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The Washington times., 1925-12-29

number Of women knew in
this exclusive shop who were
selecting evening gowns, &C
cessories, novelty jeWelry or
bags from the beautiful as
sortments shown, and in sew
eral instances they said they
were spending the generous
Christmas check which seemed
to me b most sensible dispoai-
ton OF 1T
The New Years Eve cele-
brations always demand Il
fresh gown, one you have nOt
worn before. the success Of
your evening depends so
much, OF course, on how you
look Ito begin With. sup.
pose there are lowered prices
in some things at Nine. Ash's
Just now. At any rate. do go
in and see what you can find.
Really, 1t is awfully hard
to think about business or
work this week, isn't 1t, with
% much going on and so
many things to do every day
and every night, but wait un-
til next week and will have
plenty to tell you about news
OF the shops of the utmost
importance.
Cordially.
The Washington times., 1925-12-29

The Belgian Ambassador and
Baroness de Cartier entertained at
luncheon today at the Embassy in
compliment to the retiring. French
Ambassador and Nine. Daeschner,
who are leaving Washington in q
few days for Paris Other guests
were the Swiss Minister and Nine.
Peter, Gen. and Mrs. William
Mason Wright, Mrs. George Ehle,
William Phelps Emo, Miss Mabel
Boardman, Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Meyer, jr., Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Sinnonds and Viscount de Liant
sheere of the Belgian diplomatic
service.
WALLENBERGG TO BE
DINNER GUESTS
The Swedish Minister and Nine.
Wallenberg will be the guests Of
honor at dinner this evening Of
the Assistant Secretary of State
and Mrs Wilbur ]. Carr, who will
entertain company OF ten.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carr will be hosts
uary 10 in compliment to the Sec
rotary of State and Mrs. Kellogg.
The Minister Of Greece and Nine.
Simopolus will entertain at dinner
this evening at the legation for
"a guests.
Among the guests will be Mr..
Cosinas, Greek finance delegate
here to assist in the funding Of
the Greek debt. and Evlas Bros,
director of the National Bank OF
Athens.
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and Nine. de Graeff will be hosts
at dinner on the evening of jan
uary. Is.
The Secretary of Agriculture and
Mrs. Jardine will be the guests of
honor at dinner this evening Of
Mr.. and Mrs. I. T. Mann, who will
entertain in their home on Six
teenth Street.
Senator and Mrs. James w.
Wadsworth, jr., will be hosts to a
company Of thirty-four young peo-
pie at dinner this evening at Grass
lands in compliment to Miss Harry
Griggs Tilton and her fiance, Jerry
Wadsworth, son of the hosts. Ad-
for the dancing which will follow
Miss Ruth Donaldson will be
hostess at dinner this evening in
compliment to Miss Mary Selden
and later the company will go to
the Wadsworth dance.
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The Counselor of the German
Embassy and Nine. Dieckhoff will
entertain at dinner on January ID.
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Brig. Gen. George A. L. Dumont
will be host at dinner this evening
at the Hamilton Hotel in compli-
ment to Mrs. Oliver M. Spencer, Of
st. Joseph, Mo-, who Is visiting
her son-in-law and daughter, Major
and Mrs. Georges Thenault. Major
Thenault is assistant military at
tache of the French embassy and
his marriage to Miss Sarah Spencer
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Quincy Hager, which will take place
on Saturday.
Mrs. Joseph T. Newcomb will
entertain at dinner tomorrow eve
ming at the Congressional Country
Club for a party of twenty-four.
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Mrs. Robert e. Livingston, Mrs.
e. Prescott Rowe and Miss Eleanor
Rowe arrived yesterday from New
York and will be at the Mayflower
during q visit in Washington.
Miss Virginia McKenney enter.
tanned at q small dinner at her
home last evening, later taking her
guests to the Drake dance.
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The wedding Of Harold Phillips,
son Of Mrs. George A. Sanderson
Of Stoneleigh. court, and Miss Ella
Cook, of Denver, Colo, took place
in Denver today.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Fairfax Downey,
with their two children, are passing
the holidays with the formers par
ents, Brig. Gen. and Mrs. George
r. Downey. Major and Mrs. William
Ayers Borden entertained com
pany Of II guests at dinner last
evening at lie Paradis in honor OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Downey, later attend
ing the Army Ordnance dance.
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INFANT TO BE
NAMED FOR
LIFESAVER
Congressman and Mrs.
Fairchild Honor His
Sisters Heroism
By JEAN ELIOT

