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attend a Gridiron dinner. Just
before the event was to begin,
the man discovered to his horror
that he had somehow ripped a
trouser leg as he was dressing in
his hotel room. A quick call to
M. Stein solved his problem
tailor, armed with needle and
thread, repaired the damage in
time.
Once in awhile, the boys get
their signals crossed. The re-
suits are sometimes horrendous.
| Not long ago high Govern
ment official, invited to a formal
dinner at the White House, hired
white ie-and-tails from a local
firm only a few hours before the
dinner was to begin. A messen-
ger hurried over to his home
with the order. but when the of
fetal opened the box, he saw
that the trousers were missing.
Into his limousine piled the an
cry official with blanket I'M
tremendously draped around
himself with full-steam ahead
orders for the chauffeur.
Note: His deShabille was cor
rected at, the rental firm in an
eleventh-hour huddle with the
luckless manager.
Mrs. Martin M. Klein of Man
nlng's says that because mems
styles in formal wear change so
rapidly these days, the suit
rental business must keep up
with fashion changes, a factor
that necessarily means large in
vestmentS in stock inventory.
March through October are the
best business months, she says.
and weddings and banquets are
the most profitable sources of
income for most suit-renters.
Society Wedding Botched.
One firm owner relates sadly
how one of his employees had
made a botch of an important
society wedding. This is what
happened:
The wedding reception was
going great guns when a mes
senger from the colthing firm
was announced. Asked what he
wanted, the messenger replied
sternly that he had come for the
suits.
What suits?" he was asked.
"You know what suits" the
messenger retorted firmly, hands
on hips-"the suits you're wear
ing, that's what suits. They hap
pen to be overdue"
But we just got them a couple
of hours ago." screamed the
! members of the wedding. The
messenger stood his ground, an
nouncing he wasn't going to
leave without the suits-all half
dozen of them.
1t was later suggested that
this was one of the shortest
wedding receptions Washington
society had seen in years. The
suit-rental firm hasn't seen the
bridal party since.
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finally got his cutway. four days
had passed.
I'VE took care of him in 20
minutes" said the Visek spokes-
man.
Billy Goldberg. manager of
Longs, drove home another
point-the fun people in the
trade get out of their jobs.
"You get lot of laughs in this
business" Mr.. Goldberg pointed
out. Like the fellow on the
radio says, people are funny.
Take the bunch of full-blooded
Indians who came into the shop
while back. They were going
to some sort of a banquet and
wanted to rent tuxedoes. But
they had another idea, too-they
insisted on wearing the loud yell
low ties they were wearing when
they came in. We tried to tell
them that you don't wear a four
in-hand with tuxedo. No soap.
They liked their yellow ties, and
their yellow ties they were going
to wear to the banquet-and
they did"
Caters to Women, Too.
Mr.. Goldberg's firm, inciden-
tally. is the only one in town
catering to the whims and
caprices of women customers.
There milady can rent anything
from a wedding gown to a fur
cape at a cost ranging from SIS
to $25. Other houses have given
up gown rentals because of their
periShability-Some cost as high
as $300-or because of difficulty
in handling the chameleon like
tastes of women and the much
higher investment required to
keep astride of rapidly changing
styles.
Conventions are a good source
of income for the rental houses.
One of the firms recently had a
merry old time trying to outfit a
formidable array of hod-carriers
who descended on the city. The
owner of this establishment
swears that every hod-carrier
wanting to rent a tuxedo-at a
cost varying between Sc and So
for "a hours-was anywhere from
size IS to So. which, as any
Lane Bryant aficionado can tell
you. is about as big as they come.
But. sighed the owner. not a
hod-carrier left his shop without
a suit that fit.
In addition to conventions,
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Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK, April s P.-Foreign
exchange rates follow Great Britain
in dollars. others in centS):
Canadian dollar in New York open
market, ga per cent premium or
102 .121a U. S. cents, UP / /32 of cent.
Europe. Great Britain tpound, PSI "a.
unchanged Great Britain. 30-day fu-
lures, 1873. UNCHANGED: Great Britain.
60-day futures. asia. UNCHANGED;
Great Britain. 90-day futures, 2S1aa.
unchaneed Belgium francl, 9Sls. off
.00,s of cent; France tfranc). ,..2SSs
Of cent, unchanged Holland (guilder)
26.42, unchanged; italy Qiral. .161s. Of
$50, unchanged Sweden (krona). 10 IA,
UNCHANGED; Switzerland francl Gree,
1892. up .OO1a of a cent; Denmark
Latin America: Argentina Greel. 7.24,
unchanged: Brazil Gree. 100. I'M
changed; Mexico 90, unchanged
Far East: Hong Kong dollar. 1888.
UNCHANGED
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pace for entertaining in the
grand manner.
White Tie in Vogue.
Nearly all President Eisen-
hower's White House receptions
are white-tie affairs. The full
dress treatment was compare
lively rare when Mr.. Truman
was President, points out Mr..
Scogna, who adds:
1--WE been in Washington
since 1920. but the biggest and
most glittering inaugural I've
seen yet was last years." For
that event, he confesses, he was
forced to send up a smoke signal
to a New York house-the Re
publicans had rented everything
in sight.
Such Washington firms rs Mr..
Scogna's. Visek Bros, M. Stein,
Manning's and Longs frequently
get calls from the Presidents
White House staff to outfit Gen.
Eisenhower's visiting friends and
other dignitarieS.
At Visek Bros, a spokesman
explained the growing popular
ity of rented suits another way:
People are renting everything
these days. They rent chairs.
diapers, automobiles. airplanes
and even television sets. Why
shouldn't they rent clothes?"
Quick Service a Factor.
One of the reasons the suit
renters are waxing prosperous
is the quick service they can give
their customers, the Visek man
said, adding:
can Englishman-an attache
to the British Embassy-told me
a story that illustrates my point.
When he was in London this
winter, he went to a posh Bond
street tailoring establishment to
rent a cutaway. But when he
got there, he was told politely he
would first have to make an
appointment. This he did.
1.-The next day he returned and
discovered that it would be nee
essary for the statesmen to con-
fer among themselves to deter
mine how the diplomat was to
be enthusiastically important,
y'know,' they told him. Perhaps
a half-hour later the grim-faced
trio returned. ready now to mea-
sure him. But then another snag
developed - alterations were in
order. When the poor fellow
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Moves to New Home

