The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-16
WHITE HOUSE SOCIAL AFFAIR."
AND lN WASHINGTON SOCIETY

The president of the United States
seems to be the one man in the coun-
Try who has to accept his social Obli-
cations seriously and he is a very busy
host these days and will be until the
curtain rings down on the amenities,
private and official on February 21.
Sunday he generally takes the oppor-
tunlty to get to his favorite place of
worship, the Church Of All Souls, and
then goes for n long walk. not even
snow or wind preventing. Luncheon
over. the time is devoted to domestic
pleasures and few strangers are with
in the gates of the white house on
Sunday afternoons. The Tafts spend
Sunday afternoon together and there is
music and such pleasures as appeal to
the family and such as they have en-.
Joyed together in more quiet days. The
evening Is sometimes devoted to enter
tanning acfew personal friends or such
friends Of their friends as may be in
the city. Mr.. and. Mrs. Taft often
accept an invitation to a small private
dinner on Sunday evenings. especially
at this season when every other even
Ing Is aiken up by official festas.
Diplomatic Levccs
A week which contained suchsa fete
as the diplomatic evening levee and
the charity ball is notable and with
OAss S"CulS ullilleIS anu DGIlS Win
the most important debut parties in
the legislative set, it is superfiuous to
d that the season has begun bril-
liantly. Not outside Of the great capi-
tails OF Europe can such a scene be Wit
messed as that in the white house when
the president receives representatives
OF all h nations of the world and
II rest of mankind. The simplicity Of
a republican court does not appear OBJ
vinlS. fhnlDh tnCf.o SinDo1I1, q, rronx ,~n,
Ike a senator or a cabinet official may
be observed looking like a crow among
a lot of birds of paradise. Court COS
tunes as worn by the numerous am
bassadors are so resplendent that the
.onlooker wonders what is left for kings
n potentates to dress up in. The
wives Of ambassadors wear so many
jeweled orders and insignia that the
evening toilet and h fine Jewels of
the American women seem rather
tame. Nine. Bahkcuetieff. wife of the
Russian ambassador, for instance.
wears stars, crosses, %crescentS, bars
and Eemmed coats Of arms from
shoulder to shoulder. all tied with
the symbolic ribbon of its orders.
Nine. Jusserand has been almost as
much favored and the stately wife Of
Cusants de Coufalconteri. seems to have
been honered by every king Or en-
peror who has all honor to. bestow.
The military uniforms are very inter-
-esting especially those of the crack
Austrian regiment. the Hussars. who
veal 4 fur cape and from their left
shoulder depends the silver drinking
cup. emblematic of their heroic work
in the mountains during the wars of
the last century.
Dinner
An event of Importance will be the
dinner which the committee of foreign
relations in the house will give to the
members of the Latin Republics league
This fete will be held at the bureau Of
republics on January 1S,
the Invitations are limited to Ameri-
can statesmen. to the Latin diplomats
and their wives and to the omcials Of
the: bureau and such in the state de-
partment az have direct connection
with Pan Americanism. M. Car
negie will be among the guests. The
banquet will be served In the hand
some patio with all the accessories of
the tropics to lend hrilliancy.
Visiting NOtablcs IS
, The amhassado to- Great Britain
and Mrs. 'Whitelaw Reid have been
spending the week as the. guests oC
MIR. and Mrs William ]. Boardman.