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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-04-09
Twas This Way
By LYLE SPENCER
Q Western Newspaper Union.
Wrapped in Cellophane

wrapped I'm CeAiopnane
T LITERALLY everything from
~ darning needles to oil-burning
furnaces are delivered wrapped in
cellophane. The last ten years have
seen the rise of this amazing paper
which has brought millions to it's
exploiters and a new sales argu-
ment IT, manufacturers.
The honor of its discovery be-
longs to DR.. J. E. Brandenberger,
Swiss chemist who was born in
1872 and educated at the University
of Bern. Along about 1900, while
he was working in textile factory
in France, his boss gave him the
job of inventing tablecloth i'm
pervious to dirt.
In trying to produce such an ideal
fabric, he stumbled on the idea OF
combining very thin sheets of Wis
cose with sheets of cotton cloth.
The tablecloth was no good but the
thin sheets of viscose proved to be
swell idea. It was the beginning,
as DR.. Brandenberger called it, of
la cellophane.
Cellophane is essentially viscose
or modified cellulose solidified into
thin sheets instead of threads as in
rayon or artificial silk. Rayon
and cellophane are made by the
same process from the same ma
terials, and are really the same
thing except that one is in threads
and the other in sheets.
Neither rayon nor cellophane
amounted to much until way was
found to make them moisture-proof.
Since then their rise has been rapid,
although neither is yet the perfect
product it someday will be.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-04-09
James Bowie and His Fatal
Knife

JAMES BOWIE was one of the
- toughest and bloodthirstiest char
acters that ever roamed our South
western frontier. He was slave
runner, stage-coach robber, and
several times a murderer. But with
all that, he invented a new kind
of knife that will be remembered
long after his notorious character
is forgotten.
During a street brawl in New Or
leans one night, Bowie was SER
iously slashed by someone WELD
ing a heavy Mexican carving knife.
The wound did not teach him to
keep out of such fights, but it did
set him to thinking about knife
with which he could effectively de-
fend himself from such attacks. So
while he was in bed, he whitfield
out such knife from a piece of
pine board. When he recovered, he
had his wooden knife duplicated in
steel by blacksmith.
The "Bowie" knife had a keen,
two-edged blade nine inches long
with heavy, notched handle. When
he exhibited it around town, the
other frontiersmen, who carried
long, curved Spanish sa b T es,
laughed at his apparently puny wea-
pom. But when Bowie got in his first
fight with it, they soon changed
their minds. When his adversary
drew back his arm to make lunge,
Bowie instantly thrust the knife in
to his abdomen and disembowelled
him before he knew he had been
struck.
Within few years, the knife and
its owner had become feared and
respected all along the frontier. No
man dared to pick a fight with Jim
Bowie. When Texas started it's re-
volt for independence, he decided
at last to 60 straight, and accepted
a commission as colonel in the in
surgent army. His career was
brought to an heroic end in
the bloody battle of the Alamo,
when the Texas forces were wiped
out to the last man.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-04-09

Trains two yards long, trailing the
ground.
Marchioness-Three and one-half
rows of ermine. Train one and
three-quarters yards long.
Countess-Three rows of ermine;
train one and one-half yards long.
Viscountess-Two and one-half
rows of ermine; train one and one
fourth yards long.
Baroness-Two rows of ermine;
train yard long.
Marshal PrOclaims Dress Rule.
Equally inviolable are the rules
laid down for the dress and uni
form of ladies and gentlemen other
than the peerage; these orders have
been issued by the Earl Marshal:
"Gentlemen-Full dress uniform,
or full velvet court dress. Knights
Grand Cross and Knights Grand
Commanders of the various orders
will wear the mantles of their or
ders. Collar day (This dictum
means that the collars as well as
the insignia of the various orders
must be worn.) All official robes
should be worn over uniform or
court dress.
"Ladies-Full court dress as for
court but without trains. Feath-
ers may be worn, but no wells.
Danes Grand Cross will wear the
mantles of their orders.
Oriental dress may be worn by
ladies and gentlemen for whom it
is the usual ceremonial costume.
"Orders and decorations to be
worn in full, except with velvet
court dress, with which miniatures
will be worn.
mo one may attend in mourn
ing"
Most of the noble ladies who will
attend the coronation ceremony
have for weeks made up their minds
what finery they will sport under the
velvet robes. The expense will
strain even the purse of a peer. 1t
has been reported that a complete
outfit from tip to toe will cost from
$4,000 to $4,000. If new robes are
to be bought-and in many cases
they will have to be-the cost of
the complete ensemble may well
pass $4,000.
Western Newspaper Union
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-04-09

