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Mcsdames Knox and johnson
Give Joint Reception.

Quite the most interesting function
OF this kind, however. was the joint
reception given by Mrs. Philander e
Knox and Mrs. Hiram Johnson a week
ago. Thevery mention of the name
of Mrs. Knox and Mrs. johnson in such
intimate association is significant and
speaks volumes for the completeness
with which the split in the Republican
party has been healed. For Senator
Knox. whose name crops up ever and
anon when presidential possibilities
are mentioned, is a good old stand-pat
Republican; and Senator Johnson, also
regarded as Presidential timber. is a
Progressive of the Progressives. More
over, Mrs. Knox and Mrs. Johnson are
as different in type and probably ir
tastes as are the political views of
their husbands.
Mrs. Knox is thoroughly conserva-
tive-She belongs to the Iron aris-
tocracy" of Pittsburgh, generGlly re
garded as of finer clay than the gen
try who made fortunes in coal and
glass-and she has managed to retair
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pital. is scheduled for Wednesday
evening. 1t will take place at the Will
lard, and the floor OF the large ball
room is being overhauled for the oc-
casion-not before IL needed IL, either.
Soernstein's Orchestra will play for
the dancing. Boxes have been taken
by long list OF notables,, and the
tickets have sold like hot cakes. How
ever. they are limited IN number, SO
there's no danger OF the floor being
too crowded for comfort. Fifty con-
valescents from the Walter Reed Hos
pital will be honor guests, and a COM
mittee OF pretty girls is being formed
to take them in charge and see that
they have a good time. A number of
dinner parties are to be given before
hand, and altogether indications are
that the dance will be one of the
most successful OF the winter.
One OF the most interesting events
of'last week, the exhibition OF Edger-
ly portraits on ivory at the home of
Capt. and Mrs. Perry Belmont, was
made doubly interesting by the fact
that Mrs. -Edgerly slipped away. on
Friday and was married to Col. Count
Alfred Skarbek de Korzyoski. The
wedding took place in the morning.
and by afternoon the bride and bride
groom were back in the Belmonts'
gallery. holding an impromptu recep-
ton, and receiving the congratula-
tions Of their friends and many of
those who simply dropped in to see
the very charming exhibit OF minia-
ture portraits.
There's a bit of romantic glamour
about this international marriage.
Colonel de Korzybski is Of an ancient
and noble Polish family. whose au-
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Mrs. Elkins Renews
Weekly AT Homes"

Mrs. stephen B. Elkins presided at
the tea table on this occasion, and on
the following Thursday. when she
was at home for the first time this
season. she returned the compliment
by asking Mrs. Knox to pour tea
for her. Mrs. Elkins connection with
official society ceased some years
ago. but she has continued to observe
Thursdays. Senate day. at home. And
daughter Of a Senator and the widow
OF a Senator? Moreover, she has a
sort of honorary connection with the
Senate which will be sworn in on
March 4 through her husbands son,
Senator-elect Davis Elkins, Of West
Virginia.
She's a very gracious and kindly
person, Mrs. Elkins, a real erande e
dame. and its a pleasure to go to
her house. Another place I always
like to go is to Mrs. Marshall's. and
her reception on Wednesday was par .
ticularly interesting, as she hasn't re-
ceived before since we went to war
The Vice President has hospitable
way of arriving early at his wife's
is at his best in the role of genial
host. This time. too, there was
another important member of the re-
ceiving party in the person OF little
Morrison Marshall. who has come to
be recognized as member OF the
Marshall family in good and regular
standing. He was brought in by his
nurse. a sturdy and appealing little
lad in a white frock, and after an
exuberant greeting TO Mummy" and
Daddy" stationed himself In a door
way where he could shake hands
with incoming visitors or give them
an amazingly military salute as the
spirit moved him.
While Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall have
made no move 70 legally adopt the
little boy. they have come to sat-
isfactory arrangement with his moth
er. by which he is to be brought up
and educated as their own They
have but one regret in their rela
tionship with the boy-that thej,
missed the first eight or nine months
of his babyhood. The kiddie is now
officially known as Morrison-his
own name Marshall. the "CIarenco
Ignatius," which he was christened
having been dropped by tacit consent.
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Week Marks Charming Debut
OF Henrietta Hill. .

