New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 20, 1922, Page 4

MY MARRIAGE PROBLEMS Adele Garrison's New Phase of REVELATIONS OF A- WIFE The Ise Madge Managed to Extract From Dicky T saw one thing very clearly as 1 followed the hurrying veranda tabbles to the living room, I must placate Mrs. Barker, ward Dicky, or my whole well-lald scheme of silencing gossip concerning the harmless but bizarre escapade of Dicky and Claire Foster would fall to the ground, From the brief encounter I had had with her 1 had recognized a type of woman I had seen before hut rarely. She had extremely strong convictions and prejudices, some of them narrow, but Mrs. Barker was not petty, and the principles governing her life were as strong as her prejudices, and as big as her heart. If 1 could only sound the right note of appeal to her 1 would find her a valuable ally to my scheme, But woe betide me if I tried to de- ceive her. Her outburst to me, “But I don't understand you!" and her verbal tongue-lashing of Dicky had shown me that she was not misled by the ingenuous role 1 had attempted with her, while her delicacy in hurry« ing away that she might not witness my meeting with Claire Foster had confirmed my impression that any number of untamed equines could not wrest from her anything told her In confidence. “Play Up, Now.” There. was but one thing to do, to lay my cards unreservedly upon the table between us and appeal to the Jjustice and warm-heartedness I sensed behind her grim exterior. But first 1 must get hold of Dicky. 1 could not afford to let his uncertain témper—nay, rather, upon this occa- sfon—his certain bad temper, spoil my plans. I accelerated my pace, and " was amusefl to see that the women ahead of me, evidently noticing the increased tempo of my footsteps, hastened their own, so that when they reached the living room door they were fairly scurrying like fat breath- less rabbits. I walked tpast them with no indica tion that I had seen them, and went down the steps to where Dicky stood moodily smoking. I put my hand on his arm for the benefit of the ver- anda audience, augmented now by the ‘three reporters standing in a little group away from the others. “I want you to promise me something,” I said in so low a volce that I knew even the taxi drivers standing near us could not Hear me. “If it's about that cat of a Barker ‘woman—" he growled, but he was as careful as 1 to keep his voice low, and 1 interrupted him ruthlessly. “It's just that,” I sald evenly. “And all I ask of you s to keep out of the way for a few minutes, and when you do come in to supper, to act as it nothing had happened. I'll manags her, but I simply cannot have youn lfl;t things for me.” e waited a sulkly minute before answering. Madge Has Good Luck “Oh, all right,” he sald sullenly at last. “I'll keep my tongue between my teeth, but I'll probably choke in the attempt. But I warn you. I'm soften her attitude to- i not going to stay in the oxd beldame's houso tonight, so If you don't want a tax! bill which will bankrupt us, you'd better hurry things up.' “Play up now,” 1 whistered. I said In my normal volce: “I won't be long,"” and 1 let the ver- anda audience have the full benefit of | a tender little pat on the arm, and un alry little wave of the hand as I left him, Dicky “played up"” to the eatent of a debonalr answering gesture, and I mounted the steps, well pleased with one complétion of my first task. Miss Cargill’s smiling nod as 1 came up the steps clinched a declsion I had made when I had seen Clafre I"oster, 1 went up to the group of three and sald in low, decisive tones, “'Miss Foster, Mr, Granam and I are going to have supper in the dining room in a very few minutes. It would be too much for Miss Foster to see you three, but {f Miss Cargill can represent you all, I am sure we will aJl be pleased to glve you through her any information you need to tinish this absurd affair,” “That will be bully,"” exclaimed, “You are very kind. Thank you so much,” Miss Cargill murmured. But young Mr. Smythe turned on his heel loftily ignoring me. I knew, however, that he would not come near us after out. little encounter of tne morning, and 1 went on into the house, hoping that my luck would continue with Mrs. Barker. I found her in the dining room, placing a bountiful supper upon the table. Her