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r-YDEAR SUSAN:
I wli now take my pen in
hand to tell you I am well and
hope you arc the same. Doesn't
that remind you of the letter you
r- time from a suitor up in the moun-
t f West Vireinia written in pencil t
In to pet around to the real news of the
l was more than surprised when I read
ac ount of the marriage of Mmc. de
Le and E. Halsey Atalone,. of New York.
very day it took place some one was ten-
iv that they thought that she was en-
Id to him and we were talking over the
atic possibility. She met Mr. Maione
he was attending Georgetown Univer
se year she was presented, and every-
tvmipht then an engagement wouia re-
and they were quite surprised when she
me enraeed to and married Mr. dc
vc who was at that time attached to the
;ian embassy staff. They lived abroad
ral years when Mr. de Struve died, leav-
hr with two children.
crtain young woman in town is sport-
t most beautiful engagement ring, a
lv tunnine iewel. and the storygoes that
enamoured swain sold his automobile to
' for her. Such devotion is most com-
fdble, but I do believe I'd rather have
"aeement automobile than an engage-
It 'ing. How about it, Susan? '
'ne one was telling me that most allur-
frews comes from Miss Sophy Stanton,
went abroad last winter to be the social
etarv to the Ambassador to Italy and Mrs.
mas Nelson Page. She is having a won
't.' time over there.
M ss Stanton is a granddaughter of the
Secretary of War during tne uncoin
Ime. Secretary Stanton was the famous
secretary.
indeed Mabel is counting the days when
will depart for her lovely beach, tier
ier came back the other day from a trip
tie made up there to see to the gardens and
hings and he brought back news that makes
long for the place.
Susan, the Rose Show given annually by
Brookland Rose Society, was a wonder-
success this year. It was held Thursday
Friday nights. The exhibits were won-
ful and who do you think won three
Ires? Why little Rowan McHugh. She
two first and one second for her roses.
la-les Tansill, president of the society, got
jr :e for his exhibit and Dr. William I ur-
r got the gold medal for the best single
be and the silver medal for his exhibit. Mrs.
B Downing got a second prize on her
Iq v Killarney roses and C. H. Etz got
r prize for his exhibit.
3ts of folks you know came out to the
la nic Hall at Brookland, where the ex-
was held, including the Postmaster Gen-
la and Mrs. Burleson, Senator and Mrs.
fel urst Miss Adelle Fine, of Cleveland,
the Assistant Secretary of the Interior
hr Airs. Jones, and Mrs. Carter, wife of
Ircr Senator Carter.
'iamlet without Hamlet that is what
'Vhington society has seen presented with
ere or less success all week. A White
c.se reception without its hostess, and a
tn"ha Jefferson breakfast for Mrs. Wilson
i out Mrs. wilson. Still the ghost appeared.
k might say, for a short time at least.
Te'garet Wilson came in her mother's place
id she had to depart after the bouillon.
Champ Clark, who was to have de-
ered an address on the life of Martha Jef-
Iron, couldn't do it because she had to
? e before the luncheon was half over to
o out of town for the week-end. It would
cm that it was a series of disappointments,
i nevertheless, it was a large and impres-
i ' attair witn aoout two nunarea guesis
v re or less.
Mrs Samuel Spencer. Mrs. Victor Kauff
nn Mrs. John K. Shields, and one or two
k er hostesses had private parties, but the
v e-s ucrc the regular subscribers. Ten
h c seated at round taoies and it was very
If lv and the menu was excellent.
No I was not one speck surprised at
rl nnnnuncement nf Rose Marv Bradford's
zagement to Lieut. C. A. Richards, of the
In . I vc heard tne rumors tor months.
The farmers should give a vote of thanks
Ik the President and Mrs. Wilson for having
that beautiful musicalc and al fresco tea
Wednesday afternoon at the White House.
Now, honest to goodness Susan, 1 mean
lvaL You sec, my dear, it has not rained in
tHis neighborhood for weeks and just as soon
E the White House party was well under
May, up comes a nice, big, dark cloud. That
feggsaei last springaclupf;thegardefl
parties ami I'm afraid now that Mrs. Wilson
will he discouraged and not attempt to give
any.
