Evening Star Newspaper, October 21, 1923, Page 45

1 ales of Well Known Folk | In Social and Official Life| Beautiful New White House, Keeping Tradition- Hallowed Rooms of Old, Designed by San Franciscan. "\ quickening of interest in the Vhite House seems apparent all over the country since the thirtieth Presi- dent and his family took up their residence, and, whether they desire it or not, some eminent architects and artists are determined to have a new mansion, more spacious and commo- dlous than that erected by James Hog ban between 1793 and 1797. The So- clety of the Parisian Institute of Beaux Arts, architects, which includes the most eminent in the profession, has offered two handsome prizes for the best model for enlargment of the hite House on the present lin the first has gone to of San F produced a m: o lowing Mr. Hoban's pl; the roof lifted to oblitera: windows of the ti 3 front, but with light and ventilz provided th other iirections. The wings extend ne floor and will remov | president of the Russian senate when in 1915 the crash came. He remained with the unfortunate czar and his family in_their exile until he was escorted from Ekaterinenberg just before _their assassination. Prince | Alexis had been singing in a music hall of London and Paris_before he was taken up by Mme. Melba and brought to this country. He will be received with honor by many of the Russian exiles in New York and some in_Washington, who, like him, have taken up various avocations to gain a livellhood. Baron Serge Korff, once | assoclated with Obolenski in the Rus- stan court, is now a professor of law in Georgetown College. Miss Mary Hoadley Dodgé, who as chatelaine of Warwick House in Lon- don h: been one of the grande dames of that metropolls and an ac- tive member of its American con- tingent, has just dispo; of _her property to the Hon. Esmond Ceeil Harmsworth, M. P’. in the commons Dodge, philanthropist everal Y. W. C t building and the > is honored in 1 1 he after live in he MRS. SCOTT CARROLL BONE, hoary old tree. These annuals and enpials hav been blooming gayly in thi um&lpot for twent; t least and 2 n lessee, . s dainty little packets of them to place in the Christmas stockings of her best friends. But a garden of Southampton which is much beloved because of its in- trinsic beauty and by its association is that which was the joy and pride of the late William Merritt Chase, the eminent artist who made known to the world the bauulx of Shinnecock Hills. It was he who In those ex- quisite landscapes now owned by art lovers in every part of the globe, first put on canvas that soft haze about the Southampton shore, with the shimmering little bays in the deep green of the hills and thos the place sought by all lovers of beauty. A picture by this eminent artist is hung in the UMzl Gallery in Florence, a Self-portrait which' he most reluctantly painted rather than a favorite view from his library win- dow in his Southampton home. His garden was rather a series of vistas after the Italian method, long rows of ilexes leading out to a sunny place in ~which a laughing faun on a pedestal was the center of some an- Who before her marriage yesterday | nuals and an occasional rose bush. was Miss Gene Culbertwon, daughter | Another famous garden of South- nd Mrx. Charles W. Culbertson | ampton is that of Lorenzo E. Wood- of M of Indiana. Gov. and Mrs. Scott ka, formerly of Washington. Bone s a won of ". Bome of Alas-| EgYDL, one of the few in this conntey, house, and is patterned after old and is, of course, a water garden w abundance of lotus flowers, and those distinctive painted bridges and sum- Coats have a stately castle, is a hold- [ Mer houses seen in the Nile country, ing of the Prince o cognomen on the Canadian Earl of Renfrew. o ils| and a lake large enough to float an e ence k2| Beyptian barge. Mrs, Charles Frank. lyn’s garden at Red Croft was begun in 1895 and has a fascinating habit of being & blue garden one summer SOCIETY. back to town all garbed for after-|jumps. Though entirely untradition- |of conditions in Germany and among |the Brokaw Duckmore place, the noon engagements, something not|al, the Lake Forest hunt methods are|the various educators who still lin- |Gables, Locust Valley, Long Island, » proving the liveliest ard most enjoy- |ger in_the Ruhr district are Prof. |last week, and her costume was of possible if they were in regulation | i series put forth by the various | Frank Russell of Berkeley, Calif, ang | white wool with Bulgarian embroid- viding togs. Mr. Austin Niblack is|country elubs about the blg city. Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler of New |ery on the blouse-coat and she wore the master of hounds and he ls rigged York. Mr. Charies Lefevre of Wash. | wide-brimmed leghorn hat trimmed out handsomely for the part and ington s staying for the month with fleld flowers of every hue. Mrs. looks as though he might step from | Dr and Mrs. Charles F. Sawyer are | PELOD 15 Be¥IE, Jor =GRS, o s | Balsan, like so many domiciled in an English hunting scene. Mrs, Wat- | enjoying a few weeks of rest in Hotel | Grant ‘are ‘at Lucerne. . Mr. and Mre, | EATope, rarely wears: any other hi son Armour, who was Miss' Elsa|Adlon in Berlin and in their party is | Frank Grosvenor of this except straw even through the winter, Parker and a recent bride, is an|that indefatigable traveler, Mr. Bur-|have motored through all of Sw and her headgear for her brisfi morn- indefatigable _attendant and her|ton Holmes, apd Mrs. Holmes and Mr.|land, are at Zermatt for the early = ort suits are the envy of her|and Mrs. Edward Carson of Chicago.|winter sports. £ et rothers who take part in thete | Borlin, despite the grim (ragedy urday unts, sometimes astride | which overhangs Germany, offers and sometimes in tailored garments | much to a visitor like Dr. Sawyer, The former Duchess of Marlbor- In a racing motor, are Mr. and Mrs.|and he has been spending much time | Ough, who inBists on being called John J. Mitchell, jr., the latter Miss | inspecting the rehabilitation homes.|Mrs. Balsan, disdaining even the cus- lita Armour that was; Mr. and Mrs, | Though Jurope begins to show the |tomary “Mme.” which her country John A. Stevenson, James Ward |exodus of the tens of thousands of [people use in addressing residents of Thorne and Miss Narcissa Thorne. | American visitors this summer, some | foreign countries, has been attending | Hundreds of spectators collect on |of the autumn resorts are still filled [ many weddings and, other fotes in the course to cheer the autos which | chrities from this side of the (New York and is always simply at make the journey Senator Augustus O. Stanley | tired. She was one of the guests at | then pile up pell mell in the hil the marriage of Miss Betty Gilber woods to prearranged | Switzerland after an exhaustive study land Mr. Hunt Dickinson Tilford Silk [.ooms o#America. /. Washington Silk Headquarters: 1114 G Street N.\V. Anniversary Sale ntinued on Tenth Page.) Old-Fashioned Country Chicken Dinner Plenty of fried chicken, hot biscuits, garden vegetables, 'n' eyerything. THE BLUE MOON Baltimore Pike. Just 14 mile beyond Berwyn, west side of pike. Look for aign. Phone Berwyn 125. watch the alons and corri 3 e 'y, possibly in New York| Southampton gardens are attract- needed for an and on_the Maine coast | ing many visitors these synny days, which has increased tw summer. M Dodge inherited | when the old town as a resort is be- the Dublin architect pl. is famous mansion in London|ginning to get dull and the all-the- levees. One admirable h is older than Stafford House|year-around residents have things| Original ideas are always expécted n inch of the prese as quite as honorable a his-|their own way. There are scores of [ from Chicago, so that the innovation iowed by so many me: om her fatheér, who lived | y ens, far away from the | of following the hounds at the fox affected either in siz ndon for some years after retir- ‘auctioneers” and pa- | hunt, staged every Saturday at the ment. The familiar lobby in New s the streets which are| Lake Forest Country Club, in motor &reat seal of state in the among the loveliest in this country|cars instead of astride a steed ls which opens into the state d when “the leaves begin to turn. Such{not creating the furore which it rooms and dining room land who was a partner in the well | ma be admired in the Post home-|would in any other section. The it has been, three genera- | known firm of Phelps, Dodge & Co.