Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-15
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
THE DIPLOMATIC STATE DINNER
LAST NIGHT.
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt Sit
With Company of Seventy Eight
Mrs. Swann's Tea-Personals.

The President and Mrs. Roosevelt enter
tained at the second state dinner of the
winters series last night the guests of
honor being the members of the diplomatic
corps. The table was laid in the state
dining room and the large party present
utilized every portion of its space A very
beautiful arrangement of mauve orchids re-
lieved by ovals and circles of hyancinths
and carnations adorned the board. The
guests assembled in the east room, where
the presentations were made to the host
andn hostess by Col. Symons and Major
McCawley. There were several notable alb
sentees of expected guests because of ILL.,
ness.
Those present were: The Russian ambas-
sador and Countess Cassni, the Mexican
ambassador and Madame de Approx, the
ustro-Hungarian ambassador and Ma
dame Hengelmuller the French ambassa-
dor and Madame Jusserand. the German
ambassador andn Baroness Won Sternburg,
the British ambassador. the minister of
Sweden and Norway. the Danish minister,
the Haitian minister. the Costa Rican min
lster ana Madame de Calvo, the Nicara-
guam minister, the Netherlands minister. the
Japanese minister. the Persian minister,
the Argentine minister. the Belgian minis
ter and Baroness Moncheur, the Siamese
minister. the Chilean minister and Madame
de Walker-MartineZ. the Portuguese min
lister. the Cuban minister the Swiss min
lister. the Chinese minister. the Venezuelan
minister. the minister of Panama and Ma
dame Bunau-Varilla. the Turkish minister,
the charge d'affaires of Italy and Countess
Macchi di Cellere, the charge d'affaires of
Bolivia and Madame de Zalles, the charge
d affaires of Brazil the charge d'affaires
of Spain, the Secretary of State and Mrs
Hay. Senator Hale. Senator and Mrs Gull
lom, Senator and Mrs. Lodge Senator and
Mrs. Clarence d. Clark. Senator and Mrs.
spooner Senator and Miss Kean, Senator
and Mrs. McCreary, Mrs. Carrot A. Ho-
bart, Representative Hit, Representative
cousins. Representative and Mps. Scudder,
Col. and Mrs Bingham. Major McCawley,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles 8. Francis. Mr.. TiM-
othy l.. Woodruff Mr.. Henry White Mr..
and Mrs. Robert C. Pruyn. Mr.. and Mrs.
James Speyer Mrs. Hobson, Miss Roose-
welt. Miss Carow. Miss Nora Iseln. Miss
Fannie Iselin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert C. Pruyn of Albany,
Mss Nora Iselen and Miss Fannie Iselen
arc guests at the White House today hav
Ing come on to attend the state dinner last
night.
Col and Mrs. Bingham who came on
from Buffalo to be the Presidents guests at
dinner last night spent yesterday after
neon In making round of calls. During
their short visit here they will receive a
great deal of social attention. Both are
looking unusually well.
Mrs Robert B. Armstrong. wife of the
| assistant Secretary of the treasury, will re-
ceive tomorrow afternoon from 4 to 6
o'clock. at 1909 Goth street
Mrs. Swami. who numbers her friends at
the capital by the hundreds. gave tea
yesterday at her home on 18th street.
when notable company partook of her
hospitality. The entertainment was to meet
Mrs. Beach Grant who has returned from
a long stay abroad for winter in this
city. where she formerly resided. The love
OF the hostess for flowers was in evidence
at every turn in the drawing room suite.
which is probably the richest in artistic
| treasures, of any in this city. A great bank
of American beauty roses nodded head
high in front of the large mirror, and splen-
did silver vases were filed at other points.
The charming hostess was most becoming
ly gowned in embroidered white crepe, and
the guest of honor was also in white. Mrs.
Goldsborough. Mrs. Fremont, Mrs. Ralph
Walsh, Mrs. John S. Blair and Mrs. Reade
| assisted in the reception. In the dining
room the table was adorned with white
roses and foliage, and the dainties were all
| in white and green. Residential and liter
airy society," well friends in official
life. made UP the three or four hundred
guests present.
Moore Richardson entertained at dinner
last evening in honor of the Speaker and
Miss Cannon. The other guests were SEN
ator and Mrs. Scott, Senator and Mrs.
Kearns. Judge Peelle. Representative and
Mrs. Metcalf. Representative and Mrs.
Huff, Representative Bates, Miss Moore
and Mr.. Staunton.
Rev. James H. W. Blake and family will
be at home at Christ Church rectory Mon
day evenings until Lent.
| Commissioner of Pensions and Mrs. Ware
gave a dinner last night in honor of the
| Secretary of the Interior and Mrs. Hitch
| cock. The other guests were Justice and
| Mrs. Brewer, Assistant Secretary and Mrs.
| Darling, Gen. Henderson and Miss Ware.
I Mrs. Dryden gave a luncheon yesterday,
| when her guests were Mrs. Alger, Mrs.
kean. Miss Kean, Mrs. Wood. Mrs. Giles
| pie, Mrs. Hornblower, Mrs. Dalzell, Mrs.
Bates, Mrs. Clark, Mrs. Kuser and Miss
Morgan.
| afternoon at 172s Goth street. and will have
| with her Mrs. A. P. Warrington of Nor
| folk
| Mrs Alexander Britton, 1886 street will
| not be at home to callers tomorrow, but
| will receive the last two Saturdays in jan
| uary.
| First Lieut.. E. J. Bracken. Sth Infantry,
u S. A., of Governors Island, N. Y. and
| wife are stopping at the New Willard on
| their wedding trip.
| Mr. and Mrs. Ralston entertained at din
| ner last night. Their guests were Mr.. and
| Mrs. Loomis. Judge and Mrs. Pentield, Mr..
and Mrs. cambridge, who have just re-
| turned from Caracas, where Mr.. Bainbridge
was United States commissioner; MIR. and
| Mrs. Van Dyne; Mr.. Dodge of Caracas,
secretary of United States commission; Mr..
| and Mrs. Siddons and Mrs. H. n. R4lston.
Mrs r. Kleinsmith has returned to her
| home in Detroit after pleasant visit with
| her parents, Mr. and Mrs. w. M. Frank.
|
Mrs. j. W. Bayne, Miss Bayne and Mrs.
| Theall, 1141 Connecticut avenue. will be at
| home Saturdays, January 80, February q
and 10.
| Mrs. William c. Borden will receive to-
morrow afternoon for the last time this
| season.
| The marriage of Miss Mary E. Watkins
Of Washington, D. c.. and Mr.. Walter l..
| RasYe of Fort Worth Tex took Mace