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Home My WebLink AboutThe Clinton News Record, 1941-04-17, Page 6Pledge for War Savings TEA THE PHILADELPHIA STORY Adapted from the ,, Ware- Cold rt•Mo- er Picture 63' BEATRICE FABER SYNOPSIS Tracy Lord, young leader .of Philadelphia's ' exclusive. Main Line society: is the sort of girl who refuses to understand human frailty. She is marrying George Kittredge, a self-made coal opera- tor but the day before the wed- ding, her ex-husband, Dexter Ha- ven appears with two uninvited guests, the reporter, Mike. Connor and the photographer Liz lmbrie, from "Spy" magazine. In ex- change for not printing the story of Tracy's father's romantic in- trigue, Publisher Kidd is to get an "exclusive" on. Tracy's wed- ding. Then Tracy, confused by her -feelings for both George and Dexter, is involuntarily drawn to the forthright Mike. That night, after a champagne party, she and Mike go swimming in the pool. Due Tracy hal a way, of forget- ting the things she does when she is feeling "high." CHAPTER FIVE It was around eleven -thirty the next morning and the wedding was scheduled for noon. Tracy's head had a hammer beating in it but she was lovely in her pink frothy gown as she came down the stairs. There was a leather strapped wristwatch in her hand. She Iooked at it. Who in the world could have left that in her room?' Dexter was on the porch. She didn't even have the energy to be cross with him., "Isn't it a fine day," she said tinily. With an un- certain feeling she lowered her- self into a chair. "I don't know what's the mattea with me. I must have had too much sun yes- terday." She had a vague re- meinbrance.of the party last night but phsaw! It couldn't ' be that. She never drank much. She looked around moodily. In the drawing room mother was talking with the •orchestra and Father with the minister. Some wedding guests Were coming in. She held up the wristwatch. "I wonder what this might her Dexter nodded. "It looks ter- ribly like a wristwatch." "But whose? I found it in my room. I t nearly 'stepped on it." Dexter didn't answer and she put her hand to her head.."I stayed • at that party too late Iast night Not a Dream? Dexter chuckled. "You should have taken a quick swim- when you got home." "A swim?" Her eyes opened wide. How, funny. She had thought of doing just that, All at once, Tracy's little sis- ter, Dinah, popped out from be- hind a chair in true ten-year old fashion. "That was just the be- ginning and it didn't seem like a dream at aIl." Dexter suddenly found it necessary to get some refresh- ments and when he was gone Tracy turned to Dinah curiously, •"'What kind of a dream .are you talking about child?" Dinah's chubby face lighted up at this opportunity to discuss matt tern with a real grownup. "Well, it was all pretty rooty-tooty," It seemed that she had dreamed about getting up and going over to 'the window, • And then, guess what she'd seen walking out of the woods? Mike Connor! And his arms were fulI of Tracy. It looked like he and Tracy were coming from the pool, Then the dream had gone on to where Divah .opened her door a crack and Mike was in the hall, stilt coming along with Tracy, puffing tike a steam engine. And Tracy. was sort of crooning— Tracy stared. She was going crazy, She was standing' there solidly on` her own two hands going crazy, "l—I never crooned in my life.". ' - "Well, it sounded like it. And then Mike just sailed right into your room with you. And a while later I peeked in to make sure you were alright and -he was gone." She looked down demur - Slow Burning CIGARETTE PAPERS NONE POW MADE . , ISSUE' 16—'41 A ely. "Dexter says it's a dream, too." Tracy let out a shriek. "Dex- ter? You told. Dexter all that?" -She darted after the fleeing child. : "Dinah Lord, you little fiend," ' But the door opened and there. stood Mike. "Good morning," lie said over - heartily, "I'm testing the air, ` I like it but it 'doesn't like me." She turned half . away then swung around: She'd noticed something, "What did you do to your chin? It's all black and blue." Some hidden Weakness:, He laughed. -"I guess I just stuck it out too far." There was it