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Show Out of Office, Society Guts Family By Constance Carruthers . - By Leased Wire to The Tribune. I WASHINGTON, D. C Feb. .12. Just why some of those persons who have once held official station at the capital should elect to remain here after tho tenure of their office has expired can only be explained as tho luro of society and the glitter of fashion. Just now at least two former cablnot hostesses are mourning In sorrow because they have lingered to find themselves somewhat Ig-norcd Ig-norcd Have by a few resldcntlercs. One of thorn Is a beautiful, well-born, woll-hred woll-hred and highly connected In her homo city, Brooklyn, and In Detroit, where her husband holds a legal residence. She laid down her official honors reluctantly, after making a most dramatic effort through every possible source to have Mr. Taft rolaln her spouse at his council table. She has money In abundance, a handsome, hand-some, woll-oqulppcd home and a pretty young daughter. Yet hor chagrin shows In an apparently sudden blow from tho hand of time, and In. railings against the wretched Washington climate, while cx- tolllng the delights of Palm Beach and the Riviera. One scans dinner lists In vain for the name of this charming woman, wom-an, or her husband or daughter. Yet their tables were thronged last winter with tho elite. The other woman, whoso husband came up meteorlcally on the nhlnfng 'wings of Senator Piatt and George B. Cortclyou Is even more thoroughly thor-oughly snuffed out. But she gracefully accepts tho Inevitable and Is living In great seclusion In a small apartment house. She has another daughter and Is likely saving up against tho day -when she must do something even on the mere fringe of society. It Is Dovilish, It Is. Mrs. Ida Von Claussen. tho beautiful voung American woman who stirred 'up all kinds of a rumpus In diplomatic circles cir-cles abroad when she demanded that President Roosevelt recall United States Minister Graves from Sweden because ho refused to introduco her at court, has come to Washington with her new book. There la llttlo hope of having It published pub-lished hero, for Mrs. Von Claussen admits ad-mits that it is so spicy she could not even have it published In Paris. "This novel of mlno is vcrv sensational." said the comely young widow. "In fact, It was so sensational that I couldn't get It published In Paris even. It Is called 'Forget It,' and tho principal characters arc President Roosovolt, Mr. and Mrs. Graves, and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth. Of course, they nro not named, but I flatter myself that tho characters are drawn mighty close 'to life." Mrs. Von Claussen has brought tho manuscript of her novel with hor and will endeavor to have it publlshod In this country. As ,for her operetta, she said that the famous fa-mous composer, Gus Ludcr, Js now writing writ-ing tho music for It. "What Is the character char-acter of the operetta?" was asked. "That's telling." laughed Mrs. Von Claussen. Claus-sen. "All I can say about It now Is that It Is very devilish." Representative of Sultan. Not slnco the days of Mustapha Bey has a Turk had suoh popularity socially In the capital as the present charge d'affaires of tho legation Is receiving. Diplomatic protosts and veiled insinuations insinua-tions have not prevented the sunvo and courtly representative of the sultan of the Young Turks from distancing all competitors. When the handsome and lncllned-to-bo-excluslvo Mrs. Frederick McGuIre declined tho offers of orthodox gallants when the chnrlty ball was at Its height, and loanud on the arm of the dashing Rustcm Bey. she took stock of tho success of her enterprise, and his spurs wore won. No foreigner has hitherto hith-erto had tho temerity to attempt intrusions, intru-sions, and he Is giving a splendid example exam-ple to certain of tho bachelor diplomatists diplomat-ists and deserves Instant promotion-. Ho has curds out for a dance In honor of all tho buds, all. mind you, which moans some fifty-odd pretty young things and some equally pretty though not qulto so young creatures of seasons agonc. Not in tho memory of man has any envoy showed his appreciation so convincingly. It may takp a half-year's salary, but what of that? Slnco they say, though 11 may be all envious gossip, that tho Young Tnrko of this country pay Rus-tem's Rus-tem's stipend and not tho sublime porto, which has not