Educational Laboratories, Inc,
has opened new executive offices,
showrooms and development lab
oratory at 1923 Jefferson place
NV. The Washington company
has been a pioneer in the de-
velopment and installation of
audio-visual aids to language
teaching. Karl F. Kellerman,
electronics engineer, is president.
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graduations and proms, weddings
and State dinners. dress suits are
most frequently borrowed for
diplomatic receptions, with the
diplomats of the Pan-American
countries by far outshining their
Anglo-Saxon brethren in sar-
torial splendor. The suit-renting
people sometimes find commune
cation with nom English speaking
diplomats and their families a
sore problem, but they've come to
rely on an Esperanto of their
own, a sign language only those
who've ever rented a suit can
adequately fathom.
Some Grief, Too.
AS in any other business, the
suit renters often have their
miSeries. The reasons are vari-
Gus, as, for instance, the white
dinner jacket that comes back
peck Unmarked with lipstick or liq-
uor stains, which usually means
it's usefulness is at an end. Not
even expert dry cleaners can eff
fectively remove such stains. The
loss is absorbed by the renting
firm.
Then there are the "cut-ups"
chiefly college boys or visiting
f1remen in convention-who take
special delight in mutilating the
borrowed fancy suits of their
colleagues. And last but scarcely
least are the crafty customers
who try to substitute their vim
tage 1900 cutaway for the stores
chic model.
Thefts are surprisingly rare,
suit renters report. One manager
theories that no self-reSpecting
thief will inveSet $40 to make
away with a suit. Another man
ager cites the case of an elderly
ornithologist who borrowed a
full-dress suit but failed to re-
turn it when it was due. After
he had long since given it up for
lost, the manager said he re-
ceived a box in the mail one day
"a year later-With a Belgium
postmark. The bird lover had
completely forgotten" to return
it, he wrote in a penitent letter
to the manager.
Quick Stitch Saves Day.
A representative of M. Stein
threw some fuel on the fire when
he told of a recent experience
his firm had with a customer
who had borrowed a dress suit to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-08
Easter Egg Hunts Set
For Arlington Children

