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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-22
The Heart Story
I nV,A.e "A Vn0k AnAnp1n Of ~
AOvV I1V0nVASS412 Steadfast Woman
By Adele Garrison

+, Underwood. I'll try my best to
Il am sure OF that, Ronald"
Lillian answered. smiling at him il
way which told me that the boy $
attractive nervousness had ban
ished the prejudice she had con-
ceived against him because of his
stepfather. Samuel Brixton. whose
name he bore and who had brought
him up from early childhood.
Il suppose We ought to talk
Clothes" Helena Brixton said witt:
a comradely glance at Lillian.
whose mind, ! knew had flown to
that subject when Ronald had spok-
en- OF the dance following the game.
But there is SO little time. We must
all pack at once"
We can talk while We pack"
| must get slant on that angle of
this proposition. and you've been
through the mill. / can see"
will you come and talk clothes
too. Madge?"
Not unless I'm needed ] re-
| turned. land I'm sure I'm not in
this particular case. must get
into the kitchen for a little parley
with Katie"
You mustn't plan any luncheon
for u.s." Helena Brixton protested
quickly. but Lillian took her arm
and swept her upstairs. I heard
her explaining as she went that lit
was simply Impossible to do any
thing with Madge. when she de-
cided to feed folks
| I found Katie hurrying like mad
through her kitchen work. but she
stopped as I entered and put =
swift question.
| "Vot time loonch today?"
The query twanged again the
chord OF memory awakened by
Mary's announcement that she was
to drive with George Jackson later
In the day. When she had last
driven with the young Prince OF
Trees, Katie had asked to have
lunch early and had driven away
lsfrom the farmhouse carrying a fam
tastic disguise in a suitcase. Mary
and Georges had told OF seeing a
queer woman in a similar costume,
and l had been quite sure that
| Katie for some reason of her own
had trailed them. Did she mean to
/ repeat that trailing today?
! Continued Monday
/ Copyright. 1928, Newspaper
Feature Service, Inc.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-22
Mrs. Hoover Painted
Pictures in Kansas

Old settlers OF Clearwater inform
her that the house in which she and
h r husband live was once the home
Of Lou Henry, now Mrs. Herbert
Hoover. who will become the first
lady Of the land next March.
Hearing that Mrs. Hoover for
merly had lived in this little Kansas
town, Mrs. White sensed a good
story for her paper. Leaving the
office Of the Clearwater News in
charge OF her husband. Harry White.
a blacksmith. she set out to inter-
view all the pioneers who might
have known Mrs. Hoover.
From them she learned that Lou
Henry came here as a 10 year old
girl with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles d. Henry, from Waterloo.
Iowa, her birthplace. That was in
1888. Mr.. Henry, a banker. bought
the dwelling now occupied by the
whites. There the Henry family
lived for several months before
moving to Monterey, Cal.
Mrs. White wrote Mrs. Hoover a
letter asking for further details, and
received a reply in which Mrs.
Hoover told of her family's arrival
in Kansas "as spring was breaking
over the prairies."
Mrs. Hoover said she would al
ways remember finding the first
little spring wild flower in the great
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-22
Guiding Your
10 Child 81


In machine made world which
all charming occasions for ritual
and melloWness OF spirit, Christmas
alone remains. We should try to
celebrate not only generously but
beautifully.
Mystery and a feeling of the i'm
minence of a great event are essen
tal as preparation. The child
should hear the tales and legends
of Christmas from his mothers lips.
He should know Christmas carols
and hear them sung. preferably in
church where they are most likely
to be beautifully rendered.
He should learn to think OF
Christmas as that time of the year
when people allow themselves the
special luxury of making other peo-
pie happy. He should feel some in
1imation OF the universal tenderness
and compassion that are the essence
of the Christmas story.
The jolly preparations whose Gus
toms are different in each house
should never be neglected. The fam
lily is lucky which bakes its tradi-
tional fruit cakes. makes its own
plum pudding to be served with
sprg of holly and a wreath of flame.
and spends hours over its hard
Christmas candies in the big family
kitchen. The child who helps moth
er crack nuts, chop dates and citron.
and measure the honey required by
the recipes sacred to the season, has
all his life associations OF special
Joy and warmth for Christmas time.
The tree should be chosen early
so as to have fine. thick SYM
metrical one which would do honor
to Hans Christian Anderson's story
of the little fir tree. The baubles
to be hung on it should preferably
be those which have been cherish
ed from year to year. not all bought
in one batch at department store
counter. Not My ought the tree
to glitter and tinkle, it ought to he
edible Brittle home made cakes IN
The semblance Of pnimals. ducks and
chickens with almonds for wings,
and Dummies with currant eyes
should hang on the lower boughs.
Tiny red apples make fine show
ing. and gilded nuts give fairy
tale quality
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-22
Women Should Iold Men In Sweet Bondage"

