The Washington herald., 1908-02-20
In The SOCIAL WORLD
President and Mrs. Roosevelt
Hosts at Large Dinner.
GUESTS MEET IN RED ROOM
Hostess GOwned in Yellow Satin
Trimmed with Lace-Entertained
MOnOIOEues Cabinet Receptions
Yesterday-Many Dinner Parties.

President and Mrs. Roosevelt enter
tanned at dinner last night in the White
House. Gowned in yellow satin, trimmed
with lace. Mrs. Roosevelt welcomed the
guests in the Red Room. the company
afterward repairing 10 the state dining
room. where a beautifully appointed to-
BILE awaited them, decorated with cinera-
rias and white carnations The guests
We're:
The German Ambassador and Baroness Stern
burg. Senator and Mrs. Crane senator and Mrs
Warner. Gov and Mrs John Franklin Fort Rep
rcSentative ard Mrs Hepburn. Representative and
Mrs. Townsend Representative and Mrs Cochran,
Representative and Mrs. Washbum, Mr.. Benito
Lesarda, AR Pablo Oeam4o de Leon. Prof and
Mrs. Rudolph LeOnhard. Civil Engineer and Airs.
Robert +. Pcary. DR.. and Mrs Nicholas Murray
Butler. former Gov. and Mrs John L. Bates Hon
Everett Colby. Mr. and MIS-. Douglas Robinson
Mr. and Mrs. Bnndcgcc. Mrs. James Robert Nc
hec. Mrs. BCwditch Alrs FranCk TaylCr Evans.
Miss Christine Roosevelt. Hiss HagncT, Mr.. james
Spcycr. Capt. Mccoy.
After the dinner. the company was en-
tertained by Miss Beatrice Hereford, who
was heard in several monOlogues.
At the Cabinet receptions yesterday
Mrs. Root was assisted by Mrs. Bacon
and Mrs. Wales, her sister-in-law.
Mrs. COrtelyou. wife Of the Secretary OF
the Treasury. received alone.
Mrs. Bonaparte was assisted by Mrs
Edward Simpson, Of Baltimore; Mrs. Glib
son Fahnestock. and Mrs. Chatard.
Mrs Meyer, wife Of the Postmaster
General. had with her Mrs Huntington
Wilson. wife Of the Third Assistant Sec
retary Of State; Miss Phillips. and the
Misses Meyer.
Mrs Metcalf and Mrs. Garfield received
alone, and Mrs Straus was assisted by
her niece. Mrs. Jesse Straus. OF New
York, and her daughter Mrs. HOchstad-
ter Of New York
Miss Cannon. daughter Of the Speaker,
was at home for the last time this season.
having Mrs. Loose. of Chicago. TO assist
her.
The Naval Attache of the German En-
bassy and Nine. Hebbinghaus entertained
at dinner last night Baroness Hengel-
muller wife Of the Austro-Hungarian
Ambassador; Dr. Roderick Perry, Mrs
Goodwin. Miss Kean. the Swiss Minister
u. Vogel; the counselor OF the Austro-
-
and Col and Mrs. Kuser.
Surgeon General Rixey. L. 5. y. and
Mrs. Rixey gave a dinner last night.
Justice and Mrs. Brown,
Rear Admiral and Mrs. PHlsbUry, Miss
Carow. Assistant Secretary OF the Treas
ury and Mrs. Beekman Winthrop. Lieut..
Commander Fogelgesang, of the May
flower. and Mrs. Vogelgesang Dr. Plead
we'll L. S. y. and Mrs. PieadWell Rep
resentative and Mrs. Foss. and DIR.
Grayson.
The Secretary Of Commsrce and Labor
and Mrs. Straus were among those enter
tanning at dinner last night, their guests
afterward going TO the Bachelors Cotil-
lion.
Senator Du Pont and his daughter. Mrs
Crowninshield. also entertained at dinner
last night, as did the Misses Patten and
the Assistant Secretary Of the Navy and
Mrs. Newberry.
The Counselor of the French Embassy
and Nine. des Portes. who are now dis
their house in Connecticut ave
nue., will spend a week with Mrs. John
Rogers before sailing for France on
leave OF absence.
Nile. des Portes will. during that time.
be the guest of the V.comte and Vicom-
tesse de Martel. Of the French Embassy.
The Vicomtesse de Martel, Of the
French Embassy. is confined 10 her bed
by q slight indisposition.
During the skating here last week the
V-comtesse de AIartel was an almost daily
visitor to the Basin. and her graceful
skating called forth the admiration OF all
who saw her. many stopping their own
sport TO watch the agility with which the
graceful and chic young Frenchwoman
Martel was. before her marriage. Mile. de
Bardac, "A daughter Of VI. de Bardac.
president of the Ottoman Bank. and one
Of the wealthiest bankers Of Europe.
At the Congressional reception two
weeks ago at the White House the vicom-
-csse, who is petite and dark. was one of
the most prettily and. daintily gowned
women present. Her empire robe of Lon
don smoke chiffon was ornamented with
diagonal bands Of lace. the whole vefTng
p becoming shade of old rose satin. A
hlet of old rose ribbon was woven through
her coiffure. giving her a very piquant
and chic appearance.
Mrs Carter, wife of Senator Carter.
Of 1928 Sixteenth street. will not re-
ceive to-day, but viii receive Febru-
lry 27.
Miss Nandegrift. Of New York. gave
an American Beauty dinner at the Ar
lington last evening in the green room
to the following guests: Capt. Patter-
9de, Miss Terry. Mr.. Bulmer, Mr.. Crank
MY Bloomer, Miss Maxwell Mr.. But
Ter, Miss Williams, Mr.. ROwcliff Mrs
bIoomer, Capt. Summertime. Miss Jar
Us, Mr. Ellis. Miss Denny. Capt. Kelly
capt Pollau. Miss Butler, Miss Vande-
grift
The Secretary Of State and Mrs. Root
VIII nave as their guests next week Col.
and Mrs. William Carey Sanger.
kathleen Moncheur. the baby daughter
II the Belgian Minister and the Baroness
Moncheur, who was operated upon last
week for trouble with her tonsils. is now
iuite recovered and able to be about
again.
Gen and Mrs. Frederick Dent Grant
will arrive here to-day. and will be fba
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