Evening star., 1933-10-07

an o. Marion as o feminine name is
derived from that of the Virgin Mary.
and in France as early as the thir-
teenth century was so spelled. Later
there appeared q French feminine name,
Marianne, a combination Of Marie and
Anne. which subsequently was apore-
waited to Marian. Among the Latin
races, many men were also named for
the Virgin Mary, and the name Marion,
spelled either with an or with an a,
is frequently used. Any distinction BE-
tween the two forms seems to be COM
paratively recent introduction.
@. What is meant by hoe In the
game Of faro?-K. E.
A. Hoe or hockelty is the last card
in the box The first card in sight at
the beginning of each deal is called
soda.
@. Why is a ships small boat called
a dinghy?-L. P.
A. 1t is the East Indian name for
row boat.
@. Has a Columbian half dollar ever
been sold at q premium?-G. T.
A. The first Columbian half dollar
sold for 81. 900. No other has value OF
over so cents.
@. Are the important tennis tourna-
ments held on grass or clay courts
c. l.. G.
A. The courts at Forest Hills used in
the men and women's national CHAM
pionship tournaments are grass courts.
Davis Cup play in England, United
States and Australia Is on grass courts.
In the other countries play Is on clay
courts or a somewhat similar compost
tion. In the United States there is
both national clay court championship
tournament and q national grass court
championship tournament.
@. Where is Normandy?-H. T.
A. 1t is an old province OF France
bordering ON the English Channel to
the northwest Of the city of Paris.
Q. What is a figure carved in rock
called?-S. T.
A. 1t is known as a petroelyph. espe-
cially if it is Of prehistoric origin.
@. How many schools for the blind
have Girl Scout troops?-M. D.
A. In the United States there are
such troops in eighteen schools for the
blind.
@. How do the vocabularies Of doc
tors, lawyers and ministers compare
with those of average educated persons?
F. B. B.
A. 1t has been estimated that the
vocabulary Of the average educated per-
son consists of 2,500 to 5000 words. Vo-
cabularies of lawyers, doctors and
preachers usually consist Of from 5000
to 10000 words.
A. Are so-called short methods of
determining latitude and longitude of
practical value e?-J Mop
A. The Coast and Geodetic Survey
says that the so-called short methods
in navigation originated with the
method of Marc st. Hilaire in which
the usual altitude (angle between hori-
zon and heavenly body is observed and
the altitude that would then obtain at
an assumed position is calculated by a
simple formula; the difference between
the observed and calculated attitudes is
direct measure Of the distance be-
tween the true line Of position and the
assumed position. There is no longer
any question among leading navigators
that the principle employed in the ST
Hilaire method and its notifications
has greatly simplified the subject of
set forth by the authors themselves of
the recent editions of Bowditch and
Lecky.
@. When did women start wearing
garters ?-F. A. G.
A. No definite date can be given.
They were common in the twelfth CEN
tuy and mentioned by Wyclif as early
as 1892 Before the discovery Of elas-
tic strip Of woolen material was often
used as a garter.