The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-08

/ absence, Mrs. Taft went for q rev
days shopping trip to New York. She
Twas Joined in Philadelphia by her
daughter. Helen, and afterward stop
lped with the latter at Bryn Mawr, for
.Itbs students dramatic contribution to
the Si.o00,0U0 endowment fund It Is
Hoped to accumulate by June /. We'd
nesdar found her again at the IINecu-
tive Mansion. ready TO welcome her
/ Husband from his swing around the
circle, and then put the finishing
touches to, her plans for the garden
fete. which, on Friday. .inaugurated
her second series OF official gatherings
on the White House lawn. The affair
was beautiful in detail, happily carried
out. Every one Of the several hundred
callers was an honored guest. and
have risen prayer for the health
of the gentle first lady of the land
who had she been strong enough
would have. given official Washington
dreamed OF by social philosophers md
sages. What she might have accom-
plshed in this respect IS merely hinted
by the growing dignity of White House
hospitalities directedby her master
hand. Invitations to the Presidents
home now. carry with the noblesse
oblige of former days, a note OF pleas
urable anticipation to recipients and
no longer do busy lawmakers or their
Indifferent wives pass on "non-trans.
fcrable" cards of admission to secre-
taries and underlngs. The result Is
a company wisely and well chosen
with n View to Its social and official
right to be there--a company at once
by, whom the government finds sits
ralson d'etre. As joys and sorrows
mngle for the human race, so the
peoples folk there rubbed elbows with
official Affiliations make their names
household words oil over the United
States. There. too, Were danes OF the
old school. whose badges indicated
their descent from men of colonial
fame; Daughters Of the American Rev
olution in town for the regular months
~ board meeting of the worlds largest
patriotic organization of women, men
whose appearance was an echo OF the
recently held annual meeting OF the
National Academy of Sciences. tho
yearly assembly Of the American So
ciety of International Law and the
American Medical Congress. Quite the
centre of most curious interest how
Prince Takugawa, OF Toxic, who was
| present as the house guest Of thc"Jap.
anese Ambassador and Baroness Uchi-
da, by whom lie was introduced to a
1large circle. Later in the day. the
prince was the honor guest at u din
ner at the Japanese embassy. followed
BY a brilliant reception. On the lat
ter occasion, Madame Chormont. for
Imerly Miss Helen Sloan, Of Baltimore.
babe farewell to the local diplomatic
corps, preparatory TO Joining her hus-
band for his vacation in Europe, and
subsequently, going with him to his
new post in Mexico, Madame Cher
mont has been leading lady in the
encourage of the Brazilian embassy
since the death of the ambassador last
winter removed Madame Nabuco from
society, and her departure from Wash
ington is regretted by a large circle.
At the Austro-H Hungarian embassy
new counselor and charge d'affaires
and his bride are being Welcomed, and
Ambrozy from long service almost
part OF that arlstocratic household, has
said 4 final farewell to his friends and
confreres in this country. His parting
courtesy was cotillion, for which
the favors We're imported from his
tar-away home, and tho flowers Il
The next interesting arrivals Will
| be tho new Spanish Minister and Ma.
dame Riano, both OF whom have
mston, where their wedding occurred FRED
| a few short years ago
! AS Miss Alice Warder, Madame
Riano was Il belle and her marriage
| 70 the then 1rst secretary OF tho
event, followed very promptly by thf,
| bridegrnoms transfer and promotion
to q European post. From The latter
| he WAS again promoted, and so returns
| TO his Wife's nntive heath with The
frank of minister plenipotentiary and
envoy extraordinarily fourth dplo.
mat OF that rank with an American
wife to come TO Washington in the
lppst two years representatives Of The
Hague. of Denmark ana of BELGIUM
being the others,
A recent event at the Venezuelan To-,
CATION was a brilliant reception 10
commemorate the one hundredt IA ami
verary of the independence of Nenez-