The Washington herald., 1911-02-18

home is variously estimated at from half
a million to a million dollars.
Mrs. MacVeagh wore a splendid gown
Of white satin and Venetian point lace
embroidered in silk and pearls, with some
gorgeous diamonds and pearls. Mrs
Eames wore rose-colored satin and en-
broidery.
! Among the guests were the Ambassa-
doris and their families, the bachelors of
the corps, and a great number of Off
cial and residential society people.
Among them were DR.. Yamai Kin, of
China, who arrived at the home of the
iSecretary yesterday afternoon; Miss Anna
Peck, of Chicago, who is the house guest
of Capt. and Mrs. John s. Gibbons the
former once military attache of the
United States Embassy in London; Miss
katherine Baxter. who was a guest OF
the family of the Secretary of War and
Mrs Dickinson recently, and who is now
at the New Willard: Mr.. Ben Cable
! Assistant Secretary of Commerce and
| Labor, and many other Chicago people
now in Washington.
Representative D. J. Foster, Of Yer
mont, entertained at dinner in honor OF
the Secretary of State at the New Will
lard, last evening. Representative Fos-
ter is chairman of the Committee on
Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep
resentat:ves The guests were: The
President, the Secretary of State, the
Ambassador of Great Britain. the jap
anese Ambassador. the Speaker. the
Minister of Costa Rica, the Chinese Min
lister. the Minister of Ecuador, the Min
lister of Nicaragua, Senator Bacon,
Senator Page, the secretary to the PreSi-
dent. Col George w. Goethals, Repre-
sentative Flood, Representative Dwight
Representative Bennet, Representative
! LOwden, Representative Mckinley, Rep
| resentative Parsons, Representative
| Weeks, RepreSe ntative Plumley, the As
sistant Secretary of State the charge
d'afaires of the Argentine Republic, the
charge d'affaires of Chile, the Thid AS
siStant Secretary of State, Mr.. Justice
Robb Mr. Justice Stafford, Mr.. Justice
Barber, the director general of the Pan
American Union. the director of the con-
sular service, Hon. Charles A Prouty,
the military aid to the President, Mr.
Clifford S. Walton, Col NJ. NJ. Parker,
NJ. Theodore W. NOyes, Mr.. Ernest G..
Walker. DR.. Fremont-Smith, Mr.. Joseph
NJ. Stoddard, Mr.. HoratiO N. Taplin. Gen.
7. S. Peck
The French Ambassador and Nine
Jusserand entertained at dinner last
evening in honor of Miss Taft. They
had to meet her Countess Luise-AleXan-
dra Won Bernstorf. daughter OF the
German Ambassador; Miss Ashton, niece
of the British Ambassador; Miss Har-
rlet Anderson, cousin of Miss Taft and
| a guest at the White House; Miss Oliver,
| Miss Miriam Crosby, Miss Margaretta
SymOns. Miss katherine Jennings. Mile.
| PerEOrley, Miss Dorothy Williams Miss
HinCkley, Postmaster General Hitch
cock, DR.. Piatt Andrew, Capt. Archibald
Butt. Lieut. Commander Palmer. Mr.. de
Beaufort. of the Netherlands Legation;
Mr.. CentarO, of the Italian Embassy;
Mr. Horstmann, of the German En-
bassy; Count Pourtales, of the German
| Embassy: Mr.. Gladstone, of the British
| Embassy, and the Military Attache OF
the French Embassy and Countess de
! Chambrun
The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Meyer entertained the following guests
at dinner last night: Senator Burton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Bradley. Miss
Boardman. Mr.. and Mrs. Ekengren, Mr..
. and Mrs. Adams. Senator Wetmore, Mr..
and Mrs. Weightman, Mr.. and Mrs Wal
colt, Capt. and Mrs Potts, L. S. N;
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Richard VAIN
wright, L. S. N; Capt. and Mrs. Fletch-
er. U. S. N; Countess GZisCky. and Mr..
Moreton Frewen. a member of the Brit
lsh Parliament
Senator and Mrs. Burrows entertained
at dinner last night, and had as their
guests Senator and Mrs. RaSner, Sen
ator and Mrs. Guggenheim, Gen. and
Mrs. Gillespie, Rear Admiral and Mrs.
| Clover Mrs. Audenried former Senator
William E. Chandler. and Prof. and Mrs.
Gore.
Quite the most brilliant function of yes
terday afternoon was the tea given by
Nine Khan, wife of the charge d'affairs
of Persia, Mirzah Ali kuH Khan. at the
| legation, in Sixteenth street. This is
the first time the Persian Legation has
been open to society since the depar-
ture of the Minister. Gen. Morteza
/ Khan, a year ago. and society from Of
| fetal, diplomatic, judicial. and resident
| circles took the occasion to pay its
respects to the charming American chate-
laine of the legation. The legation home
| is we'll adapted to entertaining. and is
wonderfully interesting with its rugs
and draperies from the far East, many
| of which are of almost priceless value.
Instead of pictures and other ornaments
| AlulG. NdLIl SOllSlIl ~ lSl lIIS SI Sl1A
] weaves and embroideries show to the
| best advantage. Every doorway, every
window, and almost every inch of avail
able wall space has been hung
| and festooned with velvet tapestries,
cashmeres, and Kirman treasures, which
are only beginning to be properly ap-
preciated in this country.
The only floral decorations were in the
dining room, where the rich Persian sill
yer filigree and porcelain tableware har-
monized well with the rose pink flowers
and lights. Nine. Khan was assisted in
receiving by her young sister, Miss Ruby
Breed, of Boston, who is spending the
season at the legation. Nine. Khan wore
! a gown significant of her husbands land
and native industries. 1t was of the
softest gray cashmere, woven by hand
| from the kirman camers fleece, the trim
| ming being of the striped cashmere such
as is usually seen upon the familiar
cashmere shawls. With this she wore
some of her special decorations and
string of pearls Miss Breed wore pale
blue satin with elaborate embroidery of
pearl and turquoise beads.
Among the guests were Countess Won
Bernstorff, wife of the German Ambas-
sador; Marchesa Cusani Confalonieri,
wife of the Italian Ambassador; Baron
ess Uchida, wife of the Japanese Am
| bassador. and all the members OF the