The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-01-10
Mems Notes and Gossip of the Day
In the Smart Set of Washington
Many Entertainments Are
Planned by the Leaders of
Society in Washington.
Gossip of HoSteSses.

and Mrs william Bailey Lamar, Mira.
Henry Il. Dimmock, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
son Bradley. Major and Mrs. James
Ancil shipton. Francis Loomls, Mr.;
Herkoner, Miss Gladys Hinckley, and
Mics Harriet Winslow.
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Owing to illness, Mrs George Barnett
will be unable to receive today.
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Mrs. Ella Marcus Bull, regent Of the
Colonel James Mccall Chapter of the
ID. A. r., entertained the chapter and
representatives OF the Keystone, the
and the Mary Washington chapters of
the d. A. r., at ITO East Capitol
street. from s to 10 O'Clock. Thursday
evening. January g
Mrs. James willard RagsdaIe will
receive at Calumet place on Tuesday
afternoon from 3 to $40 o'clock. She
will have assisting her Mrs. Cone
Johnson. Mrs. Samuel J.. Graham, Mrs
James H. Patten. MS. I. r. AnsbeTry,
Mrs. S. Hubert Dent. Mrs. H. A. Mon
tague, Miss Mary Graham, Miss Laura
Graves. Miss Lillian Hendrick. Miss
Pauline Stone, and Miss Latimer.
Miss Helen Cannon and Miss Virginia
Leseure will entertain at tea January
IL from TO o'clock
Mrs. John Hays Hammond has sent
Willard January 10, In compliment to
Lady Aberdeen.
Lady Aberdeen will also be the honor
guest at q reception by Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Ramsey at Fairmont Seminary
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Foraker have re-
turned to Washington. after spending
several DAYS in New York.
Mrs. Alexander Mackay-smith and
the Misses Mackay-Smith win be at
home Wednesday afternoons. January
II H. and %. and February and o.
There will be dancing after 8 o'clock
Mrs. Joseph f. Kuhn will entertain
At dinner Friday evening at her quarters
at Washington Barracks. taking her
guests later TO the hop at the Officers
| Club
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The marriage of Madame Vassiliefs,
widow of Capt. Dmitri VRssilieff, form .
erly naval attache of the Russian EN-
| bassy, to Commander 8. !. v. Mishtowt,
also of the Russian navy, who succeed
ed Captain Vassilleff in the post Of
the next few days probably in Wash
ington. So much was learned today,
although the exact date could not be
Madame vassiliea reached New York
| fortnight ago from Russia, where she
went shortly after the death OF her hus-
=, band a year ago and where in CON-
mon with other Russian women OF dis
| tinction she has been active in relief
| work.
Coming to Washington in 1910, in
| the height of the brilliant social life
which characterized the Taft Admins
tration, Captain Nassilief and his VIE
became factors in the gay set which
surrounded the Cars embassy house
I hold.
| When the present ambassador and
! Nine. Bakhmeteff came to the embassy
! the intimacy between the ambassador
wife and Nine. Vassilief soon became
I marked. and until the war banished any
semblance of social life at the embassy
Nine. Vassiilef always had a promi.
nent part in all its affairs.
The exigencies of the war have
recessitsted the presence Of Commander
MishtOwt in New York, where ne has
passed the greater part Of his time since
resuming his embassy duties. Although
TO confirmation can be obtained II r.
| umored by the Inner circle" rat the
! wedding will take place at the Russian
embassy.
Plans are now under way for q beaux
arts ball for the benefit of foreign
artists at the willard. February II, by
the members of the Society of BeauX
Arts resident in washington, Nathan &.
wyeth, Vlscount Henri de Sbour,
George oakley Totten, Frederic Brooke.
and Frederick Murphy. Mr.. Wyeth Is
chairman Of the committee. They will
Bedford Brown. Ward Brown. and sew
eral other Washington artists and archl-
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