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The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-11

GROOM furnished house with bath, 3 bedrooms, automatic heat, piano, Phone 3o7 after 6 pm.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-11

FOR RENT --- 4-room house, full basement, automatic heat. Phone
 Green 610.
Evening star., 1939-07-30

RESORTS RESORTS.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. ATLANTIC CITY 7
Evening star., 1939-07-30
August Ushers in Games
Of Scot HiqhIanders

GLASGOW. July 29.-Scotland,
land of highlands and heather, is
bringing out her bagpipes, selecting
her finest trees for cabers and bur-
nishing her claymores IN prepara-
ton for her world-famous highland
games and gatherings, which get
under full way in August.
To Grief, Inverness, to Dunoon,
Braemar, Oban, Aboyne, the Isle of
Skye and many smaller places, bon
ME lads and lassies in all the ro-
mantle glory of kilt and sporran will
throng for these competitions Bag
pipes will Skirl, dancers weave the
intricate patterns of the sword dance
and athletes toss the caber, throw
weights, tilt the bucket" and COM
pete in jumping, running and pole
vaulting.
A march-past Of the clansmen
usually starts of the games. At
Braemar, where the royal family
attends, the Duff Highlanders and
the Farquharsons mass for this
event, and at the Cowal gathering
in Dunoon, l,100 pipers march in
this parade The musical events in
the games consist of bagpipe COM
petitions in the playing of laments,
Strathspeys, marches and reels. The
dancing includes the sword dance,
the highland reel, the highland fling
the Shean trubhais and the hula
chan.
Evening star., 1939-07-30

heavy than stylish. Advice given
traveller in 1884 included:
Clothing: For the ocean passage
the clothing should be ample to
guard against chills, and outside
wraps, hoods, shawls, overcoats,
worsted leggings and rugs will be
found highly useful. Ladies will
find camel-hair, serge or woolen
dresses the best. Jewelry of value
should not be taken, with the ex-
ception perhaps Of one set, to be
worn constantly. For travelling in
Europe, ladies should have q travel
ing dress and walking dress, and a
black silk or stylish costume for re-
ceptions or occasions.
"Sundries: A pocket-compass will
be found invaluable, toilet soap,
candles, case with needles, thread,
ball of string, buttons, scissors, PEN
knife, and such other little articles
as may suggest themselves and
which may prove useful.
medicines: Quinine is frequently
of use. A little courtplaster. extract
of ginger, ammonia, arnica, or some
kind of liniDent enter into every
tourists OUTFIT"
So much for the intrepid ancestor
Of the modern ocean traveller!
Mealtimes Formerly Limited.
Regulations and standards of the
best liners Of years ago afford a
highly interesting comparison with
the de luxe ships Of today. Towels
(two) in each cabin were changed
every other day"-as against the
staterooms Of 1899, where a diligent
steward whisks in and out with a
surplus Of clean towels at least twice
daily. Shipboard tablecloths were
laid for dinner promptly at 4 and
as promptly removed at $50, and a
regulation stated that "as the labor
of the stewards must be very great
and there is no space for q larger
number-passengers are requested
to spare them as much as possible
between the meal hours and par
ticularly preceding dinner" Con-
trast that with today-breakfas
in your stateroom at any hour;
luncheon when you like it: dinner
IN dining rooms and restaurants
from about o'clock until every
passenger. who so desires, has been
served. Morning bouillon and aft
Evening star., 1939-07-30

