The Washington times., 1914-01-18
! JEAN ELIOT%
81 LETTER.

IkAR SUSAN:
What a week! LunGheons,
teas, at-homes, the dansants,
dinners, receptions, and more
dancing have been the order of
things. And in all the rush | heard that
my rumor about pretty little Edmonia
Adams being engaged was truth. Admiral
and Mrs Adams have announced Edmonia'S
engagement to Dr. Richard A. Kearny, of the
United States Public Health Service and the
wedding will take place in the spring.
Mrs. Francis Huger McAdoo, the young
daughter-in-law of the Secretary of the
Treasury, returned to Washington from New
York, where she was i'll in the Roosevelt
Hospital and remained in the apartment she
and Mr. McAdoo have at the Dresden for
only day or so. They now are at Arcadia,
the beautiful home of Mrs. McAdoo'S pa
rents, Capt and Mrs. Isaac E. Emerson III
South Carolina, for several weeks. Captain
and Mrs. Emerson are there now, too.
The dinner the Vice President and Mrs.
Marshall gave Wednesday at the Shoreham
for the President and Mrs. Wilson started the
Cabinet dinner season on the way and from
the rapid succession of the various dinners it
looks like it will be over with before We
know it. In every way, the Vice Presidents
dinner was delightful, and everyone took it
for granted that because they included all the
Cabinet folks in their list of guests that the
old custom of having only the official family
tI,o he
But when, on the following evening, the
Secretary of State and Mrs. Bryan gave their
dinner to the Chief Executive and his charm
ing wife, the guests were intirely from other
circles of society.
Most of the dates scheduled for the cem-
ing week are dinner and teas and very few
really important events are scheduled.
~
NThe comedy entitled The Doctor"
which was presented very successfully to an
appreciative audience Thursday, Friday, and
Saturday by the St. Stephens Dramatic Club
at the parish hall of that church, at Four
teenth and Irving streets northwest, will be
repeated on>Monday evening at St. Stephens
parish hall under the auspices of the Day
Nursery branch of the Sunshine and Com
munity Society. The play is very lively
=. one, causing a great deal of laughter by its
many mix-upS and complications.
Of course, you want to know something
about the reception at the White House
Tuesday. 1t was in honor of the Diplomatic
Corps, and really the opening of the of
fetal season" In point of the number of
guests it varied from those of the former
Administrations, for it was about the largest
reception ever held in the White House. All
the details of arrangement were quite the
same as before, except for a series of "S''
like aises being formed in the East Room,
which did away with the crowding. The
music was the same, the flowers as beautiful,
and, although many of the faces were diff
ferent, they were equally as charming to see,
so, all in all, there are almost no lines of
comparison to be drawn. There was no
dancing however, and that did disappoint a
great many. The reason for that was appar-
ent in the large number of guests. The re- .
ceiving line was not through until midnight,
and there would have been no room anyway.
had such a splendid time there and saw
so many people knew. An interesting Incl
dent was the first official appearance of A.
Washington Pezet, son of the Minister of
Peru and Nine Pezet, and an attache of the
legation, in court attire. He did look mighty
fine. His play was to have appeared here
last Monday, but at the last moment, changes
in the route were made, and it went to New
York instead.
Of the many things that amused me at
Hc White House Tuesday evening nothing
kas quite so enjoyable as little comedy
Witnessed in the dining-room. Five people
Two men and three women-all well-known
folks whose names | cannot mention, were
together, and when they were served with
refreshments, one laughingy said that she
wondered if the napkins were souvenirs for
the gusts. She then admired them eX-
trayaga-tly and one of the other members
of the party spoke up and said that, OF
cOurSP thev were meant for the QUESTS tn