Evening Star Newspaper, January 15, 1929, Page 18

SOCIETY." SOC IETY President and Mrs. Coolidge Dining Tonight With Postmaster General and Mrs. Harry New. are the guests in whose honor the Postmaster General and Mrs. Harry S. New will entertain a evening in_their charming suburban home, Hemlock Hedge, in Edgemoor, Md. Covers will be laid for 12. Mr. and Mrs. Bennett Gates of Day- ton, Ohio, are house guests of the Postmaster General nnd Mrs, New, THE President and Mrs. Coolidge small company at dinner this Senor and Senora de Pldllll Guests of Senator and Mrs. Keyes. The Ambassador of Spain and Senora de Padilla will be the honor | ¢ guests at dinner this evening of Senator } and Mrs. Henry Wilder Keyes. ‘The Ambnsiador “of France and Mme. Claudel will have in their box at the| International Assembly ball this eve- ning at the Willard Hotel members of the embassy staff and a few young people. The Ambassador of Chile and Senora | de Davila have gone to New York and will remain at the Ritz-Carton until Priday. The Ambassador and Senora de Davila spent ‘yesterday in Phila- | delphia. The Ambassador of Germany and | Frau von Prittwitz und Gaffon will be the guests in whose honor Representa- tive and Mrs. Sol Bloom will entertain | at dinner this e\mmg | | Mrs. Taft, wife of the Chief Justice, | was hostess to a company of 18 at| luncheon yesterda: Senora de Alfaro, wife of the Minis- | ter of Panama, will be the guest of honor at luncheon Monday, January 21, of Mrs. Peter A. Drury, who will enter- tain in her home, on Rhode Istand avenue, The Minister of Hungary Countess, Szechenyi will entertai dinner Wednesday evening, January °3 Senator and Mrs. Charles L. McNary | recalled their invitations for dinner | this evening in honor of the Secretary | of Agriculture and Mrs. Jardine, be- | cause of the death of Senator McNary's | mother, Mrs. Joieph Bruce Morton. Representative and Mrs. Hamilton | Fish, jr., of New York entertained at | _ dinner last evening in the paim court “of the Mayflower, in compliment m[ Baron and Baroness de Villiers du Ter- rage of France, who are passing a few | | - days in Washington. In the company | { were the Ambassador of Spain and | ’ Mme. de Padilla, the Secretary of Labor | and Mrs. James J. Davis, the Minister - of Sweden and Mme. Bostrom, Senator and Mrs. George H. Moses, Senator and Mrs. Jesse Metcalf, Senator Arthur . Capper, Representative and Mrs. John . Q. Tilson, Representative and Mrs. S. : Wallace Dempsey, Representative A. ‘ Piatt Andrew, Mrs. Alvin Hert, the counselor of the French embassy, Count : de Sartiges: the Assistant Secertary of War, Col. Charles B. Robbins; Mr. Eu- and | mats with their families and in some Medina, There luncheon in honor of Mme. wife of the Minister of Bolivia. | will be 24 guests. Mrs, James S. Parker, wife of Repre- sentative Parker of New York, will re- ceive this afternobn from 4:30 to 6:30 o'clock, in her home, 2100 Sixteenth | street. Assisting Mrs. Parker at the | tea table will be Mrs. S. Wallace Dempsey, Mrs. Bertrand H. Snell and the wives of other New York Repre- sentatives; also Mrs. Harlan Fiske Stone, Mrs. Charles P. Summerall, Mrs. Henry Wilder Keye: frs. Edward E. | Gann and Mrs. Jan R. Mann. This is the only time Mrs, Parker will be at home this seaso Representative Mrs. Joe Crail of | Cah!mma. who spent the week end in New York, returned to their apartment at the Mayflower yesterday Mrs. Everett Sanders, wife of the | Secretary to the President, will be at ‘h me on Wednesday, January 30, from 4 to 7 oclock at the Mayflower. Mrs. Edward L\cr(‘(fi Gann will be the guest of honor at luncheon Sat- | urday of Mrs. James L. Karrick, who! | will entertain in the Chinese room of | the Mayflower. The third secretary of the British embassy and Mrs. Henry L. d’A. Hop- | kinson will entertain a company of 10| at dinner this evening in the Anchor- age, where they have an apartment. | Mrs, Dimock to Head Line | At Opunng of Assembly Tonight. the receiving line at the opening | of lh(‘ International Assembly ball this | Hotel will be Mrs. Henry F. Dimock, tion of the assembly known as the Board of Governors; Mrs. Charles J. 4 Bell and Mrs. McCormick Goodhart, | uo:h of whom are members of the board. An unusually large number of diplo- cases accompanied by members of their | embassy of legation staffs will attend | this function, the social brilliance ofl which is .unéqualed here Occupying | boxes with their guests will be the British Ambassador and Lady Isabella Howard, tke Ambassador of Japan and Mme. Debuchi, the Ambassador of Cuba | and Senora de Ferrara, the Ambassador ot Belgium and Her Highness Prin- cess Awert de Ligne, the Minister of Sweden and Mme. Bostrom, and mem- bers of the Spanish embassy, v\hlle] many others from the diplomatic carps | will be scattered among the various im- | portant box parties of the evening. Mrs. Herbert illiams, wife of Brig. Gen_ Williams, was the ranking guest at the luncheon given today by Mrs. E. T. Durgin, wife of Maj. Durgin, at the Wardman Park Hotel. Other guests were Mrs. Stanley D. Embick, wife of Col. Embick, Mrs. Gordon Dun- thorne and her mother, Mrs. Mary C. Allen, Mrs. Frank H. Roberts, wife of Comdr. Roberts, Mrs. Robert Laughlin, THE EVENING STAR,. WASHINGTON, WROTE THE SCENARIO D. €., TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1929.° City, will be arrayed in gorgeous cos- tumes, the two men representing mem- bers of the Caliph's court, and the women two of the Caliph's favorite wives. All four artists are now having They will return to Washington about April 1. Dr. Fenton Bradford will entertain at | for MRS. JOHN OTTO JOHNSON, evening at 10 oclock at the Willard | yipe o Col. Johnson, Ordnance Division, U. with which the Bal chaliman of the permansol orgaois- | Arts Club wil be opened in the ballroom of the Willard the night of January 28. the “Carnival in Cairo,” dinner .this evening in his apartment, in the La Salle, mn honor of the Minister of Egypt and Mme. Samy. Mrs. Charles V., Wheeler will be af home tomorrow afternoon, and will re- ceive the following Wednesdays through the season. Mrs. de Peyster of New York Here for Assembly Ball. Mrs. Frederic A. de Peyster of New York City. is making a short visit in ‘Washington and is a guest at the May- flower, Intensive preparations are now going for the sixth annual Bal Boheme, which now rivals the famous Beaux Arts ball of New York in its wealth of gorgeous color and carnival pageantry. The Bal Boheme will take place at the Willard on the evening of Monday, Jan- uary 28, beginning at 10 o'clock, when | the popular floor committee, led by Mr. Roy L. Neuhauser, will make its dra-| matic entrance. This year the floor committee, clad in scarlet and white, the uniform of the foot soldiers of Egypt, will include in its distinguished ranks Dr. Gilbert Grosvenor, Mr. Asa E. Phillips, Mr. Claude W. Dewart, Col. F. S. Foltz, Dr. George H. Girty, Mr. John W. Hol- combe, Mr. Dore Walten, Mr. Warren N. Akers, Mr. Harold Allen, Mr. Will I Deming, Mr. E. H. Etz, and Dr. Paul Bartsch. In all there will be more than 36 members of this season’s “army,” as | the floor committee has come to be called, with their “official” music, al- ways the well known “March of the ‘Wooden Soldiers.” The four distinguished judges of cos- tumes at the Bal Boheme, Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Phillips of this city and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Peixotto of New York | | | | | . Who wrote the scenario | ik oheme of the Washington S. —Harris & Ewing Photo. | Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Anthony Wad- | den have as their guest at the Burling- ton_ Miss Mary Wadden of Madison, S. Dak., who is in Washington to at- tend the conference on the cause and cure of war. Mrs. John G. Wallace will entertain af. tea Thursday afternoon for Miss Wad- den and Saturday she will be the guest of honor_at luncheon of Mrs. Lotta | Moran. Other events are being arrang- ed for her. Mrs, Frank Henry will be at home tomorrow