The Washington times., 1912-08-04
Mrs. Taft Fortunate in
Having Pleasant Weather
Fer Her Sojourn Here.

Mrs Taft and Charlie Taft. who Joined
the President at the White House for a
few days this week, to be present with
him at the notification ceremonies
Thursday. will return to Parramatta,
the summer White House at Beverly,
!. Tuesday, and the historic old Executive
Mansion at Washington will again re-
8 sume the customary summer garb of
Bachelor quarters.
Y The visit of the mistress of the man.
sion occasioned a pleasant little fiutter
In the social qlIietus which overspreads
the Capital just now. She was particu-
larly fortunate in having such pleasant
weather during her brief stay, and the
few functions which marked her pres
ence were more than ordinarily delight
full on this account.
Miss Helen Taft and Robert Taft have
left Beverly for a months horseback
and camping trip through Glacier Ma
tional Park. Montana, and Parramatta
IL now deserted except for the servents.
Mrs. Taft's rturn on Tuesday. how
ever, will brighten things up consid-
erably for the Beverly summer colony.
who are now eagerly looking forward to
on the close OF Congress.
At Newport the season has reached
the point of development where diff
fculty is being found in crowding more
large entertainments into the program
for August.
Many Dances
Are Scheduled.
Several dances arranged to follow din
ners have been abandoned so as not to
mar dances previously set for the same
evenings. This ts social condition that
Newport has not known in several sum-
mers and is prompted by spirit Of
perfect unity throughout the representa-
tive colony. Several women who have
arranged dances to be prefaced by din
ners in other villas are adding features
to their entertainments. One, for in
stance Is trying to arrange an interlude
OF vaudeville just before the supper.
Another has arranged with a Hindoo
!uggler to amuse her guests Tor half an
hour after the preliminary dancing Of
the evening.
j.. II: the hopes of the owner of a villa on
the Gifts are carried out society is to be
treated to- a production of comic opera
by professionals to be brought from Bos-
ton or New York.
That entertainment may come with
players will still be at work in their
annual championship contest at the Ca
sino, and II carried out will duplicate in
FORM nth the celebrated private performance
at Beaulieu, when the company of sing
Ing actors and actresses, with full sets
OF scenery, was brought here for one
night and then sent back in special
There is also a report that mid-August
rs TO bring a costume dance at which
the guests will be expected to come
dressed after the period of Marie An
AS the program stands there are suf-
nclent events In prospect to I'LL all the
evenInss from now until the close of the
Carpenters and mechanics will soon
Degin work upon the Temporary ball
room that Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish will
aad a to her villa, Crossways. for her
openne day Of Tie r. ths tsnnv svenng of the
anis arns,ts..oS Is to Se a substantial structure.
arrG;nltect9raiiy in keeping with the
y1ila, tha d,n16u and will have an entrance from
HHhttn Inc tG,ning room; A special electrical
evening. not only for the additional BALI
room, but for the illumination of the
grounds. Thus far fully twenty dinners
dance at Crossways, and one Of the
Fish herself.
!. Mrs, Mrs; Fish. Fish has thus far given the
on sunday last, which was one of a
series which will continue through the
tSnee, tSe @ess there ere. We're assy sixty guests. In
iuHcheons by MRS. 0~1en WsnderbiIt rihhers Mrs or
John r. Drexel. who entertained for the
Russian Ambassador and Nine. Bak-
Anns Aamese1; G.ndr Mrs w: W. Storrs r Wells, Miss
Laura Swan, Mrs. Eugene s. Reynai'
Mrs. Joseph Hartman, Mrs Herbert Nj.
Hartman, Mrs. Arthur Carroll, Mrs. r.
sHffern stia Taller. Mrs. William Carter Mrs.
Carroll, Mrs. Craig Biddle, Mrs. Dudley
Davis. Mrs. George B. de Forest Mrs,
Richard e. Derby. Mrs. George P. Mes
Taervy, Miss Wetmore. Mrs. H. Nick.
Mrs. J. Stewart Barney. Mrs. Preston
Gibson. Mrs. Pembroke Jones, Mrs. VIII
liam Goadby Loew,. Mrs. J. Gordon
douglas, 4nn Mrs. Lewis Quentin Jones,
MMoreland. Mrs. EIbridge T. Gerry, Mrs.
Clarence w. Dolan, and Mrs. Arthur
Curtis James: dance by Mrs. J.
Norman de +. Whitehouse, one by Mrs.
room OF Rose Cliff was transformed to
suggest an English print of 1872, with a
circular stand for the orchestra in the
centre; as Well as dances by Captain
the social debut OF their daughter, Miss
Natalja Willard and by Mrs. Herbert
Shipman, who is spending the summer
at Narraganset Pier, but came to en-
tertain her friends here at Berger s
One of the events of the week in which
the younger set participated was a
dance given by Mrs. Paul A. Andrews
for her daughter. Miss Margaret F.
Andrews, one of the most popular OF
the girls In society here this summer.
This week Is to have among its more
important events a dinner at the Clam.
bake Club tomorrow, large dinner. by
Mrs Drexel on Tuesday. the first soiret
musicale of the summer by Mrs, August
Belmont and another dinner at the
Clambake Club on August s. the ar,
rival of the. New York Yacht Clubs
squadron, with all it's attending fes
tivities. and dinner and dance by Mr.
and Mrs. Pembroke Jones on Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward d. Mclean, OF
Washington. will arrive at mid August
to spend some time with the Russian
Ambassador and Nine. Bakhmeteff.
Sporting interests continue to coun
tor-balance the increasing influence o.
1uncheons, dinners and dances. Eacf
week now ushers in a tennis tourna
lnent for the women.
Polo Opening Is
Ten Days OFF.
While the formal opening of the sea
son OF polo on the field of the West