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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-27

MO matter how young you are, you want to " feel more alluring than ever at the gay winter parties, so you get into the proper spirit by finding dance dresses that turn you into something that looks as if you're ready to have your portrait painted any moment and entitled "The Belle of the Ball."
 There is no reason for that look of doubt on the face of the young lady on the left. Her dress is of cired lace in very pale shade of pink The front of her skirt is slender, but it makes up for it's slenderness by being vol luminous, and trailing in the back. The front of the skirt and. the train as well as edged in finely pleated net ruffles of the same shade. Net ruffles also outline the rather low decolletage and go over the shoulders to practically the waistline in back.
 Just imagine yourself sweeping into 3
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-27
CURTAIL THAT COMA

The soundness of sleep is meas ured by the intensity of sound re-. quired to awaken the sleeper. By such tests it has been shown that the deepest sleep occurs normally about an hour after the subject goes to sleep.
 The sleep becomes more shallow in the second and third hour, and still more shallow in the fourth and fifth hour. Most of us have noticed that we waken easily at this stage of our nocturnal coma. Following this period of light sleep there is a second period Of deeper sleep at about the sixth or seventh hour in adults, the ninth, or tenth hour in children. This re- lapse into deep coma is what makes so many of us miss the train or tardy at school in the morning.
 Now I am going to tear off an- other mere notion of mine. It has Inc scientific foundation at all and 1T can quote no imposing author <, ity to support it. You may take 1t
 or leave it, as. you do all of my mo- tions. That is, you usually exclatm | ''Tchk! Tchk!" when first spring
 1t, then about the 'teenth time l
 revert to 1t you take it up and look
 it over skeptically, and at last you
 accept it as good common sense or reject it as nutty, depending on
 whether it happens to coincide at all with some preconceived fancy of your own. But. boy or girl. if you think some of the notions un-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-27

1.--I fear this painless method of achieving culture has been sadly overrated. In a nextensive study of what students talk about. by Stpart M. Stoke and Elmer D., West. covering 269 "talk festa' held by men and 239 held by wo- men. they found that out of the bS groups of topics discussed less than 1G per cent referred to stu- dies while 22 per cent of the talks of the men and 25 per cent of thos eof the women pertained to sex. Topics referring to people were discussed 10 per cent by wo. men and ie per cent by men; ii
 per cent Of the mems talkp was about drinking. smoking, personal sex matters and tho like, while communion, world peace, governs mont ownership etc.. occupied only sevcnstenths Of one per cent.
 These authors remark; 'TAe col- lego youth ie evidently fttle inc toreste0 ln tho colossal social exs peifmentn of tho dsy." They eeF- ttainiy appear to learn Mttls From
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-27
DP YOUR
 CHILDREN
By CIme Robsrts Bsteoa
lIts R NE1 5liMeS M

What about candy? Does it make children sick? The answer is no. Pure candy wouldn't maKS anybody sick, young or, old, 1T they are able to- digest sugar at all.
 But sugar like everything eIse eaten cannot be piled into the sys- fem hv fine ton without bad results. Furthermore the word pure m cludes n good many things.
 First of all, it should come from guaranteed source-that candy ! mean-and contain no questionable coloring matter.
 Candy stores are without need of defense from me. They lean over backwards as a rule to guard a. gainst impurity. And the nanu- lecturers have gotten their proo- ucts down to a system that could not be bettered.
 Danger in Over.indulgencec.
 No. there is not the danger there l,sed to be about getting hold or poisoned candy, for certain dyes can be called little else but that. However think things over. Perhaps Junior hasn't been 50 well. He has been in the haDit oL spending his pennies at that dirly little hole-in-the wall and bringing home half-ton chunk or sunset. colored confection that might not bear analysis. It may De all rigns. He may be eating too mucn candy. or he may not be wei anyway. Or he may not be able to take care of sugar. Or he may be nervous and have poor stom- ach. But 1t also might be those repeated chunks of heaven knows what aren't any to good for hlm. For it is a fact that although there is not much bad candy sold, there is still some.
 Bright colors do not mean im- nure or dangerous candy by any means. Take a good look at pound of dollar-and-a-h bon hons and have a color test. Tho color of candy is no criticism. It is much more subtle than tnat' as a rule. ., Simple kinds are the best TOT children. Clear candy. taffy, those made without too much if any put ter. wholesome chocolates (but cno. colate does. not agree with aIi children as we knoW), creant wafers." and the various hard cam dies. Little dummies cannot taAe care of the richer products. think the whole picture of the candy market is bright one. Do not fear, but try to guard. No one urges this more than the candy makers associations themselves. Don't let the children gorge. Don't let them eat it right before meals. And use judgment. But sugar gives energy and children need 1t. Don't give a baby candy.
 Copyright 1884, NEA Service 1nc'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-27

