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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-20
BY, EDITH H. SOY


 On Thursday, May 16, the Bart. ley Argus was scanned listlessly by it's subscribers until they turned to the last page. Then they came to life with a jerk. For stand. ing boldly out among the personals was a lengthy item that once read was read again by everyone witt an avidity for spicy news. TO WHOM TT MAY CONCERN
 I, John Alton, have closed
 my shop because of insuffi-
 cient funds. need money to
 run my business and to feed
 my family. I have tried to
 collect part payments on many outstanding accounts. Since
 I have failed to honorably
 collect what is rightfully mine.
 I shall try other plans.
 If by May 31 these bills
 have not been paid, shall
 seek redress. Call it blackmail.
 or what you will. Neverthe-
 less, have left with Judge
 Wilson a list of those who
 owe me. have also left with
 him a sealed package, the con-
 tents of which may be made
 public after the 31st.
 Have you a skeleton in your
 closet that a plumber might
 have seen? THEN BEWARE!
 A restless undercurrent of ex- citement pervaded the entire town during the two weeks that follow ed. The churches had never been so we'll attended as on that sunny Eabbath the week that Alton's mo- tice had appeared.
 The first of the week many good citizens of Bartley struggled into the judges office; but no two ever came together.
 Among the first to puff up the dingy stairs and into the waiting room was Patrick Conley, one of the well-to-do of Bart1ey's worthy citizens. He was the boss, sub rosa, of the town hall political gang.
 The judge closed the door and waited. Pats oily, ready tongue failed him for once. He stuttered and made several attempts before he hit upon a satisfactory begin. ming and launched into the purpose of his visit.
 "You see, it's this way, Judge, owe that d-d little plumber $9O0 fer putin them furnishin's in my two bathrooms, that the missis nagged the life out of me till she got. But you know how it is about payin' bills. didn't know the little cuss was so hard up, or I'd have paid him long time ago So that's what I'm here for. Heres my check. I want receipt"
 His nonchalance was all on the outside. For as he numbered down the stairs he inwardly cursed the plumber, whom he was positive had the private letter of the Walker Paving company, which he, Pat had lost when he was having his house remodeled. He inwardly cursed the contracting company Why had they been such dumt fools anyway as to put their bribery on paper.
 Even poor silly Molly Reid cam' with a few dollars, frightened t, death for fear Alton had seen he bottle of hair dye, and would holt
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-20
DAILY SHORT STORY WHO LAUGHS LAST When the Plumber Decided to Co in for BIacEmaiI
 the Whole Town QuaIked with Fear

her up for ridicule just when Joe Brown was almost ready to ask her to say "Yes''.
 One day the minister called with $10 in small change, collected from God knows where. He had felt that he could not pay the plumber just now. Church cole; lections had been so poor. But on the other hand, he conflded to the judge he just could not have the people know that he had lost his temper because his loving inr competent little wife had spoiled the boiled dinner--the very day that the plumber had called to fix the furnace grates.
 The judge scanned his list and looked up with smile:
 t'Your name is not here, Parson. I can't collect from you."
 A little dazed, the minister put back into his pocket the money that would buy food for the com ing week.
 Among the last to visit the judge's popular office was Mary Holt. Progressively she stalked into :::: :::::. : :. |;a|||',, 8 .ahSiOT "A &EW WAL lIl lIE IGs,.
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when they tried to turn normal figures
into something only trifie more than
skin and bone.
begin my daily dozen in front Of
an open window. First, deep-breath-
ing exercises. You've heard that hint
before? Well, do you obey the rule
properly? It's no good shifting a
little extra air. Stand firmly on both
feet. Put your hands on your hips.
Throw back your head. Breathe Slowly
and deeply, through the nose, with
your lips tightly closed. Those waist
muscles will take on new firmuesS.
There will be no ugly increase below
them. Repeat this exercise seven or
eight times.
Now, what about bending down and
touching the toes dozen times, keep
ing your knees stiff? Do it thoroughly
and correctly. Keep your heels to-
gether, hands raised above the head.
Don't poke your head forward. And
put all the swing you possess into the
movement. If you find it difficult 20
touch your toes at first, begin by
standing with the feet astride.
The next exercise is q more restful
one. Sit on the floor with feet
stretched out straight in front Of you,
heels together and knees pressed down.
Raise the arms above your head. Swing
forward, not too quickly. until you
can touch your toes, without letting
your knees lift of the floor. Rolls Of
fat can be vanquished with this exer-
else
Evening star., 1935-06-11
New Place
Aids Change
Of Routine
Dramatic Initial Step
Impresses Child
When Needed.
BY ANGELO PATRI.

