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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-27
LAM HEALTH Do Not Lose Me.

Do not lose me, for with. out Health Il 0 [ h ing Is
 W 0 It hwhile. Homes ar sa d d 0 n c d ambition and happy antici- pations are entirely lost. old Q ge creeps upon you W h 0 have lost me, ng before nlfl n 0a ia
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-27
Chairman

Chairman
 of tho Prospect school. The first in the series will be sponsored by St. AnthonyS Guild and will be held August 27th, serving aS an in- troductory. This event will be an amateur program said to Do of the caliber of those presented by Major scenes depleted events which took place at various places about Lake Compounce, and many present at the meeting were amused to see themselves on the Scren. The pie lures were taken and exhibited by Paul Kauneckis. amateur camera man. Julius Vilciauskas presided.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-27

AQUAPLANE FIX. PERT. Miss Gloria Wheedsn is . typical American outdoor girl. "Yes, I smoke," she says. "Like all my crowd, I enjoy Camels especially at meal times"
Evening star., 1937-10-16

Didn't ask her advice about moving.
Why should they expect cooperation?
Juniors found a stepladder. Good
bye tree!
Riding over wasn't so bad but why
did they have to smear butter all
over her paws? Can't expect q cat
to devote full attention to worrying
when she has to do a cleanup Job.
Wash, wash, wash. Looks like it'll
never come OF, drat it! Familys
practically moved in and she hasn't
had minute to see If she approved.
BY the time she gets through bath
ing there won't be enough energy
left to lift paw, much less protest.
Besides, folks'll be all settled. Won
der how that butter got in her ear?
Some on the tail, too. One more
lick and things1l have to stand. Weary
of limb and tongue. Where'd they
put her pet chair? Over by the
radio? All, sweet rest! No rehearsal
tonight. Just can't stir a step.
Uh, huh. Nothing like wearing
kitty out to settle her in that new
house. Butter on all four pawsll
keep her busy. Besides, there's some
sort Of feline psychology mixed up
in it. Where a cat washes, there is
she content.
Evening star., 1937-10-16
Self>Made
Laws Are
Harmful
"Face.Saving" May
Prove Decidedly
Embarrassing.
BY ANGELO PATRI.

THE saddest bondage in this world
is the self-imposed sort brought
on by making laws for oneself Most
Of the time this is done without the
sufferers knowledge. He does it to
himself. not Intentionally, but in order
to prove to others that he is different,
therefore worthy Of their attention
and admiration.
Il hate riding in motor cars" said
the lady who felt she must have some
thing distinctive to say At once the
group Of listeners were at attention.
Not ride in motor cars? Why every
body rode in motor cars How could
one get about otherwise? And why?
So peculiar.
Il can't help it. I simply can't
abide cars, and 1 never ride in them"
This was said without premedita-
tion, but once pronounced, face-saving
demanded that it stand. And it did
bring attention. But the attention
passed with the last game of bridge
that afternoon, and from then on for
long long time this poor lady suffered
the inconvenience of her announced
hate and fear. To her great discom-
future she found that her law has fast
ened itself upon her and she could
not ride in motor cars even when she
wished to do SO. needed to do so.
mo. I never eat meat, I don't
believe in it. No, not because it isn't
good for me, but because I'm against
it on principle" The difficulty about
that was that the speaker had only
that moment thought out that prin-
ciple. Eating meat had never both.
cred him. Now he found that he want
ed to eat meat and had q mental con-
flict to face every mealtime.
Proclamations against this and that
ordinary habit or custom, expressed
hates Of people, of foods, of races, re-
ligions and schools Of art or science,
Of big things and niggling ones, are
dangerous to the mental health Of
those who make them. They discover
that they have bound themselves in
fetters not easy to break.
Hate, or its paler sister, dislike, are
not good spirits to cultivate. Their
effect on the souls of men are always
bad. They kill the generous expan-
sion Of the mind and so limit its hori-
zon until, as they do their deadly
work, it narrows to dimensions that
choke it. Hate is deadly to the hater,
and dislike carried to extremes be-
comes hate.
True, q man must choose between
what he likes and what he does not
like, but he is not obliged to nurse
his dislike within his bosom until 1t
becomes . burning sore that con-
sumes him. He can exclude from his
thinking the things that he dislikes,
and center his mind upon those things
that for him are lovely. He can flood
his mind with generous, kindly
thoughts that increase the good that
he feels and so crowds out the evil.
And how sure can one be that peo-
pie and their ways are evil? The evil
ones stand out without doubt. The
different ones are more likely to be
different than to be evil, and the
healthy mind, the generous soul, ac-
cepts the differences and holds on to
what he finds good for him without
q trace of hate or dislike, without .
hint Of mental bondage.
(Copyrisht. 1879
Evening star., 1937-10-16
Manners
of the
Moment

