The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-28
by MARGARET WADE.

Even war clouds have silver
lining for the favored optimists, both
men and women, VINO are passing
these early spring days in Washing
ton. Just as Senator Depew once
said. London was the best summer
resort he knew, SO is Washington be-
coming the great American resort of
the western hemisphere from October
to June. Even that small portion of
the polite world which President WILL
son describes as high society, and
says we could very we'll do without.
is paying tribute to Washington as II
returns from the artificial summer
sports of Lake Worth. and the eX-
aggeratcd amusements that put forth
their claims for attention all the way
from that misnamed lake to the
threshold of the Capital.
As the Constitution of the United
States insures each citizen the right
to pursuit of happiness lin no place
does II guarantee the success of this
PURSUIT., there is. OF course. no rev.
son why the frivolous or cxtravaGant
should prefer Washington to Palm
Beach. yet it is n gratifying reflection
to all good Americans that the best
representatit s. of every part of this
big country incline TO the Federal
city. when on pleasure bent, and they
have the price to pay.
Several large houses. notably Mrs.
Marshall Fields, Mr.. and Mrs. LarZ
Anderscn's. and MIR. and Mrs. Edward
Beale McLcan's. closed for the greater
part of the winter. have been reopened
for the post-Lenten season to follow
an unusually early Easter. There are
also many spring visitors promised at
the leading hotels. with all Washing
ton feeling the See America First
Movement. that appears to find a re-
sSonse from the most experienced Eu-
ropean travellers of other years as well
as from the spring vacationists who
follow the man from Cooks.
The Italian Embassy has a great ac-
QUESTION to its social as well as official
character in the new first secretary and
his wife. the Marquis and Marquis-
Arriso Tacoli. The latter is an ex-
tremely youthful parsonage for her rank.
with a slender. girlish figure and par
ticularly attractive colorlng. a very fair
skin. with dark hair and eyes being her
unusual type which somewhat resembles
that of the young Mime. Dumba. wife of
the Ambassador from Austria Hungary.
The Narquisc Tacoli at her first large
Washington dinner party wore trained
gown OF white satin. draped about the
figure In the new high erect with "
shaped sleeveless bodice and superb
jewels in the form of necklace and tiara
of diamonds. At the opera a few nights
later, where she occupied a box with
Ambassador and Countess di Cellere. she
wore a black satin gown with top and
short tunic of old church lace. This was
the ideal toilet Of the brief opera sea-
son. The top. while showing the usual
fashionable low neck. was round rather
than y-shaped. with the lace forming
drapery that covered the arm TO the
elbow. No Jewels were worn on this ac-
casion. for which the marquise wore her
hair parted in the middle and drawn
back In soft loose waves to form quite
large coil at the back of her weli-poised
head. This couture was in contrast TO
the now too popular close fashion that
admits OF neither coil or braid.
Nine. Dumba. one Of the smartly at
firn6 figures wherever aha apDearg. at