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Ukraine to her Balkan conquest and
would hand over Lithuania to the
Poles. England would consolidate her
strength along the coast by extending
protection" to the Scandinavian
countries and Holland, while France
would sneak into Belgium. And
Italy for her part could slice on bit
Of the Dalmatian coast unrebuked
while the turmoil was raging. A dig
nifled outlook for the so-called human
race, certainly.
Then. says Mr.. Leigh, "out Of that
situation. ironically enough, there
might come a revival of the League of
Nations, or United States Of Europe
on the model Of the old BRAND dream.
Fewer and fatter nations might
federate enough to ind . way to In
crease European trade, genuinely re-
duce armaments and lower taxes.
But, at best, 1t would be Q costly
federation and . temporary peace.
Once thoroughly restored and re-
freshed. Europe would go back to her
great passion-freebooting at home
and abroad"
The book offers no direct advice a
to what course our own Government
should steer in coming events. but it
Is, indirectly, very sermon on the
folly Of internationalism for u.s. None
Of the European nations except Rus
sia Is or can be self-supporttng, says
Mr.. Leigh, while If they swere indi-
viduals they would be sold out for
about 40 cents on the dollar"
rupts. They are, IN short, desperate
characters, and to undertake to Join
with them in any moral, idealistic and
unselfish purpose, as we are often
urged to do. would seem, on the basis
OF this book. something like putting q
board Of confidence men In charge
Of the funds Of q great charitable
fosmdation-ourselves to be the foun-
Evening star., 1938-06-19
SAN FRANCISCO.

decade ago, to illustrate, this country
was bristling with first-rate critics and
their field was probably the most lively
section Of literature. It was, indeed,
the Towering time of the age Of
journalistic critical writing. coming
after q battle fought to remove
criticism from the then dead hands
Of the savants and professors. and
bring it into life, to divest it Of its
academic verbiage and its theoretical
standards and make 1t apply to bril-
liant new literature. Such q battle
naturally attracted young and
pugnacious writers, and the columns
Of these men and women drew . sur
prised and delighted attention from 4
public long used to polite formulas.
The critics, from being treated as
dignified hacks, found themselves
much in the journalistic limelight Is
champions and discoverers. And, in
evitably, Is they made names for new
writer's, they likewise made names and
regulations for themselves.
RUT nothing, perhaps, is more fatal
to spontaneity than . name and
reputation based on q typical per-
formance. And that fatality In time
attacked the critical profession. The
bright young men and women grew
older: they knew that their places
were established and they simply did
not move with the times. They passed
from . period Of few brilliant
creators Of literature to one Of .
great many smart mediocrities, and
they failed to see the change which
was taking place around them.
And 50 today We find the older
critics using the manner which they
developed in the 20s and applying
The Washington times., 1938-02-21
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The Washington times., 1938-02-21
Service Reception

The President and Mrs.
Roosevelt will be back in town
from a weekend at Hyde Park
and on Thursday will entertain
at the final large evening recep-
ton of the year, when their
guests will include the officers
of the Army, Navy and Marine
Corps stationed in washington
and their wives.
Nine. Bianchi, wife of the
Minister of Portugal, has sent
out cards for an "at home" on
Thursday from S until 7 o'clock.
Tonight the Ambassador Of Bel
gium and Countess van der
Straten Ponthoz will be hosts
at a farewell dinner party for
the Charge d'Affaires of France,
M. Jules Henry. Mrs. Cordell
Hull, wife of the Secretary Of
State, will be the guest in whose
honor Sonora de Espil, wife OF
the Ambassador of Argentina,
will entertain on Wednesday.
Among the dinner parties
planned for Thursday night is
one to be given by the Associate
Justice and Mrs. Stanley Reed.
On Friday Mrs. Reed and Mrs.
Hugo Black will be guests at a
tea when the hosts Nill be the
members of the Newspaper
Women's Club.
The Washington times., 1938-02-21
Mrs. Curtis
Celebrates
By Igor CnsSini