WE LOVE to see our friends new
w clothes. But We do wish they'd
remember to show them to US before
We start to leave. Every time We
begin to put on our coat when we're
out calling, our hostess will bob up and
say, "Oh, wait q minute. I want to
show you my new afternoon dress"
She makes q dash for the closet,
and you know you're thwarted for
another half hour. You have to see
not only the afternoon dress, but the
clever way the tailor fixed over her
last Winters cloth coat, and how we'll
her sweater set looks since she dyed
1t, and what q difference the veil
makes on her old brown hat.
Not that we don't like to see all
those things. But wait until we're in
the mood, darling, please. And we're
never in the mood when we've made
up our mind it's time to 60 home.
Can't you see?
Maybe we should just begin our
call with the request that We see all
our hostess new clothes. Then that
would be over with, and We could
probably leave In peace when the time
comes. JEAN.
Evening star., 1937-10-16

Too often are the gracious parks
cAielessly treated; papers and other
litter clutter the walks and mar the
emerald of the grass. The squirrels
and pigeons that are such a pleasant
part of our city life are tanned into
friendliness through gifts of peanuts
or crumbs-but the paper bag thrown
under the bench when the feast is
over doesn't make the landscape too
attractive to those who come along
afterward! Too little attention is
paid to the niceties of park life" and
the beauty of the outdoors takes on
q slightly raffish and sordid appear
ance that spoils it all.
X
THOSE of us who live in houses
that boast a bit of lawn or garden,
however small, usually make an effort
to make that one spot, at least, a
thing of beauty. But so often our
efforts are spent in vain, some one
tramps with heavy boots over our newly
seeded plot, or lets a dog range across
1t unchecked or even robs us of a
cherished plant or two in the early
dawn when no one is there to see
We grow discouraged and usually end
up by doing only what is necessary
to keep the place neat ana clean; our
personal attempt to help beautify our
home town has been pretty we'll
knocked out.
Even if we do go on, struggling man.
fully, we find another problem con-
fronting us. Here, where so many
small houses with yards back and
front are set close together in a row,
individual effort may prove disastrous
rather than beneficial! For instance,
Mr.. K. in the middle of the block
plants his front yard with shocking
Evening star., 1937-10-16

lamp shades have only a plain finished
edge or narrow piece of bias binding
that may be of color to tone with
the room. Fringe was popular some
years ago, but appears to be distinctly
"out" at present!
y
PARCHMENT and paper shades are.
for the most part, plain. Occa-
sionally they are decorated with
stylized scene of some sort or a simple
border design. The lovely, translucent
shades that may be washed are al
ways favorites, but seem to be found
more in the smaller sizes. Their COL
ors are exquisite.
particularly nice standing lamp
has a small bulb in the base which
casts soft light on the floor. This
is a good choice for the nursery or
invalid's room, as it enables one to
see to move about without disturbing
the sleeper. A lamp for a table be-
tween twin beds throws its rays in
two directions, so that there should be
no domestic squabble about no light
when reading in bed
Crystal lamps and the dainty little
Dresden china ones have pastel
shades trimmed with twisted ribbon
and bow. These are lovely on dress.
ing tables. or in young girls room
Modernistic lamps are "all over the
place; one particularly nice one had
base of bright blue, set on white
iron legs, with white parchment
shade touched with the same blue
Perfect for mans room. or
library, is wooden lamp that boasx
two trays for books and pipes attached
to the chromium reading light with 8
drum-shaped shade in natural color
1t is we'll to remember that if you
have some lovely old vase or urn
tucked away in forgotten corner, it
may we'll make you beautiful and
useful lamp. Old water jars. crystal
decanters. or large silver trophy cups
may be utilized in this way. Take
your treasure to good electrical
firm; they will wire it for you. and
equip it with the proper lighting fix.
ture very inexpensively. Choose 9
shade for it with care, and with due
regard for its period and type-and
you'll have something there"-very
definitely!
incidentally, when buying a shade
for any lamp. it is best, if possible, to
take the lamp with you to the store.
Guesswork is very unreliable In this
case. and you may make a bad mis-
take if you depend on your memory
Of just how the lamp base looks!
Evening star., 1937-10-16

