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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-02
WHEN SANTA CLAUS THINKS OF FATHER

Father might like a new combina- ton martini bucket and cocktail shaker with 8 top that looks like Charles Dickens famous Micawber A handsome lighter -clock-d pad combination would be another fine thought from Santa Claus.
 Among other gadgets and what nots in the way of gifts for the whole family to enjoy are some of these: an electric Lighted foun- tain that sprays five streams of beverages Temperance variety or not); shaving mirror with light in base to illuminate the face: por- celain horse or dog statuettes; il- luminated globe with atlas in base; electric tooth brushes: a bed lamp which throws a concentrated beam on the pages of book or newspaper; @ chromium cigarette box with relief map of the world in copper.
 Father or any members of the family, for that matter, is sure to appreciate 8 tray holding eight glasses which can be tilted any way without spilling; 8 home bar small enough to fit into a clothes closet; an ice-crusher which grinds ice to sny size you like: cigarette box In the shape of small ship's lantern; a hand-painted box Gin a wrought iron stand) holding fire place matches a foot long; a quaintly rustic market basket filled with little squares which turn out to De substitutes for kindling wood.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-02

than week friend said T have husband by because head to keep him. When the children four of them pretty close together myself with them and forgot had responsibility C. told him the though how would entertainment He lovely told that did just what he would have had that wouldn't have loved had done differently that they his children mine And there dear lady, the fifty parent.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-02
Caroline Chatfield
Saw Today

Correspondent Protests Double Standard of Parent
 hood That AbsoIves Man of Fifty-Fifty Duty tc
 Rear Family.
 column to protest against the companonShp outside quite defense of husbands who period the children haps that parehood should it's mighty a for his dereictons Who made this double standard anyhow life be preserved this practice of homee the backbone of ciyilzation MOTHER.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-02
ANSWER:

quite Mother Nature is responsible for the which refer Unfortunately willing responsibilities of parenhoOd which the ideal raiO of married of these that's whether he looks lover and pal
 comfort entertainments lets the children push him place. the sort he seeks another
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-02
Latest Styles
HO1C To Keep Well
RY DR. WILLIAM BRADY, MD.

eSem~a ers eertansg to nFady should be 1  be tn reply 70 to Address
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-02

If the family tires of cosked cereals. dress them up a bit by add ing chopped raisins, dates, figs prunes or apricotz.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-02

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-02
By RUTH MJLLETT

Everyone knows that not being able to get jobs is youths biggest problem. But good ideas for solving
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-02

that while moral right to seek companonshp outside his Ghe temptation it his wife negects him Not excusabe but understandable.
 CAROLINE CHATFIELD
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-02

Isn't true that there's little changing outside circumstances lives think i but happy useful life depends those and adjust ourselves to the natures of deal with think should be- Husbands should be
 loving toward their children during rearing their families good
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-02

A smart gift for anyone who enter. tains is this chromium and plastic ice-crusher. A few easy
 twists of the handle
 will give
 you ice crushed fine medium CT coarse, as
 you wish.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-02
WOMAN,S REALM E
Beautiful Christmas Gift For the Home Is a Joy Forever
BY MARIAN YOUNG NEA Service Stan Correspondent

New York = In the midst of Christmas shopping when, apparent ly, all is confusion, you may be sure of one thing: each and every mem Der of any family will be pleased with 8 gift that makes for greater beauty in the home and increases his personal comfort.
 FOR WOMEN PROUD
 OF THEIR HOME
 To make her dining room table more attractive and simplify en- tertaining, consider thsee items for women:
 A giant tomato of red Italian pottery which is perfect for sal- ads, stewed fruits and buffet sup- per dishes; dark blue china flow- CT vases with New York Worlds Fair designs in white; a tip-over teapot which settles once and for all the problem of how to get tea strong enough; giant candles that burn for 90 hours; a demitasse pot with a special lining which keeps the coffee really hot; cas- seroles that will keep buffet food hot for hours; small twin ele- phants of gleaming crystal that are containers for oil and vine- gar; an electric egg cooker which will boil or poach your eggs right at the table.
 New and handsome are leather cigarette boxes in the shape of eggplants, onions, apples, pears and other fruits and vegetables. A music box cigaret contatner plays tunes while the lid is open, and it stays open just long enough for you to help your self to a cigar cite.
 More practical, perhaps, but sure to be welcome is noiseless carpet sweeper with 8 push but ton for emptying. Also a set of transparent cannisters for tea, cof- fee, sugar and spices; special kneeling pads for the amateur gardner; a basket of gardening tools with a special compartment into which you can put fresh flowers if you decide to stop dig ging and start cutting.
 FOR YOUNGSTERS
 OWN ROOMS
 A young girl would be pleased to get Yuletide gifts in the shape of a pair of antique lamps with loosely gathered silk shades for her room.
 She would also enjoy new light weight wool blankets that look like a homespun material and have wide satin borders; an amaz- ing dressing table chair with an attached back view mirror which will automatically focus on every angle of her head, no matter which way she turns.
 For a boys room there are in- expensive leather framed maps of the world-up-to-date in spite of Hitler's rapid moves; snail shaped leather bookends; a fish plaque; wool blankets with color full felt animals appliqued on them; portable radio needing no electric outlet.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-02
Mn l3IrI Hixht fof DID