No tale of the weeks events is COM
plete without a mention of the debut
OF another bud, Henrietta Hill, who
had her coming out yesterday after
noon al tea given by. her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Hill, at their
home in Eighteenth street There
was also Mrs. Hamlin's luncheon for
Mrs. Albert Rathbone: the luncheon
which Mrs Ten Eyck. Dewitt veedef
and her daughters gave for some Of
the debutantes; Abigail Harvey's
luncheon for Margaret Devereux: Miss
Fannie Randolph Heth's reception at
the Washington Club in honor of Mr.
and Mrs William Howard Taft-but
why go on?
/ must make mention in passing of
what really beautiful party Miss
Heth's was. Mrs. Edward Douglas
White was in the receiving line be-
side the hostess and the honor guests,
and Mrs. Newton ID. Baker and Mrs.
Claude Swanson did the honors at the
tea table. And then l went to get
back to the Russian ball. II was
covered" so extensively in the So
ciety columns next day that there
isn't much left to say, beyond a
word OF comment on the color and
picturesque quality of the scene, the
gorgeous Jeweied kakoschniks worn
by many of the women, the quite
thrilling exhibition dancing, and the
tremendous success OF the. undertak-
ing. socially, artistically and finan-
cially.
The fact that Il really excellent
supper-bouillon, chicken salad, with
nice little twisted rolls. an ice. and
coffee-was served-and comfortably
served-at small tables, may also be
worthy OF note. For the supper at
most OF the charity balls nowada- s
is decidedly sketChy. and at the ball
for the Children's Hospital there was
no supper at all. The ballroom t
Wardm&n Park Inn, where the Rus
sian ball took place. isn't very large,
but it's a very pretty place for a
party, and the long lounge which
skirts il is an ideal place in which
TO linSer and watch the crowds surge
hy
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Capital Holds Record
For Dinner Parties.

