Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-06
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
A Patriotic Cotillion at the Warder
Mansion.
The BenOist-Turner Marriage-Debu
Teas-Personnl Notes of In
terest.

| Mrs. Warder's reception and cotillion last
| night was distinct success and inaugu-
rated the season of privrte balls with great
! eclat Two hundred guests were invited.
! and almost that number were present. MAX
| Ing company of such comfortable dimen-
| sions In house SO spacious and well ar
| ranged for entertaining that by compari-
| son the gathering seemed small. The COM
/ pany did not assemble until after 10 and
| the cotillion, which began after the mid
night supper, continued till the early hours
this morning. The gowns were beautiful
and for the most part we're being worn for
the nrst time. Pink roses were the flower
of the ball, and We're grouped in bouquets
| wherever the artistic effects were hest
served. Mrs. Warder was gowned in black
| brussels net, and Mrs Ward Theron who
| received with her mother, was in white
| MISS Elizabeth Warder, whose grace and
| beauty are much admired, was in pink
| Sauh, embroidered in roses. Miss Alice
| Narder wore dress of lace over satin,
| trimmed with pink roses. In the cotilIon
| Mr FRANK Andrews was the leader and
| danced with Miss Alice Warder.
| The favors and figures We're delightfully."-
| suggestive of the late war; its victories
| and its trophies. The favors in the first
inquire We're American and Cuban flags; the
| Storming of Moro Castle" was a figure
| designed by Miss Pauncefote and small
! guns, swords and shields We're the favors.
| Peace was naturally the last figure. and
| the girls danced through 1t, with white
doVes on their shoulders held by stream
ers of the red. white and blue, and the men
| had laurel wreaths on their heads The
| souvenir fayors We're gilt flag pins on rib
| Don sashes, and rubber dolls dressed as
| bellies of the Philippines, Porto Rico and
| Hawaii
The list CT invited guests included the
sec rotary OF State and Mrs: Hay, the Misses
| nay the Misses Pauncefote. Miss Mary
Barber, Miss McWilIiams, Mrs. Harriet
Blaine Beale, who distributed the favors;
| Gen. ard Mrs. Miles, Representative and
| mrs. HIT, the Misses Letter, Miss Helen
| Long. Miss Elsie Anderson, the Misses
| Sartc ris, Senator end Mrs. Lodge Senator
and Mrs. Mcmillan and Miss Mcmillan. the
| portuguese minister and Viscountess Santo
F1hryso, Senator and Mrs. Wolcott Can't
and Mrs. Crowninshield Col and Mrs. ].
B. Carter Mr.. and Mrs Henry Nav. Mr..
ana MRS Anlick Palmer. Mr.. and Mrs. l..
| f. Quigg, Representative and Mrs Charles
Sprague Mrs. Wright, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Morgan, Alr: and Mrs. Arnold Hague Mr..
ana Mrs. Fairfax Harrison Miss Ward,
Mss Ashton Miss Bailey, Miss Clagett,
Miss Wallach, Miss Glover, Miss Patten,
| the Misses Horstmann Miss Mott Miss
| NeWlands Miss Grace Train, Miss Wet
more, Miss Daisy Wilson, the Misses
Phiprs Mr. and Mrs. Horace Wyiie Miss
Boardman Miss Hopkins. Miss Biddle. Mr.
ana Mrs Blair Lee. the German ambassa-
DOR, Minister Brun, Count Vinci. Baron
herman, Mr. Zelenoy, Mr.. Routkowsky,
|
| Reidl Senior del Viso, Mr.. Joostens the
| Marquis Romano, Mr.. Berry. the Messrs
Lodge. the Messrs. Hit Mr.. Gist Blair,
| Col. MichIer. Capt. Gilmore. Capt. NcCaw-
| ley, Mr.. Robert Adams Representative
| Olmsted the Messrs. Hale. Mr. Lee Philips,
| DR.. Morris Murray. Mr. Philip Mcmillan
! MI. Bancroft Davis, Messrs. John Story,
Frederick My, j. B. Henderson. jr., George
| Howard, Mr.. Roger Wetmore Mr.. Walter
| Damroscb, Mr.. John Fox, Mr.. r. B. Wilson
| of New York, the Mcssrs. Wilson of Wash
l n md How'd fT~.=a Dill,
| phia.
