The Post-Standard from Syracuse, New York • Page 79

A Syracusan in Paris French Version of Sadie Hawkins Day Intrigues Writer on 'Scientific 7 Tour BY RALPH HOLZWARTH Special to The Post-Standard In the evening, I happened to meet a group of French- fine arts here cele- students in the subway In recent o- it has become traditional for brated two holidays on Nov. em to dress in bizarre One, of course, was Thanksgiving tumes and join the St. Catherine's the other was St. Catherine's a a French version of Sadie Hawk- Ins day. Catherine A a i a is the patron $ami of French spinsters and on 25 unmarried' girls more than 25 years a Catherinettes about wear- Ralph Holzwarth ing elaborate yellow and green hats which they have made themselves.

Furthermore, according to tradition, any bachelor has the right to catch and kin any Catherinette, and vice versa. Just which sex is en' titled to chaae the other is a matter for conjecture. However, this confusion only adds to the fun. POLICE GET SMEARED, TOO In 1933 some busybody reformers outlawed this boisterous practice but. fortunately, no one pays any attention to the law.

The Hand by to restrain too violent participants on either side and occasionally end up with lipstick themselves. Altho St. Catherine is the official protector of all spinsters, she was 4 taken over long ago, as their private property, by the Paris midinettes, the little seamstresses of the big dressmaking houses. On her anniversary, work in the ateliers stops and ail employes devote themselves to feasting, merrymaking and dancing, which lasts far into the night. More about this later.

Thanksgiving morning I joined the American colony for services in the American church on the Quai d'Orsay. High ranking members of the French and American diplomatic corps were present and Jefferson Caffery, ambassador to France, read President Truman's Thanksgiving proclamation. Tlj'BKEY IN ARMY MESS Not all Americans were able to enjoy the traditional turkey but I "invited" myself to eat in the mess operated by the army (raves registration command. Several de luxe French restaurants advertised i American Thanksgiving dinners," but their prices ranged from S4 to $8 and I rather doubt that even their renowned chefs could duplicate sage dressing and mince pie. While the Americans were stuffing themselves with turkey, the Catherinettes were attending a special mass at the Church of Notre Dame de Bonne Nouvelle.

After- they made their annual pilgrimage to the statue of the saint, set in a niche at the Rue de Clery and the Rue Poissoniere. Then came the parties given the "haute couture" dressmakers as Christian Dior and Juliette Verne uil. There were numerous prizes given for the most sensational St. Catherine hats and you would have to see them to believe them--one girl wore a replica of the Eiffel tower; others had of the Arch of Triumph, a boxing match. ft full-rigged schooner, Santa Claus and his reindeer, and even a miniature wedding.

HEADED FOR THE U. S. Incidentally, some of these chapeaux will be displayed in the U. S. soon.

They were donated to the cargo of the French Gratitude train which is going to the U. S. as a Eark of appreciation for the Friendship, train. Crown Players To Present Oder's 'Rocket to Moon' Boar's Head of Syracuse university will present the Crown players in "Hocket to the Moon," Clifford Odet's a play, in five performances, beginning at 81 p. m.

Wednesday and continuing thru Saturday. The a a i Richard Harris, a drama student, is under general supervision of Saw- yer Falk and Enid Roth will be given in the new Castle playhouse, 817 S. Grouse ave. The cast comprises Jerry Adler as the Bronx dentist; Betty Glenzing, his wife Belle; Enid Roth, dental assistant; Jerry Gershmati, the father-in-law; Marvin Chomsky, the dentist who shares the office; Willy Max, a dance director. and Jay Chase, the podiatrist next door.

Sets were designed and executed by two students. Walter Marinette and John Jay Moore. day festivities as free lancers. Their costumes looked as thothcy had come straight from a rummage sale. Boys were dressed as girls, girls had men's clothing, everyone had painted his face.