back looked uncom- promising, and her face as she turned it upon me when she heard my foot- steps, was dark and forbidding. Then Mr. Rickett SLEEPY-TIME TALES JIMMY TOO MANY -QUESTIONS, Aunt Nancy Rabbit was a busy- body. Jimmy Rabbit's mother al- ways groaned when ghe saw Aunt Nancy coming to make a call. For Aunt Nancy was sure to ask a thous- and and one questions. Of course Mrs. Rabbit had to be polite and in- vite Aunt Nancy to come right in and sit down. *Oh, I can’t sit down,” Aunt Nancy would say. “I can stay only a minute.” And then she would ' stand in the doorway, lean against the jamb, and talk for an hour and a half, maybe. Poor Mrs. Rabbit would have to stand too, to be polite; . and ' she would have to answer questions until her head felt as if it was spinning round and round. When Aunt Nancy left, as ltkely as not Mrs, Rabbit would have to go to bed and rest for half a day. Now, Jimmy Rabbit could never 'ONE - MAN WOMAN BY ZOE BECKLEY. ‘WAS IT A TRUNK? BEGIN HERE TODAY Fate had dealt fts cruelest blow to XKATE WARD. All that had remained to her was the memory of her dead hus- band, IDAN WARD, and now | CHINATOWN ALICE, cheap, gaudy and vulgar, had arrived to say that Dan was father of the child she held in her arms, Kate was crushed. It was the hardest blow she had recelved since the day when she had quarreled with her mother, ran away to the city and met and loved Ward., They had married. Then Dan dled. This latest blow fell just after Kate had returned to her old home, where she found that her mother had died and that her father, JUSTIN PARSONS, him, needed her to care for A GO ON WITH THE STORY Kate Ward slept little that night. Her face turned toward the window, her eyes wide, she stared at the stars visible through the shady pines. She tried to think the thing out, to find some principle in the tangled maze on which she might base her future course and by which she might ,measure her generosity or her selfish- ness toward the woman who clalmed the sharing of parenthood with Dan ‘Ward. A sllhouvette parade of past events moved fitfully past her mental vision. Kate had never deceived herself in her summing up of Dan, the man she loved. She knew his shortcomings. Bhe knew that women had figured much in his life before their marriage and that in a sense they had contin- ued to be part of his life, even to the end. % But she believed that his love had been hers in spite of the froth of af- fairs and she knew that her own past lite, revealed to him in an hour of depression on the morning he picked her up in the park had something to do with his flights of pursuit. Kate Ward had been about to give up the struggle and was mr)cldorlng the caslest means of ending it that morning when a car drew up in front of the bench on which she sat and CHRISTMAS GIFT SUGGESTIONS FOR HER FOR HIM ' FOR THE KIDDIES On Today’s Want Ad Page Classifications 65 A-B-C-D “WAS IT A TRUNK? WHOSE TRUNK? WHOSE VOICE?"” its occupant spoke to her, She was ready to grasp straws, so she accom- panied him without a question, little knowing and little caring where. In the hour that followed she told him more of herself than any man had a right to know, more than was good for His own peace of mind in view of} eventualities, She held that confessional hour to account for many hours of anguish in her later life and regarded it a§ a rea- son for her own tolerance with her hushand's fallings. At length, her brain desperately weary, Kate fell into a fitful slumber, Toward morning she awakened. Her body was tense, She was spent emo- tionally., This woman, whose tears all had been shed years before, had the feeling of having just calmed after a fit of terrible weeping. And through the emotional haze| came the sense of having talked with someone. She had slept. Yet she {distinetly remembered hearing a fem- inine voice speaking to her. Had it been something about a trunk ?