The Washington times., 1913-12-28
! JEAN ELIOT@
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ceSSfully carried out, ano, thanks to the
clever lighting, the roses seemed to be out
of doors. The illusion was entrancing
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After the supper the dancing was con-
tinuei, and lasted until-well, just am able
to keep awake to write this. cannot resist
mentioning the music again. 1t was played
by the Marine Band. They never did better,
and, according to Jean Eliot, they cant be
beat" and Washington society would find it
hard to get along without them.
Have you noticed wha. Transformation
the "wall-fower" has undergone? A wall
flower nowadays certainly doesn't mean what
it did when our grandmothers danced or
probably should say our great-great-grand-
mothers, for the present day grandmothers
are among the best tango artists. Time was
when girl would rather never 60 to dance
than be classed with the wall flower crop, but
now.why there are so few of them that the
term is compliment. It's the new, dancing
that has done il, | guess, for more men are
dancing now than have danced before in
ages. Men who sconed dancing as pastime
for the empty headed or scatter brain have
looked with contempt, amusement, little in
terest and finally with that guilty half plead
ing look have allowed themselves to be
taught and then, as you well know, they be-
come the most strenuous dancers and thereby
practically hangs the tale Of the changed
wall-Rower.
And this is as good time as any other
for me to tell you that one r. ]. W" doesn't
scorn the dancing man as much as he used to
last summer and I'm thinking by next sum-
mer he'll be excelling his pal and idol out
there in Maryland in the Terpschorian art
At any rate he is showing the signs OF the
fish walker in the embryonic state.
Any girl who is charming enough to fore
20 a trot and sit out with suitor and chat en-
tertainingly while he RECEIVERS his breat,
from the last dance is really and truly Goi.
send But there are not many Of them. Why,
a girl told me jus: the other night at the
Christmas eve dance at the Chevy Chase
Club that she was a wall-f1ower on purpose
lots of times when she really wanted to make
an impression and that the real hunters"
had taken up wall-howering with an eye to
business.
The second Georgetown Assembly danes
of the season will be given on Monday even
ing at Enthicum Hall as usual. I'm rather
looking forward to it with lots of pleasure,
because the Christmas dance is always su:a
q splendid one. There will be all sorts OF
extra special Christmas decorations, favors,
and music and IT is usually largely attended
and one meets all their old friends
The luncheon that Meta Morris Evans
gave today for Lucie Hoke Smith was just
about the smartest function that has been
given for that particular little bride-elect
There were about twenty guests. The ap-
pointments were suggestive of Christmas and
as dainty as could be. Several of the Cab
met girls, Genevieve Clark, and some OF the
diplomatic and Congressional girls were
there and had one fine time.
Mrs. Morris Evans and Meta just return
ed to Washington Christmas eve from New
York, where they went for the opera and that
wonderful Russian ball.
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Did you know that Mrs. Leonard WOOD IS
going abroad soon, to spend two months
touring with her sister, Mrs. Key? Mrs.
Wood is recovering rather slowly from that
very serious illness she had in the early fall,
and I'm sure the trip will be the very thing
for her. Her sister also has been i'll, and is
now at one of the cures in France, where
Mrs. Wood will join her for short time.
The Wood boys are home-Leonard, jr.,
and Osborn and they are having splendid
holiday and giving and attending all the par
ties that are being given for the ,oung folks.
Pretty nearly forty young folks started
from the Chevy Chase Club this morning
between 80 and II o'clock on a fox hunt
out toward Bradley Hills. The new master
of the hounds, E. H. Fellowes, and the former
master, Walter R. Tuckerman, were in the
party. This is about the largest party that
has gone this season.
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