New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-27
OFFICIAL SOCIETY IN WASHINGTON.
From The Tribune Bureau

From The Tribune Bureau
Washington, Sept. 26-The White House Is all
in readiness for the Homecoming OF the President
and Mrs Roosevelt During their absence work
have been busiIy painting the interior and ex-
terror of the building, recovering the walls Of the
Green Room with silk oiIing the floors of the East
Room. painting and decorating the walls and cell
ings of the basement and the east terrace. and
giving the kitchen thorough oyerhauling. The
od-fashioned gardens in the front Of the White
House more attractive than ever. Large red
blooming Gamma plants have been put in place tenn
porary for the reception of the President Satur
day. The leaves Of the trees are fast turning color
and falling, keeping the gardeners busy raking
them away
The Secretary of the Navy. after a short visit TO
Baltimore and New England is again at his desk
at the Navy Department.
Mrs. George B. Cortelyou. wife of the Postmaster
General, has arrived at her home in this city, ac-
companied by the children of the family. The
Postmaster General will be here in the next few
days.
Mr.. Hitchcock Secretary of the Interior and his
daughter Miss Hitchcock. reached Washington to-
day from their summer home. Westmere. Dublin,
N II. Mrs Hitchcock ard Miss Margaret Hitch
cock will follow them within a few days
Sir Henry Mortimer Durand, the British Ambas-
sador. who was to have returned to Washington
from his summer home at Lcnox next week. has de-
cided to delay his return here until the middle of
October
The French Ambassador and Nine. JusSerand,
who spent the summer in France will return TO
the embassy early next week
NJ. Des Portes de la Fosse. charge d'affaires and
counsellor of the French Embassy is expected to
arrive here Tomorrow He left Newport, where he
spent the summer. more than Il week ago and has
since been visiting in Boston.
Chief Justice Fuller has returned to Washington
from his home at Sorrento where he spent the
latter part of the summer He accompanied
by his daughter, Miss Frances Fuller
Associate Justice and Mrs. Henry r. Brown have
returned to their home in this city after visit to
Atlantic City.
Mrs, J. 3. Foraker. wife OF Senator Foraker, of
Ohio went to NewYork to-day to join her daugh-
ters Mrs Wainwright and Miss Foraker. who are
visiting in that city. Mrs. Foraker will make fire.
quent short visits to Washington. but will open
her house here until November 1
The Rev. Roland Cotton Smith, rector of St
Johns Church, has returned to Washington,
companied by his family, after a summer spent at
the home Of Mrs. Smiths mother, Mrs Otis at
Nahant and Ipswich, Mass.
Mrs. Richard Wallach and her daughters. Miss
Wallach and Mrs John hancock Merriam, have
turned from their visit to Narragansett Pier and
have gone to the Hot Springs of Virginia
Mrs. Julian James is visiting her sister, Mrs
Mason, at Saugerties, n. Y. During her absence
extensive changes being made to her home
Mr.. Darling Assistant Secretary OF the Navy, left
here to-day for Bennington, VT, and expects
accompany the Isthmian Canal Commission to
Panama, sailing from New-York Thursday.
Mr.. Oliver Assistant Secretary of War, returned
to Washington to-day from a trip to Connecticut