The Washington herald., 1906-12-18

The President and Mrs. Roosevelt have
issued invitations for a dinner on Friday
January 4, which will be followed by "a
musical.
The British Embassy was the scene Of
an attractive dance last night, when
Miss Josephine Durand. the only daugh-
ter OF the Ambassador, entertained at
what viii probably be her last large COM
pany in Washington.
Lady Durand, who shortened her even
ing at the German Embassy to welcome
her daughters friends. wore "A gown Of
gray satin, and Miss Durand white
velvet gown trimmed in lace. The draw
ing-room and ballroom were decorated
very simply in tropical greens and poin-
settia blossoms, with a large screen Of
smilax at the south end of the ballroom
concealing the orchestra.
The 200 guests were from the younger
married set. together with most of the
dancing men and maids of official and
resident circles.
/ Some of the guests, in addition TO the
members of the embassy staff. We're.
/ Miss RosamOnd Dixon. of New York.
who is staying with Miss Durand, the
Minister from the Netherlands and Nine.
| van SwindeTen the Charge d AnaireS Of
Spain and Nine. Pastor, NJ. and Nine. de
CIarmont, Of Brazil; the Swiss Minister,
( Mr.. VogeI the Minister from Denmark,
Mr. Brun; Representative and Mrs
/ Longworth, Col. and Mrs. BromwelL
NJ. and Nine. des Portes, Commander and
IL all Of no oh Fff,s
bassy, Mr.. and Mrs. W 3. Ridgely ami
( Miss Ridgely, Mr.. and Mrs Walter An
dreNss Idr. and Mrs Fleming Nrwbold,
Mr.. and Mrs. Piauett Mitchell Dr. and
Mrs James F. Mitchell, Mr.. and Mrs.
/ John f. Merriam. Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Lee, Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Legare,
Mr.. and Mrs. Bulmer, Mr.. and Mrs.
/ Nathaniel Francis. Mr. and Mrs. Alec
I Legare, Mr.. and Mrs de Sibour. Mr. and
I Mrs. Horace Westc0tt. Mr. and Mrs.
/ Arthur Lee, Commander and Mrs Albert
/ Key, Miss des POrtes, Mrs. Foraker.
/ the Misses Oliver, the Misses Souther-
/ land, the Misses Shonts. the Misses
/ Parker, Miss CAT Miss Jean Loring.
/ Miss Randolph, Miss Edith Miller, Miss
/ Jean Crosby. Miss Boomer. Miss lie B0ur-
geois, Miss Miriam Terry Crosby. Miss
/ Shepard. Miss Enrol Brown. Miss Mary
Carlisle, Miss Evelyn Walsh. with her
guests, Miss Edith Deacon and Miss
/ Dorothy Kane, Of New York. Miss Janet
/ Fish and Miss Edith Pulitzer. also of
I New York; Miss Polly Porter, Of London.
| Miss Elkins. Miss Townsend Miss Chew.
+ Miss Jennings. the Misses Perkins thu
Misses Williams. Miss Frederick Morgan
/ Miss Jessie Steele, Miss Huff. Miss Dodge.
1 the ViscOunt Charles de Chambrun and
/ Capt. Fourier, of the French Embassy:
Prince Lynar and Lieut. Kohler. oh the
/ German Embassy; Mr.. Scent-Ivanv and
/ Count SZechenyi. of the Austro- Hunga-
RAN Embassy; Prince Koudacheff. Mr..
Won Siebert, and Mr.. krouDensky, Of the
Russian Embassy; Mr. Havenith and Mr..
Pole Teller, of the Belgian Legation
Mr. Walter Berry, Lieut. Edward McCau-
/ ley, L. 5. n; Capt Mccoy, L. $. A. Mr..
/ Charles Howard. Mr.. Murray Cobb. Mr.
/ Bonaparte, Mr.. Owen, and Mr. Mclean.
/ The German Ambassador and Baroness
Won Sternburg entertained at a dinner last
evening in honor Of the retiring Ambassa-
dor from Great Britain and Lady Du-
rand. To meet the latter were present
Senator and Mrs. Hale, Senator and Mrs.
/ Lodge, Senator and Mrs. Burrows. the
l Assistant Secretary of War and Mrs
/ Oliver, Gen. and Mrs Foster Capt Ryan,
naval attache of the British Embassy
and Mrs. Ryan, Commander de Blanpre
Of the French Embassy, and Nine. De
/ Blanpre, Capt and Mrs. Hebbinghaus
and Major and Mrs. Korner, all Of the
/ German Embassy.
/ Senator and Mrs. EIkins entertained al
a dinner Of twenty-four covers last even
/ ing. The guests were young people in
vited to meet Mrs. James p. Kernochan
/ Of New York. who is visiting Miss Elkins
/ Mr.. and Mrs. James Pinchot and Mr.
| Clifford Pinchot will give their usual re-
/ ception to the American Forestry Asso-
1 citation on the evening OF January s
/ Immediately after New Years Day, Mrs