Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-27
Picked Up Here and There.

Picked Up Here and There.
What are you going to do in Lent?''
This is the question that is being heard
from many peo-
Cooking and Sewing pie just now, for
Glasses for Lent. on March Is.
They say that sewing and cooking
classes are to engage the undivided at
tention of many. Recently a hostess
gave, as bridge prizes. tin cake boxes,
covered with say-colored cretonne and
bound with fancy braid. Then an army
officers wife returned from California
and told of all the busy DANES out in
that part of the country who spend
much time making these useful and
beautiful things. Now groups of San
Antonio women may be discovered. at
various times and places. doing the same
thing.
a woman who has come down from
New York has been telling of the cook
book fad there. All the wives of the
millionaires are spending much money
and time. collecting recipes from all
parts of the world. which they are hay
ing bound in handsome covers While
here. she is learning to cook Mexican
dishes and is making a collection OF
Mexican recipes. She has been in Rus
STA. where she learned to cook many
savory viands for which that country
is noted. and. at informal gatherings
she cooks Russian goodies in the
chatting dish.
Lent is going to be even more quiet
than usual said San Antonio woman.
DO you know, / have been to ever so
many parties this week that nobody
knows anything about? That sounds
like Lent. doesn't it? Well. we haven't
been telling the papers about them
San Antonio Light.
of the recently announced engage
ment of Miss Ernesta Drinker and Mr..
William C. Bullitt,
Bullitt-Drinker the Philadelphia
Public Ledger says:
Engagement. The bride -to-be is
descendant of Philip Drinker. who is
said to have been the first child born
in this place. A sportsman tells me
that in Siners vicinity there is tablet
recording the fact that in that house
Philip Drinker was born-the first birth
On record in these parts.
The family seemed to have pros
pered. for among the early American
policies of insurance preserved Is one
In my possession issued by john Saun-
ders and William lbison. dated 1920,
on the good ship Beorge. among the
underwriters of which were James q
Drinker, Thomas Yorke and third
worthy, who must have been per
sonage of Importance, as the name has
been neatly cut out. to be used. most
likely, as autograph. AS John
Saunders was the first insurance Of
flee opened in this country of which
interest to the Drinkers.
Young Bullitt.s father is remem-
bered as Philaoelphia's best citizen in
his generation On his mothers side
surgeon, Doctor Gross. Mrs. Bullitt be-
ing his granddaughter. Her uncle. DR..
Samuel Gross. married Miss Grace Re
we're of Boston. who. after his death.
married Dr.-now Sir William-Osler,
and who is one of the most charming
women of her time. One Of his aunts.
witt. married Count AndreozZi- Bernini
"a good old name in Italian history
But what matters all this? The two
are bursting with happiness-and only
those two count in the whole universe
just now, don't they?
] am told that the wedding is to take
place in March. May the young couple
the best wishes of the entire social
world.
One Of the most important events of
the week, from the standpoint of the
luxury of ap-
When the Farmers pointments' was
the dinner for
oAuo OAAes' the F armers
club which Edward T. Stotesbury gave
at his home, 1925 Walnut street.
The club is composed chiefly of emf
ncnt financiers and business men. They
are of the type who are said to spend
a large amount of money to get a small
amount of produce. Most of the mem
bers of the club are reputed to be mill
lionaires.
The Stotesbury dinner was anything
but country" affair. Costly flowers
in great profusion were used on the
one long table at which the guests sat.
The principal features of the decora-
tons were three huge silver vases.
which were banked in at the bottom
with red tulips and white lilacs, the
only other color being the soft, light
green of the fariiance fern.
Each vase held a huge bunch of Gala
lilies. about $50 being placed in each
one Here again the only relieving
color was furnished by the fern, which
10 one of the finest of the entire family.
In between the vases were handsome
silver candelabra, each appearing to
rise from bed of tulips. Acacia in
great profusion was also used on the
table Philadelphia North American.
Miss Louise Ayres of Cincinnati has
been selected to christen the torpedo
boat destroyer.
Miss Ayres Will named for Miss
Sponsor Torpedo. &c Admira,
Rowan. Miss Ayres. who is very
piquant and fetching. with nimble
wit and much grace of manner and
speech. is a great favorite in society,
her repartee. her dancing and her ex-
ecutive ability in times of charita BILE
need or club exigencies being excep-
tional The date of the christening is
not vet fixed. but il will take place be-
tween the middle and the end of March.
Miss Ayres who is at present having a
wonderful visit at the charming place
at Rye. n. y, of MIR. and Mrs. William
Jared Knapp Uouise AIlen). is return
ing home before going on to Boston,
where the christening takes place at