Evening Star Newspaper, December 25, 1921, Page 22

SOCIETY HE SUNDAY. STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €. DECEMBER 25, 1921—PART SOCIETY Make Arrangements Now Christmas Dinner HOTEL LAFAYETTE Sixteenth at Eye Street Elegant Menu, Delightfully Served, From 12 Noon to 9 P.M. $2.50 Give us a ring and reserve also your table for New Year Eve Phone Main 4214 ERCRERCRELER The House of Qudlity Mayer Wros. & Co. || 837.939 F st N.W. No Branch Stores || P To one and all we extend our best twishes for ad Merry Christmas AT e e SR Erlebacher | Tivetve-Ten F.5t Merry Christmas We extend our good wishes to Our Friends Our Employes Our Patrons [==Inr Business in Washington Over 30 Y cars =]} SAKS FUR CO. Manufacturers Who Retail at Wholesale Prices 1212 F Street Good Use for Xmas Checks At usual prices, Saks Furs are remarkably good investments, and now that a GENERAL 259, DISCOUNT is in force, they exert epe- cial magnetism for women having Xmas checks to invest. All Furs 25% Off —preparatory to REMOVAL TO OUR NEW TWELFTH STREET LOCATION. Notable values in HUDSON SEAL, NUTRIA, SQUIR- REL and RACCOON COATS. Clearance Prices on Odd Neckwear and Muffs [c——o]——=]o]—=] | fl ! f===n===a Established 1861 W. B. Moses & Sons 1th and F Sts. B .} . Extend to You The _Season’s Greetings December Twenty-five Nineteen Twenty-one Venosta, Italian delegation to the international Tales of Well Known Folk In Social and Political Life Charlie Taft's Famous Christmas Tree Recalled. White House Yuletide Feasts—Viands From United States Sent to King of England. The President and Mrs. Harding, being sedate, grown-up folks, will not have a gayly bedecked tree in any part of the White House today, and this recalls how few of the residents of the historic mansion have brought to it families youthful enough for such time-honored merriment. Three years ago, President Wilson's second daughter, Mrs. Francis Bowes Sayres, brought her children down from Massachusetts and some little cousins were asked from distant parts, and Santa Claus ran riot, dressing a huge fir tree and still having good things enough to overflow on the floor and windows embrasures. Many can recall the exploit of Char- lie Taft, now a grave young pater: familias himself, who being told he was too old for suchamusement, got a tree on his own account, decked it out and invited his special friends, nearly all the policemen thereabout, several newsbovs and a few firemen who became Charlie’s pals when he lived up on K street when his father was Secretary of War. This was a unique occasion and stands out in White House annals of Christmas trees. Young Quentin Roosevelt and the indomitable Archie had trees several times, once out in the south grounds, when the ponles, dogs and other four- footed comrades were the chiet beneficiaries. Mrs. Cleveland had & big decorated tree the last Christmas of her residence in the mansion, and this was perhaps the most ornate and conventional in the records. The Grants and Hayes made a great time at Christmas and had trees and every other sort of pleasure for their children and the little folks of offi-1 cialdom, and it is interesting to learn that Mrs. Willlam Howard Taft, then Helen Herron, in her early teens, was a guest at the first Christmas party given by the Hayes in 1877, and lped Mrs. Hayes, whom she called unt Lucy,” deck the tree. There were a number of dearly beloved chil- dren in the Benjamin Harrison ad- ministration, the children of the President’s son and daughter, Russell Harrison and Mrs. McKee. W It would be exceedingly Interesting to know which President introduced the turkey as the proper game for the Yuletide banquet. All the Chief Executives considered a roast goose the proper fowl, while a few liked a tender suckling pig roasted to a golden brown and served with a red apple in its mouth and stuffed with chestnuts and savory spices. Since the war between the states there are records of turkeys of monstrous size being presented to the chief execu- tive at Thanksgiving and at Christ- mas, but before that period the Presi- dent evidently foraged for himself and bought a turkey, a goose Or a small pig, as he determined. Martin_ Van Buren, who has left such a chatty record in his diary of the customs, when he was Secretary ot State for Jackson and when occu- pying the White House, tells of tak- ing Christmas dinner with John For- syth of Georgla, and of the delecta- ble food from the south which he was_offered—opossum in rich sauce and beaten sweet potatoes, roast duck stuffed with oysters, and a marvelous game pie. As national dishes, turkey and mince pie had not peped above the horizon, for everybody thought the proper dessert for ceremonial