Evening Star Newspaper, January 25, 1923, Page 10

AMERICAN IMPRESSIONS By EMILE COUE. ARTICLE V. ‘Who was that clever cartoonist Who, years ago, did a.most entertain- ing series of caricatures entitled “People I Have Never Mgt?” T am minded of him as I start to jot down & few Impressions of American €itles mcities I have never seen. Of course, 1t 1s not strictly accurate to say that I have never seen them—no more, perhaps, than the cartoonist’s caption was. But it Is true in this sense, that it is impossible to reaHy ‘see” citles 4n the course of a short sojourn crowd- ed with engagements such as mine Is, If I were to confess my uppermost tmpression I would say that I feel as if I had been taken off the ship at New York and dumped into a lecture hall and that I have remained there ever since! All else—hotels, streets, people, motor drives, Pullman nights ~—are a blur, like a film too rapidly turned. Yet there are highlights and outlines that stand out witn com- parative distinctness. And it is not I who should forget that deep in thej subconscious mind is a complete rec- | ord of everything that the eye has seen and that the ear has -heard, forming an _inexhaustible mine of thought and impressions ready to feed the trained conscious mind. Ugly and Magnificent. An American woman asked me the other day: “What do you think of our towns?” And it seemed to me that she was not surprised and only a lit- tle pained when I answered with more truth than tact: “I don’t think I have ever seen uglier streets than in New York! Or more magnificent!” I hastened to add. with equal truth- fulness. 1 was thinking of 5th ave- nue, into which, I imagine, twenty streets like the Paris Rue de la Paix could be slipped quite comfortably. Not that I am unduly impressed by its grandeur expressed in mere di- mensfons. One gets 'used to big things over here, and they are not necessarily worthy of admiration. But in the wealth and artistic array of its wares, in the sheer gorgeous- mess of its color and sparkle of its stately shops, 5th avenue outglitters even the glitfering Rue de la Paix. I have seen other fine streets in the residential quarters of New York and other cities. Riverside drive is as handsome, in its way, as Park lane. But they do not dispel the more in- sistent visions of a drab desert of ugliness with a few cases of real architectural beauty to remind one that the spirit of art is watching the growth of the city. V. S. Architects Boldest. Indeed, if my opinion on the subject be worth anything, I would say that, judging from a number of examples I have seen in New York and other cities, American architects are the greatest_as well as the boldest in the world. Whenever they have really made an effort to break away from the ordinary and to produce some- thing artistic,they have suceeded and achieved a masterpiece worthy of comparison with the monuments of antiquity. The new railroad terminals —the Pensylvania and the Grand Cen- with a million inhabitants, ané & mu- seum of art, ard a theater that might rouse the envy of a doszen famed Eu- ropean citles. A city with shops, which would not be ‘out of place in Regent street or the Avenue de L/Opera. There is .the characteristic belt of ugliness around It, of course, denoyng haste and the neglect of all but the material ne- cessities of the moment. Yet on all sides I see such strong evidence of & swiftly-developing national artistic tem- perament that I am convinced the pres- ent blemishes of Cleveland as of othér towns here will In due course be swept away. One element of American city life has particularly interested me—the activity of advertising clubs, commercial so- cleties and . assoclations, whose chief aim is to hasten the improvement of their citles and attract men of talent, energy and industry to ald in the march of progress.. Members of such a club I met at Cleveland, and I can well believe that, under their ‘impulsion, the city is bound to go ahead rapidly. Noah's Ark Street Cars. It may be expected that bodies of this kind will take in hand the beautifying of their towns, and ex- ercise a control over the plans of new buildings. They will, perhaps, change the present Noah's Ark type of street car for one equally useful but less unsightly. They