Volume 18 Article 1 Number 1 The Iowa Homemaker vol.18, no.1

1938 The oI wa Homemaker vol.18, no.1 Elizabeth Myers Iowa State College

Daisy Mary Kimberley Iowa State College

Jean Sigmond Iowa State College

Charlotte Heffner Iowa State College

Harriet Graves Iowa State College

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Authors Elizabeth Myers, Daisy Mary Kimberley, Jean Sigmond, Charlotte Heffner, Harriet Graves, Harriet Beyer, Myrtle Marie Campbell, Marjorie Pettinger, Margaret Sheridan, Ruth Deems, Faithe Danielson, Mary Ellis, Ruth Dahlberg, Roberta Stock, and Anne Halder Allen

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CONTENTS

Calling for Versatility . 2 by Elizabeth Myers Researching with Animals of Leisure 3 by Daisy Mary Kimberley With the Ratio Nine to One 4 by Jean Sigmond Fifty for Dinner Tonight? 5 by Charlotte Heffner Peggy Schenk, Editor-in-Chief "Color on Coed Avenue" 6, 7 Gay Starrak, Managing Editor by Harriet Graves Ruth Kunerth, Issue Editor Food for Thought 8 by Harriet Beyer

Eunice Anderson Ruth Dahlberg Streamlined Study 9 Margery Bell Dorothy Evans by Myrtle Marie Campbell Jo Betty Helen Greene Nadine Bickford Marjorie Pettinger Evelyn Burchard Katherine Taube An Eggy Tale 9 Winnifred Cannon Marian Weinel Gaynold Carroll Harriet Werner What's New in Home Economics 10, 11 edited by Marjorie Pettinger Take Inventory for Self Selling 12 Elizabeth Ann Dickinson by Margaret Sheriden Business Manager Circled with Design 13 Mary Bush Carolyn Hyde by Ruth Deems Marisue Cash Mary Elizabeth Kadera Eleanor Downer Helen Jane Klinger Henrietta Dunlop Gertrude Mann Alums in the News 14 Helen Greer Nellie McCannon • '~ • •• •, by k'~Jith~ Danielson Barbara Head Rachel Roewe "",., ,..,...... "' "" ,."' ".., Margre Henningsen Jean Vieth : .. .. : . ... fl " .. :. WDI ,.,"' """" """",."". " • 15 • . • • J>.u W;t; ~zzis·.· .: Bild' ~~ifs ·B"Mt Trl..\~ : :. 16,17 Alvina Iverson ~ ,/' .... " "· 'bij Ruth Dah;Jbe~fi '. • .: ."" ,.. ... ,"" ... """' Circulation Manager fl • .. "' "" ,. "" "' 18 Eunice Anderson Loretta Kelly . f ;":f: Buttp~fl) g"'~J~ f1>r~ St~le Nadine Bickford Martha Kitchen "' ""' ...... : Qy:Ro!leffci' :Stock Faith Blomgren Delores Kopriva Elizabeth Eaton Marian Mercer Storm Weathering 19 Dorothy Evans Adele Moehl Dorothy Goeppinger Marie Pilcher by Anne Halder Allen Lucille Gossett Brownie Reasoner Louise Grange Winifred Royce Eggs for Your Easter Basket 20 Evelyn Ingals Dorothy Strickler Marjorie Julian Mary Jane Telin by the editor Mary Alice Keith Maxine Wood

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Published monthly during the school year by the home economics students of Iowa State College, Ames, Iowa. Price $1.00 per year. Advertising rates on application. Entered as second class matter at the post office, Ames, Iowa, under the act of March 3, 1879. 231936 An enthusiastic alum supplies her answer to the problem, 11After College, What?"

Calling for Versatility

IFE at Ivorydale amidst a pleasant be similarly tested, such as: knitted I find three pairs of beautiful Angora L scene of factory activity is ener­ garments, underwear, dresses, men's mittens, a skein of yarn, and a knitted getic, interesting and extremely socks, babies' rubber panties, bandanas, rayon boucle dress to be washed, color satisfactory. An experimental kitchen bathing suits and almost anything else fastness noted, and the garments blocked and an experimental household laundry you can imagine. back to their original shape. All are comprise the laboratories of the Home As a cooperative project with the very satisfactory, although the dress Economics Department of the Proctor Laundry Research Department, a small has a tendency to stretch, which will and Gamble Company. I am in charge family laundry is maintained to test be noted in the suggested washing of the activities here, where my official laundry soap products under typical directions. designation, if any­ The washing test one ever got around finished, cooking is to giving it, would the order of the day. probably be "assist­ A new pie and an in­ ant director." teresting French fried The foods work has dish make a typical two main phases, reg­ combination which is ular c h e c k i n g of served, with a salad" Crisco for quality bowl, toast, and tea and performance, and to the tasters for recipe testing and de­ 1 u n c h . Unanimous veloping. approval is necessary Samples of Crisco for the recipes being f r om the various tested to be approved plants come to Ivory­ without further test. dale for checking and VVhen approved, they although very care­ are filed. fully controlled tests An afternoon of are carried on by work on choosing o the r departments, recipes for a proposed kitchen testing is cook book, or a sys­ used frequently to tematic survey of check and amplify c u r r e n t magazines thei rresults. and new booklets for A regular program interesting r e c i p e s of recipe t e s t i n g and ideas is next on is carried on to supply new recipes conditions. Two regular washwomen my program. This is the work which I for advertising. A carefully selected each do two regular family laundries a do on any typical afternoon. small group of testers pass on new dishes day. From this work, soap consumption But it may be interrupted at any point which are the essential part of simple is recorded and test pieces are ruil by a request for any one of a number of luncheons served two or three times through for a constant check-up on the food tests, or by an unexpected batch of a week in the kitchen. Recipes for efficiency of the soaps being tested. fabric swatches on which results are to magazine and newspaper advertising, The actual operation of this laundry, be wired. Plans must then be hurriedly as well as for cook books, are checked especially the washing and drying pro­ changed to include the new emergency in the Experimental Kitchen before cedures, are the responsibility of the tests. They are run on the foods or being approved. Home Economics Department. fabrics submitted as quickly and com­ The laundry work is divided into two A more detailed description of my pletely as possible to meet the request classes; fine hand laundering and regu­ day will give a better idea of the of the sender. VV ork of this type takes lar family laundering. A regular Ivory variety of problems that make up the precedence over the previous plans for washability service is maintained for Home Economics Department activities. the afternoon. textile manufacturers and retailers. This day I start as usual at 8 A. M. Several long-time problems are usual­ Half yard swatches of fabrics which they dressed in the simple wash dress and ly going on, but they are frequently submit to us are tested for shrinkage white shoes which are my laboratory interrupted by such short problems as and color fastness by six washings. "uniform." Supplies are ordered and these so that they do not become monot­ Fascinating materials of all kinds are then the household laundry is visited onous. New ideas and an increased ' sent in for this test, and if they come up to see that the bundles for the day enthusiasm are the results of a short to our standards, they are approved as are all in and the laundresses well start­ vacation from the longer problems. Ivory-washable. Several girls are kept ed. Incidentally, the "bundles" are regu­ After going through this representa­ busy all the time in the testing of these lar family washes brought in by various tive day with me, you will agree that fabrics and making of the "approved" members of the plant and office. these are a variety of problems which cards. Back in the experimental kitchen a we are called upon to meet in ex­ In addition to regular swatches, many box of knitted garments sent from New perimental laboratories. miscellaneous articles are sent in to York is waiting to be tested. In this -by Elizabeth Myers, '36

