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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-02

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-02

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-02

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vests, plastrons ana coat
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-19
, McKENNEY's BRIDGE QUIZ
Expert Timing Is Key To Victory In This No Trump
BY VIM. E. MCKINNEY America's Card Authority

The world championship team-of- four contest is conducted on the knockout basis. One team-of- plays against the other team, and at the end of the given number of boards, the total score determines the winners. I like the care with which Oscar J. Brotman of Wash ington and his partner, Alvin R. Roth, members of this years win- ming team, handled today's hand. .
 Brotman (North) opened the bidding with one diamond and Roth then bid a spade. When Brotman bid two spades, Roth, not too proud of his spade suit, decid- ed to fill in the club suit for his partner and allow the lead to come up to his hand if it was to be played at no trump. So he bid three clubs and his partner bid three no trump.
 The eight of hearts was played on the opening lead, forcing Vests queen and Brotman won with the king. He led a small club and won with dummy's jack. returned a small club and East won with the ace. playing back another heart. Dummy's jack won.
 A small spade was led and North won with the king. then
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-19

person in her own right. So she becomes just wife. { If John Smith is really successful, then she takes unjustified pride in be- ing Mrs. John Smith.
 But if she doesn't do so well, she planes him because she is a nobody-Mrs. John Smith, wife of failure.
 SHADOWS" DON'T
 ATTRACT PEOPLE
 That kind of wife never under stands why her husband loses all interest in her after a few years, and finds just about anyone else in the world a little more interest ing to talk to.
 She doesn't see, probably be- cause she doesn't want to, that in giving up her own identity and refusing to grow as person, she has lost all interest for other peo- pie She is nothing but a shadow of John Smith, certainly not in- teresing to him, and not as in teresting to other people as the man who casts the shadow, John Smith, himself.
 MUST GROW
 AS A PERSON That isn't to say that woman shouldn't put her marriage and her family first in her life. She must do that. But she must also grow as a person. just as her husband must grow if he is not to stand still, in his profession. No woman should become so much of shadow that she is mo-
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E
A SLENDERIZING DAY-LONG STYLE
PATTERN 24O

Here it iS-that flawlessly tail- ored simple frock you just can't do-without this season! Pattern 240 is Claire Tilden style that gives perfect twenty -four-hour service = looking just as smart for that ten o'clock club meeting as it does for that five o'clock tea. The sleeves may be either long or short = whichever you prefer. Any woman with a thirty-six-to-fifty size fig ure will appreciate the slimming, long, ,waiSted look of the side bodice sections that are nicely fitted-in by darts at the waistline and are soft ly Shirred or gathered at the shoulders. The center panel of the bodice is cut in one piece with the center front skirt panel making smooth lines. Isn't the collar young and trim? You might like it in con- trast = especially nice on dark wool frock-with a tiny contrast ing bow-tie or pretty flower add ed for gay effect. There's an all around belt that buckles or half belt that ties at the back. Write today for this attractive style-and make it in a rich, heavy crepe or a soft-colored wool. ~
 Pattern 240 is cut in women's sizes 36, 38, 40, A, A, 46, AS and 50. Size 36 requires 2 5-8 yards 54 inch fabric.
 Send FIFTEEN CENTS C15c) in coin for this pattern. WRITE CLEARLY SIZE, NAME, ADDRESS AND STYLE NUMBER.
 Bend orders to Waterbury Demo- crat Pattern Department.
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cashew nuts grow.
 A. The nuts are produced on spreading evergreen trees 30 to 40 feet high, with a spread frequently of 60 feet, and in tropical or sub- tropical climate. The tree fruit is l to 11a inches long, kidney or heart shaped, and borne on a fleshy re- ceptacle or enlarged peduncle, which actually is a swollen stalk, called the 'cashew apple
 o. Why are fats and oils im- portant in the diet?
 A. Because they have high fuel value and are commonly recognized to be the most concentrated form of energy. They supply the quickly burned fuels for the body, while the proteins play a particularly im- portant role in replacing losses from wear and tear in the body cells themselves. Fats and oils have a fuel value of APO calories per pound
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-19

