The Washington herald., 1918-05-05

place Is open from q. m. until 10
p. m. 1t is for the enlisted men OF
all branches OF the service who can
get their meals there at cost. It IL
run on the cafeteria plan. the men
serving themselves. and they can pile
their trays high with delicious. home
cooked food for Is cents. The prices
range from 2 cents to Is cents. The
second floor OF the building is equip
ped as a club room for the men. 1t is
truly a godsend to the enlisted men
who are passing through town or are
working IN the departments here and
cannot afford to pay the high prices
asked at most of the restaurants. 1t
Is the desire OF the hackers Of the can
teen TO open similar places in several
different parts OF town.
II will be almost as great a god
send TO a different class Of folks II
the report is true that the Ritz-Carl-
ton people are going to establish a
fine, big restaurant on the ground
floor Of the Real Estate Trust Build
ing at the corner of Fourteenth and
II streets about July l. With the city
so overcrowded at certain times of
the day ii is almost impossible to get
served at restaurants or hotels. and
then. too. the Ritz Carlton people al
ways have such nice restaurants.
No one can every say again that
Washington audiences are always
cold after the reception they gave
Nine. Arnelita Galli-Curci last FRI
day afternoon. They just went
wild. and well they might. for she
was wonderful. didn't know
ary one could possibly sing like
that: Not only is her voice be-
yond description. but she herself
is such an attractive little thing.
90 human. and possessing personal
r1Ggnetism. When she departed in
!'cr taxicab after the concert, the
crowd. including some OF the most
~nihed members OF Washington
iCty. fiocked around the machine
It the curb. and checred. and as
he rode away she waved her hand
in most friendly manner.
Everybody in the world who is
anybo and lots OF others too, were
there to hear her. have never seen
such a packed house. People were
everywhere, standing rows and
rows deep in the back. packed on
the stage and even behind the
brass rail where the orchestra usu-
ally sits. not to mention the hum
dreds who tried to get admission
in vain.
The. most interesting group in
the audience was the box party of
Mrs. Thomas Walsh. which included
the British Ambassador and Lady
Reading. Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
Townsend and Mrs. Edward Beale
Mel +
sician herself, a real lover OF mu-
sic and she seemed to be having a
glorious time. We all were. Early
in the program Mr.. Townsend tossed
the marvellous little artist a bou-
Quet Of lilies Of the valley. A
little later, Mrs. Townsend, during
one OF the pauses in the program.
amused herself by rolling up bits
Of the program and dropping them
down on the head OF some friend
below. It took two or three such
efforts before the person looked up
and greeted her.
Mrs. Walsh was knitting during the
whole afternoon. People were knit
ting all over the house-when they
weren't applauding-even some of the
folks who had to stand the entire
time. Lady Reading was wearing
what looked suspiciously like an ear
trumpet-sone one did tell me that
she did not hear very welI-and she
toyed with a most unusual looking
fan. 1t was rather small. apparently
did not fold up. and was Of tortoise
she'll edged with small brown feathers
about two inhces long. 1t was the
shape Of the fan that was unusual.
1t had a short straight handle that
ran at right ngles with the perfectly
light line Of the fan where the
lie Joined II. The top edge of
IAN made a complete half circle.
this concert, also when Heifitz
ii. attracting such a crowd that
stage was filled as on Friday last.
was amusing to watch the feet of
the people who had TO sit there, fac
ing the audience. No two people sat
with their feet in the same position
and many OF them had them crossed
until they. needed some kind friend tc
tell them about il.
The greater part OF the audience on
Friday was composed Of schoolgirls.
1t seemed like every seminary in
town was fully represented. And the
capes-every other woman must have
been wearing one of the new capes
that are quite THE fashionable wrap
Just now. Some of them were very
good looking, indeed: notably a terra
cntta red one worn by Mrs, Peter