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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-15

The regular resort Tor the high
school crowd. On the way home.
AS TIE drugstore % the corner
shsre Man street came into the
uptown slde Of ths square he
Drugs We always called Il. ID
hate = sues how many peanut
hutter-and- Jelly sandwiches Ne
had there. and TIE usual drink
vas = Chocolate slas.-A sort
- chocolate sods poured into
shaved - Glaze wss ths resl
name. bat ] didn't lcsrn that until
lonE sftefsand.
Molly ard ] quickly formed =
hard and fast alliance. A Tar as
can remember there seemed to
- = general underlying ioks that
burst - into Streams % laughter
whenever We thought about u.
This was that al the faculty.
er indeed older people everywhere.
had somehow been nserelfuiiv
shielded against knowing anything
about iAfs It's secrets. Ne reek-
oned, were new being revealed for
the first time 10 us And not
even n all ~ ourselves. there
were some simple souls ike Truly
WelssenkoFn or nernie Jansen.
Bernie later On got % he prnh-
lem
Although he VAS At college he
broke all the rules BY coming into
Tho Drugs looking for us u Ne
couldn't get seat Al our table
he would gloom AZ us from = dis
tsnee. but preserving collegiate
touch by ordering coke instead of
Glsss-A. couldn't exactly high
hat him because he was sort of
member Of the household At Uncle
Elmef's. and Also | was rather
taken with his military uniform.
But he vas terribly dumb. II
must have been about my junior
year. after he had heen moping
at me IN his amiable Swedish way
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IN The excitement I dropped tire
boN ~ powder down the shaft
AMI t gradually spread INTO the
dining rooms ~ both houses. We
managed te 81 cut The hack way
before the cause q the upfosr
Was located
took Molly NJ - auuties
where Ne explained her condition
as = I'D attack - hay fevsr. But
i wasn't long before telephone
call pat the Fat IN the fire. had
n SO down - Mrs. Schsrfs 20
apologize They Sers having
their supper on the porch. because
the inside Of the house vas sun
too fuu II sneeze.
rilhe didn't bear malice. in fact
she was rather proud 81 having
heen kiddcd ~ white folk. she
hsd a roller towel round her neck
70 wipe her fiat nose. and kent
saying blessed Savior. de inside
81 my nozzles - burned u
cinder
CHAPTER V
Downtown. near The high school
Vas the biz Square. with fine elm
trees and still some Of the old iron
horsehead hitohing posts one side
81 the Square. soon learned. was
definitely good and the other was
wicked. The east sde vas set up
FOR religion. education. and culture.
There wcre two big churches on
that side. and the high school. the
college and the public library were
all In that direction. But on the
west We got a feeling Of devilish-
ness The towns oldtime hotel.
the Manitou House. pretty well
run down. was said 10 do speak
easy business somewhere At the
back
guess that accounted for the
loud laughter We heard from the
travelling men In rocking chairs
along the verandah Across from
Il was the ofera house and then
a whole string Of close, saloons.
Behind these the street sloped
down toward the mule market and
the Santa Re tracks. there was
always sort Of glamor and
Wiokedness about the Santa Re.
IL made me think Of Indians In
blankets and moving picture stars
in beautiful underwear. The solid
old Q road. on the virtuous side
Of town. seemed much more
respectable.
II was exciting 10 walk past the
Manitou House. in twos and threes
Its vague reputation for mischief
gave its shabby porch and colored
bellhops a look OF mystery. and
when a theatrical troupe came to
town We would see their trunks
going in there from an express
wagon. perhaps even harassed-
looking ham H. n fur-collared coat.
Rumor was that behind the dlngy
lace curtains at the tall windows
private parties were held. and
champagne had been served.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-15

