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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-19
Great Lovers of Antiquity
By IRVING r. BACON
Dido-Who Died for Lore

IKE cooling and billing turtle
doves, Dido and her husband.
aeus. some 5000 years ago ago.
counted the hours in terms OF hap
piness. She was the sister OF Pyg-
nnalion, the King OF Phoenicia. while
Sychaeus vas a merchant prince OF
Tyre, the capital OF that country.
Few even among kings had EVER
amasSed such wealth as Sychaeus
possessed. His brother-:n-law. King
Pygmalion. who was Is covetous as
he was tyrannical. could not well
brook the idea OF having a subject
who was richer than himself.
One day Sychaeus disappeared.
DIDO was distracted with grief. At
her earnest e~ntreaties Pygmalion
put every agency in his power az her
command. All in vain. Sychaeus
had vanished without leaving a
trace.
DIDO spent many sleepless nights.
until. worn out with her constant
vigils. she fell into a fitful sleep and
had a dream. II was a vision OF
S~ychaeus He appeared before her
with a deep wound on his head and
his face covered with blood. He said:
Flee for your life. my darling
D!eo. Your brother. ~Pygmalion. has
taken my re. and. despite his love
for you. = will ere long deprive
you also OF life.
II had gone 70 the household
shrine TO offer thanks 70 the gods
for the happiness they had given me
to be the husband OF so good and
wonderful a woman as you when
- - AnAs~A 40 and
despatched me. He then concealed
my body in a secret vault beneath
the altar"
Then giving her detailed instruc-
tons where his wealth lay secreted-
the vision disappeared.
AS secretly as possible. DIDO as
rertained that. her husbands body
really was buried beneath the altar.
She also found the treasures IN the
hiding place indicated 70 her by her
dream-husband.
with the skill OF IN experienced
general. Dido got together a yer
itahle army OF men. with thei fam
flies. massing them aboard her hus'
hands many ships. And at a given
signal she set forth with them. their
rendezvous 10 be the northern coast
OF Africa, directly south OF the
southwestern point OF Sicily.
There. when all the ships had
safely arrived, Dido purchased from
the natives a large tract OF land.
She started at once 10 build the city
OF Carthage.
While Carthage was being built a
band OF fugitives from Troy entered
the harbor OF Queen Dido's ity and
there the fugitives were received
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-19
Dicky's Temper Flares, as Usual, as the
Christmas Tree Is Being Trimmed,
bur Hadge Is Happy to knop the
PPere Is Not Due 10 Terif-en.

Il brought them the candy with a
big napkin apiece. and my father be
gan 10 read to them, while | slipped
away with a little ache in my heart
for Roderick. ] wished IL were pos
sible for me TO take the little lad and
rear him with Junior. Both boys
needed companionship. But even II
| had dared to assume the responsl.
bihty. / knew that Harriet and Ed.
win would resent any attempt 70
take the boy away from their home.
Hank Flares at Dicky
I went back to the living room.
where ! found Dicky perched upon
a stepladder attaching the strings Of
colored electric bulbs to the tree.
while Henry and William stood he
low obeying the short. quick com
mands ne shot at them from time
10 time. ! always make IL a point to
keep out az the way while this rar-
ticular job Is going on. for something
invariably z wrong with the
lights. Dicky as invariably loses his
temper. but finally everything at
ways right. | skirtea the
tree Eingerly therefore. but Dicky
saw me and called but an irritable.
isn't there a doc dab that goes
or top here. while lin UP here2'
Yes. the Star OF Bethlehem" |
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-19