silencebetween thein. Then Mike said tentatively, "That was a flock 'of wine we put away." She nodded. "1-1 guess we're both lucky to have such good heads." If only he'd give out with some .facts about last night She looked off. "It must be Aw- ful for people who, you know, get up and make speeches or try to start a fight—or,. misbehave in general," "It certainly must," Mike said. Well, that didn't indicate any- thing. She tried again. "It must be—some sort of hidden weak- ness egming out." He pondered that. `Anyhow," she said des- perately, '"I had a simply wonder- ful evening. I hope you enjoyed it, too." At that he moved swiftlyto her side. "Are you asking hire, •Tracy?" All in a panic she backed away. "Oh, you mean the swim? We did swim—and so forth, didn't we?" Her voice trailed off. • ° "We swam and.so forth." He grasped her, shoulders. "Tracy! What can I say to you, Darling? Tell me." Darling! Her breath came fast. Oh! Then everything she might imagine about last night was true. What a dreadful thing she'd done. Yet, she must cling fast to her anchorage, to George. "Please, you mustn't call me 'darling'." "So you're going through with the wedding?" She nodded. He tossed his• cigarette away. "All right.. No dice. But also no re- grets about last night," "But why should I have?" she cried agonized. "Tell me straight out. Tell me the reason why I should have regrets." Then her head drooped. "No, don't. Just tell nie-what time is it?" Mike took a deep breath. "Fun- ny you should ask me that. I can't tell you what time it is. Something's happened to my wristwatch , . ." Then, as Tracy stood there, wanting to screen), he saw it on the table. "Who found it? 1111 give a reward or something." She spoke through stiffened lips. "I don't think any reward will be expected:" The lump in her throat wouldn't go down. "Mike, Dexter's in the other room Ask him to eome here. I want to speak to him. Alone," . "Right." Without another glance at her, he °left. She looked up as Dexter sou - tered in. "Dexter," she said, hard- ly daring to look at him. "I want you to knew. I've done the most terrible thing to you." "To me did you say?" She nodded heavily. Of course. All those times she'd raged atrhim about his weakness for liquor— and now, think of the weakness she'd dispayed. "I doubt that, Red, I doubt it. very much. Why to me, darling? Where do I conte into it any- more?" Her 'lashes fluttered. "Aren't you confusing me with someone else, a fellow named Kit- tredge tredge or something?" Her thoughts stirred vaguely. "George ?" "That's right, George Kit- tredge, your fiance, A splendid chap, Very high' morals, very broad shoulders." She rose. "Dexter, I've` got to tell him." At that, he patted her arni, and his eyes were unbelievably tender. "Tracy, if he's'got any brain at all, he'll have realized by this time what a fool he made of him- self when he—" - "When he what?" Her hand went to her breast, "Was --was he here last. night, too?" A bit nervously, Dexter start. ed to pace the floor. "Yes, of course, he didn't quite under- stand. Wanted to .punch Mike in the jaw when you two came back from the pool, I• like Mike so I beat George to it and punched • Mike first." • ' • "Oh, good golly." She sat down heavily. "Why -didn't you sell tickets,? Say, something, Dexter, anything." ' Tears' sante to her eyes.' "Oh, Dexter, I'M welt an unholy 'mess of a girl." Gently, he pulled her to her. ,i feet and she: was almost within the .circle of his arms. "That's no, good. That's not even: con- versation." "But never, in thy whole • life - Will I forget ..." ' But at this moment, hlat'garet, her mother, cadre hustling in. . "We're alMost ready, Tracy.' Fashion Flashes Slips and petticoats for spring are colorful in prints, dots, strip- es, floral prints and dots, more bold in outline- and in color mix- tures, while the range of pastels is used in dots against dark grounds, navy, black,_ deep red ..: The shops show candy striped taffeta petticoats dotted taf- feta slips . . as well as bright colors in taffeta slips" and petti- coats, with the following given preference in the monotones:, Dusty rose, deep pinks, opaline, tea rose, light and dark blues, bright greens and black. Slimnesswith movement it, ex- pressed in pleats in skirts, with wide box versions noted, in concentrated front fullness, with sent gathers and fine tucks re- gistering. Frequently fullness de-. velop's from below the waistline, from a section suggesting a yoke, . with this'same curved or pointed outline repeated in - the bodice, in a.ahoulder yoke. * * New jackets are .sometimes boxy, sometimes easily fitted, and skirts show definite approval of pleats, but always with aceent,on ,smooth hiplines.