New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 25, 1915, Page 4

novelty, CONRAD. Comedienne. HOKEY POKEY GIRLS RETURN TO KEENEY’S | Returning to the scene of formar triumphs, Sol and Nat Flields ana thelr company of musical comedy stars, .made their appearance at Keeney’s last evening for the second engagement of the season. The Fields Drothers . played here for sveral weeks, early in the season, appearing in a number of musical farces in which the famous Lew I'ields, anoth- er member of ‘the family, won his way into popularity. They have since been playing in several large citles in various parts of the country, and strengthened by a new chorus of twenty people, they return here to entertain local vaudeville lovers, They. are presenting “Hokey Pokey,” the best plece in their repertoire, for their return engagement. Both com- edians and their associates, Harry Jackson and the Three Shaws as well, recelved a warm welcome from the “first nighters” when they made their | initial appearance last evening. Their MESTERY.” 250 to $1.50; Mat., (Mat, & Night). or Women Only)—:2éc Heats hless carpets could be put w-:-ble use but it's true i& more Belgrade Rugs return was a.blg, though most agree- able surprise to the Keeney patrons, as the management had nrade no an~ nouncement as to the character of the headliner for the week. ‘The Fields are as funny as ever and the work of their assistants shows a .decided improvement since their first visit here. They have brushed nup the act to make it appear as new and its improvement, as a result, is truly remarkable. The songs introduced are all hew and they made a decided hit last evening. The Shaws were particularly good in their singing numbers and they were warmly ap- plauded. The headliner is not the only act of high merit. The supporting num- bers are up to the minute and they made a most favorable Iimpression 1est eventhg. Opening the show is Mabel Camer- on and the Fuller brothers in a song and Acrobat novelty. Miss Cameron is & dainty commedienne and her work is original and pleasing. Her assoclates are clever tumblers. They introduce many new tricks interspers- ing some good comedy. Valeska Conrad has an artistic singing number and Edjaun Hayes, a female Impérsonator who was exceed- ingly -popular in the Baglish music halls, where he played a long en- gagement, has an entertaining act. pan and Rice, [do some skilifyl tumbling end balancing on tables. The show, in its entirety, is up to the Keeney standard and with the Fields as a speclal attraction, should drew capacity houses all week. COWBOY STORY WILL BE FEATURE AT FOX'S | ‘The Cowboy and the Lady,” with 8. Miller Kent. s is the headline at- traction at Fox’s tomorrow and Thurs- day in conjunction with the latest chapter of the “Exploits of Blaine.” The story of “The Cowboy and the Lod; briefly told, is as gollows: North, a young easternar, falls des- perately in love with Margaret Prim- rose, daughter of the man his father ruined. Primrose held his enmity against voung North and refused to permit his daughter to ses him...To spite N ; se fore: his daughter into marriage with & young millionaire by the name of "Weston. Young North, heartbroken, leaves for the west. Weston neglects his wife and continues ‘his dissipations that had slready made him notorious, Weston's health gives way and seven Vyears ‘later, upon the advice of his phy- slclans, he goes west, taking his wife with him. ‘Upon their arrtval at a small cattle station, Mrs, Weston re- news her acquaintance with Noprth, dnd Weston carries on nis dissipation despite his doctor’s warningg, meets a girl named Molly, proprietress of a dance hall, and by his : attentions arouses the jealousy of her sweet- heart, “Quick Foot Jim.” ‘Weston prevails upon Molly to elope with him, but as they start to put their plans into operation “Jim’ discovers them and ‘‘kills Weston. Circum- stantial evidence plays an important role and North is convieted of the crime. In the meantime, Mrs, Weston lehrns the tru facts in the case, & posse starts in search ' of Jim . and Molly overtakes thém. North is exonerated and the photo-play ends rot as expected, but as it should— fappily. Today's program is a most interesting one and will be shown for the last times tonight. Grace Wash- burn is offered in ‘“When It Strikes Home,” a five-part photo-drama abounding in pretty sentiment and heart interest and also the iatest chap- ter of the fascinating serial by EL Phillips Oppenheim, “The Black Box,” 2lso today’'s Pathe News framing a ! pleasing and diversified program. Afternoon dresses aré made with pointed bodices of colored taffeta, worn with black taffeta skirts. CHRONIC GONSTIPATION Much disease, trouble, suffering, de~ pression and worry, usually blamed to other causes is due to constipation. { Even chronic constipation can be cor- rected by care in the diet and proper treatment with a gentle laxative. The use of harsh laxatives, unfortun- ately 80 eommon, gives temporary relief ‘but in the end aggravates constipation. Pinklétsaredainty,sugar-coated granules, they act ;;mly, causing No nausea or griping. They clear nwni‘the waste and prevent congestion. With a little per- gistence, which the result is well worth, Pinklets really correct chronic constipa- Write the