The Washington herald., 1908-03-01
\ AFTERMATH Of the wee

~ festivities is the talk of the re-
cent dinner Mrs. John r. Nc
- Lean gave for thirty-Bve ladies.
Not gentleman was asked. The occa-
sion is reported by lucky guests to have
been the prettiest and most unique enter
tainment they have ever attended
The table was glorious in decoration,
and worthy to be the board of king,
was the verdict passed by a matron who
has seen much in this country, and
abroad. where she has been a guest at
court dinners.
Hundreds Of pink carnations were used
10 decorate the table The golden service
was regally beautiful.
After the dinner the ladies congregated
in the ballroom, furnished all in a cold
gray, which becomes an attractive back
ground for any brilliant party. Here was
presented a programme by a portion OF
the Marine Band.
After the concert, Mrs. Lawrence Town
send, OF New York, the guest Of Mrs.
Richard Townsend. sang and danced for
her hostess and felIow-guests. She Is
clever and graceful as a dancer, and often
entertains her friends in this manner. On
this occasion she danced fan dance.
Some Of the ladies present were: Mrs.
Letter. Mrs. Fish. Mrs. Draper, Mrs.
warder. Mrs. Oliver, Mrs. Hopkins, Mrs.
Hope Slater, Mrs. Ludlow. Mrs. Patter-
son, Mrs Robert Mccormick. Mrs. Rich
ard Townsend. Miss Kean. Miss Mabel
Boardman. Mrs. Metcalf. Mrs. Foraker,
and Mrs James Wad5worth. The dinner
was given for Mrs Wadsworth. who is
soon to join her daughter. Miss Harriet
Wadsworth. In England for the London
season.
This dove party has proved that the
ladies can have quite as good a time by
themselves as the men at their stag af-
fairs. That they did enjoy themselves
hugely is evinced by the fact that they
did not go home Cntil 1890.
One of the husbands left at home, Sen
a,0r Foraker, grew worried about his
wife and called UP the Mclean residence
to know what on earth had become OF
Mrs Foraker.
Rivaling the most popular debutante OF
the season is the newly arrived japanese
Ambassador. Baron Takahira. who is
crowding into the few remaining days
before Lent the host of calls he wishes
to make while at homes are still on The
tapis
Everywhere one goes one meets the
popular envoy from the Mikado's court
Royal is his welcome, for after his long
previous residence here. he has a host
or friends.
Every Cabinet hostess and nearly every
Senator's wife has received a call from
the newly made Ambassador. OF course
all his confreres. the ambassadors IT
thu diplomatic corps. have been recipients
OF the baron's Official visits.
Baroness Takahira viii join the Ambas-
sador in May or June. They Will con
tinue to reside i'm the embassy in Il
street. leased by Baron Aoki. and no
return 20 the old legation in y street
which has for the past two years served
as a chancellery Of the embassy.
With the approach Of Lent the coming
marriages Of the spring are claiming at.
tention. Several nuptial events of inter
est are looked forward to.
There is the marriage OF Miss Helen
Ffoulke. daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Charles FfouIke, and NJ Havenith, the
newly appointed Belgian Minister to Per
sia Miss Alice Miller. daughter of Com
mander and Mrs. Miller, is to wed Mr
Frederick Ashton de Peyster. of New
York Miss Elizabeth divers marriage
10 Mr. Frederick Stevens. of New York
will soon take place, and viii probably
lead the series Miss Edith Sanger and
Mr.. Vaudeville Carlisle viii also prob
ably be united in matrimony this spring
though no date has been set.
The CaTlisle-Sanger engagement an
nOunced Friday night at the Chevy Chase
Club. came as a happy denOuenent OF
the party given by Capt and Mrs. Hud-
son Poole.
The cards OF invitations sent out by
Mr. and Mrs. Poole were To meet Capt
Poole a way TO let his friends know he
had been promoted to the rank Of cap
tain. With a promotion in the army and
the announcement OF an engagement tC
celebrate, no need to say what a jolly
crowd it was that dined and danced al
the quaint little country club al Chevy
Chase.
This engagement seems TO have struck
a particularly sympathetic note with the
many friends OF the young people and OF
their respective families Both are young
good-looking clever, and popular gen.
orally. Both are fond OF athletics. each
having a record for tennis playing.
Miss Sanger held the tennis champion
ship two seasons at the Chevy Chase
Club. Mr.. Carlisle was a member of the
varsity football team at Yale. He also
rides much, and is generally fond of out
door sports.
Ha Is IN the couImittee Of washing
tons smartest dancing club, the Bach
elors, and professionally is a rising young
lawyer.
Miss Sanger is pronounced by some of
her partners at balls TO be the best dancer
Sn Washington. She Is also studious anG
well read. with German and French at
her tongues end She IS musical, as well
and studied in Dresden.
she was introduced here some years
ago when Gen. Sanger came 10 Washing
ton. Ever since she has been favorite
socially.
For years she and Mr. Carlisle have
been friends. His sister, Miss Mary Car
Isle. is an intimate friend OF Miss San
ger. Last spring Mr.. Carlisle's mother.
Mrs. CalderOn Carlisle, chaperoned a
party TO Palm Beach, Of which her son
and Miss Sanger were members Miss
Sanger gave a dinner for Miss Mary car
Isle before she went abroad this fall 10
spend the winter in Athens with her
aunt, the wife Of the United States Min
lister to Greece.
No date was set for the wedding, but II
VIII probably occur this spring. when the