The Washington times., 1906-10-30

CABINET LADIES
ARRANGE DINNERS
Ten Presidential Functions
Must Be Held in Seven
Weeks.

ne ldGleS or Ine CdhlnEt circle met
with Mrs. Roosevelt in the White House
this morning. as is their custom on
Tuesdays. The chief matter Of dis
cussion during these last days of &c
tober is the arrangement of the dates
for the dinners 10 be given by the Vice
President and the members Of the Cabi-
let in honor Of the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt II is "A very serious matter
this year as the opening of the season
falling on the first Of January as usual.
and Ash Wednesday falling on Feb
ruary 20. makes a season of exactly
seven weeks, and the question Is how
70 arrange comfortably ten Presidential
dinners IN that ume- The first OF these
Presidential dinners, which were de-
signated formerly as Cabinet dinners. "
when only members Of the Cabinet and
their wives or daughters dlned together,
is given by the Vice President. In or
uer that there may be time 10 get them
all IN during the winter, the Vice PreEi-
dent and Mrs. Fairbanks VIII be like
ly TO do as they did last year, give
theirs in December.
The personnel OF these dinner parties,
according 10 a modern custom inaugu-
rated by President and Mrs. Roosevelt
vary with each dinner, and each host
and hostess are at liberty 10 ask any
one they choose TO dine with their dis
tinguished guests of honor, provided
they meet with the approval of the
President the list always being sub
mitted TO him before cards are sent
The family of Postmaster General
COrtelyou is In mourning this year.
and their dinner TO the President will
be given some time during the spring
season. This will relieve the situation
with regard TO one dinner, but Just
how TO plan out all tho others is a
problem which the hostcsses have not
vet solved. 1t is almost certain that
the President ana Mrs. Roosevelt win
have dine out twice in one week or per
chance two, If they go around the Cabi-
net circle this year as they have done
previously.
These dinners have been transformed
| from stately. stin. and "a her uncom-
promising affairs il the older days. 10
really pleasant dinner parties, which
I the President and Mrs Roosevelt have
l thoroughly enjoyed. and needless 10 say
/ both hosts. hostesses, and other guests
4 are always delighted with.
/ Mrs. COrtelyou viii not receive on the
! regular Wednesday at all during the
/ coming season. nor will the home OF the
! Postmaster General be open on New
/ Year Day.
! Mrs. Cortelyou will have with her for
! the winter her sisters. Miss Grace and
| Miss Ada Hines. the latter stranger
/ to Washington. while the former Is
/ familiar figure in society as assistant 10
Mrs. Cortelyou in the dispensing of hos
| pitaiities since her initial appearance in
I the Cabinet circle.
/ The promotion Of the Postmaster Gen
| eral 10 the Treasury portfolio will in no
| wise alter his position In the line OF pre-
! cedence upon state occasions until after
! February, since Secretary ShaWs re-
! Iirement from his present post VIII date
/ from March, in compliance with MS
! expressed wish In this way Mrs. Cor
/ telyou would continue 70 hold her pres
/ continued 20 fiji her place among Cabi-
/ net DANES, but as conditions exist u
will make little difference whether She
/ be moved up nearer Mrs. Roosevelt or
/ be numbered as heretofore.
Mrs. Root, wife Of the Secretary OF
I State. has returned from New York
/ and with Mr.. Root occupied a box last
night in the BelascO Theater. where
Miss Hilda Spong is playing IN John
/ Hudsous Wife" Among other society
/ people ia the theater last night were
The German Ambassador and the Baron
ess Won Sternberg, the Japanese Am
! baSsadOr and NiscOunteSS AOkir and the
Belgian Minister and Baroness Mon
cheur
! Baroness Rosen. wife OF the Russian
/ Ambassador, and her daughter Boro-
| ness Elizabeth, are now in Boston ane
| Will join the ambassador at the en-
bassv here on Friday.
Baron Hengslmuller, the Austrian
| Ambassador, who mas spent the past
I 1g.fr tn
! day cor New York where h will join
! the baroness. AlVcmher the baron
! VIII SAL for few weeks in Europe,
| and the baroness win then return 70
| Washington AMI open the embassy for
The season.
Thc secretary of the legation. Raron
| 1Iaymcrle. viii be the charge d'anaires
| for Aus.Tie-Hungary IN the absence OF
the ambassador.
ATrre. Charmnut wife ofthe secretary
| Of the Brazilian embassy, WHO has
| sperc the sumner il Europe has re-
about the middle Of November by her
/ husband, VINO hrs been with the am
hassador IN Prazh-
Arthur Grant Dun. whose engagement
: to Miss Kathleen Clayton. daughter OF
Il The latC AmbassadJr ID Mexico and
j, Mrs. Powell Clayton. and sister OF Bar
| oness MoncLeUr, wifa OF the Belgian
/ AllIlleLfTs nak ltf.ll I'lAbtllitFis lltA liitAl
/ Tlage to take Mace November y in the
| Belgian legation, ~ill sail fr0Ta England
! tomorrow on thN Tent0niC and IS OK
nected in Washington some time next
week.
1t seems 20 be the general belief G;
the members Of the star OF the Italian
| embassy. on New Hampshire avenue.
/ that Baron Mayor des Planches VIII
return to WASHINGTON this winter after
| all, T. is believed that his resignation
has not been accented and rs no Sue
! Cessor has vet been mentioned I'll IS
thought he may come back, at least
temporarily.
IN support OF this belief IS Tho rlo,
| that ali OF tho Ambassadors households
| effects arc still NJ the embassy
! Charles Francis Adam OF Boston
who was in town last week for a feN
days locking after the improvements
, upOn hts Massa chuEetts avenue house
( the former residence OF Bishop Hurst
/ returned 20 his homo on Friday with
the view OF shortly sailing with his wife
, and family 10 spend tho winter abroad
Mr. Adams had intended coming q
Washington early IN the season and tak-
{ ing possession OF hia recent purchase
| but owing TO unavoidable delays I'm tht
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