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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-10
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CONSTANCE BENNETT IN 1.-THE COMMON LAW" DELIGHTS AUDIENCES AT WARMERS STATE THEATER

Constance Bennett is a glamor- ous person. And the role she portrays in the RKO Pathe pie ture. "The Common Law" which is now at the Warner Brothers State theater. is particularly suited to her beauty and talent.
 The story Is about an artists model with advanced ideas of love and the man she loves who Is modern in everything but love.
 The art studio scenes are par ticularly well done, and the scene representing the Parisian -Four Arts Ball' with it's gorgeously cos. tuned women stands out as a piece of masterful direction. Henry Give, famous painter and illustra- tor, acted as technical director for these Parisian scenes. He had to conduct real beauty contest in order to make a suitbale selection of beautiful girls for the scene.
 Constance Bennett undoubtedly liked the role of Valerie West. Never for moment does the quality of her characterization lag. Thorougout the picture she plays with understanding and restraint. There Is depth to Valerie West.
 Miss Bennett has an excellent supporting cast-Joel McCrea, Lew Cody, Robert Williams, Hedda Hopper, Marion Shilling and Paul Ellis.
 Paul Stein directed. The screen play was adapted from Robert w.. Chambers moved, "The Common Law" by John Farrow.
 The surrounding program is al- so excellent and well balanced. Here's show you really must see.
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seven. She might be able to make 1t, but she wasn't sure While she waited with the man, she talked. She eveh asked him about his family. Ills answers were mournful groans. Sue wasn't getting anywhere. When Dr Barnes came, although l Sue was secretly elated because she had the identity of the man whom she had seen and heard in the drug store, sho felt disappointed. She had hoped to find out so much.
 twill ycu wait few minutes. Miss Merryman, please? Maybe I'll need you the young dentist said.
 "of course"
 | Its so seldom I have a chance to need help l can't pass 1t up," he explained.
 | Sue passed instruments, took in- struments, dropped them in boiling water for sterilization, very quick fly and not too inexpertly. al- | though the had never dreamed that she would be employed in a dentists office.
 She was glad that she had called Barbara. She would be late.
 The o'clock patient came. The dentist had the first patient walt a few minutes. He was trying to relieve his pain and take down the swelling, 50 he could treat the tooth. He would block the nerve and drill the cavity the next day, he explained.
 That was q good thing, Sue de- cided. She might learn more to- morrow. But the man was in- clined to be talKative. as the pain left him. In his belief he didn't mind answering Sues questions She wasn't needed in the labora- tory so she had come out to the reception room again.
 Its warm, isn't it?" she said "I'd love to be some place by an ocean. In California, for instance They say it's cool and refreshing.
 Tt is, I've got a brother oui there," the man answered.
 Has h. been out there long?' Sue asked
 About ten years"
 Did he live here before he was sent out there?" she went on.
 NO. he was in Chicago for awhile. hefore that he lived. ."
 Sue leaced forward, waiting for and tie the case up with Jack. But Dr Becker interrupted.
 "All ready again! How's the tooth?"
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YowR, CHILDREN
By Olive Robsrfs Rsrton ( @I2si eY NEA SESVicF IElS:

