Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-08
.HE airline stewardess, the d.
minutive,. romsnticized figure

TIME airline stewardess, the d.
minutiye, romanticized figure
who, by her jaunty dauntless-
i ness, has inspired others to
fly through the air with the greatest
Of mental ease, now has q sister on
the Western railroads.
Smartly attired In tailored uni
forms of French blue serge, the
rail stewardess made her appearance
recently in the coach and tourist
sections of the North Western Union
Pacific's Los Angeles Limited. Gradu-
ates of hospital training schools,
they bring to the passengers travel
wise heads, bright conversation, quiet
patience, perhaps q passable hand at
bridge and an -on-the-eyes type
of prettiness. Although not neces-
sarily Ziegfeld beauties, they have
been chosen with due regard to ap-
pearances as well as qualifications.
TN THESE attributes, they tend
toward the qualifications of their
airline sisters. The feminine mem
Der Of the planes crew is a trained
nurse, usually not over IS years old.
Her personality is big factor in
landing the Job and holding 1t, and
she photographs well with the per-
sonages leaving or arriving by air.
liner. Plane companies, however,
draw the line on size, which Is not
so much a handicap on railroads.
The air stewardess is only feet 4
inches tall and weighs 100 pounds
or less.
The cleanliness Of air conditioned
travel and the women patronage OF
the train, especially in the exclusive
Womens coaches, brought about the
railroad stewardesS innovation. De-
1eat OF the CRIME of rail travel made
the conventional maid services less
necessary: mothers travelling with
children sometimes need the advice
OF a trained nurse. The schooling
they receive prior TO assuming their
roles as the trains hostesses is di-
rected toward making themselves
generally useful. friendly If invited
10 De friendly, and, above all, agree
able. Their services are available
without charge.
| IFE in Havana for the coming
Winter season promises to be gay
er. The additional bright spot in its
life will be the Sevilla Biltmore Hotel
which. closed for four years, comes to
life again October 81 under the direc-
ton of a new Cuban-American COM
pany.
Facing the presidential palace, the
Sevilla looks out on Havanas Fifth
avenue, the Prado. Here the fashion,
able parade. smart motor cars hum
by and here centers the gay, colorful
carnival.
OLD and popular and thoroughly
explored as 1t Is. Yellowstone Ma
tional Park has several hundred hot
springs, creeks and small geysers that
still lack names. OF its many Won
ders, 1900 have been officially tagged.
Many Of these names have been hand
ed down for generations, others have
undergone several changes.
The Firehole Basin. around Old
Faithful, was christened by that ia
nous Western character, Jim Bridger,
who led trapping party into the
region in 1850. The Indians before
him knew the basin as the Burnt Hole
country. Mammoth Hot Springs once
was known as White Mountain. then
became GARDENERS Hot Springs in
honor Of trapper. The Mammoth
name has stuck since 1878.
Not content alone with simply
names, the Interior Department has
under way survey to determine the
historical background Of the more I'M