Evening star., 1915-05-16

/ dent as he breathed his last
70 tiud accomplished chatting dish eN-
pcrts among the officers of the Navy
and Marin E
Chatting Dish Experts corps would
:, ,bo cor,,o seem an anon
'A' w ally. But il is
nevertheless true At tho present time III
Washington with ';cn. ,;corcc Barnett
and COT charles Mct'1vicy we'll in the
lead Of lie AIatine corps officers
N tho army col Wilder. nov ia COM
uland ut Fort M&cr, is the cha fins- dish
expert par cXccllcncc. particularly not
cd for has mastery welsh "a bbitS an
accomplishment perfe ecteti. if not first
acquired, during his long stay at Min
daHdIo in the Philippines. But for an
army officer to excel iii his respect IS
not, after all. matter of wonderment.
it has for long been recognized
part OF the West Point curriculum for
AL officers to he carefully instructed in
the rudtments of good cooking, Just
a also in the rudiments of farming, in
order that the soldiers eventually to be
under their charge may he we'll fed on
fresh vegetables correctly cooked, for
WeI fed soldier IS. tho world over, the
best fighting man.
urally. somewhat different. the chatting
dish expertneSS may. however, be stat cd
to date far back 1876. when the
late Capt. Edward Barrett, l.. $. n.
became known throughout the service
for his marvellous ability to get up
cha fing- dish dinners aboard ship, TO
which he delighted to invite his Wash
ington friends. Not only to invite them,
but actually. in the presence of his
guests, to concoct the daintieSt and MOST
Il, l,,. Sf.
that it was no wonder. when Capt Bar
rett chanced TO he stationed anywhere
up or down the coast within feW
hours of the capital. Washington so
ciety delighted to make up parties and
attend his shipboard chafing-dish din
ncrs.
Among the civilians. Mr.. Woodbury.
Blair. then. as now, lee, with his cha fine
dish piece dc resist
Others Who Have ancc. grilled bones,
~ r. the savory rum"rs
ie Aoieh'' Of which, reaching
out 10 society generally, made invitations
to the Alib Club dinners and suppers tre-
mendously coveted
Col. William Nicholson. L. s. A.. bears
off the palm for his dexterity and the
number of delicious chatting dish sup
orally identified with the western mill
tary posts.
Mrs. Tyssowski, after a year in Genoa
with her grandchildren. the children OIL
United States Consul
Back From the Dr J. +. Jones for
merly of Washing
"ai Hoiie' ton. d. C., returned
early in the week on the Carpatha, and
after a short stay in New York came
to this city. AT the present time A..s.
Tyssousili is at her country place over
III Virginia, where she will remain for
the greater portion of the summer IN
order 10 have everything in readiness
for her grandchildren should their ia
ther conclude it expedient at any time
in the next few months to send them
back to his country.
Mrs. TyssoWski, during her stay IN
ItaIv. had many interesting experiences.
some of them bordering on the tragic, |
as might be expected in such crucial
times anywhere on the continent.
Miss Genevieve Clark whose mar
riage TO MIR Thomson of New Orleans
and West Viz
Miss GeneVleye ginia will take |
n,. r place at Hon
eyshuck. Bowl |
ing Green, Mo, June 80 viii have an
all made in America" trousseau, from
the smallest to the largest objects in |
it. To wear with the white satin gown |
woven on the now historic looms of
New Jersey will be the string of pearls |
presented by members of the House to |
The Daughter of Democracy with an |
precious jewels were, of course. not |
ma de in America, nor are the diamonds |
on the clasp an American product they |
were handsomely set by American jew
elers. A large part of Miss Clark's |
wedding chest viii be filled with the |
exquisite fabrics woven of cotton |
grown in the south, while some filmN |
garments will he made of the materials !
grown and woven III the Philippines |
and Porto Rico. and some of the en-
hroidery VIII be done in the latter |
places AS the climate of Louisiana is |
conducive 10 summer gowns. all of Miss |
Clark's tub dresses are made from ma |
terials grown and manufactured in the |
United States. Miss Clark Will tell you |
that after ransacking the famous shops /
OF Europe she is reminded after rum
fnaelng through the big stores of |
New York New Orleans
and other cities that positively moth |
ing can beat home production in the |
way of fabrics adapted to women's |
wear. SO much good has come from !
Miss Clark's made in America" scheme
THAT American manufacturers are
sending her some charming acquisi-
tons to the wedding chest