occa- sions was sueut or plum pudding, with abundant conserved fruits from the West Indie! King George d Queen Mary and their large ‘f’:m 1y circle will partake of Britain's traditional vivands for dinnen today, but this country will contribute a much-appreciated portion of the dessert. A recent item in the shipping news announced that the sailing vessel Orleane, from the port of New Bedford, Mass, had landed her cargo at Gravesend, harbor of London, and that she carried a barrel of Newtown pippins, for their majes- ties at Windsor. Ever since Charles Francis Adams, then minister to the Court of St. James, presented Queen Victoria with a barrel of these de- lightful apples it has been part of the routine of Christmas to serve them on the royal table with the nuts and raisins and to distribute the re- mainder of the barrel among the household retainers. These Newtown pippins still come from the Adams estate, and each suucceeding genera- tion since the distinguished originator of the gracious act has considered it a duty to continue the custom. The present head of the family, another Charles Francis Adams, is president of the New York Yachting Club, and visits London frequently. Some years ago, while Edward VII was reigning, he met the present king, then Prince of Wales. Mr. Adams confessed that he was of the clan who furnished the Newtown pippins, whereupon the heir throne oconfessed to of the o a great liking for this sort of apples, and how his august grandmother always kept several for him and distributed them throughout the holidey season. ‘Those thousands of Americans who reside permanently in London deem it a great privilege to be invited to the early Christmas service at St. Martin's in the Fields. For this is the parish church of Buckingham Palace, and on this day their majes- ties and the entire court attend t! break-of-day religious funuction and greet the attending clergy, as well as the corgregation, on entering the edi- fice. It may be imagined that a seat in a pew is a favor prized above rubles, and not frequently conferred on the stranger. Col. and Mrs. Har- vey will, however, attend and hear the choristers, who are reputed to be the best trained in London. St. Mar- e G R R tin's_has been the court church since the days of James I, and it was from that church that te stern cove. nanters sent a priest to comfort Ctarles I before his head was chopped off. On all other days save Christ- mas the court attends religious serv- ices in the chapel of the palace, but on the great day the parish church receives the ruler of the nation and h all his family with ceremonies w! date back nearly a thousand yi Natives of te Keystone state find the Church of All Hallow in Barking an appropriate spot for the Christmas piety, for in this venerable structure the founder of their commonwealth, Wi Penn, was baptized, and the ] blet which announces that fact has further information which makes ex- cellent reading on the feast, for it adds that Penn was the exemplar of the brotherhood of peace, 2 law-giver and & lover of humanity, and his motto was ‘I shall not usurp the right of any nor oppress his person.” The Marquis Giovanni Visconti- secretary general of the conference, is a member of one of the great historic houses of Lombardy and one of the most entertaining of the foreigners now In Washington. He was among the heroes of the bat- tles fought in the hlgrho mountains which separate Italy m Austria, and he wears many decorations in tes- timeny of his courage. The marquis is the son of that remowned states- man_of Milan, direct descendant of the Viscontis who figure in medieval annals as the “tyrants of Milan” Emilio Visconti-Venosta, who was an adherent of Massini and later Gari- daldi's commissioner in Lombardy. He served as minister of foreign af- fairs, and was {n every respect one of the foremost statesmen of Italy during the transition period after the passing of the papal government and the various menarchies and republics established in the peninsula. founder of the house of Visconti accredited by all historians to ambitious Archbishop of Milan, Ottone ‘Visconti, who in the latter part of the th century overturned the re- public and established himself as overlord of Lombardy and the adja. cent cities which he conquered. Th MRS. PERNIER A, MIX, Wife of Caj Mix, . A., who fs at the Ontario apartments for the winter. Viscontis as Dukes of Milan stand among the renowned patrons of art, and figure in many roles other than military commanders. They were in turn displaced by the house of Sforza, which reached such splendor duri the sixteenth and seventeenth ce turies. It is an interesting coin¢ dence that both these historic fam lies