yet got Its financial department de-partment running smoothly. EUmlnatod From Functions. Some comment hns been caused by the elimination of Mrs. Charles P. Taft from official participation In the functions at tho White house this winter. When the president was sccrotary of war. his brother Charles and his wifo wero frequently fre-quently entertained at th.e K street home. Mcfnre tho Inauguration last March, they rented the Archibald Hopkins house and did some entertaining, and it was generally gen-erally thought they would spend as much time at the capital this season as they could spare from Cincinnati. They have been at tho White houso Just once since the winter, and that was to attend the diplomatic dinner. They arrived with their daughter In the afternoon of the day of the banquet and departed early the following morning. Talcs are told that BR Brother Charles still fvels annoyod that BY his ambitions to enter the senate were H thwarlcd. and ho fears his presence K might causa some embarrassment. 18 Americans in Rome. H Mrs. J. D. Gatewood and tho Misses H Gatcwood, wife ' and daughters of Dr. m Gatewood. United States navy, are In Rome, where Miss Hlldreth Gatewood HJ was this week presented at the mldwln- M ter court of Queen Helena of Italy, tho Bj honor carrving with It an Invitation to MR the two court balls and the balls at tho Mj embassies Tho honor of the prescnta- gig tlon this year Is the more unusual, as HI Ottcen Helena hold no receptions last mm voar on account of tho Messina disaster. MB and so onlv two names could bo added H by Embassador Lclshman to those left MB him bv his predecessor, Mr- Grlscom. H Miss Gatowood shares the distinction t with Mrs. Shelton of Norfolk. Miss Gate- IBM wood wore yellow satin with rich hand n cmbroldorlcs and overdress of chiffon. HBI Now in Sackcloth and Ashos. Hi Washington's greatest social season has IBM waned somewhat with the coming of BR Lent. Sackcloth and ashes have taken lH the placo of tiaras; subdued raiment has MHg displaced purple and fino linen, and K sparkling waters havo given way to more BB plebeian beverages. Chevy Chaso club n has temporarily lost some of Its popu- Jr larlty, and Rock Springs park, with Its gg$ beautiful lanes, has como more Into BH vogue for tho brilliant affairs of society ns have 'given way somewhat to tho moro Kl quiet prsults of pcdcstrlanism. But socl- !JH otv Is not dead. Society In Washington Hf Is'ncver dead; neither does It ever sleep. jgy j Personal Mention. wm Former Governor Swanson of Virginia IBN and Mrs. Swanson, who spent much tlmo H here this winter, are at present attend- un Ing the Mardl Cms In New Orleans. The BN Swonsons will make an extended trip be- VH fore returning, touring New Mexico. Arl- M zona. Trfxas, Mexico and southern Call- iMW fornla. Upon their return thoy will dl- Hl vide their time between Richmond and MKB Washington. ... MB Prcsldonl Taft Is showing his demo- MR cratlc spirit In many ways, but chiefly In MM his dally oxerclses. Swinging along at a gal uood gait, he strides through Rock UH Springs park or toward Chevy Chase, or JOR perhaps along Pennsylvania a-onue. Ho Mtj Is often Jostled In crowds and ordered EHg by policemen to "step lively" at crowded KjH ; crossings, and very good-naturedly takes HK "mIss Ethel Roosevelt, daughter of the tin ex-president, has had a very hilarious KJR time hore during her visit with Mrs. John i R. McLean and her sister. Mrs. Nicholas WBD , Longworth, wife of one of tho Ohio con- Kml gressmon. Dinners, dances, teas, cotll- GQi 1 lions bridge parties and olher affairs BB galoro marked nor presence In lite capital. HH Fow visitors In the capital created a sm similar social furore to that caused by 30 Mrs. "Stonewall" Jackson, widow of the Ml .jonfodurato general Mrs. Jackson and SU j nor granddaughter, Mrs. Julia Jackson DB i Christian Preston, wore guests of Mrs. M I hope th at Thomas F. Walsh will soon H bo ablo to return from Florida. Tho mmI I Colorado mlno owner has been In very HBJi grave condition. Ills privnto secretary Baffin ami Mrs. Walsh aro with him, and from KBfl what I hear he Is getting along very well. qHbH MIfh Idela Crllloy of Oakland. Cn!.. Is URh the guest of Mrs. Sylvester C. Smith, SHfl wifo of Representative Smith of Call- 89n Miss Mnrjorlo Harris of Fresno. Cal.. HMfl who hns been visiting Mrs. J. C. Need- Mf! ham. wife of Representative Ncedhnm of HJ''' California, has returned home v?P;'' |