The Washington herald., 1908-04-09
In THE SOCIAL WORLD
Brilliant Reception Held at
German Embassy.
MRS. FAIRBANKS IS HoNORED
Entertained at Washington Club by
Daughters OF the RevoIutiOn-COl.
wattersOn Dinner Guest of Mrs. W.
+. Draper - Gates-WOOd NuptiaIs
Celebrated In New York.

At the German Embassy last night
brilliant reception was held. the Ambas-
sador and the Baroness Won Sternburg
entertaining some $50 guests
The ballroom and suite of drawing
rooms, replete with ornaments and curios
from all over the world, were further
beautifed with a profusiOn of spring
flowers. cherry and apple blossoms
mingled with lilies and American Beau
ties.
The baroness welcomed her guests in a
gown Of gray satin embroidered in silver.
with which she wore a tiara and neck
lace of diamonds. She was assisted in
entertaining the guests by her sister,
Miss Langham, who was attired in a
| fetching gown Of pale blue liberty satin,
with which she wore corsage bouquet
Of lilies. of the valley.
| A buffet supper was served from a
table beautiful with silver and gold plate
and quantities of Crimson Rambler roses.
Among the guests were the Italian Am
bassador and the Baroness Mayor des
Planches. the Austro-Iiungarian Ambas-
sadOr and the Baroness Hengelmuller,
the French Ambassador and Nine jus
/ serand, the Brazilian Ambassador and
Nine. Nabuco, the Russian Ambassador.
Baron Rosen; the British Ambassador
and Mrs Bryce. also their dinner guests.
Mr. and Mrs. Humphry Ward. of Lon
don. who arrived here yesterday.
| The Japanese Ambassador. Baron Taxa
| hiFa, was also present, as were also the
/ nd "a
Danish Minister, NJ Brun; the Belgian
| Minister and the Baroness Mencheur. the
Swiss Minister, NJ Vogel; the Persian
| Minister Morteza, Khan; the Secretary of
state and Mrs Root, the Secretary of the
| Treasury and Mrs. Cortelyou. the Secre-
tary of the Interior and Mrs. Garfield,
Assistant Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
| NewbeTry, Assistant Secretary OF State
and Mrs. Bacon. Mr.. and Mrs Boardman.
| Senator and Mrs. Depew, Senator and
Mrs Elkins. the Postmaster General and
! Mrs. Meyers. Mr.. and Mrs. LarZ Ander-
son, and other representative persons OF
official and residential society
The British Ambas ssador and Mrs. Bryce
entertained at dinner last night at the
| embassy, complimentary 10 Mr.. and Mrs.
Humphry Ward, of London.
Mrs. Audenried was hostess at a lunch
con yesterday. complimentary to Mrs.
! George Gray. Of Delaware.
Mrs Stanley Matthews was hostess at
a luncheon yesterday, complimentary to
Mrs. Richard Mccormick.
The Misses sedgley entertained az q
musicale in the afternoon at their home.
! 1I79 Massachusetts avenue.
Mrs. Fairbanks. wife OF the Vice Presi-
dent. was entertained at a reception last
night at the Washington Club. Her host
esses were the ladies of the Mary Wash
/ ington Chapter of the Daughters Of the
American Revolution.
| DR.. and Mrs. Ralph Jenkins. who have
been spending the last few weeks in the
| South, have returned TO their home here
Miss Elsie Curtis, daughter Of hlr. and
Mrs. William Elroy Curtis. is now on heE
way TO Europe for stay of some months
/ Mrs. Curtis has just returned from New
York, after seeing her daughter of
Mrs. Benjamin f. warder and her
daughter. Miss Alice Warder. closed their
house here in K street Tuesday, and sailed
for Europe yesterday from New York
| Mrs. Timmons, daughter Of the Vice
President and Mrs. Fairbanks, who has
been visiting in New York, has returned
home.
Mrs. and Mrs. William Corcoran Eustis
are in New York. having gone to visit
Mrs. Eustis' parents. former Vice Presi-
| dent and Mrs. Morton, who sailed for
Europe yesterday.
Col. Henry Watterson. of Kentucky,
was the guest complimentary TO whom
Mrs. William F. Draper entertained at
dinner last night. inviting to meet him
| Representative and Mrs. Weeks, Surgeon
| General ard Mrs. Rixey, Senator and
Miss Kean, Mrs. Stanley Matthews. Mr..
! Glover. Mrs. ReybuTn, Mr and Mrs
Richard Weightman, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Logan Page.
Mrs. George NJ. Pullman was hostess
| last night AT a theater party for Miss
| Catherine Williams and Mr.. Francis Ben
nett Poe, who are to be married Sat
urday.
The Misses Mellen entertained a few
/ friends informally at a bridge tea yes
teTday afternoon. Mrs. LorIng was also
hostess at bridge, as was Mrs. Hutchins
Col. and Mrs. Kuser. who have been
spending some time with Mrs. Kuser' $
parents. Mr.. and Mrs Dryden. left Wash
ington yesterday for their home. in
stronghold Bernardsville, n. j.. where
they viii be joined later by Mr.. and Mrs.
Dryden.
Mrs. Claude Swanson, wife of the gov
ernor of Virginia, who has been visiting
here, returned to her home. in Richmend,
yesterday.
George B. Cortelyou, jr, son of the
Secretary Of the Treasury. who has been
spending the spring recess with his par
ents. returned TO his school, at Aurora
N. Y, yesterday.
Lady Herbert. widow of Sir Michael
Herbert, who sailed from Europe, accom-
panied by her sister. Mrs. Ogden Goelet,
! Is expected to arrive in New York on
the Lusitania Friday.
Mr.. Theodore Roosevelt jr., who spent
his Easter vacation with his father, at
the White House, while his mother. Mrs
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