desperate and in reply to questions
about my family ! finally hlurted
cut that my old nan waz a night
Waterman. which caused zoe when
Z set haek te Aunt Hattie. I think
Aunt Hattie had spread a little
innocent hooey about her Phlia-
dciphia relatives
There was plenty q times when
Molly and I were en- ne mischief
end Of a practical loke Sneoping
around IN he hack Of her fathers
magazine ard novelty store Molly
came On a lot q trick goods. things
IKE sneeze powder and stink
bombs and lapel Eadgets that
squirt water IN your eye. imitation
NIX stains 10 lay on the paflor rug.
April Fool chewing gum with red
pepper IN H. all that SORT of rough
neck comedy props
The Scharfs lived In one sds ~
two-family house Mollvs room
vas Up on he third floor and
behind II vas a crowded storeroom
where all the miscellaneous Junk Of
the Soharf household accumulated.
cid trunks. and $ baby carriage
full of Christmas tree ornaments
piles OF old magazines and even
broken skeleton hanging on stand
which someone tn the family had
used studying medicine
The important thing was that a
kind OF air-shaft ran up 10 the roof
between this room and the other
side Of the house. for ventilation in
summer. and there was little
window onto this shaft on zach
side Il didn't take rs long 10 dis
cover that the similar inside room
in the adjoining house was used
by the colored girl who worked for
the Nordstroms next door. We had
been amused by her for a long time
on account Of her habit Of talking
10 herself. We spied on her quite
a lot. and found out that At Ger
tain angle we could see across the
shaft into her room.
She used to come upstairs 10
change her clothes before she
served supper. That was our chance
with the sneeze powder NV con-
trlbution TO the stunt was hollow
curtain rod brought from Aunties
concealed inside my dress and run
ming down my stocking. We bal
anced the rod carefully. loaded
with big dose Of powder. and
when Tillie came near the little
window We let her have il.
The effects we're wonderful. You
could hear her sncezing and
coughing and mygodding all down
the block, Mr and Mrs. Nord-
strom came running upstairs. and
the Nordstrom baby woke and
started to scream. Tillie made so
much noise that Molly and I could
laugh at our ease. but IN laughing
Molly got baokdraft OF the
powder and she also sneezed and
strangled just rs hard as the maid.
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fer = couple - years. he asked n
he could come . eaii IN me eve
nings ~ course I BAD 10 a. yes.
BIT ri ny homework u study.
Well - asked how eftsn could
Ne come on. I said sadly. every
fortnight.
50 Ne arrived. al sneksd Ne. ne
following Saturday. II va pretty
awful nefnie hal q ruem upstairs
IN ,hs stahls Nher. ~ changed his
clothes when he finished Ma loh.
reand re place he would retire
there 10 doll ~ ana ! would fus.
rcand nerxously until ~ had
changed character from hired hoy
70 bssW emerge frun ths stable
snd come sclcmnly n finx the
front door hsll
Molly also rad snSieties .bcnt
her first swain. Feacf. ~. wAs
\ vefy nice 10y indeed. cns ~ The
sweetest I'D. In the whnle town,
AfA1 AAAHAAAH HFNAN#F ~ NAHfNtAN
hal heen Russian.
The difficulty Sas NJ hsd hcen
the hero ~ victim ~ tragic
accident lie lost leg We were
AL fond ~ Fedor. . handsome a..
tractive hoy. and quite used -
seeing him around On erutrhes
and then On hls artificial les. hut
when nc got - attentive 10 Molly
she VAS hlt bothered. feeling
that maybe u Was not wise To
fall IN love with anyone lncom.
pleie Il seemed 10 "a rather
unfair that Mallys fIr~ beau had
only half his isgs and mine only
half his wits
Hut Fedor vas a swell eEg. NJ
used 10 50 10 nsenles with as. hut
when the weather vas warm
enough for swimming We got .hy
about asking him. II was too
grim 10 see him hang up HI.
aluminium les on tree ~ u
wouldn't get wet,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-15
Walls Walls Wemsa
May Form Ski psirol

WAtI-A WAtI-A - Women cf
ths Nslls wsss unit ~ The Me-
slansi Service Lssxu~ motor ecrpe
may form = al patrol. q sss tn
diested friday
Officials cf the unit. which
eemrlet<. organization Tomorrow
Night. s>id eIrh . feminine snt
r<trol wuald probably - TIE fsrss
N the nstlan.
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But I'm back at breakfast time
and good old Lena another Swede !.
Bernie was some kin Of hersl has
packed Us fun Of sausage and
spoonbread. Its quite a hike down
to school. | call for Molly who's
probably waiting on her porch. We
try 10 make an early start II We
can so as 10 duck Trudy Weiss
enkorn, poor kid. who lies in wait
for us a little further down. but
usually she spots US
The dog Pat sometimes walks
with US as far as the Santa Re
gradeerossing but he knows he's
not supposed TO cross the railroad.
He pretends not to care. and turns
back. but | always get a last look
from his yellow eyes. IT says quite
seriously My responsibility is over.
now watch out for yourself. With
out IT getting into words hope
everything Will have been all right
for us both when l see him again.
Aunt Hattie doesn't know IT. but
sometimes on the pretext Of look
ing up something in our books NE
loiter on the Scharfs porch. behind
the creepers. until We see Trudy
picked up by her pal. Ida Meagher:
then We feel safe. and take the
back way down Harvest st. which
runs parallel
The parental determination that
Molly and | should include Trudy
Weissenkorn in all our doings was
very trying. Mrs Weissenkorn
was painfully ambitious for her un-
fortunate shrimp, and had an idea
that because came from Phila-
delphia ! would be good influ-
ence for Trudy.
| used 10 be invited 10 Neissen-
korns' sor supper and put through
a catechism on Philadelphia, about
which knew nothing Then l got
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-15

