The Washington herald., 1908-03-09
Duchess Of Sutherland Calls
On Mrs. Roosevelt.
GUEST OF MCLEAN FAMILY
Luncheon at British Embassy I'm Her
Honor - Representatives of south
American Republics TO Be Dfned by
Minister and Mime. Pcrtela-Mrs.
HasIey Opens Millinery Shop.

ls, the guest OF Representative ana MIS-
Bourke Cochran.
Among nearly forty guests invited to
meet the duchess We're Representative
and Mrs. Longworth. Mr. and Mrs. CUM
ness, Representative and Mrs. Cochran.
Mrs. Richard Townsend, Miss Margaret
Cameron. Mr.. and Mrs Perry Belmont.
Miss Mathilde Townsend, and Mrs. Rush
Huidekoper
Mr.. and Mrs. Mclean are entertaining
extensively since taking possession Of
their beautiful house. which has under
gone remodelng. They have given
number OF elaborate dinners Generally
a musical programme or other equally
enjoyable form or amusement follows the
Idinner.
The Duchess of Sutherland was enter
tained by the British Ambassador and
Mrs Bryce at the British Embassy yes
terday at luncheon. Mr.. and Mrs. GUM
ness and Representative and Mrs Cock
ran were among the guests. Invited TO
meet them were several members Of the
embassy staff
In the morning an informal call was
paid by the distinguished visitor at the
White House on Mrs. Roosevelt.
The duchess will leave Washington this
morning at 10 o'clock.
Mrs. Patterson was hostess at a lunch
con yesterday complimentary 70 Judge
Lambert
The Brazilian Ambassador and Mine.
Nabuco entertained at dinner last even
ing. Their guests We're the personnel of
the embassy staff.
Baroness Moncheur, wife Of the Belgium
Minister. will leave Washington during
the week. for stay OF a week at Old
Point Comfort
The minister from Panama. senor Don
Jose Augustus arrange. and Mr.. c. c.
Arsemona. first secretary Of the iega-
ton. will go 10 New York this week
FOR a brief visit.
Baron r. Haymerle. OF the Austro-Hun-
garian Embassy. has returned 20 Wash
ington after a six weeks trip TO Florida
The Minister from Switzerland. DR.. Leo
vogel. returned to Washington yesterday
from New York after visit OF some
days
Portela will entertain at a dinner OF 100
covers Tuesday evening. March Il. com
plimentary 70 the Secretary OF State and
representatives from South American re-
publies.
The banquet which was TO have been
given this evening by the Rust Hall So
ciety has been indefinitely postponed.
Rear Admiral and Mrs Willard H
Brownson. who have been the guests Of
Capt Charles ]. Badger. superintendent
OF the Naval Academy, at Annapolis,
have returned 10 their home in this city.
Gen. and Mrs. A E Bates viii be the
guests OF Gov Magoon in Cuba for some
time In company with Mr. and Mrs
John F. Stevens they Will leave Washing
ton Wednesday and make the trip to
Florida In a private car.
Dr. and Mrs. William J. Pettus are
among the washingtonians who are
spending some time at Old Point Comfort
They LETT the city Saturday.
Social Washington is much interested
In the venture OF one OF its members IN
the by-ways Of trade.
! I.
mander HosIey, who took the Dewey dry
dock 10 Manila. and who died about two
months ago in New York, will to-day
open a millinery shop in the center OF
smart Washington
Mrs. Hosley who was Miss Paul, OF
Maryland, owns her home at 1907 Nine
teenth street, in the fashionable north
western section OF the Capital Near her
are such neighbors as Mr. and Mrs
George Vanderbilt. Mr.. and Mrs. Perry
Belmont Maj and Mrs. Maeawley. Col
and Mrs. Bromwell. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Nelson Page. and other fashionable folks,
who have beautiful homes
In her own home Mrs Hosley wiz open
her millinery parlors. Having sent cards
20 that effect 10 all her circle Of friends
and acquaintances. as well as 10 others in
the social register a large and represen-
tative gathering is expected or the women
of the Capitals smart set TO view spring
hats selected by one who. having always
graeed the exclusive set, supposedly
knows what will please my lady Of
fashion.
Mrs Hosley's particular and influential
friends are trying to get her pension OF
500 month from the government on
| account Of her husbands service to his
country The red tape that ties all such
enterprises is making the matter rather
slow OF progress, so that the plucky and
attractive young widow OF a sailor hus-
band has taken matters into her own
hands and decided TO support herself in
the way in which she thinks she can best
succeed.
Many women Of social prominence have
entered the commercial world of late.
both here and abroad. The Countess Of
Warwick Is one OF the pioneers. Tea
| shops have been the usual means they
have taken for coming before and serving
the public
Washington has few such enterprising
women TO her credit. Those she has had
have gone in for rather more unusual
business than the conducting OF a fash
| iondble teahouse. The Misses Mullan. OF
| Connecticut avenue, startled their world,
about four years ago, by opening laun-
dry within a few blocks Of their own
home, and on the same street. 1t has
proved q huge success, by the way
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