The Washington times., 1914-04-12
! JEAN ELIOT%
6 LETTER.

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And hlc we are all making such fuss
about the rousseau of the White House bride
and all the other brides of the spring, |
cannot help but think how much easier their
getting ready is than that of the poor little
niece C. TIC Sultan of Turkey. She was
married few days ago to Enver Pasha,
b! llisnt Young Turkish leader. Her trous-
seau is said to be magnificent and combines
all the exquisite elegance of Western Euro
pean workmanship, with the dazzling rich
ness End brlliance OF Oriental skill. All are
gifts ether of the Sultan himself or of the
nurlbc;ls5s ladies of the harem. The wed
ding Gccss was literally covered with gold
and pearls and diamonds. No fewer than
twenty-five magnificent robes, each costing
thousands OF dollars, were presented to the
bride. And was there not some talk about
spending thousand dollars year for
dresses-not ever barring weddings-in some
of our leading families?
The little princess has to wear on each of
the l25 &.yS following the marriage a diff
fsrc:t Crsss. The color and design must be
entirely dineIent on each occasion.
How about that, Susan, you wouldn't want
TO be the Sultans niece, would you?
suppose you saw in the paper that
Frances Froment and Hardy Page were mar
ried. The wedding was so pretty, just few
people and prominent among them the girls
of the little sorority she belonged to when
she went to Western High School. They
weren't bridesmaids, for Hannah Mccormick
was htr only real attendant, but they all
turned CT; in full force Marie Peary, Mar
gareC rech.cie-. Elizabeth Matteson, Esther
Within, fl;1ahetn Garland, Zenaida Mer-
riam. D. oI y Trout, Linda and Emily Stuart
ard the re- .,n1 had such good time The
~br.ds'5 bu.:a.ti fell TO Henrietta Nollner, but
Betty h.a.s.on almost reached it first and
ought to slare its benefits Esther Whiting
got the ring in the wedding cake, but the girl
who drew the thmble has kept it very, very
dark.
I've bought myself an Easter bonnet, and.
in the process, discovered hat hospital
1t occupies quite an imposing shop on F
street, has some very sporty French models
in the window, and sells lots of brand-new
beauties, but that is more or less. by the
way: the real business of life being the re-
Suscitation of decrept and dissipated head
gear Sooner or later half fashionable
Washington trips through the doorway. band
box in hand-or followed by footman with
several band-boXes-to have its last season )
chapeau remodeled in the tip of this seasons
mode, and many are tine delicate operations
performed in the little back room, whence
issue models as alluring, as chic and as up
to-the-minute as any of miladys Paris crea-
tons. Marguerite Barbour was in there the
day | was, and Mrs. Williams, Mary Nc
Caulay, Margaret Hanan, and that good-looks
ing Mrs. Merryman. And just as | was leav-
ing about closing time, in came Miss Mar
garet Wilson and Miss Bones. | heard one
of the girls whisper to customer: Miss
Wilson worked hard getting the eight-hour
law through, but | guess we'll be here more
than eight hours this day."
No, Susan, my dear, there will be no more
hunts this season-that is, if the farmers
nearabout know il. The last hunt was week
ago and the farmers were up in arms because
the folks rode over their fields, which are just
getting green. The hunt which is being plan
ned by the master of the hounds, E. H. Eel
loves, for Wednesday as compliment to
Agra Bennett had to be called off, too.
And, speaking of hunts and things like
that. ] must tell you about the terrible time
we had carly in the week. The dogcatcher
got Ruth S dog. After numerous call phones
and trip TO the pound, Gene was brought
hack looking none the worse for his little
visit, but considerably wiser.
That supper dansant at the New Willard
Monday must have been waloping biz party
from all reports. could not 60, but those
I've talked with who were there said it was
wonder. Everyone in the town was there
some time during the evening The Mauriccs
danced and that was drawing card. Holy
week meant nothing to society Monday night
The Peter Goelet Gerrys, the Preston Glib
sons, and number Of folks came in after the