The Washington times., 1917-01-07

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which happened fully ten years afo,
although 1t doesn't seem quite pos
sible.
The Ciomans were back in WASH
ington for an extended visit on the
completion of their four years duty
in London. Since then they have seen
service in the Philippines and various
other distant quarters of the globe,
they have lately been at Nogales,
Tex, where the colonel was on border
duty and they are on their way to
California, having been ordered to
San Francisco. There you have it
all in a nutshell.
CIomans Already Much
In Demand BY Society.
The colonel. who is now on leave.
will go on to his post within a fort
night, but Mrs. Cloman expects to re-
main in town for a month or six
weeks. She will be Joined next week
by her niece, Natalie Campbell, very
charming little California girl. who
spends most of her time with her aunt
and who will be with her during the
rest of her stay in Washington. Miss
Campbell is now visiting in Atlanta.
The Clomans only got in Thursday,
but already their time is filled with
engagements. Mrs. Cloman has chang
ed very little in the years of her
absence and wears just as good
clothes assever.
You know she was always tremen-
dously chic and her gowns and jewels
were equally notable. Her first hus-
band, the late Victor Clement, had
large interests in diamond mines in
South Africa. Mrs. Clements had q
delightful apartment in the Connect
cut, and used to give wonderful par
ties. ] understand, by the way, that
Jimmie" Archibald was the deus ex
machina in the marriage, introducing
dashing Captain Cloman to the hand
some young widow.
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Hubbys' Club Newest
Addition To Long List.
Susan, has news of the "Hubbys'
Club" reached you? It's new insti-
tuition in Washington, and one that
is fraught with tremendous posi-
bilities. In brief it's a bridge club,
scheduled to meet once a week, there
are only eight members, and-here
comes the "joker," the revolutionary
clause-the husbands have the run
ming of the club and their wives are
allowed no "say'' at all. Mr.. and Mrs.
John Richie, Mr.. and Mrs. Powell
Minnigerode, Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace
Burnard and Mr.. and Mrs. william
Burr Harrison-there's the complete
membership. The constitution calls
for a president, q vice president, q
secretary, and q treasurer, and, of
course, there's great rivalry as 90
who shall hold office. P. 8. no ladies
are eligible for this distinction.
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Little BIT Of Skating
Recalls Other Days.
Washington was treated to a bit
Of skating weather last week and on
Sunday and Monday the basin was
black with graceful flying figures.
It looked almost like the good old
days when viscountess d'Azy, the de
-Sibours, Henri Martin, the Meyer girls
and the rest Of that gay little
corterie made skating all the rage.
But somehow the seasons are -agin"
so very long ago, when we used to
have three or four weeks Of good
solid fee every winter and when II
was quite usual for the boys TO skate
to Alexandria Now IL we have two
days of ice it's an event.
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In New York they circumvent such
little difficulties as matters Of climate
by building ice Kinks here and there
and everywhere. The towns gone
quite mad on the subject, most OF the
big hotels have been forced to pro-
vide sheets Of ice, and when society
is not skating 1T is thinking and talk
ing skating.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin 8. Guinness,
who take their sports in de luxe edi-
lions, have secured the exclusive use
of Scott's Field, an outdoor rink, from
a quarter past five to seven o'clock
every afternoon during January and
have issued a blanket invitation to
their friends to drop in and enjoy the
sport, Also they are said to be plan
ming a series of evening carnivals on
the ice. which will afford the guests
an opportunity to appear in fancy
costume. Doesn't that sound gay?
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Merritt Swift Ordered
To Legation mt Brussels.
Another bachelor gone. this time Mer-
rift Swift, who has been ordered by
the State Department to Brussels as
temporary clerk at the American lega-
ton to assist our Overworked minister.
He is to remain until the war is over
or until the department sees At to re-
oau him Merritt Swift belongs to