Evening star., 1915-01-24
Gossip Of Society.

Mrs. Louis Lehr, as descend
ant of both the Lewis and Curtis fam
lilies, owns several Of the most inter-
esting souvenirs of the Washington
finally Mrs. Lehr. wife of DR.. Lehr.
was Miss Marie W. Conrad Of Balti-
more, daughter Of Mr.. Charles Conrad,
whose tomb is at Mount Vernon. just
to the right Of the Washington tomb.
Mrs. Lehr and her mother owned many
of the most intimate things belong
ing to Gen. and Mrs. Washington,
nearly all Of which they have loaned
to the ladies of the Mount Vernon As
ISOLATION. and which are in a cabinet
in the state dining room at the man.
sion, including the silver shoe buckles
of the general. the work basket of
Lady Washington and the wedding
dress of Nellie Custis. with a quantity
of beautiful old lace belonging to
Lady Washington.
The sister of Mrs. Lehr's mother,
Mary Washington, daughter of Senator
Tolley Worthington of Maryland. was
the first American girl presented at
going abroad with Nine. Bodsco, wife
OF the then Russina ambassador. and
being known at the French court as
ia belle Americaine."
Speaking Of souvenirs, the late Senior
Quesada, who for many years was
Cuban minister to
Knew How to Washington. and
Meet Demand. sn,1v @no has aisd 3dT' is Rec rec
lin. was once hard put to it to know
how to supply souvenirs for some of
his countrymen, who wanted remem-
brances of the wedding of Miss Alice
Roosevelt. They knew, of course, that
their representative would be a guest
at the wedding of the Presidents
daughter. and SO they wrote and asked
him to kindly send plate or spoon
used at the wedding breakfast. NJ
Quesada had several such requests,
and being not only diplomat but a
kind-hearted man. and not wishing to
hurt anybodys feelings, he bought
some plates like those of the set
which was used. and sent them off to
Cuba with his compliments.
A little story was told the other day
by lady who has known Mrs. Murray
Crane since she was q
Little Story little girl. and who was
of Tooth speaking of her in con-
Ao0'n' nection with some of
the recent entertaining which has been
done for her since she came to make
her present visit here.
The story goes back to when little
Miss Josephine Boardman, now Mrs.
Crane, was three or four years old. and
the scene is laid in London
The Boardman family were living there
at the time, and the youngest daughter
Of the family used to go out every
afternoon for her daily walk with her
nurse. Young as she was she used to
go to Westminster Abbey, and one day
she asked her nurse to take her there,
though they had only a short time be-
fore made a visit to the abbey.
While the nurse busted herself look
ing about, reading inscriptions on the
tombs. etc, the child kept close to the
Poets Corner. and, once looking round.
the nurse spied her digging about the
edge of a slab on the floor. She asked
her what she was doing. The young.
ster, finishing her task, Strengthened
up and displayed nail. with which
she had been digging, and said with
great pride, Il buried that tooth that
came out the other day. SO now 1 can
say part Of me is buried in Westmin-
ster Abbey"
Il 4
Miss Beatrice Elliott, daughter of Sir
Arthur and Lady Elliott of London, is
the guest of Miss
A Party for Joan ohl, and
p:4:.l Witt. T VI s d a Miss
Oil entertained at
a small tea for her guest, having,
among others. to assist her. Miss Viola
NToE Y0hr 4
Mrs. Edward Forpson presided at the
tea fahle