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By E. C DRUM-HUNT
Two Cabinet resignations ta on?
weak aorh? record:
Though both ?ha resignation of Sec
retary Lansing and Secretary Lana
were 4axpect?d mor? or lesa In a gen
erai way?Mr. Lab? had frankly said
that he was going to resign as Boon
as he could aod the rumor that Mr.
I^naing waa about ?to take that step
Baa pexaUtrd ovar a period of about
a ??ear?the news of Mr. Lansing1 ?
resignation and especially the way It
cum? about waa a great ?hock; to ali.
Of couree the passing of the Lansings
from the Cabinet circle will have a
decided effect on Washington society,
residential as well as officiai and
diplomatic
The Lansings, both atr. and Mrs..
have wen an enviable piai?? in- the
hearts of Washington; to know Mrs.
Lansing Is to love her. She has mad?
an ideal hostess and filled her place
aa the head of "the line' ot Cabinet
officers' wives with the greatest
amosnt of tact and charm. It lust
breaks the hearts of all ot us to think
of Mr. aad Mrs. Lansing passing out
of Washington's social lit?! Goodne??
knows! It was bad enough to think
of losing the Lanes! And now the
Lansings! Gracious; let's not talk
about it now?it givra ms the blues to
think, of It. Seldom has anything
happened ? In Washington that has
stirred society so deeply!
Gracious, what a week it was
anyway?tost to think of It makes
my head whirl!
Society was lust on one continuous
mad rush every minute of every day
last week and almost every minute?
literally speaking?ot every night
It does seem like society en masi,?
will have to sleep all during Lent to
folly ? ecover from Its galetiea and to
preparo for the Easter season which
gives promise of being quite lively
alan. But nothing of the ktnd! Quite
to the contrary! Society will merely
slacken Its pace a bit?and only a
little hit at that- CJOite a large num
ber of entertainment? are already on
the social calendars for the Lenten
period and more are developing every
day. Even a few official parties gen
?raily crowded into the'"official sea
son." th? period betwen New Year
and .Ash Wednesday, will lap over
?ntc the Lenton season, which will be
Inaugurated the middle of this week.
Why. there la even a dance arranged
for Wednesday evening. I admit the
committee arranging it ? it 1? the
George Washington University Junior
Prom to be given at Rauscher's under
distinguished patronage?didn't real
t?? Just what date they were select
ing until all of the arrangement? were
made, but all of the tickets have been
sold and there Is every indication that
the ball is to be a complete success,
so "why should they worry." The
Junior League will have another of
its dances Friday; Senator and Mrs.
Gay will entertain Vice President and
Mrs. Marshall at dinner and there Is
even a wedding?a diplomatie wedding,
at that?to be given the first day after
Lent; It is an established fact. It will
be that of the sister of Mme. Gondra,
wife of the Minister of Paraguay.
Se?ora Maria Aitarla, who will be
come the bride of Senor Augustin Car
rizosa of Bogota, Colombia.
The wedding will take place at St.
Patrick ? Church. Mgr. Thomas will
perform the ceremony, which will
take place at 1 o'clock in the aft
ernoon. A reception will follow at the
New Willard Hotel. Se?orita Altarla
has been making her home at the
Legation here with the Minister and
Se? ora de Gondra.
jlowing their marriage. Senor Car
. osa and hi? bride will reside In
N?w York, where he is now making
hi? home
The engagement was only an
nounced a fortnight ago but the
wedding date waa made known at
the same time and all of the de
tails for the momentous occasion
were completed before they took
the public into their confidence?even
to the tiniest little necessities of the
bride'? thousseau.
TWO DAY?
BEFORE UCNT.
Only two more day? left to the
"official season," but such days!
They will be a fitting finish to a
season which has been extraordi
narily brilliant and consistently so
?never has there been a dull week
or even a portion thereof. Last
fall there was every indication that
socially this winter would be one
long remembered In the annals of
Washington society. There were
rumors of many roysl guests, of
the first meeting of the league of
nations here and every reason to
expect the gayest program at the
White House since Mr. Wilson be
came President.
Of cours? you know?"the plans
of mice and men!" The President
became 111 and turned things topsy
turvy All thoughts of parties at
the White House were abandoned
and kings and princes "cancelled
their reservation?." All except
King Albert and Queen Elizabeth.
who were already "in their be-?ths"
and sailing across the ocean blue
when the President was stricken:
and the Prince of Wales, who was
going to Cana.}? and only coming
to visit us incidentally so came on
Juat the same. The "flu" came
back for a "return engagement"
and lot? of unpleasant things hap
pened. But they were all quite
swamped under th? manv pleasant
thins? that came off. even If they
were, not exsctly the entertainments
that had been planned, and Wash
ington had a season to boast of.
And the season was marked by a
tendency of society to "drees up '
like they used to do "once upon a
time." Society* seems to grasp ev
?ry chance and excuse lately to
*e&- fan urne?. A pageant of
il?? ?nu? ? . . be a feature of the
ty ball?the Mardi
?"ru? halt to v* given Tuesday for
'?'? ig! bor-h- ' House, an?? the
IM,-.?-.; ./li ?. ?> , a a
nv.< hsi * ? aad
ii.ii-via? .*..?...? ' the .. !..
t??l! If?? "*l _ I?!., ?i
tion or tr-e-*'? incolo'a bi ay
-suiversarr- ..' vas?
???-h c!r s?- ? rust p^gesr.t
-?W t* ?' - ? ? ? a ?f ?'?'l-.tj ??
? ?a-lr.g ??t, .-iina- ;v hap??.
