Volume 14 Article 11 Number 1 The Iowa Homemaker vol.14, no.1

1934 in ... Bernice Borgman Iowa State College

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This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Publications at Iowa State University Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in The oI wa Homemaker by an authorized editor of Iowa State University Digital Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 12 THE lOWA HOMEMAKER • from white or graham bread a11d cut the loaf lengthwise into thin slices. Sandwich tn Sandwiches • • • the slices in a damp cloth for 30 minutes. This softens the bread so that it will roll They'll Fit: without breaking. When ready to make Says Bernice Borgman the sandwiches spread a slice of bread with the filling and roll the bread care­ f ully. Wrap the roll in waxed paper and " W HEN the fourth Earl of Sand­ of dainty tidbits. Nut sticks are made place in a cold place for 2 hours befo1·e wich in a moment of inspira­ by cutting slices of white bread lh inch using. When ready to serve cut the roll tion ate his meat between two wide, and in strips 3 inches long. Spread in slices 1f1 inch thick. slices of bread for the first time, he on all sides and the ends with CJ·eamecl Open face sandwiches are simple but earned, unwittingly, the gratitude of gen­ butter. Roll in finely chopped, blanched, attractive. F 1·om lfl inch slices of bread erations to come for the invention of that browned almonds or pecans. cut dimaonds, circles or other f ancy most convenient form of refreshment­ The clever hostess who seeks an un­ shapes with .a cookie cutter. Spread with the sandwich_'' The Epicure, S. S. usual sandwich for her tea. table will ap­ your favorite topping. Pierce, Boston. preciate this recipe for piquante ribbon A delicious cranberry spread is made Miss Fern W. Gleiser and Miss Miriam sandwiches. Make a filling of 6 table­ by putting 1 cup cranberries through a E. Lowenberg, of the home eeonomics spoons butter, creamed, 4 tablespoons food chopper and adding %, teaspoon staff, in a reeent radio series, '' Sympo­ grated horseradish, 1 teaspoon lemon grated orange rind and 2 tablespoons su­ sium

and pulling, a bit of stitching, a button Even the music in China differs from Hats Show It: or two or perhaps a clever clip-that's ours. Our music affects Miss Yang as (Continued from page 5) the way a little hat is made. They fit per­ something which ·creates sexual expres­ hom. The ribbon of black belting intro­ fectly, says Virginia; they really have no sion to stimulate feeling. The mnsic ill duces tiny flower motifs in red and green, other choice, if this method is followed. China is usually heard only as accompani­ a version of novelty I"ibbon which is well It's not a bit expensive, either, she says, ment to a play. It expresses good lessons liked in the French collections. An elas­ because only a few more inches of ma­ for truth and loyalty and one feels that tic bandeau at the back holds the hat on terial are required and generally that piety is a trait of good character. the head. much is left over anyway. The most shocking of American cus­ Some hats suggest the 1900 influence. Virginia is especially partial to linen toms to Miss Yang when she first came They have brims about three inches wide, hats and plans a jaunty dark blue linen to America 2 years ago, was the open slightly curved up at the sides; crowns one to go with a figured c1·epe dress she freedom of boys and girls and their evi­ are round and low. T'hese hats are worn is making- white and da1·k blue on a dent dating. But she is not shocked now. quite straight and high on the head. The lighter blue background. It will not be She has accepted our customs for what year 1900 is also suggested by the la1·ge an extreme of any style, she says, and they are worth as we accept hers. Never­ shapes with irregulm· brims, low and will cover up sOI!le of her forehead. An­ theless, she remains firm in her former drooping at one side and very much off other of Virginia's hobbies that's just beliefs. the hair on the other. as clever as making her little hats is the ''I am Chinese, '' she says, ''so of HOUGH hat makers are reckless with making of felt and linen costume purses course I like Chinese customs best. I am T their upturned brims and faithful to that match her outfits. not against your customs because we the shallow crowns, giving them indi­ If you've gotten the hat-draping fever have different backgrounds and no one viduality with creases, tucks or draping, after hearing about all this, here's the can say which is right or wrong. The there are few