The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-09
WAVELETS
By SD LEAMY

what does a woman reply when man compliments her on Q hat or a frock9 Nine times out of ten she'n shift to deprecatory gear for ail she may be bubbllng over with pleasure-and say with well- felgned nonchalance. "what, this old thingl Why. I've had this for years, leaving the sterner, ahem, member of the-ahem again stronger sex slightly nonplussed and nbashed. And for all this scribe may know, the lady can be quite correct. But I'll warrant that nine times out of ten, "this old thing" af lt IS an old thing has been brought up to date by the judicious use of those mysterious gadgets which the gals acll accessories. Ad- ding the right accessories to an out- it is, I understand, the equivalent of . brake-re-line, carbon and valve job to the family bus. The car re- mains the same car but, oh, my countrymen, volta difference!
 Of course the catch is in the word "rigllt." "Right" can be very ''wFong", for you know the old say- ing about one mans meat being an- other mans poison. And only the experts agree. If you're a woman, how do you rate your ability to pick the right accessories for a spring ensemble. Wanna find out?
 Imogene Wolcott, noted home economist (heard every Monday through Friday morning at ll:45 EWT over WATR and the Mutual Network of the "What's Your IdeaP" offers you the chance. She and they, in conjunction with a New York speciality shop are spon- Soring Q nationwide contest to test the ingenuity of wartime women ra- 6io listeners. That includes you All you have to do is to suggest novel wartime accessories for the typical l944 Easter victory suit. To the winner: The complete outfit from-I quote-"bolero to bonnet
 The contest originally announced on the "What's Your Idea?" pro- gram last Friday concludes March 23th. Which shoul dgive you time enough to put your thinking cap on 0 ngo to work. The board of judg- eS, culled from the fashion field will seletc the fortunate winner ir ample time for her to wear hel "What's Your Idea2 ensemble or Easter Sunday which-in case you don't know it-falls on April 9th.
 The basic suit, for which con. testants must submit their acces. sory edias, consists of Q straight skirt with an inverted pleat in tho front and Q medium length jacket with Q nipped-in waist. The jack. ct Is collarless and lapel-less anc meets in the frint It has one but. ton at the waist. Its only decora- ton consists of two small slit pock. cts on each side just below the shoulder line. The suit comes in 6 variety of colors and in checked material. Complete details will bt announced each day next week or ''Whats Your Idea?" Mondays through Fridays, ll:45 to ll:55 Q. m Entries should be submitted to the Mutual Net0Work, New York 18 N. Y.
 Remember when Grandpa used tc adInonish Little children should be sseen but not heardp" Member9 Well Marjorie Mercer seems to have gone into reverse on that because for Q long while she was heard by I-.- a...A q VI reason? Marjorie was the one- time ''voice" of filmland's Betty Boop, Olive Cyl and Sweet Pea Today she Is an employe of the Gruman Aircraft Engineering Cor poration at Bethpage, Long Island an organization which has set rec- ords for tn eunexcelled quality of its fighter planes and for efficiency