The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-10-31
Mrs. C1umpdcker Prefers Trade to Politics;
. Another Feminine Might Haze Been
Representatives Widow
Hostess "Chez Curtis, !"
/ Most Popular Render
vous for Society
By JEAN Elliot

THREE of the four women in the
i House when the next Congress
conveues--Mrs. Edith Nourse Rog.
ers. Mrs. Florence Prag Kahn and
Mrs. Kate Gudger 14angIey-will
oceuuv seats formerly filled by
fheir husbands. Mrs. Mary r. Nor
ton. representative from New Jer-
sey, being the only one o. me
groifp who was elected "oH her
own"
This isn't news, Of course. but it
Srill bear repeating, especially since
II develops that there might have
heen two more In this group OF
eolons by inheritance 1t seems
that the Republican State organi
cation In Oregon tried to persuade
Mrs. M. e. Crumpacker widow Of
r Representative Crumpacker to have
a try for the seat left vacant by
her husbands tragic, death last
summer. And we are just finding
out that Mrs. william Newell Vale,
OF Colorado, aspired to fill the uA
expired term Of her late husband.
A special election for the Denver
District will be held on November
Is. and Mrs. Vale had planned to
be candidate. But she fonnd that
the Republican powers that be-
personified in Senator Lawrence G.
Phipps-- had plans. of their own.
These didn't include Mrs. Vale and
Francis J. Knauss, State senator
and reputed Khan leader was
substituted.
Mrs. CrumpaCker Refuses
On the other hand, the Republi.
can organization in Oregon would
have handed Mrs. Crumpacker the
nomination on a silver salver. Her
husband was tremendously popular
In his home State. And I'm told
that her election would have been
reasonably sure. But along about
the time this offer was made came
the opportunity for Mrs. Crum-
packer to set up shop with Mrs.
Jimmie" Curtis and she felt that
she was better fitted for this than
for political career.
Everybody has been dropping in
"CheZ Curtis" since the little shop
opened. So many Of Mrs. Curtis |
and Mrs. Crumpacker's friends have
been lowering round smoking Gig. |
arettes and exchanging gossip that |
appearance of a Mayfair drawing |
room. I've wondered if there was |
any business done. but / discover |
that there have been scores of |
orders for gowns and that ever so |
many Of the novelties in which the |
shop specializes have been sold.
OF course. the fashion show. which |
was held on, Friday and Saturday, |
was a drawing card. And who do |
you suppose was here in connection /
with this--Mary Graham Gilmour,
daughter of Judge Samuel Jordan |
Graham. / hadn't seen her for
years. discovered that she had been !
living abroad and that she is now |
with the famNIs designer, Tape. |
whose models were being shown
"Chez Curtis
Mrs. Curtis, by the way. made
her debut in a new role the other
day, DOMINIC many of the Paris
models and demonstrating that she
had something of a flair for model.
ing herself. Mrs. Sumner Welles
was in the shop one day. Nine.
Elinor Giynn walked in on Satur.
day afternoon to walk out possessed
of several charming new pieces of
1ewelry. And among those I've
E6Su IN lH6 SHOP from time 10 Time
are Mrs. Montgomery Blair. Mrs
Rose Merriam. Mrs. John r. WI.
1iams, Mrs. Ornnshy McCammon and
the little Fell girl, daughter of
Mrs. Ogden l.. Mills. who had her
chum-- Representative and Mrs. Par.
ker Corntng's daughter, with her
to say nothing of a governess or
awo and q Belgian griffon.
private View"
Today many +'callers" at Mrs.
Curtis shop have wandered on far
ther up Connecticut Avenue to in.
epect the private showing Of rare
collection of iewelry and precious
stones on view at John Francis
Shaw's new place. This good-looking
young man, Who is to specialize in
unique jewelry and has little shop
suggestive of Paris, ii married to
Caroline Hagner, daughter of Mrs.
Helen Ray Hagner. There's no one
In town who has more friends than
the Hagners and the Shaws and ap-
parently most of them turned up to.
day to help open the new establish.
ment. 80 u