The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-12-13
TaftS and Miss Roosevelt
Divide Social Attention
Washington Society Is in the Full Swing of
the Winters Many Pleasures
By Roberta Z. Bradshaw
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Especial Dissztch = Ike Cali
WASHINGTON, Dec 1e-Tith The
formal summons OF the Official season
DIT TWO weeks IA the future. the " nlte
House debut lbefore which everything
gives way following rapidly IN the
train O. King Christmas. Miss Roose-
relts sister debutantesT popping CUT
fvrry blessed day Of the week, calls 10
make. dinners 70 eat tea 70 drink. 1eW
people 70 size Up" bridge TO 1ias ara
president elect and his We ana
raughter coming 30 town. g taxes
LADY with good old fashioned hr2Wn
and muscle 10 keep tab on me waifi-
-EiE q life as lived 81 THIS day ~ grace
st the capital OF the country
II she could, perhaps, dress 80
real canpaigner. things might nol
rest 50 heavily OF her shoulder hcl
wen this relief is denied her and. ny
IN irony q tate or fashion, SIZE -l--fl
conceal her ''robust1ous development
ind assume ethereallv indefinite lines
Gle away expressions. lsstless Eraces
end helpless attitudes TO look wen II
her clothes she must acquire the -els-
urelE pose. 70 keep her appointments
Ehe must make time, and there Eou
are.
Mla6y has bit o. 3 problem before
her and Il isn't much wonder wn6n tie
the vide avenues are a confused tane'e
n auto cars. runa bouts. Inverted teams
Rnd scurrvinE pedestrians that ne scene
o. e hl-rE ing haute monde presents =
besu-irri orpoTtunity for The pencl- OF
TIRE cer- rurist
II is-a grand burryup from start 70
finish and nobody has tine 70 think
just whether Il IS al worth while Or
not
Mrs. Roosevelt, who has hsppE
faculty II taking rirle ~ the fore-oc 4.
year r~ year. has been seeing 10 u
that the Official schedule q events gets
before The public - the earliest posi-
re Gay. This season the elections kept
e>erbodv guessing. but scarcely we're
these WEI settled than al the cabinet
women got together and n 2 trice the
state functions we're properly slsaeo
END put before the women whose care
1ooks were demanding attention
Then began The scamper for dates
vith Mss Ethel, and scarcely vas t-ls
welir q The minds q the AMBITIOUS
,Tauluss Of the town anti Il became
fzpedient for them 70 look ~ tie new
arrivals IA oHicialdom-
Mrs Luke e. Wright wife Of the
Fecretarv Of war was the hrst 20 ap-
PEAR upon TIE scene IN ice guise OF
new and powerful Official hostess, 50
Ms. Wright has been in fer al sorts
Cf errerts inuoent. charm ina 81 unal-
fe-ted snd sincere Mrs. Wright VIII
capahlv MI the role vacated by The vile
- the president elect EVERYBODY : en-
tertsining Mrs. Wright. bit she seems
70 stand rhe transportation from the
le surely life Of the FAR away capital
~ the Philippines 20 this strenuous
zone n social activity with re-
r1arkab-e composure-
Secretary and Mrs right have taken
me house recently vacated by For
MGR Secretary q the Navy and Mrs
1Fct-sIf and for The first time ind
chem lres enjoying . bit OF home lie
Among recent attentions received by
Mrs Wright tie reception given bE
chfef or Stsn and Ms. Franklin
Beil takes precedence Eight hundred
guests were received a. the Bell hoUle
~ Fort Mayer. callers representing
Official. diplomatic, residential and army
and navy circles
wide rerandas. Enclosed By canvas.
helped cut the capacity q the house
sid Jspenese lanterns, great bowls Of
flowers. lights galore. pretty gowns and
music By the Thirteenth cavalry band.
al contributed ro-<Ae Eayety Of the
occasion. Mrs. Bel. VINO is very
attractive woman. looked fetching IN
lavender crepe with trimmings OF lace
sud velvet OF e darker shade. and Mrs.
wright after her usual custom. zp-
reared IN black-a lacy affair. pallet
ed Il set and made on long. sweeping
Ines
Ms. Truman e Newber-T. who sue
oesds 70 the part which rested so
happily On Mrs. Metczlrs shoulders,
although an "old timer" IL Washington
rs old times in politics 20. BY virtue
of her husbands advancement Is now
s6sys the storm center OF attention.
Pretty nearly everybody IS doing things
or trying 70 GO things for Mrs New
herr. who has 3 double role 20 carry.
since she IS the mother OF an only
daughter who, as one Of last year.
girls. IS IN 1or al the debutsnte things
iof the present season
At the German embassy 3 new chat
elaine appears in the person OF dAshing
Countess Bernstorn, New York
woman by birth bit q continental by
many years training and residence The
Bernstorns are due IN Washington
within the fortnight
Meantime. Countess 8Foltke, wife OF
-he minister from Denmark, has az
lived The countess. also an American.
formerly Miss CorneLa Thzyer Of Bos-
ION. has q role OF her own TO carry.
The AIoItkes are yO1ng handsome.
sfch snd By training and temperament
well fitted fo- their position. An infant.
less than six months old, the FIRST ar
rival IN the family. Is Just now the
rersonsge OF most importance ~ the
legation
Not the slightest evidence IN the
sro-1d IS given that the last Few months
n che Roosevelt administration viii be
.-,e-vftte6 70 drag socially SO far as che
ebstelsine of the White House is con-
~e-red. with q record for more limo
cations than any OF her predecessors.
MS. Roosevelt IS going 10 add the
irster CT brilliant closing 70 her long
rsreer. The usual Friday nnsscsles are
- he given and II addition. so the
sossfus have X. there VIII be young
-soufe's dinner dances and 3 ro1nG OF
things which the average woman feels
4, t-cunbez1 upon her 20 contribute 20
TIE social calendar "a the frat year OF
her daughters advent
Jus- now there Is an unezpTessed but
--a~v evident disappointment apparent
.eoause Mss Ethel has. 50 far. paid
,fttie heed 10 the formal affairs ar