Evening star., 1921-12-04
Heard and Seen

Crowded stores and streets every
afternoon these days point unmis-
takably to the coming Of Christmas.
Once again the joyous season will be
| with us, time when most people will
| be more or less happy. even the weary
letter carriers. who will be loaded
down with gifts for other people.
II there were anything needed to
give Washington business streets the
| holiday air, it is supplied by Santa
Claus who holds forth in front Of
an enterprising store on 14th sveet.
This is fine; but how will they ever
explain a Santa Claus on every block?
Suppose the idea Of a Santa Claus is
taken up by other stores-what will
happen when mamma takes little
Johnnie for a stroll through the shop
ping district.
And what do you want for Christ
mas. my little MANI" asks the genial
Santa in front of the 14th street shop.
Il want a gun and sled and some
says Johnnie. his eyes big with the
sight of Santa Claus in the whiskers.
Santa makes a mental note of the
desires of Johnnie. and the party
| moves on. Now, suppose the other
stores have Santas out in front, too.
"Oh, mamma. look. There's Santa
Claus again." shrills Johnnie.
They turn corner. and there is
Santa Claus before them. The old
gentleman has thu speed of an air
plane. evidently.
And: last of aas a truly horrible
! thought, suppose Johnnie meets two
Santa Clauses side by side!
! r. *
| The Paris of old, who presided at the
first beauty contest between Hera,
Athena and Aphrodite, was a bold
gentleman. indeed. According to the
| records, these ladies promised him
various things if he would pronounce
! in their favor
Hera promised power; Athena said
she would give him wisdom; Aphro-
| dite promised him the most beautiful
woman in the world. Well. Aphrodite
won. and that was how Helen got into
world history.
Recently in this city a young man
was made into a sort of modern Paris
Two young women, to one of whom
1t seems that women are mighty proud
| of fur coats.
Anyway, when this young man was
over one day to visit his lady love.
what should the two girls do but sud-
| denly appear in their fur coats, and
demand that he pronounce judgment
as to which was the prettier.
! Now there was a dilemma to stump
Paris himself, This modern young
| man got out of it in a rather dipIo-
matte fashion. however. He decided
| that each young lady looked best in
her own coat.
| Ever since Laddie Boy became the
Presidents Airedale. these dogs have
| become more arrogant than ever. If
one is searching for dog that holds
| its head up in the air, he can do moth
ing better than get himself an Aire-
| dale.
; The bulldog is known as an inde-
pendent sort of fellow. but the Aire-
dale is fast superseding him in this
| respect, judging from the naughty de-
imeanor of several seen on local streets
last week. The beasts are positively
| tarrogant.
| Recently Postmaster Chance put a
! mo smoking order into effect at the
Washington city post office, at the re-
quest of the Post Office Department.
and when his clerks and carriers had
to give up smoking in the building the
postmaster did the same. You'll see
| little. If any, smoking at the city post
| Office.
| But men who are used to smoking
| get nervous without the weed. So
| they have taken up chewing over
| there. Wherever you go may be seen
| the wagging of jaws as men "chaw."
Maybe they had better let them
| smoke.
| CHARLES E. TRACEWELL