You wouldn't live in a glass
house. would you. and let every
passing stranger gaze in through
the walls? That's what houses are
for-to keep the family in. and 10
keep strangers out.
And that's one OF the things. fine
ness OF feeling and good taste are
tor-they keep strangers out.
What's the idea OF going out and
living on the open road. In the
wind and the rain and the snow. for
all n world TO criticize. when YOU
have walls to shut you ing
What 10 the meaning OF intimacy
II we are going 70 take the whole
world into the party?
And isn't II always rather bad
taste 10 talk about u personal
affairs 10 people who really don't
care a snap about them. anyhow?
Yes. I think Angela was wrong
there's nothing d~isgraceful about
expecting a baby. but there's moth
ing especially thrilling about IL 70
other people. either. and what a
hateful. blinking. glazing world this
Is going 70 be II we're never going
10 have any quiet. shaded corners.
in any Of our lives.
Talk. yell. shrek. bawl everything
you know. and lots you don't know.
TO the curious hooking. inquisitive
world-not l.
Is nothing going 70 be too sweet
TO tell-any more?
Must we get out extras and peddle
them on the street corners. because
we haven't sense enough. and taste
enough. TO keep some OF the sweet.
duties OF life sacredly TO ourselves?
What's come owe US. anyhow.
here In the United States?
We used 10 have some little pride.
some reserve. some delicacy OF feel
ing. and now we're all beginning 10
act like a lot OF shameless monkeys
c%hattering. and Cabling heedlessly
from every tree top.
Is Il because we are suddenly over
run by hordes OF people who lave
always lived in such crowded quar-
tiers. that they have forgotten the
very meaning OF the word delicacy?
Anyhow. / think the women who
were so hard on Angela were wrong
but I think Angela. herself. might
have used a bit better taste-don't
you7
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-19

with great kindness. They were
under the leadership OF Aeneas. a
Trojan prince.
Dido invited Aeneas 10 tell the
story Of the destruction OF Troy and
OF the hardships he and his follow
ers had undergone.
So well did Aeneas acduit himself
Of this task that. long before his
recital was finished. Dido found her
self in love with him.
In time Aeneas also experienced
a deep love for Dido. One day
while they were on q hunting party
they took refuge in a ave during a
thunderstorm. And there they
plighted their faith 10 each other.
taking the gods TO witness that
they were man and wife.
Aeneas regarded himself as a man
| OF destiny. An oracle had foretold
that he was 10 be the ~progenitor
OF the builder Of Rome. and sc he
boarded ship one fine day and sailed
away from his beloved Dido.
She became insane from grief,
mounted a funeral pyre. setting fire
TO Il herself. and. enveloped in
flames. plunged a dagger into her
heart.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-19

GHOULD you fancy a nice new nat. see TO
it that it is decorated with a smart feather
fancy. It is astonishing TO watch how the
feather has staged its comeback, for not only
have we quilts, fancies of various kinds. but
we are to have hats with whole plumes, judging
by the showcases Of some Of the most exclusive
shops. Of course, in the last analysis il i up
to Us to decide whether or not we wish to
be plumed.
So many interesting things are to be found
in the stores just now. Lovely evening ensembles
in various exquisite colors and combinations,
clever daytime sets OF intriguing interest. We
have sketched some of the incest gleanings from
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Reawakening =,

4 S Junior made the comment
"a that when he was big enough
to trim the Christmas tree
there wouldn't be anybody TO sur
prise with il there was such star
tied realization in his voice. such
wistfulness-or so I fancied-as well.
that there vas a sudden lump in my
throat. ! vas conscious also that
my cheeks were scarlet, although
Katherine vas the only one besides
my small nephew. Roderick. who had
heard my young sons plant. Glad
indeed was ] that the next instant
he forgot all about the thought that
had come 20 him. and asked:
What's the Elost C-hristmassy
thing in the world you said we
could do?"
Come with me- / said. knowing
the effect OF waiting upon child psy-
chology, and. taking OF them by
each hand. ] took them 10 the library
where my father was reading.
Father. dear" I said. smiling,
ARE you in a storytelling and read
ing mood"
He looked al the two small boys
and smiled al them and at me.
Always. my dear. when Junior
and his friends want a story"
Ny small son began to jump up
and down.
oh. / know what il Is now" he
said. It's the Christmas Carol.
Grandpa's going to tell II 10 US"
What's the Christmas Carol?"
Roderick wanted to know. and
Junior registered Mortified astonish-
ment.
Don't you know about Tiny Tim
and Old ScrooEe7"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-19
The Epidemic "Scare"
and School Children
There the Child Is Under Trained Supervision, and
Under Ordinary Circumstances, Stands a Better
Chance OF Escaping Infection, Says Authority
By ROYAL S. COPELAND, NJ. d.
United States Senator from New York.
orrter Commissioner OF Health. Aew York City.