Dr. Willisms Medicine Co., Scherce! w N. Y., for free sample or 25-cent bottle of Pinklets \ (By Dorig E. Fleischman York Tribune.) Is woman a martyr? Is she bullied by a bruta] masculine sex into at- tempting housework that is far be- Yond her capacity? Is she sweated in | the home, turning out more work. than | is compatible with the health of her- self and her children and the upkeep of moral standards? These questions naturally arise as a consequence of forcible letters written to the chairman of the commission on industrial relations pleading for an investigation eof the ‘“unorganized worker,” the homemaker, and asking that “a report be made on thé condi- tions of housework considered as an element of tiue cost of living.” And second, “ a nafional maternity com- mission be created to reporf to con- gress on the conditions of wemen's work in the home considered as a cause of infant mortality, race suicide, diverce and prostitution.” The note further talked of the unpaid labor of wives.as the underlying cause for in- dustrial dissatisfaction and of the un- economic working to death of wives in the home, Mre, Julian Heath, as head of tae National - Housewives' league, was asked for an authoritative statement on the conditions of the housewife of today, and gshe granted, with Mrs. Flora McDonald Thompson, the writer of the note, which for the first time attempts to put on an official basis the aceomplishments of the woman who works in the home, that certain facts are true. | Housewives Are Organized. “Organization is necessary for the housewife. But is not that just ex- actly what my league has been trying to do? We are organized to the ex- tent of having 300,000 members . And it is trus, top, that tie:lot of a great many housewives is hard, very hard, and too hard.for them. But that is not because of the work that is to be done. The hiousewife is not a martyr. She is mérely-inefficient.” “Be businesslike about it,"” sald Mrs. Heath, emphatically. “Let womeén say that they are sick of sentiment as the basis for home labor, But if it is to be a business let them really put it on & business basis, Den't let them talk of being paid for their household duties, as this woman does. That will not alter the sconomic situdtion at all, Women don't want to be employes of their husbands. Not at all. They should be partners, and as such di- vide tie net profits of the concern. That is all there is to it. Let them carry their businessiike attitudé a bit further and see the woman the work- ing partner of the concern. The hus- band is the producer without the héme. The woman is not only the consumer, but ghe is the producer as well, for she purchases and she man- ag That is, if she has been taught properly. The womah should have in New entire charge of the finances In the | ~home. The husband should have no more to do with that than she has to do with the disbursing of his business funds. Tden of Housewives' Wages Absurd, “That, you-see, makes the idea of a woman collecting wages absurd. What is a man’s wage? A living wage, more or less. And therefore the woman's is the same. If she and her husband both spend judiciously from a cem- mon fund, is she not getting her living wage to the smame extent that her husband is? “But the point which 1 wish to emphasize is that when women talk about the economic situation of the housewife, they aré quite right in principle, for they should be of econ- omic value. But in practice they are criminally inefficient and unworthy of their position. No Need for Maternity Boards. “But as far as & maternity board is concerned, I can see no need for it. Housekeeéping a cause of race suicide? That is a very old way of looking at matters. If there is not enough means, time or inelination to take care of a number of children the obvious remedy is to have less children. It is criminal, of course, to 'have miore than one ean care for, feed and educate properly. “No, 1 can’t #8e any use in either of the commissions suggested. The ‘only way in which household labor would come under the consideration of the commission is if it attempts to stand- ardize theé labor and the hours of household employes.' Mrs. Christine Terhune Herrick, for many years a writéer on all phases of the household question, and her mother, Mrs. M. Térhune, better known perhaps as Marion Harland, writer, agree emphatically with Mrs. Heath. *I have studied this question with interest for & great many years,” #aig Mrs. Herrfek. “In the first plage, what reason have women for shiunning household work? ‘I .am alluding to the numbers of Women who, because of a soul-agitation er something of the sort go out into the {world, neglécting urgent duties, to ‘be¢ome—what? Stenographers, typists, shop girls who stand behind a counter. Surely thére is nothing noble about such ‘employments. There is ho wide; scope, no room for ori- ginality, no glorious independence in the labor of one young woman who is under the rule of the nearest floor walker, l “Like Mother Uscd “But_ in housswork, Herrick's face, ich to Do.” . and . Mys. " first seemed ‘1 to ‘have a ers and Housewives Need Education, Declare Household Experts Women Do Not Want Federal Investigation, Urges No Maternity Commissions—They Want to Be Partners of Their Husbands, very Puritan