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Tht Bamwll P—pl»8f tl—I, Baniwll 8. C. Thareday, F*»*~*r ,* r SUCH IS LIFE—Boys Will Be Boys 1937 By Charles Sughroe • / m m George’s Coronation to Be a Colorful Ceremony Renovate Westminster Ab bey for Great Event Washington. — Westminster Ab bey, London’s historic church o f kings and poets, pageantry and sol emn ceremony, has been closed to the public to prepare it for the coronation of George VI in May. The only part now open for services is the small Chapel of St. Faith, at the southern end of the South Transept, which is usually reserved for private devotions. “As early as last summer crafts men were renovating the organ,” says the National Geographic so ciety, “and worshipers missed its impressive booming tones as they sang hymns to the thin notes of a piano. “Tiers of wooden seats will be built this spring high among the lofty columns of the nave and tran septs to permit the squeezing of several thousand more spectators into space normally seating about 2,500. On the coronation day, when these galleries are filled to overflow ing with ruling kings and queens in gorgeous robes, peers and ambas sadors in smart uniforms, and peer esses glittering with gems, they will blaze with brilliant colors like a flower bed against the gloomy aisles of the somber building. “The climax of the impressive, centuries • old ceremony will be reached when church dignitaries place on George Vi’s hea<} the his toric St, Edward’s, crown. “Other great English churches may be larger, older, or more im pressively situated, but Westminster Lieut. Harry Hardwick, former ■tar player of the Navy football team, who has been appointed head gridiron coach at the U. S. Naval academy for the next three years. Hardwick, who played with navy in 1924, ’25 and ’26, succeeds Lieut. Tom Hamilton. Abbey is more revered than any, holding a unique position as the church in which English monarchs are crowned. Since the first corona tion in the existing abbey, that of Edward I in 1274, all the English sovereigns have been invested with their sovereignty there. “In the Chapel of St. Edward the Confessor stands the famous coro nation chair. To unknowing eyes it is a plain battered oak throne with a curious large stone under the seat. To loyal Britons it glows with more glory than did the gilt and decora tions which originally covered it. For ever since Edward I had it constructed in 1301, it has served as the seat of the British monarch during the solemn coronation cere mony. The ancient stone, brought from Scotland by Edward I, is the famous stone of scone, on which the Scottish kings had formerly been crowned. “The coronation chair which the Queen will use was made for Mary, wife of William III. “The spectator who knows his his tory may well be thinking of the past as he watches George VI pre sented with the ring, orb, and scep ter next May. In his mind’s eye he may see approachng from out of the shadows of centuries the long procession of British kings and queens who were crowned under this same roof. More Solemn Events. “Not only coronations, but also royal weddings have filled Westmins ter Abbey with splendid pageantry. George VI, than Duke of York, was married there on April 26, 1923. “In contrast to such festive occa sions are solemn times when the hushed Abbey is draped in black for the funerals of royalty or of noted Britons. Until the middle of the Eighteenth century, the Abbey was the favorite burial place of English jnonarchs, and contains many of their gilded, or elaborately carved marble tombs. Even little Edward V, one of the princes murdered in the Tower, has his remains pre served here r thus achieving- his. - rightful resting place, although he was cheated out of his coronation. “Westminster Abbey is so called because it originated as the church of a Benedictine abbey, or monas tery. For centuries, abbots and monks thronged its cloisters, and its now are incorporated in adjoining Westminster school. Beneath the building that was the monks’ chap ter house is an Eleventh-century crypt whose stout pillars and round arches still show the Norman type of architecture employed in the church which preceded the present edifice. The latter was erected chief ly by Henry III. “For a brief time during the Ref ormation, the Abbey was made a cathedral. Mass-books and stone al tars were destroyed, monks were made canons, the abbot—a dean, and a bishop was appointed. Today there is a dean, but neither monks nor bishop.” THE RADIANT «, LIFE — By LEONARD A. BARRETT &6oooooooooooodoooooooooodooooooodd6dob6fl6&AAAA66&AAA£ jirmr wells Why do some lives emit radiance and others do not? Some lives beaming with joy and love are con stantly sending out rays of light; others dissemi nate discourage ment and gloom. Why did the lean ing tower of Pisa never fall? Why have the pyra mids of Egypt weathered the storms of cen turies? For an answer, we must look from within and not from without. A house built upon a rock stands in the midst of the storm. A house built upon the sands soon falls when the blasts of winds strike it. The Tower of *‘f’M THE best little bean burner * In town,” remarked Lucy through a mouth full of pins. “But that’s because I’m such a wow at screwing screws, nailing nails and sewing seams,” said she modestly. “But it’s the truth, I get so in volved in making something or oth er that I’m always forgetting all about what’s for supper till I smell it.” We stopped by Lucy’s one morn ing last week and found her up to her neck fiinshing up a screen to hide the sewing corner in her bed room. There wasn’t another spot in the house to be spared for her sewing machine and all the trap pings involved in sewing, so she decided to make an efficient work comer, then screen the whole thing off so that it wouldn’t spoil the looks of the room. Behind Lucy’s screen was a small chest for material, a drop leaf cutting table and the sewing machine. Lucy had built a five wing screen, even the frame, herself, and then covered it with the same pattern of cretonne that she’d used for the curtains and dressing table in the room. The edges she finished with soft green gimp the color of the rug. The best way is to make the winged screen with a wood frame and wall board, then stretch the cretonne over it on the outside. The in side can have cretonne over it, or it can be painted. The screen turned out to be quite a decorative asset to the room. \The walls were ivory color and the ' rug soft green. Lucy had paintqf the woodwork and doors powder green, and her cretonne for the cur tains and dressing table skirt was a very flowery pattern with lots of rose in it on a very warm cream of a mop family. Then there’s the inevitable “wet” mop—for bath rooms and kitchens which should be as voluminous as possible. We’ve found the ones that are supposed to be self-wringers are not as ef ficient as the plain mops which you wring by hand. If hand-wringing is not your idea of fun—and it cer tainly isn’t ours—a large pall with a wringer attachment is the thing to get. Then, there Is the small mop, with small head and a handle about two and a half feet long. We couldn’t keep house without one. To swoosh AMAZE A MINUTE SCIENTIFACTS BY ARNOLD Wild animals wait- At certain ApRican water- holes, animals GATHER AND PATIENTLY WAIT THEIR TORN TO >RlNK. Co/WETfc TAIL The tail op Halley’s Comet was LONGER THAN PROM THE EARTH TO the sun. Poison shark- If eaten like the I FLESH OP PISH AND I OTHER SHARKS, THE ! Arctic shark IS VERT POISON OUS. THE POISON CAN DE RE MOVED BY COOKING WITH SEVERAL CHANCES OP ONATER. >7, WNU Service. Although he has yet to feel the, caress (?) of a razor on his downy cheeks, fourteen - year - old Dick Shaughnessy, of Dedham, Mass., is the top skeet marksman of these United States. His title of all- American skeet shooting champion came after he had defeated the pick of the country’s sharpshooters in Chicago. He’s now a member of Uncle Sam’s No. 1 team. Dick is a sophomore at Boston College high. Pisa was constructed in perfect obedience to the laws of engineer ing. The pyramids of Egypt were first made strong from within. In a radiant life, brilliant lights burn in the heart. Radiance is always the outshining of something very beautiful and luminous. Radiance is not the reflection of light that shines upon an object; it is the out shining of a light that is inside the object. A radiant life reflects a radiant heart. A radiant mind re flects radiant thoughts. A radiant character reflects radiant ideals. “No one can be a shining until he is a burning light.” A diamond may be valuable in the dross, but we cannot evaluate it. It must first pass through the hand of the diamond cutter who cuts triangular surfaces known as facets upon it. By means of these facets the refractive power of its crystal- ized carbon is revealed in sparkling brilliance. It is impossible to eval uate a human life until the light of some fire from within has liter ally burned up the dross of mal ice, revenge, hatred, and all those impulses of the heart that destroy the beauty of the spirit and the strength