Atlanta Georgian., 1914-03-01

Atlanta, 1t is meet and salutary,
according to revered traditions, to
ring down the curtain and to refer to
"sackcloth and ashes" There is no
doubt but in the 40 days-really only
S6 now-upon us there will be much
attention paid to religious duties, and
for a while there will be less general
dancing. But society will dine, and
revive bridge, and listen to music, and
go to lectures and plays, as well as
attend the usual card club and sew
ing societies, besides performing good
works of all kinds.
The season went out with a blaze of
glory Tuesday evening with the Play
ers' Club performance of the Gee
MUS" Yet 1 hardly think it would
have been such a brilliant occasion
had It not been known that after
ward there would be a supper at the
Capital City Club, at which the play
srs were honor guests. Society was
in full force there in its best bib and
tucker" The play went off without
the usual hitch which is attendant
upon amateur. performances, showing
that they had been most excellently
trained for their parts by their coach,
Warner Rodgers. All of the girls fell
in love with the way Frank Taylor
finished the love scene" and they are
trying to persuade him that they
would support him in setting up
theater all his own. But he says that
he will not attempt anything of the
kind as long as Norman Hackett is in
town. He thinks too much of Mr..
Hackett to break up his matinees like
that!
However, the men are not so
pleased with him as a lover. They
arc rather afraid of his abilities as a
man One young fellow who is in
love with that leading lady he had
was particularly displeased with the
ending of the play, and l advised him
TO change it. 1t is up to him-not me,
nor you, and certainly not Frank
Taylor You couldn't blame him for
what he did, now, could you?
For fear of missing some trick,
Lieutenant Hornsby Evans had with
him that evening his monocle, and he
used it constantly. The women in
the artists exhibition scene at the
home of Mrs VanBrown Sznythe, the
great society leader, were all gor-
geously gowned. Did you notice the
gown worn by Mrs. Smythe, other
ysyicn was
ful creation of brocade sage green
and gold tunic, with the lower skirt
Of old gold Parma crepe. She wore
the daintiest gold cloth slippers. Mrs.
Ransom Wright wore handsome
white gown trimmed in lace, which
was embroidered in gold. Mrs Eel
der wore coral taffeta, and Mrs. Frank
Ellis had on the gown she wore at
her daughters debut-a Callot modei
Of white ctarmeuse and crystal drap-
Ties. Mrs. Robert Cooney looked
very charming in ivory satin, and she
carried a large ostrich fan, fad
which has been quite popular in
Washington society this winter.
just can't remember all the pretty
clothes 1 saw that evening. But
wasn't the spring suit that Helen Nc
Cullough wore in her 'giggling" scene
attractive? 1t was that new shade
known as bronze green, and the snort
coat, with its circular f1ounce, was
made of the moire silk. And that odd
little hat, boat-shaped, edged with a
box-plaited moire ribbon, had two lit
tie yellow roses on it, one over each
ear. She wore a corsage of Lady
Hilllngton roses, and her costume was
complete in every detail. Mrs. Rob
ert Small were several exquisite suits
and dear little pink taffeta evening
dress which she wore later to the
supper at the Capital City Club.
BY the way, that was the incest af
fair I have ever seen after a theater.
4 The supper was served very attract
ively each table having a little gilt
I basquet of jonquils and narcissi, and
S the large center one, about which the
entire Players Club was gathered,
a was graced by three large baskets,
with the growing hyacinths and mar
cissi adding their fragrance to their
artistic arrangement. This was the
first time in Atlanta that there has
been a "souper dansant"-that is,
dancing between courses in an ad-
& joining ballroom. The diners are not
disturbed by the dancing, and the
Cancers can return to the supper at
q their will There were hundreds of
people at the club, and everybody had
such good time.
T certainly is nice to dress up on
Sundays and-go to church-yes,
1 suppose that is why some OF
our nice young men dixie out in
their very best on that day, for you
know they just don't naturally like 1t
I mean the dressing part Of 1t. Any
way, I started to describe a costume
/ saw last Sunday and tell you how