Evening Star Newspaper, December 27, 1925, Page 52

'Tales of Well Known Folk In Social and Official Life! Ambassador. Dean of Diplomatic Corps. Long in Public Life — Other Wpr]d Celebrities Noted. Spain's and for many years a trustee. Mrs. Coolidge, who. without question, has accomplished more to advance cham ber music than has any one persen | n the country. is between times in ser \Vinter program verfecting ar nzements for the open-air musie | 1o be ziven at her summer | near Pittsfield. in_the Berk siives, thie commg July. The festival has heen the feature of Summer in he Berkshires for the past five vear ¢ more estensive preparations are Al for the next music week and Ui some international celebrities will take part M Sears Pratt, who on January assumes her duties as the first alderwoman elected in New York City. objects strenuously to being call- ed u “feminist” or to have her political activities limited in thiz fashion or | included in the catesory of those as- | isned to ihe zentler sex. in a re- et Nrs. Pratt explained | 1 10 in what the n differ irom | aither conli from the abii suify i {BY MARGARET B. DOWNING. « and de: st the 1 nor Don Juan Rianc from Diplomatic Cc hie thirteer e assador Spain he rpe. has hoyeer as £ King Alphonse mher ¢ 1aved corpe in W Cashinzton—rfor | [estival the an hefore that he and with fen o in other ¢ home ank. and recessively secretary ot flaires of & periods. No though his serv n continuous. like that yon equal it in ent in Wasii eftorts th familiar 20 vear Al ynd and first | much 1 than it ne <ands traveled into the itement he failed duties of a f 4 man ntic esen zations on them b how conie ~d Dpolicies fus: as insnive individu lic life in which felt. Mre. Pratt here with a firm (hange some fea opolitan lite for the het rect all eitizens in an voal hases of her ne a rminatie o h= Mi< may Ruth iaze 1o \‘vk g and she Falker ne hefore | John T. Prat of | Islind. one af iarles Pratt the has 4 disiinet ocial ser She thus fited | into # family imbued with Al the Pratts are wn wlit ith the idea « amelioration of s at the proper | acomplish ful ihings d on Lonz indefs tigably formerly building up a power the Republican v. Mrs. Praut “nd has an in she vroposes | public ca woman | sond wife alley eich philanthro; ist ice aily el but ner | <eel ane I<hind <he b, Mrs. Charles T, Morton. i al in o adiun Ay Lasc nd ting 4 prevent nistent] imekeeper need not from being a e mother and b i om 1aking Mr. John T spending resid Londo rimors the y him 1 Feriin Mors; A e n has Jmn in square well-founded | »ean there to get | cadiness 10 he sold. | tavori ne of the lats n entively wvivi- | A= all this hie.’ witish capital s Americans. M much difficulty Mre. Charles man owne a spacious on Grozvens are r. M i< heen his | P reiary art of t Der arta M G ac invited n v nsion in R n to he the Department. 1ori Amba th Morzan will not zetting a | ederick H her part and Foreixn fied b the 2 led viti ar 1o aing at now PN was tr tn Limi aad of as In 1rchase tamente v London to next he State | heantiful which 1899 Mr. Mosgar . Lazte 1 few Koras for marria Mrs e assy ir d S Lady_Ribbles s previc ol hen ane i Ava Welling ! late John Jacob Strafford is of he eminen seie the cels ‘enmoyer home. M., will reiain his o his recent pui- nd whi and his late ed better than any resort the herto vizited. This villa is on binffs Lonarven. i A= an actual Asnce. but in W of ane of the livelisst bath- | aches in the Britieh Islae Seventeenth on's Mavf here hrilli vere informi the f on of Wi the 1 ters of p new hear e passerhy cammercial far husiness p ‘ect hin 1 fun pozes he Such & fate has avertaken ith it Al fiee ninaies in Jarvence 1. Sherrill e and ~minent punlic ~ Au fine o fen he Disir mrapri et B frentimes perm'i faliy neizi- enator Wel- Zihlman making the isce iny the Commissionars of With ive in id m e John o mzhfare. ional rosd system into the Distric il was Federq) ot n antry Family K fied ;‘ New Je ccy Ave. NW., Line. 3427 the varions pared in onr oy e Phone Manage about xervi BANQUETS A WEDDINGS # PARTIES, ETC. A A our Banquet msult with you line. o1 o little at a | tractive price CERELEDLLER attractive more at @maamm&m@@m%m@ i Reservations YEAR’S EVE From 9 P. M. Two Bands With Ralph Fox and His Marimba's $8.00 Per Cover Including the De Luxe Dinner, Souvenirs and Favors All the Splendor of Our 1923 Grand Opening Awalta Your Pleasure Tea Dances on Christmas and