The Washington times., 1914-05-05
The News of Society
BY JEAN ELIOT.

place near Wilmington, Del Among
the guests will be Mrs. Marshall Field
who will shortly close her Washington
home and sail for Europe. where she
will spend the summer.
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Senator Hoke Smith, Miss Cauie
Hoke Smith, and Senator and Mrs
Swanson returned this morning from
Virginia. where. with the Vice Presi-
dent and Mrs. Marshall, they spent
some days as the guests OF Senator
and Mrs. Kern.
Miss Martha Bowers, whose engage
ment to Mr.. Robert Taft was recently
announced. is visiting Mr. Taft's uncle
and aunt. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles P
Taft. in Cincinnati. She will return to
Washington on Friday accompanied
by former President Taft.
Count AenckeI Vonnesmarck. CT Aus
tria, is at the Shoreham.
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The supper dances at the Willard have
been largely patronized by the many
Visitors in town for the horse show.
There will be another one this even
will be the dancing of Miss Donna
Balm. OF New York, who will dance
the ''Half-and-half
Mrs. Arthur w. Dunn, president of
the Georgetown Convent Alumnae AS
sociation, was hostess at tea this af-
ternoon at the Washington Country
Club in honor of the members of the
association.
The program to be presented by Mrs.
Christian Hemmick on Friday after
noon and evening. Nav 8. at 1926 Rhode
Island avenue. for the benefit OF Neigh
borhood House. and entitled The Mys-
terry of the East" is in a wonderful
state of perfection.
The scenes from India include:
I. Tne sacred book of Tagore. Da-
moli, god of Kist-na, reads from tho
secrets Of life.
ii. The Jealous Serpents.
III. Incense Dance-Zobia and her
maidens.
". Misore. woman Of Kist-na, brings
her soul into earth to perfume the
Temple of Worship and ascends the
throne Of Virtue.
V. Kaarto. enamored with Misore,
pleads with her to come to him. Seeing
his humiliation at her refusal, the gods
bestow upon him the ecstasy OF the
immortals.
EEypt-VI. Songs a. b. by Louie
Thompson
VII. Dance Of the Cobra
VIII. The Arab AMI the Bodouin wom-
nf ha thA
wooing OF the Arab. and the silent sands
see him carry her away to his wild
desert home
TX. The Crystal Of Time. El-KhaN
gazes into the stolen Desert Of Time
and beholds the Joys and sorrows Of his
lost and wasted days.
Persia-X. Dance Of the Opium Pipe
XI. The Hour.
XII. The Rose. The Princess Of Shir-
uza inhales the fragrance Of a rose
Lone. lurking near. ensnares her.
There will be other dances not yet
on the program.
Those giving interpretative dances
are (women) Nosredna, Nelleh. Lotus;
Cmen) Nayrb. Krale, Trebor. Noxid.
and others. whose names interpreted
give those of well-known women and
men in the social world. Louie Thomp-
son, a musical protege of Mrs. Barney,
will sing.
Among those on committee on ar
rangement are Mrs. Waller Page. Mrs.
Archibald Hopkins, Mrs. Stuart. Miss
Gillette, Mrs. Marvin Thompson. Mrs.
Williams, Mrs. John Jay White. and
Miss Siebert.
Col Robert NJ. Thompson. president OF
the horse show, entertained the judges
at dinner last night at his home In
Sheridan circle. The dinner was one or
the most elaborate and beautiful Of the
spring season. It was served in the
ballroom at an oblong table. which had
a unique decoration occupying Its en-
tire center. A thicket OF ferns ana
flowers, including primroses, violets.
sweet peas, lilies. and roses, surround
ed a miniature lake IN the center OF
which over a rocltery Of var1-colored
crystals fountain played. At either
end a pyramid OF roses and palms WIS
rounded with a fern and snilax Dor
dered race course in which miniature
riders we're displayed in full run Tor
goal. Emerging from the thicket at In
tervals were pink-coated riders leading
thoroughbreds. and paintings or the
heads OF famous race horses surmount-
ed the place cards.
The guests were Gen, Leonard Wood.
Rear Admiral Seaton Schroeder. Rear
admiral Richard Wainwright. Senator
Iippitt, William Phelps Emo. Gen. W.
W. Wotherspoon. Gen. Albert Mills