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/. The fictional TRIAL OF
BARON Won BLAU will be
broadcast over Radio Station
VOL from February % to
March IL, $3.50 to 10 each night
except Tuesdays, when the time
will be 9:15 to 9:45 p. m. A
full account of the proceedings
will appear in The Washington
Times daily for the duration Of
the radio trial.
2. Contestants will be re-
quired to write their verdict in
900 words or less, stating why
the Baron Won Blau Is Guilty"
or "Why the Baron Won Blau Is
Not Guilty" Answers will be
judged solely on the reasons
given for one or the other ver-
dict and the logical presenta-
ton of the various points
covered. Legal Technology will
have no bearing in the rating OF
the answers.
3. All verdicts must be de-
livered or mailed to The Wash
ington Times or Station VOL,
Washington, not later than mid
night March 10, 1888.
4. From March 81 to March
26, a committee of three proml-
nent citizens appointed by The
Washington Times and Station
VOL will select the best answers
and the winners of the various
prizes to be awarded. Their de-
cison shall be final.
S. On March 81 the radio yer.
dict will be broadcast over Sta
ton VOL at $50 p. m. and an
nouncement will be made Of the
winners of the following eight
prizes:
Round-trip ticket providing &C
commodations in an outside
stateroom from Montreal to
Bermuda. Nassau and Jamaica
on one of the famous Canadian
National steamships. The cruise
will consume IS days and the
winners will have the choice Of
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ToDAY'S SHORT WAVE PROGRAM

MADRID, 1880 P. M.-Program
for English Listeners. EAR, 31.6
m, $40 meg.
ROME, 1880 P. M.-Chamber
Music; Elizabeth Luin: Famous
Singers of Old-Faustina HaSse-
Bordoni." 2RO, 31.1 M, 9.63 meg:
IRF, 30.5 M, 9.s3 meg; 25.2 m,
11.90 meg.
CARACAS, 9:45 P. M.-Dance
Music. YV5RC, SIT m, So meg.
LONDON, $50 P. M. Com.
munication by Sea" esd, 25.5
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The % men and women who
comprise the Special Grand Jury
which for one week has heard the
evidence and testimony brought
before them by Special Prosecutor
Raymond Neudecker, will, I am
certain. bring in a true BILL"
I believe this not alone because
of the testimony I have given
or that of Ruby Robert-but be.
cause of the army of other wit.
nesses Neudecker has marshaled
and because of the attitude of the
men and women Of the Special
Grand Jury as evidenced in their
faces. Last night, you remember,
7 predicted II would be for
an indictment. Today-after
watching them as they filed out
of the Grand Jury room. am
certain of at least 20.
CROSBY CALLED
The prosecution called old Capt,
Zenas Crosby, master of the
baron's yacht, and he was before
the jury for a large part of the
session. Then there was Major
Seth Wizard, ballistics expert who
has testified in important murder
cases throughout the United
States and is considered one of
the best authorities on firearms
Identification in the country. He
must have said something of great
Importance, for, if you will re-
member, Mr.. Neudecker'S first as.
sault upon the probable defense
of this case was in connection
with the so-called murder gun. "
Ruby went before the jury
again to amplify her testimony of
Thursday highland it must have
been even more calculated to dis
turb the Baron Won Blau. Remem-
Der that Ruby was an intimate
friend of the slain architect in the
days when her dancing, rather
than ner reporting, attracted her
followers.
Then the Baron's Japanese
valet. Kataburo HiroShigi, was a
witness. There's something very
amazing about that. He has only
been subpoenaed before, but last
night they brought him out Of the
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VA. ASSEMBLY
SPEEDING WORK
TO END SESSION
Adjourn m e Mt Slated
Next Saturday
By GEORGE M. GREEN


