The Washington times., 1916-02-13
Jean Eliot'S
Letter
CONTINUED from sixth PaEe.)

. Morse's sister. the late Thomas L. Wag-
gaman's first wife and later to her
children. among them Clarke wagga-
man and Mrs. Albert willett. who was
Agnes Waggaman. The property has
been sold to a motion picture firm. the
Spartan Film Corporation, II ycu please,
which will establish there a. moving
picture farm" Just what that may be
i can't saw but 1 judge they will keep
the live stock used In the pictures thee.
and do hope they'll do some filming
too. Do you know I've never seen n
motion picture camera in action?
The original Clarke farm has been In
the family thirty years or more. The
part sold comprises about 20 acres and
lies to the north of the Morse place.
There is no house. but It is a fine site
for any sort of building.
Lady de Battle. the beautiful Lillian
Langtry. says Washington people are
the most charming she has ever met.
She told us so AT the tea party the
talented artist, Michel Jacobs, gave in
her honor on Thursday last She also
told us that when she returns to Eng
land she will take with her two recol-
lectlons brighter than anything she can
recall on this side OF the ocean-her
receptions In Montreal and in WASH
ington.
Whatever We may think OF the battle
royal over the site OF the new central
heating plant-and my own private
opinion Is that 1t is being combatted
with more zeal than Judgment war
rant we'd all be up in arms to protest
ht.N
work any real damage TO Potomac Park.
For truly this driveway is in n fair
way to become our most popular play
ground, and 10 live up to~-the name.
Washington's Rotten. Row, bestowed
upon It somewhat prophetically by MIR,
Levi J.. Morton when her husband was
Vice President. Indeed. II has taken OH
much of the smartness and cosmopoll-
tan tone that the famous. English drive
has lost since the outbreak of the war.
In the springtime. when the circle of
Japanese cherry trees planted during
the Taft administered ton, is abloom ana
furs and feathers have given way to
linen gowns and benowered millinery,
it's bit reminiscent OF the Lunetta at
Manila about band concert time. Now.
however. II suggests Manila only by
politan throng which turns out in the
afternoon. particularly OF Sunday.
%:
In the course OF turn around the
Speedway last Sunday afternoon
spied the French Ambassador and
Madame -Iusserand driving about the
winding road. closely followed by the
Spanish Ambassador and Madame
Riano in their smart electric car, the
Spanish colors showing in the liveries
9 OF the men on the box; and hard upon
their heels the Russian Ambassador
and Madame Bakmeteff In a huge car
their Incurred footm0n looking fer ALI
the world like polar bear as he sat
at attention beside the chauffeur. The
q Jusserands' spanking pair of bays are
known all over town by the CAV trI-
colored cockades which adorn their
bridals and the same brave bits of coli
or lend dignity to the tall hats OF. the
coachman and footman.
Mrs. Richard II. Townsend, In a.
great French car: Mira. Hope slater,
Mrs. Thomas +. Walsh. the Vice T'resi-
dent and Mrs. Msrchall, the Swedish
Minister and Madame Ekengren. all
were on the crowded driveway, their
luxurious motor cars In marked con-
trast to the carriages usually draw:
by fat bays and almost invariably
driven by negro coachmen which
Uncle Sam furnishes for the Cabinet
members. The Secretary OF the NAVY
and Mrs. Daniels the Secretary Of
Commerce and Mrs. Redheld the SEC
rotary of Agriculture and Mrs. Hous-
for further contrast one had bur 10
look about for the tradesmen many
Of whom own the hpest stables in
Washington, who choose Sunday after
Moons Tor showing on their strings
Do you remember the picture Of THE
Hunt Breakfast' at "The Three
Pigeons" which graced so many din
ing rooms all over the country before
ChippCndale furniture and JapHne
prints came into vogue? That famous
old hosiery. one of England's Oldest
and most delightful inns and the sole
existing tavern Of Elizabeth times
was closed month or so ago by the
Middlesex licensing justices In accord.
anoe with u movement inaugurated by
The temperance leaders to restrict tn,
number OF licensed inns. What
detachable memories center about the
name. "rhe Three Pigeons" IL was
comedy scores in '"rhe Merry wive,
Alchemist." and 'She Stops stC
Conquer" and TO II Dickens alludes Ia
years and all the shrines that mad,
rural England "A Joy -aud delight vii
have passed into the limbo OF thing:
that were and are not!
- =.
can't .hrlng my letter to a Gloss
without some mention vi the tragic
death OF Mrs, Kuhn. 1t was so spddeI
a,.A n Il a..
over all the gay doings OF the week
and, mprecYer she wac n gracious host
css and charming guest Nho +eac'
viii not easily be filed