AYEwS of the birth. of a daugh-
ter to Representative and
\ " Mrs. Benjamin L. Fairchild
at their home in Pelham, IN. Y,
which has just reached Washing
ton, is coupled with a picturesque
little story as to why the lIame,
Mabelle, has been chosen for the
baby. The child is to be the name
sake OF Mr.. Fairchild's eldest. sister,
who saved his life years ago.
When Mr.. F,airchild, not yet in
politics, was two years old, the bed
clothing of his crib caught fire.
With no one in the house except
his sister, Mabelle, then seven years
old. the future statesman was In
danger OF being burned to death.
But the little girl, Drawing the
flames, beat them out with her
bare hands.
Representative Fairchild was mar
ried to Miss Elinor Parsons, of
Yonkers, in 1922. the wedding TAX.
Ing place in Washington, and they
have another daughter, christened
Elinor for her mother. Mr.. Fair
child has recently returned from a
three months tour Of Europe as a
member of the House Committee on
Foreign Affairs. With his family
lingering at their New York home,
he has been living at the Hamilton
Hotel since Congress convened
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MORE CABINET
NEW YEAR
PLANS

Mrs. New, wife Of the Postmaster
General, who will be at home on
New Year Day from to o'clock,
viii be assisted by Mrs. John IT.
Bartlett, Mrs. Warren Irving Glover
and Mrs. Robert S. Regar, wives of
the Assistant Postmasters General.
Mrs. H. H. Billany, wife of Assist
and Postmaster General Billany is
I'll and will not be able to receive
with Mrs. New.
Others aiding the hostess will be
Mrs. John w. Davidge, Mrs. JEFF
ferson R. Keene and Mrs. Whaley.
Postmaster General and Mrs. New
viii have as guests for the week
end OF January z, Mr.. and Mrs.
Kenneth Wood. of Buffalo, N. Y.
Later in January Mr.. and Mrs. Al
ton Wood will come from Buffalo
they were hosts to Mr.. and Mrs.
Luther Wood, also OF Buffalo. The
three young men are brothers and
are sons OF Mr.. News oldest and
closest friends.
Mrs. New has set her New Year
reception for an early hour in order
to facilitate things for those who
propose making the round Of Cabi-
net calls.
The Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. Wilbur, who, like all the
members of the Cabinet in town,
are to be at home on New Year
Day, will have receiving with them
Mrs. Edward w. Eberle, Mrs. Thee.
dore Douglas Robinson and Mrs.
Walter Gherardi Miss Neville
Gherardi and Miss Deborah Fred.
erick will also assist the hostess.
Miss Edna Wilbur, daughter OF
Secretary and Mrs Wilbur, VINO is
spending a, year abroad and will
not come home until summer, il at
present in Switzerland for the
winter sports but will return short.
ly to Paris. Miss Wilbur is study.
ing at the Sorbonne and has
moved to "a Avenue d'Orleans to
be with French family in order
to perfect her command of the
language.
Among those who will entertain
at the dinner dance at Wardman
Park Hotel on New Year Eve are
the Secretary of Labor and Mrs
James J. Davis
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S SNAP
UP CHARITY
BALL BOXES
Presence Of Coolidges Will
Add to BriIliance
of Event

