The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-06-03
MEN RAPIDLY
SWELL CANDY
EATING RANKS
National Convention of Con-
feCtionerS Told of
Increase.
WoMEN'S TASTE VARIED
Sweet Tooth of Stage,
Screen and Singing Stars
Revealed,
En- Ttn,es Spccig!

WEST BADEN SPRINGS. Ind
June 3.-"Dont forget the men, -
vas the advice given to the candy
trade here today by L G. Blunt. Of
Denver. president Of the National
Confectioners' Association, at its
forty-sixth annual convention, which
opened here today.
There is no doubt" said Blunt,
that the masculine sweet tooth IS
steadily growing sWeeter. If we could
make q census of the candy in con-
sumer5' hands at this moment, ne
would find most Of it not in the
boudoir and the shopping bag, but
IN the pockets of overalls and golf
coats. in the working mans dinner
executive. Candy has become food
of Ie-men-and the "he'er' they
arc the more they eat
Retailers located near flying
fields say that aviators are their
best customers. An air mail pilot
told me recently that he never
leaves the ground without q supply
of candy in the pocket of his flying
suit, and that this IS true of all
the fiers he knows. Lindbergh, &C
cording to neWspa pers, is very fond
Of candy. Byrd. as YOU know. took
several thousands of pounds of
candy with him TO the Antarctic.
All Like Sweets
The white collar man and the
artisan are brothers in this respect.
During the recent strenuous nerve
racking days in the New York fin
sncial district. at the close of the
stock exchange, an army Of Office
workers poured into the streets and
raided the nearby confectionery
stands. A confectionery store loCat-
ed near a new construction Job in
Chicago doubled its sales while the
work was going on and iron and
steel workers. steam filters. Carpent-
erS and others came in every day.
A survey made in Chicago among
drug stores and confectionery Shops
showed that tWo-thirdS of all the
steady candy customers were men,
Fashion devotees can spare them
selves any worry over the correct"
thing in candy eating. Results of
a survey which will be reported at
the convention indicate that the
American woman favorS a wide
variety in her confectionery. Style,
the big word at many trade con-
ventions. gets little attention here,
because it takes all kinds and many
kinds Of candy to satisfy the great
American sweet tooth
These conclusions are based upon
returns from a QUESTIONABLE adj
dressed to fifty feminine stars of
stage and screen Who we're asked
TO reveal. without reference 10
brands or manufacturers names,
their favorite candy Individually
the answers decided preferences but,
in the aggregate. wide variety of
tastes.
Lenore Uric, star of Belasco sue
cesses. declares for chocolate creams.
Demure Claiborne Foster prefers
caramels. Dorothy Stone gives
three cheers for chocolate creams.
Bobbie Arnst SAYS she likes glace'
fruit and hard candies. Vivian Tobin
votes for cocoanut candy Ona Nun
son would rather have bitter sweet
chocolate creams than any other
kind. Evelyn Herbert likes caramels
best. Assorted chocolates please
Erin O'Brien-Moore.
Actress Eat TOffes
Out in Hollywood tastes are even
more varied. Clara Bow takes tof-
fee and peanut brittle. Janet Gay
nor prefers chocolate covered but
terscotch. Colleen Moores eyes
sparkle at the thought of toffee.
Norma Shearer, too. likes toffee best.
So does Nancy Carroll. Lois Moran
votes for caramelS and chocolate
creams. Esther RalSton is fond of
peanut brittle and taffy. two candies
almost as blonde as she is. Eleanor
Boardman likes chocolate and nut
combinations. So do Jacqueline
Logan and Lima Basquette. It's
caramels for Frances Lee.
Joan Crawford'S favorites are
chocolates and glace fruits. Lupe
Velez calls for caramelS. Corlnne
Griffith says she is fond Of sweets
OF all kinds. Best of all, 10 her way
OF thinking. are the chevy" can
dies such as nougats, caramels and
tofTee.
Singers FavOriteS
Grace Moore, prina donna sopra-
no of the Metropolitan Opera Com
pany. likes nut candy and chocolate
covered caramelS. Bitter sweet
chocolates and caramelS for Pilly
Walker: chocolates and hard cam
dies for Doris Eaton; nut chocolates
for Sylvia Field. Patti Harold and
Adelaide Kendall; chocolate pepper
mipts for Kay johnson; chocolate
coated wintergreen candy for Juli-
cite Day; chocolate creams for
jeanette Macdonald; bon bonS for
Janet McLeay; chocolates Of all
kinds for Barbara Stanwyck; bittef
chocolates with cream and nut GEN.
tiers for Susanna Villa; nut choco-
lates for Norma Lee Nugent and
Marjorie Wood.
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