|stead in South Main street, where|younger set of belles started this s of Ame an re mber and | dealers in metals and engineering | against 11 rul laid down for | fashion because they wanted to dash heve visited it. needs, was one of the founders of | gardeners, the ch f planting is about | T — {the American Museum of ural ja giant cak tree which is a land- While Washington has been the and a trustee of the Metro- | mark of the section. Beginning about scene of recent important interna- Museum of Art in N York | five feet from the trun is an irregu- tional wedding, one has been staged {c Mrs. Dodge was the daughter|lar hedge of rock covered with moss W, Hat: n London and at least one or two te Duvid Hoadley, first presi- [ pink and other blossoms which thrive raps, s1ars others are Miss Edith | dent of the Panama Railroad and who | in the shade and then comes a fringe Save Momey — Professional and Mary Prende £, al of art and letters. | of loving plants, until the open Home Courses, Ask for Booklet. and” Mrs. Arthur -, 3d, and Mrs. Dodge d'in 4 wide Sweep of phlox, ivii ’ merly of St. Paul, Mir London and @ | as nd tall delphinium, Even in Livingstone’s Au#emy vears residents of th Over 20 Years in Washington s. Miss Mary next to the oak, in the B 5 Was married in St. is a member of the|spring charming little snowdrops and ! NEW ADDRESS 804 17th St. N.W. ago le al alliance and ofhuiny of :umllae flower while the snow still | s gone to ssociations in this coupn-|lies, and hydribized narcissus and 4 i home in irope to elevute religious | daffodils soon make a circle of gold | TR e ey Bucks. Lady g in her . and white about the vencrabM and | teens and was as one_ of the loveliest m made how to Que ; and a pink and white the next, then all yellow and red. A Silk Sensation to Mark Our First Birthday One year ago we inaugurated this Silk Shop, selling “David Silks” direct from the mills at “Loom-to-Wearer” prices. On this auspicious occasion we . are offering the first lot at a price far below cost of production. Qualities that are worth today from $4.00 to $4.50 per yard At the Special Price of $2.49 Fvey yard perfect and all the wanted colors Make Your Dresses, T Miss Mab | who is to be ma I ried to Mr. McColl, also of Providence, fine Wight and alway ally ~ during the ughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred M. R NS et ' These Are the Gorgeous Silks!! X i ' SO MANY of our customers 39-40 Inch—Faille Francaise ] have been returning to the Colors: Almond, Mallard, Seal, Midnight and ; $2 ) 49 L] city that we have extended our Black. DURING THE aquatic New York city L ats dor - ! will be remembered, took up r le - £ g wis at the in- . Who was a Dkl of the in- I ionnoniveos ave hawls a wide and her home in | vogue by invariably presenting one attracted | as o wedding gift to all the brides of ople. TLord | that period. But Sir James had a in the early sixties and looks | long head and he laid the foundation the typical English squire, being |of the thread industry to replace the fond of the hunt, and during t shawls when their popularity | fourths of the year lives pract s it did v Alfred M. Co in the saddle. He is the brothe the eminent barrister, Hon. Roy h Legh, who married Miss Mabe v refused to accept a title don, daughter of Gen. W. W. {or renounce his American citizenship of Atlanta, Ga., of Confede army | for the British. He is the first cousin fame. Their_pretty dau Mi ¢ Sir > Peggy Legh, has been frequently th Sk guest of her cousin, Mrs. R Wayne Parker, in her V home. November ) N daughter of the late A v York liam Converse of Boston. bell has been livin ¥ . 