Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-15
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Dinners and Luncheons and Other Elegant
Hospitalities
Several Pretty Weddings, Surprise
Parties and Other Happy
Events-PersOnals.

minister and Mrs. Dupuy de LONE, Mrs.
Yang, wife of the Chinese minister; the Ar
gentfne charge d'affaires and Mrs. Domin-
guez, Mr.. and Mrs. Cpvarrubias, Mr.. and
Mrs. John w. Foster and Mr.. SEE of the Chi
nese legation. The table was richly dec
| GRATED with white chrysanthemums and
pink roses, arranged in the silver and crys-
tai epergnes.
Mrs. Parker gave a luncheon yesterday at
her residence at the Soldiers Home in honor
of Mrs. Miles. The flowers decorating the
table and rooms were pink and white chrys-
anthemums. The guests invited to meet
Mrs. Miles were Mrs. Romero. Mrs. Jno. NJ.
Wilson, Mrs. Alden, Mrs. Jno. w. Foster,
Mrs. Sternberg, Mrs. Mendonca, Mrs. Jno.
Moore, Mrs. Breckenridge, Miss Waller and
Mrs. Gimour.
Gen. and Mrs. Miles are now comfortably
established at their residence, Goth and G
streets. Mrs. Miles has decided to adopt the
reception day of the neighborhood, and will
| receive on Fridays
Mrs. Lamont is spending a few days in
New York. where she went to attend the
Whitney wedding.
At Mount Vernon M. E. Church last night
Mss Jessie Latimer Davis and Mr.. William
Amaker Murray of st. Matthews, SC,
were married by Rev. DR.. Canter. The
ushers were Mr.. Harry A Latimer, Mr.
James S. Mccarthy, Mr.. NJ. Frank Latimer
and Mr.. Perry P. Patrick. Mr.. w. S.
Stamper was best man and Miss Marie
Latimer was maid of honor. Two pretty
little children, Master Edwin and Miss
Brownie Latimer. were page and flower
bearer for the bride The bride came IN
church with her father. Mr.. Americas
Davis. Her gown was of cream silk, and a
spray of orange blossoms held her tulle
veil. She carried bride roses. The maid
OF honor wore white organdie, with satin
| tied with pink ribbons. Potted plants and
| blooming chrysantheElums decked the plat
form. A short reception was held in the
| church parlor before the bridal party ard
| rela tives drove over to the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Americas Davis for supper. Mr..
ard Mrs. Murray have gone on a trip to
Atlanta and other points SOUTH
The Duke and Duchess of Marlborough
stood another staring very complacently
| last night at the horse show. Their Ameri-
| can visit is over, as they will sail for Genoa
| tomorrow and finish their honeymoon in
| southern Italy and France.
| According to a cable dispatch from Lon
don. Lieutenant Commander w. S. Cowies
naval attache to the United States embassy
| there, will be married in St. Andrews
| Church, Westminster, Nov ember %, to Miss
| Anna Roosevelt, sister of Theodore Roose-
welt. The bride-elect is a cousin of Mr.,
James r. Roosevelt, secretary of the Amer
lean embassy in London, whose wife, for
merly Helen Astor, died in London in No
vember, 1893. Lieutenant Commander
Cowles was recently divorced from a
| daughter of Allen G. Thurman, who has
since married. He is about fifty years of
age.
The marriage Of Miss Clara Hazel Busch
Of st. Louis to Count Paul Won Gontard of
Hagen, Westphalia, is to be celebrates De-
cember 16 here. The millionaire brewer
Busch announces that it will eclipse in
splendor the Castellane or Marlborough
ruptials. German nobility will be largely
| represented.
Mr.. and Mrs. Boardman are back from
Europe. Miss Florence Boardman is in
New York visiting Miss Farniss, and Miss
Josephine Beardman is in Cleveland.
The fine new home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Mitchell, jr, 1904 18th street, was the scene
| of pleasant gathering last Tuesday even
| ing, it being the celebration Of the fifth an
niversary Of their marriage. The house
! was tastefully decorated with palms and
| chrysanthemums, and in the dining room
| refreshments were served by bevy of
| young ladies. About one hundred guests
extended congratulations during the even
| ing. The couple were the recipients of
| many useful presents
A pleasant surprise party was given last
| night at the residence of Mr. Albert A.
Anderson, 40 n street southwest, in honor
of his forty-sxth birthday. The evening
| was enjoyably spent with music and dane
ing, and at late hour the guests adjourn
ed to the dining room. where bounteous
repast was served. Among those present
were Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Lipphard ST.,
Misses u. T.. L.ppndTQ, Laura l.. rye,
Bessie and Lillian Carr, NJ. NOVEL;, Ida NJ.
Pyle, A. Milton, NJ. Anderson, Messrs. G. T.
Miller, George Anderson, George NOVEL;,
j. F. Pyle, G. Herbert, A. Humphrey, H.
and the members of the Crescent Club.
Mr.. Anderson was the recipient of many
handsome presents.
Miss Frances G. French of the bureau of
educat ton has gone to the Atlanta EXPOSE
ton.
Mr. and Mrs. w. H. Martin of 1914 Emer-
son street northeast gave a reception Tues
day evening to Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Under
| wood of Brooklyn, N. Y. Mrs. Underwood,
who is sister of Mrs. Martin, having re-
| Gently returned from four months tour of
Europe, was thus enabled to meet many of
| her Washington friends after her long alb
sence. A delightful collation. was served
| and the evening passed only too quickly.
Among the many present We're Mr.. and Mrs.
H. w. Olmsted, Mr.. and Mrs; L. D: Marcel
lus, Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Collins, Miss LOU
| isa Hopkins, Mr. Mark Hopkins and Mr.. and
| Mrs. E. P. Craig.
Miss Annie Louise Miller has been called
| by her mothers sudden illness and death to
her home in Rochester, N. Y. The interment
| will be at Clyde, N. Y.
| Mrs. E. C. Kendig has returned from the
north and is residing at 1920 9th street north
west corner Westminster.
Prof VIM. G. Brown, LII D., Phi. D., for
| merly Of Washington and Lee University,
row a chemist in the Agricultural Depart
ment at Washington, was married yesterday
afternoon at Lexington, Va, to Miss Belle
White, daughter of the late Prof. James
Jones White, chair of Greek Washington
and Lee University. They left for the north
on bridal tour to extend into Canada. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. Dr. H. NJ.
White of Winchester.
The Columbia Chapter of the Daughters
Of the American Revolution met Tuesday
evening In the parlors of Mrs. Martin, 1719
street northwest. Miss Chenoweth, the
vice regent, presided. In a debate upon the
quest ton, Are We as Patriotic as Our
Revolutionary Sires?' the affirmative was
sustained by Mrs. NJ. E. Hartsock and Miss
Carrie Wilson, and the negative by Mrs
Colman and Mrs. Clinton Smith. A social
hour followed.
Divorces.
Mary B. Robinson has been granted di-
| vorce from William R. Robinson by a de-
| cree signed by Chief Justice Bingham. In
| her original bill, filed March 2 last, Mrs
| Robinson set forth that she married Mr..
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