The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-09
SMART SET WILL
SEE THE CIRCUS
Box Parties Formed; Gay
Times Expected.
SUPPERS AFTER THE SHOW
Personal Mention and Gossip of the
Doings and Movements of
Prominent People.

awaits society people for today ard
should the record last during the next
five days, a pretty social calendar would
be rOunIed out. There are dinners. teas.
luncheons, and more important than all
else because less usual, circus 1artICs
at which most of the diplomats OF
Washington viii lie present.
The ,Gte LC''d Fauncefote and LGuy
Pauncef)te ALWAYS took the entire en-
bassy staff 10 the urEU night Of the
circus. and FOLLOWED the party Dy ~
old-fashi"Isd supper at the embassy.
Last year every embassy and legation
in Washing u had its representatives,
VI der the CO vas. while the President 3
family. SUD me Court circle, uu1 ali
branches Of the Government, ana So
ciety generally was represented The
Secretary Of Commerce and Labor and
Mrs. Cortelyou took the Presidents chill
drcn. and Miss Roosevelt attended
large and fashionable box party
Parties are beiuS arranged sO- to-,
night, and tomorrow and for the time
being big folk are but children. 60 lar
as the form OF amusement goes
Counselor Of the Austrian embassy
and Baroness Giskra leave Washington
today and sail tomorrow for Europe,
where they Will spend the summer.
Baroness Giskra, who can easily be
reckOned one of the most charming
hOstesses Of the diplomatic circle, is d
Georgia woman Of great refinement and
personal magnetism, and has been a
social favorite through the past winter,
both here and in Baltimore, where she
frequently visits
Rear Admiral and Mrs. W. S. Schley,
who have been occupying the house Of
Madame Guzman, on l Street, for the
season, will close their house in June
and join their son-in-law ana daughter
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart WOrtley, at their
country home on Long Island for the
remainder Of the season.
Viscount Charles de Chambrun, Of the
French embassy. who arrived in New
York Saturday on the Lorraine from a
three months visit 10 France, IS eX-
pected IN Washington today.
Mrs. Carl Won Mayhem, who represents
Virginia on the board of lady managers
at the ST. Louis Exposition, will go to
her summer home, Monticello, in Vir-
gIuia, when her present visit IN st.
Louis is completed. With her brother,
jefferson Levy, Mrs Won MayhOn eX-
poets 10 entertain d number Of house
parties at this beautiful estate, the for
mer home Of Thomas jefferson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Addison Thomas. who
spent the winter on the Riviera, also
returned on the Lorraine coming direct
TO their home In this city for q month |
or six weeks stay.
Miss Agness Beardmore is visiting Miss
Louise Helmstetter at Brooklyn.
The next regular meeting Of the Dolly |
Chapter, National Society |
Daughters Of the American Revolution |
viii be held at the residence of the re-
gent. Miss Mallett. 1854 Rhode Island |
Avenue. Tuesday, May 10, at AIS p. m
Capt. John II. Russell. of the Marine |
Corps. who has been ordered TO Anna |
polls for duty. returned here yesterday |
from an eighteen months stay IN the |
Philippines Mrs Russell who was Miss |
Mabel Howard. Of this city shortly will |
make arrangements 70 accompany Cap
tain Russell TO the Naval Academy.
They have one child. daughter.
Miss Marie McKenna Is visiting her
sister. Mrs. Pitts DuheId, of New York, |
who was here the first week in jan
uafy.
The Junior Wimodaughsis Dancing
Club gave very enjoyable May dance |
at the Spanish War Veterans Hall Sat |
urday night. pretty program of |
drills. and dances was carried |
out under the guidance of the club |
teacher, Miss Clements, who was most |
ably assisted BY q. !. Dixon and Mrs. /
George Farrell The hall was handsome
ly decorated for the occasion with palms |
and spring blossoms. which formed /
pleasing background The chaperons Of /
the occasion We're Miss Gillett Miss Nc |
Donald Mrs. Newton, Mrs. Clark, Mrs |
Iomiin. Mrs. German. Mrs. Andrew. and |
Miss Anna Andrew.
Mr. and Mrs. William c. EndIcOtt, ir.
Of Boston, are visiting Mrs. Endicott's /
grandfather, Samuel Ward ut his home |