The Washington herald., 1908-04-02

! Society's rendezvous this afternoon
will be the Belasco Theater, where the
loveliest and smartest women of Capital
society will pose in tableaux for the bene-
! nit of the Diet Kitchen and the Red Cross
Day Camp.
For some weeks now the handsomest
matrons and bellies of the season have
met for rehcarsGis. The pictures to be
produced are said to be the most artistic
that Washington has ever had an oppor-
tunity of seeing which is saying a good
deal when memory harks back 10 enter
tainments that have been given here
The pictures are TO be the reproductions
of masterpieces by famous artists and are
as follows:
Charity" by Abbott Thayer.- in which
Mrs. Philip Hichborn viii pose.
The Duchess Of Devonshire and Wis
countess Duncannon." by Angelica Kauf-
mann> Miss Bacon, daughter Of the As,
sistant Secretary of the Navy, will be the
Duchess Of DevOnshire.
Lady Betty Define" Sir Joshua Reyn-
olds; posed by Mrs, Bourke COckraa.
''carmencita," J. 5. Sargent; with Miss
Isabelle May as the dancer.
Princess Caroline OF Wales and Prin-
cess Charlotte" Sir Thomas Lawrence;
in which Mrs. Nickerson Of Boston and
Miss katherine NickersOn will be seen.
Anne Boleyn." Hans Holbein, will b.
portrayed by Miss Shepard.
Lady Hamilton as Gree" by George
Romney, is TO be the pose of the Bar
oness Moneheur, wife OF the Belgian
Minister
| Mrs. Herbert Parsons. wife of Represen-
tative Parsons. and Mr.. Frank Ellis will
be seen in The Question" by Alma
Tadema
Between Two Fires" by MiHet. will
he posed by Miss Julia Meyer. daughter
Of the Postmaster General. Miss Schenck
and Mr.. Phillips.
The Revoke" from an old print. will
have in It Capt Dayos. Mr.. Hugh Le-
gare. Mr.. Jackson. and Mr. Crownin-
shield.
The Stafford Children. by Romney. viii
be represented by Miss Cecilia May Miss
Kcarney, Margaret Perrine Miss Ere
mont Smith, and Miss Frances Hoar.
In America and Her Colonies viii be
Mile. Nabuco. daughter OF the Brazilian
Ambassador the Misses Ide daughters
Of Gov. Ide:; Miss Alice Meyer. daughter
OF the Postmaster General: and Miss
Fredericka Morgan
There Will be fancy dancing between
the tabledux Music viii be played by
the Marine and Engineer Corps bands
A bevy Of pretty maids dressed as Red
Cross nurses viii sell programmes. Among
! them Will be Miss Alice Warder. Miss
/ Eleanore Ridgely. Miss Grace Jarvis
Miss Lowering. Miss Mary Scott, Miss
Lillian Chew. Miss Henrietta Fitch. and
Mile. Nabuco.
! II is needless 10 say that the audience
will be unusually brilliant, as society vii
turn out en- masse TO see its friends be
| hind the footlights.
Former Senator and Mrs. John F. Dry
/ den entertained at dinner last night al
their home in Q street. complimentary To
Speaker Cannon.
/ Others in the company were the Coun-
selor Of the British Embassy and LADY
Isabella Howard, Senator and Mrs Bulke-
/ ley. Senator Dillingham;. Representative
I and Mrs. DalZeH Representative and
Mrs Weeks, former Governor Murphy. OF
/ New Jersey; Rear Admiral and Mrs
BroWnson, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Reed
Rogers, Mrs Robert Patterson. Mrs.
7 George II. Pullman. Miss Boardman, and
Mr. and Mrs Kuser. Mr.. and Mrs. Ku-
ser will return 10 their home in New Jer-
sey April S.
The Misses Kean. sisters Of Senator
Kean. We're among the luncheon hostesses
OF yesterday, as was Mrs. Thomas NJ.
Chatard. who gave a bridge luncheon at
her home in Rhode Island avenue
Miss Belle Howard and Assistant sur
geon Reynolds Hayden. [. s. y. will be
marriedfthis evening at the home Of the
brides mother. Mrs. Clement H Howard.
The ceremony viii be quiet. with only
the immediate family and intimate friends
present.
Miss Cora Lutz, Of Leesburg. will be
maid Of honor. Dr. Briscoe will act as
best man for Or. Hayden. The Rev. DR..
Richard p. Williams will perform the
ceremony.
After the ceremony. Surgeon Hayden
will take his bride TO Cuba, where he is
stationed
The second secretary of the Brazilian
Embassy and Nine. Chermont returned
yesterday, from their trip to the Florida
resorts.
The first secretary of the Spanish Le-
cation and Nine. Pastor have con.
cIuded their visit in New York and are
now again in Baltimore. Senior Pastor
came over from Baltimore. yesterday, tC
the legation here for the day
Lady Isabella Howard. wife OF tht
counselor OF the British Embassy. viii
leave Washington. this month. for Eng
land Mr. Howard will Join her later
British Embassy, will also spend the sum
mer on leave in England
Mrs Qualtrough wife of Capt. E. C.
Qualtrough. L. S. A.. will leave to-day
for visit to Old Point Comfort
Mrs. George Law. of New York. has re-
turned TO her home. after spending a few
days with Senator and Mrs Elkins-
Mrs Gray, wife OF Judge George Gray
of Delaware. IS the guest of Mrs. Haw-
kins, wife OF Brig. Gen Hamilton Haw-
kins. of the Soldiers Home.
Mrs. de B. Randolph Keim and Miss
Harriet Keim are al the Elsnere, TO re-
main until May l.
Miss Hester Shepard. daughter Of Judge
Shepard. of the Court Of Appeals. will
entertain to-day at luncheon for Mrs
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