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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-07
Great McGinty'
Due Here Soon
Comedy Riolto's
Next Attraction

The first screen title. processing
20 introduce the theme Of Para
mounts The Great McGinty.-
which win be the next attraction
At the Rialto theater, quotes = well
known ditty:
This story has no moral.
This story has no end.
This story only goes 10 show
There Amt no good in men
writer-director Preston stnrges
labeled his newest screen effort
thus. and goes on TO say that
really it's the biography Of a
bum
Actually. however. Down Went
McGinty" points strong moral,
has an uproarious ending and
manages to show little good In a
lot Of men.
The true moral. though IL may
be lost upon all but the most ana
lytioal in this rowdy, rough-and-
tumble comedy. Is the same as
that Of Mr.. Smith Goes TO WASH
ington"-that It's easy for a pub
lie official 10 do something for
himself. but the minute he tries
to do something for the country,
in the jargon Of Mr.. Gslento, he's
bum.
For his protagonist in this farce.
Mr.. sturges has Brian Donlevy in
the role of Dan McGinty. a simple,
unlettered, unrefined and highly
bellicose man In the street" who
punches his way into the favor OF
an equally charming political boss.
played by AKIN Tamiroff.
When McGinty decides to give
the people break. his political
career hits an abrupt snag. and II
Is just about now that Mr. Sturges
decides to call his picture "the
biography OF a bum"
The picture is said to have a
pretty hilarious ending. even In
the face Of what happens to Nc
Ginty and his boss. but we won't
comment on that until we've seen
1t.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-07

Irene Dunno and Cory 0ront
begin O return engagement to-
doy OF the Beverly theoter
where they ore co-storring in
my Fovorite Wife. "
time 70 Gail Patrick. She flies
To the honeymoon hotel. sending
Grant and his kissless bride sour
rying home.
This point releases a flow Of
laughs and excitement and de-
lightful comedy. which are seeei-
Grated by the husbands discovery
that his first wife has been strand
ed all these years on a tropical
isle with a handsome explorer. who
now wants TO marry her. How the
quartet Of bewildered people man
ages 10 extricate themselves from
the dilemma leads 10 the laugh.
laden climax Of this sparkling 70
mantle comedy.
Randolph Scott, as the explorer
with Miss Patrick, heads the sup.
porting cast Of Ny Fayorit.
Wife" a production by Leo Ne,
Carey Of The Awful Truth
fame, which was directed for RKC
Radio by Carson Kanin, VINO mad.
Bachelor Mother"
Ma. He's Making Eyes az Ne.
! featuring Tom Brown. shares n,
screen.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-07
Warden Condemns
Soft Jail System

Crime must not be made IT.
ifsstivsf
This i The theme - to plsa
recently made hY James A tehH-
ston. wau,isa of the famous Ara
iran prison
Nothing should BE- duns 10 cod
do the msa sho have eu8mlffsa
crimes sald The warden ~
Americas sa.eallsd Devils u
land
"of course there ahaaid b.
humane treatment and encourage
msnt fer thoas who pfavs that
they afs trying to pat the past be-
hind them. he said The main
thing ls 90 get TIE man out right
and putting him out right means
getting him out - that he viii
stay out
In dramatic illustration ~ Af
1ohnatous point u visw IL Column
bias Men without Souls eur.
rent attraction 81 the Riviera the
aior with John i4itsl. barton Mae.
Lane and Rochelle Hudson head.
ina the east
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-07

Daltons Rode" coming Wednes-
day to the Roxy theater.
Randolph Scott, appearing as a
country lawyer, plays opposite
Miss Francis, who is seen as a
railroad telegrapher in the town of
Coffeyville, Kas., where the cele-
brated Dalton gang centered their
maraudings in the early nineties.
Miss Francis screen character
is based on the real life sweet
heart of one of the Dalton boys.
While, up to row, Kay has been
identified with modern dramatic
portrayals, she is particularly
suited to the present action-filled
role because she is a native of
Oklahoma, the region where the
Daltons operated. a
Attending schools in New York,
Kay starred in athletics and also
showed her first leaning toward
the theater. After graduation she
spent a season with a travelling
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-07
Current War Hits
Heart Of Africa

