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Home My WebLink AboutThe Clinton News Record, 1941-04-10, Page 7Pledge for War Savings THE PHILADELPHIA STORY Adaptedfrom the Metro-Goldwyn.Mayer Picture by BEATRICE FABER SYNOPSIS Tracy Lord, young leader of Philadelphia's exclusive Main Line society, ie marrying George Kittredge,'' a self-made ''coal oper- ator, next day. Butherex-hus= band, Dexter Haven, appears on the scene with two . uninvited guests, the reporter, Mike Con- nor and the photographer Liz Im- brie, from "Spy" magazine. Un- known to them, Dexter baa it bar- gain with Kidd, the publisher. In exchange for not printing the story of Tracy's father's roman- tic intrigue, Kidd will get an "ex - elusive" on Tracy's wedding. Tracy reluctantly falls in with the plan and finds herself vol- untarily drawn to Mike Connor. That afternoon though, she has an unpleasant half-hour when Dexter rips her apart for her life- long pose ' of "Goddess" saying that she will never be a real hu- man being until she learns to un derstand human frailty. CHAPTER FOUR It was a bit later and Tracy was on the way back to the house to dress. But suddenly she stopped short. There was her mother on the ter- race with father. She went up to them and drawled, "How very amusing, Father, seeing you with your arm around mother." He said evenly, "I find' very unainusing the stupid, undigni- fied spectacle we're making of ourselves for the benefit of. those two newspaper people. I intend to inform Connor and the camera lady- that we're all• quite aware of their purpose here.' Tracy shrugged, "If you like, inasmuch as you let us in for it • in the first place." Seth Lord surveyed his daugh- ter. "Do keep that note out of your voice, Tracy. It's most un-' attractive." "Oh?" Tracy said. "How does your, dancer friend talk? Or does she purr?" "Tracy," Margaret cried softly. Seth patted his wife's hand. "It's all right, Margaret." He turned to Tracy. "As it happens I .haven't a 'dancer friend' any more. Of course, Tracy, my dear, it would be hard to make you realize how innocuous that was, although your mother is willing to forgive and forget" The Right Kind of Daughter Traey said acidly, "I suppose ,you think I don't 'understand.'" "You don't. You know, Tracy, sometimes a man feels a certain reluctance to grow old. 1 'suppose the best mainstay: he can have as he gets along in years is a daugh- ter, the right kind .of daughter. It .gives him the illusion that youth is 'sti11 his.» "Very important, I suppose," T}•acy said,; coldly. "Very. And without her he is . inclined to go in search. of •his 'youth again because' it's,; as pre- • clout to -him as itis to: any'wom- an. But. with a girl of his own, full of warmth for •him, full of foolish, unquestioning, uncritical affection—" Her breath . was •. coming fast. "None .of which I've got?" "None. You have a good •utind,' a pretty face and. a disciplined body; everything except the one, essential, an understanding heart. Without it you might just,as well be made of bronze." She drew back. stung. "So I'm to blame for Tina whatever -her - name is? You coward!" brows dreww together. "Bet- ter to be that than a prig—and a• perennial spinster, however many marriages." She gasped. It was practically what Dexter had told her. "What —what did you say?" "Do you want me to repeat it?" • Margaret touched his arm, "Seth, please." Tracy shook her head as if to clear it. "A prig and ... you mean that I think I'm some kind of a goddess or something?" "If your ego wishes to call it that, yes." Without a word she spun around and ran into the house. A Prig and a Goddess All evening at the party, the words kept hammering at her — prig, spinster, goddess . . over and over again. Even the clam- pagne wouldn't drown them out, nor the faces, the three faces that floated around like three moons. Dexter's was scornful; George's admiring and Mike's? Well, Mike's was kind of a, question mark, revealing nothing. It got late and Tracy wanted to be alone, Somehow, she got into her roadster and sped back to the house. She was lying on the terrace divan when suddenly she heard footsteps. She looked up and saw Mike, He stared at her trying to think of something to say. He'd done a funny thing tonight, per- haps •a final thing and now he wasn't a bit sorry. A while ago Dexter Haven had told him why he and Liz were here, that Pub- lisher Kidd was threatening to print the story of Seth Lord's ro- mance with Tina, unless he got the exclusive on Tracy's wedding. Out of revulsion and,00ld fury, Mike had sat down and told Dex- ter the inside story of Kidd's life along with lurid details that in- cluded Kidd's "personal" arrange- ments in such cities as San Fran- cisco, Chicago and Boston, They'd 7 iF HERE S HOW TO CORRECT CONSTIPATION WITHOUT DOSING! If you have suffered from constipa- tion, you probably know from ex- perience that halals purgatives give, at best, only temporary