The Washington times., 1921-03-20

with their creamy walls and em0Polo-
cred yellow hangings. have an stmos-
phere of gayety. y
Mrs. Barnett's sister, Mrs. Charles
Phillips Hill. presided at the tea table
on Monday, assisted by Mrs. Smlth---
pretty little navy. womAn7-ands the.
two Gordon girls-Lelia and Ann4-
and their little cousin. Miss HeISna
Caperton. helped Mrs. Barnett make
her guests welcome. Miss Capefton,,
who was ono OF f;this seasons buds in
Richmond. II q slim. slip OF . girl.
with tho most bewitching OF pronlAs.
and . closo-cropped curly head. end:
the men flock about her like Bees
about q honey, pot. Miss Leila Gors
don. Mrs. Barnett's elder daughter,
who spent the winter abroad and
came home with her mother, has
bobbed her blonde hair and II "
amazingly becoming. She was radt-
antly lovely on Monday--her frock of
midnight blue taffeta spoke Paris In
every line and was very simple and
still belonged in the school room.
49, ~ .F;ts
EAsTER WEEK PROMISES - -
RECORD FOR GAYETY. u,
Easter week gives promise Of e.
tabiishing record for gayety. There
is . bsil--at least one--every night
save SaturdAy-7April 2---aud that
evening has been pre-empted for the
College Woman.s Club banquet At
Rauscher's, at which Mrs. coolidge,
wife OF the Vice President, 10 tosibe
the guest OF honor, s,2 ,y - Z
This lis an annual event but ethia,
time 1t will have more than tho usual
degreeaof interest since the club has
,captured several Hons. Mrs. Wallace.
wife Of the, Secretary Of Agriculture.
Mrs Hoover. wife Of the Secretary Of
Commerce, and Mrs.. Davis, wife OF
the Secretary OF Labor, will be present; /;
and Mrs Marvin D.. Rosenberg. OF
Madison, Wis, former dean Of women
and professor of history OF the Uni,
versity OF Wisconsin,. Will be The prin-
cipal speaker. Mrs. Hughes, wife Of
the Secretary OF State, II a member
of the club. and il was hoped that she.
would be present. but she win not be
back in Washington in time. Miss
Karoline Klager IL chairman sof. the
committee of arrangements. and Mrs.
Joshua Evans. vice chairman. f,t
Mrs. Basil N. Manly, president OF
the club. will act as toastmistress. and
Mrs. Eugene Il. Stevens, distinguished
as a writer Of boy stories and chair
man OF the dramatic section Of the
club. will present an entertaining
"club feature" She will be assisted
by Mrs. william Smith CuIbertsou.
Mrs. Otto L. veerhoff, Mrs. Irwin l.
Hunt. Miss Sara Post Grogan. Miss
Martha Dobbin. Miss Airline Dufour.
Miss Pearl Collier. Miss Ruby Nevins
Mrs. Lyman B. Swormstedt. Miss
Rhoda Watkins Miss Ruth Ayler. Miss
Marie Saunders. and Mrs. Daisie n
Huff.
The annual Dixie Ball OF the Rob-
ert f. Lee Chapter. u. ID. c.. at which
General Pershing is to be the guest
OF honor, will open the Easter season.
1t is to be given on Easter Monday
evening, March 2s. at the willard,
and should be an unprecedented sue
cess. Next evening. March 20. the
last OF the popular series OF army
dances at Rauscher's, will be held
and l wouldn't be bit surprised II
the Secretary OF War and Mrs. Weeks
should be present, although so far
I've had no hint OF that from the
powers that be. Then comes the
woman's Army and Navy League
ball. always one of the important
events OF Easter week. and this time
to be given at the willard on the eve
ming Of Wednesday. March so.
The Colonial Ball, which aporopri-
ately enough, is to be given by the
Colonial Danes OF America. Chapter
;. has the, right of way on Thursday,
March 31,--also at the Willard-and
everybody is looking forward to 1t
with, the keenest interest. Fancy
dress parties are always fun and no
costumes are so becoming as those of
the beaux and bellies of pre-Revolu-
tionary days nor make so effective a
picture. The Colonial Danes OF New
York will be presented. as we'll as the
Colonial Danes OF Philadelphia.
The minuet, danced by girls and
young men in costume, will be a
charming feature of the entertain
ment. Several OF the ladies who are
most interested in the ball are assem-
bling groups Of their friends to attend
together, also in Colonial costume,
and many Of them are wearing gowns