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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-24
Expected To
Call $4,000
Troops Soon
Senate Approval OF Com
nromise Bill Sends Legis-
'l atiion To White House
PROVIDES YEARS DUTY
r,neyess Inserts Provisions
n Measure To Ease
Hardships On Men

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2s:Ih-
President Roosevelt received u con-
gre gTsS' the national guard, and in
Military circles it was ant1clpa!ea
. a,li+'I he would soon order active
l .iar FIR about 60, 900 officers and
men.
Senate approval of a compro-
.,;sa hill already passed by the
house, sent the guard legislation
=. a''t The White House. No dissent
vy.s heard in the voice vote.
Provides Years Duty
The measure permits Mr.. Roose-
volt 10 order IL months active ser
riee for approximately $685. 600
orardsmen. reserve officers and
enlisted reserves.
vowever, at the time the mea-
SIRE was before congressional
ommittees, army officials testl-
fled that immediate plans calleo
for induction into active service OF
only 55.426 enlisted men, So war
rant officers and 1880 officers OF
the national guard.
These men would receive inten-
sivp training and be available to
replace on continental duty any
regular army troops dispatched to
Latin.America. or elsewhere, be-
cause of an emergency.
While an early call to this group
was expected, it was believed that
the date for them to report would
not be e,rlier than the middle OF
September.
UNDERGOING Training
The national guard is now
undergoing field training, to be
completed August 81. Army Off
Gals indicated that at least two
weeks would be allowed between
the end of these maneuvers and
the start of active duty so that
the men could attend to personal
affairs.
Most, if not all, of the remain
ing national guardsmen are ex-
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RUSSIANS PRAISE
PACT. WITH NAILS
Says Partnership Stands
With 'Unshakable Firm
ness Despite Attacks

MOSCOW, Aug. 23.-One We a r
old, the Soviet.G German partnership
was declared today by the Off
cial organ of the Russian govern
ment to stand with 'unshakable
firmness' in the face of efforts to
break it which continue "up to
this day."
An editorial in the newspaper
Izvestia, on the anniversary of the
German : Soviet m o n-aggresslon
pact, likewise related how the
corrollary trade agreement be-
tween the two countries has, in
the past year, given Germany 1.-The
raw materials she especially neds
. because of the blockade or
ganized by Britain, at first against
Germany alone and now, already,
against the whole of Europe"
(This uncompromising statement
appeared at a time when Great
Continued on Page Two; Col. 81
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OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 23.R
Storage of vital petroleum sup
plies in underground tanks to fore
stall their possible destruction by
air attack was urged today by
planners of the nations defenses.
Robert E. Wilson,, petroleum
technologist of the national defense
advisory committee, suggested
that plan to the interstate oil com
pact commission, here to study the
oil industry's role in rearmmg
America.
Wilson also suggested that the
industry lay new pipelines, espe-
cially along the Atlantic seaborad'
to make it unnecessary to trans
port oil in tankers.
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AS the food-stricken town OF
Weldon's municipal water supply
system neared restoration to nor
malcy yesterday, the U. S. Army
engineers publication plant was
still supplying the town with 6,5oo
gallons OF clear water each hour,
Lieut.. Col. George Gillette report
ed here yesterday after an inspec-
ton tour of the flooded area.
When the Roanoke river os e
into the town and brought about
wholesale destruction, there was a
serious threat of water shortage
and appurtenant sanitary prob
lens.
Members of the Army engineers
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Earlier, W. R. Boyd, Jr., ex-
ecutive vice-president of tn e
American petrol um institute, de-
clared the United States was better
prepared than any other nation IN
the world in the matter of petrole-
UNI supplies.
productive capacity for some
of these fuels already is ten times
the consuming capacity of tn
country's entire present air flet,
military and commercial" he
said.
With representatives Of all seven
oil-producing states within tn e
compact on hand, Wilson 6 ave
many of them the first concrete
| linking Of what the defense pain
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Calls For Early Action Lest
Defense Program Be
Seriously Delayed
DISCUSSION CONTINUES
Nye Says CONSUMPTION Is
An Insult To Our
American Boys
BY RICHARD L. TURNER