- * * * Separate dresses have an int - portant look, sometimes all-over tucked, with novelty' tuekings, and especially attractive in sheets, extending from neckline to hem, and the finest sort of tucks make decorative scroll designs on crepe afternoon dresses. The twin- . print idea is carried out in cos- tumes with 'the sheer print veil- ing the. crepe. O * R The necklace silhouette; hats of shimmering plastics; • sombreros; wide, off -the -face brims on wool lace erowns; plaided taffeta hats are seen, "Knows His Onions" Ivlr. H. J. Hutchinson, of SeIby,- England, has gathered 2 cwt. of onions after sowing 12l oz, of seed—a 3,000 -fold increase. Her Profession; Advertising 1Vfiss. Hazel Kelly has been ap- pointed manager of the Toronto office of Stevenson & Scott Ltd„ Montreal. Miss Kelly joined the Toronto blanch when it opened in 1938 and before that was space' buyer with Financial Advertising Co, of Canada Ltd. , A Spring Riddle-' What cordes in spring, A welcome thing, . But doesn't ever stay? Upon its back A small black cap. Its fuzzy coat is gray. "' It grows a -pace, And in a trace, Some yellow dust is there. • In springtime's sun, It has begiin To curl its yellow hair! • Then off it drops And never stops To bid a fond adieu. I' hope next spring The same soft thing WiII visit us, don't you? —Ruth Tewksbury Bjorkntan (Answer; Pusaywiliow) LAURA WHEELER JIFFY 'CROCHET ACCESSORIES DONE IN ONE PIECE 17,1000. 40. °tch.��v. �p •e ..�,� , R. .104111640.... � a°�ap ; ��R�s~off► a10 o p��pistiri , � •. l;W ,A p00tt. 4:14 D�tq'41'°yp Et t+•4pQe1� : (slog 1,11 e ift"0- t * a N �,!6� ®�y�a 116 n , :vii•. ' 41'�.:9•� ...IW..,:, COPA it,, NEEDLECRAFT SERVICE, INC. CROCHETED SCAR'S • - A new note for sunnier in quickest crochet -inexpensive, too. It's useful in every room. Make scarfs, mats, luncheon sets, in two strands of. string. Pattern 2812 contains directions for scarf and mat; Illustrations of them and of stitches; materials required; photograph of mat. 'PATTERN 21312 Send twenty cents in coins (stamps cannot be accepted) for this pattern to Wilson Needlecraft Dept„ 73 West Adelaide St., Toronto, Write plainly, pattern number, your name and• address. Stand up. Turn around. Dexter, you shouldn't be here, I'm glad we decided against the blue dress. Oh, and here's a note that -George sent yoti this mowing.," She fuse - ed around the room and babbled away. . The Deadline Tracy was tearing open the note when she heard her mother say, "By the way, Dexter, they 'phoned from your house. A MT. Sidney Kidd sent you a special delivery letter. They're bringing it over," Tracy stared. "A note to you From Kidd, Dexter? But why? What's it all about?" ' Liz Imbi'ie .had been standing in the door with Mike.' Now the two of diem strolled in and smiled wryly, "So you heard from Kidd," Liz said. "May I scream?" "Somehow," Mike said, "I don't think I'll find it so hard to re- sign;" "And," Liz observed, "belts will be worn tighter this winter." "It loolcs like this is the dead- line," Dexter said. He turned to Tracy, "For all of us, I'm afraid." But Tracy was staring at , the letter that''George had sent. Star- ing and staring. Her face wee white as she looked up. "So is this the deadline. Listen. 