The Washington times., 1915-07-18
JEAN ELIOT~
LETTER.

Chevy Chase is the music during the
dinner hour. There 10 no pleasanter
place to dine than the wide. airy veran.
da. which Is lighted by quantities OF small
electric candles. softly shaded, with an
orchestra playing softly nearby.
The Army and Navy Club has adopt
ed the same form Of entertainment and
has music on the roof garden occa-
sionally during the dinner hour. Which
10 most enjoyable. but does not make up
In the least for the weekly dances.
which were a treat to US stay-at-homes
last summer. and which have been
abolished this year since the Begin
ming of the warm weather. Many pro-
tests have been entered against this
ruling by tho club members, but 30 far
without effect. The Fort Myer band
and the Engineer band from Washing
ton Barracks have given especially at
tractive concerts on the roof.
When the Bannockburn Club moved
- its new quarters on the Conduit road.
every one expected that the old links
In the vicinity of Chevy Chase Circle
would be torn up; as it was because OF
sncroaching building operations that
Bannockburn sought new quarters
However. instend Of being given over
to surveyors. the links bear their old
time appearance. golfers are seen In
large numbers and large sign has
loomed up which bears the inscription
THE Kirkwood Club"
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Constance Connor Brown Is back In
Washington after all sorts OF exciting
adventures in Germany since the out
break Of the war. She has been visit
Ing the Freiherr Won CornberR and hts
family on his estate in Thuringia and
and made one or two unsuccessful at
tempts to come home before she finally
managed to get away, In May she got
a. far as Berne. Switzerland. but was
Obliged to return to Germany because
Of Italy's entrance into the war. and
the riots in Milan.
Then. a month later she tried again.
Baroness Won Cornbcrg took her to
Switzerland. from there she went u
Genoa under the care Of Consul General
Willier. and from there she sailed in
company with Consul General Jones and
his family aboard the Duca deEli Alb
ruEzi. which arrived In New York on
Monday morning. Constance's par
ents-you know she Is the daughter Of
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert D. Brown. OF
Cleveland Park, went up to New York
to meet her. and before returning home
they spent several days at Fort Hanil-
ton with Mrs Browns brother-in-law
and sister. Captain Watson. Of the
Coast Artillery Corps. and Mrs. Wat
son.
Constance Is just growing UP. an at
tractive youngster Of sixteen or seven
teen. and will no doubt have great
things to tell Of her war time expert
ences. She is pretty and has Z deal OF
artistic talent. and, in truth. think
you would scarce recognise her for the
youngster in short frocks you used to
know when you we're here four years
aGo.
Mrs. Henry Dunster Baker is planning
to leave Washington some time next
month to Join her husband, who Is com.
mereial attache to the United States en-
hassy at Petrograd. She has been in
the city for abou. a year. with her cum
ming little th.ee.year-o daughter. and
has an attractive apartment In Florence
court. She Is a handsome blonde Of the
English type. and a person Of unusual
interest. She is an Australian. hAiling
from Sidney, whore che met her hus-
band and was married to him while he
was there with the, United States consu.
lar service. Since then they have trav-
eled all over the world, and have lived
In India. England. and sundry other
places where Mr.. Baker has represented
this country.
Louise Clark Is having a wonderful
time in Jamestown, where she has been
since tho completion Of her visit to
Alma Louise Hodges at Fort Totten,
She aud Jack London have created quite
a sensation with their graceful dances.
and have done much toward afsording
entertainment for the edinmer colonists
Every time things seem unusually dull
they invent a new dance. which every
ono else Immediately endeavors to learn
! understand the rocking chair bril-
Rade" does not always approve. but.
then. did You ever know an approving
rockingham brigade'
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Handsome Mrs Britton Brown is
sporting a new automobile these days--
. roadster painted the bright green of
snS AHsS tedNSo OH tHc tTcSb IN Inc
srrinstiune, It has a smart-looking tan
colored top, and on the door are her
very own initials. c. S. B. Whether or
not she has entirely discarded the Oak
land car which she has been running
ever since her marriage. I do not know
When she first attained a car some
friend remarked to her that he thought
she was very clever to run 1t herself
TO which she replied that the clever.
ness lay not in running the machine. but
In getting the car to run
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Mr.. and Mrs. Murray Cobb expect tc
move into the old Alexander Britton
place, on the Rockville road. some time
next week. The Leigh Hunts. who own
tho place and who have been spendins
the spring there. are Just moving out
Mr.. Cobb has rented the property sew.
eral times before during the summe,
months. and he and Mrs. Cobb like 1:
20 much that understand they are
about to purchase tho place--in fact
the deal Is about closed.
Mr. Cobb has recently bought q fine
tract of land opposite the Corby place
on the same road. with the idea OF
building. but he has changed his mind
because. ! am told, Mrs. Cobb finds the
pryso from tho steaHy str>an, ,,to