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The Washington times., 1930-08-20
Velvet Hats
Smart for
Autumn
By Wilma La Vile

What is first in importance
for fall hats? The answer is
easy, for right now Paris and
America agree exactly on what
is smart for early fall and win
ter.
Y News comes from Paris that
velvet will make the most popu"
lar hats for early fall. 1t will
be supplanted later on by felts,
soleil and similar materials, but
right now velvet is of utmost
Importance. Favor is divided
between transparent and silk
velvet but both are made along
= the same lines.
Notifications of beret and
turban types lead, there also
are a few brimmed hats worn.
When wet say berets, we don't
mean that they need be so
very tightly fitted that they
are hard to wear, for this new
fashion for pleats, tucks, folds
and, many other devices makes
them easy on the wearer. The
velvet may be manipulated in
dozens of different ways for
greater individuality. All Of
them, however. carry the ef-
feet Of a very shalloy, crown
and they frame the face De-
comingly. In brimmed types
the crown is also very shallow
and the brim frames the face
rather than to cover it at all.
Bandeau types are also smart
and very flattering. Bows are
used in many ways and are
especially graceful and elegant
as the velvets are so soft that
they may be tied into a COM
plete bow.
AS to Colors, black is first.
then brown, green and wine. A
few royal blues maybe worn
but not many. .....
It's most important to get
the tilt Of these hats right.
They must be worn back off
the forhead to the edge Of the
hair and the hair is allowed to
show.
We are Sketching some velvet
hats from a Washington shop
that illustrate these points. If
you care to know more about
them cali or phone Wilma La
Vile. at The Times Buildins,
District $3.50. Extension 165,
and she win be glad to tell you.
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legs. And it was used N that
period as well as through all
the years since.
Most often you see this table
in walnut or mahogany. Ind
occasionally you find it with
an extra leaf that can be In
serted in the center top panel
for still greater size.
Tavern Table
The tavern table, sketched at
the lower left, is another good
fashion in "two-in-ones." This
is ordinarily made of maple and
its simple lines go well with
early American or provincial
rooms.
A good type Of extension
table is illustrated in the sketch
at the lower right. It's in
Tudor style and usually made
in walnut. The leaves pull
out at each end, making q
long, rather narrow table.
One of the loveliest tables Of
all-So many people thinks
the Eighteenth Century type
sketched at the upper left. It's
slightly more formal, but none
the less useful-for its drop
leaves, when lifted, make room
for the whole family.
Copyright. 1880. by Amos Parrish.)
Tomorrow: Amos Parrish de-
ScribeS informal travel coats.
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l2.,>e ~
Luncheon Guests


The United States Minister
to Canada and Mrs. Hanford
MacNider were luncheon guests
yesterday at the Mayflower of
the Assistant Secretary of War,
F. Trubee Dawson, with whom
they are staying while in Wash
ington.
Gen. John j. PerShing, accom-
panied by DR.. Rafael Martinez
Ortiz, Cuban foreign minister,
sailed yesterday from Havre on
board the lie de France for New
York.
New House
Mrs. Louis Lehr will take pos
session of her new house at the
corner of Thirty-fourth and o
Streets on her return from Bar
Harbor, where she is spending
the summer. The house is now
being remodeled and the charm.
ing garden is being reland-
scaped. It is just across the
street from two residences
which Mrs. Cornelia Pendleton
Mayo is remodeling. The resi-
dence in Massachusetts, Park,
which. was formerly the home
of the late DR.. Lehr and Mrs.
Lehr, now belongs to Senator
and Mrs. Bronson Cutting.
X i X
Mrs. Stanley Harris will go
to Virginia Beach on Thursday
to remain until Sunday. She
will stay at the Cavalier. Mrs.
Harris was formerly Miss Eliza
beth Sutherland.
X X
Nine. Nano., wife of the coun-
selor of the Rumanian legation,
Is at the Ritz-Carlton in New
York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Campbell
Wallace. I'd. will sail September
5 to join Mrs. Wallace's mother
and step-father, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Sanderson in Paris.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 20.-Fall
1880 furniture fashion proves at
least one thing.
That just because thing
is beautiful, it need not neces-
Sarily be useless. And-con-
trariwise, as Tweedle Dee would
Say-just because it's useful, it
needn't be ugly.
If you want more proof than
just our word for it. >. look at
the tables that fashionable liv-
ing rooms use most.
They are beautiful. They have
graceful legs. lovely turnings
pleasant curves. handsome
woods.
And how modern, practicality-
loving folks use 'em! Every day
and all day. For all sorts of
different things.
To hold lamps and magazines
and books. To play bridge. or
pinoche. or rummy. or Soli-
taire.
To eat from. And that's one
Of the most popular uses for any
table. Even these living room
ones.
Because many Of these fash
ionable modern tables are found
in fashionable apartments. T..
where the living room is the
dining room, too. And then the
table that stands Smartly up
against the wall most of the
The Washington times., 1930-08-20
Mrs. Richards
To Return
Sept. 7

