The Washington herald., 1920-04-25

! seem as though the summer was
about here. The Lock Tavern Club
at Great Falls is open now and sew
q, eral delightful but small parties
have already been staged out there.
The American Solidarity Ball given
Wednesday night at the willard by
the Sons of the Confederate Vete-
rams brought out the Southern con-
tingent in society just as the Junior
League dance Friday night brought
out the younger set. The Junior
League dance was the last of the
series given by that organization
during the winter. They have all
been lots Of fun. The dance was
preceded by quite a few dinners,
among those entertaining being
Olga Roosevelt Bayne whom the
gossips say Is soon to marry the
Luttren man, David, 1 believe his
name is. whose late wife was the
daughter of the late Mr.. Lothrop,
Of the firm of Woodward and 10th
, rop. And they" also say that Lii
lian Hendrick McClelland who plays
around lot with Olga Bayne is
going to marry a cousin of hers.
Speaking Of gossips, did you hear,
or rather read, the story about Alice
Roosevelt Longworth appearing at
fashionable dinner in black satin
oVeralls? Mrs. Longworth denies the
story. 1t even went so far as to say
that Mrs. Longworth declared the
pantelettes are extremely comfort
able and that she urges a revival
of the picturesque pre-civil war gar
ments in the interest of economy,
the pantelettes requiring consider
ably less cloth than a skirt
1t made a good story anyway.
The horse show and the dog show
you hear them both talked of ev-
cry place you go. People seem to be
counting the days until they come
off. believe they unconsciously
feel as though the spring season is
really well established when those
events arrive. The dog show will
take place May and s in the Coli
scum over Center Market. The
horse show which will begin on May
Is will be the occasion of the CIV
ing OF a number, of house parties in
Washington. /
Among the interesting visitors
coming to Washington for the show
is Mrs. Loula Long Coombs, we'll
known horsewoman of Kansas City.
Missouri. and a daughter of one Of
II not the foremost families of that
city. Before her marriage to Mr..
CoombS, son of the pastor of the In
dependence Boulevard Christian
Church in which her father takes "a
most active part and near which
their magnificent home stands, the
name of Loula Long in the Middle
West stood for remarkable horses.
the best of Lying conditions for
them. yes, and for remarkable
horsemanship. to-
Her father, Robert A. Long, presi-
dent of the Long Bill Lumber Com
pany, at his beautiful big farm,
ILongvlew.- a few miles out of the
city, has installed every modern con-
venience for Mrs. Coombs' finest of
horses. Every year Kansas City
looked forward to the horse show
given at Longview, and the oppor-
tunity of seeing just how kind to
dumb animals" those who really un-
|derstood them could be. At the big
horse shows every winter in Con-
vention Hall Miss Long was always
the most prominent figure. and oft
times little Martha Hayne Ellis
would ride with her aunt, even when
ShO was buI q UAt VI q -neaQeQ
youngster. Miss Ellis is one of the
most active members Of the Riding
and Hunt Club here now, and Mrs.
Coombs will be a guest in the home
Of her parents, Commander and Mrs.
Hayne Ellis, at "woodley" during
her stay here:
Mrs. Coombs is the winner of many
blue ribbons from all over the coun-
try, and IL she rides here will, no
doubt, be one of the most interest
ing figures in the races.
Miss Helen Taft, acting president
Of Bryn Mawr College. who has re-
turned from three weeks trip in
the interest of the Bryn Mawr en-
dowment fund, announced. last week
that she will take a leave of alb
sence of a year.
Miss Taft intends to study for a
year, and will start her leave at the
end of the present school term. She
will continue her preparations for
her degree at Vac University, 1t is
believed, She already has applied
Two years to the work.
DIR. NJ. Carey Thomas, president
of Bryn Mawr, will be back at her
post next year. and Miss Taft will
resume her position as dean of the
college. An acting dean will be
named during her years absence.
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