RICHMOND, March 5.-Both
branches of the General Assembly
were in session today in an effort
to clear up their calendars before
last-minute must legislation
reaches the floor under a schedule
calling for adjournment next
Saturday.
Members of the Senate con.
Vened at II o'clock today in order
to advance the calendar. Several
committee meetings were sched.
uled for this evening. Meanwhile,
the House convened at noon for
the second Saturday session of
this branch since the Assembly
convened in January.
Both Houses are expected to
hold night sessions next week in
an effort to complete action on
Legislation now pending. In one
of the busiest days of the present
session, the House yesterday
passed AZ bills and advanced 80
others.
Among the bills killed in the
House yesterday was a measure
designed to reapportion the pres
ent membership of the House. In.
ltroduced by Delegate Franklin
Daniel, of Lynchburg, the bill was
killed by a subcommittee of the
Privileges and Election Commit
tee. The bill would not have af-
fected membership of the Senate.
Most important of the commit
tee meetings being held today is
that of the Senate Finance Com
mittee, which is continuing con.
|sideration of the States $164, ,000,-
900 budget bill.
Meeting in executive session
yesterday, this committee began
further consideration of the ap-
preparation measure at $50 this
morning. The measure has been
approved by the House with but
one controversial amendment.
This change would deprive the
governor of his power to appoint
the chairman of the State Com
|pensation Board, and elect the
Attorney General as the third
member of the politically powerful
board.
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DC. Excited
As Trial of
BIGuNeGrs

The special radio Grand Jury
will end its probe of the murder
of Ronald Brooks tonight-and it
is safe to say that the Baron Won
Blau will be indicted.
Final stages of the Grand Jury
hearing will be heard over Station
VOL tonight at $50 o'clock, and
Monday night, at the same time,
the trial CT the baron will open.
All Washington is excited about
this fast-lnoving radio drama pre-
Sented by The Times and VOL,
for in addition to being one of
the most exciting mystery cases
ever heard, it offers an oppor.
tunitY to win valuable prizes.
To the radio listeners who write
the best analysis Of the evidence,
either to convict or acquit Baron
von Blau, a free trip, 26 days. to
Bermuda, the Bahamas, Jamaica,
by way of Canada'S historic and
romantic Montreal, will be pre-
sented.
All for just 900 words or less.
PRIZES EITHER WAY
The best verdict of mot guilty"
giving, in less than 900 words,
why you believe the Baron mot
guilty." will win you this free
round trip! So will the best
verdict Of Guilty!
This competition, which will be
judged by three of the Capitals
most prominent and experienced
judges, is an exercise in citizen
ship! You win your prizes for
EXERCISING YOUR DUTY AS
A JUROR.
TRIAL ENDS MARCH IL
"The Trial of Baron Won Blau"
will end on the air on March IL.
You will then have one full week
in which to send in your "ver-
diets" There will then be one
weel: devoted to Judging the "ver.
dicts"-and the result of the
vote of the jury'-and the solu-
ton of the mystery will be broad
cast on Sunday, March 27.
The winners Of the second
prizes, both for guilty" and mot
guilty" verdicts, will be the guests
of the Eastern Air Lines, in a
round-trip flight to New York in
one of the big, new luxury air
| liners,
These are the grand prizes for
the best and second best "ver-
diets" of guilty" and mot guilty"
Then The Washington Times
and VOL will offer a number of
special prizes.
Remember that you do not have
to have any knowledge of law 70
win these or one of the dozens of
lesser prizes which are to be an
nounced daily in The Washington
Times!
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Won BIou I rial Contest Rules
To Make Winning Easy

boarding the boat at Montreal
on either April q, May II or
May IS.
TWO SECOND PRIZES
Round trip from Washington
to New York city on one of the
luxurious new planes Of the
Eastern Air Lines.
OTHER PRIZES
General Electric Model F.65B,
6-tube, 2 bands. 1885 Model
Radio. courtesy of the General
Electric Supply Company.
Philco table model radio,
courtesy of Georges Radio Com
pany.
Ladies' or mans Bulova Wrist
watch, 17-jewel movement, yel-
low gold case, courtesy of Cas-
telberg's, jewelers..
$25 savings account, courtesy
of the Morris Plan Bank, the
bank for the individual.
6. The competition is open to
anyone residing in the United
States, except employees of the
Washington Times, the Wash.
ington Herald, the Washington
Herald-Tim and Station VOL
and their families.
Z. All verdicts submitted shall
become the property of the
Washington Times and no yer.
diets will be returned.
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Questions on Page A.