New Year's Day—3 to 6 P. M. With Stafford Pemberton Dancers Supper Dance Nightly, 10 to 2, 7S¢ With L'Atmien) —_ ——————— 3 ——— ——— annt 1s Ne Lonxer Comnected | ineh is historie | service i | {ine time has come for fnou in keeping with the tr I \letropoiiian THE SUSDAY STAR. WASHINGTON, / D2, 20, territory. It was in past vears al- Wways a bad road as witness the calm and even-tempered Washington giv- ing utterance to strong language about this road which he, in the per- sonal sense, had to use so often dur- ing the war of independence when te made his hurried trips to Mount Vernon and to Frederickshurg to, see his mother. This old road figuredy in the memoirs of Comte de Rocham- beau, commander of the French army | of aillance, Who traversed it on the momentous journey to Yorktown and few of the written accounts of the French officers fail 1o abuse this stretch of their long march: Hither- 10 motorists hound for Baltimore and points hevond followed the old ent location too strenuous and involv Ing_tco many dangers of getting in trafc jams and thus missing the best part of the performance. Mise Mr. Rachel Charles 1 ho was so frequently a zuest of Mre. John A. K. Cecil when that ounc matron was Mise Cornelia Van derbilt, and who was the maid of honor ‘at the heautiful wedding in Biltmore, is. according Paris, about 1o joln the titled arie. tocracy of the French capital. Her flance is Count Henri de Boisgelin, son of Count and Countess Louis de Boisgelin, important members of the Faubours ermain contingent of th no ane t Frenc nobility Bunker Hill or the Queen Chapel|Tie mononce oy Mooy obility. roads to Hyattsville and then found | symmer. wher ccon the Baltimore pike. But throush | panied 1 e o EEs ageo: Eladensburs is shorter and ever: | Zudais af Ay, and Parmely Her sround. ineluding the | pjet. They aftersard 1o villa ford by the one-lime Mous sP 10 | pesp Susrenss, on the Seine, and took which Jefferson during his vears of [0 iy Al i s m ahe Capital vode three | uhich (he Herricks are leaders. Miss times, a week to obtain a drink ”".\Hmv: made her debut in Cleveland the waters. five vears ago and has reigned Mr. Otto H an undisputed helle, Her maother, L lover of music and « generous pa-| Who dled previous to her daughter’s tron of all that is best in this tomemn | Presentation to society. was Miss | 6 'the muses that his vecent hint that | Mabel Van Cleve of New and the Metropol. | her only sister Mrs Zstone tan Opera House 1o follow the flizht of | Tayior Miss Siron other good features of art into more 'imes been the est quiet and sedat> quarters is -proving Mrs. Cecil in b she ap. very disturbing. From time to time 1 | Peared in the role of maid of honor ihas been sugiesied that the location |2nd was amonz the assembled friends of the Meiropolitan Opera House s | When small George Vanderbilt Cecil Aditfons and christened. The marriage of this e hous. Cleveland belle and heiress will. it egions said, take place in Easier week comprehensivel knoan as r her the home Mr. Str the uptow InLo1das cities 1ike Ta take froni of Ohin's foremost W London, opers comiqus is as v nd permanently housed mrand pera. There are many « of tha i alcome the etior s ructiie, that pa feuture jonrney bres Stronz. daughter of Stron hter The <he ahn is o0 profoundly is of Mr. and hat larg.r and more com ng should be cvected in ihe is i Prince honseho o Hiouse in London. for vighifully 1 il residenc heir tn ihe thr 1 with tender o ff tion he had permitted the late Queen Alexandra fo live there during her Taclining he late queen mnther o Wales i Marihor this ho v : ia snortunit hila 1he rone and <upne York life ) 1he plasne ter~ of this find the housa in i Underwear T i 51.00 I Bloomers £2.25 Values. Vests 130 Values. ... Step-Ins 52.00 Values. $ 1 .69 \n ¢ Fyery hizh <tandard « ent so tremendons in pren tional carme talien from our 'COATS Reduce CO[’\TS Reduced to Heretofore 5. Smart flare and cufis of natoral ~quirrel-heaver. ctc quality materials Selling from Heretof to $63 tra 1 zhtlin with collar waoll, First th maod vrap m the wes rtiurt in new chonse Herctofore madels, Mot fur new cler Replicas ductions, rics. furs ship ot rema acter. Luxur med with the an st style Heretofore $179 ¢+ newest -hade Tnxurions materials, trimmin and ~hades<. FFinest workman- Distinectiv ioned after Fashion's most exquisite creations. Beau- titully trimmed with col- ‘ OA l S Reduced to <hip in the newe fars and borders of plati Heretofore Selling from influrnces, num fox. ete 585 1o S1006 High=char: the t COATS Reduced to Heretofore Selling from £139 10 £159 W to ¥ Off Seal Coats in hnest and” Luxurious models fash- as Values to $150 able new fabr the newest shades. Bea 1t irable furs (Dyed coney.) .