Evening Star Newspaper, January 23, 1930, Page 19

SOCIETY (Continued Prom Second Page.) | ‘home at Long Gen. fof & short trip. They will make their Corner. . T. Q. Ashburn entertained a last evening at the Club Chan- supper dance. and the Hon. and Mrs. George . Kyte, Canadian commissioners, and Mr. and Mrs, Fred T. Dubois and Mr. and Mrs. P. J. McCumber, United States co! ers; the Secretary of Labor and Mrs. James J. Davis, Mr. Justice and Mrs. Harlan PFiske Stone, Senator and Mrs. Charles Deneen, Representa- tive and Mrs. d H. Snell, Rep- Tesentative and Mrs. Wallace H. Whi Representative and Mrs. James S. Par- | ker, Representative Will R. Wood, the | Assistant Secretary of State and Mrs. Wilbur J. Carr, the secretary to the President and Mrs. Walter H. Newton, the Assistant Postmaster General, Mr. ‘W. Irving Glover; Dr. and Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor, Mr. and Mrs. David Hunt Blair, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford K. Berry- man, Solicitor and Mrs. Jacob A. Metz- r, Mrs. Goodloe Falconer, Miss Laura Mrs. Harry Taylor and Mrs, Mrs. Minnigerode Andrews, who is in | New York for & few days, was the | honor guest at luncheon today of Mrs. Henry Walter Wilmot. Mme. Gaburri was a luncheon hostess imMny at the Mayflower, having as er guests Mrs. Royal S. Copeland, Mrs, de Paine, Mrs. Lee B. Mosher, Mrs. William Leonard, Mrs. Aldis B. Brown, Mrs. John H. Howard, Mrs. E. 8. Patterson, Mrs. Van Buren Tansill, . R. Handle) Bal Boheme to Feature Thrilling Bull Fight Following Pageant. ‘The spirit of Bal Boheme has seized upon the Capital City with greater charm than ever before in its history. !uhh year m “lucky seventh,;'. and all prepara and arrangements are ‘being made for the most utterly alluring art carnival ever staged in the East. Not even the famous Beaux Arts Ball which takes place this week in New York City and is regarded as the acme of artistic perfection, is expected to excel the National Capital's Bal Boheme of 1930, A perfect riot of costumes will be seen )'::n, ‘which are not in any way confined pieces of art offered by club members for their choice. A piece of sculpture by Miss Clara m.mmymfi.mn?m and a beau lamp by . Helen ‘Tanquary Smith will be the awards next ‘Monday night, after the dis judges of costumes have made their decision. The judges this year will be Mr. and Mrs. Howard Chandler Christie of New York City, and Mr. and Mrs. Walter R. Tuckerman of the National th character of their office, they will arrayed in the judicial robes and habili- ments of early American justices of | the law. Thé judges will be seated in the box of honor at the center of the west side of the ball room, opposite the musicians’ gallery, there to survey the gayly garbed throngs as they pass in the grand march, which this year more than ever will be & big feature of the event, com- VISITOR FROM PARIS f = | Mr. John Henry Bartlett, chairman of ‘the American division of the Inter- national Joint Commission of the Unit- ed States and Canada, and Mrs. Bart. Jett entertained at dinner last evenin in the Florentine room of the Wardman Park Hotel in honor of the commission- ers of the. Canadian division of the commission. Their guests were the Hon. Charles A. Magrath, chairman of the Canadian division; Hearst W, 8ir William H.