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-RE
President Roosevelt demanded
quick passage of CONSUMPTION leg
islation today-lest, he said, the
national defense program be SER
delayed-but his appeal had
no discernible effect upon the SEN
ate's ardent band of anti-d r a + t
To the latter, in fact, Mr.. Roose-
statement constituted a chal-
promptly accepted. II y
rushed to defend their tactic OF
exhaustive debate. They asserted
that no filibuster was in progress
but that such a Revolutionary
proposal demanded thorough ex-
animation. One of them, Senator
Wiley (R-Wis), said that tn r e e
more weeks discussion would
hardly be too much.
Points To Delay
But, as the President saw the
problem and outlined it to a press
conference, postponement of con-
scription would mean nearly q
year Of delay in building up ar
adequate army. Volunteering has
been at a high rate, he added, but
is still insufficient. Conscription
had been under discussion in con.
gress since June 20, he said, and
the legislators we're still talking
about it with no action in either
house.
Before resuming discussion OF
the measure, today, the senate
took final congressional action on
companion legislation authorizing
the President to call out the Ma
tional Guard and army reserves
for compulsory service anywhere
in the Western Hemisphere,
American possessions elsewhere or
the Philippine islands. The mea-
sure was sent to the White House
for the Presidents signature.
Nye Flags Bill
The Senator Wiley (R-Wis) de.
livered a speech highly critical Of
the civilian draft bill, and Senator
Nye (R-ND) denounced the mea'
sure as an insult to our American
boys" a serious departure from
the American way" and a pro.
posal that might 'fhelp crack our
democracy" The bill was pro.
posed, he said, in response to a
hysteria that can definitely lead
to Dictatorship"
Mr.. Roosevelt delivered his ap.
peal slowly and earnestly. Defense
preparations had concentrated this
summer, he said, on orders fol
new equipment, much of W h i c h
would be delivered this fall and
early next spring. 1t had ben said
many times, he observed, t h a I
manpower without equipment
would serve no good purpose, and
now it was equally true that equip.
ment without manpower would be
Of no use.
A total of 10000 enlistments
were needed, he continued, to fill
he army and national guard to
it's present authorized strength
and although enlistments had beer
numerous, it would still take g
year to get the 400, 900 at
Continued on Page Two; Col. 81
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Storage Of Oil In Underground Tanks,
Construction OF Pipelines Advocated

ners expected of the petroleum in
dustry.
"Regarding matters of defense
which need Individual study and
action by the industry" he wrote,
somewhat better fire protection
for tank farms and various pro-
tective measures vor important
pipe lines and refiners appears to
be desirable.
THE building by the indstry OF
crude. and gasoline piple e S
where they will decrease shipping
requirements, especially along the
Atlantic coast, would seem to be
desirable from a defense view
point.
Continued on Page Twoi Col. 81
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DOVER REGION
is u TED
BY CIVILIANS
Nazis Concentrate
On Total Blockade
Of Britain's Coast

BERLIN, Aug. 23.- (AP) -
Germany, concentrating on her
"total' blockade of Britain, re-
ported today the sinking Of a
49, OO-ton British merchant ship
and damage to others in MOON
light raids on the Scottish coast.
Despite bad flying weather,
the official news agency, DNB,
said the Nazi flyers drove lFme
these attacks and others OIL es-
sential war industries in central
England and airplane factories
and airports in southern Eng
land.
Four air bombs were reported
to have hit squarely on the
decks of the British ship in an
attack on a convoy as it entered
Moray Firth, Scotland, with the
ship settling quickly to the bot
tom.
In one raid on a plane parts
factory at Luton, northwest OF
London, the plant was reported
destroyed by bombers guided to
their target by fires set off by a
lone raider preceding them.
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u.s. rmyEnginee Ala
InFl0OdW orkAtWe Weldon