of character. When the light of joy, kindness and love replaces the dross of vain and evil thoughts, we have from within an understanding heart and a radiant life. Without light there is no radiance. Why live a life in the shadows of the memories of misfortunes and fail ures, when we may just as well live in the light of the innumer able blessings we daily possess? Why not humanize some of the ideals like forgiving those who wrong us; practicing integrity in our daily tasks; cultivating a sin cere reverence for personality; steadfastly refusing to sell our spir itual birthright for a mess of pot tage? Only thus do we make life radiant. “He who works for ha tred,” wrote Arnold, “works only for confusion.” We do not need to be indoctrinated with ideas so’ much as we need to be infused with ideals which transform life from within and make life radiant. C Wtatcrn Newspaper Union. A Frayed and Bedraggled Little Model Can Pot a Crimp In the Best of Spirits. up the splashings from the baby’s bath or the remains of an enthusi astic shower. The area around the kitchen sink is another place that seems to be always collecting smeared spots and here again two shakes (or wipes we should say) of the little mop works wonders. This miracle, when dry, makes e grand quick duster-upper too. 0 By Betty Wells—WNU Service. ■ ■ f Egggg/M L “I’m the Best Little Bean Burner In Town/* ground. Then /or the bedspread she selected a plain all over candle- wick spread in rose. One chair in rose and another in light green com pleted the room. • e • Crippled Tools. Just try to get a good day's work out of a carpenter with a ten-cent store saw. As for trying to entice a plumber into using anything but the latest model wrench—gdSdness, don’t make that mistake or you may get very properly high-hatted for your troubles. All of which goes to prove that a lady with a house is much too pa tient with crippled tools. We’ve been thinking about the common kitchen variety of mops here lately, and how a frayed and bedraggled little model can put a crimp in the best of spirits. A new spring mop might prove to be a lot better investment than a new spring bonnet when you get down to it. Here is another place where buy ing the cheaper sort is false econ omy. A good floor mop of heavy, absorbent cords is the first requisite Study Anti-Gas Precautions Students of Budapest university are shown in class, wearing their gas masks during a lecture on anti-gas precautions, a new course included in the varsity curriculum. The picture is illustrative of the fear that permeates every walk of life in Europe as the threat of war becomes more pronounced day by day. Butter nicely brown tout Slice over it hard-boilod eggs, boiled at least ten minutes. Pour.ever tide, cheese sauce and serve very bet Make the cheese sauce fay put ting 1 tablespoonful of butter in pan; add 1 tablespoonful of flour, then 1 cupful of milk, pepper and salt. Beat well and add I cupful grated American cheese. Copyrttht—WNU StrvlM. Owl Dumb, But Useful The owl’s reputation for great wisdom is quite unmerited. Sci entists have known for a long time that the owl is one of the '‘dumbest” of all things in feath ers; though a recent announce ment of that commonplace fact got considerable press notice. But though he isn’t wise, Old Hooty is nevertheless very useful. He feeds mostly on mice and other small rodents, and helps to keep their numbers below the proportions of an absolute pest.—Science Serv ice. IF COLD Is In YOIK HEM do this now Try the famous w 2>drap treatment** of Penetro Note Drops. Juat 2 drops in each noetrfl tad you fed relief. Quickly, the ephedrine that Penetro Note Drops contain, together with other perfectly balanced medication, reread* throughout the nasal passages to soothe the inflamed area and to reduce die redness and swelling of the mucous branea. Use Penetro Drops for both children and growwup. Ask your druggist for Penetro Nose Drops, 2fc; JOc and SI bottles. Try a bottle todsy. PENETRO NOSE DROPS aiia nTrrnstiu**^ 0 r qh jiiir^h AspMi! Stops to Life Think well over your important stops in life; end, having made up your mind, never look behind. —Thornes Hughes. DISCOVERED Way to ReUeoe Cam§ht QUICKLY rrsBYNisvf*Mkt tkroaS md krmcUsl t Tangerine red is effective against dull black in this three-piece suit of a new imported woolen with a suede-like finish. Two-piece patch pockets on the semi-fitted jacket are unusual in pattern. The black silk crepe blouse is a modified shirt with a self-scarf. Mme. 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