The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-24

TT HE most interesting thing TO
me about this row that is GO
ing on on the other sfxac of the
River" said Michael Angelo. as he
sculped the Kaiser's head~out IF ms
camembert and tossed ii to Dick Whit
ington's cat. lis the business OF cam
outage, and proud az / am of my own
achievement along thu %5es OF art
take off my hat to these iHwnch and
American artists who can k.fsomine
fleet of forty-six battleshifs so that 1t
looks like n strawberry short cake
floating on the surface OF the ocean
q mile away. and so titivate a battle
front with colored chalk and gew gaws
that to the eye a German spy It APP
pears to be nothing more than a row
of peace loving Charlotte roosters
greeting the dawn with song
20, ] don't know. Mike" said Savon-
aroia, who 6appeped 10 be lunching al
the club that day, having wearied OF
his third consecutive eatless week. Il
wouldn't wear out the brim OF my hat
taking II of to those chaps If | we're
you. They didn't invent csmoufage,
II is az old rs the everlasting hills
and I don't know that your modern
.camoufaggers had anything ON some
Of our first families Of Italy when u
came to flaaginr nm encpv in the good
old DAYS Of long ago. You wsrc no
piker in the camoufaee line yourself
Mickey. dear
What. ?" said Michael Angelo ar
parentiy very much SURPRISED
"Si Sisnor-sure pop said SaVop-
arola II have known YOU to take
piece Of platn, common garden. kiln
dried brick that VAS so poor In nuanli-
~ that Il couldn't even be used on
govern nseut contract tn Russia and as
4
bank. and with few def strokes Of
your brush turn il into a hahx- blue
masterpiece that ar American SGusN
fonaire would pay Sq4E aga 2s for ~ an
auction sale Won know fhst as wei
IS do and then look az Lucrezia Bot
gIa--'
'T.ucrezia BorEia go echoed Michael
Angelo 20. eome nov. Saw what
in all cimmerla had LucFo@la Boreia
10 do with camoufiace
she was pippin at it. that's what. "
returned SasoBarola- "Cam0utlage
was that ladys long suit
Wen. / neSer knew that before
laughed Michael Angelo. As ! recall
IIucrezia@ record She ran "A aoCt Of ne
luxe delicates@en shop for people who
were tired Of lfe
ASK Leonardo de Ninci II am not
right" persisted Savonarcla. How
about if. Len 49,
you can search mo- Savvy - smiled
&c Nlnci Now youve got it you'd
better keep the floor Yourself
80 tutt." ret .f.je1 Savonarola Il
thought YOU chaps bad Some brains.
WHY rny dearly believed Bamhlni, n
14ucrczia BorEia wasn't queen Of the
Nav in the lire of pure c7moufaCe.
I'm best II / know Mat elise you'd chill
her. md goa ever see one Of her
Welsh rabbits ."
af've heard az them" said de Vfrcl.
ssout I never ate one, Fact IS, ! made
It rule never 10 eat anything At any
Of the sorgia chatting dlsh parties. Just
as always wore hole-proof p Y.
Dees when I attended - reception 81
fhe Medicls Safety first is my motto
Sure" said SavonarolA. 'and that's
sust my paint Those Welsh rabbits Of
f.ucvezia's were pure camouf'age--
Michael Angelo laughed.
: 20. I see" said ne you're thinking
rf camsmhert. Saw We were talk
ing Of cauouhare Camouhage isn't
cheese. YOU know"
II know what camouHage IS fast a~
swau Aa Won do" retorted Sarcnarof@,
Yeddening sngrily And when ! say
what Iucrezja'a Welsh rabbits were
pure Camoufaee. I mean it, They APP
peared 10 he one thing when It reality
they were another On the surface
they were the most innocent looking
little bits or golden sunshine that ever
x1oriea a place OF toast To look nt
sem you'd say that as symbols OF
peaceful innocence they had tho dove
dashed to the everlasting mast but
underneath Largo di Garda, Mike.
they were soothing maelstrorns Of de-
struction, and the man Or woman Isu~
erexia wanted permanently removed
49,, 4ha social res{ptAr "a ter they hnf