The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-27
cialto The Times. DISPATCH,

Washington, u. G, March 2s.--The
Easter Day. parade OF semianttquity
has acquired q twentieth century gait.
and other surtorial marts at least one
week IN advance OF the old scheduled
time. This too, In this year OF grace
when the spring festival was booked
and early March Winds howled with a
consistency calculated to discourage
the most optimistic wisher for the
usual rivalry In brilliancy OF color be.
tween the flowers on milady's hat and
those blooming in the city's attractive
parks.
Palm Sunday dawned Will, a warmth
which seemed TO proclaim in natures
sation OF hostilities In tho national
House OF Representatives and the echo
OF Its zephyrs has ever since ci1ecred
poet and peasant. saint and sinner.
ard' one-day visitors at the capital
Under Its soothing Influence. also. the
circle which had been stirred to LIS
q confidence. but not It's old friendships
and regular party Affiliations. These
can never be the same as before the
Ii e ns o tanGSs e most most
remarkable crisis Congress has faced
lin n quarter OF century--a crisis met
and handled in Il way calculated to
sfIldket&OuCle5 anu NllSS
\ less modest IN referring 70 American
statesmen in the same breath with
ARTHUR Balfo,r. Lord Morley and the
Earl OF Rosebery. Prince Won. Buclow
and NJ. Clcmenccau.
IT was indeed a remarkable series
of events. one to thrill mems souls
and clinch women's attention until
rest and food were a second consldera-
age In the louise gallery. as well as
TO those personally interested In the
results OF the bloodless battle
Omctal society Is since engaged In
& the highly interesting task OF furnish
ing to the world material for side
chapter to those history-making days
and the true version will contain the
record OF more heart burnings than It
4, prove that hell hath no fury like a
woman scorncd.''
The navy SGT, Which happily. had
(. nothing to do With the case" assem-
bled on board the Presidents yacht.
\ the Dolphin. on Monday to bid fare
we'll to Commander and
Mrs. K. u. Johnston. who are leaving
ilnander Johnston will assume duty at
| the naval training station. Receiving
the guests were Mrs. Won afyer.
wife OF the secretary OF the Navy. ass
wife Of the Assistant Secretary: Mrs.
j n. r.. Mclean. wife OF DR.. Mclean. u.
4 s.. N. and Mrs. Johnston. Mrs. Lcutze.
WIFE OF the retiring commandant OF the
navy yard. and Mrs. Beatty. wife OF
her husbands successor. served tea In
the ships salon. where diplomats and
i debutantes have been honored, and So
ciety pleased to gather ever since the
oainttly appointed vessel became the
nations possession. n
The White House circle. Of which car
" In the week Mrs. Taft was the only
mn som "a nf 10
The President returned from his 5000
which Miss Helen Taft arrived from
4 Bryn Mawr. Master Charles Taft pre-.
cded them from his uncleg school at
I Watert own. Conn, and Robert Taft, the
elder son. a student at Yale. came from
Kew Haven on Good Friday for the
Easter holidays. Their ingathering
was the signal for much entertaining.
Mrs. John w. Foster. wife. OF former
Secretary OF State and former special
envoy to China. setting the ball to
rolling in their honor. with an after
noon tea on Saturday. to which was
invited tho entire junior coterie of the
official and diplomatic set. Sir. won
Stumm. OF the German embassy staff
and Miss Constance Hoyt, whose mar
riagc VIII be an important Easter
"Wednesday event. shared honors with
the special guests. and Miss Maria Won
Stumm. who came from Germany for
the wedding. was an interested wit
ness TO the couples popularity.
While their children were thus en-
sertained.' the fathers were invited to