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severely. but was glad the bullet
had missed my spine.
/ I'm a happy man..
I had suggested as protection
to members of Congress that a
glass partition be put in front
of the galleries during the re-
cent remodeling. I sure bet
they'll do it now.
Representative Davis, Demo-
crat of Tennessee:
We can smile. We're glad to
be alive.
I thought it was firecrackers
at first. there was a pop-pop-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-02
Condolences Extended

The Young Republicans Club
Of the District last night sent a
message of coincidence to each
of the five Representatives
wounded in yesterdays shooting
on the floor of the House. In
expressing their wishes for a
swift recovery. the members
described the attack as vicious
and unprecedented"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-02
A Victim

Representative Fallon, Demo-
crat of Maryland. wounded
Congressman:
I was just getting up from a
seat on the aisle when something
hut me and knocked me down.
AS / fell ! looked up and I
could see the guns blazing. I
could see two or three men
shooting in my direction. IT
sounded like a string of fire.
crackers going off. they we're
shooting SO fast. l was hit be-
fore I actually heard the shots.
I think.
/ couldn't believe was getting
shot on the floor of the House.
1t. was just a dream. It just
doesn't happen-but it did.
I knew I was hit but didn't
know how badly, so ] just stayed
down on the floor till some one
came to me and asked if was
hit. I put my hand around to
the back of my hip and showed
them the blood. I seemed to
burn all over. ! didn't know ex-
actly where ! was hit or how
badly / was hurt. / heard a lot
of people hollering Get them
They picked me up and I was
able to hop on one leg to the
cloakroom with my arm around
some ones shoulder.
When the ambulance came
they put me on stretcher and
carried me down the steps. !
rode to the hospital with Repre-
sentative Bentley. I knew he was
hurt pretty badly because every
time We hit a bump ! could hear
him moan.
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carrying when they 60 into the
gallery. We've been very care
less in the House. and just didn't
anticipate anything like this.
I've never seen but one other
incident like this in my 20 years
in Congress. That was about
Is years ago when crazy SOL
dier jumped UP, waving pistol.
and started shouting threats. A
man went over and disarmed
him, and nothing happened.
This today was certainly q
shocking thing.
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The Doormon

w. j. Elgin. Clifton, (Va.)
mayor and House doorman who
admitted the three Puerto Ricans
to the House gallery:
These three people. two men
like hundreds of other visitors
we have all the time. They asked
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Others

Representative Mas n d n,
Democrat, Of Washington:
I thought they were firing
blanks until I saw a jagged hole
suddenly open in the ceiling Of
the House chamber. Then I hit
the deck. I saw two men and
a woman brandishing revolvers.
They were screeching something
in foreign tongue. I suddenly
realized that it was the real
thing.
Representative Auchincloss,
Republican. of New Jersey:
1t seemed an eternity before
they stopped shooting. It was
terrible frightening expert
ence. I was sitting in the fourth
or fifth row from the Speaker.
I heard these shots ring out. I
didn't even look around. I
ducked for the floor and used
benches as best I could to pro-
tect myself. AS soon as there
was lull I dashed out the door
which was near me.
Representative Dague, Repub-
lican, of Pennsylvania didn't
realize the assailants were shoot
ing with live ammunition until
I saw Mr.. Bentley fall to the
floor. My first reaction was
that Of anger because they were
disturbing the decorum of the
House. I saw this woman wave
a flag and then some people
started graphing with the men.
It didn't occur to me what was
was going on. I just stood
there. Others remained stand
ing. too, just as stunned as I
was.
Representative Brooks, Demo-
crat, of Louisiana - I heard
three shots but at first I thought
some one was shooting of fire.
crackers. Then I looked up and
saw a man against the west
wall of the gallery pointing a
gun. I thought he was shooting
blanks. Then a woman and
another man on the other side
of her started shooting. I Just
couldn't believe it could happen.
Pvt. Andrew j. Narel, "a, of
1046 Waller place Sc, a rookie
Capitol policeman serving his
first day on the force-I was
checking around and was on
my way up to the gallery I
got off the elevator at the House
floor and heard the shots. I
ran back to the elevator and
rode to the gallery. BY the time
I got there everything was con-
fused. Civilians and guards were
all over the place and three peo-
pie were in custody. We took
them down to the door leading 10
the plaza and waited for wagons
to come, then loaded them in.
-
Pvt. Jack Drummer, "a, of $40
A street Sc. Georgetown Uni
versity Law School student and
a rookie of one month on the
Capitol Police force.
I was at the entrance to the
House floor when ! heard shots,
just like machine-gun fire. It
was unbelievable. ! just couldn't
believe that something like that
would happen. I ran up the stairs
to the gallery floor and just as
1 got there the crowd was strug-
Cling with two men and woman.
1 saw this woman holding a flag
and grabbed it from her. Right
away 1 could see they were sort
of Latin types so I spoke to the
woman in Spanish, asking her
what she was doing there. She
shouted back her name and said
Il want liberty and freedom for
Puerto Rico"
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star stan and A. p. Photos,