Washington holds the PEI caprta
record for dinner parties. Or tia
much I'm sure. Take the week Just
past as an example. Three brilliant
dinner parties were given in honor
of the spanish Ambassador and Mmv.
de Eiano. one BY Mrs. James McDon-
aid, one by Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Brad
ley and the third by Mrs. Charles s;
Bromwell; and they also entertained
a brilliant company at dinner them
selves last evening. Mrs. Bromwell
gave another dinner, with the Secrc
tary of the Interior and Mrs. Lane
as honor guests: Mrs. Mcdonald en-
tertained again before the Russian
bali and MIR. and Mrs. Bradley had
two other dinners. one for the Min
istcr OF Salvador and Nine. Zaldivar.
Nine. lIauge gave two dinners las,
week: and the list ot those vino err.
tnrtsined in this characteristic Wash.
ingt On fashion includes Mr.. and Mrs
John Lord O'Brian, whose guests were
asked TO meet the Attorney Genera!
and Mrs. Gregory; Senator and Mrs
willard Salisbury. the Minister of
Switzerland and Mmc. Sulzer, Mrs
Marshall Field. Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh
Wallace. Mrs. Price Collier, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Ira c. Copley-
COR the Larcs-Mr. and Mrs. William
Corcoran Kill, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Davies, Miss Mabel Boardman. Mai
Ger. and Mrs. Charles McCawlcy. Miss
Goldman. and Judge and Mrs. Downey,
who had the Vice President and Mrs
Marshall as honor guests.
Then ther" was the Mark Requas
dinner for their debutante daughter
Alice Rcdua. with the rest of this
seasons buds included among the
guests, and delightful dance. given
by Senator Phclan for Miss Reque, to
follow. And then. too. there were
numberless dinners before the Rus
sian ball. such notable as Mrs +. r.
g. Slater. Countess Gizycka, and Mr.
and Mrs. II. Campbell Graef being
among those who entertained. 1t
was on this occasion also that Com
mander G. r. Jewell gave his annual
dinner for the debutantes-his eighth
taking his guests to the ball. This
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mark OF affection. and took her out
to the dining room herself, seeing
her comfortably seated and supplied
with good things before returning
to her post to greet the arriving
guests. It's a pleasant thing to have
the "afts in town again; and there
is small ovation wherever either
Mrs. Taft or her genial husband puts
in an appearance.
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her conservatism. and a certain
amount OF exclusIveness. throughout
her career as a Cabinet and Senatorial
hostess. Mrs. Johnson is a younger
woman, of a rather dashing type. and
in sympathy. apparently, with her
husbands progressive ideas.
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Mary HELEN, daughter of Mrs. Ben
jamin HELEN. Lieut.. Commander and
Mrs. Theodore Stark Wilkinson
chaperoned the party, and Louise
Thoron, for whom the party was given
last year, was included among the
guests. Six or eight OF. the other buds
were asked. and. of course. cavaliers
"to match
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during each month. Mrs. Pomerene,
wife OF the Senator from Ohio, had
her first at home of the season last
week; Mrs. George P. Mclean also
received. and so did Mrs. Charles B.
Henderson and numerous other wom-
en- OF the Senate contingent
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independence OF certain wom-
en- prominent in official life
and a good deal OF rather tormless
protest Washington is taking up
again the business OF paying calls
Mrs. Marshall, wife of the Vice Presi-
dent. set the seal OF her approval upon
this picking up OF the social threads
when she arranged to have two
Wednesday afternoon receptions, one
on January Is and one on January -,
knowing full we'll that such a pro-
cedure would entail the returning Of
numberless calls.
Mrs. Baker, wife of the Secretary
OF War. and Mrs. Daniels, wife Of
tine Secretary of the Navy. have in
augurated the custom of remaining
at home on Wednesday afternoons
their days" are quite informal func-
ttons. 10 functions they may be called.
and quite different from the old-time
Cabinet day receptions-also realiz-
ing that under the present dispense
lion calls must be returned. Mrs.
Carter Glass. wife of the new Secre-
tsry of the Treasury. and her daugh-
ters have also announced their inten-
tion of being at home to callers on
Wednesday afternoons. They will
have their first reception this week
and the first reception of a new Cabi-
net hostess is an event Of unusual in
terest, however informal it may be.
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Custom Now General
In DfpIomafie CireIes-

The women Of the Diplomatic Corps
who are not out of town, for one rea-
son or another. are pretty generally
observing their afternoons at home.
Nine. de Riano, wife OF the Spanish
ambassador. has announced that she
will be at home on Fridays in Janu-
ary and February.
Nine. BoniIlss. wife of the Mexican
ambassador. almost always receives
on Friday afternoons; Nine. Sulzer.
wife Of the minister OF Switzerland, is
also at home on Fridays, and Nine.
Cremer, wife of the recently appoint
ed minister Of the Netherlands. had
her FIRST day" since coming to Wash
inzton on Friday OF last week.
Although numerous dinners have
been given in honor of the Cremers.
this was the first opportunity society
in general has had to welcome them
ana most Of the official world, as well
as Mr.. Cremer's confreres OF the Dip
Corps, called at the legation
during the afternoon. The minister
rhastened back from . trip to New
York in order to be with Mime. Cremer
Sat her first reception, and she was as
sisted by Mrs. Frank Lyon Polk, wife
OF the Acting Secretary OF State: Mrs.
William Phillips, and Nine. Sulzer.
who called off her own afternoon at
home especially to receive with Nine.
sCremer.
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Episcopal Hospital Bail
Next on Gale ndar.

The next charity ball on the pro-
gram. the ball for the benefit of the
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{ ChanEcs-More Change
Order Of Day Nav.

