HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1950-01-19, Page 5f3
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World's Biggest,
Craziest Party
live thousaud Capering lunatics,
three dance orchestras, ,Ghe world',
finest organ, Beefeater, from the
`['ower of Lolulcln, lovely artist's
rf'odels, squads of police? and Rug-
ger -playing stewards—that's the
annual recipe for the world's larg-
est, craziest New t'ear's party, the
C"hclsea Arty Ball at the Royal
Albert Hall.
Every year London's leading art,
srlt0011; spend utunths ill conspira-
torail secrecy c•oatstructiag the
wagons aucl tableaux to a given
t:lrelne—thk time it's "Weather-
cock" --each trying to outshine t -he
others in artistry and joie de vivre.
Students and teachers get together
in designing, planning, carpentry
and paintiust , . , only to have the,
structures tont to. pieces a few nrin-
tites after the enter the hall.
bast year, in a melee un the fluor,
a mail dancer was stripped to hip
socio suspelider." acrd a girl hosing
as an underclad arerntaid on one
o: the tableaux was ruthlessly
srizccl and had her tail yanked off
"he girl herself was removed ill
semi -collapse. Old-timers deplore
all clement of hoolit;snism that ha,
Crept into the .Arts 11,ail. Some of
the sloekil,,, scene, of the I92Us
arr forgotten,
So niamy ticc,ltle fell down the
stairwayT3 one year that St. George's
1104tal organized a relay serv'ce
of anibul.ances and treated 1; frac-
tu,red lens, 79 sprained ankles, two
spinal injuries and scores of other
accidents.
On one Occasion, when the Prince
of Vales was aurot'g the costumed
throng, a wan rias arrested for
throwing ,jellies oilthe dancers. He
pleaded that temptation was irresis-
tible—and that same evening more
that: 30 women were requested to
leave- the floor because their cos-
tumes were too scanty,
"'hell there teas the occasion
when a bevy of dancers elected to
appear in luminous _-\tack Sennett
batting co,tumc in a scrintnia; e
the ancient' Costumes disappeared,
Beneath them, fortunately, the
dancer;; wore ordinary costumes.
Another was cn•heu police t'eiu-
forcenients were suninioned be-
cau�c boisterous crowds had tnr-
dre sect a couple of policemen, At
a police court hear:ng the foiluivin;;
it turned out that tile% had
only hien iallc.% dre.s poLcenren
a,itr all!
Time uta relies oil. .I n 19.17, molten
the hall a as televised. \Irs. Grund
ha,l a shock; when a completel-,.
naked girl ova. Seen Orr the screcu.
Newsreel companies who had film-
ed her without being aware of it
soh, equently liad • to issue instruc-
tiol to rttouxands of cinemas re-
gru•,tiug theist tc> cut the film.
The hall is a costly affair. The
electric light hill and hall rentals
alone exceed t2,000. liut revellers
pa,v up to 1:0 for a bos to share
the fun—and year by year the talc- .
nR, prove that art- can pay.
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"!» this where you tear up park•
ing tickets, Officer?"
>t''ain for KAr.
yeatr Journey
During the Holtr Year 1196% Poo
Pius kD1 is expected to away
special train trip recross btair.
will be the Pope's first trip by tree&
and, in fact, the first train ride by
any Tope since 1£359. For the trip,
the Tope will use a historic, private
:Papal train, built in Paris in 1658
for :Pope Pius l X. The Papal brain
which has long rested in the Rome
museum, is now being cleaned and
conditioned for the :Pope's use, after
which it will wait in the exquisite
railroad station built especially for
it in -\ atican City, The ancient train
is Dia.,-nificently decorated inside
and out. mine carving's and paint-
ings of Biblical subjects by famous
artists adurn its coaches, Its uphol-
stery is of the finest damask and.
brocade. These pictures were made
a Roman workers went about the
task of cleaning and polishing the
Pope's private train for early use.
Inside the Papal salon car, a Roman woman cleans around the throne. Door at right rear leada
to the Pope's private chapel and sleeping car.