relief. That's why doctors will tell you to get at the cause. If your consti- pation is the common type due to lack of the right kind of "bulk," try KELLOGG'S ALL -BRAN . tl. a truly delicious cereal that can help to keep you regular by sup- plying the "bulk" you need. Eat ALL -BRAN every morning. drink plenty of water , . - and see if you don't notice a big differ- ence in the way you loon and feel/ Available at all grocers' in two con- venient sizes. Made by Kellogg's in London, Canada. CAU PAY LESS Calumet, one of the world's largest -selling brands of baking powder, probably costs Tess Than . the baking powder you are using. YOU USE LESS Calumet's dtobto-actionermito you to use less because It gives double leavening— both during mhiss and in the oven. BETTER RESULTS Calumet's contlnssote leavening :means finer, better textured results too WI yowl baklo% wislapitgaderaswhhy masu deyhe is the lid. PRICED SURPRISINGLY Lola put it all down on the ;typewriter and Dexter was rushing'a copy to Kidd this very night. Mike knew he'd Probably be 'fired, but what of it? In some vague way, he'd made a gesture for a girl called Tracy Lord and he was glad of it. "Champagne is funny stuff," he said somberly, "I'm used to whiskey. Whiskey is a 'slap on the back. Champagne ; cham- pagne . ." There was a heavy mist before his eyes "You're a Snob" Her voice came with an effort but the feeling was nice. "A quick swim will fix us up." She took off her jewelry and dropped it on .the table. "A nice quick swim to brighten us up," She and Dexter had always gone swim- ming after parties. She smiled widely. "Did you. enjoy the party ?'t "Sures The prettiest ,sight in this pretty world is the Privileg- ed Class enjoying its privileges/' She sat holt upright. "You're, a •snob, Mike. The worst` kind there is, an intellectual . 'snob. You're just a walking mass of. little •prejudices. You're so much thought and so little feeling, Pro - fes:" "Osoxh, I :am, am I?" He ovalked close to her and'a#uddenly he was seared. She was too beautiful, like the light of the moon. She'd send him loony. Be, stared down at her. "You've got all the arro- gance • of. your class all right haven't you? Even to the point of throwing your own label at . someone else." ;, - She" poured two glasses of champagne, sipped at her glass then answered him. "What do you mean 'class'? What have 'classes to dowith anything, ex- cept the people in them? George comes from the so-called 'lower' classes, Dexter comes from the 'upper.' Well? Isn't George more of a man any day - 1' He wasn't listening to her and suddenly she knew it. She felt all woozy and wonderful. Be touched her shoulder. "Tra- cy," he said huskily, "there's a Magnificence in you, a magnifi- cence that comes put of your eyes, in your voice, in the way you stand there, in the way you walk. You're lit from within. There are fires banked down in you, hearth -fires and holocausts She asked wondering, "You—I don't seem to you, made of bronze then?" ' He tilted up her face. "You're made of flesh and blood. You're the •golden "girl, Tracy, full of life and _warmth and delight." He lookedat her. '"What goes an? You've ,got tears in your eyes," ` • Life and warifith and delight. "Shut up." She swung back. "Oh, Mike, keep talking." She took some more champagne, then said tinily, "All of a duddelt I've got the shakes." It was then, without warning that he caught her in his arms. He kissed her and the kiss was returned with an answering fire. Then'she stood away. "Golly!" Her eyes were large. "I feel---" "Can't be something like love do you think?" Mike asked. She wouldn't answer. "Tracy, it's in our hearts. Alt! darling, you're so grand." Feet of Clay But she broke away. "No, No, I'm not, Mike. I—it's not far to • the pool. It'll be lovely now .. He took her hand, "Come on—" She looked up at him almost ;pleadingly, "Oh, it's' as if my in- steps were melting away. What is it? Have I got feet of -clay or something?" "Tracy, you're immense, you're tremendous." • Again, she shook her head. "Oh, 'not me, not me. Put me in your pocket, Mike." t She darted off to the pool and he raced after her. And now the evening grew blurred. The moon had a veil over its face and Tracy's heart and mind were full of bubbles. She .was in the water, then fIbat- ing in the sky. And at some hazy point she was in Mike's arms and Mike was singing to ,her and she was telling him over and over again, "My feet are of clay, made of clay, made of clay , . . tra-la, tra-la, tri -/a . , . ii (Continued next week) Snowy White Spring, Touch On 'Suite, Coats, Dresses; Choice of Materials ,Avail- able Waren spring comes we all revolt against the dark severities of viz ter's fashions. Suddenly, we want' to be feminine. We want to froth, frau-iron, and fancy finistings. bur spring P b suits, coatsand dresses . must spill' a bit of snowy white or Showa flash of dainty pink or blue. It is as inevitable a