The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-30
CAPITAL BUDS
NOW CURTSEY
The Misses Shonts Adopt English Court Customs
4 Mrs Larz Anderson's EIorentine Palace-Mrs.
y Strauss Assumes Duties of Her Position
,Epecial to The Journal.

Washington, Dec. 29.-Ihe MISSES
Marguerite and Theodore Shonts, the
charming daughters of Chairman Theo,,
dore P. Shonts of the Panama canal
commission, who were introduced for
the first time into American society at
an afternoon tea at the family resi-
dence, on New Hampshire avenue, this
week, have contributed something new
to Washington society. 1t promises to
become the fad among the smart set
at the capital. 1t is the habit of curt
seying with the good, old-fashioned
eurtsey that was in vogue in the days
of our grandmothers and grandfathers.
@ It viii be recalled that. the Misses
Shonts were presented at court in Lon
don, something like year ago. They
did not make their formal debut here
until this week. It appears that when
they came to mingle in court circles,
these charming young people fell read
lily and naturally into the habit of curt
seying when presented to anyone. They
were great favorites at the English
court, and King Edward himself was
greatly pleased with them.
Now, SO society talk has it, the young
women have brought with their intro
duction into Washington circles the
curtsey they learned when presented at
the English court. 1t has pleased every
one. The two sisters have fallen into
the way of it naturally and without a
tinge Of awkwardness. The curtsey is
related to the bow, but is not bow.
1t is rather bow and bend Of the
knees at the same time, and when
properly executed is graceful and at
fractive
Anyhow, the young, women of the
ghonts family have set Washington So
ciety folk studying it.
A cable dispatch from Berlin an
nounces that Frau Won BredoW, the
youngest daughter Of Senator New
lands of Nevada, continues seriously i'll,
altho every hope is entertained for her
recovery. Senator Newlands, who made
a hasty departure from Washington ten
days ago, on hearing Of his daughter 3
illness, has reached Berlin, where he
will remain until he sees Frau Won
Bredow we'll on the way to health. .
The marriage of Miss Frances New
lands and Lieutenant Won Bredow took
place in this city less than two years
ago, and was the elimination Of a
romance begun at sea, when the young
officer was returning from short serv-
dee as military attache at the German
embassy, and Senator Newlands and
daughter were making one Of their fire.
Auent trips abroad.
Eta Saturday, Feb. 2, has been selected
ps the wedding day for Miss Pauline
Morton and j. Hopkins Smith Of New
York. The ceremony will take place
at st. Thomas church, Fifth avenue,
and be followed by reception and
breakfast at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Morton, on Park avenue.
.g.. The bride-elect, who made her debut
In Washington just two years ago,
when her father was secretary Of the
navy, will make a short visit to Miss
! Katharine Elkins the last Of this week.
Contemporary buds of Miss Morton
were Miss Elkins, Miss Elinor Hoyt,
who recently became Mrs. Philip HIGH
pc born b. Jr; IN. Miss Gaf whose Ven engagement
Washburn s brother. was announced last
week; Miss Cassie Schroeder, now Mrs.
M. K. johnson, and Miss DIES Portes,
daughter Of the counselor of the French
embassy
Miss Morton 8 attendants will include
two Washington bellies, Miss Mathilde
4 Townsend and Miss Katherine Elkins.
Miss "Polly'' seems to cling to Wash
1ngton life, for she spends at least a
third OF her time in the capital. She is
favorite with Mrs. Roosevelt, and is
present at almost all the official social
affairs just as tho her father still fig-
Ered in the "cabinet set.'' In New
York she has not been so popular, say
her friends. They put the blame on GER
tain persons who are opposed to her
father. But the wedding will be record
breaker in point of lavish expenditure,
it is whispered. Carloads Of persons
from Chicago and Washington will be-
present.
When Mrs. Larz Anderson. chief
heiress of the, veteran sea merchant,
Commodore Weld of Boston, announced
that she would erect the most sumptu-
eeus private residence south of New
York, there was a great fluttering
years the home Of Levi q. Letter of
! Chicago, William n. Boardman Of
4 cleveland, John B. Henderson Of ST.
Louis, and Thomas F. Walsh Of Colo
RADIO, had been reckoned = the show
places Of Washington. Mrs. Anderson
made good her boast. She has trans
planted a Florentine palace to the pro-
sale environment Of modern city. The
mansion is Of cream stone with white
marble trimmings. The stables and
servants quarters cost over 100000,
and the palace with it's pillared ter
yaces, carved Partisan staircases and
ataltan roof garden cost something like
$2,000,000. But Mrs. Anderson has
nearly $20.0o0,OO0 to spend, so she does
not complain. The furnishings are
sumptuous and are exact reproductions
Of Florentine ,feudal castle In the
days when the lilies Of Florence: waved
over a powerful kingdom. Mr.. Ander-
( son is the first cousin Of Nicholas
Iongworth, and he was an undersecre-
tary Of the American embassy in Rome,
with small fortune and no particular