pink" geraniums. On his left Mr.. j.
indulges his taste for purple petunias
and on his right Mr. L. goes in heavily
for brick red zinnias or orange mari
colds. Result-definite discordance.
The appearance of the group of houses
is spoiled and each mans front yard
loses charm through its too close
association with another that almost
"swears aloud" in its color contrast.
Picture this as repeated over and
over again up and down a long block
of row houses and you get anything
but a beautiful unit.
IT WOULD seem to me to be ad-
vantageous to both the community
and to the individual if a scheme
could be worked out whereby, come
early Spring, the residents of a cer-
tain block or group would call a
meeting. really get together and decide
on a general "landscaping" idea for
the area directly under their control
Before deciding on what shrubs, seeds
or plants they were going to buy they
could form some sort of a picture
as whole and work into it with
their own gardens or yards accord
ingly. so that the general effect would
be one of continuous harmony. rota-
tion of bloom and type of planting.
1t would take quite little time, of
course, but surely it would be we'll
worth it in the long run. The group
of grass plots would become a unit of
beauty instead of a patchwork quilt
of colors and arrangement that proved
anything but soothing to the eye
I have noticed at Christmas time
in recent years. that often an entire
small section of town will get together
on a special outdoor lighting arrange
ment, and certain row of houses will
present a picture of unity and charm
that is not found in the block where
every one decorates the front of his
house according to his own personal
ideas. Much the same thing could be
worked out with the front yards and
gardens. so that whole sections of this
lovely city of ours would become really
part and parcel of our civic beauty.
We accept so casually the treasures
Washington has to offer. 1t is time
we expressed a little of our gratitude
by trying through communal effort
and true cooperation to add to its
loveliness, rather than to detract from
1t by an insistance on our personal
likes and dislikes. 1t is our city and
We are proud of it; let's express our
pride in some concrete and helpful
way!
Evening star., 1937-10-16
g Lawns as Unit Suggested as Aid
My Neighbor Says:

Weed your garden during Oc-
tober, but do not cover plants
until the ground is partly frozen.
We cover plants, not to keep out
frost, but to prevent plants
sprouting toO early in the Spring.
The orange and black scheme
may be carried out in Halloween
refreshments by serving sections
Of oranges and prunes in orange
baskets cut like jack O. lanterns.
To keep apples through the
Winter, bore holes in the bottom
and sides Of a barrel and store
on a dry platform a foot or more
from the ground. Where only q
few apples are available for stor-
age, a good plan is to carefully
wrap them singly in paper, then
pack them in layers three or
four deep in shallow boxes and
place them in the coolest position
in the house or outbuilding.
(Copyright, 1879
Evening star., 1937-10-16
Dorothy Dix Says
Schooling in Practical Things
Essential for Every Woman.

dollar, who has no business experience
and who finds it impossible to compete
with women who are expert in some
line of work?
You would think that any man in
the world would be glad to know that
his daughter or his wife would never
experience this tragic fate, that she
could stand on her own feet and
support herself If the necessity arose.
1t is fine thing for man to want
to support his family and stand be-
tween his wife and the world and
keep her soft within The circle of the
home. 1t is the way things should
be, because being a good wife and
mother and good housekeeper and
manager Is the woman's end of mar
riage, and it involves all the work
that any one woman should be exc
pected to do. Besides, it leaves the
jobs open for unmarried women. Even
If the wife never has to use her
knowledge, it gives her poise and self
q living il she had to.
Your daughter will be very foolish
II she gives in to her young mans
silly objection to her taking busi-
ness course. 1t will give her some
thing to do to fill in her time while
she is waiting for him, instead of
sitting at home and sucking her
thumb. And it will give her some
thing to fall back on if he. falls out
OF love with her, or if she loses her
taste for him. A lot Of things can
happen to young people in two years
that change all of their plans. So
my earnest advice to you is to insist
on your daughter going ahead and
learning to be crackerjack secretary.
And If the young man breaks off
the engagement because of this she
will be lucky enough to have missed
a man who would have
made a tyrannical and overbearing
husband.
Evening star., 1937-10-16
BY MARY ALLEN HOOD.

