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President and Mrs. Coolidge Guests
at Dinner Last Night of Secre
tary and Mrs. Wallace.
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THE President and Mrs. Cool
idge were the guests in
whose honor the Secretary of
Agriculture and Mrs. Wallace
entertained a company of lowans at
dinner last evening in the presi- )
dential suite at the New Willard |
Hotel. The table had a charming ar
rangement of spring flowers, includ
ing tulips, Jonquils and narrlsst. The
guests were Senator Albert B. Cum
mins, President pro tempore of the
Senate, and his sisters. Miss Anne
Cummins and Miss Margaret Cum- 1
mins; Representative Cassius C.
Howell, Representative Gilbert N.
Haugen, the assistant secretary of
agriculture, Mr. Howard M. Gore,
the only guest besides the guests of i
honor who is not an lowan: the di-|
rector general of railroads and Mrs. i
J. C. Davis, Mr. and Mrs. John T
Adams, former Representative and j
Mrs. .lames M. Goode, Mr. and Mrs. |
Addison Parker, Mrs. Hollis Hawson. ;
daughter of Senator Cummins; and j
the two daughters of the hosts. Miss
Mary Wallace and Miss Ruth Wallace. 1
\mbnssador of Italy Host
At Embassy Dinner Tonight.
The ambassador of Italy, Hon Ge
asio Caetani, will entertain a com
pany of eighteen at dinner this eve
ning.
The ambassador of Cuba and Sonora
de Torrlente and Senator and Mrs.
George Wharton Pepper will be th'e
guests in whose honor the minister of
Switzerland and Mme. Peter will en
tertain a company of fourteen at din
ner this evening.
Senora de Torrlente, wife of the am
hassador of Cuba, will receive this
afternoon from f> to 7 o’clock, in the
embassy, 2ti3o 16th street.
The minister of Uruguay and Mme
A'arela entertained a company of
twenty at dinner last evening in com
pliment td the Secretary of State and
Mrs. Hughes. The other guests were
the minister of Hungary and Countess
Szechenyi, the minister of Colombia
■tnd Senora de Oiaya, Senator and Mrs.
Henry Wilder Keyes. Gen. and Mrs.
Tasker H. Bliss, Mr. and Mrs. Francis
White, Hr. and Mrs. Vernon Kellogg,
the secretary of the Swiss legation,
Dr. Brenner; Mr, and Mrs. Harry Nor
nient, Mrs. John C. Fremont and the
secretary of the Uruguayan legation
and Mme. de Pena.
Senhora de Heao Gracie, wife
of the charge d’affaires of Brazil, will
be at home this afternoon from 4 to
6 o’clock, at the embassy, 1603 H
street.
The minister of Sweden, C'apt. Axel
F. Wallenberg, will return to Wash
ington this evening from New York,
w here he has been for about a week.
Mrs. Walter F. George, wife of
Senator George, is leaving tonight
for her home in Georgia, after spend
ing the winter here at the Gee House.
representative and Mrs. John
Philips Hill will be hosts at dinner
this evening in honor of Miss Cornelia
Vanderbilt and her fiance, the Hon.
J. F. A. Cecil. There will be eighteen
goiests in the company.
The Congressional Club was the
meeting place last night of a large
share of both Senate and House to
attend the annua) reception given in
honor of the Speaker and Mrs. Fred
erick H. Gillett. The audienee room
<>f the club was brilliant with the
frieze of flags of the states of the
"mon, flowers and palms, while a
Fashions for Young Women
The newest and loveliest! You'll see them the first warm Sunday in the colorful
parade up and down 16th Street—you’ll see them each radiant spring day in the gay youth
ful crowds that throng F Street—and wherever you see them you will know that the gay
est, the smartest, the most alluring of these Misses’ Fashions were probably discovered
at JellefTs. In their shop exclusively for the miss.