Leaders of Washington. society
will be represented among the box
holders at the charity ball given
for the benefit Of hte Children's
Hospital at the Willard Monday,
January 4. The announcement that
the President and Mrs. Coolidge will
attend gives added interest to this
first ball OF the new year.
The list OF box holders to date in,
clude Secretary Mellon, who will
occupy the box to the right Of the
Presidential box; Commissioner Ru-
dolph, who will occupy the one at
the left; Senator Phipps, Mrs. G. G..
Glover, Mrs. Frederick Brooke, Mrs.
Adolph G. Miller, Mrs. Arthur A.
Houghton, Mrs. Eugene Meyer. jr..
Mrs. Harold b. Ward, William,
Phelps Emo, William Ritter, Mrs.
Herbert Glocum, Mrs. Paul H. Bias
tedo. Mrs. James n Curtis, Mrs.
Walter s. Hutchins, Mrs. Gibson
SON, Mrs. Peter Gerry, Mrs. Frank
Hight, Mrs. Marshall Field, Mrs..
Louis "A. rockingham, Mrs. Arthur
|O'Brien. Mrs. Thomas Bell Sweeney,
Mrs. Richard Townsend, Nine.
Hauge, Mrs. Frank B. Moves; Miss
Julia MATHS, Mrs. Davis Ireland,
Mrs. Delos Al, Blodgett, Horace Lut-
trell, Mrs. James W. Wadsworth,
jr.. Mrs. Hayne Ellis, Mrs. Nv. Price
Whitaker, Mrs. John Crayke Simp-
son, Mrs. Alfred p. Thorn, Mrs.
Anne Archbold, Mrs. Ogden Mills,
Mrs. Marshal Langhorne. Mrs.
Perry Belmont, Mrs John w.
Davidge and Mrs. John Henry Glib
bons.
Mrs. John 8. Dryden 10 chairman
of the committee on boxes.
Senator and Mrs. Peter Goelet
Gerry have returned to Washing.
ton after spending the holidays
with Mrs. Gerry's sister, Mrs. Mich
olas Brown. In Providence.
Philip Hichborn has joined his
grandmother, Mrs Philip Hichborn,
at the Lee House, Mr. Hichborn il
In school and il spending the hoIi-
days in Washington.
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Many Parties Planned

took place q few weeks ago. There
will be ten in the 0onpany.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Campbell
Wallace will be hosts at dinner this
evening to distinguished company.
Judge and Mrs William Bailey
Lamar will entertain at dinner this
evening.
Miss Nancy Hoyt is entertaining
at dinner this evening in compli.
ment to Miss Helen Marye and her
fiance. Lieut. William d. Thomas,
u. s. N, whose marriage will take
place Saturday afternoon.
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SCHOOL GIRL
DAUGHTERS FETED
Mrs. Henry Leonard and Mrs.
Eugene Meyer, jr., are joint
hostesses at dance this evening
at Rauscher's for their schoolgirl
daughters, Miss Ellen Thoron and
Miss Florence Meyer, respectively.
About $50 OF the girls and young
boys have been invited to the dance
and at the dinner, which Mrs1 Meyer
will give before the dance ~ Miss
Theron and Miss Meyer, there will
be Is guests.
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TO
WE'D N. c.
MAN
Engagement Announced
by Parents From
North Carolina

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph e. Davies,
who are spending the winter in
Asheville. N. c., have announced the
engagement OF their daughter. Miss
Eleanor Davies, to Thomas Patton
Chesborough. jr., Of Asheville. For.
NAL announcement was made at u
dinner dance at the BiItmore Forest
Country Club.
Miss Davies was graduated from
Vassar, last June. Mr.. Chesbor
ough Is q graduate OF the UNI.
versity Of North Carolina and has
just finished post graduate course
at Columbia. He Is q son Of DIR.
ana Mrs. Thomas p. Chesborough,
and ID q cousin OF Mrs. Calderon
Carlisle Of this city.
Miss Davies. noted as q beauty,
made her debut here about two
years ago, the family moving last
year to Asheville on account Of
the frail health OF a younger
daughter.
The Chesboroughs came to this
country from England about two
generations ago and their family
home, situated on the Swannanoa
River, Ii one Of the show places Of
AsheYille.
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Spending our
Ghristmas Money

ia always one Of the JOY
Gus aftermaths 81 this holi-
day. There Is q gorgeous gold
.brocaded metal cloth evening
coat in Nine. ASKS. 1917 Con-
necticlit avenue, which tenlpts
me very seriously.
/ noticed yesterday quite q
The Washington times., 1925-12-29
MISS MAUD MASON
MAKES BOW TO-DAY

