Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-24
OBSERVER, London.-It is
q point Of fact CAnd facts-the
hardest possible-are the only
i things the present generation

IN HE OBSERVER, London.-It Is
point Of fact Cand facts-the
hardest possible-are the only
things the present generation
can be expected TO take seri-
ously) that alcohol and its disabilities
are no longer exclusively the province
of men. In the days when drink" To
use that vulgar but convenient term
meant heavy wines; brandy, whisky, and
the coarser spirits, there was very little
temptation for women to indulge In IT,
But things are very different now.
Europe has become "cocktailized," and
there Is, unfortunately, no form OF alco-
hol more dangerous and at the same
time more adaptable to the feminine
palate.
A cocktail is a strong "pick-me-up;" 1t
has approximately the effect Of glass
of champagne, and 1t Is drink which
may be taken at almost any hour.
Can anything more tempting, more
seductive, and, though she probably
does not realize it, more intensely de-
moraliZing to the woman OF today, with
her arduous and multifarious duties. be
imagined? You are tired after long
day, a couple of cocktails help you To
shine at dinner Taken at regular In
tervals, like medicine, they perform
their extraordinary task Of getting you
through the day" In time, you come
to rely upon them but, OF
course, you tell yourself. 1t is only dur
ing the season, or while you are so busy;
you can always give them up. Then
you try to do so-and you cannot. You
try again You are miserable, low, de-
pressed, as you yourself admit, not At
to speak to-" and in 80 cases out OF 100
you again give in. 1t is inevitable, for
the alcoholic habit, once formed, Is
scarcely ever broken unaided.
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TOrrentiaI Rains
Make City Far Cleaner.
Diario del Concrete, Barranquilla.-
Though the recent torrential rains have
turned our streets into veritable clay
pits, and nave wrought considerable
damage to pavements and houses, they
have not been entirely Without their
advantages. When all the sediments
and debris have been removed by the
municipal workmen, and repairs have
been made to buildings and roadways
our city certainly will be brighter and
cleaner than it has been for long time
| All CRIME and discolorationS have been
| removed from exterior walls and sur
faces, and the original tintS and color
| ings shine forth in all their pristine
purity Particularly is this rehabilita-
| ton noticeable upon the facades OF
| churches and hospitals and other highly
ornamental structures, where intricate
carvings and the statues Of saints and
| patriots are revealed in their original
whiteneSs and beauty, after being igno-
miniously darkened with the atmos-
pheric deposits of many years. All
these sooty Gccumulations have been
washed away and are collected in the
rubbish clogging many streets. When
| the streets are scraped and cleansed
| our whole city will be clothed with O
fresh radiance and healthfulness.
X ~
MantilIa and Peine
Fast Disappearing In Chile.
FL Mercurio, Santiago.-"Moribu mu-
tandis," with changing customs, and
the ever fresh desire to discard the old
and to put on the new, the mantilla and
peine have disappeared almost as COM
pletely in this country as in Spain. With
| the modern style of hairdreSSing so
universally adopted by women, it Is no
longer possible to wear the beautiful and
embellishing Spanish peine Comb, for
| their formerly luxuriant locks, once the
| glory of the sex, have been shorn To
comply with the exigencies Of this era's
frantic activity In business and social
life.
AS for the artistically designed and
| wrought mantilla, so popular in Spain
and in Spanish countries throughout the
centuries this, too, Is fast disappear
ing. The young women long since rele-
gated 1t to oblivion. While a covering
for the head, in conformity with the
edict of the Apostle and the doctrine
OF the church is still an essential part
of women'S costume at religious services
the requirement Is technically observed
at least, by the throwing OF a filmy vel
OF lace or silk about their shorn and
depleted ringlets. AS for the old-faSh-
toned shawl, somberly black or varie-
gated with bright colors, this has no &C.