The Washington times., 1915-06-13
JEAN EIOTI
LETTER.


esting article thereon, which heads the |
table of contents of Harper's Magazine |
for June; and now comes the oppor- |
tunity for us stay-at-homes to taste |
It's joys. for summer is upon us with
vengeance. 1t Is time. too, Ter the
roof gardens. open for weeks, have
been deserted, save for few brave
spirits. shivering and huddled In their
wraps; and the plasning fountains.
which must plash on schedule time, re-
gardless Of the vagaries of the laggaro
spring, have been about as grateful as
the fashionable furs are like to be
when the real dog days begin to get
in their deadly work. Now, however.
summer clothes. summer places where
long iced drinks are in order, and the
nearby places where bit OF mountain
breeze or glimpse of Chesapeake Bay
may be had, will come into their own.
There has been a sudden exodus OF
society folk to the Northern resorts ana
a nudden boarding UP of houses, whose
hospitable doors have remained open
longer than usual owing to the con-
tinued cool weather. and II is quite on
the, cards that many people who have
made no summer plans so far will pack
up after a few warm days and drift
away to pastures green and rustic,
The Leesburg horse show attracted
many representative Washington So
ciety folk on Wednesday and Thursday
OF last week. The Ned McLeans, who
are enjoying their newly acquired Lees
burg home. entertained quite a party
and, were constantly with the e. p.
Whites,. who have such fine place in
the same Mr.. White nep-
er misses aNhorse show. and is always
one of the officials. His daughter. Hazel
White. married Chandler Harsis son.
Jake" Harris. as he Is Familiarity call
ed. She Is a close friend of Mrs. Leon
ard Nicholson. who. with her husband,
motored up to the show. accompanied
by Alice Shepard and Mrs. James Wood
ruff. wife of Major Woodruff, Of the
Engineer Corps. ~, -.
The Billy Hits were there as, guests
OF the Billy Hibbs. and Katharine Hit
had with her the two great wolf dogs,
which were presented to her by the
Duke OF d'Abruzzi. They attracted
much attention and caused a deal-one
might say deil-of a row every once in
while .by getting lost and having to
be sought by obliging young gentlemen
Joe Letter. who was on hand with his
good-looking young wife. was several
times called upon. and seemed quite ex-
hausted from his efforts. DR.. Joe Rog-.
ers. who halls from that country, ana
who. before he was graduated in nnedi-
cine. used to devote most of his time
to following the Virginia horse shows.
was there and seemed to be thoroughly
enjoying himself.
One of the most interesting events
was the special jumping class for boys
under fifteen, with jumps under three
and one-half feet. DR.. Ryan Devereux's
small son. the youngest of the entrants,
was the hero of the afternoon. He took
a stunning header from his horse, but
remounted before any one could reach
him and took his mount over the jump
In fine style. to the tune Of loud ap-
plause.. although he wore a lump as
big as an egg on his forehead the rest
Of the day. : 're
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The Fort Myer polo team caused the
surprise of the present polo season by
defeating the crack Bryn Mawr team
on Thursday afternoon in the semi
final match for the Wootton cup. They
were handicapped, of course, but for
six periods the cavalrymen actually
ortplayed Bryn Mawr. and It was only
when the thoroughbred blood of the
Pennsylvania teams ponies began to
tell that they retrieved themselves in
scme degree. Even then, in spite Of
their tagging ponies. they played a
splendid defensive game and showed an
Improvement over their work Of a fort
night ago that was simply miraculous.
T, 81 7 ia,,t aDte
ken, Groninger, and Sheridan made
up the team, and yesterday afternoon
they came up against the Bryn Mawr
Wanderers. 1 haven't heard the result
yet, but I'm still roofing, for the home
team.
: This marks the wind-up Of a series
that has taken the team to Bryn Mawr
and Philadelphia several times within
the last fortnight. where their playing
has reused all sorts of favorable COM
nent 1t is a shame. isn't it. that the
army teams don't have better ponies?
Mrs John F. Waggaman has gone to
Princeton for the graduation exercises
and to take a rest while her place,
wild Rose Lodge" on South river,
near Annapolis, is being repapered and
painted. Later in the summer she will
60 West, like the rest of the world. ]
never tire of talking about Mrs. Wagga-
mans place. as it is too lovely for
words. 1t boasts Its own private wharf,
with bath houses, dandy springboard,
q flock of canoes, and a launch at
anchor near by; while, the piece de re-
sistance is a fat little brick oven where
oysters, tonged from the very foot OF
the wharf, may be roasted while you
wait. and popped succulent and steam
ing into the mouths of hungry folk fresh
from a swim or a sail.
The Ennals Waggamans will move
into their new house-new only to them
as it is beautiful example of rea
colonial architecture-in Duke OF Glou'
cester street, Annapolis, the last of this
month, and Ennals spends all of hi.
spare time In antique shops and brows
ing about old houses trying to pick VI
furniture in keeping with the age
charm, and dignity of the house.
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Harry Meem, accompanied by John 3
Larner and Ruth Larner, left Washing
ton on Thursday 70 motor to Mifflin
town. Pa, where they always pass tn
summer months. They planned to .stol
over at Frederick, Emmitsburg, an