New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 29, 1915, Page 4

SSWIN CEUM HEATRE s Week Excepting § W Year's Day | Indefiniate Stock En- | ment In a Change of | ‘Weekly, THE ed Cross Players —IN— NDER OVER” Roi Cooper Megrue. Now on Sale at Crow- Drug Store, ’Phone PRICES: jht, 10, 20, 30 and 50c. tinee, 10c and 20c. 50 desire you may have same seats reserved for that you enjoyed in ns past- Reserve them Tuesday, Thurs- Saturday, at 2:30 IGHT AND THURS. fMarguerite Clark in [“SEVEN SISTERS™ ot b et At Thurs. and Fri. [YRONE POWERS In ‘SWEET ALYSSUM” day and Saturday FANNY WARD In MARRIAGE OF KITTY” Big Vaudeville Show ARSONS’ EATRE—Hartford HT 8:15 and THURS. NIGHT “QUINNEYS' " Mat., 25c¢ to $1; Night, 25c YEAR'S EVE and NEW AR’'S MAT. AND NIGHT. 150,000 Production from the bntury Theater, New York! “TOWN TOPICS” r Cast—Co. of 150—20 Scenes bs: Nights, 50c, to $2; Mat., 25c 0. Seats ready. POLI'S ek. HARTFORD Twice Daily. POLI PLAYERS he Champion of All Farces, “A PAIR OF SIXES” Funniest Play Ever Written 10, 20c; Eve, 10, 20, 30, 50c. STYLE DIARY By DOROTHY CLARKE L dropped in at Clara’s after lunch, e had just come in, and when she s putting away her hat she showed a charming novelty some friend d given her for Christnas. It was [gh covered with tapestry, the base it being cushioned to stick hat ns in. Such a clever idea, and so ce to place on the shelf without ar of a nat tumbling down every ime the door of the wardrobe is pened. She also showed me the ewest thing in gloves, Ted having pnt her a half dozen pair. These jnded in a frill of lace at the wrist, fhich covers the ugly space at the frist when the arms is raised. It's ich a unique idea and so easy to py. NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, DCECEMBER 29, 1915. for T I_z;;t_er Goers and Women Readers By ADELE | | | REVELATIONSOF A WIFE GARRISGON Ilow Madge Tried to Banish Katie's Strange Old-World Superstition. I did not know whether to be angry at Katie or sorry for her, when she told me that she must leave my service if Dicky's mother came, be- cause she did not dare to sleep in the house with an old woman. Katie evidently knew what she was talking about, but I confessed to my- self that I was thoroughly bewildered. I have had many curious experiencesl with the menta] twists of alien girls of Katle's class, but this was some- | thing new. i ‘“What do you mean, Katie?” T! asked finally. “What harm can it possibly do vou to sleep In the house with an old woman?"” Katie shuddered visibly. “Oh, Missis Graham, don’t vou know old women dem turn into witches, make charms over you, next morning you all dead? I no sleep in house with my own mudder when she get real old. “Katie you are talking ridiculous nonsense,” I said sharply, for I was not only annoved, but alarmed at the gross ignorance and superstition the girl displayed. A person holding such ideas as hers was really undesirable in one's home. “You no tink dot?” Katie queried anxiously. “Of course not” I returned. “Neither does anybody else who has any common sense. Wherever did you pick up such foolish ideas?” “Lots of girls and women in my town say s0,” Katie returned suillenly. I had a sudden inspiration. “Listen to me Katie,” T said firmly, trving to choose words which she would understand. “Who were the biggest men in your town, the smartest, the ones the rest of the people tried to be like?” Katie looked at me as if she thought I had suddenly gone insane. “Why the priest and the doctor and the——"" “You don’'t need to tell me any more,” I interrupted her. “Did your priest or your doctor ever tel] you old women turned into witches?” “No-0.” The admission came from her reluctantly. T knew the power of these old-world superstitions and re- sclved to say no more about the mat- ter for a while. “We will talk more about this later, Katie,” T said calmly. “Just now T want to speak to you about getting the apartment in perfect order so when Mrs. Graham comes she will think I have had a good little house- keeper.” Katie smiled brightly, nice,” she said heartily. want me to clean first?” ‘What Will Dicky Say? “Let's take all the corners closets first,” I suggested. I had all the horror of the average young T.ousekeeper for the criticism of an older woman. “Take everything off the pantry shelves’—I indicated the tiny closet which was just big enough for our small ice boxX, with a set of shelves and drawers opposite—‘and everything out of the drawers. Then wash and dry the shelves and drawers thoroughly. When you get ready to put the things back, call me. There may be some things I will want to throw away, or something I need to Puy.” “All right, Missis Graham, T feex.” The cheery, familiar phrase fol- lowed me back to the living room. I sank into my big armchair troubled snd bewildered. ‘What I should do without Katie I did not know. She had been with me c¢nly a short time, but she was so efficient, so cheery, so willing that housekeeping had been an easy task with her. I dreaded unutterably cither trying the housework myself or | breaking in a new maid under the critical eyes of Dicky’s