Miscellany, Jan. 7, 1935

MISCELLANY "Time brings all things."

Goddess

Long Beach, Calif, advertised its choice of float queen for Pasadena's Rose Tournament parade on New Year's Day by: 1) popping svelte Virginia Johnson inside a crown of roses (see cut); 2) redundantly dubbing her "Goddess of Venus."

Pearl

In Chicago, when Nino Rinaldo took Margot King & Sadie Stearns to the Ranch Cafe for lunch, Sadie Stearns picked an oyster from Margot King's plate to sample. When she found in it a $1,900 pearl, Discoverer Stearns, Orderer King, Payer Rinaldo, Vendor Ranch Cafe all brought suit for possession....

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