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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-12
Lincoln ---As White House Nurse Saw Him
oman, 92, Who Attended Funeral Of One Of Presidents Ss
 sed Another Back To Health, Tells Of His Human Side

It was in Boston. where there was some kind of an exposition or fatr, and Mrs. Lincoln and her children were there. found Tad sitting on the steps of a booth. crying as If his little heart would break. q asked him, Why, what's the matter, Tad?"
 T want my pa," he walled. Then he said, You know, if my pa was living, Ted forgive the man who shot him."
 A great series of pictures of Lin coin is stamped on Mrs. Coles mem ory. At breakfast in the White House, when it looked as if Wash I ington might have to be evacu :, ated." she said, young John Hay | (Lincoln's secretary, would core partment, telling of the retreat of the Union army. Mir. Lincoln would be unable to eat. He'd just sit there, with his head in his i hand.
 'I often used to see him at mi.f- night, too, in those days. I'd be going from one hospital to an over to the War Department from the White House, bare-headed and bent way over."
 Is the only thing that she cher ishes more than her memories Of "the boys" in the hospital.
 When think of those boys" she said. She paused and shook her head slowly. 'I can remem : Der when the surgeons stood at the operating tables for S8 hours straight. We had no anesthet.cs then-there was nothing we could give the wounded to deaden the pain except n little brandy of whis- ky. You can imagine what 1t Was like, especially when the doctors amputated. But I never heard one of the boys say he was sorry he had come"
 Another sharp picture in her memory IS the remembrance of the morning after Lincoln's assassina : ton.
 '"The boys used to wear black skull caps in the wards" she said. "On the morning I came in and found them all bare-headed, s,t- ting around somberly and saying nothing.
 II asked them. Why, what's the matter, boys?" They asked me, Haven't you heard? Tne president has been shot,"
 "We served 1900 breakfasts Tn the hospital that morning. Every single one of them came back un- touched"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-12

The percolator was still attached on the breakfast table in the cheer full dining room of the Merryman home when Jack came to report his progress with the gas company. Mrs Merryman brought another gay yell low cup and saucer and poured him some of the aromatic beverage while he talked.
 "The gas company didn't send a new man around. And it isn't the right week for reading meters, any, way. We want that bird, but we'll have to locate him and identify him.
 Mrs Merryman's face looked re- lieved Then we've got a clew," he said with half humorous twist to his lips. We've got start. But to find a man on the strength of Mrs Metcalf's memory isn't going to be easy"
 "It's a woman we really want. I think" Jack answered. "A wo- man who must have q perverted brain. But we'll get our sails set with the wind now. Oh, by the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-12
:;y BRUCE CAPTION NEA Service yNrifer

