The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-20
GAYETIES ARE
SET TO
MUSIC
Popular Lenten Diversion
Enjoys Advance
Popularity
By JEAN ELIOT


diversion-.not lenten penance
but an amusement which even
strict church people may enjoy with
q clear conscience-TnuSic ts this
year enjoying an early popularity,
with such visiting artists as lovely
Marie Suudeltus, Willen1 van Hoos'
straten. guest.conductor with the
Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra
and the Duchesse de Richelieu, to
be the pleasant occasion of round
OF entertaining. Moreover, 1t has
become. quite the fashion for an
inpron1ptu recital to be given at an
afternoon at home by way Of an
extra added attraction"
It Is Mrs. Lawrence Townsend,
who always maintains q delicate
balance between social Importance
and musical excellence at her week
Iy morning recitals, that is bringing
Nine. Sundelius to Washington, and
during her several days stay here
the charming Swedish American
prinA donna, who is a Inember OF
the Metropolitan forces, will be Q
guest of the Minister of Sweden
and Mime. Wallenberg.
The WalIenbergs will presumably
entertain for their gifted com.
=
successor OF Jenny Lind ana Chris
tine Nilsson. and decorated last
summer with the highest, order
for artistic merlin the gift OF
the King of Sweden.
Netherlands Minister Ehtertains
For Visiting con1patriot.
Then, today the Minister Of the
Netherlands and Nine. de Giraffe
entertained q small company at
luncheon at the legation In COM
plinent to Mr.. van Hoogstrakan, q
compatriot and one OF the direc-
tors OF the Philharmonic Orchestra,
who ID appearing today in Leopold
Stakcwski's place as director OF
the popular Philadelphia Orchestra.
Nine. van HocEstraten, who il Ellie
Ney, the brilliant young Dutch
singer, was not able TO reach Wash
ington in time for the luncheon,
but viii be here for the concert
this afternoon.
Socrate Barozzi. protege Of Car
men sylvia, late Queen OF RunlAnia,
who placed him with the great
Joachim to study, viii share honors
with Mime. Sundelius on the pro-
gram of Mrs. Townsend's "mlEical
morning" tomorrow; and the &C.
companiet. Bernard Wagerlaar, 10
himself an artist OF the first water,
a protege of Mengelbefg and q
composer as well as b pianist. The
recital will, as usual, be. Followed
by a luncheon which Mrs. Town.
send Is giving for her artists and
WHICH will have Cosmopolitan
Mr.. Townsend 10 warning her
subscribers to come early tomorrow
a. the program viii open with
charming Mozart duet by Mnae.
Sundelius and Mr.. Barozzo, one OF
the most enjoyable OF their seIec'
tons. The problem OF late Corners,
by the way, is nearly driving Mrs.
Townsend to distraction 70 it does
ali irnpresarios who handle fashion.
able audiences. Announced for Ills
o'clock, when she attempts TO begin
her recital ten OF fifteen minutes
later, but half her audience has ar.
rived. II she closes her doors and
keeps the late arrivals waiting they
are annoyed. II she puts Oft the
opening Of her recital-thsn those
who have had the courtesy to ar
rive on time and are kept waiting
are worse annoyed. So, she seems
to be between the devil aud the
deep sea,
from New York, where she went to
attend the dinner which Clarence
Mackay gave for Prince Caetani on
Saturday night.
Imprumptu Recital Marks
Mira. Barnetvs "At Home"
The Duchess de Richelieu's re.
citaI given Sunday evening at
Wardnian Park Hotel in the interest
of the National Music League, was
described as charming, although hee
voice has been Iikened to the still
small voice" Of conscience.
When Mrs. Barnett sent out In
Vitaticns for a tea yesterday after
noon her guests had no idea that
there was to be music included M
neither did the hostess. But Miss
Thelfna Smith, who had sung with
great success two days before wher.
Mrs. William Wheatley was at
home, was persus ded TO sing. Be
tween snatches OF tea and talk she
gave several charming numbers.
stillinE the clatter OF cups and the
hum Of voices to absolute silence
a genuine tribute to q young singer
who is yet il student but who IL
blessed with singularly lovely
voice.
know OF no woman in Wash
ingtor who understands better than
Mrs. Barnett the art OF being q
hostess. Gracious, enthusiastic, al
ways interested. she has the happy
faculty for making each guest fee
individually welconle-and shes
backed up by genial General Barnett
sometime commander OF the Devil
Dogs. On this occasion Mrs. II. IL
Rousseau and Mrs. William Barrett
Ridgely, were presiding over the tea
table--a different sort OF q
tea able with brass bowl in ths
center in which strange japanese
chrysanthemums of jade, coral, And
ether semi-p-ecious stones were ar
ranged--and succession Of prety
girls had been Communicated to TAX;
turns at the punch bowl.
Then, Mrs. Barnett's daughter
Miss Anne Gordon, was on hand Il
help her mother out. her fiancee
Henry Suydan1 lowering in tn,
offing. At the time spied thu n
Miss Gordon, looking slim, graceful
and very pretty in a lacquer rec
frock, was deep In confab will
Mrs. Frank Noyes' daughter, MrE
Blagden Noyes, with Willmott Lewis
Washington correspondent for iii,
''Thunderer," in her wake, H
usually lis in her wake these day.
and everybody is beginning to won
der IL theirs will be the next en-
gaKehlefit to be announced.
Mr.. Suydanl Is Washington CORE
aloondenf for. the Brooklyn Dali,