?..?* cor . lite -?? la ?iiovi?t?
ful -?..?.lera.it?, t. t...?
tail?. 1-hen the so?-:?ty pi-.?. "Hull*
Wa?htn?ton." giv?n list Tue.?!?
? nd Wedneada; at urn? Waahiagto-i
Barracks for th - ?rjlat of the
dren's Hospital. Tl ?. younger lap-rr.
bere of society who larari-?.? _?e ca?t
dressed up In that, of comae.
MORE ? OSTI'VIF.
PARTIE? CO?II2TG.
Then folk? are still talking about
the Vanity Fair fete and the Ser
bian fete and one cur* two others of
the huge collection of benefit af
fair? of the season when society had
an opportunity to adorn it/elf
In gay and fanciful array. Even
?ever?! of ?he private danevs pro
vide similar opportunities. The Oee
Hundred* Club haa decided that their
March party shall be a costume af
fair and the dance which the
younger members of the Diplomatic
Corps gave at Mrs. Charlee Brom
well'a residence the day Capt. R. R.
Glen and Jan? Story wen, married,
was also a fancy dress party. Th?
diplomats particularly seem to en
Joy playing at being what they are
?ot. (Did I hear you say that their
official duties tend to develop that
trait?) r
Som? on? waa teinog me th? ? th-.i
day?can't recall Ju?t who It wa??
that society people abroad have
costumine a feature of their enter
tainment? more than w? do h?ro
aad that when they travel they u?u
ally carry alona with them a col
lection of make-ups. Th? same per
son?who wa? that now? I can't
think!??aid that they came ?Ter
here on the ?hip with l.ord and laxdy
Glenconner and that the latter ar
ranged a fancy dress party for the
children on the trip over. She wa?
provided witn all aorta of costumes
tor her children hut the mother? of
the American children had to im
provise costume? the best they
could.
I Then the Princeton Triangle Club
I show. The Isle of Surprise" pre
sented here last weak suggests the
I same thought It was a bunch of
college boya dressed up. BUT believe
me! (excuse the slang) "those college
boya put on the beat musical comedy
I have seen in many a day! I never
saw a professional show that sur
passed It and very few that could
touch it In devra??! I haven't a
criticism to make?not that I'm a
critic The scenery wa? meet artistic,
the muaic pretty- and catchy, the
lines exceedingly clever and amusing
?I laughed until I cried and nearly
coughed1 myself ?lek (The ?u left me
with that awful couch. Tea, every
lone I know and ?orne I never ?aw
?before suggests a cough medicine to
?me every time I cough. I did not
know there war? so many cough
I remedie? on the market before). The
? costume? were lovely, handsome and
effective and every single actor was
good In his part. I couldn't tell you,
to save me. whom I thought waa the
best in it. "John Jacob Topey" (really
RuaaeU Forgan. Class 5. 1*2, you
know) was fine; there wasn't any
thing he couldn't do?dance, ?ing (th?
I girl in th? audience next to me said
she Just adored accent on adored?
his voice) and act. He did It all so
easily and naturally.
PRKi-KTo? mum
CLUB HISTORY.
Walter Folmer aa "Namonia," the
vamp&sh and sophisticated and very
much undreaaed daughter of the Mu
rad of Hurahlbar was great! But so
they all were and I haven't time to
tell about them all.'One of the chorus
"girls." Gilaon Gray, made a tre
iraendous hit, chiefly because of ber,
I mean his fascinating smile. Inci
dentally he was sending all sorts of
smiles and nods to Lindsay Wood
(Isn't ehe lovely!) sitting behind me.
And Ruth O'Dinnis who copied the
famous dancer hi? name suggest? was j
splendid. He Imitated her well In
deed. But I roust ?top raving for
; there is so much to tell you about.
II repeat. I never enjoyed a musical
; comedy more and I can't stop mar
j veling at the thought that every de
Itail of that show _ scenery, clothes,
; Plot, music, dialogue, orchestra ?
[everything was done entirely by col
lege boys. Think of the amount of
real talent there must be in one
[ college.
| Ever since the organisation at
? the Princeton Dramatic Club, in
1882. as a pioneer among College
: theatrical clubs, dramatics at
, Princeton have been developing
I steadily to meet the changing re
quirements of ,Jjrme. Undergraduate
j thespians directed their firat efforts
? toward the production of such c?as- !
! sics as "She Stoops to Conquer" '?
land "Rivals." While this endeavor
j furnished ampie opportunity for
; ambitious actors, it presented a
restricted field for creative talent.
| Consequently, In 1891. the work tjf
I the club was extended to includa
, playwrightlng. Booth Tarkington.
? '93. president of the club at that
; time, ava? instrumental In this
change and it waa through hia ef
forts, seconded by J. W. Mayhew,
'92. that the Princeton Triangle Club
was formed, as a natural outgrowth I
? of the parent organisation. Carry- '
' Ing out the desire? of its founder?, j
| the club is dedicated to the pro- |
?auction of musical plays which will i
! give a reliable reflection of the life!
? in Prina*eton.
With the addition of music to ',
? the production came the need for
aa orchestra, so that the club va as i
reinforced by the services of pa'd ;
j musicians. This acquisition, how- i
ever, resulted In an indifferent com
| bination of amateur and profea- ;
stonai talent, with the result that ,
In ISO", the Mandolin Club was re-|
cruited to assist in. the production. )
It was only a matter of time, then. '
until a student archestra was added
to the personnel.
For the first seventeen years the
j efforts of the club were confined to
( local performances, but in I?.??! per- ,
? mission was obtained for Trenton j
ond Morrlstown showings. This de- ?
parture from precedent wa? the
forerunner of the elaborate schedule
of performances which developed '
steadily.
