Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-13
Gossip of Society.


senator from Virginia, is maintaining
the reputation she achieved last winter
of serving some of the most delectable
tea dainties: these are none other than
Virginia beaten biscuit, split and filled
with baked ham minced fine and also
of the true ld-fashioned southern
Kind. When plates of these are placed
on the tea table all other refreshme nts
go begging. not even excepting the
white fruit cake, the result of another
southern recipe, which is one of the
kitchen.
Mrs. Swanson has as her house guest
her intimate friend. Mrs. Riley Gordon
of New York, a sister of Or. William
Mercer Sprigg Of Washington
Mr.. Constantin Brun. the Danish
minister. has arranged with Mr. Aksel
Wichfeld to be the personal conductor
as to part of this country of Prince
Erik. nephew Of King Constantin of
Denmark, who will go to Canada to
study farming.
Mr.. Wichfeld will return here today
and will be joined by Mrs Wichfeld,
the former Mrs. Clarence Moore
It is understood that there is a pos
later. He is the son of Prince Waldo
mar. ranking admiral Of the Danish
navy, and Of the late Princess Marie
OF New Orleans: The latter was the
daughter of the French Duke of
Charities. VINO took part in tl:e civil
war in the United States.
The assistant secretary Of agriculture
ana ana MIS-. carr Erooman welcomed
friends Monday. the occasion being the
first of Mrs. Nrooman's at homes this
season. which offered not only an on
portunity to visit Mrs. Vrooman. but
to see her ensconced in her new home
at 18th and I streets. 1t is plea ant
home, with big, comfortable library
on the ground floor, which has rows
Of built-in bookcases four or five
shelves high, painted white and filled
with inviting volumes. A big, warm.
red rug gives an attractive bit Of
color. VI
The drawing room is on the order of
the old-fasnioned salons Of by-gone
colonial days, with a tall pier glass
doWs. which run to the floor, it's gold
frame giving Il touch of elegant sim
piicity to delightful room, but one
which, Mrs Nrooman explains. might
Just as well not be in the house, for
every one congregates in the smaIlar
room leading off from the hall, and
which is between drawing room and
dlnlns room. connecting the two. The
latter. by the way. has also the colonial
atmosphere. with much silver glitter
ing on antique mahogany sideboards
and serving tables.
Mrs. Marvin f. Cnderw God has a
charming hobby which, if diligently
pursued. VIII accrue to the benefit of
local artists in Washington. She is a
woman of highly artistic feeling and
Judgment. and is making an effort to
orlng the. work of artists more to the
eyes of the public and make them bet
ter acquainted with the talent in their
midst She is stanch believer in
the studio tea instead. of the mere mink
tea event to which society women rush
hour after hour during almost every
afternoon of the week. Mrs. Under
wood rs urging this form of enter
tainment on her artist friends. and
would have them invite some even
more gifted artist to give a talk on
old pictures come to light. or on new
canVases. recent exhibits and perhaps
an the way along throw in delightful
set them apart from the less idealistic
citizen Mrs. Underwood claims that
the public is constantly brought in
contact with musicians, considerable
space in newspapers is devoted to their
advancement and their entertainments
recorded, while one much less freouent-
~ sees an artist exploited through
the same medium. Washington has a
large colony of artists who will gladly
cooperate with Mrs. Underwood in this
undertaking.,
But this is not the only hobby which
Mrs. Underwood rides, and greatly to
the benefit of her friends. too, and that
is knowing ones own town. If per-
chance she entertains a ,small luncheon
party. where out-of-town folks are
guests. she finishes the afternoon with
long motor trip to the places less
freuuented by sightseers She always
knows some interesting places where
they have not been. or If she finds they
have missed some of the well worn
paths of the tourist or short time
visitor she does not mind traversing
the familiar way herself, and is al
ways able to point out something of
special interest which perhaps many
others miss.
Mrs. Josephus Daniels has quite a col
lection of treasures, some of them of
great historic value. but she owns
nothing of which she is more proud
than an oak gavel presented to her a
few days ago by the officers and MEM
bers of the John Paul Jones Associa-
ton, which was formally organized in
Washington week ago. The gavel is
made from a bit of the foundation tim
Der brought from England for the con-
struction of Grove< House. the North
Carolina home Of the great naval hero.