sevérity, softened miraculously, “she has space for all these qualities and infinitely more, A woman who runs her home properly is laying, in the perfection of every detail, the foundation for her children’s character. You kmow how eternal is the cry of the man: “Like mother used to do.” And that is not idle. For if mother does rot do the right thing he will remember it quite as certainly and be as strongly in- fluenced by it in the wrong direction. ““Subsidizing mothers is the most splendid thing that has been thought of /in connection with modern pro- blems. Not that a woman should be made possible for-her to stay at home and take care of her children.” Mrs. Henry Bruere, wife of the City Chamberlain, is enthusiastic over the good which an ‘investigation of this sort might do. But the results will, not be direct, she feels, but will lead insensibly but strongly to Im- provements. “Of course,” .she says: ‘“they are quite right fn their basic objection to modern. conditions. It is high time we abandoned the idea of emotional labor. : Liet meén open their eyes. And let women know just exactly where they stand in this matter. Women would much rather use theéfr minds, and thinking is incompatible during the process of routine detail. Women Not Martyrs. But I hate to see women talking about martyrization. They do not suffer more than do their terribly abused, hard working husbands. That is exactly I think this commission would deo. It would take statistics. And of course we all know that sta- tistics are necessary to any scienti- fic labor. And then each woman will know just how much of a martyr she is. That will 'be fine. And besides she will feel so much more strongly the dignity of her profession, if she chooses housework as a profession, if it is officially recognized.” WAYS SOUR MILK MAY BE USED With warm weather at hand the housekeeper will occasionally find & bottle of sour milk or cream to-be disposed of: ' If g “prejudice - exists among the mernberg of the household against the eating of plain clabberéd milk, the following recipes will help #6lve the difficulty: Southern Chocolate Cake. CGream together one cuprul of butter and two cupfuls of sugar. Beat the Yolks of six eggs to a froth, and beat them into the creamed sugar and but- ter until the mixture is a nght yellow. Dissolve one teaspoonful ef baking soda in one cupful of sour milk, and ag it begins to foam add it alternately te three cupfuls of siftéd flour. Beat into this the whites of the eggs, beaten to & stiff froth, and three teaspoonfuls cf vanila extract. Lastly, add one- quarter pound of unsweetened chaco- late. Pour into well greased pans and bake in a moderate oven, Gesired, two of the whites may be kept ouf of the cake. Beat these to a stiff froth and pour into them gradually a &yrup made by boiling vne and one- ‘half cups of granulated sugar with ong-half cup of water, till 1t “threads’” Add one-half teaspsonful of vanilla, and as soon as it becomes stiff enough epread: over the cake. This recipe givey two fair-sized cakes. Half the ingre- dients may be used if only one cake is’ wanted. Sour Cream Dressing. Beat half a cupful of sour cream till #tiff, color with paprika and flavor well with tarragon vinegar, salt sugar and cayenne pepper. Beat thoroughly with a fork. This dressing is liked by those salad eaters not partial to oil. Sour Cream Biscuits. 8ift together one quart of flour, one level teaspoonful of salt and two tea- spoonfuyl of baking séda. Have ready a well floured pan and have the oven het. Quickly mix into the above in- gredients one cupful each of butter- milk and sour cream. Handle quick- ly, shaping into biscuits and bake at cr.ce, REDUCE THOSE DANGEROUS SWOLLEN VEINS Physicians are prescribing and hos- pitals are using a mew and harmless, yet very powerful germicide®that not only causes enlarged or varicose veins and bunches to become normal but alse réduces goitre, enlarged glands and wens. . Ask any first class druggist for an original two-ounce of Emerald Oil (full strength) and refuse to accept anything in its place. It is such a highly concentrated preparation that two ounces lasts a long time and fur- tharmore if this wonderful discovery does not produce results, you can have the price refunded. It is not wise for anyone to allow swollen veins to keep on enlarging. Often théy burst and cause weeks of pain, suffering and loss of employ- ment. Start the Emerald Oil treal- ment as directions advise and im- provement will begin at once. The 'Clark & Brainerd Co., or Rikér-Hege- man Drug Stere can. supply you. . 