GHVE him at least two fresh vege-
tables day and about a quart
Of milk. He can have the milk with
his cereal, In puddingS, drink it, any
way he likes. but he must have it.
His teeth show that he needs it badly.
And / wouldn't let him have any more
candy between meals. A piece now
and then after his meals is all right,
but not between meals"
But he won't eat for me, doctor.
And cries if he doesn't get lolly-pops
every day. What can do with him?"
What can you do with him? Just
make him do what you tell him. II
you don't he won't have a decent tooth
in his head and he will have no resist
ance to disease. He will keep on
whining and crying and clinging to
you. Make him. That's all"
That Is plenty. It Is not easy to
change a child's routine once it has
been set. 1t is easier to keep him on
the schedule once it has been decided,
but when mistakes have been made
they must be corrected for the child's
sake. There will be a struggle, but
patience and persistence will win in
the end.
Children will eat what they have
been accustomed to eating. They will
eat their cereal and toasted bread,
eggs and vegetables if they have been
accustomed to eating them. They will
eat their candy after meals If they
have been trained that way. They
a&a I.aw
acquired q taste for them. But after
the damage has been done, how can
we set about beginning again in the
best way2
A very important point Is this:
Start the new program as dramatically
as possible, so that it impresses the
child and dwells in his memory q
long time. II he can be taken away
from home to make this beginning, so
that the old associations will not pull
on him, that Is flne. 1t gives him q
good start.
We are rarely able to do this, so
we do the next best thing-change his
surroundings as completely as posi-
BILE. Give him his breakfast in a new
place. Use new dishes-new to him.
Put on q different dress. Make an
occasion of it. Don't talk about the
old way. Ignore it. Take for granted
that he is to follow that new way.
If he refuses his food, be cheerful
about it and remove it after a fair
interval. Give him nothing between
meals, say nothing about his eating,
give him something interesting to do,
and make show of being especially
occupied with your own affairs to the
exclusion of his. He will be watching
for a sign Of anxiety, Of fear or inter-
est in his predicament, and il he sees
one he is strengthened for the fight.
Ignore him; take his going without
food as a matter of fact and be very
busy and most cheerful.
He may cry, kick. howl. Let him.
If you think you can't stand it any
more, Just take him to the bath room
and wash his face with cool water.
Undress him, after he stops yelling,
and put him to bed to sleep it OF.
But don't feed him until mealtime
comes around.
1t takes self-discipline to change q
child's routine. We have more trouble
with our fears than we have with the
children's behavior. They will do as
we say If we say 1t with conviction.
For their sakes that is precisely what
We must do.
Evening star., 1935-06-11
1875