Miss Marshall, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
| Fielding Lewis Marshall and granddaugh-
| ter of the late Chief Justice Marshall of
Virginia. was presented to society yester-
| day through the medium of tea at her
| parents home 2Sth street, and was
| most charmingly received She was pref
| tfly dressed in white net over white satin
| trimmed with quilted white ribbon. and
| carried rose bouquet. Mrs. Marshall wore
black net over black satin. Mrs. Z. W.
| Creecy and Mrs. James B. Ferguson of
Winchester did the honors at the tea
| table, which, lie the rest of the house. was
decked with pink roses. Miss Lillian Cra-
| gin. Miss Bessie Orme. Miss Belle Graves
Miss Stuart, Miss May Bayne, Miss May
Nicholson, Miss Ethel Wymer, Miss Ethel
| Sigsbee, Miss Mamie Read Miss Susie
Tunstall. Miss Lizzie Gwatkin of Rich
mond, Miss Josephine Cooke of Norfolk
| Miss Harriet Gibson of Leesburg were also
! in the receiving party.
5 o'clock tea yesterday, when Georgetown
| and Washington friends were present, and
| handsomely entertained. Mrs. Thomas
| Hull of Baltimore presided at the chocolate
| table and Mrs. Malcolm Henry, Mrs. Nc
| Evoy. Mrs. E. B. Sanger, Mrs. VIM. Dun
| lop Mrs. Hopkins. Mrs. Cleland Ofley,
| Mrs. Green. Miss Nancy Green, Miss Car
| RE Cassn. Miss Cassn and the Misses Eu-
gena and Maggie Barber. sisters of the
hostess, were in the receiving party.
Mrs. Raymond Patterson of No. 1909 Ken
! yon street gave a luncheon today in honor
| of her two young house guests, Miss Flor
| ence Childs and Miss Evelyn Wiswall of
| Chicago. The table decorations We're in
| red. The invited guests We're Miss Adola
| Greeley. Miss Bessie Dawes, Miss Helen
Highly, Miss Josephine Eddy, Miss Lenore
| Rouzer. Miss Ruth Halford and Miss Mary
| Hamilton, while Miss Mcfarland assisted
! the hostess in entertaining the guests.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Patterson of Chi
cago have taken the Wheeler house, No
| $50 10th street. corner of X street, for the
| season, and are now installed in their new
| home.
Assistant Secretary Hill of the State De-
| partment gave a lucheon yesterday at his
home, 1913 X street, to William II. Crane,
| the actor. Those present were Mr. Hill,
| Mr.. Crane, Francis Wilson, Frederick
| Emery, Adelbert Hay and John Addison
Porter, secretary to the President.
Attorney General Griggs last night in
augurated the custom of officially enter
| tanning the Supreme Court at dinner The
| occasion was one of the most happy in
| which the Supreme Court has taken part.
The dinner was at the home of the Attor-
ney General, 1907 Massac husetts avenue
| Chief Justice Fuller and every member of
| the court was present. Each member was
accompanied by his wife, except Chief JUS
tee Fuller and Justice Brown whose wives
| are out of the city. Miss Griggs and Miss
Lord OF New York were present
MI j. Watts Chaplin and Miss Mary Ell
tringham were married in New York civ
on the evening of January 4. Mr. Chapin
mas many friends in this city where he re-
sided for several years, while his bride is
resident of New York city, where they
| will make their home
The marriage of Miss Edith R. Turner
and Mr. Eugene Lee Benoist was cele-
prated at st. Paufs Church last Wednes-
aay by the Most Rev. Archbishop Ryan
Inc youthful bride was gowned in white
SILK, trimmed with lace worn by her ma
ternal great-grandmother, with ornaments
OF pearls and diamonds, the latter the gift
OF the groom. She came in church with
her elder brother. Mr.. H. S. Turner jr of
st. Louis, preceded by her sister the maid
| of honor, and six lovely young bridesmaids
gewned in white organdie over white taft
feta, with long wells fastened in thair nom.