Evening star., 1924-02-10

amusement from swimming to golf.
with splendid bride paths all through
the large estate and leading into
those contiguous to 1t.
how to exploit original ideas and ar
tistic suggestions, for their costume
ball. In late January, at Hotel Astor,
is the outstanding event OF this win
ter and was a marvellous success IN
the financial sense as well as de-
was Signor Giulio Gatti-Casazza, and
he alone Of all the hundreds in at
tendance was allowed to appear as
himself. all the others having to garb
as some illustrious character IN
operas which figure on the Metropoli-
tan's present repertory. Signor
Gatti-Casazza, in evening attire with
u gorgeous vest and some hint OF
with an orchid in his buttonhole,
was a shining mark in q multitude
of resplendent MephistOfos. Egyptian
and Assyrian kings and the usual
handsome Romeos and Edgardos. But
the Junior Leaguers claim no orig
inality in this privilege granted to
the great singer for at the memora-
BILE French costume ball given by
James II. Hyde. a quarter of CEN
tury ago, at Sherry's. three dfstin-
appear in conventional evening wear.
their age and dignity forbidding the
donninE OF the French courtier's frills
and laces. The late Whttelaw REID
was one Of these and the others were
British guests of Mr.. Reid. There
were. of course. guests at the Junior
League Opera Ball who declined the
trappings Of the masQue, and these
were seated in the gallery. which was
handsomely decorated In roses
painted on Grilies. after the manner
of the old French theaters. when
smokers and men generally were
separated from the feminine audi
ences by such barriers.
A lovely Scotch lassie Is Miss Jean
Armour Burns-Brown Of Dumfries. and
If she decides to so into the movies, az
Iumor says. she has "A future which
seems golden. For Miss Burns Brown
is the great granddaughter or Robbie
Burns, the beloved bard OF Scotia, and
in the raiment OF his day and having
her hair dressed the same way. she so
strongly resembles that pathetic poet
that it takes a keen eye to discover
which is which as pictorially presented.
An interesting test of this occurred re-
Gently when the canvas of Burns by
Nasmith, showing the young poet pos
sibly in his early twenties, was taken
from the frame and exhibited side by
side with a late portrait Of Miss Jean
Burns Brown done by Mr.. II. ]. Rennie
of Blairgowrie, ard the likeness was
absolutely startling and created the
widest enthusiasm among the MEM
bers of various Burns societies about
Dunfries. Miss Jean is fervent
student Of her illustrious grandsire's s
work and has written something both
in verse and in essay form. But she
feels her talents TO be dramatic, and
with her face and form she has an as
sured success even with mediocre
talent, but no one in Scotland can con-
ceive a granddaughter of Burns and his
, living. breathing image being second
rate in anything. She is the daughter
! of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Brown Of
Dumfries, the former an advocate OF
the city and the latter the oldest
daughter of the Robert Burns who was
the oldest son of the poet.
Londoners watch with keen relish
that merry little war in progress be-
tween the feminine members Of the
commons on that pertinent question OF
how they shall garb themselves during
the sessions. Hitherto the three women
who are members have worn simply