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Evening star., 1936-07-05
Nations Styles Unfolded
By Collection of Dresses
Of Wives Of Presidents
Mrs. Roosevelt's Gown Presents Most Radical
Departure Washington Wore
Material Patterned After Flowers.

N6Rs FRANKLIN DELANo ROOSEVELT has added another
N to the history of fashion beautifully expressed
the collection display at the Smithsonian Institution
by wives of Presidents She
the she to the ball March the Washington
Auditorium celebrating her husbands Inauguration.
1t is customary for the institution garments for
this collection until after the longer
White House. although the wishes of the donor respected
Since Mrs. Roosevelt has inquiries gown
probably will not be added until she has reinqusd
mistress of the Executive Mansion.
While the changing moods of dame quite clearly
depicted this fascinating collection of the institution
greatest exempfcation of the complete upset of style the
history of the Nation unfolds will be Mrs Rooseves
Rooevelts selection of this particular gown
lection dictated her belief that outside extraordinary
material the historic value gown
which it
1t quite fitting that she chose inaugural ball and
that the fashioned exquisite silver blue brocaded lame
which had its birth this generation found much
favor with the smarty dressed woman of the hour
will gown handsome material than this
graceful lines that the stresses its smarnes and beauty
Utter simplicity the keynote of the creation with the only
menaton being sapphire clips at the shoulder line The
gown designed long cngng flowing lines the skirt dropping
into suggestion of train and the normal wastlne marked by
neckine quite high at the front
the the detachable sleeves the
gown boasts the name, Transformation gown"
Evening star., 1936-07-05

society in the Capital who have seen
this very same gown at one Of the
White House functions during the
late President Taft's regime. The
dress Is of white chiffon, elaborately
embroiered in white floss and rhine
stones, with long rounded train. The
dress was especially embroidered for
Mrs. Taft in the Philippine Islands,
to be used as her inaugural gown. It
is made empire effect, with sleeves
reaching the elbows and a square
neckline. Mrs. Taft is seldom seen
without q black velvet band about
her throat and the model displaying
her frock wears q familiar dog collar
Of pearls, which she wore on State
occasions at the mansion.
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt's Dress
Still Is Remembered.
Another gown which will be re-
membered by many Of the older cave
dwellers is that in the collection Of
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, for this
gracious lady has presented her in
augural ball gown to the museum.
This gown is light blue brocaded In
silver swallows. with the waist ex-
ceedingly plain. There was no ne
cessity for ornamentation of this
gown with such rich material. except
for a wide ruffle of the finest point
lace around the low-cut neckline.
Mrs. Roosevelt's simple mode of hair
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Evening star., 1936-07-05

WIuIC OlCdIlNSAo, Vi dAiiiS DoAiDOO diiO
pine boughs.
The bride, who was given in mar
riage by her father, wore a white
starched chiffon gown over white
moife taffeta. A wreath of fresh
orange blossoms outlined the cap
which held in place her long tulle
veil. She carried a bouquet Of orange
blossoms and white astors, and wore
gold link bracelet set with dia-
mond, a gift Of the bridegroom.
Miss Anne farrell was maid of honor
for her sister, wearing gown of maize
organdy and carrying bouquet Of
shasta daisies. Dorothy Cockrell was
flower girl, wearing a Kate Greenway
frock of lace and carrying q basket Of
garden rose petals.
Mr.. Ralph Hoskins Hudson of WASH
ington, brother-in-law of the BRIDE
groom, was the best man and the ush-
ers were the brides three brothers,
Lieut.. William w. FARRELL, jrs Mr.. John
farrell and Mr.. Eembert Arren. and
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her cousin, Mr.. Robert j. McV. Clenny.
A reception was held at the home of
the brides parents following the cere-
mony. Later Mr.. and Mrs. Ludlow
left on a wedding trip, the latter wear
ing a natural sharkskin dress with
brown accessories. After August they
will be at home at 1922 H street in
Washington.
Representative and Mrs. Ludlow and
their son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. Hudson, after the reception
left on a vacation trip to the Great
Lakes.
The bride is a graduate of Wander
bilt University and received her mas
ter,s degree at the University OF Micht-
gan. Before coming to Washington
she had taught in the high schools of
Thomasville and also in Greenville,
s. c. The groom, an engineer by pro-
fession, Is graduate Of George WASH
ington University, where he later
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Mr.. and Mrs. Forman
Oklahoma Visitors

Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Forman of
Muskogee, Okla, are guests Of the
latter's cousin, Mrs. Samuel A. Kim
berry, for several weeks and will sail
for England the end of this month
for the remainder of the Summer.
Mr.. Forman is a well known and sue
cessful author and Mrs. Forman Is
now receiving congratulations upon
the publication pf her first book, 9
Evening star., 1936-07-05

Collection Is Begun During
Administration of Taft.
The costume collection, begun dur
ing the administration of President
Taft, now includes gowns of % wives
of Presidents, and in addition the
frocks of daughters of Presidents,
daughters-in-law, 2 nieces and 2
sisters Of Presidents.
Mrs. Roosevelt's gown eventually
will be the thirty-fifth in the collec-
ton. Thus far it will be displayed on
the tallest figure, as the mannequins
are true to life in size and form,
though the faces are taken from the
classical profile of the statue of
Cordelia, daughter of King Lear. Hair,
however, is modelled after the coiffure
Of the individual represented.
The costumes are displayed in
double row of glass cases in a wing
OF the Arts and Industries Building
of the National Museum, and in al
most every instance some little touch
Of the personality of the lady por-
trayed has been added.
The first gown in the collection
was that Of Mrs. William Howard
Taft. Mrs. Taft Immediately saw the
value of the costume collection and
sent her gown with little delay. I'm
mediately after it was draped on
the mannequin Mrs. Taft was asked
to view it in the presence of the
committee. The gown is one of the
most beautiful in the collection and
there are perhaps many members Of
Evening star., 1936-07-05
Mrs. Flood Leaving
For West Coast

Mrs. Flood, widow of former Repre-
sentative Henry D. Flood, accompa-
MED by her daughter, Miss Eleanor
Byrd Flood, will leave Wednesday py
train for California, where they Will
meet Mrs. Floods son, Mr.. Boiling
Byrd Flood, who is motoring to the
West Coast. Mrs. Flood, with her son
and daughter, will spend the remain
der Of the Summer motoring in the
West and will return to washington
in the Autuma.
Evening star., 1936-07-05
Mr.. and Mrs. Roberts
Hosts at Newport

Mr.. and Mrs Eugene Roberts en-
tertained at dinner last evening at
the Breakers, Newport home of Mrs.
Roberts mother, Countess Szechenyi,
wife of the Hungarian Minister to
London, who represented his govern
ment in Washington for some years.
Countess Szechenyi came to this
country early in the Summer and
opened the Breakers, which was built
and occupied by her parents, the late
Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roberts Joined her in
Newport the middl of June.
Evening star., 1936-07-05
Residential
Washington
Social Notes

a n r. and Mrs. J. Blaise de Sibour
mn are spending fortnight with
Vl the latter's mother, Mrs.
4 a Theodore Douglas Robinson,
at Herkimer, N. Y, and will return TO
their Georgetown home the first OF
next week
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Parsons Erwin
have closed Abremont, their home
overlooking Rock Greek Park, ana
gone to their Summer place on Mack
mac Island, Michigan, for the season.
Judge and Mrs. Rush Holland Will
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Evening star., 1936-07-05
Official Set
Is Turning
.TOVacatiOns

THE Attorney General and Mrs.
Homer S. Cummings will re-
turn to Washington tomorrow.
l. Following the Democratic Con-
vention they were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph E. Davies for five days
on their yacht. They went to New
York yesterday. where the Attorney
General made a speech, and are re-
manning there over the week end.
The Postmaster General, Mr.. James
A. Farley. who attended the formal
Continued Of Third Page)
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Congressional Wedding
Mr.. Louis Leon Ludlow, Jr., and Miss
Evelyn Luff FARRELL Are Married.

wedding OF Miss
and Mrs. William w. farrell OF
Representative
~ Indianapolis which took place
Thomasv performed the uncle
presiding Athens Georgia district assisted by
of music
hance decorated with
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-16
FEMININE WEAKNESS

c. Krenzky of 1341
Garfield ST., Phoenix,
Ariz., said: "Dr. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription has
been the biggest help for
my wife. She was run
down during the change
of life period and her
appetite was poor. l knew
of DR.. Pierce's Remedies
hncnncn nnu nnnrnle had
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-16
If You're Told
to 'tAkQIiZe"
Try This Remarkable
"PhillipS" Way
Thousands are Adopting