sAnd you never wanted me to t0 With Helen either. Helen was $ me girl. liked her a loEs
The Washington times., 1938-09-07
Establish
! Modes Here

m HAT American fashion
l. designers ride the high
seas of favor from coast to
coast is a recognized fact.
Proof positive that not all
new modes sail the Atlantic
from Paris is evidenced in
the increasing interest shown
by members of the French
Haute Coture in the strides
being made over here in de-
sign.
They come in hordes to study
American women, their environ
ment and their lives in order to
know what they should wear.
and also to study the clothes
created by American designers.
New York city is . veritable
mecca for young creators. It
has definitely become q leading
source Of design inspiration, not
only for the United States, but
for the rest of the world.
All these designers laid the
foundation for their success
under the guidance OF a brilliant
and inspiring woman, Ethel
Traphagen, an artist and IA
nous fashion designer in her
own right. She is the founder
and director Of the Traphagen
School of Fashion.
The Washington times., 1938-09-07
Beautiful Chairs
Enhance BOudOir

THERE'S a right and wrong
L way to buy boudoir chairs.
Decide first what amount you
wish to expend. These attractive
adjuncts to a woman'S leisure
hours have a wide range OF
prices, starting at So to $12,
cheap chairs at cheap prices.
Larger chairs begin at $40; the
best constructed ones soar to
500, but you can find beauties
around $49.50.
Avoid chairs with too few
springs or springs Of improper
size, tension or temper, warns
McCall's Service. Inspect the
gtuffing; see that the webbing
is not stretched too tightly or
too loosely; be sure that a light
weight frame is nailed instead
OF doweled.
Determine before you set out
on your shopping expedition
where the chair will be used.
for a seldom used corner you
may prefer a cheap chair with
fragile covering. For hard
usage buy good construction and
practical covering.
Club chairs are suitable for
all rooms regardless of period.
Two club chairs, one wing. one
open arm and an occasional
chair are sufficient for most
living rooms.
In the matter of upholstery
select durable material for the
chair thatIl be used a lot. some.
thing that has colored fastness
and that may be cleaned. Mo
hair comes under this category;
ramie, wool, linen and cotton
follow. Usually pile fabrics
wear better than flat WeaVeS.
The Washington times., 1938-09-07

leGC6r SHOWS WnaL l. ucdu:
Dear Miss Fairfax
AdOice Offered
Army Girl
I'm an army girl and live at
an army post. I graduated
from q State university last
June, came home, and fell in
love with a man of whom my
mother and father disapprove.
He's been married and divorced.
He's handsome, witty, faScinat-
ing, and has had a number Of
affairs.
But don't think these af-
fairs are his fault. The women,
married and single, just won't
let him alone. without being
positively rude, he can't turn
down their invitations and the
way they date him afterwards.
My mother and father don't see
things as I do, and tell me if I
marry this man I'll be home
with them in less than q years
time, but I disagree.
A married man iSn's the free.
for-all that a single man is, and
I am not an unattractive girl.
I believe I can hold him. And
he has confided to me that
when he settles down this time,
it means settling down for good,
with him, that he's bored to
death with being pursued by
silly flirtatious women.
I've always been impressed
with your good, hard common
sense, and the fact that you've
never been a sob-sister. AS an
impartial and disintereSted per-
son, what do you think Of the
chances of happiness Of a girl
with a man such as I have de-
Scribed?
The Washington times., 1938-09-07
DLASTIC surgeons are able to

