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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-11-09
. STORIES
IN STAMPS
Horrison's Political
Debut Was Spectacular

BENJAMIN HARRISON, 23rd
- President of the United States,
great-grandson of a signer Of the
Declaration of independence and
grandson of President William
Henry Hsrrison, inherited an APP
titude for political affairs, but his
entrance into the political scene
was as dramatic as it was astonS
fishing.
1t happened at a town meeting.
in Cincinnati in 1850. Harrison,
then boy Of II, had listened to
speaker denouncing Daniel
Webster and Henry Clay for their
attitude in the famous "Com-
promise Measures" Hardly had
the applause died away, after the
speaker had concluded, when
Harrison leaped to a bench and
began a brilliant and forceful de-
tense of the two statesmen.
At first the audience was in
clined to laugh, but as the youth
continued ridicule gave way to
surprised admiration. When he
finished there was thunderous APP
plause.
At that time Harrison was a
student at Farmers College. Four
years later he was admitted to the
bar. During the Civil War he Or
ganized his own regiment and
served with distinction.
In 1875 he ran for governor of
Indiana and was defeated. He was
elected to the Senate in 1881.
Seven years later he was elected
President.
Harrison is shown on the U. s.
13-cent, dark slate stamp, above,
issued Nov. 10, 1902.
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CT AMslJM
CT HACKERS
HOW OLD ARE THEY?

Klieg lights and makeup some
times Go remarkable things to wrin-
kles and age lines. Are you sure
you know how old some of the more
popular screen stars are? Be care
full when you select the right answer
from among the series following the
name of each actor or actress.
l. Joan Crawford: (a) 25, (b)
35, Co q, I'D 81.
2. Irene Rich: (a) A. (b) 36, Co
A. Cd 20.
g. Robert Montgomery: ta) 26,
OBJ 49, Co 80, cd 20.
a. Harold Lloyd; ca 46, (b)
81, Co 38, cd 40,
5. Paul NUM-: (a) 80, (b) 90, Co
Al, Cd 81.
Anaxyarv rs. nn al, DnmoA
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CAST OF CHARACTERS

JOAN JOHNSON-a mysterious
coed, glamor girl Of the Tech
campus.
KEITH RHODES-Tech's star
hAlfback, headed for All-America
h0nOrs.
DAN WEBBER--the blocking
back who clears Keith's way; a
steady, industrious student.
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IRONY OF FOOTBALL

Although Tndiana's twenty-nine
&MInfs we're not enough to defeat
0wa. the Hoosiers scared eight more
t14n they were able to total against
21I nnuositIun in 1858.
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CHAPTER XVI

"Dan," she whispered. Dan
my fathers money doesn't mean a
thing to me any more" She touched
his hand ever so slightly, but he
refused to take the hint,
"In fact" she added softly, Il
wish he didn't have a dime right
now"
He looked down at her. THAT
would leave you in pretty bad
shape" he said, nodding toward
their captors.
She loked at Big Ed hunched
over his cards. OF all times and
places at which to discover she was
In love. The irony of it made her
smile family.
whats so amusing?" Dan asked,
She shook her head, You might
never know"
They sat for a long time without
saying a word. 1t must have been
at least Is minutes before Joan
broke the silence.
"What're you thinking Off"
"Well If I want TO lie about 1t,
I'm thinking about the game tomor-
row. If l tell the truth I'm
thinking of you"
Her heart took flip-fiop. Per-
haps 1t wasn't so hopeless after all
But he didn't volunteer anything
further. He picked up the paper
again and turned to the sports Sec
ton.
"Chuck Mitchell's taking my
place" he announced.
will he do?"
Hes okay extensively, but So
cum doesn't need otrense for Pitt
He needs defense gobs of 1t.
Mitchell can be sucked in too easily
on fake spinners and Pittll
spin him dizzy
She nodded vaguely as Roccos
words came back to her.
e. Guys like Rhodes dime
a dozen where would he be =. a., =.
without that guy Weber . Web
ber's the guy that makes 'em tick
:. most valuable Weber
She closed her eyes as though
to saut out the thought of him. But
It wouldn't work.
She got up and went TO her room
Rocco jerked his head over his
shoulder. Looks like the kids get
ting the filters"
Big Ed turned his head slowly
toward Dan, stretched full length
on the sofa. Maybe =. maybe not"
Sam can take me to the city
limits tomorrow, can't hep"
Ed put down his cards. 80
you're bound to go to that football
game, ahey2 okay you crazy
idiot"
Again they kept Dan and Joan
in their rooms until Sam got back
the next morning, shortly before
noon.
1t was only a matter of hours
before the game would start.
Joan looked at a magazine, but
she couldn't read. Dan sat down
on the sofa, got up almost imme-
diately. He walked to the window
and looked out. Big Ed watched
him closely.
He wondered If he ought to lock
Dan up again. He looked at Dams
shoulders. The boy reminded him
Of o Gagged tiger waiting
pacing helpless Big Ed almost
felt sorry for him. The kid sure did
want to play In that ball game In
the worst way.
Better sit down. kid" he ordered.
"You amt so likely to get into
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-11-09