would do the same. An American
woman--never!
Men have no hesitation anywhere
in asking women they like to sew
buttons upon their coata Why In
the name Of heaven. then. should
not = man perform the simple office
Of lacing I lady's shoe. either in
public or in private? To be
shocked at such Z spectacle seems
to me the height Of absurdity.
When Mr.. Nichols criticfxes the
weakness OF American husbands. he
forgets that there 10 4 sweet bond.
age which Is sweeter than any kind
of freedom. Deny 1t a. we will. we
men adore to have our letters an
swered by our wives. our telephone
messages taken by them too. our
engagements written down on our
engagement pads by feminine hands.
We are Just built that way. All the
Freuds In the world cannot cure
us. We are hopeless imheciles
where women are concerned. and
like the French, We are proud Of
our imbecility.
Women In Their Glory
OF course American women are
instinctively aware OF our strange
mental attitude. They glory In their
power and we glory in having them
glory in 1t.
He was not particularly strong,
because he was not particularly
weak" is one OF the best epigrams
that Mr.. Carl Van Vechten has ever
written. Surely every man who
makes any claim to be 4 man
glories in his subservience to some
woman. II this 10 a national ca
lamity. then am glad that America
has fallen upon evil days.
1t is not for nothing that WON
en- have been labelled all over the
world the gentle SEX" and the
stronger q man Ia, the more he
realizes woman's fundamental weak
ness and is more manly when he
seeks to relieve 1t.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-22
course Olnner.'

confcrs some degree of protection.
although naturally this is never alb
solutc.
1T is clear that a number of fac
tors, some of them unknown, enter
into the causation of epidemic in
fuenza, but the evidence seems con-
vincing that on the one side seclu-
sion and detachment and on the 9TH
er general mingling with others,
especially if the mingling involves
close personal association at meals
or In working quarters are very i'm
portant determining Influences"
This brings up the question of
closing the schools. The closing of
schools to prevent the spread OF in
lection has been out Of favor with
sanitarians for some time.
An opportunity is afforded IN
school for systematic inspection and
supervision and makes the school Or
dinarily a safer place for the aver
age child than the unsupcrvised
playground or the street.
Authorities on school hygiene are
generally agreed that unless under
special circumstances. the schools
should remain open even in times OF
epidemic prevalence Of epidemic in
nucnza..
Unusual Circumstances
Exceptional circumstances do, Of
course, exist. For instance, the pres
ent epidemic is just preceding the
period of the Christmas holidays and
several schools have taken advantage
of this fact to dismiss their classes
one week earlier than usual.
The evidence accumulated during
1918 indicated that there was no
convincing proof that the closing OF
schools had any effect on the spread
of the disease. This naturally would
apply also to the closing of theaters,
churches, moving picture shows ana
similar places in which a number OF
persons assemble.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-22
Jumper Thinks He Sees a Ghost
BY Thornton W. Burgess