Mrs. Julien JacQueline Mason ID
presenting her daughter, Miss Maud
Mason, to society at tendance
from 4 to Z o'clock this afternoon at
Rauscher's. Mrs. Mason and her
daughter are receiving in the small
ballroom and the large ballroom is
being used for dancing.
The debutante - wearing an i'm
ported frock Of shell-tinted chiffon.
The sleeveless bodice is long-waisted
and has q. short shoulder cape in
the back sca1lopped and embroidered
in seed pearls. at the low waist
line in the front there is a large
pink flower. The skirt is fashioned
in three scalIopped flounces en-
hroidered in seed pearls. She Is
carrying an old-fashioned bouquet
OF sweetheart roses, lilies-of- the-val-
ley and forget-me notS.
Mrs. Mason's gown is an i'm
ported model of black velvet and
gold lace. The lace forms the
bodice, which is long, and the long
sleeves and the skirt and cuffs Of
the sleeves are OF the velvet.
Mrs. Mason win be assisted alter
nately at the tea table by Mrs.
John B. Kendriclk, Mrs. John w.
Childress, Mrs. Helen Ray Hagner,
Mrs. Richard Parker Crenshaw,
Mrs. Richard C. Marshall and Mrs.
George B. NicholAon
Miss Mason win be assisted by
her three cousins, Miss Laura Win
Continued on Page 81
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Ag75s1 xesa ~
LzzuS1zlzzzz Nz1uz1
nEAREsT eENEvIEvE:

~ Well, after ice-boating on
Lake Minnetonlxa and watch
ing the fastest hockey matches
in the United States. Wash
ington, on my return this
morning, looks and feels like
Palm Beach.
If shopping seems to have
subsidized for the moment. so.
ciaI activities most certainly
are anything but quiet.
Everything seems to revolve
about the young people home
from school and college, the
reunited family and the pleas
ures incident to the holidays.
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EOery Ballroom
and Restaurant

lin the Mayflower Hotel il
tG be turned over to the rev
eIers on New Year Eve. it
win be q perfect shame Il
any one has to miss this cele.
bration, for I understand IL
is to be q perfect WOW!
Special entertainers have
been engaged for the eve
ming, imported from far
places, I believe. The enter
tainment win progress from
The Washington times., 1925-12-29
Family Groups
IRE IN Fashion

lin photography, and why
shouldn't they be2 Taking al
vantage Of the opportunity
afforded by the visiting mem.
beers Of the family, innunner.
able groups are being made
BY Underwood and Under
wood IN their studios on Con-
necticnt avenue, or IN the
homes.
Brothers and sisters who
may not be together again
for q, long time are affec-
tionately conserving to pose
together. Mothers ana faith
ers proud to have q picture
OF themselves with their
adored children are making
appointments for sittings.
Underwood and Underwood
will be open on Saturday, 80
if you have no other chance
to sit for your family group.
you may be able to secure an
appointment on that day.
The Washington times., 1925-12-29
FORMER OFFICIALS
SON rs MARRIED