| MRS. EPHRA Who is prolonging her visit in Washingto: Club at the Willard Monday night, when guests entertained in their box by Col. chairman of the bal. n sh end TOWNLEY, to attend the Bal Boheme of the Arts e will be one of di shed Mrs. John Otto Johnson, the latter —Harris-Ewing Photo. lngm]:u before midnight and the supper period. hrifing bl Raht. to e staged by s , to staged Mr. William A. , Mr. Robert R. Hill, Mr. C. E. Rachford and Mr. Salva- tor lo Jocone of the United States Forest Service, in compliment to Mr. Will C. Barnes, former official of the Forest Service, who is the president of the Arts Club. ‘This bull fight will be one of the high spots in the evening’s program and will be the ball the famous floor . and for the masque of “The Adven- turers,” scheduled to occur on the stroke Public Invited to COURSE OF EDUCATIONAL LECTURES Tonight on “The Truth About Oriental Rugs” S NEJIB HEKIMIAN EVERY Thursday Evening, 8:30 1226 Conn. Ave. Courtesy of NAZARIAN & HEKIMIAN, INC. 1 Jivkin & dncorporatéd WAS! Nons 821 Fourteenth Street N.W. HINGTON'S LEADING FURRIERS Regular Stock ... selected and price reduced of 11 o'clock, on Monday night, by the artists of Washington. ‘The ball o] at 10 o'clock. A good, old-fashioned bull fight; done “after the most modern manner” by & group of men of the United States Forest Service, will be one of the “fea- tured bits” offered by the executive committee of the Bal Boheme. T'h!} bull fight will follow “The Adventurers of the Western World” and will serve as the unique feature to introduce the grand march of all costumed guests, nf ‘which there will be lgrl’oxlmluli 1,600, not including the big cast of “The Adventurers.” lvent A ‘The “bull fight” is now in ani- mated rehearsal at_the Willard, with | The Christ of Every Road The new book by the author of “Christ at the Round Table” and “The Christ of the Indian Road” WM. BALLANTYNE & SONS KSELLERS AND 142] F St. IANOS TO RENT $5 Per Month 12th DeMOLL’S and G ELEV PRICES Dresses C. as the “bull, the toreador, and Robert R. ;nnmme:r of the “stunt.” arran Will Barnes, estry division. The grand march of the Bal Boheme | Mrs. will be very beautiful this and marshaled by the committee, headed by Dr. . Coville. The grand march will pass before the four judges of costumes. These judges will be arrayed in early American robes of the judiciary. The aw will be announced as soon after the grand march as the de- cision can be made, probably during the supper period, which is scheduled to take place beginning at midnight. ‘The supper will this season be an out- standing feature of the ball, having been especially “created” for this “ball of the Americas” by the Willard’ famous new chef. ‘The demand for tickets and box seats is greater than ever before, and the public is advised that this season the number of tickets to be sold will be limited to 1,600, in order that the com: fort of the dancers and the presenta. tion of the “big stunts” may be un: impaired by overcrowding of the ball rooms. Tickets are at the clubhouse and leading hotels, as well as the A. A. A, for the convenience of patrons and the public at large. $5, including the famous Bal Boheme supper. Box seats on the main floor are $10 each, and in the gallery, $7.50. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Leiter were hosts last night at supper, entertaining in their home on Dupont Circle in com- pliment to the offici and_principals of the American Opera Co., which closed its short season last evening, when “Faust” was given as the fourtl presentation this week. Mrs. Leiter occug:;d & box at the performance last even! and had among her guests her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Rawls, Others in the audience last evening were the Ambassador of Ger- many and Frau von Prittwitz und Gaf- fron, the Minister of Venezuela, Senor Grisanti, and two of his daughters, the Senoritas Grisanti; Representative and Mrs. Robert Low Bacon, Mr, and Mrs. Lawrence Lee and their daughter, Miss Lee; Mrs. Loren Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. . Finkenstaedt and Mrs. George Ellery Crosby. ‘The opera company, which is under the direction of Mr. Viadimir Rosing, year, heralded famous floor . Frederick V. iged as a com) t to Mr.