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Mrs. E. J. Banks With Whom She Made Trip Also returns After a Four Months Absence. Mrs. Banks Visits Old Home in Balkan State. DID YOU KNOW? That 61 persons in New York braved the Friday the 13th jinx to take out mariage license? That one of the holes in the Grand Island road has been filled? That “Eustis Night” is to be observed at the ‘Palace Theater in Umatilla Tuesday and all lad ies are admitted free? That the children of Eustis will be lost in the weeds grow ing on vacant lots if the city doesn’t have the growth cleared off? That two depositors in one of the closed banks, were raising sand about signing up with other depositors, refused to do so, and when an investigation was made one of them was over drawn seven cents and another three cents? That Hugo L. Black, elected U. S. Senator in Alabama to succeed Oscar W. Underwood, is only 36 years of age, is a brilli ant young lawyer, was a cap tain in the world war, is a high type of the clean moral man, and teaches one of the largest Bible classes in Alabama, is past grand chancellor of the K. of P. in Alabama and a 32nd degree Mason? Miss Connie Cochran and Mrs. E. J. Banks returned Friday from a most interesting dip abroad covering a period of about four months. They left Eustis on the 17th of April, and on returning landed in New York on August 13th after hav ing visited many points of interest in the Mediterranean countries and France. In an interview on Saturday, Miss Cochran spoke glowingly of the highlights of her trip, many of which will be read with pleasure by those who have not had the opportunities of visiting these countries. On the trip over she and Mrs. Banks stopped in Algiers, where an item of interest was noticed in regard to the custom of dress and use of cosmetics among the Oriental wom en. There paint plays a unique p in feminine make-up. The finger nails are kept painted as brilliant henna, while the toe nails, which are exposed through the sandals they wear, minus hose, are tinted an equally bright blue. After a woman’s marriage she adds another beauty note to her apearance by blacken ing all of her teeth. Southern European Society At Lido Beach, in Venice, Italy, famed for its wonder shore where all visiting tourists come sooner or la ter, Miss Cochran saw gathered the cream of South European society, but as for the beach, “give me good old Daytona every time,” she avowed. Much of the time abroad was spent in the Balkan state of Croatia, which is the girlhood home of Mrs. Banks. Here they spent some time in Plitvicka Jezera, the city of thir teen lakes, the beauty of which is unsurpassed by any seen on the tour. A feature of this visit is noted in that Miss Cochran was the first American ever to visit the city, con sequently her presence was widely heralded throughout the community. Here sports of tennis, swimming, dancing and football all were preva lent. “A peculiar thing about their football,”” said Miss Cochran, “is the leisurely sort of way in which they kick the ball about the field in a manner similar to our game of soc cer, only lacking the ‘pep’ and fight that even our soccer games display— to say nothing of real football.” On Miss Cochran's departure, from this city for home she was presented a huge bouquet of American Beauty roses. The Balkan states and Italy are full of beautiful women and unusu ally lovely children, according to Miss Cochran’s conversation. “But (Continued on Page 6)
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Eustis Daily Lake Region
Eustis, Florida, US
Sun, Aug 15, 1926
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