The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-22
Society Ready
For Festivities
Of Christmas

Christmas Is upon US sud-
denly this year, curiously
poignant Christmas marked
either bx great sorrow, or great Joy.
So engrossed were we all with the
signing OF the armistice, the Presi-
dents trip to Europe, all the mo-
mentous events which have been
transpiring, that we were in the
midst Of the holiday season before
ever We realized that it was APP
preaching. In the endeavor to make
up for lost time the last few days
have been crowded ones; and the next
few days viii. apparently, be even
more crowded.
Christmas is, of course. a festival
to be spent hugely IN the bosom Of
ones family; but by evening even the
best regulated family is inclined to
be tired Of its own company. More
over. the average Christmas dinner
IS an imposing affair and dancing. an
excellent aid to digestion. So the ball
at Rauscher's for the benefit OF the
Children's Country Home, which has
become a recognized Christmas insti-
tuition, serves double purpose.
Then, too. this particularly ap-
pealing charity is promoted" by
the smartest young women in wash
iugton society-Mrs. Joseph Letter.
Mrs Clarke Waggaman, Mrs. Charles
Carroll Glover, jr.: Mrs. John H. Aer-
riam, Mrs. Randall Hagner. Countess
Gizyclza, and others of their Xix
and they always manage to ring to-
gether q rather more brilliant assem-
blage than turns out for any charity
affair OF the season. Indeed. it's all
more like chic private bail than
q semi-public function, the women
wear their Srettiest frocks and hand
soonest Jewels and everybody has a
good time. :.
This year there1I be another party
for good measure. as DR.. and Mrs.
Thomas Martin are giving dinner
dance at the Maison Sovrani for their
schoolgirl daughter. Peggy Martin
Another. Christmas week festivity,
which should be equally smart, is the
entertainment to be given ON Friday
at Edward Hamlin Everett's big
house in Sheridan Circle by the Red
Cross helpers and the American fund
for French wounded. 1 say ENTER
ment" adVisedly, for the promised
festivities are difficult to classify.
beginning in the afternoon with a
tea-dance and bridge and q mystic
room" and such highly original
events as an exhibition OF fancy
swimming and the like. the beneft
will wind up with ball in the even
ing. or course, with such women as
Mrs. A. Garrison. McClintock, Mrs.
William A Slater, Mrs Henry P.
Fairbanks, Mrs. George Becker and
Mrs. Clarence, for the Red Cross
Helpers. and Nine de Chorel, Nine.
lin, for the American fund. in charge,
the success of the ball is assured,
and the mere fact that the entertain
ment 70 70 be given in the Everett
house win add fillip OF interest
Washfngton watched the building
Of this house for many months and
was fed on fabulous tales Of the
enormous sums which were expressed
on the foundations, 50 that the great
white house might perch safely on
the rim OF Rock Greek valley without
slipping into the stream OF the mag
niheent swimming pool which the
architect lad designed, Of the SPLEEN
doris OF the interior and so on. And
even though the house. has been I'm
ished for some time, there are not
many people who have seen the in
side OF it. You see. just when the
mansion was nearing completion the
Everetts' eldest daughter, who was
70 have made her debut with a good
deal of eclat. slipped off and was
married, and her parents rather lost
interest in the house.
A year or two later work was
taken up again and the finishing
touches put on the structure, as the
second daughter was growing to
womanhood. Then the Everetts