holding the edge. Coats Become Comfortable. That the prim dressed-up look of 10 or 15 years ago is passing, can be seen in topcoats. They’re com fortable, loose and casual, usually made of fleeces, Shetland and chev iot. Popular off-shades, if the de sign is herringbone, plaid or small all-over effect, are between brown and black, black and white, gray and blue, or green and gray. The newest in rainwear is the gab ardine or poplin coat developed with the use of a new water repellent process which not only sheds rain but defies the laundryman or dry- cleaner. Hats of Tyrolean shapes, with sharp curl brim and conical crown, bedecked with trimmings like pins, badger brushes, braided and corded bands, are increasingly popular. Straw hats next summer will be soft, imitating the felts. As for col or, green is showing up prominently. Shirts for spring and summer will have lighter grounds with simple stripes more widely spaced. Collar models are lower in front with a moderate spread to the points. Lighter fabrics are the rule and mm £ TODAY’S FASHION PLATE —A typical 1939 spring suit, well tailored and colorful, the type of apparel style authorities would like to popularise in their “emancipation” campaign WHEN CLOTHES WERE CLO THES—Back in 1830, when America teas more interested in its future than its clothes, the president of a great railroad or bank might look like this gay fellow who didn’t care about the ress in his trousers so long as e made money. green in several shades, particularly in the stripes, is once more promi nent. Ties Go Fashionable. Ties, as might be expected, are made of the suiting fabrics—and green pops' up again. Grenadine types of open-weaved net fabric are popular. The figures are smaller than last season, and the larger col or range in men’s suits has natural ly made for a larger variety in necktie colors. The sports trend is particularly strong in hosiery, and naturally the colors are brighter and the materi als lighter. Bright plaids and checks are much in evidence. Short socks with elastic tops in lisle, rayon or silk, seem to have the edge for spring and summer. For business wear vertical or horizontal stripes or checks will be seen most often. Mesh socks will probably get a good run for the summer. Shoes? Influenced by sports, they’ll be stubbier looking this sum mer since the tip and vamp have been shortened. Most popular, and most comfortable, will be the semi sports shoe and the town and coun try type characterized by its crepe rubber sole. The perforated and wo ven leather shoes will also be worn frequently. Countless types of un lined shoes in various color combina tions show that footwear, at least, is defying convention. If you’re the rugged .he-man type to whom a suit is a suit, be it pink or black, 1939 “spring fashions” may be so much eyewash. And—it bears repetition — the time-honor blue serge suit is still considerably more practical for many men than a stylish ensemble of green. But the clothing experts need encourage ment after all these years of fruit less struggle. Now that they’ve spo ken their minds, you can take it or leave itl Summerlin, U. S. Protocol Chief, i Prepares for Busiest Summer This summer the White House sees the greatest invasion of foreign monarchs in American history. In April, May and June the represent atives of five nations will descend on Washington and their reception is the personal problem of George Summerlin, -chief of the state de partment’s division of protocol. The visitors: King George and Queen Elizabeth of England, June 8 and 9, arriving on a cruiser with an entourage of 40 per sons and about 200 trunks. Eamon de Valera, New York - bom prime minister of Eire, May 7. He will sp>end only one of his three nights in Washington at the White House. Gen. Anastasios^o- monza, president of Nicaragua, and Se- nora de Somoza, May 5. Crown Prince Olav and Crown Princess Martha of Norway, to visit the Roosevelts at Hyde Park on April 27, also stopping at Washing ton. Crown Prince Frederick and Crown Princess Ingrid of Denmark, who will visit at Hyde Park and lat er in Washington. Representatives of Summerlin’s department, or the chief officer him self, will escort each foreign digni tary’s party from the time it en ters the United States until it leaves. Already most details of the English “invasion” have been worked out, even to the time cameramen and newsreels are assigned for photo graphing the royal couple on its ar- rivi at the Washington Union sta tion. Two difficult problems are those of housing the English mon- Summerlin arch’s entourage, and arranging seats at the state dinner given in his honor. There will be no curtsy ing to the queen; the English royal couple has decreed that American customs shall prevail in such in stances. Such decisions are made after consultation between representa tives of both nations concernefl, in this case Summerlin and Alan Fred erick Lascelles, acting secretary to King George who visited the United States recently. Summerlin’s staff is small because seldom is the nation subjected to such a barrage of visitors. There are only 10 people in the division, five of them clerks. The principal other members are Stanley Wood ward, assistant chief, and Charles Spruks, ceremonial officer. How members of the staff feel about their work was