Polka dots are from sizes varying
from pin point to almost saucer-like
proportions, and appear on many of
the nice cottons. Small, widely spaced
patterns are much in vogue, and
flowers bloom on and on in the new
materials. Newest, perhaps, are the
single flower designs - carnations,
tulips, daisies stand out In vivid relief
against neutral backgrounds.
The color mode has been overcast
by purple shadows this season. Can
them iris. or lilac, or violet, they are
all q marvellous blending Of red and
blue dyes and remind us Of our first
paint box and the anazement we ex-
perienced when we made the mo-
mentous discovery that red plus blue
resulted In anything so handsome.
Turquoise blue Is very. popular; In
fact, all the clear blues are in demand
for Summer things.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1634-B is
designed in sizes IL, II, Is, l0, and
20. Corresponding bust measurements,
80, 80, "a, So and So. Size Is (S4) re-
quires 3zs yards Of 36-inch material.
Send for the Barbara Bell pattern
book. Make yourself attractive, prac-
tical and becoming clothes, selecting
designs from the 104 Barbara Bell
well-planned, easy-to-make patterns.
Interesting and exclusive fashions for
little children and the dificult junior
age, slenderizing, well-cut patterns for
the mature figure; afternoon dresses
for the most particular young women
and matrons and other patterns for
special occasions are all 10 be found
in the Barbara Bell pattern book.
Send 15c for your copy today. Address
orders to The Evening Star.
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quired to finish the business on time.
Before got to the working age,
1t was great fun, because I generally
sat concealed under the table and
ate all the CUTOFF crusts that fell in
the big bowl placed beside my mother
on the floor. They always had little
Smears of the filling on them, and,
somehow, no real sandwich has ever
tasted so good as those bits of crust
and filing did under the tablecloth.
Later, when I grew old enough to
JOIN in the work, it wasn't half so
nice, because mother could see whether
the crustS got into the bowl or
into me,
TN THOSE days all the filings had
to be cooked, blended, sliced, chop
ped. minced, or what have you, by
hand, and a tedious proceeding it
was. The homemade bread was hard
to slice properly and took much time
and care. BY the time the sand
wiches were really finished and wrap
ped in their wax paper coverings
we workers had practically no appe-
tite left for them!
But now, the operation is so simple
that the makers enjoy the finished
product Just as much as the guests.
From the tubes, jars and bottles come
Evening star., 1935-06-11
Difference
In Texture
Of Dessert
Mousse, Parfait and
Tortoni Offered
for Summer.
BY EDITH M. BARBER.

WHAT is the difference between
w o mousse and parfait? What
is q tortoni? VIII you please publish
some recipes for these desserts which
I like to use in warm weather." So
writes a reader.
These questions cannot be answered
in Just few words, because find in
my collection of recipes no consistency
in the use OF these terms. All Of
these recipes have one thing in COM
non-that is the use Of whipped
cream as the principal ingredient. The
simplest mousse is merely sweetened
and favored whipped cream which
may be made successfully in the au-
tomato refrigerator. The mixture in
stead may be put into mold, tightly
covered and packed in salt and ice.
Some recipes for mousse call for the
addition of beaten egg whites, and
some call for gelatin.
Most parfaits, on the contrary.
usually demand egg yolks combined
with sugar or sirup and cooked to
a. custard-like consistency and cooled
before whipped cream is folded into
it. Sometimes, however, a mousse
which contains egg whites is called a
parfait.
Biscuit tortoni is made from q
foundation of cream and fiavoring,
turned in a freezer until fairly stiff,
then whipped cream is folded into it
and the freezing is continued. Par
fats and mousSes are so much used
now that so many Of US have auto
matte refrigeration in our kitchens.
Strawberry Mousse.
cup evaporated milk
n teaspoon gelatin
teaspoons water
/ u cups strawberries
cup powdered sugar
teaspoon vanilla
Salt
Dissolve gelatin in water. Heat
milk, add gelatin. Chill. Crush ber-
ries, add sugar and salt. When milk
is cold. whip. add vanilla and COM
bine with fruit mixture. Turn into
refrigerator freezing tray and freeze
three or four hours. Fills two pint
trays.
Variations: Use any other fresh or
canned fruit, cut into small pieces.
Golden Parfait.
egg yolks
/ cup hot maple sirup
pint cream
Beat egg yolks slightly, and pour
on slowly the maple sirup. Stir over
hot water until thick, cool, and add
whipped cream. beaten until stiff.
Turn into freezing trays anc freeze
three to four hours.
Bisque Ice Cream.
cup condensed milk
q cup water
/ u teaspoons vanilla
cup cream
Salt
cup macaroon crumbs
Mix milk with water, add vanilla
and salt. Whip cream until stiff.
Fold into mixture. Turn into re-
frigerator freezing trays and freeze
from three to four hours. Fills two
pint trays. Preparation time, five min
utes.
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Scotch Eggs.