King George vi as he appears in
the first portrait made of him since
he succeeded his brother Edward to
the throne.
bration that comes once in two or
three decades, or even less fire.
quently.
London is taking full advantage of
it. Manufacturers of flags and bunt-
ing are busy with their gay tasks.
Dressmakers are having hey-day
designing the brilliant and expen-
sive costumes to be worn by the
peers and peeresses. Some of the
woven purple and crimson velvet
will cost as much as $500 a yard.
F'urriers are securing the ends of
the earth for weasel skins, ermine
and minniver fit to adorn the robes
and coronets of royalty.
Ermine will trim the Kings Grim
son robe as he enters the Abbey.
Underneath he will wear a doublet
of red velvet, white satin breeches
and white silk stockings. White sat-
in embroidered with gold will clothe
the gracious Elizabeth. Her train
of velvet trimmed with ermine will
be six yards long.
The clothes worn by the nobility
leave little to choice, for tradition
has laid down rules for them. Here
are a few:
Duchesses - Robes of velvet,
trimmed with four rows of ermine.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-04-09

The Crown of England, originally
made for st. Edward. The Arch
bishop of Canterbury will place it
upon the head of George vi, but only
for a moment, for it is too heavy.
hours. Then the coach will trans
port them once more to the palace.
In Westminster Abbey a long pro-
cession of dignitaries, the kings
representatives and royal persons
from every corner of the world,
with members of their families, will
march down the nave. After them
will come the Queen Mother Mary,
with the brothers and sisters of the
King-the Duke of Windsor probab-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-04-09
Ask Me Another
O Il General Quiz
g Bell syndicate.-WNU Service.
l. Who are the Pariahs?

/. Who are the Pariahs?
2. What measure does "dm."
indicate?
3. Where was Libby prison?
4. Why are some trees called
deciduous?
S. What was the origin of salut-
ing?
6. When was the first wireless
distress signal used at sea?
7. Which is the worlds longest
railway tunnel used by passenger
trains?
8. When is a person taller,
when lying down or standing up?
9. Is it illegal for a United
States President to take the oath
of office on Sunday? 1901 /
10. When was the first silver dol
Ian coined? @ j
II. What is the meaning of cover
charge?
II. From where does Troy
weight get it's name?
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-04-09

Cooking Vegetables - A small
piece of butter added to the water
in which vegetables are to
be cooked will prevent them from
boiling over.
FlavOring Gravy - Half milk
and half water makes the best
colored and best favored gravy.
Suede Shoes - Rain spots can
be removed from suede shoes by
rubbing with fine emery board.
Boiling Cabbage - When you
cook cabbage, put small hand
full of breadcrumbs tied in muslin
into the pan. The bread ebsorbs
all the bitter juices and makes
the vegetable more digestible.
Worn Socks Children very Of
ten get enormous holes in the heels
of their socks. This is often due to
the lining of the shoe which has
worn rough. If the ragged bits
are cut off and the inside of the
shoe covered with adhesive tape,
many a large "hole" will be pre-
vented.
Sausage and Fried Apples =
Pan broil the required number of
small sausages or cakes of sau-
sage meat and as soon as the fat
collects, add as many halved,
cored and unpeeled apples as re-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-04-09
Queen of Intoxicating Liquors

HAMPAGNE is usually associat-
~ ed with bright lights, jazz Or
chestras, and Partisan revels. Yet
it was originally concocted by a
Benedictine monk, who would I'M
doubtedly be Mortified could he
know the reason for champagne
modern popularity.
Way back in 1868, Dom Perignon
was appointed cellarer and wine
keeper for his monastery. In those
days wine was an ordinary table
beverage, as it still is in France,
and considered a necessity of life.
In pursuit of his new duties, the
young monk conceived the idea of
marrying" the different wines pro-
duced in the vineyards around him.
He had noticed that one sort of
grape impaired fragrance to wine,
another generosity, and a third, col
or. He also discovered that piece
of cork was much superior stop
per to the old-fashioned fax dipped
in oil. BY repeated experiment and
mixing, he finally evolved an effer-
vescent wine that, unlike the still
wine then known, sparkled and bub-
bled when uncorked.
After suitable aging, Dom Perig-
non allowed the other monks to
sample his new invention. To his
pleasant surprise, the popping of
corks soon became familiar sound
in the dining hall.
News of the wine soon spread to
the townspeople nearby, and within
a year, the Marquis de Sillery had
introduced it in court circles where
it Immediately became the rage.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-04-09

