Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-11
THE SOCIAL WORLD.
What is Happening and What
the Future Promises.
NOT DEADLY DULL YET
1 WEDDING DAY ANNOUNCED
AND OTHERS TO COME.
An After Easter Activity in Matrimo-
NAL Affairs Seems
Sure.

Sure.
The social hull will not be perceptible until
the extra session is over, for the farewell
Inequalities continue to bridge over the in
terval After that the fashionable charities
will have the field, a generally clear one,
too, as far as other affairs where society
meets it's kind concerned. Notwith-
standing the great demands that the past
winter made upon everybody, there was ne
diminution of interest in the concluding
events, Monday and Tuesday and as far
as notabilites and members were con-
cerned all bids were answered in person
Lately the Inauguration overshadowed
everything else, but Washington hospitality
was not overtaxed, even with this remark
able drain upon it, Probably more people
of note from other parts of the country, and
in fact other capitals, were here last week
than ever before upon a similar occasion.
The Roosevelt kith and kin were a pretty
goOd-siZed company by themselves, but
scattered early in the present week to near
and faraway homes and usual Vocatons.
The President and Mrs Roosevelt broke the
monotony of meeting strangers by having
a dinner party for official friends Thursday
night, and can be reckoned upon to greet
and speed their way many other ac-
quantanceS in the coming six weeks. Inc
President, who is to enjoy St Patrick day
in New York with the Friendly Sons of st.
Patrick, will participate in the early after
noon of the same day in family gathering,
as he is announced from New York to have
promised to escort the bride, his niece, Miss
Eleanor Roosevelt, at her marriage TO MT.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Miss Alice
Roosevelt will be the maid of honor and
the bridesmaids include the Misses Corinne
Robinson, Ellen Delano Muriel Robbins.
Helen Cutting, Isabella Selmes and Muriei
White. ]. Roosevelt Roosevelt Will be best
man, and the ushers Lyman Delano, Ed
mund Rogers, Lathrop Brown, Warren Rob
bins Charles Bradley, Rowland Cary and
Gustavus O. Cary.
A number of engagements recently an
nounced presupposes a great activity in the
sale of SATIN lace and orange blossoms IN
the near future. One of the first weddings
will be that of Miss Julia Kellogg and Mr.
Andrew Y Bradley, who have selected the
18th of this month. The ceremony Will be
al the Church of the Covenant, and Will be
followed by small reception at the home
of Col and Mrs. A. c. Tyler. After their
wedding trip the couple will live at the
Richmond, where the bride-elect and her
mother, Mrs. Kellogg, widow of Colonel KEEL
logg now reside. The bridal party will be
large one. Some of the other engaged
couples whose happiness is being shared by
friends are Miss Marian Hubbard Bell ana
Mr. David Fairchild, Miss Anne Phelps
Brown and Mr.. Charles Bradley, MISS Ger
trude Brown and Mr. George Lewis Hunt
ress IT., of Boston, Miss Annie McCauley
and Mr.. Charles O'DonneI Lee, and Miss
Isabel Mauro and Mr.. Charles S. French.
The international engagements. those OF
Miss Frances Newlands and Lieutenant Won
Bredow of the German army, Miss Hester
Mclaughlin of St. Louis and Lieut.. Carlo
Pfster, naval attache of the Italian en-
bassy, are keeping up the usual Washington
average. Not only is the marriage OF MISS
r Fran
York to follow the return of Mrs. and the
Misses King from Europe, but 1t is also an
nounced that the marriage OF Miss Wlnona
King and Mr. Oliver Perrin of Baltimore VIII
be an event of the early summer. Another
recently announced engagement was that OF
Miss Marion Dali and Mr. Charles Common.
The British ambassador and Lady Durand
will shortly entertain Lord Charles Beres-
ford of the British navy.
The German ambassador and Baroness
Won Sternberg have three evening recep-
lions in prospect March IA, u and IS
Senator and Miss Kean will give large
dinner tonight.
The Speaker and Miss Cannon have now
Miss Gillett of Chicago staying with them
and will give a dinner tomorrow night.
They now expect to remain here until
about the 10th.
Mrs. LIE seure has returned from a short
trip to New York.
Senator and Mrs. Depew, who have leased
the Bates house. at 18th and n streets, for
a long term are not the only notables who
will be found in different homes next WIN
ter The Vice President and Mrs. Fair
banks are contemplating securing house
much nearer the White house than where
they are now residing, but have not yet
reached decision as to the particular one,
or whether the move will be made this year.
Senator w. A. Clark of Montana has re-
leased the house he now occupies and
where next winter, series of Inequalities
will mark the introduction of his charming
young wife to his friends here, made i'm
possible this year by their mourning and
by the i'll health of Mrs. Clark.
About 300 guests enjoyed the hospitality
of the Japanese minister last night, the
company consisting of members of the dip
lomatic corps, the cabinet, the judiciary, the
Senate and House of Representatives and
other official and personal friends. Mr..
Takahira was assisted by the secretaries of
his legation, and the OCCASION like previous
events at the japanese legation, was a great
success.
The Secretary Of the Navy and Mrs. Nor
ton gave dinner last night, when their
guests were the German ambassador and
Baroness Won Sternburg, Justice and Mrs.
Holmes, the naval attache of the French
embassy and VfscounteSs de Faramond the
secretary of the Netherlands legation and
Baroness Van Tuyll, Mr.. Rider Haggard
and his daughter. Miss Haggard Mrs. John
Rodgers, Mrs. John Davis, Miss Mcmillan,
Miss Williams of Chicago, Miss Morton,
Senator Crane Senator Beveridge, Captain
Gilmore and Mr.. Edwin V. Morgan.
Mr.. and Mrs Marye were dinner hosts last
night, their guests including Senator and
Mrs Gallinger, Admiral and Mrs. Mason,
Major and Mrs. Hugh ]. Gallagher, Captain
and Mrs. Potts and Commander and Mrs.
Hodges.
Mr. A. Maurice Low gave dinner last
night to the British ambassador Invited to
meet him were the Speaker, Senators Bur-
rows, Dillingham;, McCreary, Carter, Bacon
and Newlands, Representative Longworth.
Representative Foster and General Draper.
Mrs Betty Cans of $50 G street southeast
will be at home Wednesday, March Is, from
3 till 5 pm, the occasion being her nine
tieth birthday.
Miss Virginia Baker of Winchester, Va,
is visiting Mrs. Rosalie H. Bocock, 1743 Q
street.
Mrs w. Walton Brown spent the past
week with her parents and had with her her