Frocks that go to parties or frocks
CVthat stay at Home—frocks that quite f—
/ as believably might pay strict atten- fWtn "
tion *° business, so varied \mfmh \ j
ll are styles. The tailored smart- !a,»clM
/ aP ness of canton and roshanara crepes,
/ Am'fKw’wf the soft luster of satin and flat crepes nWi]|S
/ / and increasingly delightful colorful w
// prints. The very lines bespeak slen- |K| II’I
J/ JSt ; j der youth and gay insouciance— EEIJJ k
ofw* -j- 1 basques, tiers, stunning drapes, set Ik gl |\
HK" '' A ! off ky beads and embroideries or, v
2“rry l .ui if? | WCr? perchance, by soft lace yokes. Aprok.vfefSU *
Its wPj Hj Greens of budding trees, blues of •
MiVT lift i §9 the misty sky, sophisticated black, *i‘ u« ll or
frock o f tilf ) '.S . J 11 rr»y can- V mr, H i
navy blue lllr *.[’ ?m tan, coco a and navy blue. ton crepe
V|_ X M Other Frocks, $25.00 to $125.00 SST
H11 1 Suits, 549.50 M
It Ml Undeniably sure of themselves and 135 00 I y
their smartness! Boyish styles join
1 hands with men s wear suitings and
UA man s last fortress is down. Hair
line stripes and plain color twills— SzSM
\ either is “no end” smart and becom- A
V1 C ing in the single and double breasted
A jjk styles, with ribbon and braid-bound /x
edges. Smart Suits, $29.50 to $89.50 /
b6§ jB Slim and indubitably of spring, 1924. / X %\ 1
w Quite correct are tuxedo revers from J W W
throat to hem, fur-banded, silver \ f 'll II
braidings, adorable cartridge flu tings \ /tVA- , m
are seen. Aglow with color—rust, li- llit M
H9H chen, cocoa, tan, navy and black.
Stunning Coats, $25.00 to $125.00 i I
14, 16, 18 Year Sizes—Misses* Shop, Third Floor Ir j
BH J7 a a a t \ X
Double- MR g\ MW gi coatVf*tUo
br ea Bted MS MS Mm MM color char- ItTlluntilifffflUii
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SOCIETY.
section of the Marine Band furnished '
a continuous program for dancing.
Mrs. James F, Byrnes, president of ■
the club, received the hundreds of
guests and standing beside her were
the Speaker and Mrs. Gillett, Mrs.
Byrnes wore a charming gown of '
I heavy white crepe with a design in
1 black and silver heads traced all over
\ It. Mrs. Gillett wore a gown of pe
tunia < olor. slightly draped, and a
graceful scarf <>f tulle in the. same
soft shade.
The buffet supper was served in
the alcove, where guy spring flowers
adorned the table and at one side
a table was especially arranged for
I the president of the club, guests of.
honor and others.
Charming beyond conception were :
the musical numbers, contributed by
Miss Lucy Gates of the Metropolitan
Opera Company, her voice, her reu
; dering and her personality turning
some moments of the evening into an
| ovation for her.
The new Secretary of the Navy, Mr.
| Curtis H. Wilbur, received an es
j pecinlly warm welcome, that being
; bis first appearance at a large con
! gressional social meeting, and regret
| was expressed that Mrs. Wilbur was
I not able to accompany him. Former
1 Senator and ’Mrs. Altee Pomerene
| were also guests.
The hostesses for the occasion ;
were, besides Mrs. Byrnes, the mem- >
hers of the executive hoard. Mrs. Per- i
cy Quinn, Mrs. Simeon I). Ki ss. Mrs. .
Everett Sanders, Mrs. John H. Smith
wick, Mrs. Howard Heeside, Mrs. El- i
mer O. Geathorwood, Mrs. Carl R. .
Chindhloom and Mrs. Adam M. Wyant, j
Others assisting were Mrs. Robert j
M. Ha Follette, Miss Cummins. Mrs.
D. U. Fletcher. Mrs. Wesley H Jones.
Mrs. Claude A. Swanson, Mrs. George
P McHean, Mrs. James A. Keed, Mrs. !
