 Your coca-cola bottler presents Claudia Claudia based on the original stories by Rose Franken Proud to you transcribed Monday through Friday by your friendly neighbor who bottles coca-cola Relax and while you're listening refresh yourself Have a coke and now Claudia Yes, darling. What is it? David I've been thinking about Hartley and Julia's dinner party tonight. Holy smokes. Is there dinner tonight? Completely forgotten. I have to be up in Connecticut today. It'll mean I'll be getting back late. Do you think they've really approved of me? So so What do you care? You're married to me not to them. Don't be silly when you marry you marry the whole family Speaks the old married woman. Julia always looks though. She'd been licked by a cat David would you like me if I were a little more swan yay? That means smart and well-togged out. I know what it means darling. Nothing doing I like you just as you are you wouldn't like it as sometimes I looked as if I'd been licked by a cat You just try it and see what happens Anymore conversation with me will have to be conducted in the shower. I'll be late getting up to Connecticut David you suppose they'll know know what about the baby You mean the baby we're having next you up. No, I don't think they'll know unless you tell them Which knowing you is a positive certainty David. You know what? Yes, I know what no Do you know what I forgot to tell you come think of it? I don't think I do what Julia called yesterday morning We have to dress for dinner. I don't know how I could have forgotten to tell you I suppose the baby took up so much of your time. You didn't get around to it Babies are demanding little devil just think of how much time it'll really take when it gets here And think of how much time is going to take before it gets here what I'm thinking about this moment is the idea of getting dressed for dinner tonight Gives me a swift pain in the neck Why he's having some important guests. Mr. Carrington from Chicago Hartley mentioned him the other day Will you tell me why people from Chicago when they come to New York want to dress for dinner? Or why people in New York feel they have to dress when they have people from Chicago dine with them Vicious barbaric circle. Do you know you're getting in the habit of talking in circles? I'm catching it from you Julia says I should make a special effort to look nice and make an impression on him who? Mr. Carrington that you're gonna dress up to meet Julia says it's important for you as an architect I'll thank Julia to know that the only person you're supposed to make an impression upon is me And the only thing that is important to me as an architect is to be a good architect I don't like mixing business and dinner parties How soon breakfast be ready just as soon as I get the coffee started and the eggs in and the orange squeeze and the bread Slice and the cat bed. I'll go along how you run along or I'll spider shaving soap in your life You know when we had only one bathroom in the apartment downstairs. We got started earlier in the mornings This second bath will come in handy when we have the baby though. What are you doing today? Oh nothing much No more auction. No, I'm gonna wash my hair for tonight do some shopping for the house with mama and Take a long walk. Dr. Rowland said I should take a long walk every day with the baby with the baby Of course with him. I couldn't very well leave him behind Could I oh and bake a custard I don't like custard either do I and why bake one? Get your practice on something we both like. Oh, it's not for us. It's for Bertha's sister She sprained her knee birth has been so good to us now look you cook Custards for people who have temperatures or who can't take solid food But you don't cook them for people with sprained knees. Why not if she has a sprained knee She can't cook a custard for herself. No, she couldn't marinate a herring either. It's custard or nothing I studied up on custards yesterday Right darling custard it is It's the gesture that counts. You're a nice girl, and I love you very much David now listen Do you want your coffee and not be late for starting out or do you not want your coffee and be late? You know I almost see what you mean A cup of milk teaspoon full of vanilla a cup of sugar Pore and see Duster in that mag and put in moderately hot oven Oh That idiots why didn't they start out with a moderately hot oven? I forgot all about turning on the stove Matches matches matches. David doesn't stop stealing my matches. Oh, here. They are looking right at me. I Never knew it to fail All right, all right, I'm coming and I expected how do you feel this morning? We're dizzy. No, it's not funny Is it all right not to feel dizzy perfectly all right? I was never dizzy with you until after you were born. I'll be ready to leave with you in a few minutes Don't I smell gas? Do I just lift the oven? Does it always smell like that and you want to have fruits check it? I'll look at no no I will mama this takes I forgot to light it after all but don't know Claudia be careful What should I be careful for I do this every day of my life? Open your eyes. Can you see are your eyes all right? I think so It's not something you have to think about can you or can't you my eyes sting? That's all What happened the oven exploded you could have been burned to death you little idiot But it never did that before it was never full of gas before I