sign of spire; as the chirping of robins and tits blooming of ,daffodils. Dainty Lingerie Touches This sparing there will be no . difficulty in finding dainnty lingerie touches for costume's. Meyer has there been a better or more var- ied array of neckwear. You can take your choice 01 hand -drawn linens, organdies, nets, perena toles, 'and any number of materials. You can have ruffles, pleats, lace in. Certs or edgings, and solid, eyelet,' or appenzeil flower embroidery.. If .you have a jabot you don't need to worry about sewing prob. lems. Practically all the jabots clip or :tie over your coats or suit, hub - Ming and fluttering delightfully to almost any desired point between your neck-line and your waist. NEW CURING PROCESS MAKES EASTER HAM MORE TENDER (Cuts Cooking Time, Too) by MARY CLAIRE_THOMPSON Thousands of cords of oak and hard maple have sent their pungent smoke seeping into the Easter hams that now wait to join with Easter eggs on your feast day table Ham, baked, broiled or boiled has always been a Canadian favorite because of its flavor' and juiciness, Today, however, a new process of during and smoking makes hams extra tender, juicy and sweet, What's more, the flavor is the same right through the ham from the outside layer of ,fat to' the bone. This new curing. and smoking process, called tenderizing, not only gives them a richer flavor, but makes the meat. more tender as well. Whole Ham, Baked Do not be afraid to buy a whole ham for Easter, but be sure to select one Chet has had the new tenderizing process. Ask for a Tender - sweet ham. You will appreciate the difference from the old style hams just as soon as you start to cook, it. Nosoaking, no parboiling is neces- sary before putting this. am in 'the oven. Just give it a long, slow bak- ing, then about 15 minutes before serving, remove the rind and spread the fat with a.brown sugar glaze', _Serve' the whole ham baked, for the special Easter Sunday dinner. Then during the week following, slice some of the Ieft-over piece for quick broiling. For another. meal, use chopped cooked ham in croquettes,•. a meat loaf or as a `sandwich filling and finally draw: out every .last bit of goodness from the ham by sim- mering the bone for soup. What's pea soup without a ham bone? You will find one of these Tendersweet hares a thrifty meat buy because every scrap can he used. Pruitt Aro Affinities It is not surprising that juicy hams and fruits are the latest in food affinities. They are lovely to look at and delicious to eat. Broiled pears, sauteed, pineapple, spiced peaches, pickled cherries and raisin sauce are hair accompaniments of'epicurean'•acclaini. Here is a suggested menu for an Easter dinner made festive because it features Tendersweet ham.—The simple directions for cooking the ham are given as well as the recipe for Raisin Sauce, an ideal aceoin- paniment. EASTER -DINNER MENU Baked Ham Raisin Sauce Glazed Sweet Potatoes Harvard Beets Spinach with Hard Cooked Egg Garnish Salad of: Endive, Cress,. Cabbage and Tomato Salad Dressing Ice Cream — Daffodil Cake Beverage. BAKED HAM lawhole .Maple Leaf Tendersweet Ham' - 1 cup warm water 1 cup brown,sugar, packed down 2 teaspoons dry mustard 3 tablespoons cider. vinegar -Whole Cloves Maraschino cherries (if desired) Ham should be at room temper- ature before baking. Wrap ham in parchment or heavy brown wrapping paper or leave in original glassine wrap- ping. Place in open roasting pan with 1 cup water. Bake in a mo- derately slow oven of 325 degrees F. for 3 to 3% hours (allow 15 minutes to the pound for 12 to 14 pound ham and for ham of 6 pounds -34 ham,—allow 22 min- utes to the pound). When baked for the required time, remove wrapping and rind. `Mix brown ,sugar, mustard and vinegar into a smooth paste; spread on • top side of ham and decorate with whole cloves and slices of cherry. Return to licit - ter oven (375 to 400 degrees F.) to brown and glaze. This requires about 15 minutes. . Note: If placed in oven just after removing from the refriger- ator, allow at least 30 minutes longer for baking. *. * 0 RAISIN SAUCE s/n cup raisins 1 cup water 4 or. 5 cloves Iss cup brown sugar 1 teaspoon cornstarch 'it teaspoon salt Few grains pepper 1 tablespoon butter 1 tablespoon • lemon juice �a teaspoon concentrated meat sauce. Cover raisins with water and add cloves and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove cloves. Add sugar and cornstarch, salt and pepper mixed together. Stir until slightly thickened and add remaining ingredients. Serve as an accompaniment to baked ham. British Prize Wartime Cats heiines Are Becoming Valued Pets in Britain;, Their Nerves Stand Anything • A despatch from London tells us that eats are becoming highly prized wartime pets in London, a fact which will surprise no one who has ever owned a cat or liv- ed with one says the New York Herald -Tribune, We say lived with advisedly, because few per- sons living or dead