Henry Allen Cooper, Mrs. Edward R. [
Davis, Mrs. John X. Garner, Mrs. I
Frank Clark. Mrs. Finis J. Garrett,
Mrs. Martin C. Madden, Mrs. Nicholas
Hongworth, Mrs. H. R. Anthony, Jr.,
Mrs. Willis C. Hawley, Mrs. John W. |
Hangley, Mrs. Adolph J. Sabath, Mrs. j
Burton H. French, Mrs. Edward T. |
Taylor and Mrs. Cordell Hull.
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert H. Grosvenor |
are giving a reception this afternoon ;
for Gen. Aldophus W. Greely in cele- I
hration of his eighthtieth birthday
anniversary, which really was yester
day. but the party was planned to
day, so many of the general’s friends
were Invited to the White House
musical yesterday. Gen. Greely was
a boyhood friend of Hr. Edward A.
Grosvenor, and has known four
generations of both Mr. and Mrs.
Grosvenor’s families.
Mme. Jusserand, wife of the am
bassador of France, and Mrs. Taft,
wife of the Chief Justice, are pre
siding at the tea table, which will
have a birthday cake with eighty
candles and gay spring flowers as I
decorations. Assisting will be Mrs 1
Bertrand H. Snell, Mrs. Charles K |
Adams of New Canaan, Conn.; Mrs.)
Harold Shedd of North Conway. N. IL.
and Miss Rose Greely, daughters of I
the general: Mrs. Frederick Coville, !
Mrs. Augustus Greely, Jr.; Mrs Edwin 1
Grosvenor, Miss Gillian Burke and
Miss Mabel Grosvenor, daughter of'
the hosts, who is spending the spring !
holidays from her studies at Mount
Holyoke College.
Miss Cornelia Vanderbilt, daughter
of Mrs. George W. Vanderbilt, whose
marriage to the Hon. J. P. A. Cecil,
first secretary of the British embassy,
will take place April 29. will have as
her maid of honor Miss Rachel Strong
of Cleveland, Ohio. The bridesmaids
will be Miss Augusta McCagg, Miss
Helen Moran and Miss Muriel Van
derbilt of New York. Miss Elizabeth
Smith of Boston, Miss Margaret Cecil,
cousin of Mr. Cecil; Miss Louise Ross
Todd and Misa Ayleen Reynolds of
THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON. D. C.. FRIDAY. MARCH 28. 1924.
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Guest from I’anama of Senur kdnanln ChJari of the Panama mission and
Senora Chtari, who are spending the season here,
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Asheville, X. C. Mr. Hugh V. Tcn
' riant, attache of the British embassy,
j will be the best man. and the ushers
| will be Capt. P. U Tottenham, naval |
I attache of the British embassy; Mr. i
' Beamier McCormick-Goodhart. Mr. I
j Harold Sims and Mr. G. H. Thompson,
all of the British embassy staff. Mr.
John Brown of Providence, R. 1.,
nephew of Mrs. Vanderbilt, and Mr.
Robert Cecil, cousin of Mr. Cecil.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lansing will
have as their guests over Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Janies A. Tomas of i
New York, who will stop hero on |
their way front the south, where j
they have spent a portion of the >
winter. Mrs, Tomas was formerly i
Miss Dorothy Reed, a niece of .Mrs.
Banging. I
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Colden B'lT. i
I Huggles have returned from two
months spent at St. Petersburg. Fla.,
j and are at the Brighton until the
j first of next week, when they will open
their own apartment in the Woburn, at
! 1910 KaJoranuv road.
IMrs. Charles Keller, wife of the j
former Engineer Commissioner of the j
' District of Columbia, arrived in i
1 Washington last night and is visit
ing Mrs. George W. Burr at the Men- j
dota.
Mrs. Edwin S. Fuller entertained ;
informally at luncheon today.
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Harry Hod ms
have, taken an apartment at the i
Highlands for a fortnight, having ar- ■
rived from thtir home at Forrest !
Hills, Chicago, early this week.
Miss Barbara Sands has gone to ;
New York for the w,ek. She will;
spend the* Easter holidays with her
brother. Mr. Winthrop Sands, in his j
home at Woodbury. G. I.
