Evening Star Newspaper, June 6, 1930, Page 33

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTOM D. T, FRIDAY, JUNE 6 1930 POTTER PALMER'S sze . THE HECHT CO-. Wreckers. . STREET AT SEVENTNH S meiausiisarn NATIONAL 5100 CHICAGO, June 6.—The doors of the Potter Palmer *“Castle” on the Gold Coast, one of the few remaining show places of the gorgeous and haughty 80s and 90s, opened today to the feet of the curious commoners, After a two-day soclety charity bene- fit, to which a signboard bids “every- body welcome,” the turreted stranger among towering apartment buildings will be given over to the wreckers. An 3 [ J [ =il Beginning Saturday at [N ome on Lake Shore drive during the 80s. Few were welcome to the “Castle,” and only those the socially elect dur- ing the more than 40 years that fol- lowed. There it stood in its early days, ° [J as austere and aloof as the stately chat- elaine who ruled it and the society she reigned over three decades. Mrs. Pal- mer was the only social dictator of Chicago’s elite. Had Homes in Paris and London. Mrs. Palmer, who died in 1918, also maintained homes in Paris and London. Her place in European social circles was as firmly fixed as in Chicago. An audience with her was obtained only after a message passed through ] 27 hands, butlers, maids, social secre- ries democracy's equivalent to lies-in-waiting. Her closest friends a tments in_writing. oX Chicago's affairs of the ensuing year. Distinguished Guests Listed. ‘The Prince of Wales, who later be- eame King Edward VII of England, was & guest of the Palmers. Presidents Grant, 4 Garfield and McKinley were enter- tained at the “Castle.” When Czar 2 Nicholas, last of the Romanoffs, was crowned, Mrs. Palmer chartered a spe- p cial boat and train to reach St. Peters- burg for the coronation. Many gf the Russian nobility returned to be guests at a house party on the drive. The drive that Mrs. Palmer knew as 8 shadow-mottled boulevard for regal equipages, a strip of paving winding leisurely beside Lake Michigan, now buzzes with the proletariat_hurrying to work. Children with the burr of for- eign lineage in their shouts crowd in from the congested West Side to swim in the lake, almost beneath the windows of the “Castle’s” turrets. Modernity has effected few changes in the old hom= It remains as Mrs. Palmer left it—heavy with tapestries, lined with suits of armor and dotted with busts of ancient and noble Romans. Last Social Event Recorded. Potter Palmer, jr., was the last of the : family to live in the “Castle.” When he sold it to Vincent Bendix, head of a 1 manufacturing concern, he specified he would continue to occupy it until the senior Mrs. Palmer’s granddaughter Bertha could make her debut there. That was an event of last Winter. Bertha is assisting with the charity benefit. Even the last affair at the “Castle” has a touch of aloofness—only the downstairs rooms are open to the bene- fit’s patrons. —s MAYOR IS ACQUITTED wememen| I Four Wonderful Price Groups Using Office for Business. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., June 6 (#).— A jury last night acquitted Anthony Ruffu, jr, mayor of Atlantic City, ol s charge of using his omu to further his insurance business. lury deliber- ated 3 hours and 4 minutes. The four indictments tried yuwmy were chosen from 14 o o e o For once we tell you not to come early . . . that is, ‘ mayor on the same allegation. No date e T R not earlier than 12 o’clock. If you get here before : i then you’re doomed to disappointment. Not one of *June Moon™ these dresses will be placed on sale until noon. This | is an event especially planned for the Business Women . d of Washington. For Government workers, secretaries, women in offices, teachers . . . in fact, for any woman who can never shop during the forenoon hours. Promptly at 12 the sale begins. Complete assortments You’d never expect to get such .. . in fabrics, colors, styles and sizes. Fresh, new Including the newest fabrics, col- frocks for so little . . . young, new merchandise. Prices way below the average. Come ors and fashions. Chiffons, plain and modes. Jacket frocks, capes, wide right from work to The Hecht Co. We’re going to be patterned, shantung and sports silks busy . . . but we’ve made every arrangement possible . « . polka dots, georgettes and Yo skirts, in plain or printed flat crepe, to insure quick and efficient service. Sanu. o . mmany nuvelty fahiitsis = o shantung, silk pique, jacquards, mesh- jackets . . . ensembles . . . a bewilder- ing variety of charming new things. anets and georgette . . . and of course Marvelons Vialues for in lor. i . st Women, Misses and Jr. Miss Sizes for jr. miss in $5.95 group only. Sizes for misses, 14 to 20. Sizes for little women, 1614 to 2614. Sizes for women, 36 to 50. Every New Summer Fashion Jacket Frocks Dead White Capes Eggshell Boleros I]V)lnize Pink . . usty Pi 4 ngen.e Touches Opaline . Embroidery Purple Tones Circular Skirts Nile ; Sleeves or Sleeveless Linen Blue | Pleats Bows Brilliant Patterns Monograms Polka Dots Excellent workmanship . . . sur- Summery fabrics, successful modes. Frills Bud and Leaf Prints isi detaili ti f Yosan, wash crepes, printed and plain High Waists Dots and Dashes D R A Paris. Double date frocks . . . after- wash crepe, shantung, piques and silk noon and evening frocks and frocks 'hi"in‘j!’ plain u:;d ‘:Ig“red Ehiftons Extra Salespeople for street and sports . . . many with f)rgandle, s p;mted ,crePe Raks Extra Fitters coats of different lengths. In all the ingesysnticmoonand seseniug)irocks oy smartest new fabrics . . . featuring and smart things for sports and street; Extl‘a F]_ttmg Rooms Al weints ligTiabaden v el many with jackets. Eyery effort has been made to facilitate the purchasing and fitting of these frocks. (Third Floor, The Heeht Co.)