Evening Star Newspaper, May 15, 1921, Page 56

1921—PART 2. SOCIETY Lady Herberts in London soclety, all belonging to a different branch of the first line, and all Americans. For so many seasons past that coun- try seat which figures in so many Dick- ens books, and especially in “Plck- wick Papers,” Cobham Hall, in Kent, has been leased by Americans that SOCIETY : THE .SUNDAY BTAR, WASHINGTON, .D. C., MAY 15 Charlotte Hacdlom, Moy Mavowe, Tal es o f Well Known FOlk In Social and Official Life of the author, Gad's Hill, where he, lived so happily and did his best work In a little chalet high up among the birds and trees. He died on th broad porch which overlooks the The vi of Cobham, wher: Inn is loc: still doing & fine business, i plain view. The present owner of guest of Mrs. Francis Burrall Hoff- in Washington. Bo frequently Dickens’ lovers asked to iIn- apect the J'h" that Mrs. Hoffman had to set aside days for the purpose, and being an American, and her callers principally Americans, too, she cor- dially indorsed their appreciation of such” pleasant surroundings. It is b and Mrs. Swormstedt are placiag List of the Boxholders their box at the disposal of Miss Edith ‘Wynne Matthison, who will play the For Weueslcy Performance |title role in “Electra” and is giving her services, with_ those of her com- pany, because of her Interest in Wellesley, The patronesses are Mrs Mrs. Charles Wood, Mrs. Merrill Gates, Mrs. Thomas Sidwell and Mrs.(David Wing. Charles Rann Kennedy. who is to direct the performance, will announce the winner of the poster contest for | Washington high and private school The complete list of boxholders tor the performance of “Electra” to- |morrow for the henefit of the Welles- Charles Evans Hughes, Mrs. John W. Weeks, R the project to make it a Dickens me- t A d shady today as whe Gad's Hill is not so amiable in show- ley endowment fund is as follows:|[Mrs, Mahlon Pitney, Mrs. Edward B. |Students at the performance: W i T 0 o e D A 10 natiy Tormer tons i:: P?cf(o c;r.“! :my":edy“pun "‘2 e e s e Ameton Mrs. Charles Ivans Hughes, Mrs. John |McLean. Mrs. Francls Warren, Mrs. _— omen of Senatorial Famllles rganize to Solve|ants. The present lessee of Cobham | open park through which the towers | chatelaine of Cobham Hall, hence the W, Weeks, Mrs. Marshall Field, Mrs, |Josiah Wolcott, Mrs. John Jacob Rog-| . 0 "0 o iier Chicago real es- is Mrs. Charles Frederick Hoffman |and turrets of the old hall were visi- | idea to make a perpetusl memorial ers, Mrs. Horace Mann Towner, Miss of New York, who often has been the ! ble. Nearby is the famous residence ' of the anclent Elizabethan mansion Charles Boughton Wood, Mrs. Francis Mabel Boardman, Mrs. Montgomery |tate broker, has caused the blg brok- Warren, Miss Helen Cannon. Miss|Blair, Mre. Charles Ffoulke, Mrs, Wal- |era in that city “to sit up and take a McDonald and Mrs. [lace Radcliffe, Mrs. Thomas Watt|notlce” by putting through a $115,000 wormstedt. Miss McDonald Gregory, Mrs. Mitchell Carroll. Miss sale of suburban property. Established 1861 W. B. Ioses & Sons F ar@ 1ith Sts. Uil];';;“m The Drapery Dept. Special mill purchase enables us to offer seasonable merchandise at less than pre-war prices for the profit- sharing week. ~ Cretonmes, Madras, Scrim, Voile, Marquisette, - Filet Ruffled Cretonnes, Farniture Carpets CRETONNE 2500 Yy yard, 19 1000 Vs, ord, 39 COLORED SCRIM _ 36 imches wide, figured patterns on light and dark grounds; also plain 1,000 Yds, yard, 29¢ SCOTCH MADRAS 250 Yds, yard, 35¢ 4 36 inches wide, green and rose, beautiful design for overdraperies and for 300 Yds, yard, 49¢ 45'?-&'He.vfielnd ecru; assortment of designs. 400 Yds, yard, 75¢ 50 inches wide, woven and stenciled mmlti-colored designs for summer dra- 250 Yds, yard, Q5¢ SCRIM, VOILE AND MARQUISETTE. . P White, ivory and ecru; in plain, imitation hemstitched and drawnwork bor- 2,500 Yds, yard, 19c 2,000 Yds, yard, 29¢ 1500 Yés, yard, 12)c 'FILET NETS. Ivory Filet Nets; small neat figure designs; 36 inches to 45 inches wide. 160 Yds, yard, 20 160 Yds, yard, 4¢ 160 Yds, yard, 39¢ 160 Yds, yard, G50 VOILE CURTAINS © White, ivory and ecru; 2'% yards long, double hem border, hemstitched. 100 Prs., pair, $1.35 RUFFLED CURTAINS. Of fine quality voile, with full ruffle of same material; 21/ yards long, fime- made. b 250 Prs., pair, 51_50 Ruffled Muslin Curtains, 2/, yards long; plain curtain with hemstitched edge. 36 Prs., pair, €2.25 CURTAIN MUSLIN. French Muslin, 36 inches wide, white, for curtains or dress purposes, extra fine quality, small neat figure designs. 750 Yds., yard, 4Qc s MADRAS CURJ;AINS. i figures i i d gold on Ii 3 Vo g, woven e P“.:nprz:’e szj 7-5n gold on light grounds. . Lustrous Madras Curtains, 2'/2 yards long, for overdrapes and door curtains; rose, blue, green and iridescent colorings. 30 Prs., pair, g $6.75 SURREY CLOTH. . 