BRISBANE
THIS WEEK
“My Empire” Wants Peace
“ME, Too,” Says Selas-sie
Popguns for Uncle Sam
$900,000,000 More
England's lord high chancellor.
Viscount (lallsham, reud the kings
Arthur Brlabaa*
speech, written
by the king's
cublnet. The
king’s references
to steps "urgent
ly necessary to
safeguard my
empire’’ are rec
ommended to
this government.
We haven’t any
•’empire" exact
ly. hut we have
a republic worth
defending. Some
of our loose bil
lions might he
well spent In
that direction.
Ignoring some Italian friction, the
king went on to say, "My rela
tions with foreign powers continue
friendly."
Mentioning the Italian misunder
standing, he said: "My government
will continue to exert their Influ
ence In favor of peace." If It does,
peace will come.
Halle Selassie, emperor of Ethi
opia, sensibly asked the Patriarch
Johannes, supreme authority of the
Ethiopian Coptic church, to ar
range peace, if he can, with Musso
lini, and Abuna Cyril, high bishop
of his Church, Is asked by Selassie
to do his best.
And now conies from Universal
Service the Important authoritative
report that Ilalle Selassie hr.*
agreed to give part of his territory
In return for peace.
Washington says this country
plans a series of Pacific ocean
“Glbraltars," armed with 10-Inch
guns with a fighting range of 25
to 30 miles. Quite amusing, con
Bidering that the original Gibraltar
has become a useless rock, thanks
to airplanes nnd submarines. In
vading airplanes might not he kind
enough to come within , 25 or 30
miles of these Interesting fixed
Glbraltars.
What this country needs for coast
protection Is airplanes, for fighting,
and dirigibles for observation, lo
cated close enough together and
high enough up In the air to make
them really useful In the next war.
Uncle Ham borrows $900,000,000
more, bringing the national debt
above $30,500,000,000, but $40,000,
00,000 below t'he amount that cer
tain "great bankers" told President
Roosevelt this country could easily
carry. Congressman Hamilton Elsh
Jr. wants President Roosevelt to
tell who the great hankers were,
but It la understood that they talked
j In confidence.
Prince Huml of Japan, brother of
the Mikado, fourth son of the late
Emperor Yoshlhlto, takes the title
“Prince Mlkasa," meaning, literally,
“Prince of the Three Umbrellas."
The name “Three Umbrellas" Is
taken from a Japanese mountnln
and la also the much revered name
of the flagship on which Admiral
Togo fought the battle of the Japan
sea.
“Three Umbrellas" seems appro
priate—one for Japan, one for
China, one for the Philippines; all
Japanese.
The village of Verde Cocha, near
Guayaquil, In Ecuador, exists no
longer. A landslide wiped out
everything. Instantly killing fifty In
habitants. A slice of green moun
tains 'wo miles wide, came roar
ing and there was no trace
of II. ilttge and no man lived to
tell about It.
But other men will rebuild Vertle
Cocha, for men are as persistent
as ants, that rebuild their villages
when the gardener's hose sweeps
them away.
Senator Borah of Idaho and Con
gressman Hamilton Fish, Jr„ of
New York, had a long talk, and re
porters “guess” that Senator Borah
and Mr. Fish have agreed to run
side by side. Senator Borah for
President, Mr. Fish for Vice Pres
ident It is not safe to “guess”
about Senator Borah, hut It would
be wise for the Republicans to de
cide soon.
When experimenting starts, it
keeps going. Hitler, manufacturing
cannon, knows they will need “fod
der.” and Insists on more babies. A
German farmer gets a divorce tie
cause his wife w'ants do children.
“It Is the duty of German wives
to perpetuate the German blood,”
the court says
Miss Edna Marla Granltsas, twen
ty-two-yenr-old member of a Massa
chusetts school committee, says
teachers talk too much, do not let
the children talk enough. She says
• children should be encouraged to
express themselves. The Massachu
setts lady goes far when she says
“If a child wants to yell out In
class, let the child yell until he
decides not to yell.” Discipline Is
also a part of education.
• Kiss Feature* Syndicate. Ine,
WNil Service.
Crush-Resistant Velvet Good News
By CI1ERIE NICHOLAS
IN VIEWING the current fashion
picture It appears as If velvet
Is about to ‘‘run away with the
mode.'’ Not that velvet Is news
to any of us, for women who keep
puce with fashion have become so
thoroughly and enthusiastically vel
vet-conscious t>y this time, they go
about town, they dine, they dance,
they even sleep In velvet.
