The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-15
worth was nothing daunted, however

worth was nothing daunted. however
and sailed on schedule time, for at
the end Of her. journey she is to be
lreunited with her father. whom she
| mas not seen for more than q twelve-
month; her stepmother, for whom she
+ mas genuine affection, and her young
| brothers and sister whose absence
from Washington she has deplored
| While on the other side Mrs. Long.
worth will go to France for short
visit 10 her husbands sister. the Count
ess de Chambrun, who is just now
| attending. the May Music Festival In
Cincinnati. and incidentally visiting her
mother, Mrs. Nicholas Longworth. sr..
before. sailing with her dipiomat,hus.'
oand for the 1atter's vacation abroad
a covoyager OF Mrs. Alice Roosevelt
ILongworth is Mrs Thomas Nelson
rage Who. took a sudden departure
across the Atlantic to the bedside OF
her sick daughter, Mrs. Algernon
Burner, formerly Miss Nina Fields.
Miss Dagma Rubner. daughter of the
ell-known, brilliant pianist, DIR. Cor
been spending a fortnight here with
Mrs. Hunt Slater and been the recipient
OF much attention. was the guest of
honor at quaint and picturesque din
aer given by her hostess in the Rock
Creek Park tea house Thursday even
lnS The guests assembled at the Six
teenth Street residence OF Mrs. Slater.
whence automobiles were to convey
them to the dining room among the
trees at the old mill. The company
included the following musicians and
music-lovers in the smart set: Miss
ingeborde GUIDE, daughter of the min
ister to NORWAY: Mrs. S f. Enlmons
MISS Yvonne Townsend, Miss Harriet
Wadsworth. Mitchell Inness. of tho
British embassy: Mr.. de weede, charge
d'affaires of the Netherlands legation:
Mr.. de THAI. OF the Russian embassy;
W. B. Clarke and Arthur. Hale, of
Maine. The informal program render
ed by Miss Rubner and her fellow
guests after the dinner would have
done credit to professionals, and had
1T been given for price would have
delighted hundreds instead of dozen.
and possibly have netted a tidy sum
for deserving charity.
Colonel Adee. of the British army,
his daughter, Miss Adee: Mrs. Des-
mond humphreys, the English novel
Rita; Madame Ethel Camp Hugh
the American Swiss soprano soloist.
who aided the Rubenstein Club in
splendidly artistic concert on Monday
are among other visitors whose enter
tainment has added to the gaiety OF
the month. Mr.. Seymour happens to
have personally met the newly-made
King OF England, George ", and over
the tea cups this week has been piled
with questions concerning His Ma
jestys charac teristics, taste, etc. Sum-
ming up his observations on one occa-
sion, he declared, 1.-THE King is admit.
tedly of retiring disposition, and the
circle Of people permitted to enjoy his
intimacy is a small one. He will sur
prise the world, believe, for 1t is his
nature to say little. He will. however,
take charge of things SO far as the
Constitution will permit him to do this,
and he will soon become a leader in
the government of England, instead
Of a fgurehead. One of the great prob
lens to early confront him is the ques-
ton of British supremacy on the sea,
and 1t is my conviction that under
His Majesty's rule the country's for
aiGn policy will again resume leader
ship among nations"
Washington has given the glad hand
% the strangers within her gates, and |
With the other wiped away teare Of |
for our English cousins, sor-
owing over the death of the most |
popular monarch that ever wore the |
British crown, but, Withal has not for
gotten
~. MAY Is here
The air Is fresh and sunny:
And the miser bees are busy
boarding golden honey"
It was, therefore consistent with
his memory that society went a-plant-
ng Thursday on the city's highways
Ind byways Summer skies Were laugh
ng and westerly winds waiting strains
II spring song as the planters set
fhn f,,II .