Copyright. 1891. NEA Service, Inc)
 Sheboygan, Wis, Feb 12-A very old lady reached back into her me- mories today os that she could share with her feliow-citizens the series of pictures ard "reminiscences of Abra- ham Lincoln that she always cac- ries with her.
 She is Mrs Helen Brainard Cole. one of the 45 civil War nurses still on the IT. S. Pension Bureau rolls She is 92 now. and she was an army nurse in Washington during the dark days of the war; and for a time she stayed in the White House as nurse to little Tad" Lincoln when the child was sick. She was present at the funeral of Lincoln's other son, Willie. wto died in the White House.
 Her acq Iaintance with President Lincoln began soon after she entered the nursing corps.
 "The age limit for army nurses then was 30 years, and was youn k, CT than that" she explained. But I had been secretary to Miss Doro- thy Dix. who was in charge of the army nt,rses, for year and half. and a last she thought she could trust me 10 be a good nurse. T was assigned to hospital at the foot If Seventh street in Wash- ington near the Soldiers Home, where Mir Lincoln stayed during the hot months. He'd go by every morn ing on his horse-his long legs dang 1 ling below the stirrups,- and his tall hat. full of papers, tilted on the back of h's head. "Often I'd be waiting in front of | the hospital, to go and get things for the soldiers. He'd greet me: Good morning, Mrs Cole-and how are all the soldier boys? Take good care of them."
 We had an enormous kitch an there, wi-h long zinc table rum ming down the middle, and 36 SOL diers working in 1t helping us get the meals. MT Lincoln and some cf his cabinet members used to drop in. and MT Lincoln would look at the food and say he was pleased that the boys were getting such good things to eat.
 "I remember one fall the surgeon told us tkat we could prepare a reg. ular Thanksgiving dinner for all soldiers that were on full diet. So got all the nurses that could be spared and set them to making pies. I wish you could have seen all those pretty girls, dressed in white, wi.h their sleeves rolled up, making pies!
 Well, MT Lincoln dropped in and watched :Is; and finally he began to help us, taking the pies and putting them in the oven for us.
 Another time some friend had
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-12
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Youngsters, working in offices, receives plenty of criticism for etern- ally scanning their features in their compact mirrors and applying rouge and lipstick ever and anon, right in public.
 I would like to turn around and say that plenty of the older folks who criticize these youngsters might do better to look in the mirror oft ener.
 The office worker over 30 should freshen up several times during the | day. She may not have time to wash up in the middle of the morn- | ing, but certainly she can powder her shiny nose and make sure she hasn't a streak of typewriter grease across her cheek.
 If the over-30 lady is 8 home. maker. it won't hurt her to keep her appearance up to snuff and look in the mirror in the middle of the morning to see If her hair is in disarray or her makeup lost in the steam of doing dishes or the dust of sweeping.
 | The person over 30 really needs more attention than the youngster Of course, having more serious in. terests to look out for. the older I much thought to her looks. and rightly so. But nothing Is more disconcerting to a conversation al home. conference in the office than to suddenly wonder, right ir the midst of some important sub. ject, if your face is clean and shiny.
 If it Is inconvenient for you to take five minutes off along about 10:30 to give your face, hands and hair the once-over, certainly you hour to freshen up.
 The best way to do this is to pull your hair back. put towel around your neck, wash your face and scrub your hands and then give yourself speedy facial. If you dc not like to wash your face, In the middle of the day. use good cleans ing cream. You can use paper tis. sues if you haven't a towel where you work.
 A swift cleansing, a gentle mas. sage. then a brisk bit of scalp mas sage If you haven't a permanent a mere smoothing over. Then th' final makeup, all applied on you brand, clean face. You will be sur prised how much more like facinf the world wou will feel. I know many women who drag themselves out to lunch and. catching glimpse of themselves in the mir TOT, are really discouraged. If the! washed and made-up before goini out. the, glance they had of them selves would brace themselves up fatigue! Don't mistake lack O rouge for Illness! It was q wis person who said. '',rhe best prep aration for a conference is fresl makeup. Lipsticks will take gir farther than pencils"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-12


 Paris is ever thoughtful for the mature figure these days.
 And to-day's model is a charming proof. It has a host of slimming features.
 The deep Vionnet front is prob ably one of the most effective means of slenderness. The frilled jabot collar also lends its share in min imizing breadth. The hips are smoothly fitted.
 Style No..143 is designed for sizes 36, 38, 40,t 42, A, 46, AS and 50 inches bust Size 36 requires IA yards of 39-inch material with 1-2 yard of 39-inch contrasting. Black canton crepe with turquoise blue is very fiattering combination, as illustrated. A printed flat crepe would also be nice for immediate and spring wear For the vest, jabot revers and sleeve frills, use whatever best tones with the printed crepe chosen. | We suggest that when you send for your pattern, you order,a copy of our large Winter Fashion Maga- zine. It should be in every home for of course every woman wants to look her best without great expense and this book points the way. Price of Book 10 cents. Price of pattern 15 cents in stamps or coin (coin is preferreD Wrap coin carefully.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-12
Date Pudding

One cup chopped dates, 2 table spoons flour. 1 teaspoon baking pow der, 1 cup walnut meats, 1 cup pow dered sugar, eggs. 1-4 teaspoon baking powder, 1 cup walnut meats 1 cup powdered sugar, 2. eggs, IA teaspoon salt.
 Mix and s.ft flour, salt and bak- ing powder and add dates. Beat whites of eggs until stiff. Beat in sugar and add yolks. of eggs well beaten, nuts and fioured dates. MiS lightly and turn into an oiled and floured shallow pan.r Bake 30 min- utes in a slow oven. Cut in squares when cold and serve with whipped cream sweetened and favored with vanilla.
 All these rules are planned to serve four persons generously.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-12
SISTER MAI2Y'S KITCHEN
NEA Service writer