2 April, 1938 Researching with Animals of Leisure by Daisy Mary Kimberley

ESEARCH workers, on the whole, are being used in a foods ex­ Rhave retiring temperaments. To periment which is to test the ef­ look for them necessitates trips into fects of different storage periods the Chemistry Building on a rainy Sun­ and different lengths of time of day evening, through dark and shadowy drawing. corridors to the rat lab, or into a Each day two are roasted. The newly equipped room where a bungling chickens come from a commercial reporter hardly dar·es breath for fear company already treated and of misplacing some of the tiny equip­ frozen and are kept in storage lockers light as one-millionth of a gram. A ment. Looking for researchers is ex­ until ready to use. They are roasted year was spent in making it. Small citing business, but the Iowa State under controlled conditions and the re­ samples are studied in this laboratory. campus is thickly populated with them. sults compared. Most of the equipment looks like baby It is apparent upon entering the Four judges come to smell, taste, versions of that used in Home Economics Home Economics rat lab that some­ cut the roast chicken and pass opinion. chemistry courses. Crucibles are little thing is missing. To be sure, the rats The y judge tenderness, juiciness, boats about an inch long and shaped are all there, between four and five flavor, aroma and color. A special like bath tubs. hundred of them, even many peculiar machine is employed to cut a piece of Workers in the micro-chemistry field little red baby ones. But something is the meat. It registers the number of recently isolated the compound which gone. It's that characteristic "rat lab pounds taken to cut it and thus shows gives corn its characteristic odor. Now odor." Two fans near the ceiling take how tough the meat is. they can tell us just what it is that it away "with the wind." Identical methods of preparation are makes corn bread smell like corn bread These rats live a life of ease and used with all the chickens. They are when it is baking. culture. Their dishes are sterilized started in an open roaster in a 300° F The textiles testing laboratory has three times a week; their cages are oven and roasted to 190°F. Butter is a room where the atmosphere is con­ washed every week; their diets are used for basting them. The acidity of trolled. This is necessary so that ex­ prepared scientifically for nutritional the meat is also determined. periments which are carried on here experiments, and they are weighed To make it more interesting to the may be duplicated any place in the every day. research worker who spends six or country. This room contains a machine The rats are well-mannered, sitting seven hours a day at the laboratory, which tests the breaking strength of quietly on the scales to be weighed. the chickens are named. There have materials, one which tests folding Most of them are well-groomed, with been Geranium and Chrysanthemum, strength, and one for testing the effect such soft white fur and nice pink eyes Hitler and Mussolini, Gus and Mike. of abrasive action. It will wear out the that no girl would want to stand on a The birds always have a temperature, elbows of your sweater for you. chair if they came her way. However, but no one worries, for it is supposed The show case in the hall outside the they are not likely to come your way to go up to 190°F. laboratory shows samples of the new for they love their homes. If some­ In the Household Equipment Depart­ glass cloth, which feels something like thing frightns them when they are ment a graduate student is carrying out a mesh evening bag and is now used for out on the tables they scamper back a research problem with electric roasters drapes and millinery. It has been to their cages. to see if they are practical for entire noted that the women who model One hundred and twelve chickens meals and for baking. The thermostats dresses made of the material are al­ are tested for accuracy. Breads, ways standing. cakes, roasts and meats are pre­ Recent experiments at Iowa State in pared in the roasters to determine textile chemistry have been on the their efficiency. Everything is protection from degradation which cer­ carefully controlled so that the tain finishes provide wool; comparative experiment may be repeated by degradation of fabrics by .commercial, other research workers. institutional and home laundering Another experiment in House­ methods; the comparative degradation hold Equipment is to determine of cotton cellulose and regenerated cel­ whether ovens with one unit or lulose rayon by five oxidizing bleaches; with two units give best results. oxidative degradation of silk; degrada­ A research problem with the sur­ tion of five weighted silk fibers by face units is to determine the steam, and formaldehyde as a protective optimum number of watts per agent for wool. square inch of different types of These experiments and many others units. are going on in laboratories over the The new micro-chemistry lab­ campus where lights burn far into the oratory on the third floor of the night and scientists check and recheck chemistry building has a micro­ findings to determine scientific facts. It balance which weighs samples as all goes toward '"Science with practice."

The Iowa Homemaker 3 Happy Homes With the Ratio 9 to 1

by Jean Sigmond

TAKE eight senior girls, one patient pared before they left the kitchen. ment house light is th rown on the house director, one unsuspecting Ask any girl who has passed through question of why so many babies are baby and place in a pleasantly fur­ her p2riod of cooking what she trea­ liable to be spoiled by their mothers. nished domain. Stir well and the re­ sured the most and she will undoubtedly It really is a matter of self discipline sulting product, standard or otherwise, reply, "Old faithful, the cookbook. It's not to give in to their every whimper. will be a Home Management house. In wonderful." The "cooks' bible" solves Running true to Iowa State Colleg-2 this homelike atmosphere the life of many a perplexing problem. form, the ratio of boy babies to girl the student is transformed to one of six A group of girls stand together in babies has been three to one. How­ weeks never to be forgotten. Here front of the library, each anxious to ever, little Josephine has now arrived the trials of many an amateur cook, put in her little bit. Th-e conversation to share the place of femininity with housekeeper or child director first loom runs high as they follow "Jimmy's" Jacqueline. Nevertheless the mascu­ very gravely before her and later be­ activities from morning to night. Just line air still predominates for they are come a "joy forever" in her memories. ask any one of them to trade their known as "Jo" and "J acky" respec­ "What do I smell burning, cook?" little "Jimmy" or "Bobby" for another tively. Many a visitor has been "Never fear, Miss House Director, and you'd find great dissension. frowned at and corrected when he everything is under control." Probably After six weeks in Home Manage- called "Jacky" by a masculine pronoun. nine people were satisfied with A friendly split in one of the corn flakes and cinnamon toast households brought about the for breakfast instead of crispy development of the organiza­ bacon, the odor of which had tions known as the "True Wid­ been drifting through the ders Club" and the "Fickle rooms rather definitetly for the Flitters." It was the privilege past twenty minutes. of the former group to ride in Warning all future cooks, the car bearing the name great care should be employed "Ambitious," which was the in concealing the ruins of such pride and joy of one of the mishaps. It's an unwritten law students. The "Fickle Flitters" that each cook and her assis­ went to and fro in the direc­ tant are allowed to have their tor's car known as "Precious." own secrets, and no one else Even poor little "Dickie" was ever need know that the menu initiated into one of the orders. read "omelet" instead of He joined the "Fickle Flitters," "shredded wheat." for look at all the girls he had! The cocktail glasses had The sociability of the four been removed, the candles houses culminated one Friday flickered on, the conversation evening in a genuine "Hen became definitely strained­ Hussy" gathering. Other social why didn't the waitress bring events took the form of dessert on the second course? Fleeting parties and Sunday morning glances of agony crossed the breakfasts. Each member of face of the cook. Where had the home management family she failed to give explicit di­ may invite guests to dinner. rections? After what seemed hours the plates were served What is the first thing that from the kitchen. The cook's "home management" brings to face lighted up and a signifi­ Answer: An appreciation of cant glance was exchanged be­ the value of pre-thinking and tween her and the assistant acting toward a goal, the well­ cook as they both recalled that being and happiness of the the beans had not been pre- family group.

