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aril k mutt wr WoT v A FEZ ANS Ie Wii > >. io ---- a ae Ss SORA RT 8 : Has SAT Fh La \ 2 ya SAA RARE Home Than Men Fatal Accidents for Males In Hote 50 Per Cent. More Women have acquired the art of safe living at home to a greater degree than men, if fatal accidents in the home are a criterion. Fatal accidents for males in the broad age range 15 to 64 years are about 50 per cent. higher in the home than among females in the same age range, says the New York Sun. 'This excess among males is the more remarkable when it is consid- ered that at this time of life men spend a large part of their active hours away from home, in industry, while women's chief occupation is the care of the home," is the com- ment of the statisticians of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Com- pany, who recently have made a study of accidental deaths among industrial policyholders. While men ave less likely to suffer minor injuries in home accidents, this study revealed the fact that their chances of being killed are one and one-half times as great as are those of women, More Of Them Fell Falls caused slightly less than half the deaths for each sex, but were one-third more frequent among men. An investigation into the circumstances surrounding these accidents reveals that more men than women died from falls off roofs, from ladders, porches and balconies. This suggests that many of these victims had attempted re- pair jobs around the home for which they were not qualified or did not have the proper equipment. However, in considering deaths from falls down stairs, by far the most important type of fall in the home, there was also found a great- er number of deaths among men than among women. Deaths from poisonous gas were found to be three times as frequent among men. Three-fifths of these deaths among males were from il- luminating gas and one-fourth from automobile carbon monoxide gas. Sturdier Stuff in Bedspreads Unbleached Muslin, Seersucker, R.yon or Cotton Used Most Often Today Time was when the bedspread was so delicate a creation that it had to be handled with care. Today's bedspread still serves the purpose of beautifying the bed by day, but washable fabrics have made it a useful all 'round cover- ing that can be thrown over the footboard and pulled up for service on temperamental summer nights. Although flimsy fabrics are still used to some extent, unbleached musling dressed up with chenille, little candlewick tufts, - or other simple trims; seersuckers, and sturdy rayon and cotton weaves predominate in homes where fur- nishings are chosen with an eye to how they wash and wear. When the children curl up on the bed, when cold creams and other bed- time cosmetics rub off, when coffee or crumbs from the breakfast tray spill, the simpler type of bed-spread can be easily refreshed with soap and water even if its weekly quota of service isn't up. Easy To Wash Cotton bedspreads need no spe- cial treatment to come out of every washing looking like new. ons or rayon mixtures, the washing formula consists of a continuous lather of abundant mild soapsuds, water of an even lukewarm tem- perature for washing and rinsing, and careful handling when wet. Many of the cottons need no pres- sing, but chenille or candle-wick spreads should be shaken to make the tufts fluffy before they are thoroughly dry. Rayons are best smoothed with an iron regulated to moderate heat, Teach Adults, Expert Urges Education Is Wezpon in Hands Of Democracies Against Totalitarianism HALIFAX.--Adult education as a means to strengthen democracies against influence of totalitariarism was stressed by Dr. Morse Cart- wright, New York, director of the Amerjcan Association of Adult Edu: cation, addressing the 18th annual ssion of the Canadian Education ssoclation here, Dr. Cartwright's speech was de- livered at a dinner which marked .+.- dhe conclusion of the soclety's Hali- "7 fax sittings. The convention will meet again in Saint John, N.B., and later in Charlottetown, Dr. Cartwright said all significant political changes had 'occurred in the name of democracy. He declar- ed the principle of majority rule under the system gave rights to minorities economic and social, For ray- . Serial Story * Women Safer In IF RE a a co st to Women A Page of Intere = ' . Promenade Deck . . by Ishbel Ross CHAPTER XXI Miss Mudge was seeing things as they were, and she felt alone and afraid, in a vast hall that stretched to infinity, hall lined with flash- ing mirrors that reflected over and over again the cheapness of all her belongings. A week ago she had felt so chic. And the kiss from Mr. Charlton--an act of pity! That had been cheap, too. Her face was drained of life. For hours she lay on her bed without