The Washington herald., 1919-03-09

I'D Love Too" which made such q
hit at the British-American War Re-
lief Fund entertainment recently.
Virginia Eckles. too, instead of
milking the COW. as was claimed.
she would do, repeated the sdapce
she did at Mrs Gan's and rs-
ceived persistent encores She Is
very good looking in my opinion
and I have heard several admire her.
did find the Dutch windmill, but
had to almost use magnifying
glass to do so: II was about two
feet high. I don't think that Capt.
Arthur Snagge ever found a chance
to auction OF the dances with the
bevy of debutantes as was planned
enther. But in an seriousness, 1t was
a lovely party. / only have two COM
plants, one is the nsrrowness, of
the doors leading into the ball room
and dining-room at the inn and the
awful. unspeskable service in the
dining-room last Tuesday night,
Also, I seriously objected to the
guests who didn't know enough to
wear evening clothes. II anyone
, wanted to get any food, they had to
forget they were ladies and GENTLE
men: just fight. or else go without.
People had to serve themselves from
a longtable at the side of the room
and then as party after party used
| the tables, the soiled dishes piled
higher and higher with no one to
remove them. 1t was positively un-
| sanitary. Too many people were al
lowed in the dining-room at a timeJ
Several delicious sounding dishes,
course supper, was announced by
the committee, but II anyone sue
ad in
they were doing well and were quite
exhausted after the effort. Only a
small share the guests succeeded
in getting any supper at all, and
quite few left in disgust TO go TO
a downtown restaurant to eat in
peace. At the Russian ball, given in
the same place the service was per-
feet. Only as many as could be
seated comfortably were allowed In
the dininE-room at time; the
guests were all served quietly by
experienced walters and they could
eat with real enjoyment a very good
supper. heard Mrs. james Nc
Donald comparing the Mardi Gras
ball to the Russian ball wondering
which had raised the larger sum.
the French ball. I suspect it cost
ball. As Mrs. Mcdonald said, it is
the final results that count. 4
Mrs. Mcdonald was insthe box party
OF Mai. William Eric Fowler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvanus Stokes and
Mrs. Mcmillan Gibson were also with
Maj. Fowler. and think Gen. and
Mrs. Barnett were in the same party
Mrs. Barnett was certainly complete
ly disguised. She went n Manchu
lady in a very handsome costume
brought from China. but Il was the
, black wig that made her look so
odd. She said that her daughter ex-
claimed when she saw her, Thank
Heaven. mother, you haven't black
hair" and then refused to be seen
with her at the party. Really, she
had to keep Gen. Barnett beside her
he is never but a few feet from her
side. anyway-so that her friends
would know her. Margaret rFahne-
stock Stokes was very striking-look-
ing, too; wore gown which Jean
Eliot called futuristic. wouldn't
know what to call it. but it was Of
heavy green and silver satin, bro
caded in a large pattern Paradise
plumes were in her hair. which was
arranged quite low over forehead and
ears. think the fancy costumes
were quite in the minority.
Perhaps one of the cleYerest
was worn by the Countess Korzyb-
ski-Aira Edgerly, that was: the art
ist who had the exhibition of lovely
portraits on ivory at the Perry Bel