are represented in the present government of Italy. the min, foreign affairs at Rome, Count being_the head of the line w the Viscontis into exile. makes his home near Fiesole, a suburb of Florence. He is about thirty-five, and is unmarried. The grande dames of London and Paris who find their engagements too urgent to leave their homes for any prolonged period have rather the bet- ter of similar hostesses in Washing- ton, New York and other large Ameri- can cities. For a special airplane service has been established. Those advocates of life in the open, even for the odd moments that m snatched at the end of the week Lady Ribblesdale, the Marqu Donegal and other keen lovers « ing. take parties with them 5 every Saturd: have br v quietly at home, mount their s vehicle, and six hours later they en- joy hot bouillon at St. Moritz before getting _on their toggery for the sports. Monday noon sees them home and ready for the social fray of the afternoon. Zurich has a municipal en- terprise in the way of airplanes, ana furnishes passage, hotel accommoda- tions and all paraphernalia for sports at a figure much less than the rail- road rate for a round trip to New York. Many soar down to Lausanne, where the skating about Lake Geneva is ideal. Lady Ribblesdale, who has been so generous a friend to St Moritz, having recently planned a his grandfather, the revered dean of the Senate for so many years, Wiil- iam Peirce Frye. During the long illn which preceded the death of thi. enerated statesmen he carried most creditably a heavy load of re- sponsibility. Following the footsteps of his grandfather, Representative ‘White attended public school in Lew- iston, his home, and later graduated with high honors from Bowdoin Col- lege. His first appointment in the Capitol was as clerk to the committee on commerce, after which he took over the secretarial work of Senator Frye. Mrs. White is also a native of Maine, and is a foremost figure in the amenities of the New England con- tingent. She is gracious and accom- plished in the social sense, and, as London says it, “her girl” will stand out conspicuously in the host of buds bicoming here this winter. Although Sweden was one of the first friends this nation made after the signing of the treaty of Ghent, and though vast sections af conti- nental United States might be named New Sweden, the art of that country has made but little impression hith- erto. Recently, however, in climates which have long, dull winters and excess of rain in spring and autumn, the ways of the Swedes are gaining in popularity. For they indulge in the gayest of interior decorations and_their painted furniture is, ac- cording to many critics, lovelier than the craft of the French under the famous Verney. Swedish homes arc more abundantly decked in the handi- craft of the women of the household, curtains of bright crewels joined to strips of serim beini the favorite for living rooms and bed chambers, while frequently the carpets are all hand- woven, and works of art, at that. Swedish tiling is gaining a vogue mong the artistic of New York. Mrs. ipley Hitehcock, who has been the inspiration of the art center and has recently furnished it with a home, has installed a fireplace which wouid comfort even the afflicted Job. for it shows a border of dark blue and white tiles, on which cats sit de- murely, dogs show a friendly visage, and all sorts of fantasles in pea- cocks, giant crabs, arrogant cocks and busy hens are ranged about to give pleasant thoughts to one mus- ing before the fire. The guy chairs of painted walnut, the round table shining like a mirror, and the plate racks all adorned with strange ani- mals, suggesting tea and good things around_the fire. give this room of Mrs. Hitchock’s an indescribable e 3 m. e { Some delightful Christmas cards are going the rounds, not the conven- tional style offered in the shops. but the work of clever fingers, with a touch of originality in color and de- sign. Several members of the Ameri- can Academy were forehanded enough to have their offerings reach friends here during the past week, and one shows a grotesque of the home of the student, with all his friends, the faces being quite recognizable, busily writing home for turkey and mince pie. These luxuri onl thin ST Expert Marcel, 75¢ Violet Ray Facial, 95¢ MISS FLEET Formerly of Lansburgh & Bro. MISS BATT l"orlleg;el;: E:::Iilll‘g(:ulllve = Garden Rose Beauty Parlor = E 110 H Street N.W. Franklin 2224 Expert Service - (T I= al Christmas Greetings i —and Hearty Good MRS. CLIFFORD CABELL EARLY, Formerly Misa Harriett Harm with her husband, Maj. Ea =pending the holidays with relatives at Somerset Houwe. the reach of the opulent in Rome, and as a rule