Evening Star Newspaper, August 14, 1927, Page 49

—————————————— Tales of Well Known Folk In Social of Official Life (Continued from Twelfth Page) dy Cynthia Mose- . having three children, two sons and a daughter. Lady Alexandra is the youngest of the girls left by 2 eiter Curzon, and her romantic e to the equerry of Prince ge, oaj. Stanley Metcalfe, Jisted the sympathy of her friends Her father opposed the- engagemen #0 strenuousiy that it was never an nounced and the marriage took pla verv quietly soon after the death of the Marquis of Curzon, and the you couple departed at once for Ind But Lady ndra’s stepmother w iend, and she has he e and Maj. Metcalfe are riends, and had it important family he would have re. old post as equerry to companied him on Lady Alexandr aroness of Ravens. n v Irene Curzon. he in rzon. oxy, also was one Archbishop Curley of Baltimore £ the usual vi ion to F efore returning to f the world will visit hi Ireland. The ved many re- the patron of trav by the late Pontiff P; a The tenth ion of St. on Long attending the stive that this holy man w Iso have a large following in Wash on, where automobiles pre- vail to such an a hing number. The great shrine ristopher is that at Le e near the pic- turesque N n village of Argenta. and the rece! elebration of his feast congested all the roads leading thither | and was attended with special piety by Pa ns who had just purchased new machines and desired the patron's blessi; on the venture The prelate Itimore faces a large building in Washington in the next churches are planned 2 'y part of the outskirts of the Capital. A church to St. Chris- topher on the most traversed roads, which. by all odds, are those leading into the Baltimore pike, would please many who have medals of the saint pinned to their windshields and ple- tures of him tucked in the curtaing of their cars. Mrs. Ernest Thompson Seton, presi- dent of the League of American Pen Women, was prominent among her kindred when Friendship Hill at New Geneva. Pa., was recently dedicated as a shrine to the memory of Thomas Jefferson’s able Secretary of the Treasury. Albert Gallatin. Mrs. Seton W. D Main 3770 Every Summer Gar- ment to Clear Out. Nothing Carried Qver. SOCIETY. is the daughter of the third Albert Gallatin, and 8 therefore the great- granddaughter of the first of the name to distinguish himself in this country. Jefferson's secretary was Swiss by | birth, but became most fervently and | loyally a citizen of the United States. | Some” years ago an association was |formed” which had as an object the formed which had object the converting of it into a national shrine | to perpetuate the memory of this pa {triot and public servant. The house was dedicated June 16, but owing to | repairs and delay in furnishing, it has {not until the last few weeks been opened to the public. It is proposed to ave a tea about the third week of ugust, when the members of the | Friendship Hall Ass: vite a notable c w Geneva when s isit to th rt of the world in 182 < t at F furnish {able and complete a presentation of domestic furnishing in the first half | ntury after the independence as be found in this country. | formerly Mt John Jacob 2 but a Philadelphia by birth. has made London stare at | | the lavish use of land in the heart of | Mayfair. apparent in her new mansion | S !purchased from Lady Betty. This | property adjoins Regent's Park, and | | the new owner demotished several |wings of the former dwelling and! many small arbors and tea houses in |order to get a c sweep of lawn |and flowers right to the ed of the park. In her new home of the | nificance, and the grounds are as. ranged much as those are in the older ction of Germantown and the Chest. | nut Hills district. Princess Obolensky, {who w Turiel Astor, only d Ribblesdale, has mansion of Lord Lady . with just enough ground to obtain a proper setting. But the ten- nis grounds of the former tenants have all given place to terraces and dens, and to t rear are deep plantings of evergr fringed with rhododendron and a: Han- over Lod: had a long | tor its setting when Lord B 3 ased the property from the crown. Though tremendous prices were of- fered for home sites, Lady Ribblesdale would not dispose of a foot. { white rambiing house of stone is di onally across from the great mansion |and is almost concealed in shrubbery. The homes are to bhe occupied this