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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-18
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"The description beautiful, r." says one of the outstanding beauty authorities, Ifs really more applic- able to mature women than to young girls.
 "A person under twenty-five may be sweetly pretty, but seldom is she beautiful. Real beauty comes with maturity and reflects the fully de- veloped personality. As the old say ing goes,, it Is a great deal more than skin deep."
 His words should be of partic- ular interest to women who be- moan their birthdays. And to those who fret every time they mo- tice another expression line.
 Deep Feeling Shows Through
 Expression lines are bound to appear, you know. The more you really live and sincerely feel pain, joy, sorrow and the other pure emotions, the more lines you'll have. There's no reason to be ashamed of them.
 An unlined face, putty-like in its placidity, may mean that its owner
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send pale green or dead black lin gerie to anyone over twenty-two. As a novelty, or for very young girl, the ideas all right. Generally speaking, however, few women like loud, splashy underwear. The workmanship, the lines and the fabric should be your main consid- eration.
 The mna who has hobby Is fairly easy to please. He'll consid- CT almost any present related to his favorite sport real luxury.
 A sure-enough hunter never seems to have too many guns. If you feel up to lavishing a luxury on the shooting minded man of your choice, give him new rifle or shotgun. Unless the lure of pri- vate arsenals is pretty close to your own heart, better take his best friend along with you. Less preten- tious, but nevertheless luxurious gifts include suede hunting coats, waterproof watches, fine com passes, bags in which to carry game and leather ammunition belts. In this category, luxury for a girl who is just getting in terested in skeet shooting would bo a 16-gauge shotgun. Heavy enough to bring down a real bird, it will still be light enough to keep her shoulder from getting black and blue. A membership in skeet club is a handsome present for man or woman.
 The horse minded persona and this applies to both men and wom- en) would like fine English riding boots, a new crop, a stick pin or 9 renewal of membership in a riding club. If the recipient is girl who seems to have all the riding togs, necessary and superfiuous, don't in desperation send her a bag of oats. There's always jewelry-an at-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-18
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 Stomach Rush

What causes stomach to empty it's contents into the intestine pre- maturely? Does smoking have any, thing to do with this?
 Mrs. M. F. T.)
 Answer-Drinking ice water. smoking, excessive acidity. A glass or two of agreeably cold awter Cor hot if you prefer) at meal time or just before eating is natural stim- ulus to secretion of, gastric juice and hence aids indigestion. The water remains in stomach only a few minutes, and tends to chill the delicate duodenum, which is right where you live, where the import ant part of digestion is carried on: No ice in your drink is good health rule.
 Headaches.
 .. also suffer from terrible sick headaches, and see where you have helped many (E. T.)
 Answer-Send cent stamped envelope bearing your correct ad- dress (not "LocaI' or "City") for monograph on the subject. Des- eribe briefly the type of headaches
 Now that the Season Is Over
 Our boy in high school is keen about football. But we have read with interest your opinion {. taking up the subject of Health and Athletics at Parent-Teacher meet ing. Overwhelming sentiment in favor of football. Appreciate state- ment of case against it ...
 (Mrs. H. A. F.)
 < Auswer-Best person to present that statement to your association would be your family physician. Ask him. If he is a competent man he will either speak to the meeting himself or he will recommend a physician who is prepared to give the attitude of the medical pro- fession. I think high school foot ball is an evil from every point of view, especially the athletic ar physical training viewpoint. Foot ball is q grown mans game. As this sport is fostered in high schools, it cultivates prccocity, and heaven knows parents of children these days have enough to contend with when children arc children. As q sport or . spectacle high school football puts q dangerous strain on the heart. But what docs that matter as long as it provides thrills for tho screaming crowds?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-18
SOME CITIZEN SHOULD FOR-
 BID THIS MARRIAGE