\ superh assortment of Selected buck skins, *139 The season’s most popular fur. Fine skins with Fox collars. All Finely tailored. Values to $I75 s1 15 Mendoza Beaver is dyed coney. Selected skins. well matched. All beautifully lined and with Fox trimmings. Silver Muskrat 320 0 Values to $290 . Of finest selected northern skins with Fox collars and borders. styles and models self trimmed. Caracul Coats Values to $200 Mendoza Beaver Strong of Cleveland, | 1o word from'| '$1._. Elaborate Values for Monday—The Second Day of Our JANUARY CLEARANCE SALE A Tremendous Event With Price Reductions Averaging 13 Off <hade~ i Selling L1100 :0 mi COATS reduced 1o Selling from hionable cox jon’s most of trimmed with de- as f | came as a hride 10 Marlborough House and all of her children were born there, | She never cared for any other of the royal palaces in London and after the | death of her hushand, Edward VII, she retired to her old home and has | never known any other since while | she remalned in the capital. The | Prince of Wales was a mere lad when his father hecame King and he never | felt the need of such an extensive es | tablishment, hut of late he has been | compelled to keep hi= hunters and ! hounds in one pl his ook eollec- tions and souvenirs in another and to 3hift his residence from London to York as necessity compelled. Queen Alexandra was, according to her many close friends, the most sentimental of recent sovereigns and had kept all the dolls and toy= of her childven in two large rooms in Marlborough Honse Nothinz delighted her more In late vears than to visit this =hrine and 2o aver all b €. These will now be dis the chuldren’s hop, was inter Her tales. wonde fully large and complete, il local libraries, but the autographed volumes of Hans Anderson will re main in the roval lily Windsor meeting of the Congress of As=ociations Lhe presi Rafter, distributed “The Spirit of Christ ing ahe has additional copies Al the Dec Uistrict of Parent-Teachey dent, Mrs. < of & story * Rince mh olumbiat The “shoe and r which Mrs. Joseph K. Randall is| chairman. is one of the most needed |of the many activities of the District of Columbia Congress of Parent. | Teacher Associations. During the year | many childr e ahle to attend school throuch the efforte of this com mittee, which endesvors to put stout shoes and rubbers on every child of hool vhose teacher or schoo! nurse, discovers the of things. Mrs. Randall for help of this kind from every part of the District of Columbia and every inpeal is answered as far as possible i there have heen maore ap peals than ever hefore hecause mans «hildren. especially boys, who formally worked. are now apelled to atrend ool under the new law. In order that her committee may meet every demand made upon it and safeguard the children’s health while thex are attendinz school, Mrs. Randall has planned give a card party in the bher department.” | of S et wited among als in which he colleciion of fairy v veay Edward_ Drumn gave to Toledo, Ohio, it beautiful Lonic Temple of Art. left in his will an additional benefaction of a million dollars to complete the new gs nd necessary 1o house the rapidiy rowing collection. Mr. Libbey died late in November. hut he has made provision in many ways that his work Will continue. The Art Gallery of this fionrishing city of the Buckeyve State is less than 25 v bur it s al veady connted among the most worthy which this connn esses. 11 chief henefactor, who o of the eity's foremost manuiaciurers, had discrimi nating taste in pietures, with 4 stronz teaning toward ihe Harb sehool ile scoured Europe to find mples of thi ists. He pr Manet Antonin nd Libbey. who to furore a Libh= amaor art collecttors in his section and was end of the late Mr. Evans treasures make s large a part I Gallary of Washing beantifnl building than Musenm has not heen can soil in prvest w Paris salon in 1880, Mr the pioneers of the ars old is was A more on fo Art vecent The o mar Talian, with cary which are themselves <ented imonz them th hich iie, most n the exterior {answer questions and talk on the suh ject under discussion | The Brookland Parent