Evening Star Newspaper, January 29, 1931, Page 19

SOCIETY (Continued Prom Second Page.) to Palm Beach and through Southern Florida before returning ll\?me. Mr. and Mrs. W. Eben Burnside will | leave the latter part of next month for a motor trip through Southern Florida. Miss Ada May Joseph has returned to her home in Philadelphia after ding a few days with Mrs. Mc- 'nzie Moss‘in her apartment at the Calro, where she has recently moved. Mr, and Mrs. McElroy Moss, son_and daughter-in-law of Mrs. Moss, have moved to their new country nome, Roll- ing Stone, near Olney, Md. Mrs, Swagar Sherley and Miss Olive Sherley will be at home informally tomorrow afternoon from 4 to 6:30 o'clock. Capt. Sir Hubert Wilkins, noted ex- plorer, has arrived in Washington from New York City and is at the Willard for a few days. i — | Mrs. Frank Morrison entertained at ! luncheon today at Wardman Park in | honor of Mrs. Gantz, wife of Comdr. Benjamin Soule Gantz, U. S. N. Comdr. and Mrs. Gantz have recently | returned from the Orient, where he h“l been stationed for the past two years. | Among those at the luncheon were: Mrs. William N. Doak, wife of the Sec- retary of Labor; Mrs. Tilman B. Parks, | Mrs. T. S. Thorne, Mrs. Edward Bank ; Gibson, Mrs. George C. Simmons, Mrs. Ivan E. Bass, Mrs. Wallace Streater, Mrs, Gertrude V. Offutt, mother of the honor guest; Mrs. Edward Campbell Shields, Mrs. Harry M. Packard, Miss Margaret Mansfield, Mrs. Norman Hardy Britton and Mrs. Eleanor Cox QGriffith. This is the first of a series of luncheons Mrs. Morrison will give through the late Winter, Mrs. Horace L. son_entertained today at luncheon ‘and-bridge in honor of Mr. Dawson's mother, Mrs. E. A. Dawson of Salem, Ohio. “Silver” Tea Tomorrow in 8t. Margaret’s Parish House. A silver tea,will be given in the parish house of St. Margaret’s Church tomorrow afternoon from 4 to 6 o'clock for which cards have been sent out to the members of the parish and their friends by.the House Committee of the parish. The wives of the vestrymen will assist and a program of music will || be given during the, afternoon. ‘The recefving line at the tea tomor- row of the League of Republican Wom- en will include Mrs. Charles S. Deen, Mrs. Jacob Leander Loose, Mrs. L. J. Pettijohn, Mrs. Theodore G. Risley, Mrs. Paul M. Linebarger, Mrs. V. L. Biele- feldt and Miss Colt. The patronesses for the theater bene- fit which the Woman’s Club of Be-|| thesda will give Priday, February 6, in the State Theater, are Mrs. Walter R. ‘Tuckerman, Mrs. Gilbert H. Grosvenor, Mrs. James Alexander Lyon, Mrs. Fred- erick A. Parkhurst, Mrs. C. Willard Mrs. Chester Wells and Mrs. Edwin C. Brandenburg, chairman of patronesses. Senator and Mrs. Morris Sheppard, Senator and Mrs. Tom Connally, Repre- sentative and Mrs. Wright Patman, Representative and Mrs. John C. Box, Representative and Mrs. Morgan G. Sanders, Representative Sam Rayburn, Representafive Hatton W. Sumners, Representative and Mrs. Luther A. Johnson, Representative and Mrs. Clay Stone Briggs, Representative and Mrs. Daniel E. Garrett, Representative and Mrs. Joseph J. Mansfield, Representa- tive and Mrs. James P, Buchanan, Rep- resentative and Mrs, Oliver H. Cross, Representative Fritz G. Lanham, Repre- sentative and Mrs. Guinn Williams, Representative and Mrs. Harry M. Wurzbach, Representative and Mrs. || John N. ' Garner, Representative and | rrs Claude B. Hudspeth, Representa- ve Representative Marvin Jones, will be the Honor guests at the meeting of the,| ‘Texas State Society, which will be held|| Saturday evening at 8:30 o'clock in Meridian Mansions, at 2400 Sixteenth || street northwest | Representative Morgan G. Sanders, * former president of the society, will be | the speaker of the evening; Mrs. James P. Marley will give a short program of violin numbers and Miss Jack Carlton ‘Ward, soprano, formerly of Beaumont, ‘Tex., will give a short program of songs. Mrs. George