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ing and each week the alternate there only
the road and four tires being used instead of five
and 20 tires The goes for the marketing housewives
The Michigan Plan also includes elaborate system of stag
gerng hours Work hours shopping hours, heater hours,
school hours staggered Some idea of what be done
by changing the school hours alone 80 school buses
released in Washington for taking employees
work. And, remember there are $1,000 school buses.
You will hear lot of conflicting stories about the rubber
situation. But there disagreement about the dis
agreeable phases of it, supply of natural rubber has been
cut off at the there will be for civilian tires for
the duration, there will be synthetic rubber for civilian
tires for long time and most of the civilian tires will be
out year unless something drastic is done about Joe
Eastman has been appointed do that something drastic
The first point his program the reeducation of the
American public Most of believe that all have to do
put up and take bus train This alacy
Five times many passengers hauled in private
last year by all the trains and busses If the car-rdng
public suddenly descended the trains and buses they
would be swamped. In typical Midwest city, 260O0
employed in industries. Only 1000 30 busses
The remaining 22000 ride back and forth in their 5000 pr
vate automobiles If all these workers thrown the bus
system would take 10 times many busses because of the
widespread territory which they would have to operate
Imagine this same thing happening national scale
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Up to now transportation was something TINS
country had nothing else but. The might
lest railroad system, the greatest network of
bus lines. more private cars than all the rest
of the world combined - it was question of
wasteful competition and bargains for every
one at attractive rates. Huge box cars were
hauled at express speeds across the country to
deliver few tons of household goods If Aunt
Nellie arrived suddenly with the children,
high-poWered motor truck would dash Is
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the late Louis Brandes was hamnerng the public utilities
he happened to know of the bright young Potsve lad and
invited him to leave law school and help him. So Eastman
after only year of law became secretary of the Public
Franchise League in Boston in 1906 and held the job until
1913 Then he asked represent the Car Mems Union
in wage controversy After that job he went to
statewide reputation representing various employees
CARNATIONS arbrationa battles until he appointed
to the Massachusetts, Public Service Commission reapponted
again two years later Then in December 1913 President
Wilson appointed him to the Interstate Commerce Com
mission where he remained through the administrations of
Wilson, Harding Coolidge and Hoover to be reappointed
once more by Roosevelt in 1886
His Biggest Job
O1D FICURIrS they called him on Capitol Hill in those
days. wryy aectonate tribute to his genius for marshang
statistics President Roosevelt recognized that supeate
skill when he appointed Eastman to the Office of Federal
Co-ordinator of Transportation in 1888.
That job lasted for three years. He drew up ambitious
program for reforming railroad transportation but both labor
and management ganged up scte it Roosevelt rewarded
Eastmans efforts with the Guardianship of the Interstate
Commerce Commission for threeyear term On January g.
1942 Eastman hit the top when Roosevelt appointed him
the biggest job of his and the biggest of its kind
in history Director of the Office of Defense Transportation
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miles to deliver bottle of cream.
But things began happen all the freight that used
through the Panama Canal suddenly dumped the rail-
roads, Added that all the troop movements the haul
ing of materials for plants and production On
of that the oil shipments normally handled by coaswse
fleets and then with the ratoning of gas sudden
torrent of passenger traffic. growing by the hour.
The railroads had done and doing grand job but
coordnator needed to handle grim situation
that rapidly getting out of control Only Eastman had the
experience "a years in Washington and lifetime in trans
potation study coordinate arung personnel trained
for generations in the bitterest competition.
cross-country strap-Hansing
l1s going to take lot of promotion encouragement and
stimulation to Joe Doakes and his wife used to the
order of swaprng busstang and aisle standing De luxe
train rides their way out Any kind of trains will be
Transportation will be limited 1t hasn't been decided
yet whether they'll use priority system or method of
rationing determine travel essential not
MAYBE says Eastman 1T will work it does in Eng
land where travel uncomfortable people will undertake
only if forced by necessity In other words shall have
to take the pleasure out of pleasure travel
The situation is critical but Yankee ingenuity waking up
Those carbau traers that used to carry shiny autos
their backs like possus carry their young being
verted into trucks for tansporta-
tion South Bend company built ton chassis which
Elkhat company fitted with body week 1t cost less
than 900 and they cared l25 people in to Washington
The Offices Local Transportation Director Guy Richardson
t the idea cook with the result that dozens of companies
have bat with designs for economical passenger
trailer coaches. requiring critical materials.
80 I'm in the trailer business too, sighed Joe Eastman
the with 100000 headaches And the scooter bus
ness" added Richardson "We just 200
the Locheed plane factory the Coast the boys
to work and back, and keep 'em flying
Maybe Joe Eastman is secretly planning slogan for
all of the home front: Keep EN- Scootng.
The End
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100000 private cars These are absolutely essential but they
must be used coordinated way As Eastman puts it,
"A creeping paralysis has already attacked rbbeborne
transportation His job to prevent this from developing
into fatal paralysis
Eastman himself in all of his 60 years has owned
car And although he's the outstanding world authority
railroads. he always rides planes. The who will work
gigantic changes American family life for the duration of
the has family He bachelor and lives with his
sister semdetached house in Arlington few miles from
his office Eastman walks work every morning, but
home night Every evening at five he shuts off the phone
locks the door and takes Commute nap Then he goes
gym, plays handball, has shower and rundown
goes dinner and work. For diversion he reads
himself sleep with short whoduns As you the
man who will profoundly affect the social life of America
has social life
Affect" is putting mildly When the family goes
of circulation sociologsts predict shall have social
revolution that will make the effects of the depression seem
trivial in comparison They point that the automobile
many Americans than clothes food and shelter
Many families will become closely welded together
says Dr. Ivan E. McDouge Goucher College sociology
fessor Many parents will get to know their children for the
first time Many husbands and wives will find meaning
and beauty in their joint lives, but hundreds of other mar
ages will 60 the rocks
Romance Affected, Too
OR MCDoUGLE oresees profound changes courtshp The
ride to the and the petng cruise will be for the
DURATION lovers lane will be the old front parlor
Of course the horse and buggy the situation
was good enough for Dad and Dad good enough for
Mother and who to complain? You will hear
complaints from Joe Eastman, who edited his school
paper and traded advertising it with the local livery stable
for rides That back in Potsvie Pa, where his family
moved shortly after he born 1882 His father Reverend
John Huse Eastman, Presbyterian minister, sent him to
Amherst College, where he played good tennis and took
B.A. degree in 1904.
He started to study for law degree But about this time
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should have to stop making tanks and planes
in order to make buses, streetcars, trains and
track.
Transportation is absolutely vital to the
war effort. Not only the transportation of war
of whom three out of every four depend on
their own automobiles. Transportation is just
as vital to the necessary civilian supplies and
activities - and the greatest pool of trans
nortation facilities is renresented by the e.
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lessor Diswell and his aide, are
the brainiest and the most dan
gerous OF the lot. They saw me
and had plenty Of opportunity
10 mark me In their memories.
CAN'T DO HARM
Besides" / went on. II do not
wish 10 appear boastful. but any
men dangerous enough 10 en-
gage my fathers surveillance will
not be In position TO harm any
one, once they are safe In his
custody. They are hired muir
derers, every one OF them, and
they will get short shrift."
/ saw Gus shake his head sadly
but he made no further protest
and the captain gestured toward
the armored car OF the gangsters
They are all In there" he
said. land IL L. rather n tight
tit. especially for the four who
are not injured. We tried 20
make IL a. comfortable rs we
could for the two wounded men.
Let me take you over"
HE'S DETERMINED
'T must not delay you" !
said. hut ne slipped his hand
beneath my arm in a determined
fashion which told me any pro-
test would only waste time. and
escorted me 10 the car where
Bill, Of our own guard. sat in the
drivers seat. with jim Watson
and the state trooper whom the
captain had detailed for the trip
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WELL SECURED

