The San Francisco call., 1909-05-09

-----5--, c orvespondcnce Of / ne Call
WASHINGTON. May S-Mrs. Taft,
Vho has kept up merry round of din
uers. teas. musioales and luncheons
since her installation as the nations
lrst lady. is to take advantage Of the
heauufuI grounds surrounding the
White House for series of garden
parties. Cards went out last week
Tor these Mayame fetes and the
greatest satisfaction is expressed on
all hands taat The presidents wife
WiI continue the practice introduced
hy her predecessor, Mrs. Roosevelt
and give Washington am opportunity
I'D display The most fetching OF all
fetching toilets garden party gowns
May IA ~ and IS are the dates chosen
and Il is altogether likely that the last
euterta iument VIII mark the close OF
Inc Official season, as the June days
usually und the capital little more
lnau u -hoWiing wilderness Of fenced
houses and drawn blinds
Easter virtua Ily inaugurates Wash
--zro-'s outdoor season and horse bac cl1
parties. auto runs and the country
climbs have engage the attention even
~ The ardent bridge minister's. Simul-
tane0usly with the advent of the lit
tle. season came tie formal opening of
f. speedway as the resort of fashion
W . Taft's project OF having hand
7 md erected out i'm Potomac drive
-slc having biWeeklY concerts after
the contiuenIaI custom struck the
fancy of the sWagger set and the hrst
concert found the speedway massed
with "a double line Of vehicles lnconl-
sng and zvhiriiug me of traps and
autos and runab0uts outgoing Every
body who had been tAe least bit of
globe trotIcr had something 10 say
saour the grand display Of fashion on
wheels.
-L=lze an afternoon drive or the
pfnc5an hin. is ii n0t2'' remarked a
.zrfzzled old diplomat as he eyed the
crowd critically
Like Unter Gen Linden at the fash
ionahle driving hour Nouchsafed q
second after sweeping glance Like
Rotten row In the heart of the London
season" declared a third. and Like
nothing SO much as the Luneta at The
daily rendezvous OF oficialdOm was
one OF the comments that flew thick
and fast as the conVeyauees came TO
an abrupt step and society DANES and
damsels enEag ged themselves tanning
away The dust and eNecrating the
fumes OF gasoline which hled the air
about them.
The second speedway concert was
more successful from the standpoint
of comfort for the superintendent Of
TubLc grounds Eot busy with the an-
roists and took measures to prevent
The gasoline nuisance"
Nevertheless the horseback parties
who nh the bridal paths have the
best of things and the picturesque as
SeubIage brought together on the
drive on Saturdays and Wednesdays is
worth going mile TO see. Natty Mrs
I.oneW0rUh. logged out In tasci-
Mating gown 0f slack and white striped
cloth with q semidtting coat, touched
oT with vest Of white on her pret-
-flr carried head. wore modified mush-
.ror encircled with % wreath Of tight
.trle pink roses alternating with clus-
tiers of blue forget me nots- Mrs
-AEce." who is just as noticeably
pretty and stunning as of yore- used
her own little rUnabout. winch she
- OILS herself. Tn a runabout too, was
rs TAFT who a few weeks ago went
fntO training. and nowadays whirls
about the streets with all the aban-
don Of an experienced chauffeuse.
Games NacEeagh, one of the very
eligible bachelors brought i'm by the
new inistrauion. with 1is father,
She secretary Of the trea was in
the throng at the second speedway
concert. AIr. MacNeagh Jr. being no
-iceaole as the proud possessor OF the
t.rTesr and "SIenderest' two gallon
hat" seen in washington this season
talifOrniaus en- masse filled the drive
ways Judge and Mrs. Hatch and
tneir daughter and house guest. Mrs.
a. X Talbot and her pretty young
saughter and attractive house guest.
Miss Jeanne Tyson Of san Francisco;
5Ir and Mrs. Hennen Jennings, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Needham and Sen
.f-or and Mrs Flint being among those
who followed the lead Of the president
and Mrs Taft and circled gayly past
l1e new bandstand. where the Philip
pine consuabulary band, which came
over from Manila for the inauguration.
held forth In program Of rollicklng
music suitable 10 the occasion
The uncertainty which possesses the
House on the Hill." where the sena-
tors are wrestling with the matter OF
tariff has its reflex in the homes of
the legislators. Nobody just knows
when she may pul up her household
stakes and set off for her native
heath. Consequently all sorts of i'm
formal entertaining goes on 10 nh in
Ire bri ght spring days
The Congressional club. where every
body may meet on delightfully."- infor-
.nal ground, is nowadays packed at the
aftern0On tea hour. while the regular
frst place on the congressional date
oks. Recent hosts for the clubs
Friday at home were Mrs Needham
wife Of the representative from Cali
fornia. and Mrs. J. c. Smith, also Of
California.
Official society still keeps up the hos
uftaIity u the midwinter season. and
morning noon and night find Vice
President and Mrs sherman guests Of
honor All the new cabinet women
are coming in for a lot OF entertain
irg while those who have been in the
Official circle from The former admin
istrafion are helping the gayefies
along The secretary of the navy and
Mrs. Meyer last week moved into their
new house, very large and impos
fng edi6ce. which Is more in keeping
with the social activity Of the CON
stantly entertaining Meyers than the
simple home they have heretofore oc-
cupied Mrs Meyer incidentally sig
nalize the event by sending out cards
for a reception arranged for an the
officers navy and marine) and their