The Washington times., 1936-08-28
NOW
Mother Is Out
Campaigning
CANDY BITING
BY HELEN ESSARY

Broadway with a aimed skin anc
an avaricious eye
Now that Papa Dionne has
made up with the Canadian
croWn--they let him set up
profitable refreshment and SOU
venir stand before the quints
playground
And Gone With the Wind
has passed the 326,300th mark
Now that Paris says that win
ter skirts are to be shorter than
the spring skirts and evening
dresses will be slit above the
knee
And Edna Ferber, on a visit tc
London, thinks "Englishmen are
marvellous, they have such clear
blue eyes and are so tall and
healthy looking
Now that the truth is out about
last years cosmetic bill, 800 mil
lion dollars paid by women, 600
million dollars by men
And the sunflower Sundae has
taken the place of the Banana
Split Republican propaganda
Now that these and many other
facts of modern life have been
disclosed in the papers during the
August dog days, I am beginning
to wonder about some simple,
practical fGcts Of homemaking for
the autumn that is almost upon
us
Who is going to put up the pre-
serves and make the jelly?
Who is going to get the children
ready for school?
Who is going to clean house and
hang winter draperieS and teach
the new cook how to make bis
cults?
Not Mother!
She's out campaigning for a
President!
It's the HangOn, Not the Hang
over that Hurts
Senator Joseph T. Robinson re
ports that down in his district
some of the quaint customs OF
pioneer days are coming back to
the Arkansas hills. For instance:
"A couple at Lower Bear Greek
gave the young and old folks an
old-time candy biting Saturday
night"
From a nearby Arkansas com
rnlnity comes a report that at a
"candy biting" there Uncle
Jimmy held on grimly and his
false teeth we're dug out OF his
mouth, so firmly were they 1aS-
tened in the candy"
At another place the notice was
posted: mo person who has been
eating onions can participate IN
this candy biting"
Come Back Some Tuesday in
November.
John Hamilton says that peo'
pie are so eager to vote for his
candidate that they can't wall
until election day.
But-this is the story he IS tell
ing around to prove his theory:
"a couple walked into one OF
the voting booths in Versailles,
Ind, Tuesday. When asked
what ticket they wanted, they
said the one where you vote for
that Kansas man. The judge
who waited on them was Dem
Ocrat, and he looked perplexed
for a minute, then answered.
wa are not voting for him in
this election. The couple said,
we'll. we must be in the wrong
place then, and walked out.
Cute and Cany.
Young Things in Phil Sp!talny
"Girls' Band at the Earle Thea
tar are discussing politics with an
amazing erudition. Some Of them
have profound convictions.
That Blonde, second from the
left, says:
"I think both Roosevelt and
Iandon are good men. Not SO
long on looks, perhaps. But
men with plenty of character
or something's
The plump one with the legs
declares:
velt and Mr.. LandOn."
The littlest drummer girl says;
"T don't remember any cleo
ton in which there was SO
much at stake, if you know
what / mean"
The brunette Saxophone player
states:
II don't think most of us are
old enough to VOTE"
''Nig," the black cat that looks
after the meat counter in oul
nearest chain grocery store, re
Gently presented her proud own
ers with quintuplets. After con
sultation with the "help," the
truckers and various customers
the uuints were named after the
Dionne quints-with one excep
ton.
Emile, Yvonne, Annette and
Marie got by all right. But Cecile
had to be changed to Cecil. Be
cause Cecil wasn't that kind of
cat. -
VOTE AMERICAN
Fall Outing Planned
The summer recess of the Wash
ington Transportation Club ends
September II, when the organiza