New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 16, 1922, Page 5

MY MARRIAGE PROBLEMS Adele Garrison' How Madge Wisely Contrived to Banish Dicky “DId T understand you to say," Mrs, Barker asked slowly, and her man- ner sald that she could not belleve it possible, “that you really wish to take Miss Foster home with you?" Without looking at him I knew that Dicky was bolling with indignation at e woman's insolence, which she took scant trouble to hide, While I yearned to turn my back upon her and leave hqr house at once, yet 1 knew ‘that for Claire Foster's sake, as well as to save the situation to aid which I had hurried there so strenu- ously, I must ignore her manner and make my answer the scriptural sofe one. “Oh, but surely!” I said Ingenu- ously. “Of course,” I hastened to add, “I know she is most comfortable and well-cared for here, but after a shock of that kind the poor child is better oft with me, her closest friend, than with any stranger. Besides, those sil- ly storfes in the newspapers must have annoyed her if she saw them.” “She saw them. I sent them in to her." * Mrs. Barker replied grimly. “But did you read them all?” In- eredulity patently was the foeling dominating her. . ,'Yes. Weren't théy the most ab- surd things possible?” ' I returned brightly. “Now, it you will please show me Miss Foster's room—" ,Mrs. Barker gave me andther stare, and shook her head slightly, 'Well, if you want to see her, all right,” she sald at.last. “But I can't understand—"" “Is it necessary thatSyou should?” Dicky broke in, his temper boiling over at last. But; Mrs. Barker evidently had been waiting for some such opening, Al- though she had turned, evidently in the direction of Claire Foster's room, she now wheeled on Dicky and put her'arms akimbo. “Let Me Tell You—" “Look here, my gallivanting lad !" she began. “Just because your wite is fopl encugh to .overlook this perform- ance of yours, ‘and ‘dome up Here to smooth things over for you and that hussy down the corridor, 18 no reason why I 'should be muzzled ! Let me tell you—" The sound of an: approaching mo- tor outside galvanized me into action. It must contain the reporters who had accompanied,me on the train. I went up to Dicky and ‘put my hand upon his arm. “Dicky,” I said as if in consterna- tion. "I left My new gloves in the taxi. ‘And you haven’t paid him yet, either. I can hear his engine still runping. But you'd better have him walt a few minutes.” I added in an undertone, as I gave his arm a per- emptory little squeeze and turned agaln to Mrs. Barker, whose face was still 'dark with anger, ' IPlease pardon Mr, Graham,” I pleaded, aithough I'would have.given a :good deal to have been able to match her insolence with a ‘brand of my. own. : He 'is naturally very much upset oveér all this. And I am afraid, really, o 's Now Phase of you are misunderstanding the situa- tion and Miss Foster,” ‘Olaire, Dear, It Is I—Madge.” "l understand Miss Foster, all right,”" Mrs, Barker returmed grimly, a8 she turned with a curt “this way," and stalked down the hall, *“But I don't understand you. However, it's your own' business, I suppose, Your husband telephoned you wanted sup- pet. It's ready any time you say." “I won't Keep you waiting but a few minutes,” I promised. “I'll see Miss Toster first, and then come right out. Which way to the dining room?" “Down this hall to the end, and turn to the right”” Mrs, Barker re- turned. “You can't miss it. Here's her room."” She Indicated a room at the upper landing of a short fiight of steps, ana turned away abruptly, walking brisk- Iy back to the direction we had come, I pald a little mental tribute to the unexpected delicacy In the grim woman’s make-up which had hurrted her out of earshot and eyesight of the meeting between Claire Foster and myself, but for a panic-stricken sec- ond I wished her or anybody else with me when I should first face the girl whose foolish escapade with my huse band had brought so much annoy- ance and humiliation upon me, From the newspaper accounts, from Dicky's brief comment, from Mrs, Barker's ungracious rererence, I had learned that no one save the girl who carried her meals had seen Claire Foster since the moment when, exhausted and be-draggled with her long and toilsome journey to the re- sort after the fall of the airplane, she had gone into her room and had shut herself away from prying eyes. .How would she take my coming to her? Would she be resentful or gratful? I dreaded to knock at her door and summon