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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1956-03-22, Page 7Facts -Foolish AndOtherwse The British people are great for statistics. Especially year-end type of Statistics, There is one gentle- man, for example, who annually keeps The Times, of London, informed about the most fre- quently used Christian names of boys and girls carried in The Times birth and adoption an- nouncements. The four most popular names for boys in 1955, according to Mr. J. W. Leaver, who keeps watch on such things here, are John, David, James, and Charles. That's the same order (using only The Times announcements as a standard, of course)- as in 1954. There were 159 Johns, 92 Davids, 91 Jameses, and 82 Charleses. Next in order . came Richard, Michael, Christopher, Peter, Andrew, and Anthony. The latter six showed vari- ations from the 1954 pattern. Andrew and Anthony, Mr. Leaver pointed out in The Times letter column, crowded out Nicholas, Robert, and Will- iam. On the upgrade in popular- ity, although not yet among the Big Ten, are Simon, Mark, and Jeremy. Coasting downhill in 1955 were Nicholas, Paul, and Edward. Now for the girls. Ann (or Anne) crowded out Mary for the No. 1 spot this year, 153 to 128, although Mary won in 1954. Then came Jane with 124, and Elizabeth with 91. After that: Caroline, Sarah, Susan, Mar- garet, Frances, and Clare. Mr. Leaver, who for some years past has kept account of children's names in this fash- ion, informs us Alison and Nic- ola are on the increase as girls' names, while Amanda, Helen, Louise, and Patricia appear to be in a slump, writes Henry S. Hayward in The Christian Science Monitor. Mr. Leaver presumably re- ceives no recompense for his annual chore -and the statistics - keeping involved throughout the year -other than the pleasure Of keeping track of something most of the rest of us can't be CURL CAP - You're wrong if you thing Earl Carroll is greas- ing his car. He's squirting neutralizer on a woman's hair, which is done up in a plastic curling device being demon- strated at the International Beauty Show. Forty plastic tubes lead from a "distributor" to plastic curlers. Waving fluid flows from the distributor noz- zle to the hollow curlers, sat- urating the hair and running Into the cap a1 the nape of the neck, Fluid is saved for reuse. bothered about. 'Yet I have heard numerous people here remark with interest on these particular name -statistics. Nonie and Bernard Hurren, two other English shatistics- keepers from Maidenhead,spe- cialize in reports on Christmas cards received. They also pro- vide an annual list for The Times, a newspaper whose letter column likewise manages to keep score on such improb- able items as the number of double over -bumps scored in Thames boat racing throughout the years. (No don't tell me you don't know what a double over- bump is; there's no time to go into that here! The Hurrens analyzed 235 cards • received from all over the world in 1955. They tell us a holly or snow motif led the field easily with 94-a big jump from 1954 when winter decora- tions • rated only 34. Crests and badges accounted for 24, and nativity scenes 22. Buildings (whatever that' means) also numbered 22. Other topics mentioned by the Hurrens included dogs, air- planes, ships, and colored pic- tures. They ' also classified four as just "plain greetings." More- over they were pleased to report hidden advertisements, of which they received 13 in 1954, dropped to zero this past Christmas. On the other hand, they got no "dogs" last. year, and 10 this year. "The Christmas idea behind dogs, buildings, birds, ships, and especially colored pictures, (many of costly production) defeats our understanding," the Hurrens confess. They feel that the big increase in nativity scenes (from 2 to 22) may show a swing to religioin., But I keep coming back to Mr. Leaver. Where, on his list, I wonder, do the Hurrens' names, Nonie and Bernard, rate? They weren't in his Big Ten, that I know. And while Mr. Leaver may keep track of Christian names, what does he do with his Christmas cards? Just ignore them? Toss them on the hall table for the wife to sort out? And, for that matter, I know it's prying, but I'm interested in Mr. 'Leaver's own name. What do the "3" and the "W" stand for? John (No. 1 in 1954 and 1955) and William (declining)? Or James (Nb. 3 in 1954 and ]955) and -what other "W" is there, anyhow? Walter, Wilfred, Walsingham (all unlisted)? Five Exhibits to Honor Rembrandt One of the outstanding at- tractions in Holland in 1956 will be the • tribute the Dutch people will pay to one of their greatest sons, Rembrandt. Born in Leyden 350 years ago, Rembrandt has always been the most popular and romantic of the great Dutch masters; but never before have such careful plans been made to ensure full honor. There were at first proposals to have a Rembrandt Pageant, a Rembrandt Opera and a Rem- brandt play. But the logical Dutch finally decided that the greatest honor they could pay to their illustrious son would be to give as many people as possible the opportunity of see- ing as many of Rembrandt's works as could possibly be col- lected and made available. So Rembrandt Year in the