However, comes some news that
Is news, exciting news, news that
Is Jo.v-rndlatlng. It’s crush-resist
ant velvet, with the emphasis on
crush-resistant In the way of good
news, what could he better?
Now, please do not Jump at the
conclusion that the new crush-re
slstunt velvet Is absolutely non
crushahle. No such claim Is made
hy members of the Velvet Guild
who are sponsoring It, but they do
say that Its resistance far exceeds
uny endeavor In that direction up
to date, thus bespeaking a greater
more dependable |ervlcenblllty for
this new type of velvet. Anyway
It’s n comfortable thought to know
that there's velvet to he had that
Is definitely more resistant to crush
tug than any velvet heretofore
known.
Speaking of the overwhelming
predominance of velvet In the pres
ent mode, some style leaders go so
far as to declare that this Is the
most Important season from a
fashion angle that velvet has ever
known. From accessories of all
kinds through the entire gamut ot
clothes goes velvet on the fall and
winter program.
For daytime wear the vogue for
velvet suits and coats, fur-trimmed
or otherwise. Is established For
afternoon, for formal and Informal
I evening wear there are luxurious,
i beautiful novelties as well as superb
plain weaves In velvet. The heavy
classic Lyon velvet Is an excellenl
medium for gowns of pomp hIro.
Besides the well woven yarn-dyed
costume velvets. Interesting varia
tions have been devised with mix
tures of metal and cellophane
threads which answer the call for
glitter this season. Crinkled velvets
which look as If shirred are also
much In evidence. Then, too. deli
cately woven transparent velvets
hold their own. This type sldrs and
pleats beautifully.
A smart new note Is the use of
velvet with tweeds and woolens.
Tweed skirts with velvet blouse,
tweeds with velvet belts, collars,
cuffs and scarfs. Tweed coats de
tailed with velvet are all featured
fashions, as are also the new gilets,
walstconts and complete cape lin
ings of velvet as used with colorful
woolens and tweeds.
The costumes of the trio of fash
ionables here pictured are made of
the new crush-resistant velvtd. A
slight touch of the military Is ex
pressed In the red tape and but
tons of the black velvet street dress
centered In the Illustration. It Is
topped with a self-velvet soldiers'
hat with gold cord
To the right In the group Is a
black velvet dinner dress with full
three-quarter sleeves of silver and
multi color embroidery in a Chinese
design. The evening hat has a net
crown and a velvet visor.
Cross fox lavishly trims a smart
suit of crush-resistant velvet ns
shown to the left. The Jacket Is
belted and the skirt Is the new cock
tall length. The blouse Is gun-metal
lame. Velvet gloves, bng and beret
complete the costume.
© Western Newsnnner Unton.
IN HIGH STYLE
By CHERIE NICHOLAS
In this charming two-piece after
noon dress we see fashion at Its
smartest. Antique gold Is the color
of the silk laiue overhlouse. One
of the gestures of fashion this sen
son Is to make up rich materials as
simply as possible so as to throw
the emphnsis on the elegnnce of the
'fnbric. The skirt Is of plum color
■ilk crepe.
PARIS HATS SHAPED
LIKE BASE OF IRON
High hats for sports, but flat
for dress.
The latest and flattest hat shown
In Paris Is shaped exactly like the
base of a large flatiron, with the
felt doubled and squared to make
an Inch-thick plank. It Is worn well
forward on the head, over n hlnck
bandeau, and has two Imt-plns. one
red and one black, as trim.
Nearly all of the newest hnts have
a forward plunge. Velvet toques
are draped so that one part falls
over the forehead and the other Is
cut In a narrow, rounded hack line
to keep the hat on the head.
Fur hnts, or those fur-trimmed
also dip forward.
Off-the-Face Tendency in
Hata Is Stronger Than Ever
There Is a sudden und definite
backward movement In the early
fall hnts. The otT the-face tendency
Is stronger than ever, and the new
hats seem to have added height as
well, conveying the Idea of a sort
of combination halo and bonnet.
The combination of felt and vel
vet promises to he smart for fall,
as will the combination of velvet
and grosgraln. The new halo hats
consist of a tight-fitting little skull
cap. usually of velvet, with an up
turned felt brim which Is wider
In front than In hack.