popping. Then think I saw the
shot coming at me. I ducked,
but Of course I was too slow.
hope you'll note they got
both Republicans and Dem
ocrats. They shot at both parties.
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AssuiIunt's Cuptor

Capitol Police Pvt. Archie
Buck Rogers of TIA Indiana
avenue Sc, took part in the cap
ture Of one of the men.
was standing near No. l
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About $50 members of the
House were on the. floor yester-
day afternoon when shots rang
out from the gallery. Perhaps
so others were also in the his
toric chamber.
Five were shot. Some only
heard shots. Others hit the
floor. Gallery-gazers rose to
their feet, shocked.
Everybody .sprang to action of
some kind. This is the way some
of the principals told the story:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-29
|AFew Faults Make Piano Keys
More MeIodious, Tuners Say

things were more perfectly per-
fect-the instrument was tuned
so well that it would play well in
only one or two keys at a time.
Bach. picking up the idea from
MerSenne. the French scientist.
worked out the tempered tun-
ing. in which no key is pure, but
all are pleasing.
He promptly sat down and
composed The Well Tempered
Clavichord" to show off the new
tuning.
Later scientists have confirmed
Bach, and figured out the ma
thematicS, Mr.. Berson said.
Still later scientists have
worked out an electronic gadget
to see if piano tuners are in tune.
This is called the chromatic
stroboScope. 1t picks up sounds
by a micropnone and translates
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-29

Bricker of the Commerce Com
mittee to assign the aviation
subcommittee to investigate a
series of questions. One Of these
was what reasons. bar the use Of
Friendship Airport.
Other questions included:
Whether the Commerce De-
partment and the Civil Aeronau-
tics Administration have any
plan for construction of another
airport in the Washington Met
ropolitan Area. If so, at what
cost and when.
What would be involved as to
cost and the duration Of use If the
Air Force Base at Andrews Field
were made available for the over
flow Of Washington air trafflc.
Whether it would be possible
to consolidate any of the many
military air operations near
Washington as a means Of re-
lieving critical congestion"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-29
Armed Bandits Get 81 300
Cash in Two D. c. HoIdups

