Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-03
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
AUSTRIAN OFFICERS WERE
GIVEN A DANCE.
A Chance to Meet the Pretty Girls,
Too-Dinners-per
Notes.

Baron Ambrozy and Baron Haymerle Of
the Austrian embassy gave the smartest
dance of the spring season last night at
Rauscher's, when Mrs. Townsend was
hostess for them and the special guests
| were thirty-five officers Of the Austrian
ships now in Hampton roads. About an
equal number OF United States officers, a
dozen or SO married couples and fifty
Washington bellies made up the party. The
entire ballroom floor was in use, and the
| midnight supper was served in the banquet
room at small tables. The ballroom and par
lors were decorated with palms, dogwood
blossoms and carnations. An orchestra
from New York played Austrian and Hun
garian dance music The company was
late gathering, as most Of those present
were at the dinners, an unusual number or
which, marked the evening, and the honor
guests Of which were the visiting notabili-
ties here with the foreigners or those whose
reason for coming to the capital at this
time was the Mcclellan monument unveil-
Ing ceremony.
Senator and Mrs. Elkins, Madame Bona
parte and Mrs. Warder all gave dinners
last night
The French ambassador and Nine. Jus
serand gave dinner at the embassy last
evening at which the guests aver Were , the
tice and Mrs. Holmes, the Secretary OF
War, the Chinese minister, the Spanish
| minister, the assistant secretary OF the
treasury and Mrs. Winthrop, the third . as
sistant secretary of state and Mrs. Wilson,
Count Hatzfeldt, Lady Isabella Howard.
| Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Brown Scott, Mr.. and
Mrs. Gordon Cumming, Mrs. Bayard, MISS
Elizabeth Oliver, Mr.. Bonald Lindsay ana
Commander and Nine. de Blanpre.
Capt. and Mrs. summerlin were hosts at
dinner last night, when their guests were:
I0hnSfnn Lieut. and Mrs.
Bulmer, Miss Langfitt, Miss Juliette Will
| Hams, Miss Mary Switzerland. Miss Terry,
Miss Chase, Lieut. Shackford, DR.. Ohne-
sorge, Capt. Fitzhugh Lee. Capt. Wfgmore
and Capt. Gilmore.
Mr.. and Mrs Perry Belmont are leaving
Park race season, and in the middle of the
month will sail for Europe, to stay away
all summer.
Mrs. Moore, wife Of Capt. E. X. Moore,
u s. NJ, has issued cards for two bridge
parties, the first, Saturday the 4th, IN honor
Of Mrs. silas Casey. wife OF Rear Admirai
Casey; the second, May II, being In honor
of Mrs. William T. Sampson. widow Of Ad-
miral Sampson.
Mr.. and Mrs Enoch A. Chase will arrive
this evening from their home, in New York.
on brief visit to their parents, MI ana
Mrs. George 8. Chase at the Sherman apart
ment house, where they will be pleased 10
see their friends.
Mrs. Van Rensselaer, Cruger leaves this
week for a pleasure trip to the mines OF
| Goldfield, Portland, and San Francisco.
Miss Marion Leutze and Miss Louise Max
we'll will accompany Mrs. Edward Simpson
tonight to Norfolk to attend the dance to-
morrow night at Chamberlin's, given In
honor Of the officers of the foreign fleet now
| there. While in Norfolk they will be guests
aboard Col. R. M. Thompson's houseboat.
Col Thompson's daughter, Mrs. Stephen H.
Pell, is hostess for him.
Mrs. Hamill and Mrs. Gummere of Tren-
| ton, N. j., are house guests of Mrs. George
| M. Robson.
| Cards of invitation have been sent out by
Miss Godoy and me Messrs. Godoy for an
amateur dramatic entertainment to be given
at Carroll Hall Wednesday. May 8. at S:15
| pm, in honor Of the Mexican ambassador
and Madame Creel.
Miss Leon Of New York Is the guest of
Mrs j. Steiner, 517 L street southwest, and
both will be at home to their friends Sum-
| day.