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Zurich Herald, 1954-11-25, Page 6Y• L :...dam,.... His tickets Were Cold Plated "There ain't a woman in the world would marry an ugly- loeking guy like me!" he moan- ed. And he cried like a baby af- ter actress Lilian Russell had turned down his offer of mar- riage .— and a million dollars. He'd already given her a gold- plated bicycle studded with pre- cious stones. Diamond Jim Brady never did marry, though, no doubt, many girls would have considered his millions ample compensation for his 250 pound bulk. He was generous, too; did everything in a big way. Threw lavish par- ties that lasted seventeen hours; once ate 6 chickens himself at a single sitting; owned 5,000 pocket handkerchiefs; and would stroll down Broadway wearing 2,548 diamonds. Even bis cows were milked into gold- plated buckets. In his lively, anecdotal book, 'Five Minute Biographies" Dale Carnegie give scores of exam- ples of the eccentricities of world-famous celebrities. He says of Florenz Zeigfield, of Zieg- field Follies fame, that he knew the 'phone numbers of more beautiful girls than any man in history. Eventhe linings of his showgirls' dresses had to be of the finest silk, for he claimed no woman could feel really beautiful .unless she had beau- tiful cloth against her skin. Money was no object. He postponed the opening of "Show Boat" for three months — to get the right cowboy hats. And closed another $150,000 produc- tion after the first night be- cause he considered it unworthy of his tradition.. He never wrote letters but bad a mania for sending cables, and during rehearsals would even send telegrams to the ac- tors across the footlights. When he fell in love with act- ress Billie Burke, he bought up a flower shop to send her its en- tire stock. She told him she .hadn't been able to thank him by 'phone because his line was busy; so he had a golden 'phone installed — with a special ring for her private use. Yet he hated making deci- sions. He used to keep a box of liquorice drops on his desk. "I eat them because they're all black," he said. "I don't have to make up my mind which colour T like best." William Randolph Hearst, the publisher, had an income of $150,000 a day, yet his favourite recreation when in New York was to go window -gazing. He often had as many as sixty guests staying on his vast Cali- fornian estate, but he liked nothing better than stealing away by himself to play pa- tience. He loved all animals, kept a private zoo that would have made any circus look like a sideshow, and once sent his yacht for a doctor at midnight and paid a medical fee of $250 to have a pet guinea -pig's brok- en leg set. It was one of the most freak- ish examples of good luck that get Ely Culbertson, most famous bridgeplayer in the world, on his feet. He was in Paris in 1931 when he drifted into a gambling club, and bet one ofti• his last dour pounds on a game of ehemin-de-fer. His card was be- ing drawn when a Frenchman accidentally stepped on his foot, send he demanded an apology. The Frenchman flared up, challenged him to a duel and — acince they didn't have swords or pistols — they rushed out of the club and sprang at each Serve These lout -Filled Cakes During The Corning Holidays By DOROTHY MADDOX We have just baked two unusually goad cakes, festive and surprisingly easy to make. Each uses jumbo Brazil nuts. The fruitcake can be made in about 11 minutes. In addition tee the nuts, the recipe calls for dates and maraschino cherries. This holiday loaf can be eaten immediately pr kept for months. The nut chocolate cake has delicate crumb texture and is rich in color and flavor. It's the kind of cake everyone in the family will enjoy. Nut Tropical Cake (Yield: One 3 -pound cake) Three cups Brazil nuts (2 pounds unshelled, 1 pound shelled), 1 pound pitted dates, 1 cup (One 8 -ounce jar) drained maraschino cherries, % cup sifted all-purpose flour, eie cup sugar, ei teaspoon baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 3 eggs, ,1 teaspoon vanilla. Put Brazil nuts, dates and cherries into large bowl. Sift flour, sugar, baking powder and salt over nuts and fruit; mix with hands until nuts and fruits are coated. Beat eggs until