The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-22

Scrutable young women who glide among the ta- bles between floor shows and tell patrons things about themselves they never dared suspect.
 At one oasis in the East sos, a Korean lady named Helen Yum practices graphology with uncan- ny results. The subjects of her analyses are not all represented as kindly geniuses, as is the cus- tom. Miss Yun calls spade a spade and has frequently been the instrument of making a patron repent and mend the error of his ways.
 Miss Dionas, a palm reader, tracks down the life lines at Reu- bens and more than one notable has returned to her after a pre- diction had been verified. For in- stance, Sylvia Sidney was told she would marry within six months and she wed Arthur Adler. A year ago Miss Dionas told Fran chot Tone he would encounter marital trouble.
 A squat, gold Buddha is the only concession to the occult arts at Ruby Foo's den. The story goes that whoever kisses the feet of the idol will marry within a year. So far it has accommodated two hat-check girls and waiter. Patrons prefer to work out their destinies on a less rigid schedule.
 Greenwich Village, of course, teens with tea-leaf readers, crys- tai gazers and one beer-suds ana lyst.
 Some time ago a Harlem club was trying out the idea of hiring a certain phrenologist to predict according to the patrons crania. He was fired after a trial per- formance. While examining his first subject, he remarked that he was glad the person was bald that made things simpler. The management decided that he lacked the necessary tact.
 Prompt
 A new hgih in the art of being punctual-to-a-fault was achieved by MT. and Mrs. Harry Richman during their recent cruise aboard the Statendam, Mrs. Richman had never seen Paradise Beach at Mas sau and Harry was eager for her to have a view of it. According ly, they arose one morning at 6 a. m., donned tropical raiment, packed their bathing clothes and rang for the steward.
 What time do we get into Nas- sau?" asked Richman.
 Tomorrow morning." replied the bewildered steward.
 That's all-except that their early rising wearied them SO that they slept late the next day and never did get to the surf at Para disc Beach.
 MOVIe Ilu-DiLS
 Will Hays can get a good idea of how the movies are faring by these goings-on:
 A theater owner on Long Island has just incorporated under the name of the "No Percentage Pic- lures Corp, having taken his cue from Amos n Andy.
 The Rex Theater here is show ing a double-bill consisting of Come and Get It" and Let Elm Have It." and the first one hun- dred women customers are offered two dozen oranges.
 A Mexican bull fighter named Lorenzo Garza announced last night that he was giving up the bull ring to become a film pro- ducer.
 Careful Mother
 Wynn Murray's mother is still shocked to find her daughter on the stage. She brought her here because they told her at home in Allentown that Wynn had good enough voice to go on the radio possibly even grand opera. But Wynn's singing teacher changed their minds and got Wynn a job in Babes in Arms" And now she is one of the towns leading ladies in The Boys From Syra- cuSe."
 But her mother, believing all she ever heard about the dread ful stage, brought her daughter to the theater every evening and stayed in her dressing room every minute-not even leaving the girls side long enough to 60 out front and see what she looks like from the other side of the footlightS.
 She finally went out the other night. when someone offered to