If you go to the 1925 F Street
Club you can see a bright new
pair of balustrades :. Recently
Mrs. George Marye, citizen OF
Nevada, sprained her ankle COM
ing down the steps Of the en-
trance so to prevent the pos
sibility of such an accident in
the future, she ordered the new
balustradeS Mrs. James Cur
tbs, just back from New York,
is giving a dinner for her on the
twenty-third, to celebrate the
event MES. Marye is motoring
down to Palm Beach, on the first
of March =. Her daughter, Mrs.
Thomas, is expected back from
Florida, shortly Mrs. Henry
Flood and her attractive daugh-
ter, Eleanor, who are staying at
the Breakers Hotel, Palm Beach,
will be here next week Mrs.
John r. Williams has asked a
few friends for dinner on Satur'
day the twenty-seventh Mrs.
Harry Black, who is rushing over
to Southampton, Long Island, to
fix her home for the summer,
has made reservations on the
Rex" for the twenty-sixth Of
March, to spend Easter with her
brother, Henry May, who is
chamberlain at the Court Of the
Vatican, Rome.
Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss Is
very sad to lose temporarily
her charming secretary, Gather
inc Du Bois. Kitty is leaving
for California, where she will
sojourn a few months. Then
she intends to sail for Europe,
touching England, Germany and
Italy. >. tires chic" Mrs. Rob-
ert Ellis, just back from the
West, is staying at her grand
fathers, Mr.. Theodore NoyeS
Wallace Thorsen, the well
known author of "Suburbiana,"
and his ash-blond wife, were
glimpsed at one Of the smarter
night spots in company OF
Lucius Humphrey, successful
author of "It Shall Be Done
Unto You," and Billy Russell,
who is, so happy to have a job
in Baltimore News from
Oranges land!. The McLeans.
Evalyn Walsh, young Evalyn
Washington and "Neddie," and
the two Mems, Anne and
Eleanor, are enjoying the sun in
the splendid Villa Louwana, in
Palm Beach. They go fishing
quite often and, a few days ago,
Ann caught a 200-pound king
fish. She was very proud Of
her exploit, but she had to ad-
nit. that, for moment, she
thought the fish was going to
get her instead!. After all
there is not such a difference in
weight.
The Washington times., 1938-02-21
Ambassador,
To Arrive

The newly appointed French
Ambassador, Count Rene st.
Quentin. is arriving in New York
Wednesday aboard the S. S.
Champlain. He will come di-
rectly to Washington to assume
his new duties at the embassy
on Kalorama Circle.
The Ambassador is being met
in New York by the First Secre-
tary of the Embassy, M. Jacques
Chilhaud Dumaine.
The British Ambassador and
Lady Lindsay entertained at an
informal luncheon yesterday
afternoon at the embassy on
Massachusetts, Avenue.
Lord Stanley, Of England, ar,
rived at the embassy to be the
house guest of the Ambassador
and his wife. He is leaving to
day. Lady Stanley, who was a
guest of the LindsayS recently
remained in Palm Beach, Flor
ida, where she has been sojourn
ing.
The Washington times., 1938-02-21
Sponsors
Luncheon

The luncheon to be given by the
Society of Sponsors of the United
States Navy in the Chinese Room
of the Mayflower Hotel on Thurs
day. at l o'clock, will be attended
by members from all parts OF the
country. and by a group OF ols-
tinguished guests.
Mrs. Russell C. Langdon Of New
York. for many years president OF
the society, will preside at the
luncheon and introduce the speak
ers, the Assistant Secretary OF the
Navy, Mr.. Charles Edison; Chief
of Naval Operations, Rear Ad'
miral William D. Leahy, and Rear
Admiral Du Bose, Chief OF the
Bureau of Construction and Re
pair.
MANY TO ATTEND
Among the guests will be Mrs.
Edison, Mrs. Leahy, Rear Admiral
and Mrs. Thomas C. Hart, Rear
Admiral and Mrs. Adolphus
Andrews, Rear Admiral and Mrs.
George Pettengill, Rear Admiral
and Mrs. G. j. Rowcliff, Rear Ad-
miral Emory Scott Land, Mrs.
James Hamilton Lewis, Chief Of
the Protocol of the State Depart
ment, Mr.. George Summerlin,
Capt. and Mrs. Chester NimitZ,
Miss Frances Andrews, Miss Eliza.
beth Rowan, Col. Russell C. Lang
don, Capt. and Mrs. Frank Sling.
luff, Mrs. Albert Nihlack, Mrs,
Charles Warren. Mrs. Alfred w
johnson, Mrs. James Helm, Mrs
Malvina Schneider, Mrs. Robert H
Dunlap, The MacNeil of Barrs
and Mrs. MacNeil, Lady Lister
Kaye, Miss Ruth Lawrence, Mrs
J. l. Ackerson, Miss Virginia
Hunt, Mrs. Goldsborough Adams
Miss Elizabeth Patterson, Mis-
Helen Louise Sargent, Mrs. Ride!
Mclean, Mrs. Philip Rhinelander
Miss Belle Bagley, Miss Ethe
Bagley, Mrs. Edward Stafford
and Mrs. w. ]. Baxter.
The Washington times., 1938-02-21


