New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-11
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
trrnm The Tribune Bureau

From The Tribune Bureau
Washington, April 10-Mrs Robert W.
Pattersons ball tonight, given in honor
OF her daughter. Countess Eleanor Gil
zycka, was the second large dancing event
OF tho week and in point OF beauty has
never been surpassed here. The grand
marble stairway. the ballroom and the en-
PERTAINING suite were abloom with spring
flowers. The Conrad orchestra, OF New
York. provided the music for the dancing.
Mrs. Patterson was assisted in receiving by
Countess Eleanor Gizycka and her daugh-
ter-in-aw, Mrs. Joseph Medill Patterson,
OF Chicago, who will be her house guest for
several days. The guests numbered more
than one hundred. Miss Taft and her
house guests, the Misses Rocker, Of New
York, being among the younger dancers.
The Austrian Ambassador and Baroness
HengeimIller. the Russian Ambassador and
Nine Bakhmeteff, the German Ambassador
and Countess Won Bernstorff, the Italian
Ambassador and Marchioness Cusani and
Donna Beatrice Cusani, the Spanish Min
lister and Sehora de Riano. the Danish Min
lister and Countess Moltke, the Belgian
Minister and Nine. Havenith the Post
master General. Representative and Mrs
Andrew j. Peters, the French naval at
tache and Viscountesss Benoist day. Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Letter and number Of
the younger people from the diplomatic
corps and resident and Official society were
among the guests
The Italian Ambassador and Marchion-
ess Cusani were the guests OF honor at
dinner tonight with Senator and Mrs
Rayner as hosts.
The Russian Ambassador and Nine.
Bakhmeteff were entertained at luncheon
to-day by Mrs. william f. Draper, whose
other guests were Count Chabannes, Mr..
and Mrs Woodbury. Blair. Mr.. and Mrs
Montgomery Blair. Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Beale Mclean, Mrs. Charles c. Glover,
Mrs. Preston Gibson. Mrs. Richard Red
Rogers. Mrs. Gains, Dr. and Mrs. 1Doring.
Miss Draper. Miss Rogers. Mr.. Kalpasch-
nikoff, John /. Thorndike, of Boston:
Major Horton, Leland Hararison, Dr. De-
laney, Henry Du Pont and Chauncey
Hackett.
Representative and Mrs. Nicholas Long
worth entertained at dinner tonight pre-
ceding the ball at Mrs. Pattersons.
Viscountess Chinda wife Of the Japanese
Ambassador, was the guest OF honor at
a luncheon to-day with Mrs. John Wyeth
as hostess Among her other guests were
Mrs Gillespie, Mrs. Foster, Mrs. Symons.
Mrs. Chopper and Miss Mary Patten. Mrs.
Wyeth and her son. Stuart Wyeth. VIII
leave Washington tomorrow and sail from
New York on Saturday to spend the sum-
mer abroad,
Justice Mahlon Pltney was the guest OF
Charles Henry Butler at reception to-
night. when he met the members OF tho
Cabinet, the diplomatic corps, the judi
ciary and official society. Mrs. Butler as
sisted her husband I'm the Inequalities of
tho evening, and had with her Mrs. Lamar
and other women.
Edwin V. Morgan. Ambassador to Brazil,
is the house guest OF the Assistant Secre-
tary OF State and Mrs. Huntington Wilson
for some days
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hays Hammond en-
tertained twenty-five young people at din
ner at tho Chevy Chase Club tonight In
honor of Miss Leslie Page, of California.
who has been their guest for the winter,
and Miss Jean Hnsdale, OF Hot Springs,
Ark. both of whom are returning 10 their
homes Tomorrow night Mr.. and Mrs
Hammond will give dinner dance at their
home, when Miss Taft and her house party
Will be among the guests.