Evening Star Newspaper, May 21, 1933, Page 35

Dresses for Commencement, Dress of plain and matelassed organdie, W hite the’ prshed-up with a collar. with Kate Greenaway ruffles .at the hemline, French Couturie rs Cater - To Tastes of Americans BY SYLVESTRE DORIAN Director of the Par’s Fcchion Service. d'Ahetze, Lyolene, Batou. Molyneux, Le 'Monnier, Rose Valois. Rose Descat. Schiaparelli, Maggy Rouff, Marcel Rochas and Luclle Paray. E was a time when French couture quite forgot, or at least ignored American scorching Summers, and | American women’s need for frocks that | were tmart, but 2t the same time cool. mplaint can no lcnger be made. dces ‘ncludc of the ACH season, it seems, Paris makes more concessions to overseas tastes and requirements. There every one that are evic clientele. This is more than ever the case this Perhaps because cotton has once | nake & gocd nty aimed at an o/erseas ye 8 of years of eclipse eminently a hot-weather fabric, and whenever the couture takes it into its head to create in the dozens of airy cotton materials, women know that they will not lack for thin dresses for | ot days. ; Equally acceptable to American wear- ers are the Summer prints which Paris has indorsed this year. Often these | costumes_are amade with short jackets of waist-length or longer, which slip on | over a sleeveless frock of varying length. | This makes the practicel type of frock approved in America. These printed jacket costurmes vary from the very simple ytime mode's, cut on tailored lines, and suitable for wear the whole day, to elaborate costumes designed in Paris to be worn for races and cimilar | events, but equally suitable for formal Summer afternoon occasions. Such & costume is composed of a frock of heavs black and white printed crepe, with draped cowl neckline, and tied biack satin girdle. With it is worn a short loose jacket with wide full sl and black ‘satin gauntlet gloves. With the | jacket and hat the costume is correct for late afternoon wear: without jacket and hat, the sleeveless frock makes an informal dinner gown * % x ANGmR cos ceiva | vhich might con- ib'e rcle for Sum- e end whit> o s way, white either in background cr figure plays an importa role in Summer prints. The clever feature of this costume is gloves and hat of the fabric Prints themselves, however, nre_nn! uninteresting this scason. It sometimes geems to the woman searching for dis- tinction and originality that there is nothing new in prints. This season ghe has no reason to complain. Al- most every couturier has done some- thing interesting in the print line. Thess are mede up in dress lengths, some of them of a sort of Japenese flect of wavy black lines on a white cund. The design varies through t s length. offer'ng the clever d tunity for unu-ual effects. effects, it might be said, a ck and white dotted silk, and by intricate cutting and tucking, succeeds in creating an effect of g ‘Then there are Schiaparelli’s chalk prints— chalky white lines that zig-zag across a black, navy or gray background. And last, but not least, are Molyneux's hand printed evening costumes, which the pattern is printed on only a part of the costume. For evening wear, organdy and its close cousin, organza, are seen every- where. Voile is being brought back from oblivion into which it sank s2 eral seesons ago, and is being used by several houses, notably Molyneaux. Whether ii will become popular re- It is a soft fabric pes charmingly, and is par- flattering to the older wo- man who likes cotton, but who is not able to wear the stiff youthful organ- Cies that are in vogue this season. background, it is a delightful compo- sitien of I'terzlly dozsms of horizontal raffier, with e liitle extra bt of rul- "s {n g've ¢ effect of full rlesves are likewise ‘uminouly, end the modest V-decolletcge has its quota. A band of rose-colored ribbon emphasizes tI small waistline of youth. It is a charming interpretation’ of the robe de style for which Lanvin has always been noted, and a noteworthy addition to the season’s Summer evening frocks. A somewhat -similar frock, which, however, keeps its hips closely fitted, is & Chanel model of white tulle. In this gown, series of ruffies set on the £kirt in an line, give width and movement. The very simple ice is sleeveless and decollete, but is accompanied by a short paletot with chort tizht sleeves, the whole bordered by ct'ff ruffles. It is, of course, & frock gsned for ti unt girl, but £t ora by-tas girl many smart women for hot Gays. I sew one the ather evening in a very large check, or rather squares of white on black background. In the center of a band of black cire ribbon, (Copyrisht. 1933.)