Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-05
7HERE was a noticeable lull in the
social whrl the past week, and
this weeks program is only


the younger set especially, have been
items of current interest as well as jour
neys to the Bermudas, Porto Rico, Cuba
and other pleasant climates for this and
next month. AS the season has all this
month to run, there is plenty of time yet
| for number of elegant affairs, the prep
arations for which are engrossins
number of prominent hosts and hostesSes.
1t seems as though Washington was
| disinclined to take up new dances and
| variations of the old ones.
! The Boston and other dances which
are so popular elsewhere, seem only
] known TO comparatively few here, especi-
ally among the men.
| In other cities debutdnteS and dancing
men do not contne themselves altogether
| TO decorous waltzes and two-steps.
! III New York. for instance. the turkey
trot. or danse dindon. the French version
! of the name sounding better. is being
| danced by the older set. 1t has gliding,
graceful steps, and only remotely sug-
Sests the turkey. 1t originated, 1t APP
pears. IN the foreign quarter of San
/ Francisco among the beach shows, and
| it quite the thing to go and see it
| danced, as those dancers, after long prac-
| tice, had become perfect In the study of
the steps and Its irresistible rhythm.
| Apropose of Mrs. John 3. Henderson's
revival OF the old-time square dances
| and Virginia reels as we'll as the en-
| couragennent of fancy dances, there are
! hoStesseg in other cities who are giving
| 1uncheons preceded or followed by in
! structions by professional teachers in the
| new dances. In one case 1t IS the Span
| ish Boston. This resembles the barn
| dance SchottiSche, and ends with
suggestion Of the dance in Carmen, when
two steps backward are taken. with the
hand OH the hip preceding the floating
| off into a waltz. The barn dance had a
CT and TOLL hi
/ seems to be rather out of date. The
Boston dip is still quite the rage. and is
seen here. too.
Miss Editha L. Thurber has returned to
her home in New York city, after an
| enjoyable two weeks with her aunt, Mrs.
/ a. II. Fletcher. at North Langdon. and
another week with her cousin, Mrs. A c.
/ Rust
i Owing to her serious illness, Mrs. Boin
i ton Stone of De Sales street has been
obliged to cancel all her social engage
ments.
An entertainment in aid Of the linen
supply of the free ward of Columbia. Hos
pital Will be given under the auspices of
the board of lady visitors at the Wash
ington Club, ITO l street. Tuesday. Feb
Iuary IA, at 40 pm. Nine. de Meissner
Alexis Tolstoi's drama, The Tar Fec
DOR" with Ivan the Terrible which
was produced by the late Mr. Richard
Mansfield at the New Amsterdam
Theater in New York on March l. 1901,
and had a successful run Of two years
II and over.
Tea will be served after the reading.
Mrs. Sherman, wife Of the Vice Presl-
dent, went to Annapolis yesterday to
chaperon her two guests. the Misses
Baker of Utica, n. Y, at the Naval
Academy hop last night
Representative and Mrs John w
i Dwight entertained at dinner last night
in honor of Miss Helen Taft. The other
guests present were Mr.. and Mrs Joseph
Medill Mccormick. Countess Luise-Alex-
andra Won Bernstorff. Miss Elizabeth
Hicks, Miss Miriam Crosby, Miss Elsie
Aldrich, Miss Mary Switzerland, Miss
Oliver. Count Pourtales, Lieut.. Com
mander Butler Mr.. oden Horstmann, Mr..
/ Franklin Ellis, Mr.. Henry Dupont. Maj
Rhodes and Commander McCully.
Miss Margaret Dulles, granddaughter of
Mr. and Mrs. John w. Foster. entertain
ed Miss Taft and the young ladies visit
ing her from Bryn Mawr at a small tea
yesterday afternoon, inviting few Bryn
Mawr girls and the young ladies from
the Chinese legation. including the Misses
Long, who are here for a visit and to
celebrate the Chinese New Year. Mr.. and
Mrs: Foster will give large dinner
Wednesday night for Mr.. John Foster
Dulles and Miss Margaret Dulles.
The French ambassador and Mime. JUS
i serand gave q dinner last night in honor
4 Of the Chief Justice and Mrs. White. To
i meet them there were present the Attcr
ney General and Mrs. Wickersham Jus
tice and Mrs Lurton, Senator Bacon,
4 Senator Root, the Chilean charge DAT
flares. Lord and Lady Hatfield, Sir John
and Lady Harrington. Mrs. Henry B;
Brown, Mr.. O. T., Crosby. Mrs. Samuel
T11o kafy r md Nv
and Mrs. de Perette de la Rocca.
Mr. and Mrs r. Il. Calf were dinner
hosts last night. Secretary and Mrs. Bal
II linger and other members of the cabinet
circle were present.
Mr. and Mrs Clarence Moore and Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Hollister Chapman gave
dinners last night.
/ Mrs. Leonard Wood gave a luncheon
yesterday for Mrs. Frederick w. Wander
hilt, and Miss AleShire one for the Misses
Baker of Utica. n. Y, who are staying
at the Vice Presidents home.
\ Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Belmont gave a
large dinner last night in their beautiful
home New Hampshire avenue, when
their guests, who numbered about sixty,
were seated around one large table In the
dining room. After the dinner there was
music. Among the guests were the Span
ish minister and Nine. Riano. Senator
and Mrs Bailey. Senator and Mrs. Ray
ner. Senator and Mrs. Johnston. Senator
and Mrs Overman. Senator and Mrs.
4 Culberson, Senator Foster, Representative
and Mrs. Champ Clark. Representative
and Mrs. Clayton, Representative and
/ Mrs. Lloyd, Representative and Mrs. Tn
! derwood. Representative Richardson, Mr..
1 and Mrs Price Collier. Mr.. Warren De-
Il lano Robbins, Col. George Harvey, Mr..
and Mrs. Corcoran Hill. DR.. and Miss
4 Chatard. Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Weight
man, Col. and Mrs. Symons. Rear Ad-
\ miral and Mrs. Logan and Mr. and Mrs.
n Horace Westcott.
II The Japanese ambassador and Baroness
Tchida are giving two dinners in the near
future. one February Is and the other
i February d.
4 Baroness Uchida left Friday to make a
short visit to Philadelphia.
II Mr.. Algara second secretary OF the
Mexican embassy. is leaving tomorrow for
Italy, where he will join the special en-
bassy from Mexico to Italy. Senior de la
Barra, the Mexican ambassador to this
country, is at the head of the mission.
Nine. All Kuli, Khan, will entertain at
a tea at the Persian legation February
!. Il. to 6, and will receive Fridays there
after.
Mrs. Grenvil,e A. Whitaker announces
the engagement of her daughter, Edith
Isabel. to Robert Nelson kidwell of Seat
tie, Wash. The wedding will take place
in April.