|of Tormer olal at the o1 rendition of . | been the Mr. and Mrs. Johrr Mock will enter- tain Senator and Mrs. James E, Wat- son, Mrs. Baxter and her daughter in their box at the opening performance of Otis Skinner in “Papa Juan” at the National Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Stuart W. Cramer of Cramerton, N. C., are at the Willard for several days. Dr. and Mrs. Harry Lewis have as their guest at the Wardman Park Ho- tel the latter’s sister-in-law, Mrs. Meyer L. Straus of Chicago, who will stay about three weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Cotten returned to their Baitimore home the first of the week after spending the week end in ‘Washi . Mr. and Mrs. Cotten came for the dinner which Mr. and Mrs. Wal- ter R. Tuckerman gave Friday evening at the National Woman's Country Club in honor of the Grand Duchess Kira of Russia, remained over Sunday for several other festivities. Mrs. Samuel Willlam Earle of Chi- cago, Who is making an indefinite visit at the Mayflower, came to Washin; in connection with the bill before Con- gress for the restoration of Wakefleld, in which she is particularly interested. Mrs. Earle is former recording secretary general of the Daughters of the Ameri- can Revolution an the Chicago Chapter. Mr. and Mrs. J. Leslie McCrea have started for a motor trip through the South and will be absent 10 days or a fortnight. . Mr. and Philadelphia, Pa., have taken a suite at the iton, where they will remain for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. I R. Pish of New Brit- ain, Conn., have spent a week at the Dodge Hotel. Brothers Final Clearance! FRIDAY DRESSES 10 Were $55 to $78.50 Afternoon and eve- ning dresses in a variety of materials and styles that needless to say are most remarkable values. + +* 391 Were $88.50 to 3150 In this group you'll find evening and after- noon gowns represent- ing the best in this sea- son’s styles and ma- terials. ALL SALES FINAL TWELVE THIRTEEN F STREET in a tremendous double event: Dresses : Coats 50 ... smart day- time, streeg, after- noom types ... for Friday Clean-Up. Philipsborn ENTH ST. = BETWEEN F &G FRIDAY CLEAN-UP DAY ‘10 “Car- {of the of its | Sol . | Richmond and . | several days. Mr. John Shea of Haddam, Kans., has est of his cousins, . Henley of Capitol left last evening for St. also past regent of 8o Mrs. George H. Lorimer of » Mr. and Mrs. George B. Juhnsmn‘ idiers’ Home, have gone . Weddell has # from her home in at the Carlton for house Mr. and Mrs. G. Hill. Mr, Louis, Mo., to visit his _cousin, John McCarthy. Mr. Shea will also visit Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Noble Pierce McCarthy in Huntington, W. Va. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hamilton of | the PFairfax Hotel in Pittsburgh taken an apartment in the Cavalier., | Mrs. Pinchot to Tell of Trip At Congressional Club Tomorrow. | Mrs, Gifford Pinchot will be the honor | guest at the Congressional Club weekly | 3:30 o'clock, tea tomorrow afternoon her talk with mqéln‘ pictures. This evening at 7:30 o'clock, H. Dale, president of the Con- C. William 'ye! tertain the members National when there will also be a program. Southern Society Hosts to Represen.atives of State Societies. The Southern Society will hold its reception and ball at the Willard Hotel tonight, a part of the program being forum for the discussion of ashington anniversary celebra- an o] the tion in 1932. ul all the State socleties the guests. The hours are from to 12 o'clock, and the States and Delaware, Mrs. Virginia Jones son: Florida, Mrs. May Little Georgia, Mrs. Walter F. George; Idaho, 1310 F Street Miss Rebecca Dial; Tllinois, Miss ginia Faust; Indi Miss