Evening star., 1898-12-23
RECENT DINNERS AND TEAS
Miss 0rme's Debut Among Old and Young
Friends.
Prof. and Mrs. Gallaudet's Hospitality
Mrs. Wilson's Tea
Personals.

| tlSt IN the person OF MISS EUZ-
abeth Booth orme, whose debut occurred
| yesterday at the home of her parents. Mr..
| and Mrs. William b. orme Friends in
North Carolina sent the holly and mistletoe
| which decorated the spacious home so pro-
fusely The debutante received a great
| number of bouquets, which were banked on
| the piano and mantels She was dressed in
white liberty silk and was as pretty as a
picture. Mrs. Sigsbee, her aunt, and Mrs
Rittenhouse also received, and friends of
| the debutante, Miss Ethel Sigsbee Miss
Peck and Miss RittenhOuse, Miss Massey
! OF Germantown, Miss Tabb of Hampton.
| Va, and Miss Miller of North Carolina who
| are the guests of the house; Miss Agnes
Peter. Miss Lillian Cragin. Miss Sophie
stuart Miss May Marshall Miss Greenlees
| Miss Clifton, Miss Coyle and Miss Graves
all or Georgetown. The attendance was
large and the young people stayed for a
| dance, which finished their evening
Professor and Mrs. GalIaudet marked
| their wedding anniversary by an elegant
| dinner last night. Their guests included
! ex-Secretary and Mrs. Foster Senator and
| Miss Cockrell, Rev DR.. and Mrs McKim
MRS. tfouike, Secretary and Mrs. John Ad-
dison Porter, President Whitman of the
Columbian University, Justice and Mrs Nc
| Comas, Governor -eect of Texas and Mrs
Sayers, Miss Marion Gallaudet and Dr. Ed
son Gallaudet.
@'iiS iicibeil wilson entertained a
number of friends yesterday at a tea COM
| plimentary to Mrs. Henry Tucker Percy
who is her guest. The Christmas colors
| led and green, were in evidence i'm the deco
rations Mrs, Rixey and Mrs. F. W. Han
COCK presided at the tea table and the
Misses Williamson, sisters of the hostess
Miss Saville and Mrs. w. c. Hall delight
/ fully assisted. Mrs. Percy, Hhose husband,
Surgeon Percy of he navy. is at Manila,
wall spend the winter in this city.
(ToyprDnr-a1act ~,
Philadelphia last night and were guests at
! dinner given by Col A X. Mcclure to
Admiral and Mrs. Schley.
Senator and Mrs. Shoup have cards out
for an evening reception at the Normandie,
Tuesday, January 3 to introduce their
daughter, Miss Laura Shoup.
The French Club met at the home of Mrs.
Sewell Wednesday. On account of the dis
| agreeable weather the gathering was small,
| but the charming hostess and her daugh-
| ter caused all to thoroughly enjoy them
| selves. The program was opened by
! piano selection of Chopin artistically played
| by Miss Gutherz. DR.. T. Lane next read
| humorous sketch of A. Dumas. Il Dug
| lais ct Lazzarone,' which was followed by
| two songs composed and rendered by Miss
| Ethel Camp. Mile. Camille Becker filled the
| next number by reciting short but piquaut
| monolDgue, La Robe de Percaline." Upon
being unanimously requested Miss Gutherz
| kindly consented to play another selection,
| Sur les boids de rCise." After this was
| produced a short comedy, DIR. Wiley per
| fectly acting the part Of the sleepy repuhll-
| can valet, while Mr.. Oudre Fontaine took
| the role of the young fance. The evening
was brought to a close by the recitation OF
| poem of Whitcomb Riley by Miss Camp.
Among others present We're Mrs. and Miss
| Andrews, Miss p. Holmes. Mrs. Van Deu-
| sen, MIR. Barnes, Mile. Prud' homme, Mrs.
and Prof. c. Fontaine. Miss Louise fOn-
| taine Mrs. Gutherz, Mr.. Hugh, Mrs. Camp,
| Dr. F. Lane, Mrs. and Miss Becker, Mr. J.