Hard boil the eggs. and remove
shells. Cut out the centers length
wise. Chop cooked chicken to fine
mince, add the yolk of one raw egg,
and mix with q little cream until
smooth. Season with salt and pepper.
STUFF the eggs, dip them in beaten
eggs and fine breadcrumbs, and fry
a light brown. Serve with a cream
sauce. A little grated cheese may be
added to the stufing II desired.
Evening star., 1935-06-11
Thougtfu Comment Suggestion
Dorothy Dix Says
How Much Is Married Daughter Obli-
gated to Do for Her Mother?

failure greater In q marriage Of this
kind than the chances for success?
All the mother says is: What can Z
do?" say she can refuse TO give her.
consent and make the girl see that
marriage Is not all dances, movies,
swimming parties, etc. Am correct2
AVONE.
Answer-AbsoluteIy. But though
you spoke with the voice Of men and
Of Angels and although you have all
tbs truth and logic on your side, you
cannot convince 17-year r-old girl who
thinks she is In love of the folly Of
rushing into marriage before she Is
ready for it.
EVEN the mothers forbidding the
marriage would do no good, be-
cause under our foolish marriage laws
a girl is permitted to dispose of hers
self and her whole future life at an
age when she could not make a bind
ing contract to sell dog. And even
when a girls own State tries feebly to
protect her against such a folly as
marrying while she is still a child,
some neighboring State makes IL easy
for her to wreck her life.
CHE must have told her that II she
narries at II she is giving up all
the playtime Of life. She must have
told her that If she marries a boy
of II he will be as tickle as she is
and as uniformed, and that he will
tire Of her as quickly as she viii of
him. She must have told her that
marriage means sacrifice and work
and putting somebody before ones
self; that it Is something that only
mature people are capable of wrestling
with and Is no paStime for children.
Doubtless the mother has told the girl
all these things and the girl has not
listened to her. The only chance to
save her is to give her an object :es-
son.
Find some other girl who married
at II and who at 20 or 81 is dragged
out, discouraged, diSgruntled woman,
old before her time, shabby, worried
over bills, with a couple Of sickiy little
children that she does not know how
to care for hanging to her skirts. That
is what too-young marriages come to,
when girl and boy take upon them,
selves responsibilities before they are
ready for them. DOROTHY DIX.
(copyright. 1850
Evening star., 1935-06-11
Mashed Potatoes
With Pimentos

Two cups hot riced potatoes.
Two tablespoons butter.
One-third cup milk.
One teaspoon salt.
Two pimentos.
One onion.
To hot potatoes add the butter,
milk and salt and beat well. Rub the
pimentos through a stratner, mince
the onion and add to the potatoes.
Serve at once.
Evening star., 1935-06-11

@HIS is the simplest little dress
imaginable, but delightful be-
cause of its simplicity. 1t in
l. vites the hottest of hot days,
and promises to be one of
those comfortable little affairs that
you'll wear and wear.
Women refuse to give up the
kerchief idea, it Is so casual and be-
coming. And when it assumes q cape
like appearance, as in today,s design,
1t is doubly so. This cape ties at the
front, in true kerchief tradition. A
patch pocket ties with the same non-
chalance as the cape, and is very
decorative. The dress is 30 easy to
make, there are only five pieces in the
pattern, and 1t is certainly . grand
one to wear for work or play.
Cotton at once suggests itself for
this frock. Wolfe, dotted Swiss, or
gandie-a thrilling new organdie
fiecked with q self-colored thread-all
are part of the Summer fashion scene.
Lawn and hatiste, printed in quaint
designs, are excellent and emerge
from the tub fresh as daisy.
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STYLE Trends.

