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S ou th ern O regon M iner, T h u rsd ay, Ju n e 14, 1945 Buttons Give Dramatic Accent To Dresses, Bags, Belts, Gloves By CHERIE NICHOLAS A Bell JoH n H erseu Adanol And the Major said quickly to Captain Purvis in English. "Arrest him. Purvis, show this gang that you're arresting him .” This was the kind of thing Cup- tain Purvis enjoyed, and as he clapped his hand heavily on Mayor Nasta's shoulder he shouted: " I wish I understood Eyetaliun. This is wonderful.” The crowd broke up slowly, mum bling its protests at being deprived of revenge. Purvis suid: “ Who is this little squirt, anyway? They sure hute him, don't they?" Major Joppolo suid: “ He's the one who used to be M ayor." CHAPTER X “ Oh. he is. Is he? Well, according At each meal there were also to what Berth says, they've got plen some idlers in the place, but they ty of reason to hute him ." And the just came in to listen to the noon Captain kicked Mayor Nasta in the and six-thirty broadcasts from seat of the pants simply because he didn't know the Italian for: Rome. On the day that Mayor Nasta "You're a little squirt.” came down from the hills. Major Mayor Nasta whimpered in Ita l Joppolo and Captain Purvis had just ian: "What are you going to do finished their pasta and were talk with me? If you ure going to k ill ing about the stuffy Navy fellow. me, please tell me first. Don’t Livingston, when they hard an un shoot me from behind.” usual noise out in the street. There What Major Joppolo did with May were shouts of anger, and whistles. or Nasta wag to take him up to his But the noise outside grew, and office. Everyone, even little Zito seemed to be coming up the street. who had once worked for Mayor And soon several of the idlers who Nasta, even D'Arpa, the weasel-like had been listening to the radio in vice mayor who had once worked the restaurant ran out. As the noise, with him, everyone made faces of grew still louder the two women disgust when they saw Mayor Nus- picked up handfuls of fru it and ran ta, and some made obscene remarks out. pursued by their guests. Then within his hearing. the owner of the place and his wife When word passed around the Pa and son ran out with their mouths lazzo that Mayor Nasta was back. full of pasta and eggplant. Finally Major Joppolo said: "Let's go see what it is.” So he and Captain Purvis ran out too, with their napkins in their hands. This is what they saw: Up the center of the street a for lorn looking man walked. He was very short, and rather heavy-set. His clothes were dirty and torn. His shoes were covered with dust. His face was very sad, and he walked slowly, hanging his head. There was only one proud touch to his whole figure, and that was a pair of pince-nez spectacles balanced on his big nose. Behind the man, keeping a safe distance as if there still might be some dynamite in him, a large crowd walked, shouting and whis tling its derision. The derision was > ten times louder than it would other- , wise have been because this was , the first lim e the people of AAino had ever been able to express their feelings toward this man. Even be hind their own closed doors they had held their tongues about Mayor Nasta in the past, because he seemed to have ears in every house, and his eyes peeked in every win-- dow, and his punishments were sadistic. But now they shouted what they thought. “ Fascist Pig,” they shouted. This was what they shouted most. But they also shouted: "The mur derer always goes back to the scene of his crim e!” Captain Purvis pulled his pistol They also shouted: "Where is out of his pocket. Mayor Nasta's whip now?” Curiously the two women shout many people stuck their heads In ed, and there was a kind of pride in the door at the end of the Major's the way they shouted. office, which had once been the May There was a priest in the crowd, or's office, to have a look at him in his disheveled condition, and to and he shouted: "Blasphemer!” There were some children in the laugh at him to his face. Major Joppolo said to Zito and crowd, and they ran along shout Giuseppe: " I want to have a talk ing: "P ig ! Pig! P ig!” The anger of the mob bordered with Mayor Nasta alone. Go and on violence. When the unhappy tell the people in the other offices Mayor got opposite the Albergo dei that I do not want to be disturbed, Pescatori one of the women raised not even by a cracking open of that her arm and threw a plum at him. door. I do not even want to be dis It missed him and splashed in the turbed by the brushing of ears on the keyhole.” street. "Yes, Mister M ajor,” Zito said. A