foamy; add vanilla. Stir into nut -fruit mixture until well mixed. Turn into greased and waxed paper -lined pan 91/4 x 5112 x 21/2 inches. Spread evenily in pan. Bake in a slow oven (300 de- grees F.) 1 hour and 45 minutes. Cake must be cooled before slicing. Nut Chocolate Loaf Cake (Yield: One loaf) One-third cup shortening, Pk cups firmly packed brown sugar, 1 whole egg, 1 egg yolk, 3 squares (3 ounces) unsweetened choco- late (melted), 11/2 cups sifted cake flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, Ye teaspoon soda, 114 teaspoon salt, Y2 cup chopped Brazil nuts, 9/a cup milk, 1 teaspoon vanilla. Cream shortening. Add sugar gradually and cream thoroughly. Add whole egg and egg yolk; beat until light and fluffy. (Reserve egg white for frosting.) Add melted chocolate and beat well. Sift together flour, baking powder, soda and salt; add Brazil nuts, Add flour mixture alternately with milk to batter, mixing after each addition until blended. Add vanilla. Nut Chocolate Loaf is an anytime delicacy; Nut Tropical Cake, Fright, keeps for months, is easy to make. Turn into a greased and waxed paper -lined pan, 9% x 51/e x 2/ inches. Bake in a moderate oven (375 degrees F.) 1 hour and 15 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes, then remove from pan. When cool, cover top. with seven -minute frosting, using reserved egg white. Garnish with Brazil nut curls. Brazil Nut Curls Cover whole Brazil nuts with cold water. Bring slowly to a boil. Simmer 2 to 3 minutes; drain. Slice paper -thin with vege- table peeler or paring knife, other with flailing fists. When they were finally parted, after a black eye or two and a bleed- ing nose, Culbertson returned to the table and found that he'd broken the bank! His stake had not only won the first time, but while he was fighting,' his winnings had kept on mounting until they reached a total of $6,000. It was soon af- terwards that he taught himself bridge, though his Presbyterian father had brought him up to believe that cards were a de- vice of the devil, and to -day he makes some $250,000 a year out of the game. Crauso had an equally fortu- itous launching to fame. His early teacher told him: "You haven't any voice at all. It sounds like the wind in the shutters." But the youthful En- rico persevered, got his chance to sing in opera, and was so nervous at reheasal that his voice cracked, he burst into tears and fled from the theatre. Next he got a job as under- study and his big chance came when the leading tenor was sud- denly taken ill. But Caruso was several .streets away,half-tipsy in .a wine shop. .He rushed to the theatre and staggered on to the stage, but the audience almost drowned his voice , with cat -calls. He was fired. Next day, heartbroken and desperate, he decided to com- mit suicide. He had enough to buy himself one bottle of wine, and just when he was drinking it, and planning how to kill himself, a messenger dashed in from the opera. "Caruso!" he yelled. "Caruso come! The peo- ple won't listen to the ether tenor. They hissed him off the stage, They're shouting for you!" "For me?" Caruso cried. "Why, they don't - even know my name!" "They want you just the same," the messenger panted. "They're shouting for 'that drunkard'!" When Caruso died, in 1921, he was a millionaire. But his early poverty was so vivid in his mind — days when his mother went barefoot to pay for his singing lessons — that right to the end of his life he kept a note of every expendi-, tare he made. Even when he tipped a pageboy hekept a rec- ord of the exact amount. •Over in Pickaway County, Ohio pumpkins are more than pumpkins. They're big business. In fact more than 200,000 at- tend the annual Pumpkin Show, which is a lot of people. It follows that any woman who can take first prize for her Pumpkin Pie at this show two years in concession must be more than a green hand at a cookstove. And here is the recipe for that outstanding pie, as well as others made with the humble but delectable pumpkin. PUMPKIN PIE 12 c. canned pumpkin e. c. white corn syrup 2 eggs 1/2 c. evaporated milk POND CLEANER --This tractor -like boat is used in Russia to clear ponds of grass hampering the propagation of fish. A. Macs- pauskas, a work team leader, is shown clearing a pond at a fish breeding farm in Lithuania. The prow of the boat is fitted with a scissors -type blade which cuts weeds at various lengths. Picture and caption material from an official Soviet source. 