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Show NOVEL LEAP YEAR DANCE AND DINNER Miss Alice Hoosevelt, tho Countess Cassini and Miss Durand to Invite Guests for the Swiss Minister. Special to Th Tribune, l WASHINGTON. March CI. Tn planning a leap year' dinner Ferdinand du Marthcray, the Swiss Minister, who is a bachelor, bach-elor, propounded a social mathematical problem that for a time nonplussed three of the brightest of Washington's young women, including the President's elder daughter. t Addressing Miss Alice Koosevelt, Countess Cassini and Miss Durand, Mr. Marthcray said: "I will invite only you three to my dinner, all but'MIsy Roosevelt to bring escorts. Each of you will pleace ask two young women to come, with escorts. es-corts. That will make our party a snug clchteen." There was a hurried consultation of the three leap year delegates, whose fingers flew in aid of mental calculation. "We Just cannot figure eighteen out of your plan," said Countess Cassini, iiually. "It makes twelve," ?ald Miss Durand. "I can see fourteen nt thn table, but not another soul," exclaimed' Miss Roosevelt. Like "How old is Ann?" tho problem was susceptible to only one answer, and that eighteen. Mr. Marthcray went to some pains to cxplaln.il. Tho dinner will be given April 9th and will be followed by a dance at Ra lecher's, lech-er's, participated In bv fifty persons, All the guests will be Invited by Miss Roosevelt, Miss Durand, Countess Cassini Cas-sini and their women friends, so that the host will not know who It? to dance with him more than he knows who will attend his dinner. The novelty has "caught" the select social circles, and the Swiss Minister is likely to have Imitators. |