New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-12
WASHINGTON WAKING UP.
Social Season Begins with Return
of President and Mrs. Taft.
PROMISES TO BE BRILLIANT
Several New Diplomats from
Europe-Many Balls, Weddings
and Affairs for Charity.
From The Tribune Bureau. ]

Washington. Nov. 1.-THE President and
Mrs. Taft have remained so long away
from the White House that when they re-
turn tomorrow. accompanied by Miss Taft
they will find almost the entire executive
household here TO welcome them. The Vice
President and Mrs. Sherman are still al
their home In Utica, but are expected daily
to open their house for the winter, while
all the members of the Cabinet. with their
families. are here except the Secretary OF
the Navy. who still awaits the coming OF
Mrs. Meyer and her daughters.
Everything about the White House wears
its trimmed air for the return of the Presl-
dent and his family Within there has been
general furnishing up which has left
everything spotless. and some Of the most
splendid chrysanthemums propagated at
the Agricultural Department have been
sent TO welcome the return of the Execu-
tive household
Mrs. Taft will, II she carries out her pres
ent programme, give the capital the most
brilliant social season IL has had I'm the
present administration. Miss Taft will not
return to Bryn Mawr 10 complete her col
lege course, as she at first intended, but in
many hours to study She is already we'll
equipped for the duties which fall to her,
having among her other accomplishments
gift for languages. She speaks French,
German and Spanish fiuently.
Additions to Diplomatic Corps.
Several new diplomats will add novelty
TO the social season. Most OF the ambas-
sailors accredited to this country have al
ready arrived. They follow as closely as
possible the Old World custom OF always
being in the capital when the Chief Execu-
tive arrives. Russias new Ambassador
and Nine. Bakhmetieff. Who arrived in New
York to-day. will come at once to the capt.
tai and the German Ambassador and
Countess Won Bernstorff will land in this
country next week. II is probable that the
Ambassador from Russia will take as an
embassy the historic old Beale house. In
Lafayette Square. which now belongs %
Truxton Beale. Nine. Bakhmetieffs broth
er. II was the girlhood home Of the Am
bassadors wife. and IL would at once be-
come centre for Washington society. The
Austrian Ambassador will remain abroad
new year. Chevaler Won Loewenthal-
Linau representing the government here.
Count Nostitz. the brother-in-law Of Nine.
Won Loewenthal-Lnau, will arrive In New
York tomorrow, and. with Countess Nos
titz. who is already the guest OF her sister,
make a visit Of some length in WASH
ington Count Elemer PeJacsevich, secre-
tary Of the Austrian Embassy, went to Eu-
rope late in the summer. and has been
transferred to Bucharest. He will not re-
turn 10 the capital before taking UP his
new duties
The new japanese Ambassador and Bar
oness Chinda are still in Berlin, where they
occupy the former home OF Charlemasne
Tower. in the K0nigsplatz. and no definite
time has been set for their coming to Wash
ington. Both speak English huently. Chill.
Belgium. Panama ami China have new dip
lomatic representatives, who will add in
terest TO the corps.
Dates are already being arranged for the
larger charity affairs OF the season. The
annual ball for the benefit Of the Children
Hospital will be given on January 3. George
Howard is chairman Of the ball committee.
The President and his daughter. II not Mrs
Taft. will attend. The first formal dance
at Fort Myef will be given in the officers
clubhouse November 20 December 1S will
be devoted to a play with highly spectacular
setting for the benefit Of the House Of the
Good Shepherd. Mrs. Bryce will open the
big ballroom at the British Embassy on
Monday for lecture By Mrs. Margaret L.
Woods. whose talk will be on Trinity Col
lege, oxford. OF which her husband. the
late DR. II. G.. Woods. was president for
many years The lecture, for which cards
were sent out, is for the benefit OF the
House OF Mercy AN Old University and
It's Continuity" which is the title of the
Monday lecture. will be followed on a later
date by one on Modern Oxford