afternoon from 4 to 6 o'clock and will have assisting her Mrs. Maurice Our Entire Stock of Fine Leather Goods Greatly Reduced for Our January Sale ’H, Thatcher, Mrs. Alfred E. Fowler, | | Miss Alida Henriques and Miss Mona Gill. | Mr. and Mrs. Grolgo T. Summerlin ‘Nltrttamrd a small company at the supper dance at the Club Chantecler last night. | Mrs, Charles Evans Hughes of New | York has joined her husband at the | Mayflower for a short visit. | Col. and Mrs. Henr)' M. Morrow leave today for New York, and will sail Sat- urday on the Virginia for California. forward at the Arts Club of Washington | = | | '\ew Spring Shades their costumes designed and executed in New York City, where Mr. Peixotto is also serving as chairman of costumes for the Beaux Arts ball. Mrs. Fulton Lewis is daily adding to her committee on costumes, which is executing the raiment of the floor com- mittee and other leading players in the opening scene. Many of the cos- tumes are also being done in Philadel- phia and in New York City. Assisting Mrs. Lewis are Miss Anne Abbott, vice chairman; Mrs. Henry K. Bush-Brown, vice chairman; Miss Sibyl Baker, Miss Elizabeth Baldw Miss Alice Edwards, (Contlnm:d on Phg'e mneteem ASSORTED TEA SANDWICHES 45c per dozen; $3.25 per hundred Also Sandwiches for all occasions THE PASTRY SHOP 1616 H St. N.W. Met. 6939 Burchell’s Famous Bouquet Coffee 40c Lb. Quality Never Better N. W. Burchell 817-19 Fourteenth St. ~STREET BETWEEN Another Sensational S pecial.’ WEDNESDAY) ONE DAY ONLY “RYDAL” TRIPLE STRIPE Hosiery (Number 400) $1.50 Any Other Day They Are $195 wife of Lieut. Laughlin and Miss Ma- della Keenan. Lieut. Col. and Mrs. Aristides Moreno announce the engagement of their daughter, Margaret Victoria, to Mr. Willlam Pearsall Cochran, jr. son of Mr. and Mrs. William Pearsall Coch- | ran of Philadelphia. The wedding will take place in the near future. The commandant of the navy yard and Mrs. Arthur Lee Willard will be ! hosts at dinner this evening. Mrs. Jacob Leander Loose will have guests with her at dinner this evening in the presidential dining room of the Mayflower. { “selor of the Bolivian legation, whol Mr. and Mrs. g wswie Chipman will | makes her home at the Wardman Park | entertain a dinner company at_their | Hotel, will entertain Thursday at a home on Nineteenth street tonight. gene Meyer, Mr. Bascom Slemp, Mr. and Mrs. George Marye, Dr. and Mrs. Stanley M. Rinehart, Mr. and Mrs. ¢ Breckenridge Long. Mr. and Mrs. At- water Kent, Mrs. Charles de Rham, jr.; : Mrs. George Mesta, Miss Jessle ‘Thomp- 2 son and Miss H.sh Representative John Q Tilson was ; Joined last evening in his apartment in ! the Mayflower by Mrs. Tilson, who will remain through this session of the Con- ‘ gress. { Mrs. E. R. Ackerman, wife of Rep- resentative Ackerman, entertained a few i friends at luncheon yesterday at the | * Wardman Park Hotel. Mrs. Jorge E. Boyd. wife of the coun- | Palms and Sunshine Nothing romantic about February ... mean clear through. - Red nose, cold hands, wet fect...a bite in the wind and a threat in the thaw...flu! = Can’t run away from that menace no matter how far south you g0... but you can sail away!... Why not book on the “France” for Mediterranean and Morocco on Feb. 7th or Mar. 14th? Clean salt air, getting warmer by the min. ute as she drives for Las Palmas. .. glorious sunshine at Casablanca, Gibraltar, Tunis «..then up to Palermo, Naples and Monaco with the whole Riviera tanning by day and dancing at night. =~ On to Marseilles and Roman France, with second calls at Naples, ‘Algiers and Gibraltar . . . stay over any- where you like . .. most elastic schedule ever planned or return by way of Paris on“lle de France” nr“Paru any time )ou F ormer 15%-to 33Y5% o Nothing Is Excepted—Your Unrestricted Choice of Everything in Our Store Oshkosh Trunks, Fitted Cases, Traveling Bags, Brief Cases, Ladies’ Handbags and all leather novelties are now offered at lowered. prices. CASTENS LEATHER GOODS 1314 G Street N.W.