As was only natural in the aa-r
nt rapid development, the plans
grew so fast under the guidance ?
of ambitious managers as eventu
ally to overreach the goal. On th ?
accaunt, the work of the nust few ?
years ha? been the search for a i
happy medium and a gcneial ata
hilizing of the production. Thei
present management believes that
this season's itinerary accomplishes
this end, in that the Christmas trip
wa? restricted to nine citie?. That
was a Western tour. Every other
consideration is subservient to the
one purpose: "Play well in every
city." ?
At the same time. 'The' Isle of
Surprise" profited by the lesson
learned from last season's produc
tion, Every element of profesaion
lism has been abolished, under
-rraduarte effor/s being solely re
sponsible for each performance.
.Vhether this innovation in college
I Dlays is to the best Interests of
'. :he club Is a question. The Gn
awer lies in the succ?s? of 'The
Isle of Surprise."
HKV1E CAST
AT THF. SHOW.
? think the entire cast of "Hullo.
| Washington." went to see the "Isle of
: Surprise;" certainly every debutante
I was there, and of those young diplo
| mats, Heemakerk, Hadow (the girls
all say he la the most attractive ot
that "bevy" of young men at the Brit
ish Embjaaay). Tannant. Harker. etc.,
were there, and, of course, All Wash
Ingtoniana with Princeton connec
tions, which means quite a large ?hare
of society. Mr. and Mrs. Victor
Kauffmann entertained a box party.
Their young son Sam took the part of
"Sulphate of Soda" in the shsxw, and
wa? clever. Phil Kauffmann, the old
er boy. and hi? fiancee, Nancy Lane,
also Mr?. Lane, were among the
guest? tn their box. Phil returned
that morning from New York, where
he went for a friend's wedding, and*
Nancy got up at 7 a. m\to go to the !
station to meet him. I declare, he
certainly 1? her shadow! Whenever
you iee bar, you can just bet that
Phil 1? around some place within a
radius of about five feat, more or lea?.
I think they make a charming, d?- j
llghtful young couple.
Algernon Grelg. the producer, man
1
ager and all sort? of other thing? or
"Hullo. Washington." attended tne
Princeton show, too. He la still being
showered with compliments and con
gratulations about the complete suc
cess of hi? revue, which was really
most enjoyable. The entire cast are
due much credit, too, for they worked
awfully hard, but were well rewarded
In the way their friends turned out to
see them and applauded them. Quite
as Interesting as the show were the
bride and groom up in the balcony?
in one of the boxe??excuse me. Not
that I mean to Imply that they wer* a
?how; oh. no. But Capt. Glen and his
bride. Jane Story, returned at 1
o'clock that evening from their honey
moon, spent at Laute Placid, N. Y.. so
as to be on hand for the entertain
ment. You see. practically the same
crowd staged tbe entertainment last
winter at Mrs. T. T. Gaff? to ral??
money for the British-American 'war
relief fund and it was In that way
that the Glen-Story romance was
started. They would have both been
in this season's revue if they had not
been honeymooning.
The Glens were greeted on all aide?
by their friends, and between time?
.seemed to be 'thoroughly enjoying
watching the capers of their friend?
on the stage (and between you and me
and the gate post, held hands occa
?lonly under Jane's big fan, especial
ly when "Cholly," or waa it "Dolly."
sang something about wanting to
marry a Washington girt}.
PAUK?. XT
HARVEIaOrS.
But of all the affairs of the winter
the one that beggars description waa
the Navy Relief ball pageant: it was
great! It was not only a huge pre
tentious production, but was so well
managed, and the costumes were just
remarkable. There were 600 people In
It?officials of the government, the dip
lomats, jurists, clergy, professional
men and women and Ine Wealth and.
fashion of the National Capital, in
cluding all ages, from little children
to grandparents, all In costume and
every one of the ?00 costumes was
splendid and correct, to the smallest
detail, and many of them very hand
some Indeed. One wondered where so
many such remarkable costumes cerne j
from! Many of them came from old
trnuks and attica where they have
lain for generations while others were
carefully copied from historic descrip
tions of the periods represented.
In the sime way every feature was
worked out to bring into It the most
telling and colorful episodes in the ]
history of the United States from the
discovery down to the present time,
and each State in the Union had its
own particular feature of the pageint,
taking aome vitally interesting piece
of Its history to be illustrated by well
known character?, and In most In
stances descendants of the leading
figure? effigized.
It all helped to brush aome of us up
on our American history. And It
proved a bit puzzling to some of the
diplomats present to whom many of
the names and events were entirely
unfamiliar. It startled me a bit to
hear one diplomat ask who were
Daniel Webster, Henry Clay and John
C. Calhoun.
I have often ?heard complimentary
things about the ability of Mr?. Marie
Moore Forrest in arranging auch
thing?, but I must say I marveled at
her ability Thursday evening. She
usually get? at least Jl.OOO for such ?
undertakings. (And after Thursday
evening. I know she earns every cent
of it. for managing 600 people, none
of them, professionals, ts some Job),
but gave her services to the Navy
laeague for/ nothing. She certainly
has wonderful executive ability In ad
dition to her artistic talent. She loo?-.
ed very well, too, that evening In a j
very handsome, simply-made gown of:
soft white charmeuse.
BRIEF RESUME
OF THE CROUPS.
Mrs. Jamea Carroll Frazer. who
was in charge of the ball, enter
tained at a reception yesterday In
compliment to Mrs. Forreat and
those who took part In It.
