The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-07
First Nights" of Capital Society
OPERA PROVES
BRILLIANT
EVENT
Enthusiastic A audience
Hears Fine Performance
of "Pique Dame"

A gala event--the Washington
Opera Company's presentation II
"Pique Dame" at the Auditorium
last night. The great house almost
filled-and it's quite an achieve
ment to fill the Auditorium many
dignitaries grazing the occasion aud
pretty women in smart gowns con
tributing to a colorful scene.
The Secretary of War and Mrs.
Davis were guests of General
Pershing, who had first entertained
his box party at dinner at the
Carlton Hotel. Others in the group
were Representative Edith Nourse
Rogers and Maj. Gen. and Mrs.
Charles p. Summerall. Mrs. Davis,
fresh from Paris, wore Q most be.
coming wrapped turban Of cloth 1T
gold topping off golden gown and
a wrap of similar fabric collared
in sable. Evidently the turban for
opera wear is a new vogue for It
was worn by several smart women
in the audience last evening.
Speaker Longworth was the CEN
trail figure Of an animated box party.
Mrs. Taft Present
Mrs. Hoover, wife of the Score.
tary Of Commerce. was hostess TO
a group OF ladies last evening. haT-
ing Mrs Talft among her guests.
The Minister OF Portugal, Viscount
d'AIte. was a guest OF Miss Mabel
Boardman, who also entertained
the Assistant Secretary of tho
Treasury and Mrs. Charles S
Dewey. The Minister of the Serbs,
Croats and Slovenes, DR.. Pavichich,
was with Mr.. and Mrs Walter r.
Tuckerman, who had other guests.
With Mr.. and Mrs. William II.
Castle, jr.. was Raoul Tilnont,
counselor OF the Belgian Embassy.
Mr.. and Mrs. c.. C. Calhoun enter
tanned Judge and Mrs. Mackenzie
Moss, Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Stewart
and Major Casajus, Of the Spanish
Durham had box party, including
Tell, DR.. and Mrs Macpherson
Crichton and Edward Van Devanter.
Famous Music Critic There
Mr.. and Mrs. Edouard Albion had
Deems Taylor, of New York, com
poser critic and music lover, In
their box. Others among their guests
were Mrs. Alice Barney, Nine.
orsakoff and Mr.. and Mrs.
Alvin Dodd General and Mrs.
Henry Sharpe were with Mrs.
Marinus Willett as were Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Woodruff and Miss
Anne Randolph.
1 Mrs. Robert Nelson Stanfield, wife
OF Senator Stanfield, entertained In
her box Mrs. John B. KendrIclS wife
of Senator Kendrick, and Senator
and Mrs. Andrieus A. Jones.
Charles Henry Butler and his
sister-in law, Miss Flagg, entertainer
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Kratz, Mr..
and Mrs. James Sloane and Miss i
Laura Harlan.
Mrs. Francois Berger Moran en-
tertained in her box the Minister
Of Panama and Sonora de AIfaro,
Captain and Mrs. Walter Crosley,
and Mr.. and Mrs. John Melton
Hudgins.
Mrs. Emerson Howe, Colonel and
Mrs. George G. Thorpe and Sena-
tor Arthur Capper occupied box.
With DR.. and Mrs. Boyd Car
penter were Mrs. Jessie e. Moffat
and her debutante daughter, Miss
Tdanthea Moffat. The other guests
were DIR. and Mrs. Larned and
Judge and Mrs. Adolphus Graupner
and their son, who came from
Princeton University.
Colonel and Mrs. Robert Harper
had as their guests Mrs. David
Mrs. Bayis F. Shepherd,
Of Los Angeles CAL; Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Barbara and Charles Fred
erick Poisson.
Miss Sara Woodward entertained
Mrs. George Chichester, of Phila-
delphia: William Penn Cresson and
L. McCormick. Goodhart.
Mrs. George Mesta had with her
Tullio Serafin, whose wife, Elena