St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-01-19
IN THE GAY WHIRL
SEASON AT THE CAPITAL NOW I'M
FULL SWING.
Senator and Mrs. Knox Have Taken
Possession of Their New Home
Entertainments by Speaker Can.
non Looked Forward to.

Washington is enjoying an unusually
large colony of Pennsylvania people,
and they are in evidence everywhere,
from the sprightly debutante tea,
which forms the most frequent diver
sion, to the mild forms of early sea-
son ''at homes"
Senator and Mrs. Knox have opened
their beautiful K street house, and
Mrs. Knox, who is one of the most
prod1gious walkers in Washington, is
seen about the calling and shopping
districts at almost all hours of the
day. She is SO petite and we'll dressed,
SO sprightly and friendly, that every
one is interested in her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sibley have opened
their fine new Massachusetts avenue
house, bought early this fall, and they
are expected to entertain extensively.
Representative and Mrs George F.
Huff are at their residence, 1925 Six
teenth street, where they will remain
until the completion of their own i'm
posing residence for which plans have
been made. Speaking of the Huffs-
there is always that interesting rumor
of the engagement of Miss Carolyn
Huff and hurry Cobb, which will not
down. Both are popular young peo-
pie and everyone is interested.
Ex-Representative and Mrs. Joseph
E. Thropp have opened their extensive
establishment in Twentieth street just
of Connecticut avenue, and Mrs.
Throop is already making arrange
sments for the social season.
The arrival in town of Speaker Can
non signifies as a matter of course
that Mr.. and Mrs. John Dalzell are
here, and already Mrs Dalzell is re-
ceiVing on Saturdays. Their house is
SO comfortable, so pretty and honey"
that society people generally take ad-
vantage of the early season to pay
their respects and imbibe some other
atmosphere than simply that of debu-
tante life. Mr.. w. Fl. Duff, of Pitts
burg, is their guest. They recently
entertained Major and Mrs. George
Dunn, with their daughter Louise, who
have returned to Colorado, prepare
tory to going to Manila in the spring.
The Misses Guthrie, of Pittsburg,
have taken an apartment at the Con-
necticut for the winter, and will be
much in evidence at all Pennsylvania
gatherings this season. They are the
sisters of Mayor Guthrie and are ac-
complished and entertaining women.
The Ormsby McCammons have left
their summer residence at Chevy
Chase and are at their Connecticut
avenue residence Their tea for
debutantes was quite one of the
smartest of the week. A pretty Phil
adelphia girl, who was in evidence
there, and who also assisted at the
presentation tea of Miss Olga Con-
verse, daughter of Rear Admiral and
Mrs. Converse, on Thanksgiving day,
is Miss Margaret Petit, who is 3 house
guest at the Converse home. She was
exceedingly attractive at the latter
tea, wearing simple white messaline
gown gracefully trimmed with lace Il
Several people came over from
Philadelphia for the wedding at St.
Johns church of Miss Alice Lang
horne and Stanley Washburn, sen OF
ex-senator and Mrs. Washburn, Of
Minneapolis. Among them were Mr..
and Mrs. Alfred Norris and Andrew
Wheeler, the latter charming every
one with his delightful musical pro-
gram rendered at st. Johns during the
wedding.
What with mourning and other
things the Cabinet circle is a bit
crippled this season. and Miss Cannon,
daughter and hostess Of the speaker,
is looked to to more than do her duty
in social way. The wholesome air
of the speakers home, SO free from
the artificial atmosphere which per-
meates most Washington houses, is re-
freshing and agreeable, and when once
Miss Cannon, hearty and hospitable,
clasps your hand you are pretty sure
to look upon official social life with
better grace.