The Washington herald., 1911-10-08
. UMMER frolics are now over, and
the social world is settling down
to less frivolous amusements.

- UMMER frolics are now over, and
- the social world is settling down
to less frivolous amusements.
The center of gayeties for the
next six weeks will be Hot Springs, Va,
where officials, diplomats, statesmen. and
the residential society men, with their
families, meet for few weeks each
spring and autumn. and where the fas-
pinations grow each year.
The beIated European travellers are
coming in, many who were on the unfor-
tunate Olympia finding it difficult to OBJ
tain accommodations on other outgoing
chips. and having to remain in England
or to change their route entirely and
come from other European ports. They
Hre all thankful to have escaped with no
more injury than the fright, and being
people of leisure for the most part, there
was little serious consequence.
Before the end of the present month
the White House will again be the scene
of some small gayety. for Mrs. Taft is
expected to have her daughter with her
when she returns, and il is possible that
they have changed their plans about her
returning to school. and she may again
be the leading spirit of the festivities for
the young people in Washington. There
is very general hope that this ma!
be so.
The many plans for the coming season
include the organizing and founding of a
Tuxedo club by some of the members OF
the smart clubs of the city. The situa-
tion is to be on the Rockville pike. aboV"
bethesda. and the whole scheme looks
promising for suburban gayeties. and
r,ror7fses also to rival some of the better
known clubs.
The rather dIscouraeinG list of buds a
few weeks ago grows apacr. and nids
fair TO rival some OF the most brilliant
seasons known here. except in the mat
ter of official buds. The daughter of tn"
new Mexican Ambassador seems TO be
the only one in the ambaSsadorlal cir
Gle. but as there are new developments
every week. there is no telling what the
real season may bring forth.
No sooner do We experience the pleas
urc Of having a bride in the diplomatic
CORPS than she is whisked off to her own
or her adopted country Almost before
she can he properly introduced and en-
tertained This is the much-to-be-re-
GREETED case of the bride OF the Panama
Minister Dr. BeIsario POrras who has
just returned from his very abbreviated
bridal trip from New York. All his
future plans are changed. and he pre-
pares to return to Panama. Nine. Por-
ras is not the most happy over the sud
den change Of prospect. for she had all
tCipated much pleasure in her Wash
ingtOn winter
She is a very b.aurlful and accomplish
ed woman and there iS as much diSap-
yointment generally in the corps as there
is in the household OF the Minister that
they will not even bc here for the open
ing Of the season. and his bride Will not
be d part Of tho pretty scene of the
presentation Of the diplomats and their
families on the st day of January and
a-ain at the first state reception in the
Whl,- House. which follows that closely.
and S"ts the =ayet!es we'll in motion.
Tn" rcw Russian Amha ssadOr and Nine
Takhmetler who will arrive here before
November l. will select a nov home for
the embassy after they come. They will not
renew the Icas. on IN" present embassy. !
as they desire a more COmmodi0us and
pratentiCus hous". The ono formerly oc-
CuPicd 10y Baron RoSeu and his family
is the residence OF Col. y. s Tyler aud
was built on the site Of the home of IL"
former Secretary OF the Navy and Mrs.
. Tracy. which was burned in the early /
part of Nj. TraCv'S official tcrU4. in
which fire Mrs Tracy and her daughter
and their maid lost their lives.
The new Ambassador and Nine. Rakh |
1netieff have no children. Nine. Bakh- |
n"tieff was former Washington belle, |
Miss Mary ReaIc. daughter of the late
len. and Mrs. Reale. The Ambdssa- |
dor was first secretary of the legation !
here before it was raised TO an en- |
bassy.