The Washington times., 1906-02-27

Season Means a Breathing
Spell for Society.
MANY NOTABLE AFFAIRS
Brilliant Functions Marked Doings in
Vanity Fair Since the Year
Begun.

ginning of Lent, and the program of to-
day brings to a close one OF. the most
notable and brilliant social seasons ever
known at the Capitol 1t was early pre-
dicted that there would be untold pleas
ures In store for the socially inclined,
and almost before the big houses In the
northwest were opened up in the fall
hostesses were busy planning dinner
parties, teas, Iuncheons. receptions, and
especially dances.
The wise hostess had by the last OF
January filled in every dinner and
luncheon party with well chosen guests.
while the ever present tardy one has
been left to bewail curtailed and dis
torted lists, with guests dropping out
as official d-ties grew more ana more
urgent There were a number of pleas
ing innovations during the season i've
o'clock tea pouring being re-estabIished
by Lady Durand, and the Baroness Won
Sternburg, the pretty American wife OF
The German ambassador. There was a
return to elaborate table decorations.
ana a renewal OF dances-in fact. this
last feature OF entertainment wouud III,
most dinner parties-followed Iuncheons
and dinners at the Chevy Chase and
country Club, and evolved into brilliant
balls
There were number of notable we'd
dlngs, too, most important of all being
that OF Miss Roosevelt and Mr.. Long
worth which gave pleasing topic for
the opening social season, and an alto
gether interesting one for its closing
days.
Lent In Washington is not taken seri-
ousiy, however, and there will still hs
2lnner parties, small ones. of course.
I1ncheons. little informal teas. and
especially musicals, but absolutely M
dances, and while the rest cure is he
ing taken, hosteSses viii be kent busy
planning the after-Leut program, which
also promises TO be brilliant
Among the dinner hosts for TODAY are
the Secretary Of War and Mrs. TAFT
the Brazilian Ambassador and Nine
NaoucOr ana tie Belgian Minister and
baroness MonCheur, the latter enter
Fairbanks.
Another beautifully appointed luncheon
was that at the Tea CUP Inn whom
Mrs Nespasian Warner. Wire of me
commissioner OF Pensions, was hostess.
Mrs. James F. Mitchell invited glests
to luncheon today to meet Miss Marie
McKenna. whose girlhood days are fast
Davenport Brown. of Boston. is set for
April 25.
The table showed a tasteful arrange
lnent Of green and white The guests.
besides Miss McKenna, were Mrs. Orms.
by McCammon, Mrs Johnson, Mrs
BTOmweL. Mrs Webb. Mrs Andrew Y.
Bradley, Mrs Chapman Smith OF Phila-
delphia, Miss FfUlke, Miss Foraker
Miss Enrol Cuthbert Brown, and Miss
Mary Randolph.
Mrs. John Joy Edison had at luncheon
with her today Mime. Quesada, wife Of
the Cuban minister; Mrs. Fleming. Mrs
NJ. NJ Parker, Mrs. Gutheri Ige. Mrs
SomeTs. Mrs SteTnherg. Ms. Dalzeil,
Mrs. Barnard. and Mrs. Cutie, all of
whom were invited 20 meet Mrs. Bennett
OF Pittsburg, her house guest
Senator Gea.in Of Oregon and Mrs
Gearin gave a box party at the Column
bia last evening n honor Of Senator and
Mrs. Carter OF Montana. Others pres
ent were Baron and Baroness Mon
cheur, DR.. and Mrs. Eagan and Miss
Carmel Eagan.
Mrs. Spencer Blackburn will entertain
at a tea this afternoon at the Cochran.
Mrs. Basil Gordon. of 2217 Q street,
was hostess at a luncheon yesterday.
Her guests were Mrs. Rayner. wife of
Senator Rayner: Mrs Martin. wife of
Senator Martin: Mrs. Harris. Mrs.
Chatard. Mrs. William CoT"oran Hill,
Mrs. Stilson Hutchins, Mrs. Lee Phil
lips. Mrs. Simpson, Mrs. Charles J.
Bell. Mrs MagrudeT, Mrs. Hudgins and
Mrs. Merryman.
The Georgetown Assembly gave its
third and last dance OF the season at
Linthicum Hall last evening. The dance
program was written upon red panels
hung between he windows on either
side OF the ballroom. The orchestra was
stationed in the musicians gallery, and
a supper was served at midnight.
Tne chaperOns, Mrs. Downs Wilson,
Mrs. William b. Orme, Mrs. Charles H.
Craigin, and Mrs. George 7. Dunlop, re-
Ceived the guests.
Among those in attendance were Miss
Goldsborough, Miss Chase, Miss Alice
Shepherd, Miss Hester Shepherd, Miss
Stone, Miss Schaefer. Miss Bradford,
Miss Fitch, Misses Downing. Hiss Alien,
Miss Miller, the Misses Goodwin. Miss
Ayres, Miss Everett Miss Cronin. Miss
Butter, Miss Carr. Miss Polly Mason,
Miss Virginia OSbuTn, Miss RouSer. Miss
Paulding. Miss Williams. Miss Natalie
Lincoln, Misses Howard. Dr. and Mrs.
Bradley, Miss Marie Barnes, Miss Edith
Childs. Mr.. and Mrs. George ID. Ram
say Mr.. and Mrs. Rawlins Hume, Mr.. |
and Mrs. c. H. Campbell. Miss Halford.
Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Kleinschmidt, Mr..
and Mrs. Lee Martin, MeSsrs. Roberts.
NicoIson, CTist, Patchen, Mennenser,
Ecker Willett, Palmer, Smoot, Dr.
Prentiss Wilson. DR. Hayden, Messrs |
Hunt. Charles Jones, Bennett, Howard, |
Payn4aSt MCGOWAN. Lieut.. L. 5.
Grant, Sd, Lieutenant Poole. Lieutenant
Brooke Lieutenant Mitchell, Lieutenant
Deitrick. Lieutenant Wurtengurker, |
Lieutenant Schley Lieutenant GilmeT, |
and Lieutenant Tyler.
The following Washington people are
in New York today:
A. II. Alien, c. Case, w G. Coleman,
Mrs c. c. Long, g. c. Thomas, r A
Wannenberg. c. III. BirdsaTI, c. A Ell
lott. > T. DeyiHe. w. II. Martin, ]. w. !
Mcdonald. c. B. Northrup, c. T. Rich |
ardson, w. r. Ross, J. H. Shreve, Mrs !
D. ID. Smith. II. P. Stephenson, w. J.
Thorp Miss n. Wells
Mrs. NJ. B. Mercer. 1880 Columbia road, |
will not receive tomorrow afternoon.