Off to a movie with her husband, but this victim of nerves can't leave her worries behind her. Petty household problems loom like noun tainS.
 Worst of all, such nervous wor- rying is vicious circle. Fretting depletes your nervous energies and worn out, you are an even easier prey to breeding, fears. Eventually nervous indigestion, insomnia get their innings and you're headed for real trouble.
 But those same energies you waste now could make you more vital, glamorous person. You have only to break that vicious circle of nerves and worry, to get right away from your troubles for a while each day.
 Lively exercise may do it-or a quiet hour with 8 book, good music. Try also to turn your thoughts outward, to share more in the lives of others. Then your own worries will assume their proper proportions.
 Your nerves will benefit, too, if your diet gives plenty of foods containing vitamin B and cal cium. And get extra sleep to al- low nerves chance to repair themselves.
 The causes of nerves" and how to overcome them are explained in our 32-page booklet. A noted physician gives advice on in- somnia, indigestion, other nerv- ous ills; also diet and body care.
 Send 10c in coin for your copy of OVERCOMING NERVES" AND EVERYDAY HEALTH PROF. LEMS to The Waterbury Democrat Home Service, 635 Sixth Ave, New York, N. Y. Be sure to write plain ly your NAME, ADDRESS, and the NAME of booklet.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-19
WOMAN,S REALM E
GlOriting
 Yourself
R ARcla HaEs
NEA Service Stan Writer


 Whether or not she ever intends to make a speech, the woman who Is determined to be truly attractive makes an effort to speak beauti- fully.
 This doesn't mean that she feels she must lose her southern accent or her western drawl or whatever sectional accent she happens to have. It simply means that she re solves to pronounce words correctly instead of haphazardly,
 DON'T PERNOUNCE
 FEM DIS WAY
 Goin' is not word. Neither are Uniine States: possibull, nny, Longyland. You can say going, United States, possible, any and Long Island without sacrificing your beloved sectional accent. It's mistake to confuse accent with mispronunciation, or to think that it makes you sound snobbish 10 pronounce word correctly just be- cause everyone who lives near you mispronounces It.
 No matter where you live, it's wrong to pronounce Mary, marry and merry as if they were spelled exactly alike. Nor is it correct to say crick when you mean creek, pitcher when you mean picture, sut when you mean Soot, ruff when you mean roof or ninny when you mean many.
 THESE ERRORS
 ARE COMMON :.
 The cultured woman does not say ''he enthused" when she means che was enthusiastic" or use "con- tact" as a verb. She knows there is no such word as 'irregardless." She does not say "concensus of opinion" She says "ccncensus' tor census of opinion" She never uses baby talk "des" or 'dest" or "just."
 Furthermore, she does not say very when she means vary, bud when she means good or heppy n- stead of happy. She knows that thoid is not word. And she never, never says boughten for ready made.
 Correct pronunciation is rily veddy, veddy simple.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-19

envelope bearing his address. 4 Doctor of Medicine asking for the abstract on the Lambert method should inclose a three-cent-stamped envelope bearing his address. No stamped addressed envelope, no answer. I furnish the advice or iIl- formation, you pay the freight on 1t.
 Foods Rich in B Complex
 Please state which foods are con- sidered richest in B complex?
 (Mrs. c. e. Answer-Peanuts, rolled oats, COW peas, drier linn abeaIls, smoker ham. dreid navy beans, peas, dried milk. egg yolk, whole wheat, walnuts, asparagus, lean beef, caulifiower. broccoli, brussels sprouts, yellow corn meal, sweet potatoes, tllrnip greens. spinach, lean lamb, dark meat of chickgen.
 Protected by John F. Dille Co.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-19
SUNDAYS MENU