—"the trunk, the trunk.” The phrase stuck in her mind. She thought aloud. “Was it a trunk? Whose voice?"” Whose trunk? (To Be Continued). (Copyright, 1022, NEA Service). understand why his mother did not He He He care for Aunt Nancy's visits, liked to see Aunt Naney coming. likéd to hear her ask questions. liked to hear his mother answer them, By staying in the house Aunt Nancy called, wise, When he came hurrying home one breathless, and told his mother that Aunt Nancy had invitéd him to day, come to her house to dinner, Mrs, Rabbit smiled in an odd way. “Go, Jf you wish to,” she sald, “I hope you'll have a good time.” She wouldn't have gone to Aunt Nancy'c house for a meal—not for a bushel of peas. 8he had sat down at Aunt Nancy's table once, one time too many. It didn't take Jimmy long to wash his face und paws, brush his hair, and put on his best suit, In ten minutes he was on his way. And Mrs. Rabbit stood in the doorway and watched him hop out of sizht. Then she turned to her work, which was shell- ing green peas. “I'll shell a plenty,” she murmured. “Jimmy will be hungry when he gets home.” And that was certainly a queer thing to say, when he had just started for a place where he was in- vited to dine. ‘When Jimmy reached Aunt Nancy's house he found her big family all at home, for it was almost dinner time. *Are you demanded. 0 They all gathered about Jimmy Rab- bit and began to ask him one ques- tion after ,another so fast that he hardly knew which one to answer first. It ‘was very plain that Aunt Nancy’s children took after their mother. Now, Jimmy Rabbit had traveled from the edge of the woods, wHere he Jived, all the way over the ridge and across Cedar Swamp, to Aunt Nancy's house. 8o it was no wonder he was hungry. But nobody said a word about dinner. And at last he man- aged to ask a question of his own. ““What time do you dine?” he in- quired. » “When Pa gets here,” said ~Aunt Nancy’s eldest daughter. “Where’s your mother?" asked her. “She’s in thegkitchen,” said the eld- est daughter. “Ah! Getting’ the dinner ready!" Jimmy -exclaimed., And he wriggled his‘nose a bit, to try to discover what they were going to have on the table. “No! She’s eating,” sald the eldest daughter, “She always eats. alone wheén we're going to have company.” “Ah! 8o she ean wait on the table!" said Jimmy. . “No! She'll sit right down with the rest”of us,” said the eldest daughter. Jimmy Rabbit thought that was queer. But he asked no more ques- tions, because Aunt Nancy's husband, Uncle Joe, came in at'that moment. Growing deaf?” she Jimmy _He said nothing to _anybody, but sat down at the hcad of the long table and began to pound upon it in a way that nobody could have misunder- stood. He was hungry and he wanted his dinner. He was a silent person. He never spoke—not even to answer one of his wife's questions. In a jiffy everybody was seated. Aunt Nancy had run into the room with a great dish full of cabbage. And tW® whole family fell upon the meal and began to devour {t. That is, all but Aunt Nancy. She fixed Jimmy Rabbit with her eye and said to hinf, “What's your mother doing today?” When he had told her she asked him another question: “What's your father up to?” And after Jim- my had explained that Mr. Rabbit was looking for a snug home to move into when the weather turned cold, Aunt Nancy fired another ,query at him: “What's your mother knitting now ? Of course Jimmy Rabbit had to re- ply to every one of these questions, as well as to dozens of others. His mother had tried to teach him to be polite. But she had never taught him how to talk and eat at the same time. To his distress he saw that the cab- bage was fast disappearing. And he hadn't had a single mouthful of it! At last he pretended not to hear one of Aunt Nancy’'s questions. He had raised a cabbage leaf half way to his mouth. And then Aunt Nancy Nancy shot another question at him in so lotid a tone that he dropped the leaf on the floor. “Are you growing deaf?” she de- manded, 3 He shook his head, “No, ma'am!" “Is your father’'s hearing good?"” Is yourmother's? How old is your mother? Does your father stay out late at night?” By this time Jimmy Rabbit gave up all hope of getting anything to eat. And when the meal was over and the family rose from the table he said he would have to go right home because | his mother might have something for him to do. “That's a good child!” Aunt Nancy said approvingly. “What do you think she'll want you to do?" “I'll have to let you know tomor- row,” Jimmy told her. “Good-bye, everybody! I've had a delightful B s Yqu can see how very polite “f‘ll when he reached home his mother had a peck of peas waiting for him upon the table, “T knew you'd be hungry,” she re- marked as he fell upon them. I dined