Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-19

q knock-down price for that day only
YOU have seen the style.
The one who was pony-skinned whiS-
pared a6miring establishment. but her
companion. coated in Persian lamb.
woven in New England. voiced criticism
with a loudness that showed for eX-
cellent lungs.
Well sir. before 10 wear a light
straw hat in Winter time Id stay home
don't look worried over il, neither"
Y'see. she's just bought that South
ern fashion hat. y'can tell by the spick-
span newneSs Of 1.-THE shop windows
are full OF the latest shapes-I think
It's awful stylish myself. Must be sort
OF cold 10 the head. though
Il should say. You don't halter wear
straw hats until Easter Sunday, jus:
because the stores make show of EN-
With ali them clothes. that woman sure
must have some scraps home to make
herself warm hat for weather like
this Before I'd come out in summer
hat this timer year. I'd cut off a strip
from the bottom of my coat and make
me turb'n-you can set any shape
YOU want at the five and ten."
My gracious. woman. you wouldn't
ruin dandy coat like that. would you?
That coat cost big money-and. say
look at my cousin. Daisy-She had on
white straw at the movies the other
night"
THAT poor coot is nobody 10 60 by
spending every cent of her little eight
. week on buds, without giving her
mother cent for board. That there
money. All got TO say is she don't
show sense to match-wearin' a hat
like that before Easter"
But she did have more to say. only
enough is always enough.
TWO young men carrying cameras
and a young woman with a camera
strapped over her shoulders were
among the tourist visitors to the White
House the other day.
Outside Of the entrance the young
woman paused to say:
Don't forget, boys, you can snap
everything you please except the china
cabinets downstairs I'll attend to
them
Leave your cameras. please"
The ofdcial inside the entrance
smiled as he gave his order. but pointed
70 a table where an assortment already
rsposed.
DO you mean to say We can't take
snapshots In the White House," The
That is the rule" the Official
answered.
Well. win ours be safe with all these
others?"
The ohcial gave assurance. and the
three went down the corridor. When
they returned. after exploring the
looms open TO visitors and were taking
ur their cameras, the young woman
SID to the young men:
It's all right. boys. We couldn't
haze got good shots. anyhow. Light
VS. too poor-and We would have lost
lot OF good films I think it was
expense"
And Mrs CooI:dge"-both young
men felt that the First Lady was also
entitled to her share In the saving OF
Aims.
oh. yes. Mrs. Coolidge, too-ot
course" admitted the young woman
and then they started away.
And the ofhciaI smiled.
A SMALL. brown, foreign man was
IA peddlins notions across from a
Government department the other day
AZ noon. A spruce looking clerk who
had stepped out Of the building crossed
oFer 10 the peddler and began looking
oTer his tray. H said he wanted
collar button.
; After lingering the entire assortment
END trying the spring OF each. he
finally made selection.
This spring seems all right, but the
bitoon doesn't shine as bri2n, as some
o: the others-couid you guarantee i.
Tot 20 tarnixh?"
The little peddler vas patheticaliv
patient In his easerness TO sell, but
th.e wa3 nothing OF job about another
customer. who had also come out Of
the building and bought button. a
pal! Of suSpenders and shirt-sleeve
!sc,eners Of blue elastic edged with
PINK.
Say. Blank. you don't want one Of
thess buttons. What you are after is
fine stud with Kimberly solitaire
T.. st--zn6 you want IL for a nickel.
Either buy that button or get Of and
gee somebody else chance
The spruce looking young man who
was Blank pretended To take the criti-
elsgn ss . joke. But his ears turned
req
A BATCH OF out-of-toan students
and their teachers swarmed over
DE south Treasury steps last Saturday
afternoon. They were 70 be- photo
eyslAe6 BY the one man Of the party.
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