said they were told by Mr.. West
that he was taken into q back
room, gagged and bound. He
gained attention by managing
to get to the door and pushing it
open, the police said.
Two witnesses. according to
police, saw the men make their
escape in a car
In the other case. shortly after
6pm., the victim police reported
was Sam Benowitz. 80. the mar
ket owner He told police the
bandit, who was colored. had a
.38-caliber 'evo.ver.
Give me all the money in the
cash register and put it in a
bag. the bandit demanded.
Miss Jessie Fincham the
cashier, took the money from the
register and put it in a bag
The bandit then fed.
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About $50 of the intellectual
heirs of Johann Sebastian Bach
are in convention at the Willard
Hotel today, learning how to
tune better imperfections into
pianos
They are members Of the Ma
tional Association OF Piano
Tuners, here to exchange tech
meal information and warn. the
public about the care of pianos.
Tuning the instruments is not
Just a matter of plunking keys
and bending an ear. Arthur Ber-
son. of Brooklyn, N. Y. explained
that the octave. as we know 1t
today. is based on the 18th root
of 2 = and the logarithm
l.O594631.
The well-tempeGed octave
should be perfectly imperfect.
Mr.. BerSon said. Before Bach,
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Bandits got about 1900 in
two holdups reported here last
night.
In one case. involving the
Western Union Office at 1128
Connecticut avenue NV. more
than $500 was taken. In the
second holdup at the Reservoir
Market. 1912 First street NV
the bandits made on with $500.
Richard e. West, 81, Of 2745
South Buchanan street, Airing
ton. Va. a clerk in the telegraph
Office. said two men walked in
just before II pm.
One of them, he said. produced
a telegram blank on which the
words "This is q holdup," were
written. This man carried a
large pistol. Mr.. West declared.
Mr.. West told police he was
ordered to open the safe. and
$500 was taken from 1t. Police
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-29
Butler Asks Study
Of Airport Situation

