Evening star., 1916-04-09
Gossip Of Society.

| " men the President and Mrs Wilson
| dined with the chief of staff and Mrs.
! Scott at Fort Myer the other evening
! Washington said they We're establish
! ing another precedent in doing some
| thing no other chief executive and first
! lady III the land had ever done before
fefhapS they We're. what's the use of
| being first in anything if one can't
| smash precedents. but the fact that
Gen Scott was but lately Secretary
o. the nature of a cabinet dinner. to
the event. which offered loophole of
escape from criticism, if such were
needed
! While the dinner may be looked upon
as 2 he!ated cabinet function. it had
distinctive features of its own which
made 1t very interesting to those who
attended
The presence all about of soldiers in
uniform. standing at attention. was in
itself picturesque detail that added
orllllancy to the event.
Moreover il was the largest dinner
party that has been given by any of
the Presidents present or erstwhile
abnet officers, the company number
ing forty. and that no confusion might
arise Gen. and Mrs. Scott asked all
| those invited to meet the President and
! Mrs. Wilson to arrive quarter of an
hour before the hour set for dinner,
which was. of course, O'Clock. On
! their arrival they were shown into the
library adjoining the drawing room,
there to await the arrival OF the guests
of honor. After the President and Mrs.
wilson arrived they took their stand
In the drawing room with their host
! and hostess and received with them the
guests asked to meet them. These
guests. who were awaiting their turn
10 ne received. We're ushered two by
two INTO the drawing room. there to
greet their hosts, Gen. and Mrs Scott.
and the guests of honor. the President
and his bride. After this ceremony the
company were ushered into the dining
room, one of the lovelest rooms in or
near Washington. by the way. the chief
OF the armys house at Fort Myer hav-
ing recently been put into the most up
tc-date repair. and decorated in the
most artistic manner. The light blue
satin walls of the large room made an
excellent background for the picture
and especially for the feminine guest
of honor. who wore one of the most
attractive gowns of her trousseau. a
dlaphanous orchid-colored creation
whose airy filmy tulle draperies are
most becoming to her.
Apropos of dinners or things to eat
in general Washington society has
stamped with its approval the hearty
er they come oft after midnight
Or in the wee SIN" 4 hours of the morn
ing. when of c' Arse they actually be-
come early breakfasts. breakfasts so
early they put the most industrious
farm hand to the blush
AT four or five in the morning. after
many hours Of fox trotting and one
stepping over miles Of ballroom floors
society likes something hearty and
sausage and. buckwheat cakes. ham
and eggs are the favorite viands. They
reach the spot as no ices or chicken
Sa lads ever could.
The races at Bowie have attracted
number of Washingtonians. but none
more interested than NJ. Baknmetef
the Russian ambassador. who has
never missed y day of the series of
events which have been taking place
the last week. This dignified envoy
and minister extraordinary and pleni-
potentiary of the Gar of all the Rus
slas minRies on the most democratic
footing with the followers of the sport
for there is no clubhouse at Bowie,
and IT'S share and share alike with
rich and Door. high born and low
born, and just smack in a cubby
hole of iurchroom next the bet
ring ring Is all the place affords. when
the sport dies down sufficiently to Let
one know that hunger for food is
quite Is Irresistible as love of horse
flesh and the excitement of a we'll
The an,ba ssador follows every race
with something on the favorite TO
make it interesting, and arriving early
remains till all the events of days
program are completed.
Sir Mortimer Durand. the former
British amba ssador, used to love Il
game of base ball as much as NJ. Bak
metef loves horse race and day
after day used to see him sitting on
the benches of the grandstand in the
most democratic manner, keen bout
the game as any fan. but OF course he
found something English" about it,
less than the old English game of
''rounders' with variations.
parrot. with which to grasp the handle
of hot tea pot, indirectly did very
good turn for Neighborhood House at
"a recent sale it held at one of the resi-
dences New Hampshire avenue.
The sa id parrot is made of green felt
or red felt as the fancy chooses and
wings and other features, if parrots
may be aid to have features are
marked out with embroidery floss
Eyes, of course, are beads glass but
tons. and the decorative little conceit is
an admira BILE holder for hot handle
He made his bow to capital society at
one of the Wednesday at homes of Mrs
Lansing, and took immensely with the