The Washington times., 1916-01-02

much fun Cant and Mrs. Anthony +.
Lucas kent open house in the afternoon
at their fine big residence near the end
of Wyoming avenue; the Uampson
Garys had q tea for Mrs. 'iary's sister,
Mrs. Fish: Edith and Marjorie Cohen
entertained q number of young people at
tee. with informal dancing to follow.
and then in the evening cane Caroline
Ogden Jones studio party. II was most
informal Caroline IL In mourning, still
which made II all the more fan.
The out-of- -the-wayness of the place
that Carolines stepfather. Paul Bart
lett, has selected for his studio might
prove discouraEing to anyone not bless
ed with the artistic temperament: but
so charming are the host and hostess
and so delightful is the atmosphere of
the household that robody seems TO
mind the long jaunt There Is just n
hint OF Bohemianism about the menage
that is very fetching. The dignified old
house in II street that Mrs. Bartlett
occupied when she WAS Mrs. Emmorys.
and where Caroline had her coming out
party, Is let this winter to the Charles
Cary Rumseys.
OF course there were dances galore.
Mrs McCallum's party for Cecilia, the
William Littauers dance for Catherine
Louise Littauer, the Drains party. Dr.
and Mrs. Alfred Hopkins dance for
their niece, Anne Hopkins, and a mar
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. Draper's 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 a few debutantes at the
Letter party. likewise a number or the
last years crop, chums OF Mrs. Letter
sister. Francise Williams: but most Oh
the guests were CLEANED from amohs
the young married contingent. 1here
was a sprinkling OF such diplomats as
could be lured from their desks.
A number OF the younger diplomats
Baron Renaud D'Ungern Sternberg ana
Joseph Loris- Melikoff. Of the Russian
embassy; Count Claes Bonde. or the
Swedish legation: G. b. Ceccato. Gu
senpe Brambilla and Gino BUTT. OF the
Italian embassy staff: DR.. Charles Pau
Hubscher, OF the Swiss legation: VIII
lam MaIthe Johannessen. OF the Nor
wegian legation: MIR. Nonros. OF the
Greek legation: Senior LefeVre. or the
Panama legation: Mr.. Acuna, Of the Ar
rentine embassy: Hugo de Pena. or the
I-ruruayan legation and several sons o,
the Latin-American scientists attending
| the congress here. were also among h'S
Draner.s guests. but 1t was distinctly
| young peoples party. Everyone hiisse'
| the distinguished group OF Ambassadors
| Cabinet members. Supreme Court JUS
tices. foreign ministers. and other dig
| nitaries that IL has been Mrs. Draper
| custom in former wears to gather apou
| her to watch the dancing and TO be en-
| tertained at supper in 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 1
Margaret's friends.
| All Of which gives Just bit OF 81
idea how much the disruption IN LII
Diplomatic Corps has affected certain
little coterie OF Washingtonians. Debu
Itante parties go merrily on, the onlcia
folk are negotiating a round OF enter
tanning life on the surface Is aTpar
iently the same; just the innermost cir
cIe-or the little coterie that consider
litse,f the innermost circle-to whom as
ISOLATION with the Diplomatic Corps l
meat and drink, finds society stale
fat and unprofitable. 1t is dangerou
to invite two diplomats to the sam
table these DAYS and then, besides. tn
Foreigners OF real Importance have 10
MANY serious things to think or I
bother their heads about being wine
and dined.
A bit OF a recent dialogue betwee
Mrs. Robert Mccormick and Madam
Hauge Is Illuminating. Said Mrs Nc
Cormick IT'S so dull here, noood
gives parties and there's really nc
hody left to invite to dinner. / think Il
mack I'D and go North" Said Madam
Hsuge. quite true. and I'm laying m
plans to spend the winter in the South
-
But to return TO our knltting-the par
ties Of the week. heard so many girl
and BOYS remarktng on how graceful!
Ruth Lester filled the role or hostess
In this day and generation most OF tn
GIRLS are too busy enjoying themseiVe
70 bother much about their guests. Oh
Ruth made it her business to see ina
everybody had a good time both at ne
own marty and at the dance the Vlcto
Kauffmanns' gave for her on Thurs
day evening. Everybody did have
GOOD time, too-until 6 o'clock In tn
morning.
Breakfast parties, by the way nav
h..n the order OF the day this weei
some of them were planned but mos
, were impromptu and several famille
had burglar scares only TO discover ina
their sons and daughters had guests &c
breakfast and were busy scramnlin
eggs and making coffee at o'clock
, the morning. AS for the deoutan'e
, they actually lived at Rauschers' Ihe'
was a dance there every night last wee
and a tea dance nearly every afternoo
and most of the buds appeared al a
9 of them.