The Washington herald., 1912-01-06
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The Presldens and AIrs. TAFT. accom-
panied by Mr.. Horace Taft. brother OF
the President; Miss Taft. Miss Anderson.
and Mai Archibald W. Butt, occupied
the Presidential box at the Belasco Thea
ter last evening to see Excuse Me-"
Mr.. Horace Tsd win return to his home
and school In Connecticut to-day.
The Secretary OF the Treasury and Mrs
MacYeagh were hosts al dinner last
evening In honor OF the Russian AM
bassador and Mme. Bahklneteff. Their
other guests we're Lady I-aWrence. Mr..
and Mrs. Lawrence Townsend. Repre-
sentative CatlIn. Judge and Mrs T. H.
Gary. Mrs william +. Draper. widow Of
the former United States Ambssss dor
10 Italy: Mrs. Fiske Warren, OF Boston.
house guest OF Mrs MacVeagh; Mr. and
Mrs Charles c. Glover Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Hagood. Airs Norman Williams.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Moore, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hugh BegHre, Mr.. and Mrs. Crown
inShield. Mr. and Mrs. Willerts. Miss Os-
good, OF Boston; Mr.. and Mrs Wads-
worth. Miss Lawrence. OF England: Miss
Sullivan Miss Carver. OF Chicago. house
guest OF Mrs. MacVesgh: DIR. Piatt An
drew, Mr.. Gist Blair. Mr.. George How
ard, Mr.. Barton. Dr. BRYAN. AIR. Cotton
Smith, and Mr.. Eames MacVeagh.
The German. Ambassador and Countess
Won Bernstorff entertained a company at
dinner last evening at the embassy. The
guests were the Brazilian Ambassador,
Senor da CANA Senator and Mrs. Muir
ray Crane, the Danish Minister. Count
Won Motke: the Spanish Minister and
Mime de Riano, Representative and Mrs.
Andrew Peters. Miss Maud Wetmore. the
Naval Attache OF the Austro- Hungarian
Embassy and Baroness Preuschen Won
nnd Zu L.iebenstein. the Second Secretary
OF the British Embassy and Mrs. Ovey.
Mrs f. r. Thomas. of New York, house
guest OF Mrs. Richard Townsend; Com
mander Retzmann, naval attache OF the
German Embassy, and Miss Josephine
Patter.
The Secretary of War, Mr.. Stimson.
has gone TO New York TO be absent
until early next week. Mrs. Stimson did
not accompany him. She will be Joined
here shortly by her niece. miss Frances
Gamble. who speUt much OF the autumn
and early winter with her.
Mr. Justice Brown (retiredl and Mrs.
Brown entertained at dinner last night in
honor Of Senator and Mrs. Warren. They
had TO meet them Senator and Mrs.
wetmore. Lieut.. Gen. Miles. Mr.. and
Mrs. Christian Hemmick, MIR. and Mrs.
+. W. Stevens. former Representative
and Mrs. Henry Kirke Porter. Nine.
Hauge. Mr.. and Mrs. Seymour. Of Itch
field Conn: Mrs Richard Reid Rogers,
and Mr. Frazier Gibson, Of New York,
house guest OF Justice and Mrs. Brown.
A very pronounced and positive move
against the new dances OF this season
and last has been started by the mothers
Of some OF this and last years buds.
who have induced their daughters to de-
cline to dance the Turkey Trot,'' the
Grizzly Bear and the Teddy Bear
the last named being the newest and the
most objectionable. The movement has
started among some Of the most promi-
nent army women who have daughters
in society. and Is the direct result OF the
dance at Fort Myer and the Barracks
this week and several Of the private
dances since Christmas.
Mrs. Richard Townsend gave her first
large function this season last night. in her
Massachusetts, avenue home. in the form
Of a beautiful dance, in honor Of Mrs.
f. r. Thomas of New York, who is stay
ing with her. The guests were asked
for 10 o'clock, TO admit OF the keeping
OF uAnIef EnkdEcDlGnNe. anu NueIe were
about 600. 4 section OF the Marine Band
played throughout the evening. The only
decorations used were effective punches
OF American Beauties, white lilacs. and
lilies of the valley. Mrs. Townsend was
assisted in entertaining by her son-in-
law and daughter, lIr. and Mrs. Peter
Goelet. Gerry, of New York who are
here spending a portion OF the winter
Among the guests were Miss Taft and
her cousin, Miss Anderson. OF Cincin-
natl. who arrived after the theater: many
Of the ambassadors and their families,
foreign ministers and their wives and
daughters, nearly all the bachelors OF the
diplomatic corps. and~others OF the ofii-
including some OF the buds OF this year
and last.
Capt. and Mrs Hubert L. wIgmore
entertained at dinner last evening at
their quarters at the Washington Bar
racks, preceding the dance there The
guests were Mrs. Felix Holt. Mrs Rich
ard\C. Moore. Miss Natalie briggs. DIR.
Howard Hume. Dr. Dixon. and Capt.
Major.
Miss Sara Bradley. OF Boston, who has
been the guest of Mrs. Bryce. wife OF
the British Ambassador. during this week.
is now the guest Of Mrs. crowninsheId
in the home OF the latters father. Sens-
tor Du Pont.
Mrs. Elsie French Vanderbilt, OF New
York, will arrive here tomorrow TO visit
Mrs. r. S. Reynolds Hit, wife OF the
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