Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-24
THE SOCIAL WORLD
Closing Hospitalities for the
French Visitors.
A FEW COMING EVENTS
CARDS FOR THE WEDDINGS OF
EARLY JUNE.
Brides and Grooms Will Be Numerous
the First Week of Rose
Time.
A FEW COMING EVENTS

Inc reception at the french embassy To-
night, to which the resident and official &C
quaintances of the French ambassador have
been hidden, will wind up a week the great
events of which have been in the interests
of the French visitors.
The death of Lord Pauncefote caused
Mrs. Letter this morning to at once recall
her invitations for her garden party for
the French visitors, and thus did away with
the only opportunity the nations guests
had of being entertained by a private resi-
dent at the capital
The showing of hospitality to his coun-
trymen. both official and personal, has been
most successful. and no one can be hap
pier over the result than Mr.. Boeufve, to
whom this entire demonstration of interna-
tional amity and friendship is primarily
due. And the best of it is that this clever
member of the embassy staff has been so
long in Washington that he is virtually
classed among those entitled to have say
about our affairs, since none are more
deeply concerned in local good WORKS.
Mrs Letter had considerably extended
her usual list and had given the company
expected to her projected lawn fete TO-DAY
something more of an ofhclal ana general
significance than has been her custom OF
recent years. In this respect she was per-
forming local duty in very graceful
way, as the practice of bringing the same
company tOSetner time dlleT lllile Wltilout
apparent infusion of new strength is
tiresome beyond mention.
The death of Lord Pauncefote this morn
ing gives q sad note to the joyous refrain
of the week and the day. very general
sympathy has already been extended to his
widow and daughters in the loss of the
head of a family so pleasantly identified
with official and social life.
A simplicity of arrangement that marked
the hospitality of the embassy was in per-
feet keeping with the cordial manner and
greeting of Lord Pauncefote and his house
hold, and the affection in which each mem
Der of it was held has been in evidence
many times and especially since the ru-
morS of Lord Pauncefote'S retirement as
| sumed Importance last year. The annual
celebrations of the queens birthday and
other special occasions will be long re-
membered in the social history of the Brit
ish embassy under the Pauncefote occu-
pancy as delightful events, marked by a
dignified simplicity of detail, as was the
ceremony attending the marriage year be-
fore last of a younger daughter Of the fam
lily.
The French ambassador and Nine Cam
bon gave an elaborate dinner last night for
their countrymen and women here for the
Rochahbeau unwilling. The embassy was
gay with the French and American colors
as it was fragrant with American beauty
| roses and pink and white peonies. The ban
quet was spread in the large drawing room;
a small table in the center had two half
circles around it, the outer edge having
places for thirty-two guests. Nine Cam
bon was very elegantly gowned in white
lace. The dinner guests were: Gen. Bru-
gere of the French army, and Vice Adj
| miral Fourier of the navy, the Count and
Countess de Rochambeau, Count Paul de
Lafayette, Viscount de Chambrun. Briga-
der General de Chalendar, Lieutenant Col
onel Saint Mare, Capt. de Surgy, NJ. de
Grave NJ. Jean Guillemin Lieutenant Col
onel Hermite NJ. Renouard NJ Robert de
Billy, Major Berthelot, Lieut.. Sauvier- Jour-
"a 10 low 20 Il h
Capt. PoillouX de Saint Mars, Capt. Etienne
Fillenneau, Capt Henri Lasson all of the
French mission; the ambassador from Ger
many, the ambassador from Russia the
ambassador from Mexico and Nine Aspi-
roz, the ambassador from Italy and Nine.
Mayor des Planches, the Austrian minister
and Baroness Hengenmueller, the minister
from Denmark, the Swiss minister, the min
lister from the Netherlands Gen. Horace
Porter, the ambassador to France; Senator
| and Mrs. Cullom, Senator and Mrs Fair
banks, Senator and Mrs. Depew, Senator
Hanna, Cardinal Gibbons, Bishop Chapelle
the first assistant secretary of state Mr.
Hill; the third assistant secretary of state
and Mrs. Peirce, Representative and Mrs.
McCreary, Mrs. Daniel Manning Miss Alice
Roosevelt and Miss Carow, Gen. S. 3. NJ
Young, Lieutenant Commander r. P. Rod
gers, DR.. Maguien, Mr.. Herbert Putnam,
and Prof Gore, with the entire staff of the
hosts embassy.
The German amba ssador Herr Won Hol-
leben, who is now the dean of the diplo-
matte corps, will go abroad for the sum
mer. Count Quadt who is now in Europe,
will return to assume the duty of charge
d'affaires during the absence of the am
bassador.
Mr.. John D. Sullivan has issued invita-
lions for the marriage of his sister, Cecilia
Loretto, to Mr.. Michael Joseph Colbert
Tuesday, June 10, at o'clock, Holy Trim
ity Church. A reception for relatives and
personal friends will follow at the family
residence. 1923 Both street, from to 9:30
Miss Sullivan is well known, both in the
musical and social world, and possesses a
beautiful soprano voice.
Among the weddings of the first fortnight
in June will be those of Miss Austin and
Lieut.. Charles L. Poor at the Epiphany at
noon, and Miss Stafford and Mr. Alfred
Whitton of Bridgeport. Conn, at st. Pat
rick's. Miss Clarine Gertrude Ramage and
Mr.. John Strother Miller, jr at Trinity
Church at 8 o'clock, and Miss Jessie Med
ford and Mr.. Roy Bennett Sharer at the
same church at noon, June 4. Miss Ger
trude Livingston and Mr.. James Hamilton
will be married at st Margaret's on the
evening of June 8. Miss Cecilia Sullivan
and Mr.. Colbert at Trinity Church, June
10, at pm, and Miss Ethel Sigsbee and
Mr. Robert Toombs Small at New Church,
Wednesday evening, June H.
Miss Elizabeth II. Randle daughter of
DR.. Dudley H. Randle of Germantown, Pa.
Miss Helen Chapman of Philadelphia and
Miss Isabella White Of Alabama are visit
ing Col. and Mrs. A. E. Randle at Congress
Heights.
Mr. and Mrs. Simon Kann will be at
home to their friends Wednesday, Nav 2S
from to 10 pm, at the Shoreham, 10Th
and H streets.
The Abracadabra Club was entertained
Wednesday evening at the home of the
president, Mr.. c. H. Squier. The roll call
was responded to by a quotation from a
favorite author. The essay of the evening
was by Mr.: Myron L. Story on The Land
Of the Setting Sum-" in which he gave
graphic description of his recent visit to
the Pacific coast. Mr.. T. w. Scott read a
carefully prepared paper on the "Advan-
tages and Disadvantages Of our Colonial
Possessions" Mr.. j. D. Croissant congrat-
ulated the club on the high standard that
had been maintained in the literary work
presented In the papers for the entire year.
Of which the two for the evening were
fair samples. Mrs. M. E. S. Davis read a
selection on IAN Englishman's Domestic
Life for a Day." showing how entirely he
is dependent upon American products to
supply his daily wants. Mr. /. Black read
an extract from "The Heart Of Midlothian"
and after closing address from the re-