The Washington times., 1905-12-31

only come out in society this year. yet
she made her debut as a playwright last
winter, when her charming operetta
Flora and Florizel" was performed by
amateurs at the Berkley Lyceum with
great success for the benefit of St
Mary's Hospital for Crippled Children
Lydig, Etc.
Another important entertainment of
this week will he Mrs. Phil Lydigs big
dinner on Thursday night. at her new
house on East Fifty-secend street, the
first entertainment of any Importance,
indeed, 10 take place there since she OBJ
tanned possession thereof a year or so
ago. 1t will be followed by a musicale
at which Kubelik will be the star attrac-
ton.
Mrs. Lydig proposes to give a regular
series of dinners and musicales during
the coming month. The others will take
place on January II. Is and %. Phil Ly-
dig, by the bye, is no longer IN business
with his uncle. Mr.. Sturgis, but has now
become a partner OF "Dick" Lounsbery,
which, no doubt, has something 10 do
with the selection by Miss Edith Louns-
berry OF Mrs. PHI Lydigs sister, Ada
d'Acosta. as maid of honor at her wed
ding to Harry Pierrepont Perry.
Reception for Miss Lounsebery.
Mrs. William A. Perry, the latters
mother. by the bye, gives big reception
on Wednesday for her future daughter
in-law at her house in East Fffty-sixth
street, on which occasion there is GER
tain to be a large gathering OF the rela-
uves of the bride, including her step
mother, young Mrs. James 3. Haggin;
Mrs. Richard Lounsbery, Mrs. Louis B.
Haggin. and of course Mrs. Phil Lydig,
with her lovely sisters. There will like
wise be present Miss I4ounsbery's brides
Taaids. who include Edith Deacon, Har-
riet Daily. Dorothy Rand, Janet Fish,
Rosamond Street apd Laura Swan,
daughter of Mrs Elisha Dyer, jr.
Young Perry's ushers will be Arthur
Iselin, Ben Ali and Richard y. Louns-
berry, jr, Couper Lord. Wistar Kendall,
Grosvenor Phelps and Loomis L. White.
while Pierre Lorillard Ronalds will be
his brother-in-Iaws best man. The
wedding takes place at st. Thomas on
February J.
Charity Concerts at Barney Home.
Mrs. Charles t. Barney has given her
house in Park avenue for a series of
piano and violin recitais by Mr.. and Mrs.
David Names. for the benefit Of the
school settlement next w eClltS-
day morning and on the mornings of
January 10 and IT and OF February 4
and IA at Ii o'clock. Mrs. William Doug
las Sloane. Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney.
Mrs. John Jacob Astor and Mrs. STAN
ford White are the patronesses in charge
OF these concerts. Mrs. Barney viii
likewise give a dinner dance later in the
season at her house in Park avenue for
her niece. Miss Dorothy Whitney, one
of the debutantes Of the winter.
Son of Rosebery in New York.
Foreign visitors here at the present
time comprise the Countess OF Oxford.
who was Miss Louise Corbin. and who
is staying at the Holland House, and
young Nell Primrose, the second son
Of Lord Rosebery. Contrary to the
usual lot of younger sons, Nell Prim-
rose is enormously rich. having inher
tied a very considerable share of the
colossal fortune OF his mother, who
was Miss Hannah Rothschild, the only
child of the weaIthiest OF all the
Rothschilds. namely, the late Baron
Meyer Anselrn de Rothschild. Young
Primrose is being extensively enter |
tanned at Tuxedo.
Whitneys Of to North Carolina.
The Harry Payne whitneys are leav-
ing very shortly for Aiken, y. c.,
where the Fred Beaches and the Tom
my Hitchcocks, with the remainder of
the usual Aiken winter colony, are all
ready established. The Whitney horses
have already left for the North Caro-
lima resort, and the season there is
very gay.
Jimmie Hyde Leaves for France
During the last week there has dis
appeared from our midst Jimmie Hyde. |
who took his departure on board the
Touraine on Thursday for France in a
stateroom entirely lined from door to
ceiling with violets by Fifth avenue
florist. Of whom he has been the most |