The Washington times., 1915-12-26

sprained arm interfere with her dane
ing.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bclknap ar
ranged a Dutch treat dinner, the others
in the party being the Walter Grafton
Dunlops. Marguerite Williams, Miss
Marshall. Anne Lomax, Erskine Gordon,
Dick williams. and Mr.. Shugart; Mr..
and Mrs. Alexander Bentley entertained
DR.. and Mrs. C. II. T. Lowndes. Mr.. and
Mrs. Perry Miller, Herbert Kubel, New
ton Reeves, and Benjamin 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,
Myer 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
DR.. Larkin.
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Julia White, by the way, is DR.. Ken1-
ble's cousin, a very attractive person,
| good looking. and lots Of fun. She Is
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. K. Il.
| 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 year 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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| "Philosophy." 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"
"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
stituteG 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 Taris studio
| in short time.
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Select Mrs. Charles II. r Lowndes.
wife of Medical Director Lowndes. L.
S. n; Mrs. Pollock. wife OF Comman-
"A Nrc
Reynolds also a navy woman, and Mrs.
Alexander Bentley to manage affairs If
you ever want to engineer a party that
Is a real success. This quartet, all un-
usually attractive women. inaugurated
several seasons ago a series OF dances,
which are given at the Highlands dur
ing the season, and are always bril-
liantly successful. 4 more interesting
gathering of people would be hard TO
lind. Many who do not dance attend
regularly. and seem to thoroughly en-
JOY looking on and Astenins to the
music. which is always particularly
good
The first dance of this season was
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 Kauff
! 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 i.
home from college for the holidays
She may we'll be proud OF him, too, fol-
he is tall. fine looking chap, with g
red head and one of the plcasantest
yet most manly, faces | have seen II
some time. Admiral and Mrs. Newtor
+. Mason and william d. Hoover anc
his charming wife sat on the side
lines" most of the evening, and among
the other guests that you know wer,
Colonel Harts, johnnie" Iseman. Rid
, ley Mclean. pretty Mildred Hacker
who Is visiting Natalie briggs; Mrs
, Thomas G. Dawson. the Alan Clephanes
, Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Miller, and dozen:
, of others whose names ! can't remem
Der all in minute l won't tell yo,
I about the delicious and elaborate sup
per they served. for II would make yo,
E so hungry you'd never wait to fnisf
= this letter.
Debutantes, debutantes, and still NOR
, debutantes! This week there were four
, presented in pairs-Mrs. Shields daugh
ter, Jeanette Cowan. and the Senator
niece, Josephine Shields, of New York
EVelina Gleaves and her cousin. Mar.
TruXtun Garland. and it would be har,
= to find four more attractive girls
= Josephine Shields Is by way of being
d beauty and is a wonderful dancer. Will
d little Jeannette Cowan is particula
S favorite OF mine. She is pretty, with
h dainty sort of prettiness. unusuall
: lovely brown eyes. and the sweetes
+ manners imaginable. Every carriag
I and automobile in Washington, / think
f was drawn up before Rauschers o.
y Thursday afternoon for the tea whic
h Senator and Mrs. Shields gave for thei
r. two buds. and everybody "as is any
h body" In town was at the party. Their
e was dancing in the great ballroom, wit
its paneling of slim Al trees and II
/. Christmas decorations, ever so man
r boys and girls home for the holiday