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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1940-01-18, Page 3Blended For Quality 114 TE TJt BLUE .100 roc Chet � lC ��935 t4EA Service, inc. you are entering. It's not an ordi- SYNOPSIS RUTH WOODSON, a pretty, ,high-spirited girl of 19, an or- phan, lives with her cousins, the LAWRENCES, in Brooklyn. Dis- liked by her pretty cousin, LETTY LAWRENCE, and feeling herself a burden to her .relatives, Muth pawns a pin and takes a bus for Buffalo. MRS. COGLY, a kind but scatter -brained traveling compan- ion, tells her of a league, for stranded girls .in Pittsburgh, later .remembers. that the league is in Cleveland instead. Ruth gets off die bus. and catches another for Cleveland, but is put off because her money runs out. This hap- pens in the suburbs of a small city AA a storm is breaking. Ruth seeks refuge in a big old stone house and faints from hun- ger and excitement just as the door is opened. She wakens to find herself in bed in a strange room. Before her stands a queer .old woman and a handsome young man, named JOHN McNEILL. The old woman asks, "Are you feeling stronger now, Miss El- aine?" NOW GO ON W1TH THE STORY CHAPTER VI Flashlights reached through the darkness, picking out a flagstone path that wound between autumn. tinted shrubbery. In the low. thrown, flickering light there shimmered the trailing skirts of evening gowns and satin -shod fem- inine feet. nary •sorority. It has no lofty or exalted aims. It is, as its, founder' designated it seven years ago, 'a cult for the conquest of the Male.' It .is fitting, too, that you should know something ,about this found- er, so I shall tell you what 1 know, omitting only her name." Hortense whispered in her ear, "Get on with it, Maine! My feet are killing me—" the male we first adored, The' five :rads succeeded, and so slid four of .us here, But Elaine Chalmers 'flunked it. She didn't even try. ,. resign ' For this reason I move .she i g from the presidency." Elaine's face was• white' as the flashlight played on it. "Hortense,; you eatl"` she said. "You know" I've accomplished enough to make up for it. This Annapolis senior was my second love: Why spilt a hair?" Hortense's long green eyes gar- rowed as they rested on her riv- al. "We all kept to the letter .of • the contract. All but you, Elaine!' • Connie Ogden had to vamp the Spanish elevator lean in her aunt's Park avenue apartment, because that happened to be her first• crush—" "Ob;" spoke up one of the new ' gills, ""how sweet! How utterly • priceless! It's like Hilda Conklin's poem, 'I'm in love with the jan itor's boy, and the janitor's boy. loves me!' " •• "I'll Get My Man" But Hortense was not to be di- verted. For several years she had been playing second fiddle to• this Chalmers girl who was a little bets ter looking, a little richer and a little more dashing than herself. The time had arrived to even the - score. "I happen to know that El- nine first fell in love when she was 12 years old. It was with a boy named John McNeill out in Ohio, next door to her mother's old home. She knows I know it, or she'd have rung in a substitute o11 its—" Elaine said, "Hortense, you're a devil and a pig. You know I couldn't waste part of my precious vacation in that foul little town!" "Then resign," said Hortense calmly. "Play the game or quit." "That's only fair, Elaine," said three serious voices almost in con- cert. The darkness held a long mo- ment of silence before Elaine's: voice said defiantly, "No, I'll not resign. I'll go to Worthville for the fall vacation. There's nobody living in Grandfather's house but an old care -taker, and she's slight- ly cuckoo. But I'll go. Further- more," she stated crisply, "I'll get my man." (To Be Continued) "Well," said Elaine, -"The Terri. ble Ten was founded by the most beautiful girl who ever attended •Graycastle..Though site was ter- ribly popular she made the mis- take of actually falling in love. The Man was'some years her Sen- ior and he jilted her -to marry a Mere 'nobody—a woman' almost as old as himself who had nothing but brains to recommend her. Aft- er that our heroine formed this secret circle by asking nine con- genial girls to join her. Their obs ject was the glorification of fem- inine charm