It seems that the boys Gnu Federation of America, which ems braces 25s boys clubs in 13z cities has checked up on the preferences of youth. The moot question was; Would boys rather collect or build things?"
 The builders won, but not unanis mously. It seems that boys still like to collect, especially such articles as old coins and stamps Some collect autographs. Others | have such hobbies as cigar-bands and match-holder covers. A few have been discovered who collect strings, nails, worms, and such things. Ask any mother who emp. ties her boys pockets once a week so he won't look like a warty toad when he goes out, and she will tell you that there isn't an object on | the face of the earth that he won't pick up and save and yell like an Indian if she throws 1t out. Curiosity Spurs on Collectors I shall disregard the builders here, although I think 1t is a fine thing for a boy to model a ship, an airplane, or to set up a rude shanty in the yard. am all for the builders but 1t is the collecting hobby that I have something to say about.
 Back of every fad or hobby or habit such as this, there is an urge. The urge that lies behind collecting Is curiosity more than it is mere possession. Small things that escape our notice hold ser- mons for these youngsters, because they take the time to examine and analyZe the tiniest objects. We look at Johnny in amazement when he pipes up and tells us all the tns and outs of something about which we are entirely ignorant. How in the world did you learn that" we demand.
 Well--he doesn't know exactly just how he's found out so much, but we might answer our own question. He's walking encyclo- pedia because he's taught himself.
 By collecting heterogeneous ar. ticles he adds to his general in. formation, but collecting can be carried to still greater heights. It can become systematically educa- tional.
 Youthful Research Workers A book on earth formations, or a simple geology. is fascinating if put into actual practice--for every stone is a geologic specimen Of some sort. The casual stone-collec- tor thus becomes a young scientist with a real goal. There is no limit to his earning in this direction.
 Stamp collecting can become a liberal education. too, if it is sug- gested to boy that he look up the country represented by each stamp, and learn all he can about it. Geography and history become more than prined pages when he holds in his hands the official em- blem of a country tat was merely a myth to him before.
 Collecting bugs and classifying them is not futile pastime If done with the help of & simple book on insect life. When books are too technical they lose inter- est for children, but many are published now in the fields of sci- ence that any child can understand and enjoy. There are wonderful books on wild flowers for instance that do not give the slightest im- pression of being botanies. s.l Let the boys collect-and the girls, too. It is anything but time wasted.
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MT. Simkins, will you please make the lump in yer neck go up an down again so Baby kin see?
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all the world here was one man who might be able to tell her what to do. Because of course that ques- tion of getting the money for these people was simply absurd.
 Who were they and why had they decided to prey on her? She had heard of such things. She had known they happened in a big, wicked city. But that this should happen to her! Liane shuddered and began to teremble all over with fear and cold.
 She thought, "I'd better crawl into bed before I catch pneu- monia."
 And, thinking of Shane McDer- mid, she finally did fall asleep.
 The big man announced, "Young lady to see you. lieutenant"
 At the scared desk sat shane McDermid, staring as though he'd Seen a vision.
 The girl advancing was en- veloped in a snoke-colored coat fitting her snugly at the waist like a Cossack's uniform. Little srnoke-colored turban from the close frame of which bronze curls escaped. Small, exquisitely fit- ting shoes. There was subtle scent in the big, grim office with the unwashed windows. Shane stared, and small wonder that ne did. He got to his feet stum- blingly.
 Miss Barrett?"
 "Yes." The vision smiled.
 You're all grown up." he said marvelling. You were 8 little girl last summer"
 And you've been made a lieu tenant. I'm almost afraid of you now"
 He laughed, but was pleased and flattered, too. Not bit of it. Well, well! Is there something l can be doing for your"
 She told him. Between breaths he made deep sounds of anger.
 "Ihe dir-rty--" He caught him. self in time. "You'll have to ex- cuse me. "The rats! Tell me what the feller looks like," he manded.
 Liane ruffled her forehead in an effort to recall the least clue He's dark like 8 Spaniard-or Mexican" she said haltingly. "He has tiny mustache. He is beau tifully manicured."
 No rings? Jewelry?"
 'No, I don't think so. Oh. he
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a cracking fire in it. Give looked

a cracking fire in it. Give looked up from his book.
 Well, we were just about to send out a searching party" He stood up, touched her almost awk- wardly.
 She drew away. Her laugh sounded brittle, strange. "I must hurry if 1 am to change. Trous- seau shopping"
 He nodded. Shopping was an endless, mysterious pursuit and he did not pretend to understand 1t.
 You looked pale this morning but now you've grand color" he said appreciatively.
 "I feel worlds better" Liane said She stretched out her arms.
 Careful! You mustn't do that!" His tone was almost groWl. Sud- denly, without warning, he had swooped upon her, kissed her full on the mouth.
 Above them tinkled small voice.
 Sorry to interrupt such a charming tableau."
 They both looked up. Tressa
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MILLlONAIRE"; JACK OAKIE
 IN 1.-THE GANG BUSTER
At New Garden

The consummate artistry of George Arliss has been brought to the talking screen for the fourth time by Warner Brothers in "The Millionaire" which opened last night at the New Garden theater.
 MT Arliss without costumes or makeup is still the master of char acter and diction. The dialogue in "The Millionaire is supplied by Booth Tarkington. q worthy em- bellishment to the original story by Earl Derr Biggers. John Adolf directed.
 "The Millionaire" is based on the danger of idle luxury for an active man. MT Arliss plays the part of a wealthy automobile manufac- turer, faced by doctors orders and his family's insistance, that he give up active work. Unable to stand the enforced idleness and the ap- parent certainty that his daughter Is to eventually marry into the idle
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White lace accents add much to the charm of this smart day model of black crepe marocain.
 The arrangement of the fulness of the skirt is quite unique. Flar- ing insets have been added at the front and the back, leaving the sides smartly slim and straight.
 It can also be made in chlffon prints or printed crepe silk.
 Style No. S51 is designed for sizes IA, 16, IS. 20 years, 36, 3S, 40 and AZ inches bust. Size 36 requires 3 5-8 yards of 39-inch material with 1-2 yard of 35-inch contrast ing.
 Tweed printed crepe silk is very lovely for general day occasions or for travel.
 Crepy plain or patterned wool ems are also adaptable for this chic model.
 For resort, make 1t with short sleeves of pastel or white crepe tub silk or shantung.
 Our large Fashion Magazine shows the latest Paris styles for adults and children. Also modern embroidery and instructive lessons in sewing.
 Price of Book 10 cents.
 Price of Pattern Is cents in stamps or coin (coin is preferred) Wrap coin carefully.
 Send your money and order to Pattern Department, Waterbury Democrat. Waterbury. Conn.
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Makes You Lose Unhealthy Fat

