San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-25

Lent is being ignored like the E.r'
who doesn't rouge and the eighteenth
amendment. OF course, the "a; wees
should be an exception. aS u Is only
proper tor us 10 celebrate toe birth,
day of the father q eur Country -
the gayest manner possible. NA>G'
ington's birthday i such pc
turesque holiday, Il !ust inspires n
syolity, with It, silver bUckic> pS"'
dered wigs ana harchttS SRSL AcvcN
parties car Re given there = 2e;e'
ing so attractive and 6rltcA .IG.,. tt-,'
inine and. one msch. ROC uuNNG to-;'
able. as colonial c1S-EpcS- 4sS rCS-
tie Of IzceS and sam tte S,v-t q
old Lavender, quaint hack A&c' 11';t~
the becoming satr-yeSs - & vA..s VIZ,
and the charming SsllswT C.gHt q
hoop skirt. have CS-7z.-,y tSGsa =
large part II the T&-;-E< - ne sa>'
week.
There is so2s,hir- tasciusuu:
about gentlemen v5A war Sbov: h.&tS
satin trpUSs-S iii I1r,- les can AZ
ford it,. looming TCttS Of lace 81
rbe throat swallow tail COS,S, larsC
buckles on their patent leather
pumps, Sut a,ack psiuCd expressions.
They always wear them even as
though they were Dart Of the COS
tune. Ihey look attractive and arts
;ocratic wita their rrUged cheeks and
powdered YVES. but rhHv always have
that Tortured hunted look in their
eyes. When one sees 4 :ua7 IN a
Gorge Warrington costume, even Al
his legs nro shaped ri:h', one may
know there is a woman in the ottEg
flat has remarkable will power ard
4 strons influence over this man.
Man has no eye for beauty, no
artistic taste. He holds comfort
above ac. very time, and especially
ii he is personally concerned. Never
il a hasNshn rugged out in his full
Gress suit even without Il choked. mar
tyred look. Maybe the chokcd look
is caused by the tight collar. but
the mistreated pathetic expression is
his own doing. just because Of the
earnest reverence that they have for
self comfort they have completely
given UP swallow tail coats and have
taken 10 the tuxedo. which is used
for even the most formal Of affairs:
Tuxedos are really. the smartess and
most b.,o ring, but tat is not the
reason thcy are worn. Even mans
vanity dimS in the face Gf his owe
of ease ord convenic..N. He wishes
TO be neither ornamental nor use-
full. Tbs etiquette took, and the
Prince o. Wales say tuXctlos arc
never appropriate except at stag
dinner. But in spite Of this, claw
hammers are fast disappearing. No
one longs .or the swallow tail coat
it is not missed, but IL one observes
closely neither are they often seen.
1t is a very unusual thing to find
one in the ball room; in fact, so un:
usual that AZ recent very formal
dance-Ll.ch too formal auda-
rious maiGra-much too audac;Ous---
gaped uDer'y at a gentleman who had
-entured forth in n c Aw-hammcr coat
end then remarked in n loud voice
MY, look what long tail our cat
has TIE gentlemman in the swal.
low tail coat has attended several
dances since, but it is noticeable that
he wears r tuxedo of the very latest
cut and smartest lines.
4 very brilliant woman once said
"Man is only as strong as his weak
est optic nerve" This is very true
but II does not concern him person.
ally. This phrase may be applied
only to man when he gazes on a men,
Der of the fairer sex.
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Mr.. and Mrs. ]. W. Fitch an
nouncc the marriage Of their daugh-
ter. Agatha, to Russell Jeanette. The
marriage took place Thursday, Febru-
airy % at the First Presbyterian
church. with DIR. Hill performing the
ceremony. The marriage is Of much
interest to a wide circle of friends,
as both Mr.. and Mrs. Jeanette are
popular members of the younger set.
u - -
An unusually beautiful affair of
the week was the tea dansant from
) to Z o'clock Wednesday afternoon,
given in honor of the engineer Off
GERS and ladies of Fort Sam Houston
by Col. Harry Burgess. chief engineer
of the Eighth Corps Area, and Mrs,
Burgess.
Red and white, the colors of the
engineers, were used as a background
against which the guidon of the com
panies were used with artistic effect.
Palms and ferns and red begonias
were used in great profusiOn in the
decorations throughout the room.
Suspended from the balcony, between
curtains of red and white streamers
were four miniature castles, insignia
of the corps.
The receiving party stood before q
mantel which was banked with ferns
and red begonias, beneath which
streamed the regimental colors. d.
rectly opposite before another flower
laden mantel stood an exquisitely ap,
pointed tea table lighted by two anti
que candelabras holding blue tapers
and ornamented further by a graceful
basket of American beauty roses ant
blue hyacinths.
Punch and ices were served from
smaller tables made lovely with slen
der silver vases filled with pink carna
tons. Colonel and Mrs. Burgess anC
Major and Mrs. Anderson received tn,
guests. The following ladies assisted
in serving throughout the afternoon
Mrs. Daniel Van VoOrhis, Mrs. W
V. Morris, Mrs. A. +. SaxtOn, Mrs
=. A. Wolf, Mrs. T. II. Slavens
Mrs. i. NJ. huffman, Mrs. c. c
Culver, Mrs. ID. W. Harmon. Mrs
r.. o. Van Horn, Mrs. G. c. Lewis
Mrs. f. A. Shuttleworth, Mrs. J. G
A. Montague, Mrs. Carlatt, Mrs. X
G. Hunter, Mrs. c. S. Lincoln, Mrs
William Elliott, Mrs. G. X. Mayo
Mrs. i. c. Hill. Mrs. &. L. Foster
Mrs. +. NJ. Murray. The Secont
Engineers Regimental band played
fine program of dance music. Abou
two hundred guests from army an,
civil life were present, most of ther
remaining until the last strains 0