The Washington times., 1916-04-23
Jean EIIOTcT
LETTER.

susan Dear.--
There's one satisfactory thans sbout a
late Easter. II rather prccludes the
possibility OF blizzard and makes the
wearing of summers fnery less OF a
temptation to Providence. OF course
Easter hats may still be exposed to
April showers. but that has been re-
moved from the realm OF tragedy since
the Easter Hat IL as extinct as the
dodo now that we blossom out in straw
chapeaux and spring posiss in January.
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The Secretary of tho Interior and
Mrs. Lane have gone to Charlottesville
for an Easter jaunt. tho Houstons are
motoring in Virginia with the Henry
breckenridge. tho John w. Fosters
and former Secretary of state and Mrs,
Knox are In Atlantic City. and tho
Russian Ambassador and Madame
Bakhmetefr went to Baltimore to at
tend the service In the Greek Church
there today.
But no far as know, that tells the
tale Of the important percentages who
have left town and there would seem To
have been a decided falling of In tho
usual Easter exodus to Atlantic City
and other resorts. Washington 10 at It's
best in It's fresh garments OF budding
green, and there's small wonder that
most Of us have elected TO spend the
Easter holiday at home.
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Cherry Blossoms Here.
Now IL the time Of cherry blossoms In
Potomac Park. The stretches OF turf
are green. the river lies blue at their
feet. The willow trees are budding. And
there's a dash OF gold In the spreading
forsythia bushes. with the blue sky
sometimes must admit It's rray-and
the scudding April clouds for back
ground.
Add to this polo with the ransy, ratty
little ponies tearing across the field. and
the men in their sporty toggery and
bright coIered shirts. and It's no wonder
that Potomac Park was popular with
society folk last week. Particularly as
polo is such an eminently proper diver
sion for Holy Week. with thcaters. tea
parties and bridge taboo
Mabel and I ambled 10 the speed
way" Thursday afternoon to sec the
Washington team come up against the
aiken Tigers" with young Kent 1.e-
care as the star Of the home aggrega-
ton.
He made two goals IN rapid success
sion, and quite covered himself with
glory. while his mother. Mrs. hush
Iegare, literally screamed with excite
ment. No wonder. with both husband
ana son In that mad. whirling mass OF
men and horses.
Mrs. Legare had on monstrousiy
rood looking checked suit in gray ana
black wooden stun with soft. velvety
finish. The proper fullness of coat and
skirt was obtained by n clever arrange
ment of pleats at the side. and the
costume was topped by a smart helmet
shaped black hat
The Elusive "Flip."
She chung to her furs. too, although
the day was quite warm.
After strolling about for while ana
standing first on one foot and then on
the other as we all did for lack OF
place where We could sit down and
still see the game. Mrs. Lagare re-
tired to her good-looking plumb-coiored
motor. and there Mrs. Preston gibson
Joined her.
Mrs. Gibson was numbered with many
cares. for she had with her Flip,
her small white powder puff of a dog,
and Fin" proved Elusive, and caused
his mistress much anxiety.
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Mrs. Joseph Letter also had her hands
full, Her two small sons, Joe, j., ana
Tommy, were with her. and during the
course of the afternoon they collected
little Billy Merriam, the trio managing
10 have the time of their young lives.
Only luck and the watchful eye of
Mrs. Joe kept them from under the
feet OF the ponies.
Little Joe and Tommy made pictur-
esaue pair in wee trousers and tunes
of dark blue serge, with white collars
and lines OF small white buttons down
their tummies, while Billy Merriam was
a green linen child. his smock being
fashioned after a Russian Slpuse
model.
Finally came Paymaster Merriam.
who relieved Mrs. Letter of his Off
sprirg, and returned Master Billy to
his mother.
Mrs. williams Joined her daughter
later in the afternoon. and after a
while we ran into Francise Williams
running her new car. with Eleanore
Morgan beside her and Gerald May In
the offing. l notice that Gerald May
usually is In the offing hen Eleanore
is anywhere about.
Just a Sweet Pea.
Francise had on a delightful blue taft
feta suit. very full as to skirt, with a
besashed jacket. and a fioppy blue
taffeta hat, faced with white. She wore
gay bouquet of Jonquils and pinl
sweet peas.
Also she looked like sweet pea her
self
Eleanora's simple suit was OF rough
green cloth and her green straw spor
hat had pieces OF vari-colored silk ap
pllqued .around the crown after thu
latest fashion in hats and very OLE
fashion in crazy quilts.
Her hair and skin are so dark and he
color is so lovely and rich that 1t Is al
ways a shock to me to see how blue he