Mrs Ethel Smith of Norwich, Conn, writes: "I lost 16 lbs with my first bottle of kruschen. Being on night duty it was hard to sleep days but now since l am taking Kruschen l sleep plenty. eat as usual and lose fat too.'
 To take off fat-take one half teaspoonful of Kruschen In a glass of hot water every morning before breakfast---an S5 cent bottle lasts 4 weeks-Get 1t at Carrolrs Cut Rate Stores and Aliens 27 F.. Main St or any drug store in America. If this first bottle fails to convince you this is the easiest. surest and safest way to lose fat your money gladly returned.
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JOE E. BROWN AT THE LYRIC

Hollywood, Cal.-Ona Munson, now at the Lyric theater in sup port of Joe E. Brown In Broad Minded" a First Natoinaly picture. sat through a preview of her first motion picture, and when 1t had ended she got up and walked out of the movies forever. Anyhow that was chr idea. Ladies have been known to change their minds.
 The picture was Vitaphone two-reeler called "The Collegiate Lover," in which Miss Munson ap- peared with Harry Roscnthal, who had something to do with June Moon," and Roger Pryor, who has nothing to do with his fathers great big band.
 Co-feature, "Goldie" with Jean Harlow and Spencer Tracy.
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g;,9;!N,ltfLMne,!!s 2; ], lt ~ < { a. coy MABEL MCELLIOTT
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i, had a little gold watch charm. l remember he kept playing with 1t. Shaped like a tiny Hon." "Um." Shane McDermid pon- dered. Tuesday, you say?" That was what he said. Yes" "The Alexis club. That's a new place, now. Johnny Barbados. l know Johnny. He's a. Greek. Don't you worry your hoad about this. I've got something on Johnny. He won't want me to get down on him. Just you stop worrying. I'll see to it, yes. It looks mighty fun- ny to me-" Shane McDermid pom dered. They know about old Cleespaugh's will and that's not generally known, you say. And they're aware you've no money. It looks as if you're to be scared out. We'll, leave it to me-" Liane rose. He seemed to be dis missing her.
 You think it's all right. then?" I'm tellin' you not to worry, an mean 1t. Johnny Barbados. ] We'll"
 Shane saw her to the door. He said, Gall me up tomorrow. May be I'll have good news for you"
 q can't thank you" Liane man. aged to say. She was fumbling for a handkerchief.
 and I like to help good girls. Don't see one any too often.' He laughed awkwardly.
 She went ous into the street feeling rather dazed. Half an hour ago she had been quite sick with fear, with forcboding. Now the cloud seemed, momentarily at least, to have lifted.
 What a good fellow Shane Me- ] Dermid was. Her heart warmed to him. She wished she might tell Give all about him. But she daren't-at least. not yet.
 Liane felt, she thought, an enor- nous affection for Shane McDer- mid. It was nothing like the feel ing she had for Give. No, that was fondness, comradeship. She loved to be with Give. They laughed at the some jokes. He made life seem casual and amusing. Nor was 1t like the white e-ho ot emotion that smote her when Van Robard appeared on the scene. | Vans presence could make her palms cold and her face feverish. | When he appeared she said arti- ficial things, acted a part. She wondered why her emotions couldn't be steadier She hated herself, feeling light and frivolous | and unstable.
 "I'm the wrong sort of girl she thought wildly. I'm fond of three or four men, can't stick to one"
 She went blindly out of the big station, out into the street. The first snow of the winter was fall ing. In her smartly cut coat with it's lining of fur she was guarded from the storm. She looked with | sympathy at the girls who passed wearing thin shoes, their sleazy cloaks held gallantly about them to protect them from the wind. "I'm so lucky" he thought "There but for the grace of God go I.'
 She longed to help the poor. She dropped a dollar into the cup ot A legless man. Now that the load on her heart was lifted, she felt unaccountably happy.
 q must try to love everyone, she decided. like child who has escaped punishment and, grateful holds out her arms to all the world. "Even-even Tressa." We'll, that would take bit oi doing. Tressa had been unfriend' 1 ly to her from the start.
 Perhaps it has been my fault, Liane thought. Perhaps I've beer
 nasty when I might have beer
 nice"
 l She took a. taxi from the station l The grate in the big hallway had
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NANCY PAGE Such a Favorite as Peter
 Became!
By Florence La Ganke