 With late winter offering many op- portunities for parties. new ideas for party fare always are wanted by the alert hostess.
 Here Is collection of recipes that are planned to meet the needs of the average hostess for informal occa- sions.
 Mushroom timbales with Bechamel sauce make luxurious and unusual dish for the bridge luncheon.
 e Mushroom Tinibalcs One and one half cups chopped mushrooms. ? tablespoons butter. 1-2 cup stale bread crumbs, cup milk, 1-2 teaspoon salt, ? eggs. Melt butter and add mushrooms. Cook five minutes. Add milk and bread crumbs and cook five minutes longer. Season with salt and pepper and add yolks of eggs well beaten, Remove from fire and fold in whites of eggs beaten until stiff and dry. Fill buttered molds and place in pan of hot water. Cover with buttered paper and bake 20 minutes in [ moderately hot oven. Unmcid on
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-12

hot serving dish and serve with Bcchamel Sauce One cup chicken stock, 1 slice | onion, 2 slices carrot, bay leaf, l 1 sprig parsley, peppercorns, 4 table spoons butter, tablespoons flour, | 1-2 teaspoon salt, 1-2 cup thick cream, 1-S teaspoon white pepper, yolks ? eggs.
 If chicken stock is not at hand, dissolve 1 bouillon cube in a cup boiling water. Add onion, carrot. bay leaf. parsley and peppercorns. Cover and simmer 20 minutes. | Strain. Melt butter. add flour and cook and stir until bubbllng. Add 1 stock slowly, stirring to avoid lump ing. Cook until thick and smooth. l Add cream and egg yolks beaten to- | gether and keep hot over hot water. Season with salt and pepper before serving.
 Canned pears in mint jelly make an attractive and delicious salad to accompany a meat or fish dish or this salad can be served alone with sandwiches.
 Marshmallow pudding Is an excel lent dessert to make early in the | morning and tuck away in the re- frigerator until needed.
 Marshmallow Pudding | One-half pound marshmallows, 1-2 cup English walnut meats. 1-2 cup chopped candied cherries, cup whipping cream, tablespoons pow dered sugar, 1-2 teaspoon vanilla. :, Cut. marshmallows in small pieces. Cut nuts and cherries in bits. Whip cream unt firm. add sugar and fold in prepared marsh mallows, nuts and cherries. Turn into mold and let. stand several hours to chill. Serve with small crisp cookie.
 Date pudding IS another dessert that can be baked early in the morn ing and put aside until ready to serve.
 Daily Menu
 Breakfast--Canned apricots. cere. al, cream, eggs poached in milk or toast, cocoa, coffee.
 Il Luncheon.-Barley aLd mushroom soup, croutons. apple and celerS salad. whole wheat peanut butter bread, milk. tea.
 -Br0ilcd lamb chops creamed posa+oes. buttercd carroti and peas, lime jelly salad. carame ! lcustard. crisp cockies. milk. coffee
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-12

| ject. And he wouldn't think of asking questions. But look out for Phil"
 l When he professed himself en- tirely satisfied with his food. Ginger stood up and tapped her lips re- fectively. What do you think should do first. Gooby? she asked. Show him to Phil, or put him right away to york at Mill Rush?" 1 "I should think you'd better tell Miss Phil first" said Gooby judi ciously.
 | "Yes, but on the other hand. If he has aiready started to do the walls. he'Il nave to finish the job" said Ginger.
 "Yes. that's so, too" said Gooby agreeab!v.
 Bard Holloway interrupted thern laughing, but firm. Nothing do- ing" he said. "It is more digniflcd to show me 70 the family first. Pm strong for dignity. It was the con tinental life did it. If they're going to chuck 1Ee out they can jolly well do it before I put any long legged women on your walls " Ginger sighed.
 | 'All right she assented moodiiy 'Gooby. to you think 1t would look better to take him around the house and in by the front door. or shall we just <, through from here and take chance on it?"
 'Td gn by the front door," said Gooby. who was rather punctilious about details of etiquette.
 ''I suppose so." said Ginger. Al right. You take his bag up to the front roon-no. give him the room on the southwest-the furniture isn't 50 expensive there, but the views better. Take the portfolio right up. Come on, then. MT Bard Holloway. Wipe the pencil marks off your chir. and follow me-" | Aren't they going to think this Is a very strange proceeding" in- Quired tile artist asxiously i.s he fol lowed Ginger along the lowered path from the kitchen door. l.t.
 '.Oh. nst so very" she assured him comsor<ingly. They are 50 used to strange proceedings"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-12
& oN Ii S WHEN TAD S WAS ILL SHE
 NURSED HlAA ! BACK 70 EAC1HI
MRS HELEN B. COLE

