Evening star., 1915-01-03
Gossip of Society.

OoSSlp' OF Ooclety.
Mrs. Carl Nrooman not only gave one
of the most delightful dances for
the very young set, home from college
and school, in honor of her nephew,
Scott Bromwell. but she had a program
mapped out for the entertaining 'f
srownups that will keep her reasonably
busy. Before they left for New York
the Baron and Baroness dc NaSell had
tea with Mr.. and Mrs. Nrooman. the
latter a cousin of the baroness, and
for whom she intended giving Il dinner
or reception, but the young Netherlands
diplomat and his bride are sailing so
evening in which to squeeze in any sort
of social function. January Il Secre-
tary and Mrs. Vrooman will give a
dinner Tor the Postmaster General and
Mrs. Burleson, and January 80 the Sec
retary of State and Mrs. Bryan will be
their dinner guests. Mrs. Bryan will
have returned by then from Arizona,
where she went for Christmas to spend
the holidays with her son and daughter
1n-law, William Jennings Bryan, Jr.. and
Mrs. Bryan. who were not only on Santa
Claus list, but also on that of the
stork.
The Assistant Secretary and Mrs.
Vrooman have the Richard Harlow
house this winter, and it is a most
attractive home. with wealth of orien-
tai rugs that are delight to lover
of the beautiful. The square stairway.
that extends up three or four floors at
the back of the house. is covered with
rugs of uniform size and length, but Of
varying colors, harmonizing, but giving
variety.
The big living room, extending all
across the front of the second story.
Mrs. Vrooman has arranged on the
built-in shelves her own collection of
rare books, many of them autographed
by distinguished authors.
Mrs. Frederick Dent Grant, who has
just returned from spending Christmas
with her son,
Mrs. Fred Grant Capt Grant, in
and Her Home. rho % uas ~ accom-.
panied there by Mrs. Grant, his wife,
will remain here in her interesting
home on New Hampshire avenue for
few weeks until the joins her sister,
Mrs. Potter Palmer. in Florida. Mrs.
Grant, who leased her home last sea-
son to the former senator from Mary
land and Mrs. William p. Jackson.
has one of the most interesting houses
in town, on account of the wonderful
collection of curios and souvenirs gath
cred from all over the world, most of
which were personal gifts to Gen
Ulysses S. Grant, afterward President,
and to his son, her husband, Gen.
Frederick Dent Grant.
The house is an English basement
house, and the entrance hall is hung
with pictures of Gen. L. S. Grant in
various stages of his career. especially
with photos taken of him during the
civil war, when he was surrounded by
his officers.
The reception room on that floor is as
replete as a museum with interesting
bric-a brac, mostly beautiful Chinese
porcelain, gifts to the general from
SoVere1gnS of China and Japan and
other oriental potentates. On one side
If the wall are the autographed photos
OF many of the crowned heads of Eu-
-ope, for instance, the Emperor Francis
valuable collection, as each in most
cases not only bears the autograph
of the giver but some bit Of timely
sentiment.
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Mrs. La Toilette, wife of the senator
from Wisconsin, who has written au-
thoritativeIy on the
She Dresses for question of clothes
@bo por4 for some magazines
and newspapers, is
consistent, and when she goes out for
walk with her big st. Bernard "Ro-
ver." she dresses for the part Senator
and Mrs. La Toilette live at 10th street
and Park road, only two blocks from
Piney branch, a spur of the park, and
the senator and Mrs. La Toilette are
both fond of getting away in to the
woods with the splendid big dog.
Though Rover roams the neighborhood,
making friends and acquaintance,
when he walks with his master and
mistress, he goes on a leash, and Mrs.
La Toilette carries the other end She
wears for these tramps a short walk
ing skirt of rough mannish material. a
pair of low-heeled walking boots,
sometimes a sweater, or short jacket,
and a close fitting hat, with the sim
plest of trimming, Il bow or twist of
velvet. Thus attired, she can hold her
own with her husband, or even her
dog, and she gets over quite as much
ground as they.
The departure of the Secretary of
the Treasury and Mrs. McAdoo for L
three weeks abb
Miss McAdoo sence in the west
w o.- has given Miss Mona
tunity of doing some entertaining Oh ner
own, and in the interest of her young
brothers home from school and college
for the holidays The deep sorrow
Of Mrs. McAdoo for the death of her
mother, the late Mrs. Wilson. has nee
essarily made the homo of the Secre-
tary of the Treasury Il house OF
mourning, in marked contrast to last
winter, when Miss Mona McAdoo, the
leader par excellence of the cabinet
/ girls. was it's mistress and its NOV
ing spirit Prevented by the war from
passing the winter abroad with her
aunt, Miss McAdoo has compromised
the question of official mourning by a
series of visits including several weeks
| in New Orleans, where she was great
belle She returned to Washington just
before Christmas. Miss Rhoda Fulham.