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Show alsfaington Four Hundred in Politics 1 Hflfcg By Constance Carruthers fclfe to Tlic Tribune. bTON, April 2. Perhaps fuime in Washington when j politics wcro not inter-Ljiaps inter-Ljiaps there wis an era Sictivities were set entirely Ufaer sphere from the ma- politics. If that state js rapidly passing away. lJ caHBO for the- keen in-f in-f present-day society women iriseJ fTom sevcnil causes: 0 It seems to be fashlou-f. fashlou-f. because of the widc- of siiffrapo and suft'rago third, from the jrcat ytowon 's clubs which dis- affairs. Quito often 1 jcallcries of the house or ft very frequently happens i party of society women, crested in the proceedings below, and applauding the yd a speech. Mrs. Is'ich-rth Is'ich-rth is said (o know moro history of the Taft. nd-than nd-than any other woman in Miss Cannon, daughter E, discusses politics at her displays amazing knowl-iiarles knowl-iiarles Warren Fairbanks feington by her thorough parliamentary procedure, lark, ope of the cleverest congressional circle, fol-tovo fol-tovo of "the parlies; Mrs. frs. Cummins, Mrs. Gore, Mrs. Depcw and Mrs. res of senators, are thor-lf thor-lf and really know more I conditions than many j as a dinner and dance quite the thing, 1 fancy, Produces Artists, think that the stale of oduco nothing but eow-V eow-V p-start nulliojtnircs will bo fe: ;lcani that Seymour Thom-yt Thom-yt .who is painting a picture $ Smbassador Brycc for the Pi j'eral Union club of Lon-5 Lon-5 tivc of San Antonio. Mr. M fclivod and worked for a ij i" both London and Paris, 61(1 thai continental dille-J dille-J jiroud to claim friendship jirMr Thomas was quite 3 b.I asked him if it were Uhat ho is a native of 5 fj of course." ' he re- 3 Texas wishes in rcpu- Had He Been Killed. ' nearly overtook the dhelongmg to Mrs. Gcorgo ijt : on L. Meyer wifo of the secretary of the i navy, the other day. Mrs. Mey-ort Mey-ort with her poodlo by her side, was driving along the Potomac drivp whon she stopped to watch tho evolutions ot some roller skaters. The poodle was more keenly interested than his mistress. Suddenly hc leaped from tho carnage and dashed among the skat-i CT- Mrs. Meyer, fearful for the pot s safety, was just getting ready to lollow, when some one caught tho animal ani-mal and returned it lo its owner. Invents a Now Dinner. Major von Livonius, military nt-lacho nt-lacho of tho German embassy, who will likely be transferred to a new post next fall, has established a unique mark in Washington in the way of entertainments. en-tertainments. Major Livonius is tho sponsor for the "binrbend," the principal prin-cipal feature of which is a special brand of beer imported from Bavaria. Tho biorbend" proper is preceded by a dinner, and all of those given so far by the Teuton entertainer have been well patronized. Joins Swell Set. Prcslon Gibson, tho young millionaire million-aire playwright, and friend of the Goulds, Vanderbilts and Payne Whit-ncys, Whit-ncys, is to join the Washiugton social sot. Ho is negotiating now for a home in Chevy Chase, but J learn from another an-other sourco that Mr. Gibson will build a mansion of his own, and one which will rival tho luxurious palaces of Washington and New York. Although Mr. Gibson merely wriles for pastime, a number of his plays arc popular successes. Have Solved Quostlon. Mr. and Mrs. John Hayes Hammond seem to have solved tho question of entertaining. They distribute their receptions re-ceptions into districts at one time inviting in-viting the senators and representatives from tho southern states, tho next time inviting tho western people, then the middle western and finally tho eastern. east-ern. Then they give what I might term a mixed reception with an indiscriminate indiscrim-inate euest list. Tho Hammonds have established themselves in the innor circles cir-cles of Washington society, and the diamond king is pluyincr his role in this sphere just as assiduously as he did in collecting his millions. Busy Week for Tafts. This has been an exceedingly busy week at the White Houso with Miss Helen Taft, Robort Taft and Master Charles homo from their respective schools for tho Easter season. Tho White House dance for Miss Taft was a sort of onenintr skirmish for the week. A number of college chums were at the White House and things were lively, indued. President Taft danced at Miss Helen 's affair and cnjo3'cd 1 himself immensely among the young guests. Coming Roosevelt Wodding. Tho younger sot of Washington society so-ciety is much interested in tho up-proaching up-proaching marriage in New York of Theodore Poosevelt, Jr., to Miss Eleanor Elea-nor Butler Alexander. 1 understand that tho nuptial date is June 10, Colonel Itooscvolt is scheduled to arrive ar-rive in this country two days ahead of the ceremony, and will bo present. Jn Washington, Mr. .Roosevelt was not so very active in society. Entertaining Explorers. Society und scientific societies vied with each other this week to lionize Sir Hrncst Shackleton, tho English Antarctic Ant-arctic explorer, and Lad3' Shackleton, who are tho guests of Embassador Bryce and society won out. Embassador Embas-sador Bryce cntortaincd for Sir Ernest Er-nest and this was reciprocated several times over. Mrs. Bryco ontortained at tea for Lady Shackleton. Sir Ernest is a brisk, onergetic young man, and is intensely interested in evco'thing American. Will Christen Destroyer. Mrs. Larz Anderson of Washington and Boston was selected by tho uav3' department to chrisleu the new torpedo-boat destroyer Perkins yesterday. Tho Perkins was named after Mrs. Anderson's father. Captain George IE. Perkins, who served with gallantry in the Civil war. The destroyer 'was launched at Quincy. Mass., In the presence pres-ence of a distinguished gathering. The entrncrement' of Miss Marcrarct C. C. Brooks, daughter of .Mrs. P. C Brooks, to Lieutenant Lucius Warren Johnson, assistant surgeon in tho United Unit-ed States navy, has "been announced. Lieutenant Johnson is on board tho battleship Minnesota. Miss Harriet Anderson of Cincinnati Cincin-nati is the guest of Mrs. Taft at the White rouse. Mrs Moore of Cincinnati will remain re-main at tho White House for sonic time. The retirement of Mrs. Laugh-lin Laugh-lin of Pittsburg from society virtually makes Mrs. Mooro assistant hostess at tho White House functions. Tho infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Preston Gibson has been given the name of his distinguished grcat-crand-father, tho laic Senator .Tnmcs McMillan McMil-lan of Michigan. Miss Millard of Omaha has been visiting vis-iting Mrs. Elmer J. Burkctl, wife of Senator Burkelt of Nobraska. Admiral Dewey, who is almost unknown un-known in society, helped receive the guests at tho ball of .the Navy Relief society, which was given on Wcdncs-dajr Wcdncs-dajr at the navy yaTd. Admiral Dowoy is president of the Navy Eolicf association. |