day in Washington, changes in the
diplomatic corps--too many to emu.
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Clark inaugurated a series OF infor-
NAL and rather original Wednesday
Afternoons at home at Congress Hall.
Some OF the women of the Congress
sional set are planning to observe a
regular day at home-Tuesday has al
ways been Congressional Day"-and
others will probably arrange to re-
seiVe in more formal fashion on two
or three Tuesdays during the season.
either alone or in groups. As for the
senatorial hostesses. they are quite
generally keeping Thursdays" in
good old before the war" fashion.
MIS-. salisbury, wife of the Presi-
dent pro tempore OF the Senate, re-
ceives at last two or three Thursdays
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merate; changes-prospective the
House, and last, but not least, changes
in the Cabinet Hard upon the resig-
nation Of his successo. came the an
rouncement of the resignation ~
Thomas Watt Gregory as Attorney
General. And now society is engaged
in speculating whether his place will
be taken by some one already /n-
nected with Washington's official life
or whether new blood will be injected
into the Cabinet.
The Assistant Attorney General,
Samuel Jordan Graham; Frank Lyon
Polk, acting Secretary of State and
counselor of the State Department,
and Senator James Hamilton Lewis
are among those suggested for the
place, and the appointment OF any
cne of them would mean the promo
ton to Cabinet rank OF hostess who
has already made a place for herself
in Washington society. Mrs. Lewis
would bring zest and enthusiasm to
the role-if she could be persuaded TO
return from Europe. where she is, )r
is soon to be, engaged in some sort OF
reconstruction work-and there is no
young woman of my acquaintance bet
ter fitted for the post by birth. breed.
ing. cosmopolitan training and the So
cial gift that Mrs. Polk. Mrs. Gra-
ham. apparently. goes in less for So
ciety than the other two. but she has
a daughter. Mary Graham. who Is
leader in the younger official set. It's
too bad the Gregorys are leaving, for
they've made many friends during
their residence in Washington.
The appointment OF Walker L.
Hines. sometime Mr.. McAdoo's sec
ond in command in the railroad al
ministration, to the post of directo.
general of railroads gives Washing
ton what is to all intents ard pur-
poses another Cabinet family Here
tofore, owing to the difficulty in OBJ
tanning comfortable quarters in Wash.
ington under war time conditions, and
also. perhaps. to his more or less .em-
porary status, Mr.. Hines has main
tained ba rhelor menage here. Mrs
Hines spending the greater part OF
her time in New York or at their
place in New Jersey. 1t is to be
hoped. however. that under the some
what altered conditions she will elect
to come to Washington for the win
ter. There is one daughter, Helen
Hines. in the family.
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Faacies, Fads,
And Foibles of
Capital Sooiab

thentic history goes back many CO.
turtles. He served for q long time q
the Russian general stan. vas seri
ously wounded and later wss sent
Canada with . Russian mission. funs
tioninS as an artillery expert n
hasn't been In this country man,
weeks. He's a marvellous ltDeuist,
understand, speaking six or ssvs
languages: and OF course he's ma
OF wide cultivation.
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Feu Over PreeipIee
RidinE Through BarraEe.

kneu Over Prectptce
RidinE Through BarrsEe.
He walks with q decided. limp an
the story OF how he received his IN
juries is sn Interesting one. II hs
its beginning generations ago, vhs
the Shah OF Persia sent a beautifu
Arabian steed to one OF his forsbear
as a token OF gratitude for som
service. Thenceforth, the white horse
bred on the KorzybskI estate nes
Warsaw were famous all over Polans
When the colonel went 20 the from
he was allowed to take along hi
own horse. one OF sse famous line
and in attempting TO pick their wa
through a barrage on the occasion o
very hot nghtIug. both he. and In
horse went over a precipice. tn
horse was killed. and days later tn
coioneI came to himself In hospital
with one side badly crushed.
His bride, who was brought up b
California started her artistic csrse
at sixteen without the aid Of teach
aTs and schools she has worked out
technique all her own, and may al
most be said to have created q nes
art, for her portraits on ivory bes
scant relation to the miniatures froI
which they were developed.
There's a strength about them.
vividness Of color. q feeling Cor Tins
and an effect Of motion that one Sc
dom associates with miniatures Mors
over. the framing OF, the portraits .
in itself an artistic triumph Mrs.
Edgerly-Mira EdFerly-designs Al
the frames herself, and such ts her r,
gard for unity that she plans the set
ting OF q portrait at the time sb
poses the sitter: and the frame is q
much q part Of the compositiou q
the portrait. And each, compositio
Is in itself a revelation Of the chsrss
ter OF the subject The artist Ism
satisfied until every line OF her draw
ing and every spot Of color. put on b
parent richness OF depth almost eeus
TO oils. expresses the character. TN
spirit OF the sitter, nor until tn
whole Is wrought into q setting wtid
carries out the story to It's props
conclusion. -s. 49,.
BY so designing the frames of he
pictures that several panels are hel
together in one composition, she over
comes the limitations OF sine impose
upon her by her medium: and che hs
treated many family groups IN sthi
way. working out: compositions ths
are amazingly decorative Most Gam
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of
Paying Calls Is
Again Popular