50 inches wide, for draperies; has the appearance of Art Linen; light and dark blue, rose and mulberry. 550 Yds., yard, 750 s TAPESTRY ine woven tapestry, 50 ins. wide, small designs bird and flower design on black and grey stripe, and tan udo:heecrwulfln::;n& 95 Yds, at, yard, $3,75 4 ) ' VELVET ; 50-in. Velvet, green and olive only, narrow two-tone stripe pattern, fine quality. 100 Yds, at, yard, $2.95 Another Advertisement in This Section Explains in Detail Our Profit-Sharing Sale. It argues well for a harmonious seagon, that the women of senatorial familles, besides meeting in the usual way once a Week in their pleasant quarters at the Capitol, have formed a regular organization, with officers and commlttees, with a view of clari- fylng the social situation in all its aspects. Mrs. Coolidge is the presid- Ing officer and of her executive com- { the market. mittee, several like Mrs. Pomerene, Mrs. France, Mrs. Underwood, Mrs. Knox and Mrs. New, have wide ex- perience and a thorough understand- ing of all questions of etiquet which may be involved. It has been rather confusing, hitherto, that some senatorial hostesses followed on line of conduct, while others too! an -entirely different view of their obligations. While Mrs. Coolidge ard her aids, have naturally no authori- ty in enforcing their decisions, the fact remains that the rules formu- lated have received the indorsement of the large majority of women who are wives of senators or act as their official chatelaines and those who iz- nore them are apt to be considered a bit irregular. The newcomer in this exalted circle must call on all her seniors in the same social grade the wives of ambassadors, of justices of the Supreme Court, but the qu tion is still moot whether they call first on the wives of the cabinet offi- cials. But sentiment veers in favor of it, because of the social precedence always accorded a cabinet official and his lady. It is an old problem in Washington and it would help con- siderably if the women involved in the controversy would accept some decigion in the matter. It is a conun- drum which no diplomat ever hopes to solve. He asks instructions from the dean when he arrives and if he is hospitable. He merely sends in his dinner list to the State Depart- ment and asks that some one in- formed, arrange the guests according to the prevailing code of precedenc Mrs. Coolidge and her committee have taken over all these uncertain phases of etiquet and are encrgetically thrash- ing them out. Mrd. Coolidge, who is reading dili- gently on Washington traditions and feeling her way through the shoals carefully and slowly, has been d riving_much pleasure and entertain- ment from -“The Memoirs of Martin Van Buren and she confesses that though etiquet may be involved at present. Washington oflicialdom has traveled on seven-league boots in the century since the genial New ! Yorker penned his experiences. For example, what diplomatist now would endeavor to enter a combination against the wife of a cabinet sfficial and to give instructions in his c: pacity as dean of the corps, that the receptions ang dinners of a certain dignitary and his wife should be ut-! terly “taboo. This exactly what Jackson's Secretary of State records in regard to the minister from the M. Huygens and his wife, ominant social figure and n by birth, Mme. Huy- cens was not content to give orders that no foreigner should call on the fa- mous Peggy Eaton, wife of the Post- master General, but she had ar- ranged a series of fetes to which all officialdom w invited except the Eatone. And Mr. Van Buren evident- Iy thought hig line of action in per- suading the minister to desist from his a_fine stroke of doploma: Van | Buren's memoirs are the favorite| reading among women in official life| at the present, and for the first time in its long and honorable history the government printing office can boast of a best seller. The volumest were printed as “House Document. No. $19," during the second session ot the last Congress, as a portion of the report of the American Historical As- sociation. Already three® mammoth editions have been exhausted and orders are in which will exhaust five or six other editions. 