M!sS HELEN B. COLE
 She was nurse in the White
 House During LncOln's Time
 House to act as nurse for Tad shortly after the Lincolns' smaller son, Wil.'e, had died. Tad was i'll of the same ailment, and his par. ents were suffering deeply for him.
 "Tad had an impedimept in his speech" she said, "and we couldn't always understand what he was saying. So MT. Lincoln would in terpret Tor him. The president would spend hours by Tad's bed- side-he used to come in with a big sheaf of official papers and s't by Tad's bed. going over the papers while the little boy looked on.
 And then Mrs. Lincoln used to come III; and I want to say right
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-12
LET'S BE HOBOEs

Pittsburgh.-If Al Kaufman, who calls himself King of the Hoboes," Is any indication of that carefree life. 1t sure Is some racket. Al re- gently arrived in town. not in the approved fashion of riding the rods, but in a Pullman car. He unloaded six suit cases, a wardrobe trunk full of classy clothes, and immediately registered at enc of the best hotels in town.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-12

eat control every process of later tooth development, as well as keep ing all the teeth strong and healthy thereafter.
 I should be guided by the doctor who knows your baby and what is good for him. When he insists on cod liver oil orange or tomato juice. and certain vegetable juices to aug ment his regular milk or baby food, do not remark. Its just some of that new fangled stuff and I'll not do it,
 If you want to help your baby through the teething period you will do we'll to add these things to his diet, under advisement of course, and increase the amounts as he gets old ! CT. It will decrease his troubles and incidentally your dental bills. later on. Someone asked me if I believed in teething rings. We'll, yes, I do. Hard rubber toys or rings are best. They don't chip off and are not too hard to damage the tender tissues. They should be washed frequently and kept off the floor or table tops.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-12
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER x


 "Something very modern and dar- ing, eh? Full of the joie de vivre.' Holloway said.
 That's a good name for. it. too" said Ginger thoughtfully. "Joie de vivre means just what we stand for. No parents, no preachers, no bab- les. Yes, we'll call 1t joie de vivre. That's the first article in the con- stitution.'
 I'm sure I couls do it. he said. "rd like to-"
 T can't pay you lot but you don't need to work very hard at it. You see-don't tell anybody-it's my club, and I'm footing the bills. Phil and father don't know it yet. And 1t is taking a lot more money be we can arrange with Phil for you to stay here while you are doing it, and will pay you all can spare T don't think I could stay here I'm sure Who is Phil?"
 Phil is my stepmama. She'll be surprised.' Gingers eyes twinkled Think up good reference-she may ask for one. You never know what to expect of people who have money. Make 1t somebody who lives C long way off so she cant hear too soon-Pa:is, maybe. Or China, ii you know anybody there"
 Do you live here alone, you and Phil?"
 And father" said Ginger non chalantly.
 Bard Holloway moved uneasily Your father Gosh, what will ne think if you spring me on him like this--dropped in from heaver knows where? He'll be sure to ob. ject. And he'll ask q lot of ques' tions-"
 Not father. He wouldn't dream Of object;ng because he is the sort who never sees any reason to ob-
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BACK to HcaItn
 sent us four bushels of strawberries and we were making strawberry shortcake. MT. Lincoln came in jus; as we were dishing it up. He stood in the door, watching, and I could see that he wanted some. So I mo- toned to one of the boys, and he gave MT. Lincoln big plateful. There weren't any chairs, So MT. Lincoln sat down on the floor, in a corner, a.d ate his shortcake.
 That was the way he always was to us; simple and natural and unaffected. We never thought any, thing of his dropping in.
 "He always suffered intensely for the soldiers. I remember after The Wilderness, we had a number of cases of lockjaw. Once I was pv the bed of one lad who had lock- jaw, anl I was feeding him orange juice. Mir. Lincoln came in and stood there, looking down, with tears streaming down his cheeks. At last he said, My poor boy, do wish I could help you."
 Mrs. Cole went to the White
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-12
as.00o AN INCH