39-40 Inch—Crepe Faille Barre - g '“”“"l' o Seal-Brown, Black, Midnight, Mallard, Mohawk. ersona. Cirds of : 39-40 Inch—Crepe Faille Soleil 3; s C"’h Greetlng Colors are: Ivory, Orange, Nickel, Sil\gr, Zinc, Almond, or ristmas’ Tomato, Apple Rose, Tan, Oriole, Old Rose, Aztec Mohawk, Caramel, Taupe, Mallard, Henna, Senl-Brown: To November 1 This makes an exceptional Navy, Black. opportunity for you to gain Brewood distinction of dcsign attraction in price on personal cards for Christmas. ‘Breomp 611 12th St. N. W. SALE born in Rho Worth $4.00 to $4.50 Yd. t and occupies s his strenuous duties as thread factories will per- oll is the son of Mr. and Prince Alexis, the son of Prince A. MeColl of Providence, Alexander Obolenski, who d the honeymoon spent at Pais- e reside in first years of the . re, where the president of the Muscovit 2 at and was so Intimate ebout to make hi; Am can stage with ie Melba. arrived in | some per- ginning his profe joathahe ponseee A ntne v Now is the time to have your e e FURS remodeled into the_latest season’s styles. Stoles and Chokers for sale—price reasonable. The FRENCH FUR SHOP R St. N.W. Tel. M. 1708 ment has Vestige of his once vas utting to good use. The Obolens! have been grand nobles of Ru. 600 years, and Prince Ale father of the concert singer, w liberal-minded politically T Hemstitching, Pictorial Picot Edging, Review ACON laghtd 23 s Store Hours: 9 to 6 ® - g- -~ — -, 1Ml ~Annual SALESSILKS Every Yard of Silk Reduced! 10% to 25% Savings Our entire silk stock is priced 'way below our usually low prices—it is a sale that is making his- tory, and no wonder! “There’s not enough space for ALL the items—but these are typical. - 40-Inch All-Silk Crepe de Chine A good serviceable quality all-silk Crepe de $7 29 Yd Winter Fashion Books, 25¢ 4 L5 o == THERE IS NO SMOEKE WITHOUT FIRE. If someone should tell you that you wouldn't have back- aches nor that tired feeling, nor bearing down pains and dull headaches, nor that ghastly, death=like expression on your face if you would wear a certain corset, you would think it was ridiculous, But that is exactly what can happen if you will wear a Nemo Wonderlift Corset which not only pre- vents those disorders, but gives buoyancy to your carriage and symmetrical lines to your figure, Women do suffer whether they admit it or nots The remedy is' a veri easy.and .inexpensive one., Try a pg:t;. an% iz;cidentally : send for a booklet entitle ““Why Women Should Wear Corsets.”” Wo'll mail it free upoh request. Nemo Wonderlift Back-Resting No. 658, flius- N Beauty Printed Fabrics Qi e e That Were $1.49 to $4.50 Yard 98 c ‘ d ] About 50 pieces to select from, in- o cluding the heavy printed Oxford Crepe and the Oil Painted Canton “Marbletex:”$3.49 Yd Another Shipment of Heavy Canton Crepe Z AP = — A = AS Coats and Wraps of Brytonia” Notable for Siyle Distinction and Popular Prices SIS VASS AN v/ A P! =< s = S =~ ZET et S s S Xta “Bruytonia,” in lustrous, rich, deep black, made in diagonal weave, drapes in soft lines, and offers unsurpassed opportunities for a distinctive silhouette. “Brytonia"” is alluring because of its beauty, and satisfying because of its durability. CThe popularity of *Brutana™ has brought imitations in its wake. For the protection of the discriminating woman, coat labels are supplied by us to responsible garment makers to identify garments made of the genuine fabric, To be sure of qetting the genuine fabric look for this labelinthecoat Chine; very desirable for waists, dresses and lingerie purposes; colors are pink, peach, orchid, salmon, yellow, Nile, tan wisteria, turquoise, black and white . e All-Silk Charmeuse Pure silk quality, with ‘satin surface, much in demand for street and cvening gowns; colors are § 59 tan, gray, cocoa, copenhagen, pink, peach, tur- - quoise, orchid, brown, navy and black Yd. Satin-Faced Canton Crepe An extra heavy crepy back, with rich,$ 59 . Yd 5 Sk N LT LTI T T LU T = oz e INATN SSIs T T2 S e " e lustrous finish ; correct weight for capes, skirts and one-piece dresses........... INAE s S S AT AP e O T SO T T T e R T T T T L T T L T T T T L L L e T T T T >4, week. Colors are Tan, Gray, Brown, Cocoa, navy and black........... vesan Silk Section—Main Floor §||um|nunlmuuuuuuuuuummuunwuuunuummlmuummwglmfi The same quality that was on display last $ 00 Yd X