The Washington times., 1914-12-13
Jean ELIOT@
LETTER

tFen there lbI ltRSt many llLptliSs
Espcd at the tall buildings like 8
coUntrynan. and enjoyed myself 70
my hearts content. Moreover. in spite
Of taking the trip On the SPUR of the
moment. I managed TO see all my
friends and 4 real treat II was.
lunched with Dorothy McCombs.
and found her locking well and very
smart in a simply cut tailored suit Of
covert cloth, with a sand-cclored hat
The McConlbs are stopping for the
nonce at the Marie Antoinette. and
are house-huntins on Long Island
They plan to take a place with
grounds at Great Neck or one OF the
other charming sections near New
York. and Dorothy tells me she is de-
lighted with the idea and most anx-
ioUs to be settled in her own home.
May Adams and Mrs. Merryman vere
two more Of the pleasant people
saw. They have spent the last two
months at the Vanderbilt, but rather
expect to come to Washington for
Christmas. and then to California. per
haps, or somewhere South. This much
j. certain. Miss Adams will not re-
open her house this winter. She owns
that attractive little graystone house
between the Gheens and the Louis
rehrs. and next hut one to the But
Iers' fine new home and il seems quite
shame to have the blinds UP in the
midst of that gay region
With Miss Adams and Mrs. Merry
man for a little while was Nan Young,
sometime of Washington, but now Hv-
ing in Philadelphia. on hand to meet her
brother. Jim E.uns. who got in on
Sunday from abroad. Jim has been
vice consul At Genoa for some time.
and is now on vacation.
At lean SawyeTs- place, The Per
sian Garden" now quite "the" place
in New YORK. I thought l saw Edith
Oracle. but it turned out to be quite
a siEerent person. Truly, 1t seems,
she has double. Edith is still in
New York. though / did not see her.
But. heiSh no. could rave on forever
about the people I saw and the things
7 did. I'll have some pity on my reader
and desist.
The diplomatic set. which protests
that it is really doing nothing, you
know. is, as a matter OF fact, tear
ing madly from Washington to Phila-
delphid, from Baltimore TO New York,
trying to patTonize all the benefits, Iest
the folk who get them up grow weary
OF uneppreciated well-doing. and New
York has been the chief magnet for
the diplomats OF late.
The Russian Ambassador and Nine
Bakhmeteff attended the big Russian
fete held not so long ago; the Macchi
ball for the benefit of the Italian Hos
pital and are now In New York Tor
this evenings performance at the op-
era, which is for the same charity. and
Count Won Bernstorff and the Dumbas
are helping to open the big bazaar
for the benefit OF the German and Aus
U1an victims of the war. which begins
today and is to last for two weeks
And each. in turn. has felt impeIled
70 show his interest in the horse show,
which is this year under quite different
management from those of past sea-
sons. and is 70 the benefit of the
American Red Cross, working In all
three countries.
The Jusserands and the Kakhmetefrs
VINO have been here 50 long, and Mad
anne Havenith, who has such strong
Washington ties have been drawn into
many benefit functions here. which do
not touch Lady Spring-Rice so closely.
being, as rule. not specifically for
the British Indeed, the only place
where she has appeared in public at
all this season was at the recent SYM
phony concert where she was a guest
n Mrs. Hunt Slater's box
These symphony concerts seem to be
practically the only place where you
sec the allies representatives and those
Of Germany and Austria at the same
time. The German ambassador has
his DoX. as usual. and the other en-
voys from the warning countries are
Usually seen in some part of the house,
though, OF course, not in the "a NE
parties.
When Carl Muck. leader Of tho Bos-
ton symphony Orchestra, arrived this
fall after the usual refugee difficult
ties in getting over, he was greeted with
open arms and all sorts Of congratuIa-
ions from the management and mem
bers OF the orchestra When he suggest
I'd that the first New York Orchestra
concert be given as a benefit for the
German Red Cross. the management
most cordially agreed. Why. YES:
that's 4 good idea We can Very well
AFFORD 10 do that. And then We can
Rave one for the Belgian sufferers. and
one tCr the allies Red Cross work -
But Herr Muck didn't See Il that way.
dis face heightened. He withdrew his
oster. He quite understood the mean
ing Of the phrase. too much Of a good
thing
IN these horsey days, when one is in
ielrsted in the Red and White Cross
SHOW up in New York. Dudley Field
Malone Is telling good story OF an ex-
p'I'0"e during the polo games last
summer which hc con.esses rather
Jared him. lie owns 10 having had
seats On the more select stand among
he ''pluies." where they cost az least
81 per, and regards the bits Of CONVEX
sat!on that drifted his way as punish
Tnent for his extravaganza. First from
alongside, as the players came on the
field and we're vigorously applauded
FROM the other stand, where the Door
~ sensible were content to sit at 50 Der
while his own stand maintained A dig
nified calm, came a sweet. rather tired
"oice, Isn't II stTa.gc. Harold. how
much more enthusiastic tho De1Dlo arr.
'aan We Have yea uoyced7" little
after IRON. lust behind him y-J.ra o..