The Washington times., 1907-05-10

The President entertained the D Ike
OF the Abruzzi, Prince of SavOy-AOsta,
commander Of the Italian feet in
Hampton Roads. and the Italian am
bassador. Baron Mayor des Planches,
at luncheon in the White House today.
A reception followed at 2:3O when all
the foreign officers visiting in the city
were received.
Signor NfonuIGna. OF the italian chi
bassy. took the Duke degli AbruZZi for
an automobile jauEt through the city
just before the tea at the embassy.
They took hurried look through the
principal streets and at the principal
buildings. The duke wore gray trous-
-ers. tail silk hat and frock coat, immac-
ulate in every respect.
General Kurolxi. the distinguished Jap
anese general, who arrived yesterday
morning. and is at the Willard, dined in
the hotel last evening at o'clock win
the members Of his party, and General
Macarthur and his party, who met the
japanese officers in Pittsburg. The
party included Lieut.. Gen. Nasutsuna
Kigoshi. Major Gen. Michiharu Ume-
zawa. Col Masamori Ota, Lieut.. Col.
Motohiko Nayayama, Major TOyohiko
YoshidO, Capt. ShOJiro Tanaka- capt.
Marquis JutOku Saigo, Surgeon Capt
Kobayashi, Sergt. Major HideO HOso-
kaw6, Sergt MasaO Takahashl. Masa-
lSuni Asakawa. and Ichiro Watnabe,
General Macarthur and stan, including
Lieut. Gen. Arthur Macarthur, Col.
Frank l. Winn, military secretary;
Major w W. Harris. and Col John l..
Chamberiin.
The Secretary of War will entertain a
large company OF men at dinner at the
Willard tonight in honor OF the Jap
anese general The Secretary of State
will entertain another company OF men
at dinner in honor of the officers of the
Argentine vessel. Presidente Sarmiente.
now lying at Washington. The Post
master General and Mrs Meyer VIII
have dinner company at home In honor
OF the Duke of Abruzzi and his aide
The Secretary of the Navy. Mr. Met
calf. will take a party OF the torelgn
visitors, including the Duke or Aoruzzl
and General KurOki and as many mem
beTs of their suites as II is posslole 10
accommodate, to Mt. vernon tomorrow
morning on the MayhOwer. They will
leave the wharf at 1850. and on their
return trip up the Potomac luncheon
viii be served on board
The festivities in diplomatic circles
yesterday attained the brillisnce Of the
midwjnter season. The Italian embassy
was the scene of continuous gayety, be-
ginning Will Nllt . - NApNA A'%N n. A-c4ASa
OF his royal highness. the Duke of the
Abruzzi, Prince OF Savoy-AOsta, com
mander of the fleet of Italian warships
lying at Hampton Roads, and ending
after midnight with dance, a brilliant
dinner party. followed by a reception
intervening The tea was a formal one.
and was the only one Of the functions
at which the ambassador, Baron Mayor
des Planches. was assisted by ladies'.
In the absence Of the baroness in Italy.
ne had assisting him Mrs. Larz Ander-
son. Miss Boardman, Miss Alice
Warder. and Miss Martha Cameron.
The ball room and suite OF reception
rooms were profusely decorated with
palms and American Beauty roses. and
stringed orchestra played throughout
the function. The ambassadors guests at
dinner were the Duke of the AbruZZi
and his aide, Marquis NegrottO Cam
blaso, the Secretary of War and Mrs.
Taft. the Secretary OF the Navy ana
Mrs. Metcalf. the Postmaster General
and Mrs. George Won L. Meyer, the
Austrian ambassador, Baron Hengel-
muller: the French Ambassador and
Nine. Jusserand. the Brazilian Ambas-
sador and Nine. NabucO. the Russian
Ambassador and Baroness Rosen, the
Mexican Ambassador and Nine. de
Crcel the British Ambassador and Mrs.
James Bryce, the Japanese Ambassador
and Viscountess Aoki. Rear Admiral
and Mrs. William Sheffield Cowles,
Commander Pericou. OF the Italian
feet. and all the other officers in the
dukes party. and the members Of the
embassy staff. -Four hundred guests
were asked for the reception. with dane
ing. at 10 o'clock. The guests were re-
ceived by the ambassador with the
Duke of the Abruzzi and the Marquis
NegrOtto Cambaso and the members of
the embassy staff. The guests included
all the bellies and debutantes ana
younger married people in society. The
duke may be said TO have fairly cap
tured Washington society. He is ex-
tremely attractive, both TO men and TO
women. He is tall, broad shouldered,
well prcportioned, well groomed. and
altogether looks like the ideal hero