The Washington herald., 1908-02-28

Last night at the French Embassy the
Ambassador and Nine. Jusserand enter
tanned at dinner the Italian Ambassador
and the Baroness Mayor des Planches, the
Secretary Of State and Mrs. Root. Mrs
Meyer. wife Of the Postmaster General:
Senator and Mrs. Gullom, Assistant Sec
retary of State and Mrs. Bacon. Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Mccormick, Capt. and Mrs.
Raymond Rodgers, the Peruvian Minister
and Nine. Pardo, Col and Mrs. Sanger.
Signor Montagna. Counselor Of the Ital-
ian Embassy; Baron Ambrozy, Counselor
Of the Austro-Hungarian Embassy; NJ.
Andre Tarbieu, and the Counselor Of the
French Embassy and Nine. des POrtes.
Representative and Mrs. ]. Van Vech-
ten Olcott were dinner hosts last evening.
entertaining the Belgian Minister and the
Baroness MOncheur. Gen. and Mrs.
Sharpe. Assistant Secretary Of the Treas
ury and Mrs. Winthrop. Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Lanahan. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Lee, Mr..
and Mrs John Jay White. Mr.. and Mrs.
Chapman. Mrs. TimmOns, Miss Ruggles.
DR. Mason Knox, of Baltimore; Mr.
George Oakley TOtten. Col. and Mrs.
huser, Mrs. Johnston. and Mr.. Bingham.
The portraits of the Italian Ambassador
and the Baroness Mayor des Planches.
which have just been painted by Signor
Pietro TOZZi. We're placed on view AT the
Corcoran Gallery yesterday afternoon.
and attracted much attention
The Baron ana Baroness Mayor have
been sitting for the portraits for some
weeks at the embassy. and the temporary
exposition at the Corcoran wiz give the
general public an opportunity 10 see Sig
nor Tozzi's work before the pictures are
hung on the embassy walls.
The figures are life size. the Ambas-
sador painted in his court uniform and
the baroness in rieh black velvet gown
ornamented with gold embroidery on the
faring mandarin sleeves. and wearing a
tiara and dog collar Of diamonds and a
rope OF pearls. The Iikenesses are fine.
though the expression OF the Ambassa-
dor Is rather more stern than one Is wont
10 see him, his afrable manner being one
OF his greatest attractions. The baroness
Is, on the whole. the better likeness.
Baron Takahira. the newly arrived
japanese Ambassador. is probably the
busiest person socially at present in the
Capital. not excepting the most popular
debutante, and he is met every after
noon making the rounds Of at homes and
teas and leaving cards. and everywhere a
right royal welcome awaits him.
Yesterday morning he was at the Ital-
ian Embassy. 10 pay his respects 10 his
colleague, the Ambassador, and in the
afternoon he was busy making the rounds
at the Senators homes. among them
that Of Senator Kean. Of New Jersey, the
Misses kean. as usual. receiving Thurs
day. The day before the Ambassador
was busy with his Cabinet calls.
The Misses Kean's attractive drawing
room. on the hearth OF which glowed an
open fre. was the rendezvous for u1aSsy
yesterday afternoon, Miss Kean welcom-
ing the guests in a handsome gown of
black velvet with Ornamentation OF point
lace. and assisted By Miss Elizabeth. in
black-and-white-strip silk and lace.
Miss Lucy Kean. gownediin black chif-
fOn embellished with velvet riobOn and
Irish lace with touches Of paIa blue, pre-
sided at the tea table.
The Naval Attache Of the German En-
bsssy and Nine. Hebbinghaus were
among those entertaining at dinner last
night.
The Misses Perkins gave luncheon
yesterday for some Of their young
friends.
Hon. Capt Hood. OF the British En-
bassy. has cards out for a luncheon at
Chevy Chase in the near future.
Miss Edith Warder is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs Ralph Ellis, in Kew York.
Representative and Mrs. John W.
Dwight entertained at dinner last even
ing. having as their guests Col. and Mrs
Charles BromweI Mr.. and Mrs. Clln-
took, Mrs. Frank Ellis, Mrs. Frederick
Benedict Miss josephine Patten. Mr. do
Amaral. f the Brazilian Embassy: Mr.
John Barrett and Mrs. Girard Barrie.
Mrs. Alexander Britton entertained at a
luncheon yesterday complimentary 10
Viscountess de SibouT. Invited 10 meet
the countess were Mrs. Frank Kernochan,
Of New York; Mrs William II. Claggett.
Mrs. J. F. Leech. Mrs. Sicard. Mrs J. W
Pilling. Mrs. William X. Carr, Mrs
Charles A Spalding, Mrs. Henry McCrea.
Mrs. James NJ. Morgan. and Mrs. G. c.
GoodlOe-
Miss Esther Denny, daughter Of Col.
and Mrs Frank L Denny. VIII leave
to-day for a few weeks at
Atlantic City. with her cousin, Miss
VuIte.
Mrs. Carbaugh has joined her mother,
Mrs. Isaac Henderson, in Italy. They
are spending the winter at the Hotel Ex-
celsior, in Rome.
Miss Kathyrn Hammett. daughter Of
Mrs. Charles II. Hammett, and Mr.. Thon-
as Nelson Conrad were married last even
ing at the family residence in F street,
the ceremony being performed at half past
4, in the presence OF immediate rela-
tives only. Rev. Richard Par1ee Will
Jams was the officiating clergyman. DR..
Charles NJ. Hammett escorted his sister
and gave her in marriage. and with the
exception Of Franklin Hammett. the small
nephew of the bride, who received her
bouquet at the ring service. she was IN
Mr.. Conrad had as his best
man Representative Charles c. Carlin.
The ceremony was performed at an i'm
provised altar. where a white satin prie-
dieu had as background palms and pink
aZaleaS. which also extended 10 the fur
ther decoration of the rooms.
The wedding gown was a soft white
satin. fashioned on princess lines. an en-
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