The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-27


 LIE GALLIENNE GIRLS
 And now to forget war and it's wor- l rfes for a time They seemed very far off to me one afternoon last week when I went to a little afternoon party given in celebration of the | eighteenth birthday of that clever and charming young lady Miss Eva Le Gallienne. wrio has made consider able name and fame for herself not only under the bright lights of New York's white way" but also in Lon- don where the reputation of her ec- centric and fascinating father, Rich ard Le Gallienne, had it's dazzling com mencement.
 Miss Eve Le Gallienne is the daugh- ter of the author of ''The Quest of the Golden Girl" by his second wife, d charming and cultivated Norwegian lady, who was well known in London as Julie Novgeraad.
 , It is said that she it was who in spired Le Gallienne to write many of his most wonderful and fanciful prose poems and word pictures. She certain ly had much to do with the electric success of his Golden Girl" At any rate, Eve was the result of their romantic marriage and the other afternoon at her birthday part one of her guests. was her half-sister, Hesper Le Gallienne, the daughter of the first marriage of the extraordinary half Irish, half-French poet
 The two girls make a curious and interesting study, for Eve is very like her Morse mother, while Hesper, the child of Le Gallienne's early days, is exactly like her father, with the same Greek outlines of brow and head and the same delicate yet emotional shape Of the eyes and mouth. They both have Intense ambition, Hesper as a poet of considerable power and art, Eve as an actress of very exceptional temper ament and yet undeveloped strength.
 There were any number of interesting people crowded into Mrs. Le Gallienne' s pretty little rooms. Miss Maxine Elliott in dark brown velvet with a small tri- corne hat, worn low over her beautiful face, was a joy to look at and listen to, and the Princess Braganza also in dark velvet that brought out the quality of her fair skin and golden hair was likew,se conspicuous. This charming young lady l gazed upon with much interest, not only because she is so pretty, but also be- cause of the romance that surrounds her Her services as a Secret agent have been, believe of great value, and it was whispered to me that she was personally thanked by President Wilson for certain informa tion that she had obtained for the government.
 The Princess Is an American girl by birth, and, of course, through her ilus- band, is closely related to that ex-mon- arch, Manuel of Portugal
 Another titled American to be seen in the crowd was Lady Chetwynd who was also in black with her lovely pearls round her neck and transparent black nat showing the beauty of her fair coloring MT. and Mrs. Faversham were also to be seen,s the wife of the ramous actor look Ing as handsome as eversin deep, rich red and dull-toned embroideries on her chiffon bodies.
 Then the pretty English actress, Miss Estelle Winwood, who has made such a success in Why Marry" was a centre Of interest. In her demure gray gown With dropping hat of blue and gray she brought with her no suggestion of the limelight.
 Memories of Robert Louis Stevenson were revived when Lloyd Osbourne and his wife were announced, while the we'll known writer and lecturer, Lewis Hind fresh from London, told us of the great pageant he was preparing for the spring to raise funds for his special mission in aid Of ell-shocked soldiers
 Another visitor from London was MT. Lyal Swete. who has reproduced for New York the spectacular beauties of
 Gnu Chin Chow" while Mr. Haddon Chambers reminded us of the long-ago days of Captain Swift" and also of .be Tact that New York Is waiting for his present London success, "The Saving Grace"