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Evening star., 1928-08-03
Reasoning With Him.

Don't touch mothers glasses, Tom
my"
Tommy. who is past ?, looks out the
corner Of one eye, pauses a momenG to
make sure his mother is not looking,
and reaches a tentative hand for the
glasses
mo. no, dear. Please don't touch
mothers glasses. Naughty"
Tommy stands uncertain. Mother
goes to see IL the bread is rising. He
reaches higher and farther and draws
the glasses to him.
No, no. Tommy. Don't touch. Now
hsten. dear Those are mother's
glasses II you break them. mother
win not be able 10 see. She won't be
able TO read story. She won't be
able to sew or anything. Tommy
won't touch mothers glasses, viii he?"
Tommy. sensing that a negative
shake Of the head Is in order, shakes
his head sturdiiy. and says, NO. no.
That's good boyl Promise mother.
Sa, you won't touch"
No. no. No touch, nnuzzer."
Tommy trots away and c1ases his
ball. 1t rolls under the couch. and no
amount of coaxing will bring it out
again He wanderg back to the little
table An. there they arel He pulls
them toward him and they clatter on
the hoor.
Tommy. you naughty. naughty baby
You promised mother not TO touch her
glasses. Now you sit in the bad chair
anu remember what / put you there
Evening star., 1928-08-03

wear heavy, dangling earrings that
were anything but girlish. Probably
they thought that women of 30 had
better times than girls of 20, or per-
haps they took seriously the remarks
popular with novelists of those days
that q woman was never truly charm
Ing until she was 80.
Among the young girls / know at
present / can find little of that desire
70 seem older than they are. Perhaps
because they really are sophisticated
nowadays they realize that Is. i9. 20
have their charms that cannot be
matched by those of 30. Their chief
concern. it would seem. is no longer to
dress like their charming mothers. but
70 keep their charming mammas from
dressing like themselves.
It was because older women adopted
the bob. these younger girls have told
me. that the flapperS started to let
their hair grow again. And because
women old enough to be grandmothers
took to wearing skirts to their knees
that girls In their teens started in wear
ing their evening frocks down to their
ankles.
And now I understand there is a
much greater demand among the
younger fry for frocks that really are
giriish than there has been for many.
many years. They want frocks that
really are girliSh. frOcks so decidedly
"jeunne file" that mothers and grand
mothers won't dare to wear them. So
Evening star., 1928-08-03
BY EDNA KENT FORBES

take a piece OF glass. hold 1t over
candle flame and smoke 1t up. The
SCOT will collect In little mounds. You
want about teaspoonful Mix 1t up
with enough white petrolatum or pc
troleum Jelly to make thick paste and
put 1t in n tiny jar Take little bit
OF this between your thumb and FORE
finger and rub II along the eyelashes
1t darkens them without In any way
harming them. 1t does not show. It
simply runs dark color down their full
length makes them glossy and little
thicker looking-~in fact. gives them two
or three times their normal prominence
Viola--Consult the doctor about the
enlarged veins In arms and legs.
Jerry NJ. M.-Throw head far back
between shoulders and go through a
series of chewing motions as an exer-
else to rid yourself of your double chin.
Miss r. F.. Miss A. Aft you send
addressed. stamped envelope for
mailing. l shall forward full directions
on dieting by the calory method
Jerry-~You did not state your age,
but II you are around 20, with height
feet inches. your weight should be
about ii8 pounds.
Try deep breathing and any exercise
using muscles of chest. back and ribs
TO help fill out the bust.
Evening star., 1928-08-03
BEAUTY CHATS
Long Lashes.

It's most unusual to find anything
wrong with the eyelashes, but then the
eyelashes are kept clean because every
time the face Is washed they are bathed
also. and every time cold cream Is used
on the face they get a certain amount
OF 1t, which lubricates them even Ii IL
does not actually nourish them Even
diseases that attack the hair ON the
head do not attack the eyelashes. be-
cause normally these are too we'll cared
for.
OF course some eyelashes are so short
that they are practically useless in en-
phasizing the beauty of the eyes. and
some are so light In color that they
simply do not count For those which
are short ] should advise an occasional
rubbing with any sort of cold cream
containing lanoline. There Is no use
using petrolatum or any ointment made
with mineral oil. because mineral oil Is
not absorbed by the system; 1t Is simply
cleansing and that Is all. There are
any number of things that shops will
sell you to grow eyelashes that are a
pure waste of money
Lashes that are too light in color can
be darkened whenever you want them
dark by using very simple ointment
which you can make yourself, II you
happen TO have lamps In your house,
turn up the flame on one OF them so
as TO smoke the lamp chimney until
you have thick collection OF SCOT; or
Evening star., 1928-08-03
OUR CHILDREN By Angelo pa,ri

