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*n<l the attendants alt wore pic¬'s bats of a curious, beautiful and7 becoming: shade of rich purple,

a arple wlth * ,ot of red ,n whlc*f variously described as "garnet,J»e red.** and "deep orchid,** and\ ,1ch I won't attempt to classify.Trey carried orchids tied with blue,the matron of honor wore a bluegown, and the several brilliant colorsbeing selected by an artist, made anamazingly lovely combination.

*aay DIMtogntahed Uskisc,lrt» Attead Wedding-As tor the girls themselves, I vesen prattier bridal parties, perhaps,

never one made up of more inter-'twig lt"4 distinguished looking girls.

George Baker St. George, ther btron of honor, ia smaller than herJitar. the bride, but U of much theiame magnetic type. Louise Delana.'their cousin, is handaamc in a dark.4istimgui«hed way. and Mrs. SianierWinslaw Is quite a lOMly blonde. Asfor the Hoar girls, France, andJ.«uisa. the other two members of thewedding party. I didn t quite knowwhat to anawer when some one askedme if they were pretty. And the moreI think about it the leae sure I amThey are of an unusual type.slim and straight, with quantitiestightly curled blonde hair: th*y arcvary chic, after a style all the r own.and they have lots of personality andcharm. So. it doesn't really matter,nuch whether they are ragatarlypretty or not. And they were bothactually beautiful on tha day of thewedding, wearing their big hats andpretty frocks with dashing Ff*c«-Uetitenant fellowesGordon

his bride are having a brieftrip and will sail some time in Jsnu-

I, riiriud. u he is under orders%o raium. He Is Admiral Sir Williaml«wther Grant's flag »*utenant andhas been on duty aboard the Warriorduring the eighteen montha she hasbeen lying in the Potomac.

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Mra. George Barnett, wife of themajor general commandant ot themarine corps, who U bringing oatbar daughter. Leila Gordon, tomor¬row. la quite emphatic in stating thatM isn't a ball ahe is giving in theevening, but a small dance. Just for311sa Gordon's sister buds. and a lit¬tle company of young people. Thebail will come later In the MMThe reception In the afternoon willbe. of ceurae. a mors general func-

. t Ion. and. equally of course, it willI be a brHliant and rather original

function. All of Mrs. Barnett's par¬ties are. There'll be the Marine Bandto play and doubtleas there'l be a

touch of the military pomp and cir¬cumstance which marks any big en¬

tertainment given at the Marine Bar-* rack*.

Apropos of the marines. I'm re¬

minded of an amusing story on a cer¬tain marine officer which is «oi®*the rounds. It seems there was anenlisted man's dance being given by

, his command and he was inspecUng1the arrangements beforehand to makesure that everything was in or<le'-

Finally he asked the marine whowas hovering overwhat had gone Into the bw. "Well.-lr .. Was the reply, "I used orangeswd lemons. grape Juice, ginger aletnd that sort of thing." "Great Scottman.** broke tn the officer, don'tputany\»f that sort of thing' in it. Don'tyou know It's against the regulaHons?"

Mrs. Barnett, by the way, can brewthe most delicious punches, without!resorting to "that sort of thing." Shealways serves one sort or Another ofstrictly "regulation" punch at herdays at home and the punch bowl isas popular, particular!} with the *»en.as If the punch were liberally spiked.Perhaps the fact that she alwayspicks out a pretty girl to Pover the puncb bowl has something

to do with this phenomenon. BesidesMiss Gordon, two other debutantesare to be presented this week, EleanorJohnston, whose parents, Mr. and Mrs.James Marion Johnston, are giving:a tea for her one day and a dancethe next, and Nannie Hamilton.

