The Washington herald., 1911-06-11
! Tor even a summer season can be

TUT even summer season can De
nj duh with new Congress in ses-
sion, the nag flying from the tor
Of the White House indicating
that the President is stiIl here, and with
several new foreign ambassadors and
ministers arriving from time to time, 70
say nothing Of the many new secre-
taries and attaches Of the embassies and
legations.
Even new Cabinet ministers are getting
their social as well as oficiaI bearings
during these preliminary days of the sum-
mer, and a visit from tine mistress OF one Of
their households is necessarily calculated
to induce the hostess in these circles to
keep on their company manners" and
do their parts in the good work OF In
itiating them and entertaining them In
the most approved summer fashion,
which, Of course, means the Chevy Chase
and Country clubs, a private home din
ner often. and now and then a box party
at the summer stock company's perform
ances. All Of these, with, of course, the
automobile to resort to In case Of other
amusements failing, make life In Wash
ington quite endurable.
The preparations for the silver wedding,
which Is the next great function TO look
forward to, and which, indeed, is apt to
be the last large one until November, are
going on, although the plans have been
somewhat curtailed The President and
Mrs Taft have been married twenty-five
years on Monday, June 1s, and in honor
of that occasion there will be a large
official reception. or at least reception
when official and diplomatic society will
be represented at the White House, al
though there will be less of official
formality than there is at the winter
functions
A number of the guests who have closed
their residences here and gone to sum-
mer quarters will return for the oc-
casion to wish the President and his wife
many more years Of happiness and pros
perity. There will not be a large house
party, as was perhaps planned some
months ago, but Miss Taft Mr.. Robert
Taft, and Master Charley will all return
for that day, and Mrs. Laughlin, Mrs.
Tafts younger sister, is also expected,
with possibly the other two sisters of
the first lady of the land. Miss Heron,
who is now at the White House, will re-
auspicious day is over the next thing will
be the removal to the summer home Of
the President, lovely Paramatta, on the
hill overlooking Beverly and the sea-
All the nation is interested in this
pretty celebration in the White House,
and just at the same time the affections
OF the British people will be stirred and
excited over the coronation festivities OF
their monarch and his popular Queen,
the actual ceremony taking place two
days later, June %.
The night Of June % will be one of the
most brilliant of the thirty DAYS of gay
ETY. attendant upon the coronation, as the
great Shakespeare ball will be held on
that evening in Albert Hall, the greatest
costume ball which England has ever
seen. This affair is said to be based upon
the Latin line, Bis dat qui cito dat"
Translated, He gives twice who gives
quickly. 1t Is being worked in this way
for this occasion: That after a certain
date the prices of the tickets would be
doubled and tripled, and maybe worse.
Twice already the prices have been ad-
Vanced' but that has made the tickets
all the more desirable, for recently the
grand tier boxes have been sold at s.. 900.
or 200 guineas, and single tickets at 4
gulneas, or SO But it will be worth IL to
any one who has il to spend for Lady
Paget, wife of Gen. Sir Arthur PaRet,
Will have party of men and women
representing characters from King Hen
ry VI, with the Duchess of Westminster
as the Queen of France; the Duchess of
one of the New York duch-
esses, as the Countess of Auvergne; Lady
Herbert, another American woman, Wild
ow of former Ambassador to Washing
ton, as Joan of Arc; Mrs. ]. ]. Astor, or
Ava Willing Astor, with fame already In
the fancy-ball line, as Princess Henry of
Ples5. In other parties, with characters
from other plays, will be JuIiette, an
Ophelia, Olivia, Jessica, Miranda, a Per-
dita, Portia, Rosalind, and all the ia
nous and well-known heroines. Mrs. An
thony Hope to be one of them, to say
nothing Of the many titled women famous
over the world for their beauty, their
oriliance, or some other quality Albert
Hall on this occasion is to be transformed
into Tudor garden, with the picturesque
surroundings of the Elizabethan period !
And what an opportunity for the wear |
Ing of graceful and magnificent clothes |
and jewels! Truly the English women |
are going to outdo themselves in this ef- |
tort for charity
One new Ambassador, the Brazilian. |
Senior da Cana, has already arrived; an
other, the Mexican, Senior Cresbo, will |
arrive some time in the next few weeks, |
he time not yet set, and now the rumors |
-AC StoA AihB again VIII TeBdEQ 10 clanEe9 Il
n the Russian, Japanese, and British |
Ambassadors. There are many new min
sters, either arrived or coming. to inter- /
est the diplomatic circle, including the l
Belgian. Peruvian, Ecuadorean, Argen- 1
Inc, Panama, Swedish, Nicaraguan, Uru- |
yuayan, and Colombian; seldom such an |
array OF them at one time, and that the
fullest season socially.
The Brazilian Ambassador is a bache- |
or, which will add spice and flavor to /
he entertainments which will revolve
Loout MIN, for 1t has been 10 these many
ears since an ambassador here has been
bachelor, and somehow 1t docs seem 1
o make things little gayer and more
interesting. The new Mexican Ambassa-
ior has wife and a large family of chill
iren, who viii join him here from vien-
Ia where they have been. and again
'erhaps the Mexican Embassy will take
N its old-time gayety, IL only the guns
IRE silenced and the spirit of peace reigns
gain.
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