6 NORTH. SHORE BREEZE 
R.) AND ‘Mrs. Harorp” L. Cuarrroux (Elizabeth A, 
Burrage) of Commonwealth ave., Boston are en route 
for Redlands, Cat;-where the parents of Mrs. Chalifoux, 
the Albert C. Burrages)*have a beautiful home.’ Mr. and 
Mrs. Chalifoux spent a few days this’ week*in? South 
Bend, Ind., at the home of, the former’s sister)’ Mrs. John 
Chess Ellsworth of the Manchester colony)’ atid’ tomor- 
row night they will'be guests of honor at’a! dinner-dance 
in Chicago at the home of atte Lowell M: ‘Chapin;’also a 
sister of Mr. Chalifoux.. .The Chapins have their home 
on Astor. street in the exclusive North Side section where 
so many of the Chicagoans of the North Shore live. In 
this locality. are: found the homes of the R. T. Crane, Jrs.. 
Russell. T-ysons}.; Ji:-Bey; Wallers, Arthur Meekers and 
others. 
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Washington closed its pre-Lenten season with a bril- 
liant ball at “the Willard fast week, which was a benefit 
for the Washington Diet Kitchen association. Mrs. 
“oseph Leiter was a boxholder and had with her Mrs. 
ohn R. Williams and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Mitchell. 
Mrs. Leiter wore maroon velvet with soft lace trimmings 
and a diamond necklace. Her mother, Mrs. Williams, 
was in black velvet with silver trimmings. Mrs. Aksel 
Wichfeld, wife of the attache of the Danish legation. 
wore a cloth of silver gown veiled with silver tulle and 
had diamonds and sapphires for ornaments. Mrs. Pres- 
ton Gibson was in soft gray satin and blue velvet with 
diamonds and sapphires. .Mrs. Reynolds Hitt and Mrs. 
Larz Anderson were also among the boxholders. 
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Mrs. Robert S. Bradley, chairman of the Entertain- 
ment committee of the Mass. Branch of the Special Aid 
Society for American Preparedness, has arranged a meet- 
ing for Monday, Feb. 26, at the Hotel Somerset, Boston, 
at four o’clock. Rear Admiral Peary, U. S. N., and John 
Hays Hammond, Jr., will speak. Rev. Paul Revere Froth- 
ingham will preside. The public is invited—no admission, 
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LERNHARDT’S FAREWALL, AT ‘THE 
Boston OPERA, ‘House. 
which the public of Boston is already 
familiar, but in several new ones, and 
in at least two new characters, 
of the son in “Madame X,” possibly 
a’ the opening performance, and that 
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Showing that the capital has a strong lure for one- 
time diplomatists the Washington correspondent for the 
New York Herald tells of the homes of many, some of 
whom are or!have been North Shore habitues. 
One of the handsomest residences in Eighteenth street 
belongs to R..S. Reynolds Hitt, 
Guatemala in a’ republican administration, and both Mr. 
and Mrs. Hitt are prominent in society. Their house 
abuts on ‘the ‘residence of his mother, Mrs. Robert R. 
Hitt, widow of a one-time Representative from Indiana. 
Ljarz Anderson, who served first as Minister’ of 
Belgium and later as Ambassador to Japan, and Mrs. 
Anderson are established as prominent members of the 
diplomatic colony. Their home in Massachusetts avenue, 
modelled after a French chateau, with huge wooden gates 
giving access to the courtyard, is filled with rare art pick- 
ed up during their travels abroad. Mrs. Anderson has 
written several volumes of Japanese tales which will keep 
the memory of her sojourn in the Orient green in the 
minds of her readers. 
Mrs. William F. Draper, widow of a one-time Am- 
bassador to Italy, owns the old McLean residence in K 
street and will maintain it as her permanent home, al- 
though she probably will pass much of her time in Italy 
with her daughter, Principessa Andrea Boncompagni. ‘As 
\liss Margaret Draper Principessa Boncompagni, whose 
godmother is Margherita of Savoy, Dowager Queen of 
Italy. was a leader in Washington’s younger set until her 
marriage last October. 
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Dr. and Mrs. James Henry Lancashire gave a dinner 
~-d dance at their New York home, No. 1069 Fifth ave- 
nue, last week for their daughter, Miss Lila Lancashire. 
Give us to awake with smiles, give us to labor smil- 
ing. As the sun lightens the world, so let our loving- 
kindness make bright homes of our habitation Robert 
Louis Stevenson. 
able engagement on Monday evening, 
next, Feb. 26. 
Not in years has Boston been offer- 
ed such a musical comedy treat, and 
that Boston has not been lax in its 
of the praise so justly bestowed on it by 
appreciation has been evidenced by 
the press and the large audiences that 
that 
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Feb. 23, 1917. 
who was ‘Minister to 
Seats for Sarah erhhardes fare- 
well engagement, to include a daily 
matinee, in addition to the evening 
performance, which will begin at the 
Boston Opera’ House next Monday 
evening, Feb. 26, are now selling at 
the box office and at Steinert’s, 162 
‘Eoylston st., Boston! To'say that the 
demand is great is but to! express the 
universal sentiment! and “that it will 
increase’ from day to day throughout 
the engagement 'is’a foregone conclu- 
‘sion. | 
The scale ‘of: prices, adverdting to 
the announcement ‘of Manager Mc- 
‘Carty, will be from 25’ cents to $1.00 
for the daily matinees; except. Satur- 
day,’and_ for the Saturday matinees 
fd | all the evening ‘performances, 
Si.so0,'° “Het repertry is now im pre- 
patation “and will “be ‘shortly an- 
“nounced: Tt ‘cain bé said that not only 
will she appear in all the plays with 
“HILEEN.” 
The final week of the properous en- 
gagement of Victor Herbert’s delight- 
” 
iul operetta “Eileen,” which has been 
so highly successful at the Shubert 
Theatre, will begin next Monday eve- 
ning with the usual large and appre- 
ciative audience. 
The wonderful success of “Eileen” 
is but another evidence that there sti!l 
remain. audiences which appreciate 
light opera-when presented in its right 
form, as sagainst the clap-trap pwhich 
so frequenthy;masquerades under the 
ee musical comedy. The,music 
Eileen’); stands prominent. as 
among the first. compositions seen 
here for anys a day. 
Caner ‘Biue Parapise.’ 
‘Phe: Blue Paradise,” the aaa 
Viennese operetta which is delighting 
large audiences-at Y° Wilbur Theatre, 
will begin the fourth week “of its not- 
Gods,” 
greet it at each performance. 
leading comedy role Cecil Lean is 
credited with having made the hit of 
his career and is afforded wide scope 
for the play of his: inimitable origin- 
alities. The play has a dainty and 
youthful appeal and its music is writ- 
ten in an exceptionally charming and 
melodious vein. 
“A: DAUGHTER OF THE Gops.” 
The seventh successful week of the 
notable engagement at the Majestic 
Theatre of William Fox’s stupendous 
film spectacle, “A ‘Daughter of the 
‘featuring Annette Kellermann, 
will begin next Monday afternoon, 
Since its premiere showing here, in- 
terest has been unabated and capacity 
attendances have been the rule at all 
performances. 
An ounce of performance is worth 
a pound. of. preachment, 
