The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-27
JEAN ELOT%
LETTER.

rLL your DoA was inc next pest l.lliiS
md brought = breath OF -oUr dear sci;
with it. The sound Of sleigh bells is in
ne air. the ground is white. and has {
"a vision OF ~ i5uIan, iL.-c2pGcJ ano
Tlltteaed. roastnS and slci-hinS. Titl
checks pink 80 apple blossoms. l wish
I might be With Oh, Scr We have small
chance fcr such sports Icrr. and neglect
our chance when It does cCulc.
Washington has had 4 qCie- sud IN
7atentatiou1 visit from D.. BernDa ri
Derrburg. The unofricis; au'bacaador
Fno IS conducting an abIo prop&saHda
n behalf of Germany il the Alpericar
press. Or. Dcrnburg, a quiet gentleman
v5th no official e;andiug. but vast
amount Of tact and strong backing
slipped quietly into New York afte7
Count yon Bcrnstorff had tried his
hand at the hazardCus game of pro
noting cocd VIII among ti1a fnlH~icG1
people witt small success. lie dcGged
agrant interview cr5 with perfect agil-
ity. hut WIS quite docile with one, who
ct him read proofs of HE own com
rents before DII,l;cs tiou. His most able
,iTort for tho cause Of Germany was an
article he wrote IN defense OF the
Kaiser, explaining the causes of the war
rom ? German viewpoint. Dr. Dorm
burg understands the American spirit
II fair play, has 1killfully tuned ell his
pleas TO that key, and has proved his
conservative and conciliatinS pen to he
uighticr than all the soTdid raTinSs OF
the lesser press agents.
DR.. Dernburg's understanding Of the
American character and viewpoint was
lcuuired during a residence of several
Years in New York while engaged in a
study Of our banking and |usiness
methods. His influence is faT-reachins
and strong in high quarters in German
zad when the time comes for the gath
cr4ns at the congress which Is 10 rear
snse the map Of Europe, ii Is not IN
likely he will be found sitting as a rep
geseutatiYc OF the German people
Il
A recent addition to the many hand
,orne women living in Washington Is
efrs Howard Peoples, of Atlanta, for!
net, Miss Brooke Payne, of V arrsr-
or Mr. Peoples, who is connected Win
The Southern railway, is a brother OF
the nice Peoples man who mar rieu
Robyu Young. For the present thcs
hayo an apartment at the Belmont IL
BslmonJ read.
Prof. Gore Is going TO tel 'he
members of the Club OF Coleman p;IiiieS
Msuday afternoon et 4:So O'Clock an
about Belgium as he has known IT. mrs'
p.rrsrd Rawl is hostess for the iec-
NE and tea. which viii follow. THIS
,psl complete the course of lectures
,zLicb bSrs. Hughes Oliphant, as chair
- of the entertainment committed
,y-,nzea for the Monday afternoon re-
,s,tjons at the club house 10 when
~ friends Of the club members cam
bs invited.
Tna usual card party will take place
A.. ne next afternoon III the CLUB rooms
"a Sixteenth and I streets The foI
lo.virs Monday the annual meeting Oh
4be club will take place and the OF
1.ere will be elected for the coHin6
- sr. |!
TIE cheering blaze of the wood lire
,n the large fireplace welcomed the
-uests arriving from the snow-coEers"
rtreets on Christmas afternoon 10
lance with Miss Frances Miller ana
.7er house guest. Miss Nina Lombard.
yf1ss Miller makes her home with her
esxher, Ben de Mier Miller, IN me
st-,5io Hopsc on Eighteenth street
which is roomy and adaptable TOT 1al'c-
uS. Among the many guests was hef
-oI1rfn. Lieut. Alexander Matsh, L. =
a of GEORGETOWN, who has been away
ron Washington for moro than ia
-ears. He and his wife are at ths !
Wyoming for a few weeks Thile he iE
n special duty here.
=
Adelaide Warren, noB Mrs. hinglasn,
aife OF Capt. John J. Eingnsan, of the
engineer Corps, Is among hor friends
nee more She WAS stationed at tho
Barracks last winter. though few knew
as she was i'll most Of the time, but
lov she ie going about and IS being
'or6ially welcomed DO you remember
lsr when ahc wa going to school and
,layed around with Ala-Ion Parker, Jane
Helen wilson and that
'ruwd OF interesting girls who lived in
he old arist0creuc ne.sh5orhood around
= and G street, between Eighteenth and
tEtL4LAll s-lF% l. lAA+A-4A Ni4t.tht- tA4e-A-
he was then but just a. pretty and
.urscuys III
Mra. Kinsman poured tea last Mon
az afternoon ct the daus;-rc ~ the
tficcTs' Club. which Capt. Joseph Il
-srIc gave for mis- sister, Miss Wilton |
jladys Earle, who, with her raCthcr. II
s visiting Captain Barle at hIs quarters
L the Barracks. Usually he, 4 LONG
,2chelor, is the only occupant Of Tat
iE house. Their home Is in South Caro-
ma. Tho party was very fine, man
gsd IL true Southern style. Tho tables,
hero were several, positively sroanod
.Eder tie weight of good things taste
uly arranged. III
3 III
Tho bail rooms Of Eauschor'5 haze
ever looked Ioyclier than they did dur II
u The reception and danca given by !
Ire. Charles Il. Drake and Mrs. A6ri-
ert AlthOusc to introduce Miss Dorothy
,rakc, who. b. the ~ay, looked un-
sually handsome ia a charming French
own OF white tllle with trimmings Of
liver. Altogether Il was n specially | III
ice party and every one seemed TO he
eluctant 10 leave.
Juliet Williamson Hall. daughter Of Iii
IRIS. Carvcl Hall. wiIl be introduced to
Ociety on Saturday afternoon. January III
az r-nrpv1YrFa At homo of III