Evening star., 1919-03-09

ing with the 1aSniOndDic ~Oiiu.
Tho Burgomaster of Belgium viii
reveal some historic facts which Ne
between the lids of the white book
of Belgium, and portray plot Tar
more thrilling than anything ever
simply conceived in the human mind.
The former imperial ambassador or
Russia. and Mime. George BakhmeteH,
Count and Countess Bonde, Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Glasgow. who Will en-
tertain the British ambassador anu
the Countess of Reading; Capt and
Mrs. Perry Belmont. the assistant
secretary of state and Mrs. William
Phillips, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry b. Rea
and number Of diplomats will all ap-
pear in boxes on the first night, when
Gen and Mrs. Barnett, Miss Mary
Patten, who has ten seatings, and
others will be in the audience. Mrs.
Charles Boughton Wood has taken
two boxes for Tuesday night, and
thus society will be present at each
performance.
Mrs. John y. Henderson's Monday
dancing class, which begins with the
FIRST OF the season and ends when
society leaves town in the late spring.
will carry on during Lent and
mothers will dance with their chill
dren, matron and maid joining in the
lesson. frequently grandmothers
treading a measure with their grand
well as those from Official and resi-
dent society enjoying the mornings.
The knitting fever, for which ad-
vice from the Red Cross proved the
only sedative. win be ctlrried on
with renewed vigor. becaust, now the
Red Cross Society see the great
need for renewed efforts, and while
the Senate Red Cross unit and others
which have dome equally good work
win cease to meet regularly, they
are still extending invitations to
women to call upon them for mate
months to come. While there were
sometimes foolish and freakish ex-
hibitfons Of the art in public. it is
a graceful accomplishment and GER
tafniy shows pretty and bejeweied
hands to the best possible adyan-
tage
Society ia all agog over the new
Spea ker and Mrs. GiIlett - enjoying 9
its first experience of having mem
Bers of the smart set in that position.
Miss Helen CaDnon as hostess for her
father when occupying the exalted
position held fast to every tradition
surrounding IL, ard carried to perfect
success her fathers Office. Mrs Champ
Clark has not been less assiduous in
her e6orts. and acquitted herself with
honor, but with Mrs. Giliett both
elements of Washington society-one
SNu84ty utptHuSHt upon the OTHER
VIII be carried on. The position of
the Speakers wife is much simplified
since the war wrecked the old calling
system. but there are still hundreds
OF women in official life to be con-
stdered, none of whom wish to be ig-
nored The suggestion given by the
change OF custom In the diplomatic
corps is good-that of new ambas-
sadors giving a large reception. to
which they bid the social world
rather than wait on the old slow
process of making personal calls and
nndily departing from position
without meeting many OF the most in
teresting persons.
Mrs. Wilson's life was s. busy one
up to the time of her leaving for
Europe. but she still found time to
visit the flower show at the propa-
Agriculture; take long walks and
make few personal visits to rel
afives. One Of her last acts before
sailing was to send a sweet little note
or regret that she was not able to
lend her name TO the list of patron
esses for the matinee to be given
Tuesday afternoon for the wounded
soldiers at Walter Reed HOSPITAL
saying that she could not allow her
name to be used in things with which
she was not personally interested.
Just previous TO hTrs Wilson'S de-
parture last week for Europe she re-
cetyed q committee appointed by the
Colonial Danes of Virginia, when a
PORTRAIT Of her ancestor, Pocahontas
was presented to her in behalf OF
The organization.
MrA Claude Swanson. wife of Sem
ator Swanson of Virginia, was chair.
man OF the committee, tho other mem.
bers of which We're Mrs. Cary It
Grayson, Mrs w 81. S. Lee, Airs. A. j
Montague and Mrs. Leigh Robinson
In accepting the gift Mra Wilson
spoke with great feeling and pride O;
her distinguished ancestor, and an in.
: FORMAL tea party followed
The portrait of Pocslhontas is tl1f
work of the late William L. Shepherd
and is q copy of the famous portal,
of the Indian princess which hang
IN the rectory at Graves End, Eng.
land
Many years ago the state of vir.
gina sent Afr. Shepherd to Graves Emo
TO make a copy of this famous pic.
ture, the only one extant of this
dramatic figure in history. Tho
artist made a second copy at tina,
tiJne, which has been in the possess jor
Of bis widow until it was purchased
by the Colonial Danes of Virginia