The Washington herald., 1911-01-15
Asst week opened in a blaze of

fashion, with brilliant ball at
either end. and innumerable
dances. dinners. and other important
functions. including the diplomatic re-
ception at the White House. in between.
The charity ball, probably the most
brilliant in the history of the Childen's
Hospital, was an auspicious opening on
Monday night, and the cotillion last
evening in honor of the first young lady
of the land was a fitting close.
There is no prospect of a cessation of
gayeties just yet, for charity affairs on
the schedule are still numerous. balls are
frequent, and dinners too many to count.
Miss Taft is still the busiest of the feted
young women. Her dates are full to Ash
Wednesday, and the season closes with
the month of February.
The opening Of the popular Riding
Club, which has among its members the
President some of the Cabinet, and many
officials, in addition to the very large
membership of smart residents of the
Capital who spend only few months
of the winter here. was one of the most
brilliant gatherings of society and was a
sort of halfway spot between the dinners
and the dances of the Secretary of the
Navy and the Wadsworths. This made it
necessary for many of the women in the
great company to appear in their very
best evening clothes and jewels. making
an effect the Riding Club might not 9TH
erwise have had. The club was a great
t satisfaction to the members. and elected
. ha ryr,nS
and already the talk is rife for charging
: the ring, the necessity of which was
! clear on this occasion.
Miss Taft who is standing the stren-
uous season wonderfully we'll. and in
deed seems to improve under it al the
time, has an interesting week before her.
beginning tomorrow morning, when d
trip is planned for her for horseback
ride in the Green Spring Valley, with
Passed Assistant Surgeon Cary T. Gray
son as host and Mrs. Herbert Wads
worth as chaperon. They expect to go
by rail to Baltimore, where their horses
will await them. They will then ride
through the Green Spring Valley, where
the smart folk of Baltimore live and
have their Country Club, with luncheon
al the clubhouse. and return to Bal
will return to Washington by rail, max
ing a delightful as we'll an interesting
day of good exercise.
The diplomatic corps has had many
interesting additions the last few weeks.
not only of newly accredited represent
ativeS ard secretaries, but even of the
newly born. and in four different lega-
tions just now there are young infants.
arrived within the season. Nine. Ritter S
return to the Swiss Legation to join her
husband and older son brought back the
newest of these diplomatic infants. Her
young son was born about six weeks
ago in their home in Switzerland. The
other young hopefuls are in the family
of the Charge d'Afaires of Brazil and
Mime. de Lima Silva; the Attache of
the Russian Embassy and Nine. de
Struve, and the Chinese Minister'S son,
Mr.. Henry Chang.
The most interesting diplomats recent
ly arrived are the family of the Turkish
Ambassador, Youssouf Zia- Pacha, his
son and daughter the Second Sec
retary of the Embassy and Nine. Zia
Tire last mentioned is a Virginia girl,
formerly Miss Cary, of Richmond. a
the traditions of her State for lovely
womanhood. She will be the first to open
to society the Turkish Embassy In any
country.
To he sure. the regime of the former
counselor and charge d'affaires A. Rus
tenn Boy, was gay one for the embassy,
and marked the first entertainments
given there 1t was bachelor hall then,
and very different from having a charm
ing hostess in the embassy. Nine. Za is
arranging now for her day at home, to
begin very shortly, when she Will have
with her not only her sister, Miss Cary,
of Virginia. who is her guest, but her
young sistar-n-law, Miss Zia, daughter
OF the Ambassador. who will be debu-
tante of next season. would be if she
were an American girl She will assist
at the receptions of her sister, and verify
a new epoch for Turkey will be marked
She. like her American siSter-in-law
wears European dress. as many of the
Turkish women do now. The AmbaSsa-
dor and his daughter both speak English.
but the former is much more accomplish
ed in it than either his son or his daush-
ter.
1t is interesting to note that Turkey
has followed the custom-which most of |
her European sister powers find a good |
one-of sending to their embassy here
secretaries who have American wives
Nine. Lia was married to her husband !
abroad where she has spent much of |
her young life. and they came to this |
country on their wedding trip and Wis |
tied her relatives in and around Rich !
mond. They also visited Washington so |
that they are not here as entire Strang-
ers. Nine. Zia and her sister made their |
nTst appearances in society here at the |
diplomatic reception last Tuesday even |
ing, as their baggage had not arrived |
SO they could be presented at the New |
Years reception.