corps were in the town checking
on the causes and effects OF the
rising waters when the situation
became known. At their Request
the Chief of Army Engineers i'm
mediately ordered a portable purl-
fication unit dispatched to the
town.
Within two hours after its arrl-
val Monday morning, it was con-
verting the red, muddy Roanoke
river into clear, clean drinking
water. It was in the town within
p hours after the emergency
arose, completely equipped a d
CONTINUED on Page Two; Col. 81
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Increases Proposed
For $4,000 Rail Workers

hourly pay minima would be 80
cents for trunk line railroads and
IS cents for short line roads.
The committee majority COM
prised four members representing
the public and four representing
the employers. The minority, COM
prising labor's four representa-
tives, held out for a Accent mini
mum.
After the hearing, the admins
traitor may approve or dlsapproVee
the majority recommendation. 3
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NESBITT COURTS
RENTS APPROVED
USHA Accepts Schedule As
Drafted By Wilmington
Housing Authority

The United States Housing Au-
thority has approved the rent sched-
ules for Charles T. Nesbitt Courts,
white housing project in the south
e ., sector of the city, substantially
as the schedule was submitted to 1t
by the Housing Authority of the
City of Wilmington, it was learned
yesterday.
The rent schedule as set will al
low HACOW to offer housing te
families with less than three minor
Continued on Page Two; Col. -
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-R-A
minimum wage proposal for the
nations railroads, calculated to
give more than go, 900 workers pay
increases totaling about 81, 1901 600
a year, will be submitted to a
hearing Sept. % before Col. Philip
B. fleming, wage-hour administra-
tor.
The proposal has been made by
a majority of the railroad carrier
industry committee. Under it the
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WEATHER

FORECAST j..
md arm r Carolina and South Carolina
r pr1 georgia: Fair to partly cloudy Sat-
''uaF and Sunday.
enGina .eefological data for the "a hours
ing ''oo p. m. Yesterday.
La Temperature
s.. y I'd q, m. 70; 1870 a. m. IA; 1:3O p. m.
mum 90 fS. p. m. u; maximum IS; mini
Oo' mean rs; normal II.
1.9o Humidity
So: : ?.9 d. m. 81; 1880 a. m. 70; 1:3O p. m.
TITO, Precipitation
OOO' Co., Mo Tor "A hours ending 7:3O p. m.
month t"gnes; total since first of the
fro. Tides For Today
5. co 1om Tide Tables published by U
as' and Geodetic Survey.
Wilmino+o. High Low
e'on ------------- 1:42a 9:02s
Masonho,o 2:13p 9:47I
oOro Inlet -- II :40a $685.
Sunr;so lisp 6:O4r
p' moonset 11:32a.
''hued on Page Two; Col. 81
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RAIDER ATTACKS
BRITISH STEAMER
New Zealand Naval Forces
Search Tasman Sea For
Unidentified Ship


WELLINGTON, N. H., Aug. 23.-
e-New Zealand naval and air
iofces searched the Tasman Sea to-
nlsht for an unidentified German
iaiuer which attacked the British
steamer Turakina three days ago.
laev also hunted the 8,7O6-ton
iuFaklna herself. She flashed a ra-
uo message Tuesday night that the
,"iuef was firing on her and gave
hei position. Nothing has been
heard from her since.
Inc Tasman Sea is in the South
Fdcillc between New Zealand and
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PREDICTED

NOxx1AA 01
TURNU SEVERN, Rumanla,
Aug. 23.-RHObservers tonight
predicted likely collapse OF tn c
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS conference
through failure of delegates to
agree in principle on the Tran
sylvania question. .
Discussion of Hungary's terri
torial claim, embracing Trnsylvan'
ia. is scke uled to be resumed to-
morrow, but there were pre-
dictions that an agreement to dis
agree would be reached quickly
unless a compromise could be de
vised on the general approach te
the problem.
To Continue Rejection
It was reported today in Buda'
pest that Hungary would continue
her rejection Of the Rumanian pro
posal for complete transfer O.
populations but was willing to use
the plan as a basis for discussion
A Hungarian source expressed
doubt whether, in the event o
failure here, German and italy
would attempt any immediate arbl-
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Reserves And
Hats Leaves
Outlook For Peaceful Set
Element Of Hungarian
Claims Appears Dark
KING, COUNCIL MEET
Shakeup In Cabinet Is Ex-
pected With Mihail Los
ing Staff Position