Despite the rain which spoiled the out of
door part of the party, everyone had a lovely
time. Margaret Wilson, Melville A. Clark, 4
narpisi, ana miss mHiiuii ltciviu, piiunai, &rfv;
the program. Margaret Wilson's voice is de
lightful and you cannot help but wonder
where it all comes from, for she is such a
little person to have such a great, big voice.
I've never heard a harp more beautifully
played than by Mr. Clark, and Miss David
was a delightful accompanist. After sitting
in the East Room for over an hour, the tea
tabic on the lawn did look alluring and it was
a shame that the rain had to spoil it all, but
when you stop to consider how badly the
rain was needed, it is all right.
Mrs. Wilson, I'm sorry to say, is still un
able to participate in the social things, but
Mrs. Sayre and Miss Wilson took her, place
in a most charming way and the President
was just lovely. He wore his white flannels
and looked so well.
Air. and Mrs. Arthur Smith, of Rhode
Island avenue, are having a dance this even
ing as a surprise to Mr. and Airs. William"
G. Hughes, who were married on Alay 16
at Baltimore. The wedding, you know, was
more or less of a surprise to everyone. Airs.
Hughes was that attractive little Airs. For
sythe, whom you met last winter. After the
marriage they went to Atlantic City, and re
turned last night.
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Susan, there is a fine opportunity for you
to secure a very pretty bridesmaid if you'll
hurry up with that seashore wedding, which
is being rumored so persistently around
these parts. Genevieve Clark was speaking
the other day about having recently been
bridesmaid for three of her friends when
some one referred to the old adage "three
times a bridesmaid, never a bride." "Never
mind," said Miss Genevieve, "I'll be brides-,
maid seven times and that will break the
spell." Doubtless she will be maid of honor
for Dorothy Harvey when she marries in the
fall, but there are still three more times and
there's your chance. But you'll have to be
quick about it or a popular young woman
like Genevieve will be captured and the three
times rule smashed for good.
They say absent-mindedness is a sign of
being in love, so maybe Genevieve is already
"landed." At least she is most absent-minded.
The other day she and her mother left
town for entirely different destinations and
when she came to she found she had gone
off with both suit cases and Airs. Clark was
telegraphing wildly for her clothes.
I have been hearing so much about Airs.
Elise Dufour Ryan's dancing lately. Last
week, after a dinner at the Senator New
lands, she gave a series of Greek dances, in
the garden, with the light coming through
the trees, that, I hear, was an artistic triumph.
There was a Dance of the Nymphs, a Bac
chante dance and an interpretative number,
called the Dance of Truth, that were par
ticularly lovely. Airs. Ryan, who has given sev
eral other exhibitions before audiences ren
dered critical by the mad dance mania of the
season has been most enthusiastically re
ceded, too, and next week, she will dance at
the studio of the celebrated sculptor, Gutson
Borglum, in New York. This summer the
lady will have a school, at Gloucester, Mass ,
"The Elise Dufour School of Dancing" and
next winter she will be associated with Flor
" ence Fleming Noyes, in New York.
Another attractive costume I noticed the
same afternoon was worn by Airs. Thomas,
wife of the member of the. House from Colo
rado. The gown was of the white lingerie
variety trimmed with Valenciennes lace
about four inches wide and then bands of
baby Irish not quite so wide. The gown
was worn over a delicate pink silk slip with
a wide pink girdle. The hat Airs. Thomas
was wearing was really the most effective
summer hat I've seen this season. It was
of white hemp of the wide sailor style with
a low broad crown. The top was completely
covered with shirred cream silk net ana
adorned with a wreath of large pink roses.
The hat was tilted on the left side and a
cluster of the flowers were placed -there. The
effect of the pink roses against the black
velvet facing and Airs. Thomas' beautiful
silver gray tresses was altogether beautiful.
- Miss Alargarct Wilson wore a becoming
white ratine coat suit to a luncheon recently.
The coat was cut short in the front and fin
ished with a long effect in the back trimmed
with cords of the material. The skirt was
entirely plain and the bodice was a dainty
organdie affair with a jumper effect of the
ratine. Her hat was a small round white
sailor model trimmed-with white roses and
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AIRS. EUGENE
Congressman Eugene F. Kinkcad, of
New Jersey, and Airs. Kinkead, have just
left Washington. They 'are now in Atlantic
City, and their plans after that are rather
unsettled. Oh yes, they expect to come bauk
for the short session and then they will go
to Jersey City, where Air. Kinkead will take
up his duties as postmaster. I'm sorry he
is leaving Congress and Washington. This
is a new picture which Mrs. Kinkead had
made just before she left town.
