The Washington times., 1914-02-15
DEAR SUSAN:
What do you when / tell you
that l know of two engagements:
Knowing you as do, I'm pretty

.sss impatience will be about all.
Amparo Martin Rivero is engaged TO
mas Nelson Ransdell. Amparo told me
lbout it herself and then today her pa
5, the Cuban Minister to Italy and MmS.
Aartin Rivero, are announcing the engage
nent in the papers.
Now, of course, you know that Ampsro
Is one of the prettiest and most popular girls
| in the diplomatic contingent of Washington
society and that she made her debut yea,
q two ago when her father was the Cuban
Ilinister here. But you do not know that
| Flr. Ransdell is from Manassas, and that he
is very promising young lawyer, who was
graduated from the National Law School in
1910 and that he is coming to Washington
Shortly from South Carolina, where he now
Is engaged in business. The wedding will
he in the early spring.
Now, for the other engagement, which |
know is a real surprise. You had an idea
that Amparo was engaged, but you do not
know that Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Charles F.
Humphrey + today announced the engagement
of their daughter, Helen, to Percy Lawton
/ Harley. of Boston. Now, Miss Susan, you
must tell me about Mr.. Harley, because he is
from your part of the world. The welding
II take place in June
Mrs. Alexander Sharp is in charge of the
rams for the ball which will be given Easter
| Ilonday in the sail loft at the Navy Yard
and for which you have promised to visit
me-remember) by the Army and Navy
league.
Mavbe the reception and dance which
| yohn Barrett gave Thursday night with Mr..
and Mrs Francisco Yanes at the Pan-AIneci-
can building wasn't a fine oar.y! 1t was
Utterly cold night without, but within
eli. the guests wan aie-ed about TIE who':
h!;Idirg and stood and watched he gold
fish in the fountain like it was summertime
The party was not III celehrallur of ANYTHING
or in honor of anyone in particular. Mr..
Barrett and Mr.. and Ms. Yanes just wanted
entertain a few of the folks they know
| nd like.
The cards had been sent out for 10
'clock, but the hour was changed to $50,
70 it enabled many guests to come there
II while before going to the TOWNSEND
ance and the Navy fard hop, which were
mong the largest events of ne evenr G.
cming up Pennsylvania avenue to tie
a:rett party, we met so many people going
own 10 the Navy Yard and iefore We LIT
Pan-American they had come up .:r
he last lap of the ev> ing.
J John Barrett NAB; wonderful host,
ID with the aid of M- and Mrs. Yanes and
le partv held in the wonderful P A. build
lg-why the combination is not to be SUI
ass One little sueSE stane;ng near M
.s-. ren arking that somehow Mr.. Barrett
ad ay of making everyone feel that he
as giving the pay j-st FOR you alone.
% many people = nk the ballroom in tie
p A. bu-'cing the hanlsorest in town, and
m in:1'ned to think they are right.
You are perfectly right about the play
lie Mari Amoureux de sa Femme" 1t is the
ame comedy in which Viscountess day
raS to have appeared two years ago, when
ne was suddenly called TO France. The play
as given up at the time, but all preparations
re being made for its production here the
3tteT part or lne HlUl!til iHC Itdilai dii-
'assador, Marquis Cusani, translated it into
french from Italian.
At the White House reception Tuesday
evening, the ambassador was among the few
diplomats present, for the reception was for
the members of Congress. He was here and
there and everywhere, and on all sides was
Heing chatted with about the play and his
departure. He is most charming, and when
lie leaves this country, it will be source of
Genuine regret.
Friday, the thirteenth" had no terrors
Tor Washington society folks. They reveled
n it, in fact Ware H. Luck and A. Jinx"
might have been all right for front page
story in New York or Boston, but it did not
obtain in Washington.
One woman told me that Friday, the thir-
teensh. was a God-send, because she could
ct away from the cut-and-dried forms of
decoration and entertainment and do some
ming different. Really, with Lincolns Birth
DAY, Friday, the thirteenth, and St. Valen-