4 April, 1938 Fifty For Dinner Tonight

by Charlotte Heffner

Amoun t to HEN you plan a party menu, make it as economical as possible by Order or W purchasing and preparing just the right amount of food. Excess Serving Prepare for FOOD ice cream will only melt, and the family will tire of that simply Unit 25 divine salad after its frequent repetition on the menu. BANANAS ...... 1 each 8 lbs. If you are serving the good old standby, of course you want to use BEVERAGES day old bread because it slices and spreads more easily. The long Pull­ Cocoa, coffee, or tea ...... 1 cup 11,~ gal. man loaf is a favorite as it is of uniform shape throughout. If slicing Cider, punch, etc ...... \~ cup 3 qts. the bread evenly is a "bug-bear" to you, ask your butcher to do it with BREADS Boston brown, nut. or fruit.... \~ in. thick the electric circular-knife he uses for cold meats. There will no doubt Pullman loaf 30 oz...... 3 slices 2-2-lbs. loaf be a small charge, but the uniform slices and the tim e saved are most 1-2 slices 1-2 loaves BUTTER ...... 1 -1\~ tbsp. important. The knife is adjustable for varying thicknesses, from very ~2 - ~4 lbs. thin for dainty sandwiches to three-eighths inch thick for fancy open­ CAKES Fruit ...... 21,2 oz. 4 lbs. faced. Plain sheet ...... ?3 x2 ~3 in. 1 pan Let butter for sandwiches stand at room temperature for an hour 9x14 in. CE~ERY, curls 2 If:: in. . before it is to be used. Then, cream it with a wooden spoon or a fork pieces ...... 1 piece 1 m ed stalk until it is the fluffy consistency of whipped cream. CHEESE, Cottage ...... ~~ cup 4 lbs. Experiments with seasonings and flavors in the menu. Try u nusual combinations. Food is interesting when the flavors are well blended (yet CREAM 20% , coffee ...... 2 tbsp. 1 ~2 pt. tantalizing to the palate) . For example, try blending a few drops of your 40%, whipping ...... 1 tbsp. 1 pt. favorite meat sauce with butter, and use with a meat filling in sandwiches. Serve hot foods hot and cold foods cold. Crisp the vegetable gar­ DRESSING Boiled, mayonnaise ...... 1-1 \~ tbsp. 1-1 \~ pt. nishes in ice-water. An attractive garnish on the plate is as important as French ...... 1 tbsp. % qt. the table decorations chosen. FRANKFURTERS, 12 per The following quantities of food to serve twenty-five are recom­ lb...... 2 each 4-5 lbs. mended by Miss Lenore Sullivan, Assistant Professor in Institution Man­ FRUIT CUP ...... % (scant) 3% qts. agement. These quantities may be doubled if you wish to serve fifty. ICE CREAM Bulk ...... No. 12 dipper 2% qts. Brick ...... 3 \~ -4 bricks LETTUCE Head-for salad garnish...... 3 heads Salad ...... 6 heads MEAT Boiled sliced h am ...... 2 oz. 4 lbs. Ground for patties...... 3 oz. 6 lbs. Loaf ...... 3 oz. 5 lbs. NUTS Mixed for nutcups ...... % lb. Pecans or Peanuts for Tea .. 1 tbsp. \~ - % lb. OLIVES, Green ...... 3-4 1 qt. PICKLES, 3 inches ...... % pickle % lb. RADISHES ...... 2 each 5 bunches SALADS Compact, as Potato ...... \~ cup 3~a qts. Fish or meat ...... ~3 cup 4 ~2 qts. Fruit combination ...... ~2 cup 3~S qts. Gela tin, liquid ...... \~ cup 2 qts. Vegetable, bulky ...... \2 cup 3 q ts. SUGAR Granulated ...... 1 \2 tsp. Loaf ...... 2 cubes

TOMATO JUICE ...... \~ cup 2 \2 qts.

The Iowa Homemaker 5 Sally Sings the Song, ((Color on Coed Avenue"

HETHER you're blonde or Colors Of Easter Eggs navy blue skirt; smoky brown tweed W brunet, wear a size 16 or 40, Hyacinth blues with pink stripe over peppermint pink; this style scout wagers that Porcelain blues blue and white wool gabardine with your big problem right now is in find­ Pale greyish blue ribbed jacket and plain skirt; blues, ing a spring costume to bewitch that Yellow is trumps beiges, dusty and deeper pinks. none-too-susceptible Easter bunny. Beiges Tailored suits are mainly of twill, mesh Irrespective of the frisky gentleman's Metallic greeny blues or gabardine with gay print vestees. susceptibility, you're bound to lead the Chamois to straw yellow In the softer dressmaker suits there parade with these refreshing trends Greys--fog, dove, warm are small collars and no collars, many dedicated to a romantic season. Wheat yellow for evening pockets or only two, no buttons or Lowered waist lines and corset bodices More vivid pinks-geranium, mul­ buttons straight up to the neckline, Boleros, all kinds for all occasions, but berry, candy belts or no belts. Blouses are frilly ingenious! Bonbon, rose and cyclamen pink or tailored according to the suit. Stripes and novelty prints loom large pastels Accepted Details For Suave Suits Leather for informal accent and contrast Daylight reds have purply, wine and Suits steal the show, whether dress- cyclamen casts Short capelets replace jackets maker or mannish Mauve, orchid or violet occasionally Skirts are simple, slim, short A new loose fullness achieved by drap- Brown incidentally Narrower hip line ing, pleating, shirring or tucking Greet whimsical spring with a spar­ Finger tip jackets and suit coats Agile suede for sportswear kle! Suits are the perfect foil for a Waistlength bloused jackets Billowy skirts for April evenings brisk, fast-moving coed. This ward­ Shoulders squared or natural Sheathed ankle-length dresses topped robe classic comes with longer or The casual afternoon dress possesses a fulness that falls freely from the shoul­ with boleros bolero type jackets. Favored color der and is tied in at the waist. Smock­ Short sleeves in the newest coats combinations: Blue skirt and violet ing, gathering and tucking add chic Polka dots are revived checked jacket; dashing red jacket with with a dash of flattery. Hats are side tilts and forward flares High Notes To Hit Spring Blooms in Your Wardrobe Apple-green and turquoise Arbutus pink in crepe or wool Saffron, lavender and purple Pale aquamarine rayon Leaf-green and yellow Dark violet linen-like rayon Mimosa and black Jaunty prints on grey silk background Fog-grey with silver Vivid to pale pastels in blue Lilac with sky blue Dresses are sleekly girdled with wide Purply blue with rose sashes or belts below shirred, pleated Dominance of blue or smocked boleros. Poly-colors are the creed, nothing matches exactly. Pink is a pet Pink and black; purple and navy blue; For That Fresh, Casual Look, Wear sophisticated flower prints; hilarious A ballooning blouse and full skirt with novelty prints; red, blue, green and a small waist black are combined with harmonious A pink tweed suit, blue top coat, wine abandon. beret and purple scarf For more romantic moments, the A blue and white band print in a horse charmingly immoderate full-skirted design evening gowns have first honors, but An oatmeal linen monotone, rather than the slim silhouette continues. Com­ print binations of the molded and full lines Costume jewelry inspired by American are important, while waistlines go folk lore either higher or lower. Low decolletes Glittering ornaments on lapels are emphasized both in worldly-wise and romantic gowns, and capes or cape­ Creamy tan accessories to dramatize dark costumes lets will be worn long after the first violet peeps through. Gloves with a small zipper pocket in the palm for coins and keys Trimming artistry accents the sil­ houette in iridescent spangles, all-over Colors for lilt and lift paillettes, crystal beaded suits, with Pastels are first ladies of spring flowers, ribbons and bows g1vmg Blues prove to be the leading color character to bodices and waistlines. family To Be Utterly Irresistible, Wear Two-color combinations for daytime Black with cerise or scarlet Mixed colors for evening Black or navy with white from Huge rose and fuchia flower prints morning to night A garland print on navy blue Light Nattier blues for evening Blue with a faint violet caste

