The Washington times., 1913-09-28
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Neither at the time were living in Washing
ton or probably had any idea of doing so,
and when. the Stephenses came here and were
stopping at q hotel, Major and Mrs. Fries
happened to hear Of it and remembered them
as the Californians they met that time y
anu Mrs. Fries called upon Mrs. Stephens,
and it was soon arranged that the Stephenses
would be the guests of the Frieses at the bar
racks until suitable quarters were found for
them as a home for the season.
Just when Barbara's wedding to Lieuten-
ant Zane will take place do not know
see in the Los Angeles papers that all sorts
of parties are being given them You see,
Mrs. Stephens and Barbara went back home
early in the spring, and it was little time
after that that Mr. Zane was. ordered to duty
on the Pacific coast. He is in the marine
corps and is the son Of Rear Admiral Zane
and Mrs. Zane, who have been residents in
Washington for years.
wrote you about the Playhouse, the real
fad of the smart set, and the place where
they hold their social high-jinks in mid
winter, the favorite place for little smart
dances and supper parties for the debutante
set, and all that Well, the Playhouse will
have its opening on October IA, when Jes-
sic Herriott, the famous little dancer is GO
ing to give a recital before the smart set
She has gotten up real fit program, for the
occasion, and there will be some Oriental
dances, artistic and interpretative dances,
and then some quite lively, up-to-date things
which are said to be improvements. on the !
Tango, Trots of all sorts, and so on. cer- !
tainly wish you could be here: The event
will open Jessie Herriott's School of Ex- |
preston, and Bruce Cleveland will assist
her. Mrs. E. Clyde Shade, the soprano;
Mrs. Mary Bronson Keys, pianist Mar
guerite O'Toole, the harpist and Louis
Thompson, the tenor, are all going to do
turn, and | expect the house will be fairly
packed.
There are just throngs of midshipmen
in town taking their last real breath of free
dom before they return to Annapolis, the
end of the month. There have been little
dinner parties, little luncheon parties, ram
bles about the Washington streets, and
through Rock Creek Park, and ever and
ever, each MILDLY found pretty girl to anchor
to. heard them plan for George Hills
happy little dance, at the Brighton, where
mis- father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. George
Griswod Hill, live. There were forty mid
shipmen, and as many girls, most of them
rom Navy families. Dorothy Mason, who
will be a debutante this season, and Mar
,aret Fechteler, and pretty Lillian Eendrick
we're among the girls. Midshipman Francis
Thompson came up from his vacation spent
It his home in Tennessee, and Midshipman
ohm Dalton came on from Iowa, where he
pent part of the summer with his family.
MI of the football squad had to leave town
arly in the week, for practice, whilo dozen.
# others will run for the last electric out
# Washington which will land them at the
academy in time for roll call. :
l wonder if you remember meeting
harmng Countess de Peretti de la Rocca, G
life of the counselor of the French en-
assy, | have some sad news % tell you
bout her She is going away and won't
c here at all this winter. First she is 60 {
lg to Mexico, by water, via Florida, and I
fter she visits while there, she and her 8
hildren are going to Europe for quite 4
ist She is only going home when she c
sis Mexico, for she was raised there, and {
was in Mexico City that she met Count
e Peretti de la Rocca. a
But, dear me, Susan, when one gets to I
liking of the Diplomatic Corps, there is T
much to say The dearest secret has jus. '
aked out about the charming Countess de .
hambrun. Of course, no one, scarcely
# most intimate friend, suspects it. but in
very short time, she will appear before the a
orld, not as just society woman, but an "a
lthOress. Of course every one is going to W
mp at the conclusion that she has written a
society novel. No, she has not 1T is real O
assic, of which ever an old withered up ft
ldent might be proud. Before snow flies !!
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