Evening star., 1935-04-21

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Navy, she evidently thinks that this
matter should be left to the indi-
vidual taste Of each person.
Mrs. Whitney believes there is moth
ing immodest about the exposure OF
the arms and neck She says, very
truly, that it has been the custom
from time immemorial to wear dresses
of this kind, and that 1t Is still
the customs in the circles OF every
court in Christendom. She does not
consider such a costume unhealthy,
and says that she has never expert
enced any evil results from wearing 1t.
Another cabinet lady believes that
decollete dresses will be worn to the
end of time, reminding us that the
Queen of England makes them i'm
perative at her court receptions. She
thinks they aid in the preservation of
health rather than endanger 1t, be-
cause the exposure hardens ladies so
that they are less likely to take cold.
Washington reception rooms grow ex-
ceedingly warm when filled with
people. have seen beads of perspira-
ton on the necks and shoulders of
some of the pretty girls at the White
House levees. I agree with this cabinet
lady that there is no reason why per-
sons with pretty necks should not
show them and she Is perhaps right
in saying that the danger in taking
cold is more in the lack of proper
wraps in going to and from the re-
ceptionS. Mrs. Senator ingalls,, though
she is perfectly willing to allow each
person to dress as she pleases, says
there is no rule in Washington society
which prescribes 1ow-necked dresses.
She cites, as an instance of this, the
fact that Lady Thornton, the wife
of the English Minister who preceded
Sir Lionel Sackville West. always wore
high-necked dress.
Andrew Jacks0n's Niece.
A niece of Andrew Jackson had to
beg for nights lodging at Wash
ington hotel this week. Sixty years
old and without a cent in her pocket.
she arrived here from Washington
Territory on her way to her friends
in Staunton, Va. Her transportation
from Chicago had been furnished by
charity, and it was charity that gave
her a nights rest here and sent her
on her way South. She has three
grandchildren with her, was abso-
lutely destitute, but she seemed bright
and cheerful in the midst of her
trouble. The children were all we'll
dressed and showed no signs of the
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relatives and descendants of our
Presidents.
Jefferson's Granddaughter.
Thomas Jeffersons granddaughter,
Septimia Meikleham, died here re-
Gently, leaving several grandchildren
to battle with the world. One of her
sons, owing to severe sickness. is not
strong mentally. One of her daugh-
ters is not well enough to work. and
the other is employed in one of the
Government departments. Another
great-granddaughter of Jefferson has
charge of a school in Baltimore, and
Monticello has long since passed out
of the hands of the family. Just be-
fore Jefferson died he was so much
in debt that q lottery scheme was
gotten up to sell his property and to
relieve his necessities.
The marriage of E. Berry Wall, the
king of New York dudes,' to Miss
Salome Melbourne of this city in
Baltimore yesterday is the days
gossip. Every one knows E. Berry
Wall. His hundred suits of clothes
have filled columns of the newspa-
pers. His taste in dress has been
the envy of the high collared Anglo
maniacs of New York club life, and
his wardrobe, from the top of his
exquisite derby to the toes of his
round, broad, well-varnished shoes,
has been to the fashionable young
men of today what that of Beau
Brdummel was to the English nobility
Of nearly 100 years ago. Both Beau
and Berry lavished fortunes on
clothes. Both moved In the highest
circles and either would have been
Mortified to have been anything but
proper" All men, however. change
in love, and Berrys infatuation
brought about the awful condition
of his marriage in travelling suit.
The story is really too utterly awful,
don't you know, and it reads like a
romance. The heroine is q beautiful
girl just 10, tall. slender and we'll
formed. She is blond with pretty
eyes of dark blue and a great pro-
fusion OF dark auburn hair. She Is
a bright conversationalist, highly ac-
complished. She dresses elegantly,
sings exquisitely. Her musical edu-
cation has been acquired in Germany,
London and Paris, where among her
masters we're Perugini and Randiger.
She created decided sensation in
every society in which she has
mingled by her sweet -mezzo- soprano
voice and she sings both operatic
airs and ballads in the English,
French and the Italian. She was
one of the leading American beauties
in the court society of London dur
ing her residence there, and at the
opening of the new club society last
season the Prince Of Wales requested
an especial introduction to her as
the most beautiful American girl.
Miss Melbourne made her debut in
Washington society last season. She
is not a professional singer and has
never appeared on the stage, but she
has sung here and in London at
private musicales and her perform
ances at parties given by Mrs. Villas,
Mrs. Nordhof and at the Chinese
Legation last season attracted atten-
tion. She is modest and unassuming,
Is very womanly and, I am told,
sensible young lady, with perhaps a
sufficient strength of character to
work radical reform in her club
loving husband.
There is no doubt that E. Berry
Wall is very much in love with her,
for he has already turned over a new
leaf. Col. Henry Watterson Of the
Courier-Journal asked him to take
glass Of wine with him last night
when the two met at Chamberlain,s
Club House, where Berry is stopping
with his bride. Berry replied: II
can't do it, colonel; I've quit. I'm a
married man now and I EXPECT to