Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-10
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
A Quartet Of Buds Greeted by Hundreds
of Friends.
Some Recent Hospitalities-A Christ
mas Week Dance-Personal
Notes.

The debutantes yesterday afternoon had
the right of way socially. Mrs. Charles J.
Bell gave a handsome reception at 5 o clock
to present her niece Miss Kerr, daughter
of DR.. and Mrs. James Kerr. which was
brilliantly attended by the resident and Of
ficial world Of society. The debutante's
| mother and other relatives assisted in the
| reception, and in the dining room Mrs.
John Poor ard Miss Hopkins presided at
! the tea table. Miss Houston, Miss Roches-
ter Miss Deering and Miss Hopkins as
J sisted the hostess in entertaining her
| guests.
| A debutante in army circles was Miss
| Craig, daughter of Capt. and Mrs Craig.
| Their home on j street thronged by
| tEelr friends. who number hundreds among
| the resident families as well as in the
| Amy contingent The debutante was in
| white mousseIine de sole, and carried pink
| 1cses, and her mother wore black and white
| satin. Mrs. Greedy, Mrs Maury, Mrs. Var
| row, Mrs. Salter and Mrs Radcliffe assist
| ed IN receiving with the Misses Dodge, Ba-
| ker, Norris. Palmer. Cotton, Fenda.l, En-
mis-, Totten and Greedy. Mrs. Greeiy ami
| Mrs. Yarrow did the honors of the tea Ia
| bic, which was beautifully adorned with
| pclnsetta blossoms and lighted by red
! shaded tapers
Another large company was entertained
! by Mrs. SeaweII at an afternoon tea, when
her granddaughter. Miss Emily Page Kemp
| made her debut. The latter was pr,tiIiy
| dressed in white mousseline de sole, and
| carried American beauty roses. Miss MOay
| Elliott Seawell received the guests as they
| entered. Mrs Joseph Washington, Mrs.
| Peyton Page. Mrs. Baltzell, Miss Hichborn,
| Miss Nicholson assisted in the pleasant
| event with Miss Josephine Lee of Balti-
more. Miss Tenny of Philadelphia and Miss
| Helen Morgan of Germantown-the three
| last being guests of Mrs. and Miss Seawell.
| In the dining room Miss Henrietta Seawell
| and Mrs. Griffin, wife of Lieut. Griffin, pre-
| sided at the tea table.
i Mrs. Edward McCauley gave tea yester-
day, when her friends had the pleasure OF
| meeting Miss Vincent, her niece and guest,
| from New York The young lady was pref
| tily dressed in soft white silk, and the flow
ers she carried We're lilies of the valley and
! orchids. Mrs Addison, Mrs. Vincent, Mrs.
| James NJ. Johnston, Mrs. Davenport and
Mrs. Schroeder assisted the hostess with
| the Misses Horstman, Miss Hagner. Miss
| Clagett, Miss Sheridan and Miss Kathleen
Owen. Mrs: and Miss Vincent will spend
| the winter in Washington.
Mrs. Lucilla Kidwell has sent out cards
for the marriage of her daughter, Miss
| Florence Byzantine, to MIR. George Albert
| Huntington, editor of the Wheeling, W.
Va, Inteligencer. The ceremony will take
| place Wednesday afternoon, December -,
at 5 o'clock. at go street The couple
will be at home in Wheeling, W. Va, after
| January /.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ffoulke will give dancing
| party on the evening of December IS.
The Cosmopolitan Shakespeare Club held
its fourth meeting at the home Of Mrs
| Patten. $50 9th street northeast, Tuesday
| evening, November 30. A fun attendaace
| was present and the occasion was enjoyed
, by all. The fourth act Of 'Coriolanns"
was studied; also the notes by Plu;arch
| Later refreshments were served. Those
present We're Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. Patton
| Mrs. Pierson, Mrs. Bean, Mrs. Whitney
| and the Misses Austin, Dutrow, Jeffrey
! Malone. Miss Patten and Miss 10. Pat;en,
Pierscn, Armstrong, Stanton and Weiss.