moving. The cocktail party went on, with the guests making feverish efforts to cover up the disappearance of Miss Mudge and Joan. Only Dick went out, after catching the eye of the captain. Angela shook herself clear of the horror she had gone through. Captain Baring took out his vio- lin and settled it tenderly under his "chin. He played for them, softly, Grieg and Bach. Angela sat 'en- tranced--not so much by the music as by the strange man who spent lonely nights on the bridge and could wring such feeling from his violin. When he had finished, he was still remote, as if his playing was a form of self-indulgence that he did not care to share with oth- ers. He listened to their compli- ments absent-mindedly and left them without a word. Miss Mudge left the Marenia at San Francisco. She was pale and wore her glasses. Her fringe was straight and she had given? her Spanish shawl to her stewardess. All of her vanities 'had been laid Prophetic of Tailored Trends PATTERN 4749 By ANNE ADAMS Makes you think of First Fall Days, doesn't it? -- this young shirt-waister, by Anne Adams, that's a fashion treat! Pattern 4749 is cause for compliments on almost every occasion, since it boasts the new "soft" tailoring. Just imagine it made up in a pas- tel wool flannel for country week- ends, and in a dark sheer wool for the campus. It will be a great flatterer in these fabrics, and in gay tie silks too, that you'll wear endlessly. Have the puff sleeves short or long, and the collar in self-tone or contrast. A Sewing Instructor is included to help you over difficulties, so you'll stitch up that eight-gore skirt and but- toned-front bodice in a flash! Or- der your pattern today! Pattern 4749 is available in misses' and women's sizes 14, 16, 18, 20, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40 and 42. Size 16 takes 33% yards 89 inch fabric. Send twenty cents (20c) in coins (stamps cannot be accept- ed) for this Anne Adams pattern, Write plainly size, name, address and style number. Send your order to Anne Adams, Room 426, 73 West Ade- laide St., Toronto. "the boat. aside, for her mind worked clearly now with everything out in the open, After her tips had been paid, she had eight dollars left and her railway ticket to Ohonto. That "was that! She had travelled forty thousand miles but had failed to see the world. She had spent her life's savings and would have to begin all over again. Another twen- ty years with Agatha before it was time for them to retire on their pensions. Her dull life lay over her like a shade. Bravely she stepped down the gangplank, knowing that glamour was only an empty word. Sle was sure at last that there was only one sphere in which she could move. Hereafter she would keep her wings clipped to her surround- ings, and her thoughts close to the ground. Among The Swimmers She had avoided Dick since the cocktail party. He had sent her a note, kind and detached, telling her that she must forget every word Miss Foster had said. It was now among her souvenirs--a red bal- loon, a swizzle-stick, a cheap little Tanagra from Athens, a small carv- ed god, her Jordan water, some ga- la favours, lier autographed menas a snapshot of him at Kandy. That was all. It was good-bye.. The people with whom she had chatted on deck and at table, ex- changing addresses and promising lifelong friendship, had been too busy with their own affairs to no- tice her undistinguished departure. There were two exceptions. Mrs. Wynant had been cordial, inviting her to visit her home in England, and Miss Aundel had kissed her warmly, promising to send her some wedding cake. Miss Mudge fluttered along the pier. She had to get through the customs, but pain was fogging her vision, and the dragging weight deep in her in- side, was getting worse each min- ute. For twenty years she had looked forward to her trip around the world. Now it was over, and she had - nothing. She stumbled against a trunk and wiped the tears from her eyes. It was too late for her to see that Dick was watching her as she wan- dered' with uncertain steps among the packing-cases on the wharf. His glance was kind, but he was think- ing that it was far, far better for Miss Mudge to be stepping back into her lustreless frame at Ohonto, Wisconsin. He had avoided Miss Mudge since the cocktail party, but only because she seemed to be keeping deliberately out of his way, and he had taken his cue from her. There was nothing he could say to her, nothing at all. The orchestra was playing. Its languid notes came drifting up from the baliroom. Patty's hand stole through Johnny's arm. He squeez- ed it hard. Life Just Opening Up "Good kid!" he whispered, and kissed the tip of her ear. Patty sighed. "I love the swish of the sea in my ears. Life will seem so