] agreed with him when l saw
how securely the imperSonators OF
Professor DiSwell and Jack, and
the two other unwounded gang
sters were bound.
They were seated as close to-
gether on the floor of the car as
sacks of potatoes in produce
car, while the two wounded men.
also bound. had been given all the
room available and stretched out
on blankets.
The eyes OF the wounded men
were closed and their faces con-
torted with pain. but the eyes OF
the other four gangsters were all
fixed upon me with baleful glare
that sent an icy Slither down my
back, even though l knew they
could do me no harm.
They were not gagged, but ]
knew there was no reason TO fear
they would try 10 attract atten-
ton TO themselves by calling out.
unless they encountered some of
their gangster associates on the
homeward journey, and that was
most unlikely.
Although they probably would
talk in a jargon unintelligible 10
any one else, literal stenagraphic
copy of every syllable would be
taken by the officer and turned
over TO me at the end of the trip.
There was something else that
was 10 be turned over to me be-
fore we should start. and with an
injunction To Bill 10 start on
ahead, going the way We had come,
but waiting for us at Branch
mans. / shook hands with Mr..
BRAKEMAN and thanked him
warmly for his help.
Then the voice Of the captain
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THE CAPTAIN of the state
troopers Unexpectedly seconded
Gus protest. but without the
vehemence and emphasis which
had market the words and man
ner Of the man 10 whom my father
had assigned the task OF especially
guarding me.
There's n lot In what he SAYS,
Mrs. Graham" he told me.
Those fellows are bad medicine
when they have n grudge against
you"
II know all that" I told him.
"but you forget that the first
two men, who impersOnated Pro-
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Pitfalls Of owe i. i. i. BY Adele Garrison
BNBob Ripley

