1935-04-03 — Page 14

LETTERS

FROM

EVE

Hope you reached home safely yesterday. By the way dear; did I leave a little green bag in your car? Nothing in it, of course, excepting my tram season and a few odds and ends. I really have some news for you, and I'm sure that. you will laugh, only do keep it a secret, dear... although you must ask George what he thinks about it. Bungho is going to give a talk over the radio, but simply won't tell me the subject. I found out just by accident. 1 cannot imagine what on earth he has to talk about, although I've always told him that he has just the right sort of voice for an announcer.... so dignified: By the way dear, do please tell me whether I should wear green or silver shoes with a green evening dress. I've seen both at Gordon's.... simply exquisite, and I suppose that I shall end by buying both pairs, especially now that they

That. have that convenient instalment plan. really is a bright idea, for one doesn't really notice five dollars a month, even in these times.

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Picturesque

Names Of Paris Streets

NAMED TO PLEASE

GOURMETS

Paris.

It would be strange indeed if Paris, gastronomie centre of the .world, hnd not perpetuated the art of drinking and eating in the names of her streets. Food and wine have given names to many Paris thoroughfares, and the sculpior who wants to convert still-life into stone or symbolize with his chisel the soul of the vintages of France will find here plenty of opportunity.

It is hardly necessary to say that Paris has named a street for: Brillat-Savarin, prince of gourmets and author of The Paychology of Teate. She has also labelled many #irects with names that will appeal more directly to the sensitive salivary glands,

There are two centres in Paris about which appetite-titillating names occur, the wine market and the central markets. Both of them, of course, have their own streets, the street of the Markets and the street of the Wine-Markets, to which Paris was once able to add the Street of the Wheat Market, which has now become the Street of the Commercial Exchange, for the, very good reason that that building has replaced the old mar- ket, and the Street of the Meat Market, which disappeared in one of the extensive reorganisations of the quarter which the growth of the marketa has caused again and agnin.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL

SILK SUIT

Neat Ensemble In Nut-Brown Tones

SATIN HAT

A neat little suit in un- brown ottoman silk worn with baw and cap of plain brotu cire antis.

STYLE CONSCIOUSNESS

3,1935.

LAST RELIC OF SCOTTISH NAVY'S DAY

ANCIENT ENSIGN AT EDINBURGH Among the many objects of Interest which may be seen in the comparatively new Naval and Mill. tary Museum in Edinburgh Castle, perhaps the most unusual and sure- ly one of the most interesting is the ancient Scottish Naval Ensigu which hangs from the West wall.

As far as is known, this flag 18 unique, being the only Scottish maritime ensign. in existence, and the last relic of the ancient Scottish naval force, which after the Union of the Parliaments in 1704 patroll- ed the Scottish coast to guard French against the possibility of Invasion, and to seek out the numer Gus smugglers who then infested the sen-line,

This force, an odd mixture of regular navy and armed merchant- mich, hid Leith as its base, and old prints of the port abound in re- presentations of the type of boat- lag to be seen in the Castle museum. Indeed, it was tho regu- lar boat-fing or ensign of the Scot- tish Navy, only differing from the English boat-Bug inasmuch as it had a St. Andrew's cross on the cantou,

IN GOOD CONDITION

The flag itself, which is thought to date back to between 1020 and 1689, measures 32 inches across by 26 inches long. It is red, with a St. Andrew's cross on a pale blue background on the canton, or up- per sinister corner. The material of which it is made must be of a peculiarly durable nature, as, apart from a slight rent in the middle, which has now been mended, and the suspicion that at some time a few inches must have been cut off the breadth of the banner, it is still in excellent condition.

The wine markets are by far the younger of the two centrom (1808). Five north-south streets Tun through the 14-acre space which cost the city 30,000,000 franes (n lot of money in these days), named TLANTIC CITY N. J.-College for five of the most famous wine girls find it dificult to obtain regions of France: Tourraine, joba after graduation because they Languedoc. Bordeaux. Champagne neglect style consciousness for and Burgundy, crossed by one cast-intellectual pursuits Miss Jean ¡ Unfortunately, little or nothing west street, the street of the Cols, Shepard, a New York personnel is known of its history and origin, d'Or, and two courts, the Grand director, told a preliminary group and through what stirring Incidenta Court, and the Court of Faux-de-meeting of the Conference of it passed must be left to the Im- Vie. Wines appear on street signs Educators here.

Jagination. Whether it came into elsewhere in the city also, an wit-

the hands of the French (for It ness the streets of Beaune, of

"To succeed in business," who was found in Paris) after a san- Beaujolais and of Barsac The said, "the average college girl guinary sea skirmish, or whether street of the Drop of Gold is also must give more attention to her it merely found its way there by probably named for wine the appearance, and that means more some, peaceful agency, must for- Goutte d'Or of Meursault, a golden than being well dressed. In ever remain a mystery. Burgundy.

sweater and 'skirt, the college giri-

Only Americans would take the Quai Bourbon for a street with bibulous name, Europeana being mure used to that name in the Almanach do Gotha than on a, bot- tle. There is. however, an Alcoho- Įm

looks attractive on the campus, Lng these same girls are in smart- ess and chic when they come to New York."

but I am shocked to see how lack-

lie Street in Paris, while Prohibi-kets, though the Street of the But ionista or possessors of hang-overs cher, the Street of the Bakers, and may console themselves by the

We know, however, that a well-

informed American, while visiting Paris about half a century ago, by some very lucky accident came neroan this precious relie and re- cognised it for what it was. Ho sent it to the Metropolitan Museum. there, as it was probably thought of New York. Then, after a period to be more peculiarly of British Fort

Canada.

