Evening Star Newspaper, November 8, 1931, Page 101

THE SUNDAY STAl Owing to the present world-wide state of depression, ladies with penthouse apartments arc having terrible times this year. Just because a lady lives in 2 grand apartment building is no reason she doesn't feel the pinch of hard times just as keenly as any one else. Take this lovely girl, for example. She was to have had her apartment done over Victorian by a swell decorator. Then stocks didn't pick up as expected, and now it looks as though she would have to stay modern for another 12 months! WASHINGTON, D. (. Owing to the Depression By W. E. Hill. (Ccpyright. 1931, by the Chicago Tribune Syndicate.) Anybody who is anybody thesc days is having a lot to say about the de- pression and being quoted about this and t in the news sheets. On the left we have political high-up who says, “We have passed the worst of the depression, and now everything is going to be just dandy.” On the right, a famous educator opines that “the depression has only just started.” At the top. a solvent bank president offers the advice that if we spend lavishly and wisely, all will be well. At the bottom, a judge of the Superior Court urges GRAVURE SECTION—NOVEMBER 8 For the first time in the memory of woman, now that the cost of clothes, carpets and window draperies has to be all within eye and earshot to forego ill-advised spending and “look to the thought twice about, the men in the household have become rainy day.” No ore need be depressed with all these public opinions to moth consciou Once upon a time moth chasing was choose from. woman’s job exclusively. Now it is a common sight to see a husband pursuing a large, healthy moth from room to room of a Fall evening. Depression or no depressicn, the vearly crop of debutantes is coming along as it has in years past. The 1931 deb may not be coming out quite as far as in the days gone by, but here she is again in the society notes with a half-tone cut labeled “Miss Helene Bugbear Holdfast, debutante daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. Kunkel Holdfast of 1722%; Mulligan boulevard, who will make her debut at a dinner dance on Thursday of this week at the Hotel Coocoo.” Real estate boys are comsiderably put to it, owirg to the depressed -tate of business at the present moment, to 5 N Kt 6, S5 lease the more cxpensive apartments. Some of these bright 3 %o voung boys will stop at nothing short of marriage to charm / 4 : < 5 Y200 0! g elderly ladies with their money in the bank. This up-and § X B i > - \ The pencil drawings on the walls at-em agent is calling up his 75-year-old girl about the du / : < A 14 W N \ of public telephone booths are plex. “Hello, gypsy.” says he, “this is Mischiei speaking \ R & t T_. much affected by the business de- I just had to call up to ask if you liked the duplex m the ; T y T2 pressicn. 1f you are skeptical, we Winterbaker Arms? Somehow I can just sce you, girlie, all (‘ 72 ] present for your edification a sec- settled in it, waiting for Prince Charming to come along! . ‘ tion of a wall decoration (left) done before 1929, and another (right) of the 1931 vintage. “Isn't it _terrible, this business depression? I've just been to see Cousin Nellie's family, and they're so depressed Harold has broken his leg and Cousin Nellie says that Lorena’s adencids are bothering her again, and the base- ment is simply alive with fleas!” (Just one of those ladies who blame everything that happens on the business de- " ‘ pression.) Public enemy No. 10001. .About as popular as a quinine sandwich is the wet blanket who comes in late to the cocktail party and tells the boys and girls assembled all about how “the market hit a new bottom today,” and “Gee! It's going to be worse yet!” etc, etc Ve e N a) S 2 M