More than 1000 Arlington
children are expected to attend
the annual Easter egg hunt at
3:15 pm. April 10 at the Main
Recreation Center, ALL North
Third street.
For colored children three SINH
lar events are planned at 10 am.
on April II. They will be held
at Halls Hill, Fort Barnard and
Hoffman-Boston Fairgrounds.
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Recognize This?
The Answer

The Recognize This? Photograph on
pose BIZ todoy is the Peoee Monu-
ment at Pennsylvania avenue and
First street NV. 1t wos completed
in 1877 by FronkIin Simmons from
design by Admiral Dovid Porter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-08

STOCKHOLM.-At the start
of 1854 the Swedish merchant
marine totaled about 2.650,000
gross tons. or 10000 more than
at the beginning of 1853.
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Bell Elected Choirmun

Daniel w. Bell, president Of
American Security and Trust Co.,
was elected chairman of the
board of Clinic Properties Asso-
citation, Inc, at the organizations
annual meeting Tuesday.
Other officers elected were DR..
Paul C. Herman, president; j.
Scott Milne and DR.. Allan E.
KING, vice presidents; DR.. Robert
G. Taylor. secretary: and DR..
Joseph A. Bailey, treasurer. The
directors elected Frederic j. Ball
general counsel.
Also elected were the follow
ing six new directors: w. Laird
Dunlop III, Joseph D. keenan,,
DR.. William E. Cole and DR.. John
Minor in addition to Bell and
Milne.
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Peoples Drug Sales Lag

Sales of Peoples Drug Stores,
Inc, totaled $4,469, 1929 in March,
a decrease of 90 per cent from
$4,571,702 in March. 1858, Treas
urer H. j. Althouse reported to-
day.
Sales for the first three
months of this year aggregated
$12.670,824, a decline of 3.9 per
cent from $13,187,461 in the
same period last year.
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City Stores Dividend

Directors of City Stores Co.
have declared a quarterly divi-
dend of $1.06K4 a share on the
Az per cent convertible pre-
ferred stock and a dividend of
IS cents a common share.
Cash dividends are payable
May / to holders of record April
10, The company owns Lans-
burgh's Department Store here.
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Other Issues Scheduled

Large revenues of the Penn
Sylvania commission have placed
its bonds in a preferred position,
but issues of other turnpike
authorities also have received
much favorable attention.
The. New Jersey Turnpike Au-
thority will go into the market
next week to raise SGT million
for it's share of the Delaware
River Bridge.
Massachusetts, Turnpike Au-
thority will sell around $24O
million of revenue bonds on
Tuesday Nav A
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-08
Sees End to Public Power

The power industry eventually
will be entirely in the hands of
private enterprise, Charles E.
Wilson, former president of Gen
eral Electric Co. and former
Director of Defense Mobilization,
predicted today in the magazine
Electrical World.
"The great electric utilities
have set sue ha pattern for sue
cess that nobody in his right
mind could discount the fact
that if they bought up the Gov
eminent projects that they would
make a success of them" Mr..
Wilson asserted.
The present administration, If
given the time. will come to
selling the public power projects
to private enterprise" he
declared.
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Low Puy' Called Myth

Bank salaries over the country
compare we'll with those of other
businesses in the same areas and
in the matter of fringe benefits,
the banks lead all other kinds
of business and industry. de-
clared John j. Ahearn, assistant
secretary of the American
Security 81 Trust Co. at Rich
mond, Va, yesterday.
Mr.. Ahearn gave a report on
his year-long study of bank
salaries before national direc-
tors Of the Financial Public
Relations Association, who met
in connection with the Eastern
regional conference of the as
ISOLATION.
"A person looking for a Job
should not be scared by the
myth that bank pay is lower
than in other businesses, said
Mr.. Ahearn. Exactly 26.4 per
cent of the payrolls of banks
participating in a survey of the
United States Chamber of Com
merce went into fringe benefits,
which averaged 1913 per en-
ploye, he added.
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Pennsylvania Pike
Bonds Taken Quickly
By Eager investors
BY Donald B. HodIey

