The Washington herald., 1918-01-13

menus made up of dishes that are
palatable and nourishing but which
use only food products that are
plentiful With the menus are re-
ceipts for the making OF all OF the
dishes mentioned. The Food Ad-
ministration wants every one to
have plenty to eat, but of the proper
sort.
Out in Chicago they are having
a patriotic food show ut he Coliseum
under the direction of the Council oi
National Defense. Demonstrations are
given showing the most nutritious sub
stitutes for the foods that must be
saved. The University of Illinois. un-
der the direction of Miss Mamie
Bunch, Is demonstrating proteins,
Every sort of substitute for red meal
is shown. The rabbit is especially fea-
tured and creamed whale-mind you
and reinder are also new delicacies
II you want plenty of most delicious
food, OF many varieties, you want tC
go to the Persian Minister'S, Mehdi
Khan, for tea or luncheon. or dinner
either. Mehdi Khan always serves
unusually delicious repasts. He is very
fcnd Of bridge too. and plays a splen-
did game. He has recently leased the
house at 1913 Sixteenth street for a
long period OF years, about a decade,
for his government, but has furnished
it with his own things. The house al
1T19 Connecticut avenue, which was
formerly the Persian Legation, was
rented furnished. Mehdi Khan has lots
of beautiful things. but his rugs are
lovely beyond description. The en-
trance to his drawing-room Is a wide
opening without doors, and adorned
with two carved columns and a wide
cross bar at the top, arranged to re-
semble the entrance to a Japanese
temple. 1t is of teak wood and is very
striking and handsome. He has with
him one son.
Gholan Ali Kahn Ansari, attache OF
the legation, and his pretty young wife
are frequent visitors at the legation,
for like the Minister, they enjoy a
good game of bridge. They have only
been here about two months, having
come to this country from Sweden.
Nine. Ansari is a Russian and very at
tractive in every way. She is just
learning to speak English. but Is ac-
quiring the knowledge with remark
able rapidity. She already speaks
Russian, Persian, German and Swedish
very well, which Is enough for one
ordinary person. but not for her. She
will have completely conquered Eng.
lish before she has been here many
more months. They have a house al
l222 Connecticut avenue.
Washington Is indeed fortunate to
have in its midst this winter Edward
Albion, the prominent baritone. Mr.
Albion is a Canadian and has only
been in America about a year, settling
in Washington Just this fall, after hav-
ing made a tour Of the continent. He
has been aboad for about a decade
studying under lombard, the same
one who helped to make Caruso ia
nous.
He married last fall Miss Marietta
Stockett, OF this city, a very clever
little person. She is not only in charge
of all of the kindergartens of the city
but is an authoress Of some note. She
also plays the piano very well. They
have a studio at 1874 @ street. 1t Is
not an ordinary studio but a beautiful
place which has been decorated with
great care, everything carrying ou'
an Italian style of decoration.
A handsome stone bench, beautifully
carved, and a stone table to match
greet you in the entrance hall and
everything else is in keeping. Mr.. AL
bion has taken a few pupils who are
particularly promising but expects tc
do concert work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Pearson
Parker are the proudest pair in al
Washington and well they might be
for did they not get two new grand
children within six weeks! Theil
daughter. Margaret. now Mrs. J. Han
son Boyden who lives In Prince George
County, Nd, presented them with q
fine granddaughter on November 4 In
this city. The baby Is to be named
Margaret after its mother. Then DR.
and Mrs. Otis Bailey are receiving
congratulations on the birth of son
William Otis. jr., in this city on De
cember Is. Mrs. Bailey was Miss Mar,
Parker. DR.. Bailey, who is an assist
ant surgeon in the navy, Is in charg,
of a hospital in the Virgin Islands
where Mrs. Bailey will join him al
soon as she Is able to travel.
But Mr.. and Mrs. Parker have othel
reasons to be proud, too, for hav,
they not two sons in the service
The older, McRea Parker, is a frs
lieutenant in the Engineer Corps Of
the National Army and Is already IL
France. He il graduate Of Cor