The Washington herald., 1920-12-05

like Mrs. Nina Van Wrinkle. chief
of the Woman's Bureau of the po-
lice department; Miss Janet Rich
ards, the wefl known lecturer: Miss
Mary Anderson. of the women's Blu
reau of the Labor Department; Miss.
Mary o'Toole, president of the
Women's City Club, and Mrs. Helen
Gardener. Civil Service Commits
sioner.
\ The first production of the COM
pany was attended by an audience
representing ofiicial, diplomatic and
residential society. Monday even
lings at the Shubert-Garrick are
getting to be extremely fashionable
gatherings and the little theater a
rendezvous for the elect OF society.
Everyone goes and usually the So
cial calendar Is crowded with in
lteresting little dinners and parties
given before and after the perform
ance.
The premier Of "Heigh-Ho" drew
to the little theater's doors an ex-
tremely interesting crowd of So
ciety folk. Mrs. Walter Tuckerman
had quite a jolly little party in her
| two boxes. The party was given
/ in compliment to the Robert Lester
Craigies. of the British Embassy.
They are. you know, one of the
latest additions to the always in~
teresting personnel of the British
Embassy and everyone is entertain
cunning little thing-cunning is the
only word that describes her--and
looked simply delectable in a de-
mure little gown OF some diaphan-
Gus shell pink material.
| She wore a band of diamonds in
her hair and an evening wrap with
wide collar OF ermine. I heard
someone behind me. evidently a
friend OF little Mrs. Craigie's, telling
someone else that "she Is only a
child. you know. and was married
right out OF the cradle" The speaker
seemed to know all about Mrs.
Craigie's girlhood days and grew
quite pathetic over the picture she
painted OF desolation and havoc left
behind the little Savannah girl when
she married and went to England.
Mrs Sylvanus Stokes, jr., was in
Mrs. Tuckerman's party. Mrs.
Stokes always wears such original
\ and beautiful clothes. Her gown
that night was quite startling and
different from anything I have seen
this season. 1t was of black velvet
heavily embroidered with quite large
squares Of Jet. The back of the
gown was cut in one long piece and
hung straight from her shoulders
like a narrow cape. The front was
belted loosely and was quite a bit
shorter than the back. With the
gown Mrs. Stokes wore a number
of strands of creamy white pearls
twisted around her throat and
wrists and in her ears wore long
] (green jade I think they were) ear
rings that reached almost to her
shoulders. The entire effect was de-
cidedly startling and when the lights
were on drew the eyes Of the women
in the theater like a lodestone.
The Junior Sylvanus Stokeses have
been ins New York for a week or so
and Mr.. Stokes had not returned in
time for the party.
By the way, / understand that Mr..
and Mrs. Stokes, senior, are taking
house at Atlartic City permanent
ly. Mrs. Stokes, senior. went down
to Atlantic City early in the week
to scout around for a place with the
hope Of finding one in a week or
two. She is so fond OF Atlantic City.
| Her daughter. Mrs. King Stone,
and her infant son, King Stone, jr.,
will be at the Stokes apartment,
1925 Massachusetts avenue, for the
winter.
Others in Mrs. Tuckerman's box
were Mr.. and Mrs. Sumner Wells,
Miss Gladys Hinckley. Nelson Slater
and ]. E. Lefevre, charge d'affaires
of the Legation of Panama.
Another interesting box party that
evening was that OF Mrs. William
Athcrton Du Puy. president of the
League of American Penwomen.
who entertained in compliment to
Mrs. Mary Holland Kinkaid, one of
the producers and a recent member
of the league. Mrs. Du Puy had as
her guests Mrs. Clara Sears Taylor,
Mrs. Katherine Bowee, Miss Roberta
Bradshaw. Mrs. Crete Hutchinson,
Mrs. J. J. Locker and Mrs. Grace
Duffie Boylan Gedert.
In addition to the boxholders
were heaps OF interesting people In
the audience. I saw Mr.. and Mrs.
Lawrence Townsend. Mr.. and Mrs.
William corcoran Eustis, Mr.. and