The war in Europe has reached
into the heart Of the African jun
giles to cause a most unusual I'M
employment problem.
osa johnson. while in in Holly
wood to supervise the editing Of
Columbia's II Married Adven-
ture," which is now being screened
at the Rialto theater, received the
news from her personal safari SER
vans in Africa.
The servants complained that
during her absence they have no
means of earning a livelihood be-
cause the war is preventing big
game hunters from going TO
Africa. The cessation of big
game expeditions has thrown
practically all of the native gun
bearers. cooks. houseboys a n d
other natives out Of employment.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-07
Inside Dope From
Head u. s. Oman

Robert Montgomery obtained
the best authority available for
his unusual Characterization of
Chicago gangster in THE Earl OF
Chicago" which comes Wednesday
to the Shell theater. He went to
]. Edgar Hoover. chief OF the c.
Men, for inside information on
gang characters. One Of the sur
pising things Montgomery learn
ed, and which plays an important
part In the picture. Is the fact that
many prominent gangsters have a
psychopathic fear Of guns. Many
Of them won't touch a gun under
any circumstances. but 10 keep up
appearances carry wooden guns.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-07
Year Works Big Change
In "0omph" Girls Life

Time and oomph have worked
wonders for Ann Sheridan in the
movies. When the red-haired fire
brand from Texas appeared with
James cagney and Pat o'BrieH 4
little more than year ago IN
Angels With Dirty Faces" she
was just the girl Of the piece who
had little TO do and received less
attention.
All that In changed in "Torrid
Zone" the picture that il now
showing AZ the Temple theater.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-07
Bright Comedy
Returns Today
My Fovorite Wife"
At the Beverly

The hi larious complications
which arise when a supposedly
long-dead wife suddenly eonfronts
her husband on the night Of his
honeymoon with his beautiful sec
ond spouse provides the riotous
basis Of, the Irene Dunne-Cary
Grant starrer, My Favorite
Wife" which opens a return en-
gagement at the Beverly theater
today.
Supposedly lost in a sea disas-
ter seven years previous. Miss
Dunno comes home on the very
day that Grant remarries, this
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-07
midnight In Paris Stage SoH At The Music Box Wednesday
NOW PLAYING At
LOCAL THEATERS

FfH>T NHoNtNN
81 SIC COX - Nlszzs Eoe=ry -
is s.s.. S Sss,ass n a. sas 20 100 30
iosoo. also walter Pidzeon N
.Pnantom RAicerA" IFS. as.
Ss4S asst
RlsITo-''i Married Adventure osA
Johnsons rcAl LIE story i -.
soa SO. : so II 10 also Queen
q the Mob.- with Ralph Rellams
snd Jean cagney. il;so. 2sio. 80.
80. io.is.
s--Doped YOUTH Il 80.
ais. AS TO io.1s. also RE-
s sosl. H e 80 q s nsn s WITHOUT
Ro>N -Adolphe Menlou. and Carol
lands In -rirnabout.~ Is. 10.
7soS. 10 90, also the Dead End
Kids in You're Not so Toukh.
IL IS. 2;5o. b.ts. $40.
RETURN saowTNo
BFvERIx--Anna Neasle and Rav MI
land IN Irene. also Billy Haiop In
"Cau = Messenger
COMMUNITY - Victor McLagien and
Jackie COOPER IN The BIS Guy !
also Gordon Marker IN inspector
Hornleigh on Vacation"
KAY STREET Betty Fisid and bur.
gess Meredith IN OF Nice Ana
MT AaH1 E@4HAA ANAAANH ~
Little Peppers Al Home
LAKEWOOD - Laurence olivier ana
Joan Fontaine In .Reerccs"
PARk--Jack Benny IN Buck Benny
Rides Again also the Higgins
family In The Covered Trailer"
PRoCToR-Ginger Rogers and joel
AcCrea in The Primrose Path +.
also James Stephenson IN 'CallinE
Philo Vance"
RFAIART - Jack Benny and Ellen
Drew in Buck Benny Rides
Again"
RE>-Lulubeile and sootty In VII
iage Barn Dance. also Gale san
dergaard and Tito GUITAR IN "Llano
Kid"
sHrLIs-Three- feature program. rKid
Nightingale" Bis stamped" ana
Jamaica Inn"
SI>Sf Tack Benny in "Burk
Benny Rides Again. also Preston
Poster In Missing Evidence
TENPLf--Shirley Temple In The
Blue Bird" also Merle oberon IN
Till We Meet Again
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-07

