The Washington times., 1914-01-25
USAN, MY DEAR:



and now my lovely perfume is spilled all
over my desk. 1t smells mighty good, now,
but the bottle is empty. Before the coming
week is done, I'll be missing that sweet Law
ender," too, for my datebook is filled with
cards for parties that mean late hours.
Tomorrow night the Vice President and
Mrs. Marshall will give the second of their
series of evening receptions and dances and
Tuesday night the President and Mrs. Wilson
will entertain the judiciary at the second of
the state receptions On Wednesday the
Russian ambassador will give large dinner
with dancing afterward, I'm told, and Thurs
day night Senator and Mrs. MARITIME will
have their reception.
Friday night there are to be- two small
dinner dances on hand, and then in the day
time there are any number of luncheons,
teas, and dansantS with dinner parties galore
preceding the dances.
Fencing is one of the newest fads that
has gripped Washington society. The rapidly
growing membership of the Washington
Fencing Club shows that. The club was
organized in 1900, but it was short lived. This
winter some of the former members reor-
ganized if, and it is now flourishing in its
new quarters, at 1920 Connecticut avenue.
Col Robert M: Thompson is the presi-
dent, and the British ambassador, Sir Cecil
Spring-Rice is the vice president, with the
Assistant Secretary of War, Henry Brecken-
ridge, as the secretary-treaswer and the
oc %6a he
charge d'affaires of Cuba, Clement L.
Bouve, Walter Penfeld, Major ]. D. Leitch,
u. S. A., and Dr. Scott Breckenridge as the
executive board
A series of Saturday afternoon teas has
been arranged to be given at the clubhouse.
The first is this afternoon, when Mrs. Robert
NJ. Thompson will be hostess.
The second of the series will be on Febru-
ay 7, when Nine. Jusserand, wife of the
French Ambassador, will preside. On Feb
ruary IA the team will go to Annapolis, Md,
and the tea will be omitted. On February 2l,
Mrs. Franklin Roosevelt, wife of the Secre-
tary of the Navy, will preside. On February
2s, Mrs. Henry F. Dimock will preside, and
on March Mrs. Henry Breckenridge, wife
of the Assistant Secretary of War, will be
hostess.
Among the young women who have joined
the club and are enthusiastic fencers are the
Misses Drain, daughters of Gen. James A.
Drain, U. S. A.; Miss Hemphill, daughter of
Rear Admiral Joseph N. ,HemphiIl, U. S. N;
Mrs. John c. OLaughlin, Miss Hayes, and
Miss Margaret Breckenridge, daughter of
Col J. c. Breckenridge, u. S. A., and Mrs.
c. P. Barnett, who formerly was Miss Kath-
crime Brown, and cousin of Mrs. William
Hit.
A new and interesting acquisition to
Washington is the family of Fairfax Harri-
son, the president of the Southern railroad.
They have taken 1914 Massachusetts ave-
nue. for their home Mr.. Harrison is a
brother of Burton Harrison, our new gov
ernor general to the Philippines, and son
of Mrs. Burton Harrison, whose husband
was the pivate secretary to Jefferson Davis
during the civil war.
Mrs. Burton Harrison, ST., makes her home
here in town at 1907 street. AS the beau
tifuI Constance Carey she was one of the
bellies in Virginia when a girl, and in her
womanhood made name for herself by her
pen.
Fairfax Harrison has beautiful country
estate Belvoir, in the Piedmont country of
Fauquier county, Va, where he is neighbor
to many of the old families of the State, as
we'll as near the famous Orange Club of the
Plains.
Gladys Stealey, of New York, is in town
again. This time she is visiting Miss Ann
Bryan, daughter of Capt. and Mrs. Bryan, in
Q street. Last time she visited Col and Mrs.
Karmany, at the Marine Barracks. She is
such an attractive girl, and has the largest
circle Of acquaintance of almost any visitor
who comes TO the Capital
II is always customary to speak of the re-
turn of anyone prominent in society as being
welcomed" but the phrase as applied to
Mrs. Larz Anderson is not an empty one
She and her distinguished husband are back
in their home here in town, and great many
people are glad TO see them.