Evening Star Newspaper, March 23, 1930, Page 45

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SOCIETY. Tales of Well Known Folk In Social and Official Life Outstanding Events Listed, With Special Notes of Important Happenings in Two Continents and Personal Sketches, BY MARGARET E. DOWNING. ‘The Ambassador to Madrid, Mr. Irwin Laughlin has been, as the term goes. easy during the political up- heaval which caused the.retirement of Primo de Rivera. Mr. and Mrs Laugh- lin are still in the hotel quarters whnich were taken over from the recent Am- bassador, Mr. Mammond, and they are spacious and elegant enough, still it is & hostelry and without the charm and Klv of home. It had been the firm ten of Mrs. Laughlin when the ful mansion in Crescent Spanish capital for something like it and establish her home with her full ‘domest taff. But Madrid is pecu- in small domieiles, for, ulfl*‘”fllw' abode suited for wealth or exalted rank. |* of residences about to the park and gardens, which have partments and drawing and uet halls surpassing in of the larger ball reoms of hotels, With a minimum of ex- these rooms are heated in- celain stoves or ‘There are groups the Plaza de Oriente. which m‘;l gfllce of Madrid and its mag- 100 8 Tooms area the inating | 8nd _rarest specimens mnulndahldnnluu"mu-dth w3 cheria n&nnhhmfl- She wes the Marquese 1 Rosaria, but like nearly all the grande dames of Spain she is not m\lfll 10 0ceAn VOYAges has never ited thi V:enzm world. * Mr. John D. Rockefeller, jr., re- Juctantly joined Mr. Otto H. xh..uhn in deciding that too many hercylean ob- stacles intervene when contempla the erecting of a new Metropolitan Opera. feller makes that Wm; that opera 18 Ing. the contrary, he ':eugm l-m S ears are coms w Nyew World. But land which he purchased from Columbia Univer- sity from Fifth to Sixth avenues and from Fiftieth to- Pifty-first streets, 1s 8o tied up in long-period leases that it will require at least five years to clear | the situation ln‘;ll“m u:zslv‘: :h:vtslnu this particular sq - ew temple of music which l‘::l: i %‘wo churehes, in- been ed. © cluding 5@? trick’s Cathedral, on the corner of Fifth avenue and Huy-n‘rl:.; street, are opposed to bringin - opera’ house so near. Many Of e stockholders belleve it wiser to build much further up Fifth avenue than Mr. Rockefeller’s site. A location near the Me u;:m Museum in the now_indicated. Eighties is gy e Mrs. John FPrancis Amherst will this Spring open what is frequently described 8s the handsomest private 3 this Republic, Biltmore, to a8 chot:'l md drive through the spacious park an cirele | about the splendid French yenaissance | chateau which her father bullt in the early 1890s. Hitherto visitors to Ashe- ville could only view this domain (rom‘ afar, but possibly Mr, Cecil, who is British, and accustomed to have the public ‘beauty spots in the three isles accessible, has counseled this conces- sion, although Mrs. Cecil will charge no entrance fee which is cuewmar‘.in England and its sister islands. Richard Morris Hunt, the renowned architect ©of New York Oity, designed the chateau and it was erected under his personal directions and principally by British and Scotch stone masons. It was five years in the building and Mr. Hunt nounced it his best effort and the est private home in the Western ly the Bil estate I tmore pusd ,000 acres. Many have d. included 1 X off to ide for the Ches~ Dire vRbee which Mr. and Mrs. George Vanderbiit built for the workers em- Arts mcwu‘ ‘which is its most picturesque suburb. More than 15,000 acres have been turned into a forest reserve and nmhthheu that Mr. axgg;:mm rehensive s waods vflchbfl%flumfluone of the rts in this country on forest conservation. D blooming . cacm open the . e ‘The late Myron T. Herrick is given credit for the fast-spreading vogue of golf which has been shown in France and especially about Paris during the ve three years. FPrenchmen hitherto ded in the regiment | of Prench children taught at home or | netndh: rivate schoois after they are | 7 years old. Now, however, those sports- | men, who are rmwmnt in racing, are | laying out golf courses. A few weeks splendid course at Lamorlaye, about 18 miles from Paris, was opened with a fashionable mémbership list and with an ancient mansion nearby re- modeled for the uses of a club house. This 18 an 18-hole course and it has been skillfully laid out with old forest trees and the