postilion crowns seen. A description of one that's not too hard only thing for ns to do is to accept what small hat with rolled brim at the sides and results are guaranteed to be potent. has been taught us. '' and square crown is of the postilion type. It's a small eire satin bonnet made It is of a truly spring-like emerald gTee11 with fat rolls of the eire satin molded felt. expertly to perch on the back of the head Saleswomen Size Up All these types are lovely and exciting and gouged out in f1·ont to expose a bit. and new, but perhaps you've been won­ of your bangs. With two round t rans­ Shoppers dering about the little hat, the kind you parent ornaments stuck on top and your (Continued f•·om )Jage 4 ) can jam on your head and dash to class most charmingly demm· smile, Easter mates they bring with them. 'fhey usually in, confident that with a few cuds pulled should be dawning clear and beautiful make up their minds in a hurry if they out here and there you look very pre­ for you. come alone, but sometimes t hey bring as sentable. many as four girls along," was one an­ swer. A large group of little caps, closely Other saleswomen are pretty sure that fittil1g the head are being shown. They Girls Don't: Dat:e all coeds aren't alike and said that some are in natural or white linen and some­ (Continued from )Jage 1) put on just one dress and are satisfied, times combine two colors. For evennig course is then removed ancl more hot food while others try on dozens and then be­ is brought from the kitchen. This con­ a cap of black satin is open worked by come discouraged. 'fhey are usually tinues until the meal is finished. It is al­ cording. Another has two large satin fairly sure what they wa11t and take time ways proper to leave something in the flowers, one white and one black, posed to find it. fetchingly on a little crown of black serving dish because that signifies abun­ An experienced saleswoman with a straw lace. dance--and Chinese like to feel that their daughter who used to be a coed sununar­ Very tiny gob shapes (round- crown country is one of abundance. Sweet izecl coed-shopping in a few words: with nanow cuff brim) are done in fancy dishes and fresh fruits are the last "Coeds are very frank. I'd 1·ather wait straw braids, such as one of felt with course. on them than older people. If they like cellophane. F abrics lead the list, though, Wine and beer aTe always placed on something they say so, and if they don't in popularity and they ·Often have a flow­ the table for those who wish it. The tea like it, they say they don't. They usually er feather trimming, standing up at one that the guests partake of before the want many dresses at moderate prices, side. feasts helps to digest the dinner- which rather than few at high prices. They is generally greasy. want snap and style. They like sport ERHAPS you've noticed Vi1·ginia At some of the feasts, men student s clot hes. They are not price-quibblers P flare for this type of hat. Lanne1· 's dress as the men do here, but most of :md they make up their minds in a hur­ She is a firm believer in the philosophy them still wear their Chinese dress. It is ry." that nothing adds more chic to a costume very similar to that of the Chinese wo­ than a little hat of a material matching men. The marked difference is that the a dress, or one of plain material--linen, men's gowns are longe1· and the side crepe, satin- touched up with a bit of Sandwich in Sandwiches slit comes almost to the hip. 'l'he sleeves (Continued j1·om )Jage 12) trimming to match the outfit. Sometimes on the men's costume come to the wrists. drops of lemon juice, or chopped ham we have good ideas, but no convenient For very formal wear a black jacket is and prepared musta1·cl spread on slices method of carrying them out, but Vir­ added to their attire. of bread, clipped in a mixture of milk ginia has hit upon a clever and easy and eggs and fried in butter. method of making her little hats. MILING l1er broadest smile and r e­ Fruits and vegetables may be included First she constructs a simple little S vealing her clear white teeth, Miss in the children's diets in the form of toque t hat fits her head exactly. She Yang says, ''In China 'formal dress' sandwiches. The following are some sug­ lets it come clown around on all sides means t hat we dress up. Here you dress gestions for wholesome and tasty ones: quite far, becanse when she begins, she's clown-you half dress with bare arms Wash and core apples, slice very thin, never sure exactly what the results will and backs when you go to formal dances butter bread on both sides and place ap­ be. Now the 1·eal art of millinery is and dinners. Chinese girls never wear ples between; substitute carrots for ap­ called into action, for she uses this little sleeveless dresses, but sometimes a.t for­ ples; shredded head lettuce on well foundation shape on which to drape her mal feasts we do wear gowns without buttered bread; 1 cup finely cut parsley material. Draping and pinning, tucking collars.'' ( Continued on page 16) .i6 THE IOWA HOMEMAKER