'My dear Tracy: Yon' conduct 'last night was so sho>king to my ideals of' womanhood that my' at- titude toward you and the pros - Peas of a happy and useful• life together lies. changed n:tete:Illy. Your breach of common de- cency' .. "Tracy!" George was standing there in the doorway.. (Continued Next Week) • 1 EIeanor Arrives An airman's wife has given birth to a girl in the waiting - room at Peterborough North (England) Station. The station master suggested naming the: baby Eleanor' (L.N.E,R. Lopdon North Eastern llailway): She was Women Like Warmer Air, Science Finds yr Science has proved a fact which men have suspected for a long time—that women like the room temperature considerably higher -titan is comfortable for the men. F. C. Houghton, director` of the American Society of Heating and Ventiting Engineers' research laboratory, spent a year recording the reactions of. personsunder different temperature and heating conditions tp prove the eonten tion: - The reason, he said, is obvious. Women just don't wear as many clothes. "The need of Poland is an in- tegral part of the need of the world." —lgnace Jan Paderewski This Coupon Worth $4.11 introioeing our Infant - 4otom,iic Telerislon 't'Ype rr csTO—push the button; watch it fill, e -This coupon and only .80e !entitles the sender to one of our. reg.'35 Television tiountain Pens, with n written life guaran- 89c lee, for on13' Push the Sutton -- -> Any 3 Initials min raved. on thio pen In gold lour only' lee extra. Names above 3 letters,. extre I r.r ;;rmin..1 letters. 'This pen. free If you can Purchase_ ono like It else- where lot—less than 35. Ooupon is good only whli't" advertising sale is on.. leimitt'a pens to one coupon Men's sty)•e , 4n* fling Clip See It Fill! ' Pens come brown, green, grey or brach. 'Send Se extra for post¢go au,ana hog. 51.00 Penelte to 59c .. o,Mch Pen. Extra:.. Sime initials free on pea. e!1 with .purchase of set, Starr Pen Co , Regina Being A Baby's A Real Hazard '.. Dr. Grant Fleming of Mon- treal Outlines General Rules to Follow Irt Safeguarding in- .fant's Health By far the most important thing in the life of a baby is the. kind of care he receives from his mother. The baby is absolutely dependent upon his parents for everything, including proper seed- ing'-and proteetion from disease. ;`Being a baby is a real hazard, according to Dr, Grant Fleming of Montreal, well-known advocate of the • extension of public health -measures. A much higher per- tentage of deaths occur in. the first year of life than in any oche% year in the span of our existence, he says. At birth, baby comes into a new world of strange surroundings 'which make many demands upon his immature body. He is particularly vulnerable to the germs -of disease because- his body has not had any experience in dealing with things of this na- ture, Because the baby spends most of his time in the home, the actual condition of the home, from a health point of view, is of vital iinpprtance, to trim. FEEDING VERY IMPORTANT: "Throughout infancy, the health of the baby depends largely—' • perhaps more so than at any other, period • of life -upon feed- ing. During °the first year, growth is particularly rapid. By the end, of the year, the baby weighs about three times as much as he did when he was born. ' "A home where cleanliness pre- vaila helps to protect the .baby against disease. Nothing must go into the .baby's mouth which is not clean: If we buy pasteurizes] milk, and keep it cold and cos- . ered, it is safe. ' KEEP FLIES OUT Now to talk about flies, but summer will come and with it, to common house -fly, which is hatched in filth and which pre- fers to live in filth. Plan -to keep flies and insects out of 'your home. The baby's crib or car- riage should be covered with fly - netting. The flies that get into 'the hone should be :treated as ' enemies and be destroyed. "The . baby is not a toy for adults to play with and adults should not insist on kissing hint. ICisses are dangerous because kisses spread colds, pneumonia and outer infections which are always serious and which are of- ten fatal to the baby. "The baby requires fresh air and sunshine, as well as sleep in a quiet darkened room where the air is cool and fresh. ,Ho needs all these so that he may use to the best advantage the food he has eaten to help build a strong and rugged body. Healthy Girl Most Alluring "Life is Real, Life is Earn- est," New Slogan of War Days, Changes Beauty Stand- ards ' Tiro latest word on the subject of glamor gills. The word is "Phooey," So say the men where business is beauty and whose