her, And then with swift vision I real- ized that behind that closed door was & woman who had a thousand times more reason to feel dread and em- barrassment than I. Stifiing every- thing else save a desire to aid her, I knocked on’her door, and called out for the benefit of any possible lsten- ing ears: ’ ‘“Claire, dear, let me in. Madge.” tis I, TWO PAIRS OF RED MITTENS. When Jimmy Rabbit reached home after leaving. ‘the house of Belinda Bunny's mother, he unwound the last of Mrs. Bunny's yarn from aboutyhis waist just a few steps from his own mother's door. Then he went inside and got a bite to eat. And then he went off to find Belinda Bunny and ONE- MAN WOMAN BY ZOE B CHINATOWN ALICE BEGIN HERE TODAY The high epirits of. Hdme after her absence of years. Arriving KATE PARSONS rebelled = against her mother years ago. The girl ran away to the great city, married ) DAN WARD, and lived happlly for a few years until her husband suddenly died. Kate Ward turned her steps toward here, she found that her mother was ead. Bhe decided to remain and eare for her father, JUSTIN PARSONS, who had been living alone with his old dog, MONK. On ‘the second day after her re- turn, her father announced' that a visl- tor had arrived to see her. GO ON WITH THE STORY A girl was seated at the end of the leng, \low lounge in the sitting room. The swagger dngle of her jade tam and the perky'bunches of yellow hair visible below, ynocked her thin, white and almost tragic face. Her cheap crepe blouse was beaded, A string of green glass beads lay heavy on her bony shoulders. There was a child beside her.. #'You wanted to see me?” There was a touch of sympathy in Kate Ward's voice as she approacied the girl with hand outstrefched. The girl turned from the . window out of which she had been staging. , Her eyes met Kate's in a steady gaze, then: “You're his wife—aren't you?" sul- lenly. *“His wife?” Kate's hand dropped to_her side. ‘Aren’t you Mrs, Dan Ward?” fl'l questioned. “I was—Mr, Ward—is dead,” with an effort, know it,” shortly, why I've come.” ‘With her hand on the wall, Kate steadlied herself a minute, then she sat down beside the strange girl. "“What do you mean? Tell me,” faintly. “I've come for—for my share!” n‘mly. “I don’t care for myself— it's for Dorathy here. I want her to have the kind of a home she should.” #*Your shares—" ‘Yes, my share,” her tone was h “I think you'd ought to—to hélp!' She'd ought to have a home 1 this with lots o' yard and decent ple and nice clothes! She ought to have thing! She—she was his!" “/The words snapped from the small, cruel mouth of the girl. BShe was leaning toward Kate with the look of a woman ready to battle to the last. §"Oh! No! No! Don't tell me that!” recofling. Kate Ward's voice broke. Some- tHing within seemed to snap. The cur- ts of her emotion were loosed. A le tumult rocked her soul. She the “and that's ECKLEY. I'M CHINATOWN ALICE!" wanted to cry out with a pain which was almost' physical in its intensity. “If it was for me I was asking it'd be different. ‘But it's for her—and I mean she should have it. I'm ready tp fight.« I've nothing to lose!” There was a eertain tone of domi- nance in the girl's voice. She seemed to feel that she had the whip hand and to find joy in laying on the lash with mighty strength. “It wouldn't be right if she didn't share. And I mean she should—do you hear?” the girl demanded. “Yes—but-—who are you?” dazedly. “Me " The girl stood, pulled off her tam, revealed a wild mass of short, yellow hair and then, with one hand on her hip, drew herself up to her full /height. “I'm Alice—Chinatown Alice!"” she sald haughtily as if the name carried an hono! “And you knew Mr. Ward?" ques- tioned Kate. v ‘ i . g ~ NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1922, have a good time playlng In the snow, Now, it happened that Jimmy Rab- bit's mother had been meaning to pay a call on Mrs, Bunny that day. Boon after Jimmy started forth on his search for Delinda, Als mother put on her shawl and set out for Be- linda’s home, Bhe hadn't gone more than six Jumps before she noticed some pretty red yarn that scemed to stretch on and on into the woods. Mrs, Rabbit was delighted with her find, She promptly decided to make her call some other day. And turn- ing about, she hurried back to her house to get her knitting needles, 8he would use that yarn to knit Jimmy a pair of red mittens for Christmas! Mrs, Rabbit spent a very pleasant afternoon, knitting in the woods. For three days, after that, she selzed cvery moment that she could steal from hér housework to go and knit upon the mittens that she had begun for her son. She was getting on fa- mously, until there .came a heavy snow, She had just finished one mit- ten. And when she went {into the woods to start its mate she couldn't find the end of'the red yarn any- where, It was burled under the snow. Of course Mrs. Rabbit was disap- pointed, “I can't give Jimmy the mit- tens for Christmas,” she tWought.