Evening Star Newspaper, May 23, 1935, Page 22

SOCIETY. Invitations Are Issued For Dinner on June 4 At t_hg‘White House President and Mrs. Roosevelt Are to Enter- tain Fourth Estate Tomorrow—MTrs. Garner Guest of Mrs. Swanson. RESIDENT AND MRS. ROOSE- ‘ VELT have issued invitations | for a dinner at the White House Tuesday evening, June 4. | President and Mrs. Roosevelt will | entertain & company at dinner tomor- | row evening preceding the dance they will give for members of the Fourth | Estate. ! Mrs. Roosevelt will be hostess at & | garden party this afternoon at o'clock, when her guests will be mem- | bers of the Women's National Press Club and of the Newspaper Women's Olub, of which latter organization Mrs, Roosevelt is an honorary mem- ber. Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Roose- wvelt accompanied Mrs. Henry Morgen- thau, jr., using the limousine of the Secretary of the Treasury, to Ridge- lands, the home of Senator and Mrs. Key Pittman, where they attended the garden party of the Women's National Democratic Club. Mrs. Roosevelt and Mrs. Morgen- | thau arrived shortly after 5 o'clock and the President’s wife drew the four lucky numbers for the gate prizes and then received those who attended the party, standing on the wide veranda of the house. Mrs. Roosevelt was in & becoming gown of Eleanor blue and | white figured crepe with a long coat | of flannel in blue, the generous la- | pels faced with the figured crepe. Her natural color straw hat with a grace- ful brim was well tilted over her right eye and turned up in the back. About the crown was a ribbon of a darker shade of blue, Mrs. Morgenthau was in a figured crepe gown, the black | backgrounds having small figures of yellow and red, and about her shoul- | ders a wide scarf of pointed fox fur. Her hat was black straw, with a mod- erate brim. Receiving with Mrs. Roosevelt were Mrs. Pittman, hostess for the Democratic Club; Mrs. Edward B. Meigs, president of the club; Mrs. Cordell Hull, Mrs. Morgenthau, Mrs. George H. Dern, Mrs. Harold L. Ickes and the Secretary of Labor, Miss Prances Perkins. Mrs. Hull, always smartly gowned, wore & becoming costume of figured crepe in shades of golden yellow, brown and touches of red. The collar was wide and plaited, and her hat was & golden shade of straw, wide of brim and shallow of crown and had a nar- row band of brown ribbon about the base of the crown. With this she wore | gauntlet gloves of brown and brown shoes. Mrs. Dern was in pale-blue crepe, with a long coat of a deeper | shade of blue and a white hat with moderate brim which had a narrow band of dark-blue ribbon about the base of the low crown. Mrs. Ickes | was in all-white, the only touch of | color being the bright blue buttons on | the dress and on the coat at the walstline. The gown was of white crepe, with a coat almost as long as the skirt of her dress, and her hat, also white, had a narrow band of dark-blue ribbon about the crown. | Miss Perkins wore a black coat which | completely covered her costume. It | was made on straight lines and had a shallow cape, and she wore a close- fitting black straw hat. Mrs. Pitt- man wore a figured crepe dress in shades of yellow and green and a white hat with moderate brim. Mrs. Meigs was also in figured crepe, the background of black with small white | figures, and she had a black hat with moderate brim. | ‘The director of the mint, Mrs. Nellie | Taylce Ross, held the lucky num- ber drawn by Mrs. Roosevelt and was | awarded the first prize. Mrs. Ross wore & becoming dress of crepe in small red and white figures, the hip- | length coat being