Interest in the Russian Call to beliven at Wardman Park Inn on Jan¬

uary 15 for the benefit of the Ameri¬can Refuge at Petrograd. is increas¬ing by leaps and bounds. There's a

persistent rumor to the effect thatthere's a row brewing over the factthat the members of the Russianembassy staff haven't been Risked to

take apy part in the festivities, ana

this may have something to do withthe matter. For Washington dossdearly love to have ».»iog«We seatwhen two factions of society lockhorn a.As a matter of fact, this would

seem to be a tempest in a teapot, ifIt may be cal'ed a tempest at all.Th® ball. whi-*h gives promise ofbeing a gala evant, is being gottenup by a committee, of which Mme.Seorge Bakhmeteff. wife of the formerRussian ambassador, is the head; and.he and the other members of thecommittee. Mrs. George T. Marye.Mrs. Edward BeaJe McLean, Mrs.James McDonald, and Mrs. FessendenMreerve, are interesting the roostprominent" people In Washington inthe success of the undertaking. True,no move has been made to enlist theusistance of the embassy people andappareq^ly no move in this directionis to be m^de. But then, one couldhardly expect Mme. Bakhmeteff,whose husband is of the old regimemd was a devoted adherent to thelate Csar, to associate herself veryIntimately with the men and womenuf the new regime, who represent thedefunct Kerensky government.Ifthey may be said to represent any¬thing at all. There are some verycharming people connected with theRussian embassy here.but oil andwater won't nit*.

State Departneat Deellae*T* laterfere, Sara Repvrt.IOn its. face, the ball has no official

status, being merely a charity enter¬

tainment gotten up by a group ofwomen without official connectionsfor a deserving charity. But the rublies in the fact that many of thediplomats of other countries havebeen asked to assist in making thv.ball a success and the Russians' feel¬ings are a bit hurt. It Is said thatthey have even made unofficial represenfations to the State Departmentthat something ought to be done, butthat the department has declared thatthe matter was Quite outside its jur¬isdiction.The American Refuge van founded

by a group of American women, withMrs. Marye. whoee husband was

American ambassador to Russia, atits head. Mrs. Meserve was her cec-

otad in command and became head ofthe organization when the Maryesleft Russia. Indeed, she is still pres¬ident of the society, and will resumeIts active leadership when she andher husband return to Russia, as theyexpect to do in the not far distantfuture.Mr. Meserve, who is vice president

of the national City Bank, is takingup the handling of the European in¬terests of the institution, and expectsto sail shortly for Europe, accompan¬ied by Mrs. Meserve. They will maketheir headquarters In Paris, but ex¬

pect to spend much time in Russia,where they lived for many years.The most thrilling feature of the

»all will be the appearancc of six of?halif*8 most famous dancers, whoire coming from New York especiallyfor the occasion, and who will givei performance of Russian dance,rhis will add no little to the interest>f the evening and the scene will gainbrilliance from the fact that gorgeousmd barbaric head-dresses will beworn by many of the women. How¬ever, the committee Is anxious totiave it known that the wearing offancy head-dress is not obligatory andthat the bal is in no sense a costumesail.The entertainment is to be given

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Who, like Mrs. McLean, is dee ply interested in the success of the Russian ball.under the most distinguished auspices,the list of patronesses including Mrs.Thomas Riley Marshall, Mme. GeorgeBakhmeteff, Mrs. George T. Marye, jMrs. Edward Beale McLean, Mrs.James McDonald, Mrs. Fessenden M»-serve, Mrs. Marshall Field. Mrs. E. H.G. Slater, Mrs. James W. Wadsworth,Jr.; Mrs. Charles McCawley, Mrs.George Vanderbilt, Mrs. Henry May,Mrs. Henry F. Diraock, Mrs. PeterGoelet Gerry. Mrs. Edson Bradley,Mfs. John Hays Hammond. Mrs.Thomas F. Walsh. Mrs. NicholasLongwortb, Mrs. George Howard.Mes. Thomas F. Bayard, Mrs. WilliamBelden Noble, Mrs. Henry Kea andMrs. William Corcoran Hill.Many prominent people have already