for. You must leave my glasses alone
understand"
Tommy curls his lip, squeezes his
eyelids together and sets up q shrill
cry of protest But mother keeps him
on the chair. She puts the glasses In
box and shuts the lid.
What's the matter with Tommy"
asks grandma. coming in for morning
visit. What's the matter with grand
mas little mann"
II had 10 put him there because ne
insisted upon taking my glasses / rea-
soned with him until I was tired out,
and he promised not to touch them.
and the minute my back was turned ne
took them. So I set him there until
he can remember not to touch things
when he is told not TO-"
Grandmother gave a sniff and soon
left for home. Mother was more than
distressed What could she do?
You can't reason with 3-year -old.
much less gig Words are scarcely
more than sound. and the stream of
them is but food that browns out
what little meaning a single word or
phrase might have had.
Take the glasses away and put them
where he cannot get at them. Give him
something else to distract his attention.
II he cries, pay no attention and he
win soon cease. But don't reason with
him. He hasn't the power to benefit
| by 1t at all And never ask a child TO
promise you anything. 1t Is not fair.
| He doesn't know what you mean. just
| ax things up and go your way. Wait
until he grows up before asking for
promises. and then they will not be
necessary.
ff-nnvrtxht 1a1a1
Evening star., 1928-08-03
Your Baby and Mine
nv MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED.

Children differ in their mental abili-
ties because of their physical differences.
1t Is fairly obvious that the fat baby
viii probably walk much later than
the thin, wiry child. and therefore the
thin child who Is able at will to change
his surroundings will also develop more
rapidly mentally Billy. who can propel
himself with lightning speed from living
room to kitchen and back TO front
porch. making new contacts (literal as
well ss fugurative1 everywhere. is boun3
to have a greater knowledge of his
surroundings than the baby who sits
motionleSs in one spot and plays with
the toys that are handed to him.
Billy will know the screen door after
humping his head on 1t good and hard
and will emphatically designate 1t AS
bad door," He viii run into expert
snces every time he moves and his
ability to express his ideas about these
new experiences cannot help but i'm
prove The child who cannot walk or
run will have his outlook bounded by
the walls of the room In which he sits
and he will make little effort to talk
about these dull and unchanging walls.
In summing up the reasons why chill
dren talk early or fail to talk one must
take into consideration their general
physical development. for the mental
and physicar can never be separated.
GeneraliZations cannot be made to
at all children, but they fit often enough
to be of value. So. talking In dependent
on physical development and upon the
environment. upon good hearing. upon
the presence of other children or per-
sons with whom to talk, and in some
cases upon the actual necessity for
speech in order for the child to attain
his desires. One cannot always say
that 1t is due to brightness that a child
speaks early and fluently. or to dullneSs
that he doesn't
Observe Tommy, a 4-year-old with
an adoring mother and father, q nurse,
two maids. not to mention the apart
meut attendants. to wiat upon him.
Every one knew that Tommy was a
little different" When he tried to
talk he suffered and stammered and
eager attendants took the slow words
out OF his mouth and surrounded him
with blithe conversation to hide his
deficiencies.
1t was, We'll. well. Is Tommy going
for a walk today?" "Finel Fine!
Well throw a ball for me Tommy.
Aren't you a lucky little boy to be able
to play all day long!'' And SO on and
on. And Tommy said nothing. Con-
versation was differcult enough without
trying to talk against this rapid stream.
and so Tommy became q speech prob
lem for whom the experts had to be
engaged to surround him with the SYM
pathy and encouragement TO struggle
with words until he had learned to be
articulate.
Evening star., 1928-08-03
THE DAILY
HOROSCOPE
Saturday, August 4.

