The Washington times., 1916-01-23


day The room is really too small to
hold more than handful with com
Tort. The floor Of the main room has
been in bad condition for many months,
so II does seem that it's familiar un-
evenness might have been put up with
until summer. The trouble comes. I
am told. from the fact that there is no
cellar under this part of the building,
the boards are laid right on the ground,
and hence the dampness plays havoc
with the surface in no time
T.
Elsie Ferguson was guest at Mrs.
Armstead Davis dance the other eve
ming, ana was quite the belle of tho bar.
She wore black gown-her clothes orc
always perfectly marvellous. thing
with n garland OF crimson roses that
swung free from the waist line wnen
she danced. OF course, the women TOOK
In the details OF her frock from dccoi-
tage to hem. with a keen eye for point
ers. but the men had eyes only for ner
pretty face. She looks younger in ner
proper person than on the stage ana
even prettior while she dances cr1arm-
ingly and has n most winning manner.
the party, by the way. was one of the
prettlest Of the season. the ulaynouse
since IFS remodeling being perfectly APP
pointed for everything but plays.
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All-of.a-sudden weddings seem TO be
quite tho thing in Washington. The
clopement Of Ruth Lester and John
buchanan came hard upon the heels OF
Madame Nassiicfr's marriage to Com
mandcr Mishtowt. and even while
tongues were wagGing over the marriage
of these two young things came the
news that Mrs. Colby Dodge had be-
come Mrs. Edward Larooue Tinker.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Buchanan came
home last week. and were duly for
given. Matrimonv seems not to have
interfered with the brides popularity
in the least. for when 7 saw her AT the
sumner dance at the Willard Thursday
evening the men were floCking about her
and breaking her dances into little DIS.
I supposc one can't be stern with boy
and girl Ike that but-well what's done
Is done. and there's an end to it.
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Mr. Tinker. whose marriage to Mrs.
Dodge took place on Monday. Is New
Yorker. but he has been in Washing
ton treat deal this winter. maInthIh-
ing u suite AT tlC Shoreham. he IS the
possessor of 4 most extra "rdinarV car
a long boat shaped green machine. WITH
a wooden raii all same like" Nacht.
Mrs. Tinker first came to Washington
as p Young widow. Her husband. the
late Victor Cordell. OF Baltimore, left hel
a comfortable fortune, but provided
| understand. that she must give 1t an
If she married again. However. the
story goes. when she decided 10 become
the wife Of Mr.. Dodge, Mr.. Cordelf 5
children arranged settlement upon
nCr. Tho Dodge ncnaGe always SCENE
particularly contentcd one. and
WaSh!ngtOn society vas greatly sur
vriscd when the marriage came :" crop
per at Reno last August. Mrs, IInkei
mas always been a social favorlte. aho
Is extremely WHY GnH amusing
Mrs. Victor Kau:cmunn's silver to'
furs. which shc wNaIa quite lrenueh'l!
with afternoon costumes. have core II
for much favorable comment lh'
are both becomin and unusually hand
some. 1t was at Mrs. Fred Denret'
I tea dance tor her dnusnter. Dorothy
} that | overheard Two women taikih'
7 about them. C'ne seemed 10 appro''
OF the wa. Mrs. %ajrfmahn wore TN
! scarf with the tails hanSlng Own he
lack after the latest lnodc. Yes re
/ marked the other casually. Il Ike tn
. tails Of Kcu!: mann Rather cleHer.
! thought.
| Mrs, rredcrl,k r.ichelber.er will b
at home Saturday 'aitcI noon for IN
last time tins season and ! do want t
. L., laNnirS The E.irl
! cItCrgers have a most deli ShtIul it'll
| house in Bancroft Llace. 0ust tc'
doors from the NeNil Monroe Hopkins
! interesting home Mrs. Eich halterGe
received last Saturday also and so nan
reoplc DROPPED in that the party tor
on the appearance OF a tea. They hav
recently purchased a dandy new car.
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| Dorothy brakes strenuous season la
! winter, when she was a debutantc. wa
too much for her and this ear she ha
been obliged TO take corplcte resi-
, Indeed. she has been really i'll for soy
eral months, had n half dozen nnera
tions on her throat and is just rcgir
| ping to improve. She has been obligc
to refuse all invitations. even Tor pa,
ties of an informal character, much |
| the regret of the yol;n" people.
Mrs Alden Smoot who has been sui
fering from typhoid fever. is another j:
valid who is b, ginning To SO abol
again.
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In two of the Cabinet homes mil
tragedy was enacted on New Yea
Day, and the day thereafter Had yo
been anywhere in tho neishborhood
Mrs. Daniels home or the GarrisO
lresidence IN Connecticut avenue thG
afternoon, you would easily understar
Ihow it happened mat all the aVaila b
receptaClcs for cards were eXhauste
and scrap baskets called into servic,
What WAS Mrs. Daniels distress I
discover next day that the baskets ha