D1 MANI ALLkN HOOD.
NURR-RR-RR-R! Just feel the
- sun. Made to a cats order.
Snuggle up and doze some
more. Nothing to worry about
Mice all under control. Family in
order. Ho, hum! Such a nice sun.
Stretch, purrrr-r.
For heavens sake! What's every
one running around so for? Don't they
know that cat can't get her beauty
sleep amidst commotion? Do they
want her to waste whole morning S
rest? Better get up and attend to this.
They're acting like they're crazy. OH!
today's moving day! Mother is talk
ing about packing. Look at Junior,
putting all that stuff in a box.
Humm-m. Doesn't look like much.
Roller skates, tennis racquet, base
ball shoes and a foot ball helmet.
Sisters throwing things right and
left, can't take this. doesn't want
that!
What's the idea OF moving, any,
how? This is q nice neighborhood.
Besides, she and the cat next door
had just organized music club.
First rehearsal's tonight. Well, the
family can move but she's staying.
Can't mess up her plans just because
they don't know a good community
when they see one. Here comes the
moving van. A tree for kitty!
Doesn't the piano look funny, sit
ting on the ferns? And broken china
scattered up and down the sidewalk
TO think that she was bawled out for
breaking the sugar bowl last week!
Is that the boss best pipe? Won't
he be surprised when he finds 1t In
he mustArd2
Needn't kitty, kitty" her. She's
eoing to stay right where shs u.
Evening star., 1937-10-16
I EAR MISS DIX-We have q
\ daughter OF 20 who has had
two years in college. She Is
engaged to a nice Young

man, but he is not now in q financial
condition to marry and 1t will be at
least two or three years before he can
afford to marry. We are anxious for
our daughter to finish her college
course, or take business course, but
her f1ance strongly objects to her
doing either one, as he says he will
never consent to his wife working after
they are married. That is all right.
but my husband and I both think that
every girl should be taught some way
OF making a living, whether she fol-
lows it or not after marriage. Is 1t
fair for the young man to take the
position he does, and should my
daughter give in to him?
A MOTHER.
Answer: The young man is not only
very unreasonable in the position he
takes, but his views on it are so anti
quated that they seem to have come
out OF hair trunk in the attic. Nova
days rich people as well as poor peo-
pie have their daughters taught some
trade or profession by which they can
earn their own bread and butter,
because it is the best protection they
can give them against the rainy day
that possibly may come to any one.
IT is hard to see how any one can
be so narrow and bigoted and pref
udiced as to fail to see the wisdom Of
this. Nor can one see what objection
can be raised to it. Fortunes fail and
the father who expected to leave his
daughter wealthy often leaves her
penniless instead. The rich husband
a girl marries may fail in business, Dr.
become an invalid, or die, leaving her
no money and houseful of children.
Who, then, is so helpless as the girl
who has not been taught any gainful
occupation, who has never made a
Evening star., 1937-10-16

you may be striving.
Also, be sure to consider the height
OF your ceilings before you put up a
central fixture. If the ceilings are
very low you will be better off without
any light In the center. If one is
already there, have it taken down.
plug the hole, and either cap it with
an unobtrusive metal plate, or have
the spot painted over.
II, on the other hand, your ceilings
are very high, you may indulge your
wish for a center lighting fixture by
purchasing one Of the new attractive
models that fit close to the ceiling, and
are well out Of the way. One of the
most effective of these seen recently.
has bulbs that are covered with small
crystal beads, tightly strung from cne
side OF the frame to the other. Also.
there is fixture that has one single
bulb covered with crystal plate. In
large room. with an extra high CELL
ing, drop light that is cone-shaped
and made Of sparkling prisms. is AL
ways lovely. These come in q wide
variety Of sizes.
MUCH brass, silver and copper is
being used this year to frame all
kinds OF lights. Stick to the tailored
and simple styles as much as possible
Your old wall brackets, if OF simple
design, will still do, even though a
little the worse for wear. Paint them
over to match the walls of the room.
so that they literally fade out of the
picture"
Take careful stock of your lamps
and shades, to be sure that thev are
not lending an old-fashioned look to
your rooms. Several weeks ago /
mentioned a new type of fixture that
gives the scientifically correct amount
OF dif1used light, which may be at
tached to your own old lamps, thus i'm
proving their efficiency. Should YOU
care to look into this matter, it is
wise to remember that you can choose
between one powerful bulb or a three
way connection which may be easily
stepped up to triple power. Thus you
may have just the right illumination
for either decorative or working pur-
poses.
Shades should be light in color, no
matter of what they are made. Parch-
ment. pleated paper and silk shades
are the smartest. All lines should be
almost severe in their simplicity. Bed
rooms. OF course. may feature lamps
with nuffy-ruff1e shades, but in the
more dignified rooms Of the house
they are definitely taboo. Living room
Evening star., 1937-10-16

for our delecta-
ton; whether we
accept an ac-
companying feel
ing of RESPONSE
bility seems to
vary consider
ably, according
to the individual.
A n d therein
lies the pity .
the one little
worm tnat keeps
Washington from
. I t a | n i n 6 the
perfection for
which those who
love il strive
Evening star., 1937-10-16
Keeping Jelly Clear.

