The Washington times., 1914-04-05

as nv grandmother used to say,
hat was starting a letter to you, if | would
get it off today.
To start off, Susan, | might as well tell
ou that weddings are the chief topic of con-
versation down this way. Everyone is get
ing married or engaged, and those who are
not are entertaining for those who are.
Amparo Rivero and Thomas Ransdell will
be married very soon now. Mrs. Robert ~
Harper is giving bal masque for them on
the 18th and there are luncheons and dinners
and other things scheduled.
Maitland Marshall is the happiest person
in town. Secretary Daniels has played Gu
pid's assistant once more, the Mayflower IS
ordered home, and Jack will be back in time
for the wedding to take place on the I'D,
as originally planned. Also Eleanor Wilson
will be a bridesmaid which might not have
been possible if the ceremony had been post
ooned. General Marshall is away, too, but
Ias wired that he will be back in time it he
las to give up his job to do it; so it looks as
{, after all this worry and uncertainty, every
hing would 60 swimmingly. | never knew
A more popular girl than Maitland. From
the way her friends are entertaining for her
i looks as if there'll be continuous round
of gayety before the wedding Mrs. Shields
started the ball rolling with luncheon yes
erday-a regular brides luncheon, with ia
vors and white flowers and the most wonder
ul food
The week before the 22d there will be
'hree dinner dances, one Mrs. Blodgett IS
living on the l4th, one Mrs. Ladd will give
t Chevy Chase on the 18th, and Mrs. Con-
1or's at the Army and Navy Club on the fol-
owing evening. Katie Du Bose will give
luncheon for the bridal party one day that
week, and it will be followed by theater
party and tea at which Ruth Bliss will be
hostess. Mrs. Knapp will also entertain at
luncheon for the bride-to-be and has selected
Friday for her date The rehearsal will take
place the day before the wedding and after
that Maitland's aunt, Mrs. Arkwright, vii!
give big party. Isn't that gay program?
And probably it is only the beginning.
At Mrs. Shields luncheon for Maitland
Eleanor Wilson made the hit of the day with
the stories she told about the letters she had
received. One was from a little girl out
West wanting to know what was written in
her engagement ring and promising Gross
my heart and hope to die" never, never to
tell ANYBODY Miss Wilson said she wasn't
the only one who wanted to know, that all
her friends-and many who could lay no
cIaim to being her friends-were bedeviling
her to tell, and then she confessed that there
was no inscription in the ring.
Another funny letter was received at the
time of Mrs. Sayre's marriage and was from
IN old lady, who said she had read with in
terest the recipe that was to be used for the
wedding cake and had discovered to her hor
Tor that il called for tablespoonful of
brandy. She was sure, she continued, that
the President did not know this, for he would
lever consent to his family's setting such
5ad example to the whole country, and felt
il her duty to tell him. Miss Wilson did not
say whether the brandy went in or not.
Somebody else wrote asking for an invitation
TO the wedding, not that she had any idea Of
coming but just for a souvenir. She didn't
ret the invitation, but they did send her an
lrnouncement-on account of her frankness.
Yes indeed, the Vice President and Mrs.
Marshall are going to give another reception
and dance and the date is Monday, April 20.
They sent out cards for four, and when the
time came for the last one, il had to be post
poned on account of the death of Senator
Bacon.
Mrs. Marshall has not sent out cards for
his one because the party is only postponed
and there was no reason why she should.
The nice folks you met in Palm Beach,
Susan-Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Walker-have
closed their cottage there and returned to
Washington. Miss Florence Hinckle, the at
tractive girl whom you spoke of doing the
solo maxixe at the ball in the hotel that night
is back, too, and so are the Others Miss Ger
trude Martin and Miss Jane Young, who were
house guests of the Walkers when you were
South.
Oh, you did like the story told you about