kotie Hepburn yes.
even O scribbler dores be so
iniormol since o new omio-
bility hos seized the "Philo-
delphio Story" girl.
10 embrace Mr. Stewart With her
shoes on. this would have been
only an ardent gesture. With her
feet bare. It was something "a
watch. While her arms elutched
the man carrying her. her rather
long and astonishingly prehensiie
toes intertwined and claAped II
feet can behave ecstaticAlly. hers
did. All this was carefully record.
ed by eight shots of the camera
under the direction Of appreelativs
George Cukor.
"NEw HEPBURN" WORTHY
OF An AWARD
HOLLYWOOD has had a hare
IL time reconciling itself 10 this
completely ingratiating manneri
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-07
Handy Pump Provides
For Many Families

tAff oihAkDfAI. Na.-eTtsa
hundred families on the south sids
81 Cap. cirardsau that have no
other source u water uae a single
hand pump provided Al the urging
% relief officials The pump i
busy almost every mlnuis of the
day.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-07

Wall0ce Ford eafnes the
storing fole in Love. Honor
and on HotY. q screen pro-
durtion which shores horrors
With tie sfoge show. Midnight
IN Paris
Paris eiih ~ a psopis. 10
srsnss ana 10 hlF acts. T. one -
the largest stage offerings sxsr
presented here
A single screen aftHa 1ton.
Love. HsHof sn8 O. nabY wzli
feature Wallafs Ford IN the star.
ring role
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-07

NsssNsF Ned Eafis l. stated
slih he reports thal have reached
hlm ffam fhr cities sheHs the
shsv has played isuiink ths ffof
dueiian Tor ~ alsmafoas aifi
umbsrs fuftsdnE sps0tael~s
hrrssY eemssy. unHsusi HaVsiiy
afts and iafrld musical offsriaNs
supplied ~ ~ Shows asn swing
band Quiet town reports A..
ssrlhs ths Offering - Naughty
nut Niea
Midnight in Paris Il neg - BE-
eisssed sith ths ordinary fash
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-07

Walter Huston in the film, Gen.
tlemen of the Press"
In when the Daltons Rode, "
Miss Francis appears with a dis
tinguished cast that includes Brian
Donlevy. George Bancroft. Broder-
ick Crawford. Andy Devine. Stuart
Erwin, Frank Albertson and 9TH
ers.
Leon Enrol will share the screen
in Pop Always Pays"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-07

Ies ranging from best dressed
siren Kay Francis now has
heroine"
stock company.
Several Broadway plays fol-
lowed. and then came her big
chance, a leading role opposite
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-07

zifis shows - presfuesfs a.
anunfr Constructed atanF en-
tfsIF dinsFsnf tnFs snd va
sisss tasafis affsfinr saand sns
fsftslnmsaa handlss ~ laughs ~
= dash ~ ulidlfY sithaut = SIM
biaass ~ affsass Midnight II
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-07
Nv PAUL HARRISON

NEA Service STAFF Correspondent
HOLLYWOOD There have been
Il many favorable estimates q
the talents Of Katharine Hepburn.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-07
.CANTANkFgoIsT
NOT ANY MORE

