Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-25
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
NEW CUSTOMS TO BE FOLLOWED
AT WHITE HOUSE.
Christmas Parties Among the Great
Folks-Personal
Notes.

gatherings Tor which other than tele
phone invitations are abroad. The official
households enjoying the day with
their own kith and kin-and the holiday
customs of foreign lands are being fol-
lowed at the embassies and legations
where Inequalities are rarely lacking the
year around. 4 Christmas tree party
with the little Baroness Mia Won Hengel-
muller as the other attraction. was held
Yesterday at the Austrian embassy. an
annual observance in which the ambas-
sador and the Baroness Won Hengelmuler
participated in their young daughters
pleasure. The company stayed after the
gift distribution for tea
Family dinner parties are in order at
the cabinet houses tonight, and at the
embassies and legations the company at
liable Will be augmented by members of
the respective Staffs.
1t is now understood that after New
\ ear day the women of the cabinet will
not receive in line at the receptions which
the President and Mrs. Taft have ar
ranged for the season. On that day
though the first elimination of the blue
room party will be noticed since it is
not TO be the custom during this ad-
mnlstration to ask any persons to re-
main in the room where the President is
receiving. though. of course. the cabinet
officers and their wives will be free to
enter and leave that enclosure whenever
they please. At least it is SO s,rmised
There are always little details of this
KIND on which there is no need for in
formation, except to those to whom it
Immediately applies. and the first intima-
uon OF a new rule will be seen in it's
aoplcation. 1nasmuch as it is also I'M
derstood that the number invited to the
hrst as we'll as the other evening recep-
tons has been materially reduced from
the 2o,O or more persons considered eli
sibe the past eight years, there need be
none OF the cOngeSted points which were
unavoidable unless the long waiting in
iihe from the cloak rooms downstairs to
the state dining room was continued 1t
Is now understood that the arrangements
TO which those who have attended the
White House afternoon receptions are
tainlhaf such as the occasions last
spring which bad weather converted
from lawn parties into house gatherings
will be followed.
on ARRIVAL and pay their respects to the
President at once or defer entering the
blue room until they have enjoyed look
ing the scene over or of partaking of the
ties for which will be found in the state
dining room. 1t will be seen that there
is no other course available. as the state
dining room will be needed for it's proper
uses and to establish a line anywhere
with advancing guests would not be any
change at all.
There is no denying that a great deal
OF feminine qualification has been taken
IN the chance to receive in line with the
President and his wife. 1t is not likely
| that the wife of any cabinet officer has
considered her duties in that regard es-
pecially irksome when she was in good
health and otherwise disposed to be seen
In the front rank but the new order of
things. which it is said will begin with
the diplomatic reception January 1, will
reheve the present cabinet circle entirely
| OF this way of assisting They will
have the same freedom to go about as
other guests and will secure q great deal
more of personal attention than was ever
possible under the old rule.
| The new system if it is adopted as sug-
gested cannot but stand for a simplicity
which should be commended, since it is
| intended to make the pleasure of all who
go to the White House uniform. A
| shake-up of old customs is a sensible
| procedure at all times and at this juno
| ture, the social beginning of the admin
istration, the tremendous growth of Off
| cialdOm and the increasing wealth and
importance which resident society now
| offers. call for trial at least of new
order of things.
The solicitor general and Mrs Bowers
| entertained at dinner last night for their
daughter, Miss Martha Bowers. when
| their guests were Miss Helen Taft Miss
| Margaret Draper. Miss Gladys Hinckley,
| Miss Laura Merriam, Miss Mary McCau-
| ley. Robert A. Taft, j.. McGavock Dickin-
son, Thomas Riggs. jr.. Charles c. Glover,
Miss Taft and Mr.. Robert Taft went on
| from the dinner to the Clover dance,
| where Charlie Taft was already taking
| part in the festivities.
Rear Admiral and Mrs Clover. gave a
party last night for their young daughter
Beatrice, for whom a gay company of
| forty or forty-five young people were as
| sembled.
Mrs. Hoxie, wife of Gen Hoxie. gave
very merry Christmas eve party last
night at her home, at 18th and x streets.
to about twenty young people home for
the holidays. in honor of the young Okla
Romans here, her own nieces-the chill
dren of eX-Gov. Guy of Oklahoma, the
daughters and son of Representative and
and the young daughters of DIR. and Mrs.
Wright of Oklahoma. After music, etc,
| in which older guests took part. refresh
mentS were served and lovely presents
distributed from a tall Christmas tree.
Gen. HOxie has gone south to the more
speedily convalesce from a heavy cold.
telegram with his Christmas greetings
to his wife and son and their guests was
a pleasant incident of the evening.
The marriage of Mrs. Helene Josephine
Paxson of this city to George Goodwin
Jewell Of Danvile ILL.,, took place quietly
tnlS morning at o CLOCK. HeV ii. b.
Angus officiating, at Peck Memorial
Church in the pastors study After a
| trip to eastern points Mr.. and Mrs.
Jewell will be at home January ) at 511
| 18th street southeast
Mr.. Thomas b. Huyck is visiting his
sister, Mrs. F. Cornelius Bates. at her
| home in Rrookline, Mass. Van Ness How
Bates Mrs. Bates oldest son, Hho was
recently operated on for appendicitis, is
now cOnvalescing.
A delightful dance was given last We'd
nesday night by Miss Elsie Mel. May.
About tWenty-siX couples were present,
some of whom were Misses Ruth Stynne,
Anna Blackwood. Harriet Weaver. Bes-
sic Birch. Elizabeth Swartzell, Dorothy
Dobbins. Dorothy Heiberger, En- May
King. Margaret Minshall. Virginia MILAN.
Elizabeth Maddox, Givendd Ml'!ah. Juliet
Smith, Susie White, Katherine Ladd, Ada
May, Helen Lockwood, Dorothy Decker,
Marion Maddox and Leonore Taft, and
Messrs. Robert Mansfield, James Maddox.
Theodore Moore, Daniel Morse. Charles
Orme Arthur Middleton, Bowling Gait.
William GoldsbOrOugh, Julius Fay, Pat
| rick Dulin, Alex Craig, Billy Burns, John
| Buckeley, Lawrence Baker. George Bent
| lev, Dr. Snowden, Lester Platt, Beech
| Piatt. Garnes Roberts. Louis Souter, KEN
non Sinclair, Alexander Witherspoon,
Henry Swartzell. Frank Smith,, John
Swartzeil, Whelan Stone, Henry Sar-
geant. Vincent Smith, Lyman Ward and
| George Walker.
The chaperons were Mrs; May: Mrs
| Howard Vernon Mills and Mrs. Philo J..