The Washington herald., 1907-02-10

of the larger drawing-room, where AFTER
noon tea will be served and q sale OF
valentines conducted.
The programme is as follows:
Entrance Of Harlequin.
Music and Verses Written by Phelps Brown
TABLEAUX.
Valentine. .....-......-. Katharine Harlow
Cupid and Venus.
Faith Simpkins and MaFgarite Du Bots
Cupid and Juno.
.Gladys Hinckey and Margarite Du Bots
Cupid and Psyehe--
.........Juliette Crosby aud Marguerite Du Bots
Love and Folly
Miss Russell aud Miss Gladys Chapman Smith
Middle age. Caroline Ogden Jones Cleveland FER
kins Melville Wallace, Sinclair Weeks
Empire .......-.-.M Green and Master King Stone
Modern. Adelaide Heath and Haywood Garfield
SEASONS.
summer. ........... Bessie Edwards Francis Hodges
Autumn Lucy Howard. Francis Hodges
" inter. Misses Gordon. Margsrite Du Bois. Master
levitt
Verses. Mrs. E Chapman Smith.
Song SJson Hutchns
Marine Director. Mr. Santeimann
The officers Of the Washington Junior
League Of the National Junior Republic
have announced that they VIII present a
comic opera entitled I'VE Are in So
ciety." April 1. .. and 3, at the Belasco
Theater. The author composer is Phelps
Brown. of this city. and the cast viii be
made up of prominent society people.
with a chorus Of fifty debutantes. I'VE
Are in Society will be the most impor-
tant event for the benefit Of charity given
this season, and It is the first attempt
In many years Of Washington society
people to present a comic opera. An an
nouncement Of the cast will be made
within the next few days.
Mrs. Donald Mclean and Mrs. Samuel
Ammon were the guests in whose honor
Mrs J. Eakin Gadsby entertained at tea
on Friday. The floral centerpiece Of the
prettily arranged table was In white and
green, and dainty Japanese embroidered
linen was used. The other guests at the
table were: Mrs. Richard Barker, Of
Rhode Island; Mrs. Matthew T. Scott. of
Bloomington, Ill; Mrs. George NJ. Ritten-
berg, Of New York; Mrs Swormstedt,
Mrs. Cleland Ohiey, Mrs. Albert Gore,
Miss Helen Prescott, Mrs. A. G. Draper,
Mrs. L 5. Murray and Mrs. Clarendon
Smith
With the growth of society, both as TO
numbers and interest. the old-time sea
son, which began on New Years Day
and stopped short on Ash Wednesday,
has been almost obliterated. and the So
cial life Of the nations capital evolved
itself into drama of absorbing interest
which holds the boards from November
to June. To some few, and apparently
there are very few, old-fashioned hosts.
in the present year, Lent is still observed.
is time OF rest II not from any spirit
1C devotion, and formal entertaining is
considered rather bad form between Ash
Wednesday and Easter Sunday, except
on that one date Micarme, when fashion
but not religion DEGREES the social wheels
might be oiled and turned with the en-
/ thUsiasm of midwinter, and the tradi-
tions Of the Lenten season be preserved
Formal dinner parties were unknown a
/ few years ago after Ash Wednesday
while the fashionable bride who would
name her wedding day between that date
and Easter would be considered quite
outside the pale of smart society. In
( the present day society will stop for just
one day, and that is next Wednesday
and the following night resume the round
Of dinner parties. which are the chief
/ feature Of Washington life, whether il
the official or resident sets.
The state receptions and dinners at th'
White House are over for the season, the
army and navy reception last Thursday
being the last Of the functions Of 1857
But this does not mean that the hospi
tally OF the President and Mrs. Roose-
+ welt has been discontinued, or even sus-
/ pended. as. should the presidents Of pas
seasons be observed, if is more than likely
/ there viii be the usual number Of dinner
parties. which are small only by com
parisUn, and the even more interesting
( teas, receptions. and garden parties for
which invitations are invariably ISSUED
/ in Mrs ROOSevelt's name only, and whici
/ consequently assume an increased value
as the obligation of official position i:
eliminated and each invitation is a per.
( sonal compliment from the first hostess
Of the land TO those whom she wishes tC
honor.
+ The reopening of the Mexican Embassy
on Friday afternoon was even Of more
/ than usual interest. as it is the first time
/ in "a generation that the representative.
! from Mexico have found welcome il
every nation represented at Washington
I the scares of war and tragedy which cos
am Austrian prince his life and thron,
+ having cast a shadow over the Mexican
! Embassy in Washington, which was only
/ dispelled in the closing years of the Hf'
Of Senior CreeIs predecessor, Senol
/ Azpiroz.
! Austria has at last renewed her dip
! lomatic relations with the present-day re
public, as Belgium did long ago. so TIT
two powers once antagonistic 10 the Mex
lean representatives were on Frida!
among the first to welcome the presen
Ambassador ana his wife. who ii Il
| hoped, viii find true and sincere friends
in Washington, where they will be a dis
tinct acquisition TO the diplomatic Circl'
and society generally.
/ Washington is much interested in tn,
renewal Of diplomatic relations between
/ Mexico and Austria inaemuch as tn
present envoy from the latter COuntT,
is Count Karl Won Griska, former coun
selor of embassy in this city, while tn
/ Countess Won Griska, a very beautiful
and charming young woman, was befor
her marriage Miss Helen King, OF Bait
more.
The arrival Of Lady Isabella Howard
wife Of the British charge d'afaires. is an
other notable incident in diplomatic so
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