The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-02-06
SOCIETY

~ ENT is fast approaching. Society
will don its saclIcloth and ashes
for forty days. forego the eating
-1---@ of meat. give up dancing and
many other things it loves. but not its
bridge Anything for penance Except
this twentieth century indoor sport
Old-fashioned danes had a little shock
a few seasons ago when the debutantes
and other young people took to dining
for amusement. This had always been
acknowledged to be the amusement OF
the middle-aged. and the enjoyment of
Cnc's dinner was a sure evidence of
waning youth Now that the buds and
near buds are dining, there is no sign
Of age anywhere but in the personal ap-
pearance,
Because the buds dine is no sign they
enjoy the meal for they care little
what they eat so there are plenty Of
fancy things Not so with the older
people. especially in Washington. for a
hostess must be careful what she serves
10 q company Of "middle-aged' diplo-
mats and statesmen and the women in
their circle, for real appetites go with
brains. The danes viii not receive Il
shock when they learn the buds and the
near-buds have taken 70 bridge. They
spend both mornings and afternoons IN
the willy game. take their luncheon ON
the card tables. and adjourn sometimes
10 go to a necessary tea" and return
10 finish the game This is one of the
most unexpected turns OF the debutantes
but they have caught the fever and
some Of them are suffering badly from
it.
The new regime of the Chinese legation
is making one look well in that direction
for picturesque entertaining and affairs
the family of the Minister are making
friends as fast as they meet the people
The women of the family circle form
quite a party-the wife of the Minister
his daughter-in-law, bride of little more
than a month, and his three daughters
and the two sisters of the little bride
When they go out in their automobile
they wear their quaint Chinese raiment
and have their little black braids hanging
down their backs, or done I'm more ma
tTOnly fashion. according to their station
of married or unmarried. They never
wear hats.
They had a tea on Thursday afternoon
and a musicale yesterday afternoon
when members of the STAFF and a number
of friends assembled TO hear a pro
gramme Of piano and vocal music. The
girls will enter school as soon as tht
Chinese new year, February 10, has
passed. Nine. Yung, the tiny wife o.
one of the attaches of the legation Ia;
been pupil at one of the fashionable
private schools near the legation thi.
winter. All these little Chinese womeI
speak good English. but are ambitious u
know more. The little matron who tod
dies 20 school every day is one of tn,
most enthusiastic and industrious stu
dents.
The last reception Of the season in tn
White House viii take place on Tuesda,
evening. The receptions have been
delight 20 all who have been fortunat
enough TO he present. The finish of dane
ing, at each one has been an adde
feature. not only to the young people. bu
10 the middle-aged and old ones. II wa
noticeable fact that there wer
more middle-aged people on the foo
at the last one than debutantes But Tn
truth is, the buds have been surfeite
with dancing and other gayeties, an
have actually grown into a blase state
whereas the older people have gone at
more rational pace, and viii finish tn
season with more regrets.