revealed in a recent sp>eech by Mr. Woodward. “We have no royal coaches in which to parade our visitors, no palaces and no diplomatic uniforms,” he pointed out. “We have, of course, the army, navy and marine corps, which always do much to make our ceremonies dignified, and best of all, we have a native sincerity and hospitality which I believe more than makes up for the gold braid and other trappings L.at we lack.” “The members of the American press and the ever-present camera men are not always conducive to the solemnity of our ceremonies, but nevertheless they are really a great asset to us . . . In a country where there is a controlled press, it al ways seems to me that everything is stereotyped . Indeed, if it were not for the press and the cam era newsreel, the visits of the dis tinguished visitors to the United States would lose at least a portion of their full value. ® Western Newspaper Union. Serve Baked Fish For a Quick Meal Use Fillets With Plenty Of Butter in Stuffing By EDITH M. BARBER B AKED stuffed fish for a quick meal? Yes, indeed, it is pos sible, if you use fish fillets which may be rolled, and fastened with toothpicks and the centers stuffed before baking. Stuffing seems to belong with fish as well as with poultry. While we usually associate it with a large fish, you will like it with fillets and with small pickerel or perch, which may be suitable for a small family. For fish stuffing, I .like to use plenty of butter, parsley and lemon Juice besides the salt and pepper. I generally omit onion, although if you are a devotee of this particular flavor, you may use it discreetly. Chopped pickle is another good addi tion. One of the easiest and best ways to prepare fish is by what is known as the Spencer method. For this the fish fillets are dipped in milk, then in fine crumbs or rolled corn flakes and sprinkled with oil or melted butter before baking in a hot oven for 10 minutes. Of course, fish may be broiled very quickly and nothing is better if it is dipped in well-seasoned salad oil before it is put under the broil ing flame. The oil will keep it moist and tender. While the flavor of pan fried fish is delicious, fillets do not keep in shape so well as when they are baked or broiled, or fried in deep fat, A tartare sauce is often served with broiled or fried fish, while a thinner sauce is generally chosen for baked fish. The latter is flavored often piquantly with lemon juice or made with a tomato base. Baked Stuffed Fillets. 2% cups soft bread crumbs 1 teaspoon salt Pepper Vt cup melted butter 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1 tablespoon chopped parsley 2 pounds fish fillets Mix bread crumbs with salt, pep per, butter, lemon juice and parsley. Shape fillets into rings, secure with toothpicks and arrange on a greased baking pan. Fill centers with stuffing, piling it high in centers. Brush fish with salad oil and bake in a hot oven 15 to 20 minutes until fish flakes when tested with a fork. Baked Fish Spencer. Dip fish fillets in salted milk, using one tablespoon of salt for each cup of milk. Dip into fine dried bread crumbs or com flake crumbs. Arrange On well Tilled baking sheet and sprinkle liberally with oil. Bake in a very hot oven (500 degrees Fahrenheit) for about ten minutes. Codfish Balls. 4 to 5 medium sized potatoes 1 cup pickled salt cod 1 tablespoon melted butter Pepper 1 egg Pare and slice potatoes. Put cod in a strainer and rinse with boiling water. Cook cod and potatoes in boiling water until potatoes are ten der. Drain, mash potatoes and shred codfish. Mix together, add butter, egg and pepper and beat un til light. Drop by tablespoonfuls into very hot fat (385 degrees Fah renheit) and cook until light brown. Cook a few at a time. Drain on soft paper. Oyster Pie. 6 tablespoons butter 1 cup sliced mushrooms 7 tablespoons flour IV* teaspoons salt Pastry (1% cups flour, % cup shortening, Vt teaspoon salt, water to moisten) Vs teaspoon nutmeg Vs teaspoon celery salt 3% cups milk 1 pint oysters Pepper Melt the butter, add mushrooms and cook two minutes. Stir in flour and seasonings and when well blended add milk. Stir over low fire until smooth and thick. Add drained oysters and pour into individual bak ing dishes or into a large casserole. Cover with pastry, making two or three slits in pastry and bake in a hot oven (450 degrees Fahrenheit) about 10 minutes until brown. Baked Salt Mackerel. Soak mackerel over night. Drain, dredge well with flour and pepper. Arrange on a greased pan and half cover with rich milk. Bake in a moderately hot oven (400 degrees Fahrenheit) about 10 minutes, until fish is tender. Add one-fourth cup of cream and cook five minutes more. Kippered Herring With Cream. 2 onions, sliced 3 tablespoons butter 1 can kippered herring Vt cup thick cream Paprika Fry onion in butter until light brown, then remove from the pan. Drain the herring and fry lightly on both sides in the same pan. Add cream, heat well. Serve garnished with onion and a dash of paprika. Chicken Paste Sandwiches 1 jar chicken paste 1 teaspoon onion juice 2 tablespoons minced parsley Cream White and whole wheat bread Mix chicken paste with season ings and a little cream. Spread on buttered slices of whole wheat bread, cover with white bread and cut into fancy shapes. « Bell Syndicate.