Unsung heroes were the ocear
passengers of 1910, when steam wa.
superseding sailing vessels.
Harold White, president of Thos
Cook e. Son-Wagons-Lits, Inc.
took occasion recently to contrast
the luxury of modern liner, as ex-
emplified in the new America OF
the United States Lines, which will
enter transatlantic service in the
spring of 1910. with its ancestors
of 100 years ago, in which such fea-
lures as rooms with bath, elaborate
menus. ample wardrobe space with
dress and coat hangers, spacious
salons and sports decks and round
the-clock service and entertainment
were not only missing, but had not
even been dreamed of!
Presents of fruit and flowers were
the mode then as now-with the diff
ference that the fruit, or other fooc
|, supplies, in those days were needed
True, in 1840 fresh milk and fresh
meats were available since the ships
carried their own live cows, chickens
sheep and pigs-but sometimes the
menu would be restricted if some
of the sheep or pigs had managed
to escape overheard.
The passenger of 60 years ago
perforce weatherbeaten, untidy and
wind-blown in appearance-had the
choice of hard benches on deck; en-
tertainment in the lounge consist
ing of speeches and mild card games
(but mostly speeches.: or retirement
to small and stuffy cabin. No
lights were allowed in staterooms
after midnight and all lights were
extinguished in the public rooms
at ll:30.
Activity Today Varied.
In 1899, the passenger, fresh from
beauty parlor or barber shop, kept
smart by tailor shops for pressing
and repairs, or shops for clothing
sundries and incidentals, may also
choose: lounging and sun bathing
chairs with back and seat cushions
and a steward to adjust rugs about
the feet; or, if actively inclined,
deck tennis, swimming pools. gym
nasium, squash courts :. . or sound
movies, deck games, fine orchestral
concerts, special dance floors and
swing bands and SO on or to
retire to a large stateroom fitted
with beds. a room continually venti-
lated by fresh forced air; or wander
through magnificent lounges as large
as hotel bathrooms, writing rooms,
card rooms. There are permanent
chapels for religious services; chill
drens dining and play rooms
glassed-in observation-decks or
lounges; stages for giving enter
tainments.
The lounge Of bygone years was
entirely an inside apartment, sur
rounded by the various cabins which
opened directly onto it, and served
as both dining room and recreation
room. The de luxe cabins, arranged
for two persons, had an upper and
lower bunk on one side of the room
"a sofa on the other side-with
space underneath for storing cloth
ing There we're no wardrobes-
merely four or six hooks attached to
the cabin walls.
During the voyage only second
best clothing was worn on account
of sea spray and sickness all over
the ship When nearing port, the
best dresses and suits we're taken out
of the boxes and trunks. One can
picture the creased and rumpled
appearance of the well-dressed pas
senger going ashore.
Advice for Traveller.
Even in later years, travelling
clothes Were-With reason-more
Evening star., 1939-07-30

The Philippine Islands extend
length of 1,150 miles, about the dis
tance from Maine to Florida.
Evening star., 1939-07-30

ernoon tea are the only present. day
fixed hour meals, and the large
liners boast that they can serve
special dishes of anything and ev-
erything the passenger may desire.
Stewards and bellboys, of course
are at your service whenever you
ask or ring for them.
The dining room on some of the
newest liners is again an inside
apartment-but very far from the
stuffy, alternate dining and lounge
room of 1910. Some of the new
liners have stately inside dining
rooms which accommodate TOO
guests at one sitting-in an atmos-
phere comfortably fresh through
the magic Of modern air-condition-
Ing plants. And last, but not least,
the menu. 1t is by no means un-
usual to find 800 separate items
on one dinner menu and finicky
indeed the traveller who could not
dine to the queens taste today on
shipboard!
Regarding the de luxe new Amer
lea, which will make her maiden
voyage in the spring of 1910. Mr..
White points out that when she sails
on one round voyage to Europe she
Evening star., 1939-07-30
10 Gents an Hour
Provides Night Of
Copenhagen Fun
Informal Dance Hollis end
Citys 'Coney Island Z,
Among Attractions