Ingenious Scurf
“Personality’' starts that can be
tied seven different ways are a
challenge to your Ingenuity, per
haps you can flnd another way to
drape them. They're made of
splashing prints In the form of a
V, The point of the V forms a trl
angle and the long ends may be fled
In a bow. knotted or draped in
many ways.
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Conscript Romance
By THAYER WALDO
Q McClure NewRjyap<*r Syndicate.
W.NU Service.
IT SHOULD be understood at once
that Loretta Karnes Is not typi
cal of her profession. There prob
ably never was another script girl
In Hollywood quite like her. As a
matter of fact, you seldom run
across Loretta’s kind at all these
days.
She was nineteen, blonde, and tre
mendously romantic when she went
to work as a stenographer ut Zenith
Studio. A year later only her age
and her job had changed. Some
one had noticed soon after her
coming that she spent most of her
time reading scripts Instead of typ
ing them. A little questioning dis
closed that she already knew by
heart a good half of all the stories
on file. Thus it happened that she
was given a chance as a script glri.
Now, Loretta bad a boy friend
who had been a steady suitor for
some while. He was the son of
the family next door, out In that
small suburb where Loretta lived
with her widowed mother. Harry
Steele was hardly the type you
might expect her to care for; but
certainly Loretta liked him In a
gentle friendly way.
One Friday evening, shortly after
she had won promotion, Harry came
over to her house.
*‘I thought,” he said, "that you
might like to take in a movie.
There’s a double bill at the Su
perba.”
She smiled and put on her hat,
and they went. On the way home
Harry said nmtter-of-factly: “I
made a big sale today. Will you
marry me some time soon, Lorrle?"
Loretta sighed a little and shook
her head. "I’m sorry, Harry; I
can't seem to make you understand
how I feel. This selling Insurance
—well, that just isn’t what I want.
I—oh, it's so hard to explain! All
my life I’ve longed to meet* the
sort of wonderful people that
writers put in their stories. They
always live splendidly and do fas
cinating things. But somehow the
people I know ull seem to lead such
—such dull existences!”
• ••••••
That Saturday forenoon was a
busy one on sound stnge 6 at
Zenith. They were shooting the
first, sequence from "Tonight In
Budapest,” and It didn’t go any
too well. For once, Loretta was
glad of the respite when lunch hour
came.
As she started to leave the set,
an Impeccably dressed tall man with
a little dark mustache stepped up
to her and said:
“Pardon mo 1 I believe you’re
the young lady in charge of the
script. Might I see it Just a moment,
please ?"
Wonderlngly, she gave the bulky
volume Into bis outstretched hand.
He opened It In the middle and be
gan to read off some dialogue In a
half audible whisper.
“Very nice,” he said at length;
“very nice Indeed 1"
He turned to Loretta then, ges
turing apologetically.
"I suppose this seems odd to you.
I Just dropped In to watch the film
ing, but I was n bit late; so I
thought I’d like to have a look and
see how they’d done me.”
“Done you?" she echoed vaguely.
“Why, yes. I’m a friend of the
author’s, you know, and he mod
eled this character, Franz, after
me."
The look of enthralled awe was
there on Loretta's face for anyone
to see. It appeared to please the
man, for he added:
"Look here—you’ve been so ac
commodating, I’d like to show my
appreciation. Won’t you have lunch
eon with me?"
It would be almost unfair to de
scribe the alacrity with which she
accepted. They went to a smart
cafe on the boulevard and for hnlf
an hour Loretta listened raptur
ously while the man talked with
out Interruption of himself. It wns
a full thirty minutes before Loretta
would adndt to herself that the
fine edge of Interest had worn a
trifle dull, and that the situation
was verging on discomfiture. She
tried at last to terminate It, but
in vain. The man’s ardor seemed
not only to increase, but to grow
In Intimacy. With a sudden move
ment, he leaned across the table
and seized both her hands.
"You're lovely 1" he exclaimed:
“and you’re Just the sort of girl a
dynamic man like me needs. So
charming, so restful, so—”
He was seeking to draw her to
ward him, heedless of dishes. In
the throes of a mounting panic,
Loretta struggled to be free. Then,
like a smoke-evolved genie, Harry
Steele was standing beside the table.
Harry grappled the man, let fly
one solid right uppercut, and the
affair was over. Loretta huddled In
the protecting curve of Ids arm,
gasping:
“Oh. Harry darling! I’m so glnd
you came! Let’s get nway from
here!" . . .
