Evening Star Newspaper, May 26, 1933, Page 11

'VENING - STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY. MAY 26, -1933. VETERANS GUESTS AT WHITE HOLSE Colorful Gathering Attended Accessories Specially Chosen’ | ) and Priced for j | by President, Wife and Holiday 121 6-»1220" F STREET High Officials. L4 " Beveral hundred war veterans were I hey Two more Shopping Days to Holiday Time— and Jelleff's is simply packed with Holiday Fashions—at Prices that almost declare Holiday on one’s Purse! Such fragile colors! Yet they tub like magic! Wash Crepes for Women and Misses $|9.75 The pictured yellow crepe frock, with its pleated-sleeve jacket, has amusing blue patent leather flowers and belt—it’s a misses’ model, and can afford frivolity! The women’s models are more circumspect, but equally charming! Sheer flat crepe and smoothtones, with jack- ets or without, in white, flesh, yellow, Ritz blue and citroa. Misses’ sizes, 14 to 20; women's sizes, 36 to 44. SECOND FLOOR look like Chiffons! guests of President and Mrs. Roosevelt yesterday afternoon at the annual gar- den party held on the White House grounds. In addition to the former | soldiers about 500 guests including members of the cabinet and high rank- ing officers of the Army and Navy, attended the function. | Both the President and his wife were | in the Yeceiving line as the veterans many of them disabled and pushed in X X wheel chairs or aided by crutches, gath- % ered for the fete. o Gen. John J. Pershing was among the specially invited guests and President Roosevelt held him in conversation for a few moments as he presented him- self at the line. Stand Beneath Maple. The President and First Lady stood beneath a huge wide-spreading maple tree near the south portico. White uni- 2t French Crepe formed military and naval aides were SI 1 busy seeing to the comforts of the guests. Additional color was added by the bright uniforms of the United $I They're made like Chiffons! , They tub as Chiffons could never! They're the New Uncrushable hiffon Voile 57.95 ‘which is about one-third _the price of Chiffons States Marine Band which furnished the music for the occasion; the Gray | Ladies and other ladies of the Red Cross and uniformed nurses from the various veterans' hospitals. Attrac- tively gowned young women of the Vet- erans Bureau, one from each State of the Union, dispensed cigarettes and | matches to the groups of veterans. The reception began shortly before b pm. PBresident Roosevelt came to the reception immediately after his conference with members of the Jap-| anese delegation to the London Eco- nomic Conference. Mr. Roosevelt did not have time to change his clothes and presented* himself in his gray business suit. Mrs. Roosevelt, becomingly attired in a gown of printed sheer crepe, Was waiting for him at the rose garden gate. She walked with her husband for the remainder of the way to the posi-| tion under the maple tree. Marine Band Plays. . The Marine Band struck up a lively | air immediately and the long line of veterans in wheel chairs and on crutches and others began to form. There were several awning-covered refreshment stands at different points of the grounds, where those who had | been received afterwards assembled for ice cream and cake and sandwiches. | Those_guests who were unable to stand | These are truly beautiful slips for $1. In fine quality French crepe, bias cut—you will enjoy them immensely these warm days—when sev- eral are desirable for con- stant tubbing. Tailored styles with tailored hem; lace appliqued tops with tai- lored or lace edged hem. Tearose, white and flesh. Sizes 32-44. GREY SHOPS—SECOND FLOOR e So many new and lovely things appear at Jelleff’s every day that we're difficult to astonish—but these dresses were the thrill of the month! They're so beautifully made, with the attention to tiny detail that every woman loves—so smartly styled that one might face one’s dearest enemy with utter calm—so colorful that they'd carry Summer with them to the North Pole! And when we simply SQUASHED them between our hands, and they emerged fresh and without a wrinkle—well WE were sold— and so will you be, when you see them! You'll find special attention paid to Holiday clothes in the Junior Deb Shop Sheers and Wash Crepes Featured $7.95 Here’s the brightest young Something New in Sports Togs —for Both Women and Misses collection to arrive in ages! It has “Holiday” written all Pastels and . ovec 1 Choose 2 printed Tiny Prints