—WNU Service. Territory Reclaimed by France Termed ‘Hell Hole of Creation’ Pre ^r.2i^Sn U S na c 1 .^U P ^r C v?S. ,ety - As northern Africa recently echoed to the tramp of mobilizing men, French troops made headlines by marching again into a strip of land on the northeast coast of the Dark Continent which had been un der French ownership before. The territory reoccupied was a region between Italian Eritrea and French Somaliland. Little more than 300 square miles in extent, it was ceded by France to Italy in 1935 under an agreement which the Italians them selves repudiated just a few months ago. The area into which the French are reported to have moved has an important strategic location. It commands the southern outlet of the Red sea at the narrow strait of Bab el Mandeb between Arabia and Africa. Furthermore, it is di rectly opposite, and only about 10 miles away from, the British-forti fied island of Perim, off the coast of southwest Arabia. Holds Key to Trade Lifelines. Through the bottleneck of Bab el Mandeb sail the ships of four em pires, Great Britain, France, The Netherlands and Italy. This strait is the third' geographic key, follow ing Gibraltar and the Suez canal, which unlocks the Mediterranean short cut from Europe to east Af rica and the Orient. Its treacherous currents have earned it the name “Gate of Tears.” Including the 10-mile stretch of reoccupied territory, the coast of French Somaliland now overlooks the major portion of the Bab el Mandeb gateway. With the excep tion of its convenient and strategic situation, however, the additional land has little to command it. It is hot, dry, and sparsely settled. Un der a blistering sun, temperatures rise so high that the struggle mere ly to exist is an endurance test. Not a Pleasant Place. Its barren, sandy shores merge, toward the interior, into dry, rocky plateau land with little vegetation. Waterless, except in time of rare rainy-season floods, river beds are usually little more than deep desert ditches. Although the climate is not considered especially unhealthful 3ULF— JIBUTI: Dira SERJ SH^ lit The small area in black shows territory reoccupied by France after it had been ceded to Italy under the treaty of 1935, in or der to strengthen the defense of Assab. The area covers only about 300 square miles but is of great value for control of the Bab el Mandeb strait. for white men, the possibility . of sunstroke is a constant menace. One explorer traveling over a route not far away named the entire re gion “Hell Hole of Creation.” In this northern section of French Somaliland, the inhabitants are largely Dankali, sometimes called “Black Semites,” because of their intermingled Arab and Ethiopian blood. They earn a precarious living aa nomadic herdsmen in the uplands and as fishermen along the shores. Pearl diving is also an important coastal occupation. Fish are plentiful there and are the chief food for many of the na tives, supplemented . only by rice, dates, and coffee. In the bush, men add to a scanty food supply goats’ milk, and an occasional gazelle brought down by expert marksman ship with sling or dart. Minorca, Spanish Stronghold Important to World Traders Prepared by National Geographic Society. Washington. D. C.—WNU Service. The surrender of Minorca gave the Franco Spain control of the last Loyalist-held island of the Balearics group, off the eastern coast of Spain. Minorca is the second largest of 15 islands in the Balearics. In an area of less than 300 square miles, it holds—in normal times—some 45,000 inhabitants. Strategic stepping stones between Europe and North Africa, the Balearics lie in the path of two im perial sea lanes. Minorca, eastern most of the islands, is a geographic halfway mark between France and her North African possessions. To the south runs the British short-cut to India, by way of Gibraltar and the Suez canal. In addition, on both sides of the islands, ships ply direct routes that link the Atlantic ocean with ports of northeast Spain, south ern France, and western Italy. Important in History. To its position on the crossroads of the Mediterranean, Minorca owes an early place in international his tory. Two centuries before Christ, Mago, brother of the famous Car thaginian general, Hannibal, found ed the island’s capital of Portus Magonis, now Mahon. In the war against Rome, the Car thaginians made good use of the Minorcans’ special talent for sling warfare. Eventually, however, the Romans took over the island. The Vandals and Moors followed; after which Minorca, with the rest of the Balearics, became a Moorish king dom—and a pirate stronghold. Conquered by James I of Aragon in the Thirteenth century, the island was seized by the English five cen turies later. In the struggles that followed, Minorca changed hands five more times. It was shifted from French to English to Spanish possession, then returned to Eng land, and was finally turned over to Spain. After the treaty of Amiens in 1802, the entire Balearics became a Spanish island province. An Island Melting Pot. Modern Minorca shows the effect of its varied occupations. English, Spanish, and Arab types persist, de spite the general race mixture. Whitewashed houses and garden walls reveal the Arab influence. The excellent port of Mahon on the southeast coast suggests the English provinces, with