6 April, 1938 Black organdie delicately embroidered color field in shoes, but is a lighter, Big plaids and flecked tweeds in gray and white brighter, slightly more violet navy. Raised and slot seams Turquoise chiffon with striped red, blue All footwear is somewhat sandalized Fur-trimmed coats are straight and yellow bolero and the shoe without toe boxing is the Straight coats have squarer shoulders Pastels, navy and black in sheers and new fashion theme in kid, calf, suede, and tapering skirts laces patent or gabardine. White, full-skirted suede coat with Pleated grey chiffon with a flashing Put Your Best Foot Forward grosgrain ribbon at neckline and cuffs jeweled girdle New bags are novel and easy to A tiny knit sweater and a long even­ High heels emphasized carry; the smartest are pouchy while ing skirt Spotlight on the instep stripes are dominant in all materials. A color contrast between bodice and Wear patent with prints Black patent, crossed with multi- skirt-white with pastel most inter­ Bright navy, nasturtium, yellow beige, colored stripes esting roseberry Soft dark green suede with narrow Pastel striped taffeta with grey velveteen Inlay of printed challis on bright blue handle of raspberry red bolero kid Rectangular glazed pigskin of yellow­ Reds featured in violent light tones Pale-toned lizard with leather :;traps tan, piped in green Multi-colored pastel blouse with black and bindings in solid color Appliqued and embroidered evening skirt Blue pigskin with crossing straps, open bags Random notes for a sports-conscious toe and perforations Underarm bag of pleated navy leather campus include a pleated dress with Grooved heels Satin pincushion bag for formality Coat lines are still straight, though matching pleated bolero; styled suede Tailored box type in patent interest is growing in the fitted line. slacks, boleros, short boxy coats, shirts Gloves are versatile with colors rang­ There has been some excitement about and shorts in a dozen colors; yellow­ ing from golf white and biscuit beig-e the separate cape. Reefer and full­ from straw to golden tones--salutes to black and navy. Plain colored in-front coats are approved. The boxy spring in linen, leather, silks and wool. chamois gloves are always in demand, swagger coats are travel classics and while a new note is struck in mono­ Mix-Your-Owns To Be Matched come this season in pink, blue and grams and the no longer purely utili­ maize to wear over printed or dark White dimity blouse and calico skirt tarian zipper. Two color gloves with dresses. with shirred waistband contrast in godets and stitching are More dressmaker detail Chartreuse drawstring blouse over being worn. Picture a red-brown Navy, beige and black are favorites short flannel play skirt suede glove with green and yellow Misty blue, toast, rose and brown rate Heather rose silk print with all pleated stitching. high front Earrings are inevitable, whenever Meshy rustic tweed in light colors Tailored white sharkskin with invisi­ the ears come out of hiding, and will Patch pockets are tricky ble flap closing down front be prominent in costume jewelry this Dusty lavender-pink knitted boler~ spring. The smaller types--buttons, Grape colored linen jacket over light rings, quaint floral and tailored clips­ blue linen dress are basic. Rainbow knit sweater and tweed skirt Trim wool knits with alligator and Highlights In Ear Adornment pique Filigree and simulated pearls Striped dimities and crinkle cottons Chain of gold-plated links with tiny Citron yellow crepe with poison green turquoise beads belt Moonstones outlined by rhinestones Calicos for peasant skirts and casual and black enamel dresses Bright flower pins Chintzes for play clothes Necklaces dangle star and heart charms Planned to make you pretty are the Brooch of two hands holding a cameo straight-brimmed sailors, roll-brimmed profile bretons skyward berets, bowl-brims Wide, massive bracelets of cut crystal and tu;bans which make this spring's and gold colorful ensembles effective. Rings remain large Your Fancy Will Turn To Hammered silver bracelet studded with Poke bonnets lapis, carnelian, turquoise A dusty rose kid toque topped by fes­ New Wrinkles In Lingerie tive pink and purple poppies A black patent leather cartwheel faced Different colors and textures with white pique and bearing a white Checks, chevrons and novelty knits calla lily Clear pink, turquoise, geranium Roseberry satin with quill of royal Coral, mellon, orange-pekoe blue belting faced with suede Lacy and satin stripe rayon Ribbon pouffs at front of toques Cowl necklines in dull stripe rayons A red quill on a French-blue pill-box Odd pocket outlines beret Fine mesh in two- tone stripes A rose straw bowl-brim with navy Ruffled taffeta slips grosgrain ribbon Prints, stripes, checks to the fore as A red felt sailor with misty veil lingerie goes delirious Saucers, tricorns and pill-boxes fes­ Pleats, ruffles and shirring vary spring tive with flowers, feathers and veils negligees Devoted to those who scoot feet­ Petticoat colors: Emerald, navy, aqua, first into spring are provocative foot- China and royal blue, Purple iris, wear styles which feature punchings, Spanish pink perforations and show smaller open -by Harriet Graves areas than last year. Navy leads the - blacks by Ronny Rcmningen

The Iowa Homemaker 7 Food for Thought by Harriet Beyer

"Yumph", the embodiment of pep dressing. Then add coarsely chopped served with bacon and broiled pine­ nowadays, is just as important peanuts and another egg. Bake in apple slices. in food as in personality. a well-greased mold. When done, + turn onto a hot chop plate and fill the THAT LITTLE BIT OF LEFT-OVER LEFT-OVERS WE HAVE ALWAYS center with buttered lima beans and pie dough may be shaped around with us. A happy solution to the pro­ cubes of ham. The peanuts impart a muffin tins, baked, and used as patty blem of unused egg yolk is found by delightful flavor and an unusual tex­ cases for creamed meats or vegetables, cooking the yolks hard and using them ture contrast. or for individual custards. to garnish salads and sauces. Yolks + + VEAL CUTLETS AND CHOPS IF YOU VISUALIZE YOUR DES­ cooked in sour cream ar.e an excellent sert ruined because the cream won't excuse for letting cream sour. They whip, add to it the white of an egg are pleasant to look at and delicious or a spoonful of gelatin. Thoroughly to taste. chill, then try again. + + A BROILED STEAK IS INFINITE­ IF YOUR CAKES DRY OUT BE­ ly more intriguing and delicious if a fore they can be eaten, place a small bit of mustard or garlic is rubbed on it glass of water in the cake box. Keep before broiling. the box tightly covered so that the + may be dropped into hot water and moisture won't escape. LEFT -OVER COFFEE HAS MANY when thoroughly cooked they will be + economical uses. It may be substituted ready for an attractive and nutritional for sour milk in spice cake or for wat.er topping on a vegetable salad or cream­ A PEPPER-UPPER FOR WAFFLES is an orange hard sauce made of pow- in boiled icing to give a delicious ed m eat. mocha flavor. It gives an unusual + taste to fudge and may also be used to IT'S THE COMMON ONION WHICH advantage in custards and souffles. gives much of our cooking that added + touch. If extracting onion juice is a THE INEXPERIENCED RICE COOK painful process for you, try using a need not worry if she has over-esti­ lemon grater to do it. Cut off a thin mated the amount needed and there is slice from one end of the onion, then some left over. The addition of an egg press against the grater with a slight and milk or fruit juice makes a de­ rotary motion. Turn the grater and licious rice pudding. It may also be the juice will flow from one corner. used as a croquette foundation or in This will insure desired flavor without cr.s am or rice soup. the bother of scraping. der·ed sugar, orange sauce, and grated + + orange rind. A different idea is to VEGETABLE SOUP TAKES ON A GREEN AND RED PEPPERS ARE serve spiced waffles with warm cinna­ zest when a few cloves are added dur­ another excellent source of flavor often mon honey. ing cooking. ov·erlooked. Next time you are cooking + + chops or fillets of meat or fish, let them PEELED BANANAS DIPPED IN A MIXTURE OF HONEY AND stand for several hours with slices of melted butter and lemon juice and chopped nuts is a happy new sandwich green and red pepper before they are cooked. combination. It is also delicious as a filling for tiny baking powder biscuits. + A TASTY TRICK WHICH THE + German housewife practices and which IF YOU COMPLETELY FORGET we might well borrow is the addition about that cake in the oven, and it is of a sprig of mint to green peas while brown or burned, grate the edges with they are cooking. a nutmeg grater until the burned part + is scraped away. + EGG YOLKS WILL KEEP IN A baked for about twenty minutes in a much better condition if they are IF PASTRY IS TO BE STORED 400° F oven give a new taste thrill with beaten before setting away, rather than for as long as a week, two extra table­ broiled steak. being covered with water. Place them spoonfuls of water should be added to + in a bowl or cup and cover carefully. allow for drying. DESSERTS THAT CALL FOR + + beaten egg whites are made lighter ONE ESPECIALLY ENTICING WAY A NEW WAY TO SERVE LIVER and of more even texture if part of to use left-over bread is to cut it into is to brush the meat with melted butter the sugar (one tablespoon to each egg cubes for a dressing exactly like chicken and broil. It is especially appetizing white) is beaten into the egg whites.

8 ApTil, 1938 gummed labels and paper reinforce­ ment are compact and convenient. Streamlined Study Most of these are purely physical sug­ gestions, but there are other angles to this streamlining business. Unless you by Myrtle Marie Campbell are one in a million there has been the day in your life when you forgot Great AIR styles, furniture, cars, toys, manent reach. You need a place for the Aunt Jane's birthday after vowing for H trains, ahnost everything today books that go trotting across the cam­ months to remember it by sending her is streamlined' for utility with smooth pus with you, too. When your shelving something especially nice. Lists of birth­ simplicity, and we like the idea im­ capacity is limited, try using one of days and anniversaries will relieve your mensely. It's so wonderfully practical those splendid cardboard chests of mind. If you jot down suggestions of that we find it profitable to adapt this drawers. If you have a creative desire gifts the honoree might need or like, you you can easily transform an orange crate design to everyday living. won't be quite so perplexed when it is Visualize the condition of your desk into an attractive cupboard. time to go shopping. when you last worked at it. If it was Many of us go to class looking as if Has it ever taken you a whole morn­ well arranged, leaving ample room for we were trying to carry all the world's ing to pack a small bag for the weekend the work you were doing at the particu­ knowledge in our arms. This is a very and then as the train started to move lar time, if your dictionary, scissors, tiring habit and those "five minutes be­ you have thought of the one thing you ruler, ink or notes were all conven­ fore class to glance at the assignment" most intended to bring? By making a iently located, you need read no further, are usually imaginary. It's a good idea list of the articles you'll need as you the spirit of streamlining is in your to glance before you leave your room, think of them and by using the same blood. and then be a free woman. House your list when you repack, you'll become an But for some of us, cluttered desks books in book ends instead of making infallible packer. Making lists can do are continually with us. However, with your arms, hips, and tummy carry the much to reestablish confidence in your a little planning we can be streamlined load. memory. Filing is a virtuous art! If you tuck away your old tests, lecture notes, pamphlets and clippings you'll soon have a growing reference library which will surprise you by its usefulness. It's a human weakness that we throw away what we need most later. If you don't wish to rig up your own file, excellent files may be purchased for reasonable prices. You may find that it saves time to clip and file "specials" from family magazines during the summer. This material may be valuable for the nu­ merous notebooks we work over. 'Tis virtue plus visible results.