made straight, and | with it she wore a black stitched silk | hat with narrow brim and a starched | net veil falling 2 inches off the brim. Amcng others in the large company were Mrs. Clark, wife of Senator Bennett Champ Clark, wearing a light blue and white figured crepe with a long tan coat and a generous brimmed | brown straw hat; the Assistant Treas- urer of the United States, Mrs. Blair Banister, in red and white crepe with which she wore a quilted taffeta cape to her elbows and a wide-brimmed black straw hat; Mrs. Marvin H. Mc- Intyre, wife of the secretary to the President, was in pearl gray chiffon made with a frilled collar over which she wore a dark blue flannel redingote and & small dark biue hat. Her daughter, Miss Marie McIntyre, was also in gray, her costume being a ‘Ior the garden party, her long coat | James J. Davis, smartly tailored cloth suit and & be- coming “off-the-face” hat to match; Mrs. George Barnett also chose gray falling to the hem of her dress and having a gray fur collar on which she wore a cluster of orchids, her straw hat matching the flowers in shade; Mrs. Mark L. Bristol, was n blue and white silk with a long dark blue coat and a hat in the same shade. With her was Mrs. George T. Marye, whose black taffeta sult was made with hip- length coat finished about the neck with puffed bands of the same mate- rial and her black hat had a wide brim. Mrs. James Carroll Frazer wore a red rough straw hat with narrow brim which matched her figured dress and her long black corded silk coat covered the dress. Others at the party were Mrs. John Allen Dougherty, Miss !llnhethi Howry, Mrs. Jacob Leander Loose, Mrs. Robert Love Taylor, Mrs. J. J. Dawley and Mrs, Wilbur W. Hubbard. Mrs John Nance Garner, wife of the Vice President, was the honor guest at luncheon today of Mrs. Claude A. Swanson, wife of the Secre- tary of the Navy, who entertained at the Sulgrave Club. The other guests were: Countess van der Straten- Ponthoz, Mme. Munir, Mme. Troy- anovsky, Senora de Calderon, Mrs. MacWhite, Mrs. Munthe de Morgen- lerne, Mme. Cialal, Mrs. Joseph W. Byrns Mrs. Harry H. Woodring, Mrs. | | Royal 8. Copeland, Mrs. Henry Wilder | Keyes Mrs. J. Hamilton Lewis Mrs. | Mrs. Nathariel B.| Dial, Mrs. Harry B. Hawes, Mrs. Otis Bland. Mrs. Sol Bloom, Mrs. George Burnham, Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross, | Mrs. Carroll Miller, Mrs. Claude Bloch, Mrs. Norment Smith, Mrs. | Hayne Ellis, Mrs. Louis Little, Mrs. Carl F. Baldwin, Mrs. Allen F' Mc- Lean, Mrs. Clifford K. Berryman, Mrs. i Jack Hayes, Miss Caroline Martin and | Mrs. William McClelland Ritter. Mrs. Byrns acted as co-hostess with i Mrs. Swanson. Mrs Cordell Hull, wife of the Sec- | retary of State, was the guest of honor | . at a luncheon given yesterday by Miss Jennie M. Moore and Miss Mar- | garet L. Moore in the home of their brother, Assistant Secretary of State, Mr. R Walton Moore, in Fairfax, Va. The other guests were: Mrs. Henry | Morgenthau, jr.; Mrs. George H Dern, | Mrs. Sam D. McReynolds Mrs. 8chuy- | ler Otis Bland, Mrs. William Phil- | lips, Mrs. Emily Newell Blair. Mrs. | McMillin, Mrs. Hugh S. Cummings, | Mrs. Francis Pickens Miller and Mrs. Lincoln Green. [ Postmaster General James A. Farley was the guest in whose honor the for- mer secretaries and secretary of Y.he‘ Democratic National Committee en- | tertained at dinner last evening in the | patio of the Carlton Hotel. The com- | pany numbered 50. = | His Brittanic majesty’s Ambassador and the Hon. Lady Lindsay have is- sued invitations to a garden party | June 3 at the embassy to celebrate the birthday anniversary