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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-05
Gone. but still remembered.

Gone but still remembered. The news from
West Hartford that the Pratt Whitney division Of Niles
Bement-Pond Company may take over the old Charter
Oak Fair Grounds brings back pleasant memories to
many Waterburans. Charter Oak was for years one
Of the favorte gathering places in this state for lovers OF
harness 1t also harbored many other events nota
traction In it's day played host to the best and the
greatest drivers and horses the Grand Circuit The
news that the park may ploughed under and factory
erected there will not the present generation but it
will stir the oldmers and give them chance to talk
about the good old days. At that it's coincidence
Waterburys old Driving Park is now converted into
school athletic field; another year may find Hartfords
of years gone by echong to the rumble and wrr
OF factory wheels.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-05
BY JIMMIE PARKER

In yesterdays colum we promised
readers a brief biography Of the
charming intercity songstress, Ruth
Robbins, who broadcasts Saturday
morning at 1880. True to our word,
it begins here and ends several lines
down the page. Born in Brooklyn
16 years ago, Miss Robbins lives in
Brooklyn and attends Madison High
school there. She has done work
with Harold Stern, Rudy Vallee and
Abe Lyman at Manhattan and
Brighton Beaches has been with
Intercity about a year. Miss Rob-
bins Is blonde, measures eight in
ches from the top Of a six foot rule
and weighs lis pounds. That theme
you hear and like so well is an
original one, written by J. Russell
Robinson. If you've never heard
Ruth Robbins, we invite you to dial
her on WATR tomorrow morning.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-05

Barbs u. . A Massachusetts hiccough victim was
advised to keep her mouth wide open in an automobile
driven 60 miles an hour. We thought women always
did. A French clergyman in America spoke on the
Fright and Left in Literature" which probably had
something to do with Gene Tunney. "An earth
quake topped household articles to the floor in Japan
The probably be traced to fingered
husband. The fellow who used to sit up with sick
friend has better alib he's sitting down with the
boys at the plant. The electrician who went to the
Bloomington, ILL.,, hospital to repair lights and stayed
there patient apparently had sales resistance
Editor Tall Tower Topics: Well will someone please
tell me who killed Bjorn Faulkner? Was it wasn't it
Karen Andre? What am talking about? 1.-THE Night of
January 16' of the Civic Theater players
present it, heard jeff Boand the prosecutor and Wal
ter Monagan Jr, the defense attorney hammer away
at each other the jury and the witnesses in fine stage
presentation cevery staged and written but for the life
of couldn't find two persons convinced that the jury
didn't when it brought in acquittal verdicts the
two nights of the play How does solve what's in the
back of the mind of playwright when he writes
der mystery anyway? Jaimee.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-05

i'm committing distance Of Phil
adelphia, where her broadcasts
originate. Her subject: news
writing.
Judy Canova, hillbilly star Of the
Ripping Rhythm Revue" has one
of radios largest collections Of
mountaineer music. Some Of her
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-05

The Meyer Kubelskys Of Waukc-
gan, Illinois, were praying early in
1894 that their next child would be
a girl. The baby-a boy-was born
on February IA. AS the youngster
grew up, his father hoped he would
pursue a trade. Contrary to his
wishes, he went into the theater.
Today the country knows him as
Jack Benny.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-05

Many Russian kOpeks are be-
ing dangIed before Fer6e
Grofe's nose, TO induce him TO
tour the Soviet I'm concert.
GrOfe Is the U. 8. s. RS favor
tie American composer.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-05

A letter in today's mail from Mrs.
H. L. H. asks, when does your sta
ton have news broadcasts?" Broad
casts of national and international
news by Transradio Press are at
500 in the morning, 1880 noon, and
800 / nthe evening. Local news
from the Waterbury Democrat is
on the air twice daily--at 1890
and $50. There is also news
commentary from the Intercity
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-05
WATR Ramblirgs

Broadcasting system each morning
at 10:30. There's your answer, Mrs.
H. L. H., and thanks.
Evening star., 1937-04-15
Manners
of the
Moment

