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THE SUN, NEWBERRY, S. C, SEPTEMBER 25, 1942 Kathleen Norris Says: We Must All Be Hopeful and Undaunted BeU Syndicate—WNU Feature*. Eleanor Roosevelt In these trying times keep every deUtil of your housekeeping, wifehood and moth ering as simple, gentle, sweet and confident as though peace were really in view. By KATHLEEN NORRIS ETTY writes me that she is not a nervous woman— or has not been one be fore, anyway. But in these days, she says, she is continually get ting herself “wound up”; things make her nervous; she can’t sleep; everything seems to go wrong and whichever way her thoughts go they end in anxie ties and panic. “Mind you, this isn’t all im aginary,” she defends herself. “At 37 I’ve done some years of burdened and eventful living, and I’m not the kind of woman to go to pieces for nothing. A reasonable amount of trouble or disappointment or sacrifice I have always been able to handle. But this year every thing s’ems to be topsy-turvy, and my nerves likewise, and I don’t seem to handle myself at all. "To give you an idea of the situa tion,” the letter goes on, “I have a doctor husband ten years older than I am. Because so many of the younger men are called to the serv ices, he is listed as ‘indispensable,’ which merely means that he has to do doubled, trebled duty and be on call at all hours of the day and night. My brother, aged 28, is a navy aviator; he was studying avia tion before the war, and naturally turned to that branch of the service, but it is killing my mother; and my father has lost 23 pounds since last December fretting about Bartley. Her Baby a Problem. “My daughters present to me only the usual problems of schooling, straightening teeth, general guid ance; but my baby, a boy of six, has an eye ailment that means con stant care, as it fluctuates from ‘not so good’ to ‘improved’ and back to 'not so good’ again. "These are my static anxieties; when any trifle is added to them, like an unforeseen expense, an un welcome guest or invitation, a tire some or troublesome interruption of any kind, I seem to collapse. I feel that I could actually lose my wits. My faithful k : '"hen helper has gone into defen. work, after 12 years with me; in th-ee months I have had seven changes in my kitchen, and have done most of the work myself. “With a doctor’s hours and doc tor’s telephone to consider, and the care of four children, I am on the go sometimes from norning until night, which I never have minded before, but which now seems to reduce me to a constant state of readiness for tears and hysteria. I want to go to bed and pull the cov ers over my head and stay there for five years!” Well, Bettina, as far as that goes, there are a good many of us who would like to crawl into a dark hole for the next five years, knowing that fearful crises and changes must take place in those five years, and that we would emerge into a saner and safer world. But inasmuch as you and I are among the men and women who must help to make those changes, and see that they are in the direction of God’s peace and God’s justice, we can’t crawl to cov er just now without failing Ameri ca, and freedom, and decency. We have to fight on, in our quieter grooves, just as steadily and coura geously and hopefully as our men are fighting everywhere, and every one of us who backs down, goes yel low, lets herself be discouraged and afraid, delays the full force and completeness of the result. One of the things that distress SO MUCH GAINED Kathleen Norris believes that as soon as you make up your mind that war inevitably means worry and discomfort and sacri fice, you will appreciate more fully the simple pleasures you can still enjoy. Each new book, each family dinner, each friend, will be so much gained. Stop thinking of the things you might do, and have a good time doing the things you must. Stop wor rying about rationing, and do the best you can with what you have. If it is true that “business as us- uaP’ is no longer the order of the day, it is equally true that “busi ness as cheerfidly as possible” is your responsibility. you, although you don’t list it, is war. To womankind the state of being a\ war is like a perpetual nagging headache, a perpetual weight on the heart, a perpetual, restless misery of soul. These con ditions keep her in a nervous quiv er, so that little daily disappoint ments and upsets, usually so unim portant, aggravate her into a frenzy. Now Bettina, unwind. Just take the ravelled ends of those nerves and smooth them off, and tuck them down deep into the big generous, quiet center of your soul. Tell your self that whatever is transpiring on the wide battlefields of the world will not be helped by your nervous outbreaks, your wakeful nights, your