Evening Star Newspaper, December 15, 1927, Page 40

40 THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ¢. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15 1927. . T SISTERLOVEISAID 10 OPERA SINGER Dreda Aves, Metropolltan Star, Helped to Career by Marian Aves. Sang in French Hospitals. During the World War the two; W nce, where Dreda e continued s ago that to Dreda. | she lost aged by studying. n sing contralt lepth of tone, P » was told during her audi- tion for the Metropolitan Opera Ci to sing a coloratura number. W she replied she couldn't she was told she must. And so, despite being very frightened, she did Dreda Aves—Eitl friends in Galvestor vivid personality an tion of manver tha her apart, even w a dark-haired, hymns in her fa SHAW BREAKS A RULE; | GIRLS GET AUTOGRAPHES | St. Louis Youngsters Return With Signatures of the “Famouse” Man. Correspondence of The Star. ST. LOUIS.—Peggy Lou Mayer, 9. | has returned with her mother and | sister from Stresa, Italy, bearing| what is probably the only auto- graphed picture of George Bern Shaw in St. Louis, while Peg; sister, Claire, has the famous m autograph on a sheet of nice white | paper. The little girls were stopping at the same hotel as Shaw and Mrs. | Shaw. When they observed Shaw in | the dining room Peggy went up to| him and asked for his autograph. “I mever give YHV picture or auto- graph to anybody.” said Shaw. “You mean that for grown-ups,” You weren't thinking Shaw laughed and asked her to write him a memorandum setting forth her reasons for wanting his autograph. She wrote the note, ex- plaining she ‘\anled lt because he w entered the dining room he pressed a pmure‘ post card of himself into Pegi hi 1t was autographed as fol- s: “From G. Bernard Shaw, a se man, to Peggy Lou Mayer, August 19, 1927.” Claire, 14, wanted an autograph, too, 80 she wrote a poem stating her desire and sent it to Shaw. He| replied he was out of pictures, but | would give her his autograph. He did it on a white sheet of paper, say- ing: “This sheet of paper is solemnly dedicated to Miss Claire Mayer by G. Bernard Shaw.” Then he said to Claire, “Now you can go back home and sell it for $12 or $15.” The Mayer children =ay they would mot_sell their autographs—not for $12 or $15, anyway. GEN. HALL LAID TO REST IN ARLINGTON CEMETERY | Distinguished Officers Are Pallbear- ers for Comrade—=Salute Fired at Fort Myer. | A gallant Indian fighter, Brig. Gen. William Preble Hall, retired, was Taid | rest today in Arli 1] etery, following funeral services | the Fort Myer Chapel. ~Chaplain | r-xrn\(&d to the ceme- | roops and a salute d he cortege Comrades | 1l and his| of 11 guns was passed through the p who served with Gen. d; Maj. Gen. Peter C. Har ; B PARKING RULE OPPOSED. Thirteenth Street Business Men to Visit Commissioners. Fifteen business men of Thirteenth street assembled yesterday and voiced the opinion t the new parallel ions on that thorough- | g their businesses no | vored asking the Com- missioners to re-e of parking at an angle, abling more cars to park in On motion « in whose office the 15 the C as ma teenth ciation present SMOKER FOR VETERANS. A reunion and smoker for World ans who served with Bat-| 10th Field Artillery, which d in this city so ates enter meeting was held. usly to call on a body, with of the Thir- | Men's Asso- them, and | subject. tery was mobil! the United ¥ L(((n, Herron, who battery in France, will be the guest of hono | All former members of the battery The arrangements a university graduate, garage in_Sydney staffed entirely by \mmon There is not a man in the MICHIGAN PARK CITIZENS URGE C0-40 FISCAL PLAN Bill. | COLLEGE WOMEN * OPERATE GARAGES u‘Adopt Manual Labor in Aus- tralia, but Shun Pub- lic Life. ain on duty all night. “I can only conclude,” said Miss Thompson, “that in Australia, where most professional women marry and | mw :mm.an and the domestic prob- | em is_even ‘more difficult than at rowded and hectic | Group Approves Zihlman Voices Opposition to Blue Law The Michigan Park Citizens' Asss ciation u the return to the system o al relations between Measure. VACCINE GIVES RESULTS. ernment, as thw Method of Treating Tuberc | | losis Called Success. | | carreepondente PARI —h‘mnuknl»i\‘ ti-tuberculosis vaccination of the Assoctated Press. good results rom th f children arve announced in connec. tion with the recent election of Dr Al he Academy of acilli in hile a virulent 69c RUFFLED SWISS CURTAINS 2 Pairs Full Size washing Curt Dainty, Good 1.49 to 1.69 RAYON PANELS, LACE CURTAINS—SWISS CURTAINS Hundreds to select from. patterns. Splendid qualities. 