The Washington times., 1919-10-02

AAf uueercst things do happen
fn this world,
Out in California there's a place
down By the sea they call Venice
waves and beach and things, don't
you know land the other day one
OF the congregation OF one Of the
churches passed q resolution 70 ask
the city fathers TO please so and
ask the airplane people not 60 hy
quite so low on Sundays.
They say that the buszing Of the
wings distracted the attention Of the
children OF the congregation. and
last Sunday just ns the soprano was
starting in on her solo an airplane
few over and she might as we'll
have been singing on the screen in
the movies for all any one could
hear.
No. It isn't a dream: It's the
plain. everyday truth. az We tell DC
fn these days Of wonders and amaze
ment
Venice IS the place where they
have a parade OF red-haired girls
every summer, and the girl with
reddest hair and the girl with the
eurliest red hair and the girl with
the longest red hair and the girl
with the thickest red hair and the
girl with the prettiest red hair
every one OF them gets prize.
Tell me the, world doesn't novel
In Other Days.
When I was a girl the one grief
and tragedy Of my life was that
had red hair. I thought there was
no misfortune on earth equal 70
that, and viii never forget the
day that my whole soul rose up IN
revolt and fury at the bitter injus-
tlcs of life when my oldest sister
leaned out OF the window and be-
fore a crowd OF schoOlmates going
on a picnic called me "Red Head"
The thing ] hated worst about IL
was~that that particular sister had
hair that was a good deal reddsf
than mine, but, Of course. i couldn't
say anything about It because she
was older than / was and it would
have been talking back"
Red hair. Yes. think it's pretty.
To be quite honest about ii, / like
red hair better than any other
There seems 70 be more life to it,
somehow, and red-haired people
well, there are two Sinds-either
you like them or you don't
The same thing that brings
freckles upon the skin puts red
into the hair. and that same iron
in the blood Is responsible for the
energy Of most people with red
hair.
The Fnda Change.
. I've seen red-headed fools and
red-headed villains and red-headed
failures and red-headed beauties
and red-headed girls who were SO
ugly that IL was hard 70 look at
them, but I never yet saw a red
headed man or woman who would
sit still In a corner and watch the
clouds roll by without lifting a nm
ger to help give the clouds a shove.
All this I say quite boldly and IN
utter, shameless disregard OF all
the conventionaIities For, OF
course, it's the proper thing to hate
the color Of the hair you were born
with, or, at least. to say yoU do.
But red hair Is, with many red
haired people like some terrific and
hidden crime-yOu "frst endure,
then pity, then embrace" Tt is your
cross and finally. By much cherish
ing, it becomes just a tiny little bit
OF a crown.
But red hair the rage and air
planes disturbing the cOnsregaLlOh
with the flutter Of their wings.
II you had prophesied either OF
these things fifteen years ago you
would have been quietly spirited
away TO some still spot where you
couldn't harm anybody in q sud
den spell OF violence.
I met a woman the other day and
asked her to come and have some
ice cream with me. and she looked
at me as II had offered her a dose
OF cyanide.
She's banting to get thin. and to
my eyes she's 80 thin now that L
don't see how she gets her clothes
to stay on at all.
Fifteen years ago, when thaL
woman was a girl. she used 70 carry
around squares OF chocolate and
nfbble at that chocolate every two
hours by the clock. She wanted to
be plump.
No. she hasn't changed-the fash
ion has. that's all.
Live in hope. it'll" sister. some
day freckIe= NAV ho considered
mark o. almo~ rampirc-like beauty.
You can never tell
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