Evening star., 1924-12-13
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

evan that wintry night when the
icicies hung on to his hat and one of
his; brave lads went to his death be-
meath the falling wall. Hello, chief"
an acquaintance calls. Amt you
'fraid to go out in the wet?" The
chief grins. Been in worse rains
than this" he replies.
Our pictures are talking pictures as
well as moving pictures. you know.
A turn OF the head--out goes the
chtef-in comes a pretty girl-just
like velvet What a very pretty girl,
TOO! Some pretty girls are pretty
girls by courtesy. They are pretty by
contrast. rather than actually.
fhis ono needs nothing to offset
her. Regular features, perfect COM
plexion, bright eyes. soft hair, hat
that nts her head and In with her
nair and face. long cloak, waist
1etchingly open at the neck-yes, sir,
a regular pretty girl
How calm she sits. Adjoining our
street car, no whit moved by the fact
that she knows we are taking. her
photograph. IT am glad you like me-
her eyes seem to say. How do YOU
know 1 do?" Your eyes have told
me So" she sings
4 y X x
Here is a fat woman She elities in
IKE ton Of brick. All, dear lady, YOU,
LOO. are welcome! Not until the sun re-
fuses 10 SHINE for me will l. refuse to
take your picture along with the rest.
AS rat woman you are admirable
everything has its place, even fat
ihoy In crowded street car. You too
were once pretty girl, any one can see
that. But now you fill the camera to
overhowing. You are a bit too much
we turn elsewhere
IN comes tall girl wavy brown
hair, pathetic eyes Of blue, large mouth
with infinite droop at the corners
ashed cloak Of blue and brown, George
washington hat. The car is not sc
crowded yet but we can approve of hei
stockings of llghtest brown.
Like velvet, out she goes, and in slide,
young man in blue overalls. with al
ordinary business suit coat over them
He has an outdoor look to his coun,
tenance and gray cap on his head, anc
ne talks 70 his neighbors as any rea
! countryman should
Like velvet. in comes schoolgirl
with Butter Brown collar of white with
huge black artists tie tucked beneath
| her rounded chin. She wears a darl
blue hat. with criss-crosses of brigh
yellow thread. She is seated.
BY her side stands a high school boy
| he talks incesSantly Of Mathematics
ne calls II ''math"-of composition ant
otner studies. His conversation strike,
| US as strange. until We stop TO realfz.
| that these things are his present bust
| ness in life
Like velvet, he goes out and 10 come:
| a near-pretty girl. Do not blame tn,
camera for showing so many girls. The,
| comprise IS per cent of the cars popu
| iation. The near-pretty girl just MISE.
being pretty. II nature had made heI
mouth little better. nodded her nos.
| a bit nearer to the hearts desire, sh.
would be as contented as that really
| pretty girl
! Like velvet, in floats an ugly girl. No
| che does not break the camera She ha,
! her place, too Sometimes she is bette,
than the pretty girl. and then again sh,
| Is not. Let us never miss a chance I,
| look approvngly at the ugly girl. fol
that makes her feel better about her
| self
Our camera moves, and having moved
| brings in. like velvet. tall member o
| the Navy Band. holding a leather cas-.
| containing his precious horn. Raindrop
! gleam upon the case. II that were ou
horn we would wipe Off those raindrops
| but he does not mind.
Just like velvet-in drifts q hjpl
school cadet. trailing a long rife
Like velvet-for the last time. for ou
camera is tiring-in glides the gray
| haired motorman. And we will leay,
him and his car. with his Grafton ring
| Ing In our ears:
Move forward. please There il
plenty Of room up front. Move forwart
| 1T won't hurt you''