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, July
29.-In and around Copenhagen one
can enjoy might out" for under
five kroner, or In other words,
about 81.
The secret of the formula that
makes such magic possible isn't
altogether in low prices. Prices
certainly are extremely moderate,
according to standards of New
World tourists, but besides that
there is a spirit of fun for fun's
sake, and not for a profit. To H.
lustrate: A glass of beer costs about
3 cents, and after the customer
purchases his beer or his snaps"
he can brood over that first install
ment until dawn breaks, If he
wishes. A Danish waiter would
never dream of hurrying a patron,
or even OF lowering suggestively.
That may be one of the reasons
an intoxicated person is rarely seen
IN the Danish capital.
One OF the economical night time
amusements in the Scandinavian
metropolis is the public dance hall.
The name doesn't have the impli-
cations that it carries in larger
American cities. The patrons are
amateurs bent on pleasure, and the
girls are not bored professionals &C.
ceptlng an endless series of part.
ners at dime a dance. At the
same time the atmosphere is quite
informal, and stranger Of appar-
emily honorable intentions doesn't
need letters of introduction, or any
introduction at all, in order to OBJ
tain partners. The prevailing spirit
might be described as gay, good
Evening star., 1939-07-30
Paris Shops Bright
With Displays Of
Summer and Fall
Charming Side-Street
Stores Long Have
Catered to Shoppers

PARIS, July 29-The Paris shops
: world-renowned for their chic and
= glitter, are bustling with shoppers
: French and foreign, and shop win
dows are more colorful than ever.
: Advance fall models are already
/. being shown in the ateliers Of the
haute couture; furriers are featur-
|. ing their new winter fashions, and
buyers from all over the world are
congregating here. For Paris is
ever the capital of elegance, and to
. shop here is the dream of every
woman.
Notwithstanding the early show
: ings of fall models, Paris shops are
summery. Windows display the
most amazing headgear for Ship
. board, and also sports clothes of all
: kinds. There are more beautiful
. evening frocks, and yards and
yards of rich and colorful fabrics.
There are gloves and shoes such as
only Paris can produce, and all that
wondrous array of lovely and often
useless things that down through
the centuries have been known as
articles de Paris"
Shops of All Kinds.
There are famous jewelry marts-
shops where porcelains are sold,
shops for laces, shops for silks, shops
for works of art. And there are
little shops tucked away in unpre-
tentious streets that have been
known for their excellence since the
days Of the French Revolution and
before 1t. The rue de la Paix is
conceded to be the most distin-
guished shopping center in the
world, but not all the charm of
Paris shops is compressed within
this magic street All over Paris
there are stores that sell enchant-
ing things. Some of them have been
known to connoisseurs for gener-
ations.
There are perfumers that sold
scents and pomades to ladies and
gentlemen Of the Emperor Napol-
cons court, and haberdashers who
sold shirts and ties to Talleyrand,
but these shops with their back
grounds of elegance and tradition
are not more interesting to the Wis
itor from overseas than are the
many little open-air markets that
are such an agreeable feature of
Paris life.
Art While You Wait.
There are bird markets and flower
markets, and vegetable markets.
There are days when artists exhibit
their paintings under the spreading
branches of the trees that border
the "Boul Mich" or, better still, set
up their easels within the shadow
Of the Madeleine. There are the
book stalls on the quays, where one
may buy old books. and new books
too, and there is a fabric mart in
old Montmartre where more than
one successful American designer
got her start!
Not every French woman knows
about the fabric market in the rue
Charles Nodier, but young dress de-
signers, without fame or capital, are
quick to discover it. Here are sold
remnants Of 10 dollar yard fabrics
at so cents to dollar yard. There
are tweeds and woolen cloths in the
very newest weaves and hand paint
ed cire satins, lovely stuf1s for eve
ming jackets, black silk organdies
with shining threads running
through them, cloudy pastel satins,
reversible chiffon velvets, and
glinting heaps of brocades. The
gorgeous stuffs are piled on low
tables spread across the pavement
the length of the street. 1t is just
another of the surprises that await
the shopper in Paris!
Evening star., 1939-07-30
Why the Tiszo Flowers

