Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-04
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY.
Great Preparations Being Made For the
Dolls Bazaar.
A Pretty Wedding at OIney-Where-
abOuts of Well-knOwn People-Per-
sOnai Notes of Interest.

The Dolls Bazaar for the benefit of the
| Children's Hospital, which will be held on
| the coming Friday and Saturday afternoons
and evenings in the offices of Mr.. John r..
Mclean, corner of Vermont avenue and II
| street, will be one of the most interesting
events of its kind ever held in this city.
| Some of the loveliest and some of the most
novel and curious dolls eve- got together I'm
| a collection will be on exhibition and sale.
| and all the very newest fads in baby doll
| styles and fixings can also be secured. The
| collection, which is still at the residence Of
| Mrs. Preston Sands, l222 Connecticut ave-
nue., where it covers several large rooms, is
continually being added to, and this morn
| ing the patronesses came in to have the
first view and to complete the arrangements
for the bazaar. Some of the dolls that are
bound to be the most admired have been
dressed by Mrs. Sands herself. They are
nearly as big as a real ten-year-old and
quite as bewitching. Some of the foreign
dolls are most interesting. Madame Romero
has sent Mexican lady, who is dream Of
beauty in a gown of pink silk, with a
Spanish mantilla and comb; MS. Cullen
has sent, among others. French bonnie
is dressed in the most fashionable attire,
has a trunk more full of fne~y with para
soils, jewelry and articles for the toilet, that
was sent from Paris by Miss Kibbey, with
French COOK as a companion; another fax
en-hai-ed beauty is dressed in the national
costume Of the women of Holland; there are
Dutch, Alsatian, Swiss ladies and peasants,
Alaskan and Chinese dolls, and Indian
braves and squaws. Among the American
dolls there are two Shakers, one dressed in
everyday and the other in the Sunday at
tire of that sect, and Red Riding Hood
which Is simply perfection. There are also a
bride and groom, a cardinal in his scarlet
robes, a Dominican nun, dressed by the
nuns in Paris, another from the Good
Shepherd House in this city.another dressed
as nurse from the Training School. and
Miss Bessie Lamont, the little daughter of
the Secretary of War, has dressed a doll
that is a marvel of dainty colors and fine
needlework. One of the dolls bound to at
tract great deal of attention will be the
one expected from the Princess Eulalie.
Besides all the beauties there are scores
OF plain dolls, enough to supply fair sha re
of children with their Christmas presents.
Admittance to the bazaar will be twenty
five cents, and the dolls. if sold the first
day, will not be removed until the bazaar
closes. The affair will be given under the
patronage of the following ladies':
Mrs. Lamont, Mrs. BisselI. Mrs. Cullen
Mrs. f. b. Mcclure, Mrs Calderon Car
Isle, Mrs. Henry May. Mrs. Or. Lincoln
Mrs. Archibald Hopkins, Lady Pauncefote,
Madame Romero, Mrs. Schotleld Mrs Ma
son, Mrs. G. G. Glover, Miss jamie Riggs.
Miss Wallach. the Misses Patten.
Miss Julia Grant daughter of Col. Fred
erick Dent Grant. and granddaughter of the
late Gen. Ulysses 5. Grant. is a debutante
of the season. She is extremely pretty
having perfectly regular features and mass
es of fifty light hair. She is tall and
slender, and holds herself in very stately
, fashion for young girl. She was present
ut fnFRra
Grant was United States minister to Aus
tCia. Col. and Mrs. Grant have lust located
themselves for the winter at 245 West Tith
street, New York city. in rather a small
house. Tomorrow afternoon Mrs. Grant will
give tea.
One Of the customs OF the Argentine lega-
ton is to fly their flag on SUNDAYS, and the
front of the legation Massachusetts
avenue on this day presents very strik-
ing appearance. The flag is COMPOSED of
blue and white stripes and has i'm the center
face surrounded by rays
Mrs. Cockrell will be at home informally
on Thursdays beginning this week Miss
Cockrell. who has just returned from Paris
where she has been completing her educa-
ton, VIII enter society this winter She is
charming young girl and possesses beauty
of no ordinary description.
MI. and Mrs. b. II. Warder and their
young daughters have sailed for EuroDe
where they will spend the winter in travel
Capt. and Mrs. John Rodgers have resum-
ed occupancy of their 10th street home and
their eldest daughter. Miss Keats Rodgers
will be among the debutantes OF the winter
Lieut.. J. NJ. Carson. fifth United States
cavalry. and Mrs. Carson are spending a
few days in Washington. They are the
guests of Lieut.. Carsons parents at l:i3a
Vermont avenue and will remain in the
city until Friday.
Mr., and Mrs. ASen c. Smith, nee Miss
BERTHE E Roe, Sare located at 102 1lth street
southeast, where they will be pleased to
see their friends.
ST. Johns Episcopal Church. Olney. Nd
was packed to it's utmost capacity on Thurs
day afternoon last in honor of the mar
riage ceremony of Mr.. Chas. Scott Jones
and Miss Isabel Brown, daughter of the
late Frederick Brown of Brighton.
The groom, with his best man, Mr.. Chas
MackaH and attended by his grooms-nen
Messrs. VIM. Milstead, Everett Brown. Nm
y. Brown, Richard MackaI. jr.. and
Lleweliyn Jones. jr, awaited in the chancei
the coming of the bride who. i'm a rich
gown of cream silk and tulle veil, entered
the church upon the arm of her aged uncle
MIR. w. Brown. Little flower bearing
misses preceded her followed by the maids
Misses lavinia and Florence Brown. Lille
Lizzie and Mollie Jones.
They were met at the alter by Rev. VIM
II. Laird. and under the marriage bell were
made man and wife. Receiving the con-
gratulations of a host Of friends. the happy
pair left on an evening train, and upon
their return will make their residence at
Olney. In addition TO the many members
of both families there were present: Mr.
George Brooke, smiling under the weight
of four score years: MIR. Thos. ]. Holland
Mr.. William Milstead Mr.. Young. Mr.
Washington Chichester, senior and junior
Col. Gus Dorsey and wife. Misses Chi
chester, Riggs, Mackall, Jones' Brown
Griffith, Mobley, Crawford Hallowell, Kirk
Miss Evie Howard, Mrs. MctinI. Mrs Hood,
Mrs. Martin, Mrs. Dorsey, Mrs. Miller Mrs
Parsley. the Misses Barnsby and a host
of relations, whose names are legion.
Mr.. James II. Saville and family have re-
turned to the city and expect TO remain
here permanently. They have taken the
house 142D nth street and are now located
there. Mr.. Truxtun Houston will probably
spend the winter with them.
Miss Z. Allen was given party on Friday
evening last by the Chrysanthemurl Club
Among those present We're the Misses
Mamie Schafer, Mabel Baker. Daisy TAYLOR
Minnie Smithson. Bertha BUTLER Elmer
Butler Irene Griffith, Daisy Rutherford.
Lille Taylor, Edna Taylor. Mamie Bartol-
mes Florence Balster, Ida Res, Julia Ise-
man, and Messrs. J. II. Forester, Percy
Lowd, Archie Flynn, Harry Slack Edward
Sheed, Harry Holcer, Edgar HoIcer. Win
Biondi. Fred Bartelmes and Harry Allen
a w oil last