Mrs. Ralph Richards, who has
a cottage at Rehoboth Beach,
Del, for the summer, will enter
tain on Sunday evening at the
second of a series Of musicales
she is giving. presenting the pro
grams herself and playing upon
the theramin, the new ether
wave instrument which has been
arouSing so much interest of
late. Mrs. Richards, who is an
accomplished pianist and plays
several other trum en- is,
studied the theramin under Miss
Zenaida Hanenfeldt, who was
the first to introduce the new in
strument in Washington. Her
accompanist on Sunday will be
Mrs. Lynn Yardley, of Pitts
burgh.
Mrs. Richards and her daugh-
ter, Miss Jeanne, Richards. who
is with her at Rehoboth, will re-
turn to Washington on Septem-
ber 7. DR.. Richards is travelling
in the West on some special
Government work, and Miss
Betty Richards, who is to be a
debutante next winter. is spend
ing the summer in Banff, Al
berta, Canada.
To Maine
Mrs. Arthur Henning and her
daughters, Miss Elizabeth Hen
ming and Miss Barbara Hen
ming, have returned from a
European trip and were met
in New York by Mr.. Henning,
who accompanied Mrs. Henning
and Barbara to Maine where
they will pass some time. While
in London Mrs. Henning was
the guest several times of Am
bassador and Mrs. Dawes at
the American embassy.
Miss Elizabeth Henning came
on to Washington, where she
will be the guest of Miss Jean
Woodson, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Eugene WoodSon. On Sat
urday the girls will go to West
Point to attend the camp elm
ination and furlough hop which
will take place next week. They
will then return to Washing
ton.
The Washington times., 1930-08-20
FASHION FLASHES
BY Anne Anglin-

Gloves hold much of interest .
just now and at a recent func .
ton the most observed woman
was the wearer of navy and
white spotted crepe suit win
gloves of exactly the same fabric
and pattern. The otherwise
plain glove was worn under the
full cuff of the suit.
We don't mind reverSeS when
they consist of reversible mate
rails A coat of sheer white,
black and gold metal cloth can
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on
Liner Back
Yesterday

Representative Ruth Baker
Pratt arrived in New York
yesterday on board the liner
Olympic after lengthy stay
abroad.
Mrs. Pratt plans to remain in
New York until after the pri-
maries, to organize her coming
campaign for reelection to the
House of Representatives.
Also arriving on the Olympic
yesterday was the UnderSecre-
tary of the Treasury and Mrs.
Ogden L. Mills, accompanied by
the latter'S three children.
Secretary and Mrs. Mills have
been cruising the Mediterranean
on board the Duke of Suthere
lands yacht, the Sans Peur.
Return Here
Mr.. and Mrs. robert Ash
have returned from Rehoboth
Beach, Del. where they have
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Fran
els WinsloW. Mr.. and Mrs. Win
slow also had as guests her sis
ter, Miss Inger Bryn. who is
now making her home in Brook
lyn, N. Y. Mrs. Winslow and
Miss Bryn are daughters of
Hjalmar Bryn, long Norwegian
minister to the United States
and now Norwegian consul gen.
eral in Montreal
Mrs. Mel Clarke, of San An
tonic, Tex, is passing some time
at the Carlton.
**
Mr.. and Mrs. James P. Nc
Ceeney were among the recent
guests at Landlords Inn, Tenn
pleton, Mass.
y
Back Monday
Senator William E. Borah
will return on Monday from
vacation spent at Poland
Springs, Me-. where, with Mrs.
Borah, he went several weeks
ago. Senator Borah will spend
a few days in the Capital be-
fore going to Idaho to prepare
for the November elections.
The Washington times., 1930-08-20
Miss Mary Martha
Wren Is Luncheon
Hostess to Visitor