PRoBABLY it's all in our imagina-
ton. But We certainly do get
fused when our two rival grocery
men meet in the hallway.
We like to think that we are keep
ing everything in hand in our local
buying. We like Mr.. Green to think
that we are completely loyal to him
But we do like, at the same time, to
slip around to Mr.. Gizotti for our Hub
bard squash and chicory. There are
times when we get quite run on Mr.
Gizotti and have to pretend to Mr.
Green that we've been off on holi-
day
1t certainly does get involved. Some
times We think we're pretty silly about
1t all. We keep reading things about
how the wise consumer buys because
OF the price an quality rather than
because of the smile behind the coun-
ter. But the smile still gets us. And
we aren't half so good at spotting the
quality of oranges as of smiles.
Anyhow, when Mr.. Gizotti's boy and
Mr.. Green's man met in the hall yes
terday we thought we'd never see a
smile behind grocery counter again.
Our infidelity was exposed. But we
took a very naughty pose, like an
usher at big movie house, and ap-
parently we got away with it. Both
Mr.. Green and Mr. Gizotti smiled at
us today-even more broadly than
usual. JEAN.
(Copyright, 1879
Evening star., 1937-04-15
Foot Care
Begins at
Childhood
Plenty of Room and
Pliable Leather
Necessary.
Star Stan Photo.
BY ELSIE PIERCE.

WE HUMANS are quick to pooh
pooh little abuses, effects OF
which grow on us with the years.
But let's look back and see how i'm
portant they are Care of our feet,
for instance. Do you know that it
takes 10 years before the general
structure of the foot is completed,
and that certain details of the great
heel bone are not perfected until after
the twentieth year? During the ten
der years the little feet of children are
merely So hony masses which do not
even appear united, but as the child
grows these little masses enlarge and
assume proper shape, gradually meet
ing each other. The foot of the new
born babe usually appears to be per-
fectly fiat and continues to look that
way for about year. That's because
in tiny feet there is no amount OF
muscular development. The various
arches are held up in proper position
by means of fatty pads AS the child
begins to crawl and stand, the leg
muscles are developed Nature absorbs
the fatty pads and the foot appears
to show its arches.
During the time the bones ane
muscles are forming, it is important
to watch the little feet. The bony
structure being soft and incomplete
can be bent and warped and mis-
shapen and the feet made weak anc
even deformed.
II the child is not overweight OF
| undernourished, the feet develop ma.
turally, unless they are hindered by
ill-fitting stockings, shoes that are
too small or stiff, or subjected to un.
due strain in walking or exercise.
BY the time the child enters schoo
the feet may have already been sub.
| jected to abuses. In fact, survey;
among school children show that g.
per cent of the boys and 80 per cent
of the girls show serious foot defects
which, if neglected, may prove dis.
abling in later life.
Can you imagine faulty footwear
in children as the chief cause? Short
stockings, short and narrow shoes
SllOSo 1ld VIC ONNll odUSloWll,
that are too stiff for tender little
feet or have been worn so long a.
to lose their shape.
Even if the shoes still look good
size is what counts. Shoes may b<
outgrown in few weeks. Expensive
Yes-but it's all part of the pride anc
expense that comes with growing chill.
dren. Shoes for children should b<
made Of soft, pliable leather. Heavy
stiff feathers over-exert delicate
muscles and feet. Shoes should b<
wide enough and long enough anc
should be flexible at the ball of tht
foot. The heels should be made OF
leather with rubber top pieces to take
up the shock of the active child wher
jumping or playing on hard floors ano
pavements. And children should bt
taught to assume correct posture
when standing and walking, and to toe
straight ahead-not out.
Evening star., 1937-04-15
Cause
For Poor
Spellin 6
Doctors Should Test
Child for Bad Eye
sight and Hearing.
BY ANGELO PATRI,


