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AMERICAN ble polo players to be here are Mil- ton Wise, of New York; E. M. Lan drum, of Pensacola, Fla., and S. J. Tucker, of Lexington, Ky. Ibout her business In life with una bated fervor. time at an Eastern coast resort, seemingly entirely recovered from her broken romance. This may have been all right, you say, and so did I, until I was horri fied to hear another girl—a younger girl of the college set—tell a friend that she was going to elope and get married soon. The friend. Inquiring as to the fortunate man, was given the name of the man who figured in the romance of the other girl. It was funny—to me, who knew both girls and know they didn't know each oth er—but it was a rather anxious time for Polly Peachtree, who has a con science despite appearances, and I was relieved when I heard that one romance had been broken up by the family and the other girl had decided to “change her mind,” as she ex pressed it (still in ignorance, however, of her narrow escape). Now the young man has left for New York—perhaps to seek more fer tile fields for his amorous r ndeavors. _ I have a strong suspicion that the college girl, especially was just jok ing, for she is a sad flirt, and is going M RS. JOHN E. MURPHY believes that a woman is as young as she feels. So when she had a birthday party the other evening the beautifully embossed cake in the cen ter of a most attractive table was adorned with seventeen candles, a S INCE the departure for his home in New York of a young man who became very popular in At lanta during his residence here I have heard several amusing little anecdotes about his extraordinary talents for love-making. They tell me that the pathway of this clever young man was strewn with girls’ hearts—only the girls soon got back their hearts, as they were adepts at the pastime of flirtation as well as he. One charming girl, noted for her beauty and^xquisite toilets, fell a victim to the New Yorker, I hear, and planned to "run away and get mar ried.” as she feared parental objec tion should she announce her inten tions. That these fears were well grounded was borne out when her family hap pened to learn that her photograph adorned the walls of the young man’s handsome bachelor apartments. An investigation followed and the conse quences were the wedding trousseau was turned into the pretty outfit of a summer girl who is now having a fine 4 V /HO says that life in Atlanta \\/ during the summer time is de void of interest. I’ll back At lanta’s social calendar for the month jf August against any resort you can mention—for variety and interesting events. Right at the beginning of the month we are to have a polo tourna ment—well, perhaps tournament is too big a word—but polo match is lust an good as far as it goes. And knowing Atlanta’s way of tak ing on a good thing and pushing it right up to the front, I am sure that by next summer I can say tournament without apology. Everybody, by the way, wants to Know what to wear at the polo tour nament. Judging from the women I have heard discussing this momen tous subject, the polo match is' to ba a one-day session of the Piping Rock tournament or the Narragansett polo tournament. Everybody is going, and everybody wants to look right. Several of the girls who attended the big Piping Rock meet have been called upon by my humble, self to give accounts of some of the striking costumes worn by the fashionables there, and as I met with generous re sponse, I’ll pass the information on to you, so that no one need be at a loss as to how to dress for next Wed nesday’s tournament. It seems that, as in most infor mal affairs of summer life, personal choice has a wide sway in the matte'’ of dressing for a polo game. The real swagger girl wears a white ratine aft ernoon frock, a polo coat and a small tailored hat. The New York wom en, these girls say, went out with frock, and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, who was garbed in a symphony in pink and white. Mrs. Ben Gatins, al ways attractively attired, is described as wearing at one of the polo matches of last week a striking gown of striped voile, with black hat trimmed in tulle, and carrying a bright-hued parasol. I guess from these descrip tions one can nearly approach correct costumes, especialy as it seems that anything is correct, unless it be full evening costume. They have some real players, too, and the match is sure to be of sporting interest as well as social. The army officers are all splendid riders and know how to play polo, too. The Atlanta team is to be captained by J. O. Seamans, a gal lant figure on a horse and a member of the Governor’s Horse Guard. Nota- Their two or three annual parties of large dimensions are among the brightest social events of the year, and the beautiful ballroom, which oc cupies the entire third floor, has been the scene of some mighty happy par ties, with the young daughters of the household. Julia and Katherine, act ing as the nominal hostesses of the evening. Mrs. Murphy is an ardent mem ber of the dancing clubs and many of the informal parties of the period fo^ | Continued on Page 4 Column j perfectly proper proceeding for the celebration of the birthday of a wom an whose always youthful personality makes her a congenial companion for the friends of her pretty daughters. Mrs. Murphy’s home is always fill ed with youthful guests—those who are young in years or young in spirits, and she is always one of the youngest of the party. I suppose that is one of the secrets i of the popularity of this well-known woman, who would stand the best chance of anyone I know to win a popularity contest of Atlanta women of any age. She would get all the young folks’ votes, as well as most of the older ones; for certainly no more generally popular woman lives her? than the mistress of the hospitable and handsome home which crowns one of the Peachtree hills. Mr. and Mrs. Murphy are always ready for happy, informal hospitality. their polo coats on—to lend atmos phere to the meet, I suppose—but quickly doffed them and thereafter they were much in the way. Atlanta women will hardly need polo coats, according to my judgment. At the Piping Rock tournament two of the most striking costumea were worn by Si