An Eggy Tale

~ OON comes Easter-time with roll­ (} ing of the eggs upon the green. Here at Iowa State College, the grade school -- children in Ames are guests at a giant egg hunting contest held on the campus. After years of coloring eggs in the plain variety and finding that water colors were both impermanent and tire­ some to do, I arrived last year at a new Cleared for Action method which is fun and produces a too. The desk top is first to meet the Of course the shelves and top are con­ finished product to delight some eager public eye; a cluttered desk is a sign of spicuous to the casual observer, but for child. a cluttered mind. The fewer the objects inner satisfaction your drawers should First, hard cook the eggs in their in sight, the more work accomplished. be efficiently arranged. It saves precious shells, and then while they are still hot, A carefully chosen study lamp and a minutes if each little "thingumbob" has press on the egg pieces of the most at­ firm, smooth working surface would be its own place. The energy you spend tractive linings from Christmas card en­ the ideal simplicity. Some prefer a big in ruthless searches might be devoted velopes. Then wrap the egg and paper blotter in a color restful to the eyes. to more enjoyable pastimes. It's to your in a cloth and dip it into hot vinegar for Linoleum or dark oilcloth makes an advantage to keep supplies on hand a few seconds. The acid causes the de­ easily cleaned desk surface. ahead of time; extra paper or such sign to slip from the paper to the egg. Books, it seems, are an essential in humble things as rubber bands, paper When the paper is dry, remove it from college life; therefore, they must be clips, mending tapes, red ink, scissors, the egg and the design is printed on the readily available. If your desk has art gums and rubber cement all have egg. Frequent trials produce even and shelves, you may keep your dictionary their place in desk society. Those minia­ lasting results which fool the Easter and reference books safely within per- ture book sets that hold clips and bunny.

The Iowa Homemaker 9 WHAT ' s NEW I

two solid walls has been perfected so to compare favorably with fresh whole Household Equipment that it can be made secure with a "twist milk. of the wrist." No nails or other fasten­ Especially designed for apartment kit­ ers are necessary, permitting the use of chens is a new "undercounter" model the rod in automobiles. It can be con­ Crystallization of honey may be re­ refrigerator. It is attractively designed veniently set up in a doorway for hang­ duced by adding to the honey a small and has all the "kitchen proved" fea­ ing clothes on ironing day or on wash portion of a gelatin solution made of tures of its big brothers and sisters. day. nine parts of gelatin and one part of Though only counter high, there is water and heating this mixture in a ample storage space. It can be installed + water bath to 100° F. Honey treated in any location in the kitchen and its The paring knife is intended to give this way may be kept in the refrigerator top adds additional work surface space. just the right blade balance for the without crystallization-this is especially work, with a maximum leverage at the helpful during the summer months. + cutting point of the blade itself. It is A novel device safeguards the milk delivered to the doors of apartments or To prevent the blackening of nuts for homes. The bottle when placed in the cooking, break them with the fingers double-duty door knocker cannot be rather than cutting with a knife. The removed until the door is opened and tannin in the nuts is oxidized when it then it may be easily slipped out of the comes in contact with the steel of the holder. knife, thus darkening the color of the nut. In recent surveys it has been shown that in many sections of the country as See that onions are dry enough for the many as one-third of the meals eaten skins to crackle when you buy them. by the family are eaten in the kitchen, They should not have thick necks, nor showing the necessity of having well made of stainless steel that holds a should they be soft and spongy. A thin planned kitchens for the most efficient neck and a firm, hard flesh are good in­ utilization of space. lasting edge and has two beveled curved resting surfaces at the bottom of the dications of quality. Flat Bermuda-type + blade. A curve where the blade joins onions from Texas and California are The 1938 unit kitchen which is pic­ the handle prevents the danger of cut­ good from April to June, while other tured on this page h as been styled and ting the finger if the knife slips. varieties are on the market most of the furnished by a prominent electric com­ year. Spanish type onions are excellent pany. The equipment is conveniently for slicing or for sandwiches. placed in an L-shaped arrangement. Education + In the activity and control schools of The newest feature on an electric New York City a school-practice ques­ range is light indicators over the tionnaire has been designed to measure switches to show at a glance which units the extent to which a school has such are operating. The light is brightest characteristics of democratic activity as when the unit is on high, and when on discussing situations, living in the com­ low the brilliance is diminished. This munity, initiating activity, using tools same range has a built-in minute chime and materials and art, and living happily on the automatic oven timer. with others. + A bed lamp that will either stand or "Community Programs of Education hang up! This lamp is provided with in Family Living from the viewpoint of a frosted glass diffuser and a metal Home Economics" and "Itinerant Teach­ base so that the lamp may be set on a er Training in Home Economics" are the bedside table. Hooks are also provided titles of two recent mimeographed re­ ports prepared by the Home Economics in order that the lamp may be hung Adrenalin, a powerful heart stimulant, Education Service of the United States above the bed. which, in many instances, has been Office of Education. They are to be dis­ known to cause a heart that has stopped tributed on request as long as the supply to resume its beating, may be produced A device which contains a small light lasts. and fits on the bottom of a telephone from the glands of lambs. will aid those who have difficulty in + looking up numbers or reading grocery lists. Foods and Nutrition Light gasoline and carbon disulphide are the two preferred solvents in a new Frozen milk is the latest addition to process for extracting the oil directly An expanding and contracting cur­ foods which may be shipped long dis­ from raw olives instead of from a dried tain rod which can be used against any tances. The milk when thawed is said press cake.

10 April, 1938 OME ECONOMICS

' According to a home service demon- and satin damask (flannel back) table stration agent a quick way to blanch cloths. These are all available in Textiles and Clothing peaches is to place the peach on a long chrome tones, and pastel backgrounds handled fork, hold it over a medium gas of green or blue. A new seal of color fastness to be flame and turn slowly. The skin loosens known as the "Color Tested" Seal will and can be easily removed. be affixed to fabrics which pass standard A stream-lined modernistic water color fastness tests of the National Re­ + pitcher of chrome on copper is offered tail Dry Goods Association's official lab­ A new addition to the Department in a two quart capacity size. Offsetting oratory Better Fabrics Testing Bureau. of Agriculture is the growing of oy­ the chrome is a striking walnut or It has been made clear that the seal sters. In the W ellapa Bay district in antique ivory handle. does not indicate absolute color fastness Washington a new species known as but rather depends upon fastness tests Ostrea gigans is planted in the spring. in keeping with the use to which the Eighteen months later the mature consumer will put the finished article. oysters, 15 tons to an acre, are har­ vested. + ' + Wool is now being made from milk. The casein of the milk is being used by A waxed painted breakfast table top Italian manufacturers to make a new is easily whisked clean with a damp fabric at half the cost of imported wool. cloth and needs no covering to protect it from moisture; the wax at the same + time preserves the original table finish. Soapless detergent is the phrase the trade uses for want of a better one to blanket the whole soapless soap family. Applied Art The sulfated fatty alcohol derivatives are the newest discoveries in that line. They are especially good because they New and unique ideas in home light­ surpass the sulfonated oil products since ing have been developed so that the they are more soluble in water, have lighting effects in a home will bring out greater cleansing powers and can be the color scheme desired and every room packaged in powdered form. will be adequately and properly lighted to prevent eye strain. + + A new towel rack has been designed for guests with a space at either end Tempting meals have brilliant table in which a tab of paper may be slip­ settings for an attractive background! The use of all varieties of glass in ped with the person's name. Each Glass table tops lend themselves particu­ architecture and decoration has resulted guest then knows his own towel, thus larly well to brilliant settings-especially in the development of a new durable, when lighted from below. Sparkling absolutely strong glass that resists shock saving on towel consumption. The rack is attached to the wall by vacuum tables can be worked out in various and heat. It is available in a number cups on the end braces, making it use­ materials . . . . . an all crystal setting of different colors. This glass is being ful in the kitchen where it may be accentuated by mirrors and prism used in making coffee tables, screens, impractical to use screws for attach­ candlesticks arranged on an ivory satin trays, candle-stick-centerpiece com­ binations, book ends, ash trays, and wall ing. rayon cloth .... . or a complete silver pieces. Also, designs and patterns may service on a delicate gray table cover­ be cut or sand blasted into the solid ing .. ... also a table covering of pieces. woven white cotton chenille, white china Technical Journalisn1 Syracuse plates, and to add gaiety, turkey red linen napkins! A charming and artistic flower con­ A new book written as a Federal + tainer for the wall may be made from Writers' project called "U. S. One: a discarded vinegar bottle. An attrac­ Maine to Florida," gives a list of special Kitchen wall plaques are new. These tive metal bracket which holds the bot­ foods from the states through which the painted plaques are arranged to hang tle may be secured, in some cases, from route passes. Descriptions of 154 differ­ flush with the wall and may be obtained the company which bottles the vinegar. ent dishes dear to American epicures in a variety of fruit subjects in six are included. It is published by Modern striking colors. These plaques are also Age Books, Inc., New York City. Price prepared for the bathroom, nursery $.95. and dining room. A chromium waste basket with a fluted finish that glistens and gleams like a mirror has a shape adaptable A "Most-for-Your-Money Cook Book" Called the "Big Apple," a new oil for any room in the house. The finish recently published is well salted with cloth ensemble design has been intro- is permanent and easily cleaned. The wit and common sense as the use of duced made into table, shelving and interior is finished in six standardized such materials as chicken feet and pea edging oil cloth. It is also offered as colors, with a pearl top, so that it pods are presented in mouth-watering cushioned asbestos pads, pot holder sets may be used as a hamper. recipes prepared with great economy.