| “At least, I can't give them to him this year. But next spring, when the snow meits, I'll look for that yarn.| And then I can knit the other mitten Il go vight home and get it now, and have the pair ready for Christ- mas next year." L ] Then Mrs. Rakhit remembered that she had meant ‘\, pay a call on Be- linda Bunny's mother. So she set out once more for Mrs. Bunny's house And this time she found nothing to stop her. Mrs. Bunny was very glad to see her. They had a good chat, and a .| upon the one she had knit herself. “You mean Dan?—yes, I knew him." A triumphant grin spread over the face of Chinatown Alice. AN~ (To Be Continued). (Copyright, 1922, NEA Service). luncheon of bark. And then Mrs. Bunny brought out her knitting bag and pulled out one red mitten from it. “See!” she said. "Isn’t this a pret- ty mitten?@d was knitting a pair for my daughter. But when this big snow came I had to stop.” Mrs. Rabbit thought that was odd. But she said nothing except to praise the beautiful mitten, She looked at it very closely. It seemed to her that it whs the exact shade of red as the one she had made for her son Jim- my. “I'm going to make the mate to it next spring,”. Mrs. Bunny remarked. “Well, that's queer!” Mrs. Rabbit exclaimed. “I made a mitten just like that for my son. But when the snow came I had to stop.” They stared at each other for a few moments. And then they both spoke at the same time. “Why did you have to stop?”’ each asked Yhe other. “Because the snow buried yarn,” each answered. “This is very peculiar,” sald Mrs, Bunny, shaking her head: “It's the strangest thing I ever heard of,” Mrs. Rabbit declared. And then they explained. Mrs. Bun- ny told how Jimmy.Rabbit had run oft—or ‘spun off—with her yarn wound about his waist. Mrs. Rabbit related how she had found some yarn in the woods, not far from: her own doorway. Mrs. Bunny now lost her pleasant smile. In fact she looked quite sour. “It is very plain,” she said in an icy volce, “that you used my yarn to knit your son a mitten.” “I'm. afraid that's a fact,” Mrs. Rabbit admitted. “Then what—'"' said Mrs. Bunny— “what, it I may make so bold as to ask, do you intend to do about the matter?" Mrs. Rabbit couldn’t help gfeeling very uncofnfortable. She didn kfi\nw what she could do. And then all at once she had a happy thought. “I'll give ypu the mitten that I knit!” she cried. *“I'll go right home and get it now.” “Oh, don't do ‘that!" Mrs. Bunny exqlaimed. But she held the door open for her guest. And she kept watch, out of the window, until Mrs. Rabbit returned. “Here it is!"” sald Mrs. Rabbit as she came hurrying into Mrs. Bunny's house once more. Mrs. Bunny snatched the mitten out of Mrs. Rabbit's paw and laid it the “They're exact mates,” she de- clared. “But it's a shame to take this mitten.”” However, she thrust the pair quickly into her bag. “Oh, I don't mind,” sald Jimmy Rabbit's mother. “I love to knit.” “Do yeu?" said Mrs. Bunny. “Then maybe you'd like to knit a nightcap for my husband.” Mrs. Rabbit coughed. Wher she caught her breath again she sald that, much as she liked to %knit, she ‘was afraid she wasn't a good enough knit- ter to please Mr. Bunny. “Oh! He won't mind how it looks,” Mrs. Bunny assured her. ‘‘Just make it warm enough and it will be sure to suit him.” But Mrs, Rabbit shook her head. “I'll give you the yarn,” Mrs. Bun- ny offered generously. But Mrs. Rabbit couldn't be per- suaded. “I'm too poor a knitter,” she con- fessed, “to do any knitting for any- body outside my own family.” (Copyright 1922 by Metropolitan Newspaper Service, » The Palace will present a New Year's Midnight Frollc New Year's Eve at 12 a. m. A big list of at- tractions will feature this frolic in- cluding Keith vaudeville acts and a photoplay that will be a complete sur- prise. These attractions will be an- nounced during next week. Reserved seats can be obtained at the box office now, vi FRESH AIR, PROPER FOOD AND REST, BASIS ON WHICH NEW BRITAIN IS RECLAIMING LITTLE BOYS AND GIRLS SEE THEM SMILE? What Dr, I, P, Lee, superintce”Zent