Evening star., 1909-03-10

dor and Mrs White at their Paris home
in honor of the ministers and diplomatic
corps. The other guests included Gen.
Pcquart, minister of war; the German n
and British ambassadors, Princess De
Tarente and the Marquise de Chambrun.
Miss White went to visit Mr.. and Mrs.
HIT. the former being secretary of the
American embassy at Berlin, last month
and then met for the first time the count
at court, and almost Immediately he
asked for her hand. She was in no doubt
about the state of her feelings, but re-
ferred the matter to her father, and re-
turned to Paris.
The count. who is twenty-nine and i'm
pulsive. Immediately followed her and
remained in Paris for three weeks: in
fact. until Mr.. White consented to the
wedding. which will take place in April
or May in Paris.
Count Hermann Scherr-Thoss is an Off
Ger In the Royal Prussian Cuirassiers and
is the eldest son of Count and Countess
Scherr-Thoss of Debrau, in Prussian Sile-
sia 1t is a very old, very robe and very
wealthy family. Mr.. White Is greatly
pleased with his future son-in-law.
Ex-secretary and Mrs. Garfield are
temporarily at Stoneleigh Court. and
have their young son with them, Tor
whom they remain in this climate. that he
may the more readily convalesee from his
recent illness.
The italian ambassador and Baroness
Mayor deS PlancheS resumed their dinner
giving last night, having as guests the
minister of Spain, Mr.. Pima; the minister
of Greece. MIR. Coromilas; Senator du
Pont, Maj. and Mrs. Charles l.. McCaw-
lev, Mr.. and Mrs Hugh Wallace, Mr..
and Mrs Thomas F. walsh, Mrs. Warder,
ViscOunt and Viscountess de Martel OF
the French embassy. Mr.. and Mrs. Story,
M. and Nine. de Bardac of Paris, Mrs.
Julian James, Miss May Williams. Miss
Josephine Patten. Mr. A. M. GimeS, the
naval attache of the embassy; Lieut..
Camperio and Mr.. Cora of the embassy.
The French ambassador and Nine. JUS
serand gave a large dinner last night
with the Japanese ambassador and Bar
oness Takahira present and the Colom-
bian minister and Nine. Cortezs the charge
d d'affaires of Austria-Hungary. Baron Am
brozy; Rear Admiral and Mrs. Cowles,
Rear Admiral Brownson, the naval at
tache of the Russian embassy, Command
er Nebolsine; the counselor of the Jap
anese embassy, Mr.. Matsui the second
secretary of the Brazilian embassy and
Nine. Cher1nont, Miss Elizabeth Kean.
Miss Lucy kean, Mr.. and Mrs. Keep,
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Wadsworth. Prof
Swisher, the naval attache of the French
embassy and Mime. de Blanpre and
Countess de Chambrun, wife of the mill
tary attache of the embassy.
minister, gave a very pretty luncheon
today, when her guests were Mrs. Bur-
rows, Mrs. John w. Foster. Mrs. j. L.
Loose Miss Wood Miss Carlo, Mrs. But
Ter, Mrs. Oracle. Miss Morris. Mrs; Hast
ings, Mrs Reid Rogers, Mrs. j. c. Phil
lip Mrs Guzman. Mrs. Hoxie Mrs. Will
lis Moore and Miss Elena Calderon.
Senator and Mrs. Elkins'. guests last
night at dinner at their annual hospitality
ff (tar6inat Gibbons -
dor from Brazil and Nine. Nabuco, Jus
tce White, Justice Moody, ex-senator
Davis, Senator Frye. Representative and
Mrs. Bourke Cochran, Mrs. Bayard, Gen.
Ludlow. Mrs. ]. B. Henderson. Mrs. FL.
B. s Beale, Rev. Dr. Russell and Miss
Elkns.
Senator and Mrs. Kayner of Maryla nd
are giving dinner of forty covers to-
night at Rauscher's. The Japanese am
bassador and Baroness Takahira will be
the honor guests.
Mr.. and Mrs Richard Reid Rogers gave
a dinner last night when the company
was composed of Representative and Mrs
Lamar, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph f. Thropp,
Capt and Mrs. Hooker. Mrs. John F..
Stevens Col Goethale and Mr.. and Mrs.
Alexander Britton. The table was deco
rated with pink roses and white lilacs.
Among the first to leave the capital to
seek change of air and to rest amid new
surroundings is the former Secretary of
State Robert Bacon, who, accompanied by
his daughter, Miss Bacon, and Miss
Simpkins of Washington. d. c., arrived
in Aiken. S. c., yesterday to remain for
several weeks. Mr. Bacon expects to
spend much of his time while there on the
golf links.
Mrs A C. Barney was luncheon hostess
Yesterday for Mrs. Sherman, wife of the
Vice President
Senator and Mrs. Aldrch gave a large
dinner last night for the Secretary of
State and Mrs. Knox.
Mrs. Hemphill. wife of Rear Admiral
HemphilI, entertained at a luncheon yes
terday in honor of Mrs Hull and Mrs.
Smith of Iowa. The other guests were
Mrs. Frank Hatton of Iowa: Mrs. Som
| ers, Mrs. DOlliver. Mrs. Willis Moore, Mrs.
Koon Mrs Mason Mrs Alen of South