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glraires meet In combat they use pre-
clsely the same tactics. The two anil
mails, planting themselves as firmly
rs possible. and stretching out all four
legs to the utmost, stand opposite to
each other and hammer away with
their heads until one or the other has
had enough
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He State uf Colorado will
drive a slx-mile tunnel
through James Peak (13,-
2S3 feet) on the Con-
iinentnl Divide Of the
Colorado Rockies for the
"MOfYat Road" The Moi
fat tunnel will cost nearly
seven million dollars
three and One-half mil
lions for boring and three
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A man "has to believe something.
you know" The confidence man IL
looking for that kind.
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Office Phone Her Mirror.
The tired business girl simply must
have her vanity box in proximity and
the hand mirror especially must ma.
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liancy of the Washington season have
been rather inert. eThe debutantcs have
had the center OF the stage, and their
elders have been content TO give IL TO
them-untll after the holidays. This
last week has been n whirlwlnd VI
gayety. the debutantes being reinforced
by the -debs---tho schoolgirls homo
for the Christmas holidays The young
sters have had wonderful time.
Social Set Has Gay Parties.
Even tho annual ball for the Chiidrens
Country Home, the biggest party of the
week, held this year on the night Of the
26th, rather than as of yore on the Goth,
seemed very much more Of kid party"
than ever before. even though It was, as
always. notably smart ball which tho
fashion Of tho city delights to patronize
and joins hands to make Il success
Mrs. James w Wadsworth, Jr., wife Of
Senator Wadsworth and daughter OF
John Hay. is chairman of the board, and
she and Mrs. sSorr head Of the ball
committee. headed the receiving line
Tuesday night
On Wednesday there was the tea dance
which Col and Mrs. u. Lester Jones
gave at tho Washington Club in tho
afternoon, introducing Miss Cecil Lester
Jones to society. aud in the evening tho
dinner dance which the former Ambas-
sador TO France and Mrs. Hugh Wallace
gave for their niece. Miss Katherine
Beecher.
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down near Alexandria for the summer.
have liked II so Well that they have
stayed OH down there all winter so pre-
sCmably the de Graeffs Will be moving
i'll very soong
Then theirs is the new Minister OF
Costa Rica. who succeeds Don Ocravio
Beeche-Don Rafael Orco si who y
already here. The retiring Minister
made his farewells 10 the President early
In the week. and, / believe, has sailed.
IT used to be considered very bad form
for new Minister or Ambassador to
arrive before his predecessor had gone.
II wasn't at all CONNIE II faut to be
waiting around for him to take his de-
parture. But that diplomatic tradition
seems to have gone by the board DR..
Antex Payichlch, the present Minister
of Serbia, was here for fully a month
before the Grouitches got away. and
Wrobewski, the new Polish Minister. was
here for a week or two waiting for the
Lubomlrskis to get themselves packed
and out OF tho legation building on upper
sixteenth street. And the Alfaros. but.
no, they came from Panama TO relieve
Joe Lefevrc. who had been Charge daft
flares for more than four years and
was entitled to and got a promotion.
But he had been here so long that lie
Panama, and there, was an entirely un-
necessary feeling that the Alfaros we're
rather crowdlng on his departing foot
steps.
BY che way. both the Polish Legation
and the Legation OF Panama have been
plunged into mourning and have re-
called all their invitations and can
celed all their engagemonts--the Wro-
blewskls by the recent assassination of
the President Of Poland within week
OF his inauguration, and the Alfaros
by the death of Eugene Lefevre. former
President OF Panama and one Of that
country's leading statesmen. who had
held various Cabinet portfolios there
lie died as the result OF an operation
about midnight December 23. and the
Alfaros Immediately cancelled every So
cial engagement they had for the holi-
days. Eugene Lefevre was an elder
brother OF Joseph Lefevre, who but re-
Gently went to his new post In South
America, and Of Miss Ramona Lefevrc
who remained here with their mother
60 say nothing OF Edwin Lefevre. well
known American writer.
There will be considerable entertain
! ing for these new diplomats as soon as
the holiday rush OF giving the young
sters n happy time Is over. There
seemed to be a theory In some quar-
tors that the arrival of Ambassador
George Harvey from London would be
the signal for furry of entertaining
but it seems more likely that any en-.
tertainng done for him will be more
personal than official.
