The Washington times., 1915-01-17

approaching marriage were all over
town. whereas the romance In question
was really t,at Of Miss Esther Slater.
Of Boston. then a visitor In Washing
ton. and Sumner Wells, Of New York,
whose bctrothal was announced soon
after.
Miss Slater, a daughter of Mrs. Ho-
ratio Nelson Slater. Of Boston, has been
frequent visitor in Washington, where
her engagement has reused much in
terest. She Is 4 granddaughter Of
William Slater. founder of the Slater
cotton mills In Webster. Mass. and
like her mother, has boon tremendously
interested In the town and tho welfare
Of the mill people. The wedding will
take place in Juno at the Slatsr's coun-
try homo In Webster.
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Jessie krogstad Burton, with her hus-
band and her two attractive children, 10
now comfortably settled In Mrs. Heaps
X street home: and very handsome she
IL looking these days. Incidentally, she
has developed q fetching accent during
her several years residence In ENGLAND,
and her youngsters are - British a.
John Bull.
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Vice president Marshall has 1oined
the statements pedestrian club-as the
group Of dignitaries who daily parade
Pennsylvania avenue from tho Treas
ury Department to the Capitol 10 called.
His physician has told him that he
| needs exercise in tho open air. where
fore he has determined to eschew the
automobile accorded to him by Con.
gress and trudgc the mile and a half
| each way every day. a three-mile trip
just about suited to his needs.
Tho statesman's pedestrian club in.
cludes in its somewhat elastic member
| ship such important personAxes as the
| Chief Justice Justice Hughes. and Jus.
| tice Lamar. Senators Lppitt, MARITIME
Lewis. and O'Gorman, and Congress.
| man James r. Mann.
Such energy Is reminiscent OF the
| strenuous days Of President Roosevelt
and his tennis cabinet. and reminds
me Of the delicious tale of dear old
| Senator Lodge, who. when he reach ed
the White House after a ffteen-mile
| tramp cross country in the wake Of Mr.
| Roosevelt. sank breathless into a chai,
and gasped: Theodore must think I'm
a damned kangaroo"
s.
Mrs. George Barnett, when she re.
| ceived the other day wore n gown with
an underskirt Of Chinese embroidery In
| rich reds and gobelin blues. which har.
monizcd most wonderfully with heI
drawing rooms. And those same draw
Ing rooms are right now just about thu
most attractive place in Washington
The walls have been done over. tinted
a delicate cream. and are the most per.
feet background for a really marvel
ous collection OF Chinese embroideri 8
Just a few good pictures are In evi
dence. and the long windows open int,
a latticed sun parlor With the Ma
rfne Band in attendance and dancing
in order Is 1t any wonder that Mrs
Barnett's Mondays at homo are tre
mendously popular and that everybod.
is looking forward to the first Of FEB
ruary. when they will be resumed?
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Frances Miller. who has been vIsitin,
her cousins, the Tainters, in New Jer
sey. and leading the simple life, will
skating and riding to hounds tho onl,
diversion. is now in New York the cues
OF Dorothy Salisbury. The two girls ar,
having n very festive time. Thursda,
there was dinner with the Societ.
Circus Ball at Sherry's to round of tn
evening and Monday night Mrs. Stephel
Page will give q dinner. dance in thei
| honor.
Then Frances goes later to visit tn
Max de Motifs. Mrs de Mott was Mar
guerite Knox. you know, at the Brook