The Washington times., 1915-11-07
A Chronicle o.
cCociety I

least they have reached an agreement
with Mrs. Adds Brown and ali that re.
mains to complete the deal Ia tho sign
Ing OF the deed-and are preparing to
become bona nde country folk. The
piacs-there are forty acres Of farm
land running back from the road and
the comfortable white house tops n hin
ana stands In q grove Of fine trees--is
opposite the George Hsmiltops' coun-
try home and side by side with the old
Alexander Britton place, where the
Murray Cobbs are now living. .The late
Adds Brown and Mr.. Britton we're law
partners.
Dr.. and Mrs. Collins hardly expect to
take possession Of their new home be-
fore spring. but when they do they will
gtve Up the two house In X street,
where they have lived for years. and
DR.. Collins will have his office In an
apartment house. They are going to
mako extensive alterations and i'm
provements about the house and
grounds Of their now place and expect
to call the estate Clontauf. after the
summer home Of the doctors Irish an
'e'sor' on Dublin bay:
| Mrs. Collins was Miss Eiley, one Of
three handsome sisters. the others being
Mrs. Dabney Harrison and Mrs. Philip
, Walker. wife Of Captain Walker. u. s..
; A., retired. who makcs her home at
Boyce. Va. Mrs. Walkers first hus-
band was the late Lieutenant Benharn.
u. 3. ~. whose sister. Edith Benham.
has recently been appointed social BOO
retary at tho White House to succeed
! Belle Hagner.
, The Collins have one daughter.
! Elizabeth. who made her debut the
Same year as Doris Haywood Hume.
and the two girls are inseparable conf
panions. Elizabeth Is very pretty, but
she takes after her blond father rather
than her mothers family. who are all
dark.
When Mrs. Stephen d. Elkins was at
| White Sulphur Springs recently. with
| her sons. stephen and Davis. and the
Billy Hitts, they played golf regularly.
sometimes as many as thirty holes a
| Gay. In addition to going in for tho
''kur," which they formerly took 30
, reiisiously at Carlsbad. Mrs. Paul
, Morton was there at the same time
and she and Mrs. Elkins. who are old
! friends. made the most OF their oppo-
tunity and took many q drive together
They went over twice to take tea with
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Montague at
Montague Park. The Eikinses nave
now returned to Haliiehurst. their place
In west Virginia.
Mrs. George Cornwallis-West.o OF Lon
|, don. the former Mrs. Patrick Campbell.
is among the celebrities at the springs;
and Frank Harris. the English author.
was recent visitor. He has gone 10
New YORK to meet Mrs. Harris. who
probably will return with him for a
stay of several weeks. Mr.. and Mrs.
Harris lived many years in France
and had a villa at Nice. but they have
now removed their iares and penates
to New York. where they will MAKO
their future home.
I. am wishing right nov for = well.
filed purse and bank account Of some
elasticity. for. Yesterday I had a private
peep at the wonderful things which the
0entiewomens' League 10 to put on
exhibition and sale at the establishment
OF Whitmore. Lynn and Alden. 125 r
street. on November II and y. and
verify they made my mouth water.
There are diamonds, quantities OF beau
tiful stones. and notable among them
corsAgc ornament valued At several
thousand dollars. which can be taken
apart and arranged as an ornament for
the hair; beautiful laces the like OF
which Is now seldom seen, bronzes,
dinner and luncheon sets. statuary. and
all sorts of curious and beautiful things
all the property Of an estate Of great
value and interest
The owner is Il lady. whose circum-
stances are greatly reduced and who
| must dispose of her cherished belong
ings. The Gentlewomen's League has
undertaken to dispose of the property
and the exhibition has been arranged
through the courtesy OF Whitmore,
Lynn and Alden. who have offered
their premises without rental or recon-
pense Of any kind.
Here is an opportunity, then, to Sc
sure some lovely things at most reason
able prices-there are really some won
derful bargains In the lot-and at the
same time to take them of the hands
Of a gentlewoman who needs must part
with some OF her possessions.
q
Ruth Kingsbury Townsend, who
AhAred ,honors musically with Oscar Sea-
gle And with professional debutante