The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-09

-vided easy access to the state dining
room, where a buffet supper of salads,
ices and a light punch awaited them
Very soon their pleasure In the BAN
quet-room was shared by members OF
the United States Supreme Court. who,
with their respective families, ara
guests ever welcomed and privileged
by society. Judge ,Lurton, sworn In
with appropriate ceremony on. Monday
to succeed the late Mr.. Justice Peek
ham, and further introduced by the
Chief justice ct a dinner the same a,
for special attention as the latest ad-
dltion to this charmed circle, Then
came the house guests and young PEG
lple of the Cabinet, including Mrs. Pot
ter Palmer. r~esplendent in rare Jewels
and Venetian point lace; Mrs. Joseph
Stickney. of New York. also a striking
figure so far as Jewels n ,peauty
We're c%oncerncd: Mrs. John E. Key
burn, wife of the Mayor of Philadel-
Washington: Mrs. Matthew T.. Scott,
president-general of the National So
ciety of Daughters of the American
Revolution. now residing here; Mrs.
Leslie NJ. Shaw, wife of former Score
nous beauties-Nlrs. Nicholas Long
worth. nee Roosevelt: Miss Mathtlde
Townsend and Miss Isabel May.
Washington is the social as well as
the political capital of the nation, and
it's society is ever pregnant with po-
~littcal meaning. Recognizing this fact,
the countries with which we have dip,
lomatic relations are electing to send
here their most experienced diplomats
having wives as noted for social grace
as the men themselves are for states
manship. Linguistic ability is n OF
the most frequent accomplishments OF
a diplomats family, n whenever
there Is a regular babel Of tongues.
The meeting Tuesday evening was q
riot of color as well, for the men of
the severa encourages were in bril-
liant cour costume and the women
In decollette OF most delicate.
evening shades. bearing the latest
Paris mark. Baroness Mayor des
Planches, wife of the Italian anibassa-
distinguished by the elegant simplicity
and appropriateness OF Her gowns. wa
the centre of one group. speaking the
German she acquired during the visits
a member of the famous Bismarck
Crlspi coterie. the Spanish learned
during his official appointment at
Buenos Ayres, the English mastered in
London and Washington. or her IA
tive Italian, as required by the friend
.ly circle of the moment.
Baroness Hengelmuellcr. wife of the
Austro-HunEarian ambassador, whose !
whole life has been spent in. court
atmosphere. and is better known
her confrercs. was also kept busy
greeting people in other than her ma
tive language, while Mrs. James Bryce,
of Anslo-American ties. and baroness
Won Bernstorff, of German-American
purentage, found English and Dutch
generally sufficient. :
Madame Chang Yin-fang. wife of the
last Foreign Minister TO arrive. and
the most uniquclydrcssed, is splendidly
educated in Chinese. but finds IL de-
sirable to continue her studies In Eng
fish under the London g%overness of
her daughters. AS evidence of her
1a1nlly's progressiveness. one notes
that she has unbound feet. and though
sense, has refused to allow her daugh-
ters' feet to be encased after the
fashion of their class in hin
At the reception the minister lod
geous. Oriental brocade, more Per-
sian than Chinese in color and de-
sign. Madame followed in a coat of
Sofiest gray brocade satin. her hair
araWn into he typical Chinese Golf
fure and fastened with a handsome
teweled clasp, the like of which is
as highly esteemed by the women Of
her country as necklaces and ear
rings are by their Western sisters.
Making a strange little procession be-
hind her were the Misses May and
Alice Chang (they are very proud Of
these names adapted from the Eng
lishl. their cousins. the Misses Tong.
daughters. of the special Chinese envoy
who was here last year. All are very
petite and look like animated Chinese
doll babies with their hair slightly
frlnged in front and tied on TOP Of
the head with a stiff little bow Of pink \
ribbon, the long single braid at the
pack being tied In the Same manner.
At home this interesting quartet dress
quite as American girlsSof their age.
u here they Will adhere closely to
heir native fashions. for as one Of
them said: People seem to expect 1t.
ana 1t Is so much more comfortable"
Ihey speak good English and are
pelhs educated in the English classics.
From the White House a goodly
number of the young married folk
ana debutantes went to the dance Mrs.
1. ~ Letter gave in honor OF her son
ana daughter-inTlaw, MI. and Mrs. 10
seph Letter; the ~latter's sister. Miss
dorothy Williams. and their house
guest, Mrs. Henderson, of London
Many more went first to the play. as
.he evenings are not numerous enough
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