The Washington times., 1914-11-15
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Fworkrooms that is less than six inches
from the floor. She predicts that the
wide skirts of the moment are but the
beginning, and that by spring they will
be the only thing worn and will be more
voluminous than ever.
Frances sister. Katherine Effinger
has finished school. and expects to take
her place in society after Christmas
though she will not make normal de
but. She is a dear, and If she has Fran.
ces' winning ways, I predict for her
great success.
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Ft. Myer is to be a festive spot this
winter, it appears. Formal hops are
planned to take place each month, and
I hear there will be a tea-dance every
week after the first Of December.
The ballroom in the Administration
building, where the dancing takes
place, was delightfully."- decorated on the
occasion of the first formal hop of the
season on Tuesday night. Flags and
clusters of swords covered the walls,
while the ceiling and the lights were
yelled by huge standards, which cast a
soft. warm glow over the room. and a
screen of palms and sabers hid the
musicians.
Sterling Larrabee has not only sue
ceeded in enlisting in the British army
but has earned a commission! This
learned from a friend Of his since
wrote you last week. He is now sec
ond lieutenant in Howes' Brigade of the
Royal Naval Marines, under Lord Cur
zon, and has command Of sixty men
many of whom fought in the trenches al
Antwerp. They are now at Deal, ir
England, busy drilling and getting into
shape, but hope to go to the front ere
long. Sterling is a born soldier and
has made good with rush, accord
ing to all accounts.
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Mr.. and Mrs. George Yandes Wheeler
have moved into their new house, 1SUi
r street. This much I learned, but ]
had difficulty in talking to her on the
phone, for the decorators punctuated
her remarks with a hammer. They oc-
cupied Sam Paschars cottage in Chevy
Chase during the summer. and early fr
October took a wonderful motor trip to
Canada. On their return trip they
stopped at Buffalo, Erie and Pittsburgh
, where they left Mrs. Wheelers mother
who makes her home there and who
accompanied them on their jaunt.
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Maxwell Church bears the distinction
Of being the best sportswoman among
the debutantes. She is just back from
a visit with her father at his hunting
lodge near Richmond. She bagged lots
of ducks, real ducks, mind you. and
says they are very plentiful this yeal
and arc flying in large f1ocks. Which
II am told, is a sign that the winter
will bc very cold.
The second of the series of dinners to
be given by the attractive young army
and navy bachelors in town is sched-
ulsd for Thursday next-at the Army
and Navy Club, bien entendu. THIS
time / understand there arc to be two
men invited for each girl. as last time
there were sundry men who did not
dance, leaving things uneven. Isn't a
man who doesn't dance an Objectionable
brute?" said the pretty little debutante
who told me; ''he ought to be chloro-
formed" However, the party vas a
great success and unusually good fun,
because it was a progressive dinner.
and the men moved up between courses.
Thus each had a chance to meet the
several debutantes and become &C.
quainted with them.
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Tho Assistant Attorney General, Will
liam Wallace, has his attractive daugh-
the winter, and they are for the present
at the Shoreham. Mrs. Rankin, who is
a. handsome widow and halls from New
York, has been a belle at the service
hops and other parties she has attended
recently, and promises to be charming
addition to the young married set
Mrs. Rankin will accompany Ter
father on long trip West, and on their
return they are planning to take a
house and set up their Lares and
Penates.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Folk are cstab-
lished in their new home on Bancroft
place. and have brought their own
things from their home i'm Missouri. 1t
is just like meeting old friends" says
Mrs. Folk. Ito see my own furnishings
again. and / am having such n good
time getting settled, but ] haven't time
for society or anything else just now"
May Nicholson has raised a pair of
prize pigs. but. in the raising, has
grown so fond Of them that she refuses
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