The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-08

u ,neton is gay with the life and bright
ness az her spring season. These months
Y at The capitnt ato attracting each year
Il larger number OF visitors from nj heme
Eand ahrohd ,
Two royal parties were entertained dur
Ing Tho week. their ptesence being maue
the occasion for Il revival OF u seHi-oi-
4 fjoIni round of eayoiy y musicale ~ ne
ID White House. II large afternoon reSeE-
ton at THE home OF former Secretary OF
State ana Mrs John w. Foster an
sFnor 'itor men only At the Chlncse lHE1-
tion, ana an elaborate luncheon WIN
president and Mrs, Roosevelt among inc
y guests. at Secretary Hays resluence oii
a Lafayette square, were son'e OF the NO. no.,
tab,e events In honor of the Prince fu
,in and his associates from China,
Informal luncheons and small dinners
marked the Intervening days at me
Nyhttr House. whore on SATURDAY "L Wy
game week. the German princes ans, tIle sl
party were entertained NJ luioileo'.
3 fhev2Nitnessed The President press tne tlnS
bniton in the east room, and thereby set
IN motion all the wonderful machinery
tbat zoos 10 make up the worlds great
est Exposition in ST Louis.
Barcness Won Sternhurg is In mourning
4 forslier father. the late Mr.. l4allghahn, OF
+ california, and in consequences lne Gun
uer ut the German EMBASSY 7 9r li'e ~ ~ :.
al visitors, was prlVate aitaia' -. Iii,
in in cordially what 1t lacked N piil.
;tnrrv NJ numbers. The guests wercc'
X r,ri,cc Hohenlohe- Schillmgurst and ms
4 sis,a,, tbe Princess Elisabeth; the l'rln-
4 cass Won Ratibor. PriBco karl Won it i
4 M count Won Ratimerskirsch, Madame
1;orents and Mile. Borgns, who with M.
ana Mrs. Frank WibotS, OF CleNola'iu'
Ohio. compose the royal SUITE
prince lohenlohe, who Is hoteu
.,,rtsrnan and hunter, made a tour
!, ~ washington on horseback in company
/. Mi, Inc German ambassador, one OF the
l,ast riders in tho diplomatic corps Prlrlcf
1,a+ibor il Governor OF Prusslan pro-
since. his nephew the hereditary prince
IN officer in the Emperors Gardes ats
corrs, aud it was particularly III 'ileil
honor that the Austrian ampassauor t'lu
baroness Ilengelmueller entertained on
s,,,dny evening at one of the most per-
t,,ntlw anpotnted dinners of the season.
reveals gorgeous array and choice lloral
aacora tinns. Were features or inc occa-
sion. ,,,l.. .r,,s-
,icaliv combined with palms IN the deco
ration of the drawing rooms, NV !,i ~
1ha dining room We're used WIN rippu.is
in the national colors OF Austfii-i e ~
gary. Covers were laid for twellts ~ ~,
ma N addition to the foreign guests
thar, we're present. Mr.. and Mrs. Girafd
t1rnstar Of New York; Baron and lSaro-
5sssTycn Cisl<ra. Mr. and Mrs Ihonas
& = Walsh. General O'Brien, MISS WalMet,
sniss hlng, count HOyos, OF the aus, - i az
embassy, and Mr.. Gutowski, OF the TVS TVS
sian embassy
othor happily entertained visitors at inc
a1,ital Mt this time are the Eouhs iNc 49,.
yelt ,,oys. who were brought he mere = 80, ~.
school with an attack OF 'nunPs, D ,,,,nst
,t,atr7 lronyalescence they were nlmosl
nnnstantlv with their mother, GONG 10Y
l,SaIks. drives, TO Congress ana 70 occa
z ,n,,a, WAGES OF anluscm ont. IheS VIEW
n To- the 4 strauss CONCERT ana Eheara ~. wv.
X Isostonians in 4. Robin Hood WIN " /,
x De. FSoven, the composer ana thelr lrieh ,a
! within ear shot. Accompanied by IN
President, the family joined several arm.
officers and witnessed the final drill 0
thu Fifteenth Cavalry and tho Fourtl
Battery of Field Artillery at Fort MSer
The children are veritably chips OIL th'
old hlock,'' for no more interested per
sons watched the troopers as they drll!cC
r for a weeks engagement a Madison
Souare, Garden under the auspices of the
+ Military Athletic l.tasue of America,
The men wore the olive drab service
form and the new service caps, which
is so like a Scotch cap that 1t makes
them look quite English.
In the artistic world the fourteenth an
nual exhibition Of the Washington Art
Association, in the HomIclrcle of the
Corcoran Art Gallery, was an Interesting
event. The pictures hung were the best
collection seen in years and included
the wonderful Van zorh portrait OF Rep
rcsentative Hit and several canvases
that had received honors In the recent
exhibit in the Pennsylvania Art Society
in philadelphia. Conspicuous among
these was the Madonna, a prize winner,
by Miss Mary Clssatt, the talented
sister Of Presidept Il j. c'assatt, of the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad.
The American Water-coor Society has
its annual exhibition In the American
Art Galleries, New York city, These
X ANIMALS have proved favorte show
place for Washington artists. This year
the capital will be represented by Mr..
4 w. III. Holmes, Miss Bertha Perrie. Mrs
& ,Carl-Smith, Mr.. Hobart Nichols, Mr..
Gill and Miss Tiers
Mr.. Holmes, whose splendid picture of a
woman in white on the soashore, was
distinctly the picture of the year, at n
recent exhibition, Is one Of the most
versatile men In washington A writer