party with chiffon train made entirely of ruffles-dozens of them in Neptune blue. The entire dress is of chiffon. The ruffles be- gin at the waistline and go on indefinitely that is, to the floor. The front of the skirt is so plain and slender that it actually turns you into nymph.
 The shoulder cape is detachable, and you can remove it and hold it over your partner's back while dancing.
 No material can make you feel quite as dressed up or quite as picturesque as taffeta. The young lady in the center happens to have swished into the picture in moire taeffta dress in blossom green. The skirt has panel down the front beginning at the extremely high waistline, which is pointed. The draped shoulders add enchantment, and there is also train to hold up while dancing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-27
WOMEN OF KANSAS
 REVIVE HATCHETS

Topeka, Kan (UP)-Kansas,
 which went dry in 1880 by 5000 votes, and elected to remain that way in the recent election by TO- 900 votes, may be the focal point for a new drive to bring the na- ton .once again under the banner of prohibition.
 Dry leaders. elated by the way Kansas turned back the effort to repeal it's ancient prohibition amendment, already are planning to make the state even more arid by outlawing sale of 3.2 beer. When the legislature meets this winter it is expected pressure will be brought to force enactment of
 a measure declaring 3.2 brew in- toxicating. The courts. under the present law, have held it merely an innocent beverage. But the drys say it Is the same stun that
 was sold in Kansas prior to 1880. and add that beer constitutes 90 per cent of the traffic In alcoholic drinks. A band of hatchct wlelders reminiscent of Carrie Nation. may
 come from this new militant feel Ing in Kansas. A day or SO after c. T. U. workers met in Arkan.
 sas City. where for months a fight
 has been waged over the road
 houses that dot tho highways just
 outside the city limits, even as they do in the wet states.
 Mrs May Frazee. Tpok esman for the so women. sounded the call for
 hatchet Ewingers.
 "If the law isn't enforced we'll
 get out hntcheis and Ro Co work.
 she said,
 I've don't want Go take such drastic Inonnuren. but you chn rely on it that wo will if necessary"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-27
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 Removal of Gall Bladder