° sterched mousseline, Pointed insets give fullness to es and the bateau neckline is finished /-\I‘H'Bj SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., MAY 21, 1933—PART THREE. ~T Dress of white drop-stite h_organdie, with a drop shoulder line heightened by bows of the fabric. It has a gracefully tiered skirt. Wardrobe Should Be Made By MIRANDE. | MART drescing need not be con- fined to women cf single age or tp> The fachin model a3 we kn hor, 15 elmost always tall and slender and young. I balieve this is a mistake, because wom- en so easily becoms convinced that only the young and slim can be chic. Of course, these ycung women do have a kind of smartness that is inimitable. It is for that reason that every one likes to watch a fashion parade. It is no doubt the reason that most cou- turiers enjoy creating costumes for youthful models. There is a vivacity and a gracefulness of youth that is irresistible. For a woman to feel that she must resign herself to dullness and monot- ony, because she has passed the first bloom of youth, is a mistake. There is charm in every age, and no woman need feel that she cannot achicve dis- :sing, whatever her years I have mo.hcrs and daughters who come to me for their costumes. Like many modern mothers and dauga- ters, there is less apparent difference in their ages than there might once have been. Both are young in air |and manner. They may even wear in come into its own, after a number | each square was a tiny flower in rose | identical clothes, so far as size is con- Cotton is pre- and green. The frock was girdled with | cerned. Yet it would be a mistake to dress them in similar fashion. The young girl has the naivete and GOOD TASTE TODAY BY EMILY POST. Famous Authority on Etiquette. Tact vs. Truth. DOUBT if any of 2t some time thankful that people could not read our thoughts— thoughts such as, “How very ill you look!” “How old you have grown!” unflattering thoughts, which no opin- fon could alter. Yet, the tactless per- |son is impelled to say exactly such things as these. In the whole list of qualities that | make a woman lovable—or a man either, for that matter—none is greater than tact If there were no tact there would be very little friendship in the world, certainly none between nation: there would b= very little accord in and social life would revert to Stone-age crudeness. Tact, of course, the instinctive perception of the i of cthers and kind considera- tion for them. in this olher of human atiributes, which is insin- cerity. One does not always know where one stands with one who di lomatically does and says the con- ciliatory thing rather than the frank, straightforward thing Jjust this sort of pérsod ‘is the candi- date for political office, who presents one angle of a subject in order to con- ciliate the mood which he belleves to be that of his listeners, and tomorrow tries to be equally tactful on the op- posite side of the same subject. He is a very familiar figure in politics, this type of man. * ok ko N soclety this sort of person is called a cli because he, too, seeks only to plecace—never mind by what | means—thore who can help further his | ambitions. Sometimes those who begin | | by despising him finally end by—if net | liking him—at least tolerating him. They say with a half shrug, “Yes, he is a nobody, trying as hard as he can to gain a foothold among those who seem to him somebodies, but he makes himself agreeable,” or “He is rather amusing!” To be agreeable or amus- | ing is to contribute something to the | pleasantness of life, whereas the tact- | less person causes nothing but distress wherever he goes. There are times when it is very hard | to be tactful and truthful at the same 1 time Let us say a friend who has jusi moved iato her new house shows it to you with pride. You find it uncomfortzble in plan and ugly in decoration. And what do you say? Your mind darts from point to point, desperately searching for something that you can truthfully praise! There is no possible resu)lt except distress to er, ave not been | ) wanton rudeness” On the other hand, print is shown you of & house not even begun and you happen to know something about practical convenience of plan, you would be lacking in interest not to study it care- fully and make any suggestion that seems to you helpful. Which, again, | does not mean tearing the whole plan | to pleces merely to display your own | cleverness! | * k¥ X NE wonders how much pleasure to { themselves can possibly be ex- perienced by those persons who tram- | ple on the feelings of others with un- canny persistency. There may be peo- ple who, suffering from some bitter experience or some other cause of un- happiness, deliberately say things which ! hurt the feelings o: the pride of others, but the grcat number of tactless | ple are either unaware of a situation because of circumstances outside of their knowledge—which is not their fault—or because they don't stop to think—which is their fault! There are certain people whose minds seem to | stincts of those who are learning to ride |a bicycle. They invariably run into | the thing they try hardest to avoid! ‘The most typical variety of tactless person is one wno repeats a thoughtless | remark of your own, at the moment | when it will do most harm or have the | wrong construction put upon it. The | tacilessness of a certain few surpasses | the bounds of decency. If there is | comething that breaks your heart to think about, that is the very thing they crag into the light, and worry the way a terrier worries a rag. Pollyanna, on the oiher hand, who wants to make everybody happy, and who thinks the whole world beautiful and each and every one of us an as- sorted collection of perfections, may be oversweet, but even so, sugar is more palatable than quinine. The quinine is all right if it do us-any good. Other- wise a dose of it