2 So many Americans are rebuilding | ruined chateaus on the French Ri-| viera, or completing new one: that some of the most famous country houses in New Yark and Connecticut and in other_ states are getting on The Charles Carrolld, in Doughregan, have relinquished ~all their rights in the celebrated Wanor house to the younger Charles Car- roll, who a_few years ago married Miss Anita Hack of Baltimore. The sion of one of the twelfth centur. strongholds of the counts of Provenc and will spend a fortune rebuilding and modernizing it. Mrs. Carroll was Miss Suzanne Bancroft of this city. granddaughter of the historian and; former Secretary of the Navy, Georg Bancroft. Mrs. Eliot F. Shepard, sis- ter of Mrs. Henry Whita, has live Surope s0 constantly in recent years that her determination to build a cheteau near Biarritz does not sur- prise her friends. She has' a fin mansion in Grosvenor Square in Lon- | don. and has leased a huntinz pre- serve in the Scotch highlands for several 5. Her splendid home near Tarrytown-on-the-Hudson, which ; takes in the entire area of the Sleepy | Hollow leg . and the seat of the | Sleepy Hollow Country Club. has been | closed for years, and is soon to be | s0ld, perhaps to the organization which has already built a clubhouse | and established one of the best golf | courses along the river. Mrs. She- pard planned a regular revival of the Washington Irving vogue when the mansion was built, but the death | of Mr. Shepard seemed to cause her to lose all interest in the project. Mr. and Mrs. -Fal de Saint l‘lmllel have recently returned to New York after spending the winter and spring in Paris. Mrs. Saint Phalle was Miss Marie Duryee, daughter of Mrs. E. G.| Auchincloss of New York, and the; marriage resulted from war-time | romance. M Saint Phalle w: - tioned in New York in behalf of the French government and later met h wife during her service as a Red| Cross worker overseas. is thei son of Count Pierre de Sai Phalle | of the old noblesse, of the younger generation and objects to the use of titles in a republic w h(vrr‘; they mean nothing. His home is in the romantic_ Garonne countr L Chateau de Huez, near the tiny v lage of Bona Bievre. There he t“bkl his bride and they enjoyved a wonder- ful month in that land of flower: 1‘ They afterward took up their resi- dence in Paris and participated in all - MAY Suedes, Satins and Coutils. Regular Prices, All | fl u . Perplexing Social Problems—Van Buren's elder Carrolls have obtained posses- ! tfrequent a jwas | her jdaughter of e e e} VY CORSETS 14 Price Beginning Monday, May 16 Topless Corsets, Rubber-top Corsets. Semi-boned Cor- sets. Models for heavy figures ¢ncluded. Pink Silk Brocades, | Sale Prices, $2.00 to $15.00 Sales Final Ivy Corset Shop Northwest Corner 13th and G Streets Only Ivy Corset Agency in Thiy City Memoirs Popular—Americans Ac- * quire French Chateau. the gayetles which marked the official farewells for the Hugh Wallaces. Mr. de Saint Phalle will remain perma- nently in New York, as a member of the trade bureaus there and will fre- quently come to Washington with Mrs. Saint Phalle to keep in touch with affairs at the French embassy. That distinguished body of women known as the Mount Vernon Regents will hold its annual conferences at Mount Vernon for a week, beginning Wednesday. The rezent is that ven- erable Miss Comegys of Delaware, who has held the position for some years and who is one of the most enthusiastic and active members. Since the new policy wad adopted every state now sends a vice regent or could send one, a circumstance which would tax even the generous proportions of Mount Vernon, should all find it convenient to attend. But as a rule only a third of the vice regents respond to the call of Miss Comegy's gavel, nearly all of whom are already in Washington. Mrs Francois Berger Moran is always a hostess of the hoard of regents since she is a permanent resident of Wash- ington, and is commissioned by Vir- ginia. The founder of the Mount Vernon Association. Miss Ann Pamela Cunningham of South Carolina, final- ly ®ot her ideas in working shape about 1861. and the sixtieth anniver- sary of this event will be specially remembered at the coming sessions. It was in 1853 that Miss Cunningham first began negotiations with the Washington then resident at the re- vered spot. and it through the cloquence of that ward Everett she secured governmental aid in her project. e Disappointments followed hi_other and del without num- ber, but finally, just sixty years ago, the' society got under way and its achievements are now international. Naturally, Miss Comegy's views: the feeling that the government should acquire Mount Vernon th much concern and this, too, will form a major part of the discussions. Miss Elsie Clews Parsons, daughter of the former representative from New York, and Mrs. Herbert Parsons, was in the group of youngsters who frequented the White House when Archie and the lamented Quentin Roosevelt gave parties. She was younger. of course, but the Roosevelt oircle was wide and took in all the little folks in the official set. Miss Parsons is to be marrigd in the au- tovmn to Morehead Patterson, n of Mr. and Mrs. Rufus L. Patterson, and like his fiance prominent in the Ju- nior League and all its branches. Miss Parsons did not follow her mothers lead into the intellectual field. rather she takes to music and dancing to an extent that it seemed she was destined for professional honor: he has composed several mu cal comedies nd has taken a leading role in their production. The