of King George V of England. The Minister of Canada, Mr. Wil- Cold Storage For furs, garments, rugs, curtains. * * * SAFE deposit vaults for silver- ware. * * * WINE vaults. * * * WARM rooms for pianos, art objects, an- tiques. * * * LUGGAGE rooms and small storage vaults on first floor easily accessible. Rug Cleaning House Fumigation pital, Surplus and Reserves Over $1,200.000 472 BLOCKS NORTH OF TWE WWITE HOUSE C.A.ASPINWALL, PRESIDENT DISTRICT 4040 Before you buy a Summer handbag, see our refreshing selection of “White Softies,” now being featured in a host of smart new Summer styles. Mail and phone orders filled on bags - [X{Rs 1314 F Street N.W. sketched. | honor of Mr. Hume Bl THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, liam Duncan Herridge, entertained s group of men at & lu today in ‘'who is a guest of the ocounselor of the Canadian Legation and Mrs. Wrong. ‘The Chinese Minister and Mme. Sze will entertaln at a dinner this evening in honor of the United States Ambassador to Mexico and Mrs. Jo- sephus Daniels, Senator and Mrs. William E. Borah were the guests at Annapolis yesterday of the superintepdent of the Naval Academy and Mrs, David I. Sellers. They viewed the drill of the mid- . to return P to Idaho this Summer by way of the Panama Canal and the Pacific Coast. Representative and Mrs. William E. Hess of Ohio have had Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Green of Cincinnati visiting them for a short time at the Ward- man Park Hotel. ‘The Vice President of Nicaragua, Dr. Rudolfo Espinosa, will entertain at tea 'this afternoon at 5 o'clock in the Chinese room of the Mayflower Hotel. He will be assisted by Senora de De Bayle, wife of the charge d'af- faires of Nicaragua. Others who will assist include Senora d eGonzalez, wife of the Minister resident of Costa Rica; Mrs. . Benton McMillin, Mrs. Robert W. Imbrie, Mrs. Willlam Jennings Price, Mrs. Alexander Coale Colum- bus, Mrs. Thomas Cajigas, Mrs. Ever- ard Ferguson Perkins and Senora Irma Arguello. The retiring counselor of the Jap- anese Embassy and Mme. Pujii will leave Washington today for New York from where they will sail tomorrow | for England for Mr. Fujil's new post | in London. Maj. Gen. John L. Hines was the | honor guest at & dinner given last | evening at White Sulphur Springs, W. Va,, by his brother and sister-in- law, Mr. and Mrs. William B. Hines. | The party was given to celebrate Gen. Hines' birthday anniversary. | Col. Henry B. Clark, U. 8. A, re- tired. and Mrs. Clark have arrived at the Martinique from their home in Evanston, IlL, for a short visit, Decatur Hbuse bpens For Second Day Tour Another charming afternoon awaits Washington residents today in this the second day of open house at Decatur house at the corner of H street and Jackson place for the benefit of the allied charities for which the Thrift Shop is maintained. Yesterday afternon hundreds of per- sons entered the door of the handsome and historic mansion and strolled throygh the two drawing room floors, filling the air with oh’s and ah's over the splendid collection of old engrav- ings, rare bric-a-brac and furniture, ' ‘The plan of the house was particularly | interesting to those accustomed to the | Finis J. Garrett, Mrs. Lucille Foster | flimsier up-to-date architecture. Mrs. John R. Williams, through whose efforts the tour has been a suc- cess, sat on the terrace during most of the afternoon, greeting those who visited the garden for tea and refresh- ments. The garden scene was particularly | lovely, the setting of trees and flowers, ' the girls in their charming Colonial dress and