Evening star., 1915-01-10
Gossip of Society.

Oosslp OF OOclety.
| To Mrs Peter Goelet Gerry is due
| the distinction of possessing the
| smartest motor car in Washington, or
| possibly one should say the smartest
| motor turnout, for there are many
superlatively luxurious cars here, some
| as for size and splendor the epitome of
| the manufacturers art. But at best
| motor is but a machine, and for ele-
gance and dignity there are those who
| contend that nothing takes the place of
| a victoria, with it's liveried coachmen
and spirited horses.
! Mrs. Gerry has managed to combine
| the good qualities of both motor and
carriage. She has a small machine.
and on the front seat a driver and
| footman, both clad in wine-colored
| livery. The smartness of the ire
proachable liveried iunkes is the first
feature to catch the eye, and the ma
chinery, for presumably there is some,
| is ignored. The back of the car is open
and not unlike the victoria in appear
ance with it's wine-colored upholstery,
and as Mrs. Gerry leans back on it's
cushions, one gets the same impression
as one would were she driving in an
open carriage.
Mrs. Perry Belmont, when she drives
| for pleasure uses a low and graceful
victoria, which, like Mrs. Gerry's mo-
tor car. is upholstered in wine-colored
broadcloth. Her servants on the box
are in the same colored livery of
| course. and thus one vehicle suggests
the other.
The little lowly swung victoria, with
it's bright yellow wheels, in (which Mr..
John r. Mclean often drives. is IA
miliar to every one. Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
CnI lVNIyo RI n
back and forth to Friendship in the
spring and autumn when their coun-
try place was open. Now one gets the
impression that possibly it was more
a favorite with Mrs. Mclean than
with him, as he is taking his daily
drives in a big touring car. Mrs. Nc
Lean had a fondness for some of the
more or less old-fashioned things, and
thus she kept and used an older form
of the name than her husband, she
signing her name "MacLean." and hav-
ing her stationery engraved "MacLean
House. when occupying the mansion
| overlooking Mcpherson Square.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Carroll Glover,
jr., are expecting to move into their
new home next
Watching New month, or at the
Home Building. after , ,rp Thev mare are
building a house on the estate of Mr..
Glover's father, not far from the GLOW
er house, little this side of the lat
ter, and accessible to Massachusetts
avenue extended, which they will use
as an approach.
Now they are living in the home of
Mrs. Shepard. on 3sth street just off
Woodley road, and from the windows
of their present home they can look
over to the new nest in the building.
1t is but a few minutes run in their
electric to the new house, and frequent
little journeys made almost daily
to superintend this or alter that, so
that Mrs. Glover will in a short time
be the happy mistress of home she
has almost builded herself.
Though Mr.. and Mrs. Edward 7.
stotesbury took box for the charity
ball. they did
StOteSbury and not remain here
Brooks Families. turpsd p ~ ~
Philadelphia Sunday night-a great
disa appointment to Mrs. Stotesbury's
friends, who expected to have an op-
portunity to speak to her, her visits
to Washington being SO few and far
en- by Mr.. and Mrs Belmont, for which
Mr.. and Mrs Stotesbury came to Wash
ington, Mrs. Stotesbury wore beau
| tiful gown of white satin elaborately
brocaded in flowers wrought in gold
thread. The skirt was draped and the
bodice was combined with exquisite
lace. She wore her famous rope of
pearls and a diamond tiara. She COW
cred this costume with long coat of
ermine lined with brocaded white satin.
Mrs. Stotesbury always plans and
even designs her own gowns, telling her
Partisan dressmaker exactly what she
wants and how she wants it. The study
she makes of her wardrobe goes far
| toward making her one of the best
gowned women in America.
| Mr. and Mrs. Walter Brooks jr., the
latter formerly Miss Louise Cromwell,
with their two children, will be here
| next week to spend their annual month
| or six weeks in Washington. They will,
as usual, occupy Mrs. Stotesburys
| house on New Hampshire avenue. The
second child-a beautiful boy-was
| born last summer.
| Mrs. Foraker, wife of the former
senator from Ohio, has recently re-
| turned to her
Old Friends and home in the
| buckeye state,
| Se"ooAicis 1AeAe after a visit here
with her daughter, Mrs. Victor Cush-
man, coming on to assist Mrs. Cushman
| in moving into her new home on n
| street, the former home of Mrs. Hich-
| born. Most of the handsome furniture
| which was formerly in the Foraker
| home on 18th street Mrs Foraker has
| given to her daughter, and the result
| is that the comparatively small house
| on n street is literally filled with
| beautiful things. In the drawing room