may get rid of the noise of the streets, 'Which 1 should imagine makes it hard for a good many people to sleep in New York and elsewhere. Philadelphia reminded me of certain parts of the city of London, even to the narrowness: of its streets. Odd it seems to me, that town planners in a new country, where they had plenty of space to work in, should have bullt such cramped streets. I suppose it is another illustration of the force of suggestion. The European model was implanted in their minds, and they could not get away from it imme- diately. I liked the Philadelphia Law Courts, a building of style, but why did the architect make all. four facades identical? . ‘Washington is beautiful and de- spite an impression of artificiality is distinctly pleasing. Its architecture may not be copied by other citles, but it will probably serve as in- spiration. The lighting of the Cap- itol is peculiarly effective. I have come to the conclusion that Amer!- cans are the first color and light artists in the world. They stand al- most alone in the art. In the com- bination of the electric: signs, which are a feature of American cities, they are past masters. I can conceive of nothing more beautiful than Broad- | way theaterland at night with its dazzling, scintillating symphonies of light and its orgy of color shaded and harmonized with infinite skill 1923, United States, Great and South A‘I;I': 2, z North_ Amerls ewspaper nce an New York World (Prf'l‘-v;‘nb\llhln‘ Com- pany) All rights reserved. Unlicensed reproduction in full or in part expressly probibited.) - ‘Women in Spain have had the right to attend the universities since early in the thirteenth ocentury, but few availed themselves of the privilege until lately. . tral, or the station at Washington are illustrations of this. To me they are marvelous. The ancient Greeks, or the Romans would not have disowned them for beauty of line and harmony of proportions. And, withal, the archi- tects have contrived to ally with pure art all that modern mechanical in- genuity has Invented in connection with transportation facilities, so that these buildings also represent the last word in utility and in convenience for travelers and the handling of big railroad traffic. Preoccupation of Past. It ought not to be, but it is dls- concerting to turn from such mani- festations of American artistic genlus to the unsightly streets near by, in the building of which all-considera- tions, apart from the strictly utfli- tarian, would seem to have been banished. How odd that there should be such symmetry in American town- planning, and such complete absence of it in the actual building. Houses, big and small, handsome and hideous, pretentious and _insignificant, orna- mental and sordid, huddle side by side in jarring promiscuity, in mute testi- mony to the stern material necces- sites and preoccupations of the past. One is tempted to liken New York, architecturally, to a garden over- frown with gigantic weeds, cleared n parts to make room for fair, well- trimmed avenues. Such a superficial impression, how- ever, cannot blind one to the rugged beauty of it all. What we see today in American cities is a picture of the ‘wonderful vitality and energy of the men who made a country. And what & country! A picture that has grown with each generation, since the early settlers, portraying faithfully their efforts as they blazed the path of progress. A care for beauty in mat- ter could not be expected to pene- trate their ideals, concerned as they were In building the framework of a nation, of whose mighty destinies they must have had an Intuition, to account for their amazingly swift ac- complishments. Belt of Ugliness. Can any one see a city like Cleveland, little more than a,hundred years old, and not be moved“to wonder? A city already enriched by industry, a _city Pimply? Well, Don’t -Be People Notice It—Drive Them Off With Dr. Edwards’ Olive Tablets. A pimply face will not embarrass you much longer if you get a package of Dr. Edwards® Olive Tablets. The skin should begin to clear after you have taken the tablets a few nights, Cleanse the blood, bowels and liver with Dr. Edwards’ Olive Tablets, the successful substitute for calomel; there’s no sickness or pain after taking