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ATLANTA, GA., SUNDAY
CHARMING DRIVING CLUB GUESTS IN THEIR MEW SPRING GOWNS
Rebekah Divine. Below is Mrs. Willis Westmoreland, who is noted for
her good looks. She was nmch admired at the Driving Club May
Opening.. All the pictures were made upon that occasion.
At the left is Miss Ellen Meek, a Nashville girl, who spends much
of her time in Atlanta with her sister. Mrs. R. L. Cooney. Mrs. Emily
Carter Divine is at the right, looking up at her pretty daughter, Miss
'HERE
were some bright spots in
] the social affairs of the town
during the week just passed.
The most important, of course, was
the annual meeting of the Driving
Club that brought out a large throng
of gaily dressed women who looked
very handsome in groups on th«
lawn and on the terrace. Some of
the women showed new gowns and
new picture hats—hat* so large that
they had to turn their heads side
ways to get in and out of their au-<
tomobiles.
A young lady who was present, i.i
describing the affair at a tea the
next afternoon, said that one thing,
that seemed to impress the people
most was the new summer drink. It
is called the “Friendship Ricky.” It
is a sort of lemonade with a dash of
gin, and is said to be very ingratiat
ing. The same young lady explained
that “an elegant supper” was served.
I have no idea what she meant by
“an elegant supper.” Can you guess?
vHE London season is now* in full
■ swing, and Mrs. James B. Duke
is doing her very prettiest entertain
ing Americans in London at the
massive house she rented in Groa-
venor Square. Mrs. Duke is pre
pared to spend a very considerable
sum to win a place in London society.
Every American who has ever met
this charming lady Is leaving cards
in the hope of being invited to lunch
eon, dinner or one of her receptions.
My own observation of Americans in
London is that they are alw r ays hun
gry and Mrs. Duke will make a tre
mendous hit with them if she ha<s
plenty to eat. *
Mrs. Duke is to give some big din
ner parties in June, and it is her
present intention to take a house at
Ascot during race week. Soon
after arrival, Mrs. Duke gave a
luncheon which was described a-s be
ing a diningroom transformed into
a bowser of orange roses, while the
Italian drawing room on the oppo
site side of the marble hall was filled
with flowers to match the old ta
pestries on the walls, the old vest
ments used as screens and chair-
backs.
Among the guests were Prince
Licknowsky, the German Ambassa
dor. Count Albert Mensdorf. the
Austro-Hungarian Ambassodr, and
other diplomats.
Mrs. Duke has become, very pop
ular with the "Old Set," King Ed
ward's set. She has been a guest of
Lord and Lady Farquhar, who are
very exclusive. She is a friend of the
Duchess yf Portland, the Duchess of
Sutherland and the Duchess of Wel
lington. each of the three having her
own set.
Mrs. Duke is very fond of the dip
lomatic set and the diplomatic set
loves to eat and drink.
Grant and Mr. and Mrs. Preston
Arkwright.
informed her. “Do you see anything
objectionable about it?"
“No,” answered her guest. “I can’t
say that I see anything objectionable
about it, but of course he is going
to marry the lady.”
rT is sad to have to confess failure.
1 Last Sunday T offered to staid a
fund by subscribing $1 for the pur
pose of bringing one of the lords of
Great Britain to Atlanta that our
beautiful women might look him over.
I regret to say that the only ad
dition to my $1 is a 10c piece sent to
me anonymously by a woman reader.
I take it that the traditional English
lord is not worth even 30 cents to
this. town.
But to show that I am not dis
couraged, although the fund to bring
his lordship has been closed. I will
start another fund with $2. This
is for the purpose of bringing Benny
Gatins here, wearing the Gatins col
ors on the race track. Those who
have seen him wearing the chocolate
and yellow jockey jacket and yellow
and chocolate jockey cap say he is
some sight.
a PROPOS of turkey-trotting, my
charming little Peachtree Street
poetess has contributed another lit
tle bit of verse which I think is well
worth publishing. It is entU1ed“Lul-
laby.” Here it is:
There, little habykins, sob yourself t\>
" rest,
<let your little troubles off your little
chest:
No one's going to hear you; no one's
near to keep
The rovers tucked about you or lull
you to your sleep.
For—
Mother's turkey-trottinff at the /Med
ia out ball.
Father's doiay tango steps down in
Flics' Chib Hall,
lister's Oaby gliding al the Fast Fake
hop. •
Nurse is doing dippy dips, and don't
intend to stop:
Therefore, tittle baby kins, we really
think you'd best
('Hath up on the ritunlcrpanc and ray
yourself to rest.
