Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-17
Tales Orwell Known Folk
In Social and Official Life
Romance in Sons Lives to Bring Titled Foreigner
to American Shores-Other Incidents
4. of Interest.

golf with her mother and sometimes
"addtes for her and just a. often
plays on the green. Of the Elipse.
Mrs. Nolan and Corlis may be seen
IN the early morning paving, when
the weather permits. They are as
mummy hs possible and. seem to get
lots Of fun out Of their game.
Mrs. John r. Henderson has re-
Gently attempted to continue her
historic dancing class. which in the
first years of this present century
WAS alone In the organizations, which
taught interpretive dancing and ex-
planning the free movements of the
classic Greeks. At this same juno
worth conducted Il music class In
which ancient Greek 'harmonies and
the music used In the choruses of
the tremendous Greek dramas were
pated ~tn either of these delightful
programs are still q part OF Wash
ington's official set, but Mrs. Peter
Goelet Gerry and Mrs. Nicholas Long
diligent attendants at both Mrs.
worth.s and often appeared in the
UNIQUE spettacles, which marked de-
cided progress. But Washington was
rather prfm and rustic In ITS ideals
IN those days. For at Greek spect-
acle, in which nynphs DANCED and
sang on the green as they would
nave done IN the Arcadlan groves.
the names OF those In the pageant
appeared in print and caused a great
uphearal. Seemingly the barefoot
dancer now so ordinary 4 part of any
classic program was considered
law. Mrs. wadsworth 'diseont Irurai
her music classes. but Mrs. Hender-
son, taking up modern dancing. con-
tlnuec hers until few years ago.
she is herself graceful and &C
entered her eightieth year.
one obvious development OF social
NE at the Capital is to be seen in
the entertainments given monthly
t.rnuSn the season by the state So
vtu,Iss, these meetings. We're for
years rather dr;D affairs :hel resi-
dents OF various states temporarilv
sojourning in We shington forerati,.
cred to extol their home places and
20 meet each other for an hour and
talk over old times. Now, the entire
aspect has changed and in inanv in.
stances the meetings of the state
societies are evening levees of brill
l:ancy and the drawing rooms where
shey are held are crowded to their
sapaclty. That reception given by
the New York State Society early In
January. was social event Of prime
Importance and drew not only the
large. and distinguished resident ser
from the empire state. but also many
visitors from it, The Pennsylyaria
Society has long possessed "a hone OF
Its own Ia Mcpherson square and its
monthly meetings, are genial social
alratrs. The meetings OF the Ohio.
missouri, Kentucky and Virginia So
cietieS. and OF many others, have been
held In handsome salons In prominent
hotels. and they have been thorough
~ enjoyable affairs not only to the
proud natives of the state celebrat-
Ing. but to allen visitors as we'll.
The. MaSsashuSetts Society. as BELTS
dignity and possessing as members
the President, two associate justices
OF the Supreme Court, the Secretary
OF War. the Speaker OF the House
Senator Henry. Cabot Lodge. holds
meetings which rank among the Inn
portant events Of the winter.
Temporary sojourners in Washing
ton reach the crest of the wave in the
waning winter, and many prefer the
privacy of d home to the rush of the
hotels. So a wall goes up about the
houses on the. market. their small
rooms: low ceilings and usually the
when the city is full Of lovely old
houses, with splendid rooms and
scores of them, but fashion has
ignored them. and they stand either
.snantiess or given over to the ignomy
light housekeeping. Miss Janet
Fisher. once prominent in society
here. when her father. the elder Ham
ilton Fish. father Of the present mem
Der from Garrison, ", y, served In
Congress. after looking in vain for
such home as she desired in the
modish section of Gotham, decided to
take house which appealed to her
and let the neighborhood take care
or itself. So she has bought, re-
modelled and furnished one of the cx-
ceilent houses built during the 1905
in I'd aTenue right IN the Heart of the
slu!ns. and she ~ delighted with this
experiment. Withou, "A doubt she win
lure many back to this section, once
the Mayfair of Gotham. Take those
terraced houses In Massachusetts ave-
nue. ana x streets, from 1lth street to
Scott Circle. where the fashionable
residential circle has its fringe Some
OF them have mellow past and were