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Zurich Herald, 1957-10-31, Page 2Queen Was Bald, anned All Mirrors Does a lack of locks stop you from gettting the most out of life? That was one of the quer- tions discussed when 300 scien- tists put their heads together at the recent London conference organized by the British Society for Research on Ageing. The scientists seemed agreed that baldness may be curable in five to ten years. But at least one of them was certain that a lack of crowning glory did not hinder a man's advancement in public or private life. Some of the greatest lovers in history were bald. So were some of the world's most fascinating women. A famous baldy of ancient times was Julius Caesar who, however, was rather sensitive about his condition and liked to wear plenty of laurel leaves. But he was a great ladies' man all the same. Charles II had many mistress- es, but beneath that long, curly black wig he was bald. Once when coming in from hunting, he went to his wife's apartment to pay a duty call. On finding it empty he sat down to rest. Feeling hot after the chase, the king removed his wig and went to sleep. When Queen Catherine return- ed all she could see was a round shining pate appearing above the chair. Hearing deep snores, she gave a .scream and woke up Charles. With the utmost non- chalance he placed the wig on his head and bent to kiss her hand. "Pray forgive me, sweet- ing," he murmured, silkily, "but i was so hot." Catherine, who adored her playboy husband, smiled de- murely, resettled him in the chairand herself removed the wig. Tenderly she wiped the perspiration from his bald head. After that when in her company, he always took off his wig for comfort. Baldness can bring trouble with the fair sex, though, as Louis VII of France found to his cost. After his marriage with fascinating young Duchess Eleanor, he shaved off all his hair and his beard. When she saw his shorn head e. and face she was so appalled that never again would she live with him. While he wag away on a crusade, she stayed behind in an eastern castle and had a passionate affair with the hand- some, curly-haired Emir Sala- din. • 'When her husband heard the news of her revenge, he divorced her. It didn't worry her, though. Soon afterwards she married Henry II of England, who had a normal head of hair. In the eleventh century, Henry of France was so sorry for all the trouble he had caused by plundering other people's prop- erties that he asked a priest to shear off all his hair publicly in the village church. His shorn Lead didn't prevent him from wooing a lovely Russian prin- cess and marrying her. When one of the vainest men in history, Louis XIV, lost his hair, he thought it was a trage- dy and vowed that no one should paver see his bald head except his personal barber. Late at night and again early in the morning the barber would hurry along to the king's apart- ment and the royal wig was passed through the closed cur- tains of Louis' great four-poster bed. Even the barber was only al- lowed to see the King's head eccasionally when he was per- mitted to enter through the cur- tains with a basin to freshen up the scalp with perfume. Every afternoon Louis saunt- ered forth to call on his mistress with his head covered in a fine golden curly wig to remind him of his youth, when he was known as the Sun Ding. Among the world's most fasci- nating women three at least were bald. The great Elizabeth I had no hair by the time she was middle-aged. Her red hair had been her pride and joy, and after she lost it she never looked in a mirror again. Mirrors, in fact, were ban- ned from. the Court. She consoled herself with over seventy wigs of various shades. One was a bright green silk. Like Louis, no one was ever allowed to see her bald except her personal maid. Each night her bare head was covered up with an elaborate nightcap. Mary Queen of Scots is a most romantic name in history. This beautiful bewitching Queen was loved by many men, who risked their lives for her sake. Yet she, too. became bald. After eighteen years as a prisoner in England, her death warrant was signed by Eliza- beth. A silent crowd gathered outside Fotheringay Castle to witness the execution of the tragic queen. Her lovely head was laid on the block and the axe fell. When the executioner grimly help up the severed head, a gasp of horror came from the crowd as Mary's wig fell off to reveal the bald head beneath. A similar incident occurred years later: Marie Antoinette, another charmer, lost her hair some time after her mariage to Louis XVI of France. It was kept a secret, and she wore huge, elaborately -styled wigs. During the French Revo- lution, she was seized with her husband and family, and thrown in prison. Her wig was removed and much rude laughter then came from the men who guarded her. Finally, they allowed her to wear a plain white mob cap. When they told her that she was to be taken to the scaffold in an open cart through the streets of Paris, she asked for a veil to cover her head. This was refused, but she was allowed to keep her cap on. Just before placing her head on the block she removed the cap to the roars crowd. of callous laughter from the Breaks Records Shearing Sheep Any •amateur sheep shearer who ventured to compete with Godfrey Bowen, of New Zea- land, in a sheep shearing con- test would be likely to • look pretty sheepish before it was over. For Mr. Brown is the world's champion sheep shearer. He has sheared 456 sheep in a nine -hour day, much to the amazement of other experts. His technique is designed, he says, to put less strain on the sheep and himself, but experts find it hard to discover what his technique is because the speed of Mr. Bowen's hand de- ceives the eye. Not long ago farmers in Devon, where he was exhibiting his skill, provided him with a wild, black -faced