The Washington times., 1906-10-24
PRESIDENT TAKES
HORSEBACK RIDE
Accompanied on Long Jaunt
Into Country by Mrs.
Roosevelt.
RODE UNTIL ALMOST DARK
Drove in Carriage Out to Edge of
City, Where Mounts Awaited
Them.

Mrs. Roosevelt accompanied the
President yesterday afternoon on one
OF their horseback rides into the coun-
try. They left the White House lit
tie after 4 In 81 open carriage. their
riding habits contrasting oddly with
the perfectly appointed turnout. and
IN the bright sunshine. Mrs. Roosevelt
wore snugly fitting black riding hab t.
extremely plain. with a small while
straw sailor hat. Her short black
chiffon vel was worn of the face and
hoated about the brim OF the hat and
was most becoming. The Presiden,
wore his gray, rough-rider hat and
black top coat.
The tiny red, white and blue ribbons
attached 10 the cockade of the coach
man and footman and the brides of
the horses. fioated gayly in the breeze
and were an inspiring sight 10 the by
ISLANDERS and pedestrians along the up
town streets through which they drove
20 me suburbs. Their mounts were
awaiting them at the edge OF the city
ana Ihey rode until almost dark.
The announcement OF the changes in
the Cabinet are most interesting tc
Washington society. as It looks to the
cabinet hOstesses for cues and custom
during each season. The new arrange
fnent for the Cabinet when the changes
take place Will bring two new hostesses
INTO the circle. and remove one old one
The former viii be Mrs George Won /,
Meyer wife Of the ambassador 10 Rus
sid' who Wll become the Postmaster
General. and Mrs. Oscar 5. Straus, Of
New York. wife OF the Secretary of
Commerce and Lab0r-elcCt
ne only one who viii be missed from
the present circle Will be Mrs shaw a
woman who has made many warm
friends and admirers during Mr. Shaw
term as Secretary of the Treasury Mr.
Moody. the Attorney General who will
4 retire from the Cabinet. IS a bachelor,
and has had nc hostess during his re-
glme as head OF the Department OF Jus
tice,
M Mrs James Plnchot has returned to
w asnlngtOn and opened her home on
! Rhode Island avenue for the season.
The French Amba ssador and Madame
Jusserand arrived in Washington today
| from Boston. where they went immedl-
ately after landing IN New York to at
tend the funeral Of Madame Jusserand's
mother. Mrs. Richards. who died sud
denly I'm Paris. They were unaccom-
panied, Niscount de Chambrun, who met
! them on their arrival in this country,
having returned Immediately afterward
/ TO Washington.
The Austrian ambassador Mr.. Hengel-
muller, arrived in Washington this
[ morning Tor a stay Of two days He
VIII not open the embassy. but will re-
| turn 10 New York. where he will Join
/ Madame Hengelmuner They will not
come 10 Washington 10 open the en-
/ bassy NTH November l.
Madame PedeTneIras. wife OF Lieut..
] Col A. Y. de Pederneiras. military at
/ tache Of the Brazilian embassy, is ex-
| pected in Washington Saturday. after
! three months travel In Europe Colonel
/ and Madame Pederneiras make their
/ home in the Connecticut.
The American minister 10 Portugal.
! Charles Page Bryan, OF Washington,
! sailed today from New York for Lisbon.
! Niscount d'Alte. the minister to the
I United States from Portugal, also sailed
| on the Baltic for a two months vaca-
/ tion in his own country.
| Prince and Princess Engatitcheff, the
! Russian vice consul al Chicago. who are
| also well known in Washington society,
/ sailed from New York yesterday for an
! absence Of several months in Europe.
The American Minister TO the Neither
/ lands and Mrs. David J. Hill sail from
! New York tomorrow on the Amerika
! for Hamburg. and from there viii go
/ direct TO The Hague. DIR. and Mrs. Hill
! have just completed a brief visit to this
| country. the first time since his appoint
| ment TO The Hague four years ago.
| They were in Was hingtOn for about ten
! days, and during that time made their
/ home at the Arlington, where Mrs. Hill,
| who was a prominent hostess in Wash
I arafa Ar
/ mniistrauOn was considerably enter
| tained by her friends here
| Mrs 4. H Bates. whose home in Y
| street, near Connecticut avenue and
/ Eighteenth street, is now under lease 20
! Senator Chauncey NJ. Depew. will return
| 70 Washington for the season on the
| first of November. Mrs. Bates Will oc-
cupy an apartment at the Connecticut
for the winter
Mr. and Mrs. AlDheus H Snow. who
/ make their home in Washington at 20l5
] Massachusetts avenue. are back In
town and have opened their house FOR
the season
Mrs. Francis thinner and Clay Ward
| a former well-knOwn Washington man
now residing In Pittsburg, were married
! al half past eleven yesterday morning
by the Rev. Mr.. Laughlln, in the parsOn-
age of the Methodist Church.
The bride wore travelling suit OF
Drown clDtu ana a Drown Rat i lie CeIt-
mony was a very quiet affair. attended
only by "A few friends of the bride and
bridegroom.
Mr.. and Mrs Ward left Washington
Immediately for New York. where they
| will spend the first few days OF theil
honeymoon. and later Mr.. Ward vii
take his bride to Pittsburg where they
will make their future home.
! Mrs. Meyer is not by any means
stranger in Washington, as she and hel
two charming daughters spent three
months here last spring. in the Morgan
HIN house, on Connecticut avenue
which they leased for the season from
the Counselor of the British Embassy
| and Lady Susan Townley. Mrs, Meye
is a Boston woman and is considered q
| great beauty. She has many friends il
official and diplomatic circles, and hel
| daughters will be formally presented t,
society during the late season here. Tht
wife and daughters Of Ambassado
| Meyer have been greatly admired il
diplomatic circles in Rome and in st
| Petersburg, at both Of which courts n
! represented his country. Mrs. Meye