of the board of health declares is the biggest and best step in preventive medicine ever taken in this city, is the first nutrition class started recently at the Open Air school under the aus- plees of the board of education, board of health and the New Britain Tu- berculosis Relief society, Children enrolled in the class are now showing average weekly in- creases in weight of two pounds, while one of the children galned four and one-half pounds in a week, Chil- dren are given @ thorough examina- tion, the physicial causes for their failure to come up to proper weight are removed and they are placed on a regular schedule, including dieting, rest, fresh air and ®exercise. The mothers as well as the children at- tend classes and are instructed in the way to bring their children up to proper weight. There are 20 children in the class, this being the largest number that can be properly accommodated at one time. As each child reaches the proper weight he will be given a cer- tificate and discharged from the class to make room for another. It will be possible in many ‘cases to allow the boy or girl to return to district schools instead of continuing study at the open air school, tge health au- thorities believe, The fullest of co- operation is being given by the school committee, At the outset, the relief society and dren, 37 of whom were found to be seven per cent or more underweight. | Letters were sent to the parents of all, requesting that they make an ef- | fort to attend classes in nutrition, Of | the underweight children, 20 were en- rolled in the first class. Of the causes of malnutrition, the | health authorities have found five | general classifications cover all. Physical defects, principally tonsils | and adenoids, lack of home control, overfatigue, faulty faulty health habits are the reasons attributgd. i The program of correction followkd out is as follows: 1. Complete physical, social examination made child’s parent present. 2, Removal of physical defects in- terfering with nutrition so that the child may be ‘“free to gain.” 3. Attention to the following: h. To obtain full cooperation of the parents of every child in the class. This is absolutely necessary. b. To get children to take proper food at frequent intervals. c. To prevent overfatigue. mental and with the health department examined 57 chil-| food habits and | THEY HAVE REASON TO FEEL HAPPY d. To secure fresh air by day and night. 6 To establish control to insure good health habits. ¥ This phase of the work is carried on by the nutrition worker, Miss Ventlie Logan, and is also gone over at the nutrition class which meets |cnee a week under the direction of Dr, Lee. At the class the parent must also be present so that if the child does not gain that week the reason why may be sought from par- ent and advice given accordingly. It is hoped that, if this work proves to be a success, the children now at- tending the open air school may be transferred to the schools in their own districts after they have re- gained their health and attained their proper weight for height. It is also hoped that the parents attending these classes will learn helpful habits and proper food habits for the grow- ing child. The children now in the third week of this class and at the:last meeting one of the children showed the phe- nomenal gain of four and three- quarter pounds, several two and one- half and two pounds, in fact every child, with the exception of two, showed gains for the week. sufficient health food and Can’t Wear These With Bobbed Hair With the passing of bobbed hair, the elaborate coiffure already in vogue in Paris is headed this way. Besides the high Spanish comb and its modifications so widely popular now, new bandeaux are to be worn low over the forehead, effectively congealing any high eyebrow tenden- cies, These combs are in order, not only for the evening, but for the after- noon as well. They are shown in det, tortoise shell, celluloid and the colored compositions. Frequently they are jeweled. Held DEATH PROBE MODEL JAILED 1 MRS. GRACE BARATTI San Francisco, Dec. 15.