The Washington times., 1905-05-13
NORDICA SINGS
AT A DINNER

Another altogether brilliant affair OF
yesterday was the dinner at the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. George Westinghouse
last evening. in honor of Vice President
and Mrs. Fairbanks. which was follow
ed by reception. when Nordica sang.
There was a most artistic display of
flowers in the drawing rooms. American
Beauties combined with ferns and
feathery foliage giving the effect.
In the dining room. orchids formed
the scheme Of decorations, and the din
ner viii go down in the minds of the
guests as an orchid dinner" Here the
arrangement was exceedingly artistic.
lavender orchids being arranged over
the lace cover, and in a large center
piece, quite in harmony with the gold
table service.
President and Mrs Fairbanks, the Sec
rotary OF the Interior and Mrs. Hitch
cock, Senator and Mrs. Foraker. Senator
and Mrs. Cullom. Sir Francis Mowatt.
G c. B.; Colonel York. Misc Hunt, John
A f. Asphalt. Miss Patten, w H
MaeNa am ~, Miss HtegeInan NJ and
worth and Miss Wadsworth.
Among the twenty or more additional
guests invited for 10 O'Clock were the
Russian ambassador, the German Am
| bassador and Baroness Won Sternburg,
the French Ambassador and Nine. jus
| serand, the Charge d Afaires of Austria
]
bers Of the Cabinet, Senator and Mrs.
| Elkins and Miss iSlkins. Senator Kean
! and Miss Kean, Miss Harlan, Mr. and
Mrs Archibald Hopkins, Mr.. and Mrs.
| Boardnan. Mr.. and Mrs George A
Post, Mr.. and Mrs: Spencer, Mr.. and
| Mrs Henry Kirke Potter, Miss Berry,
| The artists selections were from
| Hammond. Homer, Grefg. Vidal. Strauss
| and Schumann. Not only was she In
wonderfully fine voice. but looked very
embroidered chiffon, with which she
| wore a coronet of diamonds and ropes
| OF pearls. She was accompanied by Ro-
mayn Simmons
The president of the French delegation
to the International Railway Congress
Shoreham Hotel last night in return fol
| the many courtesies received by him and
| his colleagues while IN Washington
| There were present, Mr.. Macfarland
and Mr. Taylor, general secretaries o.
the congress-; Mr.. Gerald, president Of
the permanent commission; NJ. sau-
wage NJ. Heurteau, Mr. Won Leber. Mr.
Harrison, Mr. Kologrivoff, the entire
delegation of the French government
and representatives of the, French rail
way and the French ambassador. NJ
Jusserand. and his staff.
Among the hosts at Chevy Chase Clui
at dinner last evening We're; Mr. an'
! Mrs. Oliver Cromwell. Mrs. Gordon, Mrs
| Stewart Hooker. Mrs. Benedict, Mrs
Slater. Mr.. Rodgers. Mrs. Addison, Mrs
IorilIard, Mr. Wallace, DR.. and Mrs
Jenkins, Mr. and Mrs. Lorillard. Lieu
tenant and Mrs. Bul inner. Lieutenan
| Fortescue, Mr.. F'rfncis, Mr. Thropp
Mr. Magiil. and Mr.. Thompson.
William Morton Grinneil. who is
delegate to the railway congress. ant
Mrs GrnneIl, a guest of the latter
parents, Colonel and M, Ernst. enter
| tanned at dinner last evening az tn
, | Ernst residence complimentary to
, number of his fellows delegates.
, The guest. Included Hamilton Fish
! stuyvesa1 Fish Samu Spencer, Loui
Iselin. tt co Ely, Mr.. Aeisenbuck, Nj
Kalagr'orff. Sir George Armytage: MI
sarre' or. FRANKIE Mr. Steinbfss. Sena
/ tor Kean. the Minister from the Meth
= eriands, srnold Hague, Frederick "
, Huidehoper. and John Wallace, chief en-
) cineer of the Panama Canal.