ELLIOTT BOWLES, so per-
z sistentg rumor would have
one believe, is married to a very
lovely girl from New York, with
announcements coming down
shortly. Elliott, as everyone
knows, is a delightful and attrac-
tive person and very, very
popular with the younger crowd
here.
MRS. "BUDGE" HENRY, the
W1 former Charlotte Mayo,
daughter Of Mrs. Pendleton
Mayo, is in town for a few days
from New York. Never have
we seen Charlotte look better or
more stunning than one recent
night, when, with her dark hair
parted in the middle and
brushed straight back from her
face, she choose to wear a long,
glittering gown Of crinkly gold
cloth, without one single jewel
to mar its simplicity.
Charlotte believes that nick
names, at times, can be a him
drance and told the story of her
own husband. His name, as few
seem to remember, is Samuel,
and he has been called Bulge"
for so long that no one can tell
when it started.
However, it seems that this is
a distinct handicap, because for
three weeks running friends of
Charlotte and Bulge have come
to New York, wanted to get in
touch with them and looked
everywhere in the phone book
for Mrs. Bulge Henry" Natu-
rally, they never got in touch
with the Henrys. So Charlotte
is busily rehearsing her friends
in the phrase Mrs. Samuel
Henry" while she is here, hop
ing that they may, perhaps,
remember.
MRS. JACK MARSHALL, the
AVA former Anne Parks, is, as
everyone knows, preparing to
open an antique shop very
shortly. Mrs. Marshall, who
not only knows antiques but
loves them, was completely
amazed when, starting out to
get all the various licenses
needed to open this shop, she
discovered that she had to get
a junk dealers license And,
as Mrs. Marshall Indignantly
tells it, antiques and junk are
nothing whatever alike" Never
thelesS, a junk dealers license
was what she got!
&Kk
ZANE GROGAN, Just back
d from Miami Beach, Florida,
and her first visit there. is so
enthusiastic over it that it's a
Joy to hear her talk about it.
She vows that everybody stays
up all night, that the color, the
surroundings are so beautiful
that the whole thing looks like
a stage setting, and, privately,
The Washington times., 1938-02-21

vctimzed several times have all enthusiasts As mat
ter of fact reproductions clever these days adds
zest to collecting She has bottles Of exquisite
stiege perhaps the finest glass blown. Several
of her pieces have legends One is blue glass rolling pin
that sailors were supposed have presented to their wives
sweethearts before going to The glass indicated
the welfare of the sailors. it fell the sailor was in dis
tress but if it crashed in the fall he drowned She
had cynical tell her that it seemed to him
it depended entirely the string holding the glass;
Mahngton Times staff Photograph by FerneyhOugh
The Washington times., 1938-02-21

The opening performance Of
Uncle Vanya at the King-Smith
Playhouse has been moved up
to Wednesday evening instead
of Thursday, as benefit per.
formances.
All proceeds from these two
nights will go to the fund for
Chinese relief. The Chinese
Ambassador, DR.. Chengting T.
Wang. is expecting to attend the
Wednesday evening performance.
Those sponsoring these relief
The Washington times., 1938-02-21

performances are the Rev. Ralph
Ackerly, John P. Anderson, Miss
Ethel Watson Asher, Mrs. Da-
vid Barr, Miss Ida Holt Cham
berlain, Mrs. Rose Edeman,
Mrs. Gordon Dunthorne, Miss
Frances Farmer, DR.. Abram
Harriss, DR.. Edward Israel,
The Washington times., 1938-02-21

the widest flights of fancy according to Mrs Chester
Leasure number Of years ago. while browsing about
antique shop for Windsor chairs she stumbled upon an
emerald swrled decanter and it her undo
ing. From that moment antquing secondary and
her search for bottles on Now she has 15O The us
pieces of glass arfuly displayed in cabinets in
her early American home in Georgetown and provides
perfect setting Mrs Leasure is pictured holding one Of
her most amusing bitsan English boot bottle Chatting
about her trips Mrs Leasure said Of have been
The Washington times., 1938-02-21
PETER CARTER
Says:

Mrs. Henry Cabot Lodge, jr, pretty wife
1V1 of the Senator from Massachusetts,, is
wearing pearls individual and most attractive
The other day. Mrs. Copeand home pearls the only
ornament Mrs Lodge woe and seemingly about II strands
of them medium to length and small as to sze and
creamy color Andhey extremely effective on Mrs.
Lodges severely tailored frock.
The Washington times., 1938-02-21
PAGES and Bridesmaids

Miss Sellers lived.
Six small children will be
pages and bridesmaids, in the
English fashion, being the
brides niece, Patricia Sellers;
her cousins, Mary Lee Fahne-
stock, Claire Fahnestock, Alvin
Winship, Sd, David Tuck, and
Joseph Sedgewick, jr., the
brides nephew.
Mrs. James Benson Robert
son, jr., will be her sisters ma
tron of honor. Mr.. Malcolm
Fraser will be his brothers
best man.
The brides gown was chosen
by Mrs. Fahnestock before her
untimely death and is so un-
usual in model and beauty the
Metropolitan scum has
asked permission to exhibit the
dress
The Washington times., 1938-02-21
Chinese AmbASSAd0r to See Play

Daniel N. Shoemaker, DR.. Elliot
Thompson, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
S. Teigan, DR.. Charles M. Yves
ley, and Rev. William Abernathy'
The Washington times., 1938-02-21

Gardner Jackson, Miss Lucy
Kramer, Robert Marshall, the
Rev. Edward Hughes Pruden,
DR.. Charles Edward Russell, DR..
The Washington times., 1938-02-21

she thinks everyone down there
is just a bit insane and she Is
completely so, since her stay.
Her own son, Larry, whom
all the young crowd here adores,
has been in Florida almost five
months and has, so Jane in
forms us, gotten entirely in the
mood of the place. For one
thing, Larry has little or no
patience with people who ask
questions, and because he Is one
of those gentle-looking persons
whom all people instantly seek
out, he is usually asked a hun
dred questions a day. -
Questions about where to go
to which, how to do what to
find certain places and his
stock answer is "six blocks west
and turn to the left" All Of
which is just dandy for if these
ouesting people take his advice
they will find themselves in the
middle of the municipal golt
course.
NEIL Vanderbilt rushed into
IN town last week with exactly
two hours between trains TO
Florida. and took time out 10
90 to Alexandria, Va, but Tor
what, he would never tell us.
4 4 y .r
RTHUR Clarendon Smith
"A gave one of the incest sup
per parties Saturday in honor
of the fascinating Nine. ElVina
Dreszerowa, of Poland. The spa
cious house, even to the recrea-
ton room downstairs, was nicely
crowded with guests, and after
supper there was dancing and
much impromptu acting ana
stunts. Mrs. Donald Lathrom,
the former Betty Smith. acted
as hostess for her father and
saw that everyone had every
thing they could possibly want.
The recreation room, not at
all incidentally, is an intriguing
place. done in rich coral colors,
deep comfortable chairs, a tiny
bar and equally tiny piano, ana
a very business-like sign at the
top of the stairway which read,
"Feet With Pep Better Had
Watch These steps"
Nine. Dreszerowa, who wears
exquisite clothes, was wearing
copper lace, very bouffant and
eirdled with gold, and with ner
dark hair and lovely white skln'
she looked like a picture.
Engaged to Wed
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Miles
announce the engagement OF
their daughter, katherine Lelgn
Miles to Thomas Daffror, jr,
of Richmond, Va. The marriage
win take place on March 7.
Miss Miles is a junior az
George Washington University
and is a. member of Pi Beta Phi
-o.,;t,, Afr noffrOn is a grad
The Washington times., 1938-02-21
,Gouemor Nc Nuts Visit hcentiue for Parties

No. rs in q Series Of Pictures Of
Socidlites dnd Their Pdstimes
The Washington times., 1938-02-21
Dorothy Sellers Will Mary
Reverend Duncan Fraser
Wednesday Afternoon
Bv Flora Macdonald