quiet, Johnny, when we're on land again, "Life is just opening up for Pat- ty," said Angela, watching her af- fectionately. "I hope there's something in Johnny, for Patty is a fine girl," Macduff declared. "I think there is, Macduff. You're a little hard on the young." "Intolerable puppies, all cheek and ignorance!" Angela laughed. "I've got rather fond of those two. I shall always wonder about them. When you're thrown together on a trip like this, and share the sort of things that we have-shared, you get more attached to people than you would in thirty years at home." "I wonder what's happened to the Langford woman," said Maec- duff, irrelevantly, "She's probably not with Rum- ford by now, but she did all the damage she could while she was on She comes from New York, doesn't she? You may run into her some time." . "Angela," Macduff bent over, "would you ever want to live in New York?" "Never." To Be Continued) Beautifies Canaries Mrs. George Weiland, of Phila- delphia, is a bird chiropodist; for more than twenty years she has been trimming the nails of canar- ies, and has 1,600 customers. You Can't Always Trade On Looks Women Must Learn to Develop Other Qualities The once-beautiful woman who hates and fears the age signs that her mirror is beginning to reflect can do a lot for herself. Not by feverishly applying lo- tions and creams and henna rinses. The things she can do for herself have nothing to do with her fading beauty--except indirectly. She might say to herself, "Look here, now. You've had beauty for thirty years--and ft did a great deal for you. It gave you a gay, happy, unworried girl-hood. It played its part in giving you the man you love, it--in short--was your start. Something To Take Their Place "But there is a lot of life left to be lived. And beauty is going to play a smaller and smaller part in it. So you will have to find something to take its place." For, once she realizes that beau- ty is a quality that can be traded on only for a few years, a sensible woman starts in, if she has neglect- ed it before, to build some other attractive quality that will be more lasting than prettiness. Charm Of Maturity She will make herself compani- onable, so that she can hold the people her beauty attracted. She will learn .how to keep 4he hours when she is alone, from be- ing lonely hours. She will learn to admire, instead of sitting back waiting to be adm: ed. She will find some work or cause that she believes is strong enough to work for--something bigger than she is. And instead of growing hard and cold and bitter from fear and dis- content, she will gain a loveliness that has nothing to do with youth- ful beauty--but is the special charm of a happy, mature woman. English People Living Longer British Women's Expectation Of Life Is 21; Years Greater Now Than in 1910, Statistics Show. The average Englishwoman of 40 can now expect another 32.92 years of life, 214 years more than a wo- man of the same age could have expected in 1910. So says the Lea- gue of Nations statistical year-book for 1938, just published at Geneva. The 40-year-old Englishman is not quite so fortunate. He can ex- pect only another 29.87 years, as compared with 27.74 years' expec- tation of a 40-year-old in 1910. But in the matters of longevity, women always do better than men. Nobody is certain just why; one theory is that women's tissues are more resilient than men's, and 're- pair more easily. Another theory advanced only by men, is that wo- men have easier, less worrying, la- zier lives. Keeps Going Up Whatever the reason, however, all life statistics prove that females live longer than males, among hu- man beings. And in this country all human lives averaged out are getting longer. Sir Kingsley Wood, then minister of Health, pointed out last year that when a boy is born he may expect to live for 59 years, whereas in 1871 he could expect only 40 years, and in 1910 only 51%. A girl born now has an expecta- tion of life of 63 years; in 1871 it was 43g, in 1910, 5514, Jacket Costume For Any Daytime Event The distinctive simplicity of a gracefully tailored jacket costume makes it charmingly adaptable to any daytime occasion throughout the autumn. Of smooth sheet, in pale maize, the suede dress is cut on slender lines with, a_ slightly flared hemline, and the smart bol- ero jacket is just short enough to show off the gay, Roman-striped faille sash, It's shown with a navy cartwheel and navy pumps to match one of the colors in the sash, REMEMBER .... to get your copy X of this week's | Toronto Star town. Household Hints Instead of sewing shields into your summer frocks and blouses, it is quicker to sew snap fasteners to the armpits and the correspond- ing half to the shield. In this way, the shield can easily be clipped in to the