75c RAYON 1 1.50 BOYS’ DRAPERIES JUVENILE 2'YDS. FOR CLOTH SUITS Silk-appearing, 36-in. striped, Button-on style of fancy figured and plain color drapegy. weave cheviot cloth. Sport belts. Sizes 3 to 8, 50c CHILDREN’S SATEEN BLOOM- ERS, 3 FOR Not a Dollar Item, But Equally As Wonderful in Value ‘ CLOSING OUT ALL 25.00, 30.00 and 35.00 Women’s Coats About 165 hrand-new Lustrous sateen, in pink, - . med in the most exclu- brocade lined .and Exquisite For One Dollar Without Equal Sleeping Eyed Crying Infant DOLLS Dressed Dolls with hair wigs, that sleep and cry Baby Dolls in Cradle Covered With Teddy Blankets <] 69c TOWEL and WASH RAG SETS, 2 for Prettily Xmas hoxed Turk- ish sets of towel and wash cloths. 8 YDS.—19¢ LONGCLOTH Fine English finish 36-inch 69¢ CHILDREN'S FLANNELETTE UNDER- WEAR, 2 FOR Gowns, slips and combina- tions, made of fancy patterns or striped outing flannel Sizes 4 to 14 years. 1.25 LINED BOYS’ PANTS Wool cloth or heavy cordu- Sizes 7 to 2.50 GIRLS’ INDIAN HEAD PRINTS AND FLANNEL DRESSES Straightline One- piece Models. all neatly trimmed, that sold for 250, All colors. ¥ perfect quality Longeloth, 2—69c WINDOW SHADES Green, Blue, White and Tan 3x6 Opaque Shades. Mounted on good rollers. roy knicker pants. 75¢ BOYS’ BLOUSES 2 for Better quality Per- cale Blouses, with deuble yokes. & open irting pat- 89c WOMEN'S FLANNELETTE GOWNS 2 for Of pink and blue striped outing flan- nel, with hemstitched double voke white and black. Double seats. Sizes 4 to 14 years. travagently fur trim sive effects. Richly choice of every wanted color and size. 7 YDS. —19¢ WHITE DCMET FLANNEL white, thickly perfect quality " 1.39 EXTRA SIZE AMOSKEAG FLANNEL GOWNS without collars. or fancy braid With or Hemstitched trimmed. 1.50 TOTS’ BROAD- CLOTH AND FANCY PRINTED DRESSES Straightline or with panties, Tonches of hand embro fll\ Pretty fancy weaves. § 'é YDS._25¢ COMFORT CHALLIE Bright, pretty colors and pat- terns for dra use and comfort coverin 6 Yds.—25¢ PERCALE Light and dark figured, striped and plain color. Good ||| auality percale. 4 YARDS--35¢ SATINE Black and all colors. Lus- trous finish, fast-color satine. 11, YARDS 1.00 SATINE Heavy, firm dresses, Extra heavy fleeced domet 69c CREEP- ! ERS AND ROMPERS 1.49 DAMASK TABLECLOTHS Hemstitched and scalloped 1. All white d gold horder ¢ and pink oths. tom or side. Sizes 8—19c TURKISH TOWELS d weighty quality Pink and l 50 MEN’S WOMEN’S AND CHILDREN’S SWEATERS hades Gen s blue ize bdrders, EXTRA SPECIAL 35¢ CLUETT PEABODY ARATEX COLLARS 3 for sizes. populra substandards. 1.45 Couch COVERS Reversible, prett striped patterns 40 inches wide, quality, for slips, || trimmings, ete. heaty tapestry cov ers: full size, bave been invited 2} made by ed Chase. David L. Riordan who has a|- B I reinforced. Punchboard Action Dropped. A complaint against John H. Dock ,.xm- and two woman mechanics re-| man & Son of Baltimore, fnvolving the | a means | alleged use of punch! of angmenting candy ., was dis | missea yesteraay by the Federal Trade | | Commission. 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EHREND 1 N C BABY’S TEDDY 35c Baby Undershirts BLANKETS 4 for 1.00 B front h.umo| pin bhacks. nel blank it or do v,ma months to 3 year sizes. 69¢ MEN'S Malu Acceptable Xmas Gifts V/\ 2.98 Ladies’ Blanket Bath 69c BOYS' WHITE - DRESSES, 2 FOR Boys' or girls’ style of sheer Pin tuck and lace Long or short. nainsook trimed 1.00 WOMEN’S BUN.