Mr. and Mrs. John Cowen Letts and
their daughters. Mrs William M.
Guthrie and Mrs. Frederick Henry I
Jones, are in Pasadena. Calif., where '
they arc guests at the Huntington !
Hotel.
Mr. and Mrs. Letts and (heir dangh- |
ters will remain in California until ,
the middle of "April, when they ex- i
pect to motor to Coronado and the '
, Mexican border to meet Mr. Guthrie, j
| and Mr. Jones, sons-in-law of Air. and ‘
j Mrs. Letts.
j The Monticello Mi-Cart me fete to
morrow afternoon at the Hotel
| Shoreham from 3 to 6 o’clock, under
. the direction of Mrs Laird Dunlop.
i jr.. and her team of Jefferson op
portunity workers promises to be one
of the most brilliant affairs of the
mid-I»enten season. So much interest
Attaches to this festival that an
extra ballroom has been placed at 1
S. E. Comer 13th and G. Streets, N. W.
Tomorrow —Promptly 9:15 AM.
4-HOUR SALE-
I 9.15 A.M. to 1 P.M. ONLY
MONTH END CLEARANCE
Every $8.50 Hat d[* QP“
Every $7.50 Hat / */U
Every $5.00 Hat Mmy
A V Models
This includes Hats that formerly |
have been in the store but f 5 N* h Kn I
a few hours. " ***** I
K\ of Hats are ar
ily for April sell
must make room
Hence the re- . //JjßrSSHHfci
savings,
Every Occasion of l|
- These Materials— /w- A
alack Flno Milana, Co- \\ \ 1
aond, burgs, crepc-straw com- \\ '/ /J
k red, blnatlona, ribbon bata, U I
a;,'! .n i .( v^r> ‘
the disposal it the committee for the
afternoon.
In addition to the music by the
Marine Band. Mrs. Thomas S. Lovette,
mezzo-soprano, and Miss Edith Crow
der of Shreveport, La., will sing;
special feature dances will be given
by Miss Moss Allen. Miss Corinne
Stevens. Miss Eugenic Lc Merle. Miss
Margaret Zolnay and Miss Eddie
O’Donnelly. Mme. Marcia, the world
renowned astrologlst, and Burnctta,
the Indian Guide, a fortune teller,
several clever impersonators, includ
ing Mrs. Bruce MacArthur, and Ha
waiian music, with also grand opera
selections by artists of the Washing
ton Opera Company, are on the pro
gram of the' afternoon.
Special Interest also is being shown
in the debutante group who will ap
pear In carnival costume. Helling can
dy and flowers. Howard <'handler
Christie, the noted artist, will select
and sketch the prettiest girl in the
room, and he will he assisted in the I
selection by Lucian Powell, called the i
American Turner, both artists being |
among the judges also of Hie most
attractive costume worn at the fete,
for which a prize is to lie given.
The complete list of patronesses in
cludes Mine. Ekengreii, Mme. Hague,
Mrs. Brecklmidg*- I/ong. Mrs. John
Lejeune. Mrs. It. It. Govin, Mr«. Wal
ter Tuckerrnan, Mrs. A bun Yobnson,
Mrs. Watson Freeman ‘"lark. Mrs. j
Pearl Moore Gray. Mrs Victor Cush- !
man. Airs. Minnlgerode Andrews, Mrs. !
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The Newest Apparel j
FOR MISSES, . I
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j —and chosen with especial regard to the require-
I ments of our younger clientele for School, Sports,
■ Street. Afternoon and Evening Wear.
Suits Coats Dresses
Sweaters Skirts Hats
Knitted Sports Apparel
Underwear Accessories
! Exquisite Outfits for Infants.
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&Stteel, Corner c Thirteen Ih
Hose Oouve.rneur Hors and Mrs. Rich
ard Parker Crenshaw.
The list of debutantes who will ap- ~
pear In costume in charge of the sale .
of flowers and candy includes Miss
Stitt, Miss Mary Stilt, Miss Virginia
Hdwards, Miss Nina Diamantopoulis.
