The Washington times., 1914-07-26
- USAN MY DEAR:

when, if don't get this letter OF
in short order it will miss the boat and leave
little Susan shy of news from home-and
I've real news for you, too.
The famous camp at Fourth Lake is in
full swing and there are great doings.
Dorothy and Earl North are the chaperons;
Hildreth Gatewood, May Power, Ruth Bliss,
and Emily Johnson the girls, and there is a
list of men as long as your arm, who will
join the party at one time or another. Mr..
Sammett, Mr.. Fenwick, Jimmie Brice, from
West Point; D. |. Sultan, Mr.. Savage, from
Norfolk; Jack Mel, Gilmer Easley, perhaps,
and so on. Only postal or two so far have
reached me, as they have not been long es-
tablished, but gather that the place is love-
ly, cool enough for sweaters, and that in
addition to tennis and other sports, there is
a daily race for food. should say a three
times daily race. ....
George wrote me, the other day, ship
bored" letter. He crossed on the Kroon-
land, and | learned just yesterday that
Dorothy Bertholf went over on the same
ship. I'm so very sorry | didn't know of it
sooner. They might have foregathered on
the trip and had some good times. Wouldn't
il be fun if you and he could come back on
the same ship-but fear your sailing date
will be somewhat later than his
This is the psychological moment for the
lion hunter, and this the happy hunting
ground Although the cool weather and the
unsettled conditions have delayed the social
exodus to an unprecedented degree and al
though the number of society folk in town
greatly exceeds that of other years, yet the
time has arrived when the ladies are scarce,
and when the hostess who can serve
charming little dinner, with candle lighted
table, and offer, mayhaP, an easy chair on
a shady veranda, with iced drinks in the
offng, can make capital that will stand her
in good stead during the winter and all win
ters to come.
What an oasis is such a womans house
10 the summer bachelIors-with maybe
Cabinet officer, commanding general, a
Solon Of great reputation or a shining lite
rary light among them who wander aim
Iessly about town, trying to keep cool, and
ashamed to confess to their companions in
misery how very very much they wish their
wives were at home
And with what ease can she make a
reputation for being a woman of great in
diligence, with a genius for entertaining,
md beautiful sympathetic soul. Let her
feed the brute" in the days when his home
nd +o1a oe
woe, when he is lonesome and forlorn; thus
the deed is done.
AS for the girls, they are bellies indeed;
Tity their sister in the Adamless Edens at
the seashore and mountains! Men are
plenty, girls are scarce and opportunity fur
nished to form enduring friendships that
would never flourish in the sitting atmos-
Phere of winter festivities. Tennis is on
the tapis, with the courts at the country clubs
going in full force and space at premium
on the municipal courts, there is swim to
be had in the pools by the Monument for the
trouble OF the trip, automobiles are numer-
GUS and many seat, vi ich in winter is sell
dom vacant goes begging for an occupant
while, of an evening, there are the stock
companies to patronize, moving pictures de
luxe at the open-air places, the roof garden,
or rather we may use the plural now since
the opening of the Press Club roof and
dances about seven evenings out of six at
the various clubs.
Mid-week dances at the Chevy Chase
Club continue extremely popular, the Army
and Nay Club stages" hop every Thurs
day. Saturday evening there is dancing at
Chevy Chase and also at the Washington
Country Club, another evening the Colum-
0ia Club has dance, and so it goes. Lots
Of the girls, who are left in town, and they
are goodly company, make the rounds
regularly and experience all the sensations
Of being great bellies, sensation somewhat
rare in this town where the men are notori-
Gus for allowing the women to do the enter
talning-I might almost say the rushing.
Juliette Fremont-Mrs. Henry Waterson
Hull she is now-has been in Washington
with the Poll Players. Her husband, too, is
an actor, believe, and played opposite her
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