YESTERDAY: Joan and Dan
spend an anxious day in the kid
nap hideout. There is little chance
Of escape. When adm sees the
headlines, he is amazed to learn
Of JOan's wealth. She tries to tell
him that It makes no difference.
She realizes she loves Dan Web
Der.
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Again they kept Dan and Joan
in their rooms until Sam got back
the next morning, shortly before
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-11-04

Scoop really enjoys life! a certain
red Cadillac caused many to stop and
look -. there are twenty-five ways to
be sap-be careful many a hus-
band turns to the job of housewife
no other work . She who marries in
1889 has most formidable COMPETE
ton in the world . Edgar Morris is
very i'll in the city hospital.-Speedy
recovery IS wished by all We should
make new friends but we should not
put off the old ones for the new e.
Hazel Diaz-stOps the show at local
mite spot with her torrid torch songs
whatever we have begun wisely, it
IS good to finish thoroughly . >. Jimmy
Green, the man with the golden voice
will thrill Boston this fall Marri-
age goes to college d. Lucille Lawson,
the beautiful wife of Dancer Lawson,
can really cook creole style .. Judy
and Irene's birthday party last week,
came on in a grand manner some
people try to get by on the other per
sons money-they may for awhile, but
make very bad fellows Of themselves
Blanche the hairdresser is vaca-
tioning in the getty of Brotherly Love"
Al Dupree is a peacemaker from
the heart e. every woman breads to
meet another woman wearing the iden-
tlcal dress she has on herself the
question is asked who is Wimpy the
chlseler? =. Joe Bonner is an enter
tanning fellow. Debs about Town
started their social season with their
talking dance . Sara Conyers broad
caster Monday, over WIZ. with a
group from McCall's Mag. . Most
women think that beauty or chic has
direct effect on their husbands-but
most of the things women buy are
weapons with which they fight other
woman inside the feminine world.
REMEMBER I ONLY HEARD
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0u1tr HrnhltntH
By BEATRICE SMALL


Dear Friend: l have a little girl
seven years old and have been divorced
Tor the past two years. My problem
is that the young man / am interested
In is not earning sufficient to take
care of me and my little girl. We wish
to marry but l haven't the heart to
put my little girl in boarding while we
both work out. | have always known
that it is difficult thing for a second
husband to accept Fundamentally a
child of a first marriage but | would
rather not marry this man if it means
heartache and disappointment in the
near future. Is their any solution that
you can offer? Mrs. M. D.
DEAR MRS. MD: The tone of vo1lr
letter leads me to assume that you are
not as sure of the affections of the
prospective bridegroom towards your
daughter as you are of yourself. If
so, the decision you make will have to
be based on what you consider your
responsibility to your daughter and
what will be your responsibilities to
your husband. If having your daugh-
ter in your home and part of your new
life will cause friction and dissension,
your future life is ended before it has
begun. If he resents your daughter
now, when he has no rights, what will
ne do, when a marriage ceremony will
give him certain rights.
Your daughter has reached the age
when mothers care and guidance will
be tremendous factor in what she
will grow up to be. It may be lonely
life but at least it is happy and peace
full one. Somewhere, someday, 1 be-
lieve you will meet man who will not
only love you for yourself but for that
quality, OF motherhood which stood firm
when 1t became necessary to choose
between your daughter and personal
happiness in marriage to someone who
did not include your daughter.
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hShed with metal threadwork
achieving that air of elegance so
characteristic of this seasons fash
ions. The classic simplicity of the
handsome flared skirt of monotone
net sets off the glory of the superbly
beautiful metallic embroidered lace
basque to perfection. The resplen-
dent bib necklace and wide brace
lets are just such as fashion de-
creeS shall be worn on gala occa-
sions with ones handsomest gown.
When a very voluminous skirt is
of black lace with deep fiounce Of
matching lace about the very wide
hemline, when the bodice blouse
worn with it is of cerise red satin
with mantilla-like lace fichu en-
veloping the shoulders as pictured
to the left in the group, you sense,
and rightly so, that the costume re-
fleets Spanish influence. You know
also that the ensemble interprets
the 'last word" in high fashion.
Also the message of exquisite black
lace for evening wear is conveyed
to you in unmistakable terms. The
separate little shoulder cape or
fichu is a decided feature of eve
ming dresses this season.
The fair for lace is, however, not
confined to formal dress. On the
daytime program lace is assigned
a leading role. One of the cleverest
uses of lace is to trim sheer black
wool or crepe afternoon frocks with
black lace edging in exactly the
same manner as val lace edging is
used on lingerie dresses and blouses.
You will find these lace-trimmed
blacks very fiattering and youthful
in aspect as they are styled with
naive simplicity.
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By ELLSMERE


