Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-09
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attractive, and, suppose, we'll dressed -
she admits with careful candor, but
this can scarcely be the explanation. If
1t is, then the lack of good-looking and
wen dressed women in London must
be dreadful"
"Hoots-toots and ity-toity!-these
may be stern words to address the In
habitants of the hub of the universe
But is it not possible that starers, like
beauty, are sometimes in the eye Of the
beholder? One cannot help thinking
OF the story about the more or less pious
young woman who admitted to her
spiritual adviser that vanity was be-
coming her beSetting sin. Every time
look at myself in mirror" she said,
Il ind myself thinking How beautiful
ami"
"Ah," said the spiritual adviser,
consolingly. that isn't vanity, my dear
that's imaginationI"
4 X
American Girl
To Study Tapirape Indians.
A Note, Rio de Janeiro.-A young
American girl. Senhorita Lula Stein,
Of the University of California, intends
TO penetrate. the jungles Of the States
OF Goyaz and Matte Crosse alone to In
vestigate the lives and habits of the
Tapirape Indians living in that region.
The information gained from the study
OF these aborigines in their native en-
yironment, she hopes, will afford the
material for a thesis on ethnological
subjects to be submitted at the time
OF applying for her degree. II she finds
IL impossible to reach this remote tribe
IN the Amazon swampS she will study
the manners and customs of other
trlDes which she is bound to come in
contact with while travelling through
this region. Her only companion will
De a native guide. as previous expert
ence among the Brazilian Indians, In
the State of Espirito Santo, has shown
her that the uncivilized inhabitants are
suspicious OF large parties of white peo-
pie coming among them. Senhorita
stein speaks not only Portuguese, but
several dialects of the interior.
X X X X
Australian Youths
Get History From q. S. Book.
The Bulletin, Sydney.-Observin
something strange about the history
book from which New South Wales stu
cents this year have to sweat, took q
second look, and found that this
Strangeness was due to the fact that the
book Is an American production. It is
rSoplnsons Medieval and Modern
IImes,' and each purchaser is socked
TO the extent of Is shillings pence for
. copy. The book is written from the
american standpoint, and Is spelled
according to Uncle Sam why our Young
ioea has to take its history from the
Iano or too much liberty Is simply an
OIner OF those things no fellow can
understand.
Workers Profit
BY Motorists Desires.
La Opinion, Manila.-An appeal has
Deen made to the public by the COM
mlttee investigating the supposed ir-
regularities committed by functionar.es
OF the division of automobiles, in the
omces OF the public records and regis
trationS: This appeal has resulted in
many additional charges, particularly In
the assigning of license numbers.
IL appears that Edmbers are consid-
cred either common" or good" and
that when q person desires a certain
number for his car or other vehicle
ne must pay high price for the priv
ilege. To obtain a certain number one
must apply to q certain employee Of the
department. who has reserved" all the
good" numbers, which are dispensed
at special prices, netting some EN-
ployes of the department hundreds of
pesos paid by persons who desired these
distinctive numbers for their cars.
Some owners of cars have had GER
tain fantastic numbers Of alliterative
enumerations for several years by pay
ing these extra fees, and others who
desired these numbers could not obtain
them, possibly beNause they did not
outbid. the present Aolders. These per-
sons, It Is understood. win testify be-
fora the inveGaigattng nommitkna