New Britain herald., 1927-01-05
By tho Associated Press.

By tho Associated Press.
 New York That interesting, enigmatical creature, the present day girl. as he describes her, has about reached the end of her rope with John Philip Sousa. At an opera in Philadelphia the composer was disturbed by deep toned cough. He 1 sent an usher for some drops and of 1 fered them to the suffering young man." but discovered the tougher was a boyish- -bobbed young beauty. Gee" he writes, that girl coughed like a man and a bass man at that" Somerville, N. J.-Fifteen-year-o Doris Duke. probably the richest girl | of her age in the world, is worth 1 s53, ,451, 1,069. It is shown in an ac- counting of the estate of her father, James Buchanan Duke. tobacco magnate. She began riding in a s25O baby carriage and now has a $35,000 Pullman car, three automobiles and stable Of thoroughbreds. It cost
 s6,000 to furnish her boudoir in her New York town house. She also owns place in fashionable Newport and 2,0Oo acre country estate near Somerville.
 New York "The Queen of | Cooks" thinks the U. s. A. has some of the finest cooking in the world that of the American negro. Mrs. | PnSa ot-ic ryh maid AS years ago and now owns a i hotel in London, says the negro has contributed simething original to the art, and fried chicken. beaten bis cults and spoon bread are among the best dishes ever tasted. Thinking that women make the best cooks, she employs no men.
 l Rome - The Charleston and the Black Bottom are forbidden in night clubs. also the two-step and waltz. In fact all dances. A patron can't do thing but drink and listen to songs and jazz music.
 i New York First thing Arturo Toscanini required when he landed on these shores was drink-of milk. fermented. The Italian conduc- tor lives on it almost entirely when on tour.
 Camden, N. J.-Wives would be better off if they talked less, in the opinion of Judge Samuel Shaw. And so he dismissed a separation suit with advice that a reconciliation be attempted.
 New York What would you do in a bridge game IS you held IS hearts, bid six and were doubled? Miss Annette Miller was so excited that she failed to redouble.
 Chicago - Some shoes will match l the cheeks this year. Among the popular hues as described to the National Shoe Retailers assiciation is roseblush.
 Albany, N. Y. - Would Al Smith accept invitations to speak outside the state? Well, he explains, the chances of his doing so are like Kathleen Mavourneen; it may be for years or forever"
 New York Pro-bobs and anti bobs are having disagreement at the beauty shop owners convention, b,,f tho y,ror pra,,opIorofa nS,-,,,ho1 of the times" and There to stay" are typical pro arguments The antis counter: "Bobbed hair is passe; shorn head Is not conducive to beauty: this years beauty will have long tresses."
 Washington March 1a will be Bryan Day. The Commoner's birth day has been SO designated by the William Jennings Bryan Memorial association.
 Paris--A card index of Napoleon's l time, one of the best experts have | seen. is still in use in the national record office. It was devised by Fouche, Bonaparte's chief of police. |
 Norwich - Pleading guilty to as- sault with intent to kill on Dorothy l Lewis in New London December IA, | Theodore Morris, 21, negro, sentenc- ed to not more than two years in | states prison.
 Norwich - Sentenced to year in | states prison, for bigamy, divorced l by his first wife and remarried to his second wife all in a day. sentence against William Clarke, wounded world war veteran is suspended and his matrimo' al status cleared up.
 New Haven - Mercury did not get down to zero during December. des-