The Washington times., 1914-03-29


IV and dined away. Each week
seems to add impetus to the
gayety, and it would not surprise
some of the more conservative folk down
here if Good Friday were observed in like
manner.
The second wig dinner of the season
was given the other night when Mrs. E. n.
G. Slater was the hostess. Miss Margaret
Cameron gave the first when the Prince
Muenster of Germany was here visiting the
Austrian Ambassador and Nine. Dumba.
Each of the women guests wore wigs that
matched their gowns, and in most cases they
wore jewels to correspond, and the effect
was beautiful. Imagine Mrs. Slater
symphony in electric blue from the tip of
her blue satin slippers to her blue hair!
Also Mrs. George Howard a vision in blue,
and her pretty daughter Margaret Perrin,
with white wig!
They tell me, Susan, that pretty Dorothy
Harvey, who comes down from New York
to visit Genevieve Clark so frequently, has
an ardent admirer in a young lieutenant over
at Fort Myer. You'd know him, if told
you his name, but won't this time.
certainly hope to be able to attend the
public meeting in the auditorium of Wood
ward & Lothrop's Tuesday afternoon at
o'clock, when Mrs. Huntington Smith, of
Boston, will speak. The meeting is for the
purpose of completing the organization of
an Animal Rescue Society,"" which will CO.
operate with the Humane Society.
As things are now, Susan, there is really
no means of disposing of decrepit and in
jured animals. Of course, you know Mrs.
Peter G6elet Gerry is one of the leading
spirits in this thing, and others working with
her are Mrs. Seth Ackley, Mrs. Bayard, Mrs.
George Becker, Miss Biddle, Miss Goldman,
Genevieve Clark, Miss Johnson, Mrs. David
Foster, Mrs. F. E. Smith, and Mrs. Wallace
Neff.
Speaking of weddings, let me tell you
about the cutest party you ever knew. Mrs.
John H. Finney gave it for her small daugh
ter Sally and a number of her young
friends-a dolls wedding. Everything was
complete The bride (about sixteen inches
high) wore white satin trimmed with shadow
lace, draped to show petticoat of shadow
lace, with a tulle veil, arranged in a mob
cap, and carried lilies of the valley. The
groom was in full evening dress. The maid
of honor's gown wss white, with pannIers,
and she wore hat of yellow straw charm-
ingly garnished with yellow ribbon, and car
ried buttercups. The bride was also at
tended by flower girl, in white dimity with
blue ribbons, and carrying basket of forget
me-nots. The minister wore the full regalia
Of an Episcopal clergyman, even to the stole,
and there were a number of guests, gowned
in the latest fashion. Mendelssohn's Wed
ding March was played, and after the cere-
mony supper was served. The brides
table was decorated in yellow flowers and
adorned with miniature wedding cake. Mrs.
Dolls going-away gown was of black taffeta,
with a bodice of chiffon and lace, and trim
med with touches of burnt orange. She wore
with it an extremely chic toque of silver
lace with standing ruches of black and
white tulle and tiny oranges. After short
honeymoon the happy couple will be at
home at the Woodley.
There will be a remarkable gathering
Monday night for the premiere Of "The Man
Who Would Live" at the Columbia. The
box-holders, so far, include the President,
fhe Vice President, the Secretary of Labor,
the minister Of Peru, the Commandant OF
the marine corps, and ]. Borden Hartman.
Others who told me they were to be in the
audience are the Speaker and Mrs. Champ
Clark, Mr.. and Mrs William Barret Ridgely,
who have dinner party before the play;
Senator and Mrs Claude A. Swanson, Sen
ator and Mrs Ollie James, Congressman and
Mrs. Henry d. Clayton, Congressman and
Mrs William P. Borland, Congressman and
Mrs. Thomas L. Reilly, Congressman and
Mrs Victor Murdock, Brig. Gen. William L.
Marshall, U. S. A., retired, and Mrs. Mar
shall, Maitland Marshall, Ruth Eleanor
Jones' Ruth Bliss, Marcia Murdock Mrs.
John Paul Jones' Mrs. w. Scott Smith, Mr..
and Mrs. Goster Roberts, Mr. and Mrs. X.
L. Wright, Congressman and Mrs. Eugene