Coral Gables Riviera

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-BY VIRGINIA- This week we found something really revolutionary in the cosmetic way. Perhaps you have heard of this magic make-up called Charme, before, but we hadn't. To explain a little-Charme is a liquid powder base, that has a two-in-one quality of powder and rouge, all in one container. It sounds incredible, but 'tis true as our eyes saw it. And here's the way it's done. Clean your face thoroughly either with soap and water or with Charme cleansing lotion (which is wonderful) and then go to work with the Charme. Pat it on with cotton and let it dry, but rub it slightly only where you desire a natural, hennaed glow. Then finish off the routine, and you'll find the peaches and cream complexion for which you have been longing. It looks so natural, comes in three tones, and costs $1.50 for a generous bottle. You just need a little at a time. Its best feature is its lasting quality. Once a day, that's all. If you're interested, and we can bet you are, you'll find Charme at the Venus Beauty Salon in the Gables. While we are wandering along paths of beauty, we might add that Alma Sanchez has all the new spring fashions for milady's hair. She tells us that our crowns are to slicked upwards, with pompadours captured to the head than ever before, with hair cutting bearing a great load of the finished coiffures effect. Alma will be the only woman guest artist at the annual International eauty show in New York, during March. A gentleman named Stanley Kingsley Claunch, who is a noted food scientist, will tell us how our eating habits affect our health, our minds and our very lives, in a series of lectures, beginning Monday at the Coral Gables Woman's club. He intends to tell you what foods agree with you, of course. Sounds interesting. Valentine's Day is just around the corner in the middle of next week. Sometimes we wish we were back in the seventh grade days when we held our breath till recess, and then hoped and hoped that ONE would be among our collection. And how we would have loved it if we had received a prefumed valentine from that GIFT. The Cottage Cupboard has perfumed valentine cards this year. Speaking of Valentine's day, we have a new salad recipe for a party on that occasion. Called Sweetheart salad, it is original with Lois Culpepper at the Florida Power and Light kitchen. The salad is a mixture of sweetbreads, pork or beef heart, cut celery, diced cucumbers and pimentos. If you would like to try it, let us know or contact Miss Culpepper. No woman likes to see her costume, or any part of it, duplicated too often. That is true of the Daniels' handbags because they are bought with an eye to the exclusiveness of the models. You won't bump into your handbag in every shop in Greater Miami if you buy it at Daniels. They show hot new beautiful bags now for $1.95, in soft pastel or white leathers. If you like to do things just a little differently, you will be excited over the mandarin pajamas at Daniels. With the suit in one color and a long jacket in another bright shade, the slacks (or pajamas, as you will) are good for informal entertaining at home. While remodeling again, there are many lovely housecoats at Daniels' right for informal entertaining too. Or, if you are given to comfortable lounging, you will like the warm corduroy robes. There is no necessity for uniformed girls going out of the Gables in search of proper and well-made uniforms. The Houser Shop on Coral Way has a wide variety of colors and styles, for clinic assistants, nurses, beauty operators, waitresses, et cetera, at $1.98 and $2.98. There are button or zippered styles. Flower arrangements can be made an intricate and fascinating hobby, particularly if one has the right implements with which to work. Coca-Cola has a free booklet on flower arranging that is a great help to the novice. And there are many new and unusual containers for flower these days. We think the Haeger pottery at the College Cupboard is just about tops. The regular Haeger begins at 35 cents, and the Royal Haeger (by Royal Hickman, the artist) starts at $3.00. There is one unusual multi-colored swan, for long stemmed arrangements, at that shop, and you'll find many of the large flat bowls for center-pieces. Two food delicacies we found this week are (1) French fried peanuts, made by Gwen Castleberry of the Wit's End Gift Shop, across from the Post Office, selling at the same price as roasted ones, and much, much better, in our opinion . . . and (2) the delicious cheeseburgers at the Colony on Giralda avenue. Holley's and Stone's Gift Shop are two more places where you will find yourself. Whatever assortment you may want party favors, place cards, tallies, greeting cards and what-have-you, but you will find your choice at your price, at one of the two stores.

Aloe Praised As Medicine

By MARIA MORAVSKY You must have seen those long, succulent leaves they sell in all the larger stores of Coral Gables. Some of them are two feet long and weigh over a pound. It is not a vegetable. It is a one-leaf medicine cabinet. Health stores carry them, too, of course. Once you start asking questions about this plant, you will have to listen to innumerable voluntary testimonials about the marvelous properties of Aloe Vera,-this is the plant's name. It cured me of arthritis. Grateful to the kindly plant, I wrote an article about it for the July issue of "TRUE HEALTH STORIES". It was reprinted in the February issue of another national magazine: "YOU CAN'T EAT THAT". I received scores of letters about it, from all the states in the union, mostly from the North, where people have no opportunity to see Aloe growing. I thought that here the plant is well known; so I never wrote about it in any local paper. Yet, when I happen to walk into a Gables' store, I often hear a puzzled question: "What is that?" I think both grocery clerks and their patrons will be grateful to find a bit of information about Aloe Vera in the Riviera. Aloe Vera is a native of Africa. Ancient slaves brought it to the States, as their sole medicine cabinet. People ascribe almost miraculous properties to this plant. They claim that, besides arthritis and stomach disorders of which it cured me, it is beneficial for: Stomach Ulcers; As a dentifrice, curing pyorrhoea; For purulent bleeding; As a laxative. (The outer, green part.); For diabetes; For rheumatoid; For cuts and burns, even X-ray and secondary burns; The list is endless. Its users are legion. I gave a couple of leaves to two physicians who are sending it to Chicago and New York laboratories for investigation. I'm waiting impatiently for the results. I was told that John Hopkins Hospital officially endorses it, but that is hearsay word from Aloe enthusiasts. I would not assume the responsibility of recommending Aloe as an universal remedy. Yet what it did for me and others warrants giving it honorable mention among locally grown plants. DIRECTIONS FOR USE: Scrape the jelly-like contents of one Aloe leaf into a quart of cool water, let steep for about two hours. Drink half a glass, or a glass, once or more a day. Watch your symptoms. Some people need more, some less of the Aloe. With arthritis, besides of internal use, rub the affected parts gently with the fresh, slimy part of the leaf. As a dentifrice, rub a small piece on the tooth brush,-it tastes abominably raw. For cuts and burns,-just apply Aloe jelly as you would any other ointment, but do not keep it all day, only a few hours at a time. Aloe grows from rooted slips. Break one, do not cut a slip or a young plant, place the roots in a solution made from two "PLANTABS" (5 & 10 sells them) dissolved in a quart of water, and soak them for about twenty minutes. Then plant in a pot-all pots (they grow more readily in pots than in the open field) and keep in partial shade, and water sparingly. The soil should be light. Do not attempt to transplant huge, full grown plants, if you are an amateur grower. The shock of transplanting may kill them.