DLASTIC surgeons are able to
l. change and mold the fea-
lures with amazing skill. but
when one does not resort to this
method, a slight change may be
effected by the makeup.
The famous movie makeup
men do something like this with
many of the screen beauties. and
it is not done for the sole pur-
pose of making them more beau
tiful but frequently for a char
acter portrayal.
Perc Westmore thinks only
the girl or woman with a perfect
face should ever dream of using
only one shade of powder in her
makeup. "It is possible to i'm
prove every irregular feature
with the use of light and dark
powder" says Mr.. Westmore.
"A short nose should never be
accentuated. so light powder
should be used on it while a
darker shade covers the rest of
the face.
"A broad nose is Slenderized if
light powder is used straight
down the arch with a deeper
The Washington times., 1938-09-07
Beauty Counsel = = = By Donna Grace

shade around the nostrilS and
on the sides.
1.-THE prominence Of q long
nose is played down if a deeper
shade of powder is used on It,
than on the rest of the face. and
if rouge is not applied too
closely to it.
"A receding chin can be
brought into better proportion
with the rest of the face If it is
powdered first-using a lighter
shade Of powder than the rest
of the face.
"The overly prominent chin
may be played down by using a
darker shade Of powder than on
the upper part of the face.
when using two shades OF
powder on the face, Of course,
it is always necessary to use the
same two shades in the founda-
ton. It is worth every girls
time to study her own facial
problems and experiment on the
correction of any that are out
Of line.
"The whole point in using cos
metics," says Perc, "is to create
an illusion Of an oval contour"
The Washington times., 1938-09-07
DandelionS

The stars that fell from Heaven
last night
Are Shinging in the grass
today
A touch of gold-A ray Of
light
A symbol glad, too bright to
stay;
Yet bringing message from
above
OF glory that will ever
shine
An emblem true Of lasting
love
A promise, golden and divine.
LUELLA DOWD SMITH.
The Washington times., 1938-09-07

pTlSlnS ldCLS dDOuG 1eeOl1lg GIle
vast horde of summer visitors
to the Cavalier Hotel.
Delivery of Milk
A Mystery
We admit to a little polite
spying before actually saying
anything about it. Arriving
from a tour of the beach clubs
at an early hour, when milk is
normally delivered, we were dis
appointed to find no visible
evidence of the milkman at any
of the hotel entrances. Nor,
try as we might, were we able
to surprise a fleet Of trucks
creeping through the morning
mists to the hotels back doors.
Each meal has continued to
be a astronomical delight
juicy meats, succulent fresh
fish; new tender vegetables and
dewy orchard fruits.
There are no stores for miles
around apparently. While this
hotel is set in acres of terraced
gardens, ablaze now with late
summer flowers, there are GER
tainly no vegetables growing
within earShot.
It occurred to me that the
vast stretches of farm lands be-
tween here and Norfolk, might
be the source of much of the
produce, but this idea was
blasted in the first few mo-
ments of my interview with the
hotels top chef.
The farms are owned and
operated by individuals Of re-
ligious sect calling themselves
Dunkards. While everything
they raise is the best, and what
one buys from them is sure to
be good, they do not raise any
thing in large enough quanti-
ties to fulfill the needs OF a
hostelry of this size.
So, on a train which puffS
quietly into port about 10 every
morning, come meats and poul-
try from Washington with veg
etableS and fresh fruits from a
commission firm in Norfolk.
Vegetables and fresh fruits
are delivered the year round
through this agency straight
from Florida, California and
Texas.
North Carolina and Georgia
send watermelons, but the best
honeydews are from Florida and
California.
Fish Supplied From
All Sections
North Carolina sends truck
loads of crabs, but a Norfolk
firm supplies local fish which
abound in these waters. Famous
Virginia spots, mackarel, blue
fish and trout are delivered
daily, with the famous Lynn
haven oysters native to this
section just beginning to come
in.
The milkman comes each
morning, according to the chef,
at 7 o'clock, bringing with him
a mere order of Is dozen half
pintS of milk and 20 cases, 10
gallons of cream and pounds
and pounds of butter. The dairy
is at nearby Cape Henry and
makes delivery by truck, unload
ing in common with other food
arrivals in a sub-basement re-
ceiving room in a rear wing Of
the hotel.
The home of Smithfield hams
is a relatively short distance
away, just south of Norfolk.
I'VE figure that vegetables
and fruits are not more than
"a hours out of gardens and
orchards when they reach us"
the chef said. I'VE can put in
an order to Washington for
meat and poultry as late as 3
o'clock this afternoon and de-
liveries are made by 1890 the
following morning.
The Washington times., 1938-09-07
Autumn Gloves Nice

