The Washington herald., 1907-10-27

"a dent TO the W nlte House, ana
the beginning of entertaining
there Of n more or less
formal character, the social life Of the
Capital may be said 10 be assuming some
definite form and shape.
One by one the heads of embassies and
Legations are returning, and the various
members Of the Cabinet and their fami-
lies are beginning 10 plan for the winter
season.
While the weather remains fine, every
one is prolonging the various outdoor
pastimes. left over from the past sum
mer, and Saturday and Sunday, Chevy
Chase and the country clubs prove the
mecca for the fashionable.
Tennis is claiming the attention Of the
athletcally inclined at the former, with
merry little dinner parties TO follow the
game Among those who entertained last
night at Chevy Chase were Lieut.. and
Mrs. Courtland Watts. who have as their
guest Mr.. Albert Garrick. Of Philadelphia,
cousin of Lieut. Watts.
The superb weather is also responsible
sor the lingering Of some in the country
resorts, and quite a group Of Washington
folk are still at the Virginia Hot Springs.
Among the latter is the pretty young
debutante daughter Of the Solicitor Gen
eral and Mrs. Hoyt who is to be pre-
sented this autumn. Miss Constance Hoyt
was hostess at a delightful little tea the
other afternoon al The Springs. when her
guests were Miss Dorothy Jordan, Of
Boston, granddaughter of the late mer-
chant prince Miss Emily Sloane, Mr..
and Mrs. Morris L. Johnston, Mr.. Cecil
Barrett, and Messrs. Fred c. Inman and
Charles s. Inman.
Every phase Of the social life Of the
Capital is divided into seasons. each
having It's own distinctive place and
time, and now we are in the midst Of
the autumn weddings, with the rule Of
the debuantes to follow close upon It's
heels
Marrying and giving In marriage" is
quite the order Of the day, and, as pre-
liminary to the weddings, come, OF course.
the engagements-results Of the summers
social campaign and recreation.
Among the latter was the announcement
this past week OF the engagement OF
Miss Elizabeth Oliver. eldest daughter
OF the Assistant Secretary OF War and
Mrs. Robert Shaw Oliver to Mr. Francis
X. Stevens. OF New York and Lawrence.
Long Island, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Alex
ander II. Stevens.
Mrs Oliver and her daughters, the
Misses Elizabeth and Marion, have just
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Oliver and Miss Marion Oliver were
abroad, the latter part Of the time the
guest Of Miss Josephine Durand daugh-
ter Of the former British Ambassador
here. Miss Elizabeth Oliver spent her
summer in Canada, gathering material
for future character sketches and stories,
examples of her pen being already we'll
known 10 many appreciatiye readers, not
only among her large circle OF friends,
but the general public as well, several
having lately appeared in the magazines
Miss Oliver was, by the way, d guest al
luncheon at the White House Friday
when the japanese Ambassador and tlt
VisCountess Aoki, with Miss Maudt
Adams, the actress. and Mr.. John a
McIhenny were entertained. The Jap
anese Ambassador and the ViscOuntess
Will next week celebrate the birthday
Of the Mikado by sivins dinner at thu
Embassy.
Another natal event which will be the
occasion Of a happy gathering Of people
round the dinner table will be that OF
King Edward, November 9Th. which III,
Ambassador and Mrs. Bryce will ce!e
brate at the British Embassy.
But to return 10 the subject In hand
the autumn bride Miss Root, it is more
or less definitely stated. has chosen No
vember q for the date Of her marriage
with Lieut.. L. s. Grant, third The wed
ding will be a home affair, and will tak'
place at the residence Of the Secretary
Of State and Mrs. Root, In Scott Circle
This will be the second wedding of in
terest 10 take place in this house within
the last few years Here some four OF
five years ago, Mile. Irene Desplanques
the intimste friend OF the ever popular
Countess Marguerite Cassini. was mar
ried to N. Pavloff, Russian Minister q
Korea
Countess Cassini. the daughter Of III,
former ambassador, acted as bridesmaid
for her friend. and the novel Russian
wedding ceremony performed after tn
rites Of the Greek Church, was witnessed
by all the elite Of the social set Of tn
Capital, the spacious dining room OF tn,
mansion being thronged with beautifully
gOWned women, and their escorts, eacl
on tip toe that he OF she might not mis-
any feature Of the novel ceremony. Al
improvsed altar was arranged in from
Of the carved mantel. and here ikOns an'
candles carried out the symbols Of tn
Byzantine Church, as Greek priests from
New York read the service.
A bride Of this week viii be Miss Ger
trude Brown, who, on Saturday. will be
come the bride OF 8fr. George L. Hunt
ress, r., formerly Of Boston, now o
Wilmington, Del Miss Brown is tn,
daughter or the late MI SeveIlon BrowI
and Mrs Brown, Of Twenty-hrst street
and Is one Of the most attractive girl
of washington The wedding Will talk
place at st. Msrgarets Episcopal Churcl
in Connecticut avenue, al o'clock, an,
the ceremony VIII be performed by tn
Rev Mr.. Casey, who read the marriag
service last Thursday for Miss Brown
brother, MIR. Phelps Brown, and Mis-
Katherine Ridgely, and who has per
formed the same duty for her mothe
and sister He will be assisted by III
rector Of the church, the Rev. Herber
Smith. The color scheme Of the flora
decorations will be pink. and quantitie
Of pink cosmos will be used. The must
will be the two well-known weddin
marches and selections from we Are &
Society" the play written by the bride
brother These will be Sweetheart, Sine
I Met You" and My Sunshine" "Fai
Harvard" will also be played Mr. Hun
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