Coral Gables School News

Ward Allen from New Jersey, has entered Mrs. Holliday's class. This class won the first prize for P.T.A. attendance on Feb. 4. New students in the 7B class are Joyce Johnson from Alexander, Va.; Betty Kirchoff, from Kirkwood, Mo.; and Jeanne Cooper from Watertown, N. Y. The program for visual education is under way. The 3rd and 4th grades saw "The Earth's Rocky Crusts" Wednesday. All films will deal with some phase of regular class work. The Jr. High basketball team had to defeat last week. So far the local team has won only one game and lost three.

SCOUT NEWS Troop 7

Troop #7 scout meeting opened with a discussion on the "value of scouting" and silent scout Oath. Frank Brooks, chairman of committee presided over Court of Honor. Patrol Reports were given. Business was discussed. A rousing game of "swat tag" was played. Whip practice was in charge of Frank Brooks and Bobby Burr. Meeting closed with Scoutmaster's Benediction. Court of Honor meeting was held after regular meeting. During Scout week (Feb. 8-13) the Scout troop has planned many activities. The entire scout troop will attend a special Boy Scout Sermon by Dr. Leslie Barnette at the Congregational Church this Sunday. Cecil Watson, Camping Commissioner was guest speaker. Frank Hall and Bud Smethurst were picked as outstanding scouts to represent troop #7 next week on Civic day when scouts of Miami will run the City government for one hour. John Peacock Troop #7 Scribe

Preservation of Brass Luster

To preserve the luster of brass, polish the brass with a good metal polish that is recommended for use on brass and, while the brass is still bright, wipe off the greasy residue with benzine. When this has evaporated apply a coat of clear lacquer.

Canada seeks a southern location for the training of her fliers during the winter and President Carl Brorein of the Florida State Chamber of Commerce has extended an invitation through that organization to give Florida consideration because of the advantages this state offers in the number of perfect flying days.

Antique Show

The Fourth Annual Antique Show of American and European antiques and art objects opens Monday at 11 a. m. in the Miami Woman's Club building, 1737 N. Bayshore Drive.

New Sunsuit

A new cotton playsuit, designed in movieland, cut to give plenty of freedom and suntan to the wearer, is modeled here by Pat McKay, CBS vocalist. The bowtied shoulder straps can be dropped for that smooth shoulder tan.

Interrogation-

(Continued from Page One) ing to the refunding plan, and thus to defeat the case. Your petitioner alleges that this is shown by the manner in which the third interrogatory is worded, which does not present the true situation to the creditors. Furthermore, a note is appended to said interrogatory stating that if the answer to said question is in the negative, the remaining interrogatories are waived, otherwise all interrogatories must be answered. Said remaining interrogatories, whether answered or not, are intended to create fear or prejudice in the minds of the creditors and also to create the wrong impression that it was necessary under the law to file the original securities with the court, although at the time said American National Bank of Nashville, Tennessee, mailed said interrogatories both the said bank and its attorneys knew that the court and the master had ordered otherwise. The notice served with said interrogatories creates the impression that any creditor who fails to answer the interrogatories will be in contempt of court, without any order of court. This impression is false, as the rules make no such provision, and petitioner alleges that said bank and its attorneys knew when they mailed such notice that this was not the law, and yet they sought to cloak themselves with the authority of the court as to contempt in order to harass and intimidate said creditors. "Your petitioner further shows that the American National Bank of Nashville, Tennessee, is one of less than 6% of the creditors of The City of Coral Gables which have refused to accept the refunding plan, and who are attempting to collect their claims in full, and petitioner alleges that if said bank is a creditor it purchased its securities for only a few cents on the dollar, and yet is trying to force full payment of your petitioner and its creditors." City officials state that the case, as a whole, is moving forward at a satisfactory pace. Most of the City's evidence was introduced at hearings held before the Hon. F. M. Hudson, the special master appointed by the court to hear and report upon evidence, on frequency days january 20th through January 23rd. The case was then adjourned, at the request of opposing counsel, until March 3rd, to give them opportunity to study the City's evidence and prepare their cross examination. Since commencing the case the City's position has been greatly strengthened by United States Supreme Court decisions in the Homestead, Sanford, and Avon Park cases.

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