l. Alexander Pope Essay on
Criticism).
2. Funk and Wagnalls Stand
ard Dictionary gives a knot as "a
division of log line marked by
pieces of cloth or knotted string
at equal distances, being Abb
feet when the line is used with
a 2S-second glass, 50.75 feet
where the glass runs 80 Sec
ondS." A knot is a measure of
speed. A nautical mile is 2,029
yards.
8. Balances cannot be added
together. This is one of the IA
nous trick mathematical ques-
tions.
4. Son is 13 years old.
5. (a) Pathfinder" (b) Par.
adise Lost" (c) Uncle Toms
Cabin" I'D BLACK Beauty"
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The Weather

District of Columbia-rain to-
night, probably ending Sunday
morning; warmer tonight; much
colder Sunday afternoon and
night; lowest temperature to-
night about so degrees; moderate
south and southwest winds. be-
coming moderate to fresh north
west or north Sunday morning.
Maryland and Virginia-rain
tonight and probably Sunday
morning, changing to snow Sun
day in extreme west portions;
warmer tonight; much colder
Sunday afternoon and night.
TIDE TABLES
High tides today at 10:07 :. m.
and 1929 p. m.
Low tides today at 4:23 a. m.
and 500 p. m.
High tides tomorrow at 1882
a. m. and 11:16 p. m.
Low tides tomorrow at 500
q. m. and SAB p. m.
THE SUN AND MOON
The sun rises today at 6:36 a. m.
and sets at 6:04 p. m.
The sun rises tomorrow at 6:43
D., m. and sets at sos p. m.
The moon rises today at sos
D. m. and sets at 1904 p. m.
The mon rises tomorrow at
e.44 a, m. and sets at 11:11 p. m.
wrA@pERATT1RES
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TODAY'S FOREIGN SHORT.
WAVE SCHEDULE

EST, 6 P. M.-Ilona
Tamas, member of the Royal
Opera House. HAT4, 1913 M, 9.12
meg.
MOSCOW, 7 P. M.-News and
Program for English Listeners.
RAN, 81 M, 9.6 meg.
LONDON, 1920 p. MA Read
ing of Seventeenth Century Poems
by John Donne. Csc, 31.3 M,
9.58 meg; GSB, 31.5 M, 9.51 meg. E;
GSL, 49.1 M, GIL meg.
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m, 11.75 meg; Csc, 31.3 m, 9.58
meg; GSB, 31.5 M, 9.51 meg:
GSL, 49.1 m, 6.11 meg. -
PARIS, 11:45 P. M. Musical
Recordings. TPA4, 25.6 m, 11.72
meg.
TOKYO, 12:45 A. M.-"Guide
to Famous Places Series" JZJ,
25.4 M, 11.80 meg.
SYDNEY, Australia, 4:3O A. M.
(Sunday)-Chimes from G. P. o.
Sydney. VK2ME, 1928 M. 9.59
meg.
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and bitter.
First but not necessarily fore
most is that of the chairman
in-name-only. Mr.. Arthur
Morgan, who was a quiet col
lege president until he got in
volved in IVA. It is no secret
that behind his demand for a
congressional investigation of
the Tennessee Valley Authority
was a belief that he has the
goods at long last on his two
adversaries, Mr.. Lilienthal and
"the other" Morgan.
For more than a year, the
chairman has clung to his title,
which means nothing. as he was
being outvoted by the other two.
Now in the case of Senator
Berry's marble, he has what he
has been looking fora chance
to expose the iva situation.
He charges the iva records will
show his adversaries, who are
of the Berry-Lewis leftwing
school, favored another method
Of adjudicating the claim for
the flooded Berry marble quar-
ries than an open court.
THE OTHER SIDE Of it Is
Il. equally purposeful. The lib
erals are planning to give Mr..
Morgan an investigation-with
ar ak.
For a long time they too have
been accumulating evidence to
develop their contention that
Mr.. Morgan was "sabotaging"
iva. They could not kick him
out because of a joker, sad to
them now, which they wrote
into their original iva act.
This prohibited the removal of
q commissioner. except by con-
current resolution of Congress.
Godfather Norris Of iva has
been snorting since the Morgan
charges. He and his ally, Rep
resentative Maverick, are plan
ming to get the kind of con-
gressiopal or Federal Trade
Commission investigation (if
they CAM which will enable
them to get a resolution through
Congress removing Mr.. Morgan.
Their answer to the Berry
marble challenge is that Messrs.
Lilienthal and Morgan (the
other) were as suspicious of the
Berry claim as was Chairman
Morgan, and that he is using
this just as dynamite to blow
up their IVA.
THE contentious are far more
4 important than the person
alities involved. Ramifications
run far beyond IVA into many
commission hooks of the New
Deal and Congress. Funda-
mentally it is war to the figura-
tive knife, and apparently knife
to the hilt, between the left
wing groups on one side and all
who oppose them on the other.
And the situation Is being
warmed by hot zeal of righteous
intolerance in which reason is
evaporating fast. That seems
to have developed into a major
trend in Washington lately.
A MOTHER sign that summer
~ ir nn,ani,nn hnfora crrinn To
The Washington times., 1938-03-05
ASTRONOMY LECTURE

