Evening star., 1943-06-18

stole calm 1t did the news thsa
the Brussels sprouts crop was the
biggest in years. Many psycholoG.
cal warfare experts thought thr
Brussels sprouts report should b.
hushed up lest public morale crac,:
but the fearless Churchill govern
ment apparently said. mo, people
must know the truth, no matter
how dreadful 1t is" ~.
Personally, am awaiting with
interest the arrival Of wooden shoec:
I can scarcely wait to step into a
shoe store to ask the clerk to sf1oFf
me what he has In the way Of gooi
birch brogues, size 81 c, preferablr
one with eucalyptus uppers. 1t will
not only be novel, but fun to court
the rings in your shoes to see tbs
you have q good, old. seasoned PAR
and the clerk is not trying to pair1
OF some fresh forestry on you.
Termites Would BE Fun. 80
Life. after all, is nothing but ne1
experiences and you can't tell n.
it won't be good for q laugh to tai
a pair of shoes back to q store be.
cause termites have gotten In ,
them. Imagine also the solid con-
fort Of some soft pine bedroom sir
pers or the exhilaration Of shdtr~
around dance floor In a pair {,
beautifully vanished stump pump
Women, of course, are going II
suffer a bit unless some Of II.
lovelier woods are used to NAL 2
their street and dress shoes BIT
they undoubtedly will raise sue
clamor that there will be SON
teakwood and mahogany shoes fer
special occasions. The cost may r
very high-which may go again't
the grain with husbands-but nc
body has ever paid any attentier
to the howls OF husbands before. -
I don't think they will start at tn.
late date.
The polishing Of shoes will :
simplified certainly. Before q bus
nessman rushes Of to his ONCE +,
the morning he will just call to tt,
maid or to his wife to take tf-
floor mop and give him good shinc
1t seems to me-and hay I
given almost 20 seconds thought +,
the subject-that If shoes can r,
made Of wood why not other bis
of personal attire? Think of tt
lovely patterns that could be worke
out for a wooden necktie. I Ger
tainly would not mind nice bird's :
eve maple bow tie or a nice goc
fir four -in-hand.
Backs Wooden Hat.
won't 90 so far as to say thf =
a wooden sock would be comfortabl,.
but there is no particular reaso
why wooden hat wouldn't be ser,-
iceable. Wooden hats for vome
offer limitless possibilities. A ma
could go down to the lumber yart.
get his wife two or three two-by-
fours and a jigsaw and she couli
not only have one hat for eac-l
occasion. but half a dozen. So
Another thing to be considered j.
that wooden clothing will serve 9
dual purpose. In the winter tn,
entire family could sit around thc
fireplace and keep warm befor
mamma and papa's last summer
wardrobe. Hand-me downs would
be so easy to alter for the children
Give little Johnny a hatchet and
he could alter his older brothers
suit while having a big time in the
nursery. The laundry problem
would be completely solved. A new
coat Of paint every year, that's ali
you'd need. g
Wooden clothes would aid in ree-
reation. All a man who likes to
whittle would need would be q Jack
knife and he could just sit and
have bang-up two or three hours
carving his undershirt. And, as
for sweethearts. Mary could carve
a heart on Jim's cuffs with an Ar
row through 1t and Jim could
whittle out Il love you," on Mary's
new balsam bonnet.
And. think of the fun you could
have at a wedding. throwing those
wooden shoes at the guy who stole
your girl. =
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