Adverse signs rule tomorrow accord
ing to astrology, which reads in the
stars certain sinister omens.
This is read as rather depressing
rule for aged persons and again the
seers call attention to the rapid pass
ing of all who have long enjoyed fame
In any of the arts or in any branch Of
public life.
The new era now we'll under way is
bringing new marvels in science and in
vention which will outdo all that have
preceded them, astrologers f0retell.
This is not an auspicious sway for
signing contracts or agreements of any
sort. Delays may be advantageous.
Labor now comes under rule that
seems to promise much activity along
political and economic lines 1t is to
launch some sort of campaign boomer
ang the seers predict
Jupiter Is in an aspect stimulating
to American trade. which will be most
active in the Autumn, it is prognosti-
I Gated.
Crimes will continue to increase, If
the stars are rightly read, and drastic
measures to combat the desperate con-
ditions in certain cities are foretold
New fads that women will follow are
presaged by the stars. which seem to
foretell eXtravagant expenditures for
amusement.
Gambling that entices women as well
as men will flourish in the United
States, the seers warn, and they prophe
sy trouble through games of chance.
A national scandal is prognosticated
A rule Is interpreted as most omi-
nous for politics, because bitter con-
tests for Office will involve intrigue and
physical violence.
Ali the signs seem to presage great
surprises at the polls in the Autumn,
when excitement of an extraordinary
character will be nationwide.
Many marriages are to be celebrated
In the Autumn and there is an aspect
read as promise of lasting unions.
Persons whose birthdate Is tomor-
row should be exceedingly eircumspect
in the coming year. which may bring
danger of slander or misiudgment. The
subjects of this sign usually have prac-
tical and philosophical minds.
Children born on tomorrow may be
too temperamental for their own best
interests These Leo people usually are
extreme In their fortunes and attain
either the heights or the depths.
tCopyright 1929
Evening star., 1928-08-03
Peels OF
Freckles-Sunburn

quick, easy way to correct A dis
colored. sallow, pimpled or freckied
complexion Is TO use pure mercolized
wax. nightly. like q cold cream. The
wax iecks of the sunburned. tanned
or freckled skin In tiny particles,
little each day. until 1t has been en~
tlTely removed Then the youthful
skin beneath comes forth, as clear,
smooth and deIicateiy tinted as a
girls. Mercolized wax brings out the
hidden beauty. At all drug stores.
To quickly remove wrinkles and re-
store facial contour. use as an as
tringent I ounce powdered saxolite
and half pint witch hazel. .--Adver-
tisement
Evening star., 1928-08-03
NANCY PACE
Dress for Sports or Leisure,
Not for Both
nv FLORENCE Ia GANKE.
nv FLORENCE IA GANKE.

Peter and Nancy were taking their
first automobile ride since Nancys re-
turn from the hospital. They rode into
the country and then came back by
way of the country club Nancy was
an interested spectator. She saw
number of new style tendencies, and
she saw right and wrong ways to dress.
For instance. If one is going to play
golf or tennis one should dress for it.
Evening star., 1928-08-03
Cirlish Frocks for the Young
BY MARY MARSHALL.

The desire on the party of girls of II,
iS. 20 to adopt the sophisticated FASH
ions OF the woman of so or thereaboutS
seems to be fast fading away.
Ten years or so ago there we're girls
xtill In their teens who were not happy
until they had been allowed to wear
sophisticated evening gowns of black
satin or Jade green They yearned to
Evening star., 1928-08-03

Clothes should be trim. trig. cut with
ample width, so that there Is freedom
of movement Scarves and flying ends
are not made for players clothes.
She pointed out to Peter the girl who
was playing at archery, and contrasted
her with the smartly dressed girl who
was just spectator.
Polka dotted silk in beige and brown
with beige hat seemed right when
worn by spectator. but how out of
place it would have been on the areherl
She noticed that there were signs of
the return Of the normal waist line
Evening star., 1928-08-03

long as the young girl fashions we're
slender and boyiSh. slightly hoydenish.
older women fearlessly adopted them.
But these new girlish clothes are
dainty. feminine, almost Victorian, and
any older woman not actually in her
dotage knows that clothes of this sort
add to rather than detract from her
apparent age.
Most women. think. don't rush the
season so much as they once did re-
garding hats, and personally think 1t
is too early to buy Autumn headgear.
1t is not too late even to buy new
Summer hat, which may be worn well
into September. Some of your hats on
hand may need refurbishing, and this
weeks help consists of sketch of a
new hat trimmed with little applied
ornament made of three tones of vel
vet resembling two cubes II you will
send me a stamped, Self-addressed en-
velope l will send you the sketch with
diagram and full directions for making
Evening star., 1928-08-03
MILADY BEAUTIFUL
BY LOIS LEEDS.

