The Washington times., 1901-12-16
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Lord Pauncefote. the British Ambassa
dor. and Lady Pauncefote entertained a
dinner last night Ambassador and Mrs
Choate. On account of the period o
court mourning not having expired. tn
Ambassador and Lady Pauncefote give n,
large dinners. Thatlt to Mr.. and Mrs
Choate was the first formal dinner sine,
their return to America. The dinner givci
by President Roosevelt last week. a
which they were the guests of honor. Il
the only formal tdinnnr they have at
tended.
The Assistant Secretary Of state. Mr.
David ]. HILL will give a dinner for gen
tlemen December 2s.
Mrs. Charles W. Fairbanks is now il
Boston. where she will be the guest o
honor at a large reception to be giver
for her this evening by Mrs. E. B
Cowles, of that city.
Mrs. Root spent a part of last week in
New York with her mother. Mrs Salem
| Wales. who is now greatly improved in
health.
Mrs. Richard wallach will give a din
ner tomorrow evening for MSS Alice
+, Roosevelt.
| Mrs. Langdon Mitchell. Of Philadelphia.
| has taken house for the winter on Du-
| pont Circle.
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day evening were the Charge d'Anaires
and Nine. de Margerie. the Hon. Maude
Pauncefote, the Countess Cassini Mr..
and Mrs. Cushman. Miss Josephine
Boardman, Miss Merriam. Miss Josephine
Patten, the Misses Barney. Count Quadt
of the German Embassy, Senior Del VisO
Edwards Major Gilmore. Mr.. Preston,
Mr.. Irving. and Mr.. Winthrop.
Miss Elene Foster. of Boston. will give
recital next Friday afternoon in the
music room of Mrs stilson Hutchins'
residence, Massachusetts Avenue The
list of patronesses includes Mrs. Miles.
. Mrs. Henry Cabot Lodge. Mrs Nicholas
Anderson, Mrs. c. v r. Berry. Mrs
Hutchins. Mrs. J. B. Henderson. Mrs
John W. Foster. Mrs. Chatard, Mrs. Rey-
burn. Mrs. Charles j. Bell. and Mrs
Charles NJ. Ffoulke.
Mrs. Clinton Cushing has reopened her
house on | Street and will give a recep-
tion tomorrow afternoon.
Mrs. James wadsworth and Miss wads-
worth are expected to arrive here today
from Geneseo. n. Y.
Mr.. William C. Whitney. of New York,
will give, on Tuesday evening. a beauti-
full ball for the debut of Miss Adelaide
Randolph. his stepdaughter. Miss Ran
dolph's mother was formerly Miss Edith
May. of this city. According to the new
fashion Of the winter supper will be
served after the cotilllon. Nearly 500 in
vitations have been issued. principally for
the young dancing set. and the Hungarian
Band and Lander will play alternately.
The cotillion will be double one the
first set being led by Miss Randolph and
Craig Wadsworth. and the second set by
Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney and Roman
Baldwin. The favors, OF course. Will be
very handsome. and the floral decorations
elaborate
The Misses Portner. daughters of Mrs
Robert Portner, gave dinner Saturday
night. Mrs. Porter is i'll and Mrs. Frank
Conger chaperoned the party. The other
guests were Miss winifred Mattingly.
Miss Olive Gale. Miss Brown, Count won
Arnim and Lieutenant Schroen, of the
Germsn Embassy; Mr.. Elliott, Mr.. Ormsby
McGammon, and Mr.. Dickinson, Of Lon
don.
The Charge d'Afaires OF the French
Embassy and Nine. de Margerie gave
luncheon Saturday at their home ON n
Street FOR the Baron and Baroness de
Boulemont. OF France. who are now visit
ing Washington. Invited to meet them
were Miss Warder, Count Quadt. First
Secretary of the German Embassy. and
Mr.. Walter Berry.
Mrs. Dalzell. wife of Representative
DalZell. is at home on Saturdays The
sons Of the house viii be home next week
for the Christmas holidays.
The Misses FfouIke are visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Winthrop Smith at Glenside.
their home near Philadelphia.
Mr. and Mrs William Gordon Craw-
ISih. VIM lh'c btth NlHitlls lhIS. JOhu u
Carlisle at her home In New York. have
come to Washington for the winter.
Miss Grace Ellis. who is among the
Washington guests now at Lakewood. " !
]. has achieved fame at the resort for
her work in the bowling alley Of the
Lakewood Hotel. where she is stopping.
Miss Elsie Seymour was one Of the re- /
ceiving party at he coming out tea OF /.
siss Phyllis Green. OF Rosemont. near I
on last Monday afternoon
RIVAL OF THE HOLLAND.