Show about Twilight of or Ex Debutantes ANTA MONICA CALIF S SANTA O Should the king marry Mrs Irs Simpson or should it be vice versa and Mrs Simpson marry the king in either event the he happy outcome is bound to prove blighting upon a large coterie of slightly weather weather- beaten ex-debutantes ex of the crop of 1925 Anyhow it W was IS a n gre great lt vintage year for debutantes because that was when we had the most memorable memorable memorable mem mem- of royal visits And ever since there have t been ever so many manyo o 4 now somewhat matured matured matured ma ma- buds w who h o H season after alter season h have a v e m maintained 4 4 front rank in society y by being reminded f about once in so often orten oft ort r z en of ot the supreme hour w when hen the they y yd d danced n a n c e d with the theN N then prince of Wales and speaking of himIn him himIn himIn Irvin S. S Cobb In a fondly sentimental sentimental sentimental senti senti- mental tone as Dear David But even such a n precious reminiscence reminiscence remi remi- suddenly becomes mighty pale mighty puny alongside a n prospective prospective pro pro- prospective achievement which may change the ancient slogan of majesty majesty majesty maj maj- esty to Honi qui Wally pense Passing of the Train Tram Butcher THERES THERE'S r HERES HERE'S melancholy in the tho that the railroad news tram train butcher is vanishing Soon like so many fixtures of the passing generation such as the pota dried to as cure for rheumatism and the drooping hell he'll be an nn extinct species In my earliest recollections of travel he has a fond place along with the lunch put up in a congress shoe box the cinder in the eye and the smell which made every day coach remind you of a woodpeckers woodpecker's nest On almost the first car trip I ever made unaccompanied he hc who sold sold me a sealed volume entitled led Tho Thi Jolly Old Drummers Drummer's Spicy Library with a whispered warning warning warning warn warn- ing not to break the wrapper before before before be be- fore leaving the train for fear lea of arrest I remember my guilty feeling feeling feeling feel feel- ing my youthful thrill of tion I got my moneys money's worth right there I didn't get it later because there was nothing in that book you couldn't read at a meeting of ot the ladies' ladies aid with impunity He was indeed an engaging scoundrel and engaging scoundrels grow increasingly scarce Theres There's nothing picturesque about an investment investment investment in vestment counselor doing business with the aid nid of ot a sucker list and a anew anew anew new issue of Bull Con preferred Ugly Railroad Stations N NO 0 MATTER MATIER which way youre you're going It seems you must change trains in Chicago and nearly nearly near near- ly always change stations as well Chicago proudly boasts of ot more railroad stations and uglier ones and situated at more remote and inconvenient intervals from one another another an an- oth other r than any city anywhere Its It's as though once upon a time she set setout setout setout out to collect the largest covey of at truly homely stations in the world and then the bunch flushed and scattered scattered scattered scat scat- on her Yet as far as I can find out out out-cor- cor correct me If It I err err theres there's theres no structural structural structural tural reason why through cars on most lines could not be bc switched directly to the connecting lines without with without out being brought into the heart atthe of at the city Maybe Chicago loves the distinction of being the largest Junc June Junction tion point on earth Hungarian Duels YOUR OUR correspondent has been been quite calm about that Budapest doctors doctor's string of at nine duels I lived through several Kentucky primary elections so a scrap where you dont don't have to replace any divots afterward leaves me comparatively comparative comparative- ly calm Theres There's an nn average of duels every month in Hungary but to date J the only fatalities are among those who were bored to death waiting for something to happen Its It's fine fineto fineto fineto to be able to appease your sacred honor without losing any of your sacred epidermis If in the old days wed we'd only had that system for adjusting political differences I can think of at nt least one uncle and several cousins of mine who might still be alive and voting the regular Democratic ticket S. S COBB Service t |