The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-20

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that Madam Takahira Is spend
ing the winter III her native land. She.
is a dainty little woman, full Of pretty
ways and as gracious and kindly as her
husband is brusque. There Is no end TO
the intrigues which will soon be in prog
ress in Washington, and naturally their
scene of action will be the Washington
drawing rooms. Big. news may be looked I
for hereafter and no longer can the season
be called colorless. The intrigues OF the
Spanish American war still furnish bon
mots and topics Of correspondence in the
Cabinets Of Europe Count Cassini came
to Wa shington with a. well established
reputation forSstatecraft and he WIN need1
all his proWess to vanQuish the foes fWhlchl
win now spring around him: In the Brit
ish amba ssador, Sir Mortimer Durand, he
has a man worthy Of his steel. Inefe are
lively times ahead. 49,. .-.. -.- --
Mrs, Diapers ball may be counted as
another of the Disappointment of the sea-
son. According to her statements, there
were two hundred guests invited but
scarcely half that number accepted the
hospitality. Mrs. Draper: was unable to
secure Miss Roosevelt. and Countess Cas-
SIM also had to decline at the, last mo-
ment.
| The students ball for the benefit of
| Columb ian University hospital was held
last week. Mrs. Henry Cabot Lodge, Mrs.
Needham, wife of the president of Column
bian university, and Mrs. Hoeke received
the guests.
Miss Hetty Sargent, granddaughter of
| r. Jefferson Coolidge Of Boston, had a
delightful visit to Washington, altho she
missed her friend, Mrs. Payne Whitney.
| These two were inseparable, and Miss
Sargent was the only guest outside or the
Hay and Whitney families who was a
house guest at the time of the much dis
cussed nuptials. ="
u The marriage Of Miss Harmon, daughter
of ex-Attorney General and Mrs. Harmon
and Mr.. Cassatt Of New York was very
quiet wedding, owing to the continued II
: health Of Mrs. Harmon. The ceremony
took place Shrove Tuesday at the Churcf
Of the Advent, Cincinnati, and was FOL
lowed by an informal reception at tn
Harmon residence, on Kemper lane, Wal
{ nut Hills.
The Chinese minister, Sir LANG Cheng
:, who is one of the most accomplished
: diplomatic hosts, entertained compan.
3 at dinner Tuesday evening at his new le
cation, on Vernon avenue. The guests
the minister were Secretary OF Commerc
: and Mrs. Cortelyou, Peruvian Minister an
: Nine Calderon, Senator and Mrs: Spoo
: ner, Senator and Mrs. Aldrlch. senate
/, and Mrs. Cullom, Assistant Secretary G
s State and Mrs Loonis General Bates
IS Representative and Mrs. William Aide
e, .(nith. Representative Dinsmore, Mrs
|, John Timmons, Mr.. Cheshire, and Charlie
r. Goodwin Bennett.
/ Miss Shaw, daughter of Secretary Of tn
) Treasury and Mrs. Shaw, gave a luncheo
: last week in compliment to Miss Franc
West Of Des Moines, Iowa, who IS
r. Washington for a ten days visit with Mi:
Shaw, who is one Of her schooimate
l. Those invited to meet Miss West were u
s. Misses Hitchcock, Miss. Fuller, Miss t'o
n. aker, Miss Hull, Miss Ames, Miss Deerin
1t Miss Moore, Miss Miller, Miss Rogers, Mi
Ware, Miss Riggs, Miss Fountaine, MI
Burbage Miss Anderson, Miss Reed al
err Mrs. Hull.
en- Mrs. Robert B. Armstrong, wife Of tt
e. assistant secretary of the treasury, h
nd issued invitations for a tea Saturday at
ne ernoon from to { o'clock, in honor
as Miss Shaw. She will be assisted by MI
". | Virginia Bartle Of New York, Miss Franc
a West of Des Moines, Iowa, and numb
is |.of the debutantes.
ng e.
n Mrs. Fred bennett, 1905 S street, w
n Of the secretary to Senator Hansbrough
is North Dakota, gave a musical tea ls
SITS week, complimentary to Mrs. Hogg, W
Lin Of Representative Hogg of Colorado; M
Use Oldberg, Washington, and Mrs Spald11
le- wife of Representative Spalding Of MOI
"a Dakota. Mrs. bennett was assisted
aid Mrs John r. Edwards, Mrs. A. j. Brov
is Mrs. Merriam, Mrs. Robson, Mrs. Syr
re- the Misses Dapray, RedWay,s Brown a
nd North Musical numbers will be CIV
III turnout the afternoon by Mrs. Oldbe
nd assisted by Miss DAILY. Miss Veitch'
SIN McHarg, Mr.. CIabaugh, Mr.. Hoover
as Mr.. Campbell.