them. Dr. Edwards’ Olive Tablets do that which calomel does, and just ‘as effec- tively, but their action is gentle and safe instead of severe and irritating. No one who takes Olive Tablets is ever cursed with a “dark brown taste,” a bad breath, a dull, listless, “no good” feeling, constipation, torpid liver, bad djgmilion or pimply face. live Tablets are a purely vegetable compound mixed with olive oil; Jou will know them by their olive color. Dr. Edwards spent years among pa- tients afflicted with liver and bowel coemplaints, and Olive Tablets are the immensely effective result. Take one or two nightly for a week. See how much better you feel and look. 15c and 30c. Dandruff Soon Ruins the Hair Girls—if you want plenty of thick, beautiful, glossy, silky hair, do, by all means, get rid of dandruff, for it will starve your hair and ruin it if you don’t. It does Do good to try to brusb or wash it out. ‘The only sure way to get rid of dandruft is to dissolve it, then you destroy it entirely. To do this, gt sbout four ounces of ordinary li- quid arvon; apply it at night when re- tiring; mee emough to moisten the scalp and rub it in gently with the finger tips. ymost if ot all of your be gone, and three or lcations ‘will completely entirely destroy every sln- FUR CHOKERS of your own material. Per- "' $5.00 Fur_coats remodeled and repaired, cheaply 2na efliciently. 20-32 Fla. MARTIN WOLF, 3327 Easy on Your Feet CANTILEVER PHOES are easy on_your feet. 2 They support the arch with a scientific shank, which relieves the bones and muscles of strain. But this shank is flexible as a moccasin. Instead of binding and restraining the feet as metal sup- ports do, it bends with every move- ment_of walking. - CANTILEVER SHOES correct - fallen arches by thus exercising and strengthening the muscles. CANTILEVER SHOES provide room for the toes. The heel-seat is narrower, fits more-snugly than in ordmnrit shoes. There is no rub- bing to blister the foot. The heel is s| aghtly higher on the inside than on the outside, so that the brunt of your welght is not borne by the inside of the arch, flattenin, the foot, but is evenly distributeg over the heel, the ball, and the outside of the foot. A The natural inner-sole line, which allows the toes to point straight forward in the normal way, is an- other of the features of CANTI- LEVER SHOES which make the correct posture the easy one. No detail of Good Looks has been | nerlected. Slim lines, trim fit, grace- ful lasts, fine ‘leathers, smart, me- djum vamp. Cantilever Shoe Shop 1319 F Street N.W. Over Young. Men's Shop LENIN AGAIN ASSUMES @ LEADERSHIP AT MOSCOW ——— : 3 » Soviet Chieftain’s Health Is Much Improved—Boosts Farm Work.. B Cable to The Star and Cbicago Dully News. MOSCOW, January 26.—Nikolal Lenin’s health is much improved. He is now able to write articles and re- celve visitors, but for the present he will not resume detailed administra- tive work, but confine himself to act- ing as a general inspiring and direct- ing force. N Two thousand tfactors will be at work in_-agricultural Russia this spring. Fridtjof Nansen arrives in Moscow Saturday to make an ar- rangement with the government for agricultural reconstruction by trac- tor plowing. The Jewish joint dis- tribution committee, under Dr. Jo- seph Rosen, is doing the same thing and in addition is distributing good seeds and stock. The Mennonites are following: the same plan and the gov- ernment i{s purchasing machines by the hundreds. It is reckoned that within two years Russia will produce quantities of grain vastly greater than ever be- fore. The only factor agalnst this is the very low price of grain in Russia. The prices are controlled by the authorities, because all the export trade is in their hands. The peasants complain that the present -price, al- though it gives the cities the cheap- :;t bread in the world, {8 unfair to em. LEARNS DRUM IN JIG TIME Head of Longshoremen Shifts -to Music Union Job. NEW YORK, January 25.