The Washington herald., 1920-04-25
SOCIETY

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pairing to visit the United States
and Europe Therefore, when in
the natural course of events he
succeeds to his, fathers throne. as
the one hundred and twenty-thfrd
emperor of a dynasty that has
reigned over DaiZNippon since more
than coo years before the birth Of
Christ, he will be able to boast
of being the first monarch of his
twenty-five century old line to
have enjoyed the inestimable ad-
vantages of foreign travel.
Carefully reared In Z accordance
with the very best principles of
Western education. blended with
those of his native Japan, Il is
considered desirable at Tokyo that
/ his training for the duties of SOW
oreignty should receive its finish
ing touches by his making himself
acquainted with the most impor-
tant countries of the occident, and
through personal contact with their
rulers. their leading statesmen
and their people.
Lady Ribtaesdale and her daugh-
ter. Muriel Astor, will arrive in
New York about June 2, according
| to a bit of authoritative gossip
which reached my ears recently.
It will be recalled that Lady
Ribblesdale was formerly Mrs.
John Astor. the first wife Of the
late John Jacob Astor, and ] un-
derstand the Vincent Astors have
received a message down in Ber-
muda to the effect that Vincent's
beautiful mother will sail for the
United States OF America during
the latter part. OF May, and will
pass the early summer here.
Muriel has not been to America
i, for a number OF years. She is ready
Ito take her place in the debutante
ranks, and I am Of the opinion will
1 be the guest Of honor at numerous
parties during her sojourn in this
| country.
Lady Ribblesdale and Muriel
passed the greater part Of the win
ter in Switzerland, but they are
now in Paris, doing no end of shop
ping preparatory to coming to this
country.
They tell me that the one-time
Mrs. Astor has become exceedingly
| British in manner and speech and
decidedly Parisian in dress.
In the days when she was the
wife of the late Col. Astor Lady
Ribblesdale was considered a great
beauty, but one would never have
accused her of giving much thought
to her sartorial embellishments, but
is coming to these shores with some
twenty-odd trunks filled with Paris
creations.
Miss Byrd Mock entertained the
Phi Alpha Chapter of the Chi
| Omega Sorority and members of the
Washington alumnae chapter at
her studio, "Ye Sign of Ye Mockins
Bird" in the old brick capitol last
Sunday afternoon. She was assist
| ed in receiving by her mother, Mrs.
James Edward Mock. who has long
| been known as an official Chi
Omega mother" her two daughters
having served as officers in the
sorority, and her former home in
Fayetteville. Ark, the seat of the
| founders chapter of Chi Omega,
having been always a favorite rem
devious of the sorority.
Miss Catherine Wiley, president
| Of the Washington chapter, poured
tea, assisted by several members OF
the local chapter. In addition to her
! sorority, Miss Mock had as guests
! number of men from Walter Reed
Hospital who expressed themselves
as highly entertained by a program
given especially for them by MEM
bers of the sorority.
Among other musical numbers,
Miss wilfey sang by special re-
quest, Cadman's Land of the Sky
| Blue Water" introducing a denizen
| of the land clad in buckskin, beads
and feathers" or one who looked as
IL she might be a real Indian. but
| 1t was the hostess herself who gave
q dramatic reading of her own poem.
The Maid of Pend d'Oreille," an In
dian legend of intense pathos. a
book which Miss Mock has set aside
to start a loan fund for wounded
soldiers to start them in business
when such a fund be needed. Gen.
| Pershing has just sent her an order
! for a CODY of The Maid of Pend
d'OrcilIe," a copy of which he has
| read and admires very much. This
| fund will be handled through the
American Women's Legion, an or
yariization of which Miss Mock was
! the originator. having started II on
! April 6, 1918, the first anniversary
| of the United States entrance into
! the great world war. During the
war The Maid" was sold to help
! buy a kitchen trailer to feed the
hungry men at the front, yet all the
time the little Indian maiden was
! captive in the kaiser's palace in
! Potsdam, as he had ordered a copy
| before the war when it was on ex-
! hibit at the International Book Ex-
hibit in Leipzig. The exhibit was
closed in A ugust, 1914. by the hrinS
! of the first guns of the great war.
L L0tG
/ fancy for the works of Southern au-
| thors. and had quite collection In
his extensive library.
The reading Miss Mock gave OF
her poem was made the more real
istic in that real scenes from The
Land of the Sky Blue Water" sur
| rounded her spacious studio, a
frieze painted on the Indian reser-
walton by a noted European artist
who declared he had not seen such
coloring Of sky and water since he
left Lucerne in Switzerland.
! This reception closed Miss Mocks
| AT Homes" ior the season.
SPRING BRINGS GAY SEASON
AT WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS.
White Sulphur Springs has its at
fractions the year around, but there
is no time more delightful at the
mountain resort than the spring
months, with their abundance Of
sunshine and soft warm air. The
mountain ridges are becoming pink
with arbutus blossoms and carpeS-
ing parts of the golf links are clus-
| ters of violets. Everywhere there
is charm in the atmosphere and an
unusually large colony is enjoying
all the diversions. Riding and golf