Airs. Thomas J. Kemp wore an attractive
gown at a luncheon the other day. The
bodice was made entirely of wide shadow
lace and net draped in surplice fashion and
the skirt was made of flounces of the lace
with a wide girdle of bright striped roman
ribbon, which was about a half yard wide. It
formed a sort of peplum and was exceeding
ly original and pretty. The hat she wore
was a becoming mushroom shape of white
chip, large and faced with black velvet and
trimmed with a cluster of bright pink roses
in the front.
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Mrs. Francis B. Sayre, the. President's
daughter, who is visiting here now, wore a
dainty dress at a recent reception. Salmon
pink chiffon cloth over net formed this after
noon gown. The lines were very simple and
the only adornment was a wide girdle of vel
vet brocaded ribbon in various shades of
pink and red. All shades of pink are so be
coming to Mrs. Sayre's blonde beauty.
Did your ears burn Tuesday afternoon?
They really should have, for I talked about
ou considerably and thought of you more
when I went out to Great Falls. I told you
some time ago that the dear old Lock Tavern
Inn, on the Alary'atid side, had been con
verted into a clubhouse.
After climbing over the rocks for an hour
or so we developed a most frightful appetite
and were wondering where on earth we
would get dinner, for the club is the most
formidably fenced up place ever was now,
when a little girl came along and told us that
her mother would be glad to prepare a din
ner for us. Thcv lived at a most attractive
old farm nearby and wc had a chicken dinner
that you hear of, hut seldom get. While wc
ate dinner at a table set under the huge lin-dca-teec-in-lhc
garden, - we -couldseo thq
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F. KINKEAD.
number of machines rolling up to the club
door. Why, Susan, you never saw so many
big, fine machines in your life, and it seemed
that every one in town was there. A number
of the diplomats and well-known folks about
town came up and it certainly seemed great
to see so many fine folks walking about th&
erstwhile hotel that vou and I liked so well.
Last Sunday at dinner time there were over
a hundred machines parked along the old
canal's edge. Think of that.
So far as I can see the hotel is changed
none and the club is taking advantage of its
attractive old-fashionedness.
Alme. Riano, wife of the Spanish minis
ter, was wearing a gown at the musical
at the White House the other day
which was one of the most attrac
tive looking summer frocks I've seen in
a long time. It was made of very delicate
and dainty white organdie with a little pink
and green flower in a simple fashion that
made it look cool and comfortable. The
bodice was made in the prevailing kimono
fashion, with a vestee of white lace and a
little wired lace collar. The skirt was en
tirely of the material with a puff that ex
tended to a point down the back almost to
the hem. With this gown she wore a leghorn
hat trimmed with pink roses.
Did you ever hear of the "House of
Truth?" It is a brand new one on me, but
it seems that several smart young bachelors
have a house together, somewhere in Nine
teenth street. To which they gic that name
and where they have the most wonderful par
ties. Felix Frankfurter is one of them, on
dit. and Lord Eustace Percy, while Chauncev
Hackctt. in his bachelor days, was among
their number. I don't know the others, but
they arc among the youths of Washington's
bocially elect, and invitations to the "House
ot Truth" arc much sought.
In the street car one morning recently I
was so amused watching a little boy about
four years old, who was with his mother and
little sister. Without a doubt he was one of
the handsomest little fellows I had ever seen
and he was so cry full of mischief. The
car stopped and an elderly man got in and
he spied the little fellow and came and &at
down beside- him, and soon was engaged in
conversation with the whole little family.
He asked the youngster if he was good
and he immediately spoke up and said: "tyo,
I'm awful bad," looking so serious over it,
that you would think he was afraid of him
self. Thcvman, whom I soon recognized as
C. C. Glover, laughed and wanted to know
how it happened he was so bad and the little
kiddie confided (o him in real man-to-man
fashion that he guessed it was "just 'cause
I'm a boy." He told Air. Glover how he ran
into the middle of the street once and how he
threw stones at cats every time he got the
chance. Mr. Glover asked the boy if he had
ever crossed the ocean and he said he had
not, but that he was going over with his
mother this summer and he guessed that he
would be all right then for there would be no
streets to run in and no cats on the, boats
because they hate water. Mr. Glover told
him to be sure sand call on his little grand
son when he was in Europe, the-little van
Swinderen boy, who had crossed the pond
each year since his birth.