taken boxes, among them Mme. Bakh¬meteff, Mrs. McLean. Mrs. Marye, Mrs.Meserve, Mrs. McDonald. Mrs. Field.Mrs. Bradley, Mrs. Slater, CountessGlzycka, Mrs. Richard Townsend, Mrs.Joseph Leiter, Mrs. W r Denegre.Mrs. John Rodgers, Mrs. William A.Slater, Mme. Hauge. Mrs. CharlesBoughton Wood. Mrs. Walsh, Mrs. Rea.Mrs. Thomas F. Logan, Mrs. WalterPenfl^ld. and Col. Robert M. Thomp¬son.

Dates for balls and dances are beingselected weeks ahead, and after thecommittee for Noel House had an¬

nounced the date, February 14, for itsbenefit ball, the discovery was madethat it would conflict with another bigball. Consequently the date has beenchanged to February 21, and the en¬tertainment will be a Washington'sBirthday ball. It will be given atRauscher's, and preparations are beintrmade for one of the prettiest andmost original parties of the season.Noel House, which doe.s an amai

ingly successful work, has been rath- jer neglected in the press of purelywartime philanthropies, but it'sdistinctly deserving of support. Mrj.Henry Cleveland Perkins iS'presidentof the board and Mrs. ArmisteadPeter, Miss Helen Snow Jones, andMrs. Myron Whitney are among its]members.The Episcopal Eye. Ear and Troat

Hospital, which Is also to be thebeneflc'ary of a charity ball, one atthe Willard on January 22, is another local organization to whosesupport Washington people shouldrally with a will. The ball is to bewhat Is dubbed a "welcome hom'-ball," and arrangements are being j

Bring us your old Velvetand Plash Hat* and we willre-cover them on the NewStyle Frames

Hew Velvet Tint a nadr tn nr.tr rOM Beaver, Hrlt and Vrlatir llat,rebloeked on the New Mil St>|rn.Ilearfqnnftera far the iarveat tr.

leetlaa of l.ndlea' Hat Prauc»Wlra and Buekraaa.

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made to entertain some of the in¬valided soldiers from Walter ReedHospital.

The death of Mrs. Dunbar BurchelAdams (Edith Grade), which tookplace in New York from pneumonia,following- an attack of influenza,caine as a great shock to Washing-1ton. and sympathy goes out in full.neasurc to her mother, Mrs. Archi¬bald Grade; Mrs. Adams was alwaysso alive, ko full' of vitality.butjthat's the type of person to whomthe "flu" has been most fatal. Thefact that Mrs. Adams' husband.shehad only been married a year.Is inFrance adds to the pathos of thesituation. ' '

C aptain Stafford Upturns andMake* Arqnalntaare of San.Christmas, 1918, will be a red-

letter day in the memory of at leastone Washington srirl, Marie PearyStafford, for on that day her husband,Capt, Edward Stafford, U. S. A., of theAmerican expeditionary force, breezedin quite unexpectedly and took hisfamily, who didn't even know he wasin this country, by surprise. It was

a momentous day for Captain Staf¬ford, too, for not only did he find hisyoung wife waiting tor him, but hehad the Joy of making the acquaint¬ance of hia eon, Edward Stafford. Jr.

Tlile young man, who now weighsseventeen pounds, "Just as much as aChristmas turkey," to quote bis clevermother, was born at the summer homeof Mrs. Stafford's parents. Rear Ad-yniral and Mrs. Robert B, Peary, InMaine, after Captain Stafford set sailfor France; and since winter set inhe and his mother have been livingwith the Pearys at their Washingtonhome. They had heard that the"Seventy-fourth," to which CaptainStafford is attached, might be homeshortly, but his arrival was totallyunexpected and tinged the New Yearwith rose for one little lady.