2 tblsp. butter 1/2 c. hot milk 1/2 e. brown sugar, firmly .. packed 114tsp. cinnamon 14 tsp. ginger 1/2 tsp. nutmeg Ye tsp. cloves lea tsp. salt Combine pumpkin, corn syrup, eggs, and evaporated milk. Stir butter into hot milk. Combine brown sugar, spices, and salt. Mix until well blended. Com- bine all three mixtures. Line 9 -inch pie plate with pastry. (For crisp crust, brush egg white or melted butter on pastry.) Place pie plate on oven rack and pour in filling. Bake in hot (425°) oven 15 minutes, then reduce temperature to 350° and bake 35 minutes longer, or un- til knife inserted comes Out clean. Garnish with whipped cream topped with slivers of candied ginger. * * * PUMPKIN CA,KE 2 c. sifted cake flour 3 tsp. baking powder 1/ tsp. salt xi tsp. cloves tsp. nutmeg I% tsp, cinnamon 1/.�. c. shortening 1 c. granulated sugar 2 eggs, beaten '46 c. canned pumpkin 112 c. milk - Sift flour, baking powder, salt, and spices three times. Cream shortening. Add sugar; cream thoroughly. Add eggs a n d pumpkin, blending well after each addition, Add flour alter- nately with milk. Pour batter into two greased and floured fl- inch layer pans. Bake in mod. erate (350') oven about 35 min- utes. Top with any favorite icing. * PUMPKIN NUT WAFFLES c. sifted eake flour 4 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. salt s/ tsp. cinnamon 1, tsp. nutmeg 3 eggs, separated I % c. milk Ilk e. meltedshortening o. canned pumpkin .8 c. chopped pecans SELF-SUPPORTING—The skirt of this striking ensemble can stand by itself, supported by the stiff pellon lining that makes it stand out. The outfit, first shown in Miami Beach, consists of a strapless bodice, knee-length shorts and supporting skirt. Sift dry ingredients together. Beat egg yolks. Combine with milk, shortening, pumpkin. Add to dry ingredients. Beat egg until stiff. Fold - into batter. Pour onto hot waffle iron. Sprinkle batter with 3 table- spoons ,nuts. Makes four 9 x 9 - inch waffles. Br°Adegro 's Gift A Haid -made Shirt When a pretty Swedish girl is proposed to and' accepts her man, she knows she will be able to marry quickly, even if they are both poor. For in Sweden young couples can now obtain 'a State loan to wed. It's a move to encourage mar- riages and raise the birth rate. These are vital problems in a country like Sweden where only seven million people inhabit an area twice as large as Britain. The marriage loans reach a maximum of about $400 and carry an interest of four per cent. All borrowers must be Swedish citizens. Before they get the money they have to prove that they need it and have in the past always been hard-working and thrifty. The loan scheme is causing a boom in autumn weddings. A custom still observed at many Swedish weddings is that Of giving the bridegroom a shirt which has been made by the bride. It is her gift to him and must be worn at the wedding cera• many. Afterwards the husband puts it away and the shirt is not worn again until his death when he is buried in it. Many Swedes believe that if a man has been a faithful husband his wedding shirt goes to Heaven with hits. Melt several chocolate mint candy patties in chocolate pie Ailing to give your pie a new mint flavor. Modern Etiquette Q. When no ashtrays have been provided at a dinner table after completion of the meal, is it all right for a guest to light up anyway and deposit his ashes on one of the used dishes? •A. Never! It is much better to refrain from smoking rather than to use a hostess' good dish for an ashtray. A thoughtful hostess, however, will always provide ashtrays for her guests. Q. Is it proper for a divorcee to have bridesmaid attendants at her second wedding? A. No; her wedding must be as simple as possible, and she should have just one atendant. Q. Is it proper for an office girl to smoke cigarettes at her desk? A. This is not a matter of eti- quette, but one of her employ- er's wishes. Q. Does modern society re- quire that a man merely touch the brim of his hat when speak; Ing