The Washington herald., 1912-03-05

| Mrs. Taft. accompanied by Mrs. Hor'
ace Westcott, attended the recital oi
French songs given yesterday afternoon
at the Playhouse by NJ. Henri Varillat
bass-barytone, of New Orleans and
Paris, a former member Of the Montreal
| Grand Opera Company. Mrs. Taft was
handsomely gowned In a black velvet
walking suit, with a broad-brimmed pur-
pie hat with low round crown, and black
and white aigrette. Among others In
the distinguished audience were Nine
Jusserand, Mrs. wickersham, Mrs. Stim-
son, the Minister from the Netherlands
and Nine. Loudon. Mrs. Lodge. Mrs,
Gardner. Mrs. Letter, Mrs. Belmont
Mrs. Adams Mrs. Lawrence Townsend,
Miss Townsend, Miss Letterman. Mrs.
Mclean, Mrs. Edward Beale Mclean,
Mrs. Charles ]. Bell. Mrs. Marshall
Field. Mrs. Arthur Lee, Mrs. Randolph,
and Mrs. Copiey Thaw. Mr. Varillat Is
delightful Interpreter OF song. with q
charming personality and versatility.
His programme closed with twelve ere
ole songs In French-negro dialect, which
were most interesting. and quite unique.
Some OF the best known songs Of great
composers are supposed to have been
suggested from some OF these charming
bits, which are very short ana very
characteristic. Mr.. Varillat sang beau
llIul fTenEu lOA
and being enthusiastically recalled after
that, played his own accompaniment and
sang another. His other songs we're
played by Mr.. Avery Jones.
Miss Helen Taft and her cousin, Miss
Catherine Anderson, were the guests OF
honor at dinner last night Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Chandler Anderson.
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entertained at dinner last night. Their
guests were Representative and Mrs
Henry Danforth, the Military Attache Of
the German Embassy and Nine. von
Herwarth, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Knox
Smith, Mr. and Mrs. John Gardner Cool
idge, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Honister
Chapman, Mrs. Josiah Pierce. Miss Stew
eas, Miss NageI. Mr.. de Bach. Lieut.
Won Herwarth, brother of the military
attache, and Mr.. Frank Edward john
son.
The British Ambassador and Mrs.
James Bryce entertained a dinner COM
pany last evening at the embassy for
the first time in many weeks, because
of the period OF court mourning for the
late Duke OF Fife. brother-in-law of the
King. Their guests OF honor were the
new Japanese Ambassador and Viscoun-
tess Chinda, and the others were Mr..
Justice and Mrs. Hughes. Senator and
Mrs. Luke Lea, the Minister from thu
Netherlands. Mr.. Loudon; Representative
Cannon. Miss Cannon. Representative and
Mrs Mccall, Former United States Am
bassador TO France and Mrs. Henry
White, Gen. Crozier. Mrs. Norman WILL
inms, Col and Mrs. Archibald Hopkins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Bradley. Mr.. and
Mrs. Bayard Henry, OF Philadelphia; Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas T. Gan, Mrs. Harriet
Mr.. and Mrs. Ovey, OF the embassy
stan; Mrs. McLachIan. wife Of the MILL
tary attache of the embassy. and Lord
Eustace Percy, OF the embassy stan.
Rear Admiral Yates Stirling. L. s. N.
and Mrs. Stirling announce the engage
ment OF their daughter. Margaret Yates
Stirling, to Mr.. ]. Pembroke Thorn. jr.,
son OF the late Capt. J. Pembroke Thom,
of Baltimore. No date Is set for the
The bride-to-be is one Of three
charming sisters, Mrs. ]. Lee Taller, OF
New York. and Miss Helen Stirling be-
ing the other two. Her two brothers
are Lieut.. Commander Yates Stirling,
jr., and Lieut. Archibald Stirling. both
OF the navy. Mr.. Thorn, who is well
known in Washington society, is a
prominent club man in Baltimore and
comes of most distinguished Maryland
ancestry.
Mrs. Charles G. Thorn announces the
engagement of her daughter, Frances
NJ. 10 Mr.. Jules Felix YaIII, jr.. Of st.
Louis. No date has been set for the
wedding.
na
Won Bernstorff returned to Washington
from Atlantic City, where they
spent the past few days.
The Military Attache of the German
and Nine. Won Herwarth were [,
hosts at luncheon yesterday. Their guests |
were Capt. Edward Carpenter, u. S. A.,
and Mrs. Carpenter: the Naval Attache |
Of the Russian Embassy and Nine. yassi-
lieff, Mrs. Ellis. Miss Merriam, Miss
Catherine Cameron. Miss AIdrich, Mr..
John Barrett. Baron Hardenbroek, and |
Mr.. Won Bulow, OF the embassy stan, and |
Lieut.. Won Herwarth, brother of the host. |
Mrs John Hays Hammond will hoId n |
large reception on Thursday evening for |
the Civic Federation. holding a meeting |
here this week.
Mrs. Elkins. widow of Senator Stephen
B. Elkins, will accompany her father,
former Senator Henry G. Davis, Of West |
Virginia, to Augusta, Ca, leaving on |
for a months visit there
Baroness Hengelmuller, wife of the
Austro- Hungarian Ambassador, is ex-
,ected to arrive in Washington early next
month. The Ambassador is en- route to l
cuba and Panama on a visit.
The Brazilian Ambassador, senor da
lama, entertained dinner company last
vening at the embassy.
The Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs,
returned last night from New
FORK. where they spent a week at the
2itz-Carlton.
Mrs. Russell 3. Harrison has as her
Iouse guest her cousin. Mrs. George
ioore. OF Indianapolis. Mrs. Moore and
er daughter, who is now Mrs. Harry
spent several seasons here a
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