mother. I wondered what Dicky would say to Katie’s defection. He had insisted upon my keeping her because she was | the model he wished of a picture en- titled “Poland,” which he had begun years before, when Katie had done the housework for a bachelor apart- ment which Dicky shared with three other artists. T knew that Katie locked up to Dicky as to some su- perior being. Perhaps he would be able to reason her out of her super- stition. If he came home to lunch I resolved to tell him about Katie’s re- solve. In the meantime there was much that T must do to prepare for the ad- | dition of Dicky’s mother to our house- hold. T walked into my bedroom and | surveved it sadly. the most “I feex so-o “Vat you and | Of course I had mot possessed it !lcng enough to become much at- | tached to it, but T had enjoyed its | pretty appointments immensely, and T ! was shame-facedly conscious of the ! fact that I did not want to give it up * | tn my mother-in-law. However, there was nothing else to be done, so, sitting ! down in the low rocker beside my bed, | T began to plan the rearrangement of | my belongings, Katie’'s Very Good Suggestion. The bed, of course, would have to stay where it was. Fortunately, l( had a good supply of bed linen and ’ dresser scarves. Of course, I could! take all the personal belongings from | my dressing table. Dicky’s mother would have her own things I knew. I began to dismantle my dressing table with a heavy heart. It was foolish, T know, to start rearranging things so soon, but if I had to change | things around I wanted to have it over vith, But when T had laid my toilet articles and other belongings of my dressing table on the bed, and put the linen scarf into the hamper of soiled clothing, T had a sudden thought. Where was I to put these things and the contents of my chiffonier | drawer: | These little girls are clever entertain- imix with drawers? I had said grandly to Dicky that I would dress in the bath- room, but there was no place there to put my things. I had also sald that I would rent a room in the bullding for myself, but in my heart I knew that I would never do it. When Dicky, only a few evenings before, had proposed to turn over his Fank account to me, I to take charge of all our expenditures, I had de- termined to run things as economical- 1y as possible. The added rental of another room was not to be thought of. T felt, too, that the purchase of a dressing table or chiffonier for my- self would be an expense I would not care to incur, But, in the meantime, what was I to do with my things? As if in answer to my question, Katie ap- peared in the doorw: “Wot you doing, Misses Graham?" asked in wide-eved amazement. | “I am trying to decide where to put my things, Katie,” I replied helplessly. “You see, I am going to give Mr. Graham’s mother this room.” ‘“Where you sleep? Katie Delligerent, “I am going to sleep on a couch bed in the dining room,” T returned. I felt like a child being catechized by its teacher. ‘I will dress in the bathroom, ‘but I do not know where to put my things. I do not want to tuy a new chiffonier. There is no room for anything but a chiffonier in the bathroom, and it will look so out of place in there.”” Katie was silent for a minute, evi- dently turning over the problem in her mind. “T tell you vot,” she said excitedly at last. “You know dot second-hand store right down the street, around corner, two blocks? “I know man in dere. T see pretty cld ting there cheap, because one drawer broken. I tell you vot, I get ¢at, get white enamel, you know, paint it right away queeck. Den you get pink stuff, blue stuff—vot vou like— make curtain around drawers, you buve nice white ting all cheap—go nice with white bathroom.” 1 “Katie, vou are a genius,” I replied enthusiastically. “I'l give you the money now, and you may go any time this morning and buy the chest of I will get the stuff for the curtains this afternoon.” “All right.” Katie turned toward the kitchen, hesitated, turned back and blurted out: “It none of my business, but I tink Meester Graham he ought to sleep in dining room, dress in bathroom, if s mudder come, not yvou. You too easy,” and she hurried toward the kitchen. “SWEET ALYSSUM” SELIG RED SEALER looked “Seven Sisters,” a delightful film version of the captivating romance of vouth, will be a feature of the photo- play program at Keeney’s tonight and Marguerite Clark that popular screen actress will be the leading member of the cast appear- ing. There will be some other good reels tonight. Selig’s photoplay of “Sweet Alyssum,” with Tyronne Pow- ers and Kathlyn Williams playing the principal roles, is this week's Big Tour feature. It will be shown Thursday and Friday. The photo- play is founded on Charles Major's | great novel of the same name. Lasky will present Fanny Ward in the com- edy, “The Marriage of Kitty” Friday and Saturday. Smith and McGuire, a pair of clever comediennes, give a lively singing act as the feature of the vaudeville show. tomorrow. conception ers and they are popular with the ! Keeney audiences. They have some good songs and they ‘‘put them