to decide. Ordinarily II is best &c
have the children pursue their reg
ular routine.
II care is taken TO exclude from
school all children who show any
signs OF illness the others are in nc
more danger than they would he
elsewhere IN the community. They
are far safer than they would be i.
kept home from school and then
allowed 10 90 10 the movies or the
theatre or 70 ride in the street cars,
or even TO play with other children.
In a modern. well-run school con.
slant attention is paid TO proper san
itation and ventilation. Exercise.
rest. recreation. ven nutrition. are
all under trained supervision. As a
result. not only is the danger OF in
lection minimized. but the general
health OF the children is so cared
for that they are in the best possible
condition to resist disease. IL is as
unwise 10 interfere with this health
program as IL is unfortunate to in
terrupt the program of study.
When a child Is sick. however. II
IL the duty Of the mother TO cooper.
ate with the school authorities 70
protect the health OF others. To do
this IL is important TO learn TO rec
ognize disease at its first appearance.
II anyone OF the ailments of child
hood is prevalent in the community
special attention should be paid 10
symptoms that al another time
might be dismissed as Just a cold"
A flushed face. running nose, sick
ness al the stomach or feeling OF dis
comfort or restlessness is likely TO be
one of the first signs that something
is wrong. The safe thing TO do
then is 10 put the child to bed at
once and to call the family doctor.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-19
Home Making Helps
BY ELEANOR ROSS
Kitchen Clocks in kitchenWnre

revived ia this day and age ~ ultra
modernism,
Now fryinE-pans glorified into
time-pieces have come back With a
host Of similar effects TO startle the
casual visitor. Almost anything can
he a kitchen clock-and as a mat
ter OF fact. most OF those which are
now displayed in the shops really do
blend more appropriately with a
kitchen decorative scheme than the
plainly severe alarm clocks. or any
of the living-room type clocks. ever
those OF simplest lines
Any kind OF a bowl can be a kitch-
en- clock. The ordinary ~deep-yellow
e~arthenware ones: or the green or
rust-colored casseroles: or the deli
cately tinted white and blue bowls
of china
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-19

the harvest 81 a shopping tour and herewith
present them to you The handkerchief and bag
form a chic ensemble for a black or white
frock. The hankie Is of red chiffon with fine
thread lace center in beige The border has fine
gold threads. The bag j. Of red satin beautifully
gold-beaded and has a frame Of gold. The gold
cigarette case has bands Of red enamel. The two
quilts are brown and tan, and the feather fancy
is in two shades Of green. The clip l. Of
marcasite.
The capelet Is of white cloth trimmed with
broadtail in l~ustrous black and the scarf and
hat brim are Of white and beige lapin- This fur
is not only holding its popularity. il is fast in
creasing il.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-19
A Fashion Models Diary
BY GRACE THORNCLIFFE
A Sna1f Cause for Feminine IeaLnusx

III ELENE jealous? never
knew her 10 be before. but
she admitted being green
with envy when I brought home my
new short fur jacket the other day.
she was positively on edge for a
couple az days until she got one for
herself. And now she's wreathed in
smiles-and with Just cause. Her
short fur coat is certainly distinctive
and chic in the last analysis OF the
word. II is white kid galyak with a
collar and yoke effect Of black kid
galyak. Helene has such a plentiful
supply OF the smart black frocks
that are so much Of the mode Of this
season. that her selection was par
ticularly wise. This little coat she
can wear informally with black wool
dresses and for dressier occasions
with silk or velvet. And for travel
ing? It's easy 10 see why she's TAX
ing the boat 20 Boston this week
end.
The charming thing about the
short fur coats this season Is that
they are made OF thin pelts and han
led TO Fit as closely to the body as
fabric garment. A few years ago
We experienced a vogue for short fur
coats. but they were OF a much
hulkier type and created an IN
pleasant suggestion OF bulkiness.
But there's no reason to shun the
roat we find 50 comfortable and
'1antable with any such fear this
season. They are svelte enough 10 be
met cansa fnr f-nnninAna t-aalnnzrN
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-19

II" danger OF contagion.
As a matter Of fact, in most
cares, certainly. the school is the
very safest place for the child.
There his health is carefully
watched. II any disease is prev.
alent the teachers are on the alert
70 discover the first symptoms. 1t
Is safe 10 say that every possible
precaution will be taken 10 prevent
HE spread OF the disease.
AT n time II was a very common
practice 10 close schools in time OF
epidemics. This may still be neces.
sary or advisable in some cases. pos
sibly. but h a is a matter for the
local school and health authorities
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-19
Decorative and Practical

