Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-11

frenzy the small shopkeeper who
plasters his store with enamel signs,
the rich company that distorts the
country with boardings and the cor
poration that builds ugly houses on
beautiful sites.
The exhibition is a veritable chamber
Of horrors and it is relief and pleasure
to turn to the photographs of beauty
spots preserved for the nation, pictures
that will delight the hearts of all lovers
of natural and historic beauty.
Cubist Rugs on Display.
F. Mcknight Kauffer and his wife
have been giving an exhibition in Lon
don of their cubist rugs. These, like
first editions, are strictly limited in
number, there being only 10 copies OF
each design.
Mr.. and Mrs Mcknight Kauffer, who
are Americans, have a fiat in the
Adelphi, which is decorated in an en-
tirely Cubist manner, with low, rec
tangular furniture and sharp angled
screens for the electric lights.
Mr.. Kauffer, whose greatest success
has been as poster artist. is tall, with
aquamarine eyes and beige hair. He
was once employed as scene designer
England on a visit and fell SO deeply
in love with it that he established him.
self as soon as possible in London.
The Cubist rugs. which are intended
for rooms with plain walls and the low
furniture now so fashionable, have been
a tremendous success.
Stock Taking at Zoo.
The annual stock-taking at the Lon
don Zoo has been completed and its
contents" have been valued at ap-
proximately $175,000. The most valu-
able asset Is the Indian ''rhino," worth
about $4,000. Next on the list come
Bobby" and JOAN" pair of breed
ing hippos, together valued at about
$4,000.
The Marsupial wolf from Tasmania
Is considered cheap at $500, though
probably not many people would wish
to own him at any price. The king
penguins are worth 1915 head, while
10 birds Of paradise are marked at
5000 each.
An amusing item which tells sad
story Of discarded pets Is one of 2l1 as
sorted parrots at $40 each. Snakes
and crocodileS are valued at SO much
per foot run. while tortoise are sold by
the pound. the price varying according
to rarity.
Painting Pickpockets.
The latest feint of pickpockets Is the
faint.
A we'll known writer was visiting his
barber the other day and saw a man in
a chair suddenly collapse while the at
tendant was out of the room. The
novelist rushed to his assistance and
hIrrfedlV lOOSened his collar
The man recovered and was advised
to go home, which, with many apologies
he did. 1t was not until the novelist
came to pay his bill that he discovered
that his note case and his cigarette
case had gone.
Now double danger awaits us in our
rush to and from our work. We must
not only beware of the fainters who
may give us flu, but also at the feinters
who will quite possibly rob us of our
valuables. Life in these days is very
complicated!
Revolution is rife In our theaters
Just now; in fact, it seems to have taken
the place Of crime In the affection of
audiences.
During the last few weeks no fewer
than four plays dealing with revolutions
and their effects have been produced
true, one. peace, war and revolution"
translated from the Polish of Waclaw
Grubinsky, was given for one perform
ance only, but the others are all hold
ing the boards in the West End.
Peace, War and Revolution" which
featured DlogeneS and Alexander, Helen
OF Troy and Lenin, was so full of sar-
donic comedy that one wondered if a
name like Waclaw Grubinsky could
really be true, and If it did not hide
the identity of a certain we'll known
benevolent white bearded Irishman.
noted for his wit The presence of
Bernard Shaw in the audience, however,
combined with the fact that the play
certainly had dull patches, did much to
prove that this rumor was without
foundation.
Copyright, 1929. by North American News