The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-17

and cut straight across her forehead, was wearing wonderful diamond necklace with a simple gauzy black dress. Her small youthful face looks rather intriquante with its large :. round spectacled eyes and the strange telephonic looking harness that she wears to aid her hearing which is defective.
 Her sister, Mrs. Turner, was with her-a charmingly pretty woman in a lovely gown of sapphite blue gauge.
 MT. Clarence Mackay was in his box next to Senator Clarke. With him were a couple of pretty women, one of them wearing marvellous pearls. each one of which had a lustre that made it remarkable. Mrs. Charles Traux also had box party which in- cluded Mrs. Stephen Little. while on the opposite side of the house was Mile Conevieve Vix with large party.
 MILESTONES OF MEMORIES
 was interested to note Baron and Baroness de Meyer in the orchestra stalls. They, too. took me back to Lon don, where for good many years they were at the head and front of artistic Bohemia It was said that the late King Edward brought them together and was in fact the matchmaker, but then these 'rumors" are so difficult to bring to bedrock of truth.
 At any rate, the baroness nowadays with her short, snowwhite hair and thin, eager face is a curiously arresting figure I remember some years ago famous fancy dress dance given at his beautiful home in Chelsea by the late Charles Conder, woh was always described as "the English Watteau." At this ball the Baron and Baroness de Meyer were much admired.
 She appeared as a Venetian page in golden brown silk tights and golden brocade jerlxin, and her short red hair punched out beneath small brown vel vet cap with a saucy feather in it. She wore heelless velvet shoes with pointed toes that were chained by golden links to her knees and she carried a crimson rose behind one ear. The baron was costumed as a Venetian noble of the same period and wore flowing robes of marvellous brocade edged with sable. while his Jewels were all of ancient Ve- netan design.
 They looked as if they had stepped out of picture by some old Italian master. It was odd seeing them once again years after in New York, with surroundings that entirely separate them from the London of long ago.
 And another milestone of memoryl q am full of them this weekD: Clefonte Campanlnl ana ms WlIe were also III box at the Lexington on this special Mol ba night The last time I saw the di- rector of the Chicago Opera company and his wife. was likewise in London. wonder if he remembers 1t. We were all guests, along with several well-known musicians, at the house of Mrs. Charles Mapleson in Henrietta street. Covent Garden. Mrs. Mapleson, who was the daughter-in-law of the famous impress sario, the late Col. Charles Mapleson (who introduced Patti to the world) was once on a time the most admired pre- miere danseuse of her day. Her name was Malvina Cavalazzi, and she came from Ravenna. When the Maplescn Opera company was in the glory of its career, Geofante Campanini's elder brother, Italo, was the Caruso of his day, and the present impressario was a mere youth. Now Cavalazzi Is an old woman retired after much teaching m London and New York, to her beloved Italy. while Cleofante Campanini and his charming wife. once Eva Tetrazinni. have come to New York and stand on an even field of contest with the great Met ropolitan Opera company It Is a strange. mad, bad world. and always il turns round to milestone we have met before.