The Washington times., 1915-12-26


for the winter m6nths while lieutenant
Reyes II on the Texas border--ls stu
wearing her arm In sling. due 70 a
sprained wrist, but she Is ever so game
and doesn't let q little think like a.
sprSlned arm interfere with her danc-
ing.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Belknap arr
ranged Dutch treat dinner. the others
| in the party being the Waiter Grafton
Dunlops Marguerite williams, Miss
Marshall. Anne Lomax. Hrskine Gordon,
Dick williams. and Mr.. shugart; Mr..
and Mrs. Alexander Bentley entertained
DR.. and Mrs. G. II. T. Lowndes. Mr. and
MRS Perry Miller. Herbert Kubel, New
ton Reeves, and Bepjamin Huline. OF
Baltimore; and one Of the incest parties
was given by DR.. Adam Kemble, who
entertained a few guests in compliment
to Julia white. Frances Carpenter,
Billy Davis. and Edward White were
among those present"
| Others at the dinner and the dance
which followed were Ethel Hickey and
her brother; Harry Hickey, Elena Cald-
eron, Mr.. and Mrs Graham Powell, Mr..
and Mrs Boyd Taylor, Mr.. and MRS.
Gyer Cohen, who had their two hand
some daughters, Edith and Marjorie
the latter just home from school for the
Christmas holidays-with them; Cath
crime wright, cynthia van Week. and
Or, Larkin.
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Julia white, by the way. is DR.. Kem-
bie's cousin, very attractive person.
good looking, and lots OF fun. She is
the daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. K. q.
| White. who have taken the Ralph
Hills house In Nineteenth street for
| the winter They are Pennsylvania
people and newcomers TO Washington,
but julia was here for aiyeAr or two
at Mrs. Somers school. Her brother
Edward white. who is a student at
swarthmore, Is here for the holidays
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"Phfosophy," the FIRST OF the six
heroic statues in a group which Paul
Bartlett has done for the Public LA
brary in New York, has been put in its
place in the attic" over the entrance
and the others are going up shortly.
I Mir. Bartlett has been working on this
! group, the figures OF philosophy, ="
| Religion" "Romance,''- Drama, E"
E"Poetry," and History" for six or
seven years. and critics say he has
done a great piece OF work.
When the entire group has been In
stalled and two marble statues by
Frederick MacMonnies have been sub
stitute6 for the plaster casts that now
flank the main entrance, the exterior
decorations of the library will be COM
plete. The two MacMonnies statues
are due 10 arrive from his Paris studio
in a short time.
Select Mrs. Charles H. T. Lowndes.
wife of Medical Director Lowndes, L.
S. N; Mrs. Pollock, wife Of Comman-
der Edwin 7. Pollock; Mrs. y. w.
Reynolds, also a navy woman. and Mrs.
Alexander Bentley to manage affairs II
you ever want to engineer a party that
is a real success. This quartet, all un-
usually attractive women, inaugurated
several seasons ago series of dances,
which are given at the Highlands dur
ing the season, and are always bril-
liantly successful. a more interesting
gathering Of people would be hard to
find. Many who do not dance attend
. regularly. and seem to thoroughly en-
joy looking on and AStening to the
music. which is always particularly
. good.
The FIRST dance of this season waG
given last week. and was ever so jolly
in spite of the fact that many or the
: men who usually attend were at the
|; Carabao dinner. Mrs. Victor Kaun.
mann was there. looking particularly
handsome in smart yellow taffets
gown. She was all smiles, for she was
escorted by her tall son. Sam, who Il
home from college for the holidays
She may we'll be proud Of him, too, fol-
he is a tall. fine looking chap. with q
red head and one of the pleasantest
yet most manly, faces l have seen In
some time. Admiral and Mrs. Newtor
K. Mason and william d. Hoover anc
his charming wife sat on the "sidC
lines" most OF the evening, and among
the other guests that you know were
: Colonel Harts, johnnie Iseman, Rid
e ley Mclean. pretty Mildred Hacker
: who is visiting Natalie briggs; Mrs
E Thomas c. Dawson, the Alan Clephanes
n Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Miller and dozen,
of others whose names can't remem
, Der all in minute. 1 won't tell yor
( about the delicious and elaborate sup.
per they served. for II would make yol
E so hungry you'd never wait to fnisf
= this letter.
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Debutantes, debutantes, and stlll NOR,
q debutantes! This week there were four
n presented in pairs-Mrs. Shields daugh
I ter, Jeannette Cowan. and the Senator
niece. Josephine Shields. of New York
Evelina Gleaves and her cousin. MAJ!
Truxtun Garland. and 1t would be har,
: to find four more attractive girls
= Josephine Shields is by way of being
d beauty and is a wonderful dancer. whil
little Jeanette Cowan is a particula
8 favorite Of mine. She Is pretty, with
h dainty sort OF prettiness, unusuall!
i lovely brown eyes, and the sweetes
r manners imaginable. Every carriag
I and automobile. in Washington. / think
4 was drawn up before Rauscher's ol
v Thursday afternoon for the tea whicl
h Senator and Mrs. Shields gave for thei
II two buds. and everybody "as is any
h body" In town was at the party. Ther
e was dancing in the great ballroom, wit
itK DanelinR of slim Ar trees and n