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Plaid for Style-Wise College Girl STILL FAITH IN CURSE POTENCY By CHERIE NICHOLAS a nvoked yisiisusa&iiafciisiiais of brown braided leather. The plaid for the dress on the stand- ins figure to the right is in red, whit# and blue and it is one of those faaiv- 11.AIDS to t.h» right nlalda to ionable thin woolen weaves which is offender or 4>ot r Modern Man Haa Not Out grown Old Superstition. v Ancient Egyptfaua are acquiring an undeserved reputation for efficiency in corses^ remarks Science Service. The curse of a pharaoh's tomb Is today spoken of with awe as some- superTor and extra-sinister in svolent power. Bot the Egyptians were no more given to concocting /curses than any other people, and there is no reason for singling them out, according to Dr. George S. Dun can. professor of Egyptology at the American, university. Dr. Duncan has made a survey of cursesTn Egypt, Babylonia and Israel, and be reported the results recently before the American Oriental society, meeting in Phllndelphia. There are 195 curse verses in the Bible, mostly in the Old Testament. Doctor Duncan has counted them. Again and again Bible characters went up to a mountain top, to be near the.source of power, and from that high piaetr called down wrath of heaven on evildoers. Gerizim and Ebal, two peaks, came to be asso ciated with such rites. Gerlzim whs a mountain for blessing and Ebal for curses. Curses wem/eoininon jn Babylonia, reported Do«or Duncan. It was cus tomary u/put curses on landmarks and boundary lines, so that anyone who interl'ered with them would be punished. There were no fences, but the people believed that one who broke the property laws would be visited by sickness or other mlsfor tune as a result of the curse. The curse was depended on to work, whether the law actually caught the tha Middle ages, hi medieval land, said Doctor Duncan, the went into the fields and lovoto blessings on those who regarded the landmarks and curses on those who moved or otherwise transgressed the boundaries. Centuries Inter, Shake speare wrote 167 passages dealing with the live topic of curses, and had one put on his own tomb. And has modern man outgrown his faith in curses as a means to getting what he wants? Far from it In Penn sylvania a boy-shoots a woman be cause for seven years, he says,, she hexed him and cast evil spells. NEED NOT FEAR CLIMATIC SHIFT t the left, plr.ids everywhere in the autumn style puseant, did one ever see so many plaids as are flaunting their gay colors and bold patternlngs throughout fashion's realm this sea son? Plaids tn alluring lightweight woolens, in smart rayon weaves, stnn- ning taffeta plaids and knitted plaids, too, they are all among “those pres ent” in the early fall collections with very special emphasis given them in the much-featured showings of campus fashions. Evidently, according to the fall style program, the college girl Is supposed to dine, to dance, to play golf and ten nis, to motor, to study and even to sleep In plaids. Not fiction Wit fact, this about sleeping in plaids, for one of the smartest Items to - enroll In a college wardrobe is n sleeping and lounging pajama outfit of gay plaid. The most practlcaljire made of smart cotton prints which are styled with cunningly designed tunics which are made delightfully feminine, wlrh such dainty details as collar and cuffs of scalloped white organdie pl|»ed with “The plflffi. together with-a -wide sash nl the piald material which ties gypsy fashion In a big romantic how at one /ide. A leading question put up to the college girl is as to whether she will have her frock, suit or ensemble of all plaid “alone hy Itself" or shall It be partly of plaid and partly of a weave in solid color. Either or both Is the answer, for the advance showings pre sent ns convincing arguments In favor of one as the other. An outstanding fashion is the dress which Is tailored of a!l-piaid with not a frill or furbe low to mar Its sophisticated simplicity. You see the idea illustrated to the right in the picture. The girl seated is also wearing a frock of this type, in brown and light beige, made in shirtwaist fashion. The buttons are delightsomely lightweight yfind there fore pleasing to wear Mi the class room. A bright blue, belt and scarf enter attractively into the color scheme. As a matter of fact the two-piece dress tailored of plaid is not only a Weather Records Show No inches in 1880. to 19!