crowded beside him, but facing
the rear of the car.
what are you doing with the
pad of paper and pencil and all
those hen tracks, Jim Watson
was asking as we came up, and
/ guessed that his question and
the troopers answer had been
prearranged. in order that the
trooper could take down steno-
graphic notes OF any converse
zion among the gangsters with
out exciting their suspicious.
PLAYING NURSE
Catching up on my home
work." the trooper replied with
a grin. 81 had n lot OF work to
type out tonight, when the cap
slipped me this Job OF playing
nurse and watch dog TO these
babies here. / can't type IL. of
course. But I can get IL In bet
ter shape TO type than II Is now.
He goes so fast when he die
tates that have TO spend hours
afterward untangling the snarl.
And with you along i can afford
to take an eye off our little
charges here occasionally"
They aren't In any shape to
make any trouble" Watson told
him.
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Quiz Answers

They are a kind OF flea
which burrows under the
skin Of the foot or any other
exposed part Of the body, in
Aicting painful sores.
2-One billion.
3-IIeart, liver, lungs and brain.
Illegal cap is a folio writing
paper made for lawyers use.
5-Vcytibule trains arc railroad
trains having enclosed en-
frances and passages from
ono car 10 the other.
s Fiorcllo II. La Guardia, at
Springfield, i'll.
What this country needs is
good scent cigar.s
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-15
SGipps Resigns
Air Warden Post

The Job OF being the city's deputy
chief air raid warden was open
today because of the resignation
of William j. Scripps, Detroit's
first air raid warden.
In a letter of resignation 10
Mayor Edward J. Jeffries. he
pointed out that the job required
many hours a day and that bust
ness obligations prevented him
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-15
Connolly Answers
By Lyman Young
By Michael Berry
By Fran Striker
By Zane Grey

la red, purple or deep pink;
tb) yellow; (c) blue.
Pa gold discovered; OBJ
Charge Of the Light Brigade;
(c) Napoleon died.
3-(a) IF winter comes can
spring be far behind? obi
AN honest man is the no.
blest work Of God: (cl Il
hope TO see my Pilot face TO
face when | have crossed the
bar.
IA insect: OBJ tree: (c) bird.
Sal Aeolusi tbl Arschse: (cl
Theseus.
Sal Botticelli: (b) Da Vinci;
(c) Reynolds.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-15
CONTINUED. tomorrow.)