One of ,the• three rlehly,decorated coaches gets a brushing up, Dz3 e of the cars is open, enabling the Pope, sitting "m *1_nri.o,.
Note heavy carvings and historic emblems. to bless people gathered along- the tracks to see him,
Ambulance Corps
Does Fine o rrk
-\luring the ,pit eleven 11101101'. A
1949, n(Ar& 400 motor accidi:t,t vie:. -
tuna were treated for injuries of
varying degrees by St. -�ohn Anci)u-
lattce personnel at highway tirst aid
posts throughout Ontario. In adtli-
tlott another severalhundred, alsii
injured in motoring mishaps were
given first aid treatment by trained
personnel in two ambulances which
are maintained on Ontario's high-
ways for this purpose by the Asso-
ulation.
This worthwhile program. of high..
way first aid was Instituted by the
9t, John Ambulance back in 1917„
Today there are 67 highway first aid
posts dotted along the highways of
this province at carefully sciected
points, These highway posts are now
jointly maintained by the Ontario
Motor League, the Canadian Red
Cross and tate St, John Ambulance.
These organizations also jointly
maintain ambulance patrols on these
same highways, from April to Dec..
ember each year.. These arnbulauc•ea
are manned by trained St, John
Ambulance first aiders, who fre-
quently are senior medical students,
In addition to helping victims of
traffic accidents, these patrols in -
sped the highway first aid posts,
replenish the first aid equipment and
supplie, at these posts and conduct
first aid training for residents of
local areas.
This is just one phase of an ex-
tensive program carried on by th«
St. John Ambulance for the welfare
of the Canadian public, Other ac-
tivities include training and service
in first aid and home nursing, blood
grouping, child welfare, public duty
and training of the St. John Cadets
in secondary schools. All of these
services are given voluntarily and
without remuneration.
The work of the St. John .Ar•u-
bulance is financed solely by public
subscription and the 1950 annual
1 appeal for funds will he conducted
1 in ntario from February tic to 25.
Other Papers
K-Ull Boners Too
C'mon In and See
i Received: New shiprttcut of
Navy field jackets and nranv othee
items ton 1rnnlorolrs to I1re"11011 --
Adverti,ement in t"a':cinm Ne.y,.
Custom-built Antiques
t .A sign on an :Albttqucrgtte ,i,10t
reads. "Anti,lue, nrarle 111,f ree-
paired."
I New Club Idea
ll rs. ALS. to as the [;nest of tier
howling team at a lireak£ast on
1 Saturday morning'. -- Rarron C wlu-
t n - Vett •-Slelrl .
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Off To A Bad Start
of rs. 11. stayed the wedding
REMINDER BIT CONFUSED?
ruarch from Lohengrin for the pr,)-
Dirge l"'rom History of Maw tessiort. -Deno State Journal.
One day a professor walked by 4Tyltrabeline"' Written lin Cly 1 � Embarrassing Moment
3'' A woman boarded a train and
a large fish store where a fine catch The mother of the bridegroout
of codfish, wit11 mouths wide open tool. the only empty seat, next to
Fear no wore the heat o' th' sun, a harmless -looking traveller, Soon was attired in a soft, blue, lace
and eves staring, were arranged, dress which fell to the floor. --
lie stopped, looked at thein, and Nor the furious wintec's rages; The Story of Pottery conies very she opened a neap of Manchuria and
'Chou bit r worldly task has dans, erose to being the Story of Klan- began to study i•t. Raleigh News and Observer,
exclaimed aloud: Heavens, that 3 y g g ,%
reminds rile—I should be teaching Horne art gone, and ta'en thy kind. Pottery was one of the first 1'he traveller gazed at the map Oom ah!
a class at this very hour!" wages: of.the great crafts and today is the for a while and finally addressed p
Golden lads and girls sit must, only one of the great industries• the woman in an interested torte: The regular weekly had will be held Wednesday nightglconu. o
As dhimney-sweepers, conte to dust, which is still a craft. The other "Sure you're on the right traiat?"