Miss Dorothy Dennett, Miss Muriel
Kleanor Cray. Miss ICugenia L»e Mefle,
Miss Avala Kimmell. Miss Virginia
Hume. Miss Julia Hume. Miss Kliza
lieth Dunlop. ..linn Kvelina Crenshaw.
Miss Charlotte Kreemau Clark, Miss
Janet Moffett. Miss Hath Stoddard.
Mies Klisabeth Jobe. Miss Hetty Wer
ner. Miss Virginia S<ldon. Miss Ku
genia l-ejeiine. Miss Margaret Rohrer
and Miss Klisabeth Wool worth.
A reasonable, admission fee will be
charged at the door.
Mrs, Samuel Goodacre of 2210 Ca
thedral avenue has as her guest Mrs.
U. C. Peverley of Maryland.
Representative and Mrs. J. Mayhew
■ Wainwripht were the guests of honor
|at the mid-l,enten Army dance layt
• evening at the New Willard. Repre
sentative Wainwrigbt was for several
years assistant secretary of war. The
guests numbered about , r ,OO, and were
received by Representative ami Mrs.
Wainwright. Hen. and Mrs. William J.
Know and Col. and Mrs. Dorcnao D.
Gasser.
Gen. and Mrs. Snow were hosts at
dinner, preceding the dance. their
i guests being asked to meet Representa
tive and Mr*. Walnwrighl. Others in !
the company were Representative and!
Mrs. Robert D. Bacon, the military at
tache of the British embassy and Mrs. !
, < "harUoiv. District Commissioner and!
Mrs. Cuno H. Rudolph. (Jen, and Mrs.
Charles Treat. Col. and Mrs. Hamilton
Hawkins, Capt. and Mrs. Arthur Snow ,
and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Meeni.
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. John I*. Hines !
had among their guests a* dinner be- ,
for® the dance the minister of l*o- 1
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The Longer They Look
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f Coral Band Hose
fife' re shoving every wanted color AA
in either Chiffon or Thread Silk. W 111 I
Every pair guaranteed against garter V J • f'
runs by the genuine Coral Band.
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—Women’* CWffdn SiEk Hosiery—We have them in twenty
-5; five new colors, including black and gun metal, a ei/v
$ A fine quality, sheer and clear. These Hose g O UU 5:
$ will surprise* you at this very low price. ■
Every pair perfect. Pair *
S Women’s Full-fashioned Chiffon Hosiery, in t
$ twenty spring shades, including banana, peach, 0 kQ
$ French nude, dawn, airedale, Indian skin, ▼ I
\ gun metal, black, silver and light graj% Very JL ——
!; special for Saturday at
3 Pairs, $5.00
Women’s “Humming Bird” Guaranteed SAlc
5 Hosiery—Many new shades have arrived in X j Sll
$ this wonderful silk hose. Every pair fully " g *
$ guaranteed to give satisfaction or a new pair JL ——
$ free of charge. Sizes Bto 10 y 2 . Per pair
The New Flannel Vests
$ The very newest creation, to be worn with tai
s lored suits and skirts. Very smart; effectively CA i
•: trimmed with white pearl buttons and silk bind-
$ ing. In a complete assortment of colors, in- gUzSSS 5
$ eluding poudre blue, marigold, lanvin, tan and
5 sheik. Sizes 34 to 42. Very special at
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* Deauville Scarfs Are in
Demand
$ Very stylish and smart, shown in y-.
; a great color display, to be worn with 5
$ Coats, dresses or suits, in square and 5
$ long effects. Specially priced at— IT/ IV
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SOCIETY.
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| land and Mmp, Wroblew ska, Ma.i.
Hen. and .Mrs. Robert f*. Davis and
Maj. Cert, and Mr.«. Dannie K. Nolan,
j The company numbered thirty-two
1 and the party was Klven in compii
| ment to Miss Marparet Wherry
: New Vork and Mies Marguerite
1 Brown of Paris, who are vlsltiru
|Cen. and Mrs. Hines.
Maj. and Mrs. FVancis G. Delaio;
had as itncsu Col and Mrs, A. <
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