BREAKFAST: Pineapple and grapefruit juice, fried ham, creamed potatoes, mullins, cof- fee, milk.
 DINNER: Pot roast or beef chuck, surprise baked potatoes, spinach with egg, sliced tomtao with chopped pepper, apple fluff, fudge cake, coffee, milk.
 SUPPER: Cold meat, hot rolls, jam, relishes,. vegetable salad, cake, stewed fruit, tea, milk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-19

the plan we illustrate. Get studio couch which pulls out easily as a single or double bed or get a day bed as in this apartment. There is no evidence that this is a sleeping room, and yet it is comfortable bedroom as we'll as living room where guests could be entertained. The chest of drawers with good mirror above it holds clothes. Actual toilet articles can be kept in the bathroom. Mahog- any furniture of the 18th century design, desk, a bookcase, a table and coffee table all fit in easily. In the attractive foyer apother small chest also can hold linen. It is wise to fit your closet with the new space saving rods, boxes, bags, etc. The small kitchenette or pantry and the table make an occasional meal pos sible, the former giving space for china, glass, silver.
 A color scheme frequently found in apartments warm, cream -col- pred walls and woodwork with a brownish wood floor in the living room, and brown linoleum with a cream inset in the hall. Instead of looking insipid, however. if is oiven
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-19
WYE. THE WOMEN
Stodgy Wife Is Nothing But a Marital Hitch h-Hiker

body except Mrs. John Smith. She has to amount to something and stand for something on her own.
 No one is more pitiful or more dull than the woman who has be- come so much of 8 shadow she doesn't know what to do with her time if her husband is away for week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-19
Caroline Chatfield
Modern Girl Delights to Understate, Underdress ant
 Over-Simplify.
Saps Today
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 Over-Simplify.
 There's something gal that's enough to define Mothers daughters In ages they name It. For u- stance reporter recently interviewed of the das on the subject of lis nothing but chemical acon gr Love- said another s sort o inandnt friendship said the third lis illusion of mortal mind"
 Now these decevng them All three more con- cerned with other subject the world yet they were bent minimizing they thought and felt Not exactly like all Dreeu luck at love.
 Another attitude: Recently young miss flushed with several years older than clock well ahead of date tune began pmp this running through her hair with delft strokes seeing applied decacy miniature painter We impressed of the whole operation
 After half ivating Out blouse ngham skirt sOed asked said mother silk dresses?" a with silk dress Telling young daughter matched darling dressing with evening Let evening coat pied the fond No indeed replied young rebel I'm only didn't sweater it would have been lighter and warmer"
 Apparently delights understate, unddress simplify take the silk sentiment fOmaty of existence
 
 she's consistent fellows through conversation and general demeanOr.
 girls you
 CAROLINE CHATFIELD rs M seTs. Interest .sr%ee m Ss reader" VIII be da:.sS Chataeid in care o
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cashed the nine of clubs, played a small spade and finesSed the seven-spot. West won with the ten and returned a heart. Dummy won and cashed the queen of clubs and another spade was played West had to win with the ace and return a diamond. de- clarer jumped up with the ace and cashed his fourth spade for the ninth trick.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-19

brains, person. ality, and suc- cess.
 She kids her self that she is b e i n g com pletely feminine and exactly the kind of woman h e T husband wants, when all she really is do- ing is taking the easy, lazy way through life.
 It is easier to be simply John Smiths W i f e fhop tn ha a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-19
SELDOM HAS A VACATION

Miss Lenroot is at her office desk from g to every day and often spends Sunday there.
 She flies from Washington to speaking engagements throughout the United States and confesses that at first flying made her nerv- ous, but that she has overcome her timidity.
 Serious-minded and immensely capable, Miss Lenroot seldom al- lows herself a vacation. When she does. she spends it at the Lenroot summer home near Lake Superior in Wisconsin.
 But this amiable, round-faced, middle-aged women who laughs easily, who makes people feel at ease with her, whose blue eyes are kind, is a top flight intellectual who has never really learned to play.
 She says: T rode a bicycle three times, I think. Someone heard about it and the story grew until I had the reputation of be- ing ready for one of those mara thons. I think I have played golf about three times, too"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-19

rI. many city apartment houses. The actual dimensions and arrangements may vary ttle Sometimes, as here, the pantry is off the foyer hall Sometimes it is where the bath s in this plan, and the bath and closet of it first from the color standpoint North darkish rooms should have light warm backgrounds such as yellow, pale pink, pinky mauve. Southern light rooms raay be ns of blue green gray and of course
 the gay color if you wish As rule in room it's well to keep the walls plain, figured paper be- comes tiresome. Or, if you want to be modern, deeper tone of color for one of the three walls, or different harmonizng color, such as blue with mauve
 yellow with pnkish yellow. Let the foyer be differ
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-19