On every side today people are being
urged to dLkdlize their stomach. And
thus ease symptoms of "acid indiges-
tion," nausea and stomach upsets.
To gain quick alkalization, just do
this: Take two teaspoons of PHIL
LIPS MILK OF MAGNESIA 80
minutes after eating. OR - take two
Phillips Milk of Magnesia Tablets,
which have the same antacid effect.
Relief comes almost at once -
usually in few minutes. Nausea,
''gas" = fullness after eating and
''acid Indigestion pains leave. You
feel like a new person.
Try this way. You'll be surprised
at results. Get either the liquid ''Phil-
lips" or the remarkable, new Phillips
Milk of Magnesia Tablets. Delightful
to take and easy to carry with you.
Only 25f a box at all drug stores.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-16
Benevolence in Reverse.

pY EDICT Japan has deleted from
- her dictionary all mention of
the war" To the Koreans and the
Chinese and the Manchurians these
should indeed be tidings of great
joy to find out what's been violent
ly happening to them was merely
benevolent brand of peace.
Even so, it's barely possible that
some of the survivors of this neigh
borly friendship may still be like
the distinguished American actor
think it was Jack Barrymore-who
went to luncheon where the guest
of honor, a notable from foreign
parts, was, as the saying goes,
rather chucking his weight about.
So Barrymore leaned over to a
tablemate and whispered: THE
gentleman seems to be something
of formidable ass, doesn't he?"
"Oh, oh, 1 wouldn't go so far as
to say that" said the other.
We'll, at least" murmured Bar
rymore, he'll do till one comes"
Great American Pests.
N1HEN he's not working at his
w regular trade, 1 know now
what becomes of the gentleman with
the brainpan development of a Po-
tomac Shad who makes a business
of sitting at the ringside and yelling
to some poor dub of pugilist, while
the latter is being whipped into a
custard, go on, kid-he can't hurt
you"
To show the other side of his
nature, this party attends picture
theaters and Kisses madly as the
likeness of the opposition presi-
Dental candidate is flashed on the
screen.
Statistics show that his breed al
ready numbers nearly two millions
and is constantly increasing be-
cause, owing to a regrettable over
sight of nature, this species spawns
lose to shore and the hatch all live.
IRWIN S. COBB.
Copyright.-WNU Service.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-16

he didn't CULVER from any other
emotions-not so as you'd notice it.
After all olr Dragging about eff
ficiency, we did slip in the matters
OF ordnance, airplanes, tanks, and,
during the first few months, in
transport service at the front. But
there were certain elements in
which we never failed - in man
power and manhood and manly
courage.
Uncle Sam in the Lions Den.
EXCLUDING Britons and Scandi-
- navlanS, ours remains almost
the only important white race that
hasn't dictatorship or worse. And
the high tide of communism laps
these shores, which once we thought
were insulated by time and distance
against evil alien contacts.
We still stand aloof from entan-
Cling foreign alliances despite pres
sure from within and without, but
no longer may we bar reasonable
foreign propaganda not wi t h
science making duck-ponds out of
oceans. Moreover, sundry great
powers work to turn out warplanes
capable of spanning sea or con-
tinent on a single hostile dash.
Isn't it about time we realized
we, the foolish virgin amongst the
nations, we who once fondly fancied
this land was protected by its hem
ispheric isolation - that we're just
about as isolated as Daniel was in
the lions den?
And Daniel had a miracle to fall
back on!
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-16
Flower Traps Insects

The venus fiytrap, whose leaves
instantly close on insects that alight
on the trigger hairs, is unaffected
by any inanimate object that hap
pens along, says Nature Magazine.
Only live, struggling insects that
strike the trigger hairs twice are
the victims. However, the leaves
of the plant will close or go to sleep
under the influence of chloroform,
and an overdose of the vapor will
bring death.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-16

DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription makes
weak women strong. No alcohol. Sold
by druggists in tablets or liquid.-Adv.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-16
Ancient Church Crosses

In some of the churches and mis-
sions of Spain and Portugal, as well
as Mexico and California, exist
great redwood crosses a century or
more old, made by the pioneer
padres who spread their gospel in
Mendocino and cut these stupen-
oous crosses. Also, in many parts
of San Francisco are lone redwood
remnants of the furious construc-
ton of a wooden city during and
after the days of the gold rush.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-16
Under fhe Ashes

Which of us that is thirty years
old has not had his Pompeii?
Deep under ashes lies life, youth,
the careless sports, the pleasures
and passion, the darling joy. -
Thackeray.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-16

exactly w h a t the
British and French
did try to do - to
break up the A. E.
F.'s divisions for ab-
sorption in t o their
own commands and
thereby destroy it's
integrity as a con-
solidated fighting
force, and if Perish
ing "quivered with
suspicion" he h a d
ample grounds for
his c11Sniciop R,1t
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-16
Pursuing q Penalty