BUCH. REST, Aug. 23.--R-An
Rumanian reserve officers a d
non-commissioned officers were
unexpectedly called up tonight and
all army leaves were cancelled
indefinitely.
This was Interpreted as a bad
augury for the Turu SEVERN con-
ference scheduled to reconvene to-
morrow for discussion of tie Hun
garian demands upon Rumanla Tor
the return of the Transylvanlan
area.
(The German wireless reported
tonight from Bucharest that the
Rumanian crown council had met
with King Carol under circum-
stances suggesting that the cabinet
would be reformed with the custer
of four ministers.
New Lineup
(The new cabinet, it was added,
was ~-:pected to include two OF
the highest church dignitaries
amongst the Pennsylvania Ru-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Bishop B a l a n
and Greek Catholic Archbishop
Nieulescu.
General ION Mihail, the wireless
said, probably would succeed
G ,eral Tzenesous as Chief of the
general stcff.)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-16
CAROLINA BEACH
CLUB HOLDS MEET

The Carolina Beach Home Dem
o~nstration club held its monthly
meeting at the home of Mrs. c. M.
Kelly, Thursday afternoon, May 2.
Presided by the president, Mrs.
Cliff Lewis, the meeting was open
ed with the club collect followed by
the roll call and reading of the
minutes.
Mrs. Lewis reported S Meeting
to be held at Burgaw June IL, and
announced a bus will leave Will
mington in the early morning to
accommodate those without cars
wishing to attend the district meet
ing.
Reports were made by the fol
lowing: Mrs. H. C. Fields, Edu-
cation leader; Mrs. Porter Wag-
staff, Citizenship chairman, a n d
Mrs. j. M. Thomas, Foods and
Nutrition leader. Mrs. c. M. Muir
rim, chairman of the spring flower
show, gave an interesting review
of the plans to be carried out in the
flower show which is to be held
May 1924 in the home office in the
customhouse.
Mrs. J. c. Koleman, chairman of
the tickets to be sold for the bingo
party to be held Monday night,
May 10 at "Uncle Jim's Bingo,"
announced tickets can be secured
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-16
BY AMY
APP Fashion Writer

The people who make and sell
clothes for women long have been
lamenting the lack Of fashion IN
terest at American sports events.
So this spring they are trying out
the French idea of tying up fash
ions with horse racing.
At the opening of the spring
meeting at Belmont Park, horses
and to share honors with two dozen
mannikins, dressed in the smartest
summer costumes New York stores
could whip up for the occasion.
Before the races, the mannikins
appeared at the nearby Turf and
Field Club in the Fashion Stakes
Fashion Show, so named after the
Fashion Stakes race, an an annual
Belmont event for FLIES. At the
tracks, the mannikins were con-
spicuous in a box to themselves.
Between races they promenaded
around the paddock.
Decidedly French! Remember
the pictures of Longchamps Prix
de Paris? They showed more wom-
en- than horses-women in trailing
chiffons and garden party hats.
Nobody knows what it will be
like this year, but in the past, the
Grand Prix, run late in June, was
a big fashion event, where coutur-
iers tremblingly introduced n e w
creations. A good design a la, say,
Schiaparelli, got as much attention
as the horse that won the Grand
Prix.
The Belmont crowd, accustomed
to taking its horses straight, wasn't
breathless at the sight of Fashion
on Parade. But the mannikins did
make heads turn! And women
said, I'D like to have that little
blue crepe"
The little blue crepe, with a jack
ct of imported white daisy print,
was a Germaine Monteil design,
shown with a white hat and veil,
a white bag, white gloves.
The fashion offerings we're a bit
on the dressy side, more formal
than the doWn-to-earth sports
clothes American women ordi-
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Shrinking Violet Out Of Luck In
Rough-And-Tumble Modern World