There were sixteen or seventeen
groups, representing a historic and
patriotic occurrence In each of the
States of the Union chosen for the
dramatic and inspiring spirit of the
Incidents. At the end there was a
parade of the Statesi; each State flag
of the Union was carried In the pro
cession. It was a very unusual sight
to see them all together and thrilled
one.
Miss Elizabeth Adams hsd
charge of the Massachusetts group,
which represented "The Landing of
the Pilgrim Fathers and the Mar
riage of John Aldcn and Priscilla."
Mis? Grlnnell took the part of
Prisicilla, her ancestress. The_
Messrs. Flournoy. Henry Haydam'
and others completed this group.
Mrs. E. F. Andrew? had charge of
Virginia. This represented Lord
Delaware In Virginia at a colonial
dinner party, very beautifully car
ried out In detail. Mrs. Efflngham
Lawrence Townsend was one of the
beauties In this group, but Mr?. An
4lrews was the cleverest. She acted
well and wore some beautiful old
laces, both bla?'k and white.
New York was in charge of Mrs.
Charles S. Hamlin. and that State
was represented by the first grand
wedding In New Amsterdam.
Misa Biddle had charge of Penn
sylvania, a particularly Interesting
group representing the ?ettlement
of William Penn. Mrs. Charle? Pat
terson took an active part in thi?
group, together with Miss Mildred
Grebse, M?as Ruth Hitchcock, Col.
Raymond Lee, Maj. Alfred Johnston,
Maj. Stewart Cramer and other?.
Louisiana had one of the prettiest
groupa. The repreaentatlon was
that of the wedding of the Cassette
girls. The pretty ?debutante? Pesgv?
Martin and Celeste Crosby, the
Duke de Canterelli and Prince Rua
poli were among those taking part
in thia historic group.
The Declaration of Independence
waa represented by the descendant?
of the signers.
In the Connecticut group Mr?.
Henry Dimock showed Nathan Hal?
and his Britlah capter?.
The subject selected for the
Georgia group represented Governor
Bulloch, surrounded ky his aid?,
reading aloud on the step? of a
tavern in Savannah, Ca., the Decla
ration of Independence, the first
time the Declaration wa? ever read
in Georgia. The townapeople in cos
tumes of the period weie seen run
ning out to hear It. Governor Bul
loch waa represented by Capt.
Douglas Bulloch, Juat returned from
France, a lineal descendant of the
governor here represened. Capt.
Bulloch'? father and brother also
appeared in this group. The military
aidea wer? compoaed of Gen. Win
ter's son in continental uniform
The Governor Bulloch In question,
who read the Declaration, waa a di
rect ancestor of Theodore Roosevelt
mjss'lee a?
?lELIalE CISTI?.
Ia?dy Washington? reception wa?
a group of about thirty-nine par/
sona Mr.? F. H. Delano took the
part of Gen. Washington and Mrs.
Robert E. Lee that of Mrs. Wash
ington. Miss Nellie Cuatis Lee took
the part of Nellie Custls, and the
young ?on of Mr. and Mrs. W?lt?r
Peter, that of Gnor?;? Washington
Two Prominent Foreign Women in Society Here
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VISCOUNTESS DE SALIGNAC FEINELON.
Who is staying at^ the Shorehim.
MME. PULASKI,
Wife of the counselor of the Polish Legation.
Parke Cuati?, from whom he la de- J
?cended.
The Ohio group, chairman, , Mrs.
Cary l.anghorne. - chose aa their '
subject the incident of Betty Zane, !
the little heroine from whom Zane?
ville. Ohio, Is named. Miss Betty ?
Baker took the part ot Betty
Zane and did it well.
Misa Nancy I.ana? represented the
West in the symbolic group that
preceded the pageant. Ml?? Biddle
Porter taking the part of th? East
in the same group.
America was Impersonated by
Miss Helen Walcott, who looked co
lovely everyone exclaimed and
those who didn't know her asked
who she was. John Sevier was In
command of the force? at the bat
tle of Kings Mountain, the decisive
battle of the Revolutionary War,
which led to the surrender of York
town.?
Mis? Mary Temple had Tennessee
and represented the rescue of the
young girl by John Sevier. He ?
afterwards married her and then1
became the first governor of Ten
nessee. The incident wa? dramati
cally represented by a stockade. The
girl was rescued by Indians, and
Capt. Sevier is just In time to help
her over the stockade to safety.
Kate waa impersonated by Eugenia
Bankhead. who did her part won
derfully well and brought loud ap
plause.
Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock had
Maryland, the feature being the
burning of the Peggy Stewart.
Gladys Hlnckley. Bowie Clark.
Sterrett Gittings and Ralph 8. Hill
were In this group. Mr. Hill ta a
direct descendant of Governor War
field, who forced the owner to burn
bis ship.
Mra Seaton Schroeder had the
navy group and represented the old
heroes, such as John Paul Jones,
Admiral Decatur, etc.
Indiana was represented by the
Overland Trail.
The French group was in charge
of Mr?. Theodore Boynton and rep
resented Franklin at the Court of,
Ixiufs XV_I. It was one of the most
effective of all the groups, the
gowns of the women, with their
hoops- and white wigs, were ex
quisite.
Washington saying farewell to
his officers was represented by the
Sons of the Revolution.
The five or six great Northwest
ern States were in the Lewis and
Clark group and were led by a real '
Indian maid as in th? old historical ?
days.
Mrs. Charles Howry, had? a very :
interesting group to represent Flor- j
ida. Andrew Jackson taking over :
the State from the Spanish.
