The Washington times., 1906-02-23

The Austrian Ambassador and Baron
ess Hengelmuller entertained a dinner
party last night with the Secretary Of
State and Mrs Root as guests OF honor.
Jonquils and yellow candles were In fine
accord with the gold plate and cut glass
table service
The guests besides The Secretary OF
State and Mrs. Root were the Minister
from Norway and Nine. Hauge. Captain
and Nine. Hebbingnaus. Count and
Countess Gizycki, General and Mrs
Draper, Senator and Mrs Wetmore. Mr..
and Mrs Purdy, Mr. and Mrs L.arz An
derson. Mrs. Cameron, Mrs. Slater, Miss
Carow, Ernest Rennie. of the British
embassy; Count Louis Szechenyi, coun-
seIor of the German embassy, and
Baron Heymerle.
The Cuban Minister and Mime. Que
sada viii give a dinner tonight, followed
by a dance, and at midnight will pledge
with their friends the success Of Cuban
independence.
Mrs. Stanley Mathews was among the
numerous hostesses TO entertain guests
at dinner last night, her party being
given in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Draper, of Boston, who are the guests
of General and Mrs. Draper. Among
those present were Attorney General
Moody. Speaker and Miss Cannon, Sen
ator Kean. Miss Kean, Assistant Secre-
tary Of the Navy and Mrs. Newberry.
Commissioner and Mrs. James r. Gar
field. Mrs Charles BoughJon Wood, Of
New York; Mrs Garret A. Hobart, Mrs.
Audenreid, Miss Mitchell, Senator War
ren. Admiral O'Neil, MIR. Ferguson, and
Captain Culver.
The Cuban Minister and Nine. Que
sada were the guests of honor at a din
ner given last night by Mr.. and Mrs. NJ,
NJ. Parker.
Mrs. George Maxwell Robson had din
ing with her last night Mr.. and Mrs.
Alexander Legare, Miss Durand. Miss
Rogers. of New York; Miss Marquand.
of England; Miss Hamill, of Trenton,
y. J.: Miss Robson, Colonel Edwards,
Cavaliere Montagna, charge d'affaires
for Italy: Count Mani MOcenigO, Hon.
Ronald Lindsay, OF the British embassy;
Gist Blair, and William Spencer, of
Philadelphia.
Mrs. Kuser, the daughter of Senator
and Mrs. Dryden, was hostess yesteT-
day at one of the most charmingIy ap-
pointed lunCheOns Of the season 1t
was given in the Cabinet suite at the
New Willard. The table was entirely
in yellow. Five large plateaus formed
of new yellow rose called the gbeagen,
and Margucrites Of the same color, were
down the center and alternated with
silver candelabra with yellow-shaded
candies. Instead of place cards, Mrs
Kuser used a very pretty innovation in
the way of hand-painted fans, with the
names of each guest embroidered upon
them.
Mrs. Kuser entertained Mrs. Hobart,
Mrs. Metcaif. Mrs. Burrows, Mrs.
SpOOner, Mrs. Scott, Mrs. Dryden. Mrs.
Kean, Miss Millard, Mrs. Alger, Mrs.
Dalzell. Mrs. Wayne Parker, Mrs. Olcott.
Mrs Rixey. Mrs Allen. Mrs. Garfield.
Mrs. Bromwell, Mrs. Clover, Mrs. Rad
eliffe. Mrs, Jackson. Mrs, Timmons,
Mrs. Symons, Mrs. Rose Thompson,
Mrs Butler, Mrs. Mulligan, Mrs.
Wright, Mrs. Harvey, Mrs Kearney,
Miss Stevens. Miss Sheriff. Miss
Thompson, Miss Wood, Miss Allen, Miss
Chabot Miss Sewers. Miss Mccoy, Miss
Clayton, and Miss Squire.
A portion of the Marine Band played
throughout the afternoon. American
Beauty roses were In the reception and
drawing rooms. Mrs. Kuser was dressed
in a beautiful gown of yellow crepe de
chine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Lee entertained
at dinner last night Justice and Mrs.
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