Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-12-10
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Mrs. Grant Presents Her Charming Grand
daughter.
Miss BELL Introduced at o Drilliaa
Reception and Ball-weddings,
Dinners and Teas-Notes.

| friends. Her house on Massachusetts, ave-
! nue. was thronged during the entire time
| by an assemblage which seemed to include
| every notable in official. resident or diplo-
matte Life. Outside what the even meant to
| the charming young member of the house
| hold who for the first time participated in
| a large gathering in her mothers home,
the assemblage was highly interesting.
bringing together 30 many of those to whom
| years have brought all the distinctions
worth the mention. Unlike most of the
| teas. there were present many elderly men
| as well as women who are not ordinarily
seen at festive occasions. Every inch OF
! Mrs. Grants home is filled with not only
valuable but highly interesting souvenirs
! of Ter travels and of the art treasures pre-
sented to her or to General Grant Only
the gorgeous heaps of flowers sent the
most of these were arranged around where
| the receiving party stood. Mrs. Grant. who
| is looking and feeling in the very best OF
| health. received i'm the first parlor. She
yelled in black lace. Next her stood the
| fair young debutante. whose winsome man.
ner, added to her great personal attractive
ness. would signal her cut anywhere even II
she were not the granddaughter of Pres
tdent and a general whose name is house
hold word throughout the land. Miss Sar-
| toris was dressed In white silk muslin. but
In the crush of visitors which surged past
well-poised head and her great bouquet OF
| white loses and valley lilies, which was car
ried because her mother gave IT. Mrs. Ssr-
toris was also in white silk and chiffon
pleasant hospitality were her youngest
daughter. Miss Rosemary Sartoris. who is
still convent school girl: Mr.. Algernon
Sartoris. Mrs. Dent, Miss Stevenson. Miss
Sheridan. Miss Kate Brice. Miss Helen Pat
ten. Miss Keats Rodgers and Miss Emma
Casey.
Prof. and Mrs. Alexander Graha n Bell at
brilliant reception last night introduced
their daughter, Miss Bell, and the event
Will be one which will stand out prominent
| ly in the history of the season. Their COM
modious home on Connecticut avenue was
rome too large for The assemblage which
came together to welcome the young Lady
| in society. Close to midnight. when the
oder guests had departed. the rest of the
company enjoyed dancing. Each room of
the spacious entertaining suite was decked
with flowers the mantels being massed
with roses of shade to harmonic with its
permanent tints. Palms and fe-ns were
grouped in appropriate poin,s. and aspara-
gus vines festooned the staircase and chan
| deliers.
Prof. and Mrs. Bell received in the front
drawing room. and with them stood their
attractive young daugh.e- who was in a
dainty white lace and chiffon and carried a
Cluster of pink roses. The piles Of floral
tokens sent her added the finishing touch
| to the drawing room. Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
j. Bell and Miss Bell also assisted in the
family hospitality. During the evening a
supper was served from a hand somely Gee
GRATED table in the large dining room the
central hover design being made of poin-
setta blossoms. The rich woodwork of the
room was set off by a liberal decoration of
holly. The guests included not only a very
large representation of resident society," but
also its official, diplomatic ami scientific
phases.
The marriage OF Miss Jessie Adams.
~ ,oht of a..
| to Mr.. William Stafford Anderson of Bea-
yer. Pa, was solemnized last evening at
the residence of the brides parents 1879
| street. The ceremony was witnessed by
| small company of relatives and intimate
| friends. but the reception which followed
\ was largely attended, from S:3o until H.
Miss Bertha Hart Adams was maid of
honor for her sister, and Mr.. Lyle was best
man. The ceremony took place under a
tower OF vines and palms arranged IN the
bay-window recess, and pink roses orna-
mented the nlantels and other points. 1he
bride came in with her father. Her dress
was of white satin. trimmed win ,iuch. 50
lace; her tulle veil was fastened with pearl
pins which were family heirlooms and
she carried bunch of bride roses. The
maid OF honor wore white muslin ever bale
blue satin and carried a bunch Of American
beauty roses. Rev. Hugh Johnston perform
ed the ceremony. assisted by Rev. Stoweli
Bryan. Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson started late
| last night for q southern trip which will
extend to Ashefille. They Will reside at
Beaver, Pa.
At st. Johns Church yesterday afternoon
at o'clock Miss Marguerite Hungerford
Whitley. daughter of Mrs. Josephine Pey-
| ton WHITLEY of Branchville. Nd. and MIR.
FraLk How; I'd Sloan of Baltimore were
married by Rev. DR.. Maokay-Smith. as
sisted by Bishop Satteriee. Mr.. f. A.
Smith of Philadelphia was best man. and
the usfers were Mr. B. j. Boileau, Mr.. j.
K. Pitcher. Mr.. w. d. Gill, jr. Mr.. W. S.
Ristton. Mr.. Fred Herbert and Mr. J. F.
Hayward The bride entered the church
with Ter uncle. Mr.. ]. b. Peyton, who gave
her In marriage. She wore travelling COS
tune Of dark brown cloth and she wore
| black velvet hat trimmed with black
plumes. Her flowers were white orchids
and lilies of the valley.
Miss Elizabeth Roy and Mr.. Adam Tired
wtll Of Norfolk were married yesterday at
widow of Col Jas. P. Roy L. s. A. The
parlors were olbamented with flowers
Rev. DR.. Mckin performed the ceremony.
Mr.. william Graffin Of Baltimore was best
| man. and Miss Kate Roy, attired in white
and lavender silk, was maid of honor The
bride came In with Ter brother Dr. Roy of
Richmond. She was gowned in lavender
MORE antique. trimmed with duchesse lace
by her paternal grandmother at a ball
given in her honor at Governors Island
when her son. the late Col. Roy, was sta
tened there. The bride carried a cluster
bon. A wedding breakfast was served
only the i'm mediate relatives and intimate
friends being present At the feast and tn !.
ceremony which directly preceded. Mr. and
Mrs Tredweii left for a trip north before
going to Norfolk. their future home.
AZ. end Mrs. Letter have cards out for
q ball the evening of December 81, at D
o'clock.
Mrs. Henry Wells gave a very pleasant
tea yesterday in honor Of Mrs. Francis,
wife of the Secretary of the Interior. The
rooms were trimmed with southern laurel
and roses, and a large assemblage gath
cred during the late afternoon. Mrs. Fran
els was gowned in silver gray velvet. the
bodice, of jacket effect, being richly en-
broidered with heavy pearl trimming. Mrs.
Rosengarden, sister of the hostess, Mrs.
Ffoulke, Mrs. Schroeder and Mrs. Kindle-
berger also assisted in the hospitality.
Mrs. Bonaparte has Invitations out for
the marriage of her daughter Louise to
Count de Moltke-Huitfeld, Tuesday Deem
Der g. at ST. Paufs Church.
Among the interesting social events to-
day are the debut teas to be given by Mrs
Sheridan in honor of her two younger
daughters. the Misses Irene and Louise;
Mrs. Charles Hartwell Cragin. to introduce
Miss Helen Hartwell Cragin, and Mrs. A.
A. Birney to present Miss Margaret Birney
The British ambassador and Lady Paunce-