Evening star., 1898-12-28
TO BE MARRIED TONIGHT
Wedding of Miss Mills and Lieutenant Rich
ards at the Church of the Covenant.
The Debut and Dancing PRrties-Nrs
,Coiton's Luncheon-Per>oRa
Notes.

| at tns Covenant tnurCh,
will be a brilliant military event The
bride will be escorted by her father, Sena-
tor Mills. and win be attended by Miss
BeGlah Parsons as maid of honor Lieut..
Rufus II. Lane of the Marine Corps will
be best man. Rev. DIR. Ennis of New York
city, an intimate friend of the brides fami-
ly. will officiate with Rev. DR.. Hamlin Only
the bridal party and the relatives will attend
the small reception to follow the ceremony
at Senator and Mrs. Mills home on
street. The couple will take an out-of-town
trip and will be this winter at the navy
yard.
Another beautiful dance was given last
night at Rauscher's, when Mrs Arthur F.
Kendall entertained the young friends of
her son, Mr.. Thomas Miller Fendar. and
her daughter, Miss Fendall. The bah room,
OF which the tint is green. was most artis
tcally decorated with Christmas wreaths
and Sarlands with red ribbons. Behind an
aicove of palms an orchestra played from
to II. Mrs. Fendall was assisted by her
sister, Miss Virginia Miller Mrs. Violet
Blair Janin, Mrs. Robert Craig and Mrs.
Goodloe.
The dancing stopped half hour before
midnight for supper. which was served in
the green dining room on tables decked
with red roses. The young folks present
included Miss Sartors. Miss Edith Davidge,
Miss Frances O'Reiily Miss Bessie Glover.
Miss Aiieen Kerr Miss Charlotte Taylor,
Miss Julia Scott. Miss May McGill, Miss
Clagett, Miss Peter. Miss Bessie Lee of
Alexandria, Miss Dunlop. Miss Gordon.
Miss BeaIe, Miss Ogden, Miss Mary Bayne.
Miss Mary Mann of Plainfeld n. j.; Miss
Greedy, Miss Cromwell. Miss Magill OF
Hagerstown, Miss Payton of Virginia, Miss
Hagner, Miss Kathleen Owen, Miss Amy
Powell, Miss Jean Walsh, Miss Baker and
the Messrs. Laurence Lee, Robert Sumner
Beale, Walter Davidge. John Davidge.
Arthur and Kennon Peter. Robert Craig,
jr.. and David Craig, DR.. A. Rhett Stuart,
Dr. Clayton. the Messrs. Blackstone the
Messrs. Powell. Mr.. Aspinwall. Mr.. Cook,
Mr.. Owen. the Messrs. Herbert and Warren
Ogden, Mr.. Hopkins, Mr.. Clifton, Mr.. Nc
Dowell. Mr. Abbey, Mr. Perry. Mr.. Gordon
Gordon, Mr.. Douglas Sims and Mr.. Charles
Woodruff Lieutenant Newbold. United
States army; Mr.. Rhittenhouse, the Messrs.
George and John Dunlop, and Mr.. Peachy.
| Mr.. John Jenny. Mr.. Charles Fountelroy
Harris of Leesburg. Va, who are spending
the holidays as guests of Mrs. Fendali.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles G. Dulin gave
dancing party last night for the young
friends of their son, Master Albert Dulin.
and his guest Mr.. Howard Rhodes of Cam
bridge. Mass. The house was hung with
Christmas greens and in the dining room,
where supper was served, poinsetta bios
SONS made brilliant mass of color on the
table of this richly adorned room. The
young folks danced in the music room on
hangings and palms. The guests included
the sons and daughters of prominent fam
| lilies in official and resident circles
A very pretty luncheon was given yester-
day by Miss Nellie S. Merrill of 1850 Will
lard street. The dining room was very eff
fectively decorated in holly and red carna-
tirns and the afternoon merrily spent
by The little folks. Those present We're
Misses Ethel Wines. Ruth Hawell. Louise
Sage, Florence Sinclair and Eugenia Wilt
berger.
