Judge — May 2, 1931 — page 17: what you’re looking at

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AIG Tin Hats of Straw Tuy.” said 1 wearing one, lictators of £ little straw who was “did ladies let the hion stick such terrible hats on their heads this to one hat was the She walked away without a word. Which, of course, that women. think those little hats are What-ho, no end. But I don’t! To me, y askew all contours beautiful Of course, on homely he ad the askewing may wrong thing to say. proved face. Pun NG LADY TOLD ie THE NEW HATS produce ACCENTUATED FE, I ORE HEAT Sk! suas PRETTY S-S-SusTve!li/ improvement. wouldn't notice that because I never Look at homely heads. One you w lady, whose opinion I for ever forage in things feminine, said these Hower-bedecked straw trench hel- iets accentuate milady’s forehead. Tsk, tsk! High foreheads and long skirts! T even asked Mac about it. He agrees that the hat situation is pretty terrible. “Especially,” he saged, “with the girl who is letting her hair grow. These straw g. s sit high on her head and produce the effect. of a waterfall going the wrong way. Pretty girl on Fifth, Park, and will look like Queen hats have always been mooring masts !"" I stopped Mac. soon every First’ Avenues M whose Maybe I shouldn't jave let him get started. But then th Mac and I are pretty settled against these new things on the pates of American womanhood. Uh, Uh! usual. sightseeing now,” the bus. megaphonist yassing the Rocke- feller house ! John D. asked a lit- tle boy. “No, William.” answered the ballyhooer—“And now we are pass- ing the du Pont home 4 asked the same little boy. “No, Pierre!” was I" was the “We are was pointing out, And here we are at the ntinued. Ww “No, Wm. Kk.” P answer. nderbilt’s !" I in piped the was the reply. A little later the “And now we are Church!” With which a kindly old gentleman leaned over and said, “Ask him now, Sonny! [think you've got him!” announcer said, approaching Christ Circus Slants aivenyveopy always writes a picee at 4 this time of the ve bout the cireus, calling it “Cireus nts." This piece, then, is a piece about the circus called “Circus Slants. And you read further at your own risk. NSOUENT IMPULSE / tea sS MONON e This year Jeff and I avoided the cir- cus entirely, and concentrated on get- ting a few heart-interest ideas on the circus folk. We picked up the follow- ing chaff, at a hush hall infested by the Quaint Folk of the Cireus on 54th Street near the Garden: There is, frinst, Jack Earle, the tall man,avery non-committal chap. When he comes to New York from Texas he has to sit up all the way, as he can't get into a berth. He doesn’t care about being in- terviewed. It's just too darn much trouble to get down to the level of nary Clyde of course, is noise this year. His act has been done in hick towns all over the country for years, but it takes w York to over it. T ct takes sevente: utes, and for Madison Square den that’s too long, so Mr. Beatty hi: been trying to hurry things up. But his wild stoogies have been trained to perform to a certain timing and they won't change the routine. Mr, Beatty prods and snaps the whip and skips about impatiently, but the lions and tigers roar, plunge and snarl according to Hoyle, and. after numerous re hearsals the idea of cutting the act to twelve minutes had to be ndoned, Mr. Beatty is very young, intelligent, and well-liked the circus. He is usually spoken of as “the young col- lege chap,” but nobody knows what college or when. Old Andrew is pointed out as the “old chap who knows all about gi- raffes.” I tried to find out w all was, but nobody could say doesn’t seem to be any definite thing to know, but it is unanimously agreed up at the Garden that whatever there is to know about giraffes is known by Old Andrew. One thing I did learn, and that is a giraffe costs 8000 berries, which seems (Continued on page 22) AW) TOE GkL WHOS LEFTING HER HAIR GRow!/ ordi- the big lion and tiger comicbooks.com