The Washington herald., 1909-08-08


lilies, scattered IN every direction after
Speaker Cannon's gavel fell. as quickly as
trains and automobiles could carry them.
For the most part, the legislators will
take short time for absolute rest be-
fore going on their various trips 10 Eu-
rope, 10 the exposition, and TO the south
ward and the northward. where the gay
etes are great.
The Presidents arrival at Beverly es-
tablishes the summer White House
there. and II will be many weeks before
the lights viii dance upon the tops OF the
wings OF the White House proper. de-
noting festivities on those roof gardens
also. The President dined there al fresco
the last few weeks Of his stay in Wash
ington. The Presidents long absence
from Washington will make II quite late
in the fall before any formal entertain
ing will be done there again. He will
start on his long tour through the West
and South on September Is. and will not
arrive in Washington until late IN No
vember. which Is more than a month
later than the Chief Executive usually
returns TO the White House after the
summer vacation. 1t is not yet sure that
Mrs. Taft will accompany the President
II she does not, she will spend the time
here during his absence.
There are still two ambassadors re-
moining in Washington-the Japanese and
the Mexican. The former. Baron Taxa
,,.ITl 1o...o v,sTtr, FaraFl,r ~, rrfroC-
day, going across the country 10 visit the
exposition at Seattle and sailing from
there on the 18th for Japan. He will be
accompanied by the baroness and their
daughter
Senior de Barra. the Mexican Ambas-
sedor. who is stiH keeping bachelors
hall at the embassy. has made no plans
for a summer outing as yet. neither has
he received any word as 20 the date Of
the arrival Of his wife. who is still in
Paris
Or. Paul Ritter the new Minister from
Switzerland, IS also keeping bachelors 8
quarters at the legation. but will go
West next month 70 visit the exposition
and to meet Nine. Ritter. who will do
sightseeing in and around Seattle with
him.
In addition to these new hostesses in
the diplomatic set. there will be several
others. The most interesting change
VIII probably be that Of the Russian
Ambassador. Baron Rosen. who Is now
in his own country. where he joined his
wife and daughter, who had been there
for eighteen months. Should this rumor.
which has been frequent for two years
or more, prove correct, Il will remove
from the diplomatic circle two very in
teresting wOmen-the Baroness Rosen
and her charming and brilliant daughter.
who was a debutaute when she returned
% Russia
lac Heroness Elizabeth was presented
at court there, which constituted her
entrance into society. and she is now A
maid OF honor 20 their matesties the
Expresses Of Russia" according to the
official diplomatic list. She was made
maid Of honor In April. which changed
the plans OF her mother and herself 20
return 10 the United States 10 spend the
sumner. Baroness Elizabeth is a young
woman OF brilliant mental attainments
and much cultivation. She speaks fluent
ly five languages. is a skillfu fencer.
rider. and tennis player. and higher math-
ematics are simple to her. She is not yet
twenty.
The Countess de Buisseret who was
formerly Miss Story. OF Maryland and
Washington. whose husband is expected
10 succeed Baron Moncheur as Minis
ter from Belgium. will be warmly well
ccmed, for she has a host OF friends in
Washington society. II is not yet Off
cially certain that Count de Buisseret
viii be assigned TO this post, although
Baron Moncheur has been absent for
some weeks. en- route 10 his new post OF
duty IN Copenhagen.
Nine. Sannon, wife Of the new Minis
ter from Haiti. has not vet come to the
United States; Nine Velez. wife OF the
new Cuban Minister. arrived Just before
going North for the summer. and Nine
Espinosa, wife Of the new Minister from
Nicaragua, has been rather closely con-
fined TO the house with her infant daugh-
ter. born only a few weeks after her
arrival here
Interest this weekend is divided be-
tween Beverly. where official society is
centered; Newport. where the greatest
gayety has been inaugurated through
the presence of the yacht clubs; and Bar
Harbor, where the festivities are small,
but constant. Dinners and other enter
tainments there this summer are more
numerous than ever
At Newport. everything Is in gala attire.
for what resident Of the summertime
there has not pride in the New York
Yacht Club. which arrived during the
week TO join the Oyster Bay and Onwent-
sia Yacht Clubs for their annual cruise
10 Mount Desert. The boats and the
yachtsmen made Newport out-dO itself
IN strenuosity, for one function dove
tailed another, and many, indeed, took
place at the same time. last night.
Dinner parties too numerous to emu
merate were given. and, by the way.
Saturday night has been chosen by many
OF the most popular hosts and hostesses
for their regular dinner parties. Invita-
tions have been sent out this season
much further IN advance than they have
at any other season known in Newport
Commodore Arthur Curtiss James, COM
modore Of the New York Yacht Club
entertained the officers Of the feet and
the owners Of the yachts at a dinner on
board the flag ship the Aloha. and fol-
lowing this and many other dinners, there
were several smart dances. These fol-
lowed the races in the afternoon for the
Kings Cup. and the superb illumination
OF the yacht squadron made the harbor
and the shore took Ike fai-yIand en-
fete. A party of eighty guests we're en-
tertained at dinner al fresco by Mr.
and Mrs. Pembroke Jones' at their new
home. A hundred other guests were
asked later for dancing, and this festiv-
lty was practically the housewarming
FOR Sherwood" the mansion they have
Just completed. The tables for the din
ner we're set on the lawn. which was
dotted with incandescent lights. like re-
aections Of the more brilliant lights OF
the yachts IN the harbor
This morning the squadron will dress
ship at morning oolors." and sail away to
Vineyard Haven and then up the coast.
where rare good cheer awaits them at