Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-29
Picked Up Here and There.

The arrival of Capt. and Mrs. Mark
l.. Bristol Of Washington. D. C.. in the
picturesque little
ROYAL Visitors at mountain village %
rauulah was the
Tallulah Falls. occasion of pleas
ant excitement and interest to the
villagers and summer visitors They
are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Rittennouse
Moore at their attractive summer honle'
Mrs. Bristol will be remembered pS
her many friends and admirers as the
beautiful Helen Moore of Mobile Capt
Bristol. director of the naval aero
naut,cs of the United States.- is prom
inent In naval circles, having charge
Of the flying school at the Pensacola
navy yard and the North Carolina bat
tleship, used for experimental purposes
From China, where he was in command
of the Monterey and Albany. he was
recalled to his native country for serv-
ice.
The pleasant excitement created by
their visit to Tallulah was added to by
the four Pekinese pugs brought with
them. 1t was the very first time that
Tallulah had been honored by visit
from dogs of royal birth. the mother of
these wonderful dogs being the prop
erty of the empress dowager, and hav.
ing come from the royal palace at
Picking. These dogs. four sin number;
with coal black and curly hair. beautiful
and bright dog faces. are rare ana
valuable. They were carefully shipped
in baskets from Washington city. and
at the station tenderly and carefully
unloosed. each one led by a long,
bright chain. and as well looked after
as though they had been children;
The Chinese names Of these distin-
their individuality. The royal mother.
"Hai-Lung- Tai-Lai," which is inter.
preted. The Black Dragons Wife.
must be beauty if we may Judge
BLACK Dragons Son.: 'Uch-Ge-Lung."
The Princess; "Ah-Wah," THE Beau
tiful," and Tsoa-Tse,' THE Little Sis
ter"
That hardy perennial yclept the $50
ciety bachelor" received ''his'' done up
in tissue paper
Going for the and all bound
Society Bach woolen string at
a recent gathering of irate hostesses
out in Seattle, and not thumb was
turned in the air to save him. Indeed.
recital that the society bachelor. far
from being the lily of the field which
he considers himself, is a noxious weed
belonging to the same species as Jim
Hill mustard and endured for the same
reason.
Speaking by and large, it would
seem that because of unreasonable de-
mands made upon his nimble feet and
sort "of particularly unintalligent
patter that's not generally heard. and
if 1t is it doesn't matter"-and OF his
decorative qualities in general the no
BILE specimen in part gives himself
airs that would fill an ante-bellum
beauty with jealous rage.
1t was related of one spoiled darling
that when a certain prominent hostess
asked him informally over the phone
to be guest at a dinner dance ne
had the impertinence to inquire whom
she was asking, and when she lightly
ran over her Invitation list for him
he said the names recited did not IN
terest him and suggested several
that some slip of a girl whom the lady
barely knew and was in no way IN
debted to be asked.
Il think that is perfectly outrageous
exclaimed one woman. Did you &C
cede to his demandT
Certainly. my dear. One can't give
a dinner party without men,
1T would seem quite possible to give
it without gentlemen" was the retort
4
At recent festivity hostess who
is one of the most gracious in town.
and W h
Ferdinand Knew His one desire is
Great Value. rnests having
a good time, went up to couple OF
bachelors and. pointing out a lass who
wore the appearance of having been
painted on the chair, she said, in plead
ing tones to one of them:
Wont you go over and ask Miss
Blank to dance, Ferdinand?" She ex-
planned that, having known him TWEEN
ty years. she felt privileged to ask one
small favor of him. But he, having
known her for twenty years, felt priv
LEGGED to refuse, which he did point
blank.
But do so want every one to have
a good time at my party she expos
tulated.
That's what I thought" retorted the
pleasure seeker and was having a