DR.. James Stokley, director Of
the Fels Planitarium. Philadel-
phia, will give an illustrated lee
ture on Important Steps in the
History of Astronomy" before the
National Capital Amateur AS.
tronomers' Association at 8 o'clock
tonight in the National Museum.
Tenth st. and Constitution Ave.
N. w.
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TEMPERATURES
DEPARTURES

DEPARTURES
Accumulated excess of tempera-
ture since January l, 1888, 232 de-
erees. Excess of temperature
since March /, 1898, 0 degrees.
Accumulated deficiency OF pre-
cipitation since January l, 1888
PIT inches. Excess of preclplta'
tion since March l. 1888. OBS.
Temperature same date last
year-Highest, So; lowest, AZ.
TEMPERATURES
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Blau'S Indictment
Expected Tonight
At Least 20 Members of Grand Jury Are
RoLioI,on RonnI fn Knfo T,1.o RiH

Editors Note The stories by Carroll Peeke presented
in connection 0ith the tctionuI trial of Baron Bau
by The Washington Times and Radio Station VOL con-
solely fctionGI murder CHARGE IN any Vhere
the of lining person is used in the tictonal trcl
it is purely coincidentdt)
By CARROLL PEEKE
Tonight convinced they will indict Friedrich Wilhelm
Wofgang Hohenlof the Baron Bau for the fctional
The Washington times., 1938-03-05
Baron'S Trial
On VOL Sunday

"The Trial of Baron Won
Blau" will be heard tomorrow,
as well as tonight, over VOL
at $3.50 p. m. The courtroom
drama, authOred by Kenneth
Ellis, Is being offered daily
through M a rch IL. At the
trials conclusion, listeners
will have a chance to decide
whether or not the Baron is
guilty. Prizes are offered for
the best verdictS.
The Washington times., 1938-03-05
Two Dark, Bitter
Sides to IVA Case
NEWS BEHIND THE NEWS
By PAUL MALLoN

Cworld copyright 1885
reserved Reproduction prohibited)
There two sides to the IVA story and both dark
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members Of the troupe will be
heard from Chicago. -. .WMAL
1O:OO-YOUR HIT PARADE - Tullio
Carminati, guest singer; Carl
Hoffs orchestra, Fredda Gibson
and Buddy Clark, vocalists; Song
smiths, male quartet ..,. WJSV
CONCERT
1O:OO-N.B.C. SYMPHONY-To climax
as well as conclude his current
series as conductor of the or
chestra, Arturo TOscanini has
chosen an all.Wagner program.
All save. the opening number
the infrequently-pla Faust"
Overture. are familiar to radio
and concert audiences. .WMAL,
WRC
10 1O:3O-INDIANAPOLI SYMPHONY -
baritone. will be guest soioist
with the orchestra, which will
he under the baton Of Fabian
Seyiteky. Selections includ e
Haydn's symphony in Minor,
the Pleasure Dome Of Kubla
Khan" by Griffs, and Massenet's
'VisiOn Fugitive" aria from "Her.
Odiade," solo by Bonelli VOL
DRAMA
S:0O-GREAT PLAYS-"EveRyman," the
The Washington times., 1938-03-05

