Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01
0TEPTERDED BY THE
ALREADY WORRIED
CHAPEPONE

dance is the thing. Everything is for
given but the actual absence of neces-
sary partner. Small difference does 1t
make vino he may be. provided he has
two sound and active limbs and reverses
in the true navy style.
From the gallery the dancing couples
weaving in and out. gliding. turning or re-
verSing, present truly kaleidoscOpical
effect The scores and scores of pretty
girls ION the floor are of many different
types. Beginning with the bashful. young
boarding school girl. here on her first
visit and ending with the somewhat blase
college widow of many seasons eXpe-
rience. the intermediate varieties of girl
present innumerable. The navy girl
is naturally here in force. always viva
cious. full of naval lore and absolutely
convinced that she alone is the real thing
at an academy function. The others to
her are merely interlopers. Her cousin,
the army girl is the only one who can
he permitted to approach the sacred inner
circle. The Annapolis girl. too, feels
proprietary interest in THE affair. but her
claim is not seriously considered by the
real Northumberland sailor lads and
lassies Here also you find goodly
Sprnklng of Washington society bellies.
The gowns of the fair dancers are as
diverse as their types. From the girlish
white frocks to the creations OF the So
ciety folk the whole gamut of the mo-
diste's scale is traverSed. There Is a
spite of her severely plain dress. Here
is another of the purely decorative va
riety. the very pose of whose figure.
draped in a stunning evening gown, pro-
claims that she will not even if she can.
exert herself to shine as intellectually as
she does ornamentally. Then there Is the
girl who. in her strenuous endeavor to
appear up to the moment has rather
overshot the mark, and is gowned in a
costume that will be admired perhaps
month after next but tonight is greeted
only with polite ridicule.
The Ever-Present Middies.
The partners are first. last. and fore
most. middies Tall middes, short mid
dies all sorts and varieties. are present
every man jack of them in the blue dress
coat that shows off the wearer's military
bearing to perfection. Their dark uni
forms are relieved by the gold anchors
on their collars and the double row of
gold buttons on their coats and their
spotless white gloves. Here and there
are naval officers in uniforms much like
those of the mids, but sporting more gold
lace. They do not find much favor in the
eyes of the middle girls" and generally
contine their attentions 10 the species
known al THE academy officers
girl The marine lieutenants present,
with their bright red stripes. fall in the
same category. The uniforms of the of
iicers and midshipmen and the bright
plumage of the women throw into somber
relief the black coats of the few civilians
bold enough to he present. They look and
probably feel that they are out of the
picture. Certainly no sane girl can have
time To dance with even the most charm
ing civilian when there are SO many uni
formed arms ready and willing to whiri
her away.
Supper comes as welcome break. when
for few feeting moments dearest
friends can exchange impressions, warn