The Washington times., 1922-12-11
L wdens Bring
Visit Here to
a. Close

a FTER a brief visit In Wash.
"A ington, Frank 0. Lowden.
IA former governor Of Illinois.
and Mrs. Lowden started today
for their home in Illinois. They
came on for the gridiron dinner
on. Saturday evening at which
Governor Lowden was guest.
and every minute OF their stay
here was taken up with renewing
acquaintance with old friends.
Washington feels. by the way,
that It has been cheated Of Frances
Lowden's debut. Governor and
Mrs. Lowden had expected to pass
this winter in Washington and
were negotiating for Mrs. Wayne
Macveagh's house In Massach.
usetts avenue and had made all
their plans to bring their, young
est daughter out here. And the
Lowden girls were looking for
ward with great enthusiasm to q
season In Washington. But
something happened-I don't
know just whal-to make them
change their minds.
So little Miss Frances made her
debut a week or two ago ut
very delightful tea party at the
Drake Hotel. The two older
girls were presented to society
from the old Pullman house in
Prairie avenue-Mrs. Lowden was
Miss Pullman, you remember
which has now been demolished.
Florence Lowden. the eldest Of
the Governors three daughters.
has been an occasional visitor in
Washington. but ! don't believe
tho other two girls are known
here at all.
Mrs. Lowden's mother, Mrs.
George Pullman. built the great
house in Sixteenth street which
afterwarfd became the Imperial
Russian embassy-just what dts
status is now nobody seems to
know-but she never spent very
much time here. As for Gov
ernor and Mrs. Lowden-well.
they rather expected at one time
that they might now be making
their Washington home at 1900
Connecticut avenue, but their
plans were changed with CONSIDER
able suddenness along about the
time that one Warren @. Harding
was made standard bearer for
the Republicn. party.
THE Howry girls. daughters Of
Judge Charles B. Howry, seem
to have shaken the dust Of WASH
tngton from their feet save for
occasional visits to Judge and Mrs.
Howry. They are both living In
New York and unoer the name Of
Elizabeth Howry-Ormonde and
Mary HoWry Ormonde and are
taking q leading part in the artis-
tie activities OF society folk.
Miss Mary Howry. q dancer
Of marked ability, is taking one Of
the leading roles in the operetta
to be presented by the Junior
League in the ballroom of Mrs.
Vincent Astor's house on Decem-
Der Is; and the staging and di-
recting Is being done by Miss
Elizabeth Howry. The latter In
blessed with a delightful voice and
has been pupil Of Marcella Sem.
, brich, de Reszke, Irfert and Breda.
The Junior League production,
which 10 to be done after the
manner Of lie Coz dor" IL Tar
and away the most ambitious at
tempt in the history Of the or
ganization. It IL to be known as
the Kitchen Maid" and II
founded on the familiar story Of
Cinderella. The music il quite
lovely but by no means simple,
and pantomime as everybody
knows, il one Of the most diff.
cult forms Of art. 80 the cast Is
working tremendously hard: Miss
Lispenard Seabury, who 10 TO
be presented to society here by
her aunt, Mrs. Austin Kautz. 10
also taking an important role in
the Junior League show.
Elizabeth Howry- -Ormonde II also
on the editorial staff OF the
Younger Set. q successful new
magazine being issued In New
York. and does their dramatic re-
views-very thoughtful and stimu-
lating comment and written In
most engaging fashion.
The British Ambassador and Lady