Evening star., 1920-04-11
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!! worthy of the spectacles which Sir
Henry Irving staged.
Public men in Britain may frolic in
masks and their careers suffer not a
whit. whereas, one could scarcely
imagine cabinet officials or the aus
tere legislators in this land of the
free capering as satyrs and fauns
and dancing to pipes and escorting
nymphs to sparkling fountains where
in bubbled some delectabae beverages.
Lord CurZon as an Arcadian was a
leading figure. while Lady Curzon. in
clinging robes of white and yellow.
crowned with wheat. was a stately
Ceres. Viscount Astor and Lady Nancy
were Pericles and Clio, while young
Mrs. Field, who is the niece of Lady
Nancy. and has been her guest all
winter, wore An astonishing costume.
which typified Sunset. Her skirts
were stiff brocade Of yellow striped.
in purple. over which an overdress OF
white ostrich tips dropped and about
the hem of her bouffant skirt was
row of small gold electric bulbs.
which twinkled merrily when she
glory of fame color and gold feath-
ers also wired with bulbs.
Mrs. Maitland Davidson, popular
literary genius of London, was dec
orously clothed Eve. who wandered
into classic Greece and mingled with
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effect, in green and white over satin
and tulle, while a graland of tiny req
apples encircled her head, depended
across her shoulders and hung like
a sash over a vivid bodice, made OF
Roman silk. Not even the famous
Blue Bird ball of New York approach
ed these revels of Pan in London, and
the closing tableaus. founded on the
description of the sacred groves. taken
from Homer, surpassed anything pre-
sented in many years.
There is one changing aspect In
public life as it is mirrored in the
National Capital. the members of the
Legislative branches have shorter ten
ure in office than formerly. For in
stance. that excellent social organi-
sation, the Congressional Club, was
chartered by act Of Congress in May.
1908. but little more than twelve
years ago. One hundred and sixty
women wrote their names as incor-
porators. of whom 120 were wives or
near kindred of members of the
House and forty-six signed in behalf
Of the Senate. OF the women who
signed for the lower house less than
twenty remain in the station which
they then occupied, and of the sena-
torial ladies less than ten are still
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who were chatelaines of the homes
of members have been promoted into
loftier posts. Mrs. Frank Q. Lowden,
for instance. is the wife of the Gov
ernor of Illinois and her husband iS
the bright star for many political
followers Mrs. Hampton Moore is
the wife of the mayor of Phila-
delphia and Mrs James S. Sherman
is the widow of a Vice President.
Two of those signers are now cab
met hostesses-Mrs. Burleson and
Mrs. Alexander. One-Mrs. Champ
,Clark-was for several years rank
ing lady of the House. being the wife
of the Speaker. Mrs. Underwood and
Mrs. John Sharp Williams have step
ped into a higher niche. Among the
original members of the club whose
husbands were members of the House
in 1908 and remain members are Mrs.
Champ Clark, Mrs. James r. Mann.
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth. Mrs. Henry
T. Rainey. Mrs. Frank D. Clark of
Florida, Mrs. Thetus W. Sims of Ten.
nessee Mrs. Harry c. woodward OF
West Virginia. Mrs. James 7. Lloyd
Of Missouri, Mrs. Frank w. Mondell
Mrs. julius Kahn of California. Mrs.
Ben johnson Of Kentucky, Mrs. Hal