WHEN machine goes wrong the
mechanic who comes to fix it
says, Whats wrong with it?" And we
say, Don't know. 1t won't work"
Then he sets to work to find out why
it does not work. He tries this thing
and that, pokes and shakes and
searches until he discovers the break.
II have it. Well have it fixed pretty
soon as good as ever" or he shakes
his head and says, She's gone Can't
do thing with her. You'll have to
get new one. Sorry" and packs his
kit.
When childs machinery for
studying lessons breaks we just scold
him little and tell him to try harder.
Why don't you think? Why don't you
pay attention? Why don't you study
more?" All the why's and all the ifs
imaginable, but the last thing We do
seems to be to search for the trouble.
When a child fails in spellin. we
make him write each word five times,
ten times, more and more times, and
he spells worse and worse. Why not
study his trouble bit?
Test his vision. Bad eyesight makes
poor spoilers.
Test his hearing. Poor hearing
makes poor spoilers.
Test his handwriting. A lack of
manual power brings on fatigue and
any sort of fatigue makes poor spoilers.
Test his intelligence. A defective
understanding makes poor spoilers.
Test his handedness. II he is using
the hand that is in opposition to the
handedness Nature gave him, he will
likely be poor speller. Let the left
handed child alone.
Has this child been provided with
glasses and has he left them home?
Is he slower at writing, slower in
seeing, slower in hearing, slower in
any way than his classmates? If he is
being speeded beyond his normal rate
VI SpCCd liC 10 llhClJ " UC d pOOl
speller.
Does he know the use Of the words
he is spelling? If the child talks and
thinks in foreign tongue his English
spelling will be poor.
In any case don't make the poor
speller write words more than three
times each. Let him write the word
from copy, slowly, saying each letter
aloud as he writes. Do that three
times. Turn the paper over and write
the word from memory. Turn back
and check the spelling. If it is cor
rect, go to the next word. II it is
wrong, do it again as before. Do each
word until the speller gets it right
once from memory, but do not try
more than three times before taking
the next word Leave it, if he gets it
wrong the third time. At the end of
the lesson try that word again and he
usually will have it right.
Rewriting words never helps the
poor speller. Three times is the limit.
Oral drill does not help written
spelling enough to make it worth while.
Spelling is written exercise. Write
it. Don't overdrill.
And search for the cause of the
difficulty first.
Copyright, 1872
Evening star., 1937-04-15

Palace, with its imposing gates, and
the exterior Of Westminster This de-
sign would be very effective used in
curtains with q valance painted scar
let and silver Venetian blinds in a
modernistic room
A N INEXPENSIVE printed material
is known as Russia; it is hand
blocked in Northern Siberia and i'm
ported to this country. local shop
has a table of inexpensive materials
for your selection, with set price for
custom-mad covers for one sofa, a
chair and four loose cushions.
Custom-made slip covers today are
made to fit so we'll that they are often
referred to as removable upholstery.
These are more expensive than the
ready-made covers, as each one is cut
especially for the individual piece Of
furniture. Ready-made covers may be
purchased very inexpensively in at
tractive colors and patterns, either in
floral design, plain, striped or plaid.
Some of these come with a little "un-
derskirt," which should be tackled to
the under part of the chair to hold it
in place.
All covers seem to be made this
season with a box-pleated skirt, piped
seams, cord-welting or rope trimming.
Snappers are used to fasten the covers
on the chairs and pillows.
THE first thing to do when selecting
material for your slip covers is
to decide on the color scheme for the
room, and don't forget that the
finished effect must be a restful one.
Therefore pick your f1owered pattern
carefully and use only small amount
OF 1t. If you pick a design on a natu-
ral-colored background select a shade
from the bouquet and match it with
a plain material for several of your
chairs, and if you have a large room
with great many chairs add to this
a striped material of the shade that
you have chosen.
Another local shop has one of their
model rooms done in lovely crisp
green-and-white. The curtains are
a very light shade of plain green with
a valance of white flowers printed on
a deeper shade of green. The chairs
of this room are all in green. Several
are covered with the printed material
and the others in a striped or plain
green to tone. This is a smart COM
bination as well as cool and restful
for the Summer.
This particular shop uses zippers
to fasten its covers on the pillows
but any of the shops will do so upon
request. All of the slip cover depart
ments have experienced statesmen to
help you in your selection if you be-
come confused with the wealth Of
beautiful materials, and they will
guide you in the amount of floral
material to be used in a room.
Evening star., 1937-04-15

~ EAR MISS DIX: When
marry am going to pick out
girl Of l6 for wife because
- love at that age is the truest,
sweetest love of life. At 16 a girl
thinks man is a god. Later on she
learns to distrust and fear men and
becomes independent. Whenever that
happens she is past the stage of true
love. If she marries when she is I6
her husband can teach her that he
is her ideal and that his way is always
the right way. For that reason I am
going to marry 16-year-old girl and
raise her to suit myself. W. j. H.
Answer-Here's wishing you luck in
bringing up wife by hand, but if
you think that any 16-year-old girl is
plastic bit of clay that you can
shape to your hearts desire, you are
vastly mistaken.
You will be just 16 years too late
in undertaking your experiment Ma
ture has had the start of you in be-
slowing upon her certain hereditary
traits Of character and allotting to
her whatever brains, if any, she
possesses. When she was born her
mother took over the job, formed her
tastes, habits. principles and point
of view, and you will ascertain that
in Is years these hardened into solid
concrete that you can break your
heart trying to change without max
ing single dent upon them.
X X
WHAT makes you think that a girl
of Is is so artless and unsophisti-
Gated that she will take you at your
own valuation and think that you
are combination Of fairy prince
and Solomon because you say you
are? Girls aren't brought up in clois-
tered seclusion these days. They 60
Evening star., 1937-04-15

