Evening Star Newspaper, May 16, 1926, Page 111

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. (.—GRAVURE SECTION—MAY 16 1926 WE MODERNS THE MERRY MONTH Of MAY By W. E. HILL. Copyright, 1926, by the Chicago ¥ Tribune. “Now, don't you dare peek!" Dotsie and her Georgie Porgie are being too roguish for words over a chocolate bonbon! The merry month of May is, every one knows, the mating season for sober, middle-aged couples. With the first warm days they throw constraint to the winds and turn cute all over the place. This, as everybody knows, is apple blossom time, and what is prettier in the home than a nice spray § of blossoms? Mts. Gracie Tungston is carrying home several branches of pink cloth blossoms culled from the artificial flower counter. “Dearie, you don’t recal- ize what chic this lit- tle hat gives you! It's simply made for you!" There’'s a sign in the milliner’s window dis- play announcing the glad tidings, “Any hat in is window, 85." Fven the ladies who The merry month of 3 B 5 : S g';': gx!cf:“,{arfgs‘,?:dz For instance, take the F ’ £ | % ;;dc,' Mme Eloise will Honorable Maude St. d 7 % ¥ Y oithe rest. Maude, who is on her way back to England after having tried and tried unsuccessfully to get detained at Ellis Island on ground of moral turpitude. Her press agent even tried pulling wires in Wash- ington, but he couldn’t get her dctained. The Honorable Maude had a scenario or two to put over in Hollywood. “They say his mother- in-law being so nasty to him is what started Fred Beerhoven drink- ing. Judging from some of the goings on when I was there last— well!” May is a busy month for the little seamstress who comes in by the day for the purpose of fixing over last year’s dresses into this year’s models. Has a lot of data on the best families, and will part with it if urged ever so slightly. The dance around the May pole in these mod- ern times has given place to the Charles- ton, and the May parties are livelier than ever. t 'y This is the open season May is a dangerous } 3 i 3 p; % A o 2 i 1 for historical pageants month for susceptible i | G 2 : (50 z i —with the druggist's gentlemen of advanc- iy k £ gy ok \ ot i lovely daughter as ing years. “In_the i 3 “ ; 2 T = - : Priscilla in_the Miles Spring ~an old boyl'ls 4 55 2 x h Standish episode. fancy—" runs the adage. Miss Beeman, who presides over the primary vboys, is busy getting her darling little charges ready for the Memorial day exercises. It's going to be anything but a merry month teaching Adolf Lutzkin to spout Lincoln’s Gettysburg address!