—F. Paul A. Vaccarelli, called labor's lightning change artist, switched jobs again to- day from head of the Longshoremen’ Union_to business agent of the Mu- sical Mutual Protective Union, with a membership of 9,000. In order to qualify he had to be able to play a musical instrument, 80 he learned to play a drum in record time. An ‘announcement from the union said he could load a ship, mix mortar, carry a hod, plaster and lay bricks. Inoldentally he knows no necessity of doing any of these things to earn a living, for he enjo; fortune. RAPS BANK IN POLITICS: |PROFITS:SHOW. INCREASE.! , Handling of Feéderal Reserve Sys- tem Criticized by. Virginian. ATLANTA, Ga, January :35—The ‘| tederal’ reserve ' system -should ‘be taken out of politics, Carter 'E. Tal- man, of Richmond) Va., president of the American Institute of Banking, stated here last night. . Mr. Talman, here to address the local chapter of his organisation, de- clared the purpose of the institute would be to_emphasize /through- a nation-wide educational plan the need of banking without politics, and 'to make “politicians afraid to*meddie with a financial institution so vital to a nation's welfare.” He criticised the republican ad- ministration’s handling of the federal reserve system, declaring the-action of the republieans in ptaying politics in connection with the system is viewed with foreboding -in many quarters.” o If you want work read the want col- umns of The Star. Phone M. 941 Sears-Roebuck Jumps From Huge Loss to Pine Gain. CHICAGO, January 25.—Operating profit of Sears-Roebuck & Company for 1922 amounted to $5,706,926, as compared with an operating loss of $16,436,468 in 1921, according to the annual report made public yesterday. Improvement in the company’s business was more rapid during the past half of 1922 than during the first half, the report indicated. Net sales for the year were $160,648,152, an increase of $1,613,634 over 1921. Operating expenses were $157,385,331 for 1922, representing a decrease of $20,678,245 from 1921 Gross sales for 1922 were $182,- 165,824, as compared with $178,014,- 981 for the previous yea —— s Mill owners in Scotland will make it a condition that the women they employ shall not indulge in any form of betting. They state the women are bad losers and the betting spirit rouble among them. Phone M. 942 Electricity NSTALLED Is your house eqnipred or wired for electric lights? If not, you're missing all the comforts and joy of real home life. Postal or phone call will start us on the way to your home to furnish complete job: of - wiring. The E. F. an estimate for a satisfactory and Brooks Co. E-ul:{-:l:ed Over One-Half Century C. Brook: 813 14th s, Manager St N.W. Brainard & Armstrong Spool Silk * * 1114 G St. NW. Phone Main 8306 * * McCall Patterns Claorames Sale, Tomorrow--Beginning an Event of Unusual Importance! Brocaded Chiffon VEL 40-inch VETS at $8.75 Here are the most beautiful fabrics, plu«k ing to be made up into rich costumes. wonderful range of colorings. Former value, $15.00. Among the Many Sensational Values These Are Typical: 40-inch Crepe de Chine Adaptable for frocks, blouses, etc., pure dye in all the desirable -colors. $3.50 value. Spe- $2 . 49 cially priced * % * % at..iceicrmines Satin Charmeuse Beautiful and lustrous fab- ric, soft and adaptable for all occasions; obtainable in all wanted $1 .59 shades... * % x % 36-inch Costume Velvet This_ ver: ular tabric, fast pile, i:’ a‘\,r:?lable in the most-wanted colors, for coats and costumes—black, navy, brown, copen $2.39 and maroon. * ok ok ok $3 value...... 40-inch Paisley Crepes Available in charming new designs. Particularly adapta- ble for fashion’s new fa- vorite—the Paisley Bandina Blouse. $3.00 $2. 49 value. sousoees * ok ok % Paisley Tricolette Very popular and adaptable for blouses, in the wanted colors, including cinder, orient, goboklinlé, Mo- awk, brown and black.... $3.50 * % % % 35-inch Chiffon Taffetas A charming mellow finish for street wear, in - $1.69 * % X % 36-inch Satinette Here is a remarkable fabric, soft as satin and durable as linen. Ideal for lingerie. Col- ors—orchid, pink, sky, mavy, black, gray, copen, tan, old rose and it MAIZE. 