The Washington herald., 1920-04-04
MISS AVIS HUGHES,

from each other in Rimeaucourt.
In France. 1t was over there that
Miss Dovey was photographed with
General Pershing. as 1 remember It..
In the spring of 1919; at Chaumont.
The Woman's Committee of the
Pershing drive now in force in Ne
braska has given the picture "a
most prominent place in its bull
letin, Miss Dovey was not only
another of Uncle Sans force from
Nebraska. but a personal friend OF
the general.
But am getting a long way from
Miss Dovey's Batik work. She came
back from abroad last August and
Immediately took up this form of
work which bad just come in vogue,
for she Is both q graduate and post
graduate of the Chicago Art Insti-
tute. Batik is almost Zoo marvel
Gus and beautiful to9require an ex-
cuse for being, but. as ] understand
II, the work is done with oil paints
upon Georgette. crepe de chine,
velvet, though, personally. / prefer
IL in the light silks. The designs
carried out are usually conventional,
lures that do not seem to have a
design at all-such combinations of
color-My! you'll just have to see
them for yourself because il Is i'm
possible to do them justice in de-
scription- They will Clean too. be-
cause part of the process carries
them through n good gasolining
and Miss Dovey wears one blouse
that she has washed in water fire.
Quently. She Is to be found at all
hours at her room at the Garden
Tea House. at the corner of Fiji
teenth and X streets, opposite Nc
Pherson Square, and just across the
street from Saint Marks. most of the
time creating new designs and COM
binations for those who desire a
bit of individuality in their ward
| robes, SO you are quite apt to find
her in, even IL you do not have time
| to make a previous appointment
Miss Dovey, like all real artists, is
glad to have you just come and ad-
mire. and her collection is certainly
worth seeing.
MANY RESPONSES
FROM WASHINGTON TALENT.
rs every one in Washington
a "IilcI,
Tfis Is the question that the PEN
women are asking. Since they an
| aounced their plans for the Authors
Carnival Ball and Book Fair, TO be
given on April II at the home of
Mrs. Francois Berger Moran, 23l5
Massachusetts avenue, so many re-
sponses have been made from the
talent of Washington that the affair
could well be entitled "washington-
lana"
The league. being a national or
ganization, with auXiliaries in many
States and representatives in every
state In the country, with head
quarters in Washington, is drawing
much outside talent to the city for
that occasion. So instead of it be
ing wholly a local affair, it will
really be contest between who is
TO receive the greatest honors, those
coming to Washington to appear or
our own home aspirants.
FROM the time the guests enter
the door of Mrs. Moran's beautiful
| residence, which has interesting his
tory or It's own, as it was the home
OF Lord and Lady Reading after the
formers arrival here as Ambassador,
while they were having the British
Embassy put in order, they wilt be
in an atmosphere literary. The large
reception room with its many price
less pieces of art brought from
abroad, will be turned into a Japan
ese garden to be entitled The Spell
OF Japan" from the book by that
name of our own Isabel Anderson,
wife OF Larz Anderson, former am
bassador to Japan. 1t was while
residing in Japan that Mrs. Ander-
son, who Is a member of the League
of American Penwomen and one of
its strongest supporters in it's efforts
to establish a literary center in
Washington, wrote this exquisite
story of the fiowery kingdom. The
ladies' dressing room is to be turned
into bower of beauty by leading
specialist in that line, and is to have
the appropriate title of Vanity
Fain-" The mems smoking room on
this floor is to be Persian in atmos-
pkere and decoration, an Omar
Khayyam room with "a loaf of
brt ad, jug of wine and thou" the
jug of wine, alas, being merely a
cup of coffee, owing to a vast change
having taken place Nsince Omar sang
in the wilderness, but thou" will
be there, pretty young ladies' in
Persian costume. who will serve the
coffee, which will, by tho way, he
very delicious, being made in the
true oriental style.
CARCAssONNE TAKEN
FROM A LORD DUNsANY STORY.
On this floor, also, will be the
luncheon room, the Carcassonne.
under the management of Miss yir-
ginia Berry. who has the unique
dining place In Georgetown under
that name The name, Carcassonne.
Is taken from one of the stories i'm
"A Dreamer's Tales, by Lord Dun
sany, and is story of the beau
tiful, mythical city of happiness.
which all seek and so few find.
Lord Dunsany came to Washington
last fall. and although here only
one day, he took the time to visit
the Carcassonne IN Georgetbwn. He
congratulated Miss Berry upon her
naturalization in so beautiful a
manner of his mental conception,
and leftlhis signature on the wall
Just over the fireplace as a memen-
Ito of his visit. At the Book fair.
the basement kitchen will be turned
into an old French room of the
medieval period, with an old bar.