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14 HEARING PLANNED ONS0-F00T HEIGHT Zoning Commission to Take Up Proposal for Vicinity of Union Station. Establishment of & limit of feet in areas in vicinity Station, by the Comm ba consid sibn at a room ¢ niform height the commercial | of the Union mended some time ago sion of Fine d by the public he: the District a the Juilding, Sep- zoning regulations ht of 60 feet in cert pre- L hei Recent Bride commercial zones adjacent to the road ter I, while others hav 90-foot limit. The territory the proposed change inclu ie of Second Massachu property side of 1) strect First street and avenue and property ith side of Massachu- | tween Doand Thire abutting the nartheast het Massachusetts it “otts T streets northe; Fourteen th een v proposed change: s with an tion es housimg not more cars in fiv out of nsent, e eated 50 foet back of the front build ing line, and if the entianee is from # public’ alley 1 be considercd &t the heari s the pr a and New D and Sceond street L big offiee ition ing be changed s fuot-height limit The otier chang Troperty at the irteenth and 0 residential 1 mmercial ¢ Properts stveet northeast nue and Fortya commercla A0 oot Property within the a hounded the west by Third street, on the south by Concord avenue, on the east b New Ilampshire avenue, Riggs| i and the District line, on the | north by the line of the A restricted 1 approximately 100 feet south of ker street west of North Cap ol street, and by Rittenhouse street S apltol street, except perty within this from residential A" and B areas to residential A restricted area. mded by avenues . where it plans building. — The sked that the zon s to permit a 110 | outhenst reets 10 60 foot on the con of southeast. | foot, to first - Deane ave. | from first | to residential |1 o Other Changes Proposed. Froperty at the northwest corner of Rhode Island avenue and Tenth street northeast, to first c The ar C, 60 feet northeast bounded on the i he south by R street, on the east by Thirtieth and on the west by Bladensburg road, ex- cept the first commercial Bladens burg road frontage and the industrial property on U street, from residential B restricted o residential 13 area. Area in the northeast bounded by Kearney street on the south. Monroe street on the north, Lig the west and the tracks of the Met- ropolitan branch of the Baltimor Ohlo Railroad on the east, trom scc ond commercial D, 60 feet, to residen- tial B, 40 feet. Property on both sides of Q between Fifteenth and the first commercial property Fourteenth street, from resident 9 t, to first commercial C, 60 and 90 foot. Residential to Commercial. frontage on the east Eighth, north of the commerclal _property, fac Barry place, from residential B to first com- mereial ¢, 60-foot height. Property abutting the s Columbia_road between Seventeenth street and Mozart place, from resi dential C. 90 foot. to first commercial | .80 foot Property abutting both Pleasant street, between and Kenvon streets. from C o first commercial foot height a The side of uth side of sides of by Har street. Quarry | from res t height. to t dentiul B r residenti reizh Property abutting _both Connectict enue between North mpton st and Chevy Chase rele, from vesidential C to first com- 1¢ area, 60-foot height. Property on the east slde of Wis- consin avenue from Grant road to the boundary of lot 6, square 1780, from residential C to first commer alal ¢ area, 60-foot height woposed follow: | of 1it ide of Hayes [country and placing it the even more not fail to be. see the ju flow significance in thefr annals and it have claimed oldest house standing in In Social and Official Life (Centinued from Thirteenth PPage.) in the controversy about se of the Chantry England, where in 1620 the exodus ussed and determined. Some Ameri- who have a penchant for find storic treasures, di this e old timbered andoned and in an advanced stage disintegration and assuming that wus of no particular value to its owners offered a faiv price for it with the intention of moving it to this ssibly some- where ‘near Plymouth, Mass. But a tremendous outery followed the pub- ication of such an intentio British Parliament heed of the clamor and take the part pur in Fssex, House proposed was dis definitely cover house, almost i even has b stringent laws than frevi- wsly_existed about the sale and r moval of houses wholly or in part. Of course, the Society of the May. flower would heartily welcome such a contribution to its historic treasure this Chantry House in Essex could but it does not intend to become embroiled in_international mplications. and on the whole, the descendants of the Pilgrims are con- vinced that their side of the water chronicles on this re more valuable than the proceedings in England and S0 they are, so to speak. sitting tight on lential B, 40 feet, | | this controversy. But there are itish statesmen and scholars who tice of permitting the May- Society to own a house that the be after the tumult and shouting has died away. this Chantry House will become the pi e descendants counsel in it in 1620 perty of the of the men who took Dr. and Mrs. W recently 280th birthday Hollyhocks, alter Stanley entertained on of their home, built in 1646 on the corner stone Niles the the as’ pro- und the right on the road so that the well-worn path which leads to the front door ends within a few feet of the “rass knocker. familiar to those who have inspected It is of the type New Method Eradicates Werinkles Like Magic Tt has been found that a simple tark root mixture, spread over the entire face. acts upon even the deepest wrinkles and crowsfeet. It produces the natural rejuvenating effect of massage. only to a more marked de gree. The danger of loosening