The Washington herald., 1910-06-18

Mrs. Taft occupied the principal box
( at the performances of Twelfth Night
and las You Like IT, yesterday on the
White. House lawn.
The conditions for the al fresco per-
Torrance were ideal in the afternoon; for
the air was balmy and the sunshine
bright The long shadows from the late
afternoon sun made a series OF pictures.
Mrs. Taft. who had as her guests Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Ellis and Mrs. Spencer
Cosby, with Miss Helen Taft and Master
[ Charley Taft, was escorted to her box
/ Just before the play began by the White
House aids, Lieut.. Commander Palmer
and Lieut.. Johnson. The audience paid
her the compliment TO rise until she took
her seat Mrs. Taft wore a gown of
white embroidered batiste. made simply.
Her hat was black, trimmed with pink
roses, and she wore a handsome neck
lace of amethysts. Miss Taft wore white
embroidered muslin. a Leghorn hat,
trimmed with artificial apple blossoms,
and black velvet facing. Mrs. Ellis
wore mauye chiffon. with large hat
OF mauve, and Mrs Cosby was in yellow
pongee. with a black hat. trimmed with
pale yellow osprey plumes-
The President arrived little after
o'clock, and. accompanied by Capt Harry
Lay and Col. Cosby. found his way 10
one Of the back seats and sat through
the performance with evident enjoyment
He wore business suit of dark blue
serge. with gray tie and a gray soft
of.o In
new secretary. Mr. Norton. came little
later and sat beside him.
After the close the President and his
little party walked leisurely across the
lawn toward the mansion and through
the improvised gateway which shut the
public of from the house. Once inside
the gate they waited for Mrs. Taft ana
her party. who strolled over the grass,
while the audience, composed principally
of women and young girls, stood about
in groups admiring the scene, enhanced
by the setting sun. picture of some i'm
pressiveness.
The Presidential party went up the
steps TO the portico Of the White House
and stood t&ere until the people had
nearly all departed.
As You Like IT, was given in the
same place last evening TO much larger
audience, but with not nearly so pretty
a scene. The audience was seated with
their backs to the west, so that In the
afternoon the 1engthening rays OF the sun
lent themselves in the most picturesque
way 10 the setting Of the play The
fountain was silenced during the plays.
but as soon as the last scene was over
1t was turned on and made a pretty ac-
compartment 20 the voices OF the depart
ing audience.
Last evening the President and Mrs.
Tai. accompanied by the same aids. Mas
ter Charley Taft. and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Ellis, occupied their box, Miss Helen Taft
not going out 20 the performance Mrs.
Julian James had Mrs. Rixey among her
guests. and Mrs. Barney had a small
party with her.
Others in the audience were Mrs. Hunt
ington Wilson wife Of the Assistant Sec
rotary OF State; Mr.. Lisner, Miss Annie
NJ. Sargent. Mrs. Henry P. Sanders, Mr..
and Mrs. George T. Porter, Senior Don
Alexandra Herguinego. Commissioner and
Mrs. John A Johnston. Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Randall Webb. Lieut. Col. Frank
lin J. Moses, Representative and Mrs.
William P Sheffield, Miss Virginia s.
BENJAMIN, ". A. WImsatt, Robert Pluym,
Mrs Murray Addison, Senator and
resentative and Mrs Gustav Kustermann.
Mrs. E. J. Stellwagen, Col James E.
Mahoney, Representative William w
Cocks. Admiral T. c. mclean Lieut. Col.
T. c. Prince, Mrs. c. II. Nichols, A. S.
Worthington, Dr. Henry G. Boyer, Sur
geon Gen. c. B. Stokes. Richard n
Brooks, DR.. Henry 3. Deaie Mr.. and
Mrs. Frederic c. McKenny. Mrs. Thomas
F. Bayard. Mr. and Mrs. Theodore F.
Shuey. Mrs. Julia D. Strong. Mrs. Van
Auken Mills. Miss Emily S. Perkins
Col. and Mrs. W D. Beach, Mr. and
Mrs. Alastair p. Gordon-Cumming Mr..
and Mrs. o. II. Tittmann, Representa-
tive and Mrs. n. D. Sperry, Capt ana
| Mrs. H. p Mcintosh, Mrs. A. II. Bow
| man, Walter Allen, Mrs. Florence T.
Baxter Mrs. A R. Shepherd. Mrs. James
Gillis. Mrs. r. A. S. Pescia. Max Hans
mann, Ralph Walsh. Gen. and Mrs. A.
E Bates, NJ w Baldwin, Frederic L.
Moore Representative and Mrs. c. G.
Pratt. Mrs .. Paul. Mr. and MRS George
". Pearson, Representative and Mrs.
Samuel W. Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Fred g.
Mexican, Mr. and Mrs. George Shiras.
third, Mrs n. E. NOrment. Mr.. and Mrs.
James S. Morrill, Miss Annie L. Edwards,
Mrs. A. R. Stands, Mr.. and Mrs George
A. King. Judge and Mrs Martin A.
! Knapp, Mai and Mrs. D. j. Baker, Mrs.
A I. Gilman. Samuel Maddox. Mrs. T
3. Hutchinson. Mr. and Mrs Christian
Heurich Senator and Mrs. F. II. Briggs,
Dr. and Mrs. Elmer E, Brown. DR.. Will
lam Hamilton, Surg. NJ. A. De Laney.
Mr. and Mrs. Simon Kann. Capt and
Mrs. A. f. Lucas. Miss Emily B. Coyle,
and Miss Cornelia L COyle.