On the other hand there will be con-
siderable entertaining for the members
OF the British Debt Commission, the
| Right Hon. Stanley Baldwin heading It,
who Is accompanied by Mrs. Baldwin
and Miss Baldwin Mr.. Montague Nor.
man, Mr.. and Mrs. =. J. Grigg Mr.. II
Rowe-Dutton and Mp Loring Christie
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pletely as she had captured her hus-
band. There is no more generally liked
young couple In the smart society than
the Celesias, and their baby son. now
possibly IS months old. is the pride OF
the embassy. They have one OF the
lovely old Georgetown houses. one of
the two that belong to che Mayos, as
remember 1t, and IL Prince Caetani finds
himself in need of a hostess on special
occasions there is one ready at hand.
Many New Diplomats Arrive.
Also there Is the Marquise d Ber-
nezzo, wife OF the Military Attache, Col.
Marquis VittJrlo Asinari di Bcrnezzo.
(No, cannot cell you why the Celesias
di Begliasco are known by the first part
OF their name and the Asinari di Ber-
neZzos by the last half of theirs. Those
matters OF nomenclature seem rather
arbitrary, and If one doesn't know how
to address n newcomer one calls up the
embassy or legation and asks But 20
continue: He IS honorary aid to the
aid de camp 20 King Victor Emmanuel.
and she, the daughter of an ancient and
historic italian family whose estates are
IN the neighborhood of Turin. was, be-
forc>her husbands transfer TO this post.
one OF che court circle at Rome. They
have "A little daughter or years old
and are established I'm an attractive
apartment at Stonelcigh Court, where
their little girl has her gayly docked'
tree and is enjoying tho Christmas holi-
days in American fishlon.
The Italians up TO a decade ago used
To keep all their. gifts until January 6.
Twelfth night 'wnen they celebrated
the feast OF the coming of the Three
Kings bearing gifts" you remember.
Put now at least when they are over
here. they celebrate as America does.
And Prince Caetani slezed tho very good
opportunity offered by the custom of
nearly every embassy and legation Of
Washington OF having dinners or lunch
cons for the staff. OF entertaining him
at dinner on Christmas Day and gettln Z
acquainted with the members.
Then there Is the new Minister OF the
Netherlands who arrived only last
Wednesday with Nine de Graeff and
three daughters. two OF them In SO
ciety, and took temporary quarters ut
Wardman Park Hotel. He and Mime.
dc Graeff are going to have the fun OF
fitting up the new legation OF the
Netherlands at Fifteenth and Euclid
streets, which II was expected that DR..
and Mime, Everwlju would occupy, but
which they never took. DR.. Hubrecht
who has been Charge dAffaires while
awaiting the arrival of tho new minister
and Nine. Hubrecht and the rest OF the
staff gave the merriest sort Of n Hal
loweon party there by wsy of n house
warming two months ago, and every
one had wonderful time and came
away full OF tho beauty and convenience
end suitability OF the new legation
building. But the residence part OF II
has not been occupied although the Of
flces have been In use for some time
rast The Hubrechts who took Mount
Eagle, one OF the historic old places
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brains and character. good looking.
human and apprQachable. and above al.
"A bachelor! Do you wonder society is
deeply Interested?
Prince Caetani arrived about a week
ago and took temporary quarters at the
Shoreham, which was his predecessors S
headquarters all the time that he
functioned as italian Ambassador.
Washington rather feared another alb
sentee Ambassador, for most OF tie
time that Senator Ricci was here he
wasn't here. The new Ambassador has
taken an apartment at 1885 Massa-
chusetts avenue-the apartment building
de luxe that Mrs. Stanley Mccormick
erected seven or eight years ago and
over which wiseacres shook their heads
as so spacious and luxurious that II
would be impossible to fill II, since
people who could afford the rent would,
of course, want TO have their own
houses. The event proved that people
who can afford the best sort of apart
ment living prefer 1t to the greater re-
sponsibillty and care that n house in
wolves. Secretary Mellon, who is gem
orally regarded as quite able TO afford
any sort OF domcilc he fancies. lives
there. SO do the Robert Woods Blisses
So did the Merediths When Mr.. Mere
dith was Secretary OF Agriculture
though so far as 1 can remember. Prince
Caetanl is tho first of the diplomats to
take an apartment there.
The Prince was TO tako possession
about January 1, and l am not sure
whether or not he has already done so.
