The Washington times., 1916-01-02

much run. cant. ana Mr1. Anthony II.
Lucas kent open house in the afternoon
At their fine big residence near the end
OF Wyoming avenue; the Hampson
Garys had tea for Mrs 3ary's sister
Mrs. Flshs Edith and Marjorie Cohen
entertained q number of young people at
tee. with Informal dancing to follow.
and thcn IN the evening cane Caroline
Ogden Jones' studio party. II was most
informSl-Caroline Is in mourning, still
which made II all the more fun.
The out-of-the-wayness OF the place
that Caroline's stepfather, Paul Bart
lett, has selected for his studio might
prove discOuraging to anyone not bleas-
ed with the artistic temperament: but
so charming are the host and hostess
and so delightful is the atmosphere OF
the household that nobody seems to
mind the long jaunt. There IS Just n
hint of Bohemia nism about the menage
that In very fetching. The dignlfied old
house in II street that Mrs. Bartlett
occupied when she was Mrs Emmor,s.
and where Caroline had her coming out
party, is let this winter to the Charles
Cary Rumseys.
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or course there were dances galore.
William I.ittauers' dance for Catherine
Louise Littauer, the Drains party. Or.
and Mrs. Alfred Hopkins dance for
their niece, Anne Hopkins, and a half
dozen others. with the guests confined
more or less to school girls and college
lads; Ruth Lester's dance and Mrs.
wallace's party for Sallie Beecher, ar
ranged principally for the debutantes
with a few young married folk among
those invited; with Mrs. Diapers dance
on the twenty-eighth; and Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Letters wonderful party on New
Year Eve to supply the ultra smart
element. Then, of course, there was
another interesting New Year Eve
party, the dance which sixty prominent
girls gave at Rauscher's. Numerous
dinners preceded this ball, and 1t was a
gala event.
There were few debutantes at the
Letter party. likewise a number OF the
last years crop, chums OF Mrs. Letters
sister. Franclse williams: but most Of
the guests were CLEANED from among
the young married contingent. There
was a sDrinklinR Of such diplomats as
could be lured from their desks.
A number OF the younger diplomats.
Baron Renaud D'Ungern Sternberg and
Joseph Loris- Melikoff. of the Russian
embassy: Count Claes Bonde. OF the
Swedish legation: G. b. Ceccato. Giu-
sepue Brambilla. and Gino BUTT. or the
Italian embassy staff: DIR. Charles Paul
Hubscher. OF the Swiss legation; Will
lam Malthe Johannessen. OF the Nor
wegian legation: Mr.. Vonros. OF the
Greek legation: Senior Lefevre. OF the
Panama legation: Mr.. Acuna, of the Ar
gentine embassy: Hugo de Pena, OF the
.Uruguayan legation, and several sons OF
the Latin-American scientists attending
the congress here. were also among MIS-
Draper's guests. but II was distinctly
Young peoples party. Everyone missed
the distinguished group of ambassadors,
Cabinet members. Supreme Court JUS
tices, foreign. ministers. and other dig
nitaries that 1t has been Mrs. Drapers
custom in former years to gather about
her to watch the dancing and TO be en-
tertained at supper in a special apart
ment. Strained foreign relations de-
prived the ball of this feature. Mrs.
Draper was the only matron present,
the guests being confined entirely to
Margaret's friends.
All of which gives Just bit or an
idea how much the disruption in the
Diplomatic Corps has affected a certain
little coterie OF washingtonians. Debu-
tante parties go merrily on, the Official
folk are negotiating a round OF enter
tanning, life on the surface Is aTIpar-
entity the same; just the innermost cir
cIe-or the little coterie that considers
itself the Innermost clrcle-to whom as
sociation with the Diplomatic Corps Is
meat and drink, finds society STALE
fat. and improbable. 1t is dangerous
to invite two diplomats to the same
table these days and then. besides, the
foreigners OF real Importance have too
many serious things to think of to
bother their heads about being wined
and dined.
A bit of a recent dialogue between
Mrs. Robert Mccormick and Madame
Hauge is illuminating. Said Mrs. Nc
Cormick. ITS so dull here, nobody
gives parties and there's really no.
body left to invite to dinner. I think I'll
pack UP and go North" Said Madame
Hauge. quite true. and I'm laying my
plans to spend the winter In the South"
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But to return to our knitting-the par
ties of the week-I heard so many girls
and boys remarking on how gracefully
Ruth Lester filled the role Of hostess
In this day and generation most OF the
girls are too busy enjoying themselves
TO bother much about their guests. but
Ruth made it her business to see that
everybody had a good time both at her
own party and at the dance the Victor
Kauffmanns' gave for her on Thurs
day evening. Everybody did have a
good time, too-until o'clock in the
morning.
Breakfast parties, by the way have
been the order of the day this week
some Of them were planned but most
were impromptu and several families
had burglar scares only to discover that
their sons and daughters had guests for
breakfast and were busy scramoling
eggs and making coffee at o'clock In
the morning. AS for the debutantes'
they actually lived at Rauseher's. There
Nbara auarV NfEht last week