ful; a wash crepe, in white or pastel, that looks good One-piece and Jacket Dresses enough to eat. One-piece $ 7 95 dress—dress with jacket or Of course, we've seen pas- cape—one’s nicer than the other—take your choice! tels and prints before, but these, in color and color Sizes Il to I7. combinations, and designs, FIFTH FLOOR. are adorably, radiantly new! Holiday time is sportswear time—so do shop early, be- cause we know this collec- tion is going traveling— quickly! The misses’ models are too saucy—and the larger sizes will appreciate the new arrangements of “V" and surplice necklines. Misses’ sizes, 14 to 20; wo- White, pastels, tweeds, mix- men's, 36 to 44. turelsA 4 Eo many wsldyles “:; would take a page escr] THIRD FLOOR. them—but be sure—the style, the ‘color and the size that you want is here—and at a price we're sure is less than you expected to pay for it! Women’s Sizes 36 to 42 Misses’ Sizes 14 to 20 Juniors® Sizes 11 to 17 $1.95 to $3.00 values. Real Ivory necklaces; button and drop earrings; oval, bar and round pins; clips in many styles, all real ivory in smooth and carved ‘designs. This is delightful warm or walk were waited upon in cool spots | ar \ beneath the trees. 52 V> Giod ¥ 4 C Both the President and Mrs. Roose- | ¢ ; 3 k ey . o ’ ;Iellc ere bémgesw: in hmfi g-yea&{-md A tiny navy and white floral An orange crysanthemum print elen witz, who was all dressed up . . . 3 ’ in a crisp white frock and who was 5:"“’ W‘fth P'Q‘t“ .:‘1:1" lonvd on white, with a brown and walking in front of her mother, Mrs. ree-quarter coat with remov- : FE Lewis L?bow“f:x,l a Red Crassuworker. in able pi?] Eecollarand cufis | $7.05 white grosgrain girdle, organ- the receiving line. Mr. and Mrs. Roose- K . $7. . B velt, each patted the youngster on the | | . & 2 B die flowers and edging. $7.95 head and talked to her, the latter tak- L : : i ; : ing a rose from the tiguqfiatl shfr o A carnation and Wwhite print, D. carrying to present to the little girl. | 5 s = 5 7 2 A There — probably a dozen or so with Schiaparelli’s cartridge. An. unusual brolgen plaid, in yeterans of the Civil War . ; / pleated sleeves, field-flower cor- white and navy, with buttoned- twice that many from the Spanish- B 4 g 2 P merican War, besides those who served | vl o \. N sage and cluster pleated sl;l;§ on plqu; collar, and Lanvin's in the World War. The St ) ‘ S $7. cross-and-tie-in-back sash. $7.95 have been brought to the e Hof s : from the ag‘vvmgl veterans' hospitals in Sizes 14 to 20 and about Washington. Gives Mrs. Roosevelt Flowers. FOURTH FLOOR Little Peggy Porter, aged 6, daughter of Sergt. Porter of Fort Myer, one of the favorit- among the nurses and aides at Walter Reed Hospital, where she is being treated for infantile paraly- sis, greeted her hosts from her Wheet weather jewelry, cool in ef- chair fand | prasesiiet (M- Rolgte fect and untarnishable. You ¥ Members of the Cabinet circle were| o mal§et happy selections present, including Mrs. Cordell Hull, | complete many Summer wife of the Secretary of State, who| costumes. Come in early. wore a becoming gown of beige crepe | figured in dainty blue and yellow with | Which she wore long brown gloves and | elippers and & brown straw hat with wide brim. Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs. William H. Woodin, the; latter all in white; the Secretary of| War and Mrs. George H. Dern, “who wore black and white silk and a white | hat; the Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. Claude A. Swanson, she having a dainty costume of chiffon figured in soft pink and blue and made with a cape to the elbows, Which had a wide band of blue chiffon and her picture hat was black transparent straw; Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs. Henry A. Wallace were accompanied by the former's sister, Miss Mary Wal- | lace, Mrs. Wallace having a ~brown | organdie figured in white with a brown hat and Miss Wallace in an organdie | frock crossbarred in fine brown lines with which she wore a white pique Coat | with full sleeves fitted three-quarter length, and & wide brimmed trans-| rent straw hat, almost like a sun- mett, and Secretary of Commerce and Mrs. Daniel C. Roper had with them their daughter, Miss Grace Roper. | I "Twill be a cool Holiday if you wear one of these new designs $| 6.50 Too coolly demure, with their daisy and forget-me-not de- signs, and crisp little mous- seline collars. Some have monotone jackets — some jackets are sleeveless, and