A novel bathing suit is made by
Helm OF Paris Of semi-transrarent
oiled silk, which has been treated to
reduce the dangers of sunburn. There
has also been shown o bathing suit
Of 1910 inspiration made OF navy silk
alraca with white braid triuas
Evening star., 1935-06-11

the bath room to
tell a tale Of woe.
For perfect
health and per-
fe ct figures I
maintain that It
Is correctness and
not the amount
of time spent on
exercising which
counts. t
Setting-up ex-
ercises are quite
a different thing
from the strenu-
Gus exertions that
many girls found
IL necessary tn dn
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O n d h e es e
spread has sim
plided the job of
sandwich making
tremendously-as
has also t h e
r e a dy- ii e d
bread. / can re-
member when I
was little, that If
there was to be a
picnic, the whole
morning had to
be dedicated to
making the sand
wicheS and the
services of the
TxTbnla fnr0ilxy rn
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Sandwich Making Task
Develops Speed With
Materials in Markets
Sliced Bread and Prepared Paste Have Sim.
plifed Process and Abolished Exacting
Picnic Duties.

SpIChuS duCduy uCllClOunly ptCA1dCu-
or you may choose to combine some
of them and add a few ideas Of your
own as WELL
Here are q few suggestions:
RASIC materials needed to make
~ four dozen sandwiches are: One
large loaf sandwich bread, Il pound
softened butter and n pound Of flll-
ing. OF rye bread is used, two aver
age loaves will be necessarily
FILINGS.
CREAM CHEESE AND CHIVES.
Chop 6 chives fine with sharp
knife. Mix them with two cakes of
cream cheese until they are blended
into q smooth paste. Add paprika,
salt and pepper and a little lemon
juice to taste. Spread thinly.
RoQUEFoRT SPREAD.
Mix prepared Roquefort spread with
a little mayonnaise until 1t becomes
creamy. Sprinkle with paprika and
spread on rye bread.
CREAM CHEESE AND
GUAVA JELLY.
Mix Il cup guava jelly with two
cakes cream cheese, and blend to
smooth paste. Spread thinly on lightly
salted rye bread.
SARDINE FILLING.
To one large box of sardines, add
3 tablespoons mayonnaise, the juice
Of one lemon and two finely chopped,
hard-boiled eggs. Remove all skin
and bones from the sardines, Of
course, unless they are of the skim
less and boneleSS variety. Add the
mayonaise after the meat has been
well mashed with a fork and blended
with the egg and lemon juice. Work
to a paste and spread thinly on white
or rye bread.
SALMON FILLING.
Use one cup canned salmon meat,
one small head of lettuce and three
tablespoons of mayonnaiSe. Flake
the salmon well, and mix it with the
mayonnaise to paste. Chop or shred
the lettuce, spread it on the buttereG
bread and cover with q layer of the
salmon mixture.
SALMON AND CUCUMBER FILLING.
To one-half cup canned salmon
meat, add one small cucumber sliced
fine and three tablespoons tartare
sauce. Flake the fish and mix with
the sauce. Place the cucumbers on
the bread, sprinkle lightly with salt
and cover with the salmon mixture.
Or, if you prefer, the cucumber may
be finely chopped and mixed with the
saln on and sauce.
EGG AND wATERCRESS WITH
CHEESE.
Using one Of the milder cheese
spreads, made a combination Of
cheese, four hard-boiled eggs, mashed
with fork, three tablespoons mayon-
naise, and one bunch watercress,
chopped. Spread on rye bread. fairly
thickly.
CHICKEN AND CELERY FILLING.
One cup cooked white meat of
chicken Is mixed with three table
spoons mayonnaise and one-fourth
cup chopped celery. Spread thinly on
white bread.
NORMANDIE SANDWICHES.
Grind one-half cup cooked or
canned shrimp in the meat grinder
and mix with one teaspoon anchovy
paste, two tablespoons mayonnaise
and a little lemon juice. Spread on
white bread.
LIVER AND BACON FILLING.
(Per Sandwich)
Two cold cooked chicken nvers are
mashed to a paste. Chop one slice
crisp bacon into tiny bits and blend
well with the liver If too dry, moist
en- slightly with q little table sauce.
Spread on rye bread.
III you wish advice on your indi-
viduaI household problems, write to
Betsy CaswelI, in care Of The Star,
incIOsing stamped, self-addressed en-
velOpe for reply.
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the symbol Of eeanne And since the modern
picture them shades q blue2 Or you prefer do them
toni Yo enjoy doing these Dutch girls all their daily household sc
Of let these be donation
you'll you've contributed something that practical and lovely at the
pattern pattern Of motifs for
Illustrations
suggestions and material requirements
Is cents to the Woans Editor OF The Eve
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HOW I KEEP
MY FIGURE
BY coNCHITA MONTENEGRO

