The Washington herald., 1908-04-11
In THE SOCIAL WORLD
Brilliant Dinner Company
at French Embassy.
COL. wATTERsON IS HoNoRED
Mrs. Stanley Mathews, Distinguished
Editors Cousin, Is Hostess at Dim
ner Complimentary to Him-Base-
ball Game on white Lot To-day
VIII Attract the Social Set.


AT the French Embassy brilliant com
pany met to dine with the Ambassador
and Nine. Jusserand last night
The guests assembled round the table
abloom with spring blossoms were ths
British Ambassador and Mrs. Bryce. Mr.
and Mrs. Humphry Ward and Miss Ward
of London: Prof Bury, of Oriel College
oxford, and Mrs. Bury, the house guests
Of MF. and Mrs. Bryce; Justice and Mrs
Holmes. MIR. Metealf. Secretary of the
Navy: Secretary ef the Interior and Mrs
Garfield. Senator and Mrs. William Alder
Smith, Representative and Mrs Foss, the
Counselor of the British Embassy and
Lady Isabella Howard, the Military At
taehe of the British Embassy and the
Hon. Mrs. James. Mai. Fournier. and tht
Vieomte de Chambrun. OF the French EN-
oassy.
The Italian Ambassador and the Baron
ess Mayor des Planches dined last night
with Miss Mary Gwynn, who invited &c
meet them the Belgian Minister and the
Baroness Moncheur. Mrs. Hobson. Senator
Brandegee, Senator Du Pont, former Gov
Carroll Miss Merrill, Representative Low
ering, Miss Williams. and Commander
and Mrs Richard T. Mulligan.
Col Henry Wattesson. of Louisville, the
guest of his cousin, Mrs. Stanley Mat
thews, was the guest for whom Mrs
Matthews entertained at dinner last night
at her home in I street
Among those invited to meet Col. Wat
terson were the Vice President and Mrs
Fairbanks Justice and Mrs Harlan
Speaker Cannon, Senator and Mrs. FL
kins. and Mrs. Draper.
The British Ambassador and Mrs.
Bryce entertained informally at luncheon
yesterday, inviting a few friends TO meet
! their house guests. Mr.. and Mrs
Humphry Ward. Miss Ward, and Pros.
and Mrs. Bury.
Later in the afternoon the embassy
was the scene Of a tea, the Ambassador
and Mrs. Bryce having large number
OF guests in compliment to their dis
tinguished house guests.
The drawing-Tooms Of the embassy were
sweet with the perfume of cut flowers
Mrs. Bryce was assisted in the amenities
of the afternoon By the ladies OF the
embassy personnel, Lady Isabella How
ard, Hon. Mrs. James. and Mrs. Young.
Mrs. Mcmillan. widow Of Senator Nc.
MILAN. Of Michigan. was a luncheon
hostess Of the day.
A number of society people were
present yesterday afternoon at the New
National Theater for the rehearsal Of the
new play. The Impostor," to be put on
the stage Monday night in Philadelphia.
Mr., Augustus Frohman. who has been
here ali week during the playing of the
Morals of Marcus is staging this new
production, which is fresh from the pen
of his wife. who is so modest as to hide
under the pseudonym OF r. N Beach, a
nom de plume, by the way. suggested by
the fact that their summer cottage is at
Rye NORTH Beach.
The play yesterday afternoon was with
out scenery or accessories, actors and
actresses making their appearance in
their street suits amid chairs placed at
intervals 10 represent rocks by the sea
coast, freplaces, &c. Throughout the
performance, Of four acts, the audience
sat intense in their interest, demonstrate
ing appreciation by their utter silence
during the aetlon and their applause at
the curtain.
c. Aubrey Smith and Beatrice Forbes
Robertson play the leading parts Mr..
Hubert Harden, who plays the old squire.
the grandfather Of the heroine, has Just
received word Of the serious Illness of
his little daughter, and is sailing to-day
for England
Undoubtedly Mrs. Frohman may be
congratulated upon her play, which is
destined to be a triumph. when put on at
the Castle Monday night.
The audience yesterday afternoon was
much interested in seeing playfolk of
guard, so to speak, and without the
glamour Of makeup and foOtlights.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt will en-
tertain at a musicale tonight at tke
White House complimentary to Mr.. and
Mrs. Humphry Ward, of London.
Mrs. Henry Clews, of New York, is the
house guest Of Mrs. Hope Slater at her
home in Eighteenth street.
Miss EleanOre Carroll, of Baltimore, is
visiting the Misses Cameron at their home
in Eighteenth street
Gen. and Mrs. William Wallace are pre-
pairing TO close their town house and go
TO Chevy Chase for the summer.
Interest in smart circles of society cen
ters this morning in a baseball game be-
tween teams picked from the New York
Stock Exchange and Racquet Club and
the Metropolitan Club. which viii be
played at 1880 o'clock on the White House
Ellipse. Fashionable maids and matrons.
as well as clubmen. spOrtsmen, and other