The Washington herald., 1909-02-28

OF famous coiheur, nature vas ad:oitly
assisted over the ''grisly gray period.
and Mrs. Depew returned to the States
with 2 siivery crown OF glory
With her white hair. her fresh pink
and white complexion, her large, full eyes,
and her girlish. slender. round figure.
Mrs. Depew is one of the noticeably pref
y women OF the city She IS decidedly
Partisan in her tastes. and against her
brilliant ccioring she plays Up" all sorts
OF pastel shades OF gray and green and
blue. She is a very demure. quiet little
woman. very accomplished as q hostess.
and quite content 10 let the Senator have
al the glory the family boasts in the way
OF conversational cleverness. Everything
about the Depew u1enage IS essentially
smart. and Mrs DePeE's dinners are
the talk Of the town
OF quite a contrary type Of woman is
Mrs Herbert Parsons. wife of the Repre-
sentative from New York Under the
name Of Elsie Clews Parsons. Mrs. Par
sons wrote The Family" a chapter from
which. on trial marriage. caused ali
sorts Of discussion. \ daughter Of the
famous New York banker. Mrs Parsons
mother is one Of the beauties and grandes
danes OF New York society Mrs Par
sons goes in very decidedly for the ss1s-
Gus things OF life. She is q pronounced
and ardent suTragist. and not at all
above enlisting converts among the men
and women with whom she comes in
socia7 and Official contact She Is dead
in-ealnest opponent OF all forms Of ex-
travagance and excess. and although the
mistress Of a household bOasting one Of
the most gorgeous gold dinner services
in the Capital, her entertainments are
marked with extreme simplicity. Mrs.
Parsons Tuesday afternoon at-homes are
very attractive occasions, the pretty little
mistress Of the house. who has the soft
beauty OF q young girl. brewing and pour
Ing tea and personally seeing 20 the com
fort Of her guests. Her calling list In
cludss statesmen. diplomats, young girls
bent on seeing the city, and fashionables
who recognize Mrs. Parsons commanding
position in the smart world Her house
hold consists Of several dimpled girls and
boys. the youngest OF whom IS but a trife
over year old Mrs Parsons Sunday
evening dinners. served to about half a
score OF guests, are notable for the Per
I
Legislators, and welfare workers" rally
Ing st the call OF one Of the most attrac-
tive and intellectual women in the city.
When Count Bernstorff, the new Gar
nan Ambassador. gets the embassy fthed
Up TO suit him. the German Empercr's
| household Ia Washington viii be v:.e "a
/ the most interesting resorts at the Capt.
/ tai. Practically the whole house has been
done over Tapestries viii take the place
OF the famous silver-mountsd mirrors
which were q feature OF the Punishment
during the residence Of the late AM
/ bassador, Baron Won Sternburg- The great
/ ballroom win be given over to the uses
/ Of the Ambassador himself. and the draw
/ ing-rooms viii serve the Countess Won
/ BernstorI as a private suite. The fur
nishment, which landed last week at New
York. was shipped from Cairo, Egypt.
where for some time past the Won Bern
storffs have been stationed. With the
advent Of the new ambassadorial family
comes a bright and attractive young girl
TO grace the embassy. Countess Luise
/ AE6Adl0Ia NoE 6SEUSloIIs Wl0 id0l5Q IN
Washington Just In time to dance at Miss
RooseveIt's debut bali, Is an unusually
pretty young girl. with the German bl- Z
/ eyes and masses OF fair hair. The yor as
countess has ali the pretty graces sd
manners of the young girl brought I'D
/ in the privileged homes OF the ContiEsnt,
/ and as this Is practically her fret year
In society she IS literally having the time
y her life." being a great favorite not
/ only at the White House. but IL he sew
/ eral homes of the foreign col my resi-
dent az the Capital
/ Associated with the Countess Won
Bernstorn in bringing secisI 1cclaim to
! the Fatherland are the Countess Won
! Wedel. q stunningiy handsome woman,
With much charm OF manner, and Frau
Won Liv0nius, wife OF the military at
tache OF the embassy. Frau Won 1.-Two
MUS. who has been In Washington for a
season past, has most quantity at
I tractiye home. which Is the rendezvous
/ for the most interesting men and women
in the city. The pride OF the von 1.-Two
MUS household Is big. blus-eyed baby.
who. IN being the sole infant IN the en-
bsssy encourage, is made much Of to his
: hearts content