Woman aged AS, apparently in hearty health except for gas and occasional indigestion, now told she has gall-bladder disease and urged to have gall-bladder removed. She has no gall-stones (R. II. W..)
 Answer-How do you know sho has no gailstones? Many gallstone sufferers never have typical gall- stone coils or jaundice and. the K ray fails to reveal evidence Of stones, yet pay dirt is found at 0p- eration. On the other hand. rec moyal of gall-bladder for eholecy- stitis (inflammation) without stones proves unnatisfactory in nearly half the cases in which this operation iH done. The present practice is not 10 remove the gale bladder on suspicion or for sims plo chronic choleoygtitin (lnilnm- mntion) without positive evldencs
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wrap and exhibit here are extra ordinary, you ought to-well, my correspondents know I do have some of the darndest ideas. Yet Eve never been committed to a sanitarium.
 But before utter this heresy let me warn you it applies only to healthy adults. It does NOT apply to children or invalids. By chill dren I mean persons under 25 years of age, in other words indi- viduals who have not yet attained mature development, physically, mentally, morally. I set the age at 25 years because many children are not fully grown adults in all | respects until they reach that age. though some are at 20 or 22 years. The notion, then, is this: I be- lieve that very shallow stage of sleep at the sixth or seventh hour is natures call and one should an- swer it by getting up. I believe six hours of sleep is sufficient for full grown persons. Remember the shoal comes about the sixth hour 1 in adults, but about the ninth to tenth hour in children. Very well
 let adults get up after six hours of sleep, and let the children sleep on | for nine or 10 hours.
 | An adult who lies abed two or three hours over his or her fair sleep ration merely grows indolent, loggy or dull. Many adults past 30 owe their insidious accumulation
 of stacker flesh and thick head
 largely to superfiuous sleep.
 We're liars all about our sleep. If we happen to lie awake an hour i or less when we feel we should be asleep and imagine every one else ] in the world is enjoying refresh ing slumber, we'll lie like blazes about it and complain that we nev- ger slept wink. or scarcely closed our eyes all night long. If we hap pen to catch our dream or remcm- Der some of 1t on coming out of the coma, we complain we've had most disturbing dreams all night. Truth is everybody dreams every moment asleep, but only when on the threshold or when sleep is bring a fragment into conscious ness. t
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-27
PARIS STYLES
By MARY KNIGHT

Paris, (UP)-Basques and tu- nics are the new blouses. Ine basques are slashed, or have m, tricate godets that correspond with similar ones on the sAiI :. rrha tunics are fIared slightly at the hips-at least Amy Blatt 8 are and that makes it a pretty general statement.
 She has designed white Palm Beach costume this time to wear over a bathing sult. Soroe of her new knitted designs are so intricate that they defy the best copyists.
 Evening gowns probably are the easiest to knit-one partlcu- larly which Is backless. This can be worn in the afternoon, too, for teas and cocktail parties. because 1t has no train. Keep the coat Cor the shawl) on though. or you'll get criticism.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-27
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SYNOPSIS


 ANN HOLSTER, pretty and 20, breaks her engagement to TONY MICKLE. commercial art- ist. because of his drinking and general responsibility. The same day PETER KENDALL. wealthy and prominent, learns how VAIIERlA BENNETT, hls fiaRcec, has deceived him and tells her everything Is over be- tween them.
 Ann and Peter, both heart-sick and disilIusioncd, meet in a res faurant. When Peter asks Ann to marry him she agrees.
 They go to Florida and spend several weeks happily. Then Peter is called home because or business. All of the Kendall fam fly except Peters sister, MILL CENT, snub Ann.
 Valeria schemes to make trouble between Ann and Peter. She pcrsuades Peter to under- take the work of rcmodcling her country home and gives him check. Later she tells him she needs the money and he writes her check for the mount, say ing she can repay him later.
 Ann hears the labor trouble Is brewing at the Kendall factory.
 CHAPTER XXVI
 Ann awakened early and dressed while Peter was still asleep. When he came out of his room she was sitting by a window, reading the morning newspaper. She handed 1t to him and watched as he read the article predicting an outbreak at the factory if work was started to- day. The employees were in an ugly mood. Even the most loyal were reported to be in an unsettled frame of mind.
 A meeting had been held at a hall in the community last night but old Peter Kendall and his grandson had refused to have the crowd dispersed by police.
 "Why didn't you tell me?' Ann asked Peter.
 T didn't want you to worry" he said.
 "What do the men want?"
 ''More money"
 "Are they entitled to more?'
 Peter smiled at her, but answer ed seriously 'Yes and no. They are being paid more than most fac tory workers, and to raise their wages now isn't advisable from the directors standpoint. They think it would be too heavy load to carry. The workers can't under stand DOW $1,000.000 can be spent in improvements when wages can't be raised"
 Ann said. "They need more money"
 "Yes," Peter answered. But this is not the way to get it" Some day he would tell Ann about Oscars home. about the un- dernourished children playing in one corner of the room. The chill dren had been wearing old sweat CTS, patched and worn clothing. All the grownups had been hud- died near the fire. Some laundry had been drying on a rack. The drab, colorless room. The hard eyed, work-worn women. A fore mans salary, stretched to buy ne- cessities for so many grown-ups and children, couldn't be expected to furnish luXuries, too.
 Peter had been shocked. and Something was wrong when human beings labored and yet came no nearer com fort than this.
 ''Why didn you wait? The paper says it is foolhardy to begin work to-day"
 Peter shook his head. Any time would be bad"
 Ann followed him to the door.
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one another on these or any other important subject.
 9.-Right moral conduct is simply intelligent conduct. In deciding what Is intelligent conduct in any case one should not only consider nll tho circumstances and conse- querences but also ali the moral mnxims and traditions bearing up- on the situation. Ninety-nine times out of hundred the yare them. selves the rule of reason.
 3.-Not at all-that Is not the in. felIigent ones. Thsi is evidenced by the vast numbers of serious minded young women taking cOur. Bos in homo economies in our high schools and colleges; by the nli- naeroug applications at all pre-. schools of young womon for the privilege of studying babies and children. and by s0toBni studler Q fthe marriage Ideals 0f high school and ooilofo young women.
 (copyrlsht John F. pilio cs
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-27