BUDAPEST, July 29.-One oi
Hungary's most fascinating phe-
nomena is the Towering of the
Tisza," one of the country's rivers
This strange sight is caused by the
drowning of billions of small insects
once in three years they hatch, fly
over the river, and fall on its surface
coloring it richly with their bodies
to make it appear covered with small
yellow flowers.
Each female insect lays several
thousand eggs, which sink to the
bottom of the river to hatch three
wears later. The Towering always
brings hundreds of tourists to the
Tisza. Polman recounts.
Evening star., 1939-07-30

natured and innocent. In one Of
the suburbs there is q dancing place
that draws custom chiefly from mo-
tor cyclists, cyclists and motorists.
Cross-country motor cycle costume
Is In perfect good form there, but
the crowd is not tough"
Any one doing" Copenhagen at
night on dollar is fairly sure to
wind up In Tivoli, If indeed he
doesn't spend the entire night there.
Trivoh is huge amusement park
right inside the city, and it has
to be experienced to be understood.
Evening star., 1939-07-30

will need about 100000 for crews
wages, $4,000 for oil fuel, 1000
pounds of sugar, $4,000 pounds
of fresh meats, 10000 oysters, $4,000
pounds of fruits and vegetables,
$500 pounds of butter, 5000 pints
of milk and cream, 55 1000 fresh eggs,
cheese, oranges, grapefruit and a
multitude of various items all
made in America" and necessary
to cook and serve 5000 meals each
day.
Evening star., 1939-07-30

This most famous of European re-
sorts OF its kind has everything that
Corney Island has Substituting its
lakes for the Atlantic Ocean, but
1t Is much farther along the scale
toward the family picnic and farther
away from the circus side show on
the amusement spectrum. 1t is all
right to visit Tivoh in either sweat
er and slacks or evening clothes.
Evening star., 1939-07-30
Where Tourists Fish

OSLO.-Norway is one OF the few
countries OF Europe which remem-
bers that when an American wants
q real holiday he wants to go fish,
ing. 1t issues guide books for fisher
men only.
The Washington times., 1939-01-05

Breaking precedent-Mrs.
Hull is usually the first hostess
Mrs. Claude Swanson, wife of
the Secretary of the Navy,
entertained at luncheon today
in honor of Mrs. Roosevelt.
The party was given at the
Women's National Democratic
Club at 1870 o'clock.
With such social recluses as
Mrs. John Nance Garner. wife
of the Vice President, and Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson on hand to
toast the first lady, the party
was quite success.
From the diplomatic corps
came Sonora de Espil, Nine.
Ertegun, Nine. Hurban, Nine.
Irimescu, Nine. Fotitch and
Nine. Peleyni, Mrs. Harlan
Fiske Stone was there as was
Mrs. Stanley Reed, Mrs. Owen
j. Roberts, Mrs. Harold 1ckes,
Mrs. Sumner Welles, Mrs.
James o. Richardson, Mrs. Will
son Brown, Mrs. George
Barnett. Mrs. Francis Parkin-
son Keyes and Mrs. Robert
Woods Bliss.
Still others attending the
luncheon were Mrs. Mark
The Washington times., 1939-01-05
PETIT POINT = By Igor CaSSin1

