The Washington times. (Washington, D.C.) 1894-1895, 1895-04-14


to Mr.. Horace Wylie, son of Judge Wyie,
will take place atnoon on the 30th instant,
at st. John sschurch,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ned Mitchell, whose mar
riage took Place in this city early IN the
season, and who since thattime have been
travelling abroad, have returned from their
wedding trip. They arrived in Washing
ton on Wednesday for visit tosthe brides
mother, Mrs. Wallach, with whom they
viii spend some weeks
Lieut.. FRANKLIN and his bride, who was
Miss Grace, of New York, have taken
apartments at the Grafton in this city.
There are all sorts OF reasons why people
go abroad, there are all sorts OF reasons
why they sometimes remain there, and there
are also all sorts OF reasons why they
do not sometimes remain when they had in
tended TO do SO upon leaving this country.
In the latter category there 3 q tale 30 be
told as to the why and wherefore OF one
Washington woman's return when she had
gone TO Europe with The foBdiy deluEive
idea that she would spend the winter IN the
dazzling brill fancy OF the court circles of
one Of the leading capitals on the continent
The fact that she had a friend at court
was her reason for SdppDsing that all tliags
she Observation-Disclosures woaldBec0mparatige
easy OF accomplishment Like many an
other woman before her time, however,
she appears TO have reclloned entirely with
ont her host.
The summer she spent in dawdling about
Europe, and then as the autumn came on
apace she decided that the time had come
for her II write a certain diplomatic little
letter to her friend, whose husband is one
OF the high officials in the imperial house
held This letter s;atea that on account
OF her early friendship with the Wife OF
that same court official, III the days OF
their youth, when both lived IN Washing
ton, size desired 10 spend the winter at the
gay capital in question,
In order 10 accomplish her wishes in the
matter she desired tier friend 10 write her
forthwith stating that Size would gladly
Lake her under her especially fashionable
wing Ia other words, site desired 90 be
introduced 10 tie coGrt circles as the guest
of her friend OF early days This would have
been all very wei If 1t had not been just
for the most triiling incident in the world
that somehow quietly managed to mar all
her beautifully laid plans.
The fact that the two women had been
frieucs, ara Intimate ones a that, during
their girlhood i'll Washington was quite
tTue 1t was also tue that upon the return
OF the cue WHO had mace Ire brilliant
foreign match her loImer ilerd had en-
tertained her at luncheon. But 1t was
also true that whereas when the two were
friends ~ gifihood ard went back and forth
between their TWO homes with equal free
dom, the enc who remained in Washington
somehow altogether forgot all about know
ing her Joiner iTeId's mother and sister
after that iIieud had gore abroad 10 I've.
Wien re ct ilJst ulet them now and then.
the bow bCstowed had Eeen Of the most
distant KIND, LtIil finally it Lad altogether
disappeared
This fact had, Of course, leeu duly re-
ported across The water aud recorded on
The social slate, to be returned ia kid when
opportunity Offered That opportunity Of
feFed last autumn as IetoICCd, and was
the real reason why the polite letter request
ing a Lter's sintledEction at ore OF the
most brilliant courts in Europe was rot
replied to ia The 3nImative. That also
was the reason why lie Washing ton woman
returned 10 thiEclty after having informed
all her friends that il was her Intention OF
spending the winter abroad with her
dear friend eusoyirig tie uazes OF fash
ionable life at the palace.
''Oh that I were writ down an ass, lis a
quotation that must not infTeqGentiy be
borne in mind by q Washington " oman who
for some unknown reason committed herself
in most astounding manner in this respect.
The note written by her VIII not only be
preserved in its eRtiIety by tie present pos
SCISSOR, out by her will Doubtless be handed
down to future generations OF laughter
loving society.
The writer OF the note was. of course, a
rich woman OF Washington, otherwise there
would never have beenany why wherefore
in the matter. She was OF that great army
OF social outs Who desire above all
things 10 be numbered with the ms OF the
fashionable world. To tbs eEd sEe took
the advice OF ECLe tr-enGs and used every
effort to have herself elected a member
of the board OF directors Of one OF the most
fashionable Charities IN tie city. In tins
she was successful, and il was rot long
before her name was down for niee
little sum whenever there was any threat
ened deficit in the treasury.
She attended every meeting with the
zeal OF a religious deYotee, but somehow
there the matter remained at standStill
Even to herself finally she was obliged to
acknowledge that she was making not the
slightest progress whatever. Finally the
climax arrived when during the season
the annual charity bali was given and her
social aspirations received severe shock
from some OF the arrangements ia connec-
ton with that event.
The following morning she wrote the
eventful note, in which she stated with
the utmost frankness that in Identifying
herself with the various charitable organ
izatiOns as she had done was solely for
the purpose Of social advancement, this
course having been recommended to her
by certain friends who Vouched for It's
efficacy After having given the mstter
a thorough trial she was persuaded that
such object on her part was not TO be COM
passed and that in spite Of the generous
donations she had made from time to time,
SIe was still as completely ignored in
social way as though she were made OF
different clay from those high and mighty
mortals who composed the remainder OF
the board OF directors. This uote was TO
be considered in the light of a formal resig-
nation from that obnoxious and aristocratic
board Of directors.
A S such, the note was OF course, handed
about from one to the other and has now
passed into history with that self-same
board OF directors.
Mrs Harriet Lane Johnson has returned
from visit from New York ard has as her
guests at present Mr.. and Mrs Speer,
OF Pittsburg.
Mr.. and Mrs Clifford Richardson have
gone abroad.
SOCIAL AND Personal.
Mrs. L. A. CrandaH entertained the
executive committee OF the Short Story Club
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