The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-13
SOCIAL LIGHTS TO .
| DAZZLE EUROPE
Families of u. S. Representatives at
Foreign Courts Prominent in
Swagger Sets at Home.

II WASHINGTON. July 13.--From Ma.
kirid come vivid accounts of Marjorie
lde's experiences In settling down as
American chatelaine al the punctil-
SIouA court OF King Alfonso and his
IyEVish consort. Queen Victoria; at
tome, the John G.. A. Leishmans are
Riooking up properly imposing ambas-
sadorial quarters: at Paris, the Rob
ert BacOns are soon TO be established
as Americas representatives; at st.
Petersburg. the W. W. Rockhills are
on the eve Of taking possession Of the
American embassy quarters, and at
brussels. Charles Page Bryan and his
sister. Miss j. b. Bryan. are soon TO
set up home at the American lega-
ton.
In the general diplomatic moving
day the stay at-homes In Washing
tons long season find themselves
never without spicy tidbit OF Dip
lomatic gossip The Bacons, them
selves. with their eventful history
Jack OF them. fill the cup OF converse
10 overfiowing. Mrs. Bacon and Miss
Martha Bacon. the debutante and
only daughter OF the household, no
less than the ambassador himself.
since the erstwhile secretary OF state
filled the role of dancing man" no
less satisfactorily than he does that
OF diplomat.
Mr. Bacon a Fine Dancer.
When the Bachelors gave their
usual series OF dances. Mrs. Bacon
and Miss Martha might or might not
be on the floor. but invariably the Sec
retary's stately figure. whirling about
In the giddy maZes OF the waltz OF
two-step, was as much 10 be depended
upon for picturesque significance as
any debutante at her first ball.
When the president-elect and Mrs.
Taft came TO Washington few
months before the inauguration. the
Bacon home broke all records by go
ing wide open, and one OF the biggest
luncheons in the city's history went TO
the credit OF the smartest hostess In
town.
A second big fete has place In the
Bacon social history at the capital,
and that was the reception given dur
ing the secretary's six weeks tenure
OF the premiership of the Roosevelt
cabinet. Midway between the incom'
ing and the outgoing of the BaconJ as
a cabinet family" the secretary and
Mrs. Bacon had the entire diplomatic
contingent. from the most imposing
ambassador TO the most inconsequent
attache of the least conspicuous lega'
ton. as their guests
Except on these two significant oc-
casions, Mrs Bacon drew the mantle
OF an icy exclusiveness about her and
none but the "top-notchers" In Wash
ington's swaggerest set tasted the
sweets OF her social favor. Mrs. Her
bert Wadsworth, Mrs Beekman Win
throp. Mrs. +. G.. n. Slater, Mrs. j.
-Purdy,-Mrs--R Richard InMnAend-
Mrs. Nicholas Anderson. Mrs. William
Corcoran Eustis and Mrs. LarZ Ans
derson were among the women whose
society she most affected. younger
member OF the circle was Mrs. Mich
olas Longworth, and Mrs. Ward Thor
on. born Warder was another Mrs.
Thoron's sister Alice married John w.
Garrett. who succeeds the revered
Henry Vignaud, resigned as first sec
rotary of the American embassy ut
Paris Sn-with- -Garrett-as-see=
ond ranking lady at her right hand.
Mrs. Bacon goes to Paris well sup
ported.
Leishmans Look for -Villino."
From Rome comes the news that
the Leishmans are looking tor VII
lno," which is 10 say, rather large
detached house with garden, and
therefore everybody has jumped To
the conclusion that the Leishmans are
going In for things when they are we'll
established at one of the smartest
courts In Europe. An ancient palace
or an apartment have heretofore con-
tented the American ENJOYS.
With Mrs. Knox, wife of the secre-
tary OF state, and her second son.
Hugh S. Knox. the ambassador and a
party OF friends are motoring through
italy to Rome. where within the fort
night the ambassadoria family will
be settled
At st. Petersburg. William Wood
Vile Rockhill will succeed John w.
Riddle the only bachelor in the Am
srican diplomatic circle who holds
first rank" Scarcely language OF
Europe or the Orient with which Mr..
Riddle is not familiar.
Montgomery Schuyler. Jr., and
Henry Coleman May are on the en-
bassy staff, which even without an
official chatelane was as gay as need
be. Mrs. May and her daughters, Miss
Isabelle and Miss Corneiia May, spent
the winter In Russia. MISS Isabelle,
who Is known to the socially elect or
the two continents as one OF the most
fascinating and attractive women,
-etieeHed- II at Washington and n New
port until she wearied of the sport,
while her younger sister, whose debut
was postponed. made her bow at the
Russian court instead OF at her home
In Washington, where she would have
been one of last seasons girls.