The sun., 1919-05-25

Nine. Bakhmeter. Then the genera
absence in Europe of the diplomatic
crowd and the extreme BUSINESS OF
everybody else, and last but by nc
means least, 1.-THE absolutely rotter
w Gather" decidedly interfered with
the attendance.
The shows have been held in April
heretofore. but April last year was sc
cold that II was decided to hold this
years nearly a month later that II
might be pleasant for out OF door
events. But it wasn't The chief in
terest was in the officers races, which
we're participated in by many just
back from overseas and were nearly
all we'll contested. But with Tuesday
threatening and Wednesday actually
pouring until late in the afternoon. the
out of doors did not particularly APP
peal Toward the end Of the week the
weather improved.
1t was the same. with the japanese
| Sun Goddess masque, originally
planned for Tuesday and Thursday OF
last week. They were able to bring of
the performance Tuesday. but Thurs
day it poured, and the two perform
ances announced for that day were
postponed until the following Tuesday,
but Thursday it poured, and the two
performances announced for that day
were postponed until the following
Tuesday. when again 1t poured, and
the affair had to be put over to Thurs
day. It's a pity, for it really was a
delight. much of the charm being due
to the lovely old terraced garden slop-
ing down to a high brick wall. from
which the hill crowned by a mass of
tumbling roofs drops sharply away TO
the Potomac.
1t was heavenly setting, the lovely
old mansion perfect in its architecture
and rich in historic association loom
ing in the semi darkness and box Dor
dered paths Turing one into the
shadows. There is a charming little
sylvan theatre rooted with wistaria
the river.
The players in their quaint cos
tunes, pretty girls in Oriental garb
fitting under the trees. men in eve
ming dress, and men in khaki and
handsome women in gorgeous wraps
drawn over bright colored gowns
the moon playing hide and seek behind
the clouds-altogether it was a picture
not soon to be forgotten. All this at
3400 Prospect avenue, at present the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Clemens,
occupied last winter by Mr.. and Mrs.
Lathrop Brown, and a year or SO ago
by the Richard Harlows.
There are perhaps a dozen Of those
old places in Georgetown. The Bakers
have been occupying one, owned by
Major French. ever since Mr.. Baker
entered the Cabinet. The grounds are
lovely and the children have been so
we'll that their parents have not found
1t necessary to get them away during
the summers since they have been
there.
Mrs. Baker says, by the way. that
Mr.. and Mrs. f. II. Sothern were out
there looking -. the French place the
other day. The Sotherns have an
nounced that they were going to make
their home in Washington-but what
they meant was Georgetown. They
had one of those attractive old George
town mansions two or three years ago,
at the time that they first left the
stage, and they want another But
they didn't want the particular one
that the Bakers are in, for which the
Secretary of War and his family are
devoutly thankful.
Social Changes From Politics.
The opening of the new Congress
and the change of political complexion
are naturally fundamentally important
to Washington, socially as we'll rs
politically, and unfortunately the
pleasure OF welcoming the coming
guest is tempered by the pang of
speeding the parting. Mrs. Champ
Clark had her final Wednesday at
home week ago. the last Wednesday
before Congress convened. Next season
she will not receive Wednesday, which
Is Cabinet day." and to which the
wife OF the Speaker is also entitled,
but presumably on Tuesday, Congress
sional day And Washington is getting
accustomed to saying Speaker Gil
lett" 1t doesn't take long.
All the "Senatorials," old and new.
were out in force at Mondays opening.
Down In the front row of the Senator's
family gallery were two women with a
darling little youngster with wide blue
eyes and a mass of red gold hair show
ing above his spreading blue linen
sailor collar. He was fairly wrigglinR
with excitement. and when his daddy
was taking the oath one really thought
he'd tumble over the rail of the
balcony. He caught daddy's eye, how
ever, and began blowing him kisses,
after which he cooled off a trifie, Who
was he? Governor, or rather Senator
Edges little boy.
Mrs. Philander Knox and Mrs.
Hiram johnson sat together, being in
Innate. nudging one another and call
ing attention to various things and |
people, and laughing a lot and being |
all sorts chummy. 1t is a combination
hard to understand. Those two women |
don't seem the sort who would |
find each other particularly
and yet they seem to be a |
great deal together. They received |
together on their Senatorial THURSDAYS |
last winter at the Knox house on X |
street, the Johnsons having taken one
Of the several historic old Calvert mun- |
sions over in Maryland, theirs being |
out beyond Hyattsville, rather too .
suburban TO be within calling distance.
Mrs. Robert Mccormick was watch
ing her son Medill take the oath Of
office, not from the Senator's family
gallery, but from the press gallery.
She is rather inclined to use her
as one of the chief proprIe-
tors or daily paper. which gives her
admission to the press gallery occa-