A handsome white-haired visitor in town
will occasion a round of parties this week.
Governor Paul McNutt, the High Commissioner of the
Philippines who has been flying East with frequent stop
overs his arrival the West Coast expected here
tomorrow He will stop at the Mayflower.
Mrs. McNutt and their subdeb daughter are remaining
in Manila during the Governors absence and he will be in
the Capital from 20 to 30 days.
Wednesday afternoon Senator and Mrs. Sherman Mnton
will entertain at large reception the Mayflower in honor
of the visitor and Thursday night the Resident Commissioner
of the Philippines Mr. Quintn Paredes will be host at
dinner at the Willard for Governor McNutt.
PAGES and Bridesmaids
There are innumerabe pleasant entertainments on the
weeks calendar Theatergoers will flock to see Cornea
Otis Skinner Edna His Wife, this week at the National
Tomorrow night Washingtons Birthday Horse Show Will
be held at Fort Myer.
marriage of interest in Washington, where the bride
made home for many years. will take place In Baltimore
Wednesday when Dorothy Sellers is married to the Rev.
Duncan Fraser of Newport The will take place
in Memorial Church in the presence of relatives and intimate
friends only invitations being sent out because OF
the death of Mrs Gibson Fahnestock with whom
Evening star., 1938-05-29

out holding 1t. and while doing so
stop and unite or unbuckle the shoe OF
the next player to his right. If he
succeeds without dropping the cup, he
hands it to that next player, who re-
peats the stunt with the shoe Of the
next player in the ring. II he spills
the pebbles, however, he must take
off his own shoe and hand it to his
neighbor. Repeat this around the
ring, making each player drop out
when he loses both shoes. The player
with the biggest armful Of shoes at the
end Of the game determines the for
feits the others must pay to reclaim
their shoes.
p IDING the merry-go-round" will
bring any outdoor picnic to q
rousing conclusion. The players form
a double circle. one inside the other,
facing the center. The horses" or
those inside, Join hands. Each Of the
riders" outside places his hands on
the shoulders Of the player standing
In front of him. At signal from the
manager, who stands in the center.
all start side-stepping to the left, sing
ing any popular tune. They move
slowly at first, gradually increasing
speed until the riders can barely keep
their hold. Then the manager shouts
"Change" and the horses and riders
change places. When the merry-go-
round starts moving again. 1t should
turn to the right instead Of the left.
Evening star., 1938-05-29

Give each player slipping straw. and
Pinch square Of ordinary tissue
paper to the leader of each team. Al
the starting signal he must suck his
square Of paper to the end Of his
straw and turn so his neighbor can
take the tissue by sucking in turn on
his straw. In this way the paper is
passed all the way down the line and
back again, without any one touching
it with his hands. If the paper drops.
1t must be slipped" up of the ground
again by the player who dropped it.
"pASSING PEANUTS" is a hilarious
= siting-down stunt. Seat everybody
in circle on the lawn. Each crosses his
arms in front of himself and slips his
fingers between those Of his neighbor
on either side. Place a plate of un-
shelled peanuts between two Of the
players. With their hands still clasped,
they must pick up peanut and pass
it to the next pair Of clasped hands
on their right. Then another and still
another peanut is started on its way
around the circle Until you try this,
you can't appreciate how much fun
it will create for everybody.
Another riot-provoking stunt Is
"Shoe Exchange" Stand the players
in q circle-or in two or more circles
If the crowd is large one. Give one
player in each circle paper drinking
cup half filled with pebbles. He must
balance this on top of his head with
Evening star., 1938-05-29
Kay's Corner
BY Katherine Houison.
CARING FOR YOUR BOOKS.

MOST Of us have a few books in
~ good leather bindings, but do
you know that fresh air Is as essential
to these bindings as 1t IS to human
beings? Leather bindings. like our
skins, need to breathe; so don't shut
your books up in glassed-in cases and
forget them-air them at least once
a week.
Better still, keep them on OPEN
shelf bookcases, but remember to
keep them carefully busted, for dirt
will destroy anything as fine as good
leather Be careful the sun doesn't
strike directly on the bindings, too.
This will not only ruin the color, but
the leather as well.
Be sure the air in the room where
the leather-bound books are is kept
moist. Steam heat dries the air, so
keep q vase Of cut flowers or a pan
of water near the bookshelves to
protect the natural oils In the leather
from drying out.
If you have books with limp leather
bindings, be sure to keep them on the
lower shelves, where the air is cooler
and more moist. They need this care
even more than other bindings.
There's an oil on the market made
especially for prolonging the life OF
leather bindings. Rub it into your
book covers occasionally, and you'll
find they will not only last longer,
but look much better.