Evening star., 1941-12-14

Japan under terms OF an existing
treaty.
Silver foxes are reported much
more exclusive as the take amount
ed to only 632 skins. Young Mrs.
James Roosevelt's lovely mink coat
with orchids was pretty contrast
to Mrs. Roosevelt's silver fox furs
and orchids. and by the way
the years 43,700 mink skins brought
only an average of $3.50 apiece at
the Government auction.
Ladies of the House
Are IncOnspicuouS.
In contrast to the richness of the
galleries, the dress of the ladies of
the Congress was noticeably in
conspicuous; Representative Edith
Nourse Rogers of Massachusetts,,
whose turnout is always chic, as
tribute to the solemnity of the oc-
casion, left off her beloved orchids
and gardenias. Mrs. Rogers who had
wide experience in war work in the
first World War, has drafted a bill
making it possible for women to
enlist in the Army. Her bill differs
from the British conscription bill
now before the Parliament, as it
advocates voluntary enlistment OF
women for many Army services now
performed by men.
Going back to clothes. on Mon
day it was not the ladies of Con-
gress who were all atwitter over
what they were going to wear at
the joint session, but the staid
statesmen, who were heard to dis
cuss with all seriousness whether it
should be business suits or cut
aways.
Mrs. Sumner Welles has offered
her ample stables and coachhouse
for the use of defense work and
hopes they can be reconditioned for
that purpose. The stables and
coachhouse are located on the Flor
ida avenue side of her handsome
town house in Massachusetts, ave-
nue., which it has been suggested
might be loaned to the Govern
ment for present housing emergen-
cies. The house has been little
used since the death of her mother.
the late Mrs. Richard Townsend,
long prominent socially in the Cap,
ital.
There was a time when an invi-
tation to one of Mrs. Townsends
small dinners was considered almost
as imperative as command from
the White House. Those affairs were
elegant, exclusive and in perfect
taste, with a table service such as
was rarely seen in Washington,
fine wines and a menu that was
looked upon by gourmetS as the per-
lection of the culinary art. 1t was
an Austro-H Hungarian Ambassador
who represented the late empire in
the days of its greatest glory and
thought American society a bit
crude, who said that to dine at
Mrs. Townsend's off bouillabaisse,
washed down with Chateau Yquem.
and pheasant with champagne or
burgundy such as Mrs. Townsend's
cellar was noted for would be COM
pensation for a post in the heart OF
Africa.
Mime. Litvinov Wins
Admiration of Capital.
Nine. Amy Lowe Litvinova, wife
of the new Russian Ambassador,
has been most fortunate in the i'm
preston she has created on her first
visit to Washington. 1t will be re-
called that she did not accompany
her husband when he came in No
vember, 1888, for his first confer
ence with the President. Nine. Lit
vinova talks well, writes clearly and
delightfully."- and is perhaps out
standing in her acquaintance with
world affairs, as she has been con-
slant worker for the betterment OF
the women and children of the
Soviet and is unusually well in
formed on what women are doing
in the present war. She is daugh-
ter of Sir Walter Lowe and a niece
of Sir Maurice Lowe, who is re-
fnembered here as a brilliant news
paper correspondent and man OF
charming social graces.
1t is perhaps possible that If
somewhere, somehow, sometime in
the spirit world, the late Senator
Borah of Idaho could know that
the Soviet government is being rep
resented by Maxim Maximovich