AT,lf. INslfp~
Mr.. Scudder.
The marriage of Mr.. Robert w. Test.
| which was to have taken place during the
| holidays, has been postponed.
Social events of today include the tea of
| which Mrs. H. Clay Evans. wife of the
commissioner of pensions, and the Misses
| Evans will be hostesses, and an evening
reception at the Oaks by Mr.. and Mrs.
| Henry F. Blount, whose sons. Messrs. Hen
| ry F. Blount. jr., and Walter Biount, are
now home for the holidays. Miss Mary
| Biount is spending the winter in Paris,
where she is busy with her art studies.
| Mr.. and Mrs. A Leftwich Sinclair will
spend the holidays at Norfolk, Va.
| Mrs. F. j. Barrett and Miss Barrett are
stopping at the Hamilton. After the hOli-
/ days they will go to New Iork city to spend
| the Writer.
/ Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Thorne of New
York city have leased for the season the
residence of Mrs. F. J. Barrett, 1424 Mas
| sachusetts avenue.
| Misses Belle and Hilda Lewis of Balti
more are spending the holidays with their
| aunt Mrs. H. Sommers. 3O3s NJ street,
Georgetown, and will be Pleased to see
| their friends.
| Miss Louise May Hecker, daughter of
| Col. and Mrs. F. j. Hecker and Guyla
| Hope Joseph de SZilassy, attache' of The
| Austrian legation at Washington. We're
| married in the Fort Street Presbyterian
/ Church, Detroit, yesterday afternoon. Only
| 800 invitations were issued for the cere-
mony and 100 for the reception which fol-
| lowed at the Hecker residence. The Rev.
| John Reid, pastor of the church, performed
| the ceremony. Owing to trouble with his
baggage in New York, the bridegroom did
not arrive in the city until two hours be-
fore the hour fixed for the ceremony. His
brother Charles, who was to act as best
man, missed the train, and his place was
taken by Henry Hecker, brother of the
bride. Among the out-of-town bridesmaids
were Miss Marie Rees of New York and
Miss Clara Mauss of Erie, Pa. Herr Won
Bredow, an attache of the German lega-
tion at Washington, was one of the ushers.
Mr.. and Mrs Royal Taft Needham of
Buffalo will spend the holidays in Wash
ington with the latters parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. j. w. Webb. The friends of Mrs
Needham will have the opportunity of
meeting her Tuesday, December -, when
she will be at home with Mrs. Webb from
to 10, at 1923 9th street.
Mrs. P. V. DeGraw of Philadelphia has
been confined to her bed for the past week
with a serious case Of grip. She is report
ed to be improving. but will not be able to
be about for another week at least
The metropolitan Presbyterian Church
was prettily decorated with palms and filed
with friends and re.atives Wednesday af-
ternoon, when, at o'clock, Miss Emma
Gebner, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph
Gebner and DR.. Samuel Gelston of this
city We're married. Rev. Geo. n. Duccock
performed the ceremony. The bride was
becomingiy gowned in violet blue cloth
travelling suit, trimmed with white benga-
line silk and silver passementerie, with
stylish tOQue to match. She carried a
shower bouquet of bride roses, The ushers
Were E. 2. Flower of New orleans, La; T.
n. Owens of Hagerstown, Md; C E. Uber
and J. Ferneybaugh of Washington. The
maid of honor Miss Helena Gebner,
sister of the bride. She wore a stylish
dress of black satin, corSage of white satin
and jet passementerie and Gainsborough
hat Her bouquet was of bride roses. I'm
mediately preceding the bride walked her
flower bearers-little Emma H. calvert, in
pink: Edna and Blanche Calvert, in blue
and pink-each carrying a basket of roses
and carnations Mr.. Victor E. Gelston was