The Washington herald., 1919-11-23


and can well afford to smile CON-
placently and pityinRly at such unuis-
taxable evidence Of iIl-breeding.
THE GAME WAS
WORTH CANDLE.
Like the "foursome" that went
down to White Sulphur while the
prince was there; they feel that the
fun they had was worth all Of the
criticism they had to stand for. Miss
Simonds had so much fun at the
parties gwen for the prince that 1t
was worth having a few girls get in
sanely jealous and "catty." So many
people saw how some of the girls
acted that the story Of II has been
well circulated and of course no one,
to express II mildly, admires the girls
for their crudeness. And ] always
think that when such things happen.
That 1t never pays: the old saying,
The wheels .os the gods grind slow
ly ." The day may come when
those very girls will wish they had
not been SO inexcusabIy rude to Miss
Simonds.
Lots of people seem to think that
the girls who went to White Sulphur
did an undignified thing. but as /
said. the girls feel that they had such
q wonderful time that it makes UP
for such criticism. Those girls had
planned to go down there before the
prince reached Washington, but I'm
sure they knew he was going when
they made those plans. 1t was all
part OF the scheme which the younger
members OF the British embassy stah
had to make the prince have a good
time with some boys and girls
around his own age. The prince and
his suite urged Marguerite to 60 down
there TOD. but she didn't.
II Is SO easy to criticise other peo
pie: some people do IL so easily.
Yet would like to bet that lots of
the mothers who criticise those
girls would have allowed their
daughters to have gone If they had
supposed they would have seen any
thing OF the prince after they got
there. I think It would have been a
shame for the girls to have missed
1t all. and Pm sure the prince wouIo
have missed lots OF fun, too. IL they
had not gone. For instance, he
adores to dance and he certainly
couldn't have danced down there
with the members OF his suite, now
COULD he?
In addition TO the debutante parties
already scheduled for this week
there are three balls on the caIen-
dar, the Thanksgiving holidays and
the Army and Navy game at the end
OF the week. That is going to at
tract droves OF people to New York
at the end of the week. l
Nancy Lane and her two close
friends. Frances Hampson and Leita
Adams. are going up. Miss Lane
and Miss Hampson will be guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. II. II. Adams and Lel,a
at the game
Mr.. and Mrs George Barton
French. OF New York. have issued
invitations FOR dinner party next
Wednesday evening in honor of Miss
Nancy Lane, who will go up to New
York early in the week and remain
over for the game
FRANCES WHITING
SAILS SATURDAY.
That is the day that Frances Whit
ing will sail for Paris to spend the
winter with her Uncle and aunt, Mr..
and Mrs. Laurence Benet Her par
ents. Mai. and Mrs. +. f. Whiting.
and her aunt, Mrs. L. w. GIazebrook.
are all going up with her Thursday to
see her on. Then a bunch OF people.
who will be in New York for the game,
are going TO see her of that morn .ng.>
She had planned to attend the game
with large party. but is sailing that
day instead She is going 10 have a
wonderful time over there, for the
Benets are real people. you know:
have plenty of money. and go with
the cream OF society in gay Paree"
Mrs. Renet has just received a very
high and rare decoration. Knight OF
the Legion OF Honor. from the French
government: an extremely high d.s-
unction. They are not given to many
men. and few women. Her friends
over here. who have been so much help
to her in her work during the war.
will be interested 10 hear OF il. I'm
sure. She was formerly Margaret
Cox. OF this city. She was one Of the
organizers OF the ladies' committee OF
the American ambulance in August.
1919. and secretary OF the committee
from August T. 1914. to July p. 1917.
The latest great honor is m recoEnl-
tion OF her services in connection with
rropa Eanda work in this country
throughout the war. Her efforts re-
suited in obtaining important sums
and great supplies OF handaSes and