dress and taken out again for washing. Also, one pair of shields does for several dresses. To save a lot of hard scrubbing when a man's shirt cuffs get very soiled, try dipping them in made starch before soaking the shirt. The dirt comes out quite easily after this treatment and the cuffs aren't weakened by constant scrubbing. Store pickles in small jars in- stead of in a few large ones, If you use big ones, you may find that the solid pickles rise above the vinegar and go musty. Try fastening down your jam pot cov- ers with a strip of wide adhesive tape instead of string -- it makes the jars absolutely air-tight. The bottled fruit will have corks in- stead of covers. Boil those corks and press them into the bottle while they are still hot. When they cool, they will swell a little and become really tight. Apply cold water at once to blood stains and they will come out. Coffee stains require boiling ~ water poured through them, also at once---so do fruit stains. Cocoa stains like to be washed in cold water first and thea boil- ing water poured through-them. Many people have furniture made of the new woods --limed, or pickled--and quite u number ruin it by not knowing how to clean it. Both limed and pickled woods do not require mor: than dusting and rubbing with dry, clean cloths. If there is a mark or a stain, it can be removed with a cloth well wrung out of soapy © water. If you have a door in a dark side passag2 and find diticdity in finding the keyhole when the moon is not shining, buy a tiny not of phosphorescent paint and dab a little rornd the keyhole. Cardiff, Wales; now holds the record among British cities for big families, there being six cou- ples with 20 or more children and more than 20 having between 15 and 20. Silk Stockings Comparatively New Departure As Short A Time Ago As 1900, Only One in 2,000 Women Wore Them Research shows that in 1900, only one of every 2,000 women on 'this continent wore silk hose. They paid from $5 to $25 a pair for them. (No wonder so many didn't wear them.) Today manufacturers re- port that most women in the Unit- ed States and Canada buy approxi- mately 20 pairs of silk stockings annually, paying from 50 cents to $1.95 a pair for them. This includes you who are reading this curled up comfortably on the chesterfield! Then again, in the early 1900s, it was fashionable to wear a stock- ing made up of silk to the knee. From the knee to the garter line, cotton was used, but statistics do not show whether this was by rea- son of the manufacturers trying to be fair to both the silk worm and the boll weevil. The heavier the silk, the more expensive the stock- ing. Today, it is exactly the re- verse, we are told. Sheerness is indicative of quality. Some Strange Customs In colonial times, did you know the well-dressed woman decorated her knitted silk hosiery with fresh roses every-day, , . hosiery made from the skin of unborn calves was very popular in France during the reign of Louis XVI. In Sumatra, the women always re- move their stockings at meal times, ~ but sleep with them on. You'd al- most think they ate with their feet. Superstitious maidens of Scot- land believe that placing a yellow knitted stocking under the pillow on which they sleep helps them to find a husband. Now you know what to do. Glamour Girls Vanishing Fast Movie Men Recognize the Pub-* lic Soon Grows Tired of Ore-type Actresses The glamour girls are going fast from the screen and Henry King, a noted Hollywood director, is hap- py about the whole idea. Intriguing actresses always will be in the foreground, but they must "offer more than just feminine charm, declared Mr. King. "Mere man is beset with so many Prevalent as is the use of cof- fee in this country, it is surprising how seldom one is served a really delicious cup of coffee either in homes or restaurants. If you get poor coffee in a restaurant you feel that your money has been wasted and though one never criticizes hospitality, it is disap- pointing to find a hostess who serves pale, wishy-washy tasteless liquid and calls it coffee. The question of coffee-making is important because it is made as often if not oftener than any other drink. And it's just as easy to make good coffee as poor cof- fee. Behind properly made coffee, whether it's boiled, drip or perco- lated, there are certain fundamen- tal rules. You must have a good blend of coffee; it must be fresh, the grind must be right and then it should be carefully measured and properly brewed. ; Coffee made any old way may pass but to get a fragrant, steam- ing cup of rich and satisfying cof- fee, it must be made according to a recipe. For those who feel there is room for improvement in the coffee they serve, we are giving the rules for making boiled, drip and percolated coffee. BOILED