Evening star., 1914-12-20
Told of the Notables.

Senator and Mrs. Francis G.. New
lands have decided to pass the winter
III town instead of at Woodley, their
suburban home. They have leased the
latter to the newly appointed assistant
secretary of the Treasury and Mrs
Andrew ]. Peters and taken an apart
ment at the New Willard.
Mrs Newlands has had with her in
the past week her sister. Mrs. Henry
T. Pritchett, formerly of Washington.
later of Boston. and now residing per-
n.anently in New York. Prof. and Mrs.
Pritchett who were much entertained
during their short stay, came to WASH
lngton mainly for the dinner in honor
Of Mr. and Mrs Andrew Carnegie.
which opened the dinner-giving season
If the capital. Another former Miss
AcAllister recently returned to Wash
Inston is the Baroness Won Andre. who,
ike Senator and Mrs. Newlands, is
making the Willard her temporary
home. Baroness Won Andre has for years
made London her permanent home, but
for this winter proposes dividing her
time between Washington and New
York
Senator Newlands daughters. Mrs.
Charles H. l.. Johnston and Mrs. Will
liam b. Johnston, are passing the win
ter abroad.
The romantic adventures of Miss
elizabeth Reid Rogers and her royal
Suitor, Prince Christian of Germany,
which have formed the
Has ROyal topic OF many tea table
c,,:4 talks in the last few
weeks, reduced to their
lowest terms, bring this result: The
two young people are much i'll love and
engaged to be married. the kaiser's
consent to the betrothal having been
obtained just prior to the breaking out
of the war. Prince Christian, one of
the sailor princes of Germany, is a cap
;ain in the imperial navy and at pres
ent on n man. of-war in the Kiel canal.
Miss Rogers and her mother are in
Berlin Miss Rogers. who is the only
child of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Reid
Rogers of New York. but formerly of
Washington. made her debut in this
city less than three years ago, when
her parents leased the house on 10Th
street owned by Miss Anne Paulding.
She is very accomplished. having been
educated in Paris and spent half her
life abroad. She is not a great heiress,
but inherits all the charm and beauty
Of her mother who was Miss Eunice
Tomlin of Kentucky.
Mrs. Samson Lane Faison. who has
just reached the Canal Zone with
Lieut.. Col. Faison
Quick Quitting and their children
from their for
AoA oAono' mer station at
n. Y, has proven her quail
fcation for army life in the excellent
and expeditions manner in which she
effected her change of base in house
hold management. Mrs. Faison, who
was formerly Miss Eleanor Sewers of
her personal effects in Plattsburg and
outfit herself and children with COM
plete summer wardrobes for their
residence in Panama. She packed up
in Plattsburg, then came to Washing
ton, where in one week she was sup
piled with muslin gowns by the dozen.
for muslin is the thing for Panama.
The finest kind suitable for dinner
party or dance quite rival the chiffons
and tulles of an ordinary summer re-
sort in the north. Buying straw hats
at Thanksgiving time is not an easy
achievement but even this was accom-
plished. There were also details of
gloves. shoes, hosiery, parasols and
even fans to be considered. not to
mention many dozen of garments for
the small son and daughter of the
family. Having accomplished the next
TO impossible, and dispatched every
thing properly labeled to their new
quarters, Mrs. Faison permitted her
self a short rest to allow for the slow
transportation of her household ef-