Washington this year was the
House debate concerning Mr..
Roosevelt. While much of the
shouting was lost in the uproar
at the time, the Congressional
Record indicates Representative
Rich said much more than that
the President had never worked
a day in his life" The Record
quotes Mr.. Rich:
""""Why somebody is crazy.
Somebody in this House or at
the other end of Pennsylvania
Avenue does not know what he
is doing. """They are bringing
in here now a supplemental esti-
mate from the Bureau of the
Budget and the President of the
United States. That man does
not know what he is doing"""."
Mr.. Rich was speaking allie
gorically, if not politically, but
a movement is afoot to have the
cooling system turned on.
MOT ALL sense of humor has
~ been lost here, however.
Some of those big witnesses be-
fore the Byrnes Unemployment
and Relief Investigating Com
mittee may be interested to
know the private comments
made on their testimony by the
committee staff for the informa-
tion of committeeman.
Behind Assistant WPA Ad-
ministrator Corrington Gill's
testimony that every employ
able person who is in need of
relief at the present time" 1.-TWO
months ago., the committee ad-
visers wrote: This is an incor.
rect statement which needs ad-
ditional light"
Homer Martin, chief of the
United Automobile workers
Union, told the committee what
was wrong with the world, but
instead of abstracting his state
ment by subjects. as with other
witnesses, the staff m erely
noted:
mo information of a factual
character was obtained from
Mr.. Martin"
Concerning j. j. Pelley's state
ment as president of the Associa-
ton of American Railroads that
shippers can stand an increase
in freight rates, the impious
committee advisers wrote: I'm
teresting if true"
OF Lammot du Points extern
sive remarks concerning the
business situation, the staff ad-.
vised the committee:
mo real information was
elected"
RUNHYTy ,Anrv, So ,aa1,,s .,,aAak:n,a -
The Washington times., 1938-03-05

THE now-famous quotation at
l. tributed nebulously to Mr..
Garner, the v. P. is true. He
really did say: The opinions
of Jack Garner are not worth
nickel, and the opinions of the
Vice President of the United
States are not for sale" But
more interesting is the fact that
he said it three years ago in the
presence of the President when
a plan of some minor official to
go on the radio was under dis
cuSSion. He was condemning
that sort Of activity by Cabinet
officers.
The Washington times., 1938-03-05
Radio Features TOdav

S:SO-EARL GOODWIN - HGHLIGHTs'
IN THE NEWS, AS GLIMPsEDI
BY REPORTER GOODWIN, OF
THE WASHINGTON TIMES EDI-
TORIAL STAFF. HEARD AT
THIS EARLY MORNING
PERIOD, MONDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY.. WMAL
The Washington times., 1938-03-05

SPORTS
7:OO-SANTA ANITA HANDICAP-Bing
Crosby essays q flight into the
realm Of sport brOadcasting when
he assists Joe Hernandez cover
the rich Santa Anita Handicap
for WJSV-Columbia listeners.
PompOon and Seabiscuit are
entered in the race. Homer Wei
born and Oscar Otis will cover
the event for WOL-Mutual
listeners. WJSV, VOL. WRC
11:15-T ED HUSING - Summarizes
IC.4A track and field champion
ships In Madison Square Garden.
WJSV
11:45-BILL STERN-wm summarize
the IC.4A meet for N.B.C. listeners.
WRC
The Washington times., 1938-03-05

SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES
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MUSICAL AND VARIETY

