Evening Star Newspaper, February 14, 1923, Page 25

¢ Y.M.C. A BUDGTDRVE ' GIES“DVERTHETOP” $33.200 Actually Pledged and " Promises of $2,000 More B Than Meet Fund. The campaign to raise $35,000 for the 1923 Y. M. C. A. budget went “over the top” yesterday, with $200 margin. A total of $33,200 has been actually subscribed and the team cap- tains have promises enough to ralse the additional $2,000 in the next few days. Yesterday was the big day. $9.136 being pledged. The team captained by William A. Rawlings won first onors, reporting subscriptions of $1,425. " Postmaster Merritt 0. Chance and H. S. Omohundro continued their rivalry up to the last moment, but ; the postmaster went down to defeat by $3. his subscriptions for the day being $800. while his opponent came across with $§03. The workers were organized into a permanent committee, which will meet occasionally during the year. WILL SPEAK ON ROADS. Former District Man Chosen to Ad- dwess Gathering in Spain on May 7. Clarcnce A. Proctor, superintendent of asphalt construction for the De- troit deparment of public works and formerly an Inspector of asphalt for the District government. has been ¢ chosen by the Permanent Internation- al Association of Road Congresses as & speukcr at the fourth annual con- vention of the assoclatior epening in_Seville, Spaln, on May 1. This news was received here to- day by his father, W. H. Proctor of 45 8 street. Mr. Proctor's subject will be: “The Use of Bitumen and Asphalt | The waves that carry the most for Surfacing.” THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1923.° MILLION TALKERS’ “HOT AIR” JUST ENOUGH TO BOIL ONE CUP OF TEA “Hot Alr," when applied to conver-; In thelr nvestigations of human accustics, the lecturer sa e- sationjils s iomisiget N ';:"I'“ K"‘ “‘Cl‘lphone engineers are not blasing the Jones of the Western Electric Co.ltrail for improvements in wire and New York, who spoke before an audi- | radlo transmission, and i | loud- 1s | speaking sound-projectors, but by in- ence at the Cosmos Club last night Is | (R0 28 Nates 'of abnormal hearing to be crediten they are finding the fundamental re- For instance, he said, a million peo- { quirements for alleviating the handi- ple talking steadily—all of them—for | caps of the deaf. for one hour and a half could gene- rate just about enough heat energy to N YOUR PHONOGRAPH tric Company speclalizing in tele- phonic communication, was talking on the subject: “The Physical Nature of Speech and Hearing.” The lecture was accompanied by demonstrations made by means of some of the latest inventions of the laboratories, includ- ing speclal high-power vacuum-tube emplifiers and electric-wave fliters. He also allowed his audience to see his voice as well as hear it. This was made possible by dancing waves of light Indicative of the vibrations of his voice on the screen. Experiments show, the lecturer stated, that man’'s voice is not parti- cularly efficient, if purely aesthetic considerations are left out of account. energy are not the ones that convey the ideas. Thix fact is taken advan- tage of by telephone engineers who filter out the wave lengths having A the highest energy, and transmit only [ Brunswick has achieved true those which contribute most to the| piano tones in phonographic re- intelligibility of conversation. If all roduction. 'Notas'iso) clear, %0 the waves required to transmit the| Producti g Selic natural veice were included, the tele- unmistakable that you believe a phone plant would have to be even piano is in the room. Go today more codmpll‘:’:\(ed than lsrnor"":lhye to any Brunswick dealer and ask case, an the service more . Very loud sounds are not heard as| to hear a f“‘gfi by L¢°P°h: clearly, because they tend to deaden Godgv-ky or ly efi grea the nefves of hearing, and If too In- nists of the New Hall of tense, they actually cause pain in the ame. They will prove a revela- ears. S The ear has heen found to be one| tion. Brunswick records play on of the most sensitive devices known. all phonographs. They are the Tn about the middle of the range of | world’s truest reproductions. tones of the plano the ear can detect pressures as small as the weight of a section of human halr 1-1000 of an inch long—much smaller than cun be measured on the finest balance of the assayer or chemist. e Cshions o Forty-Three Years MILE, perhaps, but smile indulgently, for every one of these fair debutantes or matrons was the very epitome of Dame Fashion—a leader in “cor- rect and tasteful” styles. Respectively, we