Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-09
Picked Up Here and There.

II renal ms to be seen just how May
will fare as to society weddings in New
York Very few SO far
The Youths have been announced
for the month. owing.
companion. no doubt. to the super
stition of the brides. OF course.
there are many girls who are super
stiticus about every month when it
comes to marriage. as is proved by
recent census of unmarried females in
the country. The topic that seems more
to the front now is that which con-
Germs marriage between elderly women
and YOU {: men.
So frequently do ma rria ges occur he
tween youth and middle age that very
little attention is paid to them unle )
the contracting parties are members of
antilles distinguished alike for wealth
and ancestry. Marriages between mid
dle-aged men and women are also quite
an ordinary occurrence these days. and
even the union of very old people, both
perhaps with one foot'in Charons boat,
is SO common that they receive hardly
passing note.
II takes union. though between
youth and age to start society asking
questions. Why do SO many elderly
women marry young men, Aside from
the wedlock point of view, it is not un
uified dowager. the aristocratic matron.
surrounded by group of young men.
At many of the smart dances OF the
winter the old men. the middle-aged
men. we're to be found in the smoking
room. plastered like wall flowers in
some snug corner talking unromantfc
business. while the matrons and dow
ayers were foX-trottins and supping
with the men of the younger genera
ton.
It is said that old men lose their ca
pacity for romance sooner than the
women. Men idealize and women senti-
mentalize. The elderly woman who
marries the young man is still in pur-
suit of youth, for 1t is crime for a
woman to grow old, and in the union
she finds her helpmate still youthful in
ideas and sentiment. As rule. it 10
the woman who has been married to
crusty and unromantic old man, and
separated by divorce or death. who
marries some young fellow And such
a marriage generally takes place sud-
denly or secretly. either of which adds
to the romance of the occasion. espe-
cially for the elderly bride.
With the social season in. Philadel-
phia near an end, the fashionable set
is turning it's atten-
Horse Show tion to outdoor sports
u;u A44r.. In the suburbs. with
wiz oss'' the horse as a promi-
nent factor. The Devon horse show is
not far distant, and Mrs. William ].
C1othiers pony show for charity is a
much -talked-about event of the neari
future:
The first of the large affairs to in
terest what is known as the horsey set
will be the Rose Tree Hunt Clubs
spring races. If the weather is favor
able. the beautiful race course near
Media will be thronsed with a fash
ionable assemblage. representative oil
Philade1phia's most exclusive society.
One of the events of the season in
London is Mrs. John Astor's concert for
the Anglo-American
Mrs. Astor's field hospital, and
London Concert. mana '~ for the ,iek es
that Madame" as she is called in her
household. and three capable secretaries
have all their time filed in answering
letters and sending out tickets, Mrs
Aston. who is quite recovered from her
long indisposition, which necessitated
her giving up her strenuous Red Cross
work at the American Hospital, has, in
connection with her concert, done a
certain amount of entertaining, and one
day at luncheon in her pretty Adam
dining room. filled with crimson and
white roses and lilies. she entertained
Lady Paget. viscountess Ridley, Mrs
George Keppel and the Countess of
Drogheda as well as Miss Cunard. and
Lady Diana Manners.
Mrs. Astor's black cat, who assisted
at her ball last season the last she
maye give for very long time), is a
great personality and his reputation
has reached the precincts of the royal
palace. He always attends the lunch
con parties, but, owing to evening en-
gagements elsewhere, is not always SO
punctual. and it is quite funny to hear
the guests inQuiring when just seated
where SCOT Gone Of his many names) is.
Lord Granard is said to have carried
the interesting information of his
many wonderful doings to the palace.
new inmate of No. Is Grosvenor
square is a disreputable looking wiry-
haired white terrier (seldom white by
the by) which SCOT picked up one day
during his outings and brought home.
and here he is established, credit to
no one except for his undying love for
SCOT and his mistress. His smart green
leather collar Is a great contrast to his
frowsy coat, which no amount of
brushing will keep smooth.
Mrs. Aston was to have gone to Give
den for Easter, but at the last moment
she elected for Grimthorpe instead, the
Ancestors place, where the party in
cluded the hostess mother, Mrs. Harry
Higgins, and Lord and Lady Essex. 1t
was very quiet and sad party, for
Mrs. Harry Higgins 10 inconsolable
about her son. Lawrence Breese, who
was killed at the front.
Mrs Aston intends to go abroad in
connection with the Red Cross later on.
and she had been inoculated against
typhoid, which made her very seedy.
Society generally is deeply interested
in the sailing. recently for England,
of Nine. Marie De-
Her Mission page. wife of DR.. An
Great Success. ,o.ns Depase .m Whose
have been SO financially successful. Nine.
Depage has collected 500. 900 in money
and $4,000 in supplies for the Belgian
Red Cross. to be used at the field hos
pital at La Panne. which DIR. Depage
established. Primarily, the establish
ment consisted of 200 beds in hotel,
and at present contains 1000 beds. in
addition to several portable houses,
which moved near the fighting
line rs possible. Nine. Depage quite
endeared herself to fashionable Bos-
ton during her brief visits several
rional personal charm and an eloquent
riv~i inc tn, nj dir.y h~v