The Iowa Homemaker 11 Take Inventory for Self Selling by Margaret Sheriden

~PRING is in the air; thoughts cue, and do likewise. Remember that 1.]) of hikes, picnics and fun. But the interview should be an exchange of here and there a senior stops ideas and this purpose can he accom­ for a minute to think of June, gradua­ plished better if you understand each tion, and a place to hang her hat other. after she checks out of the dorm or You should take the initiative, and INDIVIDUAL house. state the purpose of your appointment She may get panicky at the mere as soon as plausible. Tell simply but HAIR thought of peddling her wares, and yet fully just why you are applying for the STYLING she knows "there'll come a day." But position, why you are interested in the firm, and what you think that you as a member of the organization could do to improve it. Show where you would fit in the scheme and then give a thorough account of scholastic records, previous experience and other qualifications that will help your in­ terviewer to know you better. Give yourself a chance by building up a convincing case that shows what you will do, and why you should be PATRONIZE allowed to do it. Then give the man HOMEMAKER ADVERTISERS across the desk his opportunity. He'll ask questions; answer them directly and unhurriedly. Stop and SAVE if she is prepared she can cope with think first if you aren't sure of the any situation when the day of reckon­ answer; but if you really don't know, ing does come. UP TO $10.00 say so. Remember, he's pretty familiar Appearance should be the first con­ with the setup of his own company and sideration of the applicant. A pros­ on its work. He will catch insincerity and pective employer will form an opinion ignorance. The "bluffer" hasn't a of her as she first walks through chance. Yo•n· Text Books the door of the office, and the wise Throughout the interview assumP. an applicant will he prepared. Smart attentive attitude. You are vitally in­ clothes that are conservative with a terested in the outcome. Show it. Look touch of originality will tend to the interviewer straight in the eye; be create that favorable first impression. Hundreds of used alert and, above all, attentive. For your costume, choose quiet colors Then if you get the job, conclude text books now in that are interesting and friendly, but promptly. Remember that your inter­ stock. not gaudy. viewer is a busy man, and that you Clothes are important in molding this as a member of the firm should respect first impression, but still more im­ this. If you are unsuccessful, express portant are posture, carriage and atti­ your gratitude for the appointment and tude. It's wise to stand correctly leave at once. Pleading your case now Bring in · your class and walk casually, but, at the same won't help, and a pleasant cheerful schedule. We'll do the time, as if you were aware of the "thank you" is eloquent. importance of the occlasion. Don't rest. For a final checkup keep the following slouch, or on the other hand be stiff in mind: and unnatural. You can show your interest and en­ WRITE a letter of application before thusiasm by your manner. Assume a the interview. "This is the opportunity I've been HAVE a definite campaign mapped out Student waiting for; now let me show what I giving complete qualifications. can do" attitude, and you'll be off on KEEP all appointments to the minute. the right foot. DON'T argue with the interviewer. Supply The first few minutes of the interview will probably be an exchange of pleas­ DON'T criticize other employers or' antries, as each of you make ad­ employees. Store justments, but you'll both be watching DON'T try to capitalize on fraternal for the opportunity to get down to the and lodge affiliations. South of Can1pns real object of the meeting. The em­ DON'T be discouraged if you fail ployer is sizing you up. Take the the first time.

12 April, 1938 Circled with Design Iowa's Oldest Jewelry Store

by Ruth Deems

PRING frocks are as gay and Hose prove an interesting sidelight. S blithesome as the first robin's Open spring shoes leave lacy patterns chirp. Let's accent our own par­ to show sheer hose. Ivy, floral, and ELGINS and ticular success story of the season geometrical patterns on the instep are by the right accessories. being shown for afternoon and even­ HAMIL TONS Belts afford an inter.esting change to ing wear. Mesh hose with colored Don't deny yourself the pleas­ any costume, and this spring the lead­ heels, and even pastel-colored lisle ure and convenience of a good ing designers say that belts play a hosiery for sports wear may be keyed watch. leading role in all fashion shows. For to match your sw2ater colors and your suit, you may choose soft sashes show up well in the fashion limelight. For a Graduation Gift no other of silk with scarf or handkerchief The leather embroidered with metal personal article is more appre­ to match. The luscious colored pastel threads and fringes that dramatize the ciated. wool frocks offer earth-rocking pos­ period gloves you may see in museums sibilities for a creativ·= mind. Perk are being copi.ed by glove designers. Plumbs recommend Hamiltons them up with belts of felt having They are toned down to modern use, and Elgins, two splendid American designs embroidered in colored shells, but still keep the rich dramatic touch watches famed for their accuracy snakeskin with high, fitted girdle that charms women. Some are of very and smart styling. front laced with self thongs; white heavy sueded calf, rich and supple, skirt belting with stitching in multi­ and trimmed with a tracery of gold At Plumbs you will see all the colors. All these make you squinch latest models priced from $17.5() your studying into as small amount to $55 and upward. of time as possible to give a chance for a bit of craftsmanship. Convenient terms when desired Wooden belts of geometric designs strung on raffia offer a multitude of possibilities. Raffia may be again Plumb Jewelry Store used by dyeing in many colors, and stringing it with cross sections of black Sixth and Walnut Des Moines walnut shells which have been stained to a desired uniform color. Strips PATRONIZE of upholstering materials may be either HOMEMAKER ADVERTISERS stitched or stenciled in interesting patterns. With suede so obviously good this spring, why not make your gloves and ADD belt of similar design and inlay your pattern? Those who have taken crafts ATTRACTIVE courses assert that you won't find such c:Jrd thr·2ad to highlight the spring ACCESSORIES a project difficult. costume. Suzde is in black with silver stud­ Heavy, closely crocheted types of dings. Black suede with multicolored gloves in string are the joy of the insets of cellophane, some having pat­ "sports girls'" existance. There may ITEMS YOU'LL NEED terns worked on the fabric and pro­ be bright colored fabric gloves with tected with cellophane is interesting arrowhead trim to fall upon the back and decidedly new. of the hand, open loops up the sides of Have you se2n the wide suede the gloves, or imported kidskins with Spring Belts girdles with cork Indian boys and diagonal or lattice stitchings. Suede Buttons girls dangling from them, and those is enhanced by embroidered flowers which have wooden Mexican sombreros or petit point selections. For afternoon Buckles poised in bright array across their sheer thread m esh, of even twelve Shoe Polish front? button lengths, often have an unusual Canvas may be embroidered in motifs fingernail detail. Dye Tint which resemble charm bracelets, with the work done in high colors and the Have you ever intended to hang a fastenings of inch long hooks laced small picture where a larger one had Economical Buyers to fit with colored string in the em­ been, only to find a streak on the wall broidery colors. Long rope ends in where the bottom of the former picture Shop at the many colors may knot in place and had hung? Try placing a thumbtack at be drawn up to fit and left to hang the bottom of both corners at the back down the front. You may even go the of the picture frame. This will allow the CAMPUS limit in sports accessories, and plan air to circulate between the wall and a raffia belt, bag, and sandals to the picture and prevent the unpleasing 5e - $1 Stot•e match your costume. streak.

