The Washington herald., 1918-11-24

sans stepmother.
another tly-to-be-regretted de-
parture Is that OF Lady Grant, wife of
vice Admiral Sir William Lowther
Grant commandant of the British
meet In American waters. She sailed
tor England. probably at the same
time as Amy Bennett and her hus-
oahd' and Capt. Tardieu- In the abb
sence of the British Ambassador and
Lady Reading it fell to her lot to re-
pay IN some measure the social obli-
cations of the British Embassy-and
she did 1t most graciously and charm
| ihgly She Is an ideal hostess. and
her parties on her husbands flagship.
h. NJ. S. Warrior, which was origin
ally Reginald vanderbilt's yacht.
bought up and turned into a battle
ship by the British government-have
been unique and attractive. She lived
on hoard ship by especial permission
OF the admiralty, and her afternoon
receptions have been a picturesque
feature OF Washington dife for the
past year.
Admiral and Lady Grant have a son
In the navy. and adaushter who is a
nurse. and probably Lady Grant
thought she had been away from
them quite long enough. and as soon
as the freedom OF the seas-from u
boats and such unpleasantnesses-w
assured. thought she might as well go
over and see them The young orri-
GERS attached to the Warrior have
made lots of friends in Washington.
and one Of them, Lieut. Charles Cor
don Fellowes, has won the haEd Of
nf the rnntfI.r rfr1s f,
eastern tier OF cities-Miss Sara r.
Price Collier. Their engagement was
announced last week. Miss Collier is
the attractive daughter of Mrs. Price
Collier and the late Mr.. Price Collier,
author and traveller and social leader
In two continents. They were known
as of New York and Tuxedo" until
the war brought them TO Washington
Before that although they had fre-
auently visited here. they had NOT
lived here. But for the last two win
ters they have made their home here,
and Miss Collier has been connected
with the French High Commission, as
"dollar-a-year man." OF course
They are to be married in st. Thomas
Church on the afternoon of December
Il, and while no details have been an
nounced, one feels reasonably sure
that ere long they, too. will be sailing
overseas.
And Just this afternoon Lieut. Jean
Labat, of the French mission. is
getting married to Marie Stewart,
daughter of DR.. and Mrs. William
Stewart. of Washington and Forest
Vile. Nd. The wedding is taking
place out at the Stewart country
home, Belle Chance" at Forestville,
with only a small company of close
friends and relatives. Miss Stewart
has as her maid OF honor her for
mer school chum. Mrs. Charles Barr
Field-the two went through Mount
Vernon Seminary here together. and
were respectively president and vice
president of their class. Lieut.. Labat
is one OF the mission Of whom Wash
ing has seen the most He has lee
tured quite a good deal, and he has
sung quite a good deal and he has
been a good mixer and made him
self all-around useful. And then he
is a real sure-'nough hero with
record of three years OF active serv-
ice on the Western front, and wound
stripes on his sleeve, and a Croix
de Guerre on his manly chest. But
nobody is offering TO bet that he will
stay in America very long now. He
has Capt Henri Breant, of the mis-
sion, as his best man.