forced down our throats is a breach of tact. * k¥ ’I‘ACT. whicly is merely a convenient a situation and dexterous adjustment of threatened discord, is important to | each of us in every contact in life |1t is to every ber of the diplomatic corps. A f>w rare persobs are born | with quick perception and inna® kind- | ness, but, in greatest measure, tact is | the ‘result of training. At least half the rules of etiquette are maxims of tact. But don’t make the mistake of tl that tact means veering like s weather vane with each breesze that blows. (Copyright, 10832 Suitable to Age of Wearer| freshness of youth. This is her greatest charm, and the proper clothes for her ill emphasize and preserve that flest- ing loveliness. The mother, on the other hand, has sophictication and poise. Her clothec, youthful slthough they mey be, shculd suggost these qualities. For her to wear the simple girlish frocks of her daughter would | be absurd: yet it would be equally absurd for the young girl to adopt the sophisticated garments of the older woman. I often see both these mis- takes made. YOUNG girls, failing to realize what ~* apriceless possession their youthful charm is, will adopt clothes that make them look older and more worldly. They do not appreciate the rare gift which is theirsy 5o they chcose cos tumes which destroy it; whereas, a * x Xk costume suitable to their years and | beauty would enhance their character- |istics and be truly chic. One young pirl’s costime is in white organdy.” This frock, cut on extremely simple lines, is trimmed by & lovely cluster of pale | green flowers at the walstline. En- circling the skirt, and the modest square decclletage are flowers qf white organdy. Such a costume could be worn only by a very young girl. On an older woman it would be simply ab- {surd. But on a girl of debutante age the frock is as fresh and lovely as the | wearer herself. It is perfectly suited to her, so it is smart and flattering. Its very simplicity calls greater at- tention to her natural charm, . It is said that the first patron of the famous Lady Hamilton, when she wa: | & girl of 16, taught her the art of dress. He insisted that her gowns should be | of the utmost simplicity, that she should Wwear neither powder nor rouge. By this clever device, this dlmmle auti- ful girl was able to outshine ladies who appeared in rich costume, with heavy make-up. It is a trick that any young girl might well learr® The older woman, on the other hand, must learn for her part to express her own qualities in her costumes. She has dignity, poise, sophistication. These should be indicated in her dressing. The note that is too daring for the young girl may be most acceptable in her costumes. The hat or gown that spells extreme sophistication is denied the young girl, but she may choose it with word that expresses appreciation of | perfect assurance. *x xw BELIEVE one of the most difficult lessons women have to learn is to alter their style of dressing as the years pass. The problem is made more diffi- cult now that, by exercise and activity, women have learned to keep their bodies slender and their minds young. Never- theless, the woman who would be chic must make this difference in her cos~ tumes as she grows older. She must, | through study and thought, learn wha! is suitable and smart at her age. Older women, I find, frequéntly know how to dress smartly. They have dis- An example of | behave exactly like the steering in- | covered what makes for distinction in | thelr wardrobes, and ‘they plan their | costumes to that end. It is the woman Just entering middle age who oftenest makes a mistake, I find. She is not old, | yet she is no longer young. Her prob- lem seems a difficult one. She may find many youthful styles®as becoming | to her as they ever were, and as suit- |able Her greatest problem is one of | color. For as we grow older our own | coloring changes. At 40 it is less fresh ! jand clear than it was at 20. That | means that costumes must be chosen to harmonize with one’s present color- |ing, not with the coloring of a dozen years ago. I think women often forget that. ‘The fact that a woman once wore pale blue successfully is not a sure sign that, she can wear it now. When she wor€ blue at 16, her eyes were brighter, her skin clearer. At 35 or 40 her is likely to be less fresh, her eyes duller. The same clear color will not be becoming. . She = must . choose another hue harmonious with her own coloring. The middle-aged French woman is almost always chic. The reason, I be- lieve, is : She values chic ahove prettiness. It is not a matter of grest concern to her that she does not look | pretty. Pretiiness she concedes to |youth. But che is tremendously con- cerned that she shall look chic. Con- sequently, she bends every effort in that direction. She. doesn't regret her | lost youth,. for she is aware that she has something that youth has not. She dresses to bring .out her own charm, with the result that in Prance the elusive | pleton Afkes of New York, houss g Allen-Clemen {Midshipmen of This Y Are Guests ) ‘ANNAPOLIS, May 20.