Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-06
IN THE. WORLD R OF SOCIETY
THE. EATERS WILL BE MISS
BoARDMAN's GUESTS.
President and Mrs. Taft Expected in
Count Apponyi's Honor.
Notes.

President and Mrs. Taft are expected
tonight at Miss Boardman's entertain
ment for the "Tafters,'' the party
which enjoyed the wonders of the
Philippines and the orient together
some years ago, and who have had an
annual celebration in remembrance Of
their good times together. Miss Board
man is entertaining at a small dinner
first and the ''Tafters'' are invited for
. o'clock.
The President is expected in At
lanta, Ga, Friday, when Gov. Brown
will give luncheon for him, and
the other guests will be the governors
of sixteen states and other notable
men assembled for the commercial con-
gresS.
Another entertainment of that day
will be given in honor of President
Taft at the University Club, when the
members of the Yale alumnae, of
which the President is member, will
be special guests A dinner to the
President and visiting governors will
be given that evening at the Piedmont
Driving Club, at which go guests will
be present.
The Austrian ambassador and Baroness
Hengelmuller entertained at dinner last
night for their guest of the day, Count
Apponyi, who returned after it to New
York.
The other guests were the French am
basSadOr and Nine. JuSSerand, the MeXi-
Secretary and Mrs. MacVeagh, Senator
Root, Mr.. and Mrs Charlemagne Tower,
the Belgian minister and Countess de
Buisseret Mrs. John w. Dwight, Mrs.
Harriet Blaine Beale. Miss Patten. Miss
Sheriff.. Miss May. Baroness Preuschen,
Admiral Cowles, Mr.. Smealovski, Mr..
Gladstone and Mr.. Hedry.
The Belgian minister and Countess de
Buisseret entertained at luncheon yester-
day, the japanese ambassador and Bar
oness Cchida, the Secretary of the In
terror and Mrs. Ballinger, Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert Wadsworth, Mr. and Mrs Archi-
bald Hopkins, Miss Mary Carlisle, and
the first secretary of the Russian en-
bassy, Mr. Constantin Nabokoff.
Mrs. Oliver Cromwell gave luncheon
yesterday for Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
spending the season in Washington.
Among the guests were the Postmaster
General Mrs. Herbert Shipman, Mrs.
Robert Hinckiey. Mrs. Hemphill. Rear
Admiral Cow!es. Mr.. John Barrett Mr.
Walter Brooks of Baltimore, Mr.. William
Eldridge of New York and Miss Crom-
WELL
Letters from Copenhagen are filled with
glowing descriptions of the annual din
ner given by the American minister and
Mrs. Egan at the American legation to
the Crown Prince and Princess of Dem
mark. Thirty guests were present. There
was no music. as the host and hostess
prince and princess, were going on
after the dinner to Count Szechenyi's
concert, where new Hungarian prima
donna was to sing.
At Mr.. Egan-s dinner the new British
minister and his wife, Lady Lily Greene
made their entrance into diplomatic so
ciety in the Danish capital, Sir Cyning-
ham having just reached his post.
The crown princess wore old rose chif-
fon over white satin. Mrs. Egan. being
in half mourning, was in white satin. .
The drawing room of the legation,
which is entirely old rose and ivory
white, was decorated with masses of
white lilacs and pink tulips. Mrs Egan
having adopted the American plan of
using great quantities of flowers for fes-
tive Occa sions. This is unusual in Den-
mark, as nearly all tab s are decorated
with silver surtouts and great porcelain
vases.
Mrs. Milburn II. Steel of 1904 Massa-.
chusetts avenue will neither entertain
nor call formally again this season. owing
to the death OF Mr.. Steel's BROTHER CANDY
Steel. formerly of Germantown. Phila-
delphia.
Mrs James Lansburgl of 2511 18th
street will receive this afternoon from
) to 6.
Mr. and Mrs. r. H. Sypherd. 1901 Irving
street, were at home last Friday evening
to a large number of their friends in
honor of the eightieth anniversary OF
the birth of the former. Mrs Syp1erd
wore gray satin trimmed in silver mesh
and carried a large bunch of swee. pei
blossoms. The house was gayly decorate1
with American flags. potted plants trail
ing vines and blooming and cut flowers.
many of which were gifts. ] he prevail
ing color in the drawing room and re-
cepticn hall was red. while pink ipre-
dominated in the dining room, where the
same dainty tint was effectively carr Ell
out in candle shades. ices, CONNECTIONS
and flowers. A feature of the tabl, dec
grafton was a quantity of La France
roses. numbering eighty. and sent from
New York by Miss Ruth Sypherd Glenn
ents. who is a granddaughter of the
host. A pleasing incident was furnished