The Washington herald., 1911-05-07
rAsH1NGToN's spring season is

garden parties, the really
splendid horse show which threatens to
be an annual event, and the beauty OF
rne spring in Washington all tend to IN
duce the gayeties which have heretofore
almost been confined to the midwinter.
'Tis an Ill wind that brings no good.
and the coolness of the weather mas
made the leisure class Of Washington's
residents remain later than they nave
ever done Fewer houses are closed Just
now than have been for many years on
the 7th of May. All this goes along with
Washingtons expansion. which has Gre
ated the Potomac Drive, Sheridan Circle,
the new bridge In Connecticut avenue,
and the Riding Club, all luxurtes WASH
ingtonians did not dream Of as possibili-
ties ten years ago. Already there are
residents who keep their Washington
homes only for the spring time. coming
down near the end of Lent and remain
ing until the early part of June.
The horse show has been revelation
to the skeptics and was a success great
er in every way than they could have
believed. A week of horse show. avta-
ton meet, Civic Federation meetings.
and such distinguished visitors as Mr..
and Mrs. Andrew Carnegie and Mrs. J..
Pierpont Morgan, 10 say nothing OF the
first Of the garden parties at the Wnlte
House, make the week just passed one. In
deed to he remembered. Miss Taft. the
much-entertained White House belle, Is
spending the weekend at Annapolis, Tor
the hop at the Naval Academy last even
ing. as the guest of Medical Inspector
and Mrs. Mccormick.
Society was 0.vided yesterday between
the finale of the horse show and the Sec
ond day of the aviation meet. The Presi-
dent and Mrs. Taft occupied their box in
the grand stand at the horse show and
remained until the very last event was
over They were accompanied by their
house guests. Miss Keys, of Cincinnati,
and Mr.. Charles P Taft, brother Of the
President, from Cincinnati, and Mai.
Archibald w. Butt.
Mrs. Taft wore yesterday one Of her
most becoming costumes. of wistaria
satin veiled with marquisette and a spe-
cially beautiful hat of purple orchids.
Miss Keys was also in purple with purple
Rat. The Attorney General and Mrs.
Wickersham, who are spending the week.
end on a trip down the James River, gave
their box to the Secretary of Commerce
and Labor, who had with them Miss
Nagel and some of her friends.
The Chinese Minister and Mime. Chang
and their son and daughter-in-law and
the formers and latter's sisters occupied
the box of the Secretary of War and Mrs.
Dickinson. who gave 1t to different friends
each day. on account of their own very
deep mourning. Inc party from the Orient
were among the most interesting features
of the day. Representative and Mrs.
Longworth were in their box again in the
afternoon, Mrs. Longworth wearing q
very simple costume of blue linen made
in the "one-piece' fashion. with a hat
of navy blue, carrying out her plan Of
modest apparel for this very public place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Beale Mclean
had with them in their box Miss Mabel
Boardman. Mr.. and Mrs Edward F.
Mitchell, Col. and Mrs Spencer Cosby
and Capt. Sowerby. of the British EN-
bassy. Mrs. Mclean, who has worn
striking costumes at each Of the after
noon meetings, and has been a beautiful
figure in the front row Of the grand
stand, yesterday wore white marquisette
with tiny pipings of pale blue, with a
hat of pale blue trimmed with French
curled pale blue ostrich plumes and
tiny band Of Helen pink inside the brim
of the hat next the face, making II ex-
ceedingly becoming. Miss Boardman also
wore white, and had hat Of purple.
Miss Louise Cromwell and her fiance,
Mr.. Walter B. Brooke. jr.. Of Baltimore,
received much attention. as they moved
about considerably from box to box, to
speak with friends. 1t was a matter of
sincere regret that Mrs. John r. Nc
Lean was Ill throughout the horse show
season, and did not occupy her box. Mr..
and Mrs. J. William Henry had in their
box Gen. and Mrs. Wotherspoon and
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Fitch Shepard.
A great number of society folk, prin.
cipally diplomats and young people, were
to be found at Benning. owing to
the sudden fever or fad among the latter
for flying and among the former the
sincere desire for watching experiments
with flying machines for use in war
A number Of the diplomats, both old and
young. were not only in the grand stand
at Benning. but on the field, among
the latter being the naval attache Of the
Japanese Embassy, Commander Hiraga;
the naval attache Of the Austrian EN-
bassy, Baron Preuschen; Baron Harden
brock, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles ]. Bell,
Miss Zelam Pilson, and Miss Margaret
Calvin Gage.
And now that almost everything is over
except weddings, which will only attract
the personal friends of the brides and
bridegroms. save for the Cromwell
Brooke wedding on the 18th. which will
be very large, 1t is the "off for the coro-
nation" expected to be the most bril-
liant in Great Britain's history. the fes-
tivities for which will begin tomorrow
in London. when King George attends
the Newmarket races. Tuesday and We'd
nesday their majesties will hold court
at Buckingham Palace. and on Friday the
festival of the empire will be opened
at the Crystal Palace by the King and
Queen.
All Of this is extremely interesting to
society people in this country, such a
large contingent of whom will go or are
going over. The first anniversary Of the
death of King Edward. observed yes
terday with appropriate ceremonies, was
the last evidence Of court mourning and
as though they would make up for the
long period of respect for the departed
and difference to the widowed Queen, the
gayeties will begin with a rush and con-
tinue from now until the middle of July.
All the leisure class of smart people
who are not about to sail for England
are on the eve of departure fors their
country places, previous to seeking the
seashore and New England mountains.
Already al fresco functions are planned
for, which have ordinarily been at least
three weeks earlier, but the cold this
year has kept everybody indoors.