—The wedding today of Miss Bianca Clement, daughter Lieut. Robert Neil Allen, U. 8. N a leading event dn Annapglis and brought many out-of-town guests, among whom were Mr. and Mrs. Robert | W. Allen of Louisville, Ky., parents of | thz bridegroom; Comdr. and Mrs. Fran- cis Cogswell of Néwport, R. I, and Mr, and Mrs. James Kelsey Cogswell .of Scarsdale, N. Y., uncles and aunts of the bride; Dr. and Mrs. Dana Atchley of Englewood, N. J.; William Pierre Robert, Mrs. Th S Tteadwell, Capt. and Mrs. Harold Star] ald Cameron Bingham, Comdr. and Mrs. S. F. Kennedy, Capt. and Mrs. Leigh Noyes, Mr. and Mrs. Corcoran Thom, Mrs. Emory Sands, Mr. and Mrs. John W. Davidge, Mr. Ralph W. S.| Hill, Miss Lucy Fowell, Miss Aimee Powell, Mrs. Howard 8. McCandlish and Miss Dorothe McCandlish of ‘Washington; Miss Adeline Piper, Capt. and Mrs. Roy Wilcy Mason Fiold, Mrs. George Ewing and Judge and Mrs. J. S. Waxter of Baltimore; Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Van Ness, Mrs. Frank G. | D Baldwin and Mr. Harry Thompson of | the Green Spring Valley; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Rainsford of Convent, N. J.; Lieut. and Mrs. C. 8. Seabring of New London, Conn.; Dr. and Mrs. Hollis G. Batchelder and Miss Barbara Batchel- der of Dedham, Mass, and Mr. and M}:‘l. Albert Morris Cohen of Philadel- gala phia. The officers’ hop also was event and, as is the custom at this time of the year, the midshipmen of this year's gradua‘ing class were in- vited. The is the last in the series of these dances for the current aca- demic term, as the Jun> weck festivities will be in progress next Announcement of the cngazement of Miss Folly Marston, daughter of Maj. John Mareton, U. 8. Marine Corps, of Quantico, Va. and Mrs. Marston, to Lieut. Manly S. Curry, also of the Ma- rine Corps, is of great interest here. The bride-to-be resided here for several years and her mother is a native of Annapolis. Miss Marston, who is a niece of Mrs. Keester, wife of Comdr. George B. Keester of this city, has {requently visited here since moving to Quantico. The wedding is to take place in July. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Atterbury en- tertained at Juncheon Sunday at Maid- stone Farm, their home on the Chesa- peake Bay. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Alfred H. Aikes and Mr. Ap- osts cf the Atterburys: Countess von Stern- berg and her daughter and Comdr. and Mrs. Bryan of Washingion: Capt. and Mrs. Ralston S. Holmes, Miss Sally Holmes, Lieut. and Mrs. Joseph Dahigren. Mr. Douglas H Gordo:, Mrs. Mason Porter Cusachs, Prof. George A. Bingle; d Mr. Clayton Brewer of An- napolis; Miss Merrill of New York, Mr. C. Forbes Colhoun of West River and Lieut. Comdr. and Mrs. W. P. O. Clarke of Weems Creek. Among the large farewell parties for naval officers leaving the station shortly was the tea given Tuesday by Lieut. Comdr. and Mrs. Harvey E. Overesch and Lieut. Comdr. and Mrs. Robert D. Kirkpatrick in honor of Lieut. Comdr. and Mrs. Humbert W. Ziroli and Lieut. Comdr. and Mrs. John L. Hall, jr. ‘There were 150 guests in the beautiful rden of the house Lieut. Comdr. and rs. Hall have ozcupled during their three-year tour of duty here. The ccmmandant of midshipmen, Capt. Ralston S. Ho'mos, and Mrs. Holmes gave a dinner parly tonight before the last officers’ hop of the season. Mrs. Louis Stone has left for her home in Yonkers, N. Y., after visiting her son and daughter-in-law, Lieut. ‘l,x‘\d Mrs. Hamilton Stone, at Creek ew. Mrs. McQuiston, wife of Lieut. E. I. McQuiston, N., with her daughter and son, Marjorie Ann and Pat, arrived Wednesday Coco Solo, Canal Zone, to spend several weeks'with her sunts, the Misses Feldbeyer. Lieut. McQuiston is now on duty on the sub- marine 8-12. Lieut. and Mrs. Edwin A. Taylor of St. Margerat's are receiving congratula- tions on the birth of a daughter Thurs- ay, May 11. Lieat. Taylor is among the naval officers on duty at the Posi- grajuat> School herc. Mus. before her marriage was Miss Virginia Wright of Norfolk, Va. Mrs. Boykin McComas has returned to her home in the Green Spring Valley after a visit to her aunt, Mrs. Carryl H. Bryan, who also had as her guest Miss Catherine DuBois, daughter of Washington. Cecil d with them for a visit Mrs. Cecil's sisters, Mrs. Joseph Mavbank. jr. and Mrs. D. E. Huger, jr, of Charleston, 8. C Lieut. Comdr. John L. Hall, jr, has returned from a visit to his mother, Mrs. J. Leslie Hall, In Williamsburg, Va. At the end of this month Lieut. Comdr. Hall will complete a tour of duty as graduate manager of athletics at the Naval Academy and will be assigned to sea duty. Mr. Robert P. Guiler, son of Comdr. and Mrs. Robert P. Guiler, jr, has salled for Paris, where he will study French for three months. Before returning to the United States, Mr. Guiler will visit his mother's siste! Mrs. Frank C. Lee, wife of the United States consul. to Czechoslovakia, at Prague. Miss Barabara Hatch, daughter of ?mr;;ial;.u;nd'zdr lglfl".lm G. B. Hatch, s g Mrs. K. R. R. 3 i, Wallace, in Lieut. Comdr. and Mrs. Myron W. Hutchinson and thein sons le!ty Annap- olis Saturday to motor to San Diego, Calif., where Licut. Comdr. Hutchinson 'ommand the U. 8. 