Miss Mary Martha Wren en-
tertained at luncheon today in
compliment to Mrs. Waiting
ton, wife of Lieut.. Thomas M.
Warrington, U. S. A., who has
just been transferred from Fort
Hoyle, Md, to duty in Panama.
Her guests included Miss Janet
Murray, Miss Margaret Pilson,
Miss Elizabeth Dunlop, Miss
Lalla Lynn and Mrs. Francis c.
Jameson, who before her recent
marriage was Miss Mary Lee
Phillips.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Waiting
ton will spend a month with
the latter's parents, Colonel and
Mrs. Edgar Conley, at their
home "Greenridge," in Mont
gomery County, Md.
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Announces Marriage
Joseph Alexander Huff has
issued announcements for the
marriage of his sister, Miss Fan
ME May Huff to DR.. Everett
Monroe Ellison.
The ceremony took place last
Friday at Parrotsville, Tenn.
Major and Mrs. r. S. Barr
are spending several days at
the Martinique. Major Barr
was stationed in the district
ordnance office, Cincinnati,
Ohio. and will be on duty at
the office of chief of ordnance,
War Department.
X Il 4
Guests at Carlton
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter F..
Schlecht. of Brooklyn, N. Y,
are at the Carlton for a few
days; as are also Mrs. Kate
Driscoll and Miss A. M. Driscoll,
of Brooklyn.
Miss Mary Louise Covington,
of Richmond, KY, is at the
Dodge Hotel with Miss Mabel
Ruth Coates during their brief
sojourn in Washington.
\
Mr.. and Mrs. I. r. Gayer, of
Washington, who motored to
New York, are guests at Hotel
Breton Hall.
X X
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Stuckey
and their son, John Richard
are back at the Cavalier after
a, short absence.
The Washington times., 1930-08-20
LetJAUGO
Shaping
BY Patricia Lee

For names of the shops tUhere
you can find the articles de.
Scribed below, address Patricia
Lee, care OF The Washington
Times, or telephone District
$3.50, Extension 165, bettUeen the
hours of $3.50 and S.
A Set of
Bath Brushes, CSC
Nothing does the skin more
good than a good brushing
with a soft brush. You can
get a marvellous set Of long
handled back brush, hand
brush and a wash cloth all
daintily boxed. In pastelS.
3-Piece Knitted
Ensembles, 1896
Smart little sets of skirt.
tuck-in-Sweater and beret to
match. They are in light col
ors usually combined with
white, and make a very clever
sports or daytime costume.
In small sizes only.
Hand.Turned Boudoir
Slippers, $1.6S a Pair
Leather slippers in D'Orsay
style with medium heels. In
dark colors and black. Very
unusual at this price, especial
ly as they are of very good
quality.
New Fall
Knitted Suits, $16.50
In the new tweed-like fab
RIGS that are knitted SO they
look like they are woven. Three
piece suits, skirts, jackets and
sweater blouses that look de-
cidedly newer than the old
fashioned sweater. In dark
colors usually. with some ac-
cent.
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BOnnets are on the crest of
the millinery fashion wave.
Paris sends a bonnet made of
turquoise blue velvet ribbon
shirred and scanned at the
back. It is finished at the
side back with snail shell frills,
and it has a high forehead
line.
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be reversed to show only the
gold metal cloth back, with re-
verse of the multicolored metal
fabric.
The Washington times., 1930-08-20
'BeCkS Arrive
From Trip
Abroad
Pennsylvania Representative
and Wife Will Go to Summer
Home at Seabright