cline, has been p1·edicted by Prof. P. K. mte of the higher class of people that is Whelpton of the Scrips Foundation for falling off. In the past, emphasis has Home and Career the study of population, Oxford, Ohio. been placed on material and cultural at­ He has based his prediction on a 15 per­ tainment. People thought more about By Alberta Hoppe cent decline in the birth rate, a 5 percent their clothes, food and homes than about increase in life expectancy and out-of­ raising a family. HAT is happening to the great state migration of half the natural in­ '!.'he purpose of a home should not be W American family ~ Will it be­ crease in population. merely to serve as a lodging place. It come a thing of the past because Dr. Elizabeth Hoyt, of the Economics should be bound together by bonds of of decreased birth 1·ate and women's de­ and Home Management Departments of love, should have a spiritual influence on sire for caree1·s ~ Or if it continues to Iowa State College, suggests a solution its members, and should serve to broaden exist, what shall be its basis ~ These are to the declining birth rate problem the variety of interests within the group. some of the questions confronting econo­ through education. ''We must stress the mists of today. joy and enlarged life and interest that T HAT a woman need not exclude a A slow increase in the population of children bring to a home,'' says Dr. career because she wants a home,· is Iowa from 1930 to 1970 and then a de· Hoyt. Statistics show that it is the birth shown by Virginia MacMakin Collier, who has made a study of 100 women who are wives, mothers, homemakers and professional women, and who has re­ corded her observations in '' Maniage For Your Convenience and Careers.'' The question is no longer should women combine marriage with BEAUTY SHOP BARBERSHOP careers, but how do they manage it and how does it work 1 Four necessary ele­ LOUNGES MEETING ROOMS ments are sympathetic cooperation from the husband, good health, good training and experience befot.; marriage, and THE GRILL short or flexible hours of work. It is of interest to note that in a re­ LONG DISTANCE PHONE BOOTHS cent sm·vey made on the campus, senior women, when asked how many children OUTGOING l\IAIL and TELEGRAPH they would desire, specified a higher num­ ber than did freshmen. It appears that SERVICE at the MAIN DESK education leads to a desire for children, not a decreased num bm·. The Home Economics Division of Iowa MEMORIAL UNION State College trains women for success­ ful professional careers and to be suc­ "Your College Club" cessful homemakers. The education and training they r eceive here are impcirta11t in their fan1ily life and homes in the future. By acquiring a sound education on which to base family life, either home­ making or a combination of homemaking Your afternoon clothes are and a professional career, today 's women are answering some of the problems the observed by critical eyes economists ask. EOPLE pass you casually in the P street; night lights and excite­ Sandwich in Sandwiches ment can help an old evening dress (Continued from 11age 14) or % cup finely cut spinach added to "get by." But in the afternoon-you % pound butter c1·eamed and spread need impeccable clothes. · That is the evenly on both sides of bread, and puree .. time when fine fashions in fine fab­ tomatoes boiled until the mixture is the consistency of chili sauce, blended with ®VOCUI ric~ earn their fullest praise. SPECIAL creamed butter and spread evenly be­ PATTERN So-keep your afternoon costumes tween two slices of bread. 5-3687 If sandwiches must be made an hour $1.00 above reproach. Take advantage of or more befo1·e they are used, they can the present prices, and make several. be kept moist by piling them closely, wrapping in waxed paper, covering with Mosstone Crepes Now ...... $1.49 yd. a napkin wrung as dry as possible out of cold water a11d keeping them in the Chalktone Crepes ...... $1.29 ice box or other cold place. Even leftover sandwiches can be used. They can be sauted in butter and served 'fiLDEN'S hot. DOWNTOWN AMES Cod- oil, egg yolk, salmon, oysters, Califomia sardines, butter and milk are good sources of vitamin D.