The Cafe Society Seeker
Whose Celebrated ClOut VIII
Probably Be Felt In Toxic. Dan
Parker, Famous Sports Writer,
Tells the Inside Story OF the
Blow That Landed the Hand
some Young Hot-Head In Uncle
Sans Fighting Forces. Read
About IL In The American
Weekly, With This Sundays
Issue of The Detroit Sunday
Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-15

of the troopers forestalled TIT
request / was about TO make.
81 have that telephone num-
her and message for you now.
Mrs. Graham" he said in low
tones.
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from devoting the proper amount
of time.
Glenn c. Richards, director of
civilian defense for the Detroit
Office of Civilian Defense. said
that no successor had been APP
pointed.
Scripps is director OF radio for
the Detroit News and WWJ.
An Army Of Apes That's
Fighting on the Sides of Japa-
nese. These Monkeys Seriously
Interested With the Building of
the Burma Road and Had to BE
Beaten off by the Chinese Work
ers. Read This Remarkable Side
light on the War In the East In
The American Weekly. With
This Sundays Issue of The De-
trOit sunday Times.
Evening star., 1942-07-19

daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Michael
jenkins, at Pomonkey, Nd.
Mrs. Mary Davis Is entertaining
tomorrow at family dinner party.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Hodges Of
washington are spending this Sun-
day with DR.. and Mrs. r. r. Green
well.
Miss Leona Hall Of Washington Is
spending this week end with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. Wilson Hall
Of Island Greek.
Mrs. Thelma Ziobra of Washing
ton is spending = month with her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Z. H.
Lusby Of Solomons Island.
Mrs. Philip Drury OF Clements
entertained Tuesday at dinner fol-
lowed by cards.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold O'Conor Of
Buffalo have arrived at their place
on Brettons Bay and are entertain
ing at q house party for this month,
Maj. William H. Lloyd. U. S. M.
c., retired, who has been spending
the month in Jacksonville with his
daughter, Mrs. ]. p. Hartwell, re-
turned today to Wicomico Knoll.
Mr.. and Mrs. William j. Lyon ar
rived at their residence In Hughes
vile today after = month In VIII
liamsburg, Va.
Mrs. Edward B. Edelen Of La
Plata Is spending 4 fortnight with
friends in Salisbury. Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Boyd Of
Washington were the guests in
whose honor Miss Anna Mae Boyd
entertained at dinner Wednesday
at The Old Homestead.
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Mr.. Foote Away

Mr.. Wilder Foote, jr., has gone
10 Bar Harbor to spend = month or
more with his grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Wilder Foote, in
their cottage there.
Evening star., 1942-07-19
Recent Arrivals
OF Vacationists
At Bay Places
Dinner Parties
Among the Social
Events Listed

LEoNARDToWN. Nd. July 49,
Mrs. Philip Krammer Of Winchester
has arrived for . month with her
brother -in-law and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Nathanson.
Mrs. Robert Donovan of Wash
ington Is spending this month with
her mother, Mrs. M. T. Thrift.
Capt. and Mrs. Frederick A. Jones
of East Falls Church, Va, are spend
ing this month at their estate, The
Anchorage.
Sergt. Paul Wise, u. 8. A., is visit
ing his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
p. Wise at Beavue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Belle of Ed
mondston, Nd, are spending few
days with Mrs. Rose M. Clements.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Bernard Abel Of
Clements will entertain at dinner
tomorrow, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmer
Russell and Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmer
Russell, jr., of Washington.
Mrs. William r. Saxton of Budds
Greek Is spending a few days with
Mrs. @. Morgan knight at Tudor
Hall
Mrs. Ida Payne left today for
month with her son-in-law and
Evening star., 1942-07-19
Stayina at Beach

