The sun., 1919-03-16

COnStdntln BTun, MT. ana MrS. Law
renee Townsend and Miss Yvonne
Townsend, Mrs. j. *. Ohl Mrs. Aksel
Wichfeld, Miss May Ladenburg, Mrs.
James Macdonald, Mrs. Harold Wal
kerr Countess Gizycka. Rear Admiral
and Mrs. Richard Wainwright, Mrs
Roscoe BulmeE Representative and
Mrs Henry Flood, Representative and
Mrs. John Jacob Rogers, Mrs. Thomas
F. Walsh, Mr.. de Beaufort of the Meth
erlands legation, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Mcclellan Ritter Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Hamlin, Mrs. Sherman Miles, Mrs.
Christian Hemmick, Lieut.. and Nine.
Philippe Barber of the Belgian lega-
ton and many other notables. 1t was
a wonderful audience, not only that
first night but right through the week.
Ohio Society's Dance.
There was just one other place to
go Monday night. Those who didn't
go to the Belasco went to Rauscher's
for the Ohio Society's meeting. The
Ohio Soclety's dances are famous In
the town. Last Mondays was no ex-
ception. Justice Day Of the United
States Supreme Court. president OF the
organization, presided, and the stars
Of the evening were Miss Mabel Board
man, who spoke on THE Greatest
Mother in the World" and Mrs. New
ton D. Baker, who sang soldier songs
When the programme was over Mrs
William Hamilton Bayly, one of the
vice-presidents, became the hostess for
the evening, aided by her sister Mrs
Barnes. There were four tables all
furnished forth with candies and
flowers and abundantly supplied with
delicious little cakes and ices and cof-
fee. with some one whom everybody
knew presiding at the urn. The tables
were labelled Columbus" Cleveland"
CINCINNATI and Dayton" and were
presided over by women from those
cities.
Mrs. Baker presided over the C1eve-
land table and her own particular
party, her cousin, Miss Freas, and her
friend, Miss Lowe, both of whom are
her house guests at present; and Mrs.
Lewis Morgan Brett, wife of Col Brett,
U. S. A, also a Cleveland woman,
though at present living in Washing
ton. Justice Clark also stuck pretty
close to the Cleveland table (where he
belonged to be surely until the dane
ing began, when he disappeared from
the scene.
Miss Boardman. who properly be-
longed with the Cleveland circle. was
all over the place greeting everybody.
Mrs. William Howard Taft seemed glad
to see some of her old Ohio friends
once more. Justice Day and his good
looking daughter-in-l law, Mrs. Rufus
Day, stayed on for a while. as did
Senator and Mrs. Pomerene. Mr. and
Mrs. Wade Ellis, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Hervey Young, Mr.. and Mrs. Chester
Swope and others prominent in the
Ohio colony here.
About the only way in which official
society seems to be. observing Lent
is in knocking off its regular official
lat homes"
The Latin Americans have been re-
ceiving most regularly, and they are
Of course all in eclipse during Lent
except for festivities in honor Of the
approaching nuptials of Maria Bonil-
las, the Mexican Ambassadors daugh-
ter, and Lieut.. Cappola. This is 10
be a mid Lent event, taking place
Monday, March "a, at the embassy at
II o'clock in the morning. and fol.
lowed by a wedding breakfast and a
large reception. Nine. Rojo, wife Of
the counsellor of the Mexican Embassy
and the Ambassadors elder daughter.
is to serve her sister as matron Of
honor. and Lieut. Francestoni of the
Italian War Mission will he Lieut..
Cappola's best man.
The wedding is sure to be an event
which will bring the cream of the
diplomatic and official world to the fine
dignified old Mexican Embassy down
on l street, with its great mirrored
drawing room, which has reflected SO
much brilliant hospitality in it's day.
Lieut.. Cappola is at present stationed
in New York and only gets down to
Washington for the weed ends.
Whatever else Lent may be, It GER
tainly is not period of fasting in
official society. The Folks and the
Hugh Wallaces seem to be the favor.
ties at dinner parties just at present.
The most interesting of those in their
honor during the past week was that
given by the Japanese Ambassador
and Niscountess Ishii on Tuesday. Mrs.
Polk was unfortunately unable to be
present as she was suffering from in
huenza, but it was a highly official
function, with the little touch OF pic
turesqueness which functions at the
Japanese Embassy always have.
Even so commonplace a hospitality
as a weekly at home seems to get at
mosphere" when it is given at that
offi~ee< restdN.ce. The Viscountess
1shii, after the first OF the year, an
nounced that she too would observe
diplomatic day'-Friday-and there
upon had a series of picturesque at
homes, winding up on the last Friday
before Lent with one in celebration OF
the Japanese festival, THE Feast OF
the Dolls" when her visitors were al
lowed to see the wonderful collection
OF dolls which ii seems every proper
Japanese family has-dolls showing
Japanese dress, in different ages and
In different pursuits and industries-a
wonderfully interesting chronological
eXhibit-many OF which date back
generations and have been handed
down in the family.
On Friday the Ishiis went up to New
York for a dinner OF the Japanese
Society, expecting to remain over the
week end. They are the guests OF
Judge and Mrs. Ebert II. Gary.
4 Russian Romance.
AS for the Hugh Wallaces, their
time is pretty well filled up between
now and their sailing date. eon,a tu.o