The Iowa Homemaker 13 • THANK Alums 1n the News YOU! We'll Have by Faithe Danielson That J ob of MARIE PIEKENBROCK, '36, who Printing Ready for You in Ac­ JOSEPHINE SYLVESTER, '37, filled cordance with Your Instructions recently finished her dietetics intern­ the vacancy in a Wyoming high school ship at Scripps Metabolic Hospital, La- for the second semester left vacant by CARTER PRESS her sister. She taught in the Arnolds 127 Welch Park school for the first semester. Just call 2044 whenever you need VIOLA MEINTS, '31, was married to printing Walter Brugman in February. They are at home at Walcott, Iowa now. P ATRONIZE "T HE Way of a Transgressor" is the HOMEMAKER ADVERTISERS autobiography of Negley Far­ son, aviator, engineer, athlete, foreign correspondent and wanderer. He SPRING tells his story in a refreshingly easy Jo Marie style which makes his book readable Feddersen, '37 Piekenbrock, '36 in one sitting. His college life, exper­ FORMALS iences in foreign countries, various oc­ cupations and hobbies reveal Mr. Far­ are J olla, California, has begun work as son as an exceptionally versatile char­ assistant dietitian at The Mercy Hos­ acter. inexpensive pital, Sacramento, California. The most interesting part of his life FRANCES EDWARDS, '36, is the is related in the last chapters of the WHEN MADE OF new assistant manager of the catering book. department at the International House " The Way of the Transgressor," by Negley at the University of Chicago. Miss Farson. Harcourt, Brace & Company. Puredye Silk Chiffon Edw.ards spent one year at Mills Twelve unusual shades College, California, following graduation in stock and then took an institution apprentice training at the International House. She AMES $1.00 yd. finished this training recently, and then accepted this position. DRESS CLUB ~ ELSA CASSEL, '36, is the new dieti­ Washable Taffeta tian in the state hospital at Yankton, PHONE 98 South Dakota. 98c ElLA BROOKS, '34, who has been ~ a Home Economics fellow at the Uni­ DRY CLEANING ~ versity of Arizona, in Tucson, for the Silk Nets past two years is staying on to teach ~ the Home Management work during 2810 WEST ST. 72 inches wide the first term of summer session. $1.19 HELEN JOHNSON, '38, has accepted a position in Des Moines with the WPA ~ in the applied art division. JO FED­ DERSEN, '37, who has been employed Make your Mercerized Shantung in the Nax, Meier, Wolf Department Printed and plain colors Store, Mason City, has already begun EASTER GIFT 49c work with the same project. A WILLIE FLETCHER, who has been POR T R A I T ~ working toward an advanced degree in Child Development during summer Dotted Swiss sessions and last fall quarter, began work at the Texas State College for 49c Women, Denton, Texas, at the begin­ McCall and Hollywood Patterns ning of the second semester. MARGARET ALICE STEWART, '34, is dietitian at Cincinnati General Hos­ pital, Cincinnati, Ohio. ELVERA AN­ DERSON, '30, is dietitian at Good Sa­ from maritan Hospital, Los Angeles, Calif. MARY ELIZABETH BAKER, '33, has HILL'S STUDIO Stephenson's accepted a position as teacher of Home 2530 Lincoln Way Economics in the high school at Douglas, FAMOUS FOR FABRICS Satisfaction guaranteed Alaska. She formerly taught at Ireton. OPPOSITE CAMPUS DOROTHY H. REIF, '31, is teaching Phone 347 for appointment Home Economics at Algona this year.

14 April, 1938 CORDIALLY INVITED w * * * Iowa State Faculty and students are cordially invited to visit Josephs when in Des 0 Moines. Particularly interesting to women are the silverware, china, and crystal displays­ also the many unusual pieces I in the downstairs gift shop. Table appointments and home decorations may be seen in a specially pleasing by variety just now. Feel wel­ come to look around. Mary Ellis * * *

EQUESTS for copies of WOI radio R talks given from Iowa State Col­ PICNIC TIME lege come from Alabama and is here again! Washington, from Nova Scotia and New Mexico. Thirty-five states and CHOICE STEAKS one Canadian province are represented on the mailing list. PATRONIZE and Each morning of the week at 10 HOMEMAKER ADVERTISERS o'clock, Home Economics takes to the PICNIC FOODS air from WOI, the broadcasting station at of Iowa State College. At that hour, Andy Woolfries announces Mrs. Zen­ obia Ness, who steps to the micro­ Malander's Grocery phone and directs a program which is designed to be of aid to homemakers Brighten your in this and surrounding states. Many members of the Home Economics fa­ culty participate in various programs EASTER OUTFIT during the year. with colorful NEW It's interesting to visit Mrs. Ness' office in Home E'conomics Building; HAIR STYLE there one finds ample proof of the re­ ACCESSORIES sponse to the Homemakers' Half Hour. ~eans The surrounding states offer the . greatest number of requests. Minnesota -~ ANEWDATE leads with 518 in 1936. Our out-of­ the-state students are for the most Hosiery Scarfs part responsible for those requests Purses Gloves Let Us Show from distant parts of the country; ap­ You Our parently they are doing a good job of adv.ertising for Iowa State and WOI. NEW HAIR STYLES From Iowa homemakers, especially those women who live in the rural Roger~s or near-rural areas, come the most letters. In general they ask for copies Collegienne Field Beauty Shop of radio talks, especially those con­ cernings foods, the home, child develop­ 2406 Lincolnway 310 Main St. Phone 1069 ment, household equipment and nutri­ tion.

The Iowa Homemaker 15 AN INVITATION TO OLD Bold Facts, but Foundations For FRIENDS AND NEW Spring We cordially invite you to come and see our line of Street and Pattern Hats. Exclusively True at this store are sold GAGES by Ruth Dahlberg ROBERTS FISKS ILIGENTLY we study diets, plan Quality sophistication and in­ D menus and count calories, but dividuality from Houses that how much do we know about the know how to create becoming harmfulness of coffee, tea, smoking and hats for the Miss and Matron. alcohol? Doctors say that fundament­ $ ally these substances are all poisons.

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Pantie Girdles and briefs... sleek little whiffs for smooth lines in your spring clothes. $2.50 to $5.00 Mrs. Marshall They depend upon a drug-like action Uplift bandeaux... $1.00 . Lace, An expert in all kinds of for their effects and the use of all is satin or broadcloth. knitting with her stock of unusual yams, is willing to more or less habit forming. Fitted by our expert teach you to knit your Coffee is the American beverage- ­ corsetieres. dresses, sweaters, table many of us like our tea-and the ques­ cloths, rugs, etc. tion of smoking and drinking interests us. Some people object to indulgence Gorgeous colors in the New Spring Yams moth­ of these articles on a purely moral basis. //UUt!l A£:£ proof and non-shrinkable. What do specialists really know about the harmful physical effects of coffee, 3Jo Eighth St. $ tea, smoking and alcohol? Dr. Grant Please order early to insure of the College Hopsital helps us answer delivery. these questions. Tea and coffee affect individuals dif­ ferently. Many students and adults, doc­ NEW MODE tors included, confess that they cannot sleep without their cup of coffee before HAT SHOPPE going to bed. Others say that coffee Give Your Fur Shcldon-Munn Hotel Bldg. keeps them awake. Tea and coffee are stimulating due to Coat a Break! the caffeine which they both contain. A moderate strength cup of coffee or tea contains approximately 11/2 grains of caffeine, which is the usual dosage when Hygro-Cold Storage and it is given medicinally. Cocoa is simi­ lar to caffeine in its action but is less Gas Sterilization for stimulating to the brain. Moths will safeguard it When tea and coffee are used in more through the summer than small amounts they may cause in­ digestion, they stimulate the kidneys but months. probably cause no permanent injury. The most common reason for restricting the use of these beverages is the nerv­ ous stimulation which in some persons Free pick-up and delivery results in insomnia, headaches and service anywhere in Iowa nervousness. Obviously, the increased CREPE-SOLES stimulation caused by coffee and tea is N arne Your Color- harmful to children. Habitual use of these beverages has not been proven harmful to normal adults. Over in­ dulgence is probably harmful to any­ Cournie~s one, especially to those individuals who TRUE VALUE FURS are more susceptible to caffeine. There are many contradictory opin­ Des Moines ions on the subject of tobacco but little scientific data. The effects of tobacco are