Mrs. Clarence Owsley represented
Texas and there was ? Confederate ,
group and a group of the states
men of the Congress of 1850. like1
Calhoun. Daniel Webster and Henry
Clay.
MRS. WAnSWORTH
PICTCRKStlUB.
"Lee In the Garden at Arlington"
?there was a picture with an appeal
to the adherent? of the lost cause,
and the Storm of applause which
greeted the tableau and tbe ?Urring
strain? of "Dixie" proved how
Southern Washington I? at heart.
The picture waa put on under the
direction of the Daughter? of the
Confederacy, with Mr?. Maude How- ?
ell Smith aa chairman. A cunning I
little tot in a blue taffeta dreaa and |
bonnet and lace pantalettes peeping j
beneath her long skirt? wa? the ?
center of attraction in that group.
"Lincoln at the Sanitary Fair,*"
presented under the direction of
Mrs. James W. Wadsworth, jr., made
a fitting climax. It was, perhaps,
the most beautiful of the tableaus.
and had unusual Interest from the
fact that men and women who are
now making history took part. Mrs.
Wadsworth made a picturesque Mrs.
Lincoln, charming In her silvery
gown and Representative Richard
OIney was made up effectively as
Lincoln. Senator Wadsworth had
the part of hi? ancestor, Gen. James
Wadsworth, and John Hay, then
Secretary to the President and af
terward his Secretary rff State, waa
played by his ?on. Clarence Hay.
who came on from New York for tne
occasion. Senator Howard Suther
land had the role or William H.
Seward. Montgomery Blair. 3d,
played the part of his grandfather,
the Montgomery Blair who was in
Lincoln's Cabinet, with Miss Minna
Blair representing Mrs. Montgom
ery Blair. Myron Whitney'? singing
of the famous "Battle Hymn of the
Republic." at tbe close of this tab
leau, was given the rare tribute of
silence, and at the end the whole
great assemblage which thronged
the Willard ballroom Joined spon
taneously in the stirring chorus.
The only criticism of the whole
thing I could make was that tne
stage was at one end of the long
ballroom. Over half of the mas? of'
humanity that packed that room
nover saw a thing nor heard a word.
Nine-tenths of them had to stand
to sec anything at all. The music,
which wa? to have been Incidental
during the greater part of the pro
gram played incessantly and so
loud that any attempt at speaking
or announcing on the part of any
members of the pageant was so
much wasted effort even for those
fortu
row.
MARDI ORAS
BALI. PLANS.
But I must say the music, so far
as the dancing was concerned, just
made the ball. It was simply fine;
inspired people with a desire to
dance, and was enjoyed and com
mented on by practically everyone
?everyone I talked to, certainly.
The music either makes or mars a
ball?and the Marine Band never
fails to make one. If the aiage
had been placed In the center of
the room more people oould have
enjoyed the pageant, which was
certainly too good to mies.
The Mardi ?'.ras ball pageant Is
going to have its stag? la the ten
SE.NORITA MARIA ALFARO, f
sister of Madame Gondra, wife of the Minister of Paraguay, who
will be married Thursday to ScVior Augustin Carrizos? o? Bogota,
Colombia. ?
ter of the room. Spring will open
the carnival. The Queen of Spring
I? Mrs. Scott Thropp, who, sur
rounded by a group of pretty maid
ens, one of whom will give a grace
ful dance of the spring,* will make
a moat attractive picture. It is
hoped to nave aa a special feature
of the ball the beautiful and clever
and extraordinarily fascinating Dor
othy Smoller to do a group of
dance? to open the carnival. She
Is a Washington girl who wa?
lately with Pavlowa. Next comes
Summer. surrounded by ber
?ower attendants and hold? her
court, while before her Mia? Ra
mona Lefevre will give a Spanish
dance, and Pierrot and Pierrette
will do their courting under a sum
mer moon. With the beautiful
Queen of Autumn come tbe Indian?
and huntsmen and maiden? bearing
the fruit and grain? of the harvest;
here, too, there will be a clever
dance. IaSst comes the gorgeous
Winter Queen with her attendante
?Mrs. Sylvanua Stakes. Jr... with
Miss Hamlin. Mi?? Bromwell. Mi??
Harding. Miss Littauer, Miss Oraef
and Misa McCallum aa the winter
maiden??and their part of the pag
eant will Include some very novel
and striking features. After the
pageant there will be a general
carnival, in which all may join.
Th?* Neighborhood House put? on
a ball with special features every
winter, and they never fail to pro
duce something unusual aad par
ticularly enjoyable. Wasn't It the
Neighborhood House that ?waa re
sponsible for the Hunt ball and the
famous Beaux Arts ball?
Balla, balls and tben some more
balls?never waa a season so pack
jammed with ball?; large, small,
early and late, public and private.
Last week produced two big balls,
the Navy League affair arm the
Oriole ball given last evening by the
Maryland State Society, a very beau
tiful affair. Then there were quite
?a few private dances, the dinner
? dance Mrs Marshall Field gave last
Monday before the last rehearsal of
j "Hullo, Washington" among others.
! Then after .the performance on
? Tuesday evening Ronald Lindsay
.and tbevother member? of the Brlt
I ith Embassy Staff gave a dance In
compliment to Henry Ge?ty Chilton
of the staff and Mrs. Chilton. as the
former wa? leaving town ?He next
day on the first leg of his Journey to
Rio de Janeiro, where he will be
counselor of the British Embassy.