Senator Butler, Republican. of
Maryland yesterday revealed he
was asking the Senate Commerce
Committee to make IAN intensive
study" of the whole problem OF
the adequacy of Washington
commercial airport facilities.
The Maryland Senator, who is
one of the leaders waglng a
campaign to persuade Washing
ton to use Friendship Airport.
near Baltimore, for any over
flow of Washington traffic from
National Airport, wrote to Com
merce Secretary Weeks outlining
his plan for the study.
Senator Butler said in his let
ter he has asked Chairman
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2Women ull-Iength Rochambeau woolen
tailored box STYLE proportloneo size ~ III Oue
1-Womens FullIength Coat in sroocks coObesone
wooden mlium lining for trans-season wear blue IN
S~Womens s6s95 navy Forstmanns hubby
1oWomens s6ss5 Goats verdona wool crepe hand
tailored tuxedo and one o button box styles black navy sss
sss Fitted Coats in Pacics verdona
grew and navy sizes "a 40 $40
Womens casual and dress styles ed ana box
Womens $685. Coats in hubby boucle mium lined box
styles coral blue grey popooned sizes III 70 10 >@o
SUIT sHoP-Thrd Floor. oso OF shirIinston, Silver
Sprinq, Conn. Ave.
SIS Checked Rayon Suits blue broken sizes $40
4O-S4995 to stripes flanne wool crepe gsnar
Dimes and casual styles, some with areo sk
jewel trim black, pink rose IN Misses Juniors s
sizes pa
to $685. Mayflower wool flannel imported
weeds checks sarkins tuckng and velveeen trim
ared and straight skirts blue in Misses and
Juniors sizes NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. @7o
LINGERIE-Seeond Floor
and Long Cotton Psse Gowns with ny9n 0eSnos
trim M so pe blue maize small sass
S5s5 Rayon Satin Gowns necklnes, permanent
pleats petal white foam; small medium sizes 1929
S395 RayOn Paamas with long or short sleeves IN PINK o o
$s5 Crepe with coat scs and bag red
sno aqua a as Nvn Tcot Gowns with lace and peat
sapphire blue black pink baby blue white but not IN eoe5
S12S5 Nylon red with white lace TRIM sizes
ssss SyOn Tricot Paamas tailored trim styles in pink
S5SS NyIon Satin Slips and lace TRIM white pink
SIS NyOn satin Slips white with lace trims; sizes 30
sass tnylOn Slips white with lace trim
sizes to 40 - - -. 9['o3
$3.50 IVY ' ~ S3.os
S2S5 to PecOats nyon and Nyron nyon ana
acetate and pleats, in white small meou iarge
to SASS Famous and PeticOas in white
ach-creme and net trim sizes 81 TO A.
P $395 to $lO.95
sa5 and NyIOn Panties in white and pink
with and net trim: sizes 5-6-7 Si'2V
Juniors $3.50 to S2s95 NyIOn Slips PettcOats
Panties discontinued Styles sizes to Isl not every SIZE
in and color 70 49,
S4eS to S595 Famous Pante Girdes nylon
astex panel 'front.' black and BEIGE sizes
but not every color in size
CoRSETS-Seeond Floor
64-SS5O Foundations Poree and Franco
Sara foundations in rayon brocade tearose ana
Dorothy Bicum white lastex broken sizes
80 So..S
$3.50 and SIS GirdIes Panty Gdes by California
Fashions satin laStex and nyon a[oSe
sizes 81 to 80 30, 90. =.
sO,SI $50 u rnad;,,n Taroe sizes S3sS
SI95 to S395 Bras in rayon San cotton boadcoth, nyon
mostly white a blacks included imported oraees ano
belts; sizes 80 to SO - an" ~'.'@
NEGLIGEES-Fourth Floor
40-S79S and SS95 Quilted RayOn Bedackets in blue or pink
With lace trim small and medium sizes S395
25-Sl295 Famous Robes with ZIP 1rons IuH
length style print black sizes 40 to "A - $40
7-$22S5 Quilt Wrap Robes IN rayon SaIln navy
pink; IT, 10 and 20 %IZ
Pajama Sets with contrasting rayon SATIN ana
fable tops velvet trousers sizes H. 10 SlZ
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Juniors SASS in printed ayon affeta rayon
with button fronts checked rayon aetaS
with spun Jackets rayon fae pncees embroidered spun
wavons rrinted ravon uontlnes s.
JuniOr SASS sbacks with Jackets printed
spun rayons with Jackets spun with coats printed
nvIons $3.50 $40
Juniors SOS5 Dresses in faie
rayon poodln suits. two-pece spun rayon suits $7S5
BUDGET DRESS SHoP-Fifth Floor. r Street and at
ShirlinstoN and Silver Spring
Misses $685. $0S5 and SASS Rayon Crepe Rayon
Fais RavOn Taffetas Fabrics in and two
piece Styles short and threequarter sleeves broken sizes ~
to 20, 141s to A3 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -
Misses and Womens and Classic Dresses
in solid coors sizes IL to 20 and l4 to 24
rayon novelty fabrics and twopece styles IN
navy black brown beige prints light and dark grounds
broken sizes IL to TO- 14la to 241s
JUNIORS coATS-Third Floor
1unOrS SS Wool TOpprs tip lengths cardigan stitch
ed yokes button cosngs beige blue pink or coral
szes = tn Il = -. ------. SIS
unOrS Short wicker wool with notced
collars button closngS blue or pink sizes TO 10 $40
1JniOrs SIS WOODEN Goats styles 2s" lengths
three button cosngs red, blue pink sizes to Is $z5
13JuniOrs Anglo and other fabrics with open
fronts: navy blue and beige; sizes 70 10 $50
Fitted Refer Goats in navy or black
wool flannel and gabardine sizes Is and 15 - $50
2JuniOr $4ss5 Dress and Casual Coats In wicker weave
h STO.s I'd. 's sizss to Is - = -. - $50
Long Coats Of Anglo wool hopsackng IN
navy beige, blue; sizes to IL @SV
S45 Coats cardigan styles with
rolled cuffs navy sizes to Is -..--------- $50
and blue sizes to 10 -. ~"
Iunior and Misses SesSS Camel Hair Long Coats
double breasted belted styles mltum Innings natural
navy; broken sizes
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12-Misses SIS black faie
sizes 10 to Is PIT
IA >ZV
8-sses $4ss5 Tweed Casuals in beige and grey one
button STYLES with wing collar; sizes to SIS
Long Dress and Casual Coats in beige navy or
blue anglo with jewel trimmed sleeves open neck
lines hand picked front collars; sizes to l6- $5O
misses $685. Coat mapeSeed navy Forsmann
Cavara; sizes IA and Is $oO
4-Misses S79S5 30 and So lengths navy blue
and beige Forstmann wooens; sizes 8 to 16 = $50
Coat in blue Formanns Palma size H.
$50
S-isses in Forstmanns Ambria wool car
dgan back toast coral or navy sizes 10 TO- $u
$799 Long Dress and Casual Sycamore coats IN
Forsmanns tuxedo styles in Anglo hopsackng navy or
beige; sizes 10 to IA S4o
3sse tuxedo style in Forstmanns navy
WOOL sizes IN IA 16 .--- ---. ------------- $50
sse Long Casual Sycamore Coats in Bea
wooen open fronts gold toast red blue and navy
s;1ee q to ~ .-------- $40
WOMEN'S CoATS-Thrd Floor, T Street and selections
at Shirlineton, Silver Spring and Upper Conn. Ave-
Women s69s5 TOpper in stroocks Cobbestone WOODEN
tailored beige; proportioned sizes 10 to 10 $40
5-WOmens $685. Toppers in and beige ForstmaIl
Amhro woolen nronortioned sizes IL to l6 $40
20Womens $685. TOpperS in beige coral blue JUL
ard wool fleece length propooned sizes 10 to IT, $50
SWOmens S49S5 TOppers in red, navy beige gh-
weight worsteds with wing and shawl collars - -- $z5
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COTTON sHoP-Fifth Floor