MUSICAL AND VARIETY
S:30-JACK HALEY-BeeOmes HOratiO
Texas Ranger" Haley, as tough
an hOmbre as ever made PAN
cakes on an open range. Yes,
There Amt No Moonlight" is
the song In which Jack and vir-
ginia Verrill will be paired, and
"0n A Rainy Day" is Virginla's
S:3O-JOHNNY PRESENTS - Charles
Martins Front Page News"
drama, which will In turn pre-
sent the strange case of Reporter
Martin HaFney, who found the
man who killed his brother. One
of the features Of Russ MOrRan's
portion of the program will be
tOrrid rendition Of "LOch LO-
mOnd" by Beverly, red-headed
blues singer, who will be accom-
panied by the Swing Fourteen
and the orchestra. ....... WJSV
9:O0-BARN DANCE-East and Dumke,
those heavyweight purveyOrs Of
laughter, make a return guest
appearance. They will be heard
from New York, while the regular
The Washington times., 1938-03-05

A MOTHER sign that summer
"A is coming before spring to
The Washington times., 1938-03-05

ApVERTIeEMENT
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-07-29

alton is of bottle green Chantllly
lace, so delicately meshed it is like
filrniest cobweb structure. A water
green foundation with bands OF
crepe in rainbow colorings' at the
hem and bodice top of this slip re-
fleet the spirit of joyous summer.
The evening veil which has become
a favorite headdress for formal oc-
casion is of bottle green net with
appliqued motifs of the lace.
A lace dinner and evening dress,
such as is conferred in the group, is
almost indispensable in any wom-
ans wardrobe. The short rounded
bolero of matching lace, the full
short sleeves as well as the easy
fullness of the skirt are all features
that make this dress distinctive and
correct for both dinner and dane
ing. It comes in delectable colors
in a new pattern Of angel skin
lace.
You will be wanting an afternoon
dress of lace. A very apt model is
shown to the left. Pale blue Chan
lilly lace fashions it. Its styling
gives a particularly interesting in
depreciation of the draped bodice
treatment that terminates in wide
nodded corselet-girdle line. The hat
is a Toya straw.
Lace costume suits, especially in
jacket types, in navy, dusty pink,
or various blues are outselling other
sheer media this season. The jacket
may 60 to extremes, varying from
bolero to full length coat, but
jacket there must be with every
dress for practical daytime wear.
In many instances the lace jacket
suit is enhanced with ribbon-bound
edges. Frog fastenings made of
tubular ribbon cording add touch
of distinction.
q Western Newspaper Union.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-07-29
Keep e''la ,.l.,4

With this Free
Bulletin on PIunning
q Correct Summer Diet
CEND for the free bulletin on
- Keeping Cool with Food"
offered by G. Houston Goudiss.
It outlines the principles ofplan-
ming a healthful summer diet
lists cooling" and heating"
foods and is complete with
menu suggestions.
JustaddressC C. Houston Geudiss,
6 East seth Street, New York
City. A post card is all that is
necessary TO carry your request.
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FASHION DECLARES
FOR WHITE SUMMER
By CHERIE NICHOLAS

We grant that white is always a
summer favorite, but this summer
fashion is playing it up in a highly
dramatic manner. Costumes are
described in the fashion story as
white as snow or of icy whiteness
or white as f1eecy summer clouds
and so on. You appreciate the
stupendous accent on white in fash
ionable gatherings where "white as
swan" capes and jackets; and
boleros Of marabou, fur or ostrich
are the favored wraps, and where
evening gowns float about in bill
Lowry masses Of white net or chiffon
or that which is late style-the pen
cil-slim draped dress Of snow-white
rayon jersey draped sculpture-like.
Then there are the new white taft
feta frocks, beauties" that they
are.
For day there are numberless
man-tailored suits of sharkskin and
other fascinating wash whites, while
the afternoon dresses of white
rayon jersey compete in endless
parade.
White lingerie has come in and
is the wanted kind at present. And
as for accessory whites, footwear,
gloves, bags and details too numer-
Gus to mention make their bow on
the fashion stage in pure white.