The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-02

Bakhmetief's brother. Truxton Beale,
former United States minister to Per.
STA. R%ournanfa. Servia and Greece. and
of Mrs: Thomas F. Walsh. widow of
daughter married Madame Bakhme-
tieffs nephew. Edward Beale Mclean.
Mikauo's. Representative Not Here.
The new japanese ambassador.
Baron Chirda, who Gomez here from
Berlin. where he served with the same
rank at the 'kaiser's gay. court. will
not arrive until later in the month.
The japanese embassy staff was there,
lead by MI. Hai1ihara. a popular
bachelor. who has been a member Of
the corps for many years. and recently
gained notoricty by i%nnocently re-
marking that he did not read Ameri.
can novels.
The new minister from China.
Alfred SEE. whose appearance is await
which attaches to new diplomats. be-
aus of his former residence here
during his student days. Is, also do
laNed in reaching Washington. and
now that history is making so fast in
China. 1t is II question of whether or
not:there will be any Chinese empire
for him to represent when he gets
here
Senior Antonio Rivero. who. since
the early summer. has been the minis
ter from Cuba to his capital. was sec.
rotary TO the junta during the days of
the Spanfsh-Amrrican war and for
several months thereafter secretary Of
the legation over which he now pre-.
sides: He and his family arc there
ness ct its appointment would indicate.
he. however. attended a white house
reception for the first time on New
Years a accompanied by a debu-
tante daughter. 1t Is this fact that
makes his appearance especially inter-
esting to the younger set. in which
Miss Ampar" is already quite popular.
Father Of Lovely Daughters. :
But it is Uruguayan: minister,
Senior Carlos Maria de. Pcna. who will
carry off the palm as the father of the
largest group of lovely young daugh-
tiers In the L-atin.American contingent,
an honor until recently held with un-
disputed authority by Senior Calvo,
the veteran minister from Costa Rica.
The Calvo sisters. Maria and Marta,
were such tiny girls when their father
ilrst came to represent his government
In Washington. and have lived here
continuously ever since that they have
oeen adopted by society at its very
own. South American eenoritas-morc
beautiful perhaps-havc come and
gone without rivaling them in tile
heart of the younger set. And nov
enter the de Penas. four in number.
each one a little more chic than the
other. and all as musical as well bred
spanish senoritas should be. and to
the music of their voice and fingers
they can add that of their purses. The
denoument OF their coming is there
fore awaited with considerable inter-
est by the haul mond. which. it will
be remembered. is still launching love.
~ daughters of it's own on h uncer-
tain social seas.
II latest of these young aspirants
social honors is Miss Margaret
Draper. daughter of the late United
states ambassador to Italy and Mrs.
W. p. Draper. and niece of former
Governor Draper of Massachusetts,
n was the guest of honor at a CO.
ttIilon. Tor which the hosts were Mr..
ana Mrs. John r. Mclean. The oc-
casion was the fulfllment Of u ROM
Use madew hen Miss Draper. a few
weeks old babe. became. the godchiid
OF MIS-. Mclean. and was to have been
gwen two years ago. when she was
10. a not he death of her father
put a stop to all festivities in her
honor. The favors' were all of silver.
purchased abroad especially for the
event and marked with her initials,
Christmas night she was q much ad.
mired guest at the white house ball
and on Wednesday night she was the
hostess at a ball which was an echo
OF the fancy dress parties WASHINGTON
a been accustomed to have mark the
holiday season in her home ever since
n was a little girl in p%inafores.