boy of twelve threw a stone. "No, Mister M ajor,” Giuseppe Then several brickbats flew, and the shouts of long repressed hatred said. Major Joppolo sat at the desk and became shrieks of revenge. Captain Purvis looked at Major said brusquely: “ Sit down.” Mayor Nasta sat in one of the Joppolo and M ajor Joppolo s?id: chairs in front of the desk. “ We’ve got to put a stop to this.” “ Well, what is it that you wish?” Captain Purvis was not a subtle American, but he was a brave one. M ajor Joppolo said. Mayor Nasta brushed his hand He ran out in the street between Mayor Nasta and the crowd. He along the wood of the desk patheti held up his hand and shouted: cally, and he said: " I t seems "Stop! Stop,” you ignorant fools.” strange to be sitting on the wrong The crowd kept coming. A stone side of this desk.” Major Joppolo said: " I t may seem flew past Captain Purvis toward stranger to sit on the wrong side of Mayor Na3ta. Captain Purvis pulled his pistol the bars of your municipal jail. What out of his pocket. That was enough. do you want?” Mayor Nasta rearranged the The ones in front held back the oth ers, and the mob halted in the pince-nez on his nose, but he did not street. Captain Purvis went back look Major Joppolo in the eye as he said: “ I just want a chance. Mister to the sidewalk. Mayor Nasta, seeing that he was M ajor." “ You want a chance!” Major Jop saved, ran over to his deliverers, and he stood in the gutter blubber polo spoke angrily. "To whom did ing his thanks. “ Americans! Oh, you ever give a chance?” “ I have thought it over,” Mayor my friends. Thank you for saving me from these ungrateful people. Nasta said. " I have been all alone I have served them for years and for days. It was awful at night. I see how they behave. I am all have thought It over, Mister Major. alone, Americans. I have been in I want to help If I can.” “ How many years were you in the hills all alone for days. No one would stay with me. All the others office?” “ Nine, Mister M ajor.” gave themselves up. I have thought “ After nine years in office, you everything over. I wish to help you if 1 can. . . And he rattled on, have thought It all over, have you? After nine years of graft and steal his voice going higher and higher. Someone in the mob shouted: ing and keeping these people down, “ Mister Major, if you help that man you’ ve thought it over, you want to help, do you?” you are not our friend.” “ You have other Fascists in office M ajor Joppolo acted quickly to save the situation. He walked into here. I saw the face of D'Arpa a the street and held up his hand O r minute ago. I saw Tagliavla who silence; he was careful to make it was my Maresciallo of Finance. I his left hand, so that it would not saw Gargano of the Carabinieri. If you could use these, why not Nas be mistaken for a Fascist salute. 'Go home, people. I w ill take ta, the Mayor?” " I 4iave a new Mevor, and a bet care of this man as he deserves. He ter one.” ts under arrest.” This hurt. “ Who Is this Mayor?" "Bellanca the Noturlo, an honest man. much more honest than U*e former Mayor.” And the former Muyor said: "Yes, Bellanca is honest. But surely you have something for Nasta to do? 1 would accept something less than Mayor." Nasta rubbed the wood of the desk wistfully. “ There is not much left of the old Nasta." he said. " I would accept something less thun Mayor." Mujor Joppolo's eyes grew an gry. He stood up abruptly. “ Oh, you would, would you? Yes. 1 huve something for you to do. You are to report every morning to Ser geant Borth of the American Army. You w ill And him in the Fusclo. That is all you have to do each day. But see that you do It. Nus- ta, or you w ill be put In ja il.“ “ You mean that Nasta has be come a common probationer?" “ Oh, so Nasta Is fam iliar with the practice of putting people on proba tion? That is very genteel of you, Nasta. I thought all your punish ments were more Ingenious thun that." “ Please be generous with me." Nasta said. “ Please give me some work to do.” “ Generous? Nasta. what do you cxjiect? For the crimes you hove committed against the people of Adano. you deserve to be shot out right. without a trial. You certain ly never would give a fuir trial, un less It brought you some kind of profit. I am being more than gen erous. I am putting youRin proba tion. See that you behave, you Fas cist.” Mayor Nusta was obsequious now. “ Yes, Mister M ajor," he said. “ What did you say was the name of the American officer to whom 1 must report?” "H is name is Borth, and he is not an officer. He is a sergeant. You are not worth an officer, Nas ta." "Yes. Mister