tall. weighs about 125 pounds. . "A
new deal in debutante charm.
MARGARET BYRD. nice niece
of the famous Admiral Byrd. pert
.vest-pocket edition with Southern
accent. happy 60 lucky. .lovable
disposition. nut brown ey es and
hair. 5 feet (maybe less, but no
more) inches tall.
PEGGY TOWNSEND. . the torch
singer of D. C..most glamorous
Washington deb She's so good
she's always an exhibit on the dance
floor. an infectious giggle. tall,
bright blue eyes with brown hair.
dresses to show off her excellent
''figger."
SYLVIA ALEXANDER. :. Her
background is expressed in her re-
finement. sweet as honeydew
melon and pretty as a Joshua Reyn-
olds portrait :. a tall and girlish
silhouette . has a sense of UNA
which is something to write home
about.
MILDRED MCCONNELL. She's
from Middleburg, but she has the
chic, the poise and the looks of
New York glamour gal. .wavy dark
hair. enormous brown eyes that
would hypnotic even a saint at
tractively nonchalant of medium
height and slender figure.
DODTC
and disposition like milk and honey
-. freckles fascinatingly...a 1.-the
figure, graceful as reed. especially
when she dances. dresses like a
Vogue mannequin.
AGNES MAGRUDER. Rich-look-
ing brunette. fresh glowing skin.
she has a Mona Lisa smile inter-
ested and interesting unfailing rep
artee j.. the Venus de Milo type
figure.
MAIsIE HOWARD. Hair like an
The Washington times., 1939-01-05

aurora Of light. .pink-and-white
complexion. unusual combination of
brown eyes and light hair. .diminu-
tive. engaging and popular.
ANNE WILKINSON. Hesitant in
expressing herself. gold hair and
heart of the same material . tall and
drawly. dresses and carries herself
with the queenly poise of Viennese
Marquise.
PATRICIA MORRIS. Pseudo
. Communist. pseudo bee ause she
wouldn't have given such lavish
party if she really was one buoy
ant and enthusiastic . brownish hair
.rose-petal cheeks. good figure.
ELEANOR G UDGER. Would
make perfect Madonna, with placid
and angelic face. resembles taper
ing candle. has a variety Of hair-dos
and skirts. and of beaux.
NANCY ISELIN. She's from the
Hunt Country and that's why she
looks like a vibrant Gypsy. "a social
success definitely. high standards
she adores violent red for evening
gowns black curly hair. spar
king teeth.
HOUSTON MILLER. "A REAL
Southern darlin'. has honey-toned
voice and fetching smile. has an
0. A. O.. always has good word
for everybody. has cherubic face
=, she's petite, but she doesn't like
them trop petit.
NANCY HOSKINSON. "A tall
and slender beauty. .cool-tempered
Ia peach-velvet skin. IS inc er e
brown eyes. popular.
JANE EUSTIS Gives the impress
sion of naivete very feminine >. :.
likes rich colors and rich and origi-
nal gowns. "a good dancer. a baby
face with tres jolie silhouette.
Now make your choice, boys!
The Washington times., 1939-01-05

ablaZe, sew on his buttons, or kiss
away his cares???. With this de-
ficiency in view and because of the
absolute need of our young men for
such a catalogue, I will furnish you
this one for the modest price of
pennies, which you can peruse for
your favorite type out of the Is sam
pie copies of this seasons debutante
crop. You may send in your order
Immediately, or wait few years lat
your own risk for developments. ..
Kindly address all orders to Cassini
& Cupid, Inc, Washington Heaven
Times Building, and enclose complete
description of your person, income
and social position Print name
clearly. Use this index to save time,
trouble and money!. We offer Wig
orous, healthy, high-bred, hand
picked, dazzling, de luxe, outstanding
merchandise
Here's the first, the niece of the
First Lady, ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
=. Refreshing as breath of country
air fuses very little make-up) ..
Merry smile. reserved poise. out
standing social position. fair hair
with blue eyes. about feet 6 inches
The Washington times., 1939-01-05


