The New York herald., 1922-05-14

are making It their headquarters dur
ing the horse show, for which. as usual
Col Thompson had a box. and In which.
l believe. he had some entries); Mrs.
Joseph Thropp, Mrs. Arthur Lee. tie
Boardmans. Mrs. r. r. Gown and many
more of consequence than one could
possibly recognize In the uncertain
light. There seemed to be several thou
sand In the audience and as one studied
them and recognized them in those hick-
ering shadows one realized that here
indeed was a representative gathering
from the many circles that make up
Washington society.
CoIorful Scenes or the Pageant.
1t would be quite impossible TO de-
scribe the groups and scenes OF the
Pageant there were SO many OF them
and they were so interesting. But there
are a few pictures that stand out In the
darkness and stay In ones mind-the
group depicting the meeting of St Au-
gustine and Queen Bertha, with Mary
Roberts Rinehart as the queen and Mrs.
Coolidge as a Sponsor (Robert Bell was
In charge, and the costumes were de-
signed by James Reynolds): the Cru
saders. with Capt. John Craig as Rich
ard of the Lion Heart. and Mrs. James
Carroll Frazer as the Queen Mother !;
Sunday Morning at Pohick Church, With
George and Mary Washington descend
ing from their coach. and the opening
day at ST. Mary;s. with the quaint little
girls arriving by stage coach with their
luggage tucked up on the rumble be-
hind. There was an infinite variety OF
scenes, and each was so well carried
out that one realized that there was
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been so long in preparation that people
were rather impatient about 1t.
And then from there to the Polo Ball
such O piquant contrast! The Polo
Ball was certainly Society with capi-
tai S, many Of the same people who
had been up at the Cathedral CLOSE
those who had taken part In the pageant
still in costume-adding greatly to the
brilliance and picturesqueness OF the
scene. Others who had been In the
audience up there had been so cloaked
and wrapped UP that their evening
clothes were q revelation down here.
The Polo players in polo costume, white
riding breeches and brilliant colored
satin blouses and caps--it was quite
wonderful! Even in the receiving party
there were the Secretary Of War and
Mrs. Weeks-Mrs Weeks in q beautiful
evening dress-the same one she had
worn at the army and navy reception
at the White House-white satin with
pearl embroidery, ana the pearl and
crystal motifs on the skirt outlined
with small white ostrich feathers; and
there were the Assistant Secretary OF
War and Mrs. Wainwright, Mrs. VAIN
wright wearing her pageant costume as
lady in waiting to Queen Elizabeth. and
in her usual modern attire. And there
looking quite as handsome In that as
was Gen. Pershing in full uniform.
Some receiving party. eh what? When
they got tired of receiving they all ad-
iourned to the Weekss box and held an
informal reception there throughout the
evening.
Another brilliant note Of color was
added by the hunting enthusiasts IN
their pink coats, and the City Clup
ballroom was in itself something OF q
novelty as a setting for a. smart So
ciety event, for the new City CLUB
Building is only just about finished.
Then the Polo Association had con-
verted it into miniature polo field
gay with the pennants Of the differ
ent teams, and with goal posts at either
end. and further decorated with crossed
mallets above the boxes and hurdles
of fresh green pine boughs in front OF
them. It was altogether charming and
SO entirely different"