1eeewrsseions 9C Mill Ends and Reninants A wonderful and varied collection of every known variety of silk. A wide range of colors and widths in mill-end lengths of from 2% to 8 yards. Values, $1.50 to rer yard. Our sensational sale 40-inch Printed Crepes Advance showing of a-va- riety of patterns in this new, delightful material, which romises to be most popular or the coming season,”in -all the new spri&g $2 - 5 9 colors. * ok x ¥ value, oo vas 36-inch Tabular ' Tricolette r.opular fabric, -adapta- ingerie, in white, pink, flesh, - $1.19 ok ok % 40-inch Paisley Cantonette “The latest weave in paisley coloring—tan, copen, brown and navy. $4 $3.50 value. ceaceees! * x % ¥ 36-inch Silk Duvetyn 2 In brown,dnuv , gray, tan, enna an 4 L $3.95 * x oxok b3 40-inch Chiffon Velvet Black only. $3 .69 Specially * % ok % = priced at..... 32.inch Broadcloth Shirting A Jarge assortment of new designs and colorings. Most - desirable - for waists, ‘dresses and men’s $ l;.69 This ble for orchid, maize and sil- ver.... ShirtS.evuepese A popular fabric for dresses, 89¢ 36-inch Chiffon Taffetas . Obtainable in all the change- ab!’e an in a wide range of colors...c..u.un effects, for evening wear staple combinations for street dress. Fxi 8T 80 . * % % X 40-inch Flat Crepe One of the season’s newest and most popular fabrics in all wanted street and evening $2.79 oy * % x % Metal Brocades Fashion’s newest for trim- ming gowns and hats. $7.49 - value. colors. Value; $375 ceweenres \ 36-inch All-Silk Eponge An excellent fabric for street wl?zr. tea gowrps“and separate skirts. pecially priced at, yard.... 79C * *x % t\ 40-inch Dunwoodie Crepe Spleridid for one-piece gowns and separate skirts, in black, brhqwn, vg;'ay, caramel and white. Value, $4.50. Special, $3‘39 * k %k *x $ 36-inch Velvet Corduroy . - ’ 0 Q’{efbac!z‘er ALL EVENING GOWNS - ALL VELVET GOWNS ALL FUR-TRIMMED SUITS 31 Years at 935 F St. 31 Years at 935 F St Thirty-one Years as Reliable Diamond Merchants A City-Wide Reputation. for The T'wo Final Daysof - Our Anniversary Sale Tomorrow and Saturday "4 Small Deposit Will Reserve Any Article Selected During the Two Final Days of the Sale While These Unprecedented Reductions Still Prevail Hundreds benefited in this great sale. Two days remain for the many others who will profit by the store full of unusual values during the last two days. A Few of the Unusual DIAMOND Values: 1 Beautiful Blue White Dia- mond, of exceptional brilliancy, weighing 90-100 carat, or 10 points less than 1 carat. Anni- versary Price— 1 Blue White Diamond, beau- tifully cut and very brilliant, weighing 1 15-100 carats, or 10 points less than 1% carats. An=- niversary Price— $395 Beautiful and Ex- 1}}#}!] I 1 Blue White Diamond, beau- tifully cut, weighing % carat; a very good value at our Anni- versary Price— it S P ceptionally Brilliant | [§ !m'l‘" e .5?'1!,;55”-4‘1 ’ Diamond Rings, each o R # stone weighing 30-100 carat, set in the newest 14-kt. and 18-kt. Solid Gold Mountings. Were $100. Anniversary Price— i 14-kt. Solid White Gold Rec- tangular Wrist Watch, with high-grade 15-jewel move- ment; a superior value at this price. Anniversary Price— Men’s T Elgin Watches In 14-Kt. Solid White or Green Gold Cases, 17-jewel movements; in Octagon and Round Shapes. An unusual val- ue at this Anniversary Price— Smallest Elgin Wrist Watches In Solid White Gold Cases; Tonneau, Cushion and various other shapes; a regular $50 value; special for the last two days of our Anniversary Price of— $35 14-Kt. Solid White Gold Wrist Watch, 15 jewel; cush- ion shape; a big special for the last two days at our Anmni- versary Price of— $16.50 Sheffield Silver Specials . ¥ormerly sold from $6.50 to $8.50. Candlesticks Compotes Bread Trays Vases " Sugar and Creamers Various Last-Minute Specials 5 $15 Fruit and Flower Baskets, in _Sheffield silver. Annlversary Price, $9.75. Imitation Ivory Military Brushes. _ Anniversary ce, - per pair, $2.00. 24 Pairs Sterling Silver Can- dlesticks, 8 inch. Anniversery Price, per pair, $7.50. Sandwich Trays Fruit Bowls ™ Vegetable Dishes Anniversary Price .... 6 Sterling Silyer Sugar and Creamers, per pair, Anniversary Price, $1050. 4 Sterling Silver Bread or Roll Trays. Anniversary Price, Richelieu Pearls A large assortment in various qualities; in 18-inch, 24-inch and 30-inch lengths. Anni- versary Price— P $5.00 15.00. s 6 $18 Mesh Bags. Anniversary Price, $10.00. 4 Manning & Bowman Per- a cotators. Anniversary Price, $5. " Halin sl Jewelers . Platinumsmiths Adolph Kahn, Pres. Arthur J. Sundlun, Treas. 935 F Street 31 Years at the Same Address