Evening journal., 1907-07-27
IS A WOMAN IN
THE MOON (? YES!
Find Her Tonight If You've
Never Seen Here--She Has
Gibson Profile

There's a woman in the moon. but
most people on earth don't know II.
The man In the moon has been
pointed out for immemorial ages. The
presence OF. the woman is a more re-
cent discovery. Tonight there is n
fun moon and a good chance to see
the woman.
Bachelor cynics who have seen her
there say that. after all. II is the fate
of man to be chased by q woman, and
that the Man in the Moon couldn't
expect to live in solitary state in the
lunar orb forever. That. of course, Is
the view of the misanthropes. There's
another way Of looking at Il.
Anyhow, the woman Is I'm the moon
all night and is holding her lips so
close to those of the rotund Man in
the Moon that one mood not be sur
prised If. some fine night, he turns his
face and kisses her. Perhaps he may
wait until an opportune cloud comes
by. Perhaps he may not.
Those who have observed her say
she is a very kissable little lady-an
up-to-date creature-with profile
amazingly like .those fair creatures
who have made Mr.. Charles Dana
Gibson famous. In fact, Mr.. Gibson
may be held responsible for the dis
covery Of the woman in the moon. II
he hadn't drawn that charming type
tho Gibson girl-the latter's counter
part in the moon might never have
been found.
Look For Her Tonight.
To-nights the best time 20 see her,
II YOU haven't already done So The
moon is fun at 11.45 o'clock. After
you've caught the eye Of The jolly Man
in the Moon look on the half OF his
face to your right, that's where the
womans profile is. His left eve forms
her hair, his nose in a general way
outlines her face. and the dark lump
in tie moon that passes for the mans
mouth outlines the under part Of her
chin and the front Of her,necks
1t is a little strange that more has
not been heard Of the woman in the
moon, as the moon has always been
spoken Of as a distinctively feminine
/ planet. All speak o. the moon as
/ "she" and she was always worshipped
as a goddess.
Cain As the Man in the Moon.
The tradition regarding the Man In
the Moon goes back to the remotest
times. It is said he was placed there
for gathering sticks on the Sabbath
day. The Bible story about him is
given in Chapter Is of Numbers.
Dante says It is Cain who is in the
moon, and the bush of thorns Is an
emblem Of the curse pronounced upon
the earth. "Thorns also and thistles
shall it bring forth to thee" Another
legend is that the man strewed thorns
IN the path of people who we're on
their way to mass and prevented them
from fulfilling that pious duty. Fol
this he was punished, as we see hin
night after night when the luminary
is near the full
Some Curious Beliefs.
There is no object in nature &c
which so many curious beliefs are at.
tached as to the moon. This may D'
accounted for by her brightness and
her presence near fhe earth; her cor
slant changes and her mysterious in
huence that she exerts upon the eartf
in the movement of teh tides. She is
also popularity believed to bring about
changes in the weather. The farmer
speaks Of the wet moon," and the
dry moon." and he does not doubi
that she exercises certain power ovel
vegetation. Certain things must hS
sown in the light of the moon-that is
when she is increasing. and certain
things, as potatoes. in the dark. ol
when she is on the decrease. Meai
must be killed on the increase, other
wise it shrinks in the pot, and YOU
must not have your lair cut unless
the moon is in her augmentation
otherwise you will eventually becomS