"Do you think people who gamble
in the stock market ought to be
punished2"
Il don't know about that" an
swered Mr.. Dustin Stax. But they
usually are"
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-16
All Right With Him

The irate passenger who had
stumbled over another passengers
club bag which stuck out into the
aisle, opened the coach window and
flung the offending piece of bag
gage on to the right-of-Way. Then
he Snorted.
''That's the place for things like
that" he declared.
"All right with me, Mister"
grinned the passenger who was ad-
dressed. "That wasn't my bag"
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-16
The Young Idea

''How does your family feel about
soil conservation"
Evidently they're for it," said
Senator Sorghum. Both my small
boys resolutely refuse to have their
faces washed"
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-16

Faiths Work
Faith may create mountains as
well as move them.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-16
what <|lh
thinks
about:
Lloyd George VS.. Pershing.

LIUyu UtUTSt VS.. FtTSnIHg.
V1ERNALIS, CALF. -
' That shell of a once great
mentality which is David
Lloyd George may be right
when he says in his latest book
that Gen. John Pershing "was
quivering with suspicion that
the British and French meant
to rob him of his army"
A correspondent in France in 1918,
/ happened to know that that was
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-16
Weeks Supply of Postum Free

Read the offer made by the Postum
Company in another part of this pa
per- They will send a full weeks sup
ply of health giving Postum free to
anyone who writes for it.-Adv.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-16

always had great faith in them, and a few
bottles of the Prescription soon had my
wife eating more and enjoying good health"
Go to your neighborhood druggist today.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-16
Various Roads

"There is no real road to hap
piness-you may be happy with
and unhappy with every
Evening star., 1936-04-12
APPEAL FOR TAKOMA
SCHOOLS is MADE
Eight Leaders Appear at D. c.
Bill Hearing Before Senate
Subcommittee.

Appealing for larger appropriation
for schools. eight leaders Of civic organ
izations in the Takoma section ap-
peared at a recent meeting of the
Appropriations Subcommittee of the
Senate District Committee
Walter Trey. president of the Takoma
Park Citizens Association. and Mrs.
Mary Lamond White asked that
S500,000 be set aside for beginning
construction of a northern senior high
school on site in the Takoma Recre-
ational Center.
They were supported by Wallace C,
Magathan. president Of the Citizens
Association Of Takoma, D. c.. and
Erwin J. Hibbs. William H. Greene,
two committee chairmen of the organ
iZation.
Other civic representatives at the
hearing included John D. Kiley. COM
mander Of Fort Stevens Post, No. 81, OF
the American Legion; Mrs. Henry N.
Phillips. chairman Of the Committee
on Schools Of the Sixteenth Street
Heights Citizens Association: Cyrus T.
Bright, vice president of the Manor
Park Citizens Association, and A
Somerville, jr.. chairman Of the Manor
Park Associations School Committee.
Evening star., 1936-04-12
SUPPORT OF AUTO
INSPECTION URGED
Wender Points Out Need.
Mrs. Maddox to Urge Fair
Play for District.

| Support Of compulsory automolols
inspection In the District is urged by
Harry S. Wender. secretary. Southwest
Citizens Association.
Pointing out success Of the system
in Memphis, Tenn, Wender says 81
per cent of the total District tratf1c
deaths in 1884 and more than per
cent in 1885 were caused by defective
vehicles that compulsory inspection
would eliminate.
Wender spoke Thursday In the
series of WMAL broadcasts sponsored
by the Federation of Citizens AsSo-
Citations, under direction of Thomas
Ellis Lodge, president.
Mrs. Maddox to Talk.
This weeks speaker will be
Mrs. Marie F. Maddox, delegate to the
federation from the Columbia Heights
Citizens Association and chairman Of
the latter groups Public Utilities Com
mittee. She will speak on Columbia,
Stepchild of the Congress"
Mrs. Maddox will appeal TO Stats
citizens now residing in the District
to cooperate in campaign to secure
a square deal for the District from
Congress.
OF the automobile inspection system
in effect in other Jurisdictions, Wender
last week declared Government-con-
trolled inspection stations appear 10
be most effective In places where
private garages make inspections or
where inspection garages are desig-
mated by the city or State. graft
and fraud have been found to
exist in many instances. In many
cases stickers, certifying the car is
in safe condition, are issued without
any examination whatever.
! Wender urged support of the bill in
the Senate District Committee which
passed the House last year. This bill
has been approved by the federation,
the Washington Automobile Associa-
ton, the National Safety Council and
by many District citizens associations.
The bill provides for collection of
dollar fee for the first year and 50
cents annually thereafter for MAIN
tanning public-owned inspection sta
tions for bi-annual inspection of each
District automobile. The fee Is to
be collected along with the annual
automobile personal tax and regis
tration fee. The funds are placed in
a special Government depository to
be set aside for this purpose exclu-
sively
The bill also provides that the
Commissioners may refuse TO register
any machine which has not been
properly inspected and which is
deemed to be unsafe. Provision is
made for not more than a $500 fine
for violators of the act.
Two amendments are urged by the
federation. One would provide that
all employees engaged in the admins
tration of the act be qualified resi-
dents Of the District. The other would
eliminate free inspection Of Federal,
District and diplomatic machines.
Evening star., 1936-04-12
The Board of Trades
Fine Fiscal Contribution.