In addition 10 their charming dec
orative quality they have another ad.
vantage-which is almost an innova'
ton now that fashion dictates pc
culiar rules about vatch-faces. The
more elegant the watch usually the
less lezible is face. Indeed. the fine
wrist-watches for women have faces
20 unobtrusive that il Is almost i'm
possible to tell the time except under
a powerful hight
Bur All OF these kitchen clocks
encasad in kitchen metal or crock
cry. have a snecial quality ~ leEi
hiliry. They can r. read many wards
away And the hnmeiv hur solid
background makes them conveniently
conspicuous.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-19
The Stars Say
For Thursday, November 20
Bv CENEVyEVE KEMBLE

PROGRESSIVE and inspiring
IA day is the forecast based upon
a. the auspicious angles Of the
,~nnninarses. assisted by the benign
and gracious Venus. orb OF beauty.
sriendor. pleasure and harmony. in
powerful aspect with Luna. II is a
time for forging ahead. especially in
embodiment. where favors. prefer
ment or advancement should be
sought.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-19

Those whose birthday Il Is are as
sured Of a year OF advancement and
favor from the hands OF those in
places OF authority and influence,
which should be sought with conf,
denceN The personal equation
largely Nnhances these prospects.
A chila born on this day should
he talenter. efficient. popular. soci
able and wen fitted for a successful
and hanuy ~
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-19

Angela is a
nice girl. really
sweet when
you know her
but before you
know her very
well you're apt
to think she's a
little high col
ored. and plain
spoken, and not
exact W h a I
you might call
gentle.
Angela is all
right--but she
has str a n z e
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-19
Goodnight
Stories
By MAX TRELL

Beggar. beggar,
Stand on one leg
And I'll give you the shell
OF a very fresh egg.
Shadow Song.
"HERE was a distinct barking
OF dogs in the library and Mi,
Flor. Hand, Yam and knarf-~
the shadows-pricked UP their ears
They had Just put their masters and
mis,resses TO sleep shadows always
do that. you know and were gliding
along the walls in the corridor when
they heard the barking
Now. barking il not unusual. Eut
the fact Of the matter Is that there
were no dogs in the house, And how
can you nave barking without dogs
And II there are dogs. whose dogs
are they
Wondering In this wise they has
tened into tiie library. There. on the
bookshelf. they saw a dozen dogs.
all barking az once. They were curl
Gus dogs. not In the least like those
you see every day in the week. They
were about as big a. a penny and n
good deal flatter. The shadows rec
ognized them as Mother Goose dogs.
for they had all come out OF the
pages or the Mother Goose book
which stood on the end OF the shelf
The dog that was barking loudest
was old Mother Hubbard's pet.
What are you barking about?'
Nil asked IL
"Woot-woof. the beggars are COM
ing TO town." II replied. Hardly had
II said this when a crowd Of hegEars
came t1mblAnE out OF the Mother
Goose book and began waving stick.
at the dogs. who set up a greater
tumult thar ever and even tried 10
bite some OF them.
Go. chase your tails" the beg
gars cried. Some Of them took this
good advice. but most OF them
stayed on and IL remained for the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-19

humps, whoop-
ing c 0 u z h.
grippe, perha ps
scarlet few e r,
dipth e ria. or
] n anti lie pa
ralysis. Her ma
tural impulse
under such cir
cumstances is
to take h e r
child out of
school. S h e
this in the
desper a e at
tempt to get
away from
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-19
Words Of the Wise

IL j. not the quantity OF
meat. but the cheerfulness Of
the guests which makes the
feast. Where there Il no peace
there il no feast
Earl Of Clarendon.
In learning anything. as iittle
as possible should be proposed
10 the mind az first.
Watts.
Literature, the most seduc-
tive, the most deceiving, the
most dangerous Of professions.
Morley.
Speech OF a mans SELF ouoht
20 be seldom aud tceH chosen.
Bacon.
Fiction is the essence of
poetry as well as Of painting:
there is a resemblance in one
of human bodies, things and
actions which are not real, and
in the other Of a true story
by fiction. Dryden.
II N is q hard aud nice sub
ject for a man 10 speak OF him
self. II CRATES his otCr heart 70
SAP anything OF diSpdrd0ement
and the readers ears TO hear
anything OF praise from aim.
-Ccuiey.
He that j. much 1attered
soon learns 70 flatter himself.
johnson.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-19
Household Hints