Parsons maintain a residence in New York and s part of the winter there for the benefit of the young people in the family, young Herbert | nd a sister, who is swiftly coming on to take Miss Elsie's place. But their favorite over, near Lenox. a fine estate with a big rambling house, which is almost | entirely library and music rooms. Mrs. Parsons always was considered | one of the most erudite members of the smart set of Gotham and she has ceived the degree of doctor of philosophy from Radcliffe, and has geveral honorary degrees and decora tions from learned societies of this | country and Europe The Walter Martins of San Fran- frequently here as the 3 of Gen. and Mrs, 1. Young A(l the Soldiers’ purchased | the wonderful Mrs. Francis | Carolan, s . Calif. Since the ! death of Mrs. Pullman, Mrs. Carolan | has decided to d most of her time with Lowden or at eastern re- ! sorts. Tetains fine mansion | in Burlingame . old-fashioned French country house called Beaulieu, surrounded by some of the most mag- | nificent oaks and redwoods found out- | side of the national park »ved rather | Mr. Martin intends to farm| nd raise blooded stock. The country- | side thereabout is filled with residents well known in W gton. Mys. | Bourke Cockran, her fati@r, | Judge lde, is at the son place in Mendecito during husband's F in New Mr. and han ¥ Jjoin_ them later in the Many British clebrities have recently bought in this vicinity, among them Lord and Lady Congloton. the latter the daugh- ter of the late Baron Strathcona. Thé‘ s St hcona has an estate near Del Monte, where she passes the Spring every year. r Arthur Herbert, who was o | visitor to Washington in | war and who permanently ioned ip New | York city during the four, yéars in which the conflict raged, took a cor- dial interest in all equestrian mattersg and attended al the events staged here and in New York. He had been tor a_quarter of a century master of hounds for the Monmouthshire Hunt Club and his advice was freely sought and given by New York and Virginia | Sir Arthur has just re- s honors, to the deep regret and he has received a_perfect of gifts in recognition of | hix service 1 cups. silver bridle | and_whip accessories. gold spurs and ddles without number. Lady Herbert. who came to Washington once or twice to v Lady _Spring-Rice and numerons ~ Washington _kindred, Miss Helen Louise Gammell, Prof. William Gammell, S. A., of the Newport War College. he is enthusiastic_a follower of the hounds as her husband. and she 1s achieved an international reputa- = hostess of Coldbrook Hall. a magnificent place in Monmouth with | ctures and cnrios sufficient to fit up museum. The Herberts of Mon- mouthshire are a different line from iose of Lea, to which belonged the mbassador from _Great Britain, r Michael Herbert. There are four " BEAUTIFUL VASES Of the renaissance period. in original Indiana limestone colors, Also all kinds of highest ass cement work done In ornamental designs moderate prices. L. de Franceski Corner 25th and K Streets the early was SALE $4.00 to $30.00 bil’psborn 608 TO 614 11th St. N.W. The House of Courtesy. Clearance of Pattern Hats —that have been favored features of the Millinery Salon—regardless of previous prices, are reduced to Taffeta and Straw ; . 5 Canton Crepe and L Straw . All Georgette All Taffeta And Exclusive Straw Braids Taffeta and Straw, Afl Georgette, All Taffeta Canton Crepe and Ang Exclusive Straw . Straw, Braids. : Presenting every favored color, and effec- tively trimmed with flowers, fringes, feathers —as well as tailored designs. . First time at sale prices! earfla LINEN RUGS about a third less than regular LEARFLAX linen rugs K are linen, all linen, ) piled strand upon strand until they give you a thick, sturdy rug of the fabric dearest to the heart of womankind. - ANY a woman of expen- sive tastes, and possess- ing the means to gratify them, is purchasing Klearflax Linen Rugs in spite of the fact that they are moderately priced. But because they are the most durable rugs made, and because they are reversible and all the rest that means econ- omy, they appeal with equal strength to the woman who has to count costs. For they are beautiful. Their range of solid colors appeals intimately to the woman whose aim is to beautify every room * in her home regardless of ex- pense. 9x12 ft., $36.75 6x9 ft., $18.75 3x6ft, $7.50 8x10 ft.. $27.75 4:6x7:6, $12.75 27x54in., $4.00 ATIONALLY advertised prices are about half more. Save almost a third on these, because little irregularities in weave or finish classify them as slightly “sub-standard.” Irregularities are hard to find; nothing to hurt looks or wear. The Hechf Co. Seventh at F Where prices are guaranteed Seventh at F Solid colors, in gray, medium blue, sand, chestnut, taupe, green, rose, light blue, mole. not all shades in every size. Variously in these sizes, but [4