Evening star., 1902-02-22
THE SOCIAL WORLD
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READY FOR THE PRINCE
NOTHING WANTING NOW BUT
PLEASANT WEATHER. j
Next After Royalty Comes Mi-Careme
ssibilities-Personal
Notes.
READY FOR TIE Z PRINCE

As far as society goes, the blizzard could
not have come along in a better time pro-
vided. of course. the elements improve by
Monday, when Prince Henry will be here.
The present has been almost the gayest
week of the winter, and while the festivities
did not concern many, or in fact any ex-
cent the limited number who dine and
dance together every day and night from
early December till leafy June, what they
did has been mighty entertaining. Monday
nights theatricals were on the line of a
large social gathering. and what was done
on the stage was really of small importance
to the absolute necessity of being in the
audience witnessing it. There was no dearth
Of applause, however, for the efforts of the
cast. They were amply recompensed, and
deserved it, and if a repetition of the per-
formance is about the best tribute that
could be paid II that is also to be men
toned in it's credit Baltimore society
wants to have the original cast go over
and entertain it well advance the
interests of some Of its pet charities. No
decision, however, is yet announced. 1t is
asking a great deal to nave as popular
set as the members of this cast are for
sake the pleasures of a day or two of
Easter gayeties at home and perhaps run
up against the same snag as was encOun-
tered here, the opposition to any social
courage to oppose what fashionable So
ciety ordains. There are many, however,
who think the week long enough for their
pleasuring, even if no other or better mo-
tive guides their action and who consistent
ly refuse to participate in any formal oc-
casion on Sunday. Society is just as even
ly divided on the merit or vice of cards
where money is staked. Bridge whist
formed the feature of the foreign recep-
tions of the past season, as it did probably
at many others Those who began the
winter inveighng against It's destinations
have in many cases succumbed to Its
charms and are now experts at the play.
Monday we shall have the prince, but
the family circle at the White House will
have today the real prince of that house,
hold, Master Theodore, to pet and nurse
back to health. Mrs. Roosevelt found her
desire to be here to assist the President in
his duty of hospitality to the distinguished
foreigner and her wish to keep her boy
near her too rather conflicting the past
the decision was reached mat it was safe
to bring the little intalid Home to Washing
ton and thus make both possible.
The preparations for the state dinner in
Prince Henry's honor. have been going on
for days. The feast will be spread in the
east room. which, Under Airs. Roosevelt s
housekeeping, has become the great BAN
quet hall of the White Hanse. 1t has been
found eminently sudeessfuE both from the
pleasure and comfort of those attending the
dinners, as well as the convenience Of those
who serve them. .
AS is generally known, the kitchens in the
White House are directlyt under the pri-
vate dining room and pantries. A much
travelled lady says that Tits arrangement
exists In nearly all the old-fashioned man
siOns in London, with this exception in the
White House favor that it has dumb
walters and staircase convenient. In
these English houses the food has to be
carried the entire length of the basement
floor and back the same distance to the
dining room and not through a super
heated atmosphere customary in this coun-
try. To offset any possibility of there be-
ing chilled food served at a White House
state dinner there are gas stove tables In
the basement at the foot of the east stair
case, where the plates are kept hot and the
food might, too, If it were found necessary
on the road from the kitchen.
Micareme ought not 10 pass by without
it's annual fashionable indorsement the
furore for powder and patches and fancy
dress and posing generally continuing such
a marked element of the winters pleasure.
While nothing can be thought of or talked
about till after the prince has come and
burnings II a mid-Lent carnival were in
prospect just the same as If it had not ex
listed since the lenten season began. But
perhaps society intends to be good now till
the Easter festivities are hand
Mr.. del .ViSO'S costume supper dance at
Rauscher's the present week was origi-
nally planned in Miss Roosevelts honor,
and instead of the form it assumed was to
have followed large theater party.