Representative and Mrs.
James M. Beck arrived in New
York yesterday on board the
Bremen after a summer abroad.
Representative Beck is plan
ming to come to Washington for
a few days and viii then go tc
Seabright, N. j., to join Mrs.
Beck for the remainder Of thu
summer.
While abroad Representative
and Mrs. Beck were the guests
of their son and daughter-in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Pinkney Tuck
in Budapest.
The junior Becks since their
marriage two years ago have
been making their home in Lon
don, although they make fire.
quent visits to this country.
Mrs. Beck was formerly the
Honorable Mrs. Lionel Tenny-
son, a niece of the Countess Of
oxford and Asquith and only
daughter of Viscountess Grey of
Falloden and the late Baron
Glensonner. She has brother
the present Lord Glenconner.
-
unnovrnnoT Here
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Cook
spent several days of their
honeymoon in Washington at
the Martinique and will be at
the Cavalier at Virginia Beach
for the next two weeks.
Mrs. Cook was before her
marriage last Saturday, Miss
Edna Pfieffer, daughter of DR..
and Mrs. Henry Pfieffer, Of
East Orange, N. j. Mr.. Cook
is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Cook. of Washington.
They will be at home at 40
Lenox Ave-. East Orange, N. j.,
after September l.
X 4
Mrs. L. A. Metzger was hostess
at dinner and bridge at the
Dodge Hotel last evening. Gov
ers were laid for eight.
Weekend Trip
Mr.. and Mrs. James Y. Pen
nebaker will go to Virginia
Beach August % accompanied
by Mrs. Eugene Smith. They
will remain there until after
Labor Day.
Mrs. Pennebaker is at pres
ent in Jamestown, r. l.. where
she is the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Wash
burn, of Little Rock, Ark, are
at the Dodge Hotel for several
days accompanied by their
daughter Miss Genevieve Wash
burn.
Visitors Here
Col. and Mrs. Glenn F. jerks
are guests at the Martinique
Hotel, having motored to
Was Shington from Boston.
Colonel jerks, several years
ago, was stationed at the War
College in Washington, but for
the past wo years has been
taking a special course at Har-
ward University.
Mrs. jerks mas been travel.
ing on the Continent and has
just returned from an extended
stay in Belgium. Colonel and
Mrs. jerks will return to Bos-
ton the latter part of the week
where he is to be in command
of the Boston Arsenal.
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Is
Coming to
Capital
Anne Douglas SedgeWiCk viii
Visit Brother, Albert Douglas,
Here This Autumn

News that Anne Douglas
Sedgewick, authoress, will
be a visitor in Washington
this fall will be of interest
to the hundreds of Wash
ingtonians who have read
and enjoyed her novels. The
most famous, Of course, be-
ing "The Little French
Girl" published in 1924.
First Visit
Mrs. Sedgwick is making her
first visit to this country in 20
years. And her very first to
Washington. Born in Engle-
wood, N. j., in 1873, she was
taken to Paris by her parents
when a tiny lass of nine, and
has since remained in her
adopted city. She has, how
ever, definite interest in
Washington. as her only
brother, Albert Douglas, makes
his home here, maintaining a
bachelor apartment at Stone
leigh Court.
Mr.. Douglas, as is his Gus
tom, is spending the summer in
Maine, where he expects his SIS
ter to join him upon her ar
rival in this country. From
Maine they will go to the north
shore Of Massachusetts, to visit
friends and from there later in
the fall to Washington.
Married
Mrs. Sedgewick adopted the
name "Sedgewick" as nom de
plume. She is in real life Mrs.
Basil de Selincourt, her hus-
band being, despite his eX-
tremely Gallo sounding name,
an EngliShman She was mar
ried in 1908 while studying
painting in Paris. Painting and
literature have always shared
her affections. She has ex-
hibited in Paris and her little
sketches are regarded as ex-
tremely good.
Her first novel, THE Dull
Miss Archinard," was published
in 1898. Her latest "Philippi,"
will shortly be given to the pub
fishers. .-.-.
The Washington times., 1930-07-22
When The Feature Is
Shown On The Screen