its gleam ing brass knockers and lace blinds. Visitors to Minorca’s country hajnes tell of seeing Eighteenth century English furniture and French en gravings from the time of the revo lution. On the other hand, Ciudadela, for mer Moorish and Spanish capital on the west coast, is an old Spanish town. Even the prehistoric past is ar chitecturally represented in Minor ca. Mysterious monuments of the earliest inhabitants are the numer ous cave dwellings that honeycomb the mountains and the queer-shaped stone structures scattered about the island. In different forms, the lat ter are known as talayots, taulas, and naus, variously supposed by students to have served as ancient defense towers, as religious and burial chambers, or as practical storage rooms for grain and fodder and shelter for domestic animals. Of special interest to Americans is the fact that this little island in the Mediterranean is the ancestral home of Admiral David Farragut of Civil war fame. The father of the admiral, George Farragut, was born in Minorca of the ancient Spanish house of Ferragut, as it is spelled there. Hollywood Hoax Finally Exposed; Just a Balloon! HOLLYWOOD.—The next time a close-up of a snarling movie mon ster brings Junior yelling out of his seat next to yours at the theater, push him back and assure him it’s only a big balloon. And when the kid brother comes home praising the golden tresses of the screen Loreleis in “Footlight Parade,” retort: “Aw, rubber.” For again you’ll be right. H. H. Knudsen, Hollywood offi cial of the B. F. Goodrich company and a seasoned expert on motion picture uses of rubber, reveals that almost anything seen in the movies may be rubber. For example, most movie mon sters are made of rubber. The toothy crocodile in the Tarzan se ries was 40 gallons of solidified rub ber latex with seven electric motors in his innards to make his jaws gape and his tail lash. Remember the dreadful face of King Kong, the mountainous ape? That was rubber, too And the giant dinosaurs which walked, roared and tore through “The Lost World” were motor-driv en rubber latex critters. As for the blondes, continuous wa ter scenes in the musical wreaked havoc with their coiffures. So Knud sen supplied rubber to make water proof tresses for the beauties. The majority of the horses in “The Charge of the Light Brigade” were only rubber equines mounted on tracks and controlled in battle through ingenious mechanical de vices, Knudsen reveals. And the figures that come hurtling down from airplanes, precipices and bridges—they are sponge rubber dummies. Small statues which are bounced off the heads of movie husbands by embattled spouses are made from rubber, as are the guns and knives in G-Man pictures. Rubber has its prosaic uses in the movies, too. Witness the rub berized underwear supplied by Knudsen to the Alaska-bound “Call of the North” company to ward off colds and give protection against low temperatures and cold waters. Most extensive is rubber’s use for deadening sound, accomplished by use of sheets of sponge rubber in cameras, rubber flooring on sound stages and parts of sound cameras. Trim V Smart for Around the House A SMART button-front dress 1 4 that you’ll want in street ma terials like wool crepe, flat crepe and silk prints, as well as in house-keeping cottons, is No. 1723. Simplicity itself, it has lines that are very flattering to the figure. JThe princess skirt makes your waist and hips look slim; the tucked and gathered bodice gives a nice rounded bust line. It’s just absurdly simple to make—a pat tern you'll use time and again. A Stock of Aprons. With a busy summer coming on, you’ll need a fresh supply of pret ty and protective aprons, and here’s a new pattern (1622) that iUZ 1723 gives you three different ways to make them. Two pinafore styles, and a dainty tie-around, they are' all full and flaring, so that they* look smart as your frocks. Ging ham, percale, broadcloth and lin en are nice materials for aprons like these. The Patterns. No. 1723 is designed for sizes 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46 and 48. Size 36 requires 4% yards of 35-inch material and % yard for contrast ing collar, if desired. No. 1622 is designed for sizes 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42 and 44. Size 34' takes, for apron No. 1, 2% yards of 35-inch material and 6 yards of braid* For No. 2, 2% yards, and Vs yard contrasting; for No. 3, 2% yards, and 1 yard pleating or ruf fling. Send your order to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept., Room 1324, 211 W. Wacker Dr., Chicago, HI. Price of patterns, 15 cents (in coins) each. a BeU Syndicate.—WNU Service. FOLKS .fere la Amazing Relief for Condltlona Due to Slugglah Bowala I with ( Without Risk£iS , «£. R,rom 11 not (lolltbtort. return tbe box to refund tbe purchase gMee^Thet’e felr. 1NB1 ■ today: ALWAYS CAASYj wci — It too think an laxattree act alike, lust try this all vegetable laxative. So mfld. thorotyhk n>* ’ "Sin* when ft fromyoor JSBSSfe QUICK REUEF ■ FOR ACID INDIGESTION Costly Counterfeit Real happiness is cheap enough, yet how dearly we pay for its counterfeit.—Hosea Ballou. a & General Knowledge It is easier to know mankind ilk general than man individually.— La Rochefoucauld. 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