An offering of 1898 million Of
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commits
sion revenue bonds, made late
yesterday, was sold out this
morning. members of a nation
wide underwriting syndicate re-
ported. It was the largest tax
empt issue so far in 1854.
Some leading insurance COM
panieS, who were allotted only
fraction of their orders for
the bonds, played a large part
in cleaning up all remaining
bonds in the hands of dealers.
it was said.
Offered at par or 100, the $40
per cent bonds maturing in 1898
were quoted today at 1003s bid
and 1005s asked. Most securi-
ties firms with Offices here par
ticipated in the syndicate head
ed by DreXel & Co., B. j. Van
Ingen & Co., Blyth & Co. and
First Boston Corp.
The bonds will finance con-
Struction of Pennsylvania half
OF the new Delaware River
Bridge and the first section Of a
Northeastern extension of the
Pennsylvania turnpike, running
from near Philadelphia to the
Scranton area.
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Privute Sale Expected

Prospects are good for sale of
Government = owned synthetic
rubber plants to private in
dustry. leading rubber industry
executive said today.
William S. Richardson, execu-
tive vice president of the B. F.
Goodrich Co., told the Chicago
Society of Security Analysts in
Chicago that his company is
remaining hopeful for enace-
ment Of disposal program that
will return the synthetic segment
OF the rubber industry to COM
petitive enterprise in 1855"
Apparently both Government
and industry are approaching
the synthetic rubber plant dis
posal program realistically" he
said.
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Quick Stitch Saves Day.
A representative of M. Stein
threw some fuel on the fire when
he told of a recent experience
his firm had with customer
who had borrowed a dress suit to
Evening star., 1954-11-12

Build this Christmas MAKE
the North Pole with big front
the hearth And living big that all the youngsters
Washington and visit person. So that's what did,
guests
his his into his living
He'll be sitting his favoe shake hands with jolly heno
all presents you
Evening star., 1954-11-12

Meet Santa in Person
At The Hsch Co. PARKingfos
Beginning tomorrow and right UP
Sntil Christmas Eue, Santa Diu be
pYssent IN person to greet kiddtes on
the eth floor. Hon. does he oct around
TO An stores ALL at the same time?
Wen. kiddies. that's one 81 the miracles
0f ChYistmasl
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Wide Range
OF Prices
/ c Il | ur e Il
'Conyertibility'
Makes Creations
Tops In Fashion

For those very special gifts
that make a Christmas truly mem
morable. nothing quite takes the
place Of leWelry For him. for her
for any member ol the family
from finest tot to granddad for
the home itself you viii find the
ieWelry counters this Christmas
tide all asloW with the happisst
kind Of gift inspirations,
Whether wou can give lavishly
Or must watch your budget care
fully. the galaxy OF Jewelry ideas
now on display offers a wide Sc
lection that will not only be
warmly Welcomed but will be
dearly cherished for many years
to come
The feature OF "convertibility
doubles the usefulness Of many
OF the exquisite new creation. For
instance, a necklace Of diamonds,
or colored stones such as rubies
or topaz converts to a pair Of
handsome bracelets
In the same way a brooch that
is q gllsrening bouquet of dia-
monds and sapphires, perfect for
daytime wear, becomes a pendant
on necklace for more formal
occasion Earrings, too. are some
times convertible For instance
a pair Of diamond hoops has spe-
cial attachments which turn them
into circle brooches
Opals and Turquoise are among
the many stones adding clear.
bright colors TO fine jewelry fash
IONS. one popular ring design
features an opal. surrounded BY
2 row Of cultivated pearls and
diamonds
Bracelets are especially popular
and \ collections OF stone-set
bracelets is indeed an heirloom
for the future. Surprisingly rea-
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1nahl and smar,ly designs are
many gold bracelet With an airy
delicate look, each flowarlike link
centered With o sparkling pre-
ciouS gem
This year with beads rising to d
new fashion emmence, there's a
world Of glamour to be given with
very little strain on the gift
budget For the fashionable wo-
nan just one rope is not enough.
Shell need rainbow of elsten-
ing brllllance clear color and
pearly opalesence
Combined with mock pearl ropes
ladys colorlul collection Of
necklaces can be Topped once or
twice around the throat and hang
low. or they can be causually
punched to form 1aWeled
scarf effect III the neckline OF
suit or dress
The man on the gift list is
generally described as a problem
But he turns out not to be a pro-
blem at all, in view of the fact
that the properly dressed male
should have % jewelry items in
his wardrobe, according to the
Jawelry Industry Council
Among those gifts likely u III
most welcome are cuff links,
watch or key chain, tie pin, a
new watch OF watch band or ring
Gifts for boys include youth
full versions of Dads priced pos
sessions in wide price range
Teenagers on the dlstaff side APP
preclate lockets, compacts. charm
bracelets. necklace of imitation
pearls and rhinestone jewelry for
parties.
For the very small fly on your
Gift list, silver flatWare offers
many practical suggestions. There
are tiny knives, forks and spoons
fol the child who is just getting
out OF the baby spoon age. and
Junior sized sets for children not
yet quite old enough to hands
grown-upS silver
Good looking fashions for the
home may be the answer TO some
Of your Christmas shopping prob
lens perhaps silver candlesticks
to grace the living OF dinning
room, OF one Of the many attrac-
tive pieces OF silver holloware
such as bowls platters or yeee-
table dishes.
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Though there are nearly a hun
dbed or more gifts for everyone
pictured in this section and liter
ally hundreds Of gift giving ideas
Ii lcd, the picture cannot be COM
p,ete for simple lack of space
Ihere are many more gifts III
many different colorS and designs
fpr the discrim mating gift giver
To inspect in all Of the stores.
And il is important to the hap
pinesS Of the selectiye shopper
that no delay be permitted in
MeWin the fresh and complet
displays because before very long
assortment~ sizes and wanted
colors may be depleted
Gift Lists Broadened
Chief characteristic OF gifts be-
lng featured for giving this
Christmas is their beauty and
dheir festive appearance. no mat
ter what then category This IS
aS true Of tha prosiac and prac-
tical things as it is Of the ex-
tltins alamorous thus vastly
broadening the opportunities for
giving useful as well as just gay
Gifts.
Tie trend is credited to the re-
somcefulness OF American de-
Sieners in producing useful items
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SHOP early fol- Gifts
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Season Opens Officially
TOmOrrOw:NewBrilliant
Displays to Be Unveiled

