Evening star., 1921-02-27

appeared in Louis Verneull's four-act
play, Daniel" AS the hero, Bern
hardt may hide her infirmity by sit
ting in a great armchair in all the
principal scenes. Another morsel OF
gossip is that the actress has decided
to sell her stronghold in Brittany,
called the Beautiful Isle of the Sea-
Here she was having her tomb mol
lowed out of a rock which projects
far into the surf and where the waves
would eternaliy sing her requiem
But Sarahs thoughts now are evil
IDENTIFY on life and not death. and she
is remodeling her handsome apart
ment in Rue Balzac. where she will
reside until late June, and where she
will hold her celebrated salons for
the first time since the sad days after
1914. There is no hope. however. held
out that she contemplates leaving
Paris, as, despite her energy and
pluck, she is fragile in health.
So mild has been the winter that
white cloth wraps, once confined to
southern resorts. are now frequently
to be seen in the afternoon, when
the modish are abroad. Miss Kath-
'erine Mackay has been attending
concerts and teas recent sunny
days, when furs were unthinkable.
snugly swathed in a cape which has
been modelled after those worn by
the Dominican monks of the medieval
ages. 1t is made of the rough bure
cloth. which is manufacture of
southern Europe intended especially
for monastic uses, but which draped
in circular fashion and trimmed elab-
orately with yellow woolen braid is
admirable for afternoon wear The
hood. which is always a feature of
the Dominican cape is, in this in
stance, made of tulle. with rim of
ermine and a cluster of rosebuds
tucked in at the throat. Another
effective afternoon cape is one seen
at recent reception at the British
embassy and is of pale blue cloth,
dropping in five caliX like folds.
which are emphasized by strands of
crystal beads and deep-blue buttons
of enamel. The fastening is under
the arm and invisible.
Matisse and the symbolic artists are
endeaVor ing to mark off the seasons in
their proper gamut of color. so that
| from Paris comessa rumor of a riot Of
green gowns. velvet, satin, crepe and
taffetas. No matter what the basic
color. the hint of opening spring must
| predominant in the trimming. mar
velous gown recently was worn at a
| Paris fete by Mrs. George Widener of
Philadelphia, and was of soft, 1usterleSS
| taffeta in pale yellow, draped with net
covered in vivid green beads. White.
with all the varieties of rose color, is
| the proper hue for summer, with au-
| tumn being allowed all the glory of the
| turning leaves and the brilliant skies.
Grays, purples, browns and blues are
appropriate for winter, and, says the
master designer Matisse, if women
would follow this schedule they would
appear at their best and in conformity
with nature and her moods.
After an absence of more than six
years in Italy. Mr.. and Mrs. Francis
| Batcheller have returned to their Bos-
| ton home and will come to Washington
| for a few weeks of the spring season.
| Mrs. Ba tcheller, a well known musician
| and author. is the daughter of the late
| Theodore Bates. who was in Congress
several years from Worcester. Mass.
| Her mother served for more than ten
years on the national board of the
Daughters of the American Revolution.
| The Batchellers own a charming villa
| on the hills above Florence, and it was
/ their privilege to entertain the young
| Princess Maria Josef of Belgium during
| her exile in Italy when the fate of Bel
gium hung in the balance. During three
Christmas holidays Mr. and Mrs. Batch
eller entertained lavishly for the lovely
little girl said to be the most beautiful
maid of royal birth in all the world. and
their parties for her are part Of the few
fright memories Of those evil days. All
the small America MS In Rome and near
by cities came to the fetes and were the
guests at the villa for days. Mrs. Batch
eller recently received from the hands
of Queen Elena the special gold medal
designed for those who had rendered
extraordinary services with the Italian
Fed Cross.
Mr.. Austen Chamberlain's most re-
cent entry into international gossip
calls attention to his stepmother.
Mary Endicott that was. who after
reigning nearly twenty-five. years as
a social and political leader in the
Joseph Chamberlain regime. has drop
ped entirely out of the ken of her
friends, in her own country and in
England. In 1916 Mrs. Chamberlain
became the wife Of Rev. William
Hartley Carnegie, rector of ST. Mar
garets. and chaplain of the house of
commons. Now, her husbands posi-
tion is sufficiently lofty for Mrs. Car
negie to continue her social activities s