Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-15
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
MRS. TAFT HAD FRIENDS AT
LUNCHEON TODAY
The Fay-Anderson Wedding Was
Charming Event-Dinners.
Personal Notes.

Charming Event-Dinners.
Personal Notes.
MIS-. Taft gave a luncheon party to-
day at the White House, when a dozen
or so out-of-town guests enjoyed her hos
pitality. Miss Taft went for a horse
| back ride this morning.
Mrs. Archibald J. BarkHe of Inver
House, Wayne, Pa, gave luncheon yes
terday in honor OF the Colonial Danes
of America. Covers were laid for about
seventy-ffve guests. including many Wis
itors from Baltimore and New York.
Washington was represented by Mrs.
Ten Eyck Wendell and Mrs McCawiey.
The decorations consisted OF spring
flowers and blossoms. After the lunch
| con the entire party proceeded to Valley
Forge to inspect the chapel being erect
ed by the Colonial Danes.
The American minister to Denmark and
Mrs. Egan have been obliged to cancel
their social engagements on account of
the death Of the King of Denmark, to
| whose court Mr.. Egan is accredited.
The Attorney General and Mrs Wick
ersham entertained at dinner last night
| in honor of the Japanese ambassador and
Viscountess Chinda. Their additional
guests were the minister from Peru and
Nine. Pezet, the minister from Panama
Senior Arias; the Secretary Of Commerce
and Labor and Mrs. Nagel, the chief of
staff of the army and Mrs. Leonard Wood
Capt. and Countess de CfRmbrun, Count
and Countess Ogasawara, Nine. Nagasaki.
M
| man and Gen. Crozier.
The Viscountess Chinda was honor
guest at beautiful luncheon given today
by Mrs. Frederick e. Chaplin.
The other guests were Countess Ogasa-
wara and Nine. Nagasaki, Mrs. Henry
Brown. Mrs. Clarence Edwards, Mrs. Jen-
kins, Mrs. Theodore w. Noyes, Mrs Rob-
ert Thompson and Mrs. Charles T. Bell
embassy, DIR. Albert Kienlin, and Nine
kienlin entertained at dinner last night
IN honor of the German ambassador,
Count Won Bernstorf. Those present We're
the Brazilian ambassador. Mr.. da Cana;
| the Portuguese minister, Vfscount de
Alte: the Danish minister Count MoltKe,
and Countess Moltke; the second secre-
tary Of the British embassy. Mr. Esmond
Ovey. and Mrs Ovey; Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh
Legare, Countess Gizycka Mrs Preston
Gibson. Miss Margaret Cameron, Miss
Josephine Patton. Miss Edith Wetmore,
the hrst secretary of the Austrian en-
bassy, Count Csekonics, and the United
States minister to Guatemala, Mr.. r. s..
Reynolds Hit.
The counselor of the French embassy
and Countess de la Rocca entertained at
dinner last night in compliment to a num-
per OF the Red Cross delegates. Their
guests were Countess Paul de Pourtales
MI Charter, Mr.. Thurneyssen, Count
Jacques de Pourtales, Mr.. Dmitrow. sec
rotary of the Russian embassy, and Col
Balily Blanchard, counselor Of the Ameri-
can embassy in Paris.
The charge daffaires of Siam, Luang
Sanpakitch. gave a dinner last night at
the Arlington Hotel as farewell before
leaving for SIAM Mr.. sanpakitch has
past year. and, now that the new minister
has arrived, will take a leave of alb
Sence.
serand will go to Cambridge, Mass, the
middle of June for the graduation exer-
clses at Harvard, where the ambassa-
dor Will speak June II. Yesterday they
entertained at tea for the Red Cross
delegates.
The Congressional Club will entertain
the guests Of honor of the Dolly Madison
breakfast Friday afternoon, May II. at
o'clock. Tea will follow at 5 o'clock
The dresses worn by the American
women at the fourth court, held last
night at buckingham Palace, We're ex-
tremely gorgeous. Mrs Elmer E. Black
is quoted in a New York paper as saw
ing that the train of her court gown was
OF violet velvet. chosen because that
color matched her eyes. which is the very
latest edict Of fashion. The dress was OF
rx-ftb
embroidery, and the violet brocade train
mad rose design in diamonds and silver
The gown had a white, square bodice of
venetian lace Mrs. Black wore a--dia-
mond tiara and diamond necklace.
Mrs. Whitelaw Reds dress was of gray
and silver brocade. The Countess Of Slf-
folk, nee Letter. wore gold and white
brocade, swathed with band Of sky blue
lined with cloth Of gold. She presented
her sister, Mrs. Colin Campbell.
Queen Mary wore apricot satin, en-
broidered with diamonds, and a train of
Irish point lace, lined with yellow chif-
fon. She wore an emerald and diamond
tiara and necklace and the Order of the
Garter
residence of Mrs George ". Thomas.
when those present We're Mr.. and Mrs.
Luther L. Pearson, Mr.. and Mrs. John
G. Marshall. Mr.: and Mrs. Clyde H
Nhooie, MI. anu MFS. Lemuel CrifflS. Mr..
and Mrs. Richard T. Grifis, Mrs. Inscoe.
Miss Nv Eva Scott; Miss Evelyn Wright.
trough. Miss Antoinette Koenig, Miss
Rosie Robertson, Miss Vivian Saunders
Miss May Ward, Mr. William Donaldson.
Mr.. Wilbur Griffls, Mr.. Ward Grifls, Mr.
James Kelly. Mr.. Theodore Shumacher,
Mr.. Newman Griffis, Mr. Clifton How
els Mr.. Hefyn and Mr.. C. Moore
Mrs George S. Patton and daughter of
Washington are in New York.
Mrs. Edmund X. Webster, wife of Mai.
Webster, .. S. A, and Miss Frances NJ
webster OF Washington are in New York
for a few days.
Mrs. West wife of Col. Frank West.
I'd Z. S. Cavalry, is in town for two
weeks. the guest of Mrs. Charles Porter
at the Portner.
Miss Mary Lawrence Stokes. who has
been the guest of Miss Virginia McQuade
Tor the past month. has returned to her
home in Norfolk, Va.
The marriage of Miss Eleanor Anderson.
40S