modesty as a virtue to them, par
epts today should try every scheme
they know to make their children
sure of themselves.
To the sure, society falls fiat on
its face.
To the sure, go the jobs.
To the sure, go promotions and
opportunities.
To the sure, goes respect.
Beware Making Child
a "Smart Aleck"
This doesn't mean that a child
should be made to think that he is
a lot smarter, a lot more attrac-
tive, a lot more capable than he is.
But he should be allowed to think
that he is a little smarter, a little
more attractive, a little more cap
able than he is-not a little or a lot
less.
Parents can no longer be salts
fed with making their children
nice people," They r also re-
sponsible for seeing that the chill
dren are capable of doing their
share of pushing.
Not a pleasant, easy fact to face.
But the truth.
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the crosses row on row,
immortal expression to tba s;yHs
Peoples were first rv idea.
America in tribute to the w., Urn IN
on November 8, 1918, two r da. dead
fore the Armistice. when T Nays be,
ma Michael, of Athens, C;s', No.
distributed poppies at the yGS NJ
headquarters in New Yori. 4.
IN June, 1919, they were So, W.
n the streets cts. of Milwaukee i'm in ~, a
neetl 9n with the homecomi,1S a,
the Thirty-second Division Q.
American Legion adopted H. The
Ply as its memorial fowar r's Ny
national convention in Clevor' a. J'
ls2o' and one of the first ar,, n
the Auxiliary's first natioro aus d
vention in Kansas City in loo, Co..
to make the poppy the msm. Wa
flower of the Auxiliary. TSr Tho OH
ism Legion also uses the ponDr n'1,
It's memorial flower and di r4pE AZ
millions throughout the wor,1
In addition to honorinn ,
dead, the poppy brings mo mig :. 's
$1,000, 900 each year for tb 1e0 p,I 'naa
the Legion and auxiliary in " SaS. .;
OF the disabled veterans ~ - VTla-
FAMILIES of the dead and djs,HI.s ss e
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Miss Lucy McKinnon Powell Is
Bride OF Frederick P. Gray, Jr.

J.. L. Mclean of Lumberton, Mrs.
A. Hamilton Powell and Mrs. w.
C. Tyree, Oxford. Mrs. ]. K. Pow
ell and Mrs. A. Elmo Powell, Jr..
received in the dining room.
Refreshments were served b y
Misses Rosa Game Powell, Lucy
Formy Duval, Carolyn Smith,
Margaret Lee Mcdaniel, M a b e |
Johnson, Virginia Sledge and Mrs.
M. F. Allen, Jr. The table was
covered with a lace and embroid-
cred cloth and centered with an
effective arrangement of e
flowers in a silver bowl. Silver
candelabra with burning tapers
we're placed at each end. Accom-
panying the ice course were bridal
cakes, green and white minis and
sailed almonds.
Mrs. John M Council and Mrs.
N. B. Chestnut directed the guests
TO the gift room where Mrs. Alex
F. Powell and Mrs. R. M. Lewis
received. From the gift room Mrs.
John w. Hall directed to the lib
rary where Mrs. Henry w C h e
and Mrs. j. M. Formy Duvel had
charge of the register. Mrs. W. M.
Boice and Mrs. Walter Powell said
goodbyes.
Mrs. Gray wore for her going
away costume a sport model of
aqua crepe with matching hat in
turban style. Her accessories were
of luggage tan trim.
Mrs. Gray is the daughter OIL
Mrs. Alexander Elmo Powell oil
Whiteville. She is a graduate Of
the Woman's college of the Uni
versity of North Carolina. Mr..
Gray is a graduate of the Univer'
sity of North Carolina where he
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LEGION AUXILIARY
WOMEN WILL SELL
POPPIES MAY 5 T

