Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-22
Curtain Rung
On Capital
Society
Card Clubs Being Formed
And Musicals Planned
For Lenten Season.
Bee Bureau,
Washington, Feb. Fl.

L merriment and brilliance all
over Washington, all sets of society
celebrating Shrovc Tuesday, whether
it meant to them, the eve of a re-
ligious observance, or not. The one
great function where smart and
fashionable society met on that
night was the Mardi Gras ball and
carnival of the season given for the
benefit of Neighborhood House, .
locaffashionable charity which gives
spectacular ball of some kind each
year. The carnival was one OF the
prettiest, daintiest and most elab-
crate affair the board of managers
of this charity have yet given. 1t
was also fancy dress affair for the
guests-the $5a-piece guests, tor
that was the price of the tickets.
This of course included supper and
dancing was kept up vigorously until
about 3 in the morning. There were
some private parties which contin-
ued so late that in some cases this
dcvout participants went from tho
breakfast at the party, to early mass.
Things remained very restful here
the remainder of this week, but
there will be little dullness even
through the 1enten season.
Society in Washington loves
cards, from bridge to euchre, and all
ready card clubs have been formed.
Then there are always lenten nut
steals, free organ recitals and in-
formal teas for American women,
and indeed the men too, have form
ed the tea drinking habit. And to
be sure, good example was set
them by the Americans in Paris dur.
ing the peace conference, for the
conference took recess every after
noon for tea, and all the men went
out for draught of the beverage
which Our British cousins have
taught us to love. Especially has
this habit grown since the more en-
ticing beverages have been snatched
from the public. Public is - be-
cause in so many cases there is
great private stock to draw upon.
Even those who advocated prohibi-
ton loudest, first stocked their cell
lars and warehouses and then voted
for the amendment. So tea bids fair
to become our national drink and Id
Washington, home without its tea
hour and well equipped tea table, u
the exception.
Shrove Tuesday afternoon v0s
marked by its innumerable large
teas and receptions, and by the un-
usual event of an orchestra concert
with three of the great pianists of
the present day, as soloists, Harold
Bauer, Ossip Gabrilowitsch and
Olga Samarof, wife of the conduc- /
tor of the Philadelphia orchestra.
which gave the concert. The theater
was packed "from pit to dome" lit
orally speaking, every inch of
standing room being filled from
the opening to the last one of
the many recalls the three pianist3
responded to after the end of the
program. The most important Of
fetal and smart resident society
filled the first floor, with Mrs. Ian.
sing. wife of the former secretary
OF state, being in the seat of honor
in General and Mrs. Crozire's box.
They also had in the box the secre-
tary of the treasury and Mrs. Hous-
ton and the retiring secretary of the
interior and Mrs. Lane.
1t was gratifying to the hosts of
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Lansing ID
see her maintain her prestige in the
eyes of her hostess. Mr.. and Mrs.
Lansing attended a performance the
night before, in one of the theaters,
and on entering and passing to
their seats in the orchestra chairs.
the house applauded them and called 1
out Lansing to such an extent
that they were both visibly en-
barrassed. The Lansings are WE'LL
established in the hearts of the
people.
Miss Ruth Hitchcock has had asE
her guest for week Miss O'Gor-I
man, daughter of former SenatorI
O'Gorman of New York, who was
a debutantc in Washington societyI
during her fathers term in the sen.I
ate.
Mrs. Russell B. Harrison and herE
mother, Mrs. Alvin Saunders, leftl
on Tuesday evening for Omaha,
having given up their apartment
here, which they occupied for some
years. They spent few days all
the Shoreham before leaving.
Representative and Mrs. ReavisI
of Omaha had dinner on Wednes-l
day evening for Major Muhlenbergl
of Dayton. o., who is we'll knownI
i'll Nebraska, where he has manyI
relatives.
Mrs. Henry Bolln of Omaha andI
her three daughters, Misses Alma,
RIanrhe and Flea Rot1o bav. .~Ij
: tablished themselves in a handsome|
apartment at 1856 Calvert street in|
Washington to make their permas|
nent home. Miss Elsa Bolln, who is|
distinguished as the first woman|
ticket seller employed by railroads|
known in this country, has lived inI
( Washington for more than twoj
. years, having been sent to the of
fce here because of the fine record
she made in Omaha in her chosenI
work. Her mother and two sistersl
joined her here several weeks ago.I
Miss Blanche Bolln is a we'll knowui
soprano soloist of Omaha, havinr3
been soloist and choir director inI
the Plymouth Congregational
church of Omaha for some years. I
She is destined to make a place fofi
herself in the musical life OF the
capital Her sister. Miss Alma
Bolln, is her accompanist, and thcJ
are working up a program to bs
given here at the Arts club carIJ
this spring.
Mrs. f. II. Brooke and her daugh1
ter. Miss Genevicve Brooke, are END
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