The times., 1899-04-23
THE SOCIAL WORLD
OF WASHINGTON
Costa Rica's President Honor
ed by Secretary Hay.
Dinner Guests Entertained at Bel
gums Legation.
Society VIII Take It's Pleasures
Mildly This week-Tableaux
to BE Repeated.

His Excellency the President of Costa
Rica was among the distinguished guests
entertained at dinner last night by the
Secretary of State and Mrs. Hay. The
massive round table glowed with a pro-
fusion oil red roses, and the candles in the
silver candelabra burned under crimson
shades
In addition to Senior Yglesias, the COM
pany gathered about the flower fragrant
board were the Mexican Ambassador and
Nine. Azpiroz, the Minister from Costa
Rica and Nine. Calvo, the Minister from
Haiti and Nine. Leger, Ali Ferrouh Bey.
the Turkish Minister; the Secretary of.
war, the Postmaster General and Mrs.
Smith, Commander and Mrs. Clover Dr.
and Mrs Gallaudet, Mr.. Herbert Putnam,
Mrs. Manning, Mrs. Stanley Matthews, Miss
Florence Boardman, Miss Horstmann, and
Miss Hay.
The Belgian Minister and Countess Lich-
terNelde were again hosts at very beau
tifuiiy appointed dinner last night. Their
guests were the French Ambassador the
Russian Ambassador, the Swiss Minister
and Nine. PiodG, Mrs. Wallach. Mr.. and
Mrs Larz Anderson, Mrs. Hill, Miss Erck-
erman, and Count Baudouin de LIGHTER
felde, son OF the host and hostess
The Belgian Minister and Countess Lich
teryeide have dinner invitations out for to-
morrow evening
The social outlook for the coming week
Is not what one could conscientiously call
gay. The calendar shows a hospitable
succession OF dinners, teas, and luncheons.
and the repetition of the Gibson groupings
next Tuesday is a matter of distinct in
terest throughout the realm of Vanity
Fair. Apart from such announcements.
however, the next six days promise to be
dull in contrast TO last week which opened
brilliantly with the musicale at the French
Embassy and was followed up by the mill
tary wedding of Lieutenant Heiberg and
Miss Dodge on Wednesday and on Friday
by the tableaux vivants
Inc tree tops that show above the high
brick wall that belt the grounds of the old
Corcoran mansion are snow white and
blush pink with apple and peach blossoms
me pretty picture is an ideal reminder
mat the date is drawing near-May 4-for
the garden fete TO be given by the Decora-
tive Art Society. Nowhere does one. seem
20 IND such velvetry green grass and fra |
grant shrubs and roses as in that old |
fashioned garden-which, very likely, helps |
TO account for the success which always |
attends the fetes given there-except on |
that one memorable occasion last spring |
shower drenched the grounds and sent the |
airily gowned women 10 the shelter of the |
wide protecting yeranda. Lightning il Is |
said, never strikes twice in the same place,
and by that same token, il is to be hoped |
that the coming garden fete will not be |
subjected TO storm.
The British Ambassador Lady Pauce-
fote and the Misses Pauncefote are booked |
TO sail Wednesday for Southampton on the |
steamer New York. The Chinese Minister |
is now on his way TO Madrid, and the Por- |
tuguese Minister and Vicomtess Santo-
Thyrso will go abroad shortly to remain
throughout the summer.
When Senior de Mendonca represented
the Brazilian Government at Washington
his handsome residence in Connecticut Ave-
hue was famed for its rare paintings and
other works Of art. Upon his transfer to
his present post the diplomat stored his
collection, IL being his intention
at that time, Il was said. to secure sum-
ner home at one Of the American coast
resorts, where he would place his treasures
and spend at least few weeks each year.
He has changed his mind, however. and
will place the entire collection OF pictures
oriental hangings, bronze, china, and price
ess old prayer rugs on the market in New
FORK next Wednesday, the sale TO continue
hree days. The Washingtonians who were
ortunate enough 10 enjoy the friendship of
senior and Sonora Mendonca during their
ong residence here will remember the an
ique carved and brass-knuckled furniture,
black with age and as polished as glass,
hat adorned the reception halls and great
ooms. Among the more notable of his
gallery OF paintings is the Muriilo Mag
alen," of the famous De Beurnonviile COL
ection, together with one OF the earliest
works Of Corot. The exhibit includes a
lumber OF religious subjects painted by the
,atholic masters of the Old World the .
Martyrdom of st. Bartholomew" by Josef
lie Ribera, and the figure OF st. Jerome
'eing especially fine.
Among the landscapes which are we'll
epresented, is one by the Washington ar
ist Max Weyl.
The Letter luck" seems TO smile bench ,
entity on Mrs. T. Benton Letter of Chi j
ago, niece OF Mr.. Letter, OF Dupont Cir
lie, who has Just had her future career
nade beautifully easy by the gift of a {
heck for $4,000 10 pursue her dramatic 9
tudies and make her professional debut.
he pretty young candidate for Thespian ! I
aurels has an invalid husband and as his z
case where mans estate is all the I
state he has, the pluclxy little wife is 60 I, I
ng to do battle with the traditional wolf. !
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