Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-13
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
The Debut Ball of Miss Helen Steele Last
Night
Society Turned Out in GOodly Mum.
bers and Finest Toilets for
the EVent-Personals.


troduce their second daughter Miss Helen
Steele. 1t was given in the old family res
| idence Of the Steele family, in Lafayette
square, now the LCme of the aunt of the
debutante, Mrs. George u. Morris. The
house was deliberately decorated, each
| room with different oolored roses. The
first drawing room had wealth of Ameri-
can beauties, and the next room, where
the coloring is yellow, was decked with
yellow roses, and in the dining room red
roses again predominated. The bouquets
sent the debutante were more than suffi-
Client to decorate the drawing room in
which the receiving party stood. The
debutante was gowned in white satin and
chiffon, with little touches of green velvet,
and the bouquet she carried was Of white
orchids and lilies of the valley, tied with
long streamers of green ribbon. Mrs.
Steele wore pale blue MORE, and Miss
Steele a French gown of rose pink satin
with black peoples. Mrs. George u. Nor
ris, Mrs. Arthur Addison and Mrs Edward
the guests were Secretary and Mrs. La
mont, Ambassador and Mrs. Patenotre,
Count and Countess Divonne, Mrs. and
Miss Sheridan, MI and Mrs. c. c. Glover,
Capt. and Mrs. Rodgers ard daughter,
Mrs. Gordon Mckay. Mr.. and Mrs. Letter
and the Misses Letter, Mr.. end Mrs. Forbes
Beale, Mrs. and Miss Mcpherson, Mr.. ana
MRS. A. c. Barney, Mr.. and Mrs. De Py-
ster, the Misses De Pyster, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles c. Hill, Mr.. and Mrs. Archibald
Hopkins, Miss Hagner, Mrs Perrin, Mrs.
and Miss Clagett, Admiral and Mrs. Ram
y, Miss Ramsay, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Gordon, Miss Pendleton the Misses Board
| man, Mrs and Miss Crosby, Mrs. and the
Misses Wallach, Mrs and Miss Payson,
Paymas ter and Mrs. Hoy, Miss Hoy, Mrs.
A. F. Magruder, Mr.. and Mrs. John Poor,
Commander and Mrs. cambridge Hon,
Miss cambridge Hoff, Senator Gibson. Mrs.
end Miss Belknap, Mrs. Clarence Edwards.
d. H. Nfor Iv,arn rtoH nd
Mr.. Edward Gwynn of New York.
Representative and Mrs Washington
have dinner invitations out for the 21st.
Mrs. and the Misses Brice will return
from Europe within q week or two. Mr.. Il.
Sanford Beatty, who has been abroad for
several months with the family, has also
returned here.
Yesterday at o'clock the marriage of
Miss Minnie Schoel and Mr.. John F. Erd-
man took place at the German Trinity
Church, corner of 4th and e streets and
vas witnessed by large assemblage of
formed the ceremony. The ushers Were
Mr.. Charles X. Clarkscn Of Alexandria and
Mr.. Chas. f. Fenwick of this city. and
the best man was Mr.. VIM. n. Tyscr.
When the bridal party entered the ushers
led the way, followed by the bridesmaids,
the maid of honor. with the groom and
the bride with the best man. The bride
was gowned in white silk and chiffon, with
white satin ribbons and carried bouquet
of white roses. The bridesmaids, Miss
Dora IL. Erdman and Miss Minnie Zeller.
wore light blue cashmere and carried pink
roses. The maid of honor, Miss B. Louise
Ercman, wore white tulle and satin rib
bon and carried white 'chrysanthemums
After the ceremony reception was held
at the residence of Mr.. August Erdman,
9l5 Grant avenue northwest, from to
IL pm. The couple will reside at the home
OF the grooms father
On account OF sickness in the family,
AJrS
Taylor are not receiving at present.
Cards have been issued for tea at No.
1871 3lst street on the 21st, from to I, by
Mrs. Ii. L. Janney, who will at that time
celebrate the twentieth anniversary of her
marriage and introduce her daughter Ger
trude
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Speake of East Wash
ington have issued cards announcing the
marriage OF their daughter, Sadie Y, to
Mr.. Lucian +. Chauncey of Alexandria,
Va, to take place December 25, 1894, Z 80
pm. at their residence. 511 9th street
southeast
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Lewis Priddy are
spending few weeks with friends in Bal
timore.
Mrs. Lyman, widow of the late Bishop
Lyman of North Carolina, is at S14 Con-
necticut avenue, where she will be for sew
eral weeks.
The Misses Russell of Georgetown
Heights are visiting in New York city.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wilson Handy have
vacated their home on Washington Heights
and have leased residence corner of 18th
and streets northwest.
Mrs. Fitzhugh Lee, wife of the ex-gov-
ernor of Virginia, is visiting her cousin
Miss Virginia Mason Dorsey at 1927 l
street northwest.
Capt. j. ID. Simpson, with his bride, for
merly Miss Kate Allen of Weldon, ~ c.,
is at the Metropolitan. Capt. and Mrs.
Simpson will visit New York and Canada
before returning to North Carolina.
Miss Emma Delatield has returned from
New York, where she has been for the past
three weeks visiting friends.
Miss Blanche Wilson, daughter of Chan
lain David Wilson, u. S. A. who for the
past three months has been travelling in
the south, has returned to her home, lib
East Capitol street.
A birthday party was given to Miss Lii
liam May Baker of No. 1913 b street south
east by her parents in honor of her
twelfth birthday on Tuesday last. The
young folks, after entertaining themselves
with dancing, games and other amusements,
proceeded to the dining room, where re-
freshments were served. Among those
present were the Misses N. Hood NJ Blain.
F. Foy, A. Walsh, E. Walsh, V. Waite
meyer, NJ. Waltemeyer, L. Bride l. Ocker-
hansen, M. Rice, c. Baker, and the Mas
tiers F. Rice, II. Nichols r. Polly, L. Ock-
erhauSpn and e Brown