The Washington herald., 1906-11-25

Thanksgiving Day, long recognized as
the opening day for Washington society,
will find most Of the leaders Of Official
and resident circles again at home and
with plans made for each and every day
until ASH Wednesday. which. by COM
mon consent. Is recognized as the close
OF the fashionable season.
While the invitations are already out
and the announcement Of certain dates
well up to Christmas there is every Tea-
son to expect a busy, II not a brilliant,
season, with the chief interest centering
about the White House and the series
of dinners IN honor Of the President and
AIRS. Roosevelt
The Vice President and Mrs. Fairbanks
viii give the first OF the Presidential din
ner parties on December Is, two days
after the first state dinner at the White
House, and be followed on December % by
the Secretary Of State and Mrs. Root.
The Secretary Of the Treasury and Mrs.
Shaw will vary their official entertaining
by a large tea on December 10, when
they viii present their second daughter,
Miss Erma Shaw, 20 society This affair,
Us well as the several dinner parties
planned by Secretary anu Mrs Shaw. viii
take place at the Arlington, which win
be the home Of the family this winter
In the event Of the new Secretary OF
Commerce and Labor, Mr.. Oscar Straus.
and Mrs. Straus taking up their resi-
denCe in Washington before January l.
as now seems probable, the new home
they have leased on Sixteenth street viii
at once assume an important place IN
the social history OF the winter, as these
hospitable New Workers are already well
known IN official life, and viii find a large
circle of friends 10 welcome them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Straus, unfortunately,
have no young people in their family. but
having selected one Of the largest houses
in town, they are planning TO entertain
accordingly.
The New York Horse Show, like the
races at Benning, shows a great falling
of in social interest this season. al
though. from the point OF view Of the
horse lover, and probably Of the horse
himself, If the latter could make his SEN
timents known, both are far above the
average Of recent years.
The Washingtonians in New York ap-
parenty enjoying the show are Miss
the New York papers each morning, and
Miss Katharine Elkins The latter, with
out being IN the least "hOrsey," is at
tending the show entirely from devotion
10 the animals on view. Having been
brought up IN the saddle so to speak.
this young woman is the best horse
woman in Washington, as we'll as one of
the most popular bellies. who always
spends hOrse-shOW week in New York
Mrs Eov- lrpv nd Miss lar 1
Mrs Henry May, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
+. Walsh. Miss Walsh, the Misses Wet
more, Miss Brice, Gen. and Mrs. Fred
eTick Dent Grant are other occasional
visitors to Madison Square Garden in the
past week.
At Benning a small company Of fashion
able women are TO be found each after
noon at the clubhouse attending the
races, which viii continue through the
coming week.
The past week has brought little of in
terest in diplomatic circles beyond several
small dinner parties, mostly in compli-
ment to out-of-town visitors, Lady Alan
J0hnstOne, wife Of the British Minister
TO Denmark, being the guest Of honor at
both the German and British embassies.
AllE AZ 81 OAl -fAOllldE. the SttbI4 on ! IllaA
evening. The guests on Friday ia addi-
tion to the guest of honor. We're the Min
lister from Denmark Constantin Brun,
the Assistant Secretary Of War and Mrs
Robert Shaw Oliver Ar. and Mrs James
Pinchot, Mr.. and Mrs Gordon Cummings,
Mrs Ryan, wife Of Capt Ryan, military
attache OF the British Embassy. and
Ronald c. Lindsay, also of the embassy
star.
The short visit Of the Countess Hoyos
of Austria, at the AustTo-Huugarian En-
bassy. was also an interesting event OF
the week. but. owing to the absence Of the
Ambassador in Europe, was not made the
occasion Of any formal entertainment
The Countess Hoyos. who is young. hand
some. and very clever, is cousin OF
Count Hoyos, former attache Of the en-
bassy IN this city, and a sister OF the
Princess Bismarck, the latter being es-
peclally interesting 10 Americans as tho
reputed author Of Elizabeth in Her Ger
man Garden" THE Solitary Summer
and one or two other extremely clever
books which have aroused the curiosity OF
society on two continents, as well as the
admiration Of the reading world.
The death of the little daughter Of the
Belgian Minister On Tuesday cast deer
gloom over many households. Although
only fourteen years of age, Miss Louisa
Moncheur was already recognized among
her fathers intimates as an extremely
clever and loYable young woman. whose
untmely death has called forth an ex-
preston OF sympathy for her father and
sisters. The first wife OF Baron Mon
cheur, and mother Of his three elder chill
dren, was an American, a Miss Holman
of New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pinchot entertained theil
second dinner party Of the week last
evening, when their guests were the Brit.
ish Ambassador and Lady Durand. the
Russian Ambassador and Baroness Rosen
the Secretary Of War and Mrs. Taft, Mr.
Justice and Mrs. Holmes, Mrs. Don Cam
eron, Lady Alan JOhnstone, the latter thG
daughter of the hosts.
Mrs. Frank Lee Denny entertained al
luncheon yesterday, complimentary TO hel
debutante daughter, Miss Esther Palmer
The table was decorated in pink ehrys
anthemums The guests at the table were
hiss Marion Leutze. Miss Laura Wells
Miss Juliette Williams, Miss Newiands
Miss Joanna Schroeder Miss MolH,
Dodge. Miss Evelyn Chew, and Miss Mar
garet SymOns.
Mrs. James Morgan entertained at a
large tea yesterday afternoon. at tho
family residence on Twentieth street
when she presented her daughter, Miss
Frederica, TO society. The house was
beautifully decorated IN poinsettia bios