He has been renewing old friendships
and making new acquaintances at n
great rate. There has been n good deal
OF entertaining both for and by him
tho rather small dinners and luncheons
which really help along acquaintance for
| tho most paSt. While he is bachelor
/ there Is no shortage OF embassy hostesses
| in the wives OF members Of the embassy
staff. Mr. Rosso, the first counselor of
/ the embassy. Is bachelor, but the stan
Is larger and there are more women
| connected with II than tn most OF the
! embassies here In Washington. First Of
| all, there Is Slgnora Catalanl, whose
| husband, Signor Giuseppe Catalani. has
recently been attached here. as second
counselor. SlSnora Catalani was Mrs
Katherine Dimock Hutchinson, widowed
daughter Of Mrs. Henry II. Dimock, when
she married Catalina at that time
counselor OF the italian Embassy. Since
then he has held various diplomatic
posts, having been most recently sta
toned In Venezuela as his country's Min
lister. Mrs. Henry +. Dlmock is one OF
the very influential dowagers OF Wash
ington, and her big house UP on Scott
| Circle has been rallying place for
smart society ever since the Cleveland
| Administration
Then there Is Signora Celesia, whose
! husband Is Secretary Of the Embassy
| and both OF them tremendously popular.
| Slgnora Celesia, a New York girl, was
Miss Margaret Erhart when she mar
ricd the young Italian three or four
years ago. She captured Washington
when she came here as bride as COM
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WASHINGTON, ID. C., Dec. SV.
~ HRISTMAS over and New Year
Day upon us, and tho official
- Washington season getting
(under way without The White House
10 start things The Christmas holi-
days, OF course, belong TO the young
sters-the debutantes and their juniors
home from their various schools for
Christmas bent on having the time of
their lives ana everybody bsnt on
helping them have it.
Official Washington celebrated Christ
mas even as you and las a family
feast. The White House. brave in
CHRISTMAS fnery was radiating its
pleasure in that the First Lady was
able to preside az the Christmas din
ner table--not a dinner party Of
coursc-but Il was n cause for thanks
giving that she could once more take
her place az the head VI the table in the
state dining room. It was just such
Christmas at the White House as in
hundreds OF homes all over tho coun-
try, except, Of course, that private
homes arc not likely to be so flooded
with gifts, great and small. and with
messages and greetings. The gifts. at
least those whose source was known
were stacked up on tables and chairs
IN Mrs Hardings sitting room. and
together the President and his wifo
opened them. just as has been their
wont for 10, these many years! Tho
President got out for n turn at golf.
n few close friends called and gave
them greeting. and finally the event
OF tho day The First Lady at the
head OF the table for the first time In
four months.
Perhaps the next mast interesting OF
tho official family" reunions on Christ
mas Day was that Of tho Attorney Cen
erals family at his apartment az the
Wardman Park Hotel. Generally Mr.
Daugherty is quite alone I'm Washington,
so far as any Of his own blood goes
But christmas brought his whole family
together-his wife and his son and
daughter-in-law. and his daughter and
son-in-law-Mr. and Mrs. Draper Daugh-
orty and Mr. and Mrs. II. r. Barey--f0r
the first time IN several years
None OF tho Presidents official family
did anything particularly thrilling. but
they all seem to have had an entirely
satisfactory day The Secretary Of Labor
and Mrs. Davis are the only ones who
havo young children the age when
Christmas means a radiant tree and many
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Rose Room of tho Plaza. The club viii
have q supper dance In the Glow Room
of the Majestic on January is.
A housewarming party was given by
Mrs Ernest Eugene Malcolm In her
new home, 10 West Seventy-third street
on December 81, TO the members or
Dixie Club. OF which she Is president,
and their friends. II took the place
of the clubs annual christmas Dixie
at the Waldorf Christmas greens added
to the holiday spirit OF Mrs. Malcolm
reception and tall scarlet Christmas
candles lighted the dining room. MIS-
Malcolm was assisted by Mrs. James a.
Allen. chairman of Dixie Club entertain
ment committee, and Mrs. Alfred W.
Cochran, chairman Of hospitality.
The Lyric Art Society. Mrs. Albert
Schaefer president, gave luncheon on
Thursday at the Plaza.
Eutcrpe Club, Mrs. r. w. Cook, presi-
dent, will give it's second regular luncii-
con of the season on THURSDAY at tns
Waldorf-Astoria. The luncheon will be
followed by a musical program given
by Mrs. II. c. Walker. soprano. The
Rivera. Mrs. william Cummings Story,
Mrs. J. Christopher Marks. Mrs. William
Hamilton Baker and Miss Louise Marie
Contencin. Much interest is being taken
In the card party to be given at the
Astor on the afternoon of January 20
for the Veterans Mountain Camp
Under the auspices OF Mrs. Joseph
c Rach the annual dance for the benetit
Of .he Westchester County Cnlluren
Association was held on FRIDAY evening
at Tongue Vue, Hastings, n. \. MRS.