Autumh and through the Winter, and, except for the weeks which both ladies spend annually at Zermatt enjoying the sports, they will make London their home, . Texas has more cotton acreage than ' the states east of the Mississippi. ‘gts,oo GOOD POSITIONS AND FINE INCOMES Tearvoms. Restaurants. Cafetertas Motor Inns. Candy_Gift and Food Shuos need trained men and | women. Earn $2.500 to $5 (00 | A vear. Classes now forming LEWIS HOTEL TRAINING SCHOOL Pennavlcania Ave. at 23rd St. PHENOMENAL Women's and Misses’ Coats-Dresses THE SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTON, D. €, AUGUST 14, '1927—PART 2. | HERE FROM WEST VIRGINIA ' MISS LAURA BECKHAM HOOFF, Daugiter of Mr. and Mrs, Charles H. Hooff of Charles Town, W. Va., who is the guest of Mrs, 4. Augustine Todd. Stieff Sterling TIEFF STERLING, in the irreproachable S ROSE PATTERN, takes ample thought {flf fummertimc ‘able Servicc- priccs. tco, are most intel‘csting and persuasive. Fflr cxample H ICC Tea Spoons. $12.00 ‘}\e hal{ dflzen. Also, in sets of six, Ice Cream Forks, at $9.00. And there is further opportune suggestion in the ment;on Of Inaividual Sa]ad Fol’l(s. six in a set, at $9.00. Our showing of STIEFF SILVER is complete in anticipating every table service need. & Whitmore & Gompany Scoessors Yo Whitmere,Lynn & Alden6o. 1225 F STREET NW. at Thirteenth Stieff Silver in Waskin, ) Gxclusire Represen . oses & Sons Established 1861 F Street & Eleventh To Get the Best Selections and Values, Get Here Early. REDUCTIONS oA NO C.0.D’s Credits Exchanges Approvals e ! ! 4 Regular $16.75 to $19.75 Dresses . . . $1(QX Regular $25.00 to $39.75 Dresses . . . $18.% Regular $39.75 to $59.50 Dresses . . . $28.%0 Regular $49.75 to $98.50 Dresses . . . $38:% While this is a final clearance, and Summer merchandise has been ruthlessly marked down, every garment is smart and eminently desirable. There Are Plenty Of Sizes for Everybody. Regular $24.75 to $39.75 Regular $49.75 to $69.50 Coats . ... $ Regular $59.50 to $98.50 Regular $89.50 to $175 Coats . . . . $3 Coats . . .. $18% — .00 = Coats . . . . $48.w | i SOCIETY. Annual September Furniture Sale A September Sale in August—Why? During the past few years we have found it impossible to adequately handle the September Sale volume of business in four weeks, so we have advanced the opening-of the sale to August the fifteenth to enable us to render better and ‘more efficient service to our customers. : It is well to remember that each piece in this sale is from regular stock and not sale mer- chandise, each piece represents sound honest value, so that every dollar’s reduction means an actual saving of just that many dollars to you. This sale affords you an opportunity to beautify your home with things of quality and beauty for less. Every piece of furniture on our floors is included in this sale, all bearing substantial reductions. Department of Interior Decoration Our trained staff of Decorators are here to serve you. They will assist you to use the things you have as cheerfully as they would advise your choice of new pieces—Consult them freely. Their service is yours to use without obligation and you can depend upon them to seek and secure for you a maximumn of decorative effect at a minimum of cost. PURCHASES MAY BE MADE ON THE DE- FERRED PAYMENT PLAN. ASK US ABOUT IT 33rd Annual Sepiember Furniture Sale—Aug. 15 to Sept. 30th A bedroom suiteof Is your dining room unusual charm is the small or spacious, will one pictured above. The suite comes with either the single or double bed. The pieces are richly carved, and the large glass on the dresser, .the roomy chest make this suite a charming example of the cabinet makers’ art. Priced at $300.00 it entertain a complete suite or balk at accom- modating more than a few pieces? Whatever the solution, you find it in this sale at saving dis- count. The suite illus- trated above consists of a 66-inch buffet, 8-ft. extension table, china case, closed server, five side chairs and one host chair, wupholstered in blue hair cloth. $301.50 The davenport and chair pictured here radiate comfort and rest, the lines are graceful and pleasing to the eye; the frames are of walnut, richly carved; seats are of the spring 'cushion construction, covered in mohair on one side and frieze on the other................ W, fi.'m'os¢s & Sons Main 3770 Established 1861 F Street & Eleventh AR LT 1