The Washington times., 1914-02-08
USAN DEAR:



- teaed so much this week that,
from force of habit, rather ex-
pect that I'll find myself writing
a line or two, getting up and one-stepplng
out to the pantry and back many times be-
fore this letter is completed. In fact, if do
not write fast, it will be time for luncheon
before get fairly started.
Mrs. Burleson is having about fifty guests
at q buffet luncheon today to meet Mrs.
Judson, who just came back with the colonel
from Panama They are going to be here
several days and everyone is asking them to
dinners, teas, and luncheons, They are the
house guests of the Burlesons, too, 81.
Indeed, never did see such wave of
buffet luncheons in my life. The fad for
sthem is developing itself into mania, and
there are many good reasons why, too. One,
can entertain so many guests with create
ease, and the guests like it. You know very
well how it is in Washington, if one goes
about at all, they just naturally get over-fed.
One afternoon was having tea with little
Mme. Lagercrantz, the wife of former min
ister from the Netherlands, and she said in
her pretty broken English: "Oh, you Wash
ngton Americans just make one eat eat, eat,
all the times" She was right, and any form
of lunching that doesn't necessitate heavy
meal is blessing.
should say Miss Flora Wilson, daugh-
ter of the former Secretary of Agriculture,
is an accomplished person. Aside from the
fact that she IS professional singer of won
derful ability, she can :typewrite and sew
and do dozen other things, in addition to
being charming and sweet. | dropped in
upon her the other day when she was not
expecting me, or anyone, and she was max
ing typewriter fly. When she was tour
ing the country in concert she found that
one of the best ways of getting her business
letters of right, was TO write them herself.
Mrs Elmer Black, of New York, is spend
;ng some time in Washington with Miss
Wilson, and they are being entertained every
moment of the day and night. Mrs. Black,
as you know, of course, is deeply interested
in the peace movement. suffrage, and all the
other progressive topics of the day, and,
while her visit is largely social, rather sus-
pect that she does not give quite all the
twenty-four hours to parties and sleep.
The other afternoon I had the shock of
my life very good and kind friend came
by and took me for ride around the Speed
way in his automobile, and we rode down to
the end of the new road which will be part
Of the twenty-fve-mile driveway encircling
Washington. Anyway, the road, which you
nave not seen yet, but will some day, trust,
is only completed as far as the War College,
and when you get to the end, you have to
turn !round and go back. After you turn
and 60 little way, you can only see two OF
the wireless towers at Fort Myer. 1t is
most peculiar thing, because when you turn
YOU see all three and then just a little swerye
m the road, and, TO save your life, you can
see but TWO. At first wondered if one had
fallen, or whether some one had stolen it
to sell for Junk, but just then the immense
iron truant began to come into sight after
having completely hidden itself behind its
big brother
Well, dear Susan, / guess saw some
thing this week that, you cannot see up in
Boston every week. saw our President
laugh real heartily -
He certainly did enjoy the show at the
BeIasce, and, as one of the critics aptly put it,
He laughed at the right places" and as |
repeat it, he laughed all the time.
Do you remember the pretty house in
Jefferson place which Major and Mrs.
Pierre C. Stevens and Marie Stevens had
for so many years before they were ordered
off to the Plattsburg barracks, in New York?
Well, some one was telling me the other Lay
that they were going to buy it, simply and
solely because it had yard and tree. 1t
goes without saying that they have been liv-
ing in an apartment for years.
The National Park Seminary will be the
objective of the travels of large number
of the younger society men in Washington
Monday night. The annual Mardi Gras,
which is becoming an institution at the
Sci7ooI. will heoin with the NAV that NIGHT