Major.” This is how it happened that May or Nasta reported once every morn ing to Sergeant Borth at the Fas- cio. Because four or five people followed the Mayor everywhere he went out of curiosity and hatred, there was a small audience on hand the next morning when he reported to Sergeant Borth for the first time. The audience enjoyed what it saw and heard, for this kind of situation was meat for Sergeant Borth, who thought the whole war was a joke. The tattered Nasta stepped into one of the M P. offices, rearranged his pince-nez. and said: “ Where w ill I find the Sergeant Borth?" “ I am Borth.” “ I am Nasta.” “ Oho," roared Sergeant Borth He stood up. rubbing his hands. "So you are the Mayor. I understand that you have come to Adano to re pent your sins. Is that right, noble Mayor?" “ 1 was told that I was to report here each morning. I was to re port, not be humiliated, Sergeant.” "You w ill call me Mister Ser geant." Mayor Nasta snorted, from his long habit of snorting. Borth said sharply: “ Listen, Nas ta, I know more about you than you know about yourself You be care ful how you behave here. Now, an swer my questions civilly. Is it cor rect that you came to Adano to repent your sins?" Mayor Nasta was white with an ger, but he said: “ I suppose you might say so." “ Thank you," Borth said with ex aggerated politeness. “ In that case you w ill repent one sin each morn ing when you report to Sergeant Borth. Would you like to choose your own sins, or would you like Sergeant Borth to choose them for you?” Mayor Nasta couldn’t keep him self from snorting. ” 1 see," said Borth, with his over politeness, "you would like Borth to choose. Very well, let’s see. This morning we w ill discuss the sin of your disgraceful running away from your post In the face of the Ameri can invasion. What is this sin called, Mayor Nasta?” “ What do you mean, what is It called?” “ You are at a loss for words? Very well, Borth w ill answer his own question. It is called the sin ol cowardice.” Mayor Nasta snorted. "No matter what side you were on, no matter if you were on the side of the crooks, it was a sin to run away, was It not, Mayor?” Mayor Nasta rearranged his pince-nez with a trembling hand. “ Answer my question: did you or did you not give rifles to the Cara binieri and grenades to the Finance Guards, make them a beautiful speech about fighting to the last man, and then run to the hills?” Mayor Nasta said with a trem bling voice: "You tell me, clever Sergeant.” Sergeant Borth shouted: “ Answer me, probationer.” Mayor Nasta said quietly: “ I did, Sergeant.” "M ister Sergeant!” " I did, Mister Sergeant.” "Are you sorry for this disgrace ful sin, Nasta?” Mayor Nasta could hear the peo ple snickering behind him. He said meekly: “ I am. Mis'et Sergeant." T H E S T O R Y T H U S F A R : T h e A m e r i c a * tro o p s a r r iv e d a t A d a n o , « l i b M a jo r J o p p o lo , tb e A m g o t o B te e r la r h a r g e . S e rg e a n t B o r tit w a s la c-barga o f aocturi- ty . T h e M a jo r w a a d e te r m to e d Io r e p la c e th e to w n b e ll H o le a h y th e N a a la , a n d In o th e r w a y s to b o lld c o n fid e n c e a m o n g tb e p e o p le . H e w a n te d to a t a r i th e B s h e rm e n o u t a tta in a n d a r r a n g e d w ith L ie u t . L iv in g s to n , s e n io r n a v a l oflt c o r , to o p e n th e w a le r a to th e ir b o a ta . H e a llo w e d (h e c a r ls to e n te r th e c it y w ith food a n d w a t e r , d e s p ite o r d e r s fr o m G e n e r a l M a r v in (h a t th e c a r ta be k e p t out o l th e c it y . C a p t. P a r v is r e p o r te d to h e a d q u a r t e r s th e c a r t o r d e r s g iv e n by the M a jo r , by s en din g off the d e la y e d le t t e r to h e a d q u a r te r s . UTTON drama takes the spot light in the summer showings of B America's leading designers. But tons of every size and description are giving dramatic accent to the smartest hats, bags, belts and gloves in addition to providing glamour trimmings for every type of dress from sports to form al eve ning gowns. More highly important news about buttons is that they have become the latest inspiration to cos tume jewelry designers. This vogue for button decor on simple wartime fashions offers a par ticularly happy inspiration to home dressmakers with a th rifty eye on makeovers. With a wonderful array of plastic buttons in jeweled, floral and lacy effects available at the no tion counters of local sewing cen ters, along with a variety of decora tive ceramic button styles and love ly simulated metal buttons with jeweled centers, it's easy for any