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DISTRICT VETERAN COLLEGTS POLICY Man, 95, Is Gonsidered Le- gally Dead by Insurance Company. been Maj. S. declared technically | Willard Saxton, 96- of the Civil War and ent employe, has col- n life insurance from the | f one of the large insur-| ompanies. | tablished rules of the com- | ixton ‘“expired” com-| tisfactorily on August | &) . when he celebrated his $oth | @ y. The company holds that person reaches the age of 96| ) the purposes of life | {t least, as dead as though fiw 1d been under the sod all these ! and so it came to o on the other day himself i over to the| 2 Primm, local | &) Wife's 89th Birthday. wappens to he the Mrs. Saxton's | celebrated the | &3 ion. O January | observe their 63d he pair v wil m dead, how agent bout the ood ights hho Saxton was born in 1829 at is organization, he went Handbags—Useful Gifts! Dainty Silk Handbags—$8.50 to $12.50 Latest novelties—including daintily embroid- ered designs, petitpoint centers, chenille trim- xfmng,\ and bags of silk tapestry. All with fancy rames. The Large Chanel Bags—S$850 to $18.50 The large povch bag—which promises ta con- tinue as 2 vogue. Choice of leather and ante- Iope in all the desired colors. A A Popular Assortment of Bags at $5.00 Including Ralioon Bags. Pouches, Under-arm and Envelope Bags in leathars, or plain or fancy tapestry Street Flaor, Imported Novelty Kid Gloves! The Swmartest of the Secason’s Designs! $3.75 _These journeyed across the ocean to Jelleff's—these deli feminine Glace Kid Gloves with their interesting novelty cuffs—and whoever receives one or more pairs for Christmas will be enthusiastic about_them ! Choose from flared cuffs. turned-back cuffs, with stitchery in metal and color. selection tomorrow. Street Floor. Costume Jewelry —gives you a chance to exercise so much (hou#ht- fulness, so much good taste, in gift giving! Fas- cinating, fashionable and new are these adorn- ments New Pearl Necklaces—with small pearls grad- uating to a larger one—and other smart styles .. 2 $2.91 . Choice of beaver, mode, brown, black and white—and bois de rose which is now a leading color. Make your W, Personally Monogrammed i nderwear Monograms exquisitely embroid- ered on lovely silk_underthings— Nightgowns, $8.76; Chem .95 ; Pajamas, $10.60; b Step-in © with ? 126 F St N.W. : Sitk U, New Jumper Blouse of Vel- veteen has High Mandarin Collar! $15 Street Floor. $4.50 htfully handles scalloped cuffs—gay clever ways. T omorrow—our store will be completely ready for Christmas buyers, with stocks. of most care- fully selected merchandise in keeping with the quality standards which make gifts from this store much to be desired! Tomorrow—we shall present many unusual gift-buying opportunities—in gift things that prob- ably cannot be duplicated later and in prices that are made now to induce early purchasing! Shop early—at Jelleff's! Give an Outdoor Person A Suede Windbreaker! $25.00 The smartest sports jacket—the craze of the season —one of these swagger looking windbreakers—of genuine capeskin as soft as glove leather. Wonderfully bright, warm sports colors not ordi- narily associated with suede—and knitted collar, cuffs and borders in gay “Faire Isles” designs to match or contrast. See them tomorrow! Sports Shop—Street Floor. Beautiful Gift Umbrellas —Umbrellas to suit every taste and purse! Pure Silk Umbrellas, $7.50—With kyota frames; light-weight wooden shanks and paise pearl trimmed in many styles and colorings. Some of these have imported handles, $10—Pure Silk Umbrellas, with fancy Ottoman borders; amberite handles with matching tips and ferrules and silk cord to match; 5 colors. With 3-inch Brocaded Borders, $18.50—A superb collection of finest Um- brellas, featuring choker handles of paise pearl, carved Also lovely colored quartz handles; 13%-inch Ottoman bordersy 16-rib 16-rib kyota frames; carved and colored new and 16-rib k . Street Floor. Gift Perfumes Say “Suivez Moi”’ to Jelleff’s! “Suivez moi” (“Follow Me”) Perfume $1 to $5 Guerlain’s “LHeure Bleue”....$550 and $11.08 Caron’s Nuit de Noel (Christmas Night) $28.00 Rosine’s Nuit de Chine (Chinese Night) Gold Chain N pendant klaces—some with lovely cameo $7.50 to $12.50 Cut Crystal Chokers and 30-inch Necklaces— beautifully cut Novelty Compacts—bejeweled i and mirror—especially stones—with puff ported for Jelleff's Rhinestone Pins—for the hair . s for the Dresser—trays, periume bot- Nove $3.95 to $10.00 with colored im- .