The Washington times., 1916-01-30

Russian Princess ;schahofsSsya,' whom
he married about n year ago. had 'died'
She only lived few months aFter
their marriage. Poor boy, he seems
! born to trouble, for It wasn't so very
many years ago that he lost his hapcee'
Alice Nixon. In q drowning accident'
| sust ms he was On the way home IRON
| the Philippines to be married. nave
| been told that his wife left him pphe
a comfortable fortune, ,a.n.'
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When Mrs. Larkin w. Glazebrook, ac-
| companied by several friends, rang her
| own door bell several afternoons ago.
there was an interminable wait before
| the summons was answered. Upon
reaching the living room on the second
| floor the cause of the unusual delay was
discovered. All the servants were seat
ed in row across the room. audience
| for a concert with Virginia Truxton
| Glazebrook, a mite of four years, ana
| Robinson Cox Glazebrook. aged eight, as
| artists. There was Emma the COOK VINO
| had been halted in the act of scrubbing
| the kitchen floor, and Georgia the house
| maid, an old family servant, who, like
| all the Glazebrook servants, just wor-
ships the children. and would put up
| there also was dear old nanny. who
| nursed in Mrs. ''Giazebrook's family
/ when her sister, Sallie, now Mrs. Charlie
| Hume. was a baby. They were quite
! oblivious to such mundane things as
| door bells or dinner. We peeped in to
hear the tail end of the program. Vir-
| ginia sang, with her brother at the
piano; then there was a victrola selec-
! ton, followed by a pas seul by the
! Young lady. But the climax of the en-
| tertainment was the dance by the pair
of them, during which Robinson would
| swing his little sister from him and
| back again into his arms quite as the
grown-ups do-sometimes. Altogether 1t
was one of the prettiest sights you ever
saw, and quite worth the long wait
| on the door step in the rain.
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! Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Barnes have
1 had both of their soldier sons. Julian
| and Theodore. with them ever since the
| Christmas holidays. and their home in
| Wisconsin avenue has been given over
to all sorts of Qualifications. This was
4 the first time in. several years that
: either of the boys have been in Wash
| ington. Julian-he has the rank of Aieu-
| tenant-left Yesterday to Join the Fifth
! Field Artillery at Fort Bliss. Tex: He
has been on rleaVet since October IL.
when he sailed from Manila. but he did
| a bit of travelling in China and Japan
| before coming to Washington. He
reached here early in December. Lieut..
. Theodore Barnes will be here until Feb
,ruaryr 10. when he will rejoin his regi-
ment. sthe Fifteenth Cavalry. which also
chances to be stationed at Fort Bliss
/ -ft'is nice for the two brothers to be on
I the same post. and both are pulling
! AGAINST THE liability that Julian later
I, may be ordered to Fort Sill. Okla.
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| Mrs Wilson's interest in numerous
Observation-Disclosures in the city has
not relaxed mite since she became
the First. Lady Of the Land. In fact
tslle-i Is imariifesting great activity in be-
hSlf OF the bazaar to be given for the
benefit of the Episcopal Eve. Ear and
y Throat Hospital by its board OF lady
I managers. of which she is a member.
! The entertainment is to be held at the
Raleigh on the afternoons of March !
and .. and the board which represents
all the Episcopal churches in town. is
arranging all sorts Of novel and inter
estinS features. Mrs. David Meade Lee
Is president Of the board. and Mrs. VIII.
lam Holland Wilmer. of Epiphany
Church. is one OF its most faithful and
valiant workers, Mrs. Wilson repre-.
sents st. Margaret's Church.
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The Joe Colqutts are going South
next week for fortnight or more. first
to Atlanta. where they will be the
guests of Mrs. J. o. Mathewson, and
later to Savannah to visit Joe's sister
Mrs. George Hunter. This will be Julia s
first Introduction to many of Joe's kin.
folk and alf sorts of pleasant things
have been planned in her honor. Mrs
Mathewson has been almost like sec
ond mother to Joe and two of her sons
Stanley and Wharton Mathewson. were
in his wedding party. She is Dorothy
Wyeth's aunt. and Dorothy is planning
to visit her at the same time. Wont
it be fun? And then, they. tell me Atlants
is quite the gayest splace in the copn.
ktry. -.
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! The audience at the National Thea
ter was treated to an amusing episode
the other evening. AS. the defile begar
a distinguished foreign diplomat. Will
two ladies and another man. went into
the little ladies' waiting room to wal
for their motor. At once the ladies
began to smoke. Yes, we smoke il
|, Washington, at private parties quite
: generally. in the hotels sometimes. anc
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