8. Dorsey. En route they will visit Mrs. Hut-hinson’s uncle and aunt. Rear Acmiral and Mrs. W. P. Worthington, in Pasadena, Calif. Mrs. Gallaher, wife of Lieut. John F. Gallaher, entertained at bridge last eve- ning in honor of M Adair, wife of Lieut. Charles Adair, and Mrs. Vieder- man, wife of Lieut, Carl Viederman. Mrs. Viederman recently came here from Glasgow, Va. Mrs. Adair, formerly Miss Kitty Halligan, daughter of Rear Admiral and Mrs. John M. Halligan, is occupying her parents’ home here, Lieut. Adair having recently reported for duty at the Naval Academy. Mrs. Edward Darlington Johnson spent last week end with her daughter, Miss Catharine Johnson, at Vassar Col- lege, to attend the annual convocation of parents and freshmen. Miss Helen Bornefeld and Miss Edith Ryan of Mount Washington were week end guests of Postmaster and Mrs. Joseph M. Armstrong and attended the evening. Mrs. Garrison, widow Mershon Garrison, U. turned to Annapolis from Quantico, Va., where she spent several months with her son-in-law and daughter, Lieut. and Mrs. George F. Good, jr., and is stayin; with Mrs, John Comdr. L. Chew of Murray Hill. . and Mrs, Oscar Smith and Miss Betty Smith, who lived here until Comdr. Smith was assigned to duty on the West Coast two years ago, will be June week "gxuh of Comdr. and Mrs. ‘Taylor Smith. Miss Alicia Gormley has returned to her home in Washington, after a visit to Miss Lucy Smith, daughter of Comdr. and Mrs. Taylor Smith. Mrs. Owens, widow of Maj. Arthur B. Owens, sailed this week to spend the Summer abroad. Mrs. Donald Giles and her young son, Donald, jr., will leave next week for the abigned 10'sen duty: Afer PORDELDE & sea 3 comp) [y tour of duty at the Naval Experiment Station here, and Miss Katharine Stark, Capt. Don- ¥ | | | | | Tavlor | of Capt. and Mrs. Barron P. DuBols | Lieut. Comdr. and Mrs. Charles P.! midshipmen’s regimental hop Saturday | of Capt, Daniel | 8. N, has re- t Wedding Draws Many to Annapolis; ear's Graduating Class at Annual Officers” Hop. | Lieut. and Mrs. Claggett Wood will |arrive_here June 3 from Fort Davis, Canal Zone, where Lieut. Wood has been of Mrs. Clarence Erskine Clement, and | on duty for two years. They will spend | __ month's leave with Mrs. Wood's brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs, T. Chattle Hopkins, before returning to the Canal Zone. Mrs. Roberi, wife of Prof. Henry M. Robert, jr., of the Naval Academy fac- ulty, left Monday for Binghamton, N. Y., where she was called by the sudden iliness of her mother, Mrs. William, ‘Wallace Corbin. i Mrs, William_Crenshaw, of Orange, Va., will arrive Thursday for a few days’ visit to Col. and Mrs. James T. Bootes. Lieut. Joseph F. Dahlgren has com- pleted a tour of duty in Academy department of modern lan- guages and will leave next week to Join the U. 8. 8. Augusta at Puget Sound. Mrs. Dahigren will go to Vir- ginia June 1 to scend the Summer at Kenmore Manor, the country estate of her mother, Mrs. Alexander Gordon, who is abroad. About th= first of Octo- ber Mrs. Dahlgren w:ll sail for China, where Lieut. Dahlgren's ship will be at that time. Mrs. Dahlgren is a sister of . Douglas H. Gordan, president of St. John's College, and has taken an active part in Annapolis society during her husband’s tour of duty at the Naval Academy. Mrs. Joseph Parker is visiting her son-in-law and daughter, Lieut. and Mrs. Joseph Leicht, in Chicago. Lieut. Leicht is on duty at the Great Lakes Training Station. Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Smith of Mont- clair, N, will spend next week end in Annapolis as_guests of Capt. and Mrs. George 8. Bryan, on the station shin Reina Mercedes. Dr. and Mrs. Wi'lis Martin have clcs21 their house in Prince rtreet and are cccudying their Summer | hems et Horn Point. Lizut. Comdr. Ziroli has completed a tour of duty in the department of mod- ern languages of the Naval Academy and, with Mrs. Ziroll. left Annapolis Thursday to motor to San Disgo, Calif., where Mrs. Ziroli will make her home while Lieut. Comdr. Ziroli is on sea duty in command of the destroyer Sim) R. Robinsca Comdr. and Mrs. Clyde gave a dinner party last night in honor g{l Rnrh Admiral -and Mrs. Claude C. loch. Lieut. and Mrs. Charles R. Pratt left this morning to motor to California. Lieut. Pratt has been tran:ferred from the Naval Academy to the U. S. 8. Rathburne, et Mare Island, Mrs. Pratt wi'l visit he- mother, Mrs. Willlam before joining Lieut. Pratt at Mare Island. Miss Louire Neff has gone to Chicago after a visit to Miss Isabella Hart. daughter of th> superintendent of the Naial Academy and Mrs. Thomas C. Comdr. and Mrs. Lybrand Smith of Philadelphia, spent last week end with Comdr. and Mrs. John T. Bowers. 'Social Service School i Tea Sunday, May 28 | _ The National Service School of Social Service will give a tea next Sunday at |4 oclock, at 2400 Nineteenth street, when “Soclal Service at the Cross- roads” will be the subject of an ad- Otess to be given by Dr. Francis F. | Huaas. director. The officers of the auxiliary Mrs. George Whitecotten, president; Mrs. W. E. Montgom:ry and Miss Cath- erine Holbrook, vice presidents; Mrs. rtin, secretary, and Mrs. James G. Gannon, treasurer. Mrs. J. T. Mac- | Kavanagh is chairman of invitations. ! Heading the Hospitality Committee is Mrs. Arthur F. Mullen of Nebraska, ast president of the National Coun- cil of Catholic Women and a member of the Board of Trustees of the N: tional Catholic School of Social Serv. ice, who is now residing at the May- flower