Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-01-14

form or another Mrs. Damrosch comes
10 Washington occasionally TO visit her
sister. Mrs. Harriet Blaine Beale, and
TO renew old acquaintances. She was
married during her distinguished feth-
er's term as senator from Maine and In
the handsome mansion on goth and +
fstreets which has suffered SO many re-
verses of fate since James O. Blaine
sold IL to the Pittsburgh inventor,
George Westinghouse.
1t has been suggested TO the direc-
tors OF the Metropolitan Opera House
that a museum adding so much to
the pleasure OF a visit to the Paris
home of divine song should be opened
In one of the many handsome apart
ments connected with the once. The
opera house Of Paris has CHAMBER
not more than fifteen by twenty-five
feet opening on Rue Auber, and yet
here the most touching musical relics
of the world are adequately presented.
II is possible TO gaze reverentIy upon
Paganini's bow and the rostn box
| used so often before his Partisan au-
diences There are jewel box which
Malibran had used and some or the
scores of Rossini, match box OF
Gounod's, page of Meyerbeers
manuscript. and many tribes once
! owned by Verdi. Donizetti and Ofen-
bach. No one dreams OF visiting the
French opera house without also
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OF Caruso would alone be reason
enough for the New York directors
to give the suggestion their attention,
and many others OF the immortals in
the history of song have written long
chapters in the splendid musical
temple of Americas chief city. In
deed Washington without an opera
house at all, could collect a most
respectable showing of souvenirs and
RELICS if only the programs and
placed on exhibition. The Kensing-
ton Museum in London gives a
spacious room for such purpose and
1t is always crowded.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Delano Rob
pins. who have been living In Berlin
for the past year, anticipate making
a short visit to New York and Wash
lngton during the Easter season. They
have been among the acceptable hosts
OF the winter In Berlin. and have as
sisted the American ambassador in
his rather arduous duties. American
visitors TO the German capital multi
ply with each month. and all need
some social diversion, now that the
kaiscr's lively court does not function,
nor does the present. regime include
official amenities in It's program. Mr..
Robbins, as counselor of the embassy
and with a long foreign experience to
aid, has been kept busy, and his wife.
VINO ls a Belgian and accomplished
lnguist, has been organizing parties
or Americans to see the old historic
monuments about the city and beyond
INTO the older domain OF Hanover.
Mrs. Robbins was before her marriage
Mic. irene de Bruyn. member OF a
prominent family OF Brussels, and the
union was the result of a romance
begun In the first year of the war.
She was among the most popular
hOSteSSeS or or rIr
ing her two-year residence In Wash
ington, when Mr.. Robbins was attached
to the State Department, and was
teted In many unique ways when her
husband was sent TO the German capt
tai when diplomatic relations were re
sumed. Mr.. Robbins has lately ac-
CURED a handsome home In New York
city and will occupy II during this
projected visit in the spring. He will
also accept many Of the Invitations
extended from friends and former as
sociates in Washington.
From Paris comes the news Of the
furore of popularity accorded that
latest headdress. the fascista biretta
and of its appearance at balls, the
opera, and fancy dress dinners The
fasctsti biretta is made of gold or
silver lace. shaped exactely as the
covering which marked the follow
ers OF Mussolini during the historic
march through Italy: and the long
tassel which depends on the left side,
is. when adopted for evening wear,
made of gold or silver threads and
caught to the head by a jeweled
clasp. Though plain and rather Sc
we're in lines. II appears to be becom-
ing to all types OF beauty. and this
winter has replaced the Danish cap
made popular by Queen Alexandra or
the Russian headdresses which held
SO long on this side of the Atlantic.
Queen Margharita of italy and her
young daughters wear the fascista
bi-ettas on all formal occasions, that
OF the mother being entirely of gold
and the prfncesses having theirs made
of metallic lace over deep green, coral
pink and old Dutch blue, with tas-
sells of the same shades. One of the
great social leaders of Paris. the
Duchess de Faucigne wore a biretta
to the opera ball during Christmas
week, made of turquoise blue metal
cloth, studded with the gems and
the tassels of strands OF fligree gold
caught by a turquoise pin. Many OF