Evening Star Newspaper, December 2, 1923, Page 53

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‘SOCIETY. Tales of Well Known Folk . L ) 4 though he may be written as one of , In Social and Official Life|i e s v s N = Dunior Hunt of Warrenton to Raise Funds for|,Sioters e e heipge ot Spring Activities—British Hunters Come to United States. The Junlor Hunt of Warrenton, haired black servitors who bow in the|three genecrations at present repre- formed by a few youngsters in that|guests and bow them out with a|feiied in Washington and prominent horse-loving section who are chips|grace which a court chamberlain|ing the recent ekxcavation inoldental 1l is & mystery to her|to the laying of the corner stone of qualified success, and, after a busy | friends. To all intents the houschold | the George Washington Masonic Me- @ummer and several pony shows in|in this stately home of New York ©ff the old block, has scored an un-[could not e city, built in the early 1780x, is con. the autumn, is entering a winter| queted just as if there had neve: Which i3 to be devoted to organiza- |been a civil war or that the founda tion and to raising funds for their cres spring activities, All the young folks ' in Warrenton and the Middleburg rict are members, and Miss Peggy Keith, whose plucky 1 won S0 many priz elceted president, Miss Mildred Gaine: 5 and_ Miss Jes Some of the Young bachelors of n .shine in soclal accomplishment quite as brilliantly as his sister. In deed the liveli of the winte 1 which_calls itsel with Eames Mac ast, acts a he Junior Hunt has re ceived the most enthusiastic support, for to these horse-loving people of Wwarrenton it Is quite essentlal that .. e rising generations should not|chjet concern is that the buds of thei gniy love the equine but should al%o | set will have as gay a time as possi ? ‘good Sudges and proficient both | bio first ball which in the care and training of them. | i, Since several generations before the war for independence this part of Vir- | o ginid has been given over to horse ! culture, and in some instances pony | ed. The fete is to be a mask Leld on the estate: > and the « v year for nearl Junior Hunt Biythe and Colin Fyffe as h | This trlo Is considerably past th, " will give Is to be on De in the gold room of Con . and, according to repor & with a genial mixture of young mar ried couples and proper guar lians of the buds, their parents o aperons. Another activity which ious | claiming the 1ough to the clier hunt clubs | (uline look to the urels. |be the Tw Almost every week the liners bring | which is over celebra ars bound the bi possible winter. reciproo 10 s kewise to be in the g room of Congress Hotel and to be ere In the | pants will be masked emingly there IS &{The gallant hosts give unusual at is, for a large com-|tention to the background of thei ous followers of hounds | pallroom and dining room and for the | Washington. T |more than 150 years ago. v had not been shaken the dreadful happenings Chicago are proving that mere man nities . been arranged by cagh as the leading spirit and Hugh €| the venerable Virginia family whicl usual age for matrimony and heing|for many generatitons owned o-free and soclally inclined, their | tracts of Ajexandria, both ¢ “Some | Notley practically all of the ground guests will be chosen | H 1 the buds of this winter and last,| Lady Michael Herbert, whose death | anuary 6. | ward Thornton -‘"'°l|msmr1c pageant in which the particl- | THE SUNDAY 'STAR,” WASHINGTON attendance at the meetings and sy pathetic in all its efforts to place the plays before the public. ie is quite! an authority on the tests and on the historic _aspect of each play, and| and to encourage those who direct the histrionic endeavors. ple dedicated by the Masons of Vir- ginia to their most distinguished fel- llow member, George Washington, {commands a superb view of Washing- ton to the north and of Alexandrin and the winding Potomac to the south. It was once part of the domain of the well known Dulany femily, which has in its civic and social affairs. Dur- morial two small graves were dis- {covered in which had been interred itwo children of the family who died The re- | mains were at once removed to the | family plot in Alexandria, since the old hill long ago passed away from ; and enters upon a new . its history. Mr. Henry Rozier v, whose home on Wyoming avenue is alradiating point for resi- jdent southern soclety, is the son of iCapt Henry Grafton Dulany of Oak- {ley. Mrs. Dulany 11 Anne Car- { ter of Oatlands, the n e of the late Sk elson Page. H. Rozler Du- |lany, jr., and his young son, another | Rozier 'Dulany, are residents of ‘Washington and represent not ()nl{ r | county, but that Rozier family wh -lin 1676 inherited from Gov. Thomas -lon which the Cupital city has been | - |built. Gov. Notley was the second | . {owner of the Potomac tracts, Thomas | ven their previous efforts are to be | Gerard and George Thompson belng | 1, the first | “|was announced from London about ! olten days was one of the st | active chatelaines which the British | | embassy has known sinee carlier 0| days, for instance, those of Lady kEd- ir Michael Herbert te successor of Sir | and the Downing atched him here in cas the imm reet powers d ntil midnight. | compliance with a request of Presi- Z|dent Roosevelt, who had known Sir r|Michael both in London and in He and Lady Herbert Iphla has just sailed for|pall on December 7 the entire suite|had a brilllant though brief reign, S| for when he accepted the post he C. DECEMBER 2, 1923—PART 2. = M-BRADKS & CO A Whole Store Filled With Christmas Gifts of Distinction, for Madame and Mademoiselle Shop Early Christmas Savings Checks Cashed | Mail Early Sports Hose Overblouses All wool, also silk and Beautifully styled of wool. Clocked or novelty crepe de chine. Beaded ribbed. All fashionable and embroidered. Black, shades. navy, tan, gray. SE: i SOCIETY. WASHINGTON'S GREATEST WOMEN'S STORE G STREET BETWEEN 11T g 127 STREETS This 1s the First Holiday Season of This New Organization —and how well we are prepared to serve you is reflected in the bountiful stocks we have assembled for your selection. The usual Brooks' high-qua]ity standard 1s maintained and prices are most attractive: Boxed for Boxed for Gift Giving Gift Giving Silk Hose Finest chiffon silk and very sheer, full fashioned. Black and all colors in all regular sizes. * i e e Imported Pouches Novelty frames and chains, Beautifully 1d_will remain until after | Will be tranaformed by loaging artist <t Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. [“ml decorators Into the dee woods was already a victim of a pulmonary whridize of Meadow Lodge, Bryn | iy May, where nymphs and fauas and | trouble and the climate of Washing- wr, who spent last winter in the | other sylvan creatures peep out from | ton proved detrimental. He died dur- huntifig country of North Bngland, | the leaves, 1o Dis tenure of office in the Upper b reads sailed, taking a com- | Engadine, where he had repaired pany of younz people, who wish to i meral. Judge James | after @ severe sp ckness. Lady @dd such an expert e e oagse J'Tn | Herbert was antir ven_over to | i als, M e D Iember of the [the French interior decorative scheme of the [ ana he frequently entortaima’ jtajand It was by her directions that | Bhotel of ! members and guests with lectures on |the splendid old mahogany wood | e to England for the varlous characters in the great!“OTK ‘Whish iwas so finc a featurs > with the hou | arama de d by well Enown |of the Britlsh, embassy, the stalrway amas ¢ p 3 |fn particular being revowned for its ) Boxed for $/ 00 . lsulakdled i‘r; assorted colors. - 0 3 @ h 1) ined. Gift Giving 2 :{/ 4 Boxed for Gift Giving Javs sh v ) recent theme was “The | n,ceive and lustrous panels, was nted white. A thin line of gold run along the edge. and from | being a_ ty Eaglish interfor planned by its architects the ball- room, dining hall and other portions | Have Seen," aund he ran s | the gamut from Booth, Salvini. a } Stmilia At those | oo, maIuL fecm ool Bulvinl ane - s, Theodore P | tions by Barrymor led and Sothern. ~ Judge Beck | vinced that the bhest method of o Silk Petticoats R bating the deterioration of the Amer- res v o bandoned In {ican theater and the Eng her own ps ie country becau to revive the study of th sevel h prevails | ang to aid the splendid an ovember Algernon | cieties which are trying to koe| turnaby, < the_daughter of the | the best traditions of the prominent in ail the hunting to|janguage. Tounds organizations in where she has her country seat, and | jurist joined the Shakespeare with Mr. Burnaby is a frequent en- ’.,f Philadelphia, and at on. ny Americans who ting pleasure of hounds in_pursuit of a real | his allegi in real hunting country, ! average fox hunt hereabout is paper trail eason opening | brilliant iclude the leg- | islaftveé br: ts first activitie s d U unwonted im-{ hostess who, after | to the same day and ob- | e procedure gets a 1l hall of fame. ‘M | I kins Is one of these, | iring her varied career, she | uxury as ed three distinct days— | i S0 ay, when she was affiliated with lower of Con, Wednes- when her husband w: member Benjamin_Harrison's cabinet as y of War, and Thursdays for ch which makes up two gener- e presided over the home of her father, Senator Henry Guassawa 1d later her hus- band's, the sphen_B. Elkins. | So. quite natura s. Elk!ns keep: Thursdays, F a string of old friends finds her at a bountifully pro- ed -tea table in_a charming room - burns merrily With the off Supreme. 