A school teacher writes that she is Al years old and is engaged to marry man four years younger. She feels that she is too old to bear children, so if I will be good enough to give her some of my ex. cellent advice about birth con- trol (.
 It will be a pleasure, Ma am.
 What is needed in such a case is not birth control but marriage control. In justice to the world, to the young fool who proposes to marry this creature, and to the thousands of true women who might make real wives for such men, some good citizen should arise and forbid the marriage of this woman to this man.
 Any woman who is fit to marry at all is fit to bear children. If she has some deficiency, some taint or some disability by reason of which childbirth might be inadvisable for her, then it is a crime against the state and against posterity to per- init her to unite in marriage with a man who should carry on the race. It is vicious and selfish for such a half-woman or near-woman to seek to bind real man to her for life and thus not only rob him of the joy and honor of father hood, but also rob some normal, eligible woman of the chance to rear a family.
 There is something appallingly rotten in the institution of mar riage in this country. As it seems to me, it is not primarily a Ques- tion of morals or religion, but rather a question of common sense and evolution. The divorce evil has it's roots in the laxity and indiffer- ence which govern the authorities in giving license to marry ana In performing the marriage quite re- gardlescs of the intents or purpos- es ofthe contracting parties. It is not difficult to understand the breakup of a union from which the most sacred privilege of life is ex- cluded. In any situation, there IS no+hipp nI1ite like a baby or two
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-18
(NEA Service Stan Correspondent
 By MARIAN YOUNG

Among the tropical birds smarter this year than tropical fish -because new = are Cardinals, Mynahs and Toupeahs. All color ful, and guaranteed to please the bird fancier.
 Other feathered, chirping lux uries include Zebra finches (Queer little ray-becked- -with-red birds), Builfinches that sing Hitting tunes, and nightingales.
 You can, as usual, and with per- feet assurance that she'll be thrilled, give exquisite lingerie to any woman in your family. This goes for mans best girl and cas- ual friends, too. After all, the old dictum, "candy, bowers, books and umbrellas are the only presents a nice girl takes from @ man., has been modified-like hoop skirts.
 A lace Gall lace-not lace-trim- med) nightgown, with train, and slip and pants to match is the Christmas present de luxe. Other pightgowns, made of sleek satins and crepes, are dripping with real lace. Lace insertions are newer than bands of it around neckline and hem.
 For the tailored girl, there are plain satin gowns with puffed Sleeves and polo collars. and silk pajamas, in heavenly shades, that are exact replicas of mems. Also negligees, cut like raglan-sleeved sports coats. These, of course, are a variation of the coolie coat.
 Tea-rose is first color choice IT underwear. Peach is second. Incl dentally, don't get so enthusiastic about giving original gifts that oyt
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-18
RR YOUR CHILDREN
 By Olive Roberts BsrtoN ,
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Usually the cry is ''Why won't my baby eat?" This time a mother wants to know why her baby won't sleep, and why he is so restless: when he does drop off he losses and wakens at the slightset sound.
 She explains that he is to all appearances normal and healthy, that his general care, food habits and so on are all they should be So why won't he just roll over and forget there is a world and oblige his mother by acting like other babies?
 Since I cannot be there to see her fat little 17-month-old boy or the home life of the family, can only guess at the trouble. If his mother had not assured me that he was active through the day, l would suggest that he wasn't get ting tired enough to sleep. But since he is so active that cannot be the trouble.
 It could be the reverse. There is such a thing as children, babies too, getting so tired and worked up that they cannot sleep. And the sleep of over-wrought children is usually restless.
 Over-Excitement
 Or the trouble may be that he gets over-excited because older people fuss and play with him too much. Perhaps the radio goes most of the time. Maybe a dog barks a lot, as with one family l knew. They were surprised when I ventured that their baby might be cross and contrary from sheer nervousness on account of Bongo.
 It is true that many little chill dren are not susceptible to noises, but others are. Children should become accustomed to average noise in a house-a tramp of feet and general conversation of the family.
 However, there is a difference in noises. Sometimes parents get so accustomed to certain sounds radio, dogs. the too-shrill shouts of other children, street cars, auto horns-a whole cacaphony Of noise that they do not realize it may be just q little too much for the baby.
 But again I am only guessing. The house of my correspondent may be as quiet as space for all l know. There is merely one pre- mise.
 May Be Too Warm
 There is such a thing as the house being too warm, and the baby covered too heavily. The op- posite, too-a little chill that older people don't notice. Some babies waken instantly when they are wet. None sleep any too well if their clothes or bed clothes get damp.
 It just might be that he eats a bit too heavily. He won't go to sleep without bottle (yes, a bot tie Is all right for that): but per
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gressed and many persons former. ly thought to be merely "queers are now known to be cases of true insanity. of which there are a hundre3 and one types. While, of course, every one except ours selves Is q bit queer I think ouR descendants will be just about as crazy as we are but no more so. 3.-If she does not she is heading straight for trouble. Any man of spirit takes Q wife with the uns derstandlng that they are to make a life of their very own and thaf they will share the problems of life fifty-fifty. Research shows that next to problems of money (which usuilly begin as sex prob- lemal reiativen-in-law are the chief cause of martial trouble. When wiIi they learn that the married life of other people, even that of their own children, is mono Of their business unless it reaches the point Of tragedyf
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haps he gets too many meals a day. Three meals and a bottle at bedtime and naptime are right for a child his age.
 The evening meal should be light. the heaviest at noon..
 Fresh air, but not too cool, is one cure for restless sleep.
 think, however. would ask the doctor. Indeed, know should. There must be some req son for restlessness, and, anyway, a baby should be checked up every now and then by the doctor.
 One more thought. Never let anyone tease him.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-18
PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE
 BY WILLIAM BRADY, M. D.