this purpose and also leg-raising and
kicking while one Is lying down. ALI
round exercise such as swimming VIII
develop the thin upper part OF the
body and keep the legs from becoming
too large. Indoor, sedentary habits. of
course. encourage stoutness about the
hips and thighs. Stair climbing Is
good hip-reducer If 1t is done briskly
and often enough.
tCopyright. 1929
Evening star., 1928-08-03

Here is a girl who has kept her slender,
supple figure. She can afford TO wear
q tucked-in white silk shirt with
ycked and pleated light weight white
wool skirt. The belt is brown. repeat
ing the note of brown and white in the
sport shoes. The long sleeves and high
neck line protect from sunburr. whether
the wearer be spectator or player.
We will have TO pay more attention TO
waist lines soon. Is yours siender2 Write
to Nancy Page. care of this paper. inciosiug
q stamped. self addressed envelope. aSkins
for her leafiet on Reducing"
Evening star., 1928-08-03

In 1927 the Chinese in the United
States sent back to South China about
O,000, 600 in gold for other than trade
PURPOSES.
Evening star., 1928-08-03

There are now 100000 people OF
foreign birth in the United States, ac-
cording to Government estimates.
Evening star., 1928-08-03
Doroth:yDix
Grounds
for
Divorce
If People Could Resign From Marriage as They
Can From Jobs, There Would Be Fewer
Nagging Wives and Brutal Husbands
and Fewer Divorces

4 CORRESPONDENT asks:
What you consider legitimate for divorce?"
Evening star., 1928-08-03

tCopyrisht. 1927
New Britain herald., 1928-04-12
TRACING BANDITS VIA GAS STATIONS

r the police are correct iu thrlr belief. two Of the three bandits who murdered State Policeman Irving II. Nelson have been caught. The two fellows, % and T years old were identified by E year old lad. among others, the hoy having been an assistant to his father th' pro prietor of 2 WiIllmantic gasoline station.
 Although thr automobile has i"ou regarded as q tremendous aid 10 the commission of banditry. it need moi be overlooked that every gas station in the country is an effective dctcc- tive agency in the search for critnn- als using automobiles. It has occur red time and 8 gain that the first aids 10 police on the trail of criminals has been some gasoline station pro- prietor or his helpers who noted sus- piciou. characters calling fer gas. It is gratifying indeed that such a check-up on strange drivers IS pos sible everywhere. If 1t were not for the gasoline stations such automobItt bandits who still roam Inc country would have things all their own way
New Britain herald., 1928-04-12
"E'REIGHT ON BDARD'

Related indeed is the discovery in the halls of the Senate that the auto mobile manufacturers sell their cars f. 0. b. Detroit or other Michigan cities regardless of whether there is a full payment of freight necessary.
 IL has been said for years among the gentlemen in the trade and the inqusitve minority that the Ford company has large assembly plants throughout the country and that in spite of this if collects f. 0. b. Detroit prices. As Senator Reed of Pennsylvania has discovered, the difference cxactcd from the buyers amounts to s25,00o, 900 year.
 Then there is the little matter of the per cent automobile tax. Sup pose the government eliminates this tax, does that moan that the prices Of automobiles will drop 3 per cent? We don't know. but two years ago. whom the federal tax on automobile parts and accessories was eliminated the buyers say they did not notice a difference.
 That is only a little trick Of the trade, Of course. The average buyer IS not an expert on automobile
 financing; hr figures mp hat th. contraption is going to cost him and
 buys if if he can afford if, or borrow Inc money, or can get sufficiently
 "at'ractiNc' payments. J'c usually buys, imaginary freight and all the rest Of il thrown in.
 No need to wonder over the announcement hy Senator King that | he received no letters of complaint 1 from automobile owners. They have | 10 know Of things before they can
 work I'D sufficient steam fo write i complaints. What they don't I>no" ! ~nn't hurt them. But today they are
 2 ilt wiser than they were 4S bours ago. They also read with amuse-
 ment and satisfaction that the auto 1 mskors hay" suddenly promised "a ! lop off the excise taxes if they arc \ eliminated hv the Nernment , N hich is well and good and indi-
 catos some good can come from q 1 public hearing.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-12
BUSINESS PICKING UT

Conditions in Springfield arc no dlf- frrcnt from those in most other com lnunitics. IL merely happens that Springfield has been keeping better tab on it's unemployment situation It was hard hit some time ago and the industrial leaders of the city and thr Chamber Of Commerce decided to take action in the light rather than guessing in the dark. It IS gratifying to note. therefore, that tho official report made this week shows that there are 1000 fewer persons out of work in the Western Massachusetts city than a few months ago, and that conditions are steadily improving.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-12
---------z----------- COMMUNICATED
\ Republican speaks on tho Recent
 J,EstiOu.