—The fact that her husband was left-handed may acquit Mrs. Grace Baratti, for- mer xm‘m‘s model and toast of poets, painters and sculptors in this city's gay Bohemia, of the charge of hav- = DAILY FASHION SERVICE.' | EVERYTHING BEADED NOW Beaded velvet dresses are the most popular of all evening gowng for this winter, if one judges by the: opera, theaters and formal evening affairs. White, red, intense green and black are favorites for the gowns and wraps themselves, but there is no limit to the varieties and colors of she beads used for trimming. Crystal and steel come first in popu- lasity and effectiveness. In colors, greens, Mohawks and tangerines have the votes. Combine white velvet with corystal beads if you wish to be absolutely ing slain her husband, Harry T. Daratti, song writer and professional pianist. Only her persistent declaration that her husband had killed himself has broken the otherwise sphinx-like silence of the worman. Experts and physicians contradict her, saying Baratti was shot through the right hand and right temple. But further investigation developed the fact that Baratti was left-handed, thatthe had unusuall ylong arms and that he could have fired the deadly shots, Mrs. Baratti, however, is still be- ing held. For the experts declare the bullets that killed her husband | were fired from a distance that makes | suicide impossible. Further than protesting her inno- cence, Mrs. Baratti remains an enig- ma to the police. THE HERALD The A-B-C Paper with the A-B-C Want Ads PLUMBING sure of irreproachable style, and black velvet with crystal and rhinestones, Colored Laces Colored laces are seen on many of the loveliest georgette crepe and chif- fon frocks. There is a declded ten- dency toward one-toned effects, de~ veloped in combinations of material, Unusual Coat An elegant coat has,wide, sleeves of kolinsky and a Medicl col- lar of the fur. Circular sides give an irregular hemline with a decided flare. The upper part is a close- fitting bodice. » owing Knitted Suits Knitted suits and dresses are great- ly in demand for southern wear, They are seen in white and pustel colors, as well as in tans and blues for sports wear, Foulard for Spring Foulard promises to be a popular materlal for spring. Most frequently it comes in dark colors, brown, black, or navy, relleved by white. The de- slgns are usually all-over, block ar- rangements, Fashionable Hat An exceptionally smart hat is of brown panne velvet with a soft, roll- Ing brim of red leather, smocked in brown silk, Its only trimming is a quill of smocked leather, lined with the velvet, Tiered Skirt The three-tiered skirt is a popular model when developed in accordion pleated chiffon or georgette, and com- bined with a satin or embroidered blouse, Marriage A La Mode An Arab may divorce his wife for no other cause than caprice, but he is supposed to return her Gowry. If the wife seeks a divorce she usually for- feits all she posscsses. Therefore the husband who is tired of his wife gen- erally ill-treats her to such an extent that she is forced to sue for a separa- tion. Thus she suffers the financial loss. » CRANBERRY TARTS BY BERTHA E. SHAPLEIGH Of Columbia University Line individual tins or patty - pans with a good pie crust, fill with cran- berry filling, and over the top pl narrow pieces of crust, lattice fashidn. Bake in a fairly hot oven until crust is cooked and slightly browned. Or do not put strips of crust on top, but when the tarts are served, place a spoonful of sweetened, flavored and beaten cream on top of cach tart. Cranberry Filling. Boil together for five minutes 1 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons corn starch and 15cup water. Add 1-4 cup molasses, 1-4 teaspoon salt, and 2 cups cran- berries. Cook 15 minutes, then stir in 1 tablespoon butter. VAUDEVILLE AT LYCEUM. Tor towmorrow night the Lyceum movie bill will feature Ethel Clayton in “Exit the Vamp” and Zecna Keefe in “Proxies.”” With a new vaudevilie bill of six high class acts scheduled for Monday, the picture is. equally good. It will feature “Missing Hus- bands,” the screen sensation’ of Eur- ope and the picture that made Paris gasp. It is a story of red desert pas- sion. The lead is taken by Stacla Napiérkowska. The scenes are thrill- ing in the extreme and the conclu- sion is so surprising it ‘would spoil the story to tell it, There will be & midnight show with 10 acts on ‘lpu Eve. » COME AND SEE OUR DANDY XMAS TREE Something There for Dad and Mother, Sis- ter, Big and Little Brother— Lots of Toys and Sleds and Skates, Razors, Scissors and Pocket Knives— Watches, Clocks, Register Banks, Air Rifles, Skis, and Hockey Sticks— Pyrex Ware and’ Aluminum— Canning Sets and Percolators— A Set of Tools for Pa; A Fishing Outfit for Brother; Manicure Sets for Sister, and best of all a Universal Vac Sweep- er or “Blue Bird” Washington Ma- chine for Mother. C. A. Hjerpe 73 Arch Street HARDWARE