The Washington herald., 1907-08-18


the season was that given the other night
10 the Russian Ambassador and the
Baroness Rosen, by NJ Kroupensl1y the
counselor OF the embassy.
The dinner was given at the Grill, the
table being laid out on one of the in
closed piazzas. and prettily decorated for
The occasion. Baron ScEippenbach, Rus
sian consul general at Chicago, and NJ.
de Thai. of the Ambassadors STAFF, were
among the guests as was the young
Baroness Elizabeth Rosen, the daughter
Of the Ambassador.
or course. there has been much enter
tanning for Miss Amy Mcmillan, daughter
Of tie late Senator from Michigan, whose
engagement TO Sir John Harrington.
British Minister TO Abyssinia, was an
nounced last Saturday.
On account Of the family mourning for
the Senator, all entertainments have been
quiet and informal. The wedding will be
at their beautiful country home, Eagle
Head, one of the handsomest estates on
the coast. Il viii be in the autumn be-
lore Mrs. Mcmillan returns 10 Washing
ton.
Miss Grace Jarvis Mrs. McAIillan's
bAoAlUudlSILeIt Il QeDulGut6 O. the last
season, Is recovering from the recent acct
dent she met with while riding, at which
time she fell from her horse. from no
particular cause that her groom could dis
cover. so that il is supposed she tainted
while riding, and simply fell Off as she
tainted after the groom had raised her 10
her feet. She has been kept 20 her room
for some time. but is now improving
Miss AIcMillans fancee bears the dis
tinction Of being the only British diplo-
mat who has risen 10 his present high
position from the ranks. He enlisted in
the British army as private and after
holding the ranks of corporal and ser
geant he was. at the age Of tWenty-fOur.
made & second lieutenant. Ee was trans
ferred 70 the Indian staff corps, and
later volunteered for service as vice con
sui at zeilah. a seaport of Abyssinia,
which has such an ugly reputation as a
pestilential place, It Is given a wide berth
by all
While there he rendered invaluable
service to Sir Rennen Rodd's special mis-
sion 10 the Emperor Menelik in 1887. at
which time he became an intimate friend
OF Lord Edward Cecil, the soldier son of
Lord Salisbury. Through their recon-
mendation he was appointed minister 70 /
Abyssinia. and his influence with the |
sovereign 10 whose post he is accredited /
is so great that it has quite superseded /
that of Russia and France.
He was knighted three years ago by 1
King Edward after he had previously /
been raised 20 the rank of colonel Il !
was the King who, when he was yet |
Prince Of Wales, nominated Harrington
a NIB E az Ia. . fro -1rr1 he
Marlborough.
Sir John is the only person who ever
prevailed upon the late Queen Victoria 10
speak into a phonograph
He persuaded her to send a message to
the Emperor Of Abyssinia, VINO was so
delighted with the record Of the Queens /
voice that he begged it from Sir John
As the Queen had consented to speak /
into the photograph, however. only upon /
the understanding that the record should /
be destroyed after it had served its pur- /
pose, Sir John was obliged to carry out \
her commands, and he accordingly broke |
the record IN Emperor Menelik' S presence.
Sir John is a Roman Catholic, having /
been educated in the Roman School OF /
Stoneyhurst.
He and Miss Mcmillan met last year
in Paris through a cousin Of hers. who
had been in exploration work with Sir
John in Africa
Mrs. James R. Selfridge widow of
Capt. Selfridge, Of the navy, IS receiving
congratulations on the birth OF a grand
daughter, born to her daughter, Mrs.
Walter Vernier. who was married at
Magnolia last September 10 Mr.. Vernier.
who IS a descendant OF the French
Huguenots.
The little stranger is the fourth in the
family 10 bear the name Of Virginia, after
the State, her great-grandfather Gen |
Philip KeaTny who fell IN the civil war.
having named his daughter Virginia. who
afterward became Mrs. Ridgely Hunt,
marrying Lieut.. Hunt, of the navy. a
son of the then Secretary OF the Navy.
Gen. KeaTnys other daughter, Mrs
Selfridge, named her daughter after her
sister and after the State, and now she
in turn has named her child Virginia.
The baby was born August s. on her
grandmother's birthday Mrs. Selfridge
is a half-sister Of Gen. Watts Kearny.
whose sister-in-law. Mrs. Upton Muir, has
just married Judge McCOmas, former
Senator from Maryland
Mrs. c. c. Overton. Of New York. who
IS summering At the Hawthorne Inn. gave
tea this afternoon for Miss Cornelia
Gordon. who is stopping at the Magnolia.
Miss Gordon is with her aunt ME.
George Berry, Of Frankfort. Ky, who has I
just been Joined by Mr. Berry. a business
associate Of Mr.. Edison Bradley, OF New !
York and Washington, and by her moth
er, Mrs. Bush.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Robbins Mus
grove, Of New York, who are spending
their third summer at the Inn, were en-
tertained at luncheon Tuesday by Mrs.
Schlessinger, of Hartford, Conn. who is
travelling in her touring car. {
Mr.. Clarence Sherin. of New York, who {
arrived at the Magnolia this week in his
touring car, IS now on his way witt, his ]
party to Mount Washington, from where |
they will go on to Montreal. and then =
back by a eircuitous route 10 New York
They make on an average of l62 miles
day,
Mr.. Seymour c. Loomis, Of New Haven.
Conn. former private secretary 10 Gov. T
Morris of Connecticut had as his guest Z
Thursday, at the Oceanside. former At F
torney General Phelps, of Connecticut. g
Miss hoffman is with her stepfather. \
Baron Benckendorf, of Germany, at the '
Oceanside Hotel. 7
The Count and Countess Larish, of
Vienna, Austria, are also at the Ocean
side. Another guest there is Mr.. c. L. 7