The Washington times., 1915-04-11
JEAN ELIOT~
J LETTER.


handles of their racduets. The sun
shiny days last week lured many a
player to the courts at the Chevy Chase
Club. the Dumbarton Club courts were
full almost every day. and the courts
along the speedway are being worked,
and will soon be ready for occupancy.
Tho Bachelors, long the scene of all
tho tournamonts of any consequences,
and one of the most popular clubs in
town. has fallen into disrepute Of late,
owing to the war; or financial depres-
sion or some kindred cause, and the
rows of courts are desolate 'and un-
kempt, but rumor has it that they are
about to consolidate with one of the
other clubs. Anyway, 1t won't be long
before the country clubs will he crowd
ed, and every vacant lot will blossom
forth with its crop of girls and boys.
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Anne Seymour Jones has engaged q
moon for the evening of her marriags
to Roland Hopkins, and is plannlna to
have her wedding reception in the gar
denspf her old home at Warsaw. Truly
the combination of June roses and
moonlight should prove irresistible
there is to be a house party for several
days before the wedding. and-wel,
who knows but that there may be more
weddings to follow.
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When in doubt. wear blue, seems to be
Dame Fashions dictate this season, and
truly it is being obeyed. Every other,
spring suit you see is blue, dark blue
but there is plenty of variety, due to
the difference of cut and material, and
the color is universally becoming. Alex
andra Ewing is wearing a particularly
attractive blue costume, a frock I think
1t is, although there is a simula ted
Jacket. with a short full skirt and a
smart linen blouse, Embroidered in blue,
showing below the Jacket and forming
a vest.
Margaret Howard. too has a blue suit,
with white collar, cuffs and belt, and
strictly short as to the skirt With it
she wears ezra high boots Of white glove
kid. with patent leather tips and heels
striped in patent leather. Her hat, or
one of her hats, is natural Colored
straw, with a fiat crown, faced with blue
and encircled in dark blue flowers
And speaking of clOthes-Fran nCise
Williams wore the dearest trock at the
ball for the Children's Hospital Friday
night. 1t was a ravishng shade Of law
endar. of satin, quilted about the bot
tom Of the skirt, and made with an
overdress of lavendar tissue emDroder-
ed in white in rose design. The bodice
was caught at the shoulders with
punches of purple pansies, which match
ed FRANCHISES pansy eyes.
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The officers at Fort Myer will inaug
urate this week a series of informal
hops to take place every Friday even
ing during the summer at the Officers
Club. A number of the officers will
leave on the twenty-seventh for a six
weeks hike. much to their disgust, for
they don't find these trips very alluring.
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The evening of April q has been Sc
lected as the date Of Mrs. Hemmtck's
presentation of her Persian play. "The
Opium Pipe" The Belasco Theatef will
be the scene and preparations are go
ing on right merrily. Unfortunately the
delay in securing a theatcr has made 1t
Impossible for Judge and Mrs. Sidney
Rallou to take part, and Mrs. Ballou'
particularly. will be greatly missed. as
she had made the ancient Persian
dances in which she was to appear one
Of the most distinctive features of the
entertainment.
Judge and Mrs. Ballou to return to their
home in Honolulu to assist in receiving
and entertaining the Congressional
party which is to visit the Hawaiian
Islands, 1t was a call not to he re-
sisted. They left Washington yester-
day for San Francisco, where they will
spend a week or 80 at the exposition.
and then will set sail for visit of sew
eral months in the islands.
Mrs Hemmick is always brimful Of
ideas, and has persuaded Mrs. Ballou.
upon her return. to cola horate in writ
ing an Hawaiian play. Moreover, she
has enlisted Mrs. George Barnetts help,
with a view to building a play about
the Tibetan Dalai Llama, the scenes to
be laid in India and China, and they
have progressed as far as selecting the
name The play is to be called 'Th"
Robe of the Rhudda," the idea being
that both this and the Hawaiian pro
duction shall be read before the authors
and players group of the Drama
League. which Mrs. Hemmick started
this winter.
Elizabeth Harding and Milton Bryan
are to do a fascinating Oriental dance
in The Opium Pipe" the costumes. Of
course, 0PlnB fGTSldn anu very kOl
geous. Mrs. Barnett. too, has an espe-
ciallY wonderful costume, a Poiret de-
sign. and heavily nCrusted with jewels
and embroidcries.
The Youngsters have come in for more
than their share of parties since Eas-
ter There was the breckenridge par
ty-or rather that took place Easter
eve. Marcia Nhnpn's party at the
Playhouse and atop that Mrs. Arthur
Lee gave a lovely dance on Wcdncs-
--d day for her children. a mlnuet party
1t was. with all the children in colonial
costume, and truly it was a fetching
scene.
Mrs. George Ruggles, ! hear is think
ing of staying on in the Philippines,
after Alma comes home next winter. to
keep house tor her son, Lieut.. Francis
Rugsles. Fortunately. she did not un-
dergo an attack of appendicitis as was
rumOrcd here, it being her daught ,r-
in-laW, Mrs. Golden RuggIcs, who was
ill., She is, however, recovered b,' this
time.
Paymastcr Alvin Hovcy-king passed
several days in town this week. having