The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-12
SAVIOUR CHlL-DREN
By Olivs Roberts BartoA 2
'55 57 NE1 sfi1Ie5' ale


 Mrs Bird arrived in . fiutter of chiffon and a fiutter of words.
 That settled. This meant that the new Millers were accepted in the new town, Tor Mrs Bird was social arbiter.
 She was very nice but very su- perficial. Little points of etiquete End your type of furniture settled In Mrs Birds mind whether or not you belonged to the elect. It was a sort of try-out call and Mrs Miller Knew it.
 Lucy was most likely to be the straw that would gum up the whole works. Lucy was ten. She was a tousle-headed tomboy and she said startling things.
 But Lucy had been drilled, If you come in and say, I'll tell the worid,' or You're telling me- I'll ruin you," spoke her mother. And fore goodness sake, learn to make a decerit curtsy. They're still do- ing it in this town. Oh, yes, shake hands if she offers to. Sit down for ten minutes, keep your mouth shut and your feet and hands still and say, Yes, Mrs Bird, or No, Mrs Bird, and don't stare. Got it?"
 Change of Manners
 Lucy shouted, "Ill tell the world. Don't worry - I'll be ap-
 And don't giggle. She uses a lorgnette and she says 'cawn't and 'wahtan.' Now mind."
 We'll -- Lucy minded. She was not Lucy but somebody else. She was a good little actress. Every thing went off very we'll. And as Mrs Bird left she said, T want Lucy to come over and see Oriels There are so few cultured chil- dren for her to play with. I am very careful. You must feel the same way"
 In that town it happened that every mother, in order to keep in with the rich Birds and have their children say they were friends of Oriel's, tried to mold their young sters' manner after those of the artificial child. Not that 1t hurt them much to get some real man. ners, but this is not the end of the story.
 Oriel was artificial. She con- cealed her real self under an un- real exterior that one sensed was untrue and forced.
 In five years every girl of her set was a ''prim Priscilla" who gushed commonplace nothings, hid frank and real personality so constantly it was 8 complete bore to talk to any of them.
 Too Much Culture
 Then Mrs Miller began to wor- ry. Her nice little Lucy was be-' coming so superficial she no long, CT knew her. Once she said, Lucy, I'd give anything to hear you say Darn it all,' or You're crazy = 'or something natural once in a while. Be yourself. No one can stand any of. your crowd. You'll all die old maids. Butter tongues all of you"
 But oriel went to a certain grand young ladies' school, and the rest, of course, had to go, too. They came home poised" "Yes. Mrs So and So,'' 'No, Mrs So and So." It became polite but deadly chant.
 When Lucy was nineteen she was a complete sphinx and a stranger to her own family. And then Mrs. Miller wept. What 8 mess I've made of her. I wish I'd brought her up in a mining camp in overalls. I've buried my real girl forever." v Copyright 1884, NEA Service Incl distinctive flavor. Currant jelly and orange iuice blackberry ie1ly and lemon juice, red raspberry ations that will suggest others to you. Use one large glass or stand ard measuring cup of jelly to one cup of fruit juice, 1-2 cup sugar and cups water. A tart juice such as lemon may require up to one cup of sugar. Make a syrup of the sugar and water by boiling them for 10 minutes. Add jelly and when cool add fruit juice. Strain and freeze.
 Tomorrow's Menu
 BREAKFAST: Chilled ap-
 pie sauce, cereal cooked with
 raisins, cream, cinnamon toast,
 milk, coffee.
 LUNCHEON: Corn souffle,
 tomato and celery salad, pum-
 pernickle, plum granite, van-
 fila cookies. {.
 DINNER: Vegetable plate,
 rice custard pudding with
 cream, milk, coffee.
 Two thirds of the strikes in In- dia last year were over wages and bonuses.