The Washington herald., 1908-02-04
IN HHESOCIAL WORLD
Count and Countess SZe-
chenyi Guests of Honor.
LUNCHEON PLANNED TODAY
Ambassador and baroness HengeI-
muller Will be HOsts-Vice Presi-
Ambassador and baroness VOn
Sternburg-SIrs. DnIxcI Hostess.

Count and Countess Dionys Szechenyi.
brother and Sister-in-law of Count Laslo
Szechenyi. who married Miss Vanderbilt
last Monday, are the strangers within
the gates whom Washington is at present
entertaining in its most hospitable style.
Ever since their arrival Saturday night,
they have been entertained, and yester-
day was no exception to the rule. They
were guests at luncheon at the home of
the Counselor of the French Embassy
and Nine. dcs Portes, who invited to
meet them the Danish Minister. Mr..
Brun: Mrs. Lawrence Townsend and Miss
katherine Cameron. both of New York;
Mile. Guimctte des Portes, NJ Cartier.
counselor of the Belgian Legation, and
Count d'Adhemar After luncheon the
count and countess took a spin in a large
touring ear, seeing Washington with
Baron Ambrozy, counselor of the Aus
tTo-Iunsariau embassy and his col
league. Baron Haymerlr, as clcerones,
Mrs. Donald Cameron entertained t.e
count and countess at dinner.
Their hosts at luncheon to-day viii be
the Austro-Hungariau Ambassador aHd
the Baroness ITengelmuller who will en-
tertain at the embassy complimentary to
them, and at night they will dine with
Mr. and Mrs. George Vanderbilt They
are leaving tomorrow.
The italian Embassy, including the am
bassador and the baroness and all the
secretaries and attaches. have gone i'm 10
court mourning for "a month on account
of the death of the King Of Portugal and
his son.
The late King and the King Of Italy
were cousins. King Humbert Of Italy
being brother of Queen Maria Pia, the
mother Of the assassiuated monarch. The
Italian Ambassador and the Baroness
Mayor have therefore Cancelled all their
social obligations, including the dinner
which was To have been given last night.
The German Ambassador and the
Baroness SpCck Won Steruburg enter
tanned at dinner last night at the en-
bassy the Vice President and Mrs. Fair
banks, the Postmaster General and Mrs.
Meyer, Senator and Mrs. Crane, the Span
ish Minister, Seror Don Pima; the Greek
tIlAEA' afllf III iilhitIf1H -
and Mrs. Nicholas LongWorth. Mr. and
Mrs Eustls. Mrs. Hobson, Mrs. Cor
neiius Vanderbilt Miss Cameron, Miss
CaroW. Miss Langhsm, Mr. Charters. Of
the British Embassy. and Count Won
HatzfeIdt and Herr Schubert, Of the Ger
man Embassy.
The Charge d'AGars OF Japan and
Nine. Miyaoka entertained at dinner
last night They are giving a series of
dinners ON Monday evenings and Will
continue 10 do so until they leave here.
tine last OF the month. for their native
country.
Their guests last n.EHt were Prince
kOudaCheff. Of the Russian Embassy:
Senator and Mrs. Rayner. Of Maryland.
Representative and Mrs Loud. Nr VIII
liam Phelps. Of the State Department.
Miss HUI. Miss Foraker, Miss Marion Oil
Yer, and Commander Taniguchi, naval
attache Of the japanese Embassy.
Mr. and Mrs. Heunen Jennings were
among the dinner hosts Of the evening.
entertaining complimentary to Miss SiI-
via Wilder, who is a house guest Of Miss
Jennings,
Dr. and Mrs. Frank Baker are enter
tanning at their home in Columbia road.
Miss Edith Merrill of Boston. who is
visiting their daughter, Miss Sibyl Baker
AIr and Mrs. Vandegrift entertained
at dinner for young people last night
at the Arlington. having as their guests
Capt. and Mrs q. T. Summerlin. Miss
Sooysmith. of New York; Miss Denny.
Miss Leutze, Miss Darlington, Miss New
berry. Miss Chase. Miss Langfitt. Miss
Leech, Mr., Frederick Faust, Lieut., Com
mander Scott, Lieut.. Hodges, Mr.. Sher-
burne Prescott, Mr.. Charles Wilson,
Lieut. Murray, Mr Beale Bloomer. Mr..
Sherman Miles, and Mr.. Coppinger.
Mrs. DaIzeU, wife Of Representative John
Dalzen, of Pennsylvania. entertained at
lowed by a luncheon, complimentary to
her guests, Miss Mccoy and Miss Rees.
Of PittsbuTg Those invited were Mrs.
Samson L. Fais0n, Miss Pansy Perkins,
and her cousin. Miss Perkins. Of Cali
fornia: Miss CoCk-eI Miss Halford. Miss
Moore, Miss Seymour, Miss Richardson.
and her guest, Miss OsweH; Miss Gar
lington. Miss Cl8ry. Miss Hemenway.
Miss Warner. Miss Cassels. the Misses
Richards, Miss Terrell, Miss Wheeler,
and Mrs Tucker.
Mrs. William Phelps Emo also enter
tanned at a luncheon yesterday in honor
of her house guest, Miss HiIaire Sooy-
smith, Of New York. Invited to meet