Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-05
THIS AND THAT .
BY CHARLES E. TRAcEWELL.

up to them. Unfortunately for such q
visitor, IL the Monument were 1000
feet high, 1t would ssill fall short Of
expectations.
This is the time of the year far every
Washing eorlian to renew his acQuaint-
ance with his city. Let him go back to
the old childhood game Of pretending
and pretend, If to no one except himself,
that he Is visiting the city for the frse
time.
Then he will discover that the Ma
| tional Capital, aided by the exquisite
mantle Of green which 1t Is donning
under the gentle pressure OF Dame Ma
ture, who annually insists on this rob-
Ing. has once again become beautiful in
his eyes and Is as ready to entertain
him as the happiest and gayest OF nigh
school boys and girls.
II \
There Is no better place to begin this
| acquaintance with our city than
south Of the White House in those
spreading parks and streets around and
near the shaft which stands as per-
petual monument to the mighty man
| whose name it bears.
The Spring beauty of the Tidal Basin,
| with its glory of cherry blossoms mir
rored in the water, can strike as re-
sponsive a chord in the heart Of man
who lives here as In the breast OF the
| sightSeer from New York or Philadel-
phia or points between,
Here the resident may come again to
a realization of the old truth that man
never builds SO well and so beautifully
as when he takes Mother Nature into
partnership and permits her to do the
exterior decorating. There Is no tenn
| pie, however lofty, which does not look
the better for fine setting Of those
first monuments, green. and shady trees
nor any shaft whatsoever which is not
improved by being placed in the center
Of great green carpet OF grass.
| It Is not necessary to put ones sell
! in the midst of an etfervescent group Of
| young visitors to get their viewpoint
| After all, their greatest thrill comes
from first acquaintance with the I'M
known, and this quality may be dupli.
Gated at any time in the life OF an adult
| by taking thought.
| Thought has power, not exactly tc
make one young again, but 10 do ever
better than that-to force one to work
ND In himself that most benefcent
quality, interest.
There are millions Of people alive TO-
day who would pay almost any price II
get back again the supreme interes
they once took in life. They are M
longer interested in their meals becaus'
they have eaten too much food, M
| more interested in music because the,
have listened TO the radio too much, nj
longer interested in books because thel
have read too many books. In all things
they show the results of surfeit.
Yet such persons. one and all, MAY
get back at least part of their interes
in life If they will grab themselves b.
the back of their mental necks and b!
unaided brain power compel themselve
to look at everything with the eyes O
youth. How? All one can say is: &c
out and try 1t, and you will see. Ther'
is no better time in the year to begir
building up that old interest in life
There are thousands of young examples
walking around in gaudy felt hats
twirling canes. What distinguish
them? It is their interest in everything
But suppose you try to initiate them
and watch interest sprout at home. AL
most anything may happen in tn
Springtime.