The Washington times., 1915-02-21
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where runor hath it o certain ,yoGng
man with no inconsidcrable fortune is
, dancing attendance at her heels: and
! then Mrs. Oracle went up to New York
: TO sec her brother, Albert +. Shack. who
is both musician and writer, and stay
! with her brothcr-ln-law and sister, Mr.
! and Mrs. Dalliba Dutton. SO Simon
| Peter was sent to visit friends. and
| though he Is we'll cared for, he has q
8ad and solitary 6ok, Mrs, Oracle and
her daughter arc planning to return to
Washington together some time early iu
| March.
! Lady steele. vito of Gen. Sir Thomas
, steele. who died recently at her home
| in London after having been paralyzcd
tor the last two years. was first
! cousin of Mrs, t-ra,ic. having been a
J Miss McCarty, Of New York. Both were
| descended from the Hon. Peter Nc.
/ Carly, whose name appears in tho New
York city directory of is3S as Peter
| Mctarty. gentleman" lie being a landed
] proprietOss and ono of the forty resi-
! dents of New Gork city who, In those
| days. owned tncir carriage and horses
| Ills substantial residence WAS in the
| fashionable quarter OF the city. Ut tho
| CO, rcr Of Bond street and Broadway.
| Lady Steele was also a first cousin
| of Mrs. George pcatody Wetmcrc, he
| iuS related through her mother. Jane
Countess dc Dion. who VAS u sister Of
! Mrs. Wrt,norc's mother. Malvina Gardi-
| ncr ksteltas. Sir Thomas steele was
| appointed by The Duke of Cambridge ss
! scncral-ln.clicf Of the arn,'c3 of Ire
| land, scotland. and Wales. His first
wife WAS the lovely Lady Emily Mon
taguc, daughter Of the Duke uf Man
checter. by whom he had one handncme
! dsus shtcr ard three cons, all Of whom
entered the avn, and fought with d.a-
J t,n,t ton H. lndla.
| The old tarlnE It's an III wind that
blow nobody good ha3 been once
! more proven true, fer II waa the un-
! pleasant condition OF things in the
4, night little tight little lEland that
brought to Washington Mr. and Mrs
, II. Campbell Graef. of England Be.
| cause OF their extensive acquaintance
| IN Washington they decided to locate
! here, and wh,lo house hunting they
we're the cucsts Of capt. and Mrs.
| Mark Bristol. The, arc now settled in
! Mrs. Jcnucss Millcr's hous", 22'i Mass
| achuscits avenue, where they have al.
ready inaiiSurutcL II series of inter
| csiinr parties
! Mrs Gracfs nic"cs. Margaret aud
| Katherine Treat, daughters or col. and
| Mrs harloa Treat. aud her cousin,
Son and Mrs Hugh l.. scott laugh
ter. Miss Blanchard scott VIII be tho
:ue -ta Of honor st 8 dinner which Mr.
| and Nra. C,rsef VIII give on February
- and tomorrow evening they will
-lEo have little dinner They gave
two parties last week, one at home on
Friday evening, and one on Saturda Y
! eht at tho Chevy Chsse Club IN com :
pl'mcnt I" Sir Charles and Lady Ross.
Of Scotland, old fVonds OF theirs. wh"
arc stopping 1T tho Shoreham.
Capt. and Mrs THEODORE A. Raldv in,
Mrs. Armstcsh Davis, besides the Bris-
tolls, and many others prominent N
the social Me Of Washington. claim
Mr.. and Mrs. Graef as old friends.
Mrs. Jenn-ss Miller. who has passed
many years Of her life working for
dresa reform. is at present in New
York.
g.
Th. delightful, dances which have
taken place every Saturday night dur
ling the season at tho Grafton will not
| re gwen nnTlnc I~n', Nut VIII pe r.
suIned after Easter Which IL pleas
ant news, a. they are lots OF fun.
| -
! The bachelor officers at Fort Myer ar
lrarGcd several charming riding parties
lrcccntlv one SUNDAY. not long ago. a
crowd Of Young people started from the
fort and secured the countryside, re-
turning to tho Officers Club where
luncheon was served. 1t proved such
la very ENJOYABLE occasion that one
moonlight night last week-it was a
dear, little baby moon-the same party
rode forth again, and came back later
to the club to sup and dance.
The officers at Washington Barracks.
too. are keen for tho sport, and occa-
sonallv make up interesting little rid
ing parties. after which they serve tea
at the club.
Back to her home at HaVre-dc-Grace
has gone pretty Dorothy Vandiver, who
came down to stay with Lester Ran
. dolph and succeeded in turning the
heads Of a whole covcy of young men
: about all those left in town who haG
not already lost their hearts to hel
hostess Truly they are cunning pail
and had some very good times before
Dots" departure.
Lester halls from Savannah-she il
just out Of school-and has been spend