ATLANTA will be charmingly rep-
resented in the morality play for
the cause of suffrage to be given in
Washington next week, for Lucy
Hoke Smith, the vivacious and popu
lar daughter of Senator Hoke Smith,
is to be one of a number of the lead
ing society girls to present the play
“Woman,” on the 20th. Lucy Hoke
Smith has been in the forefront of
popularity since she went to Wash
ington. She is extremely chic, full
of life and fun, dances beautifully,
and is always gracious and happy,
Is it any wonder that she fs a success
in Washington. It will be pleasing
news to her many friends that the
elder Miss Hoke Smith plans to
make a visit her*, in the early sum
mer, when she will be with Mrs. Ron
ald Ransome.
Gallic Smith, who is to be debu
tante next season will not be in At
lanta until the autumn when the
Hoke Smith family are to spend two
months at their residence on West
Peachtree. She is to accompany her
mother to Cape May for the summer,
Mrs. Hoke Smith had desired to spend
part of the summer here, but was
not strong enough to make the trip,
so she is to be comfortably installed
in an attractive cottage at Cape May,
which is near enough to Washington
later described himself, in “De Pro-
fundis,” “the lord of words and the
master of language.”
I have always thought Wilde was
irresponsible, and that when he fell
upon evil times he should have
been cared for by medical experts in
stead of being incarcerated in an
English prison. An English prison
is the most loathsome place in all
the world. Wilde's downfall is per
haps the' greatest tragedy recorded
in the Victorian age of letters. He
sh<fbld have been saved from him
self.
selected. It is moth eaten in many
spots, but still brilliant in others. It
had its premiere in London some
where in the early nineties. George
Alexander, who was really a great
actor, was John Worthing, J. P., the
part which is to be taken by Marshall
Adair. Gwendolen Fairfax was taken
by Irene Vanbrugh, to be played here
by Miss Hildreth Burton Smith.
These are the two important charac
ter® in the play. At the time of it*
first performance Miss Vanbrugh was
the toast of London. She was an ex
tremely fine actress.
I advise all my readers to go to
this performance, which I understand
is to be given on May 22 at The
Grand, because they will be aiding a
worthy charity.
While I have always regarded ama
teur plays as boresome and not worth
while. I have high appreciation for
ladies and gentlemen who. will go
behind the footlights and brave the
criticism of their friends that they
may earn money for the poor.
•The Importance of Being Earnest”
was written by Wilde in those dear,
i brilliant days when he was, as he
] AM told that Mrs. Woodrow Wilson,
1 wife of the President, is very ac
tive in aiding friends of her poorer
days in getting good positions in the
government service. For example, it
is she who is responsible for the
selection of Park Bowie, who has been
appointed postmaster at Rome. Ga.
Home was the home of Mrs.
Wilson during her girlhood. and
apparently she believes in the old mot
to “to the victors belong the spoils."
f HEARD it whispered around among
* the members of the Pace’s Ferrv
Road colony recently that a beautiful
present was to be presented to Mi.
and Mrs. Morris Brandon at a ‘meet
ing of the newly organized dancing,
club of that contingent the - latter
part cf the week. The contemplated
donation was .i great secret at the
time I heard of it. but as it has now
beer bertowed--or I suppose it has
un 1 ess the plan® went awry—I feel
tt liberty to tell about it.
It seem*' that Air. and Mrs. Brandon elation, g
a XD while we are still on the sub-
** ject of turkey-trotting I was much
amused to overhear a conversation at
the Driving Club Tuesday between a
prominent Atlanta hostess and her
guest who evidently had never seen
the turkey-trot before. The hovtess
called the attention of this lady to a
couple of enthusiastic turkey-trot-
nent young married couples and they
say now that they expect to dance
all summer, if they want to. So I
suppose they will. Some of the mem
bers are: Mr. and Mrs. Brandon, Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Maddox, Mr and.
Mrs. James L. Dickey, Jr., Mr. and
Mrs. John Marshall Slaton. Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Howell, Mr. and Mrs.
William H. Kiser, Mr. and Mr*. John
were the pioneer turkey-’rotters ?i
Atlanta's married set. 1 mean by that
not the oldest, bu the firs: to darn «
the new steps. They inaugurated tK<
fad. and their friends ip warm af>pre
up a very handsomt sii
AM looking forward with much in-
to the performance by mem-
ers of the Players Club of the farce
nmedy. The Importance - of Being
lamest," by Oscar Wilde,
i do not know why this play was
Dancing club, scheduled for -ast 1 ri
das night. The PaetOV Ferry Clul
is compoesd of a. number of promi
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That’s the real turkey tro:
.