The Washington times., 1915-02-14

erty of George +. Dickinson, was shown
/ twp four times last year, taking
| twelve blue .rfbbpns, nine second. and
three third places in championship
| classes.
Mr.. dickinson has brought up a string
! OF horses from Kentucky, horses which
, are immensely popular with the girls
who frequent the Riding Club. Though
spirited, these horses are gentle as kit
! tens and splendidly broken.
| -
| with Ash Wednesday only>three days
away, ,belated cnlls arc the order Of the
day, and many hostesses are receiving
on Monday and Tuesday of this week.
Mrs. Albert L. Mills will be at home on
Monday afternoon. from 4 to . o'clock,
| for the last time this season. Mrs. 10
Sweeney will receive on the same after
| noon IN her apartment In the Wood
ward. and there are several tea parties
on the carpet.
The wife Of tho Vice President. Mrs.
Marshall, who has been continuously
| wIncd and dined. will again be the guest
| OF honor at a luncheon, when Miss Mary
Temple will be her hostess on February
| 16. Miss Temple. who IL spending some
time at tho Willard, Is from Nashville,
| Tenn, but spends tho greater part OF
her winters in washington, cntertains
delightfully, and 10 rated a particularly
charming hostess.
The carniva, spirit reisned at the
Beaux Arts bali on Monday ana Tues.
dny evening, tho spirit that prompted
d.gr,s!cd erown-ups to show childish
Joy and delight in tho colorful. bril-.
liant scene. and made confetti-throwins
| aAo ~ tn1N
and fun. A truly brilliant sosne Il was
tho decorations being q small triumph
Hundreds Of golden lanterns studded
the ce,ling. a living curtain Of green
the walls and boxes wcre a striking ar
rangement In blnnk and white. while
th,i standards, striped In black and
white and supporting great urns f1llet
with colossal futurist fruits--crange ant
gold balloons Ia reaiity-markcd of In,
center aisle or street." an aislo fillec
with a co]erfu'. Joyous. ever-shiftin.
throng.
An excellent supper. good music. (
performance interesting and original
magnificent costumes on artist ant
spectator alike, all added to the interes
Of tho occasion. but 1t was the spirit o
youth rampant that made the evenin,
an artistic triumph and raised the en-
tertninment far above the standard o
any charity fete over given in Wash
inston. In my time ut least.
Little Mrs. William A. Slater, jr
frolicked like n kitten. danced and San
with joyous abandon. and was radiant
ly beautiful with her magnificent blond
hair hanging In careless luxuriance owe
her shoulders. Her duets with Elme
Langworthy were charmingiy rendere
and set the throng asinging. Pierre
. end Pierrette. Harlequin and Colun
birc. were everywhere in evidence. ou,
, numbering all other favorites. and We
there was a vein Of originality aboL
. their costuming. Mary McCauley How
ard was a delectable Pierrette to Hell
bert Howards Plcrrot. and there wer
innumerable others while splendid Ch
rese Costumes We'd with the velve
trousers and bright-colored blouses {
French artists and students for sccon
. place.
Mildred Fearn. Mrs. Richard Stock
! ton Field. represented a Christmas ire
I'm a particularly original costume {
green ga,lZe, tinsel hung, and lit wit
tiny electric lights. Many of the pal
ticipants in Mrs Hemmick's play, 9TH
S Dispute of the Muses." deeming the
, Grecian robes a trife too Greek for III
=, ball room: changed costumes con
, regal Minerva. appeared later as
4 Quaker maid. and Hyland Kuhns. wh
played Mercury for Mrs Hemm,c
. when she presented her spectacle
Bar Harbor last summer and repeate
c a very graceful performance at II