follow them down through eventful years—from the very first Style Show and “Gaslight Opening” of the Boston Store (Woodward & Lothrop) to Her of 1923, as you find her fashion models in our case and window displays of today. From the Days of Long Skirts s To the Days of Short Skirts /@ From the Days of All Curves ‘To the Days of No Curves Here in Washington, the Nation’s Social Center, irom the earliest days, a brilliant and capricious society of diplomats and legislators, of senatorial and congressional hostesses, has ever demanded the newest and only ultra- approved Fashions. From its first organization this store has recognized that demand—has answered it in a way testified by its success of today. Even its first advertisements hint of that one big and important factor—anticipating demands by going to their source—the Parisian and foreign markets. Paris as the Fashion center played its part in the costumes of these charming, ruffled-gowned ladies when our store Woodmard & Wotheop Open 9:15 A.M. 10th, 11th, F and G Streets Close 6 P.M. S N— e — 9 < ' doors opened in 1880, as Paris plays its part today. A Gradual Style Transition —was followed here at the moment of each new tend- ency. The Fashions represented by the models sketch- ed, show every newness—every daring innovation. But it required years and years for the attractive social matron to depart from all the endeared little furbelows, glorious sweeping skirts, with yards and yards of rustly taffeta creations, to just a suggestion of a straightline front instead of enhanced curves. And it took longer years till she thought it Fashion-proper to show the ankle of her trim little glazed kid boot. Para- sols grew in size and then were forgotten. Boas came and went. A “strictly tailored” costume was a great departure in 1910. It came after years of truly feminine fancies. Then a Rapid Change to a New Style Order A change that was part of woman’s greater activities. and no sooner had Fashion approved of one delightful mode than she took up another. Panniers came back— everything that had been—everything that had never been was suggested and accepted—all tuned to a right conservatism in which this store assumed a leadership— a style conservatism that has been a source of pride, vet not intruding upon those who preferred fascinating extremes. And Now With a Costume for Every Occasion We come to the Woman of Fashion of 1923 and her ali-reaching wardrobe—her costumes trimly meant for the freedom of sports, her dazzling interpretations of . dinner and evening gowns, her untold varieties of grace- ful, charming, beautiful lines. Skirts that are short . o when occasion demands, fall to the ankle at other times, Persia R and break all previous style canons in those alluring 8 broken hemlines. And somehow we feel so sure that these and this Fashion Year are the best of all—loveliest of all—not to be improved upon. with their exotic colorings with their bizarre patterns figure brilliantly in SPRING FASHIONS There have been many, many revivals of these Oriental Fashions— but their most remarkable revival is here—and now ; the mode is per- vaded with the Oriental influence—it is everywhere, from milady’s *kerchief to her frock—in endless variations of color and designs. Events. And so, Woodward & Lothrop present this mode, in its many phases— A Paisley Silk-Bordered Cape, $85. The Paisley Bow-Sash Jacket, illustrated ; $125. mnnhmafi] &Eflthfnn The Pcrsian-trimn:ie% wtfip’e ng.?to.sus - ! . o i) ersian-to ‘ostum 7 an 3 ’ll;:ieslfy, Egyytxra‘:gand India-print Frocks for Misses, $29.50 to $59.50. BRUSSELS BERLIN Paisley-trimmed Frocks for Wornen, $39.50. .- Knife-pleated Paisley Silk Skirts, $22.50 and $25. Paisley Jacquette and Overblouses, $9.75 to $16.75. Paisley-patterned Silk Petticoats, $9.75 to $15. The Paisley Wrist "Kerchief, $1.25. i Large Indian and Persin-desxgne.cl *Kerchiefs, $2.50 to $6. Persian, Egyptian and Paisley Ribbons, 75¢ to $2.75 yard. Paisley Parasols, $8 and $12.50. Gorgeous Silks—exotically colored and patterned— showr this Oriental influence at its best Paisley Ratine, $1.50 yard. Paisley Silk and Cotton Crepes, $1 to $1.65. Persia-patterned Voiles, $1 yard. Paisley Wool Challis, $1.25 yard. Paisley-designed Lingette, $1 yard. This 43d Anniversary Beginning February 19, 1923 —brings with it all the extensive array of costume com- pleteness—Fashion completeness—everything ordained for spring and summer, and with the same profitable buying opportunity which marks each one of our Anniversary 900060