The Washington times., 1905-08-18

Newport society enjoyed its first debu-
tante dance of the season last night,
Mrs Francis O. French entertaining IN
an elaborate manner for her grand
daughter, Miss Pauline French, at Har-
Dor View A number of dinner parties
were given for guests VINO later attend
ed the dance.
Among the Washington people there
were the Baron and Baroness van TLNI.
OF the Netherlands legation; Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas F. Walsh. Miss Evelyn Walsh,
Mrs. J. Don Cameron, and Miss Martha
Cameron.
The decorations for the ball were spec
tacuIar in effect. and beautiful.
The North Atlantic squadron will be
given big ball at &arragansett Pier
tonight, with the governors of the
Casino as hosts. Society from surround
ins resorts will attend, and the event
will be the most important Of the sea
son,
Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans will
be entertained At Shore Acres. with Mr.
and Mrs. John II. Hanan as hosts.
Lenox was treated yesterday afternoon
TO a baseball game, with eighteen So
ciety women on the diamond. National
League rules were observed as closely
as could have been expected, and much
fun as well as some good playing re-
suited
Count CassInI former Ambassador
from Russia to this country, and al
ways mentioned here with feeling Of
genuine regard. was yesterday received
! BY the Emperor at Peterhof.
After conversation of twenty min
utes he was presented to the Empress
/ and DOwager Empress.
/ The British Ambassador and Lady
! Durand were given luncheon yesterday
! at Naumkeag, LenoX, with the former
! Ambassador and Mrs Joseph II. Choate
! as guests
Baron HengelmulIer, the Austrian am
! bassador. who left LenoN the first of the
week for a call upon President Koese'
welt and a short visit TO New YORK re-
! turned to LenoX yesterday, WheFe ne
| Will await the arrival of Baroness Hen
| gelmuller and their little daughter.
Miss Alice Y Beckett, descend
! ant OF the line of Thomas a E8eckett
! Archbishop OF Canterbury, welded VIII
lam T. Parson, a shipbuilder OF League ;te,l
| Island. twenty years her senior, at Dela
ware City. Del, last night.
| Mrs ParsOn was employed at th'
| SchuylknI Arsenal for nine years, anC
! became acquainted with ParsOn before
! the death of his first wife, some year!
ago.
r. w. Rogers. his son. Charles b
| Rogers and T. S. Goldsmith. three at
| taches of the Bureau of Engraving anI
Printing, are spending their vacations a
the Francis Atlantic city.
Ex-Gov. William b. Kellogg Of Maine
who is now a resident of Washington
has located at Marlborough House. Al
lantic City for an extended stay. H'
IS accompanied by his niece. Miss Mary
X. Wills, Of this city.
Mr. and Mrs, Frick. who We're intro
duced TO Washingtons official social Sc
while visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Philande
/ Knox. the former then Attorney Gen
eral. and who have taken George W
Vanderbilts big house on Fifth aYenu
and Fifty-first street, New York. haV
remodeled il beyond all recognition
since they took it over from him for
4 term of years, with the option OF pur
| chase.
All his belongings, and even the yer,
fittings OF the mansion. have been re
moved, and thousands upon thousand
OF dollars have been spent by the Frick
in redecorating and refurnishug.
They purpose 10 entertain extensiVel,