The Washington herald., 1911-04-02
-HE duIlest dars in WASHINGTON So

eavcst and the prctticst time of the year
in the CAPITAL. and this year it will eclipse
itself. The weather has been discourag-
ing so far the usual display OF spring
clothes. and for this reason the Easter
display will be all the more gorgeous.
Spring has been CoquettinG with the dy-
ing winter. and has induced a curious
combination of straw hats and fur coats,
which have been seen so frequently dur
ing the past fortnight as to cease TO
create comment.
II looks now as though the Easter
season would see an epidemic of mar
riaEcs Engagements made within few
weeks and engagements made even as
far as two years back arc about to be
consummatvd. Most Of the brides have
chosen Easter week. or the week follow
ing and this April is SUR to break the
record Of tn" marriage license clerk Anu
there are Vet announcements Of engage
ments to conc hut they are still secrets,
or will To- for Al least Il few day..
The fashion OF dnno-1"lnE engagements
far ahead OF t,lo wrddjnc DAT" is Obso-
lcte. Il has been followed 10y tn" custom
of Announcing the engagement after the
wedding date is sat and Is, vIos" At hand
Long cn-accmcuj* are also relics Of tie
mast century: tho twentieth century is
much moro rapid tin.. than t." tendcrly
remembered u.natc nth. ono OF tn" hap
piest and host mated youn= MARI i
occupies celebrated the first anniversary
scf their marriage SIN month ago. anu
Lo7lv this week celebrated tho aunIN
of their first meeting.
Damo Ruuo~ : p,r-IstentIy busy with
the relations Of Cupid to tho bridal
party Of Count arc Countess PourtaleS.
who arc n"w Wei, on thsi~ way t" their
homo in Germany. and if the half Of
what She cIIirl- Is true. ;hc four brides
maids will. br brides before III" birds ny
south AGAIN. Tn welding of Miss c.
ella May. the mos beautiful -lrl Of the
yarty. to Mr.. EutCr, Bacon will not take
place as early was a first intended.
owing to the ir;cf I'm" wurh Nj
Eacon's father, ~" In.t,d States Am
ba<s;.dOr TO France, can spend on TINS
vacation trip. I has therefore, been
arranged that thr vrdIin- i'll not take
place until ihr summer time, when he
Will return L. his summer home.
The assembling Of the now families in
Congressional life Of the u-Xt ,wo years
will MAKE q ~ dIrr:'nt spring s'.sJa
N Washington to what Il w1-l have
been with no extra session. Then it
wo',l. lave ben d1u indeed. for those
goin@ "u, w"-Nd have been II. quicker
to go. and Inasr coming in. would have
remained moro closely in th'i~ own
homes h,oaus. oT their long au~"nCc next
year. ''PI*.y wants q corner gam''
is about - cansmou'r in the matter OF
houses in in" uptown Districts.
MANY promincnt hosts and hostcsse~
who ar,. LtcluG III. m-clyeS TO Europe
aftrr "a season Of brilliant entertaining,
ar" to hc closely succeeded hy Other Off
ciaIS in rl,. very same hom $, who viii
follow closely TIE Sam. brilliant schcm"
Of cn;,r,ai".n-. In no plao' Is the cry,
-'T-h,. king is dead. long live tn" king.
50 sT"mfIit;,d a. It is in Washington
And a innE list Of .tti'3~tiV" and suIta-
hlo homes th,r are to choose from TINS
spring. for NOT Within the memory OF
tho oldest inl ahitant hav" 50 many Off
cals hrcu swept from M social life OF
T., ra'jons Capital as during tAe past
Season.
Already tie. c,.I--.. boys and girls ar
coming il f~~ t....r Easter and spring
I.o.idavs. Mr.. Jus..,- md Mr.. Hughes
Ilvc w.,h them just uov I'll. II daughter,
II.lcn. ju.t home from VASsAr "harru-
inr @i-r. v.ho "iN l:->- l.~ frs; real op-
T,-;lu:'y uc meeting, ,no -...S u nc" S"t
f"r j..- ro.m,r N.,"IJ.,ns hay" been vrr'
snort on,s I.~. r.. Attorney General
and Nj W.I.k"g-"4m will nayc tit,ir
1"un= dl .-u;,- '.'n. d., With tom. too.
arI L a- Adrr.r:.' and Mr-. 'i"vcr.~
Il
1rom Catnu>-l..r. W'.,. SIN" i> "a student.
Th. cay,lu.= planned fer tn" girls of this
ST are p sort II ,-.l .lu Of what wts -"ing
OF IN tho l"'. 1T :~1u fer iii. d"hUjan:"s.
Md ta"ro '- joy iu All the "t""sIh"r'.
re ,'a~.;" .T.".- -lwa>S 80 nam"r-
9. ~ Ea.r.. week.. WI .~-.u with tho
l.n to- nr ~ I'd b.. tar W"m.In.~ Army
.rI Ha>y r,..,a "n Ess.,~ Monday,
1y.@h rron,.~.- (" ". 4 b~.'i,ut ""c,'-
son. -r . A.,." i~,. r~r"c.aHv intc-o~t'-I
girl and ua'> an"- fo~ the h"Ilda! -.
'rn. vr~l or tn" l,"nr, ~ Of thls "~a-anIZ:I-
ION. winch his di-uH IJyJ n the few
wars o., :.~ c>i>t,llr.. somct.ir,r ,ik'.
Se"n for IT," relief "r r.." rnI -rcI MN
and tn..~ families. l.. ul3r "f L" most
7.r:is,.wuftr. Nnd as this is 'ur lIst
,rari.v h@r Of inl- ~,:.s"u. i; is SUI,
:
r.. ~. "l rh President j. enjoying a
season "t rrn Iry and quiet during Tho sc.
carly ~Tr:He day. .NIni"st lHc only COM
pan, sh.. Is IatinS jus, now are tn"
-ricnI- ". = r.uuI acGuaintanrrs she re-
c.iv,.s IT tN" tea a"ar i'm tn Red Parlor.
Last Friday ~H" rrrto>,I a visit from an
cid Ic.!aiuraur, ur lho Philippines. when
Ihr President WIS governor Of tn" Islands.
This WI, AIisS +. g. L"---Ii. Of Phoenix
y lie Pa. who was oGt in the Philippines
81 The tim" "f tho Taft Tr"inI". Shr. was
entertained d"IiEhtfUlil 10y Gov. and Mrs.
Taft in ManIl.I, and when her card was
Received Il; thr White. IIuUS, last week.
it was followed promptly 10y an invita-
tion to TAX" tea with the iirSt lady of the
land. Miss TAFT hrcW"d tho tea, and
before the visit MIS- half over. the United
states Ambassador to France and Mrs.
Bacon arrived. Mis- IIcECett return
cd 10 her home in Pennsylvania, not
Very far from Valley Forge. with n"