Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-21


renewed the lease. It's a bully way
to live. Miss Ann. The house is big
enough for each of us to have
room. which we furnished to suit
ourselves, and a family den with
billiard table in the middle, and
double parlor, and a dandy dining
room when we spread ourselves ana
entertain. We have a man to COOK
and a Saturday cleaner to make the
wheels go round. Bob attends TO rent
and wages. Joe markets and mends;
Billy keeps tab on fuel and lights ana
I'm the general shopper.
"WeIl, or all the unusual
Unusual? Say. Lady Gay. you
want to get wise. Most of the fel-
lows / know either have apartments
or go in for cooperative housekeep-
ins--and I tell you what. this mouse
keeping stunt OF ours is great. we
have our Whirls out when we want
to, but they can't hold a canole 70
the blowouts we have at home. II 8
great to be able to have your honnies'
too-pigeons, dogs-any old thing
YOUR fancy calls for, with nobooS
nigh for to hinder. And. say. MISS
Ann. I don't wonder you successrul
women don't marry unless you want
to. because I'm that way myselI. a
fellow used to have to marry to nave
a home, but-this is the day 1or
bachelors--and having weathered
through the infatuations of calfhooo.
YOU don't catch me leaving the boys
for anything less than solid love.
What do you say to that, money
Dew" D
Reinc a wise woman. Honey Dew
said nothing-mainly for the reason
that he didn't give her a chance-
next Thursday, and each OF US VIII
invite two woman friends. II you II
come III bring you in my car ana
take VOL, home. And lend you one
Of nv dogs, or n couple OF BOD
nigeons. unless you'd prefer Billy
canary. I'm sorry to say that Joe
has Just lost his last goldfish
All of which is foolishness, OF
course. but, for one thing. 1t explains
that much discussed query
Why bachelors?
CT. VALENTINE is myth-salhe
- as Santa Claus. A lady visitor
said so. And AS she has been abroa
and was wearing mink CLOAK tnat
cost a Thousand dollars. she neturaiig
knew what she was talking about.
She has even seen the spot where
martyred under Claudius III, Febru-
AIRY ID, 270. but as her special guide
tailed to call attention to the fact
her theory remains argument-proof:
ST. Valentine would never have been
heard of-except for valentines. he
was created by trade expressly Tor
lovers, and had no more real exist
ence than the grounding or the
wolf that hangs around doors Or
She was telling all this to a plain
woman at a desk who also had mace
her pilgrimage to Valentines oeatn-
Mace. but who, with the common
sense that usually goes with plain
faces. refrained from COUGHING lance
I'm defense of a saint who had been
butchered to make a Roman holiday.
on the principle that it Is foolshiy
useless to bang ones head against
the stone wall Of ignorance. but
She could save the day from its
nce-limitations by proving IT
available for friendship, as well-wlth
her own exhibit to go by.
This layout represented 81 Vaien-
tines. mainly cards; a pot OF prim-
roses. three paper carnations mace
by a chair bound woman. and extra
dear because of a memory back or
the gift: a gingerbread couple, name
of st. Valentine and wife-poor. dear
celibate-with raisin eyes and grlns
of white sugar-and three letters
one unsigned, carrying a blessing
written by a hand that trembled-and
the two others from st. Valentine
himself. Greetings from out OF the
friendly unknown, each exaggerated
into impersonal gallantry in tribute
to the day, and to be accepted in
the same spirit.
A big, beautiful and appreciated
batch of regard from men and wom-
en-, high and middle-class-not Tor
getting the colored sculptor OF the
valentine family. And not romance
in the lot!
(Which proves nothing except that
you are an unusually lucky woman,
said the lady visitor, as she took
jonuuil from her corSage to add to
the giftpile.
Which left nothing more to say.
IN spite of song propaganda, Lon
don Bridge is not falling down.
Likewise, in defiance of prophecy.
Bow Bells peal out today as clearly as
at that time when they called out to
Dick Wilmington to come back and
be lord mayor of London town. I'm
fortunately Dicks cat is missing. But
there are others.
AS no tourist could expect to see all
the sights of London's 10000 streets
in a weeks visit to that wonder.