Teacher sociation met December 15, with president, Mys. Cox. in the «hair chairman of the luncheon he cember 1 reported the proc $67.32, which will ba used toward pr viding eabinets for the children's r teriale in the kinde " oted 1o hold a ruary, part of the proceede 10 rd the hudget Columbia Parent A reception whirh 2 ar 8 o'clock, ‘shoe and ruh. January of the Kk Hall, for the henefit her fund Reeve, president of the Na Fo tio Jongtess '6f Puxerd wnd Teach e © | Rafter, District president. one of the delegates of the national organization to tha rational conferencs on nutdonr recreation, he held here Janu: 20 and 21. This conference has heen called hy the ehairman. Channey Ham lin, and will he held in conjunction with the meeting of the presid committeee an ontdoor recreation Mrs. S 1on of the eacher was December new parent Mis My 2t of Music was furniched ley, contraltn vilinist, and readings Ais My o 1alk Mr Mre room tenda ADM. GOODRICH DIES. NEW Rear number tn . introduced to ” Ko fLs Robhr vere given hy ot Rolen 2 Mme. von I'nschuld, chair nce prize. man of the District of Columbia con gress, i€ planning a Christmas musical ior pu in the schools near the Tivoli Theater January 9. The pupils in her neighborhood classes will play during the film how at the Tiveli and Mme. von Unschuld will sent tickets to many of the pupils in the schonl buildings nearest the theater YORK Admiral N.. retired today at He December 25 Caegpar F. (Goodr died of a_heart his home in Princetar 78 vears old Funeral services will be held his home Tuesda nd interment w he made in the N; 1 Academ tery at Annap Rear Admiral PPhiladelphia and Naval Acaden with He was retired ® P 2 N The Blair-Haves Parent-Teacher As sociation met with the president. Mrs. Magruder, in the chair Business of interest to hoth schoois was trane acted, including the purchase in the near future of a “speedograph.” The association indorsed the Gasque elec tive Board Bill. The atte ners were won by the classes ¢ Reller and Miss Aitcheson Haves and Rlair, s drich hor wduated from the cl om active service respectively Teacher Parent in divisic active health holidays. This work w the shows which in the Crandall neighbe Fach film stressed a problem, and a corps Association plan to \fier the ed with recently he members continne 1% sta orn. Sizes itterent perfarmar Arer WM R~ 0P R S S G Main 1 S WINDOW s x4 A health « and for Extimates 10 L each & Mariin Rl il Py 1214 F Street N.W. 1 means the each < DRI* SSES # tofore Selling 19 ro £23 Seliing fr from Ha Heretofore Selling £3% 1o § from from 2 1 Sro iah- orkman- 1-kable char- fously trim newest turs, $ s m fving AT d v ARG ~n vightline hovettes m Heretofore Selling from $69 10 $89 Featuring cxqui site evening gowns as well 7 frocks practical for street, wts and afternoon wear. An unusunal t gain in unusnally fine frocks. o $200 ¢ nd Of desir- ics in new ntifully January Clearance Sale of s100 | Women’s Smart Shoes FFeaturing footwear than can he depended upon for wear as well or the evident style and the no less evident fit. You will models for all the \WWinter needs at most welcome savings in prices. These Same Shoes Have Been Selling for $7.50 to $10.50 Tlustrated above are only two of the smart, snappy offered during this stupendous clearance sale. Choose variety of leathers. Ixpert and courteous fitting service. models from a Street Floor DRESSES Reduced DRESSES st DRESSES Reduced to ‘48 Hosiery tull-Fashioned. Pure Thread Silk and Chiffon 11ose $1.29 Values to S1. ken lue in fine quality hose sizes reduced r rdles< mer cost warment in most of mderful represents cases Fake saving ge of this w ctore-wide educed to DRESSES reduced 10 Hevetafore Selling from DRESSES Reduced to \ aroup th plendid e Heretofore Selling from $55 10 $43 DRESSES e Heretofore Selling from £59 1o SIN0 neediepoint. ete., feature the E E materialy Plain In t includes a wrtment i for Gewns inspired by Fash jon Ne mings west m- styles lv'h( shad and 1 in \ that n i< newest represent a and most de sirable in frocks for evening street or afternoon wear. Fine quality silks, satin crepes. and Fur Trimmed Plaids. 517 To Clear Out Trweeds. ele. find A remarkable collection of snappy and smart Sports Coats in a wide va- riation of new checks, plaids and other attractive designs in tweeds, etc. The attractive low clearance sale price as- sures a most unusual and worth while value. Values From $29.50 to $35