Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-01-11
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If the gayetieS OF the last half of the
month approach in number or attractions
the program thus far the~ success of the
winter is assured. The White House has
had all the stately happenings lately and
will continue to monopolize one night each
week throughout this month. in the three
card receptions yet to follow. Outside of
these events the charity ball next Monday
night at Wizards Hotel affords the first
great opportunity for the fashionable world
to come together and enjoy itself in the
old-fashioned way. The two large ball
rooms will be at the service Of the guests,
one for dancing and the other for prone
nading, and 1t is hopedsthat the President
and Mrs. Roosevelt and the cabinet may be
able to attend.
Tonight President and Mrs. Roosevelt
will dine with the Secretary of War and
Mrs. Root Other events of the afternoon
and evening are Mrs. Swansons card party
for Mrs. Mayhoff, the debut tea of Miss
Bright, daughter of DR.. George Bright,
U. S. N, at the Washington Club, and
dinners at Justice Har1an's and Senator
Fairbanks homes. Leading events on the
cards for Monday are the farewell dinner
at the Arlington by the retiring Postmaster
General and Mrs. Smith in honor of Presi-
dent and Mrs. Roosevelt, and the charity
ball at the New Willard For Tuesday
evening IS tue JuulCldi IeCepllOu dt Tic
White House. Dinners will be given by
Senator and Mrs. Elkins and at the Jap
anese legation. Miss Paulding will, give
an afternoon reception IN honor of her
uncle, Senator Depew, and his bride.
other events Of the week include the leap.
year dance at the New Willard Thursday
and small and early at Rauscher's Fri
day, Mrs. Robert l. Fleming's o'clock tea
Wednesday, Mrs. Nash's tea the same
date and a large number of dinners at
prominent homes. The Supreme Court din
ner will be given at the White House
Thursday next. 49,
Mrs. Roosevelt received several hundred
callers by invitation yesterday afternoon
and had the assistance of the Misses Root.
Knox and Hitchcock. Many recent White
House guests and strangers in Washing
ton paid their respects
The Argentine minister and Mrs. Garcia
Merou gave dinner last night, when their
guests were the Mexican ambassador and
Mrs. Approx Captain and Mrs. -Vignal,
Assistant Secretary of State and Mrs. Hill,
Mr. and Mrs. Cortez Miss Cortez. Sonora
Herrara and Lieutenant Commander Gut
tero and Mr.. Barrett who has been re-
Gently a delegate to the Pan-American
congress at Mexico.
Mr. and Mrs Townsend's beautiful home
was the scene of one of the largest dinner
dances of the winter last night, given in
honor Of their guest Miss Strong of Erie,
Pa, and to meet whom company made up
Of the most notable of the pleasure seekers
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whom society is already under so many
obligations, added another splendid enter
tainment to the rest, and surely one that
will be hard to eclipse. 1.-THE 100 guests at
dinner were seated at 5smalts tables, ar
ranged in the dining room and hall, each
table adorned with specimen roses scat
tered over the cloth as, well as filling
center basket.
The hostess wore white and Miss Strong
was in white satin and tulle. garlanded
with lilies of the valley Miss Townsend
was also in white, After dinner a cotillion
was danced, led by MAYOR McCauley and
Miss Strong. For the favers very pretty
articles were provided corSage bouquets
forming one in TIE: list. g.
Several hundred guests Joined the dinner
company to take part in the dance. Nearly
all the ambassadors and other members of
the diplomatic corps and Miss Roosevelt
were among the guests. Others present
included the Austrian minister and
Mrs. Hengelmuller, the Misses Pauncefote,
the Countess Cassini, Mr.. and Mrs. Won Cal
lenberg Senior Riano, the Danish minister,
Mr. and Mrs. de Margerie Mr.. and Mrs
Crackenthorpe, Count Won Montgelas, Mr..
and Mrs S. S. Rowland, Count Won. Ar
MIN, Gen. and Mrs Corbin. Capt. Gilmore,
Miss Sheridan, the Netherlands minister
the Misses Letter, Count Quadt, Mr.. Bona
parte, Miss de Peyster, Miss :Cockrel!, MI.
Carignani, Miss Root, Mr.. James Wads-
worth, jr., Miss Paulding, Mr.. Rogestven-
sky, Mr.. Wauters, Mr.. Humphrey owens,
Mrs. Slater, M. Hermite, Mr.. Raikes, MISS
Ruth Hanna, Senior AzpiroZ, Mr.. ana MIS-;
Reginald de Koven, Mr.. Wyndham, Mr. ana
Mrs. Lars Anderson, Count de la Gharar-
desca Senior Del NiSo, the Misses Waroer'
Capt Crozier, Mrs. Harriet Blaine Beale,
Miss Boardman, Mr.. de Bildt, Mr.. ana Mrs.
MacVeagh.
Another charming debutante was added
to the winters list yesterday in the person
of Miss Martha Ryan, second daugnter ol
Mrs William K. Ryan. Mrs. w. X Ryan,
ST., Mrs. Rebecca Ryan and Mrs. Frances
Nash assisted at the pretty tea marhiiis
the occasion '-e
One of the problems discussed Wednesday
afternoon while callers made the rather
lonesome rounds of the cabinet houses was
whether it really was the cup OF tea anu
Accomplishments that made the wednesday
calls a pleasant duty some years ago anu
one not to be omitted even while blizzard
ragged. Some take the view that the IN
creased amount Of entertaining ana the eA-
tensive area which must now be covered py
those who would keep up large visitins
acquaintance have as much to do with the
situation at present as any other cause. IN
fact the cabinet receptions as weekly events
where real society folks met their own
set and gave those who had read more imam
they had seen Of the gay world chance TO
come within speaking distance are no longer
necessity as they once were.
All the opportunities these drawing rooms
dozens Of other directions. Like the fall OF
the cities of old, because of the luxury ana
ease and comfort of their inhabitants, the
decadence Of once cherished institution
may be charged not to an Individual but to
all the successors of the old-fashioned host
esses who regarded a jammed house as the
best possible tribute to their personal pop
ularity first Of alt and to the nospatapie
spirit of the administration which their
husbands served. One remembers the old
days when the man opdr1jng tHes door was
rarely seen after 3:15 O'Clock. Vie was sim
ply swallowed up in the tilrong looming and
going, and late guests iscons9ds them
selves quite reconpsHSed II athey got a
welcoming smile from heir hostess over the
heads of dozen Others. Narleharge of
economy is possible in the matter, since
there never was a cabinet more luxur1ousiy
housed than at present nor any where serv-
ants and attendants were more numerous
1t is not uncommon now to pass from two
to five men servants before the mistress OF
the household is reached Thesexplanatton
lies entirely in the change Of fashion and
custom, and because crowding=and jostling
were the order of the past 1t does not fol-
low but that the lessened attendance Of the
present has many advantagesc=The cabinet
women are not supposed to return calls,
but, of course they do, and certainly
within the entertaining .skelt'ss Can be found