Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-01
DULL SOCIAL SEASON IN WASH.
lNGroN GIVES AMBITIOUS
OUTSIDERS A CHANCE.
SEVERAL HosPITABLE HOMES
IN MOURNING FOR SEASON
White House to Have No Young Peo-
pie This Winter-consressman Nor
ris Finds cannonism Popular Lecture
subject-Andrews May Land Ne
braska Governorship.
Especial Correspondence

Especial Correspondence.
Washington, Nov. lin an official
way. the coming social season in
Washington is giving promise of de-
cided tameness; but that fact is likely
to be taken advantage of by the new
rich folk who have been crowding into
Washington the last eew years, to get
the really desirable .sts into their
palatial homes.
In fact, very quiet social season
will be a godsend to some of these
families which have been waiting for
opportunity to crowd in. In the last
few years millions upon millions have
been invested in palaces in Washing
ton, mainly by bonanza kings from all
parts of the country and even of the
world. who want to break into society
and have picked Washington as the
best place to do it. Some of these as
pirants for socetys favor have had
pathetically poor success by reason Of
the difficulty to get recognition. Wash
ington is decidedly democratic; of re-
cessity, being political rather than
permanent and established social struc-
ture. But when there is something
going on every minute. the outsider
trying to crowd in finds himself unable
to get the chance; there simply are no
open dates for him.
Wherefore the chance that a quiet
season offers. will be promptly seized.
The White House is going to be more
quiet than for years past. because of
the condition of Mrs Tafts health
y; I, ~
tiles to the absolutely necessary for
malties of the season. Those in them
selves impose effort and nervous strain
enough to exhaust the nervous stores
of q woman in the best of health and
fullest strength. The Tafts are going
in for a more exclusive social atmos-
phere at the White House and the
coming winter will see a marked
change from the conditions that pre-
vailed under Roosevelt. when every
body from bear hunters to Russian
authors were liable to be entertained
at one and the same time. The Tafrs
will have none Of that sort of
thing. Society at the White House is
going to be correct and even stately
hereafter. but it will not involve nearly
so much imposition on the mistress of
the establishment as did the Roosevelt
methods.
4 remarkable number of the great
entertaining homes will be in mourn
ing the coming winter. The Italian en-
bassy, the Attorney General Wicker
sham family, the Patton and Corbin
homes, are the most notable illustra-
tons which come to mind. of great and
popular social establishments which
will be closed or very quiet thruout the
season The death of Mrs. John Dalzell
took a lady who had for many years
been one of the most delightful host
esses in the congressional circle. and
whose beautiful home was constantly
| open turnout the season.
! The White House will have no young
people this winter Miss Helen has re-
turned to her Bryn Mawr studies, and
will not take a regular part as the first
young woman until another season !:
while Mr. Robert Taft is at Yale, and
will be we'll occupied there. A year
hence, it is expected. the White Hous sc
| will open the season with much SPLEEN
DOR and there will be most attract
4 i've season. But for the 1909-10 season
/ ii does look at presen; as if the gaudy
/
would have everything their own way
1 There will be competition in go---
geousness and glitter of entertainments
such as the town has never known be-
fore. 1t will look like wonderful sea-
1 son: but it will not be quite the real
| thing: not as Washington regards So
cial values.
The Sheridan Circle group of pail
aces, which has sprung into being in
the last five or six years, has been
added TO by the completion and open
ing of number of new ones this year
1t is said that not even in New York
London, or any other city in the world
| is so much wealth represented in a
limited residential neighborhood, OF
so many significant palaces crowded
so closely together. Washington is only
Just beginning to be conscious of the
t amount of grandeur that has been es-
tablished in its midst; the rest of the
country really has, as yet, no concep.
ton of the gorgeousness and wonder OF
Il all Neither has it realization oil
the tremendous change which is fas
coming over the social fabric of the
capital, as multi-millions are drawn
here to provide splendor and jewels
land sparkle and orchids, and wine anG
4 terrapin. Social demands, and soca
OPPORTUNITIES, were never so great a:
now. The tax which they impose on thu
time and strength of hosts and hos.
tesses corresponds.
Representative George w. Norris, O
Nebraska, was one of the very frs
insurgents against Cannon and tn,
Cannon rules He was in the gam,
when it wasn't SO popular as now, ant
has kept fighting all the time.
This summer Mr.. Norris was invited
to make some speeches and lecture
Iabout his district; and being a stu
dent of the subject, he prepared a lee
ture on the Panama canal, got magi
lantern and lot of fine views, ant
fixed up the finest magic lantern SHOW
ever sprung on that section of tn
west. He was proud Of it. The ibrett
was a work of literature. ana the pic
lures were wonders. He went on tn
, road. sure it would make huge kill
ing.
The first night it was put on. the au
dience was pleased to death. A fey
Gays later he gave 1t in another town
audience again greatly pleased, but a
the end Of the lecture somebody witt
big felt hat yelled out:
Now, Mr.. Morris, just tell us lit
tie about the Cannon business befor
we CO."