The Washington times., 1918-02-10
Daftodils and
NezU Millinery
Hint of Spring

8eBI GubAus
The week, which came in like a
lion, bids fair to 60 out like a lamb;
ana Il appears now that the prophecy
OF springtime, personihed in the dafro-
dis Gbloom In the florists windows,
and the spring millinery sported by
the enterprising and abroad IN the
shops. may one day be fulfilled.
Spring flowers, by way OF wedding
decorations, made their frst appear
arce at Roberta Wilsy's marriage TO
Philip Moen Chiids, soon to be ensign
OR is Il lieutenant?-U. S. n. R., in
St MarEarets Church on Monday, q
pleasant, fragrant frame for fair
picture.
Plans for Easter festivities are be-
ing discussed. and already April has
been selected as the date for one OF
the most important, the Junior
Leagues annual frohc for charity.
It's 10 be a dance, so much has been
decided, and the details viii be worked
cut later. "
I venture to prophecy that IL Il
measures up TO the standard OF bril-
lance and originality set by the
oriental ball given by the orEaniza-
tIon last year, or even its less preten-i
lAOu1 CLn6E NCdEEt IL
win be SOME party. Pardon the
slang OF course, however, the league
will not attempt anything so elaborate
Gs the oriental ball in wartime: II.
somehow wouldn't be quite seemIy,
and people are entirely too busy 70
give up the time and Thought required
TO work up such an entertainment.
Mortimer Clark, who "did" the bril-
liant and striking decorations for the
ball last year is now In France.
Although elaborate and expensive
preparations are now taboo and par
ties have taken. on a certain sim
plicity, ''Washingtou may be depended
upon TO dance Hight up to the firing
line" That's the way q writer in a
Phiiadeiphia paper phrases II, and
goes on to say, well, why not? Didn't
the British Dance right Up to Water
loo, and TO find their achievement
famed In song and story. ever sineef
Few hostesses would give private
balls this season, notwithstandinE
the already nehtioned precedent OF
the Duchess Of. Richmond, but many
are giving small dancer following
the quite frequent dinner parties at
home OF at one OF the clubs"
AdntnistrztioH
Ball TOmOFroW Night.
Tuesday evening, which, which was
tentatively selected for the second-I
or is It the thifd2-of the AdnInistra-
ion dances given this season. was
found to have been pre-smpted by Mrs
Richard Townsend for her dinner
dance, so the hHn u'iit take place
morrow evening instead.
1t Will be gsssns-s sIis Willard, in
the Red Room prebabiy; for the
dances, with the members OF a sort
OF club Of the Interesting young
people in official life as hosts, are OF
the small but not particularly early
variety. They are distinctly smart,
certainly among the 5ofliest parties
given in town, and have the added
merit OF being given, this year, FOR
the Red Gross.
Heatless Nondsy-wfth even the
weather man patrIotically obeying
the prohibition by sending the mer-
curry down near zero and rubbing II
in with a thirty-Tnfie gale from the
nortAEest-~ound up with the South
srn Relief bail, one Of the most Euo-
cessfUl in the history Of the organ
iEation, thanks m great measure TO
the work OF Mrs. Francis Chisholm.
who was chairman OF the ball com
mittee this year.
Downstairs IN thu lobby, waiting
for a chance 20 Jimmy my way into
one OF the fearfuIly ovsrcrovded
elevators, overheard q pretty girl
with a decidedly Western accent ask
her khaki-clad escort: why, do you
suppose, they call IL the Southern
Relief 6eii:' To which he ,chueklingly
responded, with nesr-English Bes-
tonese infection, eI cahn't imagine,
unIessTIoolGnG around-'it.s the re-
lief the South must feel at having
gotten rid OF them all"
Which was amusing. but hardly fair.
or course. many of the guests were
50 bundled up as they came In out OF
the cold that they looked suspiciously
like mummiss, but that was the
weather mans fault. In the ballroom,
having discarded its layers OF wrap
pings, the crowd was extraordinarily
good looking. I heard many people,
especially strangers not familiar with
the type Of Wsshington's charity ball
sasFanHb counuent on this.