Eight thousand pilgrims recently gathered at Muckross Abbey in Kil- larney, Ei.e, to celebrate the sixth centenary of the founding of the abbey and the coming of the Fran cisans.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-19
BY RUTH MILLETT

The woman who settles down to being nothing but her husbands wife is hitch-hiker, hitching a ride through life on her husbands
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-19
Hozy To Keep Well
Ry DR. WILLIAM BRADY, MD.

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-19

floral chntz and Bowers yellow and blue with dark leaves This vaances pcvers and the cushions B repeating these coor harmonious whole created The kolstered chair appears
 front of the day bed Flowers rive homelike appearance
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-19

with the small bathoompaper red perhaps with bath match a black floor
 With plain walls upholstery striped.
 Arrangement a Usually there is at least good
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Modern Menus
POT ROAST (Serves 6 to 8)

Four pounds chuck roast, 2 ta- blespoons meat drippings, table, spoons onion, chopped; 1 table, spoon salt, 1-4 teaspoon pepper, tablespoon chopped parsley, bay leaf, cup water, 3 tablespoons flour, carrots.
 Wipe meat with damp cloth, rub with salt and pepper, and dredge in flour. Place meat in kettle with hot drippings, and brown on all sides. Brown chopped onion slightly and add water and re- maining seasonings. Let mixture simmer for required length of time, or until tender.
 Turn meat occasionally. The carrots may be prepared and add ed to meat a half hour before meat lis done. When meat and ,vege- tables are done, remove from pan. Skim off excess fat from stock and measure remainder. For each cup of gravy desired, measure 2 ta- blespoons fat and return to kettle, add 1-2 tablespoons of flour for each 2 tablespoons of fat and stir until smooth and slightly brown. Then add one cup of meat stock and stir, season and serve with meat.
 CHUCK STEAK. SPANISH
 STYLE
 One and one-half to 2 pounds chuck steak, 2 tablespoons melted meat drippings, 2 tablespoons vinegar, 1-2 teaspoons salt, IA tea spoon pepper, 1 onion, chopped; tablespoon minced parsley, l ta- blespoon minced celery leaves, 1 small green pepper, chopped; 2 cups tomato soup or tomato sauce.
 After wiping steak, score on both sides. Cover with a mari made dressing made of fat, vine gar, onion and other seasonings. Soak for an hour or longer. Scar meat, using extra meat drippings or bacon fat if needed, then place in shallow baking dish or cas- serole. Add what is left of marinade dressing, the tomato soup or sauce, and bake in mod- crate oven (325 degree F0 for 2 hours or until the meat is tender.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-19
KEEP YOUR PORES OPEN AND
 YOUR MOUTH CLOSED


