Evening Star Newspaper, February 12, 1928, Page 56

WASTIINGTON, ' D. €., FEBRUARY 12, 1928 -PART 2. “#57 elleffs A FASHION INSTITUTION Parie Washington NewYork THE_ SUNDAY STAR, OF THE NATION Creating the Youthful Silhouette! Cup-Form Brassieres New Spring models have arrived in our Grey Shops, and with the renewed emphasis on youthful lines, promise to he even more popu- lar with Washington misses and women. In satin, broches, jerseys and lace—$1 to $3.30. Keep Your Skin Young—With Elizabeth Arden Preparations 3 And at this time of year when cold winds are April—M Slowing—it is more essential than ever to turn prl rs. ‘0 Elizabeth Arden’s scientific preparations—a complete assortment always at Jelleff's—Cos- metics Shop—Street Floor. | cLUB WOMEN ~pen Women to Hold Biennial Convention in Lawson Indorsed for Vice Presidency of General Fed- eration—Other Club News. 7 DY CORINNE FRAZLR. WEN th» National League of Amecrican Pen Womon. mar- shals its branch nags mto a giowing mass of beauty anu woor &t the bienmist comvenilon next April, many new ones il wave proudly from their dadtcative of the growih of the organiza- tion 1 the two years that have passed since the last convention Five St nave been added to the “rosier of States in which the league has branches—Rhode 1sland, West V1 \Washington. Nevada and Massachus ~+wniie many addition branches have « 1ormed 1n States where the league caay orgamzed. The Jaiter in- two new branches in California, o County and Sonoma County, aging the number of leagues in that State up to nme; the reorganization of | the former State branch in Illinois into a city branch at Chicago; the Central | New Yors Branch at Syracusc; the Cleveland Branch, and new branches ! in Fhiladelphia, Pa.; Huron, South Dakota, and Memphis. Tenn. The new branch in Rhode Island, | th- nrst in that State, has been orga 1zed n Newport, while the new ci B TR branch in Massachusetts is in Boston. | MRS. EUGENE B. LAWSON In Washmgton State the home of the | Of Oklahoma, Indian princess, who has league is in Seattle, Mrs. Gregory, wite of ° “iral Gregory and State vice president for Washington State. having been instrumental in the o zation of this branch. The cen- ter of the league’s gctivities in Nevada | is at Reno, the president being Leola | ciple of equal rights between men and Lewis McDonald. known all over the | womcen. the District of Columbia branch ‘Woest as an et r and feature writer. of the National Woman's Party sent a Other States in which the league is | cable to Charles Evans Hughes. chair- represented by one or more branches | man of the United States delegation, are Alabaraa, Arkansas, California, Co! requesting that the deicgation support e:dn, s;nm;:u{c,u(hflnrlg‘a. 1llinois, In- | the coual rights proposal. diena. Maryland. Missouri, New Jo The cable. signed by Mrs. Emile New Yerk, North Carolina, Ohio. Penti- | perjiner as chairman, reads, as follows: Ssfivania. South Dakota. Terin “The District of Columbia branch of 'x'haé. with leagues also in th the Woman's Party urges the United e e e States delegation to support the pro- G °°"’: ‘:“_ - Hawail posed equal rights treaty. | "W protest against any international SO."E ONE has said that the only ! code being drawn up aficcting women thing in America that isn't stand- | Without women being consuited.” ardized is the language. Inventions, Woman's Party headquarters were and devices made for convenience, com- | opened in Havana at the beginning of tion of Women's Clubs for nomination as second vice president of the General Federation. fort or plessure Americans leave noth. | the session of the Pan-American Con- | ing undene to perfect, but not so with | ference. Mrs. Jane Norman Smith and tho native tcngue. Miss Doris Stevens being in charge. The General Federation of Women's | They objected to the international code Clubs has a better specch commiftee of law relating to women, prepared whese activities extend into every State | for the conference by Dr. A. S. Busta- in the Union and from February 19 to mente, on the ground that it is not February 25 the women'’s clubs, schools | what the women themselves want. In &nd kindred organizations will co-oper- | place of the code, they urged that the ate in Better Speech week Exagzeraion and sleng come from an efiort to vivify language. 