The Washington times., 1906-04-27
TABLEAUX WANT
PLANS CONPL PLETED
Affair Tonight Promises to
Be BIG Success.
SOCIETY Is ESTED
Characters TO Be Presented by Many
Leaders of the Local Social
Set.

lard at 9 o'clock tonight bid fair to
oGtshine all other social interests. and,
In fact, all the most important dinner
parties Will be early ones that they
may in no wise interfere with this
charming enterprise, the result of talent
among Washington society girls.
A few hostesses viii entertain small
and early dinner parties at the New
Willard before the play. while others
are giving large supper parties follow
ing
Miss Eleanor Terry. daughter OF Ad-
miral and Mrs. Terry, is the sOrceress
who invokes the spirits OF The Magic
Book, and the lines written for her, as
well as those FOR the human emotions
who respond, are the work Of Miss
Edith Miller. daughter of Commander
and Mrs. Miller. Miss Eleanor Parker
VIII represent Remorse; Mrs Marshall
Phillips, Curiosity; Mrs. Basil Gordon.
Vanity; Miss Yvonnc Shepard. Mercy.
and other emotions viii be represented
by many whose dramatic ability aad
many accomplishment are weH known.
There Will be seventy people in the tab
leaux. and there viii be a portrayal the
result Of the emotion depicted, between
the appearance and lines Of each char
acter. The costuming is splendidIy got
ten up. the setting good. and, in fact
the entire production shows great cley-
erness and much thought.
Miss Catharine Ridgely has charge Of
the supper which follows. and tickets
may be obtained from her St. Johns
Orphanage viii profit by the entertain
ment.
An event of this afternoon. which
viii have the patronage Of the fashion
able world. is the performance at the
for IncurabIes aud the Barney Settle
ment Club This event is under the
care Of Mrs. Barney and Mrs. Herbert
Wadsworth, who have been instrument
tai in bringing Radah, the wonderful
Indian dancer. here.
Some OF those who will occupy boxes
are Mrs. Perry Belmont Mrs. Newberry.
Mrs. Wetmovc, Mrs Perkins, and MIS-
William Slater.
The patrouesses include Mrs. Barney.
Mrs. Eustis, Mrs Archibald Hopkins
Mrs Frank Morse Mrs Edward Lind
Morse. Mrs. PCytOn Russell. Mrs. Spdid-
ing. Mrs. William A. slater. Mrs. Hunt
Slater, Mrs. Symons, Mrs Herbert
( WadswOrth, and MS WCtmore.
The officers of the naval battalion
gave their weekly dinner on board the
/ Those present were Captain StrattOu,
I Lieutenants Clephanc, Demph. Bleo
] Burtt. Jones. NlttendOrf. Johns. Nor
| hart; Ensigns Brooks, Durston, Torrell,
/ Dalton, and Nidshipman John j. Car
mody-
Mr.. and Mrs. Pierre Loriuard gave a
/ dinner Of eighteen covers last evening
Miss Chabot is again the guest OF Mrs.
MetCalf, after having spent several
weeks with friends i'm New York.
Mrs. Vespasian Warner gave a lunch
| con Yesterday. when her guests were
I Mrs. Bayley, Mrs. Prince, Mrs. Smith.
ney. Mrs. Crist, Mrs. Reeves, and Mrs.
, Payson-
/ Senator and Mrs. PIatt have given up
/ their apartment al StoneleiEh Court and
/ are established for the present at the
I New willard.
| NJ VogeI. the Swiss minister. enter
| tanned a small dinner party at the Swiss
1 legation last night
Mr.. and Mrs Watson. OF the British
I embassy. entertained company a
! luncheon yesterday.
Lady Lawson. OF London. who has
I been the guest Of Dr. and Mrs. W \.
I Bevard left the city few DAYS ago
I for Boston, en- route for England
The annual garden and pound party
! for the benefit of the Children's Country
( Home will be held az the home, Broad
Branch and Grant roads. on the after
/ noon Of Thursday. May 10.
! Cortland + Overaker entertained Col
| \. J. Houston, of Texas, and daughter
I Miss Houston. and Mrs @. W. Cissel
and daughter. Mrs. Roche, at a dinner
at the Y NJ. c. A, and a visit TO Chase,
! Theater Wednesday night. Colone
/ Houston is son of the late Gen. San
! Houston. of Texas history. Col A J
! Houston is "a prominent Republican
leader IN Texas.
Henry GoIdschmidt. formerly of this
! city. but now OF Altoona. Pa, has beer
! spending a few days in this city, the
/ guest OF Sylvan Beusinger, of Massachu
setts avenue
The Ladies AuxiIiary Of the Washing
| ton Hebrew COngreS cation VIII give
euchre ard whist Monday evening at
o'clock at the Mercantile Club. Mint
and NJ streets. for the benefit of TIT
San Francisco sufferers.
Alexander J. Englander. Of New Yorl
city. has been spending few days IL
| this city.
Mr.. and Mrs Levi, of Philadelphia
who were the guests Of their daughter
Mrs. J. Luchs, have returned to thei
home.
to announce the safety of her daughte
and family. who escaped from thei
home in San Francisco few moment
before it crushed, and they are nov
in Pinole. Cal
Among the visitors in New York to
day are the following people:
Mrs. NJ. / Evans. S. n. Ladd. G. x
Lowe, Z. L. Middleton. j. II. Waller
stein, ]. NJ. Wilson, Miss Brewster, NJ
O, Brown, Mrs. \ II. DeLoffre. Mis-
DeLoffre, @. F. DOane Miss Jansser
G. G. Jordan. T. J. King. II. Mills. Mrs
W, a. Slater. J. II. Yarnell. A. 7. Ba
con. II. W. Bendelari. Miss NJ. /. r
Butterfield, Mss Dillon. c F. Doyle
g. Haw, r. J. Kunn Y. 3. Leckie. G. {
Orosenena. Miss s. T. Riser, Mrs. 2. II
| SeabrOok. X s Keen
PLEA FOR WINDOW GARDENS.
At this time Of the year. when tn
thought of flower seeds comes natural
ly into the mind. Lord Meath's sue
gestion that the bare streets in tn
town might be frightened and rendere
> more attractive by an extension of win
dow gardening is very timely. Outdoo
window gardening is not only a pleasau