The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-15
Social Side of Washington

Especial to The Times Dispatch,1
Washington. October 14.-This is Su-
endar, and hospitalities have centred
largely around the families of the
Chief Justice and his nine associates on
the bench OF the country's highest tri-
bunal. Society has also extended the
glad hand to the French ambassadors
and Madame Jusscrand. who returned
early early In the week from abroad. where
they have been since June. The en-
bassy stan, which, during the chiefs
absence. was established at Manches-
ter by-the-Sea. met him in New York.
and returned with him and his wife
10 Washington. Comtesse de Cham
brun, wife of the military attache. tar
rlea behind for longer visit with her
summer home In Beverly Mass, she
has been the guest of honor at Sc
ries or mouse parties composed OF MEM
whom the comtesse has heretofore seen
very little since her marriage took her
abroad to 1--we. Later in the month she
miii probably go with her brother-in-
ford. and the Nicholas Longworths,
.Ir., to Pittsburg for the centennial cell
, ebration of the navigation of the Ohio
and Mississippi Rivers. ut which Prcsi-
dent Taft has promised TO be the spe-
Cial guest of the day. October 81. Her
FAMILY is keenly interested in the oc-
castor castor, because Of along and close CON
along the route first navigated 100
Years ago by great granduncie OF
I MIS- Mrs, Alice Roosevelt Longworth. and
errors of the States bordering the two
great waterways, who will sail from
pittsbnrg that day in a replica of the
| inventor. Nicholas Roosevelt, covered
the 200 miles from the Smoky City
10 New Orleans, in 1911.
y late resident of Pittsburg, who Will
be absent from the celebration of 10
tn hn n1d fny
Mrs. Thomas Laughlin, the younger sis
ter of Mrs. Taft, who has spent little
time there since her widowhood, and
who Is now on a visit to the first lady
OF the land in.the summer White House.
Speaking of Mrs. Laughlin. Dame Ru-
nor says she will lay aside her Wild
| ow's weeds this winter and spend much
time with her distinguished kinsman
here. filling in the time between the
| visits of her nieces, the Misses Ander-
son. who are to be more or less regu-
lar additions to the White House fam
lily circle this season.
Although the Austrian ambassador
and Baroness Hengelmueller are still
| in Europe and will not carry out their
usual program. which heretofore In
clnded several weeks in the Berkshires,
the members Of the Austro- Hungarian
staff have gone from Bar Harbor TO
Lennox to remain probably until the
end of the month. The counselor. who
is charge daffaires in the Interim and
their house guest there Countess Most
! litz, who arrived recently for her first
visit to this country, and will come
with them to Washington.
While in Vienna 1t is expected tho
ambassador Will secure the sanction OF
the Emperor to his selection of new
embassy home here, The choice. ad-
mirablc In every way. Is new house
| in upper Sixteenth Street. within a
stones throw of the new French en-
bnssy and commanding a fine view OF
igthe capital city. II Is well designed
and adapted to the giving of large
entertainments. in which Baroness
Hengelmuener Ia such n success. The
present home OF the embassy is In
Connecticut Avenue, opposite the Brit
ish embassy, which was pioneer
| structure in that vicinity, as tho
French embassy is i then new centre
of fashion.
! Tho Mexiccn ambassador is expected
as tho next newcomer In the latter
section. for the cid Mexican embassy,