COFFEE Use 1 heaping tablespoon ground, coffee and % tablespoon beaten egg for each cup (% pint) cold water, Combine coffee and egg in pot and mix. thoroughly. Pour in water and bring slowly to a boil, stirring coffee down occa: sionally. Remove from fire im- mediately and let stand in warm place 8 to 5 minutes. Pour % cup cold water into pot to settle. Strain from grounds through a fine wire strainer, muslin, or cheesecloth. (Boiled coffee may also be prepared without egg but it is less clear.) To get the best boiled coffee, it boiled. By keeping it under boil- ing point all the good flavors and « Making Coffee That's Good » | By KATHARINE BAKER shouldn't be. none of the unpleasant ones are brought out. DRIP COFFEE Drip coffee is practically fool proof but a few pointers should be noted in preparing it. Use an .all-purpose or drip grind. Use 1 heaping tablespoon coffee for cack cup of boiling water. Pre- heat. drip coffee pot. Put coffee in upper compartment of pot. Ppur fresh briskly boiling water over it. Cover and let stand in warm place until all water has dripped through once. Remove upper com- partment and cover pot. Keep hot until served by placing in pan of boiling water 'or on an asbestos mat over a low flame. PERCOLATED COFFEE Percolated coffee is probably the most generally made because it's so easy, but the right method is apt to be neglected. The start- ing point is to have all parts of the coffee pot spotless and shin- ing. Use 1 heaping tablespoon ground coffee for each cup (1% pint) of cold water. Pour cold water into pot. Set percolator bas- ket in pot and put coffee in it. Cover. Let percolate slowly and gently 10 to 156 minutes. Whenever we have tasted a cup of perfect coffee, no matter what the method of making it was, we know that behind it is a history of a good blend; freshness; prop- er preparation and an immaculate- ly clean coffee pot. That's why it's impossible to say which of the three methods is best--they're all best when properly made, . Learn to Type at Home Typin {8s a valuable $1 Weekly asset." Only $1 weekly Buys a buys a new Corona, world's most popular CORONA [portable typewriter, fn- --~ cluding Carrying Case an ouch Typing Instructor, Write for full details; : L © Smith & Corona Typewriters of Canada Ltd; 37 Front St. KE. Toronto ; / Instant Lighting ¢ Quick Heating Save 1/3 ironing time with this iron that makes and burns its own gas. No cords or connections, Can be used anywhere. See the Coleman Dealer near you or write for details! The Coleman Lamp and Stove Company, Ltd. Dept. WL325 Toronto, oak 5) (@(0] [S111 I<Ta HC fe] \ problems these days," King point. ed out, "that he goes to the the- atre for music, comedy, or a stir- ring artistic story He wants to forget his troubles--lose himself in the picture. "The old-type glamour girl was noticeably in the foreground of each film, but not always an integ- ral part of the picture, She made an appeal to the audience that was direct. Prolong Careers "Actresses became known to -the public as glamour girls, became typed in the public mind, and audi- ences wouldn't aceept them in any ~"other kind of a story or role after- ward. "Producers now are much smart- er than they were. They change the type of roles of their players from picture to picture -- with an eye not only to present box-office demands but with the firm inten- tion of avoiding typing star players --thus prolonging their screen ca- reers, "As a case in point, Alice Faye started in pictures as a singer. She has been placed in first one type of role and then another by Darryl F. Zanuck ever since. "Alice Faye decidedly is the new type of screen favorite, versatile, beautiful and extremely talented." How to Remove Grit From Eye Try Inserting Soaked Flak Seed Under the Lid Ever had grit in your eye? Well, there is a man who specializes in removing obstacles from the eye. He is Dr.. Joseph Minton, who states that of the 10,000 eye-injur- ies suffered by industrial workers, 80 per cent. are preventable. He was resident surgeon of the Royal Eye Hospital, London, England, in 1936 and is now pressing unions and workmen to take action to safeguard their sight. And talking of grit, another Doc- tor, J. F. McKenna, trainer of the Canadian Ice Hockey team, always carries about a few flax seeds in an envelope. If a person gets a tiny bit of steel or grit in an eye, he soaks a couplo of flax seeds in water for a few minutes and inserts them under the eyelid. Then he advises the patient to lie down for 15 minutes, and at the end of that time the flax seeds swell and work their way to one corner of the eye, taking the grit with them. Unless the particle is actually embedded in the eye, this method invariably sug ceeds. . Once you sweeten your ~ " ------------