Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-20
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
GREAT DISPLAY OF THE FASHIONS
AT THE HORSE SHOW.
The Marriage of Miss Hempler and
Mr.. Zerwis-New Residents-A
ID. A. n. Mattcr-NOtes.

Mr. Zervfs-New Restdents-A
ID. A. r.. Matter-Notes.
AS fashionable event the horse show is
| just great as ever. New York society
| filled the Madison Square Garden yester-
day. both afternoon and evening, and dined
| and wined itself before and after at the
| favored hotels. Fine raiment aired for
| the first time in such gorgeous quantity and
| variety that those who only go for this part
of the entertainment were fully repaid. Mr..
Alfred Vanderbilt attracted double atten-
ton last light by being the only man in his
set not in evening dress. The study in fem
| mime headgear was bewildering. The fiat
| shapes Off the face seemed 10 have received
| the greatest favor. Flower hats. either fol-
| iage or blossoms. or both combined, were
Worn by S-verai of the beSt-dreSSed young
matrons. who also frightened their toilets
| by an abundance of sparkling gems Guests
| from dinners came without hats. giving the
boxes a much more dressed-up look.
| Ex-Secre:ary Whitney, Senator and Mrs.
Wetmore and the Misses Wetmore were
| among those in the box tier best known to
| Washingtonians. OF smart toilets in the
! evening the following seemed to lead: Mrs
| Stuyvesant Fish. white mousselne de sole
| with supure insertions. white picture hat
and plumeS; Mrs. Herman Oerlchs, silver
satin, covered with black lace Mrs Seth
| Barton French. similar gown Miss Helen
|
match. lace scarf: Mrs. Clarence Mackay
| white lace gown and hat of gardenas and
leaves. and Miss Wetmore, black and white
| lace, blue hat, with black tulle and pink
| roses.
| The marriage of Miss Emma Adelaide
| Hempler and Mr. John NJ. Zerwis took
| place last evening at the First Presbyterian
| church. and was witnessed by large
semblage. Palms, ferns and white chryS-
anthemums banked the pulpit and plat
! form The bride, who was escorted by her
| father. Mr. H. Il. Hemper. was preceded
by flower girl Miss Lillian Mitchell, and
! Miss Kate Lerwis as maid of honor The
| bride was dressed in white organdie trim
med with white satin ribbon and embroid-
| cry. A coronet of orange blossoms held her
| tulie veil. She carried bride roses. The
maid of honor wore white organdie over
| blue taffeta and the flower girl was also in
| white. The best man was MIR. Harry Hem
| pier, and Rev. Donald Mcleod, assisted by
Rev. Dr. Sunderland, performed the cere-
mony The ushers were Messrs. Bowie
Roberts, Kyle King, Orville w. Jeffries and
| CHARLES Elliott. A reception for the bridal
| party and relatives followed at the Hem
| pier home before the depa rture of Mr. and
MRS. LerWis for a three-weeks northern
| trip They Will hold a reception Monday,
| December II, D to $, at I56 street.
| Mrs. Carter, wife of Senator Carter of
Montana, has returned to her home on
| Stoughton street
! Mrs. and the Misses Hitchcock have re-
| turned from New York.
| President Mckinley, with Secretary and
| Mrs. Gage, and possibly other members of
the cabinet families, are expected Saturday
| III Baltimore at the Taylor-Ciary wedding
| Mrs. Electa E, Smith, who spent the past
month at her former home at Sterling H.
| returned here Monday, and a few minutes
after reaching her home received news of
| the death of her sister, Mrs. Harriet Will
sen. The deceased, who is the first of six
| sisters to pass away, had been i'll for the
past year, but was much improved as to
| be sitting up when Mrs. Smith left her on
| Saturday to return to this city The latter
has received many expressions of sympa-
thy in her bereavement from friends in this
| and other cities.
Miss Isabelle Taggart of n street is on a
visit to Miss Alice Bell of SIS West 9th
street, Wilmington, Del, where she ex-
| poets to remain for some weeks.
DR.. and Mrs. w. Duncan Mckim will re-
side at No. 1887 Massachusetts avenue for
the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pellew have gone to their
| cottage at Aiken, S. C.
Mrs. Charles Francis Carusi will be at
home Wednesday, November u, from I'M
| I'll q, at her residence, 1I55 18th street.
Miss Elizabeth Zea, who has been visit
ing friends in Pittsburg, has returned to
the city.
The Manor House Chapter, D. A R., held
| its first meeting at the Riggs Saturday
evening. An interesting address on Opt
Az
| were sung by Mrs. Felthouse and Mrs. For
ney. accompanied by Miss Miriam Ballinger.
| Mrs. Mike Newmyer and her niece, Miss
| S:gmund, will be at home to their friends
" ednesday afternoons, 1902 NJ street.
Mrs Rice, widow of Senator Henry NJ.
Rec of Minnesota. is spending the winter
| in Washington with her daughter Mrs.
| Thompson at 2O23 Hillyer place.
Mrs. George F. Chamberlain, formerly
Mrs. Angelo jackson, is stopping at $50
* street, where she will be pleased to see
| her friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas Eckhardt, their
! daughter, Miss Bessie, and son, Karl, have
! returned after a SIX months trip abroad.
| They visited the Paris exposition and saw
the Passion Play at Oberammergau. Most
| o, the time was spent in Germany.
Mrs. ]. A. Mower widow of General
Mower, is at the Logan, Iowa circle, for
| the winter.
| Mr. and Mrs. II. Morse Thatcher the
| latter the daughter of Rev. DR.. T. c. Eas-
| ton, have returned from their wedding tour.
| During most of their absence from the city,
| lasting three weeks, they We're in Massa-
| cnusetts and New hampshire.
One of the most interesting moves which
| the national board of the Daughters of the
| American Revolution has made in long
| time is now the subject of considerable dis
| cussion in local circles of the society. AS
| the second term of the president general
| Mrs. Daniel Manning, expires February -
next speculation as to her successor has
| been leading topic for some tune, and the
| friends OF the various candidates are most
| active in the preliminary work toward their
| success. Many names Lave been suggested
| and each mas strong following. AS the
| society mas now become an international
| one by the founding OF a Paris chapter dur
| ing the past year IT is urged that only "A
| woman widely known because of her hus-
| bands omc-al prominence, such Mrs.
| Theodore kooseNe cit or Mrs. Potter Palmer.
| known far and wide by her own per-
| sonality, should be considered eligible
| for the high office, to which Mrs. Man
ming has added greater ulster both at
home and abroad. This sentiment was
| so fully recognized by the national
| board at recent meeting that In
forwarding to Mrs. Roosevelt lately the
| first papers for her admission into the So
ciety, II is said, there also sent a
| formal inquiry as to whether she would
cept the office. provided it We're offered her
at the next continental congress. While
| this move seemed actuated by the broad
est and most liberal policy on the part OF
leading women in the society outside of the
membership of the national board who had
| been consulted it has aroused a storm OF
criticism, largely from the New York
| branches thar them