You won't resist the new
autumn gloves. for they are
nicer than ever. A new model
has powder blue suede for the
black and dark blue suede for
the palm with dark blue saddle
stitching.
The Washington times., 1938-09-07

hundreds of guests.
Determined to cross this off
the list headed How It's Done"
we made inquiries at the proper
sources and learned some sur
priSing facts about feeding the
vast horde of summer visitors
to the Cavalier Hotel.
The Washington times., 1938-09-07
PhiLanderer Defes
Social Amenities;
Army Girl Worries
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX

Famous Authority on Problems of Love and Marriage
Copyright "
TT seems to me- after decades experience
ing letters which this column that the phanderer
is born not made. He can't help it any than less
favored folk help harep, crosseyes or hunchback
This is equally true phanderers of both sexes for the
comether glance fonfned to either The following
The Washington times., 1938-09-07
Behind the Scenes
In Summer HOsteLry
On Virginia Shore
By Bah LINCOLN

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. Sept. 7.
you of nqustve type of mind given to wonder
ing about this and that you've doubt often puzzled
about how the food supply remotely situated hotel
with sufficient regularity three meals daily to its
The Washington times., 1938-09-07
Plants
For Indoors

IT'S time to think of grow
L ing plants indoors to give
a living room atmosphere and
cheer during dull winter
days. The poorest room can
not appear altogether forlorn
if it has flowers or growing
plants.
For a charming display dur
ing the fall, plant hardy dwarf
asters in early September.
Choose one Michaelmas daisy,
one Bluewood aster and two
kinds of New England pompons;
be sure to get young plants. Pur-
chase a pot seven inches high
and 10 inches across; cover the
bottom with one-inch drainage
-flower-pot pieces, charcoal,
cinders or pebbles. Fill the pot
with average garden soil and
set in young plants. Do not use
rich soil.
The Washington times., 1938-09-07
Correct Thing = = By Eli"or An'es
Right and
Wrong Posture!

Do you realize
that the way in
which you sit
can (and often
d oe 81 spoil
your appear
aimee? When
short skirts are
fashionable a
lady may cross
her ankles but
she does not
C o S S h e r
knees. Sitting
with knees far
apart or legs
twisted is un-
graceful.
The Washington times., 1938-09-07
Serve Bean Salad
For Cold Supper

WHEN SepCemOer Gays "l"Ae
w you feel too lazy to stir up
a hot meal for the family. you
might compromise with your
conscience by serving a sturdy
cold supper instead. It will be
easy to prepare If you plan it
carefully.
The secret is to have a sub
stantial main course dish -
something like kidney bean
salad, with plenty Of rib-stick-
ing qualities.
Procedure Started
With Hot Water
Place one medium (1S-ounce)
can of red kidney beans IN q
strainer and pour boiling water
over them. Drain and cool. Mix
beans with one cupful celery,
chopped: two tablespoons India
relish, and one-half teaspoon
salt. Moisten with cooked salad
dressing or mayonnaise and let
stand in the refrigerator until
chilled. Skin and cool six to-
matoes. Cut thin slice from
stem end and remove pulp.
Sprinkle tomato cups with salt
and then fill with the bean mix
ture. Replace tops and garniSh
with watercresS. Arrange in
nests of crisp lettuce and serve
with mayonnaiSe.
Beam Salad
Easy to Make
Another simple salad made
with kidney beans is the follow
ing, which is delicious with
bread and butter sandwiches.
Serve q hot soup for the first
course, and you might finish
with a simple gingerbread with
whipped cream for desert.
2 cups kidney beans
/ cup diced celery
2 tablespoons chopped sweet
pickle
2 hardboiled eggs, chopped
" to u cup cooked salad
dressing
Toss all ingredients lightly to-
gether, using just enough dress
ing to moisten thoroughly.
Serve in lettuce cups.
The Washington times., 1938-09-07
Male Flirt Worries
Girls Parents

