Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-15

session of 1t without having previously
made even q casual
Meina' New inspection Of the
g. place may seem
0uAAe1 0oMe. rather out Of the
ordinary. but it Is just that experience
that Mr.. and Mrs. William Wallace
Mein are having with their attractive
new home on the shores Of Lake Tahoe,
Cal.
Desiring a country place to which
! they could go from Washington to pass
every summer. they made all arrange
ments. read the descriptions and look
ed over the pictures of the place while
still in the east, arriving in California
fortnight ago. the possessors of
house they had never seen. Not only
the residence itself, but all of it's fur
nishings were bought in this same way.
lending a touch of the novel surely to
their summer plans. However, as from
all accounts the home is one of the
prettiest on the shores of the lake. il,
indeed, one can make a choice with so
many beautiful homes on all sides. 1t
may be a safe wager that Mr.. and Mrs.
being satisfied with their new resi-
dence. says the San Francisco Chron-
icle.
The fact that thev have. bought a
home there Is good news indeed to the
summer colony at Tahoe. Mr.. and Mrs.
Mein are great social favorites in this
state, where they have a host of rela-
tives and where they count their
friends by the score. Mrs. Mein is a
sister of Mrs. Monroe Eyre Pinckard
and is cousin of Mrs. Dixwell Hewitt,
both Of whom invariably entertain for
her whenever she visits in California.
She is a daughter of Mr.. Gardner Will
liams of Washington. Mr.. and Mrs.
Mein were in California for an extend
ed period last year.
Lady Chetwynd is the fashion in
London Just now. She is witty, as
well as pretty. and
Lady Chetwynd she has way with
her" that is highly
Tue fasnlon. ingratiating When
went to see her one morning this
week I found her learning to sing
Hawaiian songs and to play their ac-
compartment on ''ukulele." writes
London correspondent in the Pitts
burgh Gazette Times. Her teacher is a
man called Luvaun, who has a vogue in
the fashionable crowd in London Just
learning some Of the haunting. throb-
bling melodies to sing at various
charity concerts. which are. Of course.
the only things that serve us as re-
years 1.-The season" would now be. at it's
height. AS Lady Oh twynd bent over
her instrument in thin gown OF some
soft black material. with a creamy
throat, and the double string of lus-
trous. perfect pearls dripping across
the somber background of her gown.
she made a picture that was decidedly
decorative. 1 don't know that she is
exactly typical of wartime economy.
but, after all. one must have some re-
lief from the rigors of a saving spirit
now and then. and 1T seems as II. even
in war times, a pretty woman may be
forgiven extravaganza when 1t joins
hands with perfection.
Lady Chetwynd Is an American by
birth. 1 think she comes from the
south. and she is one of those
ehn Mbo o. bo3e
and individually welcomes and adores.
She is tall and slim. with lovely red
dish brown hair and beautiful COM
piexion. and she dresses as only an
knows how to dress. And by this l
mean no disrespect to English women
as q class. for every one recognizes that
their elegance. of style and beauty of
rather than acquired by education. At
any rate. Lady Chetwynd is charming
and dresses exQuisitely. Her house is
one Of those delightful bijou residences
in Park lane that are conspicuous by
reason of their insignifcance. BY this
paradox I mean to express the fact
| that Park lane, the millionaires' quar-
ter Of London. is specially remarkable
for its magnificent mansions which are
SO numerous that one hardly notices them.
But here and there among these palatial
structures are tucked tiny unexpected
houses that by their very smallness gain
distinction and thus become much more
noticeable than their big neighbors.
fancy that even to the most plutocratic Of
American citizens Park lane houses must
be regarded as extravagant. therefore I
hesitate to exercise my imagination as
to what must be the rental Of Lady
Chetwynd's dainty little home in the
street that faces the most fashionable
part OF Hyde Park. There 1t is, within
its narrow white painted walls. little
oasis Of sweetness and light" in the
midst Of a sort Of arid desert Of South
African. Australian and (this can only