Evening Star Newspaper, March 27, 1921, Page 66

C.—ROTOGRAVURE SECTION—MARCH 27, 1921. THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ‘Mortals SIGNS OF SPRING By W. E. HILL N ¥ Copyright, 1921 Tribune Inc In the spring a somewhat gay middle- aged man’s fancy lightly' turns not to thoughts of new wicker porch furniture— which is the thought uppermost in the little wife’s mind—but to other things. Young Mr. McCooey has volunteered to give baby an airing on a mild Sunday afternoon. He is sclecting !hv.-_ less frequented lhun)u::}] fares where a man with a baby carriage will not show up too promi- nently. The first warm spring sunshine finds Grandma Rugg prowling about The spring cold, caused by Harry's chang- the grounds to see what has been winter-killed and what hasn’t. ing from the heavy underwear to the light weights on a false alarm. Now that he's back in the balbriggans the weather has really come off warm. Advance guard of the Sunday excursionists re- turning on Monday morning \\:Ith some over- ripe pussywillows and one daffodil. When the finishing-school girls and the college girls begin practicing for- the May Day pageant or the Founder's Day celebration, then you may know for a certainty that spring is upon us. For hours at a time picked members of the asthetic dancing class register ecstasy, surprise and other The fur coat bought at the spring sale which Minna has to wear despite the mild spring weather. You never know when the styles may change, and it’s better to get all the wear possible out of a moleskin coat. Lejt Indian hall boy, succumbs to spring fever. Edward's lethargy will last well into longer — judging by the years past. Right—Spring fever affects us in different ways. For instance, it causes Fred to spend the better part of the evening banging a tennis ball against the wall of his room. emotions all over the gymnasium floor. The three ladies at the extreme left are making believe they sight a ship. The lady in the center, a little ‘to the rear. impersonates Knowledge looking for a home in the halls of learning. To her right, Joy, Will Power and Frankness are getting ready to escort her to the boat which will be sighted in a minute, bearing Honest Labor to greet her. It is really a corking little masque entitled ‘“The Prog- ress of Learning in the Quest of Truth,” to be given on May Day by the students of Bugg University. It will be even better than most affairs of its kind, for only girls who have received ‘“A” in biology will be allowed to take part. Edward, the West he summer—possibly “Just a mile and a half from our house there is the dearos_fit little bab)j pig you ever saw, Tekla, and oh, the nice country air—why, you feel like doing twice as much as you do in the city! Oh, you'll just love the country!’ Early spring finds Mrs. Twining making her plans for the summer. She hopes to include Tekla in the migration to the country. About two days before the de- parture Tekla will decide she wants to stay in the city this summer, near the “fellas and the movies’; or else Tekla will just not show up at the train. AN p< ¥ £ Resurrecting the straw hat which was a late summer’s purchase and would have been good as new when Mr. Ramsey discards the derby early next month if a lot of things had not shared the closet shelf with the hat all winter.