£14.d Inches; 1 Inches in 1006; minimum,5.04 In 1876. Helena, Mont, moan tor 48 years* 13.40 Inches; maximum of I0i04 Inches In 1881; minimum of 6.71 Real Cause for Alarm. CLIMATE NOT A BIG FACTOR IN COLD ‘CATCHING’ It's just as easy to catch cold In California as in Boston; just as easy to start snlfillng in New Orleans as In Chicago, believes the I'ubllc Health Service. Climate apparently makes no dif ference tn the ease witM which people take cold or the number of colds they have each year, it is concluded hy the Service after a statistical study of colds and related diseases ip va rious sections of the country. Only one apparent connection be tween weather and colds was dis covered. That was regarding temper ature. It was found that the colder the weath Dry years are nothing new In the experience of many , parts of this country. The total rainfall for 1934 cannot yet be determined, of course, but • study of weather records Indi cates that there have been other dry years, too. The longest American weather rec ord, as shown by the World Weather Records of the Smithsonian institu tion, is that for Charleston, S. Cm which hka been kept for 19fl years. The mean rainfall up to J025 was 48.42 inches, but with a spread of slightly more titan 46 inches—from a year’s total of 60.78 Inches in 1705 to 23.00 Inches In 1850. Records have been kept in Boston for 110 years. The average was 41.50 incites; the wettest with a fall of 59.35 Inches, and dryest 1$22, with 27.20 Inches. Burl ington, Vt. with a mean-of—82.49 Inches, had 49.44 inches In 1833 but only 20.!*!) Inches in 18S1. Records for Detroit show a low of 21.03 inches in 1889 and a remark- nbie high of 71.19 Inches in 1855. Denver, with a mean of 14.28 inches, a- maxlmuro of 22.96 incheo Mr Bismarck, 8. D„ "mean of 17.4 inches, from 1875 to 1923; maxlmua of 30.92 inches in 1870; minimum of 11.03 Inches In 1889. Omqha. Neb., mean of 28£8 inches, 1871 to 1923; maximum of 48J8 inches in 1S88. and minimum of 16.48 Inches In 1910. seem to have. This was found to be especially true in the fall. Whenever there was an increase in colds and related Illnesses, weather bureau rec ords showed there was a drop In tem perature during the same i»eriod. Other features of climate and weather seemingly have no effect on -the frequency of colds. The humidity. North Plr.tte, Neb., mean of 18JJT Inches from 1875 to 1922; maximum of 32.70 Inches In 1915, and mlnlmnm of 10.70 inches In 1910. . '* Though the extremes of dryness and wetness are often great, a study of the weather records does not ro- v?al any definite long-tMne trend In dicating a change In climate.—Lit erary Digest. ’ college girl fpVorlte, for whether you go to school, to office or saunter about town during the shopping hours a plaid frock's the thing this season which in terprets chic at its s'raartest Tremendously clever things are be ing done with plaid plus plain. Such as the topping of a black velveteen skirt with a striking plaid jacket such as is shown in the foreground of the group. The plaid wool jacket Is'In black, green and white with black calf belt The modish beret Is of green duvetyn and of course. In answer to the demand of present-day millinery fashion, it needs must sport a dashing little feather. The blouse, which you cannot see In the picture. Is of match ing green duvetyn. An ascot scarf of black velveteen adds the finishing touch to this ensemble. ^ In the charming autumn costume pits tnred jD tfo left above the order la. reversetHn that the skirt is plaid and the jacket is In the solid color. Here i a dark brown cut-velvet Jacket sur mounts a skirt In plnlded brown, green ! and beige. The turtle-neck blouse Is of green Jersey. The eolor combina- | tlon for this costume Is noteworthy since It Is typical of the newest trends. There Is a disposition on the part of designers to combine any number of rich autumn colors working nut ef fects which flavor of the picturesque Alpine costumes even to the soft felt hats with their audacious little quills and feathers. And have you seen the perfectly stunning velveteen and corduroy prints done In bold plaids and checks? No college girl once glimpsing them, will not be able to resist this temptation. A Western NewaMper Union. Origin of the dei>endence on curses Doctor Duncan attributes to old, old belief In good and evil spirits in the world. Prehistoric man, far back In the Stone age, was ridden by super stitions, as he begun to put two ami two together, and saw more than coincidences when evil followed some particular situation. In time he began to try to control the powers himself. There were always enough misfor tunes, small or large, happening to any man to prove that he was "cursed ”—if he was gullible enough to believe that. Prehistoric man was gullible. So were the ancient Egyptians and Babylonians. So were the people of or amount of moisture in the air, the amount of sunshine and cloudy weather, rain or snowfall, and calm windy wnathpr do-not affect the population's coughs and snuffles. The Public Health Service’s study of colds was made in six vitles de clared to represent “the extremes of latitude, longitude and climatic con ditions within the Continental United States.” These cities are Boston, Co lumbus, Ohio, Washington, Chicago, New Orleans and San Francisco. Students in universities In each of tiie cities provided the data on colds by reporting every two weeks on the number of colds and related ailments they had in the meantime. Besides colds, this Included bronchitis, ton- sllltis, sore throat. Influenza and pneu monia, as well as combinations of these diseases. 1909 and a minimum of 7.75 In 191L Chicago, with a mean of 33.03 inches, ranged from 45.80 inches In 1883 to 24.5? Inches In 1901. Other means and extremes are: Cheyenne, Wyo., mean from 1871 MercolizedWax A Few Props Every Night and Morning Will Promote a Clean, Healthy Condition! 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