$2.50 to $8.50 -$1.00 to $5.00 Worth's Dans la Nui $5.75 to $14.00 t (In the Night) $1.50 and $11.00 And other exotic periumes! These Lovely Sets Will Be Appreciated Coty's Combination Sets, $13.00—with talcum, BB A A ARSI SASA ARSI ZIND d_pursued his trade as il 1853, when he went West with his brother and engaged in en ginee work on the Great Northern Railroad in Indiana. Building rafl- roads on the Wabash proved too renuous, however, and in 1854 he re. s trade in Cincinnati. Later foreman e Eagle and + daily paper in Memphis, tles, jewel box, powder boxes and picture frames —in gold finish and beautifully set with stones $5.95 to $35.00 face powder and toilet water. Other sets at $12.00 and $12.50. Houbigant's Combination Sets, $825 to $21.00 Beauty Section—Street Floor. printer The Gift for All—-Handkerchiefs! The really wonderful patronage our liandker:hi;f Shop received last year has encouraged us to make even greater préparations this year—with a bewildering array of every sort of handkerchief! Examples ior tomorrow— i A Women's Novelty Linen Handkerchiefs in a Women's Handmade Linen Handkerchiefs in wide range of colors and white. Embroid- white and colors. Beautifully embroidered. ered corners, prints and lace-trimmed Choice of wide and narrow hems. 50c. styles, 50c. dies’ Kerehiefo—a futmumg collection of Wor 's Boxed Handkerchiefs—ready for nning styles—for a box of 3, 35¢, 50c, 75¢. Christmas—both white and colors, with em- en Handkerchiefs with embroidered broidered corners. 3 in a box for ll.l.s.t was commissioned by President an aide-de-camp in 1862 signed 1o the staff of his Gen. Rufu Xton, com Beaufol In March, he received m Secretary of on a commission as brevet also signed by President Neckwear! 3 Opportuhities Saturday! Collar and Cuffs Sets—$1.00. Tasteful sets, made of ecru lace and net—in a choice of round, \" shape or boat shape—and put up in attractive boxes. Hand-Blocked Scarfs—$5.00. Of a lovely quality of crepe de chine—in blues, tans, jade green, orange, etc. Tan-and-orange particularly popular. All new! Crepe de Chine Ties—$1.00. Four-in-hands, Windsor and long Windsor ties. and many combinations, in lively patterns, to wear with sports frocks. Street Floor. After the war he was appointed a clerk In the office of the first con- troller of the Treasury and was pro- chief of the division of war- and appropriations. In 1835 he 1e the storm center of a contro- over efforts to replace war vet- by “more efficient” employes. s asked to resign, refused to do i was demoted and later dis- d. 1In 1889 he was reappointed to the controller’s office, but again be- came the object of a “shake-up” in 1883 and was reduced. In 1895 he was assigned to the lighthouse board and rose to appointment clerk of the service. He was retired for age sev- eral vears ago. Plain colors i reet Floor. . - A Bouquet of Gold Stripe Silk Stockings . . . . Silk Gift Lingerie! ‘ We suggest these combination gifts—from our beautiful new assortments: " b " She'would like this set— Silk Gowns, $7.95—of heavy quality crepe de chine or radium silk with yokes of all-over cream lace—others with insertions of embroidered net. Tailored models, too, with hemstitched or embroidered yokes. : i Silk Chemise, $5.00—Several dainty models, some featuring the high neckline, others in French drawer style—all attractively trimmed with filet and applique net. Choice of flesh color, orchid, peach, nile and maize. Silk Step-ins and Bloomers, $3.95—Radium silk and crepe de chine in lovely qualities—trimmed with laces and ribbons. Tailored models, also, embroidered in self colors. Colors to match the chemise. Dainty Dance Sets, $7.50 Combining a dainty step-in with a separate bandeau—both of radium silk, georgette or crepe de chine trimmed with the daintiest lace and rosebuds. Some nets have an all-over lace brassiere. _Flesh color, peach, coral, nile, maize and turquoise. Others $6.50 to $10.50. Underwear Shops—Third Floor SPLENDID APPAREL OPPORTUNITIES SATURDAY! 1 What About Fashions—While the Christmas Season Holds the Spotlight? The answer is: All through the Christmas season new Ap- parel, new Accessories from the country’s leading sources, will be steadily appearing in every fashion department of this store. We will not relax our fashion vigilance a single day. Women’s Richly Furred Coats—Exceptional Value Negligees for Gifts! Our wonderful assortment of lovely Silk and Satin Negligees includes, among others equally remarkable, this splendid value which we feature tomorrow— Silk Breakfast Coats and Side-Fastening Negligees 51 6.50 Beautifully made, of an excellent quality of crepe de chine, and most attractively trimmed with rows of cream lace and self material b T T B Te AT T DT B Tl BT Tle - Tle STl e S Tl e D7) o & Three that A lovely gift in a lovely form! pairs of these famous Silk Stockings wear. Arranged to look like a bouquet of flowers—but with the lasting satisfaction which these stockings afford. 