DR.. Earle G.. Breeding and Mrs.
Breeding. who have been at Ocean
City, Md, for the past fortnight,
will return Saturday to their home
IN Westmoreland Hills, Md.
Evening star., 1942-07-19
Prominent Guests
Are Entertained
Bv Mrs. Collier

Mrs. Rollwass Collier entertained
on Wednesday at an afternoon
party in honor Of Maj. Gen. Barney
Vogel, u. S. M. c.; Maj. Gen. Ross
Rowell, q. 8. M. c.; Brig. Gen
Joseph Fegan, u. s. M. c., and Brig
Gen. Roy Geiger, U. s. M. c., all OF
whom are spending a few days In
Washington before receiving further
orders.
The party was held 1T Mrs
Golfers apartment on Ashmeade
place and the guests included 1t.
Col. and Mrs. r. M. Thrun, Miss
Peggy Shaw, Miss Nancy Matthews,
Mrs. William Crouch, Mrs. Wilson
Monroe, Mrs. Veda Richards, Mrs.
william Conboye, Mrs. r. L. Nc
Crystal, Miss Sally johnson, Miss
Anne johnson, Miss Marie johnson,
Mr.. Arthur Peterson, Mr.. c. Coapes
Brinley, Mr.. William Dunn Means
and Mr.. John Christian.
Evening star., 1942-07-19
Jane Groggins
And 1t. Beard
Are Married
Reception FoN0ws
Ceremony Held in
All Souls Church

The wedding Of Miss Jane Grog-
gins, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Philip H. Groggins Of Chevy Chase.
to 1t. Bruce Beard, U. s. A., son Of
1t. Col. and Mrs. Robert Stanley
Beard, took place yesterday after
noon at 4 O'Clock at All Souls Uni
tartan Church here. The Rev. Seth
r. Brooks performed the ceremony.
Given in marriage by her father
the bride wore the wedding gown
Of the mother OF the bridegroom
which was made with Q silver bro
cade jacket, sleeves and yoke Of silk
net and q skirt and long box -pleated
train Of silk crepe. She wore q net
veil and carried Z shower bouquet
Of white roses and stephanotis.
Mrs. Leo +. Simpson Id was the
brides only attendant. She wore q
gown Of violet lace and net with 4
fitted bodice and full skirt. Her
headdress and bouquet were of sum-
mer roses.
Mr.. Philip Hafner Groggins
brother of the bride, was the best
Evening star., 1942-07-19
Miss Dorothy Carr.
And Albert Dehr
Will Be Married

The marriage OF Miss Dorothy
Carr, daughter Of Mrs. Lillian Carr
Of San Francisco, to Mr.. Albert
Dehr OF San Francisco will take
place in the Calvary Baptist Church
in washington Sunday afternoon,
July 26 at 4 O'Clock, the Rev. d. L.
Carr ofnciating.
Miss Carr, formerly of San Fran
cisco, has been with the Office of
the judge advocate general of the
Navy and treasurer and publicity
chairman for the Woman Flyers OF
America, Inc.
The wedding reception will be
held in the home Of Comdr. George
L. Russell, q. 8. n, and Mrs. Russell
in Fall Church and Comdr. Russell
viii give the bride In marriage.
Mr.. Dehr and his bride plan to
return to San Francisco to make
their home shortly after their we'd
ding. They are graduates Of the
San Francisco College.
Evening star., 1942-07-19
Helen L. Crown
And Mr.. Roccati
Are Married
Newlvweds Leave
On Wedding Trip
To Great Smokes

