Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-06
Jane Clayland's Gossip.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.


| well doing and in few short weeks
one begins to- long for the flesh pots and
| all that sort of thing. And letters from
| Palm Beach, Nassau, Jamaica and dozens
of other places give one twinges of envy
or something mighty unpleasant that
| make one long to try ones wings else
| where. However, there Is enough doing
here to keep ones interest. Not many large
| things to be sure. but dinners. theater.
bridge, petit supers and the never fail
| ing opera, which is the saving grace OF
the Lenten season from . social point of
view.
Things. in anticipation. are cheering us
| up bit. Count de Sigray of Sabatka,
Hungary, has arrived and there will be
1hias, aSng nGPs v Prior Ss sH ns
| lavacini. who is to be best man. is to
arrive next week, I believe. There are
to be a lot OF weddings after Easter, the
| usual springtime fancy. Anita lngersoil
April at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs
G. Stanton Floyd-Jones. Rev. Father
Sinott of ST. Patrick's Cathedral Will
officiate. 1t is to be a small wedding
upon. but the two little daughters OF Mrs.
James Blackstone Tayloe will offciate as
flower girls.
Jeanne Floy-Jones Carpenter. daughter
OF Mr.. William Carpenter. and Philip
Van Rensselaer, Schuyler will be married
| in April at the Church of the Heavenly
Rest. The young sister of the bride,
not yet out, will be maid OF honor. ana
the other attendants will be her sister
in-law, Mrs. Noel Carpenter. who was
Isabel Gourlie. Gertrude Leverich. Anita
Ingersoll and Marion Doughty. Mr.
Schuyler's ushers will be MessrS. Harry
carpenter, Tilfer Winton. Noel Carpen-
der Herbert Riker. John Howe. and
ia 10 haG I.9nra
Emmett and Harold MADDEN are another
pair to sail away on unknown seas in
April. and Elizabeth Winthrop Stevens
the only daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Led
yard Stevens. will be married to Mr.. John
dc Koven Bowen Of Chicago about the
same time.
Mrs Harry Payne Whitney gave a
most charming affair. really a notable
a sssP'' she Has ''e given since the former
home of William c. Whitney was pur-
chased by Mr.. Whitney from Henry B.
Smith with everything as the elder Mr.
the premiere danseuse of the Imperial
Opera House in St. Petersburg, and
Michael Marchkine. the premier danseur
of the Imperial Opera House In Moscow.
appearance in this country. their real
American debut following the next night
at the Metropolitan Opera House. Mrs
Whitney was not only very clever, Out
very fortunate IN having tn6IH uTSts WatSh
made her entertainment most distfn-
guished. The affair was rather i'm
promptu. the invitations being sent out
only few days in advance. The large
ballroom was used for the occasion. with
it's wallis hung with rare old tapestries. a
temporary stage was placed at one end
Besides these marvellous dancers MRS
Whitney had several singers from the
Metropolitan Opera Supper was served
at 1 o'clock. Among those present were
40 md 10 fla
Mrs. James Burden, jr.'s, dinner and
dance were delightfully."-. There were forty
guests at dinner, who were seated at four
tables in the state dining room on the
third floor. At one end OF this room Is q
large painting. in the shape OF cathe-
dral window. representing an old Italian
garden. giving a most beautiful effect.
From the end facing the painting the
guests entered the white-and-sod salon
where Mrs. Burden received the addl-
tional guests invited for the dance.
Mrs. James b. Clews gave a very pretty
dinner and theater party for the much
feted Catharine Hamersley. The Clews
are stopping at the Plaza until their
new home is completed. The guests were
Anita Peabody, Evelyn Marshall, Laura
Chanler, Mrs Adolph Ladenburg. J.
Townsend Burden. jr.. Col. John Jacob
Aston. Lawrence Gillespie and vincent
Aston and a few others.
Mrs Stuyvesant Fish gave the last OF
her series of dinners. She is a royal en-
tertainer. The guest of honor at this
dinner was Lady Paget. Mrs. Iish was
gowned I'm pink satin and Lady Paget in
white. There were sixty guests seated at
five tables The decorations were in JON
auils. attractive at this time OF the
year Over the center table was an UNI
brella. ten feet high. made OF them. and
lighted with electricity. very effective and
becoming After coffee and cigarettes,
with few other things, professional
dancer gave representations of classic
dances. After that there was Informal
dancing.
Mrs. Livingston Burrill's luncheon for
Eleanor at her own house was jolly and
Informal. Tho guests included Louise
Munroe. Lillian Endicott. Margaret Town
send, Charlotte Glover, Charlotte Wyeth,
Love Goodwin. Anita Gngersoll and Emily
Rushmore. Quito a Lenten fad is to do
the galleries on Saturday afternoons.
and as many of them are on 9TH avenue.
it is quite jolly and interesting to meet
ones friend and chat about this or that.
things i'm general and incidentally the pic
lures 1t is like going from one function
to another.
While my mind is stepped In art ! must
tell you of reception at the National
Arts Club given for the Austrian painter.
Mr. Louis Marks. 1t was the most i'm
perialistic thing ever given in New york. 1t
seems the Austro-Hungarian government
was a bit jealous of the reception given
the great Spanish painter Sorolla last
year. and was determined TO show New
Workers that Sorolla is not the only Eu-
ropean painter SO the Austrian emperor
ordered his ambassador. Baron Hengel-
muller Won Hengervar. to represent him
at this reception. Therefore all the pOmp
and dignity of a foreign court was Oh
served. When Baron Hengelmuller arrived
he was met at the door by a special es-
cort, who took him to the galleries, when
he was presented to the committee and
governors of the club. Then, In truly
royal fashion. the guests were kept wait
ing until the ambassador, the president of
the club, Mr.. William T. Evans, and Mr..
Marks. the painter. had viewed the paint
ingS, thirty-four in number. When ley
had made the detour of the galleries they
took their places at one end of the large
gallery to receive the guests, the govern
ors standing In the background. An
aisle was formed with ribbons held by
prominent men. SO the guests could be
comfortably escorted by the ushers in
single file, to be presented to the receiving
line. Many from the Austrian legation
berless foreigners from Washington and
elsewhere. Every one in extreme even
ing dress. the really wonderful pictures,
very highly cOlored. the wild Hungarian
music made a most brilliant scene.
Dear one, / have such a lot more to tell
YOU but shall have to wait until later
to tell you of Col. John Jacob Astor's
dinner and cotillon, the calico ball and
few other things. So au revoir.
JANE CLAYLAND.
ALEXANDRIA.