 According to newspaper clipping of uncertain date sent in by reader a medical association has ruled that pores in the skin are not holes but nevertheless =.
 'The fact is, says bulletin of the association, that the pores sn the skin have no actual holes or open- ings at thei rba5es. Arguing from this fact certani persons have held, in public discussions"
 Ol Doc Brady has so held and still holds.
 -"that they cannot be called pores at all, that nothing can be ab- sorbed through them.
 "Can anything be absorbed through the unbroken skin?"
 AnSwer-YeS.
 Physiology and pharmocology au- thorities at the University of Min nesato agree, says the bulletin, that a limited quantity of limited num- Der of substances is actually ab- sorbed through the skin although there may be no actual openings.
 Highest authorities find, it adds, that mercury, oil of wntergreen, sal- icylic acid, iodine and the anilines in which shoes dye is dissolved do get through the skin.
 Applied to the unbroken skin un- der laboratory conditions they ap- pear in the bodily secretions an hour or less later, the bulletin adds"
 That is the trouble with lot of alleged scientific investigations or researches conducted under labora- tory conditions conditions are unScientific
 If they will leave control of the conditions of the experiment to me, I'll contribute $1,000 to any educa- tional or charitable purpose the Uni- versity of Minnesota physiology and pharmacology authorities designate if they can prove that my skin will absorb any of the substances men, tioned in the bulletin, or any other known substance which does not in itself destroy the skin.
 4O GlllS party AAt4GC dloO IiC prominent physicians of Detroit who, the editor of Detroit news paper informed me, believe that if Brady will rub belladonna ointment on his back he'll soon see how sick and dizzy he gets-and urge them to bring along some strong bella donna ointment to insure my utter defeat.
 Besides having entire control of the experiment. mean, of course, provisions to insure against inhala- tion by me of any of the volatile substances the highest authorities" may care to apply to my skin-I insist only that the affair be given all the publicity I can contrive to give it and when it is all over the defeated side shall publish as widely as possible a public apology and pay all the actua lexpenses or costs of the show.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-19
Household Hints
Child Labor Bureau Chief Liked Work So Much She "Never Learned To. Play"
BY GERRY DICK
NEA Service Staff Corresponds

NEA oChFAOC 0S@A N~AASSF~----
 Washington-If Katherine Len- root had not rebelled against par ental authority she might have be- come charming, but not particu- larly useful, member of Capital so- ciety today. Y
 Because she did rebel, she is Chief of the U. s. Department of Labor's Children's Bureau and 1940 winner of the Parents Magazine Medal for Outstanding Service to Children.
 When she was only in her teens, Katherine Lenroot, under the direc- ton of the University of Wiscon- sins renowned progressive, Profes- sor John Commons, was drafting minimum wage legislation. This was later presented to the state leg islature, of which her father was then member.
 COULDN'T STAND
 NOT WORKING
 He came to Washington a year or so later as 8 U. S. Senator and wanted his daughter to put labor relations out of her head and have a gay holiday away from her books. Reluctantly she followed her par entS to the capital and promised to stay year.
 But after six months of gaiety in the Capital, Miss Lenroot per- suaded her parents to let her go back to Wisconsin.
 She passed the State civil service examinations and went to work for the newly formed State Industrial Commission as factory inspector. Later she made survey of several hundred rooming houses in Mil waukee as her contribution to a cost-of- living survey.
 A young woman on the Commis- sion's staff, with whom she shared an apartment, was interested in the work of the newly created Chil- dren's Bureau of the Department of baDOT, anu IOOh O CANA oCtVASN Sn animation to qualify for a Washing ton job. Just for fun Miss Lenroot took the examination too. Both girls passed, and in 1915 Katherine Len root returned to Washington, not to play, but to work for her for mer roommate in the Civil Serv- ice Division of the Children's Bureau.
 Now chief of that bureau, Miss Lenroot's jib is to coordinate the work of her staff, and to keep in touch with child welfare agencies and State Children's Bureaus. She also manages to keep in touch with the problems of individual children and knows how to solve the prob lens of children of her acquain- tance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-19
HOW TO BE YOUR OWN DECORATOR
 By
 ATeG..z .AsszAA Direa0r, Good Hoasekeebing Studio
Planning q One-ROOm Apartment
Direetor, Good Housekeeping Stadio

Just because it's don't yourself q can't do with room Rather say "I make It's sometimes called the apartment and sometimes the
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Of Interest To Women

Have you a household problem to solve? Write your question clearly, sign your name and ad dress, enclose three cent pNstage stamp and mail to The WOman's Editor, Washington Service Bu- reau, The Democrat, 1913 18th Street, Washington, D. C., for a personal reply.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-19

@. What can beused to preserve leather book bindings?
 A. Animal or vegetable oils (such as lanolin or castor oiD should be worked into the leather with the hands, especially along the back binding. Mineral oil should never be used. A commercial preserva- tive compounded on formula used in large libraries contains purified lanolin, Japan wax, meats foot-oil sodium stearate, and water.