amateur to glamorize simple clothes and accessories with button magic. You can get buttons from thumb to oversized and bulky types and you can get expert advice at sew ing centers as to size, style and color of buttons with relation to the garment they w ill adorn, or the ac cessory they are to dramatize. For instance, a simple black bareback dress with a modish white cape as shown in the illustration (right) can be given unusual distinction by add ing a scalloped border of black fabric to the cape fronts accenting each scallop with a huge flower shaped aqua plastic button. The costume touch is achieved by using buckles for the dress belt that match the cape buttons. The two-piece suit-dress of violet featherweight flannel to the lett shows what an amateur teen-ager Styled for Summer can- do in glamorizing her simple clothes with button decor by taking her cue from high-fashion. For in stance, new chic is given to her classic felt beanie cap by scal loping the edges and sewing plas tic buttons on in pleasing array. The accessorizing trick is repeated in her matching drum-shaped hand bag with buttons ranged around the top and bottom cuffs. B illiard green braid trim m ing outlines the collar- less bellhop jacket with weskit-like fronts. The heart-shaped pocket with button-made ornament perched high on either side of the front opening and the bracelet length sleeves are chic details. Possibilities for giving button fillip to accessories are endless Note centered above in the group il lustrated above how easily the popu lar wide headband can be glorified with diagonal rows of white but tons, widely spaced across the sur face of the band. If you want to dress up a pair of plain gloves, look for those irresist ible ceramic buttons that are per feet reproductions of fresh flowers They can be anchored on the top of the glove as shown at upper right corner, in a twinkling with just a few stitches. For a charming en semble repeat the buttons on a vel vet band worn about the throat. One of the really smart ideas for your velvet-banded snood is to stud the mesh (shown circled below) with tiny pink lacy buttons. You'll find this idea plenty glamorous for daytime or evening wear. Buttons used in a jewelry way present a most fascinating new theme. They are fashioned into hat pins. earrings, cuff links, fobs, brooches, hair ornaments, necklaces and bracelets. Tiny flower buttons can easily be transformed into ear rings by pasting the fastener gadget from an old pair to the backs of the buttons. R e le a s e d by W e s te r n N e w s p a p e r U n io n . Lovely White Frocks Of Organdy, Piq ue Those pretty-pretty black sheers and those gay and lovely print frocks that every woman loves have a rival this summer. It’s the simple white frock made of dainty sheers, pique or eyeleted sheers. These “ simple whites” bring with them all the romance and feminine charm of the yester years. There's nothing prettier for a young girl than a youthfully styled white-upon- white shadow print organdy with a subtle touch of exquisite lace here and there. This is exactly what they are showing this year for summer dress-up wear. This seasons eye leted white fabrics are too lovely for words and they are made up in most intriguing ways, minus fuss or furbelows, for the beautiful ma terial speaks for itself. Eyeleted pique vies with the eyeleted sheers. Handpainting on white organdy or crepe is a feature being much ex ploited. Flower ff reathx and Jahots Meet one of fa ah.on'» prettiest pin up summer girls Here she is per fectly styled in a iw m n w jr all-white ensemble save for a dash of color in the contrast piping that finishes ,if the short sleeves and breast pockets The idea of color accent on white is one designers are interpreting in many ways. Contrast piping ¡" nne way of doing it as here shown, also colorful embroidery on white is very much in evidence. The wide-brim hat and the modish fishnet-trimmed bag also make all-white their theme The many new ways of wearing flowers introduced this season be speak infinite glamour for the forth coming ‘‘summer g irl.” This year it is the flower wreath she w ill wear on her pretty head, matched with flowers at her throat arranged in the new jabot silhouette which is perfectly charming. Pan-American Colors Vivid Pan-American colors enliven -imart sportswear fashions. A m id r i f f play dress of black window pane checks on blue cotton is trimmed with a magenta cord at neckline and ,|*eves The magenta is repeated on an embroidered hemline about th* «kiri. I (TO BE C O N T IN U E D ! 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