Miss Helen Louise Grown was
married to Mr.. Edgar J. Roccati
yesterday evening at $50 o'clock at
the Shrine of the Sacred Heart by
the Rev. Paul Repetti. The bride
is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
John w. Crown.
The bride wore . gown OF ivory
duchess satin made on princess lires
and with lace inserts In the train.
Her finger -tip-length veil Of tulle
was held by q Juliet cap Of pearls.
She carried Z shower bouquet OF
white roses and baby's breath.
Mrs. George Page, sister OF the
bride, was the matron OF honor.
Her pink gown was OF lace and
maruuisette. A short veil trimmed
with 4 wreath OF pink flowers COM
pleted her costume. She carried
pink roses.
The other adult attendants were
Mrs. John McCawley and Miss
Mary Bowman who wore blue mar
ouisette gowns with fiower-trimmcd
wells.
Two nieces OF the bride, Miss
Mary Elizabeth Page and Miss Bar
bara Ann Berg, wore yellow organdy
dresses and yellow wells. Ihey
carried yellow baskets filled with
flower petals.
Mr.. Ameglio Paglino served as
best man. The ushers were MI.
Carl saphos and Mr.. Joseph Rock.
A reception was held ut the home
OF the brides parents following the
ceremony after. which Mr.. and Mrs.
Roccati left for q two weeks trip
10 the Great Smokes.
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man and the ushers were Mr.. George
Peet, cousin Of the bride, and Mr..
Robert Matthews.
A small reception ut the home Of
the bride followed the ceremony.
1t. Beard attended Massachusetts,
Institute Of Technology and New
York University. The bride is
graduate Of the College Of William
and Mary and is member Of
Gamma Phi Beta sorority.
Out-of-town guests at the cere-
mony were 1t. Col. and Mrs. Rob-
ert s. Beard of Staten Island, N. Y;
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley s. Groggins
of New York City. Miss Dorothy
Hope Biting Of Perth Amboy, N. j..
and Miss Jean Pratt of Proctor, VT.
Evening star., 1942-07-19
Miss Diskin Wed
To ]. Beatty
In PHILADELPHIA

Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Beatty
have gone to Philadelphia for the
week end TO attend the wedding OF
their son, Mr.. James Carroll Beatty,
to Miss Marion Diskin, which took
place yestel day afternoon In the
Church Of st. Matthew. They were
accompanied by their daughter,
Mrs. Mary B. Dannemiller. and their
granddaughter, Carroll Dannemiller
Mr.. and Mrs. Beatty have as their
house guests Col. and Mrs. j. L.
0uion, who will be with them until
the first Of August.
Evening star., 1942-07-19
Mr.. and Mrs. Cook
Will Entertain at
Garden Party

Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Allen Cook
will entertain at garden party
this afternoon at their home in
Locust Hills estates in honor Of Mr..
and Mrs. Fred @. Holderman, jr.
Mr.. Holderman has recently been
transferred from Kansas City, Mo,
to Washington as manager Of the
Equitable Life Assurance Society Of
New York.
Assisting Mrs. Cook will be Mrs.
Garland Terry, Mrs. Boyce Royal.
Mrs. r. X. Miller, Mrs. Joseph r.
Woods and Miss r. M. Bowen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cook viii have as
their house guest for the week end,
Miss Gretchen Myers OF New York
CITY,
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Miss Warn
Continued From Page D-1.)

Melvin Clyde Phillips and Ensign
John Tyler Shepherd OF Seattle,
WASH, and also the brides two
cousins, Mr.. James Malone and Mr..
Harry Mercier.
After the wedding ceremony the
wedding guests went to the Warn
home, where Mrs. Warm, wearing =
lavender and white printed chiffon
dress with q small hat trimmed with
pink and lavender roses, received
with Ensign and Mrs. Grkovic and
the members Of the wedding party.
Before leaving for q brief wedding
trip, the bride cut the wedding cake
With the sword her father used
when he was . lieutenant at The
Citadel in Charleston. S. G.
When the bride left for her trip
she wore = two-piece suit OF biege
lightweight wool with = small red
hat and red accessories.