Ing IAAC NAAA6 eAASy oAAON6AA'1 - -
to crown.
Already grandstand seats have
begun to spring up in the Mall, on
the roofs of a few hotels and at
other points along the route of the
coronation march. With more than
a million visitors expected from out
side the London area, the grand
scramble is on to make housing
room for them-at price.
The old American "human inter-
est" spectacles in the days of Tex
Richard and the million-dollar gates
got forty dollars for ringside seat
from which you could not follow a
left hook without the aid of the
Yerkes observatory telescope, but
they were pikers. Seats in the first
couple of tiers to watch the cor
onation pageant scale up to $255
each, with the bleachers going for
$25 q head.
Hotels Sold Out.
West End flats which once rented
for $50 a week will get not less
than 500 a week from coronation
visitors. Some flats on the process
sion route are asking $4,000 per day,
and there is little doubt that they
will get it. Small houses have been
going for $1,000 week, while a
town house complete with car and
chauffeur brings $500. London's
hotels can care for only about $780,
600 visitors, and they have been sold
out since last summer. Boarding
houses, capable of taking care of
another $50, 900, are fast completing
their reservations.
Thousands seeking free standing
room will have to camp out all
night, like the bleacher fans for a
worlds series opener. The capacity
of Westminster Abbey itself, which
normally seats about $500, is being
increased to 5000.
Meanwhile busiest of all perhaps
are the manufacturers of novelties,
striking off the many hundreds of
thousands of medals, plaques and
other souvenirs the visitors will de-
mand. They were given quite set
back when King Edward VIII abb
dictated, for his head had already
been reproduced on large share
of their wares in the expectation
that he and not his brother would
be the central figure of the corona
ton. But the publicity given the
Simpson case has undoubtedly
paved the way for a larger influx
of visitors and a larger sale of SOU
venirs to persons unable to attend,
so things may even themselves up,
anyway.
What will these five million neck
craners expect to see on May IL?
Specifically, of course, it is the cor
onation. But that is a slow, solemn
and dignified affair, though it is not
lacking in color for all that. The
real attraction is the pomp and
splendor of the titled folks in their
jewels and ermine, and the general
spirit of gaiety normally lowering
over any gathering of millions Of
persons to watch any spectacle.
The ceremony itself will be per-
fectly rehearsed, so that it should
go off without a slip. George vi
has attended two former corona
lions and with the benefit of this ex-
perience should play his role well.
Queen Mother to Attend.
The ceremonies begin as George
vi and his Queen board the ornate
gold coach which will carry them
from Buckingham palace. The
coach, built IT'S years ago, and a
tradition at coronations, will bear
them down the Mall to the Abbey,
where the most solemn of the cere-
monies will continue for about four
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-04-09
PREVENTING BRITAIN,S BIC PARADE
100000 Persons Will See George WIS Coronation Proceon Rooms
Up $500 for Day. Seats Scaled From SIS to $685.
BY WILLIAM C. UTLEY

wv 7ITH the five million stiff neck probably to be found in
London the morning of May 49, the horse liniment
wv arnica manufacturers should be getting ready
for real boom. All the rest of London is for with the
of King George vi May H. England puts the
worlds greatest pageant pageant all the greater in world
this because the Britans will not be
ing king they thought few months ago, they going
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-04-09
Henry vi Founded College

Elton College, in Buckingham
shire, England, was founded by
Henry vi in 1440.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-04-09
AGENTS

AGENTS"ss WE FINANCE YOU men,
women, small towns. Full or spare time.
Good income. Csc Brings sample or write
for free details. Huntress, 20 Rosewood,
Mattapan, Mass.
The Washington times., 1937-10-23
Pen Women to Vie
For Rejection Slips
Rv MARY PADGETT

Do your think receipt of rejection slips make the mem
bers of the District branch of the National League of American
pan Won, fnn hada Not at all.
The Washington times., 1937-10-23
HOSTESS AT TEA

Miss Mary v. Columbus, regent
of the Washington Chapter of the
Alumnae of st. Joseph's College,
Emmitsburg, Md, will be hostess
to the group at the annual tea, to-
morrow from to z p. m. in her
residence.
Assisting Miss Columbus in re.
ceiving will be Mrs. Walter G..
DiStler, vice regent; Miss Mary
Martha Golibart, secretary; Mrs.
Dwight C. Bracken, treasurer, and
Miss Margaret McKiever, publicity
chairman.
Presiding at the tea table will
be Mrs. Daniel W. O'Donoghue,
Mrs. L. BrySon Norris, Mrs. Francis
K. Emmet, Mrs. Colin Herrle, Mrs.
Frances Gilibart, Mrs. John A.
Reilly, Mrs. Bart Hogan and Mrs.
Ferdinand HerInenS,
The Washington times., 1937-10-23
PALERMO'S ARDOR

