The Washington times., 1913-10-26

\ JEAN ELIOT@
@ LETTER


ciety. Mr.. Malone simply captivates the little
children and old folks, and when you come
right down to it, the folks in between like
him mighty we'll, He has made so much oyc-
the little daughter of the Assistant Secretary
of State and Mrs. Osborne that she Gals her
self Miss Malone"
Speaking of the Osbornes reminds me to
tell you that they are all comfy in their new
apartment in the Connecticut now, with fur
niture and maids from down home in Ken
lucky, and little Jean Curtis likes it so much
better than living in hotel.
Frances Brooks has fance afte: my
own heart in Edward Fletcher, of Philadel-
phia. Brig. Gen. John NJ. Wilson, Frances
grandfather, with whom she has made her
home for the last several years, announced
the engagement last week Well to get back
to what started out to tell you-Frances is
wearing orchids every time | see her, and
I'm ;olG they come from Philadelphia.
know t'e Gay before Mr.. Fletcher arrived if
Washington to meet General Wilson ard re-
ceive tfe verdict, he WAS preceded by the
huge5t cluster of orchids ever saw.
A girl ] know had letter from Dorothy
Williams the other day, in which she told Of
the gay visit she and her mother, Mrs. John
R. Williams, were having in Paris. They
were just then leaving for Aix-les-Bains,
where Mrs. Williams is going to take the
cure, then they are going to join the Letters.
Where and when they will join them they do
not know vet Mrs. Williams is per-
fectly amiable about frankly admitting that
she can stand the cure" to the extent of los
ing innumerable pounds of avoirdupois, but
on the other hand Dorothy does not feel
that way about it.
The plans of the Congressional Club had
quite little jolt last week, when on Wednes-
day evening the drawing rooms were set with
card tables and decorated with flowers for a
real nice evening at cards between Senators
and Congressman and their wives. OF
course, the husbands are always welcome,
more or less, at the club, but strictly speaking,
it is for the wives of members of Congress-
gotten up and paid for by them. So it was
showing the men special favor to establish
an evening when they could drop in and have
a real social game. The joke is, it was like
the party of Little Miss Smarty," no one
came" Men refused so early in the season
to start in upon the delightful little program.
They are too tired out with the long session.
The tea on Friday afternoon, however,
though quite informal, was simply delightful,
and number of the Congressional women
met there to discuss the chief topic of con-
versaton, the White House wedding, and So
cial prospects for the season.
The Vice President, who is delightfully."-
original, has discovered what might be term
ed a musical barometer for telling the state
of Washington society, whether at high tide
or on the ebb. He has worked the table out
through the orchestra at the Shoreham,
where he and Mrs Marshall make their
home, and where they are truly more than
mere hotel guests. When there are four vio-
linS, then society affairs are swimming on
things are beginning to slow down. When
two violinists furnish music for the diners,
things are going pretty slow for fact, or al
most on their last legs. 1t was when scarcely
a social item could be gotten for the papers,
and one lone violinist contributed to the mer-
riment of nations, assisted, or course BY
pianist and other musicians, that the Vice
President suggested that he be given rest
He got the vacation. But things must really
be moving up, declare the friends of the Vice
President for now there are three violinsts
in the orchestra
Helen Heyl is not going to be debu-
tante this season after all l. am very sorry.
for she would be beautiful addition to an
already long list of charming girls. | do
think the girls this season will be very
Helen spent all last winter
abroad, and was deeply interested in her
studies and travel, and doesn't care. whole
lot about society, anyway.
Ry the Wav did Won know GIsdvS Kin