Elsie ‘Washington Eagle Gate House, United States Sacation Beach, Fla., for a two-week vacation. Press Club at a supper party, Mr. J. Cloyd Byars is president of the Society and the presidents of “HOUSEWARMING SALE” 20%. OFF i ve. man; Tows, Mrs. John A. xnmd.y:' Kansas, Mrs. Colin Campbell; Ken- tucky, Mrs. Katherine Langley Benson: Mrs. Ernest L. Jahhcke; Maine, Blanche Wingo; Maryland, Miss Dorothy Mildred Nicholson; Mas- (Continued on Fourth Page.) mo- WOMEN'S SHOP-RALEIGH HABERDASHER The January Reduction Sale! Rev. have Stetson Shoes $5.75 Reduced from $#12.50—$]3.50—$]4.50 [__S_'_treet, Sport and Afternoon Wea_rj All Sales Final; No Credits; No Exchanges Raleigh Haberdasher Mrs, are 8:30 their Bell; Vir- Har- New York v “Paris J B.Jones & Co INCORPORATED 1219:1221 G Street N.W, BETWEEN 12th 2 13% STREETS Tomorrow—Friday Specials! for Chiffons . . . fiat crgpes, fish nets . . . georgettes . . . romaines prints . . . fashion colors, including the new black-and-white, all- 1hlack, hacienda, dahlia, bright reds, beige, navy, green, bright blues. Sizes 14 to 44 in the lot . . . not in every style. Absurdly low priced for Friday Clean-up. 50 Dresses . $22 to close out........ Just the wanted dresses for im- mediate wear! Nice bright chif- fons . . . long sleeved . . . that go everywhere. Sleeveless chiffons, fish nets . . . velvets . . . flat crepes. Street, afternoon, dinner, evening models. Every size . .. 14 to 44 in the lot . . . Friday Clean-up..$22 Just 20 Dresses, Copies of Imports . . . ... $38 Close to half price . .. some under one-half. Women's and misses’ frocks for TWO DAYS ONLY. We advise early selection. Friday and Saturday 10 Finer Dresses Wonderful values for the woman who wants a dress for immediate wear . . . for bridge, dinner . . . for- mal afternoon. Chiffons with hand- made lace yokes . . . long sleeved. Flat crepes . . . a few evening owns. Sizes 14 to 42 in the lot! riday Clean-up A Special Group of FUR Coats Regularly $145to0 8195 Friday & Saturday Only 387 .50 FOR Savings! That Will Amaze You Styles and qualities beyond your expectations—At this unusual price Proving again that Good Style and Good Material need not‘be expensive The new silhouette in desirable modified styles. 2-piece ensembles with a beautiful crepe blouse. Colors: Patou Red, Imperis] G ‘Worth . R o W M e 0 AT Rose, Turauolse, Peach, Navy, Orchid,’ Biack. Misses, 14 to 20 ‘Women, 38 to 42 Be Thrifty—Attend This Sale “This Bond accompanies every purchase leaving our store. A Special Group of FUR Coats Regularly $225 to $275 i Friday & Saturday Hudson Seal (dyed muskrat), broadtail, civet cat Materials: Plat erepe Georgette Wool ersey Wool crepe Canton crepe New prints Styles for —The school miss —The collegs girl —The business woman ... in fine imported velvets . . . the new flat chiffons rich metallic brocades . . . including Patou and Lucile Paray replicas . . . Dinner_Dress . ..gowns that may go with assurance to important Washington functions. Early selection urged. Fridag. -$38 Philipsborn’ Nine exclusive s high-grade Sport 88 Coats at ‘a new low price Friday Tailored by hand of exquisite imported sport coatings . . . beauti- fully furred with great shawls; lynx, raccoon, Jap fox, badger... the furs alone worth the Friday price of the coat. Sizes for juniors, misses, women . . . reduced for quick clearance. 25 Furred Winter Coats, New Low Price Friday, $58 and the matron. For-women, misses, junior misses. Brown, black Also 10 Furred Sport Coats . . . imported fabrics . . coon, jap fox collars.... Philipsborn’s—Third Floor J.B. JONES @ €O, 1321 G STREET N. W., WASHINGTON, B, & GUARANTEE BOND el o e e it P TR s Remaining Fur Trimmed Cloth Coat Reduced to Sale lots limited Size range broken AU sales final