LONG WAY HOME crafts of the past exist only as small Ginnell Herald Register.
Fear no more the frown o' bit' great, units to produce for the few, or
A distrustful customer called the Thou art past the tyrant's stroke; have become mechanzied industries,
grocer. "I sent my sou for two Care no more to clothe and eat; Of the various materials which
pounds of dates, and he brought TO bhee the reed is as the oak; mail has used for purposes of utility,
house only a pound and a half." The Sceptre, Learning, Physic, or to give him the satisfaction of
"1-tadatn. " replied the grocer, mash
beauty', none have served hire so
C, beauty, scales are accurate, Have you All follow this, and come to dust. well and. so long as has clay and its
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weighed your so„?" finis{yt product—pottery,
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Fear no more the lightning-flash,lightning-flash,leo .s.. ou realize -that of all the fine t � k ` "•� `�
Wife: "Did you get any ap- Nor •,th' all -dreaded thunder- worjs fart produced in the (creel: ., r
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planes• hear 'lot slander censure civi}izaton of twenty-five hundred
Actor: Yes. It sounded like a e sure ta,h, �� � �
years .ago, only the vase looks just � ,� ��° � vas c ��� e ��
Chou hast kiiished joy and moats, a�
caterpillar, wearing rubber shoes, All ]overs your ,all lovers must
C"exactly as it looked when the Greek ri
crawling over a Persian carpet." B artist took it from his kiln? So also ' >
ollsign to thee. affil come tee dusta Mkt"
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.does the, pottery excavated Erato
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il'ration9 which
\o exoi•c•iSer harm thee: preceded the
I Nur n0 witchcraft charm thea! Greeks back into the hazy past five
thousand years before their d
Ghost unlaid forbear thee! ay.
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Nothing ill come near thee! Not only does the clay itself re- ..
Quiet consummation have: flecx by its response to the skill of ` c
And renotvnrd 6e thy grave! the hand and the knowledge of fora, : 1 ` 4Q
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and design all that the mail of each l 4
age and race was esthetically ca -
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a -F.`; l R t\".APn N t \ (i gable of doing, bolit."is also a test
i -- and a iueasure of his technical and s`
j h:very light suddenly went out scientific knowledge, 9 ;,
o at the ilawkins place and Pa and 'rite first of the technical tests E
A-ta went down in the cellar to in- carte rti the burning of his pottery,
i vesli,,,atc. "Put your hand on that ill his ability to construct k.ilus and s .
there wire, kfaw, c•omrnanded Pa, control high temperatures accurate-
and trli Inc if you feel anything.'" ly. Next ra'tte the exploration tor,4ra a t
"Nothin' at all," reported NJ a. the adaptation of other colored clays Y Sv "ate
i "Good," said Pa. "Now just don't and minerals to produce polycbr•onle
touch the other one, or ye'I1 prub- decoration. 'then tite invention of M
ably drop dead." glazes, both of transparent nature, New Contact Lenses—Dr. Will
iatn I eiltbluotn is al>c7ttt it, plltte
-.- and of those which were opaque and a contact letis weighing little more than a postage stan,,p ovor
"Nfy wife says that if } died, she coldred in themselves. the right eye of Adrienne Goldstone. �'lastic. ail tanbreakable
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would remain a widow." 'Tire infinity of effects possible by the •tiews legis is based on a newly discovered principle of suc-
h "Evidently she thinks there's not using the simplest of processes, or cesSflill� moving tyle Control si't's onto the cornea, instead of
another man like yon." a combination of them, }tea never thevvllile of the eye. This says Dr. I"ieilibloom, elitnlitate:t di;-
"No, :lw', afraid 111e.re is." been exhausted. comFnt'f.
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fr:ttttl't"s Of a Spectacular new revisit• 60,M "Middle of tlla CiRaA
tilts , at the Cral•is ttigrilteltil), the tial 'Fa` grin. Rieling• nie($t•-
;eniv.v,l ,tagr prop'." the chorine; go throtig,li their routine S as taus
111M1•t't•-go-round rlsys from the floor,
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