A MOTHER time, she urged me
n ii have tea a special Kind
and extra strong Rack aEaln. she
talked about stewart. Later she
said she'd 70 on the road again
with philadelphia story" would
DO another play in New York late
In the fall.
Pretty soon. John FORTS name
vas mentioned. and my interview
went overheard for an argument
Miss Hepburn thinks he's a mar.
vslous guy.
And anyway, believe tho cir
cumatBnees were more interesting
than the things she said Her
one piece costume was a raE.bag
item instead % a rlamor gown
She shuffled on and off the set
In a pair OF old bedroom slippers.
She sat on roilcd-up carpet on
the floor and talked. smoked,
slipped tea. fixed heT makeup,
examined and praised some stills,
made a Joke about "sylvia Scar.
lett" her worst picture flop.
This Is the gal We used 10 call
caniankerous Kate.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-07
When the Dalions Rode Opens
On the Roxy Screen Tomorrow
Companion Film to Bring Leon Enrol
IN Comedy Titled. Pop Alwoys Pays"

To a wealth Of varying til
woman" to most beautiful
added the title of western
The brunei star portrays the
first Outdoor" role Of her distin-
guished career in Universal's new
frontier action epic. when the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-07
Girl-Studded Vaudeville 10
Headline New Mid-Week Bill
Love. Honor and Oh-BdbY." With
Wallace Ford. Booked os Screen Feature

Where there's lie there's hope and there's coolies ~
life IN Midnight Paris 4oneups sxtFavaEaHta which
the Music Box heatcr Wednesday accord
ing 10 advance reports.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-07
Even Hepburn's Toes Are Eloquent as New
Personality Seizes Once Difficult" Kate

II ne New Katie itspbarn. Al
I can ssy i thsf n her cuffsat
oordiaAty = ~ 81. 4 i psf-
fofmsnee Nerth sn AesasmY
award Because her Behavior Fos.
beyond mere tolerance - visitors
on ths sst snd smsnity n inter.
views shes TIE ufe ~ ne eom.
pany and TIE darling % ne press
srsnts stlllspietufe csmsramsn
find her an easy subject. aaa shs
rejects fewer photographs thsn
aimnst any other star she works
overtime without complaint snd
even ssks Cukors assurance nat
she isn't making faces or hokKiag
any scenes.
Many an actress called sdifn-
cult" 81 surss - heF home sia-
die. has soomed into personal
popularity under fflsndllcr cir
AA#AAHAAMN#H aAAAAHf AfAEAHNhAAa W.
whooplng II up At Universal after
unhappy years with Paramount, l.
the best example Katharine usp-
burn. AntaFoniEed hy RKo liter.
ally from the minute she got OF
the train. silll thinks ~ that studio
VIII a deep and abiding leaihirE
We had quite = lot Of converse
ton. disiointsd by her frequent
trips 10 an offstaKe mirror 10 d.
arrange her hair. and bY cukofs
imperative howls Tor hef presence
on the set once she talked sbeut
philip Barry. author ~ Tits play,
Next trip. she praised Cary Grant.
really the head man ~ the cast
This il her fourth picture with
him. and Il seems - has a mar
velously mobile face.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-08
A VERY FEMININE,
PANELLED DRESS
Pattern gss

Here's a charming Spring song
'in tune with your budget This
very appealing frock designed by
Claire Tilden, Is sentimental yet
sophisticated: young yet worldly;
dresy yet right for round the clock
wear. Pattern 98B Is just what you
need to start spring off with q flour
ishl YouIl want to make It in flow
er-splashed silk or sheer, perhaps
with light lingerie touches. The
youthfully wide collar Is pretty
either contrasting or matching, with
say, a lace or ruffle edge. You
might ruffle-triim the tucks Of the
short pulled sleeves too decora-
tive touch that's easy to press when
laundered. There are double panels
down the front Of the bodice, with
gathers at the outer sides to create
lovely bustline. Tiny buttons are
simple to sew on In q straight line
right down the center seam. The
graceful skirt has q panel ia front
and q back seam, allowing for nice
walking ease. Use q ribbon sash or
q fabric belt. "A lovely wardrobe
belle to make in o jiffy!
Pattern 088 IS cut Ia misses and
women's sizes IL, II. Is. Is, 40 80,
so, "a, &c. 80, 40 and AZ. Size 10 re-
quiresS SO yards 80 inch fabric and.
SO yards ruffling.
Send FIFTEEN CENTS tl5c) 4
coins for this pattern. WRIT
CLEARLY SIzE, NAME, ADDRESS
and STYLE NUABER.
Send orders to the Waterway
Democrat Pattern Department.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-08
LUNCHEON IN LENT
. o. 8. Pat. on.
Your Newspaper-Betty Croker Home Service

