The Washington herald., 1919-07-06
By E. c. DRUM-HUNr

"6sniu8ton Is d1 u ucSeFtcQ VII
lase today. A before-the-war sum-
mer dullness has descended upon
II with q vengeance. Every one
who possibly could. representing all
classes In society. slipped out of
town some time during the week.
some to spend the summer while
others are just taking a short va
. cation over the Fourth.
' Thss exodus began the very first
day of the week. many going to
New York or Baltimore to officiate
at the funeral of John Barley
corn" They tell me that there
was some time" in New York last
, Monday night; that people actually
bafhed in champagne. No. wasn't
there to see II. Then came Tues
day. the first of July which Is
always a popular date for leaving
for summer resorts. many folks go
ing away then to remain through
July and August. And on Thurs
day others slipped away for the
holidays. mainly the summer wild
overs who grasped the opportunity
to join their families at the various
resorts for q short visit.
Society II widely. scattered this
summer more so than in any year
since the world war started, for
even before we got into the con-
hict. oficials and diplomats couldn't
go far from base for any length OF
time because of the general serious
state of international affairs. The
families of those in public life and
also of those tied to their desks
here for other reasons sought the
nearby resorts. mainly the noun
tains OF Maryland and Pennsyl-
vania. or the springs of Virginia
and West Virginia. so that their
husbands could take short flying
trips back and forth.
This summer finds the New England
resorts enjoying their old popularity
and even California has been selected
by many for. their vacation. Many OF
the women. too, were unable to leave
town for the last few seasons because
OF their war work or relief efforts so
that they either selected some of the
resorts in the vicinity of Washington
for occasional short trips or else
established their children at such
places and visited them whenever
their. duties would permit. Few peo-
pie left town for the heated term dur
ing the war. always giving the war as
their reason. Some half suspected
many Of using the war as a mere
excuse for not going away. but evil
IDENTIFY 1t wasn't n bluff at all They
all stuck TO their duties beautifully
while they were needed but now that
the necessity Is all over and the peace
treaty signed society has gone away
to really rest and recuperate from its
strenuous activities of the past few
years
NO TOURIST TRAVEL
IN FRANCE THIS YEAR.
Many are the folks who would
spend the summer in Europe IL they
we're allowed. The number awaiting
permission to 20 abroad Is huge. But
l understand that tourist travel to
France from this country will not bo
permitted before next year. so the
State Department announces. Busi-
ness men will be permitted to send
agents to any European country fol-
lowing the signing of the peace treaty.
but restrictions as to the return trip
will continue in force because Of the
needs Of space for soldiers and ci.
william War Department employees.
Measures to prevent undue travel to
Great Britain as long as that govern
n1ent desires il also will be continued.
as transportation and economic con-
ditions in Great Britain still are far
from normal.
Even. wives Of officers Just being
sent over are not allowed to accom-
psny their husbands and very few
wives OF officers who have served
overseas even for a long time are be-
ing given passports yet Mrs. Walter
=. Brooks. who was one of the lucky
ones to get passport has arrived
safely on the other side where she
has Joined her captain husband. Her
going. was quite a surprise and yGl
we always expect LouIse-she was
Louise Cromveli-to be on the move
and she Is certainly one OF the first
women to join their husbands over
seas. It will be a wonderful expe-
r1ence for her and. no doubt. she will
find warm welcome in the camps.
for she makes friends wherever she
goes. Meanwhile, the little Brooks
are staying with their grandmother.
Mrs. f. T. Stotesbury. at Newport,
and are surrounded by every luxury
afforded the rich
Frances Eveleth Whiting, the
beautiful young daughter of Mai.
and Mrs. e. f. whiting. is planning
to go to Paris to visit her uncle and
aunt. Mr.. and Mrs. Laurence Benet,
for about six months or more. Won't
she have a wonderful time? Mr..
and Mrs Benet are associated with
all the people prominent in both pub
lie life and society in Paris, and will
be able to show Frances the finest
kind of a time. Then, her beauty
will help to make her season there
a success. too. II Is thought now
that the Benets will come over here
next fall for visit and take Frances
back with them to remain all winter.
OF course, no one knows when she
will be able to procure a passport
her plans all depend upon that.
Mr., and Mrs. Benet surely need
a rest from their war activities.
They were both among the organ
izers and steady workers at the
American Hospital until the Red
Cross took II over. and called it
American Hospital No. 1. Then Mr..
Benet took up some important muni-
ton work and Mrs. Benet assisted
Mrs. Nina Duryea with her hospital.
The Benets used to come over here
at least once a year to visit their
relatives. but have only crossed once.
I think. since the war. Mrs. Benet
was Margaret Cox of this city and
is q sister of Frances mother, Fam
ME Cox Whiting.
FOOD CONDITIONS
BAD ABROAD.
I have been told that food condi-
tions in England are almost as bad
as they were during the war. and
Mrs. Benet writes of the scarcity of
food and the high prices in Paris.
chicken that used to cost francs
"a rnuv m francs or mara