All things are real though they may
To be the Pigments OF a dream.
Old Mother Nature
1t was bad storm. Yes, indeed.
It was a bad storm. Every one said
that. 1t was one of the worst snow
storms in years. But Jumper the
Hare. crouched under an old wind
fall deep in the Green Forest didn't
mind it at all. He slept most of the
time. Once in a while he would
wake up in the night and listen to
Rough Brother North Wind, as he
roared and shrieked through the
Green Forest. But he would soon
doze off again. Jumper was one OF
the few little people who were real
ly happy during that storm. It didn't
trouble him at all. He was all pre-
pared for snow, He had his thick.
warm, white coat and he had his
snowshoes. He knew that when the
storm was over, he could travel
around without difficulty As long
as he could travel. he could find
something to eat. So. why worry?
When morning came it was still
showing. Deep there in the Green
Forest Jumper hardly knew when
morning did come. He had slept so
long that now he was wide awake
Rtt he vas foolish to go out in that
storm and so Jumper didn't even
think Of going out.
I'm glad" thought Jumper. that
Custer Bear gave up this old home.
I'm glad he is nowhere about.
wonder what did become Of him.
ness he had such hard work getting
enough to cat that he left the Green
Forest to look for food elsewhere. II
he did. ! hope heIl stay"
Jumper crept a little nearer TO the
entrance. 50 as to look ont better.
Rough Brother North Wind blew
the snow in clouds, Suddenly, Jump
r. blinlied. He blinked several times.
cot there, moving between the trees.
vas what at first he had taken to
be sinlnlv one Of tho clouds of snow
being blown ny Rough Brother
North Wind, But this seeming cloud
wasn't moving fast. In fact, it was
moving rather slowly. And it was
moving toward that big windfall
Jumpers heart gave a queer liftle
tlop. That cloud Of snow didn't seer,
10 be a cloud any more. 1t seemed
to be something walking and tho
something looked fer all the world
Ike a white }car OF course, it
nouln't be a Bear because il was
9li white. Jumper thought he must
ia dreaming Yes sir. this must be
queer sort of a dream. H was so
surr it must h" dream that he
iidn't NOV. He remained right
mere. staring out
Nearer and nearer cant thu white
1'"ar- II was whit" all over II mus:
II" a ghost Of a Bear. That is what
Jumper thought finally. Bnt it gave
him most uneasy feeling You see,
Jumper doesn't like real Rcars or
ghost Fears. He doesn't want any
thing to do with any kind Of Bears.
So whether it was a dream Bear or
ghost Pear made no difference TO
Jumper. He Just didn't like il any
EEav
Jumper didn know what TO do.
He thought at first that he would
crawl farther back under the wind
fall. Perhaps If he were not look
irg out he wouldn't be able to see
if, even If II were a dream Rear or
a ghost Bear. He had almost made
M his mind 10 crawl farther back
when there was a loud sniff and
then deep grumble. There vas
Only one animal in all the world
saat could make q sound like that
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-22

cup sugar, cup bread crumbs,
cup flour, cup broiling water.
l, IA cups chopped suet. 1 teaspoon
cloves. teaspoons cinnamon, IL
teaspoon salt. l cup chopped figs,
l cup chopped raisins IA cup
chopped citron. l teaspoon soda. 2
eggs.
Mix all the ingredients and half
fill well buttcred pudding mold. Cow
err with waxed paper and a lid.
Steam for 3 hours. Unmold and
serve hot with Golden Sauce.
Golden Sauce
cup dark brown sugar. IL cup
corn syrup. tablespoons butter. 1
cup milk. teaspoon vanilla.
Mix all the ingredients and cook
slowly, stirring frequently. until the
sauce thlckens. 1t will require about
4 minutes to thicken. Serve warm
over the pudding.
steam Jam Pudding
! cup tisur. I cup bread crumbs.
I cup thick jam RASPBERRY, straw
berry. currant. IL cup sugar. IL
cup chopped suet. IA teaspoon salt.
l teaspoon vanilla. teaspoon cloves,
IL teaspoon nutmeg. 1-2 teaspoon
allspice this may be omitted, /
egg. l IL cups milk. teaspoons
soda. teaspoon baking powder.
Mix all the ingredients and half
fill a well creased pudding mold.
Steam for hours Serve hot with
Orange Sauce.
Orange Sauce
(This may be served with other
spiced pnddings)
IL crp sugar. 2 tablespoons flour.
l cup orange juice and pulp. cup
water tablespoons butter, egg.
l teaspoon lemon extract
Mix the sugar and flour. BLEND
well and add the orange juice and
water Cook. stirring frequently, un-
til the sauce thickens. Add the rest
Of the ingredients Cook for l min
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-22
.OVES AWAKENING

