Evening star., 1904-04-30
THE SOCIAL WORLD
Recent Events and Some of
the Coming Ones.
BRIDES AND GROOMS
WEDDING IN CLEVELAND OF A
FORMER wAsHINGToNIAN
Honors to the Notable Foreign Visitors
Interesting Personal
Notes.

The present week had an auspicious send
of at the White House musicale Monday,
when the weather conditions were the best
any afternoon of the entire week presented
and the mansion looked unusually attract
i've. Four or five hundred guests enjoyed,
after the gentle welcome of its hostess an
excellent musical treat and a glimpse
through the open windows Of the velvety
lawns, the budding trees and the new colo
nial gardens, in which all the old-time posies
have already, or will be soon started on
career of fragrance and beauty. The ter
races have boxes of blooming jonquils along
the cornices. and give an extremely festive
air to these later additions to White House
proportions The effect is very satisfactory
and pleasing from the state dining room,
on which there is an entrance. The bay
trees will, as usual, dot the length of each
terrace.
Suburban hospitality will be in evidence
the coming week, and the hope is general
that the weather will be suitable. Mrs.
Boardman has invitations out for two teas,
Mondays, May and 8, at the Country
Club.
While the temptation to close town
houses and open country ones has not been
clothed in it's usual fascination this spring,
the intention is already noticeable. and
nothing is needed to transfer Vanity talr
to new fields but settled period of sun
shine. The departures for Europe do not
appear as numerous as usual this spring,
and society bids fair TO remain i'm town
or hereabouts till the proper moment to
be seen somewhere else has arrived.
The official households are rarely IN
hurry to break camp here any time, and as
Mrs. Roosevelt intends remaining until
school vacations commence her example
will be generally followed, to the advantage
of the capital. The Attorney General and
country
enough for them to enjoy an over-Sunday
stay very frequently. Their new purchase
at Valley Forge, Pa. has already given
them no end of pleasure, and as 1t is likely
to be the scene of their daughters mar
riage, it has already assumed national
Importance.
The weddings that have made the spring
season memorable will continue to hold
public attention until late in June. That of
Miss Ira Langham, sister-in-law of the
German ambassador, to Lieutenant COM
mander de Faramond of the French en-
bassy viii, be church event, although by
reason of the brides mourning a quiet one.
The ceremony viii be at ST. Matthew s. with
the pastor, Father Lee, officiatin during
the week beginning May B. the exact date
depending on the arrival of the best man
from France The brides sister VIII attend
her and the members of the German ana
French emba ssies VIII be present. Lieut..
Faramond and his bride VIII go to Europe
for. the summer, but he will return
in October and then go to Madrid TO JOIN
the former French ambassador to this
country NJ. Cambon, to whose embassy ne
will be attached.
The Austrian ambassador and Nine. Hen
gelmuller will entertain at dinner tomor-
row night in homer OF the Prince zu Hohen-
he-Schillingsfuerst, his sister, the Prln-
cess Elizabeth the Princess Won Rat Dor,
Prince Karl Won Ratibor. Count Won Rum
,erskirsch, Madame Borgnis and Mile. Borg
mis- and Mr. and Mrs. Wihorg, who are here
for a visit. Covers will be laid for twenty
four Tuesday next the ambassador and
his wife will go to New York for few
days.
Mr. and Mrs. LarZ Anderson sailed for
Europe today.
Senator and Mrs. Elkins will give din
ner Wednesday next in honor of Mrs. Nc
Kee who is visiting Mrs. Arthur Lee.
Senator and Mrs. Spooner have been en-
tertaining their daughterin-law, Mrs.
Charles Spooner. this week.