New-York tribune., 1906-03-23
NOTES OF SOCIETY IN WASHINGTON.

From The Tribune Bureaul
Washington, March 22.-Major KBrner, military
attach6 OF the German Embassy, and Nine Korner
had the Brazilian Ambassador and Nine. NabucO
the guests OF honor at the first large dinner
party given by them since their arrival IN Wash
ington. Their other guests were Commander and
Mrs. NebOlsne, OF the Russian Embassy; the naval
attache OF the French Embassy and Viscountess de
FaraTond. Miss Langham, the military attache os
he British Embassy. Count Gleichen; Captain and
Mrs. Dickman Colonel and Mrs. Mason Wright
Mrs. Hutchinson and Colonel Russell. U. 8. A.
Captain Fournier. military attache OF the French
Embassy, entertained a dinner party tonight In
honor Of Captain Brugere. son Of General Bru-
gere. the present head OF the French army. In
vited to meet the captain were number OF army
and navy men.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Lee entertained an informal
dinner party Of twelve at the Chevy Chase Club
tonight. in honor OF Mrs. Mckee and later the
party bowled.
There was a gay parade OF carriages and auto
mobiles In Connecticut and Massachusetts, avenues
this afternoon, in which Mrs. Nicholas LOngworth
joined using natty little electric runabOut which
she propelled at a rapid rate. She a brown
costume and a small brown hat with a cockatoo on
the side.
Mrs stephen B. ElEIins returned to Washington
to-day from the Virginia Hot Springs, where she
has spent the last two weeks, and will give
luncheon tomorrow in honor OF Mrs. Mckee,
daughter Of the late President Harrison, who is
visiting Mrs Arthur Lee.
Mrs. Richard Butler has her guest for several
weeks her sister-in-Iaw Mrs. Alice ButerTerry, OF
Lexington, Mass.
The Vice-Presdent and Mrs. Fairbanks had at
breakfast with them this morning ]. F. Manning.
John A. Mead, Of Vermont. and Henry F. Wood
ward.
The ball OF the states given at the Arlington to-
night by the Woman's League OF the National Jun
for Republic was a social success. interesting as
1t did a large contingent OF official society. At 10
o'clock there was parade of states, when SEN
ators, Representatives and others marched In line
before Vice-P President and Mrs. Fairbanks, who had
assisting them in receiving Mrs Elkins, Mrs.
AIger, Mrs. Martin, Mrs. Burrows. Mrs Overmsan,
Mrs. Scott. Miss CannSn, Mrs. ". A Jones. Mrs.
Ackert and Mrs. Chatard.
A large and brilliant audience filled the National
Theatre tonight to hear 'The Queen of sheba, the
first Of the four grand opera performances to be
given here this week President Roosevelt occupied
a lower box at the left of the stage, entering it
when the lights low. thus surprising the au-
deuce the lighting of the house after the curtain
fell on the first scene. In the box with him were
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Robinson. Miss Carow and
Senator Lodge. Mrs. Meyer, wife of the American
Ambassador to Russia, with her two daughters, oc-
cupied the adjoining box. Others in boxes were the
Mexican Ambassador and his family Mr.. and Mrs.
James Pinchot Mr.. and Mrs. William Emo, who
had with them Miss Fish, and Mr. and Mrs. Herbert
Wadsworth. In the audience were the Netherlands
Minister and Nine Van Swinderen, the Belgian
Minister and Baroness Moncheur, the Minister from
Norway and Nine Hauge, the American Minister TO
Norway and Mrs. Perce, Representative and Mrs.
I,ongworth the military attache OF the Brazilian
Embassy and Nine. de Pederneiras, the first secre-
tary OF the Brazilian Embassy and Nine. Do
AmaraI. Mrs Warder. Miss Warder. the Turkish
Minister the financial agent Of the Russian EN-
bassv. and Nine Wienkin and the counsellor of the
German Embassy and Baroness Won dem Bussche-
Haddenhausen.