Evening star., 1945-04-19
This and That
By Charles E. Trnce,Dell.

Looking for the beauty spots in TIE
day as one goes around town requires
thought.
Where the thinking comes in is in
the instant perception that one is look
ing at something beautiful,
Daily life is full Of such things, II you
are keen enough to catch them on the
wing. ~ III
The writer here prides himself on
having seen such a sight the other day
at a downtown corner no more beautiful
than many.
1t was dull day, too, cloudy and dis
NAL, but with a hint of sunshine to
come
Then the sun came out.
1t was not the sunshine, however but
what the sunshine did, that caught the
attention.
There was girl standing there on the
corner, such a girl as one often sees on
such a corner. no prettier and certainly
no homelier than most
She was just girl, in town full of
girls.
She was standing on the corner, with
her back to the east.
She had red hair, of the rare type,
quite dark but still with plenty of red
in it.
just as the sun came up over her
shoulder, perfect halo formed around
her head
Reflection from her hair did it, of
course but the effect was more than
that of mere reflected light.
A halo formed around her head, with
a small space between 1t and her hair
This halo seemed to stand up and Of
by itself.
There on dingy downtown corner we
saw in a flash where the ancient paint
ers got their idea of halo for their
saints.
The light around her head was golden,
rather than reddish. =
The peculiar thing was that this light
effect was more intense than If the girl
had blond hair of the usual light type
1t might be possible to look at blond
OF the usual sort thousand times and
not see any such halo.
/ Light effects are marvellous, at any
time. They constitute perhaps half of
the beauty of the garden, especially
when flowers are in bloom.
No time of day is quite like the sunset
hour. Birds like it, too. Such species
as cardinals, robins and wood thrushes
love it more than any other time of
the day.
Peculiar light effects come and 60,
at sundown. Sometimes there is
strange greenish light which falls over
everything.
This is an intense light, which makes
all flowers stand out in relief. There
is no question of a halo here, but SIM
ply one of good lighting.
In recent years the subject of proper
lighting has received much attention,
but almost always the indoors has been
considered.
Outdoor lighting takes care of itself.
1t is the gift of the Creator to a world
torn by dissension and wars. It may
be received by any one in the proper
| frame of mind; it is possible to see light
effects without understanding that one
| is seeing them. That is where the
proper frame of mind comes in.
If one gets the idea of keeping on
the watch for such effects, either
through seeing redhead on the corner
or being reminded by such an article
as this, it will be easier to catch the
effects as they fall, and to appreciate
their real beauty.
Life is full of sights, most Of them
overlooked because we are too busy, or
thinking of something else, or worried
about something. Heaven knows there
is enough to worry about today-but
beauty goes right ahead making itself
known to watchful eyes just the same,
no matter what one worries about. The
trick Is to keep an eye open. Be on
the watch, and maybe you, too. will see
q halo on q corner.