Harrisburg, Pa.-For the loss of three inches in height. Mrs Emma H. Hare has brought suit for $15.- 900 against her landlord, Joseph Smith. Mrs Hare contends that the floor of her house was defective. and that she fell through the flooring of the second story, injuring and crip- bling herseifin such way that she lost three inches in height.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-12
YOUR CHILDREN MN;pRobey1sRal1ou
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A baby born with tooth is a curiosity, yet sometimes we hear of a new, small citizen saying how do-you-do with one, two, or several small worries in his possession.
 After birth, baby may grow a couple of teeth almost any time in the front part of his lower jaw, for they are there all the time. ready to sprout through. But I would ad- wise any young mother. not to peep every five minutes to see if they are there.
 For the chances are about to 1 that there will be none until he is five months old, and some more chances that he may be six or seven months old before it happens. It depends a lot on the child. Also, as we are told now, it depends on what his mother ate before he was born.
 After these two teeth are through, the two above come very soon. Get his picture taken now for he'll nev- CT look cutter. Two others come now to keep the first lowers company. Then the side ones and back ones get tired of staying under cover and want to see what the world is like. They appeal at various times throughout the first year, or year and a half.
 The baby's first teeth won't upset him. At least, the first six will not. But those back ones, and the rack- eteer stomach teeth" we are not so sure about. They have bothered most babies heretofore for legions of years.
 Tccthing Less Troublesome But what are we told now? That the ills of teethnig are getting less | every day. and that babies can go through the entire performance
 without such thing as a rise in if we use intelligence and follow orders. Won't that be nice? It seems that the things babies
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-12

Miniature golf has been applied to the pool table. The fixtures of the miniature golf apparatr sits on the table green and billiard cue' and golf balls are used. There are nine holes with a par of 32
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-12

Metal shields have been invented by University of California engineers to be placed on top of concrete foundations to prevent termite ants entering and destroying timbers of buildings,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-12
HORSE ys. AUTO

St Louls.--The battle between the horse and automobile was renewed here on one of the city's streets. The horse, q runaway, saw Mrs Longs car coming. The horse swerved at the car and tried to nurtle 1t. Ii was unsuccessful. and it's fee, crashed into the windows of the car Mrs Long. sitting in the back of the car, was injured by flying glass.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-12

 here she was very lovable and lovely woman, highly educated. faultless ,n her dress - and there never was any friction between her and MT. Lincoln.
 "Often, when MT. Lincoln was at Tad's he lside, she'd come in and take off MT. Lincoln's necktie for him, or pull off his shoes and put his slippers on for him. When he was working late in his office. shed often carry a tray of food in to him, and sit and eat with him.
 
 "Mr. Lincoln was devoted to his family. I remember him at Willie's funeral, sitting there, erect, with tears streaming down his cheeks. He had on a pair of black kid gloves, I remember, that were too big for him.
 ''The last time saw Tad was sofne months after the war ended.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-12

First, the woman was too large to wear d coat with such long haired fur placed as it was on that par ticular coat Then she had pinned flower into the fur collar, she had q hat with too many ends, too much trimming. there was too much hair escaping around the face. Her gloves were light, but overturned. She had q fancy bag and her shoes were of reptile skin figured and intricate ly fashioned.
 Nancy was much simmer. Her hat was sleek in it's lines. Her gloves were plain slipons. Her purse was black, so were her shoes.
 But even at that Nancy was wor- ried until she went home to study herself in the glass. Then she real ized that she looked smarter than the other woman because she was what she called sleek" in her grooming. There weren't loose ends or too many centers of interest in her costume. She felt better be- l cause the coat was an expensive. one and she hated to think she had made a mistake.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-12

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