The Washington times., 1911-12-31
Hon. James Bryce. to Head Diplomats
-41 Greeting the Tafts, New Year Day
President and Mrs. Taft win attend

President and Mrs Taft will attend
Mr.. dnS ana Mrs. Herbert wad.worth'.
Tnursday evening receptions also will
larly. until Lent. These evenings have
developed into regular salons and
nave become q permanent and i'm
National Capital, rivaled only by the
Monday evening at homes which Miss
Boardmsn instituted year. or two
Mrs. Taft frequently drop in for
Mrs. William r. Drapers fancy dress
naii for her daughter. which took place
beautiful private functionao q Of its its KIND KIND
ever given in Washington. and will fur
nish many choice morsei of gossip
ne nine sfa cuRs asys er At Mss s:' ss
Draper. the youthful hostess. adhering
70 her prederence for white, appeared
as Botticelii's Spring" in q wonderful
broidered In rhinestones. with butter
files In her hair and on either shoulder,
The Presidents daughter went as q
SGfbt %iab naysDd lady Of the period Of Louis XVI
satin costume, and a real lace fichu.
Her two brothers. Robert and Charles
IaIt, who accompanied her, maintained
dn tne.r dignity In conventional evening
Charlie Taft. who Is quite the social
lion OF the hour in the school boy and
giri set. home for the holidays. and
mas engagements for every moment Of
the Day from luncheon on, disdains the
dinner coat usually worn by lads Of his
age, and appears at all evening func-
,.h lions In IN the conventional evenig dress
The White House dance last night
was delightful affair, though some
what smaller than usual with the in
ricd set. The President and Mrs. Tar
and the Presidents military and naval
aides. Col. Spencer Cosby. y. 8. A., and
Lieut.. John w. Tfmmons, u. g. N. and
| their wives being the only married peo-
| Viscountess Benoist d'Azy, wife of the
naval attache of the French embassy,
VA, Vas the the recipient last week Of q decora-
Cheffatat cross of diamonds and
rubies suspended from a green and
| white ribbon. and one Of the rarest
honors Turkey eestcws on women. Wis
Turkey In command Of a French gum
boat. and his wife's charming per-
sonality won for her this remarkable
she is exceedingly proud.
q
! Mr.. and Mrs Hugh Knox, whose mar
riage took place recently in New York,
the guests of the Secretary of State and
Mrs Knox for a few days before TAX
ing possession of their home In Seven
tenth street, near Dupont circle.
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| Mrs. lie Droict Lapgdon Barber has
taken an apartment at 2l23 Eighteenth
| street.
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| Mrs. Alexandra X. Anderson will re-
ceive Informally Saturdays in January.
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! Mrs. william r. Dennis will he at
nome Wednesdays In January, at 1909
I Sixteenth street.
Mrs. James Duncan Gatewood and
the Misses Gatewood will receive the
| first and third Wednesdays in January
street.
Mrs. Crenshaw and the Misses Cren-
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Entertain In Honor ....
ofs111bs Margsret Draper. e'e : a
Mr.. and Mrs John r. Mclean enter
tained at dinner dance for young
people last night at their town resi-
dence, In street. asking their guests to
meet Miss Margaret Preston Draper,
| The function was one promised to Miss
Draper by Mrs. Mclean during Miss
| Draper's childhood, as an event OF her
hrst season, and was postponed from
two years ago, when Miss Draper's de-
but cotillion was followed shortly by
her fathers death.
There were nearly 100 guests at din
ner. seated at small tables In the large
dining-room. which opens from the
ballroom. A number of additional
guests came in later for the dancing.
for which the Marine Band furnished
the music.
| General dancing preceded the supper,
| after which the cotillion. led by Preston
4 Gibson and Miss Draper, was danced.
The favors were exceptionally attrac-
tive consisting of parasols. walking
J sticks, fans, dainty desk and toilet ta-
BILE furnishings. fairy wands, .bonbon
boxes. card cases. cigarette cases. match
boxes, and the like, all embossed with
Miss Drapers monogram in gold.
Among the guests at the dinner party
| were Miss Helen Taft and Robert Taft
and their house guests, the Misses
Meyer, daughters Of the Secretary of
| gressman and Mrs. Longworth, Miss
Elsie Aldrich and her house guest, Miss
| Helen Case; Miss Martha Bowers, Miss
| sophia Johnston. Miss Adelaide Heath.
nard, Mr.. and Mrs Esmond Ovey, and
practically all the young bachelor dip
| lcmats In the dancing contingent.
Miss Esther Slater, of Boston, and
Miss Janet Fish, of New York, are
| Mrs. McLean's house guests.
Mrs F. w. Graham and Miss Mary
| X. Graham will receive Wednesdays,
January and 10, aE the Iroauoi''
Mrs. Van Auken Mills, who Is now in
New York. will return shortly and will
be at home Thursdays after February
| l, at the Iowa.
Miss May Haley and Miss Virginia
Haley, assisted by Miss Grace Lynch,
Miss Katherine. McAlIister, Miss Mar
garet Shaw, Miss Marguerite Burns,
Miss Alberta Murphy, Miss Katherine
Hoffman. Miss Edith Oriani, and Miss
Ruth Siebert will receive tomorrow
afternoon from5 to o'clock, at SO6 East
Capitol street.
Mrs. Oliver wife of Senator George T.
[ Oliver, will receive Thursdays In jar
uary.
Mrs. Spencer Cosby, wife of Colonel
| Cosby, y. 8. A., will receive Mondays
| In January with the exception of to-
morrow. She will observe Tuesday in
stead of New Year day.