1o relieve it of monotony. vet there is nothing tonous than a constant repetition of a wornout phrase—a kind of conventicnal slang that has lost its | meaning through iis very repetition, ac- cgrding to Katherine Knowles Robbins ©of Chicago. chairman of this committee in the General Federation. Mrs. Rob- s says: “Otto Jesperson, noted lin- | guist. says he wishes that every one niight create one new word each month. Language would be enriched thercby. ' Here is food for thought. And the point of it all is. of course, that so many of us are impoverishing our vocabu- | laries by the repeated use of hackneyed exprassions instead of developing and enriching the language “The general federation in its effort toward better spesch is also concerned w®ith finer diction. Nasa' twang. stri- dent tones, slovenly articulation, throat- ines:z. said to be characteristic of the American voice, can all be eliminated | if only the American people can be made conscious cf a standard of perfec- tion. There is such a standard, and more and more the well educated Amer- ican s becoming ashamed of mediocrity in language in everything else. He mbuct speak well. Henry James said: ‘1 commend to you imitation of formed 8nd finished utterances wherever that music steals upon your ear.’ IN’DIANS of the United States owe their Americanization to the General Federation of Women's Club, accord- to Princess Watavaso, a member of % Penobscot tribe of Maine, who, while a vizitor at the headquarters of ths Woman's Club of Des Moines, Iowa. reeently recalled the convention of the gwmeral federation held in that city, end said { *1 shall never forget that meeting. A man had been »ent out from New York 13 address the {ederation on Americani- zation &nd 1 had been sent out W sing Byt when htat man had finished I was 0 angry I could not sing, 57 I exercised a!woman’s privilege—I talked. And 1 vjd that man what 1 thought about Americznization It was a little different fiom what he thought “But the women s2emed o agree with me. for the general federation at once Vok up our caus, and 18 months after the first American citizens, canized anks w Ameri- Darie tering beige, Side and b to sery color. Wome: e that education ol ! hasten the day | and guardianship | necessary for the American Indian.” * % N the off family of the General Federation of Women's Ciubs there 18 no more interesting, gifted or de- lgnuful figure than the princess, Mrs Eugene B wn of Nowata, Okla, chairman of the division of music in ' the general federation, who has been Waured by her Bate for second vice | president of the organization Lirs. Laws, & “atory-book” princess, her N Jo ake, being the, 1 of the las Deisware Indian, who ter, fev. Cha her was J E vi'a formerly of Winchester Mre Lawoon 12 tsll ang st herself with true o reser Ll no long welfare of to (Hudse ver forgoven ived her early edu- 4 ol private tubore 1 pivete schols and et Hardin Wi Mezieo Mo . she majored unager Prof F. Ciarkson Kurver Senurwenis the possessor of @ e of rieh Bnd res- With Lavish pablished & ook of Indisn ogiainn Which 15 exceedingly with Vumen's clubs, snd she i Yo owa Lhe mok. oomplete bary i Okiabums 5 A Ahe board of regent e College for Women and i & direcus i el Benk of Howa's recticully all ot the highest offio « chut e ol Oklehomn have e Mre Lewen, smong \hem tate pressdent and general | Qon directur. Mer patiie - wre alys LUMErGUL, an she 1o u Wt o1 Uik Lnughtere of Uhe Ater Yean Suvolution ine Lmughters of 1 g ol the Univen Deughters of Con qedereey . but Mie Laweon & fast of | o8 & home-msker wnd bome-lover | Her buehena, Kogene §5 Lmwsn, ik | B 6 ey s Gl operaton, B8 Uieir | oply (hne a won e & ctudent sb Lhe Univesedty of Miseis *8i0 and cofptional CLOS Seal-dyed Mushrat, :| Seal-dyed Mushrat, -¢lf valiey 1 FASHION INSTITUTION Washington Just Arrived! Lace Frocks for Madam and Mademoiselle —who such ecagerness to this flat- Mademoiselle — and dame, charmingly feminine and distinctive models, some clever- Iy designed with separate sleeves ‘e for both informal and more dressy affairs. will be worn from noon to the dancing hours of night! In some the slips are of flesh ZA FABHION INSTITUTION Wesnington o Tora Extraordinary Value! Seal-dyed Muskrat Fur Coats and Cuffs of MINK 3395 this 15 but at 339500 an Jolleff's | 1 conference approve the draft of a treaty to be submitted to the 21 Ameri- can Republics, which provides that upon ratification by any two or more <iates, women shall have equal rights with men within the territory of the ! countries concerned. By this means ! any discriminations against women would become a matter of international 'concern. On Tuesday, Miss Stevens and other feminists of American coun- tries appeared before the conference in demand of equal rights. Then for the ‘first time women were officially heard |at a session of the Pan-American Con- {ference. The proposed equal rights | treaty was drawn by Miss Allce Paul, ; feminist leader. | ! Roland Morris of New York City will be the principal speaker at the weekly | program luncheon to be held tomorrow afternoon at the Women's National Democratic Club on New Hampshire avenue. | Mr. Morris will be introduced by Mrs. | Anna Counally. He will speak on the | subject which is being discussed at | ~ach of the luncheons this Winter, “If | ‘I Were Writing the Platform of 1928 " | || GIRL SCOUTS Luther E.