the Spring attire of visitors. Mrs. Joseph Leiter wore a filmy gray chiffon gown and remained for & short | time with her mother, Mrs. Willlams. Queen Quality White Shoes . . Fashion finds ment in Queen Chilean Envoy Host To Luncheon Party ‘The Ambassador of Chile, Senor Don_ Manuel Trucco, entertained at luncheon yeste: in honor of the Bayoness von Schoen, wife of the new- ly appointed German Minister to Chile and a sister of Mrs. Edward R. Pinkenstaedt of Washington. Following the luncheon the Ambas- sador and his daughters, Senorita Marta Trucco, Senorita Graciela Trucco and Senorita Rebeca Trucco, and his son, Senor Manuel Trucco, Jr., left for New York to visit the Chilean Ambassador to Great Britain, Senor Don Juan Enrique Tocornal, and Senora de Tocornal and their daugh- ters, who are en route to Chile. Senor Don Carlos Allesandri, nephew of the President of Chile, and Senora de Allessandri, who are start- ing on a world cfuise, arrived in New York recently and .will visit Ambas- sador Trucco and Ambassador and Senora de Tocornal before coming to ‘Washington for a visit. Bar Association Dinner Tonight Plans have been completed for the fifteenth annual dinner of the Federal Bar Association to be held at the Mayflower this evening, with the newly appointed Solicitor General, Mr. Stanley Reed, as guest of honor. As an indication of the effort that is to be inaugurated to co-ordinate legal activities of the Government, the chief law officers of the various de- partments and. independent estab- lishments will occupy a table in front of the speakers’ table. The principal speaker of the eve- INGENUE Secretary Mrs. George H. Dern, the Postmaster General, Mr. James A. Farley; the Minister of the Irish Free State, Mr., MacWhite; Senator and Mrs. Pat McCarran of Nevada, Represent- ative Hatton W. Summers, Represent- ative and Mrs, Robert Ramspeck, Mrs. PFenton W. Booth, presiding judge of the Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, Judge Willlam J. Graham; President of the District Bar Association and Mrs. Winship Wheatley, Corporation Counsel and Mrs. Barrett Prettyman, and the solicitor of the Department of Agri- culture, Mr. Seth Thomas. The chairman of the committee on arrangements is Mr. William R. Vallance, assistant legal adviser of the Department of State. Automobile to Be Sold At Hospital Tea ‘The Woman’s Board of the Na- tional Homeopathic Hospital is en- tertaining at a tea tomorrow at 4 o'clock in the Nurses’ Home in con- nection with the disposal of an auto- mobile donated to the organization. The board also will honor the nurses of this year's graduating class of the hospital on Monday, May 27, at 1 o'clock, with a luncheon at the Columbia Country Club. Graduating exercises of the Nurses’ Training School of the hospital will be held at the Nurses' Home on Fri- day, May 31, I-MILLER SHOGKE .. The st shoe of summer should be a spactator model. .. white summer suede . ..perforated, naturelly, and trimmed, generously, with contrasting leather. 1222 F N.W. For Summer Wear new enchant- Quality’s dis- tinctive interpretation of the footwear vogue for white. 37 styles for your selection. 5650 1o 850 de luxe grade $8.50 and $9.75 This spectator sandal of white kid for street and after- noon wear ... .. ‘Queen Quality Boot Shop © 1221 F Street N.W. $6.50 Delightfully smart is this dainty pump with tongue and small buckle—perfect for Summer informals. 58.50 Outstandingly, su- perbly different is this graceful T-strap sandal with distinc- tive Queen Quality lines. $7.50 This unique design developed with mul- tiple rows of stitching and perforations is a favorite. Punched through on vamp for greater coolness. 