ever domin- ated a cat. Long before Kipling wrote about it, the cat was hav- ing its way in the household and man wasits servant. As to a eat's being a wartime pet, the animal is patently successful since, for one thing, it gets about in a blackout, and,. for another, its contempt for danger is legen- dary. CALMNESS DURING RAIDS The Egyptian and the Chinese wrote of the cat's calmness .in trouble, and the sang-froid in its system made it a royal creature in Siam a thousand years- ago. The despatch says London takes to cats because they are easier to feed in wartime than are dogs and because in the rubble there are soon many mice to be got rid of. There is no denying it, either, that a purring friend in a cold, dark, boulbproof shelter would not be unwelcome. A hor- rifying bomb comes down and everyone shudders except the cat, which yawns and stretches its claws before it goes right back to sleep. Surely, to a beleaguer- ed Londoner this disdain is heart- ening proof that he has but to be patient, too: Upholstered Furniture A very good way of freshening up your; upholstered furniture is to nub dr} hi -carbonate of soda well into thefabric, leaving it for a few hours and.thenbrushing it out with a cretin, stiff, brush. ,Really badly soiled suites can be home -cleaned excellently with a paste made from carbon tetra- chloride and sawdust. You eu.b it well in with Tour hands and then brush it out when it is dry. Do not try this,, however, on damask or thin, fine fabrics, be- cause you may rub a holo in the material. The soda method would be letter. Slow Burning CIGARETTE PAPERS NONEPIM MADE Shoes Step Out In Lively Hues Red Leads Parade; Like Hats, the Sillier the Better There have been so many pre• views of the Easter parade that the occasion itself will have an ele; anent of surprise in seeing exactly what this or that woman may choose to make of herself. One may be a trim girl in suit and sailor, or another a lady in soft frills or a portrait in finery.. A COLORFUL EASTER It certainly is going to be a lively spring as gay and colorful as styl- ists can contrive, which is pretty gay and colorful. Even shoes will step lively in colors headed by rad, which seems a bit revolution- ary but such is the case. No one expects, or seems to want, sen- sible shoes. Like hats, the stilier they are the harder we fall for them, but they are not all open - toed and many have closed heels, which is something. The pyramid. ed heel is smart and hints of clan- ger, although it really isn't as tricky as it appears. If you don't happen tp care for novelty shoes, it's too bad, since all sorts of unusual trimmings are used, ranging from nail heads, deo• orative brass ones, to match box affairs that sprout where bows and buckles once grow. Pimiento and heart-beat red are two of the fav- ored shoe colors. • Laundering Your Candlewick Spread One of the moat popular mod- ern fabrics is candlewick. It's reasonable, it's attractive to look at and it comes in lovely colours. This is how to launder spreads. Make some good, soapy water and plunge the fabric in, use a squeezing action to expel the dirt, but don't rub or wring the mater- ial. Rinse until the final' rinsing water is clear (two or three in- stalments of water' as a rule) and then hang outside until nearly dry. When the candlewick is al- most dry; shake it as hard as you can to bring up the wicky part and when it is absolutely dry beat the whole surface with a light brush, a sort of dabbing, whisk- ing action. You can iron a quilt so long as you avoid the raised tufts, but a bathamt requires no pressing' at all. • Domestic : Strife In Duluth, the News -Tribune printed consecutive classified ads: I will not be responsible for any bills contracted by my wife Elaine Swick. Earl Swick." "Earl Swick —Since when has your credit rat- ing been O.K. ,for me to charge under„your name? Elaine Swick.” tNi: n have . 1 •- .-."yam 1 "Jitn Barton would drink cof- fee any time you'd make it. So 1 I soon welcomed him to my 1 nighttime stay -awakes! Caffeine 1 nerves wouldn't let him sleep a 1 wink ... that is, untilhe heard 1' about Postum, Curses! He kick- 1; I ed me out in no time when he I switched to Posttest instead of coffee and tea." Manypeo le can safely drink coffee and tea, Many others — and all children — yhaulil never drink them. If you are one of these, drink dellcioue, economical Postern. See how much better you feel! -f P181 On Theatrical Love -Making Actor Contrasts Old and New Stage and Moyle Methods in Elizabethan Days Love Scenes -Were Shouted William Powell; who has been doing some resem•eh on the topic of theatrical .love -making, sheds no tears for the "good old days." He'll' take the modern system. "In Elizabethan days," he said, "the audience wan in a constant upoar. The' actor's were lucky if their lines carried beyond the first few rows. The result was that their love scenes had all the deli- cate innuendo of a hog -calling contest.", Even more recently, with audi- ences possibly better behaved, con- ditions weren't much better. "On the stage," Powell said, "the actor had to think about the gallery sitters. He couldn't lower his voice to a romantic whisper and say, '1 love you,' because the cash customers could not hear him. So he had a choice between yelling and trying to get over the idea with actions. "Bent -Knee School" "The result of this little dil- emma was the rise of what I prefer to call the bent -knee school of acting. It thrived around the end of the 10th century. When- ever an actor needed to say, 'I love you,' he fell to one knee and flayed the air with his arms. The people in the gallery soon learn- ed this meant a proposal. They might not be able to hear what the actor was saying but they knew what he meant." In Silent Pictures In silent pictures, Powell point- ed out, the actors were hardly bet- ter off. They still had to depend on action. Extravagant gestures with and grimaces, hardly in keeping gentle moments they por- trayed, still were used. With talking pictures came the best chance yet for realism. "Tho old stuff was out then," said Powell, "for technical as well as aesthetic reasons. What might b- another_ era have been a smart- ly bellowed'I love you!' would to- day smash a microphone to bits." "If an actor used the gestures and grimaces of the pro -talkie days he'd be laughed off . the screen." C,.nadnan Girl's Diet Dept, red Senate Hears Call For More Milk, Less Pop, Drinking More milk 'and less pop Is what. Sen. Arthur Sauve, sitting in the Upper Member for Itigauti, would like to see. He said so in a recent meeting of the Senate at Ottawa. Mr. Sauve also did not approve of the unhealthy, scanty breakfasts some Canadian ladies have. Turning specifically to Montreal, he said milk commotion in that city was down, and he praised the higher consumption of milk in On- taric. WOULD IMPROVE NATION'S HEALTH Mr. pauve began the day by cop demnation of the 'use bf soft drinks, which he would like to see: substi- tuted by milk as refreshment. There wore some young girls, unfortunately, Senator Sauve • de• dared, whose breakfast consisted of a• soft drink, toast or cake, with a cigarette or two after. It was one . of the first duties of legisla- tors to sea that citizens of the country were not contaminated but were "well-balanced and healthy" through the use of proper foods, he claimed. Senator Sauvea w s speaking pest ug on his resolution designed to improve .the health of the nation. It urged that the Federal 'Department of Pensions and Health be instructed' to (1) 'Deal more severely with the elements detrimental to health, especially with the increasing mis- use of broadcast advertisements recommending panaceas or certain commercial articles of food and drink, (2) see that the danger of the abuse of unsuitable foods and beverages be taught by the press and the radio a;nd in schools; (3) spread knowledge of the properties of wholesome foods and heves- . ages." 51 Seventh Sons At Moneda Chapel, Santiago, bx baby boys, . air; seventh sons of 51 families, have been simultane. onsly baptised., ,ss 'sstmsai•. Few Simple Rules For Living -Room If You Want to Make 1t Tasteful, Pleasant, Don't Use 'Several Big, Bold Patterns In One; Have Enough Comfort. .able Chairs Not that we stand for hide -bound rules and too much respect for any- body's text book, but we're still old-fashioned enough to believe In learning the simple fundamentals tbat make a room pleasant and ap- propriate, and therefore in good taste, says the American IIome. Once you've mastered these rules, then you're on your own and you can take a flyer on your own _var- iations. For example, the first thing we tell you is not to use several different, bold patterns hi 011e room. COMPORT FIRST There are just a few more rules we want to mention. Ono has to do with comfort, which interests everyone: Be sure you have en- ough comfortable chairs to take care of guests. No man wants to teeter on the edge of -a hard little Duncan Phyla side chair while his hostess lolls on a down cushion— but he'll have to if he's polite and you haven't the thoughtfulness to provide enough lounge chairs. But then, too, don't use those low, low lounge chairs that have the seats that practically scrape the floor. When you sit down it's not so bad because you can more or less fall Into the chair, but when you start to get up you need a team of horses to pull you out, SAVE SILT{S 'Another thing you'll remember if you're 'sensible is to put the more durable fabrics on most -used pieces, and save the delicate silks and satins fur the pretty little chair few people ever alt on anyway. When you're planning your color scheme, reserve the bold and strik- ing colors for small areas—we like a little dash or daring, but we don't want it hitting us from all four corners of the room. 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