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-18
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AUTHORS NOTE: These given from the scienug point of view Not all moral questions can 6e ~In posble without Science the rights Of organized so aboyet Inc O ~
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Fstth ArticIe of Series
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 Even pet shops have outdone themselves to find new alveand kicking luxury gifts There wrehared dachs- hunds (we DID one brilliant tropical birds to replace the traditional canaries (hough canares informed still best seers and hundreds of tropical fish, fore seen in this country,
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The Washington times., 1934-01-09
= LET EN- EAT CAKE OPENS
Burton Holmes to
Lecture Today
At National

Burton Holmes, with his col.
ored "stills" and motion pic.
lures, his anecdotes and COM
ments, will bring the Chicago
Century Of Progress Exposition
to the screen at the National
Theater this afternoon at 4.
In his capacity as the Fairs
radio commentator, Mr.. Holmes
was enabled to get behind the
scenes and to build his intimate
picture record of the exposition,
unhampered by the usual Off.
cial restrictions. Thus, his visual
story Of the Worlds Fair has
everything one wants to know
about it, from the opening day
ceremonies to the celebration at
tendant upon the arrival of the
% millionth visitor.
Other topics in Mr.. Holmes
new series at the National, to
be presented on successive Tues.
day afternoons, will be: "A
New Cruise to Mediterranean
Lands" Motoring Through Java"
"Girdling the Globe Anew" and
the New Italy Of Benito Mus
Solini."
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BY ANDREW, r, KELLEY

For my part will side with
those who vote that ''Let En-
Eat Cake Is more rousing and
impudent, bitter and satirically
smart than its predecessor of
the nose-thumbing school, "Of
Thee I Sing"
Vice President John Nance
Garner and Postmaster General
Farley led the Administration
cohorts who chuckled and shook
with honest mirth and q bril-
liant audience at the National
Theater last night. For the first
act Of the new Gershwin-Kauf-
man-Ryskind is wildly amusing,
bristles with humorous barbs and
snipes at our political manners
and customs with genuine rel
ish. The second act maintains
the maddening pace for a while
and then detourS' into a semi
tragic mood as we laugh and
suffer with poor Alexander
Throttlebottom.
Moore AS ThrOttlebOttOm
The bewildered Mr.. Throttle
bottom is even more forlorn and
bumbling, meek and willing, lone
some and tragic as he ambles
leiSurely through the two acts
only to be crowned the new
President at the final curtain.
It is an as you like it ending
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Palace Schedules
Riddles Show

For the first time in the his
tory of downtown motion picture
houses, Loew's Palace Theater
will present a special early morn
ing matinee on Saturday, Janu.
ary 20, the entire bill being seven
Walt Disney cartoons, embracing
both Mickey Mouse and Silly Sym
phonieS. This announcement was
made by Carter Barron, Loew'S
city manager, yesterday.
The show, which is being called
q children's show, will start at the
Palace promptly at $50 a. m.
Doors will be opened at 9 o'clock.
Among the Silly Symphony car
toons to be shown are: Three
Little Pigs" "Ole King Cole"
Lullaby Land" and the pied
Piper" The Mickey Mouse sub
jects are Touchdown Mickey" :"
"Klondike Kid" and Building a
Building"
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When the Feature
Is Shown on Screen

