The Washington times., 1926-05-15
PONIES LURE
SOCIETY INTO
THE OPEN
Boxes Filled for Opening
of Horse Show
Yesterday
By JEAN ELIOT

ing on today even more success
fulIy-from advance indications
and running to its climax on Mon
day and Tuesday of next week.
A Kaleidoscope scene. stunning
horses and horsemanship for those
interested in what was going on IN
the ring. Thrills a'plenty, with
several well executed tumbles-just
exciting enough and nobody hurt
and a Jockey race at the clos,
which was featured by several false
starts and q runaway. Smart pee
I,le. lovely clothes and much anus.
ing by-play among those who turn
out to be seen rather than to see.
One ''TOp Silk Hat
Looking backward at yesterday
meet several picturesque features
stand out in memory. Dear ole
Col. Robert M. Thompson wearing
the only 'top silk hat" in evidence
Mrs. Tracy Dows sporting the big
rest hat at the show, dead white
and very severe, and Miss Madeleine
Couzens, the smallest, tiny black
felt Mrs. Fahnestock Stokes
whose gowns annually divide inter
est with the other entries. smartly
but very soberly gowned this time
A half.dozen little Szechenyis under
: escort of their father, the Minister
of Hungary, and as many young
Tuckermans, daughters OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter r. Tuckerman, who
entertained one OF the smartest box
parties of the afternoon.
White, frequently quite unre-
lieved, was noticeably the vogue.
Mrs. Dows, for example. was in
tr fnn& q
line white crepe gown, high In the
neck. with a huge white hat. Her
daughter, Miss Deborah Dows, also
wore all white, and so did Mrs.
Everett Sanders-white gown, coat
with small fur collar and wee
white straw hat Mrs. George
Hewitt Myers had canary yellow
scarf with her white gown and
hat. Nine. Prada, wife Of the sec
retary OF the Peruvian Embassy,
wore a chic scarlet hat with a
white silk gown piped in scarlet,
and pretty Miss Josephine Weller,
busy selling flowers. had gay
figured scarf about her throat as
the only touch OF color to an all
white costume.
Shoes Like JOsepI1's Coat
Mrs. Stokes frock, with a TERED
cape effect, was OF burgundy crepe
very smart, worn with small felt
hat OF the same shade. Her shoes
were, however, the most conspicuous
feature of her costume, being fash
toned OF a purplish red kid tc
match her gown. Shoes. indeed
promise to be rather fearful and
wonderful this summer. l saw
some as many colored as Joseph's
coat and one pair, a gray biege In
tone, was embroidered In bright
colored flowers.
Mrs. Stokes had entertained at
luncheon for 20 guests before the
show and had some of them in her
box-Lieut. and Mrs. William ID.
Thomas. Mrs. Hetherington, wife of
the new military attache of the
British Embassy, and Lieut.. Benja-
min Holcome. Mrs. Thomas frock
was of flowered chiffon, dull blue
ground and bright colored flowers,
with clear green chiffon godets
decorating the skirt and the same
color used lavishly on the bodice.
Flower Vendors
Pretty girls were busy selling
flowers and cigarettes-Miss Dor
othy Mondell, Miss Suzette Dewey,
Waggaman. Miss Esther Prayer, ct
aI.-or helping out in the tea room,
under a tent, where cooling drinks
sandwiches and other goodies Were
being sold for the benefit of the
Horse Show Association. The tea
room is under the direction or Mrs
J. Maury Dove.
IL there was one disappointment
yesterday it was the fact that Gov
Albert Ritchie had been scratched.
II had been hoped that Maryland's
handsome governor would attenc
the show yesterday. but when his
chum, Rear Admiral Cary T. Gray
son, urged him to attend on the
plea that he would be an t''entry'
with great drawing power, he re
fused lest ne might prove an also
ran" AS a matter OF fact, however
II was political commitments which
prevented Governor Ritchie from
coming over and he was as much
disappointed at missing the show
as the show was at missing him.
Pleasant Pictures
Let's see. what other pictures do
recall? Dimitri Dem Dimancesco
of the Rumanian legation, feeding
Miss Madeleine Couzens pop out
of a bottle. Mrs. Noyes Blagden
entertaining Mrs. Herman Dierks
and Mrs. Emory Sands in the
Frank Brett Noyes box. Mrs
Howard Newell Tucker Bessie Nc
Keldin). very smart in black frock
and hat. Mrs. Sinclair Bowen In
riding togs selling cigarettes. Mrs
Billy Mitchell fresh from the ring
and showing the sights to heI
sister-in-law. Mrs. Arthur Young. oi
Milwaukee, who is her guest. Mrs
John Ballentine Pitney. with 9
squire or two at her elbow, shepherd
ing her young son. John Pitney
and little Miss Nancy Letter, hel
niece.
Mrs. Pitney presented a charming
picture in a frock OF black and
eray block printed with orange
trimmed in the. same shade anC
worn with huge leghorn hat witt
a draped crown Of orange velvet
Mrs. Dilworth Hibbard and her sis
ter. Miss Ethel Hickey, were boil
effectively gowned in black, Mrs
Hfbbard wearing a large black ha
and Miss Hickey a small gray ma
matching the gray embroidery oi
her frock. Mrs. Cuno Rudolph
beige three-piece suit was smar
and. becoming and was worn with
beige felt hat.
FAREWELL PARTY FOR
MRS. DOUGHERTY
Mrs. William Bailey Lamar enter