-. As one of the many millions who
previewed "The Hot Mikado" at the
Worlds Fairlyland this summer,
simply must sit right down and write
this letter urging you to attend this
grand Bill Robinson production, COM
ing as it is this Monday November g.
to Beantown at the Opera House.
Admitting that sepia musical shows of
the past several theatrical seasons have
been definitely below par, this Michael
Todd production really puts the col
ored revusical back into its proper
place in the stage spotlight. .. To me,
'The Hot Mikado", even in its con-
densed version, was ninety minutes Of
supreme entertainment. Bostonians
viewing the original Broadway produc-
ton will see a "Mikado" that runs
twice as long and will therefore be
twice as entertaining. Let's view
the shows highlights in my humble
opinion. . You will really be thrilled
with the respondent and colorful cos
tunes worn by principals and chorus
alike, for they definitely add glamor to
the production. The costumes were
designed by Nat Karson as were the
gorgeous sets. (Those lucky dice
lamp-posts definitely give a Harlemese
fair to this otherwise Oriental (?)
spectacle. =. You truly will enjoy the
modern adaptation of the Gilbert and
Sullivan lyrics (these were written by
Dave Gregory and William Tracy
but it is Charles L. Cooke, well known
race composer, who arranged the G.
and S. tunes in modern swing tempo.
-. To attempt to describe the perfor-
nance of the One and Only Bojangles
is nigh impossible but when he makes
his entrance in the fourth scene sing
ing Pm The Emperor of Japan"
everything is really "copasetic". Bill
Robinson is all over the place and as
he told Producer Todd, 81 never know
where I'll finish"-a specially prepared
glazed flooring covering the entire stage
was built especially for him. All the
tunes are catchy but I predict you'll
be humming "Let the Punishment Fit
the Crime" a la Robinson for weeks,
Gust as | did "Ko-Ko" (the Lord
High Executioner) climaxes his hilari-
Gus antics with his wooin of ''Katisha''
by singing "Tit-Willow". And
every time the grandiose 'Pooh- BAH
(the Lord High Everything Else) en-
tiers the stage he'll supply you with
laughs galore-the typical Harlem
Big Shot" Then there are the
"Tap-a-teers" and the Jitterbugs for
our youthful swing fans. Well,
could go on and on telling you about
this grand show starring the grand
Robinson, with its grand music, etc.
but I'll simply conclude by saying
"YOu Mustn't Miss "The Mikado."
The cast, headed by Bojangles as the
"Mikado", also features handsome Bob
Parrish as "Nanki-Poo"; Gwendolvn
Reyde as "Yum- YUM; Maurice Ellis
as "Pooh-Bah"; James Lillard as
"Pish-Tush"; and a supporting cast
OF over 100 Incidentally, supply
ing local color, is Alice Harris, one of
the "Three Little Maids from School,
who was born here in Boston. And
Maynard Sandridge, one of the chorus
men, halls from Brockton, Mass. And
you're sure to recognize several others
That's all! . ELLSMERE
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BEAUTY AND ROMANCE
By Marie Downing