-16 April, 1938 mainly due to the drug nicotine. Nico­ tine, like alcohol, is not a stimulant but MARY DUNHILL a sedative and in some cases seems to PERFUMES soothe the nerves, while in others it causes headaches, giddiness and irrita­ with all the fragrance bility. of Springtime- Serious damage to the eyes may re­ sult from the excessive use of tobacco, Flowers of Devonshire and susceptible persons may suffer from and Gardenia. Try high blood pressure and irregularities them and you will in the pulse. Smoking after a meal may want more. cause indigestion, spastic constipation and colitis. ~ Excessive smoking may also result in a chronic irritation of the nose and Colognes throat. The "lift" that advertisers em­ Rose Gzranium Hand Lotion phasize is usually of short duration and Face Powder is followed by greater fatigue than it relieves. Dusting Powder The effect of smoking on women is Lipsticks the same as on men except that smoking Compacts during pregnancy might have a dele­ terious effect on the child. This effect, Traveling Kits of course, would depend on the amount .,e of smoking done. Nicotine and tobacco retard growth, and doctors generally Florence Langford agree that smoking by children is un­ healthy and dangerous. Shop of Gifts The belief that mouth cancers are no Downtown more prevalent among smokers than non-smokers is now generally accepted. Some investigators have attempted to prove that there is a correlation be­ tween intelligence and smoking. There are figures to show that smokers rate lower in grades and intelligence tests, and win fewer scholarships. Alcohol is a poison to living tissue and in concentrated form will destroy • • • plant, bacterial, and animal life. Even small amounts of alcohol have definite

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Yardleys Suits effects on the body. The chief effect is a $10 Tussy depressant action on the nervous sys­ and tem. Alcohol appears to be stimulating because it removes self-restraint and self-control. Driving and drinking do Coats not go together, for the alcohol reduces nervous control and motor coordina­ tion. Because alcohol attacks the nervous system it interferes with attention, con­ centration, memory, judgment and rea­ SMAilT STYLES Judiseh son. From the standpoint of the nutri­ for Ames Coeds tionist, alcohol is not a food. Its high energy value crowds out needed pro­ Bros. teins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins and minerals. FREE DELIVERY Dr. Grant says, "Alcohol, except in Phone 70 very moderate drinkers, definitely short­ DES MOINES ens life, and lowers physical and mental efficiency."

The Iowa Homemaker 17 THIS SPRING Buttoning Up HAVE YOUR PICTURES For Style Cleaned and Reframed by Roberta Stock Add a new picture to your office or home from HE days of "Button, button, who's Colored buttons of glass or wood are T got the button?" are here again. good on The more the merrier, but let them Net, lace, linen Toney~s be different and let them be gay. But­ Cotton, silk and rayon ton styles change as do the dresses they Rhinestone buttons on evening gowns enhance. will remain ultra-modern Pieture Shop Lady Spring Predicts Link-button-fasteners are "in" and a Buttons of all sizes and shapes, and smart all-around blouse will be 705-707 Grand Ave. of wood and glass trimmed with them Des Moines Colorful jewel buttons that enhance as Crystal buttons with a diameter of two well as enchant to four inches with either a high ~ Buttons imported from Austria and polish or the natural finish REMEMBER Czechoslovakia including Patriotic buttons-wooden American Miniature dogs flag buttons of red, white and blue Mr. Toney will call at the Realistic red strawberries and cherries Odd little buttons of colored glass with college on or about April 11. Horses and elephants Send him a card and he will floral designs call on you. Small gaily painted dolls, hats, houses As to the durability of these novelty and wind-mills buttons, it is interesting to note that Small baskets of fruit or vegetables Charming modern geometric animals PATRONIZE of wood HOMEMAKER ADVERTISERS Pearl studs and colored studs lead

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Social activities are most es­ sential in modern education. a large majority of them are washable. Banquets, special parties, teas, The imported buttons as a general rule respond better to careful treatment. dances, and informal meetings If they are washed, lukewarm water make our Union the social and a mild soap are the essentials. center of Iowa State. When laundering a washable material­ covered button, the fact that should be known is whether the foundation of the button will rust after contact with P. S.-See our picnic menu! the water. Most buttons on the market today are washable. The few that are not are those made of celluloid, certain wood compositions, and heavy card­ board foundations and compositions. The style and novelty added to the MEMORIAL UNION dress or outfit by a good looking set of buttons is well worth the consideration . . . our college club . . . of the purchaser when she buys them. A clever new button set can do much for an old dress.

18 April, 1938 Storm Weathering CRANFORD ~ by Anne Halder Allen BEAUTY ""~ SHOP ~ "WHEN it rains it pours." That's of fabric, diameter of yarn and number what you'll expect of the of twists per inch when choosing a good suggests: ?A ;Jf' weatherman when you see the new rain umbrella fabric. Cotton material in a clothes. twill weave has tested the best in these A few scalp treatments and Have you found the practical over­ factors after a weather test exposure. your hair cut and shaped shoes made of transparent rubber which We can always depend on the gabar­ fit your foot like a glove and are al­ dine trench coat. This year it has been by Mr. Howard most invisible? These magical shoes dressed up to look like a smart sports Will assure you perfect results coat. The gabardine is waterproof yet possess an added convenience because for your next Permanent they can be rolled into a tiny bundle pliable so that it falls easily into pleats, and carried in your purse or pocket. If tucks, and flares. If you wish to be Wave or End Curl the sun appears in the middle of the particularly well dressed, buy a white morning, you simply whisk off the over­ gabardine coat. The contrast of the white with a bright sweater or blouse shoes and tuck them away. Phone 1576 Color has invaded gloomy weather lends a cheery note to a dreary day. apparel. One particularly attractive set Another pleasing combination is a was an umbrella with matching rain­ bright umbrella, matching gloves, hat PATRONIZE coat of heavy oiled silk made in a vi­ and purse, plus the white coat. HOMEMAKER ADVERTISERS brant vermillion. This same set comes in spring green, lemon yellow, and electirc blue. Silk fabrics under the very same weather test as other mate­ rials deteriorated rapidly, so if you choose silk, select the material with the least amount of weighting possible. Consider closeness of weave, thickness

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The Iowa Homemaker 19 Eggs for Your Easter Basket

A FOOLISH FEW HOPE to fool the beside the man who likes to walk in are the chemicals used in the nationally Easter bunny when they blossom forth the rain with his hat off. tested formula. Easter Sunday with a new roseberry In marriage the man and the girl bonnet and spring suit. However, he is * * * have to go right on playing the same RED TAPE IRRITATES average a wise little fellow, and doesn't make game. Imagine living seven days a humans. But parliamentary rules are final judgment upon appearance only. week with someone who is interested one form of "red tape" that simplifies * * * in you because of something you your­ what might be involved business pro­ MAN MEETS GIRL. The music is self don't care for. cedure. It has taken years of trial and sweet, the night is gay, and the couple error to refine and clarify them into is off on an act together. They are * * * established principles. lifted right out of everyday common­ sense into a gorgeous goofiness. A NEW HOME SAFETY METHOD * * * The mousey girl (dizzy on the second is to fireproof material, such as ironing IS HE OR SHE the sort of friend you rung of any ladder) becomes captivated board covers, rag rugs, curtains near want? These five C's are good yard­ with the idea of airplanes and flying. open fires, kitchen pot lifters, and sticks-character, capacity, connections, The dancing enthusiast finds herself Christmas tree ornaments. Boric acid­ capital and charm. walking in the rain with her hat off, borax mixture or ammonium sulphate -Peggy Schenk, editor

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20 April, 1938