Moat of the guests were members
of the caat of the revue. How they
e?.er managed to go. I !cnt know,
hut go they did and hai a dandy
time. Thoee girls and ooya had
| worked night after night rehearsing
? that play and going to parties like
Mrs. Kleld% between times. Then
| they put on a matinee Tuesday aft
Iernoon and that performance Tues
day night, which wasn't over until
I about midnight and then their
loth?? had to be chanced. After
the performance the whole cast was
entertained at a supper by Gen.
and Mrs. Barnett in the mesaroom
of the barrack?, and feaated on
baked beans, "hot dogs," airone
coffee out of thick cups snd hunks
of bread. After the feast the girl?
?11 went, over to the commandant'?
house and went to sleep on lounges
and floors and the men alept and
reatcd on the finora and bunk? of
the Marine? until the evening per
formance, after which you can bet
they were a tired let of buda and
beaux.
But not too tired to go to the Em
bassy dance and dance half of the
night and then put on the third
performance Wednesday night. Also
many of the cast took part In the
pageant at the ball Thursday. One
I other private dance of the week was
the charming one given Friday
(evening hy Admiral and Mrs. Coontx
jat Wardman Park, their guests In
cluding official, army, navy and res
ident society. There was bridge and
! domin?es for those who did not care
Ito' dance. The same evening
?Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wilcox enter
. talned at a dance In compliment to
{their guests. Mra. Albert Halatcad,
? wife of the aVmerlcan Commissioner
[ in Vienna, and her daughter, Miss
I Aline Halstesd, and Saturday even
I tag Gen. and Mrs. Barnett enter
i talned at a dinner in compliment
ito the Gordon girla, asking ? few
j other young people in to dance later.
I The Barnett s make charmi n?, .loats;
lone always has a good time at their
'parties. It was a St. Valentine*?
?Day party, with the ballroom deco
1 rated in strings of heart?.
Gen. and Mr?. Barnett entertaThed
a young people's house party for the
occasion, numbering smong their
guests Miss Dorothy Savage. Mis?
Caroline Elliott. William Ellicott
and David Breweter, all of Balti
more
There are two donees scheduled for
tomorrow evening, the Georgetown
Asaembly and the Hundred Club
partv. And the next day?the last be
fore Lent will be full to overflowing.
?There will be two Mardi Ora? balls.
the Neighborhood House affali I have
! been talking of, and one given for
? the Confederate Memorial H?Mne, at
Rautchor's. Senator James Duvall
I Phelan will entertain a large and dis
tinguished company at a dance that
evening In compliment to Nancy Lane
and Phil Kauffmann. That party will
be preceded by a number of dinner?
and ?uppers: The Riding Club will
have their weekly drill and ride, fol
lowed by dance and ?upper that ?ven
tait, aad Vice Praaldant and Mra.
Marshall wTJl b? entertained at din
ear 1 y Senator and Mrs' Cnari?^>
Henderson That aft ?rao?? Mr?
Marshall will be the herrar ?fast at m
luncheon which the Congrsawlonal
Club will glv?.
Th? Marshall? are still the ceater of
much entertaining aad, ?ccordlng to
present prospects, wii continue to be
for MM week?? Lent or sao Last.
Laat week Se?alar and Mr?. Pittura?
gave th?? a dinner, asking o. vary
di?tingui?b?d company to meet them,
a? did ?vlao Senator aad Mr?. Atlee
Portieren?. Mrf. C?rter G la?? aad
Mrs. Matthew T. Scott were both
luncheon hostesses of l??t week, uolh
Mai ?lull aa the ?peel?!
nsing had her laat day
9k wife of the atoc
ias??, though her gue?t?
M ? laat Wedneaday
- have all of the other
ladle? ef tjh? Cabinet receive with her.
but MrtuMQ?iels and Mr?. Burleaoa
wer? usKT to be present. It I? a
alea Idea, bf Max Lansing'?, having
th? other Cabinet hostesses receiving
with her at toast once a season; It
originated ?rtth her. Caller? Wednes
day had an opportiaalty to greet Mrs.
Edwin T? Meredith, wife of the new
Secretary of Agriculture, for the first
time as a lady of the Cabinet.
MMW CABIJTsCT ?a?,
MEMBERS ?1ST.
We seem to do nothing lately but
greet new Cabinet member? and their
families.
It 1? understood that Mr. Lane'?
plan? Tor tbe Immediate future have
not been fully matured, but will be
announced soon. He haa beea Sec
retary of the Interior since th? be
ginning of President Wilson's Ad
ministration and is one of the most
popular members of the Cabinet.
Prior to that he waa a member and
chairman of the Intentate Com
merce Commission.
Mr. Lanes resignation terminates
a public service of more then tran
ty year?, in which he has held many
posts, beginning with local office? in
bis home State of California. It haa
been a matter of common agreement
among politician? for som? time
that he would be a Presidential pos
sibility were it not for the fact that
| he waa born in Canada.
Secretary Lane? resignation 1? ef -
? fective March 1.
So you ree, Nancy Lane won't be
I a Cabinet bride aa her wedding is
illann.'14or April 20. At any rate
?she will be married In Washington
lami when her parent? go off else
where tu live ?he will remain on
! here with us. She 1? pretty and
looked j'.st lovely In the pageait
Thursday evening. Mr. Lane avili
Ik- ?nca.ee.1cd by John Barton Payne
of Illinois, but whom Washington
'also claims. He ha? lived long here
land need? no Introduction. He is
i-.omarried.