Scot- tish ram which had been roam- ing Dartmoor. It took Mr. Bow- en only 46 seconds to fleece the animal. An unusual shearing record was achieved in Yorkshire some years ago. From the shearing of a sheep to the donning of a finished suit made from its fleece the total time was only 2 hours 9 minutes 46 seconds, thanks to the co-operation of the workers in a local clothing factory. This performance was the reply to one of the previous week in• a neighboring town when the transference of wool from the sheep's back to a man's back in 3 hours 20 minutes was accom- plished. WITH FRINGE ON TOP—Beverly Vowel!, a paralysis victim for Il years, signals for a left turn as she drives the custom-made ear, with fringe on fop, given to her by friends and neighbors. The vehicle has a hydraulic lift which Beverly .operates with e button. Presto! The car slants down in back, Beverly rolls In hi her wheel chair and the car settles again. The little car Is powered with a battery. REAL HOUSEBOAT—Larry Vita, a • Smithtowncontractor has built this $50,000 seagoing ranch house, complete with three cedn,-paneled bedrooms, two the baths, wall-to-wall carpeting, and a fireplace. The "home", called the Driftwood, can cruise at eight knots. It is powered by three concealed 60-hoursepdwer outboard motors. /TA Bdam L E TAL For a luneheon or supper dish, there's no better choice than a salad plate. With an almost end- less variety of foods waiting to be assembled in eye -tempting combinations, salad plates can be as much fun to do as flower arrangements, if they are plotted for color as well as flavor and texture. Eggs, fish, meat, and cheese supply ample nutriment, and hot rolls or popovers, a glass of milk or other cold bev- erage, complete everage,complete a satisfying meal. * STUFFED EGG SALAD PLATE' 8 eggs 1 teaspoon tarragon vinegar Ya cup thick sour cream Salt and white pepper to taste Paprika Salad greens 2 small carrots 1 medium cucumber - Mayonnaise Hard -cook eggs, shell, and halve lengthwise. Mash yolks fine with vinegar, add sour cream, salt and pepper and beat, until silky -smooth. Filling will be rather soft but spoon back into egg-white halves, spreading over entire top surface. Sprinkle with paprika. Arrange dry crisp greens on four salad plates, including chopped green scallions, if de- sired. Place a stuffed egg white on opposite sides of each plate and center with wide thin slivers of carrot and thin rounds of un-' peeled cucumber. In a lettuce cup, place mayonnaise for use with vegetables. CHICKEN SALAD PLATE To finely. chopped chicken, add a few chopped toasted almonds,. some diced ripe olives and a bit of pimento before combining with mayonnaise. On each salad plate, arrange a bed of crisp greens and on it place a slice of pineapple. On the latter goes a serving of chicken salad, top- ped with •a strip of pimento. At the side of the plate, place two Sweet Savour Of Revenge A high percentage of crime would die out if people would only forgo the sweet savour of revenge, and this particularly applies to women. In 1937 "a rich but elderly man proposed to a young girl. Even- tually she agreed to marry him on condition that he made an allowance to enable her grand- parents to live in comfort. Hav- ing got her safely married he laughed at his promise, so she knifed him and then shot her- self. By the irony of fate, the law decided that as she had lived a little longer than he had, his money passed to her, and through her to her grandparents. Another vengeful female was a little girl who was feeding her father's pigs on a farm in Brit- tany. A pig bit her and in re- venge she set fire to the sty. The flames spread, gutting half the village. A Naples beauty queen mar- ried a. notorious gangster who, as chief of the local Camorra secret society, ran a profitable street market racket. Six months after their marriage the gangster was shot dead. She believed that a rivalgangster ordered his death. A few months later, in July, 1955, veiled and dressed in black, she prayed at her husband's tomb. While walking back to the market square she saw her enemy. She called his name, and as he turned she pumped bullets into him. It is not ony women who are vengeful, however. A citizen of California received a traffic mitte- n -ions frons the police last- year, He considered it was usijustified, sohe gave . the police notice to.. quit the police station within 30 days—he owned the building. stalks of celery stuffed with a mixture of blue and cream cheese, moistened with cream. Garnish with watermelon pickle and ripe olives. Finger -length sandwiches of cream cheese and watercress are nice to serve on this plate. * p * COLD CUTS MOLD WIT POTATO SALAD 1 cup finely chopped bologna, pressed ham or a mixture of cold cuts 2 cups tomato juice 1 package lime gelatin 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 2 tablespoons lemon juice Vs teaspoon paprika 1/ ,cup finely cut celery a/ .cup finely cut scallions Heat tomato juice to boiling point,. pour over lime gelatin and stir until dissolved. Add Worces- tershire, lemon juice and pap- kikaf' also salt and pepper to taste and chill until partially thickened. Add chopped cold cute', celery and scallions. Turn into', four individual molds and chill -'until firm. Unmold ors salad greens; .one to each plate. Sur - rot ' d With well -seasoned potato as Rs and radish roses. • SI ARENT DRESSING ;Clge sugar 1.teaspoon celery seed 1 teaspoon paprika Vs teaspoon salt cup Semon juice 1 cup salad oil Mix celery seed and paprika with;sugar and salt and combine with lemon juice. Add oil very slowly, beating constantly. The mixture will be thick when all the oil has been added. Store any leftover dressing in a cover- ed container in the refrigerator. • ot A 'Thing Was Taken. For Granted There is nothing casual — nothing taken for granted — about the planning