impatient complaints of matters on the home front. This fearful war will end, will pass into history with other wars, and the women who serve America loy ally and bravely now will take their places beside those other heroic women who helped to give us our country, and helped to build it strong and firm in the crises that followed the wars. Remain Undaunted. Keep three girls, one weary man, one delicate child happy through this hard time. Reduce meals to a minimum of serving and cooking; have one-dish dinners and serve them in the kitchen if you like, but from now on have your mood always sunny and undaunted. Think, hope —hope for the brother in the service, for the busy doctor, for the little son —hope for America and all it stands for. And meanwhile keep every de tail of your housekeeping, wifehood, mothering, as simple, gentle, sweet, confident as though peace were real ly in view, and a great wave of brotherhood and rebuilding and re lief and security were washing over the world. For that peace will come, and when it does you don’t want it to find you a wrecked, nervous, broken woman who couldn’t stand adversi ty. You want your husband to turn to you instead with a grateful, lov ing “she pulled us all through!” You want your girls to say, “Ev eryone said that Mother was sim ply wonderful,” and you want your little boy, with his eyes restored like any other boy’s eyes, to have his mother to thank for the nursing that cured him. So gear down. Simplify. Just as we are driving our cars frugally at 35 miles, in these days, drive your self steadily on a lower base of de mand, of expectation; remind your self that there ARE no easy times; nothing can make them pleasant or secure for everyone, but every one of us who spares her household the worst of them is by just so much lifting the burden and the sorrow of the world OF DOGS <iND LANDLORDS As I write this I am in a mood when I wish that I could only see one side of a question. The other night a very important gentleman told me that he found it very diffi cult, because he could often see two sides to every question. It is cer tainly much more convenient to be a crusader and close your mind to everything but your own point of view. In the sad tale I am going to tell you, I would like to have only one point of view, though I know that there is another. A Jady writes me that she has a thoroughbred six-months-old Scottie dog she has trained and brought up from puppyhood. She is the wife of an officer and is trying to find a place to lay her head in overcrowd ed Washington, so that she can be with her husband until he is ordered away. But the “hard-hearted” real estate people, who sometimes refuse to rent apartments to people with babies, are even more adamant when it comes to dogs. She agrees that if her dog became a nuisance to the neighbors, he should go, because she thinks that in that case the pet would also become a nuisance to her. She has no one to whom she can give the poor little Scottie, and the choice seems to be between getting rid of him, or seek ing in vain for a place in which to live. It ill becomes anyone who lives in the house with Fala and knows what a joy a really well-behaved pet dog can be, even to consider the real estate owner’s point of view for a second. But I do know that if you are running a crowded development and a great many people have pets, they make a difference to the grounds and mean added complica tions in the house for an often sorely tried manager. I am sure from this woman’s letter that she would al ways have a well-trained and well- behaved dog. Unfortunately, every body is not as considerate or as capable. Those of us who love dogs know that our greatest joy with them is usually in the country. To have a little dog in the city is not impossi ble. If you are alone, it is surely very comforting to have one friend on whom you can rely, who will never question your moods, nor your actions, but will simply look at you adoringly and lick your hand when ever you give him a chance. I can only suggest trying to find a real estate owner who feels the same devotion to dogs that my cor respondent and I have in common, because gas and rubber shortages make it impossible to move out of town. • • • SAVING ‘WASTE’ FOOD I have a most interesting letter from some food sales consultants, who make the point that if we are going to improve the nutrition of the country while the cost of living is going up, we must find ways of saving. They enclose a series of suggestions stating that there is practically no household in the coun try whose kitchen could not make savings which will amount to a great deal in the aggregate. I quote here one paragraph, which struck me as particularly interesting and made me want to investigate