The Washington times., 1915-05-30


MS new son. Boiling Bird Flood, the
most beautiful baby he had ever seen,
and then fessed up under his breath
that ne guessed he had never looked
at oaoy very hard before.
Il
with the Washington Monument.
the fotomac river. and the great out
doors Tor a back ground, Mrs. Hem
fnichs ten tableaux, War and Peace.
snould be noble and impressive
,, sisht' Tomorrow evening at o'clock
the performance. which represents
woman's protest against war, will
take place, with a reading Of Miss
Hazel Mackaye's accompanying text,
ana IL Is free to ALL The world and
ms wife Is invited and unless / miss
my guess the world and his wife will
De there, for asipropaganda the tab
leaux are moving and powerful and
as a spectacle they were very beau
tiful indoors and should gain deeper
beauty from 'their new setting.
$500 -
Little Miss Ellen McAdoo is engaged.
At least, she is wearing a young mans
ring. accepts his flowers. and has in
spired him to versIfying-it may be by
proxy-at an early age The lucky man
Is John Marshall Knapp. son OF Jack and
Maitland Knapp. whose mother, as you
| know, is Eleanor McAdoo's particular
chum. This lusty youngster. who has
reached the advanced age of three
| months. or thereabouts. sent as BIRTH
day greeting TO the little lady a basket
| OF sweetheart roses, a tiny ring and the
offer OF his heart and hani, expressed
In rhyme and inscribed on paper decked
| with tiny cupids. The ring has not been
returned, and 'silence gives consent" so
1t appears a pretty little romance is
| a'brewing
Maitland. ! am afraid. will have her
hands full after the first of June. in ad-
dition to looking after her own house,
hold, she will undertake to keep the
apartment ot her mother, Mrs. Marshall.
running. while she goes West TO join the
general ard visit the Panama Pacific
| Exposition. IL you conside. that Mrs.
Marsnalrs aunt, Mrs. Colquitt. who lives
with fcr. Is a complete invalid. and has
two trained nurses. you will realize that
IL may prove a good deal of a task to
manage such a household as :, side issue.
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| The date of the performance for the
benefit of the Lusitania victims has been
| changed from June 8 to June IL and
preparations are going on apace. The
| Sotherns did not come back to Wash.
ington as soon as they had planned as
| they desired to go to Litchfield, Conn,
| to open their summer home. but they
reached here last night and are staying
over especially TO take part in the bene.
fit performance.
Mrs. James F. Barbour Is the --latest
addition to the list of patronesses. Mrs
lPhilander Johnson Is interesting herseli
In the success of the entertainment anc
lCharles T. Sumner Is coming on from
New York to ocupy a box. Moreover
from the whispers that l have heard
concerning the program It promises tc
be one of the most interesting dramatic
levents of the spring.
June will be the month Of brides thi.
lyear. Annie Wright Huske's marriag,
to Gustavus George Reininger will tak'
place June at the Huskes' new home
"Ardnave," on the Rockville Road
which adJoins John Joy Edson's place
Especial cars will leave Thirty seconc
and NJ streets at $50 and $40 for thos,
attending the wedding ceremony and tn,
| reception, respectively.
Doris Moore. too. has selected the dat,
for her marriage. to Richard Booth
June 16-and will have quiet hom
wedding. She should make Lowell.
bride.
| And now comes the announcement o
the engagement Of Bertha Won Preissig
daughter of DR.. and Mrs. Edward vol
Preissig. to Lieut.. Russell Brow
Patterson. Of the Twelfth Cavalry NJ
date has been set for the wedding.
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Mrs. William F, Draper is very prou,
of her cook and boasts that ever
| course of her dinners, no matter hov
formal and elaborate they may be, 1
prepared in her own kitchen. This
: have often heard. but only the othe
day a pretty little story came to m,
ears about the unusual and pleasant re
: lauons that exist between mistress an
| maid. 1t seems this Jewel Of a cook ha
been with the Draper family for years
! She Is an Irish woman. a very superio
} servant and absolutely devoted to he
employers. Mrs. Draper, in turn. ha
} been kindness itself. and. with an ap
probation. rare indeed, Of the fact tina
/. q domestic Is real person and ma
have a we'll developed love for pleasan
surroundings. has had fitted up for he
cook. a pretty little room. daintil
: papered. with fresh white paint, com
: Portable chairs and bright cretonne cur
tains. And here. 30 the story goes. sh
comes once in a while to drink a Gu
of tea with her maid after the pleasan
old English custom, which DEGREES tina
the lady OF the manor may OCCASIONAL
visit in the housekeepers' room. wit
no loss Of dignity on her part. An
: to I'LL the faithful old woman's cup O
JOY quite to the brim. Mrs. Drape
presented her at Christmas time wit
ring. set with a diamond-not yer
large. II Is true. but still a damon
and calculated to rouse envy in tn
breast Of every domestic in Washington
Mrs. Reynolds Kirby-Smith. OF Ter
= nessee, will come to visit her brother
t in-law and sister. Mr.. and Mrs Edwar
Norval Fortson. at their home nea