To make sure jelly will be clear
never squeeze the pulp in the jelly
bag. Let the juices drip and strain
through . heavy cheesecloth. The
pulp may be made into butter or jam
80 there Is no waste. About one cup
Of Juice Is needed tor each four cups
Of pulp, however.
Evening star., 1937-10-16
BY BARBARA BELL.

"HERE is real fattery in the soft
drape Of this scarf neckline
that slips into the waistline Of
L the dress and gives a bright
touch Of color to this otherwise SIM
pie frock. Note the lifted waistline
at front-a detail to accent the mid
riff and to give the effect Of wasp
waistline. This scarf collar is easily
detachable and the dress with two or
three scarfs gives charming variety to
your wardrobe. For instance, a flesh
colored satin scarf on a wool dress is
= pretty afternoon frock-the same
dress with q plaid wool scarf becomes
q trim daytime frock. Make this prac-
tical dress for yourself. The pattern
includes . complete step-by-step sew
chart.
A new fabric that would make up
beautifully in this dress is gabardine
More familiar fabrics are serge, alpaca,
danua q velveteen.
Evening star., 1937-10-16
Making Pickles.

Carefully follow instructions for
making pickles. Tough, shriveled
pickles are caused by too much salt,
too much vinegar Or the Use Of old
cucumbers. Soft pickles are usually
due to the use Of vinegar that i too
strong,
Evening star., 1937-10-16

Barbara Bell Pattern l377-B ia de.
signed for sizes IA. Is, 10, 20, 20, A
and "A. Corresponding bust measure.
ments, 80, "a, 36, SO, 40, ~ and a
Size Is (34) requires 2la yards Of 81.
inch material. Topper to contrast re.
quires y yard Of 39-inch material.
Evening star., 1937-10-16
Lovely Old Vase MAY
Easily Be Changed
Into Useful Lamp
Trend Toward Simplicity
Noticeable in Smartest
Fixtures and Shades.
BY FRANCESCA MCKINNEY.

season OF the year. when
overlook hghlng nxures wall brackets
must be Kept upoda as well everything your
apartment! we'll
before purchasing lights otherwise
French fixture for Englhe that
Hec for hc Oh
Evening star., 1937-10-16
Discordance of Colors
And Arrangements
Spoil the Picture
Harmony and Rotation
OF Bloom Assured by
General Planning.
BY BETSY CASWELL.

IRANGERs who to Washington Immediately
wide streets wealth in
residential sections Almost tropical the
sweep
Evening star., 1937-10-16

hed with edng will always favor
OF four designs will oer enough variety
Christmas gifts you prefer you'll find they're lovely
chldrens garments
pattern complete illustrated
directions what material and how much YOU
will need
To obtain this pattern stamps
coin to cover ce and Address Needlewk
o6 The Evening Star
Evening star., 1937-10-16

eHfC SS'N1fVH = 1RfNO doEONV Ol ItOlh NIVtk
Park for highest place in our affec-
tions. We who live here accept with
some complacence the beauties offered
Evening star., 1937-11-28
Mooozins Section

In PAST years, the history of our
Latin neighbors to the south has
frequently read like the libretto
of a musical comedy. That politics
south of the Rio Grande is still
duck soup for the fiction writer's
is proved by a story in this issue.
This delightful mixture of love,
aviation and Caribbean intrigue
called Havana Interlude" is
founded on fact.
When President Machado fed
from Cuba few years ago, with
an angry mob of citizens yelping
at his heels, he made his getaway
by plane. When his luggage was
being hoisted onto the ship, one
of the suitcases burst open,
dropping money in shower.
The authors of "Havana Inter-
lude" are a married team
Lieutenant H. B. Miller, of the
U. S. Navy, and his wife. He
graduated from Annapolis in 1924,
and has been flying for twelve
years. Jean Dupont Miller is a
literary light of the movie studios.
Don't skip:
HAVANA INTERLUDE"