| been indorsed by the Oklahoma Federa- | | Erncst Thompson-Seton, author | naturalist and founder of the Wooderatt | | League of America. gave an entertain- | ment to the 300 Girl Scouts and Boy | Scouts of Chevy Chase in the Presby- |terian Church ‘on Wednesday from 4 |to 5 o'clock | The Scouts sat in a circle with a_fire in the center, and the leaders, Mrs Conrad Young. captain of Troop | Mrs. Earl Chafier, captain of Troop 41 Mrs. Willlam Peters, captain of Troop A rs Edmund F. Erk. captain ot o : Mrs James T. Maguire, cap- tain of Troop 46: Miss R. Eleanor Lewis. local director, and Miss Robert Mickler, ! field captain, were seated with him | upon the “council rock * With a drum | he gave several different “calls to coun- ¢il.” He also entertained with varfous Scout signs, cte. | S For several years an engincer ha heen experimenting at Merlin Bay, near | | Coogee, Australia, with apparatus which he hopes will harness the waves for creating electric power. He now claims that his invention i< complete, and that not only is he able to creafe electric motive power. “torm interference has but that the obstacle of been overcome. 9 2ewYork Many New are turning with mode of Springtime. Both afternoon and din- ner styles, charming in rose lake blue and black. $39.50 to $59.50 drapes, uncven hem lines, high waist lines, holeros models—for for Ma- ouffant Yes, lace 's Froch Shop—Second Floor * Frock Shop—Third Floor S m Seal) Shawl Collars regularly at least $495 one of wany ex LOUT of | nirrel ty Formerly $376 and $195 trisned Black Caracul, et tyimnied ) Mole, iniporied, intricately cut > $295 Raccoon, 1oy, donlil e collay WMk Jawens, whe biss bwen dorwed Wy ber Brew for sccond vice president Of Vi gerersl federntion Je exceedingly Pupsler with 1he woen of e country And s I consisnt den tor ad dresoes B8 piusicel Lumbris BU Blele #nd Qliicl conventions ‘.‘:nmwuu. e Bureday. Ferusry 9, tn the Fan Buerien Conterence i Havens of & Dropass \esly esleblishing U prin- presentetion o | until paid for, And, in Addition, for February Jelleff’s 10-Payment Plan 10" at time of purchase Fo dnterest Charge Added! 10' monthly GEO. 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Romney heauty, simplic ve designs— Every model is Paris-accurate in style—plus y and value! “Romney”’ Stands for— Fashion Accomplished only through the united fas ¢ edge and buying power of ten leading specialty stores in ten of America’s larger cities. value achievement, too, n-knowl- achievement—and Romney Ensembles, $49.50 Stunning Romney interpretations of that brilliantly successfu! mode—the ensemble! the I —or plain silk frocks of sophisticated simp! hlended prints —and silk or Frocks of the most glorious] featherweight tweed coats in perfect harmony come in jacket length, full length or anywhere from three-quarters to seven- eighths. Romney Frocks, $49.50 Are truly “thin loveliness in necklines—even in the ripple of new pleatings—fringes—and the intricacies of hand fagotting. Romney Coats for Spring, $59.50 Cut differently—made everything about them « s of beauty"—there's such an air of feminine the way the skirts drape—and scarfs finish new differently—yes Some differently—trimmed vows the styles that were good of very newest things are—Butter Mole Fur—New Rodier woolens —insets, such as satin in kasha— martly SOROSIS Presents— Shees for Feet That Are Gracefully Slender STREET — AFTERNOON — and EVENING footwear modes smartly interpreted in widths as narrow as AAA! 10 *12% 13 If von are hard to fit—if you insist on having smart styles—if you admire the best in quality--then be sure to cee the new Sorosis styles in Spring footwear. Here are three typical styles—all of which come in the slim AAA width A. For Street—one-strifp genuine * alligator Sorosis slipper, and aside from the style impor- tance it is an exceptional value at §10. For Afternoon—a lovely new gore pump of patent leather, and the strap across the instep is beautifully headed. Span- ish heel. $13.50. For Evening—new black satin tongue pump with lovely de- signs in jet heads on the toe and tongue. $12.50. Sorosis Shop—Street Floor Living Mcdels /" and the U-shaped back panel! Romney Fashions are Fxclusive with Jellefi’s in Washington hetween 30 pm the new Rof 2:30 pm. and will displ —From Paris! Cabled for in Jan- nary—Sent by fast French S. S. Paris. i'GO Beaded Bags Positively the Very Loveliest We've Ever Had! $5 37.50 810.50 $15 Equally gorgeous—but some larger than others Here in new colorings—new frames—new design Our own importation—that’s why the prices are <o un- usually low—we saved you the importer's profit. VS Superb Workmanship— Made as only the Er little io tabor h whe care for beaut Stunning Color Schemes Orchid and Steel Rose and Gold an and Gold Lovely Deep Fringes Twisted — Loop — Scallop Straight Glorious Designs ional—Modernistic rdered The loveliest possible and every one silk lined! Jewelry Shop—Street Floor Tomerrow! 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