I CAN answer this question in one
= word-"jerks" And by jerks
mean setting-up exercises which re-
fuse to allow the weighing machine in
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My Neishbor Says:

Rhododendrons, like most
blooming plants, crave some
sunshine but cannot endure long
exposure to strong sunshine.
They should be exposed to the
direct rays of the sun only In
the early or late hours Of the
day. Too heavy shade win lessen
the number Of blooms.
If diced fruit is chilled before
putting into gelatin for mold
ing It will not sink TO the bot
tom. Add to gelatin mixture
when it has partly CONCEALED.
The term braising Is used
when meat is prepared for stew
and then baked in the oven in
covered dish. The less tender
cuts of beef are braised.
When softening butter to
spread on sandwiches add q few
drops of hot water and work into
butter until soft.
Copyright. 1935.)
Evening star., 1935-06-11
CoOk'sCorner.
BY MRS. ALEXANDER GEORGE.
mnnAHnA cH nRnArrH

BREAKFAST MENU
CnntaIoupe
Soft Cooked Eggs
Bnttered Toast Jam
Coffee
LUNCHEON MENU.
Fhuie Sailed French Dressing
Cottage Cheese
Loaf CAKE iced Tea
DINNER MENU
Sliced Ham flashed Potatoes
Strawberry Sunshine
Creamy Biscuits
apricot Celery Salad
Coconut Squares Tea
(Milk for children daily
STRAWBERRY SUNSHINE.
cups berries. cups sugar.
washed and
hulled.
Alternate layers of berries and
sugar in preserving kettle. Simmer
90 minutes. Boil 5 minutes. Pour
into shallow dish, cover with glass
and set in sun. Stir several times
during day. It will require about
three days in the hot sun to thor
oughly thicken the berries. The
strawberry sunshine is done when the
berries are very plump and the sirup
thick. Pour into sterilized jars and
seal with melted paraffin.
CREAMY BISCUITS.
2 cups -four. y teaspoon salt.
baking powder.
Mix -four, baking powder and salt.
Add cream. When soft dough forms
pat it out until II inch thick. Cut
out biscuits and bake on creased bak-
ing pan in moderate oven 10 minutes.
Serve warm.
CCCONUT SQUARES.
Z cup butter. tablespoon
- cup sugar. grated orange
2 eggs. beaten. rind.
/ teaspoon u teaspoon salt.
vanilla. W cup milk.
Va teaspoon cup flour.
lemon extract. l teaspoon baking
powder.
~ cup coconut.
Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs,
extracts, rind, salt, milk, -four and
baking powder. Beat 2 minutes. Pour
into creased, shallow pan. Sprinkle
with coconut. Bake Is minutes in
moderate oven. Cut in squares.
Evening star., 1935-06-11
BY BETSY CASWELL.

4 GOOD many requests have
~ been coming in recently for
Il recipes for new and simple
A a sandwich filings. With the
picnic season now thoroughly
established, 1t seems timely to devote
an article to the subject.
The development in the past few
wears of deliciouSly preDared fish paste