57.50 A D. C., THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1935. NANNIVERSARY SOCIETY. d 810~818 7# ST.,N.W. Friday Rem Every one is wearing white . . . have you bought yours? If not, be sure and see our fine group of the very latest styles . . . and note the unusually low price! 14 to 20, 38 to 44. Others at $2.95 to $7.95 nants and Specials Acetates Perfectly stunning shirtwaist and 2-piece models, copied from the very highest fashions + « . and look how very inexpensively they’re priced! In white, maize and powder blue in sizes 14 to 20 and 38 to 50. Second Floor Misses Linene Suits Clark Gable, Butcher Boy, double-breasted and a few three-piece suits in white, oyster, green, maize and blue. They're just out of their boxes and delightfully crisp and new., MISSES’ SWEATERS, in slip-over and open-front models. Sizes 14 to 20. In pastel shades. Reg- ularly $1.59. Re- . duced to ... 39¢ WOMEN'S COTTON BLOUSES, in printed batiste -;mnl:;um fyml.l % 36 and 38. ar! .00. Reduced to . . 59(: HOOVERETTES, in per- cale prints; sizes 14 to LS seliing t ... oo 39C Clearance of 79¢ to $1.29 Wash Dresses 39 Pastels and prints in good Summery styles Sizes 14 to 40. They're mussed from display, but laundering will fix them up like new! SILK UNDERWEAR, slips, chemise and dance sets in silk crepe and satin, all of them lsce trimmed. Sizes . 32 to 40. Regu- i PUDY RIBBON REMNANTS, 1 to 3 inch widths in ell colors. Reduced to, yard..... vernen . IOC BUTTONS AND BUCKLES, in_all colors and sizes. 2 to 6 on & card. Reduced to, card ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS, organdy dress flowers In several colors. TheyTe specially reduced to, 5 each ... .. 9C WOMEN’S SCARFS. Triangular silk scarfs in solid colors and two- tone effects. Reduced P B aslneiiuns 25¢ MEN’S, WOMEN’S AND CHILDREN’S "KERCHIEFS, here is your chance to stock up at & low price. You'll be surprised at their qual- 3 ity. Specially priced at IC WOMEN’'S NECKWEAR, organdy and silk piques in good late styles. Some are mussed. Reduced to clear at * 19¢ OUTSIZE HOSE, full- fashioned irregulars and first quality seamless hose, in all shades. Sizes 915 to 10%. Speciaily priced at .......... 49¢ FULL-FASHIONED HOSE, 2 and 3 thread, 45 and 48 gauge hose in irregulars of $1.00 and $1.25 values. Reduced Guaranteed $1.00 Full-Fashioned Silk Hose 79:¢ Fine “Des Art” Chiffon Hose in 3 thread, 45 gauge. If they run before the heels or toes wear through & new pair will be furnished. In all shades. KNEE-HIGH HOSE—320- SILK HOSE—Seconds and thirds of full fashioned 75c and $1.00 hose in chiffon l-:d‘m weights. All shades Specially KNEE-LENGTH HOSE — Full - fashioned and mesh hose with garter tops. Per- fects and irregulars in all shades. Regularly 68 $1.00. Reduced to... QOC Sizes 12 to 20. Second Floor FABRIC, MESH AND STRING GLOVES, in white, brown and beige. Sizes 6 to 7. Spe- cially reduced to. . . . 37C FRENCH CREPE SLIPS— Lace trimmed at tops and bottoms. California and straight top styles in white, tearose or biue. All { sizes. Reduced to... 46C RAYON UNDIES —Fine values in step-ins, panties, cariocas; all of them lace trimmed. Specially priced gt .......... I9C RAYON GOWNS AND PAJAMAS, the gowns are in regular and extra sizes, the pajamas.in regular sizes only. Regularly $1.00 and $1.25. Reduced to.. 68¢c SEAMLESS SILK HOSE— Garter-top hose in service weight. Irregulars. 