The Washington times., 1924-04-05
Comedy of Errors
In Unn'itting
Exchange

off other peoples coats does
not stop, one will begin to see ,the
legend, Don't watch it, lock It,"
so familiar in quick lunch rooms,
adorning the dressing rooms of
smart private establishments. Ons
instance of a rather serious ma.
ture, which took place at the home
of prominent official hostess and
caused considerable unpleasant
ness, is beng much talked about.
But for the most part it has been
a comedy of overwhelmingly
amusing. after things have been
Strengthened out and the annoy
ance has worn off.
Mrs. Frederick. H. Gillett, I'm
told, carried OFF one afternoon a
familiar looking coat, only to dis
cover on removing it at home that
she was wearing a strange gar.
ment and had left her own very
smart wrap in its place. There
was nothing about the coat to pro-
claim its ownership, but Mrs. Gill
lett had left a card or some means
OF Identification in her own, so she
was soon notified by the finder
and an exchange effected.
But perhaps the most amusing
incident Of the seeming epidemic
occurred at a party at the home
OF William Phelps Emo when O
lady who lives across the way
picked up fur coat which after
ward proved to belong to Mrs.
Lawrence Townsend. She did not
md out that the coat was not her
own until she had reached home
and donned negligee. Then she
hurried across the street to return
it-only to find that she couldn't
give 1t up just then because her
'>own had gone home on the lady
whom she had unwittingly de-
spoiled, and in her excitement she
had popped the borrowed cloak on
over her dressing gown!
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MOTHER entertaining incident
"A grew out Of the Dickens eve
ming at the Arts Club. Miss Isabel
McDougall, being in fancy dress
rather voluminous as to sleeves
and skirt, borrowed a coat from
her sister. But, when the time
came to go home, she thoughtless-
~ picked up a garment resem-
ping the one she was in the
habit Of wearing but which she
mad this time left at home. In
the hallway she encountered Mrs.
George Rothwell Brown, wife Of
the "Post.ScriPts:' man, : and
paused for a chat with her.
On answering ring next morn.
Ing. she found an imposing police.
man at the door, stating that the
only coat which Mrs. Brown could
find, after combing the Arts Club
Tor her wrap, had been traced to
this address and, shamefacedlv.
could the lady possibly have
taken the other by mistake. The
lady didn't think she possibly
could, but she would see-and
on opening her closet she found
TWO coats, almost exactly alike
as to COLOR cut, material and fur
collar. hanging side by each in
the friendliest way possible.
Restitution was promptly made.
with no hard feelings, but the
lady says she giggles every time
she thinks Of how she stood for
uve minutes talking to Mrs.
Brown with the latter's coat over
her arm the while.
Bryan Breakfast
Guest Of MiEhollond
While in town this week, William
Jennings Bryan was entertained q,
breakfast. at the Lafayette Hotel
by John E. Milholland, Of New York
who also had as his guests at lunch
con the previous day, the Bishop O
Washington and his brother. tn,
Rev. DR.. Freeman, of Troy, N. Y
Mr.. Bryan met a host of old friend,
including Governor Campbell, d
Arizona, who though stalwart Re
publican, served three terms a,
chief executive Of that Democrat,
stronghold of Senator Ashurst. and
Mr.. Pickford, who also breakfasteC
with the group
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Mrs. Pho Crespi, Of Waco, Tex.
is at the Hamilton Hotel. She Il