The Washington herald., 1917-12-02
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N months make! Last season
" you scarcely ever saw q
man In uniform except on q
few state occasions: war II declar-
ed; and suddenly nine men out of
every ten you meet are wearing the
Khaki or the blue. Even the FIRST
month after we entered the war, the
men who Immediately donned an uni
form felt conspicuous. Now the con-
spicuous man l. the one in evening
dress. Certainly at the two large
balls. OF last week, the 0ne at the VIII
lard Wednesday evening for the bene-
1T Of the Episcopal Eye, Ear and
Throat Hospital. and the dance
Thanksgiving evening at Rauschers
given under the auspices Of the Navy
Relief Society, the conventional dress
suit was conspicuous because Of It's
almost total absence.
Washington Is always fun these
days with men in uniform, but dur
H'g the holidays the town fairly
warmed with them. At all the par
ties every branch Of the service was
represented and every rank. Every
body seemed bent upon making every
man in the service have the time
OF his life; houses were thrown open
to them: they were feted and amused
IN every way Imaginable. At the
dances the girls devoted all Of their
attentions and saved both their smiles
and their dances for the boys in the
service. They did not do ii In a
spirit of reproach for the boys who
are still wearing citizens clothes,
many Of whom are serving their ma
ton m other capacities; but because
the service boys are only home for
short time and the holidays were
for their special enjoyment. One
group or youths who are stin at
tending school were turned down so
often at the debutanteS ball last
week that they finally left ana con-
solea themselves with midnight sup
per at Childs'.
The holiday functions were par
ticularly enjoyable for thew bron9h+
together many who have been away
from Washington for months and
furnished their friends with an on
-poTtunity to greet them and to con-
sratulate them The graduates
rom the last reserve officers train
ing camp at Fort Myer were very
much In evidence. They have q |
short leave after three months OF |
ne hardest work any Of them ever
did before in their lives, earning
their commissions. Most of the
boys from Fort Myer expect to be
on duty at Camp Meade, so thew
won't go far from home for a while
anyway.
HOW Washington has changed
That is the expression heard on Ali
sides. 1t has too. When one roesI
shopping 1t seems like every day "a
christmas shopping day for the
streets and stores are all crowded.
All Of the younger men, all OF the
bachelors have gone and in their
places are lots of strangers from
other cities. but none of them are
aFowed to remain strangers long
The dinner lists and the box parties
'h contain names quite unfamiliar
rntl a few months ago. One old
washington resident says that she
MISSES all her old friends so much
She disltkes to go to parties anvil
more. Also she fears she will have
to dispose Of her motor for want,
~ space to park it when she goes
coping or, calling; the city Is over
9T1nS with automobiles as IL is
sth people. It certainly does not !
washington. " washing
on people say the city Is now 1iLa
Sew York. but New Yorkers sbake
n cir heads and say 'washinrton Is
still quite Slow
. PRESIDENT and Mrs. Wilson went tn
70 Dalls last week and two evenings !
n succession; the first large functions &
lney have attended this season. All
zen occasion they were Accompanied
'y family party and were busiIv d
ngaged all evening acknowledged $
ne greetings of many who hung over v
ne low rail'of their box to saw a few 3
EoTds to them. Both Mr.. and MIS- 3
" ilson are looking unusually we'll. r,
Scalth. "SI Oh .
MISS Bones always has a good fine A
shereVer she goes. She has a charm n
1E personality and IS popular with a
tery one. The men fairly fan over "
! RemselVes to ask her to dance with
rem and she appears to dance varv
IelL The Presidential party usnsIly =.
ives these parties too early for Miss .,
ones who bids them bood-bv and :,
0'ns other friends. At the ban At - -