my own kitchen at once. “ ‘What’ is waste, ‘where’ is it, and ‘how’ can we put a stop to it? Waste is the withered potato lying in the bottom of the bag, multiplied by millions of other potatoes all over the country. Waste is the tired- out box of crackers reposing on my pantry shelf and that of my neigh bor. These may sound like trivial examples, but the sum total of such minor wasteful habits from Maine to California have expanded our na tional ‘waste-line’ until it is around our necks and choking us out of 3,500,000,000 food dollars each year.” • • • AVIATION IN HIGH SCHOOLS WASHINGTON. — The United States office of education is co-op erating with high schools to make their pupils air-minded, and I have a long letter from Gould academy in Bethel, Maine, telling me about the aviation ground school course for their older students, which is be ginning this fall. A teacher train ing course in aeronautics has been held at the University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo., and Gould academy is fortunate in having their teacher in physics and chemistry a gradu ate of this course. Many schools will carry on similar courses for high school students with the purpose of developing in them a greater knowledge of the growth of aviation and of giving such basic preparation as they will need in aviation positions. • • • INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS The closing session of the assem bly organized by the United States Committee of the International Stu dent Service was a very moving meeting. The declaration which was drafted by the young people and their determination to keep a com mittee together to work in peace as well as in war, with aU the various countries represented, shows a faith and hope in the future. I am sure that every one of the older generation said a fervent prayer last night. Colorful Velveteen Is Smart For ‘Dating’ or Classroom By CHERIE NICHOLAS P ’ IS a triumphant program that fashion seers are predicting for velveteen this fall and winter. Enchanting colors, sturdy texture, the dress-up appearance it always makes, together with its wearableness from the util itarian standpoint; its adaptability to versatile styling for everyone from tiny tots to ' fashion-minded grownups, the fact that it is not affected by the priority rulings, and many more of its vir tues that might be cited, all con tribute to the glory and triumph of velveteen in the fabric realm today. The -wardrobe that does not make a goodly showing of gay and hand some velveteen fashions this fall and winter will be the exception rather than the rule. So velveteen-con scious have style creators become they are vicing with each other to see who can turn out the most at tractive velveteen fashions. Nor does their enthusiasm end with the use of velveteen for dresses, coats and suits, for velveteen is also play ing a stellar role in the accessory field. There’s a big thrill awaiting you in the stunning accessory ensem bles which milliners are displaying with utmoi.t pride. For a grand and glorious uplift to your fall suit or coat you’ll find that a hat and bag two-some will come nothing short of proving ideal. These velveteen sets are to be had in lush colors that carry flattery to the ’nth degree. You can get a beret and underarm bag made of velveteen, or a chic “padre” hat over the brim of which sweeps a colorful pheasant feather. Later you will be seeing muff, bag and hat threesomes, so be on the lookout for these beguiling velveteen fantasies. The styles pictured are utterly convincing as to the charm and the style prestige which makes vel veteen one of the most to be desired fabrics that fashion has to offer this season. There is an important style mes sage in the dress to the left in the group illustrated above in that it is made of check-and-double-check Vel veteen. It’s a lovable gown to wear to “dates” and really as practical to wear to class. This handsome check-printed velveteen does honor to the cotton textile theme, for that’s what it is, one of those stunning cotton materials which are a per suasive argument in favor of adopt ing smart cottons for winter and fall as well as spring and summer wear. This classic shirtwaist model achieves a new look with its pegtop skirt that brings discreet and flat tering fullness to the fore. Unusual blouse fastenings clip on and off like the buttons on a military uni form. You can vision this dress in rich autumn green or brown or the new fuchsia tone, but there’s no end to the colors available. Shown to the right in the above picture is a swank and practical “date” costume made of spruce green velveteen, with the new hip bone jacket length. The scallop treatment is most beguiling. Be it said also of this costume, as well as its