warned you not to light it You don't think it hurt the baby. Do you I'm sure it didn't but I hope you get this sort of nonsense out of your system in the early months I Smell something burning. It isn't me. Is it? No, you're not burning now. What are you looking at me? So funny? Why are you crying mama? Well, so would you look funny if you were as scared as I am Mama, what's that smell like a like a cinch chicken? I think it's you Claudia can you stand a terrible shot? What is it? Oh wait? I'm all full of sudden covered with custard Now I have to wash my head this morning instead of this afternoon. I'm afraid you haven't got enough hair left to wash what? Get out of my way. Let me look at your you better close your eyes when you look you won't be able to stand it Mama your eyelashes mama. What am I going to do? I would suggest getting down on your knees and thanking the good Lord that you're alive and hold the party tonight And David seeing me like this. I'd almost rather be dead You don't look any worse than the day you were born after all you didn't have any hair or eyebrows then But David didn't want to marry me the day I was born. Well, don't be so tragic about it This would be a good test of his love and Julia's dinner party Julia mama that gives me an idea Yeah, and Antoine Yes, Mrs. Van Merrill four o'clock. He is madame Shampoo set manicure and facial Monsieur Renee will take care of the set and you see I will give you the facial Goodbye, Mrs. Van Merrill mama you realize I've never had a facial in my life Well, I imagine the mrs. Van Merrill has never had a custard pack and a complete Sin-general life. Is there anything I can do for you madam? Yes, please I wanted appointment with mr. Pierre. I'm afraid it would have to be mr. Renee mr. Renee madam Mr. Pierre only takes care of special but but I'm a very special case Man, I just see mr. Pierre. It's very important He's very busy, but may I have your name Norton mrs. David Norton your relation to mrs. Hartley Norton. Well, yes, I'm her sister-in-law. Oh Mrs. Norton, well, that's different if you wait a moment. I'll call Mr. Pierre Mention of Julia's name and I inherit the beauty shop now. You see what I'm up against for tonight Well, don't expect a miracle although this place looks expensive enough for a miracle look here. He comes Isn't he a funny-looking little man almost as funny as you are with no hair Ah, bonjour bonjour good day madam Norton for years I have taken care of your sister-in-law madam Hartley Norton such a charming charming woman I'm having dinner with my sister-in-law tonight. Do you think you could make me presentable? I would not say that you are not presentable madam You have better let her turn around into the light where you can see her before you make such a rash statement there La la la la Stove blew up la la la. Please stop saying la la la la. Is it too bad for you to do anything about? Say something la la la la Too bad. It is perfect. It could not be more perfect. So many feak so melville you I don't understand but you have everything in your favor, but everything no eyebrows no eyelashes no hair in front And that is good. Oh madam misunderstands. It is that this is the opportunity of a lifetime Madame is like a blank canvas to a painter like a lump of wet clay to a sculptor This is making me feel better every minute first. I'm a sins chicken now a lump of wet clay Madam still does not understand most women come to me saying my eyebrows my hairline my eyelashes make them all better. I Would have to be their mother to make them better Whereas with my daughter you start at the beginning exactly mom with her we start from the beginning While I'm a dumb now the face Relax completely while I apply the cream The eyes tight closed Do not wrinkle the brown Say money You will not know yourself. I have been waiting for exactly two hours and ten minutes I'm very sorry madam. Oh Here's your daughter now. Where coming right toward you Claudia I'd never recognize you What on earth are those whispers on your eyes? And what's that frizz on your forehead Good heavens what are those long red soda spoons on your hands? Isn't there anything about you that's real at this point. Oh mama, this is terrible Claudia What on earth the matter? I'm I'm afraid I'm going to sneeze well for heaven's sake sneeze at least that's natural My damn your daughter is divine and dream a vision of delight miss She may be a vision of delight to you, but I don't know what her husband is going to say to this get up mr. Norton he will adore it. I'm sure you don't know mr. Norton This broadcast of Claudia was supervised and directed by William Brown Maloney If the lady with the sharp elbows edges into your place at the counter don't let shopping annoy you Just step over to that familiar red cooler and have a refreshing frosty delicious coca-cola You'll go on your way refresh Come to think of it Why not go to the refrigerator and get yourself a nice cold coke this very minute Treat yourself lady to the pause that refreshes Every day Monday through Friday Claudia comes to you transcribed with the best wishes of your friendly neighbor who bottles coca-cola So listen again tomorrow at the same time And now this is Joe King saying or it war and remember Whoever you are whatever you do wherever you may be When you think of refreshment think of coca-cola or ice cold coca-cola makes any pause The pause that refreshes