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than those of Berenice and he
One uncle, Lee Evans, was
Master of the Hounds; another
uncle, Percy Evans, was q IA
nous cross-country rider, and
Berenice was practically Graded
in a saddle and grew up at
horse shows. However, one day,
Berenice lifted her mind from
naughty thoroughbreds just
long enough to think of some
thing else.
A career in dress designing
with New York as her goal. She
went to New York, she was sue
ceSSful as a designer of smart
tailored costumes. Then she
had another thought-why not
try her hand at this So-called
glamour designing. She prompt
ly did so and worked like a
dynamo, for glamour designing
Is the ability to combine faS-
cinating fabrics, a tricky jewel
clip or buckle, an unusual flower
into something that eventually
sells for stupendouS price, in
spires women with envy and
gives men that alert look in
their eye.
Most of Berenice'S glamour
designs were sold to a Swanky
firm in New York who had a
tremendous trade with famous
femme stars in Hollywood. Well,
very recently, Berenice went ouE
to the Coast to visit a sister
who had been true to the Holly.
wood tradition and even gone it
one better-She had married Q
charming man even more inter-
ested in horses than she was
herself. However, this couple
did take an occasional evening
off for the movies and immedi-
ately informed Berenice that
the night Of her arrival they
were going to a much-discuSsed
movie and one in which she
would be interested, because
"the star wears the most gor-
geous imported gowns"
Berenice could hardly wait for
these gowns to make their ap-
pearance on the screen. Finally
one did and before the sister
could comment, Berenice, much
to the subsequent amazement Of
the audience and the surprise Of
her sister, rose from her seat
with loud cries of "She's got on
my dress. That's my dress"
Being quickly Snatched back to
her seat by her sister, Berenice
kept on mumbling, Imported
nothing-that'S my dress" And
finally this threesome just had
to leave while Berenice took
time to explain that this par
,ticular gown was her dress, in
that she had designed it for the
swanky firm back in New
York. So.
MANI. GVILLETTE SULLI.
AVA VAN, pretty, slim daughter
Of the Francis P. Sullivans, has
just come back from Europe,
with an amusing lot of incidents,
: collection of chic Paris hats
and enough camera snapshots to
fill two trunks. Mannevillette
and her father, both being pos
sessed of positive opinions, eSpe-
cially concerning their respective
ability as q camera expert,
took their camera along and
engaged in a contest Of pictures,
all over Europe. Result, excel
lent pictures for friends to see
and the opinions Of Mannevil.
lette and her father exactly the
same as hen they left, several
months ago.
But to get back to Mannevil-
lette's hats, there Is one utterly
intriguing one in black velvet,
and various others, but the tops
Of all is gay-colored, hand-knit
wool one. The size of a teacup
when folded up, and fitting like
a small boys skull cap when on,
it is fashioned Of four sections,
one red, one yellow, one white,
one green and all joined together
with rich blue embroidery and
decorative with wee white and
red daisies, woven in the crown.
Mannevillette's favorite hat
last year was a Scotch bonnet
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