25¢ Sizes 815 to 105 in all shades’ ANKLE T S—Mercerized and rayon anklets in white and pastel shades. Sizes 7 to 10. duced to Clearance of $1.50 and $2.00 Hats 39 Just 150 hats in this group, in styles ranging from trim young models to youthful matrons. You'll find straws of all descriptions in practically every smart shape. In black, brown, navy and other colors. Children BOYS WASH KNICKERS, an odd lot of coverts, linens and crashes reduced from 49c and 69c. 7 to 10. BOYS” BROADCLOTH SHIRTS, collar-attached style in plain colors and fancy patterns. Sizes 8 to 13%. Were 50c. 29c Now . BOYS’ PART-WOOL SWEATERS, pull-over style in several good shades. Sizes CHILDREN'S RAYON TAFFETA DRESSES, in the daintiest of pastel shades. Sizes 7 to 12. Regularly $1.29. Sharply re- 79c duced to clear at. .. TOTS' SILK DRESSES, in plaids, dark brown and green. 4 and 5. INFANTS' SUN SUITS, made of percale; sizes 1 to 3. Regularly 29c. Re- |5 duced to ..... . 19€ GIRLS’ PIQUE HATS, in pastel shades; null::‘ Were 59c. Redu Iq c TOTS HANDMADE DRESSES, in fine batiste in white and colors; soiled. GIRLS’ PRINCESS SLIPS, in rayon, flat crepe or broad- cloth; lace trimmed Sizes 10 to 14. Were 3% 59c and 69c. Re- duced to .. INFANTS' SLEEVELESS BANDS, 132% wool. ‘Were 35¢. BOYS’ WASH SUITS, in loth, and cov- erts in button-on and belted models. Sizes 3 to 6 in short Were spe- Reduesd ‘ere . lu to .. ST CHILDREN'S RAYON COMBINATIONS, with panty or bloomer bottoms. Sizes 4 to 10 in pnI:‘k only. Were 58¢. MEN'S SOCKS, cotton and rayon mixtures in several designs and colors. Sizes 10 N'S SHIRTS AND SHORTS, cotton ribbed ath- letic shirts in sizes 34 to 46. Neatly patterned, vat dyed broadcloth shorts in sizes 30 to 44 with elastic inserts. Were 25c. Clearance Men's Shirts 39 An odd Iot of shirts just packed full of value! Some are mussed from display, many of them are first quality. Collar- attached style, mostly in plain colors. BSizes 14 to 17. MEN'’S UNION SUITS, an odd lot of checked nainsook athletic union suits that reg- ularly sold for 50c. Sizes 36, 40 and 42 only. Re- 29C MEN’S PAJAMAS, $1.00 and $1.19 garments reduced from regular stock! Coat and middy styles in sizes B, Cand D........ 19¢ Miscellaneo BATH MATS, extra large, heavily fringed mats in peach and orchid. Were $1.00. ....... 49¢c FUR ASCOTS, in lapin (rabbit) in black, brown or beige. Trim up your new ::n. Reduced“ $1-98 COTTON REMNANTS— Summer wash cottons in plain and. fancy patterns Voiles, flock voiles, lawns, percales and many other weaves. Lengths from 2 te lg ylrt;a’.c Regularly 19¢ to 39c. Reduced 12¢ SILKS, RAYONS AND ACETATES—In prints and plain colors. In 2 to 12 yard cuts, Specially priced at yd. 38C 38-IN. UNBLEACHED COTTON, in miil lengths from 1 to 8 yards. Specially priced at e g 7'/70 BED SPREADS, in Krinkle cotton in rose and gold. Double bed size, 80x105, Regularly $1.00. ' Reduced to 79¢ Floor Covering 19¢ s sa. Fine belt base in remnants of carpet and tile patterns. Many can be matched. Regularly 39c to 48¢c. CURTAIN MARQUISETTE Temnant lengths in prints, plain colors and cushion dots. Were 19¢c to Io 29¢. Reduced to yd.. 1UC CURTAINS—An odd lot of six-plece cottage sets clearing Friday at a ridicue lous price. Were 59c. |5 Reduced to, set C TABLE OILCLOTH— Remnant lengths in plain and fancy patterns. Lengths from Y2 to 1 yard. 8 B Sieatinsicn ssie DG NOTIONS, TOILETRIES AND STATIONERY—Nail polish, polish remover, io- dine, adhesive tape, Mecuro- chrome, talcum powder, ab- sorbent cotton, bandages, rasor blades, petroleum jelly, eraser sets, pencil sharpen- ers, tablets, paper of pins, sewing silks, spool ocotton, snap fasteners, kid curlers, hooks and eyes, card of safe- ty pins, women's garters, shoe laces, paring knives, apple corers, bott 3 openers .. es c