Ann waited until his car was out of sight and then went to her room and put on her coat and hat. Soon she was flying along the road over which Peters car had passed shortly before.
 Every nerve was tense as she pasesed Kendallwood and came into the town which was almost deserted. She took the road lead ing to the factory, passing crowds of women along the way. Some stared at her curiously. There were ugly looks from others. Ann's heart was pounding with excitement when she drove into the grounds and parked her car. Work was evidently at standstill. There were threatening faces. vio- lent gestures, angry voices. NOW and then someone raised voice in loud denunciation.
 It was impossible to go farther. She was hemmed in completely. powerless to penetrate the human wall before her.
 Where was Peter? Straining her eyes, searching the crowd, she saw him suddenly step through an open door. He looked pale, but there was a determined set to his mouth and chin. A fighting look,
 Tears filled Ann's yes. She thought Peter looked like a brave young knight, defying his enemies. And then came the overwhelming realization. She loved Peter-not Tony!
 Her lips were moving in prayer. Dear God, save Peter for me. Don't let anything happen to Peter."
 There was silence in the crowd as Peter began to speak.
 Mems we're beginning our work in few minutes. You must get to your places in the buildings or off the grounds" t->
 A hoarse yell came from some one. Tell us some more funny stories. Who says we must? Who will make us get off, young fel- low?" An angry rumble. as the human wall swayed forward.
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of gallstones, for experience has taught the physician as well as the surgeon that medical control of such a, condition gives the better results.
 Soundness of Sleep
 When is sleep the soundest or best? I mean, is there any basis for the common idea of beauty sleep" before midnight? (S. L.)
 Answer-The deepest sleep oc- CUTS about an hour after one goes to sleep. Sleep is more shallow from the second to the third hour. From the fourth to the fifth hour it is still more shallow. Then fol- lows another period of deeper sleep-at about the sixth to sev- enth hour in adults, the ninth to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-27
Sister Mary's Kitchen
By MARY E. DAGUE NEA Service Staff Writer