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Where is Caryl Crawford these days? I
haven't seen her for a very long time, but
I heard a story about her the other day that
tickled me to death. It seems that last win
ter she contracted a miserable cold which
settled in her throat, made it sore and al
most took away her voice. Some one recom
mended that she rub it with baume analge
ciquc, but warned her that she must be care
ful or it would remove the skin. She turned
in early one evening and her mother pro
ceeded to apply the cream with such energy
that Caryl cried for mercy saying it burned
so that she knew it would skin her alive.
However, next morning she appeared quite
cured and told her mother that though the
stuff had burned all night, still U had done
no more than redden the skin a little and
that she approved of it highly. A little later
Airs. Crawford went to put the medicine
away and found that she had given her
daughter's throat a vigorous application of,
tooth paste,
Susan, I must tell you about Mrs. Hew
itt's birthday .party. She was eighty-one .on
Tuesday, and Mrs. Williams gave a luncheon
in her honor for about a dozen of "the girls."
It was a very festive occasion, with flowers,
favors, and all the "fixin's," to say nothing
of a birthday cake with one candle.
"Mamma Hewitt," as the Williams girls all
call her, was gowned in white, with a gay
corsage bouquet, and made a clever little
speech when her health was drunk. Sharing
attention with the guest of honor was dear
old Airs. Shriver, aunt of Mr. C. C. Glover
and known familiarly as "Aunt Jane" to half
Washington. She is to celebrate her nine
tieth birthday some time this summer, and
hopes to entertain the same crowd. She ts
most wonderful person, as hale and hearty
as you please and still fond of a little game
o' cards. Airs. Hewitt was tickled to death
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with her party, but what gave her more
pleasure than all were- the cables that came
to her from rhcr grandchildren, Juliette tci
tcr and Francise Williams, all the way from
Japan.
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Nell has just returned from a visit to
Poplar Hill, the Daingerfield's fine old place
near Upper Alarlborough, after a delightfuf
stay. The place is lovely and particularfy
attractive this time in the year, when all the
flowering bushes are abloom. While she was"
there they had a visit from sixty girls from
Miss Madeira's school, en route for Dower
House, near by, Vnere they had a senior
luncheon, or some such festivity. Miss Ma
deira wanted them to see Poplar Hill, which
is really one of the landmarks of the country- ,
side built of brick brought from England la
sixteen hundred and something so they
stopped off for a call that proved a treat for,
their hosts. Nell says she never saw a col
lection of prettier girls, and they seemed to
be enjoying themselves thoroughly.
No wonder, Susan, you are mixed about
Mrs. U. S. Grant. I think a lot of people
have been. As a matter of fact there are
two Mrs. U. S. Grants, ancT both have been
in Washington recently. There is Mrs. U. S.
Grant, jr., who was married to the son of
President Grant in California not very long
ago. He was a widower and she a wfdow,
much younger than he, I believe. They "nave
both been here for a visit, stopping at the
Willard, and have now gone back to San
Diego. Then there is Mrs. U. S. Grant, 3d,
who was Edith Root, daughter of Senator
Root, and her U. S. Grant is the grandson
of the President, son of Gen. Frederick Dent
Grant and nephew of U. S. Grant, jr. This
Captain Grant is now in Mexico and Mrs.
Grant, with her children, is at the Shoreham
for the spring-
Tne members of the Patriot Memorial
Chapter of the D. A. R. are making extensive
plans for a beautiful dinner party in compli
ment to the president general, at the Hotel
Powhatan, on Friday. One hundred guests,
:Susan. , ,-,-,
It Is-ime 'I wasisaying my adieu to joa
Susan. I must'getmy hat on and fly or else
I'll be too late to spend the week-end m
the country. Folks are scattering every di
rection to spend the holiday.
Be sure to confirm the rumor of your
engagement, I must know about it It doesn't
seem fair for the news to come to me through
any one but you.
Hope you are having a lovely Memorial"
Day.
v Adieu,
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