models' looks and manner set the pace for young girls on this continent. "Glamor hoe been on the way out for several years," said John Powers, whose name is synonymotts with beautiful models. "Today, it's through, The call now is for natur- al, soft, mellow faces. It's for the Typical Gfrl —the girl whom na- tional defence,, after all, Is going ` to cloth L" . "VITALVRING" Ma•, Powers says thatthis-Typ• feel Girt is self-reliant end vitae - Nus, She has a flair for doing. thing's. Without these basic char- acteristics she could not assume the natural,' vivacious look which illustrators and advertisers are, almostwithout exception, demand- ing today, Harry Conover, himself once a model and now head •of. his own .agency,teas equally emphatic about the demise of the glamor gist "Over• 75 per cent of our ap- pointments today are made for the well-stu'ubbedgite-business,". bit'. Conover said, "This amends a new type of girl -one whom we call 'vitaluring.' Interestingly en- ough, she has the sante: type of personality and looks that has al- ways been demanded of men mod- els. bfen have always had to look like Ralph, the boy next door. To- day's girls. meet look hke Roth, Ralph's sister, This doesn't meant that they may not look sophisti- cated. But 11 must he a real sophis- tication, one that Corns from with- in Instead of one that is painted bon. "COUNTRY GIRL" TYPE 'Perhaps ,it is significant that this new type- of vital, healthy model actually lives where her. reaI;life prototype lives —'iu the country. We've found that most of our succefsstul girls lite away from the city. Wily, I can't say. 'Perhaps it's mere bosh air; per- haps it's a difdeeent way of life Lam tbat,of ;city gip Is." Four Generations, Four generations of a family are working in :a Dartford (Eng- land) engineering 'works. They are 'Ir, William Smee (78), 'Mr. Wiliiatn Smee, jun. (57), Mr. George •Smee (37), and Kenneth Since (14). - 'Table Talks By SADIE B. CIAIQIEES A Company Dinner As lovely Spring days approach there willbe much visiting' and modest entertaining, Two things the ,hostess keeps in mind is to have something a little different, yet ecoand also a menu' that will , be for her rias simple as possible, that her energies may be " con- served for 'enjoying her guests to the utmost. With all this in mind I offer you this- menu:— Apple juice Creamed Pork Chops Baked Potatoes Glaaed Onions • Whole Wheat Muffins and Butter Pea 'and Carrot Salad Maple Crean Dessert Date Loaf - Coffee After Dinner Mints CREAMED PORK CHOPS °Pan brown the chops and then place them in a shallow ,dish — sprinkle with salt, pepper and a dust of sage. Sprinkle thickly with finely -ground bread 'crumbs. Dot with butter—bake in hot oven. until crumbs are lightly • browned then add enough water to keep from sticking -Cook 30 minutes —then add 1 can of condensed mushroom soup. Cook 10 min utes_longer. GLAZED ONIONS 2 dozen small white onions. 2 tablespoons butter 6 tablespoons sugar 2'teespoons water Peel onions; cook in boiling salted -water until tender. Drain; Melt butter, add sugar and water. Add onions, simmer to brown and glaze. PEA AND CARROT SALAD 2 cups small canned -pen 1 cup grated carrot'- 3 cup finely chopped celery 2 tablespoons, chopped onion. 2 tablespoons chopped olives 2 chopped hard boiled eggs , . Drain peas—grate carrot and chop other ingredients. Just be- fore serving toss all together with your favorite mayonnaise. Sprinkle choppedegg on top -- Also attractive is some chopped parsley or water cross added, MAPLE CREAM DESSERT 2 tablespoons granulated ge1a- tine 14 cup cold water 1 cup milk 2 egg yolks yA teaspoon salt Y/a- cup maple syrup 51a cup chopped nut meats 1 cup whipped cream ' cup marshmallows diced. Soften the. gelatine in the cold water. Scald the milk over hot water; add a small 'amount of it. slowly to the egg yolk—Return to the milk remaining in the double boiler and cook until the mixture coats the spoon. In the meantime stir in the salt and maple syrup. Household Hints Sew tape to the four corners of your ironing blanket and tie chem firmly to, the table legs; it saves any annoying wrinkles on the blanket. * * :w Make sure the feathers