The Washington times., 1915-01-10
A Chronicle a.
.cCociety


was painted at the time when the orig
inal was one of the bellies Of old st.
Louis. There came dashing young
chap to town about that time. saw the
miniature. and announced. That IL the
girl am going to marry" He mot the
sirl Of his dreams next night and pro-
ceeded to tell her the same thing. 81
was ready to marry him very soon
AFTER" confesses dear old Mrs. David
son. 'but after such . high-handed
statement what could ! do but deny
nim." It took the gallant young gentle
man all OF year to persuade her, then
they were married, and now. half
century later. the miniature belongs to
their Granddaughter, Frances Webster.
+. Mr.. and Mrs. william Nelson Page
have q most interesting collection Of
family miniatures in their delightful
home. many Of them the work Of IA
NOUS artists. but so far as I know,
neither Mrs. Page nor Josephine wear
them az ornaments.
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To brush the hair straight back from
the forehead and knot 1t simply at the
nape Of the neck is the latest and
sInartest way Of wearing the hair. un-
less one Is very dainty and very dar-
ing. in which case 1t should be bobbed
quite short about the ears. q 10 Mrs.
Vernon Castle. Either way the effect
is ofttimes heightened by . marrow
band Of black velvet. with some times
a pendant tewcl in the middle, drawn
across the brow. The new coiffure bids
fair to Gust the ubiquitous French roll.
q contamination devoutly to be wished,
in my humble opinion. for that fash
ion may be chic. and 1t has q certain
amount Of smartness. undoubtedly, but
1t IL Of q truth usually unbecoming and
singularly hardening to the face.
Mrs. Ormsby McCammon--what q
wonderful looking woman she isis one
Of the first to exploit the new fsshion
She is wise enough TO know that the
velvet band and its attendant trinke.
IL unsuited to her style, SO wears her
abundant dark hair srushed smoothly
back, groomed until 1t shines like ebony
With her beautiful skin and white tseth
good figure and magnificent eyes. she Il
a remarkably handsome woman. He,
gown at the Charity Ball the othel
evening. was Of heavy gray satin. Gu,
in the most uncompromisfngly simple
ldStuoHs WIN SnIl 0HO lOtu0U
bodice and absolutely guiltless Of trim.
ming. but It suited her exactly. and she
was. to my mind. the most distinguish
ed looking woman in tho room.
Cora Barry wore her hair very be-
comingly arranged in the new way anc
| iilleted with black. Her gown wal
black, too, of tulle, with ar edging o.
silver at the dccoltagc. and she wor,
! silver slippers and carried q huge pea
| cock feather fan. .....
She was with Mr.. and Mrs. Barry and
Elcanora Morgan. while Dick and Dnv,
Barry and a dozen or SO other swami
danced attendance on the two handsome
girls.
Ono Of the cieverest amateur per
formances given in Washington these
many moons was the vaudeville fol
the benefit Of the Belgian relief fund
staged at the Playhouse last week
Young Robert Bell quite covered him
| self with glory in the little play ir
which he took part He Is q yer,
talented actor. tries his hand at pla,
writing too. and will be heard from
| one Of these days. Lillian Hendricl
was truly lovely In the costume Of 9
| FrenCn 1ndTQulSe. Snc Ohncco u kdSOtts
with Henry Dickson and very excel
lently they did II. with charming effect
| Later she went on to receive with Mrs
! Kaufman at the tea dance she savs
for Dorothy Mason. where again she
was quite in the picture against tht
| lovely garden background.
Mrs. Billy Hit is wearing a mos
! unusual evening gown these days
made entirely Of black Vanished silk
| "all Same like" the stove pipe rib
bon, which decorated every other ha,
last spring. The top Of the gown II
cut square. with ANAL tight sleeves O,
tulle and black velvet bands over tn.
| shoulders and the skirt Is made with &
decided pannier effect.
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When Capt. Robert Ralston. Of tht
| Engineer Corps. leaves to take up hi!
new detail-river and harbor work a
| cincinnati, Ohio. he will be mucl
missed in Washington and likewise hi
attractive wife. who, as Louise Chase
grew up here. There was no NOR