When measuring butter by the
cupful IL is not necessary TO use a
cup. and although that may at first
seem curious. it is quite simple. a
pound brick OF butter measures two
cupfuls and II is not difficult 10
cut the amount desired in prportions
according 10 this rule.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-19

A.-This may be due 10 heart trou.
bic. neuralgia or gas pains. Have
an examination so that definite treat
ment nay be outlined. In the mean
system clear.
At would be best to see a skin
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-19

FRYING-PAN converted into
IA a kitchen clock was once a
unique and amusing kitchen
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS as ingenious as
sea-shell picture frames and elkhorn
hatracks. But trick articles that
were not what they seemed disap-
peared in a gentle barrage Of ridi-
cule showered on numerous relics Of
the Victorian period. Only to be
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-19

EROM time to time during the
school year, every mother is
frightened by talk of cpl
denies. Dreadful stories are told
about the prevalence of measles.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-19
nEAR NANCY LEE:

nEAR NANCY LEE:
~ am A girl IL years old and
am in love with a fellow who IL
20 and he loves me also. But my
folks object to me going out with
him for his nationality. He Is
half Portuguese and half French
and | am French. Neither N OF
Us would want 10 part from the
other. Hoping 20 hear from you
soon. BLONDE.
DLONDE: Try to convince your
II parents that the young ma /.
OF Latin extraction as YOU and they
are. However. II they are not tc
be moved you must abide by their
decision. because you are only Z
and they have your wei
fare at heart.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-19
Broadcasting News of
the Expected Arrival
1T Seems to Be Another of Our Modernisms
Is "Mad" Because Some OF Her Friends Though
She Vas Immodest and Lacking in Good Taste
and Winifred Black Agrees uith Them
By wINIFRED A

A NGELA is mad" Just
~ plain. old-fashioned. Ameri-
"A can mad"
She's just been in to tell me
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-19
Answers to Health Queries

c. NJ. c. o-What would cause a
sharp. shooting pain around the
heart?
2.-What will remove a seed wart
undo the eye?
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-19

~ am a girl 20 years old and
am practically engaged TO a
young "a NJ year my senior.
The other evening he lost his
temper in the company OF some
friends OF mine and | told him
that he needn't take me home IL
he had 10 act that way. SO he
slammed the a door and left us.
Since then / have been so blue
and want 10 bring about a recon
citation. Should ! make the first
advance or should he? Please an
swer at once. dear Nancy Lee. be-
cause I'm SO worried.
WORRIED MARY.
WORRIED MARY: II you are
w guiltless Of having done any
thing that provoked such a show OF
temper on the part OF your friend
then the move for a reconciliation
must come from him. II he really
cares for you. he will be anxious
not TO lose you and will no doubt
make conciliatory advances.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-19
Helpful Advice to Girls
By NANCY LEE

WONDERING DOLLY DIMPLES
w There's really nothing 70 won.
der about. IL the young man really
thought anything Of you. he would
no act as he does II he does not
think enough az himself to refrain
from evil habits. then he won't re.
form for anyone else Reformation
must come from within and almost
every woman who has tried 10 re-
form a man. has failed at the cost
OF her own happiness
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-19

There are so many delightful and
unusual flavorings or the market
now that add distinction and variety
10 dishes that q Is tempted to have
them all. And there really Is no
reason why one who l. cooking a
good deal should rot have them on
hand. AT first IL may appear as an
extravaganza. but when II Il realized
hat only a few drops OF each are
required 10 give that interesting
flavor. * l. obvious that the stock
viii last a long time. And every
kitchen should most certainly have
its kitchen bouquet. an interesting
~flavoring especially for gravies.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-19
.EAR NANCY LEE:

nEAR NANCY LEE:
~ am a girl that is Is and
have been going with a fellow %.
He tells me he loves me but al
times he doesn't show IL. Do you
really think he loves me then? He
also has a boy friend whom he
runs around with a good bit that
| think leads him on 10 drinking.
How could I stop that7 He also
always torments me about other
fellows. Why 7 don't know.
WONDERING DOLLY
DIMPLES.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-19

A-Complete rest and the best Of
nourishing foods are advisable. Deer
breathing and lots OF fresh air and
sunshine are also important. How.
ever. you should be under the care
% a physician who Will prescribe the
suitable medical treatment.
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