and the 'annexation of male admirers." She. paused to sweep her flash- light from face to face and saw that the new girls were properly impressed. This was -the very cen- ter of her little kingdom and she meant to rule it. "And now," she said, "the older five will repeat onr creed, which the incoming members will say after us." "I was made beautiful," chant- ed five soft voices, "for the con- quest of the malel" Like an eche the five new girls repeated the words, speaking them with a sort of hesitant awe. Career of Conquest Then carne another amazing as- sertion, chanted by Elaine and Hortense and their three associ- ates: "It is my privilege as a beau- tiful woman to win as many dec- larations of love and as many pro- posals of marriage as possible !" This was repeated with • even greater intensity by the new girls. "Very good," said Elaine. "Now for our oath: We swear to pursue our careers of coquetry and mas- culine conquest to life's encl! Amen." In the silence that followed the taking of the oath there came a sound like a football in the dark- ness, but when Elaine swept the place with her flashlight nothing was discovered. She' then turned her light on the jeweled watch on. her wrist. "I've only this to say before disbanding," she told them. "Leb us remember that we are the outstanding beauties of the school and that we must dominate every tea and dance. Let us never become interested in studies and grades to the detriment of our pur- pose. Furthermore, let the new girls take note of certain achieve- ments already accomplished in the past year by five of us—" She unfolded a paper of notes and inspected- it. "Three of us have gotten West Point rings from the stuffed uniforms ua the riv- er. Two of us wear Harvard jew- elry. One of us Inas annexed a Yale quarterback and has capti- vated an older pian hi Boston who is offering to divorce his wife for her. And L" she concluded with- out undue modesty, "am practic- ally engaged to a firstclassman at Annapolis, to the season's most popular dance orchestra leader and to Teddy 'Whitney Van Harring- ton, the Third." There was an audible sniff which challenged Elaine's atten- . tion. "Does any. one here doubt this statement?" she asked eold- ly. "If she does, she will find evi- ilonee on• file in, ray desk and is welcome to :inspect it. As you know, these. tangible . things cotnat iiinct on proof --="-She ticked them' oil •on her fingers, "Written pro- posals, cards :accompanying flow-. els and gifts, telegrams Craternity.. j'e elry and •engagellicnt rings:' What .About Her Failure? The tneeting..was'ending when Hortense... cteawlod, arrestingly, "But lou ha,y enl1 menden Os d your failure, I':izt fits! 1 rathi.i tliinl., it's • time for'.a.'stroWtlown'•0at tliiit lit- tle 'matter--" " ' = "It's gettingla;te," Elaine re- 'mindecl thein "List'dn', ' •g,il'ls" ' Itorteiise • .ad- . dressed 't.b • interested circle, "Elaine's. come a cropper and she';; keeping still about it. The three old members will back me on this. We each h d a chore to do daring, the summer and we all succeeded except Elaine. The stunt was to wit) a decimation of love from our first Swoetlieart r, rather, front Five young ladies of Graycastle College were assembling for a se- cret meeting forbidden by dean and faculty. "Elaine''-" came a complaining whisper directed at the girl in front. "Elaine Chalmers, look where you're going! This path doesn't lead to the Dell!" "You're telling me?" replied the tall girl in the lead. She looked back and blinked against the glare of a flashlight that covered her lovely face. Her eyes were as dark as the night itself, her hair was a burnished gold, shading into brown. Her skin was flawless, her lips "made:' Like the other girls, she wore an evening wrap careless- ly thrown over her dinner dress, yet the yellow velvet of her wrap and the paler yellow of her dress seemed to dominate all those other pastel shades which surrounded her.