How a simple little wild flower
became a symbol of exalted sacrl-
flee was described by Mrs. Archie
Scigler, American Legion auxiliary
poppy chairman, at Legion head
quarters yesterday as auxiliary
women continued their prepara-
lions for the observance of Poppy
day, Saturday, May 25.
1.-THE wild poppy OF France and
FLANDERS was the one touch Of ma
lures beauty which survived amid
the death and destruction of the
battle 'front.'" said Mrs. Seigler. 1T
grew and bloomed around the
trenches and shell holes. 1t sprang
up on the fresh graves of the battle
dead and became associated in the
thoughts of the soldiers with the
sacrifice of their fallen comrades.
Colonel John McCrae, of h e
Canadian forces, saw the brave lit
tic flowers and wrote: In Flanders
fields the peoples blow, between
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-16
Frances Mallard,
Bride Elect, |
Feted At Party
Miss Daley Entertains II
Wilson For Wilmington
Brjde-Elect

WILSON, May 15-Miss Frances
Mallard, of Wilmington, whose
wedding will take place next
month. was honored at a lovely
party here Oh Saturday afternoon
when Miss Frances Daley enter
tanned at her home on Gold street,
feting the Wilmington brlde-elect
Spring flowers were used
THROUGHOUT the home and refresh
ments we're served during the al
ternoon. High scorer of the bridge
game was Mrs. Wiley Rose, second
high scorer was Mrs. A. Carroll,
Jr.. and the hostess presented the
honorees, Miss Mallard and Mrs.
Norfleet with gifts. Miss Bette
Stack Gibbons, another bride-elect
was presented a gift. Mrs. George
S1ronach, a recent bride, was also
feted. The following out-of-toWn
guests were presented gifts by the
hostess: Miss Edna Russell, of Will
mington, Mrs. Claude Abernathy
and Miss Virginia Baines, of Spring
Hope.
Other guests present were Mrs
Pembroke Nash, and Mrs. Curtis
Norfleet, of Tarboro, Mrs. George
Westphall, Mrs. W. D. P. Sharpe,
Jr., Mrs. Wiley Willis, Mrs. War
rem Whitehurst, Miss Martha
Woodland Davis, Miss Mary Eccles
nTuo Wy VIZ
borne, Mrs. Erwin Pittman, Mrs.
Joe Davis, Miss Lucille Tomlinson,
Mrs. Way Gardner, and Mrs. Hen
rietta Smith Edgerton, all of Will
son,
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was a member of the Delta 10
fraternity. He is the son of Mrs.
Frederick Pendleton Gray and the
late Mr.. Gray of Lumberton. He
is at present advertising manager
of the News Reporter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gray left by auto
mobile for a ten days wedding
trip after which they will be at
home at their apartment on
Church street.
Among the pre-nuptial s
were the cake cutting, following
the rehearsal, at the home Of the
brides aunt and uncle, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. K. Powell, and the lunch
con to the wedding party at the
home of her aunt and uncle, DR.
and Mrs. R. C. Saddler.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-16
America Begins To Parade New
Fashions At Various Race Tracks

narily wear when they go to races
or tennis matches or ball games.
Belmont draws a smart crowd, but
the women in the stands were
not as dressed up as the manikins.
Most of them wore comfortable
Jackets and skirts, and the plalnest
of sports frocks.
y
Whether you cast your vote for
plain or fancy dressing at sports
events, you'd like the clothes dis
played. They included fine exam
pies of the lone good town cos-
tune" every woman likes to have
in her summer wardrobe.
A nice bolero costume of green
and white print had crisp white
linen collars and cuffs. 1t W a S
dressed up with a hat made en-
tirely of white roses.
A Molyneux costume offered fiat
terry in a pink and beige print jack
ct and dress, with a duplicated
skirt, and silver buttons down the
front of the jacket. Perfect for a
city summer.
A specially designed Belmont
Park blue-and-white print suit
was topped with a just-off-the-clip-
per white straw hat with blue rib
bon streamers.
The entire showing 1uttered
with wells and flowers and graceful
swirling skirts. Maybe it's just a
sly way of conditioning us f r
wearing trailing gowns to the base
ball park. In any case, the clothes
were so pretty, ven Longchamps
would be proud to claim them.