loves AWAKENING
The Old Blacknlail 'lsugaboo" Again
eears Its Head As Mary Prepares TO
start ON Another VI Her Mysterious
Auto Trips
Narion's flush deepened at Caro-
tyn's vehement assertion that her
refusal to be one OF the blind
E dates" at a neighboring prep school
dance must have been "Whopper
il it voiced her disclination for the
affair. Carolyn's attitude was patent.
To her, it simply was impossible tor
A girl to be anything but crafty en-
thusiastic over any opportunity to
attend dance.
"Oh. OF course l wanted to go In
a way" Marion said. honestly. land
if Ia known anybody over there. !
probably would have written home
and asked mother for permission.
But as it was, l didn't like the idea
Of going where l didn't know a
single solitary boy. So stayed at
home"
And kicked yourself down all
the flights Of stairs there were all
during the evening" Carolyn SAID
impishly. Don't ! know? ! used
10 miss out on things because ] was
scared, but muffin cookin' like dat
or dis darby no NOAH"
Helena Brixton moved uneasily.
Carolyn" she said with mild re-
proof, and her young daughter
. wriggled under her mothers voice
md look.
Sorry. Mummy" she said con-
iritely. IN be good But l knew,
rs l looked into her dancing eyes.
that her subduei manner was due
wholly to her ingrained respect for
her mother. and that secretly she
considered her style of speech to be
much more appropriate to the oc-
casion than the more formal cloth
ing Of her thoughts which Helena
Hrixton would have approved.
Lillian put in tactful oar.
Then We can consider Marion's
going settled. I think she said.
When you determine on the date,
Ronald. let me know, and Ill take
the matter up with Mrs. Barnes,
But give me plenty of time. Did
YOU say there was to be dance
afterward ~
"Oh. yes" Ronald said eagerly.
his fine young face fairly aglow.
And I'll let you know the minute
| find out myself. You can't know
how thankful ! am to you, Mrs.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-22
Richard James Meets
President COOLIDGE

Washington. Dec % Rl-Richard
James, Flushing. l.. l.. High school
boy, received the congratulations OF
President Coolidge today upon his
achievement in winning $1,000
prize offered to the first youth OF
less than Is years to fly across the
continent
James. who Is II. called at tn.
White House today after flying here.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-22

There is little cause for worry
you'll find them easier than some Of
the intermediate words.
HORIZONTAL
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skin.
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'blacll bread'''
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is secured.
33. IIrCl" OF iight around IT,"
head.
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%5. What is another name for thu
American buffalo?
90. Fhum.
IS. Exists,
IS. To change Il Jewel setting,
40. I"tcll bird OF the cuckoo fam
lily
Al. SWrndl"s.
AZ. Noises
VERTICAL.
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Spanish American War?
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marine disaster Of iast
month?
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10. To place.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-22
BY CHARLES HANSON TOWNE
Written for NEA Service

Like all critics OF the other sex.
Mr.. Beverley Nichols in his gentle
TRADE on debutantes, makes an ac-
cusation like that Of rudeness on
their part and then becomes exceed
ingly rude himself. II debutantes
do not acknowledge presents which
are showered upon them. whose
fault is it, There is an old Persian
saving: 'If thy friend offend thee.
shame on him. II he offend thee
again, shame on thee" If a young
lady did not acknowledge flowers
that I sent her. 1t would certainly
be ! who was at fault II l sent her
a second bunch.
It's the American Way
It is as natural for an American
gentleman to offer to tie a lady's
shoe as it is for him to walk on
the outside of the street when he
is with her. or to lift his hat when
he meets her on the avenue. ] can
see nothing demeaning in a male
assisting female In any way. In
England. as Mr.. Nichols would
probably admit. the shoe would be
upon the other foot: in effect, an
Englishman might very easily re-
quest lady to tie his boot II 1t
came unlaced while they were out
together. And the pity Of it is that
the lady would probably perform
the mental task In that situation
the task would indeed be mental. ]
have seen German hausfraus even
remove their husbands boots and
have no doubt that English wives
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-22