THERE is heard among civic
workers the highest COM
mendation of the fine piece of work
in behalf of fiscal equity performed
by the Washington Board of Trade.
The boards delegation, headed by
Edward F. Colladay, appeared at
the closing of the hearings before
the Senate Appropriations Commit
tee on Wednesday and presented a
report prepared for the board by
Lowell H. Parker. chief of technical
staff of the Joint Congressional
Committee on Internal Revenue
Taxation. Mr.. Parker was en-
gagged by the board some time ago
to make this and other studies.
The Parker report introduces
many new tables showing a COM
parison of tax burden in a number
of cities. The District Is shown
to be ranking near the top. One
of these tables shows that while
the District ranks fourteenth in
pOpuldClOll, 4Ic tOIdA iCNy 10 tAAA ~
on the list Of A Of the biggest
cities studied. This report supple
ments most effectively the studies
submitted by the Citizens Joint
Committee on Fiscal Relations in
1892. The report. which appeared
in full in The Evening Star of
April 8, 1886, with other pertinent
matter, has been assembled by
The Star in a four-page broadside
for the information and conve-
nience of Congress and the citizens
generally. Copies of this broad
side may be had, without charge,
at room 31o, Evening Star Build
ing.
Evening star., 1936-04-12

have been issued by the Better Busi-
ness Bureau as q result OF recent
complaints.
The bureau has received complaints
that telephone solicitations for alleged
food relief work and for the aid OF
the blind have been made in Wash
ington and said that in one case in
vestigation showed that 80 per cent OF
all funds received went to collectors
and that the remainder. allegedly de-
voted to charity, actually was never
used for legitimate charitable pur-
poses. In another case, so far as
could be ascertained, funds collected
for flood relief never got beyond
the collectors.
There are enough sound, legiti-
mate charities in Washington In need
of and deserving the support Of WASH
ington citizens to employ effectively
every cent you can spare for chari-
table purposes" the bureau warned.
Don't throw your money away on
individuals or agencies of which you
are In doubt. If you have question
In your mind 1t Is safest to consult
the Better Business Bureau"
Evening star., 1936-04-12
Junior Board Of Commerce
Enlists for National Representation.

A STANDING committee on
- national representation has
been provided for at a recent
meeting of the Junior Board of
Commerce. Albert Conradis, the
newly elected president, has just
announced the selection Of Leo N.
MCGUIRE as chairman. Chairman
MCGUIRE will select the personnel
of his committee with the approval
of President Conradis. MCGUIRE
is a native of the District Of CO.
lumbia and an ardent supporter
of the cause of voteless and un-
represented Washington. He states
that the members of the Junior
Board are all local young business
and professional men who are
deeply interested in the welfare of
the District of Columbia. 1t is
understood that the Junior Board
will ask afiliation with the Citi-
zens' Joint Committee on National
Representation.
Evening star., 1936-04-12
Adequate Inspection Force a
Serious District Problem.

THE recent fatal elevator acci-
dent. with its resulting investi-
CATION and study of the elevator
code, has focused attention on the
question as to whether there are
available enough trained elevator
engineers for this important pro-
tective service. In civic circles
there is pronounced interest in this
matter, and leaders recall the seri-
Gus Knickerbocker Theater COL
lapse of some years ago which was
generally attributed to the lack Of
proper inspection personnel
A citizen discussing this matter
with one Of the Commissioner the
other day, learned there is a de-
cided lack Of the required number
Of trained inspectors in a number
of branches of the District govern
ment. Numerous laws and regula-
tions enacted for the protection
of the public are dependent for
their effectiveness upon thorough
and frequent inspection. 1t is
understood that at no time has
there been available as many
trained inspectors as are absolutely
required to afford such protection.