The last I heard, Harry and Lor
etta were planning their marriage
for an early date. I happen to
know, incidentally, that he has
never told her It cost him twenty
dollars to hire the actor he punched.
But of course that doesn’t mat
ter at all, because Loretta has her
secret, too. She doesn’t let him
guess that she suspects It was a
put-up Job.
A GLEAMING SATIN
SHIRTWAIST FROCK
TO LEND VARIETY
PATTERN MM
_I
Just about now, when everyone
Is getting a wee bit tired of seeing
the “usual” type of shirtwaist frock
scattered all over town—and country
roo!—fashion peps us all up with de
llclous, cool-looking satins of every
pastel hue. These satins need soft
handling though. Ingenious mind
and nimble fingers fashioned this
one for you with soft bodice fullness
fetching puff sleeves and delightful
ly young collar. Long sleeves are In
cluded, for you’ll want this version
(n your Fall wardrobe, too. If you
haven’t succumbed to the charm of
satin, choose pastel sport silk, or nov
novelty checked cotton. Crystal or
contrasting buttons and buckle.
Pattern 2348 Is available In sizes
14, 10, 18, 20, 32, 34, 30, 38. 40 and
42. Size 10 takes 3% yards 30 Inch
fabric. Illustrated step-by-step sew
Ing Instructions Included.
Send FIFTEEN CENTS (15c) in
coins or stamps (coins preferred) for
this pattern. Write plainly name,
address and style number. HE SURE
TO STATE SIZE.
Address orders to the Sewing Cir
cle Pattern Dept., 243 West Seven
teenth St., New York City.
Week’s Supply of Postum Free
Read the offer made by the Postum
Company In another part of this pa
per. They will send a full week’s sup
ply of health giving Postum free to
anyone who writes for it.—Adv.
And Yet a Spiniter
A spinster is a person who can
make sandwiches that will be a live
ly memory to everybody at the picnic
forever.
Keep On Trying; Even
Cinders Have a Market
No man Is ever finished, no man
Is ever through, licked, whipped, re
duced to worthlessness unless he al
lows it to be so. He may think the
fires of adversity have burned him
to ashes or to a cinder, but remem
ber ashes still have their uses and
there Is a tremendous market for
cinders!
A man needs to be able to fight, of
course. He must be able to. Not
only that, but at times he must do
It, However, he must not lay such
stress on fighting qualities that he
forgets man also needs the generous
and kindly and understanding heart.
Delayed Duties
Nothing Is more expensive than
penuriousness; nothing more anxious
than carelessness; and every duty
which Is bidden to wait, returns with
seven fresh duties at its back.—
Charles Kingsley.
“Did you fish with flies?” asked
the boy of his friend who had spent
the summer at camp.
"Fish with them?” replied the oth
er. “We fished with them, ate with
them and slept with them!”
God Bless Our Home
Chief—While I was out with some
of the boys the other night, a burglar
broke Into our house.
Ditto—Did he get anything?
Chief—I’ll say he did—my wife
thought It was me coming home.—
U. S. S. West Virginia Mountaineer.
Sure, He’d Be Crazy
Asylum Attendant (in hot pursuit)
—Excuse me, sir, I’ve come to warn
you that if a man calls here demand
ing money, he’s a lunatic.
Mr. McTavish—Mon, ye’re richt.—
Atlanta Constitution.
Interference
“Are you still writing profound
articles?" asked the lady with a roll
of manuscript.
“No,” answered Miss Cayenne, “I
found it interfered with my more
serious duties. You can’t spill ink
and pour tea simultaneously."
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Love Intoxication, Rules
Court; Awards Damages
‘‘Love Intoxication* appeared In
the lexicon of the Colorado Supreme
court the other day.
The court upheld a $2,000 damage
award to a girl who said the driver
of an automobile In which she was
riding was kissing another girl Just
before the crash occurred.
“If his mental processes were
blurred due to his love-m iking, which
was probably the fact, he must be
held to the same responsibility as
one who voluntarily becomes Intoxi
cated," said Justice Haslett P. Barke.
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HIGH NOTES
I I
“How did your daughter come to
take up singing?”
“She found it pleasanter work
than helping mother with the
dishes.”
Ju*t the Man
Hostess—Are you really a bank
examiner, Mr. Tompkins?
Mr. Tompkins—Yes, madam, I
happen to be.
Hostess—Then I hope you will
have time to examine the baby’s
bank. No matter how much we
shake It, nothing ever comes out
of It
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