- important 10 them - fhe
Shooters Parade a. . hcx ~ ~
orchestra = % Philadelphia. Ths
Main line IL called that because
IT, on il wsy to Chicago fChl-
eswxcl. but Tn sure wyu Thought
u vas neesu.~ u rn<s 70 Bvyn
Nswr and the n~von Horse show.
what kspp~n< . 4 West ~ tbe
Hurs~sho~ Curve he could scarcely
imagine
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He really had a notion that II
was Just some original kink Of his
own that made him want 70 do
things exactly the way everybody
else did them. think about that
a good deal. because I make my
living now by trading on women's
herd instincts. and I can see how
useful 1t IS for them To think
they're exercising their own choices
when actually they're simply fall
ing in line with what some smart
person has doped out for them.
There are lot more clever peo-
pie in the world than you might
suppose, particularly working on
women. and merchandisers have
learned TO put ideas in peoples
heads without their having the
slightest guess where those ideas
come from. I've taught myself a
lesson. or | hope I have when
find myself thinking something I
stop minute and ask myself, Now
who had IL all figured out before
hand that was the way they
wanted me to think?
Sure. you can figure it one way
or the other; you may be wrong
either way. but do like my mind
10 have two-way stretch. As Wyn
used to say, everybody has a Pub
lie Relations counsel except the
Public.
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INSTAIlneNT SIX
KIT TY FOYLE
sy CHRISTOPHER MORLEY
SYNOPSIS

Some further Of nifty Foyfs iff n thirteen
IN the home Of her uncle ond cunt, ia Maaou Illinois
bow she Molly Seharf ueghborng little girl wbo
10 become hcr lifelong friend md coHfidaHte and elth
thom she played The Of neke-bclicrc about pha-
dciphias Main Line socales High school dogs md tie
girl ieaps N The Middle Hest
It awfuy important kids to feel some sort Of routine
and security behind them. and certainly had that with
Uncle and Aunte There wasn't any uncomfortable
feeling that the household was different the way had in
frsnkord There never people regular than Uncle
and Aune the fact they had children them
specially fixed in habits of all sorts though Uncle Elmer
enjoyed thinking of himself very unconventional.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-03

There are husbands who take the
dish towel In hand % . matter Ut
course, for all manner OF reasons.
one Of them being that they don't
mind lending q helping hand after
dinner. especially since It brings
with It q pleasant little interval o$
chit.chat with their wives. Some
men feel that there Is something
very chubby and coy about kitchen
police duty. Others would rather
pay more than the Job u worth TO
get the mess out Of the way. Post.
bly, Q husbands reaction ID the 70.
suit Of his training Is q small boy.
but whatever the reason. men do
react differently toward dishwash.
Ing or drying.
All Of which brings me back TO
this particular case history - tho
wife who doesn't want Q maid. yet
who accepts the kitchen services OF
her husband and pockets the cash
saved by not employing . maid. Th81k
her husband Is extremely tolerant.
you'll agree. He, too. may object TO
the system Of Q maid In the house,
but after al. there arc compensa.
lions for q curtailment Of freedom.
Most men enjoy lending . helping
hand. as the spirit moves them or
the occasion demands. but few real-
ly enjoy housewotk 90 Q routine
chore. It would seem that the wos
man who didn't want TO do thu
work herself would prefer to have
someone on hand who was paid 70
do It rather than take advantage
Of her husbands good nature.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-03

Il you have tried the usual nom
3attening and often unpalatable
foods provided In q reducing diet.
you win have had this experience.
1t = being assumed that the dough.
nut Will not be one Of Grand
mothers. dlled with Jelly or apple.
butter and tat - . spare tire.
Tue second point Of agreemen.
y that the 0rst step In q reducing
prUgram u 20 make up your mind.
= mental resolution. he says. that
thu = going to be your chief OBJ
5eOtive for the time being. DR..
Cru1n reminds us that one who Is
ovetWeixht has without question q
perverted appetite. Hence. this Is
going 70 be 4 tussle as to whether
you o. your appetite Is going to be
booe.
~ % any over richness or tn
diUootibllity Of the doushnut the
Department Of Physiological Chem
1neyy Of Yale University declares
thnW equal TO bread and butter.
AM possible lack Of vitamtnS may
b inside up by taking one capsule
of the mixed vitamins now avail
able at the drug dealers. One a
day should b about the proper
proportion.
Watch the merit column for
more gboxt the dou0hnut diet.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-03