FOX-Robert Montgomery in
fugitive Lovers" at II a. m,
80, 4:15, 7:05 and $50 p. m.
age shows at 12:40, $3.50, $50
I'd 9:05 p. m.
EARLE-Joan Blondeu in "Con-
-ntion City" at II a. m, 1:40,
IS, 7::3O and 1918 p. m. Stage
ows at 1890, $3.50. 6:25 and
05 p. m.
RKO KEITH'S-DoloreS Del Rio
: Flying Down to Rio" at 1852
M, 1853, 1854, $50, 7:46 and
AZ p. m.
COLUMBIA-Marion Davies in
Going Hollywood" at 1855 a.
l., 1850. $3.50. 6:45, 7:45 and 9:45
m.
METROPOLITAN - Ric h a d
x in "Ace of Aces" at 1885 a.
:, 1885. 3:35, 5:35. 1885 and 9:35
s m.
PALACE-All-star cast in "Din
>er at Eight" At IL. 1928. 4:45
=, 10 and 9:35 p. m.
RTALTO: John Barrymore in
'CounSello. -at-Law" 1t 11:12 a.
l., 1855. 2:4O. 4:24. sos. 1883
nd 9:38 p. m.
AUDITORIUM-Ripley's "Oddi,
orium," / till II p. m. Sunday,
) till II p. m.
GAYETY-"Step Lively Girls,
''urlesque, at IL noon, 2:15 and
lis p. m
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V.P. Garner Leads the Cheering for
JoIly LET En- Eat Cake

tator. The White House becomes
the Blue House. The Supreme
Court, having become a useless
appendage with the Dictatorship,
it is proposed that they play
game Of baseball with the League
of Nations. On victory depends
whether the war debts will be
cancelled or doubled. The will
ing Mr.. Throttlebottom is chosen
to umpire.
America loses the ball game
and Throttlebottom is given a
drum-head trial and sentenced to
the guillotine. But Mary has a
trick up her sleeve. It is a SIS
Partisan model gown which the
women prefer to the blue uni.
forms Of the Dictator. The Re
public is restored and the new
regime begins with President
Throttlebottom preparing to take
the reinS Of government.
Wallops Headliners
This is a Sketchy outline Of a
noisy and colorful musical fan
tasy that wallopS our dignified
and revered institutions such as
the Union League Club, whacks
at the Soap-box orators, rouses
some Of its gayest quipS at the
expense Of the United States Sen
ate, turns its howitzers on
political buncombe and kicks in
the southern exposure the modest
little Finland who Is chump
enough to pay the war debt in
Stallment in full.
Sensitive diplomats will grow
red in the face at the way ma
tional honor and diShonor is
cuffed around and the Army and
Navy will find a touch Of irony
at the frank exposure Of the
service as the football Of politics.
But "Let En- Eat Cake'' is purely
nonpartiSan in attack. Both Re
publicanS and Democrats, Social
lists and Fascists take a good
beating. Like the Gridiron Club
humors any head that projects
too prominently in the air is
thumped although it is a blood
less revolution. Not a shot Is
fired though many guns are
pointed.
Producer Sam Harris called to
the fun colors the same brilliant
cast that made "Of Thee I Sing"
a Pulitzer winner. There is the
slick and suave William Gaxton,
who makes love to Lois Moran as
though he really enjoyed 1t, who
sings with gusto the clever Gersh-
win lyrics and who never permits
political boils to kill his noncl1a-
lance or his inpetuouS ability to
meet a situation. A grand light
comedian.
Lois Moran Stars
Lois Moran is singing better,
looks as charming as ever and
acts with the required verve. Vic
tor Moore'S "Throttlebottom." as
previously mentioned; is priceless
and leaves one perplexed as to
whether it should be a laugh or
a tear when he fixed the guillo-
tine for his own execution.
In the supporting cast such ex-
cellent comedy players as Florenz
AmeS, Philip Loeb, Abe Reynolds,
Grace Worth, George E. Mack.
Harold Moffett. Dudley Clements,
Ralph Riggs, Edward H. Robins,
Gail Darling and Irma Philbin.
The Ira Gershwin lyrics are
distinctly Gilbertian in cleverness
but the George Gershwin music Is
undisttngrIished for melody. You
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for a happy old dodderer with
his wan and sickly smile, superb
ly limned by the tremendously
capable comedian Victor Moore.
Again Playwrights Kaufman
and Ryskind cross the sacred
portals of the White House as
a setting for their fun. Presi-
dent Wintergreen has been
showed under in the election
after a tumultuous term. The
Cabinet, beset with worries, won
derS what now. Vice President
Throttlebottom finds the solution.
He has $4,000 and, since Mary
Wintergreen knows the secret Of
making good blue shirts, the
casualties go into the shirt busi-
ness.
U. S. With Dictator
Out of the blue shirts comes
the revolution and the naming
Of John p. Wintersreen aS Die
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Walter Huston in
Play Coming