The true national flavor was
restored to the performance by
the tenor, Mario Palermo, whose
voice has the racial warmth and
whose song is all Latin ardor. Be.
cause of his youth one is inclined
to be lenient with his habit Of ex-
aggeration. with his constant
"scooping" and with his charac-
teristic transformations, which, by
the way, were not so frequently in
evidence last night as in the more
fragile and difficult music Of Ros-
sini sung on the foregoing eve
ming.
There should be a word of
praise for the vigor and relative
accuracy of the ensemble in the
first act and for the increased re-
SponSiveneSS of the orchestra un-
der Emerson Buckley's baton.
This afternoon the Columbia
Company will present Martha"
at 2::3o. Tonight the bill is
Carmen"
The Washington times., 1937-10-23
FEDERATION MEET

Mrs. Roberta Campbell Lawson,
president of the General Fedora
ton of Women'S Clubs, and Judge
Grace Ellen Gibson, both of Tulsa,
Okla, will be the guests of honor
and speakers at the opening meet
ing of the District Federation of
Women's Clubs Monday at the
Roosevelt Hotel.
Members will assemble for this
meeting in the morning, will re-
main for luncheon and will con-
tinue the program in the after
noon. Presiding will be Mrs. Lloyd
W. Biddle, president.
Representing approximately 30
local women's organizations, the
federation carries on its work prin-
cipally through the numerous de-
partments, covering a field of
varied interests. The work of the
year will be outlined by Mrs. Bid
die.
The Washington times., 1937-10-23

in music more colorful and real
istic than in actual life. It seems
to us, anyway, that with the story
being enacted before us accom-.
panied by the type of music de-
signed to fit the scene or emotion,
the sketch assumes a new poign-
ancy.
Sattiday sugre ions fipped off
the rialto pan:
Lotus Restaurant - LenOras
Dancing DebutanteS; very
clever song and dance team, the
Samuel Brothers and Fleming,
of vaudeville fame; WardeIl and
Dade, dancers, and the mimi
table Bill Strickland and his or
chestra.
River Bend-located not far re-
moved from Mt. Vernon, and as
cozy a spot as ever you wanted
to see on any K'nd of a night.
The Washington times., 1937-10-23
|. Q. Questions
BY SHIRLEY SPENCER


This is a geography quiz.
Score ten for each correct
answer, or 5 for half, in cases
where there are two questions.
l. Where is the greatest ascer-
tained depth of the ocean
where the depth is greater
than the height of highest
mountain?
2. Where is the lowest point on
the earth's surface? The
highest?
3. How many miles higher is
the highest point above the
lowest?
4. What is the name of the
highest mountain in Africa?
In Australia?
5. What is the name of the
highest mountain in Europe?
In South America?
6. What is the highest point Of
land in the U. S. excluding
Alaska? The lowest?
2. What land is called the
Roof of the World?
8. In what city in the U. S.
may one look due south into
Canada?
9 What is the extreme western
point of the U. S. excluding
Alaska? The extreme east?
10. What cities are the eastern
and western points of the
shortest distance across the
U. s.?
(AnswerS on Page 13)
The Washington times., 1937-10-23

of new members day" and on
this occasion the new members
will be introduced and they will
be made acquainted with the
activities of the club.
The Washington times., 1937-10-23
IA TRAVIATA"
THRILLS NJ USIC
LOVERS OF D. C.
EIda EroIe Is Lauded
In "VioIetta" Role
By JAMES Mcdowell