Hotel. Others are Miss Mary Merrick, Mrs. Annie E. Murphy, Mrs. Charles P. Neill, Mrs. Peter John | McGovern, Miss Florence Roach, Mrs. E. T. Kilkofl, Miss Margaret Lynch and Miss Agncs G. Regan. executive secre- ional Council of Catho- lic Wemen and a member of the faculty of th2 Service School. Senior Annual Banquet at Convent Wednesday | t The annual senior banquet of the Immaculate Conception Academy will be | held at the convent Wednesday eve- ning. The occasion is the climax of the With Miss Elizabeth Lockwood as toastmistress, an attractive program has been planned, to include a “Toast to Catholic Action,” by Miss Frances Nea- lon; a poem, “Wish of the School for the Seniors,” by Miss Myrtle O'Connor: a talk by Father F. J. Hurney and greetings from the Immaculate Con- ception Academy alumnae by Miss Bor- ger, president, The guests of honor- will include the Rev. Father Francis J. Hurney, pastor of the Immaculate Conception Church; | the Rev. Father Stanislaus Czyz, the Rev. Father J. Kelly Reese, Mr. Harry | Weaton Howard, Miss Antoinette Bor- | ger and Miss Kathryn Bowers, presi- | dent and vice president, respectively, of | the Immaculate Conception Academy alumnae, and. the parents of the 20 | members of the graduating class. Many b;fflnl (OP Blackfriars Guild Play | ‘The Blackfriars Guild will close its very successful current season Wwith “Peter Flles High"” at Wardman Park | Theater tonight at 8:30 o'clock. | The Patron Committee reports an | impressive list of the guild's friends | and patrons. Ambassador of Japan | and Mme. Debuchi, Ambassador of Belgium and Mme, May, Minister of | Irish Free State and Mrs. Mac- | White, Senator David I. Walsh, Msgr. | Edward L. Buckey, Clifford Brooke, Mr. and Mrs. P. Nellie Ryan, Dr. J! L. Mr. Paul Murphy, Mr. and Mrs, John Dillon Fitzgerald, Mrs. John Cammack, Dr. David J. Pitzgitfon, ' Miss Annie Hurley, Lieut. and Mrs. Edward L. Pugh, Dr. and Mrs, T. Schaller, Mr. Julian Zier. Mrs. R.'C: 'Hoover. Dr. Thomas J. Kelly, Mr. Joseph G. Hilde- | brand, Mr. Robert J. Barret, Mr. Wil- | llam Fralley, Dr. A. E. McDonald, Mrs. | Agnes B. Frawley, Mr. Maurice F. Flynn, Mr. Albert N. Barnum. ° | Canadian Society of D. C. Annual Dinner May 24 The Canadian Society of the District of Columbia will give its apnual dinner and hold election of officers Wednesday evening, May 24, at the Washington Golf and Country Club. Dr. G. Victor Simp- son, ident, will preside. A nmw ol’n?’ul‘llcwmheflven. It has n | Rossbach, in Ho'lvwcod,"jor two week: ] - | Miss Delma Smith, daughter of who lssued invitations are| : Conquering Contract Mr. Sims is universally acclaimed the greatest living comtrect and auction player. He was captain of the renowned “Four Horsemen” team and has won 24 national championships since 1924. These articles are based on the Sims system, which includes the ome-over- one principle which the Sims group of | playerss was the frst to employ and | cevelop. | Rebidding After Jump Takeout of ‘ One No Trump. | HE past few articles must have | convinced you that my bellef in | making only strong original no- | trump bids is based not only cn | safety from penalties and ease | in bidding for games, but also on’the | high degree of precisicn obtainable in | slam bidding. Being able to rely im- | . plictly on the| soundnese of the | opening bid, the responding m—l ner may safely | take the bidding | to five on his second bid, even when holding only three pri- | tricks| Jack, it suit pattern sim- flar to those which we di | | i i i i | | i P. Hal Sims. sectndary five-card suit not headed by the ace, but with tops such as K J or Q J 10, if your first takeout received | 8 sign-off, make a minimum takeout in this second suit. If it is only a four- card suit, do not mention it when it is not headed by the ace. If you have reason to make another bid, rebid your first suit, thus indicating reserve values | lgeann s:cnnd ace. With ades—A x Diamon, RS axes T ie teiling v on e goes: e no trumps, three dismonds, three no trumps, ng:v‘ bid four clubs. This tells your partner \ that you have a second five-card suit headed by two honors, but no cther ace. It cpener has cnly one ace, he must immediately sign off by bidding , four | no trumps or bidding for game in which- | ever of your suits he prefers as trumps. | With two aces against you, slam is cut | of the question. However, with two aces in his hand he can make another move in view of his knowledge that your hand contains only three cards in hearts and spades, one of them an ace. Giving and Drawing Inferences’ I his hand consisted of Spades—K Spad % Diamonds—A x x Clubs—; he would be able to count immediately By P. HAL SIMS————————————— 10 tricks in the minor suits, but if your ace is that of spades, two heart.. tricks may be taken in against you in no trumps. Having a minimum no- trumper in terms of primary tricks, he must leave the slam decision to you, and it is clear that the slam safety is. in a suit, not in no trumps. His bid is five clubs, showing better support for | clubs than diamonds. Now with the re- sponding hand given above you can climinate losers. In the minor suits opener can have at most two and one- half primary tricks. He must have a primary trick in the major suits. If it is king-queen cf