One fellow wore a tin can on his head and another had an ancient motorist's cap, goggles, and duster. Thc students invited me to join them. Realizing that my dress was far too conservative, I wrapped my scarf over my head, tied under chin, and then tied my necktie around my forehead. Someone do- our jranff of about 20 began invading the chic little night clubs. We just paraded in, singing at the top 200 Acres of Indian Property of our longs, and made ourselves at A I 1 ft home.

We danced with the guests, Yy 11 jp DOCUITient nated some wilted flowers, which 1 stuck in the tie. Later in the evening I picked a broken umbrella out of a trash can and acquired the title "parachutist." WOE TO CATHERINETTES We were heading for Montmartre and, once out ol the subway, wt locked arms and paraded up the streets, singing and blocking traffic. And woe unto any Catherin- ette who happened to cross our path! As a purely scientific observation of French culture, you may bn interested to know that French lipstick smears just as easily and tastes just as delicious as American lipstick. Only, there seems to be a greater variety of flavors here. Once at the top of Montniartre, ate their food, and drank their wine.

No one resented "it, least of all the patrons, and everyone had a hilarious time. Trays of French pastry disappeared like magic and soon everyone was munching on pears, bananas or pieces of cheese. After watching a particularly-delicious eclair disappear from his plate, one portly Frenchman laughed and asked, "Say, what do you think this is, the Marshall plan?" HE PLAYS PIANO In one club we even took over the orchestra, I played the piano, someone sawed away on the violin and another almost beat a hole in the drums. About three hours and 10 night clubs Inter wo decided to call it. an evening.

Back in my little room, scrubbing off the accumulated lipstick and brushing away the pastry crumbs, I couldn't help thinking that it's too bad St. Catherine's day only comes once a year, An 186D property deed to about 200 acres in what is now the city of Lancaster, is among documents left to Fred Higgins of 116 Dryden st. by his ant, the late Mrs. Huldah A. Hall.

Mrs. Hall, a missionary teacher to the Oneida Indians for three years around 1855, was deeded the property by Peter Doxlater, an heir descendant of the Conestoga Indians who at one lime owned the land. She was trying to help the Indians in their fight lor the land. In 1872 there was a joint resolution by the senate and the house of representatives concerning i tract of land. It xvas referred to the committee on Indian affairs and evidently died there.

According to that resolution, a treaty made by William Perm reserved this tract of land in the county of Lancaster, for the Conestoga Indians who Jived there Supervisors Dine At Turn Hall Dec. 14 i the 1763 massacre by the whites. A young Conestoga Indian girl was visiting the Oneidas at the time and her life was saved. Hex- descendants were the ones who started the action to get back the mittec land. Mr.

Higgins, who owns the deed, believes that it is of historical interest only and has shown it to Maj. Harry Durslon of the Onondaga Historical association. A native of Cortland, Mr. Higgins learned to be a carriage dash trimmer and worked in that business until the horseless carriage came along. Then he learned candy making, operating stores in Oshkosh, and also in Syracuse.

THE POST-STANDARD 31 Sunday, December 5, 1948 nounced yesterday. Tickets for Tuesday, Dec. 14, has been fixed the event are available at the of- as date and Turn Hall, the place, fice of Clerk Julian W. Edgcomb for the annual board of supcrvis-: in thc ors'-dinner. Kenneth E.

Hine of i program of entertainment lo i include some "surprises is being Onondaga, chairman of the com-; arranged sn fe speeches, if any, will on arrangements, an; be brief, Hine reported. JEHOVAH WITNESS TO TALK H. Barber, representative of Watchtower Society, will speak at 3 p. m. today on "A Signal for All, Nations" at Kingdom Hall, 514 Harrison st.

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Or.e was that somebody was killing chickens in an apartment house in the university section. The other was that a resident of S. State st. had butchered a calf in the back yard. At the apartment house, Dr.

Dooling was unable-to find anyone who knew anything about thc alleged chicken butchering. At the S. State st. address, he found a calf carcass hanging from a clothes line in the rear yard. However, the owner said the calf had been butchered outside the city and was destined for the family! freezer.

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