Evening star., 1933-03-19
BY SALLIE v. H. PICKETT

Washingtons new atmosphere is per-
meating everything and while there is
only gentle ripple Of activity in the
old social way, there are stories and
stories seething with human interest
bobbing up everywhere. Life seems to
have taken on another atmosphere
than the mere dining out, though there
Is still much hospitality over the ban
quet board and open doors in embassies
and legations, where topics of the day
are discussed. Recently most of the
entertaining in these foreign homes has
been for artists and other folk of note
The breath of human kindness seems
to emanate from every source since
there are fewer dinner parties and din
ners of merely political trend, and quite
unprecedented in the history of Wash
ington was the ovation given Mrs.
Roosevelt in her box at the National
Theater yesterday morning. where she
entertained small group of small
guests to see "Pinocchio." She responded
to a call from the stage and standing
in her box expressed her great interest
in the Children's Theater movement.
Life has changed almost completely
IN Washington and there Is what Is
termed Franklin Delano Roosevelt at
mosphere which flavors neither Of Re-
publican nor Democrat, just Roosevelt
There was the wedding anniversary
dinner at the White House Friday
night, q family affair celebrating the
fwenty-eighth anniversary of the we'd
ding day Of the Chief Executive and the
First Lady. Queen Elizabeth Of Belgium,
who very recently acclaimed the fact
that Belgium is more democratic than
America, less ceremonial surrounds the
King than the President of the United
States" spoke from her knowledge OF
our country when she visited here at
the close Of the World War, and the
ceremonial officers of the court of Bel
gium came on ahead to confer with the
ceremonial officers of the State De-
partment in Washington to see that no
rules Of ceremony for the royal pair
might be infringed.
One finds Mrs. Roosevelt interested
in the National Symphony Orchestra
and declaring her intention of attend
ing the Thursday afternoon concert in
Constitution Hall. Wednesday she will
hear Paderewski in his roundthe-
country concert, the financial returns
from which will go through the Red
Cross to the unemployed. There is a
hope, too, chat she will attend the in
door evening horse show at the Riding
and Hunt Club Friday, for 1t Is there
she stables her two mounts brought
from her New York home.
It was in the other Roosevelt admin
lstration that the great Polish pianist
was first heard in Washington, and pre-
ceding him to the White House was his
iavorite chair, without which he cannot
feel at home a. the piano. Since those
days the chair has acquired red-hued
seat. This folding chair is the most
valuable part of the artist-statesman's
baggage as he goes swiftly from place
to place giving his benefit concerts.
There Is a piano in his special car and
as it Is sidetracked trainmen gather
about outside to hear him practice.
There always is afternoon tea at
the White House for those who have
left their cards there and even on these
occasions Mrs. Roosevelt finds time to
undo her knitting bag and take a few
stitches. And, by the way, her every
day knitting bag is really an attractive
piece of coloring, something after the
needlepoint type Of embroidery, the
yellow, brown or tan shades diffusing
Is a background and there are the