hearts, the ace will make against you, but you can then clear trumps and discard your losing spade_on the established heart honer. If he has the ace of hearts he is with. out one of the minor aces and must have king-queen of spades to make uj three and one-half tricks. In thal event your only loser will be the miss. ing minor ate. If on the previous A sumption his major suit trick is king- ;:::n of spades, only a heart need be Eliminating and Counting Losers. The responding hand is therefore in a position to count losers and should bid six clubs without fear. If opener's heart holding were K x x x instead of Q 10 x x he should bid six no trumps over four clubs. He knows that with he lead coming up to him only the ace of hearts can make against the hand. If respcnder’s ace is in spades, the de- clarer will probably take in i3 tricks unless the ace of hearts is cashed on the first lead. With an ace and a kiug in the major suits and the same minor | suit holding as above, the opening bid- der could bid seven no trumps over the four clubs. It must be a laydown cept against J 10 x x in diamonds. When King Makes Difference. If the opener’s hand were Clubs—A x x ades—K Q x Hearts—Q 10 x x amonds—A X x his no-trumper would be so thoroughly a “minnie” that over four clubs he would bid four diamonds, discouraging the slam try and telling you that he has no preference for clubs and no re- bid of any kind You would then bid for game in diamonds, realizing that there must be a finese in clubs against the queen and also an ace to lose. With the heart holding changed to K x x x he would have three and one-half clear primary tricks and could bid six no trumps to get the heart lead up to the king. There will be a club finese for the slam, even if your hand consists of the ace, king-queen, king-jack mini-'- mum we have supposed. If you have :- suit also, six diamonds over four (Copyright. 1933.) Mr. 8ims will answer ail inquiries om contract that are addressed to this mews- paper with self-addressed. stamped envel Former Home of Aide To Washington Opened In Tour of Alexandriai Mrs. Frank Mason Dillard Now Occupies One-Time Residence of Col. John Fitzgerald. ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 20—Mrs. | Frank Mason Dillard had as her| | guests last week Mrs. J. F. Seary and Miss Luck of Richmond, and also her father and stepmother, Mr. and Mrs. Dixon of Dewberry, near Richmond. | Mrs. Dillard’s home, at 317 South St. Asaph street, was one of those included today in the annual tour of historic houses. It was formerly the home of Col. John Fitzgerald, one of Gen. Washington's ‘aides and afterward mayor of Alexsndria. Later this house | | | P the British frigate Macedonian in 1812 and was a captain on board the United States flagship Cumberland, under Commodore M. C. Perry, in the harbor of Vera Cruz during the War with Mexico. Twice during Commodore | Perry’s absence €apt. Jamesson was ap- | | pointed acting commander in chief of | jthe flext.. The original letters from | Commodore Perry are now owned by a descendant of Capt. Jamesson and photostatic copies are in the archives ! of the Navy Department in Washing- | ton. Commodore Jamesson, who died in 1873 and is buried in Norfolk, was a grandson of Maj. William Triplett of the American Revolution, whose estate, Round Hill, in Fairfax County, was near that of Gen. Washington. Maj. Triplett was the architect for the ad- dition to the Mount Vernon mansion which Gen. Washington had built after acquiring the estate by inheritance from his half-brother, Lawrence Wash- ington. Mrs. William Bonnett Fowler of Rye, N. Y. is spending several weeks with | her parents, Judge and Mrs. Willlam S. Snow. Mrs. Gilpin Willson has gone to her home in Staunton after being the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Roberts. Mrs. William Leith has returned from a visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Rollins, in Covington, Va. Mr. and Mrs. Macon Ware are home from a visit to the former's mother, Mrs. Alice K. Ware, in Tappahannock. Miss_Elizabeth Ramey, president of | the Alexandria Business and Profes- sional Women’s Club; Mrs. Charles M. Shepperson, former president, and Miss Margaret Germond returned today from Charlottesville, where they attended the State convention of the Virginia Busi- ness and Professional Women's Clubs. Miss Helen Norris Cummings will go Monday to Richmond to attend the a nual convention of the Virginia Feder- ation of Women's Clubs. Miss Cum- who is national chairman of the i will | make several addresses during the- week | and will preside at the American citi- | zenship breakfast at the Hotel Jeffer-| son next Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. John Arnold have re- turned from their wedding trip and are living in the Brawner Apartments. Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Laughlin and their sons, Charles and Dillon Laugh- | lin, are home from a visit to Mr. and | Mrs. J. D. Laughlin in Richmond. Mrs. Georgia Worley of Baltimore soprano soloist in St. Paul's Episcopal | Chureh. ferro last week of the lat o ;‘nd sister, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Miller eese. . Miss Mary Ellis Lee was guest of * henor at a farewell surprise party given Wednesday evening.in the home of Miss Ma Miss Lee and her rgaret Eggborn. an ther, Col. W. L Lee, left yesterday for Gattenburg, Tenn:; where they wmill make their home. Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Sherwood an- nounce the engagement of their daugh- ter Eleanor to Mr. of Alexandria. The place late in June. home from a visit to their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Laskey, in Oklahoma City. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Dawson enter: tained Thursday afternoon to pelebrate '’ the 3d birthday anniversary of their- daughter, Mary Dawson. The young'~ guests included Odessa Fletcher, . Betty Pittman, Floris Ann Jones, <Catherine Corham, Esther Gorham, Mary Sad- nier, Fortune Alexander, Gloria Di Nicola, Christian Di Nicola, Leroy Mon- roe, Harold Brittain, Oliver Alexander, Joseph Bunheart, jr., and Lee Fletcher. Margaret Lunceford entertained S |at an informal dance Mondsy evening in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. ‘Wallace Lunceford. guests were Miss Katherine g Miss Helen Elsea, Miss Charlotte Dyer, Miss Reba Johnson, Miss Cora Harring- gn. Kate ers. Mr. Kenneth Mumford, Mr. Aubrey’ Evans, Mr. Roland Boron, Mr. Willlam: - Harlow. Mr. Horndon De Coss and Mr. Hugh Travers. et Mrs. John S. Sowers and Miss Ella Lee Sowers left Monday for Berkeley, Calif., where they will spend the Sum- mer with Dr. and Mrs. Sowers’ son, Mr. John Sowers. Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Wheat have ., closed their home, in Rosemont, and - have gone to Gunston Manor for the Summer months. Mrs. John D. Fitch entertained at- Inncheon today in honor of Miss Helen Coburn Smith of Washington, who will be married to Mr. John Fawcett of: Seattle Saturday, June 10. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Bailey, James- Bailey and Mrs. Homer White of Salis- bury, Md., and Mrs. J. B. Porter of Nor- folk were week end guests of Mrs. Irma Hornthal and with Mrs. Hornthal at- tended the marriage of her son, Dr. Henry Amos Hornthal, to Miss Allen Joanna Hall, daughter of former Repre- sentative and Mrs. Thomas Hall of Bis- marck, N. Dak., which took place in the Congressional Club, in Washington, last Saturday afternoon. s Mrs. Alice Ahalt returned Tuesday ' from Durham, N. C., wirere she visited her sister, Miss Katherine Ahalt, at Duke University. Mrs. Roy Hale of Parkersburg, W. Va., is the guest of her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Karl H. Noe. Mrs. Noe's mother, Mrs. S. M. Core, who has been her guest, has gone to her home in Parkersburg. —— e Church Choirs Concert Has Popular Patrons’ Distinguished Washingtonians are sponsoring the concert for the benefit | of the Columbia Bible Training School to be given by 'seven leading church choirs at the Willard Hotel Wednes- day. May 31. The complete list of patrons includes: Gen. and Mrs. Amos A. Fries, Mrs. Harvey W. Wiley. Mrs. Howard Hodg- kins, M:s. Lloyd W. Biddle, Mrs. Henry spent last_week with her cousin, Mrs. | Elizabeth Keegan. | Mrs. Charles Everett Mackenzie and | ‘her young son, Robert Mackenzie of Halifax, Nova Scotla, are visiting her | fl"m!' Mr. and Mrs. William Buckner cGroarty. Mrs. Walter A. Taylor, jr., of New York City is the guest of her parents, | Mr. and Mrs. Charies W. Tucker. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Alton Sullivan are back from a visit to Mr. and Mrs. Wil- | liam H. Hiett in Richmond. | Mr. and Mrs. John Aubrey Matter have returned from their wedding trip and are living at 220 South Fairfax street. Mrs. William H. Reardon, Miss Lucy Reardon and Mrs. Charles E. Dare have returned from Winchester, where they attended the quarterly meeting of the ‘Women's Missionary Society of the Southern Methodist Church. Mrs. Charles W. Houston and her small son, Michael Houston, formerly | of New York City, spent a part of this week with her ts, Mr. and Mrs. Roger Rrooke and has gone to Join Mr. Houston in Richmond, where they will live in the fyture. Mrs. Adams | returneq last week from a visit to her | other daughter, Mrs. William C. Wood- fin, and Mr. Woodfin in Savannah. Dr. and Mrs. William M. Sturgis of Marshall, Va.,, announcs the engage- their Hebe Carter to | them are Gen. and Mrs. Fenno Sawtelle, Mrs. Virginia White. Speel, Mrs. Eugene Bond, Mrs. Everett. B. Hickerson, Mrs. Ellis Logan, Mrs. Joseph Saunders, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Daniel, Mrs. Willlam T. Bannermann, Mrs. Cecil Phelps Clarke and Dr. W. Sinclair Bowen. ey ‘The sponsors include many clergymen - and pastors of local churches as well as other distinguished folk. ~Among Anton Stej Col. and Mrs. W. O. Tufts, Mrs. John A. Garber, Mr. | Irving L. Koch, Rev. George Fiske Dudley, Harvey B. Smith, Rev. and J. McCartney, Rev. and M H. Harmon, Rev. Herbert 8. and Mrs. Jo R. Sizo0, Mrs. Frederick B. Harris, Samuel J. Porter, Rev. C. Rasmussen, Rev. and Phillips. Rev. and Mrs. dale, Rev. and Mrs. H. and Mrs. Charles L. Carl Mrs. Kenneth B. Carson, George M. Cummings, Rev. E. Richardson, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Mr. Frederick P. Myers. Choirs giving their services are Epiphany Adolf director; 3. Kexiis g H 2 B 4 ha & g §a¥ g £ : : Earl C. wedding will take_ Mr. snd -Mrs. William W. West are =~