Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-27

The second and last of the receptions
to which the Vice President and Mrs
Marshall have invited the official world
Of the capital. as well as their personal
friends. will be given tomorrow night at
the New Willard. The popularity Of the
Vice President. and his wife may be. at
tested from the fact that only seventy
FIVE regrets were received for their first
reception in reply to fifteen hundred in
Sitations.
The ACCESSIBILITY of getting big enough
place to accommodate such a number as
this was never more in evidence than at
the reception last week. No house unless
the most spacious and modern. will do it,
unless il has separate entrances and exits
The vice presidential receptions of the
T;as; twenty years and more will be easily
recalled by the society folks who were
active IL that period.
AFR. and Mrs. Morton. in the house on
the site OF their present modern home
came nearest to offering comfortable
space to their guests The house had two
entrances and porte cochere. The Fair
banks establishment, now the Washing
ION Club. could be. as a general rule, kept
as free from congestion AZ any residence
but it was often sorely tried. The Sher-
mans. at their house out on 10Th street
welcomed such a multitude Of guests one
night that they stood shoulder to shoulder
from the portico to the top Of the stair
case. with extreme difficulty to advance
or recede. The Hobarts had equally
,rowded receptions in the Ogle Tayloe
house. on Lafayette square
The Vice President and Mrs Marshall
however, have solved the problem. Their
guests had room TO walk, to dance or to
eat supper comfortably.
Only week and day or two before
rose -colored dreams and actualities,
100 will be turning drab for a while
The second Wednesday in March will
he Ash wednesday. date which has
2 great deal of Significance for many,
and this year is likely to have more
than usual, since the season has been
long and quite eventful. Even for
those TO whom the curbins of pleasure
bent thoughts never makes any APP
peal there 10 comfort to tired brains
and bodies in the fact that the formal
doings of the season are over and that
nIosphere about II which rests and
snothes. The getting away for brief
or protracted stays elsewhere, either
south or to the seaside hereabouts NAV
not be quite as general as one is led
10 suppose IL is in more northern
cities. but there are number of the
smart folks who have these opportu-
mites in store and are to be enyied in
consequence.
The mpder weather of the past mid
week gave affairs of the open-waIk-
ing, rlding ana motor parties-a com
Portable Significance Daytime going to
the suburban clubs began to resume its
importance in the social calendar. al
though a rainy day changed ii all
again.
While the little word last" has pref
accd many of the events of the past
week. it increased the activity Except-
lag the Vice President and Mrs Mar
shalfs brilliantly large party Monday V
night at the Willard. the tendency was
10 more intimate gatherings. dinners.
small dances. bridge, teas and scores
of luncheons. The Congressional Clubs
reception to the Vice President and
Mrs. Marshall and Secretary and Mrs.
Lansing Tuesday gave another fete
night to its members. their husbands
and escorts
An agreeable diversion, and one a lit