The Washington times., 1915-12-19
lean EliOt'S
Letter
CONTINUED from Sixth Pags.l

Dirants the old-fashioned waltz, the
two-step, and other modern dances that
adapt themselves to ice as smooth as
glass. And It is only a step through
the wide open doors to huge flreplaces
filled with blazing logs and a steaming
cup of the skaters favorite tea OF
coffee
The succession of sunny rooms which
are always spring like with their grow
ing palms and ferns and bay trees, will
be decorated with holly and mlstletoe.
Three Christmas trees, alight with
candles, will be set up, and around the
tree in the spring room. Christmas
carols will be sung. Dancing, of course.
is on the cards, too, for Southerners
have not quite deserted dancing for the
new society diversion on ice, and a con-
cert of special music. Midnight mass
Will be celebrated on Christmas Eve at
ST. Charles Catholic Church on the
-Sreenbrier grounds.
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From noon Friday. December "a, until
supper time on December 26, the young.
or set of Washington society are PLAN
ming to devote themselves to amusing
the midshipmen who are expected to NJ
in town during that time in larEe num-
bers
Esther Whiting. for one, changed the
date of the dance which she will give
for Mary Garland from December % to
December "a. SO that she could include
a number Of the "middies" among her
guests.
The boys are making all sorts OF Jolly
plans for the Christmas holidays, which
will be the first ever granted to mid
shipmen. They hoped to rate" a
weeks vacation and are somewhat dis
appointed, though very thankful for
small favors. This liberty is an out
come of the splendid behavior Of the ca
diets during the twenty-four hours leave
allowed them at the time of the Army
and Navy football game in New York
city. Capt Edward W, Eberle, the new
superintendent of the Naval Academy,
has become very popular chiefly he
cause of his methods in governing the
boys, who are proving to him their
gratitude by their splendid conduct
while enjoying special privileges. In
fact, the midshipmen seem to De es
pecially happy and comfortable this
year as the present first class is un-
usually popular and does not try to
make the underclassmen uncomfort-
able.
The young people of the "f1apper''
age will be the special guests at most Of
the parties scheduled for the HOLIDAYS
Tor this short season is theirs by right
There are only a few days when they
can lay aside their books, to be dis
carded permanently in a year or two.
so they make hay while the sun shines;
they dine and dance almost every min
ute of their vacation. It is surprising
to me, though. that so many of these
parties for young people begin at the
elderly hour of 10 o'clock and continue
often into the wee hours of the morn
ing.
One of the first parties after Christ
mas will be that which Mrs I. T. Mann
will give on December q for Billie and
Alice Mann. Then Mrs. Littauer will
give dance on the 10Th, which will
also be the evening of Julia Johnson's
dinner. Mrs. Leroy Tuttle's dinner and
the dance which Mrs. James A. Drain
will give at the Wyoming for Gertrude
Drain. Mrs. Ralph Jenkins will enter
tain a number of young people at a
dance on the Goth. The same day Mrs
ward Denys will give a tea for her
school girl daughters. On the Both, Mrs.
man, will have a party for her son at
the Playhouse, but large number Of
the debutantes and near debutantes will
not be in town Just then. as thev are
planning to migrate in a flock to the
New Year eve hop at the Naval Acad-
emy. the biggest hop which the mid
dies give during the year. barring only
the June ball
On Friday Miss Margaret Wilson went
TO the suffrage convention, and stood in
the rear Of the room while the demon
Stration for DR.. Anna Howard Shaw
was In progress. She looked tagged and
worried and scowled through her
glasses. Some one spied her and, Of
course. asked her to the platform. She
declined: Some one else asked her IL
she wouldn't at least sit down, as she
looked tired. She was tired. Rut no,
she would not sit down. She had a
house full of relatives and more on the
way. She had no time to sit down.
ana she melted away from the meet
Ing still wearing that worried look.
"hlle the women smiled their sympathy.
can't be very sorry that the Homo
lulu trip which Gen. and Mrs. Arthur
Murray had planned to tako is Off. for
1t means that they will be in Washing
ton all winter. Just now they are at
the home of their son-in-law and
daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. Ord Preston.
where they will remain until they de-
eide upon house. At present Mr.. and
Mrs. Preston are in Englewood, N. j.,
for a short stay.
Here l. am, writing to you about
Christmas and other peoples Christmas
plans and haven't done a thing toward
making my own as yet, so 1 think 1
shall get to 1t right now and mako a
list of the people whom 1 am going
TO remember. 1 am anticipating a let
ter from you with unusual interest. for
l want to hear all about your holiday
doings. Merry Christmas to you and
yours from JEAN ELIOT.