At present Captain Stafford Is atFort Totten, N. Y., waiting to be mus¬

tered out of the service. After hegets his discharge, he'll resume thepractice of law, and then, to quoteMrs. Stafford apain. "we can begin tolive." Captain and Mrs. Stafford vera,however, rather luckier than a goodmany of the young couples who weremarried after the United States gotinto the war, for they had several

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I can't quite get wed tothe Me* of the "Snow Baby" having a

baby of her own. He's a k.*'.1

bay, too. and vary piugi .elie. In¬deed, be baa already com In for pri¬vate theatricals, although he can't ne

more than (Mr or dfe mowthe' old.Truet Marie Peary.beg pardon. Mr*.

original and "different." Wtto bet ehewould have toacalvod the idea of let¬ting baby be hi* own Santa Clans,drawing him up to a wig and a cot¬ton beard.stack on with condensedmilk.bringing hhn down to state tothe Paarys* Christmas tree celebrationon Christmas Eve and lotting htm dis¬tribute bis own gifts to the fbanlly*And who bat his motfcetfs son. at histender age. woaM have entered into thespirit of the masquerade and had thetime of Ms life? Why moat babieswould have . been frightened Into

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I ran into Mrs. Stafford at OoiU'udeVirginia Drain's coming-out tea. thefirst time I had seen her, I do believe.1since the day she wasbad a nice little chat with her. IftnftyChase, daughter of Brig. den. and Mrs.George F. Chase. was another personI mot that day. and she told me, bythe way, that she expects, or ratherhopes, to go u i lrasas before long.Several of the Junior lope girls aregoing across to do recusation work,under the aneptces of the T. M C. A.or the Red Oaas. I pthe boys of the A. E. F. who aremaining in France mere or lass .

laanentiy. and she hopes to be one of'the number. . Jet present ehe is workingwith the Red Cross and has a ratherImportant Job.

Iin In EsThe Drains' tea wae ever m pretty.'

and I had the best kind .( a time;but I did miss Doris Drain. Mrs. Ed¬ward Hay, who is spending the winterin Washington State, with bar smallson. Bill, for company. Nothingdefinite has been board about whenher husband. Captain Hay, IT. S. JL,who Is to Franca, Is due to return. la-deed, some one told me that he hadbad several rather fiatering offersfrom English firms and was thinkingseriously of ssttling down In Englandwhen he la released from the service.In that case, of course Doris and thebaby would jotn him there. She haslived in England before, and lovesso I really believe ehell be pleasedto have things turn out this way. 1

Although every day bring* its im-'posing quota of young men back fromFrance, there's a long list of Wash-

lattM babies who k*T« still U lookforward to the thrill of awttar tb«lrfathers. Mn Put R. Frank. WIN ofCaptain Frank, and daaghter of OtaPeyton C. March, chief of staff. U. ft.A., hu foM to Newport Ifews tomeet her buikani who is Ave backany day now; bat bar sister. MrsJoha Mllllken. has so far had aodefinite news of the data of her huel>aad'« return. And It Is Mrs. Mllllkenwho promoted General March to therank of grandfather tad who has astalwart ycnng sob -to Preseat to his

I deal beftsre I've beard the bah* aname, bat I'll wager that Hfs eitherJohn Mllllken er Peyten March MUti¬leen; and I'll tracer farther that' Ifthere bo anything in heredity theyoung maa la question Is destined forthe service.It*a a Gfart, mm* Mra.

Another youngster, this'time a ffirlwith army traditions back of bar.Is ths small daughter born to Captaiaaad Mra. Sterile* )ut before Cbriet-;maa. Mra Sterling was formerly MissMary Loolse McNalr, danghtar 'ofBrig. Oen. aad Mra William S. Mc-NaJr and granddaoghtor of Brig. Oen.and Mra Ramsey IX Potta Cap¬tain Sterling Is aide-de-camp toGfenernl McNalr, who Is oa duty InFrance.The son born to Lientenant Now-

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