Barnum entertained a small company today at luncheon at the Shoreham Hotel. Mrs, Stanley Carr has gone to New York and is at the Weylin Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. Robert McMurdy of Chicago are at the Dodge Hotel during their brief stay in the Capital. Mrs. Harry S. Tubbs of California || has taken an apartment at the Far- ragut, having come East to be near her son, Mr. Harry S. Tubbs, jr., who is a cadet at the United States Military Academy at West Point. Mr. and Mrs. Irvin 8. Cobb of Paducah, Ky, are visiting in Washing- ton for a few days and are at the ‘Willard, Miss Alam Cramer, assistant United Btates trade commissioner at Barcelona, Spain, was entertained with her sister, Miss Mary Cramer, at dinner at the Arts Club on Tuesday evening by Miss Virginia Diedel. on a two-month furlough from her as- signment and will return to Barcelona the first of March. Nebraska State Society Party Tomorrow Evening. ‘There has been a large demand“for membership cards and guest tickets | for the Nebraska State Society's recep- tion to be given tomorrow night in the Congressional Club, at 2001 New | Hampshire avenue. The wives of the | Senators and Representatives from || Nebraska will be hostesses. | Representative Olger Burtness from || North Dakota will give an illustrated | address on the one tholsandth anni- versary celebration of Iceland’s parlia- ment, and Mrs. M. C. Guthrie will sing. Miss Catherine W. Palmer, formerly a student of the American Laboratory ‘Theatre in New York, will speak before the Pierce Hall Players at Sixteenth and Harvard streets, tomorrow evening on “The Technique of Acting,” an ex position of the theories of Maria C: Burchell’s Famous Bouquet Coffee “a breakfast in itself”’ 25c Ib. N. W. Burchell 817-819 Fourteenth St. gnd Mrs. Thomas L. Blanton and | |} Miss Cramer is home || THE EVE &' STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, RETURNING WESTWARD Who came from Lansing to attend the ‘while here. Michigan State Society dinner Monday night at the Hay-Adams House and were guests of Senator and Mrs. Vandenberg ~—Harris-Ewing Photo. | penskaya and Richard Boleslavsky of the Moscow Art Theater. There will also be a musical pro- gram by Constance Russell, Dgrothy Radde Emery and the Capital City Choristers. Arrangements for the affair are be- | ing made by Mrs. R. S. H. Dyer, as- sisted by Mrs. J. G. Hefty, Mrs. 8. F. Bemis and Mrs. G. F. Loughlin. Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Hamlin will be members of a large and distin- guished company to attend the weekly dinner which the Woman’s National Democratic Club will give tomorrow evening. An unusual and interesting program will follow when Miss Amelia McAllister and Miss Harriet McAllister will present in costume their original thumbnail comedies. These playlets are unique and are described by the artists as little dramatic cartoons de- picting in freehand certain amusing types, manners and phases of thought which are current today. Mrs. James Meredith Helm will be a hostess at the dinner, as will Mrs. George M. Eckels, Miss Charl Williams, Miss Imogene Howell, and a number of others. The International Outlook Section of the Twentieth Century Club will have as guest Monday Dr. William F. Notz, dean of the School of Foreign Service of Georgetown University, who will speak on the subject, “The Three Most Popular Rulers of Europe. Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Ahearn and Miss Elizabeth Ablard of Detroit, Mich., a companied by Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Bou- tell of Ypsilanti, Mich., are spending ESTABLISHED OVER FIFTY YEARS MANY COMPLETE SUITES OF HENDERSON'S BEDROOM AND DINING ROOM FURNITURE now available, at Decidedly Reduced Prices Special values, such as these, merit your early attention. James B. Henperson Fine Furniture and 1108 G Street—Phones: District THURSDAY, several days in Washington and ml at the Dodge Hotel. Dr. B. Edwin Erikson entertained at dinner last evening at the Willard in honor of the members of the Columbia Dental Club. Mrs. Ralph A. Chase of Brookfield, Mass., s at the Dodge Hotel for a few days, and is accompanied by Miss H. D. Trull. The January meeting of the Wash- ington Colony, National Society of New England Women, was held in the resi- dence of the corresponding secretary, Mrs. Walter Brown Patterson. This colony will be well represented " (Continued on_Fifth Page) _ MATTRESSES RENOVATFD Best Service and Prices COLUMBIA BEDDING CO., INC. 219 G St. N.W. NAtio Interior Decorating 7676 7677 | Remnants | and | Odd Lots | | 7/4 and 8/4 heavy bleached | sheeting of these two famous | brands—at an astonishing Pri- day bargain price—Street Floor. Miss Kathleen McClure, Butterick Pattern Expert, will be il Gieen Hckel Sale Wide Pequot and Mohawk Sheeting Zic our pattern department Friday and Saturday to advise you on dressmaking problems Satisfaction JiespaiACE 810-818 Seventh St. NW. 1 Since 1859 | 29¢ TO 5% WASH GOODS in plain col- ors and prin ple and novelty materials for wom- en’s and children’s wear. 79¢ TO $1.50 SILKS & RAYONS in prac- tical sewing lengths. Plain colors and prints in immense variety. Yard.... Special Purchases REMNANTS : 1 to 5 yard lengths in sta- 10c Yard.... 39¢ Street Floor Sale! Fine | Lotions Perfumes Bath Salts Toilet Water Cold Cream Hair Dressing Mail and Phone Orders Street Floor. Face Powder Face Creams At A Wonderful Bargain Price 50c Value, Choice Dusting Powder Lipsticks Rouge Hair Tonic Talcum Powder Brilliantine Lilac Vegetal Toiletries Filled Men’s Furnishings MEN'S APRONS—For butchers | and waiters; in checks, blue ¢ I and white. 39¢ 1 SHIRTS—$1.50 perfect shirts in collar-attached, separate-collar and neckband styles. Plain and fancy broadcloth, rayon stripes and $1.00 PATAMAS—Odd lots men’s coat and middy pajamas in dark patterns. Sizes A, B. 55 MEN’S N SHORTS, lots, Sizes 30 to 40. In fas Choice.... UITS in white, | seam | SHIRTS sook. Sizes 42 to 3 MEN'S ATHLETIC DRAWERS of white checked nainsook. 20 e Waist sizes 28 to 34.......0 Street Floor Friday Close-Out $1.98 and $2.98 | Dresses 1 In Rayon Crepe and | Rayon 1 Taffeta {§| Friday's sale—including regular and |§| extra sizes 16 to 50. Long sleeves, |j| sleeveless and short sleeve dresses with pleated and flared skirts. |}l Trimmed with tabs, bows and but- || tons. Dots, checks and floral pat- terns. Not_all sizes in each style. sales final. None C. O. D, no phone || orders.—Second Floor. Children’s Wear $5.98 TO $12.98 ZIPPER SETS of | suede and suedeen, consisting of aviator cap, leggings and lumber- jack to match. Sizes 2 $3 98 $5.98 TO $14.98 GIRLS’ COATS | in straightline, sport and cape mod- els, tailored or fur trimmed. Lined ;‘Ad interlined. Sizes 10 35'00 14 79¢ GIRLS’ MIDDIES .of white jean, in regulation style, .with tie ||| slide, slash pocket and long 50 ¢ ||| sleev Sizes 8 to 20. At | $: GIRLS’ RAINCOATS of |]| jersey and leatherette, with hat or tam to match. Guaran- n | ‘ teed inproof, Sizes 2 i it oo 2 $2.98 to 4. 8 to 14. $5.98 GIRLS' SSES, green en- semble over sleeveless flowered dress; suspender skirt of wool plaid but- toned onto red crepe d: chine blouse. Also other styles. Broken sizes, 10, 12 and 14 83'93 Second Floor ome INeeds WINDOW SHADES in odd sizes and lengths. Olled opaque. 95 1]! Some slightly soiled. | HALL RUNNER — ants of |}l certainteed felt-base hall runner, 24 || and 27 inches wide. Some 18¢ |}l pieces can be matched. Yard 7 |}l * CURTAIN STRIPS—Odd lot of ]| tie-back curtain strips, val- ] (¢ {ll ances and lace strips. Each |l CRETONNE REMNANTS of heavy 1| quality, in attractive pat- | 13¢ SAVAGE WASHER & DRYER EXCLUSIVE SPIN-RINSE, SPIN-DRY terns.. Some can be match- : selettes & Girdles DISCONTINUED MODELS $2.00, $3.00 and $5.00 step-in girdles and corselets. R & G, P. N. sl 00 o0 BANDEAUX, 0dd jots, PR Wit . i X re- duced to 49¢ 10¢ 3%¢ and 59¢ BANDEAUX and garter belts, reduced to (No C. I°) D. or phone orders. All 100 of these beautiful dresses in | Al | Watteaus Brim Hats ‘ace Bicornes OFf-the-Face Hats All head sizes and black and all colors in this collection of chic Spring millinery at a special low price.