The Washington times., 1938-04-02

white and chromium. And choco-
milk shakes, orangeades and
what-not will be served to
the Middles and their '.femme
drags' in the very elegant
mannLr.
Annapolis Is due for much en-
PERTAINING today for the Dart
mouth-Navy lacrosse game is
attracting visitors down there in
droveS.
THE USUAL opinion about
Il women, most of them, Is that
they are gentle souls and one
such soul delighted us with her
remark last Thursday night.
She is an Army woman, and it
was during the scene from
Footprints" where Tamerlane.
his hordes and his captured
queens, enter the pageant. The
captured queens land all Of
them were lovely and their cos.
tunes beautiful looked very
sad and depressed.
Someone spoke about this,
and this Army woman said
there had been a great discus
sion over what expressions
these queens should wear on
their pretty faces. That their
faces should be sad seemed to
have been the popular verdict.
But" said the Army woman,
II don't think so. For 1t seems
to me that any queen captured
by such a dashing, glamorouS
creature as Tamerlane should
be rather pleased over the
whole thing" So
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WuOOFPRINTS Of 1898" Is
III certainly a credit to Fort
Myer and those who worked so
hard to put it on successfully.
The costumes are superb and
such colors, and shadings, have.
MT been seen in many a day. The
music was marvellous and the
lighting effects were most dra-
matte. and the third scene, which
depicted the Garden of the Sui
tan Of Bagdad, was both exciting
and colorful. Mrs. John L. Hines,
who played the part Of Algais
bride Of Tamerlane, was love
lier than any movie star.
Great credit too should go to
two charming persons who
worked like veritable Trojans,
entirely unseen and unSung.
The two are Mrs. Marian Rey.
bold, mother of Capt. Jack
Reybold, and Mrs. Gyles Merrill.
Mrs. Reybold acted as mistress
Of the wardrobe and saw to it
that all the lovely young things
in the show arrived on time q
feat in ITSELF, were properly
costumed and that these same
costumes were very properly put
back in their right places.
Mrs. Merrill is the Max Fac.
tor Of the show and makes up
the entire cast from head to
chin. That she does it well, was
plain to see at the opening per.
Torrance. Also Major George
Milholland, who broadcasts the
pageant, has been struggling
with the flu the last week and
practically got up out Of q sick.
bed to be on hand for the dress
rehearSalS and the run Of the
show.
MRS. CLAYTON VOGEL
NA pretty wife of General
Vogel, is wearing a stunning
spring ensemble these recent
warm days. The entire outfit
is black. with swinging cape
that comes well below the waist.
The only touch of brightness 10
a glittering clip at the throat
Of her dark blouse, and a tiny
brimmed hat, which sits well
off the face, tops the whole
thing off and-most effectively,
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NINE. REFS. wife of Comman-
AVA der Refs, naval attache
of the Brazilian embassy, is q
tiny, fascinating person with
shining dark hair, bright happy
eyes and a flair for wearing the
Smartest clothes. Recently at =
cocktail party she wore a very
finely woven black crepe, with
demure turnover collar en-
broidered in deep blue, and her
hat, a very light and black
straw, was very tiny and abso-
lutely plain with the exception
Of a saucy cluster Of blue for
get-me-nots fastened directly IN
the front.