devoutly, that Mrs. Banister
can unfasten it eventually.
Mrs. Farley, who received
alone, wore black velvet and as
always (Which seems amazingly
remembered everyone's name
and Mrs. Lucille McMillin,
Civil Service Commissioner.
who is one of the most fascinat-
ing persons in town, was there
with Maxwell Jay Rice, who is
one of the Pan-American Air
way executives and the hus-
band Of Mrs. McMillin's niece,
the former and very glamorous
Broadway star, Claiborne
Foster.
TVHE GEORGE BEANS very
= small cocktail party for
Marie Horning, the house guest
of Kathryn Fuqua, who if she
survives all the Washington par
ties being given for her and ar.
rives some time at her Florida
home, will be the wonder of the
age to everyone.
~
TNHE BEAN HOUSE with its
= beautiful italian drawing
room and welcoming, CHEEKY
fire and then two steps up to
the dining room and candle
lighted tea table with platters of
ham, various cheeses, fresh
shrimp and a special mayon-
naise made by Helen Bean, her
self, which was delicious. Any
drink one wished and supper
later for those who fingered, as
only do people at the Beans
parties.
Joan AND JIM HALEY drop
ID ping in, General Julian Lind
say, Admiral Christy, Congress
man Casper Bell, Of Missouri, a
most distinguished looking man
and utterly charming, Mrs. Jack
Kendall wearing a wisp of a
rose velvet hat, done in intricate
pleats and ornamented with q
rapierlike gold pin, the Vernon
Lowreys, Bill Williams, quite in
the pink, the Dutch" Resides
and Mrs. Reside wearing a
heavy black crepe whose wee
breast pocket was mono
grammed in the tiniest Of gilt
tering beads.
A most amusing coincidence
In the Beans guest room which
is pleasantly dominated by a
Fragonard print. whose back
ground is composed of deep
green curtains, one Of which is
turned back to show a most
gorgeous shell-pink lining. And
at the windows of this guest
room hang draperies of the
identical shaded, deep-green
velvet lined with a shell-pink
satin and-these curtains were
given to Helen Bean by her
aunt who had no idea, at the
time, that the Fragonard print
The Washington times., 1939-01-05
First Stop

And yesterday was one of
those days when seven league
boots would have been a defi-
mite advantage. Deciding
that it probably would be
wisest to begin our trek from
the furthest point out from
the city we headed for the
home of the Secretary of the
Interior and Mrs. Harold L.
1ckes.
1t is called Headwaters
Farm and is situated a short
distance from the crossroads
at Olney. There we found
Mrs. Ickes receiving at her
first cat home" wearing a
becoming frock of gold lame
with a corsage of gardenias
on her shoulder. She greeted
her guests just within the
CHEEKY combination drawing
room and library. Despite the
dreary weather outside the
house, as soon as callers en-
tered they were aware of a
warmth and coziness. Each
window of the various rooms
commands view of the sur
rounding countryside.
In the dining room guests
kept those presiding at the tea
and coffee urns busy. Dainty
sandwiches, tiny cakes, nuts and
candies made a pretty picture on
the large mahogany table which
was devoid of a cloth but cen
tered with a bowl of red roses
which was flanked by silver can
dlesticks holding yellow tapers.
Mrs. James Roosevelt, mother
of the President, accompanied
by Mrs. James Lawrence Hough-
telling, wife of the Commission
er of immigration, and a cousin
of the President, was among the
first callers. She, of course,
earlier in the day, had heard her
son deliver his message to the
two Houses.
The Washington times., 1939-01-05
Spanish Envoy and wife
Honor DR.. SummerSkiZl

The Spanish Ambassador
and Sonora de los Rios enter
tained at a luncheon yesterday
for "a guests in honor Of DR..
Edith Summerskill-chic and
pretty member of the British
House of Commons who left yes
terday afternoon following a
brief visit here.
DR.. Summerskill, an ardent
supporter of Loyalist Spain, is
touring the United States in be-
half of the children of Spain.
Members of the embassy staff
The Washington times., 1939-01-05
Presidents S
Mother at
Olney
By Flora Macdonald

The Capitals m e r r y-go-
round was set at a dizzy pace
yesterday.
Noontime found the gal
leries of the House of Repre-
sentatives gradually filling
with an array of spectators
gathering to hear President
Roosevelt deliver his annual
message to Congress.
Teatime found many of this
same group intent on making
the round Of the Cabinet
wives "at homes.