—City Club Bldg. C_ /N LN N9 TRUE ECONOMY comes, not from a buyer’s mistake nor a manufacturer’s loss, but from the efficient co-ordination of retail and manufacturing units on a successful plane. NIISLIE\Y VALUES are the direct result of scientific manu- facturing and efficient distribution by the manufacturer of his own Faotories product thru his own stores %2, *PRINTEMRS # GINOTHER harbinger of spring in tlus vanguard of Nisley styles is “Printemps”~— an intriguing new one strap. Presented in patent leather with black lizard trimming and in hazel brown lud wltl\ water snake trimming, Paris @ur C%‘oc[mg d“y/zsl Jys. M.fmfl Gl!“ Il tl’l. correct 5}\‘&8 n sllk stockings to wear with hazel brown kid for choose. - Expensi ?. .. Not necessaril Fares begin at $550 round trip or $275 ona way to any port. ?mnch.m\e. Information from any authorized French Line Agent ‘or write direct to 19 State Street, New York City trast. “‘Gunmetal” stores at $1.15 §1 Sizes 2%2 t0 9 AAAtoD % % % % % % % GNER= D CNER D N l'mrmoqy. while “Rose Nude is best fnr con- Full-Fashioned, Al-Silk in Sheerest Chiffon Women, here is an opportunity you really cannot af- ford to miss. Just think of it! A fine chiffon hose for only $1.50. Half a dozen pairs would be a wise buy at this special reduction price.. ALL SIZES. M. BROOKS & CO.—MAIN FLOOR And Also a Special Offering of IMPORTED KID GLOVES Regularly $3.95 and $2.95 This is a broken line—so for best selec- 95 tion we urge you to shop early. They are ° in smart novelty cuff style in many smart shades. A real “bargain” at this reduc- M. BROOKS & CO.—MAIN FLOOR tion price. M-BR@KS &CO ~STREET BETWEE th & 12th 300 Stunning Models of FELT -« STRAW Combinations in a Sale An extraordinary purchase of Advanced Models for misses and women, including the chic eyebrow, skull cap and other close-fitting effects, as well as the smart irregular brims. Both large and small headsizes. end * Mlsly M hlm’mn with black kid and “Plaza Gray” or Moonlight” for contrast. These and many other s adu in sheer chiffon and service weight silk stockings with square, pointed and new French heels are available in Nisley Sevinty Sty R 37 NISLEY—In Washington, 1339 F St., NW orn” fer Large Headsizes 35 1. 65 silk lined. Selected Styles in AAAA to this event. % % % % % % % .79 Lustrous Hand-finished Felt, beautifully trimmed with the new straws and braids for early Spring. Twice our usual window di They are in tonight . . . worth a special trip to see . . . then try them on tomorrow. Small Headsizes All are fully Not one was made to sell for so low a price! Every one of the exquisite Pastel and high colorings will be found in abundance . Purple Aster...Lido Sand ... Marron .. . Maracaibo . . « Byrd Blue ... Goya Red . . . Pandora Green and Black. ’ splay has been devoted Millinery—Fourth Floor SOCIETY. Wednesday, the Third Day of Our Mid-Season REDUCTION SALES Brings This Amazing Special 327 Distinctive Fur-Trimmed COATS That Formerly Sold From $48 to $69 339 NOW! You women who have been patiently waiting to buy your Winter Coat at the greatest possible savings will be overjoyed at the values in this very special group. Typically high Brooks standards of quality in fabric, furs and workmunshlp The styles you want. Plenty of ALL BLACK COATS. Second Floor—Winter Coats ‘BRAKS & CO STREET BETWEEN 1ith & 12¢th Wednesday—The Third Day of Our Mid-Season REDUCTION SALES Brings This Splendid Special! Nearly 500 Newly Arrived JPRING FROCKS That Were Meant to Sell at $16.75 and $19.75 $14-75 New ... so new ...you'll feel refreshed in one of these charming Frocks. Lovely soft colorings, piquant styles a touch of Paris in the details and trimmings. Georgettes, Satins, Flat Crepes, Printed " Crepes, and Lace Combinations. Business, Afternoon and Party Frocks in all sizes. [ Third Floor, Dresses And Also . . . 53 Women’s Size FROCKS That Sold from $25 to $39.75 17 1he stection is Htied and we expect them to go rapidly. ‘ThirdyFloor, Dresses . You women who are size 38 to 44 will find some rare values in this group. We advise