Old King Solomon, who
seems to have been the super
philanderer of all times, cried
out: Comfort me with apples
for I'm sick Of love-" But I
don't doubt for q moment, AZ
ter he had finished his apple
feast, that he went back to his
philandering.
In the last analysis, my dear,
it's up to you to make this mo-
mentouS decision. Married to
such a man as you describe,
you will probably spend your
life on the heights of ecstasy
and in the depths of despair.
But as a friend of mine, who
has achieved considerable sue
cess in her own profession, and
who has a husband identical
with the one you describe, said
to me: "I prefer the marital
roller-coaSter, rather than plod"
ding along the cinder path with
a dull dub"
Which do you prefer? Your
decision should be made know
ing what you're in for. Any
woman who marries q skirt
chaser, takes the road to the
altar at her own risk. Every flut-
ter of an eye-lid is the signal
for him to follow, and he can
no more help the pursuit than
the will-o'-the-wiSp which has
misled travellers from the be-
ginning Of time.
Divorce court testimony shows
philandering husbands who love
their wives devotedly, love and
respect them more than any
other woman, but they never
can resist the temptation to
have one more romantic adven-
ture.
The Washington times., 1938-09-07
"Mun1s" Favored
For Windows

The reigning fall favorite is
the potted chrysanthemum
which you can coax with good
care into blooming until Christ
mas. 1t flourisheS best in a
sunny south window in an un-
heated bedroom or sunporch.
Keep your plant cool; otherwise
it will become infested with
plant lice.
After blooming period, trans
fer plant to a cool basement and
water just enough to keep it
alive. The new shoots that ap-
pear can be used for slips to
start new plants. You can
also start chrysanthemums by
planting seeds outdoors or pinch
ing off slips from the tops of
growing stems in the spring
but the easiest way is to start
plants from shoots in April or
May.
Chrysanthemums may be
grown all their lives as pot
plants, planted pot and all in
the garden during the summer,
or as garden plants until August
and then potted. Pot on a
cloudy day in August and keep
in the shade until danger OF
whiting is past. Afterwards. keep
them outdoors in a sunny spot
on the south side of house until
frost. During uncertain weather
in late fall, cover at night with
canvas, or take indoors and set
out again the next day.
The Washington times., 1938-12-07

coy mannerisms and, up to now,
fixed technique.
Here she has several chances
to shine in the full glare of the
cameras, to fill the microphoneS
and act while the world Watches.
One, is the trial scene from st.
JOAN" a moment that Katharine
Cornell and other of footlight
eminents. made memorable.
Another is the pet of all
actors and actresses in embryo,
a chance to read Shakespeare's
immortal lines voicing young
love, the balcony scene from
Romeo and Juliet"
SOME GOOD ACTING
Later Miss Rainier has further
occasions to seize opportunity
and capture exclusive attention.
That she doesn't race away
ahead of her field is due prob
ably to the fact that her
characterization is one that the
scenario writer's had difficulty
making credible.
Miss Rainier plays the prize
pupil at the National Academy
of Dramatic Arts-acting school
to you. She works in a gas
meter factory by night, dreams
of being the worlds greatest
actress while she abSorbS the
fundamentals of stage requi-
sites.
Complications come when she
pretends to be the best friend
of a wealthy Marquise, fasci-
mates the school with her tall
lies. When it appears that she
will be caught red-handed in
her Munchausens, the Mar
quise, like a noble fellow, acts
out her deception. helps her to
became really important.
Paulette Goddard's role is
that of a love chiseler, and
nemesis of LuiSe. She has
abundant footage, makes an
unappealing role stand out.
PAULETTE is OKAY
Like stage Door" which it re-
sembles, this picture is popu-
lated by some of Hollywood's
most fascinating summers, Lana
Turner, Virginia Grey and Ann
Rutherford among them.
1t also has some grand char
acter work. particularly from
Henry Stephenson, Gale Son.
dergard and Melville Cooper.
Dramatic School, is the first
production bearing the name of
Mervyn Leroy as producer, since
he left Warner Bros. It is, in
many respects. one of the most
interesting features to issue
from Culver City in some weeks.
A prerelease showing begins on
the Capitol Theater screen Fri
day.
The Washington times., 1938-12-07
Miss Mack Is
Versatile

Madelyn Mack, representing
Fontana and Bettine at the
Shoreham Hotel, is a versatile
young lady. She started her
career as a society reporter on
the Baltimore News, with a
social chatter column. Other
newspaper jobs followed in At
lantic City and New York.
At one time, Miss Mack was
the only girf reporter on the city
desk of any New York paper, the
old Morning Telegraph. She
made her first stage appearance
in a Richard Herndon Revue,
featuring young talent. This
lead to a dramatic part in the
well-remembered, George Alb
bolts Broadway"
A year of picture training in
Hollywood, then she came back
to New York and was in the first
motion picture Walter Winchell
made, a Vitaphone short sub
ject, THE Bard of Broadway"
with Madge Evans. In returning
to her first field of endeavor,
Miss Mack is happy to make her
new start in Washington.