Me. 1'ayne is now chairman of the
United .jetes Shipping Board :? .*
I wi!l t?ke over hi? new duties
the fir?t of the month. Mr. Paynes
aucceuor ?s rh?lrm?n of the
Shipping Board ha? not yet
? been announced. Before becoming
chairman of the Shipping Board
on August 27. l?li. Mr. Payne ?saa
raperai counsel of the F.silroa.l Ad
ministration, and before that he was
? general counsel of the Emergency
Fleet Corporation. He is a na*ive
of Virginia, and is 63 years old. llis
home is in Chicago, that Is. one sat
them.
MAJtr FALSE
RUMORS AFLOAT.
A? is usual when there is a posi
tion of Importance araeant. there
were rumors of ?11 sort? floating
about, each naming a dur?rent man
who might get the vacancy. Ex-Sen
ator John F. Shafroth and Isidore
Dockweiler. national Democratic
committeeman from California, Mr.
Lanes State, and Alexander T.
Vogelsang. First Assistant Secre
tary under Mr. Lane, were men
tioned, in the rumors concerning Mr.
Lane's successor, but. as you aee,
they were all wrong.
The President did quite a bit of
appointing last week, and from
appearances may have much
more to do. He ?ent to the
Senate the nomination of Robert
Inderwood .,' -.hnson. New York edi
tor, to be Ambassador to Rome. This
was the first of a number of ap
pointments the President is about to
make to fill vacancies In the Diplo
matic Service.
The selection of a man for the post
at Rome is of crucial importance at
Obis time because of the relation?
'existing between the I'nited States
land Maty growing out of the Adriatic
? problem. Mr. Johnson will succeed
Thomas Nelson Page, himself a llt
?erary man. who resigned, because. It
! lea said, he differed with the Presi
dent over the latter'? policy toward
! Italy in the peace negotiations.
j Mr. Johnson has taken an active
part in the League to Enforce Peace,
?and is regarded as being more or
'less in sympathy with the President's
? idea of a league of nations and his
'other policies. He has been Intereated
in many things pertaining to Italy.
?having been the originator of the
Keats and Shelley memorial in
Rome. He holds the decoration of
Cavalier of the Crown of Italy.
President Wilson is understood to
?have decided on the appointment o(
William Phillips. Assistant Secretary
ef State, as Minister to the Nether
lands. The nomination of Mr. Phil
lips, who will return soon from a
trip to England made necessary by
j the Illness there of lira Philhjps
| mother. Mrs. George Ogilvte Haig
? will be sent to the Senate soon.
? The Legation at The Hague has
been without a Mlnlater since laat
?October, when Joba W. Garren, of
Baltimore, resigned.
Secretary Phillip?, who Is a native
?of Massachusetts ?altered the diplo
matic eervice fifteen year? ago a?
second secretary of the Legation at
Peking, and with the exception of
two yean, 1912-1914. when he obtained
leave of absence and served as sec
retary of the Harvard University
Corporation, ha? been connected
lever since with the diplomatic
branch of -the government.
I When the Democratic administra
tion came into power In 1*13 Mr. Phil
lips, although a Republican in poll?
?tic?, was aaked to accept the office
lOf Third Assistant Secretary ol
] State, owing to experience In diplo
matic matters. He was made First
Assistant Secretary when Frank L.
Polk waa promoted from that office
to counselor.
MORR
RI .MORS
Once inore rumors are current eoa
cernina who i? to be the next Am
bassador from Great Britain to this
country. Th? latest In the form of ?
cablegram from London has it thai
Sir William Tyrrell Is the most likely
candidate to succeed Lord (5rev aa
British Ambassador to th? G ni tec
BU tea.
Lord Reading Is understood to her?
definitely refused the post, giving pool
health aa hta reason. In addition to
bis desire to remain on the bench aa
lord chief Justice.
S'.r William is regarded aa the ablest
active British diplomat In the service
?nd is reported willing to accept thl
poet.
As we all know Sir William Is OSSI
of the closest friand? of Lord Gray.
Ha was the lattar*? private aecretary
whan Grey was) ?ocsetary of stau for
foreign affaira, aast aa-a-aaamaaaaa?: his
la a conamiitatlv? mufmt?w o* U?
mlulon to Waafcta
Italy is ?ending a ?.
In th? person of farmer Darputy Moa
??III, w?o left Row?? ?-rat- a wash ag>
for U>i? country- He ?
far mia
aad u carrylag DTadaattal? a? Mmw
tar Plenipotentiary.
Did you read that la hi? ?
th? throne at the opening of ,'
?Mat Tuesday In 1 nmtnn Klag 0*?ts?s
announced teat h? would ???? reoriv
the Ger-ma? dtp!??Oc r?pi ?a?alativi
at court*
PerUh the tabssaght!
Th? la?t time the Klar; open?
Parliamant waa la 1(14. Ju?t ?.
year? ago. whoa be w?. ahi? to
for the last UBsa. "My relation
with foreign power? continue to b- f?
friendly."
Ail the pomp and magi- ? ? -o?
of th? pre-war ?ays attsBded tin
opentag cereenony, which was u
many respect? unique. Theaa thing;
wer? done for the flr.t time In U?
history of th? United Kingdom:
I.OkbEOll
CROWN? WORK
Th? gorgeous crown? of Kir|
George and Queen Mary and lb
coroner of the Prince of Wale? wer.
taken to the house of lord? In ?
tax.cab The glided stale coac:i
drawn by ?lx black bore??, and a! '
the other magnificent .aira.-c
were Bet lacking. how?vei.
The Prince of Wale?, hi? l.en
?domed by the coronet, rat be, ft,
hi? royal parent? for th? flr?t t m
oa ?uch an occasion.
His majesty, th? Krag, took du?
and formal notice of the pre ? ,.
of tbe first woman member of Fa >
I lamer t. who happen? to be ? ?
