The Washington herald., 1912-02-05

debit arrived at the White House yester-
day morning for a visit. An interesting
house party OF young girls from Bryn
Mawr College are spending the weekend
with Miss Taft They are Miss Isabel
Vincent, Miss Emerson Lamb, Miss
Wood. Miss Helen Barber. and Miss
Chase. They all dined en- familie at the
White House yesterday evening, with no
outside guests.
The famous Hope diamond made its
second appearance in Washington last
night when Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Beale
McLeah were hosts at the second notable
brilliant function at their home, in Mas
sachusetts avenue. within three days, fol-
lowing their dinner party and musicale
of Friday in honor Of the Russian Am
bassador and Nine. Bahkmeteff. at which
seventy-eight guests were entertained.
The dinner last night was followed by
a musicale, for which artists were
brought from New York, as were those
Of Friday night. The house was superbly
decorated with flowers. and the Marine
Band, under the direction Of Lieut.. SAN
tlemann, played during the dinner. The
dinner was served at five round tables,
the center table representing a garden.
fountain played in the center. and the
rarest exotics lined the miniature walks
that radiated from IL. on the other
tables were umbrellas composed Of yell
low Gala lilies and orchids. The rose
colored lights from the ceiling and cor
nice brackets added a soft radiance.
In the library, opening from the din
ing-room, the musicians. in their scarlet
military uniforms, stood out decoratively
against the carved teakwood furnishings.
American Beauties in great masses
adorned the music room, and tall crystal
vases OF pink Killarney roses added a
delicate beauty to the reception room.
The stairway was lined with white hya-
cinths and pink azaleas- The artists for
the musicale were Nine. Stevens-Law.
soprano: Nine. Wakefield. contralto: Sc
nor Guetry, tenor, and Oscar Seagle,
barytone. They opened brilliant pro-
gramme with the quartet from "Rigo-
Ietto'' and closed with the quartet,
Goodnight" from the opera OF Mar
tha-"
Mrs. Mclean wore French gown OF
white satin, with a paneled overdress Of
blue and gold brocade. Jeweled bow
knots finished II on the shoulders, and
she wore the same matchless gems that
she wore Friday night. the Hope dla-
mond I'm her coifure, and the Mclean
diamond as n pendant about her neck.
The dinner guests were the Austro-
Hungarian Ambassador. the Russian Am
basSador and Mime. Bakhmeteff, the Sec
retary OF state and Mrs. Knox, the Post
master General, Representative and Mrs
Nicholas Longworth. the Chief Of Staff
Of the Army and Mrs. Leonard Wood,
former Gov. Myron T. Hsrrick. DR.. A.
Piatt Andrew, the Naval Attache OF the
Russian Embassy and Nine. vasselIeff.
the Military Attache of the Russian En-
bassy and Baroness Elizabeth de Bode,
Col. and Mrs. Spencer Cosby, Gen. Clar-
ence Edwards. Mrs. Richard Townsend.
Mrs. Robert Patterson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bourke Cochran, Miss Cannon. Mrs. Mar
shall Field. Mrs. Samuel Spencer. Mr..
and Mrs. Lawrence Townsend, Mr.. and
Mrs. Perry Belmont, Mrs. Frank Ellis,
Mr.. and Mrs, Clarence Moore, Mr.. and
Mrs. Horace Westcott, Mrs. Hunt Slater,
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Legare. Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Letter. Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh
Wallace, DR.. and Mrs. James Mitchell,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Mitchell. Mr.. and
Mrs. Preston Gibson, DR.. and Mrs. Spen-
Ger, Mr.. and Mrs. Victor n. Cushman,
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Crowninshield.
Miss Meyer. Miss Alys Meyer, Miss Har-
riet Anderson, Miss Margaretta Mac
Veagh. Miss Margery Cotton, Miss Janet
Fish, Miss owen, Miss Todd, Miss Lay,
Mr.. Allen Arthur. Mr.. de Bach. of the
Russian Embassy; Mr.. Kerr Clark Kerr,
Of the British Embassy: Capt. Sowerby,
OF the British Embassy; Admiral Clover,
Col. Charles L. McCaulsy. Maj. Archibald
Butt. Mr.. Gist Blair, Lieut.. Edward Nc
Cauley, Count d'Admemar. Mr. Reginald
Huidekoper. and Mr.. William Morrow.
Society sees no chance for ennui dur
ing the duller Lenten days, which are
now only two weeks of. for the more
active portion OF It has in course OF
preparation for presentation a fairy play
written by Mrs. Larz Anderson, the
wife of the United States Minister to
Belgium 1t will be given at the Play
house some time between now and the
end of the month. the date not set, as
the arrangements are not all complete
and the cast designated. The busiest
place round about just now is the Play
house, which, in addition to its regular
Monday night dances and suppers, has
something booked for almost every night
in the week. Mrs. Anderson has already
made a name for herself in the literary
world as a writer of interesting stories
for children, but this is the first time
a play OF hers has ever been given. II
will be under the direction of Mr.. Pres
ton Gibson, and Mrs. Longworth and the
Misses Meyer are said to have parts in
II. The club is planning a gala time for
its first birthday, February 9, when they
will celebrate with one OF their unique
entertainments. Rumor says It will be
baby party, and the members will
dress as they did when they celebrated
their own first birthdays. Novel and
unique features are promised, as they are
in the hands OF Mr.. Gibson and Viscount
de Sibour. Next Wednesday evening the
club will have a celebration OF the CEN
tenary of Charles Dickens, when they
will have moving picture show Of that
authors "a Tale of Two Cities"
Miss Margery Cotton, daughter of Mr.
Francis C. Cotton. who has spent the
winter with her father and sister. Mrs.
Davis. will leave the middle of this
week to join her brother, Col. George r
Cotton, governor OF Porto Rico, for whom
she acts as hostess.
The indications are that the Southern
Relief ball this evening at the New Will
lard will eclipse all others in size and
brilliance. and the splendid work done
FOR It by the committee, of which Mrs
F. NJ. Chisolm is chairman, deserves the
success they are sure to have. Miss
Mamie Randolph Heth, president OF the