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Show ft l Tarallel. ft North American, March 28. ft EIGHTEEN AT DINNER; HOW DID HE GET IT? H j Miss Roosevelt and Friends Puzzled by Swiss Min- B ister's Leap Year Idea. ft WOMEN TO DO INVITING. " B Special Dispatch to The North American. ft Washington, March 27. ft In planning a leap year dinner Ferdinand du K Martheray, the Swiss Minister, who is a bachelor, ft propounded a social mathematical problem that ft for a time nonplussed three of the brightest of ft Washington's young women, Including the Presl- B dent's elder daughter. ft Addressing Miss Alice Roosevelt, Countess ft Cassini and Miss Durand, Mr. Martheray said: ft "I will Invite only you three to my dinner, all ft ut Miss Roosevelt to bring escorts. Each of you jj will please ask two young women to come, with ft escorts. That will make our party a snug 18." B There was a hurried consultation of the three ft Ieap year delegates, whose fingers flew In aid of ft mental calculation. ft "We just cannot figure 18 out of your plan," ft said Countess Cassini, finally. ft "It makes twelve," said Miss Durand. "I can see fourteen at the table, but not an- other soul," exclaimed Miss Roosevelt. ft Like "How old is Ann?" the problem was sus- B ceptible to only one answer, and that 18. ft Mr Martheray wont to some pains to explain ft The dinner will be given April 9 and will be fol- B lowe(1 y a dance at Rauscher's, participated in by ft flfty Persons. B A11 the guests will be invited by Miss Ropse- velt, Miss Durand, Countess Cassfni and their ft wmen friends, so that the host will not know B ho ls to dance with him more than he knows ft who will attend his dinner. w The novelty has "caught" the select social cir- cleg, and the Swiss Minister Is likely to have im-B im-B itators. Tribune, April 1. NOVEL LEAP YEAR DANCE AND DINNER. Miss Alice Roosevelt, the Countess Cassini and Miss Durand to Invite Guests for the Swiss Minister. Special to The Tribune. Washington, March 31. In planning a leap year dinner Ferdinand du Martheray, the Swiss Minister, who is a bachelor, propounded a social mathematical problem that for a time nonplussed three of the brightest of Washington's young women, wo-men, including thePresident's elder daughter. Addressing Miss Alice Roosevelt, Countess Cassini and Miss Durand, Mr. Martheray said: "I will invite only you three to my dinner, all but Miss Roosevelt to bring escorts. Each of you will please ask two young women to come, with escorts. That will make our party a snug eighteen." eigh-teen." 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, finally. "It makes twelve," said Miss Durand. "I can see fourteen at the table, but' not another an-other soul," exclaimed Miss Roosevelt. Like "How old is Ann?" the problem was susceptible sus-ceptible to only one answer, and that eighteen. Mr. Martheray went to some pains to explain it. The dinner will be given April 9th and will be followed by a dance at Rauscher's, participated in by fifty persons. ,- All the guests will be invited by Miss Roosevelt, Roose-velt, Miss Durand, Countess Cassini and their women friends, so that the host will not know who will attend his dinner. The novelty has "caught" the select social circles, cir-cles, and the Swiss Minister is likely to have imitators. |