Near and nearer ccnle the White
bear
Jumpers eyes might have deceived
him. but his ears couldn't. He had
heard Buster Bear sniff and rum
lie too many times not to know
those sounds when he heard them.
Jumper made long, flying leap
right out into the storm. 1t suddenly
came to him that Bear was a real
Bear. It wasn't dream Bear. 1t
wasn't a ghost Bear. 1t was simrly
Buster Bear with the hair Of his
coat filled with snow. 1t was Buster
Bear turned into a white Bear by
a storm, and Buster was making
right straight for that windfall.
which once upon time had been
his winter home.
Copyright, 1928, by T. w. Burgess)
The next story: Buster Bear
Does a Lot of Grumbling."
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-22
TUCKED BAND"

Tucked bands form the finish
Of the cardigan Of a cataWha wool
crepe suit. Tucked bands form
the cuffs and the front closing Of
a purply pink blouse that goes
with it.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-22
CIRCULAR pI,pLl NJ

4 wisteria hand woven tweed
suit has it's coat cut Xix" blouse.
buttoning up to a high neck that
ties its collar n a bow. and ends
in cute circular p"plum beneath
Il hucEled belt.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-22
YOUR Health

Editors Note: Naccines and isola-
discussed in this treatise by Dr.
liShhein. the third of a series OF
four articles on influenza.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-22
TAFFETA BODICE

The use Of two materials in eve
ming frocks grows. apace. TIL !
bouffant tulle or lace frock may
have its bodice of faille taffeta In
matching shade, with a sweet yoke
or shoulder straps OF the mora
fragile fabric.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-22
SILVER BALLS

A Paris sports ensemble OF grey
Jersey cardigan suit, with blouse
in many shades OF gray, is COM
pleted by an unusual necklace OF
silver balls, the size Of cherries.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-22

4 blue gray chiffon evening gown
with pancllrd skirt that trails tn
floor in the back, has its skirt at
tached to nodded bodice at low
waistline by a ruchin~ of the chif
fOn
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-22
TURQUOISE, I;ItE,

Turquoise Will be good this
summer, if lou judge by Palm
Beach, A new bat hing suit, with
a sunburn back neckline, is Of this
blue.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-22
Menus for the Family
BY LOUISE BENNETT WEANE Err
Menu for Dinner

Broiled veal chops, baked pota-
toes escallopcd tomatoes, bread,
plum jelly. head lettuce. and French
dressing, sliced bananas and cream,
sugar cookies, tea.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-22

ute. stirring constantly. Serve warm
over the pudding.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-22
Stuffed Dates


Dates permit OF many different
methods of preparation. They may
be pitted and filled with candied
ginger. nut meats. peanut butter,
chopped raisins and nuts. fondants.
fundge. cocoanut candy or cheese.
They may then be rolled in granu-
lated OF powdered sugar, soft fon-
dant. chopped nuts or Drowned CO.
coanut. Amy OF these will fit into the
Christmas confection boxes.
Plum puddings improve the flavor
when allowed to stand for several
days before serving.
Thin slices Of salt pork or bacon
may be fastened in place with a
toothpick on the breast OF fowl
after it has been stuffed and is
ready for roasting.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-22

Editors Note-Charles Hanson
Towne, editor of Harper's Bazaar.
writing below. asks: why NOT tie
a lady's shoe?" in replying to the
charge of Beverley Nichols. English
satirist, that this common gesture
symbolizes the public abasement'
of the American male.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-06-21
5 GIRDIRON TEAMS ARE TO PLAY FOR
 NOTRE DAME NOW

SOUTH BEND, Ind, June 21- Notre Dame has gone Western Conference teams two and three better in the new style of home and home football games.
 The Irish will put four teams in the field besides the varsity eleven next season and Coach Knute Rockne has a schedule for all of them. With the 12 univer- sity hall teams playing in their own league, the new plan will give all students, coming out for football, an opportunity to get into competition.
 The four elevens have drawn their names from the alphabet and will be known as B. c. D. and E. teams, reserving the "A'' for the varsity. es
 The B outfit will meet the sec ond teams from Northwestern, Minnesota and first string eley- ems of smaller schools. Each hall team will also play one game away from home this year.