The Washington herald., 1918-06-30

horizon Just at present The two
Sullivan girls are well known in
Washington, a. they are in New
York. being frequent visitors in both
towns New York has the further
interest that the bridegroom, that
linconspicuous but necessary adjunct
to even q fashionable wedding. II
New Yorker-son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Burial Hoffman. Presumably the
bridal party will bs made up almost
equally from the three cities, for
aside from Mona McAdoo de Moh-
renschildt. Mrs Peter Goelet Gerry.
who II to be maid OF honor, and
Miss GLADYS Hinckley. who ID to be
one Of the bridesmaids, are drawn
from the ultra smart Washington
set and there will be o goodly con-
tingent Of washingtonians. going up
for the occasion
There has been q sadly disap-
pointed lot Of suffragists about town
for the last few days. Women came
pouring In. their ardor undampened
by previous setbacks, to see suf-
frags 70 over the top in the SEN
ate" last Thursday. And they wit
messed . sad hasco, and saw their
amendment shelved once more.
They tell me Commander Boch-
kareva was in the galleries. ] didn't
see her myself. but ! know Mrs
Pankhurst was there. I had q word
with her down In the dining room,
where most Of the women fore
gathered for Q bite Of lunch while
Senator Reed was starting his I'LL
buster. She was frankly indignant.
II wonder" she said. IF the SEN
ate realizes what q sorry figure II
Ii cuttingf The Senate of the Unit
ed states-and slower and more re-
dictionary than the British House of
Lords- Il doesn't seem possible"
Possibly she was revising her first
statement to me on her arrival in
Notwithstanding is no longer
an issue" As for Nine. Bochkareva,
when after I'VE hours Of wrangling,
she saw the Senate balk at the
hurdle. II she was not speechless
with astonishment she must have
said to herself. I'VE do things bet
ter In Russia"
The galleries were, Of course crowd
ed, though there was nothing like the
mob that stormed the house galleries
last winter. In q seat exactly cor
responding to the one she occupied on
that occasion. Mrs. James Wadsworth,
New York State, sat with Miss Mary
kilbreath, OF New York City. / un-
derstand the latter has been put on a
Job that must make the labors of
Hercules look Hike a game of croquet
nothing less than to persuade the
state to have another referendum, and
take away the vote which was granted
to its women last fall Mrs. Wadsworth
seemed quite serene. in a cool, fresh
summer frock Of some pink and white
striped material and a droopy brim-
med white sailor hat. and even smiled
contentedly when she saw her hus-
band stroll in with Senator Lodge,
both with the unmistakable air Of
having eaten the gold fish.
II was q strangely unofficial crowd.
considering that at the eleventh hour
the President had actually put him.
self behind the amendment, and call
ed on his party for its adoption? The
pews reserved for the Presidents and
the Vice Presidents household were
alike empty. No one expected either
Mrs. Wilson or Mrs. Marshall Neither
are in the least interested In suffrage
though neither OF them is in the least
an "anti." But II would have been
quite on the cards for Miss Margaret
Wilson to be there. She's q profess
ing suffragist though she doesn't work
very hard at II.
There was a scattering Of senatorial
wives and daughters. but for the most
part the Senators Family Gallery"
was occupied by strangers-constitu-
ents probably, but not family. I