METROPOLITAN - Belle Ben.
nett In "Recaptured Love-" At II
a. M, 12.48, 2:35, 4:20, $40, 8 and
$50 p. m.
EARLE-Sue Carol in "Danc.
ing Sweetie." At 10:55 a. m.
1890, 2:25, 4:25, sos, and 10
D. m. Wall Osborne and his band
on the stage. At 2:l0, 4:10. 7:45
and 9:40 p. m.
FOX-Edmond Lowe in Good
Intentions" At 11:42 a. M, 2:01,
4:10, Sal, 7:50 and 9:59 p. m
stage shows at 1:27, 1885, 7:1G
and 9:25.
PALACE-William Powell in
Shadow of The Law" At IL,
2:2O, 4:4O, 7:25 and 9:45. Stage
show at 1:40, 4:05, 6:45 and 9:1c
p. m,
COLUMBIA-Joan Crawford in
"Our Blushing Brides" At II. /,
3:05, Sis, 7:15 and 9:25 p. m.
RK-O-KEITHS - Lowell Sher-
man and Bebe Daniels in Lawful
Larceny" At 11:40 q. m. las,
3:45, 5:45, 7:45 and GAS p. m.
The Washington times., 1930-07-22
Quillan's Next

Eddie Quillan is supported by
a cast of q principals in Might
Work." Pathe feature comedy
based upon a story by Walter
DeLeon and directed by RussesIl
Mack.
Heading the supporting cast of
Might Work" are Sally Starr and
Frances Upton, late of the Zieg-
field "FollieS" and "Whoopee. :"
Others are John r. Murray,
George Duryea, Ben Bard, Robert
McWade, Douglas Scott, Addie
McPhail, Kit Guard, Georgia
Caine, George Billings, Charles
Clary, Tom Dugan, Arthur Hoyt,
Billie Bennett, Tempe Pigott,
The Washington times., 1930-07-22
RON AND DON
PLAY FOX
ORGAN.

In pursuance of its policy to
present "the biggest show in
Washington" the Fox Theater, in
addition to the personal appear.
ances during the current week Of
Frank Richardson is announcing
the importation from the Golden
West of Ron and Don. described
as a diverting organ duo with
musical hands and feet.
The boys, both extremely youth
full. come to the Fox, Washington,
keenly alive to the fact that
American audiences like innova-
tions and surprises, and they are
keeping right up to date.
It is admittedly hard to com
pare merits among musicians, but
every advance report has it that
Ron and Don in addition to be-
ing excellent musicians are first.
class entertainerS-a combination
that makes for success in the
theater.
The bringing to Washington OF
Ron and Don is in line with the
policy Of the new heads of the
Fox Theater Corporation to build
up the organ as a part Of its
deluxe program.
Sensing that everything in the
theater was becoming mechanical
General Manager Harry A. Ar
thur, issued instructions to the
managers of the deluxe houses
to be on the lookout for novelty
features for the organ and stage
The engagement of these two
youngsters and of Frank Richard
son for the current week is the
local management's answer to the
Instructions tpcyn those higher up
The Washington times., 1930-07-22
NEW'IDEAS In
DECORATION
SHOWN

With "the movies" given credit
for the introduction Of many fea-
lures into modern life, ranging
from colored perfume bottles to
elaborate bath rooms, the newest
development is arriving with the
extensive use Of moderniStic
motifs" in interior decorating.
Several recent film offerings, ac-
cording to prominent decorating
firms, have aroused considerable
interest on the part Of home
builders and the medium of the
picture screen gives rapid circula-
ton to novel and effective ideas
concerning the treatment Of in
teriorS.
One of the most unique Of the
various modernistic methods is
seen in the handling of the set
tings for Good Intentions" the
new Fox movietone all talking
drama playing at the Fox Theater.
Employing a hitherto unused
material for wall coverings and
inset panels, Japanese birch
veneer, the art director on the
film has achieved a highly dis
tinctive effect in the elaborate
set" of the picture.
This veneer, made by shaving
birch planks to almost micro
scopic thinness, and gluing the
"shavings" to thin but tough
sheets of paper, has been devel-
oped only in the past few months,
Duncan Cramer, the art director.
states, and is as yet imported
only in small quantities. The 1e-
suits, however, are so striking that
both Edmund Lowe, who plays the
leading 'role, and William K.
Howard, who directed this new
movietone, have commissioned
Cramer to redecorate their cwn
homes with the new material.
The Washington times., 1930-07-22
JUST II,
CLICKS ON
BROADWAY

