The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-24
By KArHRYN DwYER

once there was n primitive lady
who wns about "a nlneteenih Of a
shade falrer than an her dusky SIS
tens Naturally she was very proud
Of her light skin ana when summer
came and the sun grew hotter she
had an awful time staying IN the
shade Of the trees 90 that she
wouldn't burn the same shade an
her sisters, She got 10 the place
where she was getting thin and hun
gry and finally she evolved the idea
Of carrying her shade around with
her Sometimes sho Just broke off
branches and carried them over her
shoulder but once In a long while
she would run long STICK thru "a
big leaf and 40 minclng along so
the first parnBol was evolved.
The poor primitive lady would be
green with envy. tho. II she could
see the elaborate structure which
grew from her leaf and stick and
which the ladies' OF today carry
around when they don't want their
little noses sunbuFned, But then.
che would have 80 much to wonder
az that SHE might not have time TO
bo surprised at parasoh and UNI
brellas.
n really is aurprhlngthe number
OF different styles one can find even
in parnaola. You can get nm UNI
brella 90 match your frock. the
weather. the state OF your mind and
the thickness or your poekei.book
Right now the most popular para
soils FOR summer are the Japanese
ones They are light and easy 70
carry. and give very adequate pro
lection against the sun. but II you
get one. be careful that e isn't too
large. or you win have trouble with
Il in the traffic Jams downtown.
Tho most pleasing thing about
these umbrellas II their unexpected.
meas. You nee them standing up
and you think that you never saw
anything 20 devoid Of beauty, but
once let them be opened and ihcy
reveal the moHi fascinating secrets,
Instead Of being muddy purple or
red. they prove 10 have little drifts
u white or ilny flrcks Of color
which look like "a sunset. A. they
are twirled slowly behind a graceful
head. sou wonder why you ever
thought them ugly.
Mos, Of the japanese umbrellas
are made Just for summer use. but
| saw very interesting group which
was OF oiled silk and could be used
In q shower. aH well as IN The sun
shine These had cord run thru
tie handles. too. 20 that they could
be- more easily carried. and a little
square piece OF rubber was tied over
tho end. 40 that tho water would
run Off more easily They had the
qunintest look. almost as tho tho
umbrellas themselves were wearing
little rubber bandkcrchitfs for bath.
Ing caps.
once had m umbrella that NJ.
ways carried when l wanted 70 irri.
tate the man l went out with, In
thp first place II was very small
and needed all Of II Tor protection
myself when il rniued. have
noticed that when a man carries a
woman'B umbrella he usually chr.
rics more Of II oyvr himself than he
does over her. 80 TINT the c1pcr.
fenced woman either carries Il her.
seif or givvs the man training, Any
way, beside being small. Il had n
ring in the point. instead OF the
conventional ring in tho handle
That umbrella had the best Of mcu
puzzled. They newer could decide
whether 20 stand Il on the handle,
which isn't usually done. or 20 stand
| Il ON the point and have the ring
on the floor Unfortunately Il rot
broken. whether some OF lts vic.
ltina did the deed ncynr Inay,,