Now don't bold me responsible.
Tor ] haven't tried the doughnut
trick even on some Of my family
who might try Il with proflt. But
those IRE certain salient points on
Wh1ch ] agree with DR.. Crum per.
1ectly.
II arst tried the novel reducing
method on himself and discovered
e - b "the most practical type Of
diet because II aids Q weakening
Win power" ] have never yet found
any one who had . strong will
poWor who could not reduce on any
oogt Of q schedule designed to meet
0aknSe'8 needs without overeating.
There's the crux OF the problem.
The doughuut diet was conceived
70 sootlae III those who Just could
not endure that hungry. unSatis-
ned feeling" from which most re.
0ticors suffer. and for which DR..
Cfum was trying to ind . panacea.
And here are the arguments: Tho
0oughuut was selected because 1t
was . healthy. nutritious food.
that would not only be enjoyed
and yelished By all people. but one
which could also be secured In any
pert Of the country at Q minimum
of cost.
Most reducing diets fail. thinks
0r. Crum. because they do not
make the stomach feel satisfied
With leas food than that to which
y has been accustomed. 1T is no
more sensible 70 try to fool the
Stomach than II would be to try to
Quench the thirst with make.
believe water
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-03

Were I In that husbands position
I'd insist on the maid. being willing
to pay her. or insist on my wife
performing the part Of the maid she
chose to do without.
There are. goodness knows.
plenty Of utterly selfish husbands
In the world, but I often think they
do not outuumber the wives who IN
one way or another contrive 70
make q husband conform to their
pattern Of life. Rather than make
q fuss over trivial things. most men
will conform TO the prescribed pat.
tern. but there's always the danger
that some day they will assert
themselves and. BY way Of agree
able change. pay the lady back tn
her own coin.
Households should b run on .
cooperative plan. not Just to suit
one member Of the family.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-03
GREEK INFLUENCE

London - Thin Scotch mesh
woolens. striped Welsh flannels In
cream and color. lightweight
woods reproducing 100 year old
furnishing prints In original color
ings. were among the i1ighlights
OF wool fabrics for export In the
display held ct the International
Wool Secretariat headquarters.
The fabrics were presented In
sports models. designed by Muriel
Bellamy. who gives On important
place to three.piece suits consist
Ing Of straioht skirt, yhort-sleeved.
back-buttoning shirt and cardigan
oil In the same thin WOODEN piped
In matching silk.
A topical model In gray Welsh
flannel Is based on the English
soldiers battledrcSs worn over q
yellow cotton playsuit with pleated
skirt copied from the Greek army
uniform. This Is accompanied by
hand knitteH knee length wool
stockings witE red tops and toes
and red = cut.ed yellow knitted
gloves.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-03
MAKING MATCHES

When the Duchess Of Windsor
dimes Ut home In Nassau In her
new gown Of alternating cherry
red and turquoise faille bands.
she has table appointments TO
match. An entire set Of plates.
glasses. candlesttcks. and the like.
Is Of cherry red glass-the cut
glass wine goblets trimmed with Z
wide band OF cherry red. The little
punches Of gardenias scattered
over the table. however. on the
occasion Of . recent oxocutive
dinner. were the traditional white
oueS-uo echoing red n 0oWU1S.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-03
Beauty Tips

QUESTION: I hape recently az
peloped a case Of acne. II tsSJ
asDfullv serious. perhaps. and tlye
erupttons appear only on my chtD
and the lotper part OF my fdoe.
But Il causes mo no end OF en-
bGrr6ssneext, since ! am q recep-
ttontst and must look attractive. ]
haze been using q he0uy found6.
ton TO conceal the ptmples. but
realise this 70 making them sDorSe,
What tD0uld you suO0est1
-Dtsmayed.S
Since the acne has only recently
appeared there might be some
simple change In diet or uviNe|
habits that would account for t&o|
infection. See . doctor st on4q|
and have Q thorough check.v
Be sure to mention any rece49
changes. Perhaps he can sugeoG!
q diet and local treatment theV
will clear up the Infection et QoooN
In the meantime. Try 70 nav
sun lamp treatments on yoq
thoroughly waShed and rinse
skin every night. Uso . uQul
powder bass instead. Of the hoaY
foundation at business. We
your face Thoroughly and ropeql
tho application Of powder losy9
ct lunchtime. Keep your on!
makeup O. tight - poeolo>o
Since LIQUID foundations contain
small perceutagQ Of alcohol. thQ
have . dignity dryln9. eutisepeS
effect on the sktn. OF courl
you could get . regular antaeepeo
lotion tor the purpose too. 80
Of those ere tjnto0 ana contain
powder sediment that givoo 81
Skin . ueateIooking 0uish. 9
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-03

