The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-17
NEWS IF TIE DAY
 IN SOCIETY WORLD Mrs. Harold Samson a
 Hostess at Bridge EVENTS TO COME
Miss Louise Glass and Miss Christine Glass Hostesses at Dance for Miss Libby-Mr. and Mrs. ".
 s. Brown to Entertain
Fly MRyTLE MILES v.a.,I.s phoue: Home, 2D9; Office, 23I


 In q. chattv letter, tie Washington cor resnondene of a current journal, tells oi Inc snlendor Of the gowns and jewels worn at the diplomatic reception last week. This and other interesting points he brings out thus:
 "As usual at a diplomatic reception, the jewels of the feminine visitors were in keeping with the court uniforms and dec oration of the envoys. Madame Bakhme- tieffs sapphires and diamonds. the coun- tess von Rernstorff's diamond tiara and necklace, with Mrs Franklin Mac Veagh's ropes of pearls, are never seen to such splendid advantage as when in contrast with the gold embroidered and heribbonad gentlemen of the corps diplo- mtique. Tie plainest person at the White House function is usually the President himself. Mrs Taft is as usual maintain ing her reputation as the best dressed mistress the White House has known since the days of Dolly Madison, when dress, like manners, followed a prescribed form, which the wife of the fourth Pres ident understood as completely as does her present day successor. Two of the dinner parties complementary to the President given in turn by tlre members of the cabinet, will have added brilliancy to the season when this appears in type, the Secretary of State and Mrs Knox hay ing opened the series on Thursday. Jan uary 4, to be followed in the present week by Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs. MacVeagh on January II. For this latter dinner, Chicago, New York and Boston have all heen invited to contribute of their best in the matter of interesting guests The President and Mrs. Taft will be hosts at the second of the state dinners next Tuesday, January 16, whgn the chiefs of the diplomatic corps will be entertained. Miss Helen Taft is on a brief visit to Baltiomre. She will be the guest of Miss Christine Marburg. MT. Charles Taft has gone to Watertown. Conn, to resume his studies.
 The former Miss Mary Southerland, who became Mrs. Louis Bacon on January 8 enjoyed the distinction of being toasted by the President of the United States at her wedding reception, when MT. Taft called in person to offer his cordial good NiSHtS lOl lle ioii6 liAc anu baRPAAASeo NN one of the greatest Washington belles of this generation. The wedding ceremony, which took place at o'clock in the aft ernoon at the Connecticut apartment house, was witnessed by less than dozen persons, not even the family circle of either bride or bridegroom being com plete. The father of the former, Rear Admiral Southerland, is at sea, while Mrs. Francis E. Bacon, mother of the bridegroom, is passing the winter in Cal ifornia. Miss Helen Taft, the Misses Meyer, Miss Aldrich, Miss Katherine Jen- nings and Miss Margaret Draper made the group of girl friends witnessing the ceremony. In addition to the President, the 100 guests invited to the reception in- cluded the German ambassador and Bar oness von Bernstorff, for whose daugh- ter Miss Mary Southerland was brides maid less than one year ago, and a num- Der of younger diplomats. After three months honeymoon trip to include visits to California, Panama and Jamaica, MT. and Mrs. Bacon will take up their resi- dence at 9 Commonwealth avenue, Bos- ton."