two''companion fashions, that they have been made to conform to the government fabric-saving pro gram in every detail as issued direct from the Office of War In formation. For downright practical ity and the utmost chic and charm, here is a costume that will measure up perfectly to every requirement. Another velveteen charmer is cen tered in the above illustration. It is just the sort that carries college girl appeal with its dirndl-front skirt, pockets and studded belt that is so smartly colorful. Speaking of school girl fashions, there is nothing smart er or more practical than a vel veteen jumper dress with which you can wear a different blouse every day if you so choose. Bright red velveteen is a first selection, or the new purple. Released by Western Newspaper Union. Fall Hats Crowns of the new fall hats go soaring to dizzy skyscraper heights. The crown and brim of the hat at the top in the above illustration is of green stitched chenille cloth which is contrasted with the black felt brim edging and crown band. The bag is of the same green chenille cloth with a top fold of black felt. There is a decided favor ex pressed for mushroom brims which are in direct contrast to the new towering-crowned, wide and dash ing, nonchalant brims. The hat be low is one of the newer mushrooms of stitched wool frise in a light shade of gold. The crown is braided chenille in gold, rust and black with a gold, rust and black feather whirl ing upward in a dramatic manner. Lace Trims Many Pastel Sweaters For entertainment and for enlight enment as to the newer style trends, you will find a stroll about in the knitted-wear departments and shops well worth while. All signs point to an outstanding season of individu al-looking sweaters. They are doing some clever stunts with sweaters, even going so far as to trim them with lace. You’ll find black lace edging or applique on the pastel sweater very effective. Then there are the jewel-bespattered sweaters you will see at evening functions this winter. You will be intrigued with the sweater that dis plays a gorgeous butterfly alight on the shoulder of a black or pastel knitted background. Rich in promise is this new de parture in sweater technique. One of the new effects widely employed is, the use of brilliant jeweled but tons. Plastic buttons in colorful flow er themes are also much in evi dence on dressier sweaters. Hat and Bag Ensembles Are Simply Irresistible It is going to be a case of “must have” when you see the lovely and cunningly designed hat and bag sets made of superbly colorful velveteen which are so conspicuously present in this fall’s millinery displays. You will find that these perfectly charming twosomes of bright vel veteen are just what you have been looking for not only from the stand point of flattery, for the hats in such beautiful colors “do something for you” at the same time that they add a new note of glamour to even the simplest suit or costume with which they are worn, but also for, their practical qualities. These hat and bag ensembles can “take it.” Y'OU’LL want to get started at once on this lovely pineapple cloth—so rich-looking and yet so easy to crochet. You can make it in various sizes. Pattern 7268 contains instructions for cloth in various sizes; illustration of it and stitches; materials needed. Ser i your order to: Sewlna Circle Needlecraft Dept. 82 Eighth Ave. New York Enclose 15 cents (plus one cent to cover cost of mailing) for Pattern No Name Address The gaily enameled unit insignia you see on a soldier’s lapels and overseas cap are reproductions of his regimental shield displayed in the center of the eagle on his regi mental flag. It’s a part of U. S. Army tradition. Traditional, too, is the Army man’s preference for Camel Cigarettes. (Based on ac tual sales records from Post Ex changes and Sales Commissaries.) It’s the gift he rates first from the folks back home. Local deal ers are featuring cartons of Cam els to send to service men.—Adv. stif-sn*?* BREAK FA ST the «t (yitUMNS {woDi«*s» » @9^ ?««« to' s V—; —- 1 ~ ' r ~ r ~ r> s^ f&C&iyfSt CORN FLAKES HwOoifietl •— BARBARA ABB TMORMDIKR of Silver- mine, Conn., only thirteen, is already a full-fledged designer specializing la school and sports clothes for girls her own age. Barbara says: "My favorite breakfast is the ‘Self- Starter Breakfast’*. It tastes marvelous, but Mom says it's mighty good for me, too.” This Paper Appreciates Your Business WOMEN ATWAR SHIRLEY OSBORN, Aircraft Worker of San Diego, California, says: ^fgJOt' ^^err £ AND NOTE THIS* The smoke of slow-burning CAMELS contains LESS NICOTINE \ nyRKtSH^DOMESneg^ than that of the 4 other largest-selling brands tasted — less than any of than — according to independent scientific tests of fat smoke itself!