The Washington times., 1906-03-06
Plays for Timebeing Sup
plant Dinner Parties.
SMART SET AT BELASC0'S
President and Mrs, Roosevelt Set the
Pace, Followed by Many
Others.


corps out in full force. one might have
imagined ii a big private party with
the President as host
/ Throughout the audience were the
friends of the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt, and there was continual
exchange OF greetings. There was an
| unusually large number OF pretty gowns
| worn, and picturesque hats. tco. for the
women in boxes had no necessity for
removing their headwear-
Mrs. Roosevelt wore a gown of gray
chiffon and lace, with touches of black.
Miss Carow. Jrs. Roosevelt's sister,
wore q gown OF pink mousseline de sole
and white lace. Neither wore a hat.
their dark hair. simply dressed, being
in marked contrast to the puffed. pom
padoured. curled and hated womeT,
about them.
Nine. de Casasus. in a dark red SUIT
and hat trimmed with long plumes
Nine. Hauge. in a hat of oleander pink,
trimmed with roses and long plumes,
worn with a white lace gown and coat
and trimmed with sable, and Miss ISABEL
May IN a big black picture hat and a
yellow satin gown, called for no enc
of attention. Mrs. William Barrett
Ridgely was strikingly picturesque in a
| borough hat Of silver cloth and curling
/ white plumes and big roses of silver
| Nine do Amaral wore a gown of blue
chiffon and velvet and big black pic
ture hat, while Miss Godinho, her sister,
! wore an attractive gown of lace ard
cloth and Ii black hat. Mime. de Peder-
naiTas' striking toilet was completed by
| a large blue picture hat with pink roses.
Miss Chentung. daughter of the Chinese
: minister who occupied box with his
friends. wore charming Oriental cos
tune of pink and looked with open-eyec
wonder. not so much at the play as at
the people about her Mrs. NeWberry,
wife Of the Assistant Secretary of the
! Navy. wore a beautiful gown of violet
chiffon; Miss Ridgely a white lace
gown and a pink chiffon hat trimmed
| with pink roses and sable; the Misses
i Fremont one in gown OF white and
the other In cherry coIored chiffon. The
aunt. Nine. Leger and the Haitian
minister. wore attractive toilets. one of
pink and one of blue. Mrs Barney wore
a picturesque costume of black.
senor VeIoz Goiticoa. charge d'afraires
for Venezuela, paid his respects Il
President Roosevelt yesterday prior to
( his departure for his own country lie
1 VIII be replaced by Dr.. Guzman-Gab-
iras.
NJ. Scent Ivany. of the Austrian en-
bassy. and n. De Pury. of the Swiss
legation, viii soon leave Washington for
a trip South, taking in Florida resorts
and possibly Cuba and Mexico.
The personnel Of the German embassy
has been augmented by the arrival OF
Herr Alfred Kuhimann. who viii be
second secretary, and Lieutenant Koh-
Ter. who will be atteche.
The counselor of the British embassy
land Lady Susan Townley leave the City
! today for a trip to Jamaica.
Mrs Edison Bradley and her daughter
Mrs. Herbert Shipman, of New York,
who is now visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Brad
ley Will go to St Augustine, Fla, Wed
nesday, to be gone two weeks.
Mrs. Cobb, wife of the editor of the
Boise. Idaho, Statesman. who, with her
daughter, Miss Margaret, have been q;
the New Willard for several days. vii
go 10 New York tomorrow for an ex-
tended visit before returning t0 Boise.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert GiInour Amies
of 1887 Columbia road, will be at home
the last time this season, tomorrow,
from 4 to :.
Signor Montsgna, charge d'affaires OF
Italy. who has been in New York since
Saturday. will not return to this city un-
til the latter part Of the week.
Senior Bermudez. charge d'affaires OF
the legation Of Uruguay, has returned
TO Washington from a short visit to
! Baltimore.
: Mrs Fred viii give charming re-
ception tomorrow at her home on Well
ing place, from 4 TO s, when she will
have assisting her Mrs. Amos Slaymak-
er Mrs. Herbert yesterday, Mrs VIII
| liam La Vane, and Mrs. Hugh Fred
/. After the afternoon reception Mrs. Fred
| will receive from 8 to 10 for the Sons
and Veterans of the Confederacy and
/, their wives. Mrs. Fred will be assisted
by the same ladies.
| Owing 10 the death of Joseph D.
Milans, father of three of it's members
the Chain and Sprocket Club recalls its
Invitations for the dance for this evening
at 1911 street.
Mr. and Mrs. James L. Tilton and Mr.
and Mrs. D. L. Corbett, of New York
who have been the guests of Major and
Mrs. Long. leave town today.
Among the prominent people who will
be seen at the Columbia Theater this
afternoon to attend the musicale fol-
the benefit of the Christ Child Society
are: Mrs r. p. Wallace, Mrs John p
Story. Mrs. Irwin, Mrs. Mccartney Mrs
Henry May JOHN Lee Carroll, the
. Misses PatIen, and Mrs. Eugene Carr
who will occupy boxes, anG others wh1
have engaged seats are Mrs. Montgor11-
cry Blair, Mrs George T. Hamilton
| Miss Sands. Rear Admiral Franklin
Miss Letterman, Mrs. White Mrs Rey-
burn, Mrs. II. C. Perkins. the Rev. D.
| H Buell. Mrs. Robert Potts, Miss Acos-
ia. Nine. Lorando, the Rev. A JasseN
the Rev. s Lee, and the Rev. John
| Cooper. the patrons, many of whom
| will be present, are: Mrs. John Hay
| Mrs Edward d. White, Mrs. Stephen B
4 FIkins, Mrs. Henry Cabot Lodge Mrs
| Thomas II. Carter, Mrs Philip II. Sheri-
GAN Mrs. John Z. story. Mrs. o. IL
Ernst, Mrs. Francis II. Ramsay Mrs
lR p Wallace, Mrs. w. Emile Mont
gomery, Mrs. d. P. Mccartney. Mrs
| Henry Cleveland Perkins, Mrs. ]. Hen
lev Smith, Mrs. J. Edward Steilwagen,
Miss Ella Lorraine Dorsey, Miss Biddle
, Miss Mary Virginia Merriclx, Miss Acos-
ia Mrs. Maurice Francis Egau Mrs
r. Ross Perry, Nine. Jusserand, Nine.