to a woman? . A. This is quite* commonly done, and by men of seemingly good manners — but it still has the appearance of a half-hearted gesture. Any man of really good breeding will lift his hat, not. just touch it. Q. When passing your plate at the dinner table for a sec- ond helping of some dish, what should you do with your silver- ware? A, Always leave this on the plate. Q. What is the proper time of day to make a call of condol- ence? A. This -call may be made at any time of the day. Q. Is it considered proper to use bread #ar sopping 'up the gravy on one's dinner plate? A. Yes, if done in the right way — by putting a small piece of bread down on the gravy, and then eating it with the fork as though it were any other helping on your plate. Q. If a close friend of a be- reived family attends the funer- al, is it necessary that she wear black clothes? A. No; any subdued shade, of clothes is suitable. Just avoid anything gay or of a frivolous nature in your attire. Sit Down, Ladies! Rest Yourselves A robot designed to operate dangerous machinery and han- dle radio -active materials has been domesticated and put to work around the home. It washes dishes, opens doors, fetches and carries for the lady of the house, and never asks for a rise or the afternoon off. And you can't overwork it be- cause it has what every house- wife has always dreamed of — five hands! Hollywood author - producer Ivan Tors invented this paragon of domestic virtue for his sci- ence - fiction thriller, "Gag," which is also the name of the robot, then took it hoine as a present for his wife, Constance Dowling, who has the feminine lead in -the picture. There are lots of the robots in "Gog" and they all move an caterpillar tracks, and each of their five hands — which are operated by remote control and have individual antennae — has a specfic function. One is made to turn knobs, another to handle a screwdriver, a third functions as a blow -torch, and so on. The imaginative mind of Ivan Tors has put them to fiendish use in some highly novel meth- ods of murder. With their brain centres set to react to human body heat, they live and work in a secret underground labora- tory beneath the desert of New Mexico, where Herbert Marshall presides over a giant mechani- cal brain and a magnetic anti- gravity chamber. Here, in a wire -mesh suit, one can float weightlessly in space. There is also a cold -room in which a man is neatly trapped, left to freeze solid and then broken into fragments. Another victim is burned alive by sound. All this is part of a plot by enemy agents to sabotage an American Government plan to launch the first platform in space, a project which Ivan Tors firmly belives will become real- ity within ten years. These Babies Nave A Heal Kick Five baby ostriches have been placed in a special glass -walled veranda at. Basle Zoo, Switzer- land, in an effort to save their lives. It is planned to keep them and feed them there until the end of October. The babies are survivors from fifteen eggs hatched at the Zoo. They have to receive this special feeding because it has been found that ostriches born in cap- tivity simply let themselves die of hunger if left of their own de- vices. Caring for baby ostriches is also a tricky business at the London Zoo. Two ostrich chicks hatched from an incubator at Whipsnade in 1937 were the first ever hatched in Britain. On hatching, baby ostriches stand about a foot high. They increase in height at the rate of about a foot a month, attaining adult size at six or seven months. A fully -grown ostrich weighs about 300 lbs, The birds begin to kick be- fore they are a year old and their kick can be dangerous be- cause of the long nail on the larger toe which cuts like a knife. You should never 'go near os- triches wearing anything bright. If you do they will probably steal it. One Zoo visitor's silver pencil was snatched froth his hand. The bird swallowed the pencil and also lifted a bright red beret from the head of a woman visitor. • THE FEELING IS MUTUAL-Stick'ng his tongue out, Pat Garrison, 3, left, mocks a large 'boa constrictor which his brother, Beau, holds in their Washington, D.C,, home. The snake; which Beau, bought for $40, is named "Sheba."