The Washington times., 1934-09-18

George of
England Helen Essary
A mere sketch of the Grecian
Princess wedding gown as
planned by the brides dress
maker, Capt. Herbert Molly
neux, of Paris, it seems, can
not be considered until Queen
Mary has given her approval
to it.
It is rumored, moreover, that,
continuing in this worthy ef-
fort to discourage the influence
of Greece on substantial British
femininity, the English Court
Chamberlain will present Prin-
cess Marina soon after her wed.
ding with a tippet of fur and
o toque and an umbrella. AND
thus make an English woman OF
her without delay.
Perhaps discreet lady-in-
waiting may take Princess Ma
rina walking past a London
shop window displaying "Sug-
gestions for the Autumnal
Bride" In Swan and Edgar's
"a proper British shop) I once
saw arranged for the considera'
ton of the masses-and the
classes-a bride complete with
train, veil, and bouquet.
On the brides left was a pair
~ r.o1lnT skates
On her right was a solid
mound of cured hams.
BY such innuendo does the
British empire maintain us
place among nations.
George Belicovitch, who is the
son of Mrs. j. j. Mack and is
studying at the foreign service
school at Georgetown Univer-
versity. has been visiting rela.
tives in Central Europe ana
Italy.
Few Americans were travel.
ling in the countries he passed
through, he said, but everywhere
he met English tourists. CThe
English, though adoring their
own country, spend as much time
away from it as POSSIBLE.
The English tourists were
happy and prosperouS-(di didn't
somebody say the British depres-
sion was a mere matter OF his
tory now?)
The French also were travel
ling enthusiastically. This is re-
markable. The French usually
prefer their own country and the
food, wines, and customs thereof
to any other.
Mrs. Belicovitch said he ex'
pected to find every Italian re-
vering Mussolini as God. On
the contrary, he heard many
complaints of FasciSm.
The young student Of diplo-
macy was amused at the dis
torted idea the people of Europe
and America have Of each
others affairs. Expecting to see
great confusion in Vienna, where
he arrived two days after the
assassination of DollfuSs, he
found the city calm and un.
troubled.
Often in Europe Mr.. Belico-
witch was advised not to return
to America. His friends told
him:
Most any day now there will
be a revolution in the States.
Stay here where your life is
safe"
And now for a few observa.
tons on the New Deal:
If General Johnson ever seems
fretful (again) it may be be-
cause Of such trifles as the
necessity of spending $4,000
administering the codes of the
Artificial Flower and Feather In
duStry. Or the fact that the
tomato peelers have insisted on
being paid on flat basis and
have refused to carry their own
tomatoes and buckets to the
work tables. Or that it is going
to be necessary to punish such
criminal offenders as the style
pirates.
What are style pirates? They
are the low creatures without
ideas of their own, who snoop
about the smart dress, mil.
linery, and textile models. Steal
the best ideas and initiate them
in cheap materials.
So serious is this form of
thieving that the manufacturers
will meet in serious convention
in Washington on September 26
and discuss, in the presence of
MIRA officials, methods of deal
ing with the style pirates.
The neighborhood stiffness
Smites my willing ear.