The Washington herald., 1918-03-03
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teturn on one. On the same steamer
were Prince and Princess Cantacu-
tene Of Russia
The Cantacuzenes, who are now
khorn OF their title by reason of the
Russian upheaval, are at present with
Alrs. Potter Palmer, who Is the ma
Eernal aunt OF the latter. at Osprey
Point. the Palmer estate near Sara
sota. Fla
believe they are to be known as
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Speransky,
which Is their family name. Mrs. II.
II. Kohlsaat recently Joined her
daughter, Mrs. Potter Palmer, tr., at
Sarasota. where also Mrs. Roger
shepard Of St. Paul will sojourn Tor
several weeks. Mrs. Shepard, who
was Miss Katharine Kohlsaat. has
been spending the late winter with
her two children at Thomasyille, Ga.
where Mr.. shepard's father has a
winter home.
Caroline Nash is in Florida just
now. She went down there with some
Philadelphia friends. q Mrs. Derby
shire, and won't be back until the
18th Of the month.
Tue William G. Ormondes, who usu-
ally 70 down from their winter home
at St Augustine to spend q few days
AZ Palm Beach. will not be seen in
Florida at all this year; neither will
their sister and brother. Miss Helen
Jones and Lee Jones, Of Washington
and Lake Geneva. Mrs. Ormonde,
who was Katharine Jones, and inher-
tied q large fortune from her aunt.
Miss Helen Jones. has taken an apart
ment in Gramercy Park in New York.
(which suggests the quaint old squares
OF Bloomsbury and other parts OF
London in its quiet and charm.
Mr.. Ormonde has just completed q
course Of instruction in the Naval
Reserve at Pelham. N. Y, and hopes
to be stationed in the North. Lee
Jones. who has never done q stroke
Of work in all his life. has sailed for
France with Joseph Coleman, jr,. Of
Chicago. who was his classmate at
Yale, and both will become searchers
for the Red Cross on the battlefields,
infinitely more dangerous than being
in the trenches.
The beautiful country place at Lake
Geneva remains always ready for oc-
cupsncy with old family servants in
charge. but the Ornondes, who are
devoted to the north shore Of Massa-
chusetts. take a house at Prides
Crossing when they are East.
Thursday, too. was the day that
Mrs. Charles BromwelI gave a lunch
con for the nieces of Secretary and
Mrs. Daniels, Mary Cleaye Daniels,
and Mary Brooke. Mrs. Bromwell has
done q great deal Of entertaining for
young people in an informal way. for
she II a firm believer that no matter
what comes or what goes, young peo-
pie should enjoy themselves while
they can Her dinner last Tuesday
evening was the first entertaining she
has done for older people since the
death Of Col Bromweu. She had a
small but distin guished company with
her that evening. among them the
Minister from Sweden and Nine. Elk
engren and the Greek Minister.
Georges Roussos. Friday there were
several luncheons, one given by Mrs.
Armstead Davis for her daughter.
Miss Halle Davis, and Mrs. Key Pitt
man entertained at luncheon for the
wife Of the new Senator from Nevada,
Mrs c. 3. Henderson. Mrs. Delos
Blodgett had another dinner that
evening, too. There were only two
dances last week. the hop at the Bar
racks last evening and the cover
There card party and dance We'd
nesday evening for the benefit Of the
American Hospital, No. l. more gem
slly known here as the American
|fbulance at Neuilley.
! was Mrs. Laurence Benet, you
bw, who tried so hard to raise
1Iods for a Washington ward in the
=" bulance, and though she succeeded
- getting some contributions from
"a wealthy friends in this city for
purpose, she did not raise a suf-
ent sum Finally the maids and
Hers Of those friends got together,
Re a ball and raised the amount
0t tiessary to establish such a ward,
#I|h enough left over to keep the
I'd going for six months or more.
- other day the same people gave
)ther ball and turned over to the
-shington ward about 81, 100 for its
EIport for another year.
here were no parties to speak of
Monday evening, but almost every
~ who is anybody was to be
nd that evening at the National
eater to see the Land Of JOY"
course the Spanish Ambassador
~ Mime. Riano were there to see
Br country people perform. They
small party with them in their
- Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas F. Logan
had quite party with them in a
box that evening, among their guests
being Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Day and
Arnes Brown The William Hits were
there with Senator and Mrs. James
wadsvorth; Mrs. McCalIum and