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Show SOCIETY AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL Special to Tho Tribune. WASHINGTON, D. C, April 23. Tho city haa been in a state of revolution all week. The Insurgents are bright and energetic women from every quarter of the country, In the smartest of new spring costumes. If you see a feminine creature In a particularly fetching get up, even before the tag upon her coraago labels her as a "Daughter," put It down that she is one. "D. A. R" don't you see, stands for "Dress All Right." And they do. There aro a lot of stunning beauties In the lot, too. Tho Nation gallantly takes off Its hat to the pleasing personality, taking her collectively, of the Daughter of the American Revolution. Long may she wave! Every possible relative of the Revolution haa been In a state of eruption erup-tion this week in Washington. The air is red, white and blue, and the very leaves breathe patriotism. Tho "Children "Chil-dren of the Revolution" opened performances per-formances on Sunday with religlo-patrlotlo religlo-patrlotlo exercises in church. On Tuesday Tues-day tho wmall fry in a body crusaded to Mount Vernon and held a celebration, celebra-tion, as is their custom annually, around the tree the National society planted there, and at tho tomb of Washington. The "Sons of the Revolution," Revo-lution," as represented by Colonial Minute men in their delightful buff and blue regalia, have been gallantly assisting the Daughters of the Revolution Revo-lution in their thirteenth celebration, acting as guard and escort of honor nlwayw. to the gracious Mrs. Fairbanks. The assemblage was brilliant, brainy and full of dignity. Among the many notable women delcgatos seated was that great detective story perpetrator, Anna Katherlne Greene, a modest little woman of ordinary aspect, who, In her private capacity of Mrs. Charles Rohlfs, represents her home chapter of Buffalo. N. Y. Mrs. Rohlfs Is .an intimate friend of the Kentucky authoress and D. A. B, historian. Miss Elizabeth Bryant Johnston John-ston of Washington. Tho crown heads of "Washington have been disporting themselves before the public at bo much per, for tho benefit bene-fit of charity. Sixty picked amateurs, each a rare social exhibit to the hoi pollol, presented a motly pictorial Jumble at the La Fayctto opera-house, called "The Dream of Queen Elizabeth." Eliza-beth." The repetition of the performance perform-ance this week, plus extra personages and extra stunts, was given for the benefit of tho families or relatives of the victims of the, Missouri disaster. Pretty little Countess Casslnl sold programmes pro-grammes amongst the audience, from 25 cents to 55, according to taste. The President and all the diplomatic corps not in the show were in the auditorium. Miss Belle Hagner, Mrs. Roosevelt's mainstay and secretary, made a thoroughly thor-oughly Juno-esque Juno. Miss Southerland of Kentucky waD a Spanish girl in the time of the Armada. Justice Harlan's granddaughter was Mary Queen of Scotts. Miss Shelby Converse of Tennessee, the debutante daughter of Admiral Converse, chief of ordnance, and Miss Helen Warren, daughter of the Senator from Wyoming, Wyom-ing, were "Mistresses of the Robes," The daughter of Senator Newlands way in the caste and Miss Josephine Durand, daughter of the British Embassador, Em-bassador, Baroness Hengcl-Muller of the Austro-Hungarlan legation, figured in a tableau, while tho pretty black-eyed black-eyed daughter of the Peruvian Minister, Miss Roslta Colderon, scored best of all with her exquisite Spanish dancing. Blanqulta Colderon, another of the Peruvian gentleman's ten olive branches Mr. Colderon works on the decimal system "also ran." Roslta and Blanqulta, attractive names for two blithesome young sisters, even though they do suggest proprietory complexion preparations, or a spring eruption. The place was thronged with seats at S5 on the lower floor. Tre-medous Tre-medous Important socially will bo the Red Cross Fete that the indefatigable little Counteas Marguerite Casslnl Is getting up with a special view to the Russian sufferers, though she proclaims the affair non-partisan, for April 26th. 1 will bo out of doors, with all the "quality" gamboling In bizarre as well 08 bazar costumes. Miss Louise Van Dyke Jones, of tho household of Postmaster-General Payne, has consented to run tho Postofilce department at the Red Cross fete, tho selection being. deemed particularly appropriate. The ardent little Russian Countess at the helm is said to bo so violent against her country'a enemies, the Japs, that she has recently, with loathing, presented pre-sented to her maid a priceless robe of Japanese embroideries that she had secured before the present unpleasantness. unpleasant-ness. , An Interesting sojourner In Washington Washing-ton all season has been Miss Langdon Rives, youngest sister of the celebrated Amelle Rives, now the Princess Iroubetskey. Miss RIves's mourning for her father, the late Col. Rives of Castle Hill, has kept her In retirement. She has much ot the charm and beauty of her noted sister, whose guest she now Is at the Troubetskeys country homo near New York, Lady Beresford. formerly Lily, Duchess of Marlborough, stlli more formerly Mrs. Hammersley of New York, and yet dlstanter than that, the beautiful Lilian Price, with kinspeoplo in Kentucky, has been making a short visit to Washington on business, between two oeoan voyages It is her only glimpse of her native land In five years. The lovely lady, who still retains most of her pristine charm, remembers happily her visit to Kentucky Ken-tucky some years ago with her husband, hus-band, the Duke of Marlborough, when they were entertained at Ashland and otherwise showered with the beautiful hospitalities of the Blue Grass. Mr Owen WIster, the novelist, has been a guest at the White House this week. The far West was handsomelv represented repre-sented at tho recoption to the b. A R given at Corcoran art gallery upon the opening evening of the session. Mrs Frank Mondell, the charming young wife of tho Congressman from Wyoming, Wyo-ming, was chic and effective in a costume cos-tume of white lace. Mrs. Mondell was on the reception committee. Among the capable delegates to tho convention were Mrs. Franklin E. Brookes of Colorado Colo-rado Springs, who was on several of the committees, and Mrs. Benedict of Denver. Den-ver. Mrs. Edward Harper of Leadvilli Colo., is making a visit to Washington Recent guests at the Raleigh have been David Eccles and Joseph Gcoghc-gan Gcoghc-gan of Utah. Mr. Eccles has a largo number of Interests. He is president of tho First National bank of Ogden president of the Ogden Savings bank' head of a big lumber company In Oregon, Ore-gon, one of tho pioneer manufacturers of beet sugar in the West, and president presi-dent of the Amalgamated Sugar company, com-pany, operating beet sugar factories in Oregon and Utah. He attended the convention of beet sugar producers which met at the Arlington hotel. Gov. Murphy of Phoenix, Ariz., with his handsome bride, who was Miss Emma Em-ma D. Sells of Washington, are spending spend-ing their honeymoon In Naples. They will remain abroad for several month" " Representative C. D. Van Duzor of Nevada has been malting a little visit to Now York this week. I Senator Stewart's refusal to become again a candidate for the Senate from Nevada will remove from public llfo one of the most ptcturesquo and Interesting Inter-esting men In Washington. The Senator, Sena-tor, affectionately dubbed tho "Santa Claus of the Senate," with his beautiful white beard which he has never allowed to be cut, will ho 77 his next birthday. His term of public service extends over thirty years. He was formerly known in Washington as the "great silver king." 4 Ex-Delegate Marcus A. Smith of Tucson, Ariz., has been receiving an ovation on his visit to Washington. He was a guest at the New Willard DAISY FITZHUGH AYRES. |