The Washington herald., 1910-04-03
~ TAsHINGToN's unprecedented
EAE Easter season. flowers. sun
shine. spring clothes. and
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~ Easter season. mowers, sun
shine. spring clothes, and
gayety In all circles and
kinds including week OF grand opera.
has been a week long to be remembered.
1t was particularly period OF dancing.
for the young people of the smart set
waltzed every night at smart ball, ex-
cept last evening.
The pretty ball at the White House on
Monday night was an suspicious opening
for the gayeties. Tuesday night there
was just as smart a function, the din
ner-dance at the German Embassy III
honor of Miss Taft. the next bud Of the
White House; Wednesday night G charity
ball Of brilliance, at the navy yard;
Thursday night. the elaborate cotillion
given by the bachelor member Of the
Cabinet, Postmaster General Hitchcock.
and Friday the largest dance Of the week,
the fancy dress eotiIlion of the naval
attache Of the French Embassy and
Viscountess day, at Rauscher's. The
President danced at Monday, Wednesday,
and Thursdays balls.
Mr. Hitchcock's ball was the hand
soonest affair of the week in point of
favors and souvenirs. The Viscountess
d'Azy made her cotillion one long TO be
remembered by the new and novel figures
she introduced and the beautiful fancy
dress costumes worn, many of which
will be seen at the historic tabieaux to
be given next Thursday evening by the
smart set.
This week will be almost as gay with
r-~ftI 81,
beautiful ball planned by Senator and
Mrs. Elkins for the latter's debutante
niece, Miss Katherine Brown. II will be
given at Rauseher's. Mrs. James Robert
Mckee and her two children. Miss Mary
Lodge Mckee and Benjamin Harrison
Mckee. daughter and grandchildren OF
former President Harrison, will come
from New York for this ball. They will
spend a fortnight with Mrs. Arthur
Lee. So many gayeties have been plan
ned in their honor, they can accept |
few more engagements for lunch and
dinner.
Col and Mrs Henry May VIII give a
ball for young people at the Country |
Club on Tuesday evening. There will be !
a dance at the Chevy Chase Club later in /
tivities will end In the hunt ball at the /
Chevy Chase Club, which will be pre-
ceded by large dinner party. This will
really be a cotilion, and the favors and /
ell the appointments will be symbolic OF /
the hunt This is the first hunt ball
which the sport-loving society people Of /
Washington have had for eleven years, I
The Chevy Chase Club had these af-
fairs during the regime Of Mai. George |
NJ Dunn as master.
The dancing season will probably close
with the elaborate dance and cOtilliOn 1
which Baron Ambrozy, charge d'affaires
of Austria Hungary, will give in honor /
of his successor, Baron LOwenthal Won |
Iinau, and the latter bride. who will ar
rive on the Lusitania about April IA. /
They were married on March 80. The
bride was formerly Countess Nostitz. /
on this occasion Baron Ambrozy will /
repay many social obligations on the eve
of his departure for Rome. a distinct !
promotion in the diplomatic service Of
his country.
Baron Linau is by no means a stranger /
here, as he has twice served at the en- +
bassy. coming here first In 1899, and 4
again in 1907 for a short time. He also
served in Tangier. Tokyo. Madrid, Bel /
grave, and Athens.
The Ambrozy ball viii probably rival /
IN beauty and good taste that Of the
Cabinet bachelor, Postmaster General
Hitchcock. The Baron will have for his
favors fresh flowers Of all kinds for the
women. and corresponding bows of rib
bon. Of blue and red silk, the colors of
his coat-of-arms. II will be a real
flower cotllIion.'
The season IS remarkable for bachelor
hosts. 4. Rustem Bey, the popular
charge d'anaires of the Ottoman Empire,
gave the first bachelors ball at the
Turkish embassy early in the season
This was a brilliant success. Mrs. Draper
acted as hostess. a short time before the
fatal illness of Gen. Draper.
The Diapers are remaining in Wash
ington longer than they had expected to.
Mrs. Draper and her debutante daughter,
Miss Margaret Preston Draper. intended
sailing about the middle of last month
For Italy, where they have hosts of
friends, and where they lived for many
years during the daughters childhood
She IS the second OF the seasons buds 10
withdraw from the gayeties of her circle,
because of the death of her father The
first was Miss Louise Cromwell. whose
father. Oliver Cromwell, died few weeks
before Gen. Draper. and Just on the eve
OF her debut in society. Miss Cromwell
and her mother have returned here from
Los Angeles to spend the spring season.
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