The Washington herald., 1919-11-30

didn't know that bare old band room
could look so pretty and homelikc.
/ but Mrs. Barnett is so clever, you
know! You would never have rccog-
! UIzed the place,
The walls were hung with fine
silk Chinese hanginCs and flags OF
various sorts. Occasional Chinese
/ screens were scattered about and
fir trees. with tiny twinkIiuG lights
! half hidden in their branches. were
/ banked against the walls. The bal
cory was hung with flags and Chinese
draperies, and the ceiling strung
with smilax and small varicolorcd
lights intertwined. The receiving
party stood in a corner formed by
screen massed with the many. many
! flowers sent the popular bud. \
| huge gold-colored silk drapcry hung
+ from the ceiling to the floor. just
| back of the screen. and with Il large
/ lcolorful Oriental rug and several
hoor lamps. made n beautiful setting
for Mrs. Barnett and the girls. Mrs.
Barnett. as usual, was lovely, and
looked like her daughters sister in
stead of their mother.
MRS. BARNETT's
GOWN LOVELY.
larly good looking. Il was OF a heavy
soft satin that looked exactly like
panne velvet just few feet away
I The skirt was tight and short with
an overdrapery OF the silk drawn
! across the back around the feet and
! gathered full in the middle of the
| front right at the waist line. There
/ was separate train. hung from the
waist in back. noticed several
dresses that day that looked very
! much like they were put on back
wards. with the back of the skirts
tight and plain and all of the fullness
| right in tine front. There wcre many
of the popular touues there made Of
/ heavily brocaded satins. untrimmcd
usually. One looked exactly like
those worn blythe Queen of Bclgium:
was shaped exactly like all Of her
hats were and beautiful paradise
| plume hung down over the left shoul-
der just as all of the Queens hats
/ were trimmed.
BARNETT PARTY
GREAT SUCCESS.
The world and his wife were at the
Barnett party. AS many as could.
/ danced. Part Of the room was fenced
| of for dancing with small fir trees
Gil lighted up and with wicker gate
leading into the enclosure. After most
OF the guests had arrived they began
to dance all over the room. MarEue-
rite Simonds, as is usual. seemed TO
be the. belle of the ball. The men
just gathered about her in droves.
AS she would walk across the room
a string of men would trail after hcr.
She is so pretty and attractive and al
ways has such a good time! She and
Anne Gordon are very good friends
so Marguerite hurried home from n
visit in New York TO be here for
Anne's party.
This week is going to be lively
one for the Lads. There is some
thing doing" almost every dag. Then
the first of the series Of dances
which the Junior League has ar
ranged for the winter will take place
this week. Tomorrow Miss Marian
Drain will make her debut and
large party for the debutantes will
De given by Mrs. Thomas F. Logan:
a luncheon at the willard. The
Eonor guests will be Miss Virginia
Mckenney, debutante daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic McKenney,
and her guest. Miss Gladys Bennett.
OF Denver. Quite a few from town
are going over to Baltimore tomor-
row night for the first of the bach
eior cotillions to be given in that
The next day. Tuesday. Mrs. Vic