FOR GIRLS-OLD AND YOUNG
The younger girl seldom gets her
share of attention when it comes to
advice on beauty. But with all the
teen-age girls going back to school and
making good resolutions to study hard
and have fine grades, l thing this is
good opportunity to encourage them
to make few beauty-wise resolutions
as well.
When you are young you feel that
the world is yours and that you will
never have to worry about keeping
your complexion or figure. But, if
you would face the truth, now is the
time to set about systematically keep
ing what you have. 1t is a lot easier
to keep your skin smooth and we'll
cared for and your figure trim and
Well-proportioned than it is to try to
regain both face and figure after thew
are gone. If you practice few simple
beauty rites every day, it will save
you a lot of more complicated efforts
later on.
Keep Skin Clean
Even young skins collect dirt and
dust. If you will make it practice
always to cleanse your face thor
oughly twice day either with a good
cold cream or a bland soap, depending
on the texture of your skin, the dirt
and dust will not have a chance to
become lodged in your pores, causing
blackheads, enlarged pores and any
number of unsightly blemishes. Mid
dle-aged skin is not caused by years
but by neglect. Anyone can have a
smooth, youthful looking skin if she
will take the proper care and neces-
sary precautions.
Brush Hair Regularly
Nor is there any reason why YOUR
hair should lose its youthful sheen as
the years go by. If you will make
it rule always to brush your hair
before going to bed, or an any other
convenient time during the day. YOU
can keep it as shining and healthy at
forty or fifty as it was at fifteen. If
1t tends to turn gray or become
streaked, 1t is a simple matter to
touch it up with good hair coloring.
The important thing now is to brush
it regularly, wash it at least every
two weeks and let nature take care of
the rest.
Watch Your Diet
And start watching your waistline
now. Many young girls have a ten
dency toward protruding "tummies"
even in their teens. Correct that stu
alton before it is too late. The first
few pounds you gain won't make so
much difference, but it is much simp-
Ter to keep your weight down to aver
age for your height and age now, than
it will be to lose ten to twenty-five
pounds ten years from now.
And do take care of your hands.
They say there is no easier way to
tell woman's age than by her hands.
If you let your hands become rough
and calloused from lack of care, they
will add ten years to your appearance
Just when you would like to take ten
off. So make it point to treat your
hands to little special attention. Get
a god lotion and apply it to your hands
every time you wash them.
Remember, you won't always be as
young as you are now but if you try,
you can look it.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-11-04
Hurt Il Onrnpr
Edited By Edytke Mae Gordon

Poetry can be more than just beau
hful and ornamental; it can be on occa-
sion useful. At the Book Fair on
Thursday night David McCord, Bos-
ton poet wrote the following verse
which he read when introducing Arthur
Guiterman, a poet and one of the
speakers of the evening:
This is Arthur Guiterman
The plain and fancy meter man,
The tightrope-walking teeter man,
Reciter and repeater man.
At writing not a feeter man,
At rhvming not a sweeter man,
For laughter not a heater man.
In phrasing what completer man?
In feeling what concreter man?
To one back-seater man,
This poets no tweet-tweeter man,
No dreamy lotus-eater man,
Five-bottle or five-litre man;
And 7. this evenings greeter man,
7 give you Mr.. Guiterman,
The Muse I'll not maltreat her man!
might add that David McCord did
this verse in the peculiar style of
Gmteman and was therefore received
with uproarious applause by an appre-
clative audience.
AUTUMN
Winds are whispering,
Music lisp'ring,
Summers cchoing refrain.
Leaves are dying,
Trees are signing,
Hark the weird dolorous strain.
Frost IS nipping,
AIRS are tipping
Daylight hours becoming drear.
>ongbIrds going,
Shadows growing,
Speak the twilight of the year.
Lite is changing,
Ever ranging,
Just as seasons come and go.
Spring trails winter,
Ntirs its glinter,
Guiding 10 summers glow.
The Heart Of the World.
Joshua H. Jones, Jr.
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Paris Couture to
Garry On in War
Dire Results Would Follow Ii
Industry Closed.
By CHERIE NICHOLAS

With war clouds hanging over, the
question naturally arises, will Paris
couture carry on" under present
war conditions? According to the
consensus of those who are follow
ing affairs and developments in
France closely, every effort will be
made to keep industries going since
to do otherwise would bring untold
suffering and want to thousands en-
ployed.
A most significant event was
staged by Amena Elliott Webster at
a fashion seminar held recently in
Chicago. Before an audience made
up of college students and teachers
of economics from various states,
as well $ leading dressmakers and
merchandisers, Dora Loues Miller,
European director of international
fashions, commenting on the effect
of war conditions on fashion indus
tries said, 'The French government
has decided upon business as usual,
and is putting couture materials on
a war necessity basis. "
In explanation, this noted fashion
authority pointed out the tragic re-
suits that would follow were couture
activities to cease, in that hundreds
of women would be thrown suddenly
out of employment and be made
penniless. Miss Miller went on to
say, at is not merely a matter of
fashion interests but rather a mat
ter of bread and potatoes for count
less women who must keep the home
fires burning while their soldiers are
away"
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-11-04