Ticonderoga Museum of

thought of the Street of the Spring the former Street of the Butcher- interest. It was acquired by the or the Street of the Waters the shops, now part of the Rue Mouf- latter marking_a_now-vanished fetard, are not. mineral spring which was once the most famous attraction of Passy, to-day a thickly-settled residential quarter,

GETS MOST ATTENTION Food gets more attention than wine on Paris street signs, with heavy concentration in the region of the central markets, and would take up more If so many such streets, had not disappeared as the markets were enlarged. That was what happened to Cheese-Sellers Street and also to Sugar-Lonf Street (which could also be tran- slated Broken Pottery Street, het which is so near to the marketa that the other translation seems more probable, whether sugar, was actually sold there or not, we know at lenat that eggs were),

NAMED FOR A COOK Through the centre of the mar- kets run crosswise the Rue Baltard, named for their architect, and lethuydur, the Buc

Antoine Caremu, named in 1894 in honour of the cook of Napoleon Bonaparte. Near the markets also, by ertel irony, is the Street of the Fasters.

After remaining In the Canadian museum for some years, it was presented in 1932 to the curator of the Edinburgh Castle Muscum, Major Mackay Scobie, who was then in correspondence with the Curator of the Fort Ticonderoga institution,

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Across

You will find, this suitable for one who writes to the Editor. 7 Treasonable act.

* Plant as a and, song.

11 Taking most of the toast 12 Take off.

18 Herb of fragrance and southing. 16 Fruit for young bloods,

17 For example, the recital contains

all of it.

18 Girl.

It is easy to divine why the Street, there is also an Olivetree stroot in of Little Begging and the Street, Paris) and a Cabbage Bridge. 21 Stab. of Big Begging, where was to bo

The origin of the name of Bacon 24 Delay.

23 Feminine expletive. found the famous Court of Miracles where the lame, blind, deaf, halt

Stone Street, or Bacon Peter 26 Press. and amputated recovered their Street, depending on whether or notes Adoring. faculties each night after the day's you choose to take the word Pierre 20 This sounds as though it would be found on the Tower halberds mendicaney was over and lost. A 4 common or proper noun re- them again in the morning before of the now vanished Fish Stone 30 The

malis as much a mystery as that as well as in the oven, starting out, were placed conveni-

(hyphen). ently near to plenty of cheap food. for Fish Peter) Street,

There is a Rue du Vivier, which means a pool of running water in which fish are kept alive until they aro ready to be cooked and caten. There is a Passage of Bric, which may have been named for the cheese or the country-it- comes!

artist who designs a chicken for There is a Pullet Street, but the the Rue Poussin without stopping to think is likely to annoy admirers of the famous French artist, whose name is thus preserved.

There remath in the region of the markets, Shellfish Street and Pheasantry Street, where game merchanta ply their trade to this day. Proximity to the markets _way_also_responsible for the names. of the street and boulevard that from, but in any case inevitably streets cluses-unless, of course,

bear the title of Bahmonger, for it was along them that the fish. mer- chants hauled their stock in to the markets, The Street of the Little Butchershop is also near the mar.

SALESMAN SAM

LOOKIT HERE, DUZZ/ JUST GOT AN INVITATION TO THE SCHNOOPS-SCHNAPPS WEDDING! I GOTTA GET BUSY AN' SEND

EM A PRESENT!

Teething troubles

DUZZEM

Because SCOTT'S Emulsion

contains 44% of pure cod liver

FASH

oil and lima salts

FRISH

for bone formation,

makes all passers think first of the cheese. There is a Wheat Street, an Olive Street (meaning definitely the fruit and not the tree, since the words differ in French, and

WHY, DON'T YOU SAID ITI

YA PICK OUT| A PIECE OF SILVER FROM OUR

STOCK?

OFFICE

With that, the menu of Paris

you want to include the streets named for political dignitaries, on the plea that the French equivalent for "big shots" is "fat vegetables" gros legumes.-United Prese.

Playing Safel

"DON'TCHA' "THINK IT WOULD BE

BETTER TO SEND STERLING

SİLVER?

shade of the best

Down

part

2 Not young, not old.

Even a fool may learn by this. 4 When they said they were tall, I simply didn't believe themi 5 A synonym for this will be found

in Clue 8.

Something offensive is in the shade.

:

An opportunity for displaying an office accomplishment when

10 Did khe

part of the staff is on holiday. 9 Dften meant a temper, I expect.

become Mrs. 'Awkins?

SAY! THAT'S A DIRTY WISECRACK- BUT, ANYWAY, LOTS OF PEOPLE GIVE PLATED

STUFF!

WELL,NOT FER

ME! DO YA SUPPOSE

I WANNA GET IN

'Enery'

SO

14 It's fortunate that there's a cozy wrap at hand, isn't it? It's no game for a hot day.

16 A strange name, surely, for u.

place where one sits.

18 Tho man who is likely to make

a good impression. 20 Spare

21 In part a good clue.

22 Don't be Inzy: you must get up- for part of the game, anyway,

20 You'll have to give the morning ....

up for this: it's a beast.

27 Curo (anag).

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troubles, rickets and

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