over” splendidly. The Rosa Rentz troupe introduce some novel acrobatic feats and Helene and Arvon dance pleasing- v, "Tomorrow’ A stenographer in a big business house told me this little incident the other day. The cashier was unusually anxious to get away promptly. “I'm going to the dressmaker to- | night,”" she explained. “If I don't, I'll have to wear a cotton waist to- morrow.” Think a cotton disgrace! Of course you of it! She'd have to wear waist to work. What a may think that the cashier is simply one very foolish girl. But she is more than that. She is a straw which shows which way the wind is blowing. And it is hoth as- tonishing and alarming to see how strong that wind is. A dear old lady was talking to me | the other day about her grand- niec The Second Silk Dress She’s Had This Year. “That's the second silk dress she's had this she said, rather dis- | approvingly. speaking of a little even- ing gown which the girl bought. “I don’t remember the other,” I said, searching my mind for | some similar gown. “What, don’'t you navy blue silk she mer?” “But that was an entirely different kind of a dre 1 ventured to pro- test. “It was a silk dre: silk dresses a year, some asperity. ‘“‘When ear, had just | seem to remember that had in the sum- and that's two | she said with | 1 was a girl s Luxuries if we had one silk dress of any kind in two years we thought we were well off. A silk dress was an event then.’ How Many Silk Dresses Do You Own? Sounds like an echo fromganother state of existence, doesn't it, in these days when many a working girl on a moderate sala can count two or three silk dresses of various kinds in her wardrobe? Perhaps you and I can't remem- ber the time when a silk dress was an event. but all but a few of us can re- call the days when for common folks silk stockings and silk petticoats were great luxuries. Perhaps we had one of each as part of our very best out- fits Today they are as much a matter of course as the silk dresses they set off. Once Upon a Time Solid Silver Ser- vices Were Luxuries. Fifty yea ago or thereabouts, when grandfather bought a silyer ser- | the salesman told all that any A girl vice for the family, him that heavy plate wa but the richest families used. i in our neighborhood was married the other day, and among her gifts were two solid silver services. The luxuries of vesterday matters-of-course of today. Will the luxuries of today matters-of-course of tomorrow? If so, whatever will are the i luxuries be? And finally, pier than our grandparents, surely ought to be? I wonder! 7%~ - (LS as we CHARACTER MAN AND COMEDIAN i | The new character man, or at least new to New Britain, Is Mr. White, an actor of vast experience. He was the character man at the Lexington Ave- nue theater in one of the best stock companies ever organized. He has recently closed as the Solicitor in “Peg O' My leart.” Mr. White can play the banker or the rube equally well. Joseph Allenton, the funny man of the Lyceum Stock Company portrays a funny custom house official in “Un- der Cover” has almost every kind of dialect at his command. He had two long stock ceasons in Raltimore, Md., one in Washington and last sea- son played the fop cousin in “Peg O My Heart.” “NEARLY MARRIED" A REAL COMEDY “Nearly Married”” the New Year at- traction at The Lyceum, is being re- hearsed with great care and fore- thought. It is a very complicated farce and requires unlimited rehear- sals. Nearly Married is funny, its situations complicated and absurd. The auto flight and the partners of a voung divorced couple, eloping on their second ascent to nuptial bliss, is the keynote to a sequence of com- edy situations which gave the play its long run at The Gaiety Theater a year ago Alfred Cross and Julie Herne as the young bride and groom, should be very funny as they both love comedy. The hest of the company cast and show them- selves to erior comedians. “Under Cover" has only four more performances. POLI PLAYTRS IN “A PAIR OF SIXES” “A Pair of Sixes,” the Edward Peple , Menu for Tomorrow ] Breakfast. Fruit. Broiled Bacon Latticed Potatoes Coffee Diamonds Lunch Rice Salad. Cake Tea Dinner. Vegetable Soup. Little Meat Pies. Whipped Potatoes ‘orn Fritters. Wafers Grated Cheese Orange Tapioca Pudding. Coffee Rice Salad. To two cupfuls of cold hoiled rice take one cupful of finely diced deep red beets and one cupful of chopped or cut celery. Do not mix together until just before serving. then combine with a French dressing and serve in cups made 5f blanched lettuce leavep: Little Meat Pies. Either pie crust or a biscuit dough containing twice the usual amount of shortening may be used. Line patty pans with this, fill with cold meat chopped, season- ed and moistened with gravy or but. ter and water, cover with a top crust, brush with beaten egg yoli | and bake in a quick oven. Should the amount of meat on hand be small | it some chopped potato, cold boiled rice or hominy. force in which the Poli Players are appearing this week, occuples a unique position among the current comedy successes. With a record of a year's run in New York and