really like the best about going to mar
ket is that do get plenty of inspira-
ton from all the produce displayed
around me, and the agonies of meal
planning are thus reduced to mini
mum!
EOR instance, today's tour provided
me with the following menu for
Sunday dinner:
Tomato Bouillon
Crackers Olives and Celery
Roast Duck, Sauteed Pineapple
Boiled New Red Potatoes Fresh Kale
Asparagus Hollandaise
Pear Melba
Coffee MintS
Almost any family would go for that
meal, in a big way, should think!
And, in case you are interested, here
are recipes to take care Of the various
dishes!
Evening star., 1937-04-15

to school with boys from their infancy
up. They play with boys. They work
with boys. And unless they are dumb
Doras they have the number of every
man they come in contact with to the
last figure.
The average girl of 16 is a better
judge of men than her mother was
at 26. So, if you count on little sweet
ums being willing to fall in with all
your ways, defer to all of your pregu-
d1ces and look up to you as an oracle
just because you caught her young,
you are likely to be badly fooled.
Don't imagine that if you marry
girl of Is that she will never know
that there is any other man in the
world but you. A wedding ring doesn't
put binders on woman's eyes. She
will see them all, good, bad, indiffer-
ent, fascinating, dull, stupid and she
will be instituting comparison between
you and them no matter at what age
you lead her to the altar.
Furthermore, don't befool yourself
into thinking that the love of 8 10
year-old girl is anything but kitten
love. She is immature, childish, crazy
about thing one day and tired of it
the next. She doesn't know what she
wants in husband any more than
she knows what kind of a dress she
will want next season. The chances
are so to l that the man she marries
at 16 she will tire of before she is 20.
The idea Of picking out a girl child
and rearing her up to be the kind Of
a wife you want is an alluring theory,
but it doesn't work out in real life.
Far better to marry grown woman
who suits you "as is" Then you know
what you are getting.
Evening star., 1937-04-15

sui. 1OOdy D IliUOCl uSCo hl
unusual yoke and jabot that joins up
with q small girdle waistline in an
extremely attractive arrangement. The
back also has yoke, straight with
tiny gathers The sleeves are ample.
A simple frock to sew and to launder.
In sheer print it's perfect for lovely
ladies!
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1868 is
available for sizes 36, 38, 40, AZ, A, 46
and 48. Size SO requires SIS yards
39-inch material.
Every Barbara Bell pattern includes
an illustrated instruction guide which
Is easy to understand.
Send IS cents for the Barbara Bell
Spring and Summer Pattern Book.
Make yourself attractive, practical and
becoming clothes, selecting designs
from the barbara Bell well-planned,
easy-to-make patterns. Interesting
and exclusive patterns for little chill
dren and the difficult junior age;
slenderizing, well-cut patterns for the
mature figure; afternoon dresses for
the most particular young women and
matrons, and other patterns for spe-
cial occasions are all to be found in
the Barbara Bell Pattern Book.
| Copyright. 1872
Evening star., 1937-04-15
TOMATO BOUILLON.