New Britain. Conn.
 April II, 1a@s.
 To the Editor of the New Britain
 Herald:
 Now that the city election is over, the fears expressed by many repub- l,cans are proven. namely. a candi- date sponsored by the Town Con- mittee cannot succeed. Even if elected he still seems to be ham pered Ivy those who labor under tho dolusion that il is their duty to run the city.
 Certainly it was no defeat for Mr. : Bartlett. but it was for his packers and for the present administration Two years from now let us have a candidate or let several Of them go to the primary and fight it out. but let him or them be divorced from the Republican Town Commit tee. or whoever picks the candidate, until after the primary. 1 It is hoped that the incoming mayor will succeed in restoring pub. lie confidence in the two city depart
 Board Of Public Works and the Pc Ice Department. With his known traits of fairnes, and adherence 10 duty. he should ! have no trouble in enforcing the citl ordinances and also inc federal ana state laws hich should be enforced
 in our city.
 | EL.isi Ri .N'AE
New Britain herald., 1928-04-12
25 Tears Ago Today

Chief Rawlings has prepared his annual report, which he has submit ted to the board of police commis- sioncrs. He says that although the city is increasing in size and its popula ton has jumped about 10000 no new policemen have been added, and he recommends the employment of 1o new patrolmcn. He wants two boxes instead of one from which the men should report and deplores the drink habit among men in gen cral. adding that it is particularly wrong in the case of policemen, with whom there is no greater breach of discipline. There were 76S arrests during the past year, com- pairing with 7lS the year before. Among the new councilman is Joseph NJ. lIalloran. from the fifth [ ward. He is clerk at the Globe Clothing house and the president oi the Clerks union. He has been a | delegate to the state convention and he presided at the workingmen', | rally during the last campaign. Ht attended the high school. is an ex president of the Y. NJ. T. 4. & B 1 society, and is d young man o splendid character.
 F. C. Monicr has returned from : ! trip 10 the White mountains ant mort hrrn New Hampshire. IanIers Frary. X; Clark has post ed notice that it will sell coal tt employees at se15 a ton. pll! carriage.
 , Dr. ]. N. I;ull holds the recorc for ono Of the best strings of trou caught this season. His capture con taincl 2l.
 Tn" New Britain bask ctbail tcan will play the Silent Five of Ncy York at tho Casino Saturday night.
 Tbc demand of the carpenters 10 an increase of minimum wage iron
 s2.5o to s2.So IS not being met b
 the builders and strike is i'm
 nincnt.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-12
STATE, SHOULD KEEP
 HANDS OFF

In the recent local election two cases of state interference were not ed: the effect of each was to help the Republican candidate. We don't think state officials should inject themselves into local election Perhaps they do it from the high est of motives, but generally 1t is to "correct' Democratic statements and never to correct any of those made by the gentlemen of the pre- >ailing faith in the state capitol.
 The two who butted in were Ed ward F. Hall and Tax Commissioner Blodgett. Mir. Hall, of course, is still chairman Of the New Britain board of finance and taxation, and th's helps him q bit; although he spoke as such there was a strong knoWl- edge hereabouts that he also spoke aF a state official, and that at any rate his state job is more important than his local affiliations. He told us about the city's bonding limit, d diagnosis with which the Democrats did not agree. There is doubt in the minds oi many whether it was even necessary 10 mention tho subject.
 Tax Commissioner Blodgett, noting that Mir. Paoncssa was being glvcr some credit for instituting q ne" taxing system, promptly arose tt claim that though the system origin ated during the term of Mir Paonessa. it was Thomas Llnder tt whom the credit is dllo. MT Paonessa quickly called attention tt the fact that Mir. Lindcr was part o his administration and everything he did in this connection was due 't the suggestion or oncoura g"m"nt O the mayor. IL was trivial matter 10 begin with and did not need ! statement from the state tax com missioner at all. His desire Unqn"s tionsbly was to aid tho Republican candidate and iniure his Dcnocra opponent.
 The business of entering into loca politics by inc state shoul1 b'