—Street Floor. | $3 Smart Spring Hats Solid Straws and Straw-and-Felt Combinations 188 Spring time in dresses eral, ors. with fur sleeves. lars. Special Selling! Lovely New Dresses Of Plain and Printed Silk-and- Rayon Fabrics A flash of Spring- novelty the Winter skies! Brand - new, distinc- tive Spring fashions and quality, priced so attractively that many women will want sev- Gay prilits, bright shades and staple col- Street afternoon dresses and Sunday night frocks, Trim belted styles, new necklines, lace collars, scarf col- All sizes, 14 to 20, 38 to 50. Second Floor. 95 under of beauty dresses, bands on | Hosiery & Underwear | seconds of $1.25 to styles. | with fur tops, also fancy cuff $1.00 SILK-AND-WOOL HOSE— Women's full-fashioned silk-and- wool hose in popular colors. 69(‘ Slight _irregulars. $1.25 AND $1.50 SILK HOSE— | Seconds of pure thread silk hose, full fashioned, at a quick 95 . selling_price RAYON UNDERWEAR—Women's rayon bloomers, combinations and | 29¢ step-ins, slight irregulars, in 5 SE—Per- | pastel shades MISSES fect quality rayon-mixed long sport hose in fancy patterns and 95 shadow clocks. c $2.00 grades, FULL-FASHI service 49(. WOMEN'S REGULAR AND EX- TRA ZE HOSE, including Burson rayon-and-lisle and outsize mock- silk-and-rayon hose. 4Qq [rregulars . $2.00 RAIN SILK AND $250 I full fashioned, sheer 98¢ HOSE, in chiffon weights and with dull finish. Ir- regulars FULL-FASHIONED SILK perfect quality, ip chiffon and service weights. All $2.00 S NIX AND ROMAN STRIPE fine chiffon silk hose, full fashioned, perfect quality, with' picoted top. ~ Also @7 ]9 | 1 # ment. Sizes 2 to 6. 3 for 35“ , sizes 42 and PART-WOOL UNION with rayon stripe. | knee length. Q¢ $2.00 RAYON PAJAMAS—Beauti- ful quality tuck-in pajamas, showing gay color combina~ tions ... " 98¢ Glove Oddments WOMEN'S FABRIC GLOVES in fancy cuff and two-clasp 39(5 All colors, all sizes. . CHILDREN'S JERSEY MITTENS knit gauntlets, lined with warm 29(3 fleece . . WO M ABRIC GLOVES, trimmed slip-ons 652 and fancy cuffs. All shad WOMEN'S D \ CAPE n fancy cuff and slip-on your Floor. GLOVES, and colors. Broken sizes... Street Floor Cannon Bath Towels C Heavy, double Turkish ‘Towels, highly absorbent White with col- ored borders, also plain colors of green, peach, orchid, blue, pink and Perfect Cannon Bath Towels fluffly Turkish Towels in 19c white with fancy colored home at a saving.—Street ’ Boys’ Wear - 15 : sizes to 15, in plain and fancy broadeloth, Collas aitached, € in handsome suiting fabrics, 3g, 8-piece style. Reduced to... 22 C and ;ln\m:y broadcloth, wit! &5 attached collar, .Sw?z 12Y; 590 INED COATS of black or brown Dupont leatherette, facing and fur fabric col- lar. Sizes 6 to 18. o 33'39 Pull-over sweaters in many attractive fancy patterns... 69¢ BOYS’ $1.0f to 18. Of flannelette, broadcloth and fancy madras. One and two 77c styles. Irregulars, in black 89c Mill Purchase Size 18x36 thread Cannon and long-wearing. maize. Slight seconds. Size 20x40. Thick, borders. An opportunity to supply BOYS' “BELL” BLOUS b BOYS’ CAPS—Clearance of caps BOYS' SHIRTS, tailored of plain h BOYS’ SHEEP-| sheepskin fleece lining, corguroy BOYS’ SWEATERS, sizes 26 to 34. PAJAMAS in sizes 4 piece styles e ? § JANUARY 29, 1931, - BROOKS tith and 12th END OF THE MONTH CLEARANCE - One Day—Friday Only Another BROOKS one-day event that means tremendous savings to those who take advantage of the exceptional values repriced for clearance. The merchandise in every case is per- fect and in fashion, but generally represents broken size ranges and odd lots on which we sacrifice profits in order to clear from our floors. $15 & $16.75 Street & Sports Dresses 9 Three Velvet Evening Dresses: White, size 40; black, size 44, and wine, size 42. Formerly $29.75........ ceseenen.. $19 Three $25 Misses’ Pastel Chiffon Evening Dresses, $18 One $29.75 Misses’ Black Velvet Evening Dress, $18 Three $29.75 Misses’ Fur-trimmed Black Velvet Wraps, $22 One $69.75 Metal Cloth Evening Wrap..............$45 $15 and $18 Misses’ Party Dresses Brooks Dresses, Third Floor $79.75 to $89.75 Fur-Trimmed Coats All-Black and Coats with All-Brown Coats $ 415 Contrasting Furs Trimmed with Caracul, Kit Fox, Skunk, Muskrat, Wolf, Manchurian Wolf, Pointed Wolf and Raccoon. Women’s and misses’ sizes. $95 to $125 Fur-Trimmed Coats Black Coats lavishly trimmed with Badger, Kolinsky, Kit Fox, Skunk, Russian Caracul, Persian Lamb, Fitch and Beaver. $69 Fur-Trimmed Dress Coats Fifteen Coats in Small Misses’ Sizes trimmed with Marmot and Manchurian Wolf. In black and tan shades. $25 $25 Fur-Trimmed Sports Coats Fur-trim- $18 Main Floor Accessory Clearance $2.95 Rayon Kimonos $2.95 Real Kid Gloves G Street—Between Fifty Flat Crepe and Light-weight Woolens in one and two piece styles. Misses’ sizes only. Fifteen Misses’ Dresses, in Crepe and Satin. Very fashionable styles, including peplum silhouettes. Pastel and high shades. Twenty-nine Coats in Tweeds, Astrakhan, and Alpaca. med or plain. Misses’ sizes. Brooks Coats, Second Floor fronts. Cut full and roomy, in a large contra embroidered _ stitchin variety of floral designs. Black 15 shades include the new Spring and_Gold, Red and Gold, Tur- $2- D Bloade, Tan, Caravan and other desirable shades. $3 and $5 Leather Bags = W, : Remarkable values in Bags of Calfskin, $6.95 Wool Striped Robes Moroceo Suede, covered and turned frames, in combination color stripes. Blue and Egg, Brown, Navy, Green, Grey. Orchid and Tan, Green and 65 Envelope, Backstrap, ~Pouches $1 95 White, Red and Tan. Sizes 34 o and Underarm style. to 3 N . $5.95 Crepe & Satin Blouses The newest styles are included in this 10_Crepe do_chine undermer, includs tion. Woal, hace, § lips, chemise, dancettes, models, ey ':gwn:.‘pl.rloo:n:r':’ step-ins and $1'50 ;zit!nlz/4 counter mussed; :I:{: $3'85 to b - $2.95 Slip-on Sweaters $1.95 Fabric Gloves 6 and 4 button length with scalloped and Crew neckline. Sizes 36 to 40, in Green, Red, Orchid, Tan, Blue, slightly season’s best shades of Arab, counter soiled, but otherwise $1 00 Mocha, Beige, Eu-heoll,'- Jr-" $]. 00 and Black. Made with wide contrasting sleeves and Mostly fancy turn-back cuff style with quoise and Gold and other seasonable colors, Made with shawl and notch collar style mostly all have inside zippers. Black, $2.95 to $4.95 Silk Undies selection. Wool, lace, embroidered tunics; panties. Zephyr *Wool and Rayon with the V and novelty tops. Twenty smart styles in the perfect. $10 and $11.75 “Thrift Shop” Dresses 89 Georgette, Flat Crepe and Wool Crepe Dresses for Street and Afternoon Wear. Regular and half sizes 16 to 46. Black, Blug, 36.95 Green, Brown and Beige. Twelve $10 Tweed and Chinchilla Coats........................$6.95 Seven $15 and $19.75 Alpaca Pile Coats ....................$11.75 Five $16.75 Fur-Trimmed Tweed Coats........................$11.75 Twelve $16.75 Untrimmed Sports Coats ...................$11.75 Thirty $5 Leatherette Raincoats ....................oeeceeannee-..$1.69 Nineteen $5.75 Jersey Dresses.. ..............c..cccceececceaicreenen . $2.69 Brooks Thrift Shop, Main Floor $125 and $149 Fur. Coats Refluced 03 Four fitted Sealine* Coats with self collars, four Sealine* Coats with Marmot and Fitch trimmings, one dyed Muskrat, one Beige Lapin and one Beige Car- acul Coat, all with self-collars $98 and $115 Fur Coats Reduced *69 Two Sealine* Coats with self collars, one Natural Muskrat Coat self-trimmed, two Pony Coats with Fox cellars. " > Brooks Fur Coats, Signd Floor. *Dyed Coney.