The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-02-04
GOTH4AM'S SMART SET
SLOW TO MIGRATE
Many Hasten u New York in Search of the B1my South
ern Glimate-Mrs AStor Has Emerged
From Mourning.
By CHOLLY KNIcKERBOCKER.

light of feature of the New York sea-
! son. The Roosevelts are. after all, Nav
YORK people, who have always belonged
TO what Is best In society here, and their
relatives alone constitute so big and
influential clan that Il is easy TO
understand why the guests from New
York at thee wedding will outnunlber
those OF ali other cities OF the Union.
| even of Washington. In many senses
OF the word. II win be a New York
wedding. and among those who WITH go
| from here 20 attend II, are the Douglas
| Robinsons with Miss Corinne Douglas
/ Robinson; the Edwarc Reeve Merr1tts.
| the Hnborne. James. ana Franklin D.
! Roosevelts. Mrs. J. West Roosevelt end
/ her daughter. Miss Lorraine. who is
one OF the debutantes OF the season: the
} Montgomery Rcosevelts. the w. Enrich
: ROosevelts. the Paul Mortons, the
Robert Goelets. the f. H. Har-imans.
and their daughters. the Ogden Mills.
with their son and their twins. the
young Cornelius Vanderbilts. the jack
Astors. the Harry Payne Whitneys
Mrs. Charles T. Barney and Miss Kath-
crime Barney and hosts Of other people
/ besides. In fact. so many Of our fash
ionable set w.ll be at Washington at
the end of next week for tho White
House wedding that the town will he
quite deserted from 4 soc!al point az
view. and the day here consequently
somewhat dull.
Rcnald-S.rong Nuptials.
Reggie Ronaid's marriage to Miss
Fhora Strong e TO take place on Fen
ruery =. in ST. Paurs Cathedral, Erie.
Pa where Bishop Franklin S. Spaul-
ding, now OF Utah, but formerly rector
/ Of ST. Pauis. VIII perform the coremo-
/ ny. Reggie Ronalds. a son OF Mrs. Peter
/ Ronalds. who IS one os the most con
| spicuous members OF the American col
ony IN London. and very Influential
/ there, and his brother, Pierre IoriIlard
! Ronalds, with whom he Is IN. business
/ here. is married to Miss Bertha Perry.
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. William A
/ Perry. whose son. Henry. married Mas
| Edith Lounsberry last Thursday. Miss
Thora Strong IS a great keiress and will
! eventually come in for a considerable
part OF the enormous fortune left by her
grandfather. the late William !. Scott,
of Erie,
Harbinger of Spring.
With the approach OF Lent, which IS
still over three weeks distant. tho meet
ings OF the Badminton Club have begun.
The Badminton club which Is the old
est and most exclusive organization OF
the kind, having been in existence for
close upon thirty years. may. IN fact.
be looked upon in the light of the har-
I binger Of spring. II never inaugUrates
its meetings until winter is drawing TO
close and continues its sessions until
Easter. This year the meetings take
place at the Twelfth Regiment Armorv.
as that OF the Seveaty-first is not vet
available for the purpose, and Mrs VII
liam Rhinelander, Mrs. T. J. Oakley
Rhineiander Mrs Charles B. Alexander.
Mrs. Frederick Gallatin. Mrs Henry 4
Coster. and Mrs. Lion Gardiner are usu-
ally to be found there on Saturday after
Moons T. J. oakley Rhinelandar is the
president and Philip Birckhead the vice
president.
Coming Dog Show.
Second only 10 the horse show in the
affections Of most OF the fashionable set
here is the annual spring dog show 10
be held at the Madison Square Garden,
and which. opening week from tomor-
TOW. is already engaging the attention Of
al those who are able 10 boast OF the
possession of bow-wows OF high degree
On the bench committee are Harry Pc
tiers, Center Hitchcock. and White
Rutherford. the latter Of whom, how
ever. has recently gone abroad. and IN
addition TO the prizes which they have
given, others viii be presented by Har-
~ Payne Whitney. ". X. Vanderbilt,
jr. Reginald Vanderbilt. Samuel T. Pc
ters. and r. r. Kittridge.