Shot Talk

It is not necessary to have hands gnarled like Majorcan trees to have a hand with character. Nor do you have to have pale hands beside the Shalimar to be remembered in song. This century has bred a new race of hands; longhand???s, gaunt hands, hardy little hands, dashing claws with brilliant red tips, fat little sets of sausages with sentimental thumbs, restless hands, artistic hands, athletic hands, And on all of them is stamped the mark of the times. You will forget modern faces and the sound of modern voices, but the sunburn wrist and hand emerging from a sleeve of white pique, the long wispy finger with its loose diamond ring, and the stubborn little thumb hitting A-flat will be remembered into eternity. Whether you keep your nails crimson, or plea and unlacquered, you must keep them. They exude a charm which is yours alone. We have a manual on the care of the hands a will be glad to mail it to you

A Figure out of a story book and just as romantic is Mogi, the Chinese mending man at 164 East 35th Street. This little Oriental can mend anything from Chinese vases to Venetian mirrors. He also supplies missing links and makes everything whole again. Furthermore he practices the ancient, elegant are of carving and is possibly the only remaining carver in town. In this medium he executes portraits, pet animals flowers and personal symbols on plaques of ivory, jade and amber.

If you must spend long hours watching the more active members of you family indulging in sports from which you are barred, you may accomplish great things in crochet and knitting between your gasps of admiration. Fingers fly, and the yards of wool disappear in a miraculous manner, and suddenly you find yourself the proud owner of a handmade garment. It is a delightful way to soothe your nerves and then you are really doing something. There is a legend that Adeline Patti, the most nervous of prima donnas, knitted herself into a state of calm before her concerts, Alice May bard at 520 Madison avenue gives expert instruction and you can purchase all of your knitting accessories there.

Yesterday while we were in a hairdressing frame of mind, we looked in at Robert’s attractive new salon and perfumer bar, where the great Robert holds sway. It is slice of Paris in New York, decorated by Urban Associates and as luxurious and cosmopolitan as can be. In the midst of all of the excitement of people dashing up to the bar to purchase their favorite perfumes, Robert???s famous hairdressers were doing delightfully daring things to hair of any length. There’s no excuse for your wearing your locks in a drab fashion while Robert is on 5th avenue. He’ll make you over and we suspect you’ll like your new coiffure far better than the old one. When he has finished his work on you step up to the bar and select a perfume to suit the new “You.”

Our last visit to the Atlantic Beach Club was a memorable one. As we entered the lights were ###in the settings picturesque and the rhythms of Howard Lanin’s orchestra perfect. The tempo of his music seed to fit the rollicky, Frollicky beat of everyone’s heart. You simply had to dance to it. Mr. Lanin’s distinctive style of music was one of the big attractions of the club last season. Beside being very prominent in radio activities he has played engagements for the American Jewish Congress, for the Daughters of Jacob and the Henry Street Settlement of he Hamilton House. If you are planning a social function of any nature you???ll need music. Make that music Howard Lanin’s. You’ll be assured of a successful evening ere the party has started. You can reach him at 1674 Broadway, N. Y, C.