at Aunt Nancy's house once.” “What did you have for dinner the time you went?"” Jimmy asked. “Questions!” safd his mother. plenty of them!" (Copyright 1922 by Metropolitan Newspaper Service.) “And A teaspoonful of vinegar ii a tum- blerful of water Wil remeve the shine from serge. whenever Jimmy Rabbit learned many Interesting things that hé would never have known other- And that was Skirts May Not Be So = DAILY FASHION SERVICK, Very Long After All Just as everybody had accepted, joyfully or with resignation, the fdea of long skirts for the winter, a whis- per comes that maybe they're not going to be quite so long after all. On September 1, according to the complicated calculations of a gentle- man who has the matter . much \at i heart, the averagé afternoon dress skirt was between six and eight inches from the floor; sports skirts, eight to Gossip’s Corner e Midwinter Millinery ' New hats for midwinter are of colorful velvets, trimmed with flow- ers that shade from dark to light. Those in the purple tones are particu- larly ‘amlrt. Novel Colors A _gown white georgette has hnr(— zontal band® of lavender which reach to the waistline, and a corsage of yel- low satin flowers with long ends of yellow satin ribbon, placed directly in front. 5 Lingerie Attraetive: lingerie is made of blue georgette, tucked in inch squares and trimmed with square = meshed lace. The ribbons are of corn color. Vanity Cases New vanity cases of enameled metal are in animal shapes, those of beetles being particularly “attractive. They contain compartments for both rouge and powder and manage to accommo- date the tiniest of eyebrow penclls. Paris Novelties New handkarchiefs from Paris are rectangular in shape and in batik colorings. .~ They may be iworn as head bands or handkerghiefs, or tucked into ome of the n€w velvet bracelets that are the rage in Parls. Newest Embroidery The newest type of embroldery is that done with very fine glbbon. Sometimes this is combined with long stitches in floss. It is used on coats and evening wraps as well as gowns. Brocaded Georgette. Velvet brocaded georgette crepe makes some of the loveliest negligees featured by the smartest shops. Tt requires practically no trimming, but must be cut and draped by an expert. Good Manners Though a few people still insist that the typewriter is for business only and insulting when used soclally, today's custom permits typewritten letters for nearly all occasions. However, com- mercial paper should not be used for soclal correspondence, a wide margin should be left at top, hottom and the sides of the page, and the signature, either to a business or social letter, should be in pen and ink. Marriage A La Mode Many of the least civilized Central African tribes have surprisingly in- | tricate wedding ceremonies. bride never wears a vell but frequently she paints her face sBome solid color, so that it is as effectively concealed as it would be behind tulle. Fifty pounds of lvory is the average yield of one elephant. space. i R this week. ,The ' eleven inches; evening gowns, four to six. Now afternoon dresses are seven to nine Inches from the floor; sports nine to ten; evening, three to six. The interesting thing is that the more expensive and exclusive shops are showing ' daytime ~ clothes all shorter, while evening clothes remain very long; whereas the less expensive and more popular establishments uhow daytime raiment quite long and even- lng gowns nbnut the same. APPLE SAUCE GAKES 8Y BERTHA E. SHAPLEIGH Of Columbia University 1% cup butter 1 cup sugar 14 teaspoon cloves 1 teaspoon cinnamon 14 teaspoon nutmeg 1 cup raisine 1 cup sour apple sauce 1 teaspoon soda 2 cups flour % teaspoon salt Cream together the butter and sugar. Add the spice, salt, and raisins. Add soda to apple sauce, and stir until it foams; pour over other ingredients, and ‘beat thoroughly. Stir in the flour, and bake in a loaf pan one hour. Military Police- Force Plannedby Mussolini: Rome, Dec. 20:"°(By Associated Press)—Plans for tramtormlng the { militant section of the Fascisti into the “militia for national safety,” are in the hands of Premier Mussolini and will be discussed by 'the Fascisti leaders and then by the next council of ministers. According to these plans the new militla will be independent from but will work in unison with the police force