Miss Bell is at her home in Takoma
Park. and Miss Gertrude Bell, who has
| been abroad this summer. has returned
to her he me in Takoma Park.
| Miss Bessie Roland, sister of Mrs. Mil
ford Spohn of this city, and formerly of
Norfolk, Va. and Mr.. Thomas 5. Wilkn-
son, "a well-known newspaper man of Wash
ington, married last evening by Rev.
DIR. John H. Elliott of the Church of the
Asc ersion. Mr. and Mrs Wilkinson vii! re-
side a No 1924 Massachusetts avenue.
Mrs. Martha Frey Bosgs and daughter.
who have been guests Of Mrs. Peacock of
rs Massachusetts avenue, left yesterday
for Ashevile, n. g.
| Mrs. Benjamin Spelman Plat and daugh-
ter. Miss Plat, ard Mrs. Frank Ely Win
chell will be at home this afternoon and
evening at 14o1 Binney street, COLUMBIA
| Heights.
a party was given Wednesday evening at
the residence of Miss Giesler Ill r street
| by the Lavender Pleasure Club. The even
ing was spent in music and games and a
repast was served. Among those present
| We're: Miss Katie Gicsler Miss Nettie
| Dttrich. Miss Minnie Sansston. Miss Ella
| Greek, Miss Bertha Myers. Miss Marguerite
| Straub, Miss Bessie Taylor, Miss Frances
Taylor, Miss Carrie Butt: and Messrs:
Ernest Thomas, William Saunders. Earl
| Saunders, John Rotchford, Arthur Ridge
way. Harry Ransdel. Edward Holman,
| Frank Collins. Burton Garret, Edwin Cor
| rick, George Hurley.
Mrs. Philip A. Darneille has cards out for
a tea December 16 to introduce her daugh-
| ter Hariot Elise.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Schneider have
moved to 3122 street.
| Mr.. J. w. Robinson of Capitol Hill gave a
birthday party at his house Wednesday
| evening last. Music games and other at
| fractions We're the order of the evening.
| The Sleepy Hollow Pleasure Club was or
| ganized to provide amusement during the
winter The officers are: Mr.. c. L. ellison.
| president; Miss l.. Gibson. vice president;
Mr.. ]. w. Robinson, secretary, and Miss S.
| Major, treasurer.
Mrs. Henry Brevoort Bristol and -Irs.
| William F. Carpenter will be at home, 1101
| . street, Fridays.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. Williamson and daugh-
| ter of Duluth Mimi. are visiting Mrs John
Berry, 3O05 o street.
Mr.. Harry F. Patterson was plea-antly
| surprised last Monday evening by a mas
| querade party at his residence, No. 10 Sth
street northeast. Among those present
| We're the Misses T. Flynn, Julia and Maggie
| O'Dare Norah Gallagher, Lizzie O'Donnell
| Cecilia Murphy, B. Nolan, and the Messrs
Edward Bryne, Harry Clark, Jerome Hart
| nett, Geo. j. Muellar, jr, Joseph Rainey
| and Mr.. Ralph A. Clarke of Laurel
Mrs Somers gave rose luncheon today
| in honor of Mrs. Charles Nordhoff, who is
| making a visit to Mrs. John w. Foster.
The table was beautifully adorned with
| roses and the company present a brilliant
one. The guests invited to meet Mrs Nord-
hoff were Mrs. Foster, Mrs. Bishop Hurst,
| Mrs. George b. Williams, Mrs. Logan, Mrs.
| Dean, Mrs Da'Zell Mrs. Painter, Mrs.
| Fairbanks, Mrs. Charles Bell. Mrs. Hub
bard, Mrs Letter. Mrs. Radcliffe Mrs Wal
cctt Miss Morgan, Mrs. Kaufman, Mrs.
Fleming, Mrs. wilkins. Mrs. Sternberg,
Mrs Heistand. Mrs. Guthridge, Mrs. Hen
derson, Mrs. Eddy, Mrs. Burrows and Miss