The Washington times., 1922-04-09
Musicale Among Few
Important Events OF
Week: Many Dinners
Tita Ruffo Sings at
Mrs. Williams
Home.

things are apt to be pretty
quiet. Society really does pay a
good deal more attention to the
observance Of Holy Week than to
keeping Lent. And even during
the week just past there has been
no very spectacular entertaining.
Dinners? Yes, the usual grist Of
them. but the two events of the
week which stand out as unusual
are Mrs. Norman Williams mu-
sicale on Thursday afternoon. and
the tableaux vivants for the Girl
Scouts that evening.
Mrs. Williams had the great Tita
Ruffo to sing for her guests. with
Edith Marmion Brosius, harpist.
supporting him. And that was
treat. an experience which rather
beggars description. Ruffo was to
have sung earlier in the season at a
musicale given by Mr.. AND Mrs.
Edward Hsmlin Everett. but Illness
prevented his appearance. On this
occasion. therefore. his place was
taken by Gigii. of the golden tenor
voice. An III wind that blows no
body good. for in this way q num-
ber> of prominent Washingtonians
had opportunity to hear two of the
Metropolitan's stars In the intimate
setting Of two of Washington's
charming homes-instead of listen
ing to one great singer twice.
Mrs. Il. A. Hartman wes also
hostess at q musicale one after
noon, her artists being talented
amateurs and her guests being
asked to meet her sister, Mrs.
James p. Andrews, of Connecticut.
FAMOUS Spanish paintings and
picturesque old world legends
were represented In the Girl Scout
tabieauX--lovely things designed
by an artist hand and posed by a
group OF Wsshingtons prettiest
women. The audience was excep-
tionally smart, and after the pro-
gram spectators and dramatic per-
sonae mingled in the informal
dancing with which the evening
wound up.
You may know that there was
not much doing when / tell
you that even Mrs. Coolidge took
a week off. Partly. of course, 1t
was due to the fact that the Vice
President was away. He had
promised to speak out In Michi-
San-and that meant three even
inKs when he would of necessity
be away-and consequently could
not be entertained at dinner. For
even IL he went right out, and
turned around and came right
back sgain-which is precisely
what he did-it's more than
twsnty-four hours each way on
the train-and he had to stop one
evening to make his speech.
Then, there was one or two
parties called off. The Elizaldes,
the minister OF Ecuador and his
wife, had a dinner planned, but
they recalled their invitations and
Cancelled all engagements when
the news came of the death of a
brother-in-law of senor Elixalde's.
And just about that time young
Hector Eiizalde, age about nine,
think, created a diversion by tum-
bling into an excavation and
breaking his leg.
Then again, practically the only
dance of the week-not a very
big one, but still a dance-was
cslfled off. Andor de Herteiandy,
httache of the newly established
Hungarian legation, had arranged
one for Monday night, and people
were rather interested, IL only be-
cause of the newness of that lega-
ton, but he called 1t off on ac-
count of the death Of the former
Austrian emperor.
THE Minister of CzechoslovslSia
DIR. Stepanek was about the
busiest host 6f the week. He and
his sister, Miss stepanek they
tell me, by the way, that I should
call that lady Miss Stepankova"--
that being the feminine form of
the name-but Il seems to me
that that's too much to ask), one
can't possibly follow the vagaries
of all the names in the diplomatic
corps. Anyhow, they entertained
at dinner on Monday night in
honor of the Secretary ofp State
and Mrs. Hughes. on Wednesday
night for the French Ambassador
and Mime. Jusserand, on Thurs.
day night for the French Ambaa-
sador and Nine. Jusserand. on
Thursday for Mr., and Mrs. Frank
Gilbraith, and last night they had
a party for DIR. l.. 8. Rowe.
director of the Pan.American
Union.
At one at least of DIR. Ste