News OF the marriage OF Peter
Woodbury., son Of the late Gordon
Woodbury., who was Assistant Sec
rotary Of the Navy in the Wilson
Administration, and Miss Margaret
Atherton Reed has reached Wash
ingt0n. The bride Ii the daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Duryee
Reed, OF Manchester, N. H., and
the wedding took place Yesterday
IN Grace Church, Manchester.
The Rev. George r. Hazard, rec
tor, officiated. The matron of
honor was Mrs. Frederick Sherwood
Dunn, OF washington, sister Of
the bridegroom, and Miss Janet
Reed. q sister Of the bride, was
maid OF honor. Owing to the re-
cent death of the brides grand.
mother, Mrs. George c. Holt, Of
New York, only relatives and
few intimate friends attended. The
couple viii live In Cambridge, Mass.
Miss Helen Keller will arrive in
washington about January 10 and
win spend several days at the VIII
lard. Miss Keller comes to Wash
ington for the purpose of giving
q concert for the benefit Of the
blind, but while here will be ex-
tensively entertained. Among those
who viii entertain her will be Mrs.
James Wadsworth, wife OF the
Senator from New York who VIII
give a tea in her honor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter A. Drury
viii entertain at dinner this even
ing.
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Mrs. Lawrence Haugen, wife Of
Lieutenant Haugen, u. 8. N, who
has been spending the holiday with
her mother. Mrs. Harry Baldwin
Can't at the Northumberland, will
reioin her husband in Philadelphia,
where he II stationed, the latter
part Of this week.
49,
Murray A. Cobb, long resident
OF washington, has arrived in town
from Bryn Mawr, where he and
Mrs. Cobb are now making their
home, and is at the Mayflower for
few days.
Mrs. Eugene LIE Merle and her
daughter, Miss Eugene LIE Merle,
will leave for New York In few
days to attend the wedding Of Mrs.
LIE Merle's nephew, Norris Barry.
more Gaddess, to Miss Dorothy
The Washington times., 1925-12-29

MRS. JOSEPH LETTER,
"a who is one of the most
Gctive of the young society
nsatrons IN all philGmthropic
wOyk, finds time after her
efforts IN behalf of the
Childrem's Country Home ball
on Christmas night to help
make success of the Char
ity Ball at a Downtown hotel
on January !. Mrs. Letter
aUos photographed at the en-
trance to her beautiful home
on Dupont Circle.
~o~o~o~oS~O-
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CONTINUED on Page 81
The Washington times., 1925-08-12
DIR. FRANK CRANES
DAILY EDITORIAL
FL DOCTOR FRANK cRANE
we G0nle

-IGHTY thousand people recently gathered IN New
Jersey to two human brutes maui eacn otner
- good many thousand dollars were spent n this
amusement II made not slightest difference who won
The occasion established nothing The contest settled moth
inc If was attended the spectators merely or the JOY
and the thrill of watching contest
Anv contest will do, matching pennies Or playing Oia
sledce The essence of game the comparative skill OF
the plavers combined with the vagares OF Lady Luck
The essence Of business getting something done tnat
needs to be done rn,,
Humanity has always loved game Il loves baseball
today Just as It loved the gadiatoral contests OF the
former DAYS Anything where strength IS pltted against
strength skill against Skill and luck against luck INTERESTS
humanity. -, s, -
lawsuit is good deal Of game in which the lawyers
are the contestants and the judge the umpire Ponnes pc
comes interesting becomes game Polcs IS not
method Of governing country the best but It Is gamble
as to which side will win.
The spirit of business and the spirit OF play are directly
onposed to each other The latter is interested only ID the
performance the former is interested in the results
In proportion the spirit Of business prevades the cou
try its practical and useful In proportion as
the spirit of play pervades the country the government
made the football of contending factions.
Political parties arose because by making the government
the prize for the parties they made OF the whole
thing and succeeded in arousing public interest
The party system developed because people are con-
stituonay incapable Of being interested IN anything that
ism game They do not to the polls to elect the best
man office but the majority Of them 60 to the polls tO
beat the other fellow 4
The Washington times., 1925-08-12
RY ELSIE ROBINSON