the ki or muscles, as in unscientific or too frequent massaging. is eliminated, no rubbing being necessary. On the other hand, the and underlying tis so invigorated they become and the skin's textus zain velvety appes ehanged 1t smooth 11 procure tarkroot {rom spoonful _ with & lemion” juice, apply wWith the sit down before s see tha wrin Toss Bingers. and ¥ 1t Costs lexs than three ¢ “More people have been killed by the knife and fork than by the sword.” Dr. William Osler. If you would live long, eat less that is hearty— more that is nourishing. Nature has prepared, in the secrets of her laboratory, two almost perfect foods— wheat, a staff of life food,and barley, the body-builder. Malt Breakfast Food combines both these valuable grains in a scientific blending of plump whole wheat and barley — cooked under malted intense ‘Johns who had settled near South- | wrote that in THE SUNDAY' STAR. WASHINGTON, the homes of the seventeenth cen- tury, and its rooms now seem of gigantic size, the kitchen covering more space than the ordinary ball- room. Isaac Halsey built the house m a land grant received from the royal governor ih 1640. This emi- grant was a cavalier of Great Haddes- den, and belonged to a leading family of the county, but he became em- broiled in political feuds and sought to mend his future in the new world. He came to Long Island when it was a dangerous adventure and the annals of the island contain no more poignant tragedy than the murder of Mrs. Halsey by the Indians who resented the encroachments on their lands. - Dr. and Mrs. Niles are lineal descendants. one of Isaac Hal- sey and the other of his second wife who was Ann Johns, widow of a citizen of New Amsterdam, Edwardus mpton in 1648, and who is esteemed with Halsey as one of the founders of Southampton and all the region of Long Island. of Assisi, would i would come again,” seems 1o be answering that mons in the 700th anniversary of his birth which will be commemorated | on Oc 4 all through Ttaly and| expeciaily at Assisi which lies about | 60 miles south of Rome. Ame B ft almost as many tend the corenjoni of poverty as ar, and the nong | < 1o its patron nost remarkable church and admired as wuch s as by those of the Catholic Tts pilgrimage church attracts visitors all _through the year and In the past 10, some fairly ood hotels have heen built. But Assisi and, indeed, wll the surrounding towns of Umbria will not accom- modate the pilgrims who are hasten- ing thither in order to homor the safnt_on his natal day so that the ¢ is to be sent to Foligno, the | little city of Raphael's appeal- ing’ Madonna.” and to Spello, the Colonia Julio of the Romans. while all the convents have remanded thelr inmates to tents and temporary shel-, r to give the cloisters to the pil 5. Some of the largest con- 1 establishments of the world are on the hills around Assisi. St. Clara’s can shelter a vast number of women and the others can find food and a pallet on the floor in the three mammoth houses of the Franeisca American consuls e sternly adv ing against the visit unless the pil- sure at least of a pallet, the inng and peasant homes having sed every inch of their. space months ago. hotel promi threc John King Van Rensselaer wrote a book some 20 vears ago which has been popular in Newport this Summer, “The Social dder.” wherein are described the to build homes in the nous Rhode land resort, and those were in number and the vear was 1834, These ploneers of the queen of resorts in the Western Word came from Boston, Charleston and New York. The New were dominant from the fi one of the first visitors to o ord his impre: Hone, one-time mayor The late Mrs. ewport ion, Philip of the city, the Summer of 1834 | he met Beach Lawrence, Prescott| Hall, Henry Durand and Delancey | Kane as h me from a surf bath. ! one-time governor 1te, built an eluborate | home on the outskirts of the village and planted the best varieties of ap ple trees. They produced good fruit and afforded a fine shade, in which { heside his | mourned_ wife.” £ cieties and museums have offered tre- i but the fas ladies played at jogsgle board, a plank attached to a chair in which sat a lady in need of | exer She pushed the board, and | ive ® Q at Random broidery. naively seeming to be tha they are not. , The Tunic-- Belted-- Has Returned@ The new version of the Tunic in crepe Elizabeth i8 an ex- tremely clever one because it combines the very correct blouse and the smart front fasten- ing. It is gathered v in sections from the 5 low waistline and flares out youth- fully. Fur, trimming the afternoon frock. is a luxurious mode /5 which appears on Way T/le Jabot Flutters An interesting Bolero-like Jabot in a Frock of satin flutters aside and reveals a vestee of gold em- Jabots have fascinating ways of coursing their way down the entire front of a Frock or the chair moved backwards and for- wards a little, and this was deemed all the exercise, save on a horse, that a lady required. Newport is plan- ning a street pageant next year, and Mrs. Van Rensselaer will come in | neatly for descriptions of sports and | amusements of the past.. Gen. Andrew Jackson's. will has at last been discovered in a mass of unindexed records in Davidson County, Tenn, and the venerable paper ‘has been placed with the Pro- bate Court, and will be duly recorded into the proper volume, but 81 years later than is customary. Gen. Jack- son drew his original -will at the Hermitage on September 30, 1833, but on June 7, 1843, he added to the document this codicil, “Since execut- ing my will on. September 30. 