( "I meant to tell yon, Hor- tensie," she said, "we're not going to the Dell. Emerson's on the -look- out. We're going to the birch grove." There was an excited murmur from the fair girls wlio follow- ed. Hortense asked, "Can the new girls find us there?" "I've attended to that natural- ly," answered Elaine. Her voice was beautifully placed and very ,.insolent, All her personality anti her egotism vibrated through it. The trail seemed never-ending. The flagstones ceased and five pairs of daintily shod feet skirt- ed an 18-11010 golf course and fol- lowed a mile of bridle -path before the birch grove was reached. Here they found five other figure, awaiting them, and Elaine turned her flashlight frill into each face for a relentless inspection, Each was a girl in her late teens. Each was breathless with excitement. Each was a beauty in her own right. "O. b ," said .Elaine's clear voice briefly. "Lay clown your lights and join hands." The Circle's :Unbroken They, obeyed, and .the circle ol. 10 was broken only by the fact 'that Elaine's right hand 'retained. her .light. "We ale: ricin," bile Said .impressively, "to. add ,five lower alassmen to cue circle. This is (stt.- tomary: Last year five of us were taken in by the senior five who. were graduating. In this way the circle of The Terrible Tete t',C: mains unbroken. It is fitting that •• rift. t. newcomer's --Pamela, Kathryn," • Barbara, l:aura and Janice --should knoty something , about the order Rock -A -Bye Boat How would you like to sit in .a boat, read a paper, and rock your- self to wherever you wanted to go? That is what an enterprising Canadian inventor has achieved. He fitted his boat with a. rocking- chair to which 'paddles are attach- ed through a "series of cog •wheetst Each time the chair Moves either :forward or back, the cogs are ac- tuated, bringing the paddles into play and moving the boat forward. The inventor has travelled hund- reds of miles over lakes in his rocking -chair -boat which is Dot rec. omanended for strong cur'r'ents, weirs, or rapids. "To be a liberal means to be- lieve in human freedom • it means to believe in human beings." —Dorothy Thompson, Swedish Clover Luncheon Set New Minister to Canada James Cromwell, 'husband of Doris Duke, "the richest girl in the world," has been named by Presi- dent Roosevelt as the .successor to Daniel Roper as representative of the United States to Canada. His appointment will have to be ratified by the U.S. senate. Adapt Wardrobe To Way Of Life Clothes Are Smart When Suit. able for the Occasion the Fundamentals of Good Dressing "Prepare to see yourself as a new woman this winter but don't .get so excited about bustles, basq- nes, otera, that you forget the fundamentals of good dr •ing — fine quality, good lines, perfect fit and suitability to your way of life." This is advice compiled from the opinions of seven outstanding fash- ion authorities. T` .s advice north taking ser- iously too — particularly the part about suitability to your way of life, A wardrobe composed entirely of bustle dresses would be as un- satisfactory fo: a business woman as one including only simple wool shirtwaisters would be for a wom- an whop.) life is a round of parties. Quality, Line, Fit, Suitability To ascertain what you really need most, think a bit about the kind of life you lead. Is it one con- tinuous calendar of luncheons, af- ternoon parties and evening bridge? Then you need more dressy • day frocks than tailored street mo- dels, of course. Do you work in an office? Then suits and a couple of basic dresses are the answer. One, or at the most two, dressy frocks tore cock• to fieparties after work, dinner wear and Sunday suppers should suffice, Put the bulk of your, clothes' allow- ance into the .sind5 of clothes you have•tu Wear most of the time. If you live in the country, tweeds - and other country-ish clbthes should be your main concern, Pro- bably ;one citified outfit for shop- ping lunch in town will do. Per- haps not, D'".,SIGN NO. X 393 -A: t1i el" liwitieu trait: planted this beautiful crocheted set is created in the fine mercerized cot- ton sold :in'ltanks. Pattern No.X 303 contains list of materials n,edcd and complete instructions, To order thin• pattern, send 15 cent,. in' coin or ptamps to Carol Aifnes, '1 nom 421,C13 West Ade- laide• 'SL.; '.Toronto." WEARY DESPONDENT GIRL", Crying spells, irritable nerves duo to functienal • "monthly" pain should find areal "woman's friend' hiLydian. Pink- ham's Vegetable Compound. Try ift ViC,ETA6ll Lydia E. Pinkham s 1laroteouna ISSUE No.3-...