COTTON SHOP-FiFth Floor
Misses and Women $685. in gaba
Dimes broken sizes 10 to TO- 40 to a
and few in size 22i2 - $5
$685. to $1095 Dresses in rayon prints
golfers dark cotton checked gngham sizes IL 10 ~
a half sizes -
Misses SI295 in spun rayons,
O~' PO' S7.s5
Misses and Womens S1795 and pima cotton
blends rayon prints Jackets dresses embroidered
cotton satins broken 20, 14 2012, 223 $40
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SPORT DRESS sHoP-Third Floor

5-S1O95 Golfers cotton cord styled with neckline
sleeveless ribbed trim and gored SKIRT blue, tan,
grey; sizes 10 to 20 ~ -
15-S1495 Screened Cotton Prints with
sleeves tie collars in coral and purple on whte
broken sizes .--- $795
lO-SI795 ShrtTai Dresses with short or long
sleeves in coral and white stripes and pink. blue, char
COAL sizes and 10 --------------- --$IV
lO-S1995 in pastel striped cottons with
matching sweaters pink blue, green sizes III TO IA
and size 10 .------------ ----------- %IV
Orion Wool Checked Coat Dresses with three
uuarted sleeves in pink with grey; sizes II and ID $40
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JUNIOR DEB 6 BUDGET sHoPs-Fourth Floor

N-Juniors SASS S17.s5 and S1sS5 Dresses in scoop
necked cottons striped cotons with sleeves
polka dot taetas large pattern COTTON prlnt sun
dresses tailored cotons with threequarter sleeves two
piece cotton cord suits -. ----=--- $40
6Ouniors SASS $685. Dresses two-piece rayon taes
dark print surrahs ayon print tatetaS rayon pnS
on white backgrounds - $7.S9
2O-JuniOrs sSS and $685. sheaths
cotton boero dresses striped spun ayon jacket dresses
rayon prints with dark backgrounds paisley prints WIN
beige boleros; many one of a kind - $ZS
Juuior SIS and S2995 Lily Of the Valley
print cottopS with string waists tailored cottons IN
phits IN white or blue -- -. SIS
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TEEN SHOP-Fourth Floor

