The Washington herald., 1917-12-30

bit. Il seems that Mrs. Evans hus-
band. MAI. Evans, OF the Marine
Corps. is something Of an author be-
sides being Q splendid soldier-sailor
or sailor-soldier. which ever II is.
He may have gotten out number
Of books, but certainly he. In con-
junction with Capt ob'ton p. jackson.
L. o. n. have had published one
splendid book, entitled The Marvel
Book Of American ships." . reliable
and fascinating book containing facts
about everything about American
ships for all who are interested In the
sea; Q boys book primarily. but OF
interest to all ages. In It Maj. Evans
and Capt. Jackson. both authorities
on naval matters. describe In detail
every kind Of ship, the man-o'-wars
man, superdreadnought submarine.
destroyer, lightship, liner, yacht and
merchantman. The reader u taken to
the great ship yards, where our huge
sea-going steamers and fighters ar
constructed and introduced into the
secrets Of their building. There are
vivid accounts Of great sea battles.
gun firing and Agnaling. deep-sea
diving and countless other subjects
connected with the sea- Probably the
most notable feature Of the book is It's
abundance Of illustrations. Its chart
Of the fiags used In the signal cooe.
that showing the types Of tunnels and
company hags by which ships Of the
various great steamship lines can be
recognized
The whole Barry family were at the
ball; Mr.. and Mrs. David Barry, sr.;
Can't. and Mrs. David Barry, 3r.; Cora
Barry and Mr.. and Mrs. seveiion
Brown. the latter formerly Miss
Elisabeth Bonney Barry. Capt Barry,
who is In the Marine Corps. u home
on q ten-day leave. He will have 10
4 return to Quantieo. where he u sta
TONED. next Wednesday. His wife,
who was formerly Miss Alice Hoadley
! Smith, is very handsome. She 10 pass
| inx the winter In Washington ana
has an apartment In Somerset House
To return to the ball. the Duke
de sangro was there He ts an
imposing looking. aristocratic ap-
| pearing person; one would suspect
1 Immediately that he 10 duke even
II he did not wear the monocle.
so Il was with something OF .
shock that q group Of guests heard
another man call to him, Hey,
there Sangro." Even dykes just
have to be very democratic In
Washington, even at q smart ball.
Mrs. Reynolds Hit looked very
! lovely though she became some
! what upset after she took q tum-
bic while dancing. She need not
have been fused about IL, though.
for that always happens sooner or
! later to every one who dances fire.
1 quently. That charming young
| son of the Secretary Of the Treas
ury and the exact image Of his
/ father, Robert Hazelhurst McAdoo.
was at the ball too. He surely looks
/ the part OF the sailor he Is; always
stands with his arms folded in
sailor fashion and has the long,
swinging stride that one always
connects mentally with the sailor.
His uniform In very becoming TO
; his manly yet boyish face. Frank
! lin K. Lane attended the ball too.
! but instead Of the navy blue. wore
this time, the khaki Of the naval
aviator and looked more like his
old self Of O few months ago when
he was an army oficer.
DR.. and Mrs Roland Barker
| whitridge had with them their
daughter. Miss Dorothy whitridge,
! who Is sort of slipping out into
| society informally this winter.
! Pretty Amy Bennett, always charm
ing. was Q guest OF Representative
and Mrs. Ira G. Copley in their box.
She carried q huge bouquet OF vio-
lets. Every other girl at the party
! carried flowers OF some sort. Miss
Bennett, always popular. has been
fairly besieged by would-be-suitors
! from all over the country during
the holidays; all Of them wanting.
/ clamoring for more OF her time than
she Is willing to give them. Miss Ben
nett always wears such dainty, be-
coming frocks cut on simple but
pretty lines. never the low cut,
| sleeveless sort that even debutantes
| affect nowadays.
Caroline Nash had on a beautiful
gown that evening, one Of the prettiest
/ at the ball It was of q French blue
! velvet, trimmed with wide silver lace
and a touch OF rose-colored satin; just
| a suggestion Of exactly the right shade
that blended IN beautifully with the
blue. Velvet seems to be the popular
material for evening gowns this win
ter, especially velvet in the deep darh
blues and American beauty reds.
II was q pretty party, but like all
dances nowadays, there seems to be
something lacking; spirit Of gayety
No one seems 10 be anxious to dance
any more; they do II like they don't