 A good way to take care of ths holiday entertaining without undue strain on a budget already strained to breaking point by Christmas is to give a buffet sup per.
 Of course, if you have room fol everyone at one big table supper served by the host at the table Is grand. If not, have small tables set about informally. Choose for the main dish some | thing hot and savory and plan tG have most of the other foods pre- | pared in advance.
 It's a good idea to have cold cuts to reinforce the main dish. Cold baked ham, cold boiled tongue ana cold roast fowl can be used with almost any main dish. Here are some menus: Creamed crab meat in crustades pickles, celery, olives, cold boiled tongue, rolled sandwiches, stuffed tomato salad, fruit cake, coffee.
 Oysters, mushrooms and bacon en brochette, orange and grape fruit salad with green pepper gar, nish, jellied chicken, hot rolls cranberry relish, individual mince pies (hot), coffee. Shrimp jambalaya, cold baked ham, grape juice salad, pumper- nickel, individual plum buildings, coffee.
 And here are recipes for the more difficult dishes: {, Creamed Crab Meat in 3Crustades
 Cut slices of stale bread three pointed knife, Remove the center leaving a wall about 3-4 inch thick on bottom and sides. Fry in deep hot fat to 0 golden brown. The fat should be hot enough to brown the crustades in forty seconds. Fill with creamed crab-meat.
 Oysters, mushrooms, bacon, lem on juice, salt, pepper, melted but ter.
 Oysters en BrOchette
 Allow four medium sized oys- ters for each person to be served. Four 1 1-2 inch squares of thinly sliced bacon and mushroom caps complete each. Wipe oysters and let stand in lemon juice seasoned with a few grains of cayenne pep per for one hour. Partially cook bacon over low fire to insure crispness. Dip mushrooms and oysters in belted butter. Put a mushroom cap on each skewer then alterating slices of bacon and oysters until four of each are used and finish with a mushroom cap Place skewers across a marrow dripping pan or place them on the broiler rack. Broil or cook in a very hot oven, 500 degrees F., for five minutes. Serve on narrow strips of toast and pour over the juices which were drawn out dur ing cooking.
 Grape Juice Salad Two tablespoons granulated gel. atine, 4 tablespoons cold water 9 cups grape juice, tablespoon; lemon juice, tablespoons sugar | IA teaspoon salt, 1 cup skinned and seeded Calofornia grapes.
 Soften gelatine in cold water foi five minutes. Dissolve over hot
 water. Add grape juice. sugar salt and lemon juice. Let stanc
 until mixoure begins to jelly. Ther
 fold in grapes, turn into molds ant place on ice until chilled and firm | Unmould on bed of lettuce ant ] serve with mayonnaise.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-27
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tenth hour in children. It makes no difference whether the sleep is be- fore or after midnight, daytime or night time rest, other things being equal.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-27
Tomorrow's Menu

BREAKFAST: Chilled to- mato juice, cereal, cream, broiled liver and bacon, whole wheat toast, milk, coffee.
 LUNCHEON: Potato soup with grated cheese, egg and lettuce salad, ice box rolls, Christmas cookies, milk tea.
 DINNER: Halibut steaks with oyster sauce, steamed potatoes, piquant carrots, stuffed peach salad, Indian pudding, milk, coffee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-27
MILLIONS OF DUCKS FLEE CTsAPM

Sanducky, Ohio (UP)-Literaliy millions of ducks swarmed over Sandusky Bay on Lake Erie on one day recently, fleeing storms from the north.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-27
TopAY,s FASHION TIP

Basques and tunics for blouses. Hand- knitted afternoon and evening gowns. Make them al home and wear them abroad.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-27
E5oRuo

AUTHCMS NOTE: These from tine scientific point o view Not all moral questions can be w.n possible without science Science puts the rights of organized society
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one another on these or any othel important subject. a
Evening star., 1934-08-30
Suited to Women's Play.

~HE washington Golf and Coun-
try Club course is admirably
suited for a women's tourna-
ment. Placing higher premium on
accuracy than on long hitting. the
course has ample length to satisfy the
women who specialize in walloptng the
ball from the tee. 1t is layout which
paws dividends on straight drives and
accurately hit second shots, and In
October should be in excellent condi-
ton. The mems Middle Atlantic was
played over the Virginia course in
1926, and was won by George Voigt.
Virginia will send quite delega-
ton to Washington to play in the
title tourney, headed by Mrs. Jean
Jones, the champion, and by Miss
Harper. From Baltimore will come
Mrs. E.. Boyd Morrow, three times
the champion: Mrs. M. Louise Bell
and several others capable of putting
up a strenuous scrap for the cham
pionship.
The tournament may witness
meeting between the two State title
holders, Miss Dettweiler, the Mary
land State champion, and Miss Harper,
the Virginia crown~wearer.
If the tournament starts on October
8, it will follow by only two days the
close of the women's national at Phila-
delphia.