The Washington times., 1904-04-04

seldom has an Easter Sunday in Wash
/ rSton been marked with a greater snow
of hospitality among society people than
yesterday. There We're numerous lunch
con and dinner parties given, and in
stead of the usual parade 70 and from
church in gay attire there was "a Boston
tendency TO cling to winter garments
until the wind grows less frolicsome
with spring follics in gowns and MILL
merry.
Mrs. Robert Patterson gave q luncheon
party at her house on Dupont Circle to
twenty guests. Miss Patterson. whose
engagement to Count Gizycki was an
nounced last week, made a flying trip to
New York the last of the week and will
not return for several days yet
Nr and Mrs. John r Mclean enter
[ tanned a large luncheon party at their
country place. Friendship. thus initiating
custom which has prevailed with them
for several years.
Miss Janet Fish. Of New York, is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Mclean. and the
luncheon was Eiven in her honor. NJ ISIS
Fish Is being generally entertained in a
most hospitable manner while in Wash
irEton.
There were number Of dinners. most
OF the ambassadors entertaining their
entire stats with q few additional
guests. The French ambassador and
Mime. JuSscrand entertained ii this
manner, as did Count Cassini, the RUS
sian ambassador. and Countess Cassini
Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Bradley also en-
tertained a dinner party. having us
guests. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Poor Bar
oness Giskra. wife Of the counselor of
the Austrian embassy, and her niece,
Miss Elliott Of Georgia, Miss Newberry.
Miss Anita Poor. r b. Clark, of New
York. and Captain LassiteT.
Speaker Cannon win entertain a din
ner party tonight of thirty-eight men,
his colleagues in the House With this
dinner party tonight TIE Speaker and
Miss Cannon will have entertained near
ly 400 different guests al their tai BILE since
the opening Of Congress, and few peO-
pie have been invited more than once.
II is the intention Of the Speaker to en-
terrain all of his collea CUES around his
hOSpltaDle board at least once before the
close of Congress. This breaks the rec
ord OF any previous Speaker for years
tanned a more hOspitable household than
the present incumbent.
Mr. and Mrs Henry May also will en-
terrain q party of sixteen young peo-
pie al dinner tonight, friends of their
daughter, Miss Isabel May.
Mrs William r. Draper. wife Of the
former ambassador To Rome. viii open
her beautiful ballroom this afternoon
from : 10 Z o'clock for "a Bal Poudrc. in
compliment 10 their daughter Maruaret
Draper who is ten years old Little I
Miss Draper viii receive her guests {
wearing an exquisite costume of the !
t time 81 Lo-is KY. ana as nearly as
among her guests. All viii appear with /
hair powdered and fancifully dressed, i
whether wearing an entire fancy cos |
tune or not.
Ethel Roosevelt. the Younger daughter
on the president. VIII be guest. and /
among The diplomatic children present /
VIII DE little Mia HcugeImuller. the /
charming daughter Of the amba ssadOr /
from Austria Hungary and Baroness /
Hengclmuller. and ESQ Aurora Quesada. I
the eldest daughter JT the Cuban min 3
lister and Sonora Qucsada
Ihe ballroom has been exquisitely 4
decorated Tor the affair, and the Marine /
Band Orchestra VIII furnish the music
number of girls i'm long skirts for I
several seasons past have been invited !
20 ENJOY inc pretty picture and give .
assurance 10 the younger guests Miss /
cannon, daughter of the Speaker viii
accompany Miss Helen Cannon LeSeure.
the eldest grandchild Of the Speaker. 10 /
the ball.
With the return Of Theodore. ir.. and
Kermit Roosevelt TO Groton. this r4orn- /
ing, the Presidents family is again
broken up, not 20 be entirely reunited
again until June, when il is probable /
the meeting viii take place at Sycamore
PHI, oyster Bay. the Presidents sum-
mer home The boys caught a glimpse
Of children struggling into the south
front lawn of the White House. but
were deprived Of seeing much of the
show. Ethel Roosevelt, the daughter
OF the President and Mrs. Roosevelt
VIII NOT return to the Cathedral School /
where she is a pupil. until later In the
day Her departure VIII leave only Miss
Roosevelt and the two younger children
Archibald and Quentin, as companions
for their parents.
The Southern Club Of Georgetown Uni
vcrsity viii give a Prom at Rausch-