Netherlands is being celebrated • tc StRAMGHT FROM THE HORSE'S MOUTH Looks like "George°• the goose, has stuck his neck out too far. But he's really in no clanger, because he's a feathered friend of "Belle" a Palomino Ware on the Thomas Graber farm, When George tries to'hog the oats in Belle's bucket, Belle grabs George by the neck air &hewn above and removes the goose gently from the scene. SWING AND SWIG -You don't have to be drunk to sway at this bar in Munich, Germany. Instead of bar stools, chair 'hammocks susplended from the ceiling are provided for customers. But just so there isn't too much swaying by tipsy patrons, the chairs are "anchored" to the floor by 'a rope. by fiveseparate exhibitions of the artist's. works. As a result of spontaneous cooperation of museums, galleries and collec- tors all over the world, two of these exhibitions, one in Am- sterdam 'and the other in Rot- terdam, will be larger' and more comprehensive than any •Rem- brandt display ever held previ- ously anywhere in the world. Both will open in the middle of May and be on view until the beginning of August. They will then be exchanged: that is, the Amsterdar7i collection will move to Rotterdam, and :.that from Rotterdam bedisplayed in, the Dutch capital. ' No attempt has been made to put a cash value on the Amster- dam exhibition, because Dutch experts consider it will be prite- less. The most elaborate pre- cautions are being taken to safe- guard the treasures. The Rembrandt Exhibition in the Boymans Museum in Rotter- dam will concentrate on draw- ings . and sketches,many of which. have been garnered from private 'collections' and never before . been on public show. These sketches will be so ar- ranged as not only to give an insight into the care taken by the master in preparing his ma- jor works but also to show how his style matured and mellowed during the years., It was not to be expected that Rembrandt's own house in Am- sterdam, which is already a delightfully contemporaneous storehouse of memories of the master, would be forgotten for this birthday celebration. Situ- ated in the heart of the capital, it will display from May 17 to Oct. 20 original drawings, re- productions and engravings of the city in which 'Rembrandt lived and worked for so long. To give realit„ to the display, there will also be photographs showing that those places much frequented by Rembrandt look like today. Fortunately for the organizers of this Rembrandt Year, the Dutch artist was a prolific work- er. As one Dutch businessman has put it: "Rembrandt surely was the pioneer of today's Dutch campaign of productivity in- crease." So in addition to the large number of the artist's works being displayed in the three ex- hibitions already mentioned, there are two others with a special appeal. One of these is to be in Rem- brandt's home town of Leyden, where the Municipal Museum will house a specially selected collection of paintings and drawings loaned by enthusiasts who felt that his birthplace mustnot be overshadwoed by the exhibitions on view in the • large cities. This will also con- tain works by his contempor- aries. Lastly, in the . Teyler's Mu- seum in Harlem, the home of that other spectacular Dutch Master, Frans Hals, there is to be an exhibition of etchings and drawings of Rembrandt and his pupils. Other features of the Rem- brandt Year will be a special postage stamp, lecture courses for school children as well as foreigners living in Holland, and concerts devoted to music of the Rembrandt period. Tooth -brush Makes Good Cleaning Aid The demanc.s of the modern home call for a housewife to• be a "Jack of all trades." It's a frequently heard complaint, from the woman of the house, that the little irritating jobs are the greatest consumers of time and energy. One of the handiest helpers in the home is the family's old tooth -brushes. After their tenure of office in the bath -room, tooth- brushes have a whole new life ahead of them as cleaning agents., Proof of this is a recent survey on the care and uses of tooth -brushes which lists 222 different jobs they can perform with ease and efficiency. One of the reasons is that the nylon bristles are so strong and long- lasting. Four people questioned in the survey complained that nylon bristle brushes just wouldn't wear out. The 222 uses were not confined to house cleaning, but many of them were directed towards cleaning tasks around the home. The advantages of a tooth- brush for cleaning toasters or sewing machines is fairly well known. There are practically no electrical appliances around the home that don't have a spot or . corner that's difficult to get at and to clean. Frequently a tooth- brush is the answer. The mortar between the tiles of a fire -place is another clean- ing problem that lends itself to tooth -brush care, as do the tricky corners of windows. Pic- ture frames are easily cleaned with a tooth -brush, while in- tricate -patterned silverware that defeats cleaning with soft cloths, seems to respond to the tooth -brush method, When it comes to children's toys, the tooth -brush method again is helpful. Even the handle of the old tooth -brush can be a helped around the home. 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