Evening star., 1917-03-04
ed to the puzzled Alice that she was
going to prick it soon.

FRANCISCO ChronlCie, wrote TO Dan T 1 du-
cisco friends a
Enpapement few days ago of
the engagement
Mary Moreland, and Lawrence Hudson
Villas of Chicago, the news being Of
much interest there. Although she has
not visited in San Francisco, where her
stepmother Mrs. Andrew Moreland, and
her sister. Mrs. Harry Oelrichs. have
enjoyed several interesting sojourns,
Miss Moreland has number of friends
and the peninsula. those who have been
entertained by her mother and sister
during visits in the east.
Miss Moreland intended passing por-
ton of last summer in Burlingame as
the guest of her aunt and uncle. Mr..
and Mrs. Marye, and in fact went
as far west as Wyoming, when at the
last moment she changed her plan and
returned east instead.
The bride -elect last summer was con-
sidered one of the prettiest girls at
Newport, where she passed the greater
part of the fashionable season. Mrs.
Harry Oelrichs, the former Miss Esther
Moreland. was famed for her beauty,
and her sister shares that distinction.
Miss Moreland made her debut at the
Rhode Island watering place two years
ago and gained Immediate popularity in
the same community in which her sister
had reigned as belle. Miss Moreland
passed a portion of last winter and this
winter in Washington as the guest OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Marye and was much en-
tertained by the debutante set of the
National Capital.
Lawrence Hudson Villas is a member
of a we'll known Chicago family, one
that has been identified with big busi-
ness interests of that city as well as
with its social affairs. He is related to
DR.. Charles Harrison Villas. the noted
surgeon.
+ The wedding will take place during
the spring, the exact date not having
yet been determined. 1t will be fash
ionable event of Pittsburgh, where the
during the greater part of the winter.
mark is enjoying his first visit to San
Francisco. He ar
Count Reventlow rived a fortnight
ago from southern
he has been touring the southern part
of the state by motor.
He has brought letters to a number
of society folk from Count Raben, the
young Danish nobleman who was the
guest of the Frederick Kohls and at
the Burlingame Club for some time
during the winter.
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st. Paul has just spent week in
celebrating an outdoor sports carnival,
ruled over by King
Winter Boreas II. The opening
parade was six miles long
oalAiSai' and included 10000 parti-
cipants-and the Pioneer Press proud
ly announces 1t as the greatest pageant
ever seen in the United States. Tobog-
gaming, ski contests, skating. snow
balling-even snow baths in bathing
suits are among the attractions offered.
And the weather man was propitious.
He furnished the carnival city with a
downfall of the beautiful that took
thousands of men to clear away sufh-
ciently for the parade to get through.
Snow was piled high on either side of
the marchers. Below zero weather also
helped to make the most of ones
assets-even when they might be dis
tinctly classed as drawbacks. It's very
icicles are more attractive than roses,
that racing on snowshoes is better
exercise than golf. and that snow baths
are more exhilarating than ocean dives.
But the chattering teeth of the boast
ers don't confirm the claim, says the
Waco Times-Herald
All talk about originality and per-