The Washington herald., 1920-12-19

and a delicious supper and ! think
breakfast was served after I left
How II did rain that night. too. But
that didn't keep people away. Maj
Totten's beautiful studio sits way
back In the midst of a garden SO his
guests were worrying for fear they
might have to wade across Inis
lawn. But not so; the motors drove
up Fifteenth street and into his
back yard andfight UP to his door,
way.
His studio is such a lovely place
and with its Moorish architecture,
its soft lights and cosy corners, Is a
most romantic place. Speaking OF
cosy corners, 1 shall not soon for
get the picture-yes, there are many
kinds of pictures-a group Of last
years debutantes made lounging on
his wide Oriental looking divan with
an equal number Of young men. Ny
dancing partner described 1t as
STEAMBOAT on the Potomac" Don't
you just love 1t! That describes the
scene. And let me tell you, though
that women have no monopoly on
vamping-for instance. / heard a
man call p member Of one of the
embassy STATS. Col du Bosch.
vamp, and he is. Several people
told him he was that night. And
there are, others. Col. du Bosch
seems to be very popular with
all ages and both sexes. i
didn't know until that evening that
Maj. Totten had a sister, but he has:
she came down from their home in
New Jersey to attend the opening
Of the opera as did Mr.. Freund and a
number of others, for that matter.
1t was the first time had met the
new Czecho-Slovak Minister as he
had only reached town a few days
before. OF course he would be at
the opera for not only are all
Czechs music lovers. but the star
was native countryman, Marak.
He and his wife were both, splendid
MARY CAVAN
is DELIGHTFUL
His wife, Mary Cavan who sang
the title role added to a soprano Of
unusual flexibility and even quality
an appreciation of the dramatic
value of the slave girl part, which
considerably enhanced her triumph.
In her aria of the first act in her
duet with her father, but most of ali
in the Nile scene, she was accorded
more than perfunctory enthusiasm.
i was inviSd to luncheon the next
day to meet Cavan and Marak-I
had already met them at the tea
which William Phelps Emo gave in
their honor the Saturday afternoon
preceding the opening Of the opera,
but didn't have a real opportunity
to talk with them then. The
evening before Ambassador of Peru
and Mime. Pezet took them and
yours truly home from Maj. Totten's
in their car and had a little chat
with them then, but over the lunch
con table We talked long and Mary
Cavan was just charming and so in
teresting.
Marak speaks little English so
didn't Join the conservation fire.
quently. She is an American, but
OF course, knows Europe thoroughly
ana talked OF Prague and the opera |
tnere' OF Berlin before the war,
and OF her experiences as an Aus
TRAN prisoner during the war and
OF What she saw of the Irish in |
Germany and Austria, and the fact
that the British flag was missing |
from the collection of flags adorn-
ing Polls theater the evening he
tore. Many people conversetl/ on
that subject and seemed inclined m
doubt that the flag was omitted
by accident
1t Is really true that there was
no forethought or malice in the
tact that the British flag was miss
ing. The theater had been deco
rated according to set scheme.
tne Itaiian nag was put up because
the opera was Italian; the French
because the French Opera Corfpanv
was playing there, and the flag Of
because Marak Is
native Of that country. The othar
hags were just signal pennants OF
various sorts to I'LL in with. The
British and Irish never entered
their thoughts. As soon as those in
charge realized that the scheme Of
decoration was misunderstood thew
flew around town the next day to /
get British nag. though there was
not any real reason for putting one /
up. 1t was just an unfortunate in
cident that the Drurys, who are in
terested in the opera company.
should have happened to have had
MRS. MacSwiney visiting them just
tnen, as that fact caused many peo-
pie TO think the British nag was
aelioerately left down, but 1t wasn't
II IL had been, no one would have
oeen more angry about 1t than I.
ior l am a really. truly Anglophile,
Foor MI and Mrs. Albion and MAJ.
Iotton' who are so entirely inno-
cent and who have the interest of
tne opera so much at heart, are ter
rloiy upset over II. And thew ara
all crazy about the English. too.
john Joyce Broderick was in their
box the opening night.
The British Ambassador ana
Lady Geddes were not presant a.
opening night and II was said tAeir
absence was due to the fact that
the Drurys were connected with the
opera. They were to have hesn
guests of Col. and Mrs. Junkin I'll
believe, the opening night and then
Withdrew about twenty-four hour.
before. But they did have an en-
gagement for dinner that evening
The French Ambassador and Nine.
Jusserand were also absent as thew
had a previous dinner engagement
too.
At an adjoining table at the
Shoreham Tuesday Mr.. and Mrs,
Boyd Carpenter were entertaining
luncheon party that included Mr..
anf Mrs Albion Boyd Carpenter is
AM interesting person; was born in
ireland. believe; and has a de- X
licious brogue, and fought in the
English army during the war; has
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