The Washington herald., 1910-10-16
- TAsHINGToN'S autumn season
NAI will be inaugurated this week,
with the return 10 the White
House Of the President and

SAI will be inaugurated this week.
with the return 10 the White
House OF the President and
Mrs Taft and their young daughter, Miss
Helen Taft Not that entertainments
viii follow. but the mere fact that the
flag Is floating over the White House,
signifying the presence of the Chief EX-
eeutive, and that one is apt TO meet the
first lady OF the land and her daughter
almost any moment of the day In the
ordinary rounds OF shopping or visiting,
gives an incentive for being in town,
and lends little spice to those who are
less in the Hmelight Miss Lettermc-.
secretary 10 Mrs. Taft. and who viii
have charge OF Mrs. Tafts engagement
book this season, has returned during the
past week from her summer visit. abroad.
and has been at work little while each
day at the White House on the prelrni-
nary work of the social season.
Mrs. Taft has been having a visit from
her two sisters. Mrs. More. on her way
home from her summer place at Bidde-
ford Pool. NE, and her only unmarried
sister. Miss Heron, who spends most Of
her time caring for their aged father.
Judge Heron. Miss Heron has not made
visits to the White House like her other
sisters. as she has more cares devolving
upon her Miss Helen Taft spent the
past week with her Ereataunt, Miss
Della Torrey, at Millbury. Mass. where
the President Is so fond OF visiting.
The great scarcity Of official buds
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season will be for the young people. The
diplomatic corps viii probably be the
gayest OF all the different circles of
Washington society. for 1t has as dean
row the Austro- Hungarian Ambassador,
Baron Hengelmuller Won Hengervar
whose handsome and brilliant wife is the
most lavish entertainer OF all the diplo-
matte hostesses. She is fond OF gayety
She loves music and is we'll cultivated in
IT, She is fond OF cards and has the most
frequent parties even after other parties
are all over with. and they play we'll
into the wee sma' hours. She loves to
make gayety for her young daughter and
only child, who VIII be q debutante three
or four seasons hence. and her receptions
and dinner parties are among the most
brilliant assemblages Of the whole sea-
son. There viii be many new faces in
the corps. and. again, many old friends
OF the service returning. all Of whom will
be greatly entertained.
But 10 return 10 debutantes. There will
be q greater number OF Paris wardrobes
displayed by these fetching creatures who
create SO much interest each season. One
of the latest Of them 10 be announced is
Miss Gertrude Greedy. youngest daugh-
ter or Gen. Adolphus W. Greedy. OF
north pole fame. She is returning with
her parents and brother and sisters from
years absence abroad.
Another interesting and much more his
toric home has already been opened here
for the season. after having been closed
for many years. 1t is that Of the late
Gen. and Mrs. Edward Fitzgerald Beale,
parents OF Mrs. John r. Mclean. The
hosts there now are Truxtun Beale and
his beautiful young wife. who was Miss
Marie Oge, Of California. II has de-
scended into Mr.. Beale's possession, but
since his divorce from his first wife, who
was Miss Harriet Blaine. he has not oc-
cupied il or allowed any one else 10. He
was former United States Minister to
Persia and to Greece, but has lived for
some years in California and Travelled
much abroad. he is Mrs. McLean's only
brother, and she is delighted 10 have him
here and her girlhOod home open again.
II is filled with historic mementos and
memories. The house Is at the corner Of
II and Jackson place, on the west side Of
Lafayette Square. and was built in 1919
by Commodore Decatur, and was the first
private residence built on the square, IN
fact, only the White House and st. Johns
Church were then in existence about the
famous park. Decatur lived there until
HIS death, resulting from the famous duel
with Commodore Barron. Mrs. Decatur
removed 10 KalOrama, in Georgetown,
three years afterward. and rented her
Jackson place home 10 the Russian gov
eminent for their Minister. Il has since
been occupied by Henry Clay. when he
was Secretary of State; Sir Charles
Vaughan. British Minister; Baron Hyde
de Nouville, French Minister: then by the
government and used as Offices. when IT
was purchased by Gen. Beale, who was
q grandson Of Commodore Truxtun, I'M
der whom Commodore Decatur was
midshipman.
During the life Of Gen. and Mrs.
Beale and even after Mrs. Beales wild
owhood, the old mansion was the scene
OF brilliant festivities such as II was ac-
egstomed to under the regime OF its
original master. 1t was said in that old
tine that the history CT Commodore De-