-'40 l,) Advises' Against Strenuous Sports Violent Exertion Not For Girls Strenuous Athletics Often } ave::l11-Effects, in Later Life Outspoken opposition to the par. •ticipatiof by girls in the more strenuous sports was voiced oy )r. 0, Shepherd, In his address to graduates of the Walkerviile, (Ont.) Collegiate Institute, at the; school's commencement exercises Strict Supervision "To the student body, and espt:c- dally the girls," Dr. Shepherd, who is birosolt a graduate of \talker- ville Collegiate, declared, "1 \yental beg of them to refrain from violeei excursions in the realm of phy-ical exercise, except under the strictest of trained supervision. "1 should like to go on record - hero as being violently opposed to the participation of our girls in strenuous sports in leagues beyond the confines of this school. The tragic course of what 1 believe was one of our most tempus girls' teams speaks eloquently for itself. Athletic Heart .May Result, "it is a terrible and a shocking thing to have grown up with a group of girls, to have been proud of them and, cheered them on, and then to have experienced the tragic end of nearly some third of that group, to realize now that those cheers were hollow mockery and the urgings with which we forced them on but sped them more quick• ly to an untimely end, "Mark you, the so-called athletic heart is one that already has been damaged before being subjected to severe physical strains and train- ing." Find Retreat Of Cleopatra 'Rome Excavators Believe They've Discovered on the Banks of Tiber the Palace Caesar Built for Egyptian Queen Ruins of what archaeologists be- lieve was the hoarse Julius Caesar Provided for Cleopatra when the :Egyptian queen carate to Rome nearly 2,000 years ago, have been found by workmen grading banks of the River Tiber. When these finds carne to light, scholars took charge of the escal- ating and something of the story told by the frescoes have been now pieced together by Amy Bernardy, Italian lecturer. These frescoes. in which gaily -de- corated boats sailed seas filled with dolphins,. octopi and other marine life, indicated these ruins were of the gardens of Caestlr, a mile out- side the ancient walls of Rome. She Lived in .Luxury It was there, Miss Bernard'' be- lieves that Caesar established Cleo- patra, by whom he lead a sou, Cae- sarian. Caesar bronght the Queen of the Nile to Rome between 43 and 46 13,0., as a hostage. The Romans dis- approved. So it was arranged that sue should live in seclusion outside the 'city. Appe.ently she lived in luxury. There were frescoed rooms with heating apparatus, baths, and tem- ples. Remnants of glasswa.ra and pottery lamps were found .rith fig. .twines of the goddess of fortune and her symbolic coruucoPia on them. Fashion Flashes With turbans in,large letters looming up as a mjor in resort t and. spring silhouette,a native a test,n- i flue races which stem from the Or- ient continue to intrigeae desig'n- r err. Pioats and tucks, too, in -Skirts for resort and spring wear, are not new but. their number is sl.n'pris- ing in the face t I the leadership oI gores and gathered. full Skirts, Curls over ' the forehba;l • .and bangs, recerntnencied as. hairfixes, should be. a strong influence in bringing back hats that.. are posed back; on the held 0 London sportswear tnannfaetur:. ex's are free il'i borrowing uniforr,l details for spring collections. Mu'eh be -pocketed, belted jackets 'are typical. Crowns High In New Spring Hats Flowers and Fabrics Used As Well As Straw PARIS—The tendency toward slightly higher crowns for spring', noticed in one or two other col- lections, is apparent in several hats at Molyneux. -13y higher crowns are meant those of three or four inches, in contrast to the flat little pillboxes and canotiers, or the fur toques raised at front only, which have been so successful all win- ter. The height of the new hats is not so great that it is worth special comment except that us- ually Paris milliners promote height for fall and not for spring. One such hat is almost small 'enough to be called .a -toque in.. three, round layers, the largest be- ing the lowest. One of the pret- tiest is a fairly wide brimmed shape with a little sweep to it, up at one side and down at the oth- er, and a small crown nearly '1 inches high. It is done in baku in a soft Nattier true, which makes a lovely contrast with three -sprays of rosy pink wall flowers against one side of the crown.