The Washington times., 1922-12-17


continue to go TO balls. Not to
the extent that they did a few
years back, when there were but
three big charity balls a sea-
son and when to stay away from
any one Of them for any reason
short Of q death in the family
was almost q disgrace. But in
sufficient numbers and with
sufficient enthusiasm to make
this the safest and most effect
i've way of raising money for
one deserving charity or an
other.
During the week just past there
were no less than three big balls
''for the benefit of''-one for
disabled veterans, another for
Columbia Hospital and the third.
which was all bound up with a
two-day bazaar and q pageant
of all nations" for the woman's
Universal Alliance. of which Mrs.
c. c. Calhoun is the president.
RUT quite the most picturesque
party Of the week was the
one given by Mrs John B.
Henderson for the members Of
the Congressional Stub, with
their menfolk, and q few Of Mrs.
Henderson's friends from the
diplomatic corps and resident
society. This took place in the
big new house at the corner Of
Sixteenth and Fuller streets,
which Mrs. Henderson has just
competed and which ID designed
presumably for an embassy or
legation. and was by way Of be-
ing a good old-fashioned house
warming.
Old.time dances. the polka and
the two-step. the lancers and the
Virginia reel. were the features
of the evening. young people and
those not 30 young. tripping 1t
gaily to such merry. once familiar
tunes az Money Musk" ""Chariey.
Hes Nice Young Man" and
Pop Goes the Weasle."
General dancing was in order
as the guests drifted in-their
hostess standing alone to greet
them and looking In her blue
silk gown and ermine. stole as
though she had just stepped
from q quaint old portrait. Then.
when an were assembled. the ball
/. WAS "officially" opened with
grand march, which, ~ the music
grew more and more lively. de-
veloued into . gay cakewalk and
finally broke up into two or three
eets for the virginia reel.
The grand march was led by
no lsss . psrsonass than Mrs.
Coolidge. wife Of the vios Prssi-
aent. ''stspping out with John B.
Hsrpderson, r.. son q the hcstsss.
ana hard upon their heels followed
Mrs.. Hendsrson. with the French
AMBASSADOR. n. Jusssrand: Nine.
Jusserand and the ambassador Of
Peru. Mr.. Pesst; the Minister Of
Switzerland and Mime. Peter. Sen
ator ana Mrs. robert l.. Owen. and
Senator and Mrs. William M.
Calder, and . whole line Of other
notables.
Vice President Coolidssf Wen.
no, II isn't on record that he took
part IN the grand march other
than a. . sympathstlc spectator.
somehow one simply can't imag-
inc VS. President Coolidge oAke-
waliiAs. II 10 an odd enough oc;;
cupstion for the French Ambassa-
dor. But. just imagine Mr.. Cool
idge!
Great logs blAxing In the open
fireplaces contributed home-like
touch to the reception room and
the library. ussd that evening -
promenade ana smoking room;
and in the lofty dining room the
upper table grcansd under al
sorts Of old-fashioned goodies-
virgiuia ham and hot biscuit,
Dreamed oysters and sAiads. and
innumsrabls dslsctabis ioss and
CONNECTIONS. The hall room. al
cream and white. 10 lighted rather
/. oddly and most effectively from
IT. domsd ceiling. and on beyond
there y = beautiful conservatory.
where merry little fountain
playsa smid The srssssry Of palms