The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-09

delighted, for the same viYacity which has ever won the bluegrass maids a place in the hearts of all men who love splendid women quickly went to their hearts. And, too, it was remembered that the Senora was of a state which the former Ambassador Enrique Greet re- joices in claiming.
 The Assistant of State aId and Mrs. Huntington Wilson have gone for a two months European sojourn.
 MT. Wilson was the acting secretary of state during the summer and Mrs. Viii son remained in the city with him, act Ing as the ranking official hostess on number of important occasions. Much of the burden of official entertaining re- quired of the wife of the secretary of state, has however, devolved upon Mrs. Wilson in the last year on account of period of mourning which Mrs. Knox. wife of the secretary of state, has been observing for her brother.
 | Mrs. Wilson, who is one of the youngest official hostesses in the city, has &C., quilted herself with remarkable boise and dignity.
 Count von Bernstorfr, the German am- bassador, Countess von Bernstorff and their daughter Countess Lounse Alexan- dra von Bernstorff, who have been abroad all summer are not expected at the embassy until the latter part of October. The charge d'affaires, Count von Wedel and the Countess von Wedel. and the other members of the embassy staff who have been at Manchester-by the-sea for the summer have returend to Washington.
 Secretary of the Treasury MacVeagh will do a good deal of entertaining this season. He is having built a palatial | home on Sixteenth street near Columbia road
 The house is being erected along lines of generous proportions, and it will have | about 90 rooms, some of them large enough for the entertainment of large evening and dinner parties. The cost of the house is estimated at about $200,0oo | Washington society learns with satis- faction that Captain Carlo Phster of the Italian royal navy, formerly naval atta- che at the embassy here, is soon to return on a special mission for his gov ernment.
 Captain Pfister married a popular American girl, Miss Laughlin. whose grace and charm obtained her prom | inent, place in Roman society Mime. Pfster will accompany her husband to | America.
 When MT. Roosevelt in April 1909 was l on his way to Africa, he had the Ger man steamer on which he travelled to stop at Messina to see the ruins of the earthquake. King Victor, who had pro- ceeded him there asked the former Pres | ident to visit him on board the battle ship ReUmberto, and chose Captain Pfister to carry the invitation. l The moment the former President saw the cooked hat and naval cloak of the officer rise above the gangway he recog- nized him, and giving him one of his ponderous handshakes, exclaimed.
 My dear Pister, you make me feel for the moment as though we were back in the 'White House."
 Justice Harlan with Mrs. Harlan and the Misses Ruth and Laura Harlan, Justice McKenna and Mrs. McKenna and Justices Lurton and Mrs Lurton have all returned to Washington for the season.
 Mrs. w. R. Marian. Miss Merriam and Miss Cooke. Mrs. Merriam's cousin. who have been spending the summer at Chelsea. N. J. with Paymaster and Mrs. J. H. Merriam, U. g.. A. spent q day in washington enroute to the Merriam country place at Liberty Furnace, Vt.
 Paymaster and Mrs. Merriam, who also accompany them, vii spend a month at Liberty Furnace, but Mrs. Merriam, Miss Merriam, Miss Cooke will not return to