1833, my estate has become greatly in- volved by my labilities for the debts of my well beloved and adopted son, which makes it necessary to alter the same.” The hero of the battle of New Orleans and many a political Dattle, twice President of the United States, lists all his property at this date, 1843, and a few minor bequests principally to faithful slaves and a few friends, he leaves all to Andrew Jackson, jr. Though Jackson left no fund for the maintainance of his home, the Her- mitage. nor expressed any wish in re- gard to it, the people of Tennessee and admirers of Old_Hickery all o Union have kept it just as the war- loved it and as it was when he died. e gas buried. as his last will | and testament provided. in the spe- | Ally constructed tomb in the garden, | “dea loved and_decpl Many historical mendous sums for this autograph witl, Davidson County officials have turned a deaf ear to.all such pr but they have consented to photo graphic and duly attested copies, and | these will soon” go forward to such museums and historical collections that of presidential you wear! Fur Coats All Guaranteed Pelts Enjoy the style and comfort of a fur coat the whole season—pay small sums each week. 89t 395 either very, very new, I blouse, for instance, or else ver- sions of former modes that have come to us in entirely different hues. The tunic, the bolero, the jabot are not like any other tunic, bolero or jabot you’ve seen. In accord fabric = bands. t which N The Blouse Wins Its Way In that one is surprised that we have waited for it so long. On some Frocks it is quite evident all around be- cause the full skirt below is placed on a belt. The rather unusual sleeves are {was solemnly commemorated but until | sponsible work. s to Identify Palls SMARIEST & FROCKS HEY are adorable ways, and you'll know them in a minute. They are ! The Crepe Frock Trims Itself dull finished fabrics, the dull sui- face of crepe satin is used in many Frocks and the shiny side of the A foundation of nude rose satin offers a stunning contrast to the sombre black of the crepe. D. C. wills, and through these copies the county seat of Jackson's home -will profit substantiall Rev. Dr. Peter Guilday, a well known historian who is connected with the Catholic University of this cit. is passing the Summer in Madrid, searching the = Spanish archive for the many remote points In American history. Among these is| that immensely important one Which relates to the “Lost Colony” of Roan- oke Island off the Norih Carolina Coast on which hinges the fate of lhe, first born white child, Virginia Dare. The anniversary of this child's birth now, only conjecture dealt with her fate and that of the other colonists of Sir Walter Raleigh on Roanoke. But the Spaniards of the sixteenth cen- tury kept minute details of all that transpired in the New World, and it may be that tucked away in some adventurer's report or the log of some seafaring grandee of Spain will be found the solution of the historie problem. American. ethnologists have believed that this colony surviyed in part and that the race of aborigines long called the Crotians, showed racial | strain of Caucasian blood. Whether Virginia Dare lived to womanhood | and left children is one of the mos fmportant and fascinating puzzles American_history. Dr. Guilday, who | is gathering material on the eccle- slastic aspect of the Atlantic Coast | colonization, will scan all the records of the sixteenth century ence to the leigh on Roanoke. . weresting Career for Resourceful Women 3 Salewpianning and huai | 0g special group | for instruction . heginning ~ thia month. _ Text-books college standard lsed. Only properly qualified subseribers aceepted. 1€ tious for_ business. suc- e for prospectus. | 'No rainhows or walaries promised. but v ndreds to quality for highly re- business, Writ- S. Roland | Jaeent. Box | ness writing. W princely helped b tional i b ike the | with the trend toward erves 88 contrasting Tiers and Velvet -- The Mode Tiers may tler in many ways. They may follow an even course arcund the skirt; they may drape; or, as on a little Chanel red Frock, they may be scalloped. Velvet trimming is a delightful mode —this Fall's own. In the same shade as the dre: it edges the ecalloped 9 3 SEPTEMBER 12 | Story, 1926—PART 2. Count de Buisseret Is Notable Addition To Diplomatic Ranks (Continued from Fifth Page.) was drliled in the work practically and last May he was appointed at-| The High Grade tache of the Bel assy | Washington. lighted _that brings him to his to & city which is second one of the dearest spots on earth to him. and he came over on a troopship and | “ A made a brief visit ot his grandmother, . - | Mrs. Story, and his brothers and sls Australian | ters. Jean Gaston also came once the United or twice during the e a:-gl l\);)!h me here with Mrs. g?gfy":enr:; ;‘;{'fiet::qr uncle, Mr, John [ing to Australian industries the pr . Story, jr., and they accompanied |ciples found to have proved satisf the children back to their home near{tory here. Antwerp. The younger boys. Michel and Robert, are still at college, both pur- suing & course in the remodeled and | much enlarged University of Lieg Beatrix, who was a sad little figure in her black garments when she left Washington fn 1919, now is a tall, handsome girl of 17, who has been re- ceiving the most careful education in Paris. She will continue her studies this Winter, but in ail probability she ¢ill come to Washington the follow ing vear, when her aunt, Mrs. John P. Story, jr., will take care of all the details of her debut. Miss Jacqueline | the third daughter of the vounger John Story, is but a few months older than her cousin. Count Francols de Bulsseret pre- pared for his father's career in Ox- ford, where in 1924 he received the A.B. degree. He then entered the| We Invite you to Visit Our Warerooms 1340 G St. N.W. J. C. 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