Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-14

McLanahan. Miss Lnsley Harrison
Miss Sophie Snyder. Miss 1AAbells
Hart. Miss Lucy LeffingWell Meredith
Cootes. Ennals WaggamAh and Buster
Johnston.
The winners were: Stall race
Miss Evelyn Walker, first; meredith
ICootes; second, Miss Lillian Sanger
third. and Miss Sophie Snyder. fourth
Potato spearing-Miss Evelyn wal
ker. first: Miss Lillian Sanger, sec.
Sophie Snyder, fourth. Ball and bend.
ing-Miss Martha Ellis. first; Buster
Johnson, second, and Meredith Cootes
third. Musical chAirs-Miss Sophie
Snyder. first; Miss Evelyn walker
second; Ennals Waggsman. third. and
spoon race-Buster Johnston. first
Meredith Cootes. second; Mas Sophy
Snyder, third, and Miss 1sabelle Hart
fourth.
The former United States minister
to China, Mr.. Paul s. ReinBoh, AND
Mrs. Reinsch were the honor guests
at a dinner given last evening" By
Princess Chika at WArduaan Pars
Hotel.
| The home Of Mr.. Robert D. .John-
ston. 24S5 Ontario road, was the
scene of a beautiful wedding Satur-
day at o'clock, when his sister, Miss
Genevieve r. Johnston, became the
bride of Mr.. Lyle Chappelier of Della
formed by the brides nephew, Rev;
Wilmer P. Johnston OF the First
Congregational Church OF this city.
The house was beautifully decorated
with Christmas greens and the BRIDE
wore a travelling suit of midnight
blue and carried a bouquet OF car
nations and roses. After the cere-
mony a luncheon was served and
later Mr. and Mrs. Chappelier left fo1
their home, in Uppervflle. Va
Mrs. Edward c. walker has re.
turned to washington after . months
stay in New York.
Stories OF Well Known Folk.
A tremendous upheaval in Vanity
| Fair is certain to follow the papel let
ter of protest on the prevailing femi-
| nine fashions of dress. The letter has
recently reached the authorities IN
this country and will soon be official-
i ly issued. The Roman Pontin laments
that he is compelled to take cog
/ nizance Of such follies. but that the
spread Of the evil. which he terms I'M
modesty in dressing, claims attentton'
He specifically mentions short skirts:
bodies of transparent material and
of meager proportions and reminds
all Christian women that modesty ID
their chief ornament He forbids Cath.
| Ollie women to copy these pernicious
| fashions and warns them to shun
such women as persist In the evil:
He holds to the imitation OF All
| worthy members OF the church the
| example OF the Catholic Union OF
Turin. which has recently condemned
in sweeping terms these follies whton
are called the most recent fashion.
The Pontifr reminda the church that
bnt once before has the Prelate ~
| Rome been compelled to speak about
| feminine apparel-to chide the lash
ions of the court of the Empress Jo-
sephine in the matter OF what Ia
known as empire gowns. Benedict
! XIV seems to convey the Impression
| that the present modes are more per-
which Plus VII rebuked. More than
4 600 Catholic feminine societies are
nreparing instructions to be sent "a
women in every walk OF life. and II
looks as though some winter ward.
| rohes NAV have to be remodeleo II
their wearers comply with tho papal
edict.
| There are not many houses In wash
inpton. old or new, which have en-
hroidered crepe de chine Tor wall pa
| per, but such is the mansion oppos,ee
the beautiful courthouse, so long the
home of Fighting Bob Evans. Ad-
miral Evans and his wife, who died in
J the old home recently. and thus made
| a record rarely entered In Washing
ton. in that she was born and married
and her children were born ana mar
| ried under it's roof, spent many happy
years in Japan. On tho main moor a
dainty peep of the F1owsry Kingdom