and will be “ft the service of God and country.” Only 70,000 men will be allowed to join at first. These will be chosen from among the Fascisti who have given the best proofs of courage, self- sacrifice and high moral qualities. The officers .will be nominated by royal decree. In case of war the new militia will form an integral part of the army, FORESTERS ELECT OFFICERS For the 25th consecutive term Dr. John Kelly, of this city, was reelected physiclan for Court Friendly, Forest- ers of America last evening. other officers are: Chief ranger, Clar- ence C. Rosenweig; sub-chief ranger, Joseph Claffey; financlal secretary, A. T. Bonefanf; senlor woodward, Joseph Glossop: junior woodward, Willlam Konowitz; senior beadle, J. Baker; junior beadle, B. Connolly; lecturer, C. Kechner; trusu\e, Henry P. Roche, - - SK for Horllcks » ORIGINAL M.||h'd Milk For Infants, Invalids & Children The Original Food-Drink for All Ages. QuickLunchat Home OfficeasFountains. | RichMilk,Malted GrainExtractia Pow- der&s Tabletforms, Nourishing-Noeooking. 3 Avoid Imitations axd Substitutes CHRISTMAS CARDS Select your cards at our Christmas store where the stock is the largest and where you have plenty of shopping Cards from 1c to 30c. We have a particularly fine line of Penny Postals. There is still time to have your Greeting Cards printed with your name. Twenty-four hour service on printing for 08 Our stores are open every evening this week. ADKINS CHRISTMAS STORE 64 CHURCH ST. “Come In and Look Around’ The | ment clubs, Unless otherwise indicated, theatricul written by the prews ngencles for -IL --‘ ANNIVERSARY WEEK AT PALACE Starting next week Monday the Palace. will celebrate its fourth anni- versary with a big speclal show that will be one of the finest that has ever heen offered in this oity. A speclal innovation of this bill will be the firs appearance in this city of the big time Kelth vaudeville, the kind that is al- ways playing the blg Broadway theaters, Some of the acts to show here are The Syncopated Seven, an orchestra which was featured for several weeks at the Palaise Royal in New York before going into vaude- ville; The Dijamonds, an excellent of- tering that will be the talk of” this city; and Thornton Flynn, ‘the cele- brated Irish tenor and his company. Other acts will be annopnceds during the week. The photoplay selected as a fitting attraction for this big week {8 George Fitzmaurice's big .produc- tion “To Have and to Hold" The comedy end of the photoplay bill wili be taken care of by Harold Lloyd who will cause much laughter in his new three part comedy, “Now Or Never.” Reserved scats will be in order for this big weck and they are now selling at the hox office. On Sunday evening, New Year's Eve, at 12 a. m. the Palace will offer a speciat New Year's Midnight Frolic with a big vaudeville bill and Jackie Coogan in “Oliver JTwist.” Reserved seats are now selling at the theater. AGHIEVEMENT CLUBS, TOTRIM XMAS TREE Will Be in Light Company Wit- dow-Gilts to Needy Children N&w Britain’s Junior Achievement Christmas tree will be trimmed and placed in the windews of the Connec- ticut Light and Power company.this afternoon and demonstrations will be- gin this evening., The articles made by children in ths window and many | made by various Junior Achievement clubs throughout the city, there be- ing in the neighborhood of 44 of them, will be sent. out in’ packages to needy children Saturday. Demonstrations will be held each day from 2 o'clock until 8:30 p. ms The committee in charge Is° Miss ‘Esther V. Donahue of Springfield, Miss May Begley, Mrs. H. C. Warner, Mrs, Kdward M. Pratt “and H, C. Hodge of this city. The distribution of gifts which wnl range all the way from weoden’ toys to wearing apparel and kitchen uten- sils, will be made as last year by the New Britain Gas company. The schedule of demonstrations as announced by Miss Donahue, who is chairman of the committee, is as fol- lows: This evening the Neighborhood club under the leadership of Mrs. E. M. Pratt, the Trinity Girls' Achievement club, the German Baptist <church Achievement club, of which Mrs, Wil- liam Retz is leader, and the South Congregational church Boys' Achieve- ment club, of which Fredgrick : L. Fay is leader, will demonstrate. To- morrow the South Congregational church Girls' Achievement club, of