Bring three cups Of strained tomato
Juice to the boiling point and simmer
for five minutes with one-half bay
leaf, one onion, skinned and chopped.
and two whole cloves. When the
bouillon has simmered for fve min
utes strain it, return it to the fire
and add one tablespoon butter, salt,
pepper, celery salt and little lemon
juice. Heat through and serve in
bouillon cups, with or without whipped
cream.
ROAST DUCK, SAUTEED
PINEAPPLE.
Dress, clean and truss duck and
sprinkle it we'll with salt and pepper.
1t may also be rubbed all over with
half a lemon If desired. Place on a
rack in roasting pan and roast in a
hot oven II to Is minutes per pound.
Basic every five minutes with orange
o. pineapple juice. The duck may be
stuffed with any poultry stufing, al
lowing one and one-half cups stuffing
to the duck. Serve hot, garnished
with parsley and sauteed slices OF
pineapple.
SAUTEED PINEAPPLE.
Drain slices of canned pineapple
from sirup and dry carefully on a
towel. Saute them in butter until
del1cately Drowned, drain and serve
hot around the roast duck.
ASPARAGUS HOLLANDAIsE.
Cut tough ends from asparagus
stalks. Wash thoroughly, retie in a
bunch and set in saucepan heads up,
with salted water coming to within
about an inch of the tips. Cover and
cook slowly until tender. Serve hot
as a separate course with Hollandaise
sauce. This may be bought ready
made" or can be prepared at home as
follows:
HOLIANDAIsE SAUCE.
y cup butter
2 egg yolks
Salt, pepper, cayenne
tablespoon lemon juice.
Divide the butter into three parts.
Place one piece in heavy bowl on top
Of double boiler, with the egg yolks
and the lemon juice. Cook over hot
water, stirring constantly with whisk,
until the butter is melted Then add
the second piece, and later, the third
piece Of butter. Remove from the fire,
| season, and serve at once.
PEAR MELBA.
Crush the contents of one can of
raspberries and strain to remove the
seeds. Add u cup Of sugar and cook
together to a heavy sirup Cool.
Drain halves of canned pears from
their sirup, chill and place them on
chilled platter. Put spoonful of
vanilla ice cream on each pear and
pour the raspberry sirup over all.
Garnish with whipped cream and
serve at once.
If you wish advice on your individ-
ual household problems, write to Betsy
Caswell, in care of The Star, inclos-
ing a stamped, self addressed .nve-
lope for reply.
Evening star., 1937-04-15


from open windows.
I can remember as child how
hated to see slip covers placed on the
brightly colored velvet and satin chairs
and sofas, for in those days covers
were made of natural colored linen;
the effect was undoubtedly a COO
one, but not very pretty! Today il
would remind one for all the world
of movie set Of haunted house!
Nowadays stores carry a large line
VI attractive linens, chintZes, cretonnes
and mohairs. There are three types OF
linen, the plain, which may be bought
in beautiful solid shades; the printed
and the hand-blocked. The newest
material this season for slip covers is
mohair, which is very durable and
comes in various shades and patterns
II you are planning to use mohair it
will be well worth your while to spend
little more and buy the best. The
better grade feels more like linen and
less like wool and would be much
| cooler on sweltering days.
Y
FLOWER gardens seem to bloom or
all the materials in large bou-
quets rather than in the small sprays
Of past seasons, with their lovely nat
ural colors reproduced to perfection
One Of the latest wrinkles is to pick
material that has q soft, colored
background, with an all-over pattern
Of flowers or scrolls, done in shades
Of taupe and gray, which is very
smart. Striped fabrics are also very
good this season, combined with the
gay floral patterns and the plain
materials.
There are many amusing prints fol
those who want something a little
different" For instance, a pattern
called Gone With the Wind" features
scenes from that now famous book OF
the South. In the center is the lovely
portico of Tara" with Scarlet, Mel
anie, Ashley and Rhett Butler chat
ting. Other scenes include the girls
riding to the barbecue with the COL
ored nanny sitting on the box beside
the coachman holding the packages
containing the lovely evening gowns
to be worn later by the girls at the
ball; the famous railroad train for
which the armies fought, and the boat
that Rhett Butler used during the
war. The background for these motifs
comes in an ivory tone or in a clear
apple green.
Another unusual print, which would
be most attractive in a mans room. is
known as The Uncrowned King"
The background may be purchased in
either black or mahogany brown, on
which are pictures of former King
Edward VIII in his scarlet coat and
as he would have appeared on the
throne in Westminster Abbey being
crowned by the Archbishop of Canter-
| bury. There are also scenes of the
coronation procession, Buckingham
Evening star., 1937-04-15

To make the knitting and rochetng of attractive boues the
of
Ill your thinking for you We pink pattern guide
follow directions a
Is cut the
addition
s patterns In.
The vese itself attractive style that
pattern
Of set crochng tissues and set Of blocking
pattern stamps
orders the Needwork O
Evening star., 1937-04-15

nearest store, ana
having the things
delivered sight
unseen" They
always assured us
that much more
money was spent
In this way--and
they also insisted
that one got bet
ter and fresher
goods by going in
person and max
ing selec t | o n s
with an eagle
eye. All this is
probably true
but, the thing 7
Evening star., 1937-04-15
Frock Is Eeathered.

PARIS R.-Feathery touches high
light an afternoon frock Of. black
chiffon. A large gold feather fastens
the belt, which is reflected in the gold
feather motif done in an all-over pat
tern of open-work embroidery.