The Washington herald., 1911-02-12
ENTERTAINMENTS.

Mrs. Taft, accompanied by the Belgian
Minister and Countess dc RuiSSPret.
Countess de Chambrun, wife Of the mill
tary attache of the French Embassy. and
Mrs. LongWOrth. of Cincinnati attended
the performance of Sothorn and Mar
lowe in Macbeth yesterday afternoon
at the BelaScO Theater.
The usual dinner given by the Amer
lean Minister and Mrs. EGan to his
majesty the King of Denmark was ad-
vanced this year in date because Of
the centenary Of the appointment Of
the first American minister TO Den
mark on January 81, 1911. The din
ing-room. one of the largest in Copen-
hagen. was decorated in white and red
great masses of red and white tulips
with the splendid surtOut of golden
porcelain from the atclier of the Misses
Healy. in Washington. The pink and
gold of the drawing-room were re-
lieved by great masses of white lilacs.
Among the guests were the Minister
of Foreign Affairs and Countess Ahle-
feldt-Laurvig, Chief Marshal OF the
Court and Countess BroCkenhuus-
Setback, the dean of the diplomatic
corps, Admiral de Richelieu, and others.
Mrs. Douglas C. McDougaI. wife of
Capt. McDougal, L. S. NJ. c.. entertained
at a bridge party yesterday afternoon,
which was followed by an informal tea.
in honor of Mrs. George Watts, of New
York, her sister-in-law, who is visiting
her. The house was decorated with
palms. ferns, and clusters of pOinSettia
blossoms. The tea table was adorned
NTH nf UninSpTtigS and
ferns, over which Mrs. Watts and Mrs
William Biddle presided. The other
guests were Mrs Beekman Winthrop.
Mrs o. P Jackson. Mrs. Alexander Ma
gruder. Mrs. George Elliott, Mrs. Hall,
Mrs Thomas Dunlop, Mrs. Dion Will
Jams, Mrs. Charles Russell Train, Mrs.
George Brown, Mrs. Richards, Mrs.
Dunn. Mrs. Leonard Smith, Mrs. Cliff
ford. Miss Pauline Magruder, Miss kath-
crime HELLER, Miss Clarke, and Miss
Wood.
A valentine tea and sale was given
yesterday afternoon. from 3 to 6 o'clock.
by St Johns branch Of the Junior Auil-
iary at the parish hall, at Sixteenth
and II streets Miss Helen Taft was
in charge of the flower table and Miss
Mary McCauley and Miss Margaret Cot
ton Smith presided at the tea table.
Others who assisted were the Misses Fin
ley, Miss Parker, Miss Webb, Miss Ger
trude Greely, Miss Miriam Crosby, Miss
Adee, Miss Quirollo, and Miss Freeman.
The Dowager Lady Decies and her
daughter, the Hon. Mrs. WiIkerson. were
received informally by Mrs Taft at the
White House yesterday afternoon, fol-
lowing the tea given by Mrs. Gibbons,
wife of Capt. John II. Gibbons, in Lady
Decies' honor.
Mrs. Lamar, wife of Mr.. Justice Lamar.
was the guest of honor at luncheon yes
terday of Mrs. w. l. McClintock.
Mrs Foster, wife of Representative
David ]. Foster. of Vermont, was host
ess at a bridge party yesterday after
noon in honor of Mrs. McChord, of
Louisville, KY.
Mrs. GilIett Hill entertained at a large
and brilliant tea yesterday afternoon at
o'clock in honor of her sister, Miss
Jessie Bean Gillett, OF Illinois, and Miss
Elizabeth Putnam, OF Iowa. Miss Gillett
is spending the season as a guest of Miss
AmaryIlis Gillett, and Miss Putnam is
visiting her brother. Mr.. George Put
nam, for several weeks. The house
decorations were of palms and double
poinsettia blossoms, and the tea table
was adorned with a centerpiece OF poip-
settia blossoms The chandelier. which
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