The Washington herald., 1908-03-29

equaled the strenuous days Of the winter
season just closed.
Now, as usual, society is in a quiescent
state. as always during the latter half
OF Lent Though there will be dinners
and some mCsicales and teas. they will be
few and far between.
OF course, the chief event Of Thursday
was the International marriage OF Miss
Helen Ffoulke and the newly appointed
Belgian Minister to Persia, NJ. Emmanuel
Havenith
The block on Massachusetts avenue
where the Ffoulke residence Is located was
crowded with carriages from few min
utes before u till after 1 o'clock More
than 300 guests were invited to witness the
ceremony. which, by the way. was short
The bride looked charming in her bridal
finery of white satin. the gown made
princess and heavily embroidered in
pearls. with yoke of point lace. Her
tall. slender figure was enveloped in a
filny old point lace veil, an heirloom in
the family Of Miss Anna Stephenson, of
New York. the brides godmother, who
gave ii 10 her as wedding gift.
A string of pearls. the gift of the brides
father. was also worn. Orange blossoms
fastened the veil and she carried a bou-
quet Of gardenias.
Miss Louise Foraker who has acted in
the capacity Of bridesmaid more than the
fatal number three. was gowned in white
chiffon. painted in pink roses, with which
she wore a Louis Quinze lace coat and
picture hat OF pink. and carried a large
cluster Of Killarney roses
last Of an interesting quartet of girls as
ISOLATED in society for some years. The
others We,e Miss Marie McKenna. now
Mrs. Davenport Brown. OF Boston: Miss
Daisy Cotton, who. in the past autumn,
became Mrs. Archibald Davis.
Mrs Robert Patterson's musicale and the
numerous dinners Thursday night made
the Mi Careme unusually gay.
Through the coming week there will be
some interesting dinner parties. but no
notable affairs. Charity entertainments
are the vogue for the present. They seem
this season to have an extraordinarily
long lease Of life.
Thursday and Friday afternoons will be
socially busy. Brilliant audiences are ex-
pected on the afternoons OF those two
days TO witness the tableaux to be given
for the Diet Kitchen and the Red Cross
Day Camp.
Miss Boardman and Miss Gwynu are
the prime movers on the financial side of
the entertainment The artistic side IS in
the hands OF other fashionable women.
who have chosen Mr. Millet. tire artist,
to pose the tableaux for them
These tableaux will be reproductions of
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is still unknown, an air Of mystery pre-
vailing. This no doubt, viii pique the
curiosity Of their friends. all expected 10
turn out TO see who is who and how they
do IT,
Il remains to be seen, however. # the air
of mystery will prove enough OF a sauce
piquant 10 allure the general public. who.
no doubt, would rather know beforehand
just which OF the notable ladies are to
appear in each picture.
The affairs given in the name Of charity
will extend all through the coming
month, the last. in April being the an
nual spring carnival of Miss Hawkes.
dancing school pupils.
These clever little people have been seen
so often that they need no recommended
ton their work being in many cases
quite as good as that Of professionals.
and in all cases extremely pleasing and
entertaining
Miss Hawkes. will this year share the
proceeds with the Episcopal Home for
Children, formerly the Bell Home which
does such untold good for the poor little
youngsters. who have no homes of their
own. or such homes that they would be
better off with none.
The carnival will be on April @. at the
Belasco Theater, afternoon and evening.
or course. the races are the chief at
traction for those who are fond of the
sport or OF going to see and be seen.
Society Is making the best OF what IL
considers is a f1eeting JOY. The betting
has not yet been stopped. so the devotees
are having a final fling and the little or
big sums lost at the clubhouse are still
the raison d'etre for many to be there
Some Of those who attend nearly every
fine day are Mr.. and Mrs Paul Pearsall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Belmont, Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Lee. Miss Katherine Elkins,
Representative and Mrs Nicholas Long
worth, Miss Mattingly. the Vicomte and
Nicontesse de Martel. Of the French En-
bassy; Vicomte de Chambrun, of the
French Embassy; the Danish Minister.
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Miss Elkins, by the way, is driving a
smart little turnout, a runabout with a
high driving seat and she looks well
handling the ribbons.
The White House is socially quiet Its
mistress left the other. day for the long
talked-of trip to Vicksburg. Miss. where
she and her children and Miss Hagner,
and Miss Ethers friend, Miss Langdon,
will board the government yacht May
flower
The President viii, of course, have
friend or two to lunch and dine with him
every day and evening.
The elder sons. Theodore and Kermit,
will soon be home for their Easter vaca-
tions from Harvard and Grotoa. The
other children are having their spring va
cations With their mother on the present
cruise.
Other young men and boys are coming
home, too. for the spring recess. Among
them are George Bruce Cortelyou, jr..
and his brother, William Winthrop. sons
the Secretary Of the Treasury and
S. Cortelyou. who returned this week
h their father. when he came home
n his recent trip 10 New York
10 news u Ntic OF MI
gely from the position of Comptroller
he Currency and his assumption of
her position so far West is matter
egret TO his many friends.
s. Ridgely has made Washington her
all her life. except for what time
spent abroad She has host Of
ds here who will miss her sadly.
viii make the trip West to Kansas
but will not remain out there At
selecting house in their new abid-