The comprehensive the most varied and the most
Brilliant collection Of gifts for Christmas giving
s4mbled in FarmVe will display tomorrow against
al background Of YuIotide decorations leading
stoes open their doors officially launch the happiest
season Of the year
The time for Citing is near, and Santa Claus will he
here Friday December IT, for big Christmas program
when he will have a bag full of gifts and candy
The earlier start your shopping the n@rrier WH
yDur Christmas be-" is his tip to the rise.
Come fotn and The ronde,fui collection Of
t4Ds. and the the BETTER he adds
This section is devoted to presenting OF what
is in store for gift shoppers that they may actually
get a head start the JOY filled task ahead.
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at low cost, that are endowed
with satisfying eye appeal One
need only examine som of the
electrical housewares to get the
point, or. as another example,
some OF the newer things made
tor mother to wear around the
house.
II is clearly apparent among
things for men which must, of
course always be useful as well
as attractive. to b. most appreci-
ated 1t reaches a new height in
gifts as Wen as the living room,
and even for Dads workshop.
There has been q remarkable
advance in the design Of toys for
thc children which will be well
ccmed by parents and yet thrill
thc Youngsters Toys are far more
educational than they ever have
been but now they're designed to
make it possible for the children
TO engage in and really enjoy
their favorite pasttime. which is
playing grown up
Do 1t Yourself
Thus. taking a tip from inter-
ests OF the oldsters, they'll be
learning while playing. to do
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hines themselves.

things themselves
H avy emphasis IS being dl-
rected this year toward the major
cleo trical appliances as gifts that
really do something and that keep
on giving. Important advances
in design have been made here
And television takes another
step forward among the more i'm
portant giftS-but at lower cost.
this with the trend toward
second sets for the family There
nov are fine models available
some of them portable
With. the gift shopping season
starting officially tomorrow there
is a new high road to soul salts
flying adventure in gift giving
opening up for every one. among
the things on display for Christ
mas 1854
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The French Cabinet has adopt
a series Of measures designed to
limit the manufacture, sale and
consumption of alcoholic bever-
ages. This was a step without
peacetime precedent in the coun-
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FUk Nc TO TUt KINTN 4
1 o d / & garment bag and
matching duffle. availa Bile in
patterns to match motor car
seat covers or upholstery, sue
gests the Luggage and Leather
Goods Manufacturers of Amer
lea.
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FOR THE MOTORIST a
"visorcttc" that clips to the
urShade holds maps, papers,
glasses or tissues mirror, comb.
Nice for either him OF her
SHOP early for GIFTS