correspondingly long runs in Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago and other large cities, this play has come to be known as *the royal flush’ farce of America. Tts title gives an Inkling that a poker game plays a very important part in the story. Two business men are unable to continue, a poker game is played and a pair of sixes wins, the loser hav- ing agreed to become the winner’s servant for a period of one vear. All sorts of complications arise following the installation of the losing partner as the other’s butler. Bdward Peple has written many unusually clever lines and unique situations into the play. Mr. Gleckler appears as the losing partner and buetler while Mr. | MacQuarrie is the other partner. Miss Farr is the butler's sweetheart. Helen Haskell, who this week joined the Players, plays the wife. All of the favorites have pleasing roles and assist in the merrymaking. Next week's attraction is “Under Cover,™ Roi Cooper Megrue's melodrama, a play that has Dproven a sensation wherever it has been presented and classed with the best “thrillers” of the day. Do not tell all vour troubles to the wage earner the minute he arrives in the house. He has had his troubles | through the day and looks forward to a few happy hours at home. “QUINNEYS” AT THE PARSONS THEATER “Quinneys,” the play from the novel, took London by storm at the very time, in May, 19 when Zeppelins were also trying to take it by storm, and ordinary theater audiences were exceedingly small. But possibly relief to war-bound its in the natural delightful comedy of this human play. That quality of humanness, already ussed in regard to ‘“‘Quinneys’’ in novel form, has made it wonder- fully posible to dramatize the book. The play opened an ¢ngagement at the Parsons theater this afternoon and wlil also be seen tonight and tomor- row night. the original London company cares from _the Haymarket theater. It will be like Broadway planted to Hartford when Topics,” the gigantic musical from the Century theater, New York, is shown at the Parsons theater on New Year's Fve and twice on New Year's Day. The production is under the direction of the Messrs. Shubert. trans- “Town The breast bone of the chicken is as soft as the end of your nose, if the chicken is young. The breast bone of the turkey is always hard, no mat- ter how voung he is. To test the tur- key’'s age look for soft hones undcr his tail. When you take out the window and door screens, number each screen and put a duplicate number on door or window in which it belongs. When you put them in in the sprinz there will be no time lost in fitting. the { are we as much hap- | it | London to,! and | It is to be presented by | play | | | | | embracing every popular stylo in Fur trimmed Suits, etc., ete. LADIES’ COATS be the | tomorrow’s MARK IN EVERY MPLY SAY! “CHARGE IT.” LADIES’ SUITS $7.98 $10.98 TRIMMED HATS DOWNS DEPARTMENT. PAY WEEKLY. AND UP TO $20.7. Values from $14.75 to $37.50 $5.98 $8.98 AND UP TO $22.50. Values $10.00 to $40.00, The of Jours, Handsomest line ete, Coats in town- Corduroys, included, All Our Values up to $10.00 $2.98 $87—-693 MAIN STREET HARTFORD, DANCING SCHOOL OPENS AT BUNGALOW Prof. J. F. Kitson opened his danc- ing school at the Bungalow last even- ing and a large crowd was in attend- ance. From 7:45 to 8:46 a beginners’ class was conducted and the one-step, | fox trot and waltz were taught, General dancing was then enjoyed until 11 a'clock. Lynch's orchestra furnished the music. Prof. Kitson will hold his dancing ses every Tuesday evening during season _Hous_e_lg_old Notes | the Throw away all old fruit jar rub- bers; they are apt to cause fruit to spoil when used a second time. When anything boils over on the stove, cover it with salt, it will stop smoking and be easier to clean off. Use a kerosene lamp for a read- ing light if possible, the white light from electricity is very hard on th@ cyes. The juices from proves the flavor of added to the water in bhoiled. pickled fruit im boiled ham, which it if If the bottom of granite or tin pots is greased before being placed over the fire the black will wash off [coats SALE easily. ] Fads and Fashions—{ Wool embroidery appears on neck- year. Gold and brown is a good colqr combination. N Belts are again in favor dren’s coats on chil- There is no _end to the beads this season. uses for The fullest coats look hest rlimmest women, on the Moire i= particularly straight skirts, good for fmil The rewest feature in neckwear is the use of leather. i Fashionable women white from tip to toe. Tulle is the best material formal dinner dresses. The fur-topped coilar finishes many a one?plece dress. are wearing for in- Lace tea gowns are charmingly completed by velvet coatees. I you choose a princess dress, Weep it as simple as possible. The coat dress ‘s one of the most convenient garments ever invented. Veils are very important, and some of them are trimmed with fur, MILLINERY COHEN'S MILLINERY STORE PURCHASED BY THE EASTERN MILLINERY (O. Entire Stock of Coats, Millinery, Hair Goods, Ribbons On Sale Now WONDERFUL VALUES 223 MAIN STREET