n EAR SUSAN.
Despite the declaration of |
independence OF certain wom-
'en prominent in official life
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ILLINOIS GUNNER LEADS:
O. Powers Of Decatur Tops Field mt
Grand American.

CHICAGO, Aug 14.-Chauncey Powers
of Decatur, Ill. won the Class A event
OF the classification shoot In the Grand
American Handicap Trap Shooting
Tournament to-day following tie with
David Fauskee OF Worthington, MINI.
Both shot a perfect score Of 100, In the
shoot of Powers won with 20 straight.
a margin OF one target.
The East won from the West by s62
to s60 In a team shoot Mrs. A. II.
Winhler OF Chicago won the women's
trap shooting championship Of America
with a score of 90.
Lieutenant Commander r. p. Will
Jams. U. 8. N, won the army and navy
after a tie at 90. with
Capt. Tracey H. Lewis, U. s. A. On the
shoot off Williams broke 20 and Lewis
lost with 10.
Williams won the Class B shoot of
for the trophy, breaking 20 straight
against B. C. Meentz of Ashkum. Ill,
both previously scoring tile of 90.
Glass G was won by E. c. Wheeler
with 95, and Class d was won by I. C.
Harris of Fainsbury, ILL.,, who broke 20
straight In shoot Off with d. c. Hay
ward Of Weyaukeya, Wis, who broke IS,
after they had tied at IS.
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question, Drawn and brains" and though
viii not ask you 20 capitulate on that
point, 1 think you will have to admit that
the trout is the only specimen Of the pisoa-
torial tribe that has brains, and he also
possesses in a great degree the Drawn. for
grave and generally dies with his boots on
switch Reel" you are dead wrong on
the tackle subject. That I VIII positively
weight, line or leader, though they are All
taken Into confederation, and the weight
eaS Si'S os the BY angler snf s' e. o.
to hold. not three pound but a nvs or
nfteen pound brown, or. last but not least.
the gamiest Of ALI say 9 nys pound erSox
trout tss on SS H. Mds %nd TS
fellows fall for more readily thar the
the sage Of Grant Lake for oonnrmsticn
either.
/ have just returned from q little trip
into the mountains myself, Switchie. was
up there for nve days and got sixty-six
nsh all brooks. and In August tool
Isn't that seandalousY Especially 80. a.
selves with the IDEA that trout fishing is
ali finished by the nrst of June: and this
fact O' Of Course, enpered By locality ana
many more hsh. but did not take, any IN.
are Just as good in the mountain streams
as April and May in the valleys.
will admit this August was exceptionally
good, as all the streams are running full
just the same as in the earlier months, due
to the numerous rainfalls. and some OF the
smaller streams that are usually dried VI
or very low are running full water.
New York August IA ASYOUWER&
Nine Foot Rod and tho Talent"
Another event of the turf casters 10 now
a memory and the big stick did not appear
except in a very feeble way. 1t doesn't
look as II the majority of tho experts
had liking for 1t. Perhaps after the nine
foot rod limit IL abolished they might go
to the expense of providing themselves
with a long rod for turf casting that they
wouldn't care to lug around on hshing
trip or hold on the beach all day.
The theory that the longer the rod, the
longer the cast" may be all right but how
about the human e9uationT. That seems
to be overlooked.
1t is possible that after some OF the art
lists with the four ounce lead have tried a
big stick out, II will be found that some
thing Is wrong with the theory.
I Let hope that before the nine foot rod
rule IL eliminated, the talent has demon
strated to the Surf Anglers Association tts
incompatability with the development OF
the art or in the sndeav0r to sasa the
Brooklyn. Aug. IL.