delightful luncheon dish that popular
SOME years ago For was tine Os S eah ho
entertaining enbecause the of meatss dish they
could be proud to serve to anyone.
hailed with enthusiasm by other hostesses who said
they serving all the time Other
Mousse was all but forgotten fact it will like
grand discovery to Of the younger women today
This dainty fluffy yellow mousse-an aecked Nth bits OF green
Mushroom Sauceand another occasion with smooth
Shrimp Sauce And it's the
let offer the following built around Macaroni Mousse
main dish:
Mscaroni Mousse with Shrimp Sauce s:.,,., n.,..
Tray of 6 6Tp c sns sG GaTls p SsTsst Strips
Popovers Rolls Butter
MACARoNI MOUSSE
elbow maearon ~ pimiento sweet red pepper
I ct. boiling water tbsp finely chopped parsley
tsp. salt tsp. onion juice
cups s tSR % ead a%ss sP s strong American
tbsp butter cheese
Cook the boiling water to which the salt has been
clip pieces long
scang milk bread crumbs Add melted butter chopped pento
egg yolks mixture
we'll Fold in sy beaten whites Put in buttered pan ~ by
wrapping Set in larger Of hot water with
between the Bake hour moderate
1880 F. keeping with paper during 20 minutes
baking browning rapidly Serve with Shrimp Sauce
+ SHRIMP SAUCE
t tbsp butter o'nnrnos eour cups sn milk
shrimp Is oz.)
Melt butter low heat Blend
ngs Remove from heat Add cold milk slowly stirring constantly
umpng
hot water to eliminate the tase Add shrimp (cut in
Sauce is thoroughly cooked.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-08
Glomdng
Yourself
By Alicia HaES
NEA Service STAFF writer

NEA Service STAN WRITER
Necklace lines around the throat
and wrinkled knuckles and elbows
are handicaps to beauty. These,
fortunately, usually can be elimi-
mated more easily than those across
the forehead or around the eyes.
Persistent Dreaming is impor-
tant, of course. Message hand To-
ton into knuckles and elbows
each time you use it on your
hands. Once or twice a week, mas
sage night cream into them and
leave a little Of it on while you
sleep. =.
Cuticles as well as knuckles will
be benefited by home treatment
which consists of applying a Spe-
cial cream or oil lavishly, then
wearing lightweight cotton gloves
all night or at least for couple
Of hours. Several manufacturers
of beauty preparations for the
hands now sell inexpensive gloves
for this purpose along with var
ious creams or oils. =
USE LOTION
EACH DAY
BY all means scrub your elbows
with bath brush or nail brush
each time you battle. Put grease
less lotion or hand cream on them
before you dress each morning and
six times a week at night. On the
seventh night, use some Of your
III aS(R 30 w
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-08
Of Interest
To Women

Have yOu q household prablem
to solve? Write your question
clearly, sign your name and ad.
dress, enclose a three-cent postage
stamp and mail to The Woman's
Editor, Washington Service Blu
reau, The Democrat, 1913 18th
Street, Washington, d. G. for
personal reply.
@. What is a floating opal?
"A. A jewel composed Of num-
bereof small broken pieces Of opal
suspended or fioated in glass bulb
containing glycerine.~
Q. Is skim milk good food fol
growing children?
A. It has most of the bone and
teeth building materials Of whole
milk and can take its place If plenty
of foods rich in vitamin A are used
such as butter, cod-liver oil anc
green's. Fresh skim milk, dry skin
milk mixed with the right amount
Of water, and buttermilk made from
skim milk are much alike in foot
value. but are not equal to whole
milk.
@. Is it safe to use washing
powders to cleanse painted wall
when they are very dirty ant
greasy?
A. Success in cleasing all paint
ed surfaces. depends largely upor
the kind and quality Of the paint
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-08