there are short and swagger For Women, Misses and Juniors Specially Assembled Swagger Coats Mrs. Roper was in black and white figured chiffon with touches of red with | which she wore a black hat and her daughter wore white chiffon with a| large figured outline in green and a The coolest, snappiest gloves ‘white hat. “we’ve ever had a hand in” Mrs. Marshall There. for Summer. They’re gloves Mrs. Riley Marshall, widow with personality and yowll of the VT;ogr“e‘:identyof war days, when thrill over them. Just look— these annual parties were inaugurated, the ones sketched are mesh was among those who mingled with the with red back stitching and 1 - quests Ow(e 'x;:n;:;.u She wore a_white {5d.dlomd organdy . euffs, l:ngth coats, as well. This chiffon s W e also have them with blue i i i w P Y striped organdy cuffs, lace | i its collar of brown stitched Jan Dougherty, a Gray Lady. whose 1 A 3 g guest she is in Washington. Mrs. Wood- trimmed. Some are twin cuff white organdie, brown suede row Wilson, widow of the war-time pull-ons with shell edge, or President, ¥ho in these gar- deep scalloped-top pull-ons belt and extended shoulders den parties, was present in 6-button le ¢ . B % Among oihers in the company were on length :; a hint of the delicious Miss Mabel Boardman of the American Red Cross, Judge John Barton Payne Ings you may expect. of the Red Cross, the commandant of & the Marine Corps and Mrs. Ben H. Ful- Sizes l4 to 20 ler, the commandant of the navy yard and Mrs. Henry Varnum Butler, Rear FIFTH FLOOR Admiral and Mrs. Robert E. Coontz, the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service and Mrs. Hugh S. Cumming, Dr. Beardsley, head of Mount Alto Hospital, and Mrs. Beardsley; Col. Albert Truby, head of the Army Medical Center at ‘Walter Reed, and Mrs. Truby: Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Harrima James C: ? Colorful Bathlng Suits $7.95 = | = $1659) $3.95 Such variety! New uplift mod- Four-Piece Suits $2 9.50 Search in vain to find a suit President Sees Friends. | ‘When the last in the line had been | Margenithat | ummer s INew received, President Roosevelt made him- | g sel! comfortable in a large armchair rvin H. Mclntyre, sec to the | Precident, was accompanie by his mother. | near where he had been standing and sat talking jovially with old friends and others who presented themselves. Mrs. Roosevelt mifgled with the crowd. At the lower end of the grounds, where a temporary platform had been | erected, the guests watched a brief ex- | New and more interesting wool coat and skirt can be hibition of dancing and singing by Miss | Mayris Chaney and Edward Fox, who entertained after the White House din- ner several weeks ago in honor of Prime Minister MacDonald. One of the songs presented by the couple was dedicated to Mrs. Roosevelt. The reccption ended at 6 o'clock. Hooks Octopus. GOLD BEACH, Oreg., May 26 (#)— Don Cartwright of Dayton, fishing from his father'’s boat on the Rogue River Reef, blinked twice at his catch, then surrendered it to the sea. He had ho:ked an oeu-‘/pu&i variously esti- mated by members of the boat party as ‘between 4 and 25 feet in diameter. Summer bags have arrived— in white, blonde, red, black and brown—to contrast or harmonize with your many Summer costumes. There are flat pouches with ivory- tone; softie pouches having the convenient middle change compartment; over- the-arm pouches with pleated effects; envelopes with plenty of pocket room. A bag for every choice—and exceptional, too—at $3. as adaptable at this. The | ¥ . :il;s‘.yb;fi&ts!eolor combinations— Fori m-fi'H'ing 89C worn cool days; the two- piece silk crepe dress is a perfect warm-weather cos- tume; the coat, swagger in style, can be used separately as a topcoat the entire Sum- mer. You can make endless changes to please yourself. In white, maize and blue. Sizes 14-20. SUIT SHOP—FOURTH FLOOR. One of our best uplift suits—rib knit, fitting to perfection—cut to uzmzswaist in back. A marvel, at The ever-reliable Annette Kel- lerman swim suit, in a heavy ribbed knit, lined to the waist line, $3.95. And so many more white, gold, green, blue, red, lack, sizes 32 to Uplifting You have never seen a better value. Real uplift bandeau to] of double mesh; flare, step-in and band legs, side closing. Slim hips and double stitched straps. Full cut sizes in reinforced mesh that wears like iron.. All made to our own specifications from a close-out of material. White and tea rose. Sizes 32-38.