Babs has arrived. The recent
Lew Leslie international Revue"
which boasted that it had the
biggest array of celebrities ever
assembled in a New York musi-
cal show, included a certain Miss
LaVelle. That was little BabS,
making her Broadway debut.
Considering that Babs is only
II, it was no small honor to be
featured in a cast of international
selection. For that matter, 1t
was no small honor when she
was selected to appear with the
Arnaut Brothers in July Follies. :"
the Capitol Theater New York
revue which Loew's Palace is Of
fering as its stage presentation
this week.
In the two years she has been
before the footlights, she has
won the title of the Rubber Ball
Girl'' by her astonishing aero
batic contortionS. BabS is both
a dancer and an acrobat, and
she combines these two arts with
spectacular skill. Originally, she
intended specializing in Russian
ballet dancing. She holds a gold
medal as Theodore KoSloff'S star
pupil.
Babs took to the stage as a
natural thing. Her mother was
a prominent actress. on the Eng
lish stage. Her father is a dra.
matte writer, now devoting his
efforts to the movies. Living al
ways in a theatrical atmosphere.
Babs has had many famous stars
to advise and teach her since
childhood.
The Washington times., 1930-07-22
LATEST STAGE
NEWS FROM
NEW YORK

"Luana," Arthur Hammer.
STEMS forthcoming musical play,
commenced rehearsals yesterday.
Alonzo Price is staging the book
of the piece and Jack Haskell
the dances under the personal
supervision of the producer.
"Luana" will open in, Atlantic
City, August 18, and will have its
New York premiere at Hammer
STEMS Theater during the week
of September I.
Paul MUM, who used to be
known in New York as NUM-
Wisenfrend, is opening July 81
at the Pasadena Community
Playhouse in The Man SAUL" a
drama written for him by Sidney
Robert Buchman. 1t is planned
to bring the play to Broadway
in October, under the manage
ment of Arthur Lubin and
Richard Krakeur.- Krageur now
is general manager for Edgar S.
Selwyn.
Charles Hopkins has returned
from England, announcing that
on September % he will produce
Mrs. Moonlight" by Benn
w. Levy. as the first play of his
subscription season. While
abroad he conferred with John
Galsworthy on the production
here of THE Roof" and with
A. A. Milne on the production
of his as yet untitled new play.
Lester Cole, author of the
comedy in which Lou Tellegen
will star for Murray Phillips, has
arrived from the coast to super
intend rehearsals. 1t is hoped
that his arrival will at last permit
announcement of the plays title,
matter about which the whole
organization has been distress
ingly coy.
The Washington times., 1930-07-22
Lahr VS.. Brown

Bert Lahr, we are told, will
shortly enter suit in the proper
court to enjoif Joe E. Brown
from initiating him and particu-
larly to stop the Brown imperson-
alton in the film Hold Every
thing" as copy of his stage per
formance.
It seems to me that Comedian
Lahr is suffering from an eXag-
gerated ego, due, no doubt, to
the fact that Producer George
White and his former employers
are going to court over the right
to his services.
If it becomes necessary to COM
pare the peculiar talents of Com
edians Brown and Lahr and
weigh their effectiveness would
place a small bet on the cav.
erned mouthed comic now with
the films
After watching Bert Lahr in
George Whites Flying High" /
give him no higher rating than
that of a lucky burleSQue come
dian. In professional stature he IS
a pigmy beside Eddie Cantor OF
Ed Wynn. He has one of the
dirtieSt scenes have ever wit
messed on q stage in Flying High
and any comedian who has to
descend to common vulgarities
for his laughs is. to my mind. a
less than reSourceful or clever
funster. In other words. I don't
think he is in the same class with
Joe e. Brown and I have heard
a good many others express pre-
Gisely the same opinion.