The Washington times., 1902-01-22

President and Mrs. Roosevelt had as
guests at dinner last night Postmaster
General and Mrs. Payne, Senator and Mrs.
Depew, Senator and Mrs. Hale. Senator
and Mrs. Spooner, Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne
MacVeagh, Mrs. Hanna, and Senator
Frye.
Mrs. Roosevelt yesterday issued invita-
tions for a musicale at the White House.
January IS, at $50 p. m. There will be
about 400 guests entertained, but the
names of the musicians have not yet been
announced. The affair, like the White
House ball, is strictly private. the invi-
tations being issued in the lame OF Mrs.
Roosevelt upon plain white card. n the
envelopes bearing the White House stamp
in silver.
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt en-
tertained at dinner last night.
Their guests were Senator and Mrs.
Depew, the Postmaster General and Mrs.
Payne. Senator and Mrs. Hale, Senator
and Mrs. Spooner, Mr.. and Mrs. Mac
Veagh, Mrs. Hanna, and Senator Frye.
Mrs. Warder's musicale last night was
the occasion of the usual brilliant assem-
blage of diplomatic. official. and resident
society, despite the stormy weather.
owing to the death of a relative in
New York, which the hostess did not
learn of in time to recaii her invitations,
she Gid not appear during the evening.
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the Misses Warder and Mrs. Ward
Thoron.
Mrs. Thoron wore Paris gown of violet
silk and lace and her younger sisters were
attired alike IN corn-colored louisine,
trimmed with silver pailleted lace.
The programme was interpreted by the
celebrated violinist Fritz Kreisler, assist
ed by Bruno Hahn, pianist, of New York.
Each number was enthusiastically re-
ceived. The selections included sonata
by Partini, the fugue in A major by
Partini: THE Saraband," by Sulzer;
"L'Abeiie," by Schubert; THE Tam
bourin," BY lie Clair, and the andante, by
Corelli.
The artist engaged for the last of this
brilliant series of musicales. which, in
cidentally, have been among the most de-
lightful features of the winters hospi-
talities, is M;ae. Fritza Scheff, soprano
OF the Metropolitan Opera.
The Attorney General and Mrs. Knox
we're among the notable entertainers OF
the evening. Their guests at dinner were
General and Mrs. Miles, DR.. and Mrs.
MackaySmith, the Assistant Secretary
of State and Mrs. Hill, the Assistant Sec
rotary OF War and Mrs. Sanger, DIR. and
Mrs. Rixey. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Fos-
ter. Miss Knox, Miss Johnson, Com
mander Cowles, and young Mr.. Dalzell.
Senator and Mrs. Elkins also enter
tanned at dinner last night, when their
guests were the Adjutant General AM
Mrs. Corbin, Representative and Mrs
Mcclellan, Representative and Mrs
Pearre, Representative and Mrs Ohm
sted, Dr. and Mrs. Jenkins. Mr.. and Mrs
James ". Johnston, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Lee, Miss Kean, Miss McKenna, Miss
Newlands, Miss Davis. Senator Kean
Senator Bevcridge. Mr.. Frank A. Nun
sey. and Mr.. Gaines.
Senator and Mrs. EIkins also have din
Nor Invitations out for this evening.
Baron and Baroness de Boulemont gave
a dinner at the New Willard yesterday
in compliment TO the First Secretary OF
the French Embassy and Nine. de
| Margerie.
Mrs. Lee. 1ii5 Massachusetts Avenue
was the hostess at tea yesterday, when
she received a number of friends between
/ and o'clock, despite the inclemency OF
the afternoon.
Assisting the hostess were Mrs. Charles
H. Colburn. Miss Colburn. Mrs. John
Myers. Mrs. Bright, Mrs. Garrick Mallory
and Mrs. Swormstedt.
Mrs. Charles II. Colburn, the sister OF
General Draper. and her daughter, Miss
Colburn, have taken house on Connecti-
cut Avenue for the remainder Of the sea.
son.
They have just returned from 4 pro-
Ionged absence abroad, where they have
been conspicuously identified with society
at the foreign capitals for the past few
years.
The Minister from the Netherlands was
the guest Of Mr.. c. A. Williams in his box
at the Zeldenrust concert yesterday after
noon. Senator Proctor also entertained q
party. as well as Representative and Miss
Tongue.
Mrs. Chauncey Depew. in salmon pink
satin over a pettlcoat of white satin, was
one OF the much admired women at the
ball given by Mrs. William Douglas 10!
her daughter, Miss Douglas. and Mrs
Adelaide Randolph. the step daughter oi