location of bunkers sup- MRS. KARL THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., MARCH 23, 1930—PART THRER. Musio on the banks of the Lake Geneva and within a minute’s walk of the former Hotel National, now the meeting place of the Lasgue of Nations. ‘The sessions began on July 1 and con- tinued until August 81, snd of the 33 separate nations represented in the stu- dent three came from publie, science of muumnumums'm it was he United States, fees paid in advance, an slowly marvelous, years after the This venerable was & native which the War declared. She married and she remaine the rity, there are fessors are in mlh!’mmm uates of North Carolina, was one of the three Americans at the last session and he says his chief diversion after grinding study was to endeavor to select Britons, British Colonials and citizens of this republic from the cosmopolitan grou) in the refee! . He spoke to & dapper yous with horned spectacles in only to find that he was a and another, whom he was sure New Yorker turned out to be of FENNING, ‘P'!'edlm of the 'u}:lnnon :r::nel:oofh:l: A-'sdc-: mu::l ';l l'ynlvui" ‘'omen, sponsering “Journey End,” iven for the it e fellowshi] teo fund in Poli’s Theater March 31. ” plying hazards. There are spacious ) fairways and this club proclaims 8| stricter system about the entrants thap has hitherto prev: Another new golf course is near eims and one of the demolished chateaus has been rena- vated for a club house, and the field lies the road to Seissons, where o ttles were. fought during the World War. Cincinnati, Mr. Bigelo ed possession is the tureen of & set spe- clally manufactured and decorated in Canton, China, for President Wash- | ington. It was brought from the Orient in the Empress of China in 1785 snd sent by special packet to Mount Vernon, A simple spri| surface of the conventional type of the best grade of has imj in the, center the official emblem of Cincinnati in enamel colors and gold. This set con- tained over 100 ue&lr-u pieces, but only three appear have been pre- | served in public museums. The White | House has no specimen in the collec- tion of historic porcelain, but a cup | and saucer may be admired in the old | National Museum, the vari-colored brick edifice next to the Smithsonian In- stitution. The Metropolitan Museym | of Art has one plal and there are about 1,000 requests annually to eapy it. The plate is more ornate than cups and has a mythologieal figure | descending from Heaven with the seal | of the Cincinnati. x K Kk ‘When Dr. Albert Zimmern, professor | of political science in the University | of Géneva, announced last Summer the mnlng of his school of internationa] | dies, he frankly stated that he hoped | te do for all nations what Dr. Garfleld was accomplishing for students in the President Masaryk's domain, Czecho- vakia. slo * ok ok % If Mrs, Alexander Robey Shepherd, who died in this city recently, had kept % day-by-day diary of her adult years, would prove a document of fas- cinating interest and of untold value, For the widow of the man who found | Food and Serviee Unsurpassed The _ "= Usllicr In '_clz:so to 7:30 SUHDAYWI;I..N.NER $1 .00 Choaice of Oyster_op Fruft Cocktall of gur own toe nd desserts. Fresh Pineapple or Strawberry fait Fresh Cherry Ple Pumpkin Pie Butter Scotch Ice Creams, Cake Maron Glace e Famous or boxed to DAILY United States in the Williamstown School of Politics. This institute was This is Wanda Perry, a young Broadway star. She is learning thal proper care makes hair more ardw even for a girl Now You Can Protect Her N/mmr_ is gradually lowering our ability to grow hair. Baldness is becamin :Lrule among men; authoritics predic therday of feminine baldoess is Now, more than ever before, it is neces- sary for the whole family 0 practice, proper care of the hair. Danderine helps s ing hair; dissolves the wp:mw'cru- dandruff. Tt changes dull, lustreless, brictle hair into hair that is soft, sparkling, vigor- ous. Itsconsistent usccocourages Danderin Lovely Hair! growth of loag, silky, abundant hair, With Danderine it is so casy to “‘train"a child's hair; to keep it orderly, sparke ling, clean. ~ Danderine accentuates the natural curl of a child’s hair. A girl's waves look more matural when “set’” with it. They stay in longer. Use Danderine with children to over- come theevils of frequent washing. It puts backito hair and scalp the natu. ral oils removed by soap and water. Danderige isn't sticky or oily; doesn’t show. It is no trouble to usc. Just put & little o the brush cach time the hair is arran dh ']l';n will the scalp healthy and r hair -Iwar;'l vigore ous, soft, lustrous, ecasily The One Minute Hair Beautifier it wag the scene of Admiral Dewey's wooing of Mrs, Mildred McLean Hazen. It then became the home of the for- mer Ambassador to Rome and Mrs. Wil- % |liam P. Draper and the nuptials of their dsughter, Margaret, to Prince An ‘Boncompagni-Ludovici nhd:-’.l-d there. i By Gov. and . Shephe: brief period thay. the BIStrict of G bia had a mining concessions in Batapolls in state of Chihuahua, Mmeo”mu:.