Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-24
TT MERCURIO, Santiago.-Among
- the most interesting types gath
cred up In our city each day
Il and AxhihikaA In Ilnlino CN<.a...4

IL and exhibited In Police Court
are the Gypsies. They are typ
ical vagabonds, always on the wing,
enemies Of ordered and established life
and at odds with all mortals who do
not belong to their race. Recently we
saw a group Of them in their vivid,
polychrome garb, the men with q gilt
tering assortment of FURNISHED cooking
utensils pendent about their shoulders.
Some of these specimens are, indeed,
Gypsies in the superlative degree. AT
the ages of Is to 20 many Of them
even desert their own tribe and become
solitary and picturesque wanderers In
every land. Such are those often picked
up by Santiago police. Learning the
lesson Of instability from their fathers,
they fare forth upon all roads, but lin
gertng only brief moments In the cities
like butterflies on flowers.
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Hits Outdoor
Advertising in Address.
Manchester Guardian.-Some pun
gent criticism Of the Disagreement OF
town and countryside outdoor advertis-
ing was contained in an address at the
Harry H. Peach Of the Council for the
Preservation Of Rural England. He
spoke Of the vulgar, shouting signs
which spring up behind hedges and
often invade what the public have
been led to regard as a beauty spot
Mr.. Peach thought the most serious
menace was the enamel sign. He ex-
pressed the opinion that the cigarette
advertisement probably disfigured more
country landscapes and spoiled the
fronts of more shops and buildings In
RAw,. Dat, al
came next, and then tea, starch, mus
tard and polishes. Soaps and chocolate
were also chief offenders. Mr.. Peach
stated that not more than 10 per cent
OF such advertising is effective. Ninety
per cent Of 1t, because of location and
indifference, is absolute waste. It Is like
the wasteful method of Nature, where
the cod lays 100000 eggs and sur
vive. The outdoor advertiser may have
his place, but he entirely overvalues
himself, even in our very imperfect CIV
ilization. The real place for advertise
ments is in the press.
IF outdoor advertising can justify
its place in this country, 1t must cleanse
its own nest, learn more taste, give up
bludgeoning and use more brains. There
Is, however, an end to all bad things
even to enamel signs, and sometimes a
real use for them is to line cart bottoms
The carter says the bricks slide of
beautifully.
British Women
Heavy Spenders for Beauty.
LIE Matin, Paris.-An English stats
tician estimates that the women and
girls of Great Britain spend about $685.
100000 per year in the care of beauty
and it Is further calculated that there
are sold annually in England alone 50,-
100000 sticks of rouge for the lips.
Besides all this. at the annual re-
union of the Association of Manufac-
turers of Cosmetics in America the presi-
dent of the association reported that
American femininity used last year
2,375 tons of rouge. And as for lipsticks
II they were laid in line, end to end
they would cover the distance of 1,70C
miles which separates Chicago from Los
Angeles.
In view Of these admissions, Is It to
be supposed that French ladies will still
retain the venerable distinction of being
the most coquettish women Of the
world?
Peru Admires
U. s. Educational System.
Ell Concrete, Lima.-Ever since the
far-off days in which Jacolliot inflamed
our childish inaginations and made our
hearts beat enthusiastically with his
Journey to the Land Of Liberty
wherein he tells of the development OF
America and Of the policies, principles
and achievements of the founders OF
the United States, we have always had
feelings Of profound reverence and ad-
miration for the great Republic.
Since the days when we read TIL;
compelling story we have made friends
with many American citizens, In whom
we have found the excellent qualities oi