which Mrs. Charles Young is leader, the Best Yet Achievement club, un- der the leadership of Mrs. O. W. Parker, and the See-more Achieve- ment club.of which Mrs. H. C. War- ner is leader, will demonstrate. Friday the Eet-Mor Achievement club, under the leadersiip of Mrs. G, A. Porter, the Merry Malds' Achieve- | mert club, Mrs, H. C. Smith leader, and White Star Achievement club of which Miss May Begley is leader, will demonstrate. On Saturday 'demon- strations will begin at 10 o'clock and continue until 4 p. m. The clubs who will demonstrate. on Saturday are the White Star Achieve- ment club, Miss May Begley leader; the Trinity Street Sunshine Achieve- ment club, under the leadership of Mrs. Harry Teich, and two teams of the Daughters of Isabella Achieve- of which Mrs. H. C. Brown is leader. In addition there will'be demonstrations held by a team of three boys from the Boys' club. ! To prevent chilblains, rub the hands :;nd feet with damp xalt. FOX’S CHAS. JONES BOSS OF CAMP 4 VAUDEVILLE Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday SPECIAL XMAS SHOW WESLLY BARRY —In— . “HEROES OF THE STREET” Better Than *Rags to Riches” PARSONS Russian Grand Opera Co, Tonight, “La Juive” | Prices—Kve., 81 to 83; Mat, 75¢ to §2.50. ) Thurs., Fri and Sat. \Bves—Mat, Snt. -FAY BAINTER in 3 -Ekun Hofte’s New Play “fhe ady Cristilinda™ | ‘.'/ v 1 otices und reviews v tils colutun ure tho respective amusement company., WESLEY BARRY COMING, IFOX'S. ljnununl interest is being centered around the announcement that Wes~ ley (I'reckles) Bapry is to appear at Fox's on Christmas day and Tuesday and Wednesday of next week in his newest photoplay hit, “Heroes of the Btreet." Beginning tomorrow this theater will offer four new:acts of vaudeville each different from those of the first half of the week. The feature ple-" ture will present Charles Jones .in “The Boss of Camp Four.,! The. vaudeville feature {8 Mrs, Toots Ran- dall, champion woman rifle shot of America. Tonight for the last time New Brit- ain people will have the opportunity of secing Mae Murray In ‘‘Fascina- tion."” LYCEUM THEATER. Today is the last chance te see the sterling vaudeville bill, featuring girl aerfal novelties; the Irish Bricklayers, two very good male singers; the Mec- ca Revue in bits of classical songs; & comedy sketch, and other good at- tractions. The picture, described as unusually compelling, is ‘“Missing Husbands,” a French production with a mysterious and romantlc setting. It deals with the queen of an Arab tribe who is so beautiful she lures men from their homes and wives. Hen strange power over a young French officer is the plot of the story. Tomorrow the Lyceum will present a new vaudeville program, and a new picture will be shown. The vaudeville and -picture program will. be omitted on ¥riday, when Neil O’Brien's Minstrels will give a mati- nee and evening show, but on. Satur- day the Thursday show will be re- peated. 3 Reserved seat tickets for the min- strels are now on sale at the box of- fice. 1 NEIL O'BRIEN’'S MINSTRELS. ‘When-Neil O'Brien’s Minstrels come to the Lyceum on Friday it will be found' that the program this season will be very different from preceding years. Of course the traditional “first part” remains, but an entirely new and elaborate finale has been provid- ed for it, the music for which has been written by Frederick V. Bow- ers. It is called *Lest Weé Forget,” and deals with a subject that is caus- ing legisiators much trouble and worry at the present time. A special scenic outfit has been provided for, this number. ‘A whale is capable of 12 miles an héur. LYCEUM WHERE EVERYBODY GOES TONIGHT The Picture “MISSING : HUSBANDS” | Good Vapdeville New Show Tomorrow and New Pictures ' LYCEUM FRIDAY, DEC, 22. Matines and Night The Foremost Organization of s Klml‘ swimming ¥ Matinee—50c to $1.00 ALL NEW l‘HlH YL:\R —PRICES— # Night—I0c to $1.50. Plus Taxes Seats Now on Sale at Box Office, Tel. 2635. Palace 'l‘unmhl—-('ousilnve Talmadge Keith Vaudeville v Thursday, Friday, Saturday HOPE HAMPTON “Stardust” Keith Vaudeville I & Starting Next Monday 4th Anniversary Week Bigger and Better Than Ever! George Fitzmaurice’s Big Pro- duction “10 HAVEE AND TO HOLD” With Betty Compscn and Bert Lytcll Big Keith Vaudev ille Watch For “THE SYNOOPATED SEVEN" “THIS DIA! Ds” Other Big Timo Favortfes