Teens $685. Wool Coats flannels veeds fitted and casual
STYLES some mium lined; grey, pink; sizes to TO-
S''N O SIS
1886 Evening Dresses nyon barnas in pastel
shades ----.-.------ ------------$ $40
Teens SASS Cotton Dresses and twopiece styles IN
navy black or grey pin checks; sizes to Is -$s
Teens S795 in cotton prints orion and rayon wash
ables slim and gathered Styles assorted coors sizes 70
Is ,---.-- -----.-- ------------. p
Teens SASS S995 Dresses in faes with jackets
ravon tafetas with jackets nyon prints dark and pastel
shades; sizes to is ----.--------$9
Teens, SIS and S29S5 Toppers in navy white and pastel
wools fully lined; sizes to Is ---------.- SIS
Teens $685. Wool Suits tweeds worsteds apacaS and
gabardnes dressmaker Styles dark and pastes sizes 70
Is $1,000 %I9
Teens $685. S595 Blouses nylon dressy styles and
cotton shirts; white and colors sizes to 15---$3
Teens S5 Bouses in white black wool jerseys with low
necklnes; broken sizes
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them into moving wheels. which
can be read.
The association frowns on this
new-fangled machine and refuses
to accept foc membership any
body who has to rely on it
In addition to the scientists,
pianos are also beSet by weather
and moths. Wet weather swellS
the sounding board, Mr. Berson
said; dry weather shrinks it. and
in between it gets in the middle.
He recommends four tunings q
year-winter summer. spring
and fall. to keep the tone.
Moths feast on the felt
thousands of pieces, round.
square, oblon- and oval-and can
in time completely wreck the
machinery Keep moth crystals
in the box. advises Mr.. BerSon.
Envoy Flying Home
TOKYO, June 90. (P.-Karl
L. Rankin, United States AM
bassador to Nationalist China.
left by plane today for Bridgton.
Me, where his father is crlti-
cally. i'll.
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BLOUSE SHoP-Third Floor

BLOUSE SHOP-Thrd Floor
BroadcOh Alpine Shirts In white blue or req
with three-quarter sleeves; broken sizes -
ess Cotton long sleeves white on white broken
--------- -
Checked Cotton with long sleeves and French
broken sizes %
16S6s5 Striped Shirts with convertible collars and three
quarter sleeves; broken sizes ~
Trimmed with long sleeves sizes 81
TO --
ss5 Surah BlOuses with peter pan collars ano
short sleeves: broken sizes %
with short sleeves ana imported ce
collars and fronts; white sizes 80 and "a -----%IV
S7e5 Black RayOn Scoop Neck Cocktail BlOuses in
$50 szeS ~ -. -.----- 5000. So
s1Os5 White Jersey BOuses with threequarter sleeves
coWl necklneS - %
14Se5 ScOOD with sleeves and rnne
stone trim; of them in navy -
White RayOn Crepe BIOuses with conVeruoe
collars, sleeves; sizes SO to d. %
yUrs Sc es White Rayon Crepe BlOuses jewel neck
size 38 to -
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MASSES coATS-Third Floor

2o-Misse.' $40 IS TO $39.95 Short Toppers SIS.
Fnger-tip lengths cardigan and roll colared necknes
honsackins and crpy wooens navy blue red pink sizes
10 to 18. 80.
F Street and at Bethesda, Shrington, Saver SPRING
Upper Conn. AUe.
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SHOE SALoN-Fourth Floor

SHOE SALON-Fourth Floor
125 Pairs CasualS; mainly closed back and
toe calfskin wafer platform in tan or red
leather; few suede combination flats and tan leather
sI;nos At = street only --------.-- IS
100 Pairs S1695 Cafskin Pumps and Sngs with medium
heels tailored and walking styles in TAM black blue ana
reds and greens; broken Sizes AT street onV$e
las Pairs S1295 to SI995 Shoes in black blue and
brown suede few nylon meSh few pink Kldskn and
pastel feathers; high and medium heels AT Street and
Silver Spring ------------------------- 30