for a royal visit. No TV spectacular was ever timed, rehearsed, and dia- gramed with more split-second precision. There - has been a complete run-through of the arrival of Queen Elizabeth. II and Prince Philip at the airport — with stand-ins for the Queen, the Prince, President Eisenhower, and other officials. The press has been briefed as to where reporters and camera- men may and may not be. Even the four official hostesses at banquets to be given for the royal couple have conferred on menus to avoid a diet of English roast• beef or other culinary duplications. The dress rehearsal at the air- port left nothing to chance. The entire arrival was simulated. Approach of the Columbine II with the royal party was an- nounced. The "welcoming com- mittee" took its place. "The assumed time is now 1115 hours," boomed a loud- speaker, "the Columbine is stop- ped, the portable stairway is in place and the door is open. The President is at the foot of the stairway," The President's stand-in step- ped forward. The honor guard, • flags whipped in the breeze, straightened to rigid attention. The Queen's stand-in, Mrs. Da- vid Muirhead, wife of the First Secixetary of the British Embassy, slowly walked by with "the President." Mrs. Muirhead was chosen for the part because she is' said to walk exactly like the Queen. In a dress rehearsal, the Queen's pace is all; important. Every- thing is timed accordingly. Even the position to be taken by various VIP's was tape meas- ured orf in advance: The plat- form which the President and the royal couple would mount for the broadcast, televised greeting ceremony was tried out for size. From this diagram, complete with minute instructions, is de- veloped like a script, Come the day, the hour — lights, camera, cannons; the show is on! For the press and photograph- ers a 22 -page set of mimeograph- ed instructions was issued -- and explained in a background brief- ing by the President's Press Press secretary, James Hagerty. For the press, too, there are diagrams showing where report- ers and cameramen might,stand; where press buses may be board- ed; where they will unload; also a precise time schedule showing where the royal party will be at every moment during public appearances. As for Her Majesty, there is no doubt that even she had been briefed in advance, not only with regard . to her own lines, but as what to expect all along the way. Royalty does not like to be surprised. In the focus of television cameras, with the eyes of hundreds of reporters watch- ing her every move, a Queen must be letter perfect, writes Josephine Ripley in The Chris- tian Science Monitor. But a Queen, after all, has lots • of help! Such as two' ladies-in- waiting, four secretaries, a treas- urer, four maids, two detectives, two stenographers, three foot- men, a hairdresser, not to men- tion the royal party's two tons of luggage, with caskets of fabu- lous jewels, including three or four tiaras -- all valued at more than $5,000,000. The Queen's wardrobe has been catalogued for each occa- sion down to the smallest ac- cessory. Each outfit has been Faisal II King of Iraq packed separately to avoid =- fusion, for Her Majesty has to make as many quick changes of costume during her Canadian- American tour as an actress. Everything that the Queen wears will be subject to closest scrutiny and described in detail across the land. But nothing to • more symbolic of royalty than a real tiara. For it is, after all, the lovely "trade -mark" of royalty. Probably no crowned head in the world today has s more stunning collection of tiara* than Queen Elizabeth II. One is fashioned entirely of diamonds, combining the cross of St. George with the rose of England, the thistle of Scotland and ' the shamrock of Ireland Another, known as the Russian fringe tiara, is the lightest and most comfortable of all. It is of simple designand encrusted with diamonds. Ther most elaborate is known u the "Russian circles" because of its design of interlocking circles of diamonds. It may be embellished with large drop pearls or emeralds and is valued at $300,000. The Queen possesses still another which she calls "Granny's tiara" — a gift from Queen Mary at the time of Her Majesty's marriage to Prince Philip. Plans for the royal visit were in striking contrast to the less elaborate preparations for the Queen Mother on her "unofficial" visit to Washington and Wil- liamsburg some years ago. On that occasion, the charming Queen Mother strolled up the Duke of Gloucester Street with tourists and reporters close at her heels. No such iformality is permissible f or a reign.ng monarch. CANADA'S HOPE — From Can adth, the land of the maple leaf, of the Lyceum Theatre it London is the path traveled b} shapely Judy Welch, 21. The lovely lass represented Canada in the "Miss World" beaut) contest. Vital statistics, in the usual order, 35-22-35. Hog -Nosed Ham The hog -nosed snake is known for its acting ability. By flattens mg its head and neck by hissing it looks and acts as ferocious as a cobra. No amount of pro- voking will induce this snake to bite. Instead, if he fails to scare you, he'll resort to playing dead. Rolling over on his back, this snake will remain lifeless for long periods of time. No amount of handling will induce a sign of life. He overacts his part, however. If your turn him over on his abdomen, this hog -nosed viperoo will immediately .roll over on his back! ISSUE •- 44 1957 GODFATHER PHILIP—Toking on the role of godfather, Prince Philip assists atthe christening of the baby daughter of his niece, Princess Christina of Hesse, wife of Prince Andrei of Yugoslavia. The baby, being lifted from the font by Prince Philip, was given the name of Maria. The immersion of the infant was repeated three times•. in quick succession at St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church fa London.