The Washington times., 1914-11-01

ant hers was so luxuriant in growth
ana made such a wonderful circie' that
it was the enevy of all her women
friends. She entertains frequently. .ort
never ostentatiously, at her beautiful
JndianapoIis home and Is devoted in
the good. old-fas ashioned way TO her
three children.
It is different with Mr.. SeVerldSe,
however, who has been in the view OF
the galleries ever since his student days
at De Pauw Brilliant to degree. he
was a wizard at winning prizes, ard
this good fortune enabled him to COM
I,lete his college course, which he had
begun by borrowing $50 and serving as
steward in a freshman club, while he
sold books on the side.
Once he astonished member Of the
faculty by remarking that he had lost
500, and explaining that every poten-
tial competitor had withdrawn from an
cTatorical contest, so he supposed there
vould be no contest. The faculty finally
arranged it by setting standard, and
young Beveridge did not loss his 800.
He was told that if Maud 8. could run
against time he might as well talk
against time.
Mr.. Beveridge's ambition at one time
was to go to West Point. but an in
decorous laugh in the midst Of an cx-
animation caused him to be marked
back several points and to lose by q
small margin, thus saving a notable
member to the ranks OF American poll
ticisns
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Helen Taft is in town for the night,
stopping with her aunt, Mrs. Heron.
She just came down for the wedding
and goes back to Bryn Mawr tomorrow.
She looks unusually well these days.
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Young Brainerd H. Warner, Jr., whose
engagement to Mary Gillingham Moore
has been recently announced. is living
the Warner family have moved to town
permanently. B. H. Warner, ST., is
practically the founder Of the little town
Of Kensington, not far from Chevy
Chase, where he has a lovely home;
and it is said political aspirations led to
his taking up his residence in Maryland.
At any rate he ran for Congress sew
eral times. with small success, being a
Republican in a strongly Democratic
district; and. now that he has given UP
the idea, has come to town to live. Mr..
and Mrs: Warner and the unmarried
members of the family have an apart
ment in the Farragut.
Brainerd jr., has inherited his fathers
political learninss, has made one CAM
paign for Congress, and was to have run
again this year, but was persuaded by
the rather hopeless outlook to with
draw.
Mary Moore comes from up Sandy
Spring way, that interesting old COM
munity, which Is progressive and full
Of up-to-date people, though many miles
from railroad. Did you know the first
woman's club in this country was
founded there? &c
The wedding is set for about the mid
die OF November and the young people
will make their home in Kensington.
believe.
The addition to the Russian embassy,
a fine new ballroom, 1 believe, is well
under way. and makes rapid progress
Unfortunately it seems that there will
be little use for 1t this year. And
rather resent this new wing, because it
hides the fine row of Normandy poplars
which marked the end Of the lovely big
garden at tho. side of the embassy
However, it makes the home Of the
Russian envoy about the most COM
plete as we'll as one of the handsomest
embassies in Washington. .-....
Is Tho Ambassador and Madame Bakh-
meteff are spending most of their time
in New York. and seem to have no
plans for opening their home here for
the present. They have their apart
ment at the Plaza for a pied-a-terre,
and can go back and forth whenever
the spirit moves them.
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Esther Whiting is to give farewell
tea party on Monday for Margaret
Fechteler. TINY are great chums, those
two girls. and belong TO a little coterie
who made their debuSs together and
who have been friends for years.
Admiral Fechteler has already gone to