Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-12-29
HOLIDAY spirit
now ISIIN
THE AIR
Washington Society Has Be
gun the Usual Round OF
Winter Gdyetles.

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Special Curros uondpucc
Washington ucc ~ The spirit uf
the holidaya suhply inspiring o. u
the atmosphere. aud the social wlirl
WAKES fast AMI furious as tbo days
go by Dinners and dances theatre
parties and little suppers unchooua
and teas. receptions and mualc1iCs
follow bon quick succession until one
ls lost In tho hDwilderlnE maze uf sO-
ciai pleasures AmI rican people have
lost thp ait OF amusing themselves
and are constantly aeolng from their
own thoughts and from he duil
spectre of boredom that sieals upon
thC unWJry In tholr leisure hours.
Tho little uii fashioned cuurtoslCs and
simple pleasures lu which our FORE
fathers took delight have no place
in uptOdatc living Tor who has time
to ihlnk ur io cultivate rrpuscf o.
De- fashionable to bc strenuous m an
things social as we'll Hs political and
commercial, and social suCc sscs are
achieved bt carefully planned clW.
pligns and astutp FtWogcms
The state dinners are ln full swing
and VIII continue unlutprtupI odly for
The nest eight weeks. Among the
guests uf honor at recent dinner
given 8t ihp white house were Hon.
Henry White Recently appointed am
hassudur iu France. Commander
Robert Penny. .8ip., returned from
the Arctic expedition. Governor aud
Mrs Winthrop. uf PORTO Rico and
Honorable and Mrs Theodore and
Miss ShuuH who hatH hpru thc
house GUESTS uf tho rrHsldDu. and
Mrs Roosevelt Mrs Ru0scyclts toll.
oitp was au exquisite yellow satin
hrucAde trimmed boo point lace with
which white diamond necklace and
ornaments were WOfa The Oufll
decorations were unusually beautiful
the long table laid Tor t0rtyNyc Gov.
erH. held loo thc ccntor. an enormous
silver bowl hrmmlnp over with Grim
son Liberty roses while hruUchng
caudrlabra capped in silver aud GRIM
son rosc. aad white carnations in
crystal bowls set in clusters OF Gar
/ leycuse ferns relieved lhc long oN
plnsc of snowy damask and dazzling
plato
Ambassador aud Mrs Whnc'aw
/ ROId have been the gucsis uf Score
! tary and Mrs Ellhu Root aud were
present ut The state dinner given ur
| Thursday tu Use President and Mrs
/ Roosevelt They viii hc guests oI
Rear Admiral and Mrs william Shelf
ntd CuWiDs over New Years day and
/ viii lend their presence t0 thp bril-
/ lance ut the scene at the white mouse
reception. which Is one oi the notable
| large affairs uf the year On thal
| dag The diplomats appear loo cpur
/ costume ana some ui them. especially
/ the Chinese and Persian ministers
give touch Uf colo, that is worii
| enduring the crush Co sec io sag
nothing of the gowns and gems worn
! hy the ladies.
| The Prince aud Princess Cau.acu
zone are well known in Washington
| where she has visited frequently
since her childhood days Sho is the
only daughter oft General aud Mrs
Frederick Dut Grant and shares viii
the second daughter at eXProsideu
aud Mrs Cleveland the honor of heiu'
the only PERSON living Shn can claim
th, white house az birth place
Mrs Mel .oau gave large luncheon
I |N |NIN UT HNNfNN'N' N'N HHNNNNNNNhN w
I superb country home. Friendship
! Mrs Evelyn Chew dehJ.artc
daughter of Mt John chew nnl
granddaughter of Mrs Titan Cofcy
was guest OF honor 400 the first cntiI
Hon of the winter given by MIS- No
Lean boz / street The spacious man
sion WAS decorated throughout Wit
Christmas green's while gnrlands %
southern pine tied with scarlet satil
ribbon cnrlaincd the wide doorway
Mrs Mclean and Miss Chew receives
In thn famous ball room whCre IN
decorations consisted uf bon two Iu
menso laurel and holly wreaths whic
crow ned the liieaiEe portraits of Mri
Washington Mclean and General M
ward Beale. th' mother and lathC
respectively of the host and hostess
Miss Chew wore "a dainty gown "a
white satin and tullp Tho giKt
couples participating in the cotillluI
we're almost exclusively from the IA
bulantc SET of this and last yeai
while the younger dancIng mon q
resident aud diplomatic circles wen
mostly iu evidence. Among the few
married people present we're Prime
and Princess CantacuzCnc Mr. AM
Mr George Howard ami Rpprts nta
ltito aud Mrs Lnngwurih The favor
were dainty effects bon gauzr am
paper FAIRY wands caps sashrs fan
and gay-cOlOred puraHOis
The WalHhos have opened thoi
palace on Massachusetts avenue AM
are again entertaining having Ial
aside mourning for their young daugi
tor of the house. Miss Evelyn BIS
Walsh ls entertaining house part
N young girls and 30 is jn be- suI
posed that these hnspilRhle western
ers viii give some notable unalu
Their ball room ls enc of che lhrgcs
and most beautiful lu Washington am
has. Ia addition. f. grand pipe OrHa
py dancurs.
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