The Washington herald., 1912-03-03
DINNERS AND LUNCHEONS

Mrs. Taft was hostess at a dinner for
young people last night at the White
House for Miss Taft and Mr.. Robert
Taft, who is spending the weekend with
the family.
The Italian Ambassador and Marchesa
Cusani COnfalon' ri entertained at din
ner last evening at the embassy. Their
guests were the French Ambassador and
Nine. JusseraRG, the Argentine Minister
and Mime. Naon, the Charge d'Anaires OF
Persia and Nine. Khan, former. United
States Ambassador to France and Mrs.
Henry White, Col. and Mrs. Cosby.
Miss Letterman, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
Coutlert Mr. and Mrs. Richard Reid
Rogers, Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Bradley, DR..
and Mrs. James +. Mitchell, Miss Wise,
Miss HELEN, Donna Beatrice Cusani.
daughter of the hosts; Count de Mon
ceau, Count d'Adhemar. Mr.. Walls, OF
the Spanish Legation, and Mr.. Rosso and
Mr.. Ceccato, both OF the embassy stan.
Dancing in the ballroom followed the
dinner. for which a few other guests
were asked in The table was one OF
the most beautiful possible. II was a
long oblong one, with a decoration rep
resenting In miniature an Italian garden,
with a centerp.ece in tier. several mins
iature lakes represented by mirrors and
surrounded with green, studded with
tiny yellow blossoms. The little yellow
blossoms were placed here and there in
tiny French baskets, over the table,
among the exquisite little silver and an
tique statuettes, and the silver candela-
bra with yellow candle shades. The
lovely so.- bro-n tones Of the inlaid
floors and the golden chandeliers and
yellow shades Of the dining-room har-
monized beautifully with the table dec
orations.
Mr.. Gist Blair, who is entertaining the
Governor of Maryland and Mrs. Colds
borough fof a few days, had a dinner
party in their honor last evening. The
guests asked TO meet them We're the At
torney General and Mrs. Wickersham,
Postmaster General Hitchcock, Senator
Du Pont, Mrs. Clarence Watson. of West
Virginia; Capt. and Mrs. John II. Glib
bons, of Annapolis; Mrs. L. z. Letter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Denegre, Miss Ma
bel Boar1man, Miss Mary Patten, Miss
Edith wetmore. Mr.. John Barrett. and
Mr.. c. c. Glover.
DR.. and Mrs. T. L. Macdonald enter
tanned a company at dinner last evening.
The Governor Of Maryland and Mrs.
Goldsborough were guests at luncheon
yesterday of Maj. and Mrs. Pierre Stew
ems at the Alibi Club.
Prof. and Mrs. James II. Gore enter
tanned a dinner party company last night,
including MI. Justice and Mrs. Van De-
yanter, Senator and Mrs. Pomerene,
Representative and Mrs. Foster, Judge
and Mrs. Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Theo-
dore w. Noyes, and Mr.. and Mrs. Will
lam Kearney, Carr.
The Spanish Minister and Nine Riano
a company at dinner last
night.
Mrs. J. II. Dickinson, wife OF the for
mer Secretary OF War, was the guest
of honor at luncheon yesterday Of Mrs.
Lansing. daughter Of Gen. and Mrs John
w. Foster. A small company OF personal
friends of Mrs. Dickinson, who is the
house guest Of Nine. Hauge, were asked
TO meet her.
Mr. and Mrs. Perry Belmont enter
tanned at a luncheon yesterday in honor
of Mrs j. r. ID. L.anier, OF New York,
who is the house guest OF her brother
in-iav and sister. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Low
Hartman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas G. Lockwood en-
tertainsd at dinner last evening In honor
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Stevens, Of Bos-
ton, who are their house guests. Mr. and
Mrs. Stevens have just returned from a
trip around the world.
Mrs. Richard Reid Rogers and her
daughter Miss Elizabeth Rogers hava
eturned from Atlantic City. Miss Ro-
gers will go to New York tomorrow for
q weeks visit with relatives.
Mrs. Robert c. wickliffe. wife of Rep
wicklI1e. Of Louisiana, gave
q pretty luncheon In honor Of Mrs.
Champ Clark. at Congress Hall. on Tues
Day. The table was decorated r,ith pink |
sweet peas aud Killarney roses. The
centerpiece was a rooster whose feathers |
were made OF sweet peas. and the tasJrs |
were also In the form OF rooster. The |
was later sent to the once I
Of Speaker Clark The guests, besides