1f icing is] R i e et | Menu for Tomorrow | Breakfast Fruit Sugar and Cream Cereal Calf's Brains Black Butter Sally Lunn Coffee Lunch Curried Eggs Bliced Pineapple Dinner , Cream of Corn Séup Braised Breast of Lamb Mint Jeélly Mashed Potatoes Asparagus Hscarole French Dressing Wafers Cheese Rhubarb Short Cake Coffee Braised Breast of Lamb—Remove the breast—wtighting three or four pounds—using a sharp pointed knife. Wipe with a damp cloth, then sprinkle with salt and pepper, roll up tightly and bind with twine or a strip of muslin. In the bottom of the brais- ing pan put one tablespoonful each of chopped onion and turnip, twe tablespoonfuls of chopped carrot, a half teaspoonful of salt, a dash of pepper and a tablespoonfufl of butter or dripping. Stand on the fire and stir occasionally until the vegetables begin to brown, then lay in the mes dredged with a little flour and a half pint of boiling watér, cover close-, ly and cook in a moderate oven for three hours. Before serving thicken and strain the gravy. Mint Jelly—Break enough leaves of tender mint to make one cupful | when pressed; cut or chop, eover with a pint of boiling water and steep for half an hour; then strain, pressing hard. Soak a half package of gela- tine in a half cupful of cold water and stand over hot water until dissolved. Add to the mint water one table- spoonful of powdered sugar and three tablespoonfuls of lemon juice of vin- egar. Tint lightly’ with green color- ing and pour into wetted molds, plac- ing on ice until firm, Hoaseho_l_d_ Notes I the living porch is glaseed In, it will serve as a sun parlor in winter. ’1‘hel more coarse breads dre used, the better for the health or the family. i | A box geat placed near the fireplace is a great convenience to nhold weod. If fruit is put in glass cans it will || not flavor the butter in the refrigera. tor, Strawberry dumplings can: be made as well as applée dumpings, and are delicious. A few cents’ worth of varnish and paint will brighten up furnrture which has lodked quite shabby, Much codl can be saved by eéare- fully taking lids off the range as soon as the cooking is finished. Never allow a feather Auster in the hcuse—it merely distributes dust in- stead of disposing of it. i, Soap should never be rubbed on colored fabrics, but they should be washed in warm soapy watér. A shoe bag, pinned firmly to the gide of an invalid’s bed, is handy to held magazines and so on. i Fine flannels should bé presséd with a cool iron when nearly dry to give them a finished appearance. Women Reade ) When Half Gods Go Bléssed be nothing. Just about once in so often I recall that inspired utterance of the wine cld lady who found herseif encumbered by too many possessions and sud- denly had the vision to see how futile it all was. Not long ago I heard of a woman who #old two valuable rings becawhe she wanted to take an interesting trip with congenial friends, and had the money. Some of her friends thought it a very foolish thing to do told her so. “The trip will be over in a few months,” she sald, “and rings will be gone.” g “Will T be Auy Poorer?” “Yes,” she said, “I know that, bul will T be any poarer?” ‘Any poorer?’ “Yes, I mean will my life be any poorer. I dida’t do it impulsivels,” she went ene; "I looked at the rings and I thought ‘Aré they emriching My life? Are they enriching it as much as this. experience and the memories it would leave me?" And I decided they weren't. 1 was proud of them merely because they were expensive rings and I didn’t consider that pride a particularly enriching experience.” That little story interested me immensely and after I heard #t 1 began to wonder if it would not he a good thing for all of us to look over o possessions occasionally and make them measure up to the question, "Iy this ®nriching my life?" ‘ Once a Possession, Always a Possession. b It 18 really strange how strong a hold our possessions have over maq of us. They seem to put their tentacles around our hearts, and the {8 of parting with anything we have owned, no matter how UNNECEsAry our happiness it is, or how useful the price it would bring, is to n people the most radical and painful idea. I have a friend wha has a housefil of antique furiture which she Kis gradually collected and 1 have a great admiration for her becsuse she willing to give up some of it, now and then, Whenever she finds could get a certain sum for any plece. “I always ask myself,” she sa) f I would put that meney into it now, if I hed maney and didn’t havesthe furniture, and if I can't say ‘Yes' T let it go v Getting Rid of the Things That Clog One's Life, = Another friend who has recently moved and thus become impressed, a8 one never does at any other time, with the multiplicity of her posses- sions, ig selling things fight and left—~furniture, books, china, ernaments—— in short everything which she has foind is superfluous and is merely clog- ging her life. Some of her friends think she is half crazy. 1 dén't. More rower to her, T say. " You rememper the man who turaec his back on the greatest Adventure that ever beckor.ed “and went away grieved because he had greal posses- sions.” Do not be like him. Do not let possessions clog vour them from you if they are keeping you from the true real -adventures. “The Only Real Seed Store in the City - Is at No. 113 Church Street At no othor seed store in town will you find the dhmntwmlsumflu-tmlnum—wowuh“ and the kind we handle are the best that money can buy. WHY EXPERIMENT WITH SEEDS? BUY THEM HERE AND YOUR TROUBLES We wish to call special attefition (o our LAWN SEED, a spacia, mixture with only the HIGHEST GRADE of SEED USED. % WIZARD BRAND SHEEP MANURE. This t& the very BRAND on the market. A carload will arrive from Ohicago 2 Yards in a fow days. It will pay you to walt aud get this . This Manure gives the soil what it needs to make things grow. ¥ S. P. STROPLE 113 CHURCH ST., NEW BRITAIN, CONN. 'PHONE 9. ';‘ 3 BE FIT! Life’s First Command! 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