The Washington times., 1915-05-16
A Chronicle o.
cCocietJ u

Allan Potts. when II came to the en-
thusiasm reused by their appearance III
| the ring and between whiles held court
In General Buchanan's box, where they
had scores of visitors The younssterS'
Peggy" Mann, little Clarence Moore
Helen Wardman and all the rest were
| tremendous favorites.
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Louise Delano will depart from WASH
l'ington the end of next week. leaving
a train Of signing youths behind her'
She will visit friends for week or ten
days and then join the rest Of the family
at their summer home at York Harbor'
Me-. which they will open June l.
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The Racquet Club, OF Philadelphia.
probably will come off victorious In
the baseball game with a team from
the Metropolitan and Chevy Chase
| clubs, which will take place next Sat
urday afternoon Mt the Georgia avenue
ball park. the proceeds to 60 to the
| free wards OF Providence Hospital.
The Chevy Chase Club. however. Is
| hoping for revenge at the tennis and
| golf matches, which are scheduled for
| the next day.
On Saturday evening there will he n
| number OF dinner parties at the club.
when the Racquet Club team and many
| visitors from Philadelphia will be
| among the guests. On Sunday the men
| from the Quaker City will be matched
against Henri de Sibour. Julian Bishop,
the two Tuckermans, John Clapp. and
clayers OF that fix in golf while Bal
|
ersl others will represent the home
team in tennis.
The club will be the center Of inter
est all this week, too. for It will be
| open week in Difference to the general
open tennis tournament, which started
! on Friday last. An extra number OF
parties are planned in consequence,
ever 10 MANY people taking advantage
OF the privilege OF inviting non-mem-
bers OF the club.
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When Mrs. Granville Fortescue spoke
before the wonar's Club OF Bethesda
one evening last week AT the summer
residence OF her cousins. the Gilbert
Grosvenors. she not only interested her
| hearers, but occasionally thrilled them.
She has had number Of lantern slides
| II
the things which che and her husband
experienced in Belgium. where. you will
| remember they were living at the time
OF the outbreak OF the war.
They were both arrested az spies and
Mr.. Fortescue, moreover, was In the
cathedral at Rheims during the very
! hours of the bombardment All this
! Mrs. Fortescue told In a delightful man.
! ner and quite fascinated her hearers.
Every one had O good time that even
| Ing. anyway. for the GrosvcI RS are
| charming hosts, with positive genius
| for putting people Mt their ease.
| Mrs. Fortescue expects to sail for
| Greece In about two weeks and thence
to Roumania to Join her husband. Later
they will go into Russia together. where
| he Is to represent several newspapers.
The youngsters are TO remain with their
grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles J.
Bell, who expect to spend the summer
in the West.
Ruth Bliss looked very lovely and
very much the aristocrat on the day
of her marriage to Captain Watkins.
and Mrs. Bliss. In a lavender gown veil
ed with lovely old black chantllly lace,
was the picture of grand dame from
the crown OF her head. with beautiful
white hair. simply dressed. to the tip of
her dainty shoe. Ruth's wedding gown
was trimmed In lace. the like of which
few brides can boast. and she stood
| to receive her guests between two tall
columns. dug originally from some an
cient ruin. but wreathed in smilax ana
topped with great punches OF peonies.
| The stairway was screened In American
| Beauty Roses and a profusion Of spring
flowers made the house veritable
bower.
1t was one OF those weddings that are
great fun. too. There was rice galore
and all sorts of Qualifications. with much
excitement over the cutting OF the cake,
for which the bridegroom sword was
used. Katherine Holbrook got the ring
and Hidreth Gatewood the thimble,
but the bride discounted that III omen
by telling Hildreth, who looked pretty
as picture. that she couldn't i'm
agine a safer person to get It." Also,
she caught the brides bouquet, thrown
from the landing OF the stairway, which
should enable her to snap her fingers
at ill-luck. The dime fell to the lot
OF Ruth's brother, George Bliss. who
has shot up all In a minute to be a tall.