The Washington times., 1914-01-18
MISS SIDNEY BURLESoN.

things, but plain necessities for the
little inmates to wear in cold wea-
ther, as we'll as warm. Then the
Christ Child Society, the Neighbor-
hood House, the various hospitals and
homes, all are aided by many Of the
tennis more often than their good
deeds. Mrs. Walter r. Tuckerman,
whose husband was the former mas
ter of the hounds and herself an ex-
pert rider, is one of the most inde-,
fatigable workers or the board Of
Who is it who sell Red Cross
stamps at Christmas time, and who
sell flowers at the various charity
bazaars, and programs at the bene-
Misses Allen, Miss Natalie briggs,
Miss Lena and Miss Kathryne Hitch
cock, Miss Maitland Marshall, Miss
Carrie Lee Chamberlain, Miss julia
and Miss Alice whiting, and numer-
Gus others, all members Of the So
called leisure class
Society Girls Are Clever Musicians.
Music has charms. too. that quite COM
pensate for the bright sunshine. A
large percentage of the membership
of borh the Monday Morning Music
Club and the RubinsteIn Club Is made
up of well-known society girls. The
former club meets every Monday
morning, and the latter every Wednes-
day morning. They are both Ied and
directed by Mrs. A. n. Plair. who
gives the greater part of her time
to this work AZ one watched the
crowd closely attending any Of the
symphony concerts, they would rec
ognize among them the same faces
who golfed in the sunlight or sold
flowers at the Army relief drill
Miss Sidney Burleson. the youngest
daughter of the Postmaster General
and Mrs. Burleson, has Deen frequent
ly seen among the tennis players at
the Chevy chase Club Il; the summer
time. She is a stadent at the George
Washington University. and Is dcYot-
ing every other spare oment of her
time to a serious study of music.
Many of the Washington society girls
are beautiful skaters, but Washington
climate gives them very little chance
for nts pleasure. Miss Marcia Murdock,
the charming Titan haired daughter of
anC Mrs. Victor Murdock, excels in the
art, but in all the time she has been in
me Capital she has never had a chance
! to use her skates. The fad for roller
skating died IN untimely death last
y:Inter.
Early in the fall walking clubs were
quite popular and promised to be the
winters fad, put as the social season
came on and engagements filled the
days calendar, it was difficult to get
enough folks together to make II go.
When Miss Helen Taft came down for
visit at Thanksgiving she Joined the
wall ing club which Margaret Britton
mad established and went on a number
Of early morning hikes.
Strenuous The Dansantes.
The dansant has proved itself to be
the siren that has lured even the seri-
GUS winter-girl from her various pur-
suits to the tune OF the tango. And
the dansant is esponsible for the de-
cline of the popularity of, bridge and
all other card games among the young
er set as well as the class of society not
SO young.
A reading club to which Miss Matt
land Marshall. daughter of Brig. Gen
and Mrs. Marshall, the Misses Gate
wood daughters Of DR.. Duncan c.
Gatewood, L. s. N, and Mrs. Gatewood.
Miss Natalie briggs. and Miss Julia
Heyl, both army girls: Miss DuBose,
Miss Ruth z. Jones, and a number of
ctker representative Washington So
ciety girls are members has existed for
the last four or Ave years, meeting once
d week. Each season q certain line OF
work is laid out and the members have
btained a broad knowledge of litera-
ture ir this way. Then, too, language
classes are quite the popular winter
fad.
In Washington society, it is almost a
necessity that one know French and the
knowledge of German and Spanish, and