for pimples and blackheads. I think
1t had rose water and something else
In it. It cleared the trouble up and
it never bothered me again. I. (BT)
Ans.-If I try to make a long dis
lance diagnosis Of your presen
respiratory trouble I'm likely to inufi
it, and I'd hate to see my batting
average drop from 1000 to 500. Seri-
ously, you need the care Of your ply
stefan now. I'm glad to send any
reader a monograph ON Blackheads
and Pimples (Acne), i the reader
provides a stamped envelope bearing
his address. .s.S,s
protected by John r Ollie Coz
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-08
THE ANOxIA BLUES

There are several fairly accurate
II not chemically pure tests Of the
blood for carbon monoxide. A sim.
pie one in any case is to compare
the tint Of a solution Of drop Of
the blood In water with q similar
solution Of blood from a normal in
dividual. Normal blood greatly d.
luted Is yellow; blood containing
carbon rlonoxide when 50 diluted i
pink II the tnaided eye cannot
detect a difference, then the spec
troScope viii.
Carbon monoxide, as every one
should know, is itself odurless
tasteless and non-irritating when
inhaled. So no one can depend on
his senses to warn him Of the pres
ence Of the deadly gas.
Carbon 1nonoxide In itself has nc
injurious or destructive effect on
tissues or cells of the body. It's
lethal power lies IN its affinity fol
or capacity to combine with the
hemoglobin IN the blood, about zoe
times greater than that Of oxygen
Therefore If a person inhales air
containing only q comparatively
small amount Of carbon monoxide
QesS than one part in q hundred
parts Of air) it may displace OF
crowd out nearly all the oxygen
from the blood, and that means
death in q few minutes.
1t Is well to understand clearly
that the symptoms, or consequences
Of gassing with carbon monoxide OF
Of exposure to atmosphere only
slightly polluted with it are due
wholly to asphyxia of the body It's
sues and cells, to shortage or lack
of the constant supply Of oxygen
the tissues and cells demand fol-
function and life, and not to any
actual poisoning. Carbon monoxide
merely crowds oxygen out. The
medical term for this shortage OF
lack Of oxygen, whether 1t be q
mild degree and very likely attrib-
uted to other causes than carbon
monoxide or grave casing, Is an
okla, meaning absence of xoygen
The more specific term, anoxemia
hioo.d 'e0 " oASsen 1ton 'l's
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-08

Comfortable and colorful is this
Victorian footstool. And it's founda-
ton is just pair of cake cutting
boards, its legs-doorstops!
To make, glue between two boards
four wooden blocks, each about al:
inch thick and two inches square
Now screw your doorstops into yous
bottom board as our diagram shows
piercing each of the four blocks.
Paint doorstops in gay color.
To pad the top of the stool, cut
three circles of cotton batting, one
the exact size of the surface, one a
little smaller, the third smaller
still. Place this smallest circle on
the stool, then the next size, then
the largest. Press edges down firm
ly.
For a cover-chooSe lowered
chintz, gay cretonne or lovely
needlepoint. Cut a circle large
enough to reach down sides of stool
to bottom board, fasten in four
places, then tack down in small
pleats about one inch apart. For a
finish-a fluffy fringe.
Full directions for making this
stool and % other useful, attractive
articles are given in our 32-page
booklet. From inexpensive mater
ials easily you make a smoking set
candle holders, book ends, tea tiles
many more items desirable for home
or gifts.
Send 1Oc in coin for yGur copy
of DECORATIVE AND useful
OBJECTS EVERYONE CAN MAKE
to the Waterbury Democrat Home
Service, 635 Sixth Ave-, New York
N. Y. Be sure to write plainly You
NAME. ADDRESS. and the NAME
Of booklet.