The Washington herald., 1911-11-19
" 4 TASHNGToN society for the
NM weekend is experiencing lit
tie calm before the storm-the
S+ory,, meaning the debIltante

tie calm before the storm-tht
storm meaning the debutantt
functions which will burst on Thanks
giving Day. In another week the great
army of Congressional people who make
Washington life complete will have ar
rived here for the season, with few ex'
ceptions. There will be a general rush
for houses and apartments by the tardS
ones, and then after a gentle Simmer
of a weekend or SO the great whtrl oi
calling and dining will be on, with no resi-
until the spring.
Washington is rejoicing that the daugh7
ter of the President is to remain at the
White House for the season, for 1t is q
poor season, indeed, without any young
people at the White House. Miss Taft
was here to participate in several of the
festivities attending the wedding Of DR..
]. Breckenridge Bayne and Miss Olga
Roosevelt, and then to Bryn Mawr for
the weekend with some of her college
mates and teachers at the college. She
will return early in the week.
1t is not altogether discouraging to
see a number of familiar homes being
closed this season which have been i'm
portant factors in the affairs of the past
few seasons, for there are an equal
number of them being opened which
have been closed to all social functions
for at least a year. The beautiful
studio house of former Mrs. Barney, now
Mrs. Hemmick, is one of the most i'm
pOrtant of the latter, for her charming
dinners, musicales, and private lectures,
to say nothing of the teas and regular
visiting days, have been genuinely missed
by the smartest and most progressive OF
the social element; for it is this ele
ment of society which is most attracted
to this delightful hostess. Col. and Mrs.
Robert NJ. Thompson will return to the
Ellis home, in Sheridan circle; Senator
and Mrs. AIdrich and their family will
join that coterie in the Hennen Jennings
home for the season; Judge and Mrs.
BallOu have already become settled in
the former home of Mr.. Thomas c.
NOyes; Nine. Hauge, widow of the Nor
wegian Minister to this country. will be
found in her new home here, which she
has never occupied because of the un-
timely death of the Minister just upon
its completion, and Representative and
Mrs. Martin w. LittletOn are preparing
to take an active part in the seasons
festivities in the familiar Calumet
Place. the home of the late Gen. John
A. Logan.
This famous home. which occupies one
of the most beautiful sites overlooking
the city, Yet in the midst of ii, almost, !
may be destined to take an important
place in political and social affairs for
already the head of the household has |
been prominently mentioned as a posi- |
bility on the end of the next national |
ticket, and should it all happen as pre-
diCted and the election go his way, Cal
umet Place" may yet be a Vice Presi-
ients home The house is quite as beau
Liful and interesting inside as II is out
side, for IL Is as il was when fits dis
tinguished mistress first improved it and
its grounds, some years after the gen.
erals death.
The memorial hall is one of the most
and educational show places
Of the city, and even the sunny sitting
room opening into the diniHg-room is
IN inspiration to a statesma1 ana a stu
dent of history or politics, = walls
Ire covered with autUur 0aoto-
graphs of some of the J. mn IN
he history of this county / from
is beginning. There are lie rare
works of art, pictures and draperies of
he greatest intrinsic and historic value
screens of heavy carved work from
Mosques, rich embrOideries from an aban-
lOned palace of the Khedive, a heavy
,arved dover chest from one of the
,ldest of Italys noble families, four (
posters of the richest mahogany in the
leeping rooms which date back to the .
lays of the simple life in colonial times.
md, better than all, hundreds and hum
lreds of volumes of books, embracing ;
Utmost all the knowledge a brain can
lOld. Z
From the sun parlor, which is the wide
rOnt porch, glass inclosed and cOmforta-
y furnished, a pleasant view of the !