The Washington times., 1925-05-23
SHOW IS
BIGGER AND
BETTER
Crowds Increase in Size
and Interest; Mrs. Cool
idge Present

It's getting bigger and better"
every day, this Horse Show of ours.
The throng which turned out yes
terday was more impressive both
by qualitative and quantitative
analysis than even on the. opening
day. And the grandstand had
blossomed out into a riot Of color
to make the very flowers of May
look pale.
There were, too, thrills and
spills galore. with but the loss of
one Of the beautiful entries, his
neck broken in a fall to shadow
the merriment.
Mrs. Coolidge looked in for a
few moments looking, linger-
ed through long afternoon. She
was accompanied by Colonel Sher-
wood Cheney, the Presidents aide,
and Rear Admiral Cary r. Grayson,
president Of the Horse Show Asso-
citation, played host to her, sitting
with her in the Presidents box
while many of the passers by
paused to give her greeting. She
was wearing a smart tailored suit
of some soft white wool material,
with white gloves, shoes and acces-
sories, and topped it off with a big
white straw hat trimmed with a
mammoth rose fashioned of white
ribbon and placed on the brim at
the left side. She appeared to
find keen enjoyment in the festive
scene and gave a fillips of interest
to events when she distributed the
ribbons to the winners in one of
the classes.
The Ambassador Of. Chile and
Nine. Matthew were among the
diplomats present, guests of Mrs.
Cuno Rudolph; the Japanese Am
bassador and Nine. Matsudaira were
with John Storer and with Mrs.
George Ehle in William Phelps
Eno's box l spied pretty<littIe Nine.
Peter, wife of the Swiss Minister.
Mrs. William Mitchell was on
hand, with several guests, to watch
her husband, Colonel Mitchell, do
some Of the most spectacular riding
Of the day. Mrs. Ormsby Mccain
mon shepherded a party of young
sters in Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Letters box. Mrs. George Hewitt
Meyers entertained one of the best
looking box parties noted. having
Mrs. William Barrett Ridgely and
Mrs. Reeve Lewis among her
guests.
Mrs Sylvanus Stokes, jr., who
had hurried back from Philadelphia
to be present, had Mrs. kenna
Elkins- as her guest, with a sue
cession of men dropping in through
the afternoon. Always strikingly
gowned, Mrs. Stokes had on a col
offul frock Of the new bright pink
ish purple, figured in black, with
a tiny hat of purple silk and a
touch of black in her scarf. Rival
ing this in colorful effect was the
green and gold sports frock of
Turkish inspiration worn by Miss
Adelaide Wolstenholme. It was
striped round about, curiously cut.
topped off with wee turban OF
the same material and-if you like
that sort of thing it was just the
sort of thing you liked.
Mrs. Barnett Takes Blue Ribbon
For Smartest Costume Noted.
Mrs. David s. Barry. jr.. who was
present with her good-looking hus-
band, Major Barry, had on chic
little gown Of foulard, bright col
ored flowers on a. white ground.
made with an odd flounce which
narrowed to point on either side.
Her hat was a huge model of bright
green horse hair Mrs. Claude
Mayo also wore a lovely green
horsehair hat, turned up lat the
back, with a white sports suit, and
looked enchanting. Then there was
pretty Miss Frederica McKenney,
with her fiance, Blaine Mallan, at
her elbow, who had on a gown of
yellow crepe figured in black and
topped it off with a becoming yell
low felt hat.
If, however there were a cup
for the best dressed woman at the
show, 1 think should vote it to
Mrs. George Barnett, whose white
silk sports gown, with it's three
quarter length coat of white wool.
was embroidered in pointed motifs
in which green was the prevailing
color. Her hat was of felt, with
a small flower tucked into the
brim. Then, there was Mrs yell
verton Garnett, whose two piece
frock of knitted silk was warm
beige in tone. with a hat of lighter
felt and a green scarf to give a
touch of color
Mrs. GOetZ a "Winner" Among
Many Charming Mattresses.
Mrs. Robert Goetz yin a yellow
frock, with a flowered cretonne
apron over it, was an enchapting
picture acting as waitress for the
Noel House tea room; and other
pretty maids on duty during the
afternoon were Miss Marion Trum-
bull, Miss Anita Henry, Miss Betty
Bryne, Miss Nancy Hoyt and Miss,
Louise Ireland, with Mrs. Herbert
Howard, Mrs. Newbold Noyes and
Mrs. Chauncey Parker, jr., also
helping out.
The entrance of Miss Eleanor