Mrs. Gallaudet welcomed several hundred
| friends yesterday at a delightful reception
| from 4 to 4. when Miss Marion Gallaudet
made her formal debut in society. The
| halls and drawing rooms Were festooned
| with Christmas garlands, and in the dinin g
| room the table was gay with poinsetta
| blossoms. The lights burned under red
| shades. Mrs Gallaudets gown of tur-
| quoise brocade made the dainty white chif-
| fon and net dress of her charming young
| daughter the more effective. Miss Gallau-
det carried large bunch of violets. as well
| as a bouquet OF orchids and valley lilies,
| taken from the dozens of floral welcomes
| sent her. Mrs. John W. Foster. Mrs. Rad
| ciffe and Mrs. Stanley Brown assisted in
| receiving. with Miss Gallaudet. Miss For
| aker Miss McComas, Miss Daisy Wilson
| Miss Errol Brown, Miss Greedy, the Misses
| Pierce and Miss Coupel. who is spending
| the holidays with Mrs. Gallaudet.
Among the guests were Secretary and
Mrs Gage. Secretary and Mrs. Alger, Miss
Wilson Mr.. and Mrs. John Addison Por-
| ter. Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Mattingly, Miss
Mattingly, the Misses Pauncefote, Senator
D
| aker, Commissioner and Mrs. John Is.
| Wight Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page,
| Miss Rochester, Miss Cockrell. Mrs. HUFF.
| Mrs Tabor Johnson. Mrs. Russell Selfrdge,
| the Misses Selfridge, DIR. Radcliffe, Mrs.
| and Miss Farnsworth, Mr.. and Mrs. John
w. Thompson, Mr.. and Miss Sponord, the
| Chinese minister and Mrs. WI, Mrs. and
| Miss Condt-Smith, Mrs. Rudolph Kauff-
mann, Mrs c. Whitfield Brown, Judge and
Mrs McComas Mrs. DalZell, Mrs. George
| Dunn, Mrs. and Miss Walsh. Mrs. and the
| Misses Worthington, the Misses Tisdel,
General and Mrs. Wilcox and Miss Kemp.
| A dinner at which the young ladies of the
| receiving party were Joined by number
of young men finished the festivity OF the
! day.
| Mrs John B. Wight gave a charming
| luncheon today in honor of Mrs. Henry
| Cleveland Perkins. The dining room was
| embowered in holly. and green and red
| decked the table, around which sat Mrs.
| Wight. Mrs. Henry Cleveland Perkins, Mrs.
| Charles Spauiding Mrs. DalZell, Mrs. Rad
cliffe, Mrs. Teunis Hamlin. Mrs. Huff, Mrs.
| B. II. Warner, Mrs. Westinghouse, Mrs.
| George Perkins and Mrs. Fiske.
Mrs. Frank Hume gave dancing party
| last night for her young daughter, Miss
| Mabel Hume and her schoolgirl friends,
Miss Corliss ar Miss Helen b. Robinson
of Media, Pa. The young folks danced in
| the double parlor and there were plenty
| partners from among the younger college
men home for the holidays. Miss Hume
and Miss Mamie Hume, who is home from
| college, were also present to enjoy the oc-
casion.
Mrs. Cotton of 1917 Connecticut avenue
gave a beautiful luncheon yesterday in
honor of her granddaughter. Miss Helen
Thornton, who is spending the winter with
her. The decorations were white roses and
green ribbon. and tapers, shaded in white
and green, burned in the gold candelabras.
Covers were laid for eighteen young ladies
and the guests were Miss Long. Miss Miles,
the Misses McKenna, the Misses Foraker,
Miss Rochester, Miss Allen, Miss Greely,
Miss Bliss Miss Ffoulke, Miss Poor, Miss
Brown, Miss Congreve, Miss Carter, Miss
Gilmore. Miss Cotton and Miss Thornton.
Today's social events include a tea ar
Senator and Mrs Foraker's home 10 in
rroduce Miss Julia B. Foraker, the second
of Mrs. Slgbee's Wednesdays receptions
and Miss Marie Webster's tea for her
guests. The marriage of Miss Mills and
Lieut.. Richards will take place tonight at
$50 at the Church OF the Covenant Dr.
A. Rhett Stuart will give a german at
Linthicum Hall in honor of his sister, Miss
Sophie Stuart, who is a debutante. Mrs.
Sartoris will entertain young people at din
ner tonight.