Slt1ar
attn Srtrp
By
ELISABETH


BRIDES PERSONAL RECIPE FILE
Last Saturday | visited for the first
time the new home of a former school
mate OF mine who was celebrating the
SIN month anniversary of her marriage
and feeling very proud of herself.
Proud of the fact that she had jumped
from career girl to housewife" with
Just few minor catastrophes, in the
torn OF culinary disasters. Her in
tereStlng career as Junior Executive
IN one OF the large downtown stores
gave her an intimate acquaintance
with modern household methods
CLEANED from trips through the kit
chenWare department. However. the
honeymoon over, she settled down
ccourageously to do or die. The first
lew weeks, the preparation of the
evening meal took her almost the
entire afternoon but with perserver-
9!hce, she overcame the many Difficult
Iles ana now she boasts that she can
pay bridge all afternoon and still have
4uDpys dinner ready at seven sharp.
Will give you now few of her favor
lite recipes. -
HAMBURG and POTATOES-One
pound freshly ground hamburg steak.
one teaspoon salt, one teaspoon sage,
one cup finely rolled bread crumbs. one
egg, and one can mushroom som
fo oJaCoes. Beat egg lightly with a
L LGIh, aud salt, sage, and bread crumbs,
oleIq well, add meat and mix thor
99ughly with your hands. Form large
1 B pattles from meat mixture,
brown IN not fat in heavy irving nan.
our OH excess fat. Combine one can
mushroom soup with one and one half
cans cold water. Pour over na+ties
simmer over low flame for one half
nour' Makes eight patties. Simmer
0Eer low flame for one half hour
lake IIakes eight patties. Make potato
o]lIs using vegetable cutter (alIow
seven or eight for each person) PIT
I PoIat es, IN pan with patties to COX for
l"S I!.i fifteen minutes. If necessary add
a ilCCie more water but be sure gravy
% noC TOO thin. Serve altogether on
warm platter. ''-~- va
C3H.EESE CABBAGE-Chop fine one
medium sized cabbae, boil in solted
water Tor live minutes. drain we'll ADD
large lump of butter and one half
Cup hnely grated store cheese. Serve
piping hot. ''eiVe
BURGUNDY JELLY - Soak two
tablespoons of gelatin in a little cold
water water llone-fourth cup). Boil two cnn-
LUIS OF water with two tablesnons Of
s sugar, two finely chopped lemon Os slices es
anu Two whole cloves. Dissolve the
SfGIatlne in boiling liquid. add two cnn-
c coni red Burgundy. Let stand until
SOL Sol Add more sugar if needed
oCT TIlT1 into mold and chill ~
WHITE CAKE-Half cun buttor
tup Oh sugar, two cups sifted -four two
T reai5Spo s baking powder, one Gun
mix tallk, four egg whites beaten stiff one
teaspoon vanilla. Cream butter and
sugar until smooth, add milk and -four
alternately, add vanilla then bakinq
b boM o Stir in eggs carefully then
fahe IN two layers for about twenty
nVe minutes at $500. "' '"'ii'S
aGihOCOLATE ICING-Half pound
Bakers Bakers Dot Chocolate Melt over T hnt
water then mix with one can sweat sl% ).
enea condensed milk. Add teasnoon
b bahllla, beat until we'll blended. spread
, UJeWeen layers and on top and sides Of
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-11-04
Eyeleted Pique Is
Important Style

The new eyelet embroidered piques
now showing are creating a sensa-
ton. The simpler eyeleted pattern
ings are ideal for the smart tailored
shirtwaist to wear with your suit.
The eyelet embroidered edgings
make up beautifully in collar and
cuff sets. Boleros to wear over dark
crepe frocks or linen tailleurs are
ever so chic in eyelet embroidered
pique. Milliners are also doing
clever things with the new piques.
Taking it all in all it promises to
be very much of a pique season
this summer.