The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-20
NOW
Mother Loses
Her Illusions
PRIZE DRESSES
By HELEN ESSARY

BY HELEN ESSARY
The passing of sentiment in
the young!
Easter remarks of two little
daughters:
The older one speaking:
do you mind giving me
the money instead of rabbits
and things tomorrow morning?
You see, the baseball season is
on. And I need cash lots more
than Easter eggs"
The younger one:
I'D rather have money, too.
But I want to spend it to suit
myself. 1 get so bored in the
back seats of peoples autOmO-
biles. So I'm going to buy lots
Of street car passes and ride
to all the places 1 like"
Chorus of both daughters:
1.-THE reason we never men,
toned this before was because
we didn't want to hurt your
feelings, Mother. You always
have such a good time dyeing
eggs, and hiding baskets of lit
tie chickens and ducks. So
we've pretended we thought
they were cute, too"
We keep writing of Rebecca
West.
But she is undoubtedly clever.
And apt.
However, we are sorry that
she had to come to Washing
ton at the same time the
Daughters were here. Heavens
knows there are enough women
about most of the time, any,
how. It's no wonder this week
that she said:
"How do you American women
endure so many other women?
Really, you travel in drOveS.
In hOrdes. You have great
luncheOns-Of women only.
Do your men lunch and dine
alone? Are the sexes segre-
gated in the United States?
Don't they ever associate with
each other?
II should think women would
get frightfulIy fed up with
themselves and each other. Or
maybe you have a new kind Of
q civilization"
Mrs. Arthur Krock, who is
spending Easter in Atlantic
City, was judged one of the best
dressed three women on the
Boardwalk on Palm Sunday.
She writes an amusing note on
the awarding of the great
honor.
She says she was walking
briskly down the Boardwalk in
a green tweed suit, frightened
by an orange scarf, hastily
snatched up as protection
against the wintry breezes,
when:
Down the center of the walk,
In the midst of thrOngs of be-
palmed churchgOers, sanctified
by service attendance, there
came abreast three wheel chairs,
adorned like floats and bearing
huge Judge signs.
NATURALLY curious, Rena Dean
and I paused to see what was
happening. I was almost i'm
mediately appalled, by hearing a
male occupant of one of the
official chairs saying in loud
clear tones, That one in green
and Orange!"
81 couldn't think of anything
I'd done but thanked heaven j
had my police card with me-
And hastily attempted to leave
the scene. 1 had to stay, how
ever. And be firmly presented
with gardenias, tied with The
telltale blue of the Atlantic City
AccOlade.
"FrOm this experience 1 have
gathered the following data: A
good suit can stand alone. Men
do like q spot of color"
I That parade of excited ladies
changing the tops of hot dish
plates together in the Mayflower
Hotel at half past three yester
day morning was a little i'm
promptu celebration of follow
ers of Mrs. Stellita Stapleton.
who made her debut this year
and is home from London wear
ing modestly, and very becom
ingly, the honors of her recent
presentation at the Court of St
James.
The telephone and the door
bell and 1917 Massachusetts,
Ave., where Stellita lives, are
announcing messages, orchids
and excited questions. They
ask:
what did King George say?
And do tell me, how did Queen
Mary really lOOk?"
Queen Mary, Stellita says, is
very handsome.
"She has the lOveliest com
plexiOn anybody ever saw and
the most beautifully dressed
hair"
Mr.. William H. Blackburn
head keeper at the Zoo, got
pretty annoyed the other day
when an inquiring reporter