Comparable to the return to the
speaking stage of Katharine Hep
burn in the Jed Harris production
Of "The Lake." will be the Max
Gordon production of the drama.
tization of Sinclair Lewis novel,
"Dodsworth," which will bring
back to the flesh and blood drama
one of Americas foremost actors,
Walter Huston.
The play and Mr.. Huston comes
to the National Theater for it's
premiere beginning Monday, Feb
ruary S. In Mr.. Huston's support
will also be one Of the speaking
stages recognized feminine stars,
ElaY BANTER.
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resolved to snap out of it, and to
concentrate on my screen career.
At the present time I am appear
ing in Maury Cohen's production
of Swan Song.' and shortly will
appear in a second picture. I am
leaving for a brief holiday In New
York and when I return plan to
continue my work.
II feel that I must forget my
troubles and carry on for the sake
Of my young son, whom I must
support, and for my mother and
father, who live with me-"
Apropos Of Gene Raymond's
departure from New York to
Europe, Marian Nixon. Helen Fer
guSSon, Mary Brian and a host
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try hard as you exit without re-
calling one whiStly tune.
"Let EN- Eat Cake" has a
double quota of pretty girls who
sing and dance with the needed
enthusiasm and abandon while
the laugh guns are being reload
ed. The musical has been richly
costumed and the entire produc-
ton has a freshness and spirit en-
tirely in keeping with the bright
ideas of its composers.
Let EN- Eat Cake" rates with
me three stars and an extra big
plus. For the Washington play
goer it offers all the ingredients
of . Jolly evening
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Ter own idea that they do a play
She read the scrip of Autumn
Crocus," in which Lederer opens
here Sunday, but it offers no sult-
able part for her.
The idea is not abandoned, how
rver. Both she and Lederer are
,sading plays to find the right We
.licle. Once it is discovered, they
ill try to talk the studio into
living Joan a leave.
Meanwhile, by odd coincidence,
Douglas Fairbanks, jr., Is writing
motion picture story for the ro-
lantic Czech.
It is usually Cecil B. De Mile
Tho coins the bon mots when talk.
,lg to interviewerS.
; Edwin Schallert, local scribe,
',lrned the tables neatly, however.
hen the two were discussing the
scline of sex pictures and OF
.'lemes of the flesh.
"Yes," said SchalIert, "the
public is tired Of staring at Lady
fG0diva; they want to see what
the horse looks like"
The canine population Of the
upe Velez-J Johnny WeiSSmuller
tenagerie has been suddenly dec1-
lated.
Yesterday, Lupe called Johnny
a55 the studio and bubbled ex-
c.tedly that she had given away
III the dogs but the two Chihua-
luas and Johnny's police pup.
Seems as all 13 Of the animals
-ot out on the lawn and started
dig for the same bone. Lupe
md Johnny have a nice well in
,,leir yard now.
After being in and out Of 'The
1'aby in the Ice-Box" several
mes, Richard Ralston Arlen did
is first work before the camera
sterday. The idea almost fell
trough because the Charles Rog-
IS Company wanted to work the
.aby in the morning. But the
N.rlen heir has q definite sched-
e before noon and Jobyna
aston turned n UNI BIS down.
: aey've compromised now on two
clock.
Ginger Rogers joined the vic!
ms Of punches that were not
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