The Washington times., 1914-09-06
A Chronicle o.
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all your business interests-and Mrs
Benet refuses to leave him. OF course
mails are extremely irregular and un
certain: letters which do get through
are apt to be dated some time back, bu
several from Mrs. Benet have been re
| ceived lately and are full of interest.
She is very enthusiastic over the worl
that is being done by the women OF
Paris. An American hospital, contain
ing 100 beds, has been established, the
wounded are being brought in daily, and
she goes each day to take lessons In
first aid to the injured. She writes that
she makes the trip at daybreak, but
those who know Margaret of old judge
that her day doesn't break very early
in the morning. She is a member OF
numerous relief committees, and has
raised about 81, 900 through her own ef-
forts for this work. Practically no
business is being transacted: all shops
and dressmaking establishments are
idle Meat. butter. and sugar have be-
come unknown quantities. But the
hardest blow to the Benets Is that their
butler and chauffeur have gone to the
war. The next thing that they expect
Is the necessity of parting with their
automobile. for most Of the machines
have already been taken over by the
government. / can't imagine the state
ly Mrs Benet walking even in war time.
but it is surprising what we can do If
we have to; isn't it, Susan?
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Mrs Alexander Legare, vino. by the
way, is a cousin of Mrs. Benet for she
was May Cox before her marriage, and
Mr.. Legare have managed to reach this
country in safety. They arrived In
Boston on August g on the Franconia
from Liverpool May declares that In
England you would scarcely know that
there was a war. which she attributes
to the fact that the army there is COM
posed moStly of regulars, while the
French government called out so many
reserves and volunteers almost imme-
diately That caused hotel proprietors.
clerks, servants. chauneurs and the
many who add to the comforts of the
masses to go to the front. But the
thing which tickled ME the most was
that Mrs. Legare put one over on Mrs.
Billy Hit, for she got every trunk
home safe and sound. Wasn't that clev-
er of her, for almost every one else
had to leave theirs over there, and she
says that they will never be seen again.
She superintended ii herself; stood over
a man while he extricated her trunks
and saw that they were placed on her
automobile. Mr.. and Mrs. Legare are
now at Kent Place, Suffield, Conn,
where they will remain until the spirit
moves them to go elsewhere. 1 suspect.
between you, me, and the gatepost, Su-
san dear. that White Sulphur Will see
them before long.
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Did you know that Mrs. William
Wheatley was still in Europe? OF
course Mr.. Wheatley is there too, which
goes without saying. They are at
Vichy, which is about 200 miles south
by east of Paris. They were obliged to
move out OF their comfortable quarters
into smaller ones because their hotel
was turned into a hospital, where Mrs.
Wheatley is working hard preparing
provisions and supplies for the army
and the wounded. OF course You re-
member heri She was Stella Baker.
you will recall and was Mrs. Armstrong
before becoming Mrs. Wheatley. She Is
2 great friend of Mrs. ]. T. Mann. who.
by the way. has given up her annual
trip to Europe because of the war.
believe. The Washington society wom-
an who seems to have been really upset
by the conditions on the other conti-
nent Is Viscountess Henri de Sibour.
She was in Paris at the outbreak of hos
tilities, while her three children were
somewhere on the German border.
hear that she experienced great diff
Guilty in reaching them, but finally sue
ceeded, and now they are all safe in
London. The more ! hear of the expert
ences of other people the more glad /
am, Susan, that you are home safe and
sound.
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I've just time, Susan, to tell you
about Faith Snyder's wedding to
Fletcher Sanford Tilton, which took
place at 6 o'clock this afternoon. Such
a pretty wedding 1t was. with just the
two families present The bride. you
know, is the youngest daughter of the
Rev. William TaylOe Snyder and Mrs.
Snyder. and a sister OF Phyllis and Ed
ma Snyder, while Mr.. TiltOn Is son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Lucian Sanford TiltOn, of
Church street. The engagement was an
nounced some time ago, but no one
knew the day had been set until the
wedding was over. Mrs. Tilton-I sup
pose I'll have to call her that now
preferred a quiet wedding. and besides,
her brother, Arthur Snyder. is away
in Montana and she did not want to
have an elaborate ceremony without
him. They We're married in the parlOr
of the Snyder home in Nineteenth
street DR. Snyder performing the cere-
mony. The house was charmingly deco
rated with vases of white asters. The
the bridegroom. wearing a gown OF
white charmeuse and shadow lace. Her
veil was of lace, the one which her
mother wore at her wedding, and she
carried white sweet peas. There We're
no attendants. but Mr.. Ttlton small
Mrs. Snyder carried a ian which her
mother had used at her wedding. After
the ceremony there was a buffet supper
i suppose it's going on nOw-wlth
the table decorated in Brides roses and
later Mr.. and Mrs. TiltOn will leave for
a wedding trip. The brides going away
gown Is of blue serge and black satin,
and her hat of black velvet with white
plumes. They have taken an apartment
at the ChalfOnte. and will be at home
there after October |:
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There mon ami dinner has been an
nounced and l have hunger" as the
French say, so what other news there
is must wait over until my next letter.
Tak- a tramp up the beach for me and
don't forget that | am counting the
days until we in Washington catch a
glimpse of your dear face.
As ever. fOndly your friend.
JEAN ELIOT.