Evening journal., 1896-12-14
no WINTER IN NEW YORK.

TO WINTER IN NEW lOhk.
Miss Louise Evelina Du Pont, of this
city. who will spend the Winter in New
York, had a coming-out reception, tea,
and dance at Sherry's Saturday after
noon. More than fifty couples were
there and danced to the accompani-
ment Of the Hungarian orchestra The
debutante was assisted by several OF
this seasons buds, among whom were
Miss Emily Delafeld, Miss Whitaker,
Miss Coffin. Miss Gibbs, Miss Post
Miss Caroline Duer, Miss Greenough
and Miss Bertha King Bartlett, of that
city. Miss DUPONT, who Is a very
pretty girl, received nearly 200 bou-
quets and half as many loose bunches
of roses OF every variety. Miss Du-
Pont wore pretty gown of white silk
and chiffon. While the reception was
going on in the pink room there was
dancing in the large ball room. Some
OF the guests We're: Mr.. and Mrs. II.
Pendleton Rogers, Mr.. and Mrs. Henri
l. Barley Miss Barbey. Colonel and
Mrs. Waring. Miss Josephine Johnson,
Miss Gift, Miss Beekman, Mr.. and
Mrs. James w. Gerard, Mrs. Luther
Kountze. Augustus f. Kountze Mrs.
John SchOenberger, Mrs. c. A. Childs,
Miss Evans. Mrs. Cadwalader Jones,
Miss Beatrix Jones, Mrs A. Newbold
Morris, Miss Morris, Mrs. James G.
King Duer, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph La
ROGUE, Jr., Miss Furniss. Mrs. John G.
Wilmerding, Miss GeOrgiana Wilmer
ding Mrs. Hitchcock and Colonel
Floyd Jones.
SECRETARY HERBERT COMING.
The Board of Trade has extended to
Secretary of the Navy II. A. Herbert
an invitation to be present at its ban
quet, at the Clayton House next
month. Alvan r. Morrison, secretary
of .he banquet committee. has re-
ceive6 from Mr. Herbert a letter ac-.
cepting the invitation and naming
January or u as the time. The COM
mittee will probably select the evening
of the 18th as the time.
WEDDING AT ST GEORGES.
A wedding of much interest to a
number of Wilmingtonians will take
place in st. Georges on Wednesday
Miss Mary Emma McWhorter is the
bride, and the groom is William G.
Janvier of McDonough.
The bridesmaids will be Miss Han
nah McWhorter, of Wilmington; Miss
Marion Janvier, of McDonough Miss
Fannie Eliason and Miss Andre. of
Baltimore. The ushers will be Clayton
Riley, of ST. Georges; Frank Poole, of
McDonough; r. E. Janvier, of Will
mington, and II. Hall, of Philadelphia.
AT A WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.
Mr.. and Mrs. James J. Wyatt, Mrs
Kate Zimmerman. Mrs Durnall and
several other relatives and friends
went to Pennsgrove this morning to
participate in the celebration of the
thirtieth anniversary of the wedding of
Mr.. and Mrs. p. II. T. Wyatt.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NOTES.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. A. Townsend. of
Girdletree, Nd, visited friends in this
city to-day.
Miss Elizabeth Wyatt spent yesterday
in Philadelphia with her sister, Mrs.
Wilmer Daniels.
Mrs. G. Dennison. of Washington, d.
c.. is visiting relatives in this city.
r. p. Janvier and w. L. Janvier
are visiting their brother, Ferdinand
Janvier, at Clayton. n. j.
Mahlon Young. Of Philadelphia. spent
Sunday with Samuel Smith, on Adams
street.
w. S. Schoolfeld, of PocomOke City
Nd, is registered at the Clayton House
George Huber is cunning at Reho-
both.
Miss Georgie Downing has returned
home from Yorklyn.
Miss Ella r. Smith is visiting il
Philadelphia.
Rev. d. ]. Flynn, of st. Patrick's r
c. Church, and his guest, Rev. Fathe
Wynne, of st. Francis Xavier's Church
New York city, went to Delaware Cit!
this morning to visit Father Haugh, o
.he Catholic church there.
Harry Reed entertained few friend
at his home. No. 913 West Fourtl
street, on Saturday evening.
The engagement is announced O
William Knight, of Dover, and Mis-
Lillian G. Ellis, of Milford.
Cards are out announcing the mar
riage of Miss Margaret Rodney, daugh
ter of William II. Rodney, and Ashu
+. Messick, son of Harrison Messicl