Verdi needed a press agent
While the world has been admir-
ing Wagner for having written the
longest organ point on record in
the prelude to THE Rhinegold,' .
historians. musicologistS and pub
licity agents have omitted to poin:
out that there is more triple time
in the first act of La Traviata'
than in a whole generation of
Viennese operettas.
Violetta. then, is the most i'm
portant maiden in three-four
time"-occasionally it's siX-eight-
in all opera. She must make the
public forget the tedium of some
thing like 80 minutes of oom-pah-
pah accompaniment.
ART IS NEEDED
Verdi aided her by allotting some
of his most vital, obvious and in
escapably popular melodies. Pop
ular music is music you have heard
before. even if you don't know it..
and distinguished 1nterpretatiVe
art is needed to lift it above
banality.
Elda Erole, who assumed the
role of Verdi'S conSumptive heroine
in last nights production by the
Columbia Company at the Rialto.
has the requisite dignity, author
ity and resource. She made bril-
liant display with the scene and
aria perhaps It's He" in the first
act and the capacity audience re-
Sponded to this kind of excite
ment, to be moved, later. by the
exquisite restraint with which the
grief-stricken song of the second
act was set forth. Evidently she
has enjoyed fine schooling and has
the rare gift of true re-creative
imagination.
She had sympathetic support
from Anthony Nell, who played
the role of the father. He, too,
was able to forget the strenuous
vocaliSm native to Italian opera
and to adorn the scene with some
of the refinements of song ordi-
narily reserved for the concert
hall. From the histrionic viewpoint
both artists remained Italian, saw
ing the air with active arms.
Neither has learned the value of
economy in the limited vocabulary
of pantomime.
The Washington times., 1937-10-23
DEMOCRATIC MEET

John w. Stimson, former presi.
dent of the National Press Club,
will be guest of honor and speaker
at the forum luncheon on Monday
of the Woman's National Demo
cratic Club, 1925 New Hampshire
Ave. N. w. An informal discus
sion on timely topics will be given
by Mr.. StimSon.
zone Life, One Kopeck," Walter
Duranty's latest book, will be re-
viewed by Mrs. William Aspenwall
before the Education Committee,
next Thursday at II a. m.
That evening, ]. F. T. O'Connor,
Comptroller of the Currency, will
be guest of honor and speaker at
the club dinner.
The Washington times., 1937-10-23
w. C. T. U. MEET ENDS

At the final session OF the an
nual convention of the District
Woman's Christian Temperance
Union yesterday in the First Con-
gregational Church a resolution
was adopted favoring the Capper-
Culver bill pending in Congress
prohibiting advertising of alco-
holic liquor in interstate commerce
and over the radio.
Another resolution adopted
favored the Ludlow bill prohibit
ing manufacture of rum by the
U. S. Government in the Virgin
Islands.
The Union also adopted a resolu-
ton opposing emphasis put on
drinking in movie scenes and
urged the motion picture industry
to minimize scenes of that type.
The Washington times., 1937-10-23
CITY CLUB MEETING

The Women's City Club Sec
ton of the Needlework Guild will
meet tomorrow afternoon at the
clubhouse on Jackson Place. Mrs.
Gertrude Van Hoesen, in charge
of the women's project of the w.
P. A., will tell about the infants
garments made by the w. P. A.
workers and paid for by donations
of the City Club this year. An
other speaker will be Mrs. Boyd
Taylor, president of the Washing
ton Branch of the National Need
leWork Guild,
The Washington times., 1937-10-23
TOday's Activities

Kappa Delta Alumnae Asso-
citation CT Washngton-Annual
founders day banquet, $50 p.
M, Kennedy-Warren.
Professional Writers Club
Literary roundup party" $50
p. m, Y. w. c. A.
Sibma Kappa Sorority-Dance,
10 p. m, willard.
State Officers Club-Annual
meeting and banquet, 6 p. m,
Mayflower.
Washington Branch, A. A. U.
W.-Halloween dance, 8 p. m,
1884 I st. N. w.
Bethany Chapter, Order of
the Eastern Star-Car6 party,
5 p. m; Mrs. Bertha Greevy,
hostess.
The Washington times., 1937-10-23

with a lighted violin number,
titled "Kisses From My Violin"
X X X
One Of the last places to admit
the morning has come is the very
popular volga Boatman, on
Thomas Circle. Matt Windsor, i'm
pressario of the Boatman, believes
in entertainment for entertain
ment's sake, and there's never a
dull moment with the show Matt
has assembled.
y II
And don't forget the Swanee
Ballroom it it's dancing you're
after. Phil O'Brien's ork swings
the rhythms.
The Washington times., 1937-10-23

"Dan-Sing" is the big rage here,
but you can do your Big Apples,
Truckin', etc., so long as you have
fun. That's the watchword.
Casa Grande-the bright spot
of the Washington-B altim or e
Boulevard, just off the highway at
Berwyn, Md. Milt Barrett, very
genial host, and show full of
ia med fe m ale impersonators.
Laughter and hilarity are the by
words.
X X u
Sticking closer to town, we
find plenty to amuse us at the
Cocoanut Grove where eight dane
ing delovelieS capture The fancy