The Washington herald., 1918-01-20
of Women Prominent the Social Life Of the Nations Capital

Of expression suggests the rsord-en-
broideries Of CatuIle-kerdes
Some very scod illustrations adorn
the book. and. appropriately enough.
that Of The rwiliFht" n particularly
effective.
Louis Thompson. q young lyric tenor
endowed with voice Of charming
quality and schooling. which has
evoked from Sarah Bernhard a char
acteristic. III est superbe." and which
Nine. Calve considers zone OF ths
freshest and. most sympathetic that
she has heard IN years." has now
shown that he can not only interpret
the songs OF others. but that he IA
also capable OF lyric outpourinEs OF
real worth.
One reason Washington "a interested
in the new duty police commlssioner
Of New York. Mr.. Livingston, is be-
cause he married IN November, 1905.
In this city. Mrs. Cyrus Field Judson,
q daughter OF the late John Condit
Smith He 10 the son Of the late Rob
ert C. Livingston and grandson OF
Stephen Whitney. Mrs. Livingston
has three children. Alice and Frances
Judson and Cyrus Field johnson. Jr..
all OF whom I've with her IN New
York.
Last week found Ralph Totten, con
sui general at large, now making an
inspection trip Of consulates along the
Mexican border. in Laredo. Texas He
viii be back in washington within a
few days now. His brother, Lieut..
Joseph Totten. q. s. R, stationed at
Camp Meade. came 10 town for the
Children's Hospital Charity Ball last
week II was noticeable at that ball
that Brig. Gen McLachlan, d. g. o.,
was In blue dress uniform, n you
please. instead Of the usual service
drab. with its bits Of brilliant red
tacings- You know Gen McIAchlan
was over here a. military sttache Of
the British Embassy once before
about the time that the Wilson's nrst
came 10 the White House. But n.
was only colonel then. and while h.
made hosts OF friends who were de-
lighted TO welcome him on his return
this fan. Il Is amusing 20 hear people
greet him a. Colonel-Genersl Nc
Lachlsn. He is wearing some crosse,
and things that he didn't have before.
me result Of very active service az
|
battles that have made history.
| Mrs Wilson wore that mint NJ IN.
pan q small Jet coronet. which she
has worn several times this season
bet penny the President has told
her that Il was becoming-yhicb A. 4,
and carried a biz ostrich feather
tan-a gray one this time.
One wonders how many blr feather
fans Mrs. Wilson has anyhow. she
nearly always wears black evening
gowns, and uses a tremendous feAth-
er ian 10 give a note Of color-snd IL
"a never twice the same color.
MRS. Ssyre was at the ball: also
ham.
No. Miss Bones was not there: ,h.
was in New York for a few day, tIst
about then. and still Is. Nor va,
Miss Wilson in the Presidential box.
She was in Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
| Logan's box.
Which reminds one that tbere "A
even betting whether the heir IN the
Grayson family is TO be named Wood
row Wilson or Carey Trsvers Cray
son, jr.
Which again reminds one that for
the seventh time, Col Roosevelt a q
grandfather. In his travels about The
milk stations in New York THURSDAY
the former President proudly an
nounced the birth OF a new grand
child in far-of Madrid. Spain. The
child was born Wednesday to Mrs,
Kermit Roosevelt, who was Miss Isa-
bella Willard, daughter Of American
Ambassador Willard, In Spain.
Kermit Roosevelt enlisted in IN.
English army and is in Mesopotania-
His wife is living in Madrid while he
Is at war. They have one other child.
Kermit. jr., in the family. Col. Roose-
welt is now a grandfather seven times
over. There are three children in the
family OF Teddy. jr., and Col Roose-
velts daughter. Mrs. Richard Derby.
has two.
Isn't Il just like John Barrett not
only to think Of the incest sort OF a
plan but to Immediately carry Il into
effect such as his informal reception
last week 10 make life a little pleasap-
ter for all the stranger girls whom the
war work and the war bureaus hav.
brought to Washington. Church So
ciaoles, as IL were. organized and put
through by John Barret at the besuti-
ful Pan-American building. with the
aid OF the wives OF some OF the new
bureau chiefs. It's a fne thing 20 do.
and IL was done without rufTIing their
sensibilities. and making them feel
that they are being oatronized. For
some OF those girls must be desperate
ly lonely and homesick. and must Of
ten wonder IL il really was up 70 them
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