• Flowers or Fruit There are pretty flower trim- mrngs at Suzy also, among the smartest being small bunches of violets, one a little larger than the other, at oppcsite sides of the brim of a small comelier of blued felt, each side rolled a little, Fruit is also being used by this milliner; tiny, smart and picturesque is a small shape in honey color Telt OT straw covered by velvet crab ap- ples tinted by hand in rosy tones t, ielen base. New Rates Fixed On Troop Parcels Under new arrangements with the Imperial postal authorities, parcelsfrom Canada for members of the British, Dominion and col- onial troops in the United King - dons or France may be carried at the rate of 12 cents a pound. Only parcels up to 11 pounds are car- ried at this rate. How ;Yr ;.--ay Calories Do People Require? ---.0---. Military inspiration hi fashions is apt to be subtle as in neat point- ed high collars, insignias on eol- lars, khaki with green overtone. _0— The windbreaker jacket is inter- esting among suit designs. Skirts are not very flared. Eighteen eighty influences ,are shown in the tiny muffs and fur toques of ermine, silver fox, white fox with blacks" white or silver evening gowns. Black faille for the tight bodice over a billowing white skirt makes an effective half and half scheme that impress- es. The calorific value of food is the proportion of heating units the food contains, The harder yen work, the more calories you need. These- are the calories per day needed to maintain health by dif- ferent classes of workers:— Calories per day 3,500 4;850 4,1;7 4,085 3,611 3,600 3,104 3,150 3,140 3,029 2,800 2,762 9,750 0,600 Woodcutter Stonemason Blacksmith. University rower .Labourer Painter Carpenter Shoemaker Soldier in war Soldier in peace Housewife Doctor Tailor Teacher Why New Year's Resolutions? Just Childish "Guilt Complex" Says. Psychologist Don't make New Year'; resolu- tions — they're foolish, Dr. Smiley Blanton, of New York, advisee. Such annual resolves to quit bad habits or change ways of living, he said, merely- are manifestations of a childish "guilt complex." Dr. Blanton declared in tiie mug azilte, Hygeia: "A canvass at New '_ear's reso- itntions would sbow that a majority of them represent a kind of se-if- punisltment rather than a technic of change — and in most cases they are so numerots and so harsh that there is no possibility of til:sir ever being carried out." "Not As Bad As We Think" "This childish„ hidden and olteu unconscious feeling of guilt is a powerful — perhaps• the clavi •- -rctotive for our New Y'ear's Louses' tions. bnali?', it may indeed be ,veil to admit to ourselrts that we are not as bad as we think and that it is not always: \VISE: to strain 10 reach some impossible and ill;ts- iottary- ideal of perfection.' Quints Finish Diet Reducing Results Attained When Sisters' Weights Brought Down to Desired Level 'Routine of their diet broken by the Christmas Day turkey feast, the Dionne quintuplets are not going back to the restricted diet put into force early last runuret, Pr. Allan Roy Defoe announces. When Ir.. Dai. e found his live chases s were getting chubbily overv-eight he reduced to a min- imum c'n their menu food contt.in- ing starches and sugar:. 'Phe diet produced the desired results; the weights of the little girls evcniug out in cor•,'O(•t proportion to their heights, Back to regular C. ods, the grave of thongs r)1il be .speedily revel•: - ed, but for the present Yvonne. once het1',vw•ight of the quints, is the lightest. Outsize Hoosegow Largest jail in the world is in Ward Load, Shanghai, with ac- commodation for mere than 'i,- 000 prisoners. "The popularity of the Shakes- peare revivals is another sign that human nature is holding its own." —Otis Slcitutet H AY E AO Yah about the Canada Sterol' Home II Service Dept., directed by Mrs. Ih M. Aitken, famous Cooking Authority? It offers a wide range of ti valuable recipe and other booklets FREE. WSILEIE Write now tat the Booklet on- titled "52 Cakes aYear". Enclose from label froanyCanada Starch Product and adress The Canada Starch Rome Service Dept, A, 49 Wellington St. E., Toronto41,` awns• vkit