The Washington times., 1914-11-15

chief concern was to find a, place tc
board them. and some one to look after
their health. That achieved, she has
free mind. and now has gone TO New
York to visit her sister.
May is a town bred girl, but when,
soon after her marriage to Leonard
Nicholson, they bought their country
home, she fell in love with the simple
life and devoted herself with enthusi-
asm to country sports, chicken raising,
pig fattening, and the like. 1t Is a
matter of common report that she
washes the eggs under the setting hens
with warm water every day ito make
it easier for the chicken to BREATHE
and it Is an actual fact that she dosed
her pet pig with pepsin and water one
day. because he was suffering from in
digestion.
The Nicholsons' place, which is really
corner bitten out Of 10 Bradley s
fine Montgomery county estate. is very
attractive, and is called "Lenwill," after
their two small sons. Leonard and Will
liam. Mrs. Nicholson was May Slack
before her marriage, You remember,
and her sister, Addie Slack. Is married
to Harris Crist and lives in New York.
The Nicholsons have an apartment at
Hammond Court this winter.
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Much interest Is being shown by So
ciety folk in the donation tea, which
is to be given on Saturday next at the
National Homeopathic Hospital under
the auspices of the Ladies' Auxiliary
Associations. A number of ladies will
receive, and guests will be cordially
welcomed.
Ruth Bliss cousin. valentine dOrne,
who visited her here some years ago,
was married today to a cousin Of the
Henry Perkins, one Grenville Vernon,
who is clever music critic. The
d'Ornes live in New York. as does Mr..
Vernon, and the wedding was solemn
lied very quietly this morning in the
cathedral. with Just the two families
present The wedding came as sur
prise to every one, and marked the
elimination of short and ardent
courtship.
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I overheard an amusing conversation
Mrs. George Howard, who was guest
in the box of Mrs. Ned Mclean.
That is Mrs. Mclean said a woman
sitting back of me, $50 guess the lady
with her must be Mrs. Belmont-you
know the suffrage Mrs. Belmont
No" she said, after hemming little;
no, it's not Mrs. Belmont: it must be
Miss Christobel Pankhurst. She doesn't
look much like ssned throw bomb nor
fire a building, now does she?"
Some one has cornered the market in
orchids recently, and Cora Barry has
undertaken to wear them all. I never
saw such lovely ones nor so many of
them, and she seems to have fresh
lunch every pause in the conversation.
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The new military attachc Of the
British embassy, the Hon. Murrough
C'Rrien, and Mrs. O'Brien have taken
the Finley home, in r street, for the
season. It is a fine. wide-roomed house,
notable in my mind for having the
only pink dra wing room that / ever
thought attractive-at least, 1t had n
pink drawing room when the Finlcys
lived there.
Mrs. Finley and the girls have been
visiting Vera and Willie Finley for a
while, but are now at their place near
Warrenton.
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Half the pretty girls in Washington
have been collected to sell candy and
flowers at The tea-dance at Fort Myer.
which will follow the drill next Satur-
day afternoon for the benefit of the
Army Relief Society. Margaret Niche
will be there, Marjorie Metcalf and
the Misses Scott. Clara kingsbury and
her sister. Miss Berwick. Miss Kite,
Miss Pearce. Miss Lttell. Alice Whit
ing, Miss Matherson, Miss Gould. Miss
LeItch, Dorothy Graves. Marta CalYo,
Marian Maddox. Cathleen Anderson.
Nancy Miley. and Elizabeth Evans. and
Mrs. Walcutt, wife of Captain Walcutt,
will manage the sale.
Extra cars will be run from the
AIueduct bridge. so Fort Myer will be
easy Of access. and. we'll, I'm glad
I'm going. for ] know it will be great
fun.
Now. mon annie, must be off to get
in tramp before dark. These fall
days, with "a haze on the far horizon"
lure me irrcsistibly. and / begrudge
every minute spent indoors-cven to
write to you. Susan dear. Nevertheless,
90 it. which Is a true test of friend
ship. isn't it. With dear love.
Yours fondly,
JEAN ELIOT.