The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-02
JEAN ELIOT'S GOSSIP OF SOCIETY
Vogue Of Shapvls
Suggests Ne1v
Ball.
By JEAN ELIOT.

w IN he e citing : Why SRylG doesn't ISN'T
somebody suggest Spanish
shawl ball? 1t was tried out rel
Gently in London for a popular
charity, the world and his wife
turning out for the event, and It IS
said that the array of shaWls was
bewilderingly beautiful and the ef-
feet In mass gorgeous and cOlOrful
In the extreme.
AT the various charity balls in
Washington we have had pageants
Observation-Disclosures no one has
yet successfully answered the
query why is a ageant?--fancy
balls a-plenty and occasionally a
ing fancy headdresses, arranged
with the purpose of achieving a
maximum of picturesque effect
with a minimum of effort. SO
why not a Spanish shawl ball? 1t
would certainly be effective and
there must be enough stunning
shawls in Washington to drape
however many of the fair sex
might be in attendance.
This suggestion Is offered free,
gratis, for nothing to anyone who
feels inclined to make use Of it.
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WNHE embroidered shawl has been
i increasingly popular here for
the last year or two, but a flip
Of interest was given to the pos
session Of a Spanish shawl when
Alexander P. Moore, our am
bassador to Spain offered, "the
finest one that could be secured"
In connection with the Penn
sylvania society's membership
drive, the prize to go to the lady
enrolling the greatest number OF
new members.
This offer was made at the
society'S Ambassadors Night"
few weeks ago, at which '''Alec"
Moore was the guest Of honor
and the result Of the contest will
be announced at the next meeting
on April Is.
That Mr.. Moore has an excel
lent taste in shawls is proved by
the beauty of the one he brought
Mrs. Davis, wife of the Secretary
of Labor, when he came home
4OI ICCOAt 1AOA1OQys ~ 40 Va
heavy, creamy white crepe, with
deep fringe and is embroidered
in conventionalized flowers and
birds in the most brilliant colors.
It's a thing to make any
woman's mouth water and is
turning some of Mrs. Davis
friends and vneighbors actually
green with envy. II
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M RS. NICHOLAS LON G.
V1 WORTH was one of the first
to re-introduce the fashion Of
wearing shawls and she has sew
eral lovely ones. At the Congress
sional Club recently she had on a
black crepe shawl, deeply fringed
and embroidered in bright reds.
blues and greens, and remember
also a. lovely yellow crepe thing
embroidered all over in self color.
Mrs. r. M. Kaufman wears a
lovely embroidered shawl-and
being very tall and handsome,
Kenney girls, tool think it was
Frederica-has a beautiful Shawl
picked up abroad and remember
that Mrs. Carl. Joerissen, who is
Just "of return" from Paris, had
and presumably still has, for it
is the sort Of thing to be handed
down as an heirloop-a heavenly
green shawl decorated with >gor.
geous birds and flowers. It was
singularly becoming, too, for she
Is tall and fair and very good
looking.
These are but a few that come
to mind in passing, but I'm sure
there are enough embroidered
shawls in town to dress up a ball.
room like a scene from Carmen"
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Cuban Ambassador to
Entertain for Chief Justice
The Cuban Ambassador and Nine
de Ia Torriente will entertain at din
ner on Saturday evening in compli
ment to Chief Justice Taft.
Nine. TSamados, wife of thu
Charge d'Affaires Of Greece, is en-
tertaining at tea this Afternoon
from to o'clock for the members
Of the Women's National Press
Club.
Assisting Nine. Tsamados, will b,
Nine. Panaretoff, while Mime. Va
rela, Nine. Alfaro, Nine. Prochnil
and Nine. Leal win preside at tn,
tea table.
The Counselor of the German EN-
bassy and Nine. Dickhoff will enter
tain informally at dinner this eve