Association convention.
After DR.. Crum spoke. nifty or
moro overweight women went on
the diet. To date. over q month
later. the reports range from one
and . half to eight pounds OF loss
IN weight. Only one reported that
there had been no loss In pound
aSe. and she probably ate too many
douShuuts. OF course. you are all
lifting your eyebrows. and smiling
st these suggestions. but DR.. Crum
Says. II know they will work-even
when other conventional reducing
methods have failed"
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-03

they continued on their way. Il was
amusing TO see that despite the
sporadic scuffleS during the i've
block walk his non. belligerence was
respected. Full Of light" the other
boys were taking side-swipes 1T
each other. or playfully twisting
back q fellows hand II they were
fortunate enough to grab hold Of It.
When two youngsters landed on the
ground and proceeded to wrestle.
the others stopped and watched
with fascination. II looked suspt~
ciously like q real fight. but foytu.
nately no self-righteous passerby
happened along to separate the
contestants.
A. soon as the chap who had
been downed indicated that he had
had enough. the fellow who had
the advantage released his hold
and both Jumped to their feet and
the gang continued It's journey
home. True. there were tears IN the
eyes Of the fellow who had been on
the bottom. A real quarrel might
have developed II the vanQuished
one hadn't been q good enough
sport to recognize that It was Ill In
fun. and II the victor had likewise
not been . good enough sport to
desist when his temporary superi.
GRITTY had been established.
The real tight can usually be rec,
ognized by the vindictive attitude
OF the participants. Two persons
engaged In . light are intent upon
damage. However, 20 long Is they
are Of the same size and stick to the
rules fthe rules will usually obviate
more serious than q black
eye or q bloody noee) they should
be allowed TO see It through.
Fighting should not be encour.
aged. but It has q very definite place
In q boys education.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-03
Frameless Bags
New Note
For Spring
By ELEANOR GUM

New York-Because Of the din
Guilty In getting European frames.
handbag makers have wisely decid-
ed to sponsor the frameless bag by
way Of change. Not that they do not
make bag frames In this country.
for they do. but one excuse Is as
good as another for introducing q
new fashion.
The shops did splendidly with
supple. dressInaker type evening
bags OF rich brocades. So now with
winter officially over from the fash
ion viewpoint, they are exercising
their ingenuity In making perfect
ly stunning fabric bags. With or
without matching hat or belt. for
resort wear.
Bags fold over on themselves In
all sorts Of ways. and subscribe to
the fashion for ultra softness Of
other accessories. An instance Is the
occasional appearance Of varia.
tionS on the folded over" enve-
lope. where all four sides Of the bag
open. forming q little wall around
the nat back. which sits firmly on
the table. Here. all the contents are
readily accessible, and fittings are
often worked into separate pockets.
In reviewing some Of the newer
collections, the following materials
and designs stand out:
Homespuns In both multicolor
and solid color variations. with
matching fabric purses, in bags
with wood or leather bound frames.
Manila straw bags In white and
in natural with either leather trim
or embroideries. the underarm en-
velope style being prominent In
this division.
Roman stripe fabrics In the large
carryall bags.
viscose rayon straw In q series Of
bags III white, black, navy and
beige.
Indian prints are featured In q
range Of designs for resort wear.
Washable togo straw with wash
able rama embroidery In colors
gives q combination show In large
underarm envelopes.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-03
IN BLACK.WTH-BLUE

Nassau - His Royal Highness.
the Duke Of Windso.. and the
Duchess recently entertained about
200 guests at q cocktail party at
the newly decorated Government
House. M
The Duchess wore q simple
cocktail suit consisting OF black
velvet skirt. fiared and knee.
length. and jumper OF blue knit
ted silk, with horizontal stripes Of
gold thread interviewer at top 10
give the semblance Of q yoke.
At the right front shoulder the
Duchess wore her famous open
lily" brooch Of blue enamel and
preci Gus stones. Her turban.
twisted high up In front. was OF
the same blue knit material.