While Nancy and Lois were ex- claiming over the large and com modious play pen that could be built into ones own back yard they saw two ether summer contrap- tions that looked so simple and sensible they wondered why some one had not thought of them be- fore.
 Lois said she could remember the time when, as great treat she was allowed to get on bathing suit and run out under the spray from the gard ST hose. But since each child wanted to be under the spray and no o,.e wante dto hold the hose the sport usually ended in a 6iin t-rnl
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John Wesley's last letter, writ ten a few years before his death and directed against American slavery, was sold in London re- gently for SLIGO.
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No longer Is that necessary for
 this summer 1t is possible to pur-
 chase a portable spray shower ar- rangement which is set up on the
 lawn or anywhere out of doors. 1t is ready to be attached to a gar-
 den hose. The height of the spray part is adjustable. The base is firm and heavy. Nancy bought one at once.
 Something else which she pur- chased was a canvas wading pool.
 These pools are collapsible. They have canvas sides and bottom. The
 hose is brought to the pool and it is filled with water. The canvas
 holds. the water. At the greatest depth it can be only one foot. so 1t IS safe. The pool Is four feet
 square--a size which allows two
 children t. get inside, to sail boats and to immerse their celluloid and
 rubber inflated toys.
 At the corners are tautly
 stretched triangular seats of canvas which let .he young mariners rest
 while they dabble their feet in the water. Peter aIored this wading pool.
 Was he popular with his young friends? Indeed yes.
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rich class. Arliss finds himself d new interest in life in a partner ship with a young man in a garage and filling station.
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BEGIN HERE TO-DAY

LrANE BARREIT, IS and beau- dful, feels what shc believes is love at first sight for VAN RO. BARDs fascinating man of the world. At Willow Stream. l.. l.. where she goes with her mother. OAsS, an actress playing stock at Q summer theater, she meets him again. Without explaining, Cass asks Ldane to have nothing more to do with him. IAane Eears from ELSIE WINTER, the ingcnue that Mrs Ladd. M1RiEL % Eapp. n ana a pretty debutante, professes to be in love with CHUCK DESMOND. newspaper reporter. but plays around with other men.
 When Class goes on tour in the fall Ldane stays with tho rich MRS CLEESPAUGH. Class be- comes seriously i'll in PhiIadeIphia and Manc rushes to her. In her delirfum, the woman babbIcs of some mystery concerning Lfane's birth. The engagement of Van RObard and Muriel is announced. When CLIVE CLEESPAUGH asks Lane to marry bim-a marriage OA hLLGUGS. IlcI mother returns to the Clecspaughs
 TREssA LORD and her sister. MRS AMBERTON, old friends of Mrs Clecspaugh. come to visit. Tressa is rude to Lanc. Robard makes love to Liane. Tressa be- gins to plot to break the engage ment of Give and Liane. At a v1fDI1f <rypvx> nlv breaches Ldane and threatens to expose an unpleasant incident of her life, which she was bIame- less, unless she pays $10,0OO. Li- ane determines to go to see SHANE McDERMID, young po- hccman who had proved himself NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
 CHAPTER xxIv
 Give, holding the white fur wrap that had been his mothers birth day present to her, asked, "CoId 2"
 She snuggled in the luxurious foldA ''No. but a rabbit walked over my grave"
 T shouldn't have brought you to this place. You didn't Nike it, did your"
 Liane tried to infuse some warmth into her faint voice, Tt was interesting. Such strange music"
 She tried desperately to forget that dark man in the shadows. She almost managed to believe, once she reached the luxurious shelter of the big car, that she had dreamed the horrid interlude.
 "Music's all right" Give re- turned dryly. "but what a gang!"
 The girl did not answer.
 When she was in her own room Liane sat, hands locked, star ing out over the shadows of the trees. She had put out her night light and, wrapped in her satin and eiderdown dressing gown, had curled up in the big chair to think.
 What on earth should she do? To have that silly old story dragged through the newspapers would surely kill her mother. Cass was 90 proud of her. And she her. self had been, in that adventure, so innocent. go, ignorant. Worlds younger seemed that pleasure- starved young girl who six months ago had gone unthinkingly to din- ner with Molly Cronin and "a couple of the boys" How was she to know the dinner would end in @ brawl and shooting?
 Step by step she reviewed in her mind the events of that fearful night. Cass' strained face :. Molly's kindly Irish smile.
 Shane McDermid! Why hadn't she thought of him before Out of
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Nancy has a leafct on picnic meals for summer. Write to her, care of this paper, enclosing a stamped, Gelf-addressed envelope, and she will send you the leaflet. Copyright, 1881. Publishers
 Syndicate.)
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Send your money and order to Pattern Department, Waterbury Democrat, Waterbury. Conn.
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