‘e’e' in this outpost of civilizatian presented a marked contrast to Washington, but Mrs. Shepherd was a home-maker and R 3 and time sociations — made best of those of R e 1903, . in her well remembered way. She gave suppers of the M:xmm. and m&ifl friends establ the for frijoles and chili con carne a other now popular dishes from the of the Rio Grande. only W] age crept on that she gave up her home and passed the evening of life with her married daughters. Alpha Omicron Pi Unit Of Maryland U. Meets For "Housewarming" of the dance which the active chapter u:‘wm man and Miss Sorority Holds Initial Meet- T ing Today in Its New Home — Other Fraternity Notes. Alphs Omicron Pi, the Nationsl aommy olmuntvuuWotmnrl::: & house today a\aodflo&u%mdfl- lege avenue, College Park. ‘The Serority hington ly .re giving a card party om April 2, which date will precede that WEEN I Special | only Removal Sale | Offers Great Values in Fur Coats and Fur Pieces We Are For Those Women Who Were Unable to Attend During Last W eek Monday—an Added Day of Our Nineteenth Anniversary Week of Sales!® Over 3,000 Misses and to Move to 1617 Cua.wA“. N?'W‘. W(”nenelmc. saw, and bought in the six days of this e last 2 week and trite as it may sound, 3,000 women can’t be wrong . .. Quite nature ally we feel grateful and more than a little proud of this record. proves much For it more than any mere attendance l‘- ures ocould prove. It proves that the confi- dence of Weshington women in this store was justified. It proves that the values were all that we said they'd be. O thanks for your wonderful response. We're going right ahead giving you “modern fash- ions at moderate prices” and the kind of intimate, friendly service we bee li. Ve you women sppre- ciate. For the ADDED Day We Present These Sale Specials That W ere Most in Demand .DURING the six days of last week there were certain items that' we found to be outstandingly popular. Real “wanted fashions”! For Monday we have made strenuous and successful efforts to offer complete selections of these same items at the same special prices that made them “best sellers” last week. Here They Are! @ The Lovely Spring Dresses at . . @ The Smart Spring Coats at. . . . @ The Fashionable Suits at . . . . . @ The Flattering Fur Scarfs at. . . @ The Popular Silk Blouses at . . #8575 @ The Gloves at #2:6> Handbags at #4-95 @ The New Spring Hats at. . . . . 8375 Rémember Our Slogan: $16 38 $25 $28 “Modern Fashions at Moderate Prices” on April & The initiation of Miss Frances Sakol into SOCIETY. |0 giv- of Miss S R e Clephans will act 8s toastmistress. -3 E g i X Y3t Efiiéégi Bear Meat Blamed for 3 Deaths. STUTTGART, Germany, March 22 (#)~Three persons have died here among 45 cases of trichinosis which re- sulted from the consumption of bear Lillian May, | meat that had not been inspected. Trichinosis is a disease which fre- quently appears in the United States. Tt usually is ascribed to the eating of improperly cooked pork. . FE-Cuminghan €52 314~316 SEVENTH ST..NW, at Cunningham’s— The Coat That Says“YES” To All Your Wants..... «..will be flared, belt- ed...often caped... sometimes cuffed in Napoleonic m anner + « « never monoto- nous. ITS FABRIC ...will be one of the new soft woolens such as Vio crepe, Kashmir or Sera pheen . . . sharkskin, tweed or covert. All sizes and colors A small deposit “Linen Weave Straws” Are “Brimful” of Fashion . Imported Perle-Visca and Linen Weave Straws Baku Braid 95 Values Suph = You Ne Belore!!! Spring that this special selling of solid Perle Visca andh'nenStnmwwldbeimpotunttmnq much higher price. The new brims. . .are so different! A splen- did assortment in flattering brimmed styles, as well as close-fitting models. . .in black and new e

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