- GALOW FROCKS 2 FOR Gingham and fancy prints. Set-in and ki Contrasted color 69c FANCY APRONS, 2 FOR Polly Prim, Dolly Varden and waist aprons, of nice ma- and tastily trimmed. 1.25 BOXED UNDERWEAR Gowns, teddies and step-ins daintily trimmed with lace. Prettily boxed for gifts. GRAY & TAN SHEET BLANKETS Double-bed size sheet hlan kets, with pink and blue bor ders. 29c ACORN BODY WAISTS, 5 FOR Ribbed Acorn Waist, well 4 t0 15 Sizes years 1.39 R&G CORSELETTE 1 _ Rayon striped coutil, honed front and back. Elastic web inserts, 1.39 EXTRA AND REGULAR SIZE HOOVER DRESSES The hetter kind of reve dress, for maids and nt All colors with white collars 79c BOYS’ CLOTH CAPS, 2 FOR Made of suitings to match Leather over lin and suits mderband 5.28 Big Boys’ 3-Piece Suit * WOOL HOSE, 2 FOR 1.50 MEN'S RIBBED o UNION SUITS Union h neck, o 44 Fleeca lined Eeru Snits, lap-over seats ankle pants. Sizes 59c CHILDREN’S RIBBED PANTS 4 FOR Muslin band, Ribbed Pants. vears. 7%¢ MEN’S RIBBED SHIRTS AND DRAWERS, 2 FOR High-neck Fleeced Shirts, inkle length Drawers with double seats. Sizes 36 to 44 $1.25 Women's Rayon TEDDIES AND BLOOMERS Lustrous Fiber Silk Under- n all beautiful shades. immed 19c MEN’S SOX—8 FOR Mercerized n Hose Brown, Gray and N eels and toes in broidery corners. BOXED 4-IN- HANDS 2 for Prettily boxed. Silk itted Ties. in and Al 1.75 WOMEN'S FULL-FASHIONED SILK HOSE All silk from top to toe, double lisle soles: all wanted shades. Substandards. plaid patterns. colorings. X $ 69c LADIES’ FAB- RIC GLOVES, 2 FOR Embroidered cuff or 2-clasp lined or unlined; all 69¢ to 1.00 BOYS AND GIRLS UNION SUITS 2 for Fleeced-lined _Rib- bed Suits, in white, ecru and gray. Drop or lapover seats. Long or ort.-.. sicewes, akle or knee pants. 0 16 years, style; colors. 1.50 BOYS’ VELOUR GAUNTLETS Velour gauntlets with kid palms and fin and cordu- roy linings; black and brown; all sizes, 17 KAYSER CHAMOISETTE GLOVES Ruffled or turned-over cuffs; 3-row embroidered backs; dou- ble finger tips. 4 BOXES 39c LADIES’ BOXED HANDKERCHIEFS 3 in a box sheer lawn hand- kerchiefs, with colored em- 39¢ AND 50c MEN'S PLAID SILK OR MERINO HOSE 4 for Fashionable plaids and stripes in pretiy combination of color. Seamless and fash- ioned tops. All sizes. As Good modes, with collars red, green. vears. ors, Not a Dollar Item, But Equally 12.50 GIRLS’ WINTER COATS Stewart’s Wool Belivia Cloth Coats, in the latest and fur blue, gu]rl‘;md Sizes 1,50 MEN'S _ BROADCLOTH SHIRTS Attached collar or neckband style Shirts, in plaids, stripes and novelty weaves. Sizes 14 to 17, A Value 85 shawl fur cuffs. Col- 39¢ Boys’ and Girls’ Ribbed Stockings 5 for Double soles and knees. In black, 7 to 14 1.50 MEN'S RADIUM uf SILK MUFFLERS White silk embroidered polka dots. muffler, with 15¢ Men’s Initial HDKFS., 10 FOR Colored bordered Handker- chiefs with embroidered cor- ner initials, 59¢ GARTER AND ARM BAND SETS 2 FOR Garters and Bands to match. Boxed for Xmas giving. 6%c MEN’S SILK & Plaid and Fancy Pattern Hose, in all color combinations 1 1.50 LADIES’ EXTRA AND REGULAR SIZE UNION SUITS Fleece-lined Snits in either high or low neck ankle or knee pants. « 1—1.00 SHEET 2—25¢c CASES ALL 3 FOR ty cotton. Large and sizes. Good_qu size. Perfect white, cordovan, camel and French rude. Sizes 53 to 10. ' 1.39 LADIES' POCKETBOOKS® Underarm and pouch style bags, with inside fittings; tone colors. 50c GIRLS’ SPORT STOCKINGS, 3 FOR Faney hose, f BOXED BOUDOIR AND GARTER SET Satin and lace-trimmed caps and silk elastic ters, packed in a pretty 79c LADIES’ SILK & RAYON HOSE 2 FOR Ribbed or silk and rayon re ladies’ hose, in all col- izes 8 to 10 59¢ and 69¢ Boxed Novelties 2 for Faney Garters, Handkerchiefs and Powder Puff Sets Prettily boxed for sifts, plaid mercerized s in sizes 7 to10. jeweled 6 Yds.—25¢ Marquisette Curtaining Plain white, pink and blue fig- ures on white inches wide. quality. and 36 Fine | FELT JULIETS | | 2PAIRS FELT BEDROOM | SLIPPERS FOR 1.69 SATIN BOUDOIR SLIPPERS 3 Yds.—50c Silk-Appearing Rayon by o Gorgeous colorin g = Perfect quality.