Bach was assisted by Mrs. Eibridge u.
Palmer. Mrs. Spencer Hopping ana Mrs.
Theodore Kelley. The dance foilowed
several dinner parties. from which the
hostesses took their guests
Tho annual Christmas dinner and
dance of Iowa New Workers. took place.
on Friday evening at the Bellecialre'
Mrs. George Botsford was the chairman
and arrangedNan interesting program,
which included vocal numbers py hem-
hers of the society. Some OF those VINO
made reservations for the dinner were
Mrs. John Alden, Mrs. Charles Kirkland
Armstrong, Mrs. John c. Adams. Mrs.
Henry III. Babbit. Mrs. John w. Barn
hart. Mrs. Wayland o. Bagley, Mrs.
webster Bishop. Mrs. Edwin George
Bowman, Mrs Mary Carey. Mrs. Will
lam Parker Chase. Mrs. James Watson
Couchar. Mrs. Thomas Clinton Cunning
ham. Mrs. Walter A. Deems. Mrs. Ed
ward II. Devinne. Miss Anna Dodge,
Mrs. Clarence Earle Ford. Mrs. John
Barbour Gardner, Mrs. Laurence L.
GAYLORD. Mrs Willis Hawley. Mrs. Paul
Jones Mrs. Daniel G. Langlands, Mrs
Gerry Philbrick, Mrs. Roscoe j. RaneJ
and Mrs. Clarence n. Titterington.
The opening Of the new year brings a
new course OF lectures In the study OF
the Bible from a literary standpoint to
be given at the homo of Mrs. Robert H.
McNall, 1870 West Seventy-fourth street.
on Monday morning at II o'clock The
leader will be Mrs. Cora Welles Trow
Further information concerning THIS
course may be obtained from Mrs. Nc
Nall or from Mrs. Trow, $50 West Fifty
fifth street.
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NEE the holiday festivities are

~ NCE the holiday festivities are
over there will be much activ-
ity in the patriotic clubs and
organizations. which. together with
the dances and musicales, luncheons
and card parties arranged by other
societies, VIII make the program Tor
the balance Of the season a gay one.
The wedding anniversary OF George
and Martha Washington will be cele-
hrated on Saturday by the New York
city Chapter, Daughters OF the Amer
lean Revolution, Mrs, Alfred W. Coch-
ran. regent. This reception - IA an
nual affair given by tne chapter. and
an interesting program Is being ar
ranged for IT, Mrs. Herman W Booth
win be the chairman. Mr.. Hugh Cor
don Miller will speak. a buffet viii
follow. Mrs. George White Nash,
state Regent. viii be among the
guests.
lie Lyceum. societe des Femmes de
France a New York, will celebrate two
events on Saturday at the Waldorf
Astoria, the 512th anniversary Of the
birth Of Jeanne D'Arc and the anniver-
sary of the unveillng OF the monument
TO the saint at Washington. D. c. The
exercises will be in English in Difference
TO the presidents of clubs invited as
special guests Nine. lie Fee Farduly
Will sing, accompanied by Mile.
Jacqueline de Moor. The Rev. William
Norman Guthrie Of the Church of st.
Marks on the Bouwerie will talk on
"Moral and Mystic France :" Father
Alcibade OF Notre Dame will make
short speech Mrs. Belle de Rivera and
Mrs. Hariot Holt Dey. both honorary
members OF lie Lyceum. will also ad-
dress the club.
Among the special guests will be Mrs.
Thomas G. Winter, Mrs. Richard M.
Chapman, president of the City Fedora
tlon of Womens Clubs Mr.. Robert
Underwood johnson. Mrs. Walter Sea-
man Comfy, Mrs. George Maynard
Minor, Mrs william Cummings Story,
Miss Mary Garrett Hay. Nine. Kath-
crime Evans Vons Klenner Mrs. Cora
Wells Trow, Mrs Lillian p. sire, DR.
Ienry Fowler. Miss Anna Vaughan
Hyatt, the sculptor of the Riverside
Drive statue Of Jeanne Dare; Mr. G.