2 pairs—chiffon weight—cotton tops— in a lovely bo .00. 3 pairs—in usual Christmas box—$5.40, $1.85 pair. Other weights and styles—all withq_xhc garter “run” pro- tection which the Gold Stripe give: 5 to $3 pair. It you give stockings—give Gold Stripe and be sure! EXCLUSIVELY AT THIS STORE IN WASHINGTON ("‘» The lovely. delicate pastel shades give vou a choice of flesh color, Nile green, orchid, turquoise and peach Other Lovely Negligees—$15 to $25 Third Floor However. not alone will new fashions brighten our depart- ments during the Christmas season—for we intend to present from time to time a number of apparel values of an extraor- dinary nature, the first four of which appear below—especially interesting to misses! Misses’ Dance Frocks of Filmy Chiffon Cloth $25 $65 « 395 Whether or not you intend buying a dress tomorrow— of fur collars for your choicel come in and look at the dance frocks now being shown in een Anne, Mushroom, Up- 7 LA Misses' Shop. e -+ \ L g They sparkle with youthful style and color! and Seven different sty 1, “Question Mark, standing flare, Stole and Muffler collar—and some of the ‘The croupy cough that youngsters so often de- welop after they have pha ‘&%G@W%%W%@%mQz@%@!%%WRW&%%@mM%Hm%@K@K@%@!&%’&@%ifl&%%@!&@!&@!«@!{@2@@!& $110 Sea Swallow Rou- lustra ppy Coat with “question mark” collar of platinum wolf fur model for a woman. e Christmas Season Our Alterations Room will be kept at full strength— you can depend on expert fitti during_ the 'y busiest days of Christmas Shopping. coats have fur borders as well as fur collars and deep cuffs. The very favorite furs of the season are used—in- cluding Silver Fitch, Platinum Wolf, Natural and Dyed Squirrel, Fox and Brown Martin. Coats of Roulustra, Vivetts, Venise and Lucatte in Wwrappy, straight-line, and all sorts of flared styles—in the season’s favorite colors—Black, Brown, Santol, Tanager, (siucllrloo. Queen Bird, Tucan, Gracklehead, Falcon and Sea wallow. Women’s Wooltex Utility Coats, $35.00 Smart straightline single and double breasted styles with inset pockets and half-shawl or muffler collars of fitchrdyed raccoon. In imported tweed and mixtures of decided character. In gray, blue, rust, brown and tan. Women's Coat Shop—Second Floor. Fine Fur Coats at $250 Why not give one for Christmas? Silver Muskvat Costs—one of the miost acclaimed furs of the s«m—hndwul( matched skins trimmed with contrasting fox collag, cuffs and border, Susliki—stunningly combined with sable-dyed squirrel. Hudson Seal (dyed muskrat) Ceate—of fine, deep- “furred pelts, with contrasting trimmings. Bronze Caracul Ceate—smartly styled! All of these coats handsomely lined—all of Jelleff de- pendable quality and style authority—and all $250. Second Floor Silver Muskrat Coat with dyed brown fox collar and border—a slenderiging model at $250. Crepe satin and the glint of metal cloth, as chiffon, chiffon velvet, georgette, taffeta (now a leading fabric) and metal lace form colorful backgrounds for such trim- mings as rhinestones, beads and velvet ribbons. Madelon Frocks included. The lovelier pastel shades are the young women’s choice just now for dance and evening wear. Forty Misses’ $110 to $135 Coats $95 Coats of a gay and sprightly youthfulness—some that Saturday Only flare—some that wrap! Of beautiful needlepoint (only $95!), Roulustra, Vivette and Carmina—in_Gracklehead, Wine, Falcon, Cuckoo and Black—and beautifully trimmed with half shawl and tuxedo collars, or with muffler collars and five-inch or elbow cuffs of Beaver, Platinum Wolf, Natural Squirrel, Fitch and Skunk Furs. The Misses’ Shops—Third Floor Special for Juniors! New Party Frocks at $25 ‘What wonders these dressmakers can work with taf- feta, georgette and chiffon! The most stunning basque models and styles with flared or apron fronts, flashy little surprises in the form of hand-made flowers or ribbon girdles or lacel Choose from coral, tea rose, maize and green. Junior Shop—Third Floor This youthful dance or _ dinner dress is of Creps Elizabeth, wlith circular flounce, embroidered with glittering crystals and self- colored beads. $49.50. Give Her a Silk Costume Slip! Unusually lovely slips—deeply hemmed models of crepe de chine, trimmed with appliqued net—make useful, beautiful and much ap- preciated gifts—Third Floor. $7.50 P 3 e R R S S S S S R R Y A S S A R A A R S S S R S S SR