The Washington times., 1905-12-06

proves beyond doubt that the season is
on The President and Mrs. Roosevelt
viii give dinner at the White House.
Mrs Fairbanks. wife of the Vice
President. will be at home this after
noon for the first time this season.
While the wives Of the members of
the Cabinet will be at home informally
to their friends today and the following
Wednesdays of the month. they viii
not give their large formal receptions
until the first Wednesday in January.
and Will continue all through that
month.
There Will be a large and brilliant re-
ception at the Arlington tonight for
Mrs. Donald Mclean, president general
Of the Daughters Of the American Revo-
luton, when the District chapter will
be hosts. The most elaborate arrange-
ments have been made. and many not
able people have been invited besides
the Daughters.
Mrs. Richard Wayne Parker will in
troduce her daughter. Miss Eleanor
Parker, at tea this afternoon. which
VIII call out all Of the younger element
OF the fashionable set. Special interest
viii attach TO the decorations. as the
Southern moss. from Mrs Parker's
Savannah home. Will form the back
ground for most Of the floral scheme.
Assisting Mrs Parker will be her
mother. Mrs. w w. Parker. OF Savan-
nah, and Mrs. Parker's elder daugb-
ter. Miss Alice Gordon Parker.
The debutaDtes who receive with Miss
Eleanor wayne Parker win be Miss
Marcia Butler. Miss Miriam Crosby
Miss Feroline Perkins, Miss Alice SheD-
ard. and Miss Silvia Wilder.
The ladies presiding at the table will
be Mrs. WolcOttt Tuckerman. Miss
Marion Oliver. Miss Ethel Won Secken-
dorf. and Miss Belle Hagncr.
Other ladies Of the reception party
are Miss Zadee Gan. Miss EIlnor Hoyt.
Miss Caroline Henry. OF PhHadelphia
and Miss Mary Sutherland
Mrs. Hansbrough, wife of the Senator
from North Dakota. has returned 10
Washington, but Will have TO dauv b.,1
recovered from tho Illness which confined
her 20 her room all OF last winter
Mrs. Pearl Mary Teresa Craleie hett.r
known as John oliver Hobbs, the Eng
/ li"h novelist and essayist left the civ
! yesterday for New York after n week S
]
Mrs. Roosevelt and Miss Alice Roose-
| yclt called upon Mrs. Crsdgie and the
/ latter expressed herself as believing
1 them the most charming OF American
women, the most typical Of their coun-
Besides being pre-eminentIy tn,
/ graude dame" said Mrs. Craigie 81
/ Think that Mrs. Roosevelt is all thai
] one could imagine Of a New England
| wife. She and her daughter are. 10 m,
mind. the most charming Of all Ameri
! can types and well worthy to be the
| first women in the land"
Miss Lorraine Roosevelt, daughter o
| Mrs. j. West Roosevelt. and n cOusir
! New York society this afternoon at tn,
/ first of a series Of receptions TO b,
! given for her launching by her mother
| at their residence in East Thirty-fiTs
] street Miss Lorraine Roosevelt has
I many times been presented TO Washing
| TOMS Younger social element when
| guest at the White House. and was on,
OF the very young Roosevelt cousins VIII,
attended Miss ROOSeVelt's debut bal
several years ago.
Mr. and Mrs. William II. West and
baby Margaret. have returned 20 the
city. and are located at the Cairo FOL
the winter.
In the distinguished audience at tn,
| National yesterday afternoon to hea
| the Boston symphony, were the French
| amba ssador, the Brazilian AmbaSSado
and Nine. Nahuco and members OF thei
staff with their wives. the Russian Am
| hassador and Baroness Rosen. an'
Baroness Eliza beth Rosen. the Mexican
Ambassador and Nine. Casasus, Seno