3] , who was elected to fill the ame seat held by his father. Mrs. ugene Hale a aife i always s for her friends and those of her son, who 1s also a bachelor and not very enthusia soclal amenities. Mrs. Dewey occasionally spreads h festive board and welcomes friends, but her health Is fragile and too many even of the least formal entertainments | of this kind are apt to prove 0o trying. But Washington, being a (‘Kl’li(fll.l where the population shifts, cannot boast historic institutions like Miss Amy Schermerhorn’s Mondays-at- home in the venerable mansion of her family far off the fashionable streets in New Yorfl, In the lower 50s and rer to Madison avenue than For this soclal arbiter of a one day maintains the same state her imposing home which was ept in the days when Presid: Wishington would stroll over fre Ris quarters close by and throw off the cares of state in_its mellow old dining room. Aaron Burr, was @ fre- @uent visitor for a time, a8 was also Thomas Jefferson, and the chairs they ured and the cups from which they ipped the perfumed Hyson are still offered the casual caller of to- day. " Miss Schermerhorn recelves practically the entire social coterie of the big city. or and the corporation also at least one call & veur and few celebrities spend any time In {he metropolis without finding the way to her Monday after- Roon teas. Where she gets the snowy- | many imported models. For the Baby For the Kiddies Handkerchiefs —for men and women. One initial free with each purchase. Misses Freudberg | A Special Christmas o Finished in French Gray on cream ) S Y o Portraits of Quality 1230 Connecticut Avenue \P= 3 drama late Mrs. I nas Nelson Page, 1S, spoken and written in the English n It was more than fifteen urrey. | vears ao that this distinguished relety e became active in its studies and lectures. the world for the|Since coming to Washington in his following | official capacity he has transferred and is regular in ais FFues for Xmas! Nothing else is so suggestive of comfortably satisfying—and hence they are the Christmas Gift store, and be convinced that it offers you the exceptional in goods and in prices! Wonderful Gifts for Christmas Some most unusual and attractive Sample Pieces, beau- tifully done, are offered at exceptionally low prices—such as Scarfs, Table Covers, Towels, Luncheon Sets, Pillow Tops— One Dozen Beautiful Portraits, $20 delicately tinted border, and handsomely mounted in folders to match, they are ideal Christmas gifts Make Your Appointment Now UNDERWOOD 8 UNDERWOOD Telephone Main Why Guess sured of the best kind t the lowest prices. Chokers Made at $5.00 Up WOLF Sk When 5 of 1t FURS. Nothing else is Complete Showing of Attractive Novelties—Both Foreign and Domestic Makes For the Grown-ups For the Children Headquarters —for entire line of D. M. C. Cotton. Hemstitching, Monograming, Stamping, Embroidery, Initialing, Etc. The Embroidery Shop, 827-829 11th Street . Near New York Avenue [ .P .P Offer paper with < < o J o « . o Soft, tricot jersey silk. Scalloped, embroidered or plain hem. All the new shades. F o Boxed for Gift Giving Silk Chemise Crepe de chine and radium silk with inserts of real lace. Aailored or lace trimmed. Boxedfor $ Zi Gift Giving Silk Vests Made of Glove Silk with self straps. Extra quality. Peach, flesh, or< chid and white. Boxed for Gift Giving Silk Bloomers Heavy quality Glove Silk, well reinforced and cut very full. In flesh color only. ¥ o Boxed for Gift Giving Pearl Necklaces Indestructible. ful tints. Full strands finished with solid gold clasp. Baxsdfee. . 4 2;2 Gift Giving " Jade Beads Novelty desi 27 in, long. fA ‘i‘mineg:‘sl va- Sy e Boxed for ‘2-’=5 Gift Giving COATS, ¥39-0 Fur-Trimmed All the wanted soft-pile fab- rics. Black, brown and gray. Every coat full silk lined and in- terlined. All colors, all sizes. For All Occasions— 'DRESSES, %25 Stunning models of silk crepe and the new woolens. Black and a most comprehensive collection of every new color. y Under-Arm Bags Newest designs of silk moire. Fancy silk lin- ings. Finished with silk Boxed for Gift Giving Flat Bags —also pouches of nov‘ehy leather, silk and velvet. Black, gray, tan and brown. = Boxed for Gift Giving Sports Sweaters Knitted of brushed wool, with collars, flared sleeves and pockets. All colors, Boxed for Gift Giving Fabric Gloves Chamoisuede, 6 and 12 button lengths, embroid- ered backs. All colors and sizes, Boxedfor ¥ 1 A1 Gift Giving Kid Gloves French Kid Novelty Gautlltl;t:l.l alslf:) lZ—b::- t ‘%x;ncn s. Every pair Boxed for 33 35 Gift Giving Negligees Quilted Satin Break- fast Robes in either two-toned or - solid col- ors. Silk lined Boxedfor ¢ Gift Giving

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