W. Stevens. Mrs. A. NJ Palmer. Mrs.
Edith Totten flaming Miss Amy Wren,
Mrs. Albert Garfield Bage, Mrs. Stanley
Leyman Otis Mrs. Livingston Roe
Schuyler, Mrs. Homer Lee. Mrs. Eugene
Grant and Miss Helen Varick Boswell.
lie Lyceum held It's last meeting at the
residence of the president, Nine. Carlo
Polifeme, 321 West Ninety-second street,
on December 21.
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Waldorf-Astoria to help raise tho 81 900
the name of It's founder and president,
Mrs. Mary Stokes MacNutt. in the hotel
to be built for working girls by the City
Federation. Mrs. r. ID. Blackman will
be chairman OF the day. The Oceupa-
tional Therapy Committee OF Minerva,
Mrs Burmaghin chairman, gave
Christmas tree to the childrens ward at
Bellevue Hospital recently. The commit
tee plans to give a~bridge party at the
-Waldorf-Astoria in February for its
fund.
"The Spirit OF Christmas in Song and
Story was presented by the Eclectic
Club, Mrs. Albert Garfield Bage presi-
dent. at the Waldorf Astoria on Decem-
Der 20. Those who took part We're the
Mines. l.. J.. Summers. Alice Hammers
Tough. y. Il. Lundin and Richard II.
Loos. n tree decorated the room and
tiny trees were on each table,. Over
two hundred Christmas packages and
many checks were brought by the MEM
bers for the fund for the Disabled Vet
Grams of the Old Canteen, 151 East
Twenty first street Mrs. James II.
NdluWIlkHI was Vl lHc titC
fund and Mrs. John w. Paris chairman
of the day. Some of the guests who
spoke included the Mines IG. A. Albright
Robert Ferguson, Olive Stott Gabriel,
Willis Z. Miner, William Cummings
Story and Belle de Rivera.
At tho Central Nurses Club, 1872 East
Forty fifth street, the New York Chap
ter Siberian Veterans Association will
give dance on Thursday evening All
who served in the army. navy or well
fare organizations in Siberia are eligi-
bic to membership in the association.
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Gentlemen,s Day for Club.

Sorosis, Mrs. John Lewis Childs
president will celebrate New Years
Day with real holiday spirit. It's break
fast tomorrow at the WaldorG-Astoria
Is the clubs annual Gentlemen's Day en-
tertainment. when men guests are asked
10 meet the members and make merry.
There will be tables for young people
and children and special features for
both. Dancing will follow the interest
ing program. This has been arranged
by Mrs Walter Stuart and Miss Mary
story Cape, chairmen respectively Of
drama and music. Nine. Glta Glaze of
tho Russian Opera Company will sing,
and there will be interpretive dances by
Miss Margaret Gage. Mr.. Morris Gest
and Mr. Charming Pollock will speak
some Of the special guests expected In
ciude Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Markham,
AIr. Morris Gest. Mr. Charming Pollock,
Mr.. Sergei Berthenson, Mr.. Charles
Ram Kennedy. Miss Edith Wynne
Natheson, Mr.. and Mrs. Huntington
Woodman. Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund
Spaeth, Mr.. and Mrs. Glaze. DR., and
Mrs Charles E. Jefferson, Dr. Esther
Lovejoy, Major Guy Thomas Viskniskki,
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Guiterman, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank p Hill, Mr. i. +. Maynard
and Mr. T. Gilbert Pearson.
The Daughters Of Alabama will be
'at home" on Thursday afternoon at
tho residence Of their president, Mrs.
William lie Baron Sands. 55 Tiemann
Place, New York.
New Year reception and dance win
be given tomorrow at the Hotel Plaza
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Many who are living away from their
native States will meet in the grand
ballroom Of the Hotel Pennsylvania on
January IL, when the Annual States
Luncheon will be held under auspices
of the Congress of States Societies. The
objects of the Congress are
ITO bring into closer relations and
good fellowship the members of the diff
ferent States represented, In order to
develop q national as well as a local
patriotism
ITO establish headquarters for infor-
nation AID registration of States and
State people.
ITO be helpful TO the stranger IN the
city coming from the home States.
"To be Of service in any way that
shall be suggested In the growth of the
congress by the demands of general in
terest made upon It,"
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First of bridges Held.

The American Society of Reconstruc-
tion, Mrs. Robert Wylie Lyle, founder
and president, will have its next meeting
on January AT o'clock at the Plaza.
After transacting the usual routine
business new members will be installed.
The society recently contributed 500 TO
the Veterans Mountain Camp, and also