done that she drew attention OF
one of the teachers who helped
her find a good position on grad
uation. From that time on e
has been a steady climb, nard
work, moderate success. but no
diversions save reading or an
occasional movie. She has almost
no friends. People consider her
a moody, shut-in girl, with no in
terest in the life about her.
YET ALL THIS TIME EU-
NICE HAS BEEN HAVING A
CAREER AS HECTIC AS THE
WIDEST MELODRAMAi
know, for she has written me
about it for the last six years.
Men by the dozen have made
inpassioned love to Eunice--
other men have bounded her
through school and office be-
cause she would not return their
base Observation-Disclosures have
banded against her in sinister
protestations for love OF her
she has narrowly escaped three
Opponents and two unhallowed
wedlocks. 1t is even limited that
she is the mother Of a leading
officials illegitimate child!
Yet her parents and associates
would swear that no man had
ever even seen Eunice home,
much less looked at her with
DESTROYS eyes AND THEY
WOULD SWEAR CORRECTLY!
NO MAN HAS!
These amazing events are
nothing but phantasies, spun out
of the stifled hungers of Eunice's
brooding mind. Perhaps she once
knew they were fairy tales, con-
iured forth to give color to a
tragicalIy dull life. but she no
longer knows it. These things
are real to Eunice now. She suf-
fers the actual terrors and de.
lights of prosecutions, courtship,
abduction and expectant mother
hood. From her own reckless.
romantic brain she has supplied
the adventures which have been
denied her unattractive body.
The world is full of Eunices.
Every now and then they Tx
their fancy on some absolutely
innocent young man and spin 1
tale that works endless mischief.
'hey are really insane women. But
the same pitiful hunger which
animates them is at work on
men and women. boys and girls
who are not insane.
If you had a broody, unpopu-
lar child in your home who now
and then drops strange hints OF
odd experiences, watch him-try
to get beneath his defence. Life
ALWAYS hungers for beauty and
and power. And it ALI
WAYS finds a way out. Watch
out that the way it finds doesn't
wreck the spirit it serves.
The Washington times., 1925-08-12
By GARRETT r. SERVTSS
Noted Astronomer and Writer on
Scientific Topics of Popular

Interest
IF 1T would not Danish wars
4 perhaps 1t would at least de-
prive them of much of their
venom to have everybody under
stand how little ground there is
for drawing racial distinctions
between nations. We often hear
violent prejudice expressed
against those who speak another
language. But modern study in
anthropology and archaeology has
shown that language is not a
test, or proof, of race. Peoples
of widely different origin speak
the same language, So, too, ma
tions are made up of peoples of
divergent racial antecedents.
Races are the products OF
nature; nations of history. Prog.
ress and advancing forms of CIV
ilization are largely fruits of
racial intermixture. An inbreed-
ing race deteriorates. The total
ity of human excellence Is only
attainable by croSs-b breeding.
There Is no pure race in exist
ence today. Those that have re-
manned with the least intermix-
ture have had the lowest civiliza-
tons.
Eugene Pittard. anthrop ologist
of the University of Geneva,
asserts that false theories about
race have been ''confiscated by
politicians to the profit of their
ambitions, generative of recent
catastrophies.
What we might call racial os-
mosis has been going on from
time immemorial. The long
heads" and the broadhcais"
0dolichocephals and brachycephdls)
have blended to form various
peoples" and nations. Now ore
racial type and now the other has
been at the top.
Rising and falling, like the mole
cules in a liquid whose tempera-
ture is varying. the individuals
become inextricably mixed to-
gether, and their constituent
atoms, racial elements, unite to
form hybrid units, charged to a
higher potentiality than their
parents.
None of us can trace the sinu-
Gus line of his descent from the
days when men fought with cave
bears for homes, so why should
we quarrel over race? All races
are lost in humanity. Humanity
has needed them all.
Even prehistory shows differ
ent races acquiring the same CIV
ilization.
At that marvellous prehistoric
site, Les Eyzies, in France, which
is the most impressive spot on
this planet for anyone who medi-
tates on the adventures of man.
kind in it's infancy and it's grow
ing youth, there are to be seen
remains of two remarkable races
the Cro-Magnon, very tall,
shout broad face. still DEOgna-