won't work through your new pillow ticking by waxing the inside of the cover, ironing it with a hot iron rubbed over beeswax and ironing the beeswax every time before pressing the material. * * _ s Straighten bent knitting need- les that have clone overtime for the troops by plunging them into boiling water- or holding them in hot steam, straightening with the fingers and then leaving in cold water to harden. * v, * The quickest way to blanch al- monds is to put them in cold water, bring it to a boil and then put then into cold water again at once; the skins will rub off in a twinkling. * * * If you slop hot fat on to the kitchen table or floor, dash cold water on it at once; this sets it before it has time to penetrate the wood and makes it easy to scrape off later. A lump of sugar put into the teapot with the tea prevents it from staining the tea cloth; any spilt tea will come out in the wash quite easily if you do this. s * a Avoid any risk of burning acci- dents by making thin cotton or flannelette materials used for kiddies' fancy dresses or decora- tion purposes non -inflammable in this way. Wash and rinse the material and squeeze it dry, then soak for a few minutes in 2 ors. alum dissolved in 1 quart of boiling water and used when cool; hang • out to dry without wringing or mangling. * w * If your coal teller has a win - clow or an ,outside door, leave it open; the more fresh air coal gets, the less of its gas it loses and, consequently, burns longer and brighter. Flowered Chintz Curtains Smart Grey and Yellow Striped Side Type Over White Glass Ones Seen in New York: Flowered chintz with a pale pink ground for side curtain finished all around with five-]neh knife -pleat- ed ruffles and topped with swag valances and . jabots alto finished with the knife -pleated ruffles -and caught at each corner with white plaster rosettes, are new. Grey and yellow striped side curtains hung over yellow poles with scroll ends have glass cur- tains of striped white net. Warm grey taffeta curtains have an 18 -inch ruffle across the bottom of plaid taffeta in greys ' . and bright pinks finished at the top with a narrow ruffled valance • of this same plaid. COUPLED WITH WHITE ORGANDY Double sash curtains of yellow chintz feature a border design all around of an applique garland cut from a figured- chintz. Yellow chintz side curtain's • with a harrow pleated ruching - edge of yellow have a swag top' with jabots Of grey and yellow striped chintz. Green chintz side curtains have scalloped cornices of• strawberry - patterned chintz on a white ground — Ming over white or .gandy curtains with deep ruffles and spattered here and there with appliqued motifs of the strawber- ries. Relaxed Knees Help Carriage Stiff, Awkward Leg Muscles Mean An Ungainly Walk "Stiff, awkward legs --particu- larly in the region of the knees— make far graceless carriage," says Nadine Gae, attractive little danc- ing star. "No woman can stand, sit, walk or dance gracefully it her leg muscles are tense." ]iiss Gae thinks that relaxation • exercises are the answer to this problem. Here are directions for a routine that she advocates and which she does regularly: Lie flat on yotu' back on the floor with ankles about a foot apart. Try to relax the entire body as much as possible. Now, without bending knee, but without stiffen:, Ing it unnecessarily, lift right leg about a foot off the floor, then tet it fall. Repeat, lifting lett leg and then letting it fall to -the floor. To keep heels from getting bumped during this exercise, place a thin pillow on the floor under them. FOR SLIM WAISTLINE .Always remember to think of your legs as springs for your body," the dancer concludes, "t1ou't let your torso sag against hip joints. Keep the upper part of your body up and away from the lower half, This will make your waistline slimmer and your carriage more ' attractive." • 0/1 it's the doable-acrton of Calumet, Baking Powder that permits you to use less, and still get better results. Calumet gives continuous 1 avening-during mixing and fn the oven. Easy opening, won't -spill container, with handy measuring device under the lid, AND THE PRICE IS SURPRISINGLY LOW. LII