American-bora girl. Lady Art r
He addres?ed the a?ae-mb age:
"My l?rd? and member?" |
The old cuatom waa to ?ay '???
lord? and gentlemen " ?j
Fterttsca. obeying a royal ?..?!
tor th? fir?t time did not lav? the
feature? veiled. Ther? was ?
marked simplicity of ore?, an
jewel display, also by rovai c'i
Lady Aetor wa? the center
hundred? of curious ?-ye?, sii., a a
dressed In a plain dark tall -? d
and wore ? tri-orner h?t ?nd wh t
glove?, looking v?-y ??. h.?" and a?
pearing unembarrs... d by the at
tentlon f>>cu?sed upon he??.
The most ltitirrtnt . n-tagam? ?
of last weeJc war ISe ?nnourejjaw.' ?
made by Mr. and Mr.- Harr? Pnyv
Whitney concerning their daught? ?
Mis? Flor? Payn? Whitney, am
Roderick Tower, of Pbilndelp' la
?en of Charlemagne Tower, of f%> '
city, former United State? Amb
?ador to Aun:.? Germany a t
Russia.
. Thia i? one .f the most ?aaaasw?
engagement.?.- . f the winter ?e. ?
nnd the marriage of the yo ?? ?
couple will unit' two of ?he '
distinguished fumil es In New Toil
?nd Philadelphia, and which i a ?
played prominent ??'t? in the a?
cial life ir. Washington f.oni ti <
to t'n.e.
Miss Whitney i? a gr?nld?ug'i?
of the late Cornelius Vanrieib t ?
the mat'rr.ai sde and of tan? ?t.
William C Whitiney on her lath. r\
?atta, who w?s SecretBry af the N? ?
under the first Cleveland admin >?t?
nation. She was presented fon. I
ly to society in August. 1*1?. at . "\?
dar.ee given by ler parents in t ? ^
villa in Newport, and in the f ,1
lowing winter took an a-tive p.
in the doing? of the debutante? la
New York, appearing frequently a
a dancer of charm at the cnte't?. ?
ment, sponsored by society for chn
Hy. Including the Junior L a<u*
annual production.
But wben the war oame she ;a ?
up much of her social life s?-.d be
car e conspicuous a? a wa." worker
She prepared herself for ?verse.:
service with either the Red Cr-wi
or T. M. C. ?.. perfecting t.?"rsei?
on the typewriter; but tbe arm ??
tic? prevented ?acceptance of her > '
fer. Later she became assistant t?
Mrs. Medili MeCormick. of Chienc
at headquarters of the Republic*?
j Woman's National Executive Com.
: mlttce.
?ili-ini ti I?
FINK ARTIST.
Ml?? Whitney's mother was fer.
raerly Miss Gertrude Yaaderbilt
who ha? devoted heraelf Berlou?1?
to art for some years. Wide!?
known as a sculptor. Mr? Wnitn? ?
has a studi?? et Wheatlry Hii:.?
and another h? re in New York al
in West Eight li street, where ?h?
gives frequent, ? xliibitioa? and doei
much to assist the younger arti? ?
?ed
?V
of New York. She has
many important commissiona, aac
some of her relief work decorate?
th? Victory Arch on Fifth avenu?.
Three great work? In relief front
her studio waa used in one ef the
court? of the Tower of Jewels al
the Panama-Pacific Exposition, aad
among her recent work vu the
Titanic memorial. Sb? designed
th- fountain In the Pan American
Umiline and ?eversi other things
in Washington. During the wat
she financed a field hospital fot
!? rane?, and wa? decorated by th?
French government for her work.
The Count??? Laaeno Srechenyi ??
an aunt of Mi?? Whitney, aad er?
i? a niece of Gen. Oorneliu? Van?
derbilt, Reginald Vande-but. and
i the late Alfred Gwynne Vanderbllt,
| a victim of the Lusitani? diaaster,
Harry Payne Whitney Is an en?
thusiaitic follower of all outdoor
sports, and i? one of the best pole
player? in thta country. At th? In?
ternational polo match at Mead?.???
I'rook some year? ago for the
chan.pionehlp of the world against
the English team, be was captain
of the American playera For som?
ye??'-? he has distinguished hlmsr f
on the turf. *
Mr. Tower Is a member ef tl??
| New York Stock Exchange, and
?graduated from Harvard, class of
j ?.'. During the war he ?er?, ed a?
?a captain In the American air
service, being a flying instructo:.
?HI? New York club? are the Har
vard. Racquet and Tenni?, and
Knickerbocker.
He I? a member of a wealthy
Philadelphia family. Ia lf?7 hi*
father. Charlemagne Tower, was
appointed Minister to Austria-Hun
gary. Two years latter Mr. Tower
was promoted to the Ambassador
ship to Russia. In 1M2 he waa
chosen by President Roosevelt ta
?ucceed Andrew D. -Whit? ?? Am
bassador to Germany. About ?Ig
year? later he retired from the
diplomatic service aad wa? suc
ceeded by Dr. David Jayne Hill as
Amhaaaador to Germany.
T! ,re ,? another ?-r^ragem? n*
ID-? you remember Elizabeth O.
, William?, who. with Mis? Jessie
. I Dell, ?ailed Juet about three week?
, ago for Flanee with the grave?
registration aervice* The?? tao
who were (Teat friend? were tl??v
only two women to go over wttti
'that branch of the War Depart?
'ment. Well, bless your bearti
JThia I? the cablegram her mother
i Just received It waa ?a Friday
last. I think "Will marry with...
ooi?Ti?rc?a> rnou pao?