the poor student must be content. with Ttalian dishes, like eel #tuffed with olives and gnocchi, which everybody eats on Christmas dag. A bright little artist, who has "been working feverishly to finish a pic-| ture for a private exhibition in New York, sent a friend her grectings, showing herself doubled up over the canvas, th gone out, a general air of do or EOEDRDELELERE dfe, all happlly presented in less than three inches. And this year, for the first time, feminine senders of cards sign them with their own given name instead of the formal engraved method, something which hzs held here when it had been utterly dis- carded in Europe. Thus the dainty little hand-painted card with some whimslcal greeting -is not from Mr. and Mrs. John Smith, but from John and Mary Smith. Nor is this another sign that woman, with her fresh civic honors, will not permit herself to be submerged in her husband’s identity, since the custom has held from times immemorial in older countries, where baptismal names prevail entirely in social intercourse and the husband’s only in legal form. This country has never clung to the nursery idea as carefully as the old world, but a tendency js showing to consider the location and decoration of this apartment the most importan! in planning a home. Lady Gedfes remodeled the entire secqnd floor of the British embassy in order to oh tain a room to her liking for the children. And it may be deemed @ typical nursery, worthy of wide imi- tation, for the room is long and light and airy, and has, besides full para- phernalia for teas and lighter maais; every sort of permanent fixture- - blackboards, carpenters’ tables and {all manner of tools. Besides, each .oT | the children has a good-sized closet with a key, obtainable only by the governess on rare occaslons, and hera ures may be locked awav (Continued on Eighth Page.) S A IASARANGIAIAIAIAIAIAIGEIT F 'é ; 2 n -} (4 1219-1221 G larder neglected, the fire | 243 w TRY ,n B FrFiIRST A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year To All Our Friends and Patrons Street NW, , tricotine, twill, marvella, are of the finest. The models, both plain and fur-trimmed, are all unusually designed. You will find the Street, Sport and Dress Styles equally handsome and distinctive. We newer announce a sale unless we have extraordinary values to offer. On seeing these suits, any one appreciating genuine quality will agree that this sale cannot be overestimated. Sizes—16, 18, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48 Women’s and Misses’ Suits Reduced Beginning Tuesday—Wonderful Values at 345, $55, $65, $68.50, 375, $85, 395, $115, $118 This sale consists of Suits from our remaining regular Winter Stock, to- gether with a special lot made to our order for this event. These suits are greatly reduced in price. Their materials, such as peau de ly, Ftreet, Comer JThirieenth Wishes for the New Year to you, Our bazaar in London for the benefit of: the sports field, has a private landing | on the snow fleld, provided with a| Friends. We thank you hut, where hot food is prepared in! for your loyal sup- the course of the day. H port. It is an unusual occasion indeed when the older section of officialdom honors a debutante party, especially if it is scheduled for the late evening, but two of the buds of this season, Miss Isabel Crawford and Miss Nina Lunn, drew heavily on the member-! ship of the Senate and of the official and social wing identified with a| generation past. Senator and Mrs., Capper were honored to an unusual degree in their pretty niece, and scores of the same solons looked in on the ball given by Represe and_Mrs. Wailace Humphre of Maine to present Mrs. White's daughter, Miss Lunn. For Wallace White was for vears the secretary of Flowers radiate beauty and sweetness upon all the world. In our service we wish to express the spirit of the flowers. BLACKISTONE Incorporated Florists 14th and H KAFKA’S Shop for Young Folks F St. at Tenth “My Spirit leans,” Says “‘Tots-to-Teens” *“‘Along about this Season Towards all the folk Both rich and broke, And that is just the . reason Why on this day 1 like to say To every one in greeting Those two small words So often heard When two or more are meeting— 11th ST. N.W. —The House of Courtesym— - Phil ipsboru\n.,g L R e S S R e S S S e SR S S S S SR S S S S, d P We are Announcing in Monday's Star’ ~ Our Annual - i After-Christmas Sale Of Coats, Dress;es, Suits & Furs It's an event that you have cause to recognize as one—if not THE one—biggest bargain occasion of each year. Certainly the coming .Sale will more than justify your expectations. - Watch for the news in Monday's Star— and come for the bargains early Tuesday morning. "