Evening star., 1912-11-03

iyoutn is concerned mas direauy "
gun to assert itself. Neither the
buds nor the brides are giving mucn
| thought to the poss. .bilities of the poiltl-
cal whirligig and it's effect on the resi-
dent official body. Fashions in hospltah'y
have changed here as they have every
where e.se and year by year are aHe 'eu
| less ard less by the doings OF the ao-
ministrative families. The White, House
program under Mrs. Taft has not only
kept the familiar routine as of old, put
has enlarged the methods and Increased
! the events. SO that more persons nave
been wei omed there than was ever
/ thought possible heretofore.
Until i'll health or mourning bereave-
ment prevented the home of the late
Vice President Sherman was frequently
| in the public mind as center WneTe
both official and local society was de-
| lightfully in evidence. With few excep-
! tions the other social rallies of the past
/ four years have been omitted from the
plans of the cabinet household, and hOs-
pitalty such as would be extended any
where their heads We're in residence mas
become the custom. But the presentation
of debutantes in all the pleasant ways
the fashions now ordain will go blithely
on from Thanksgiving until New Year
/, just as has been the custom for the past
decade. Teas for all the family follow
| ing are the H6lHOQS IOSI SCucIdily
vogue witn dinners and dances for ones
| special circle when more elaborate pro-
gram is feasible.
! Washington's large colony. of rich widows
| is being daily augmented by a fresh ar
rival, and already outnumbers that of any
OF er city in the country. The capital Is
| no longer simply an official social center,
| but the rendezvous of the rich from all
| quarters of the country, and never before
! bau CO wealthy widows hOnOr6Q
! it with a winter residence. Mrs. Marshall
| Field of Chicago, probably the wealthiest,
| has her Sumptuous Italian mansion on
| 10th street almost ready for occupancy,
and will probably reign as queen of the
! widows. Closely following her will be an
other semi-C licago woman. Mrs. Fred
| erick Dent Grant, widow of Gen. Grant
and sister of Mrs. Potter Palmer OF
New Hampshire avenue which she recent
!, ly bought. Two other rich Chicago wild
| ows are numbered in this charming
coterie, Mrs. Robert Patterson and her
beautiful daughter. Countess joseph
G zycki. The latter is one of the most at
| tractive and accomplished women in the
smart set CT the capital, and as gentle
and lovable she is handsome.
Mrs. Henry F. Dimock of New York is
one of the most valued recent acquisi-
| tions, and with her daughter, Mrs. DIM
ock Hutchinson, will reign in the same
house on / street which Fer brc cther, MIR
Whitney,, occupied when Secretary of the
! Navy under Cleveland. If rumor is cor
rect Mrs. Dimock will have as guests dur
ing the coming season Mrs. Grover Cleve-
land and her debutante daughter. Miss
,, Esther Cleveland, who will be introduced
in New York November 1S.- They viii
also visit Mrs lockwood Hoar and her
daughter, Miss Frances Hoar, who will
be debutante Of the season.
Mrs. Taft's sister, Mrs. Thomas 4.
Laughlin. who will spend the winter in
Washington is one of the most attraT-
tive women Of the Heron family, and
has presided at the White House on
many occasions during the illness OF Mrs.
Taft. Mrs. Helen Morton will also be OF
the illustrious number, as she will make her
winter home here with her parents, Mr..
of Yarmouth. now plain Mrs. Copley
Thaw, bought the home Of the late Chief
Justice Fuller last winter, and will again
be in Washington society. In the colony
Letter. Mrs. Mary Scott Townsend, Mrs.
Hope Slater, Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins.
Mrs. Robert Hit. Mrs. Thomas F.
Walsh, Mrs. Mark Hanna. Mrs. Henry c.
and Madame Christian Hauge. whose
husband was minister from Norway; Mrs.
James w. Pinchot. Mrs. charles Bough-
ton Wood. Mrs. Phil Sheridan Mrs. Fred
son. Mrs. Clarence Moore, Mrs. Char:es
A. Mum. Mrs. Thomas F. Bayard, Mrs.
Harriet Blaine Beale. Mrs. James McMil-
Ian and Mrs. B. H. Warder. almost all of
whom have fortunes reaching or exceed
ing the million-dollar mark. Mrs. Will
liam F. Draper, who by the will of her
husband is one of the wealthiest of
the widow colony will share honors with
her daughter, Miss Marguerite Draper.
Mrs Townsend has been here off and
on for several weeks. and has had Mrs
Peter Goelet Gerry with her at intervals
also Mr.. Gerry. who is running for
Congress- has had to give much of his
Gerry would have had a merry autumn
at their place at The Plains, Va, where
country life offers to them more fasci-
nations than the city's call.
Mrs. L. z. Letter, who is i'll at the home
of her son-in-law and daughter. Col.
and Mrs. Colin Campbell. in England, is
slowly recovering. and will probably be
Christmas The death of Mrs Letter S
sister. Mrs. John H. Thompson Of Chi
cago, at her summer place at Manches-
ter, VT. late in the summer, was great
shock to her. and one which caused her
sudden determination to go abroad. Mrs
Thompson was with Mrs. Letter most of
last season and received with her at the
brilliant afternoon reception which she
held in honor Of the Red Cross delegates
at her home on Dupont circle.
Mr.. and Mrs Edison Bradley are having
another addit on built to their already
huge house, which Is to face the Connec-
ticut avenue side of the structure and
which will practically cover all the former
garden space. II the opening of the
Bradley theater is on the cards It ought
to be and will be one of the big events
of the com ng winter. and with all the
splendid resources at their command no
host or hostess can do more for their
friends Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley were
here most of last week, but have gone
on to their North Carolina estate for the
shooting before settling here for the
winter.
The reconstruction going on in the Levi
P. Morton house on Rhode Island avenue
so general that to all intents and pur-
poses a new house Is being built in which
residence will not be possible for this year
and longer.
The Diplomats.
| The most notable Of the many changes
| To take place In the diplomatic corrs