Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-17
Invitations Thick as the Fabled
Leaves Of Long Ago.
new GRANDEUR FOR THE EMBASSIES
Wedding Day and Debut Party
Announcements.
9TH Err TIM ELY GOSSIP


ranged for the December brides and
grooms, make a dozen or two opportunities
of appearing in ones best clothes among
ones best friends. Dinners are frequent
enough-one or two a week-for the most
frequent hosts to give thorough and salts
factory enjoyment, heightened by the fact
that there now remains, even among the
busiest classes, plenty Of daylight leisure
to give to long walks or some sort of out
door exercise. What with the demands of
the golf and fencing clubs, to say nothing
of the joys of driving or being driven in
a horseless carriage, no day is quite long
enough for all that is proposed.
After a month of steady attendance at
teas there is always heard many more or
less critical remarks that the likeness of
one event to another is SO complete that
the last one seems but a continuation of
the first. To offset this in time might give
employment to busy brains during the next
fortnight, and effect results which would
be interesting not only to the debutantes,
but to their friends well.
Low lights and soft music were pleasing
accomplishments yesterday afternoon to a
koffee-klatsche given by Mrs. John NJ.
Robinson in Baltimore. who had native Sy-
rians in costume to dispense Turkish cot
fee. The vessels used in preparing and
serving the beverage We're collected by
the hostess in Constantinople.
The coffee was served in tiny after-dinner
cups WITHOUT UlHultS, eacn one IN a brass
stand. With the curious tea and coffee
making outfits owned by the Travelled resi-
dents of this city, one might be served as
in a dozen foreign lands with little trouble.
The tea table as an adjunct to the average
afternoon reception to which several hum
dred people are invited has been omitted
lately, largely probably because nobody
wanted the tea when sweetmeats were In
abundance The > o'clock cup of tea, how
ever, remains the steady accompaniment
of the usual reception day and needs no
extra embellishments to make it easily the
rallying point in the room and the spot
from which radiates most of the cheering
influences of a formal or an informal call.
Mrs. Edward McCauley, whose daughter,
Miss McCauley, will be the first of the
debutantes to be presented, has cards out
for November %. Other tea cards out for
debut gatherings are from Mrs. Worthing-
ton and Mrs. F. y. Loring, the former pre-
sentng her youngest and the latter her
eldest daughter.
Mrs. John A. Logan, jr.. and her children
have gone abroad for the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Jay Crawford have
sent out invitations for the marriage of
their niece formerly of this city. Miss Mary
Edwina Lyles. to Mr., Albert Henry Ray
mond. at their home. No Ga West nth
street. Tuesday evening, November q.
reception will follow.
The Princeton senior dance last night was
a great success Mrs. Elkins among
the patronesses. A concert preceded the
ball and Mrs. J. Thomson Swami of this
city was among the patronesses.
The marriage of Miss Emma Adel1a
| Hempler and Mr.. John NJ. Zerwis will take
place Monday evening, November 10, )
! o'clock at the First Presbyterian Church,
| Az street between G and ID streets north
west. The sister of the groom Miss kaue
| Zerwis. will be maid of honor, and the
| niece of the bride, Lillian Mitchell, flower
! girl The brother Of the bride, Mr.. Harry
| II Hempler will be best man. The cere-
nv- No.,
| aid Macleod and Rev. DR.. Byron Sunder-
| land Mr. Kyle King, Mr.. Orville w. JEFF
| fries Mr.. Chas. Elliott and Mr.. Bowie
| Roberts will be ushers.
Other weddings next week include three
for Wednesday-one at noon, that of Miss
| Edith Roberts and DR.. Jesse Ramsburgh,
| which is to take place at Epiphany Church:
Miss Eden Jane Jayne and Mr.. Robert
| Lewis AmeS will be married at Calvary
Baptist Church at 7:3O. and Miss Clarissa
| Donch and Mr.. Alvin NJ. McNish at ST.
Paurs English Lutheran Church at Z
| o'clock.
| Lady Pauncefote has resumed her usual
reception day for her friends. Lord Paun-
cefote and their daughters We're at home
| also to meet the callers, who, besides ex-
| changing greetings with the members of
| this agreeable household. took pleasure also
| in observing the new carpets, hangtngS and
wall decorations which freshen up the big
rooms Of the British embassy. The color
| ing of the rooms is a noticeable change
| and as this extends to the furniture up
holstering. quite general new effect has
been obtained.
| The Russian embassy is so artistically ar
ranged with the furniture and personal be-
| longings of the ambassador that in some re-
| spectS the drawing rooms are among the
most tasteful at the capital. The title
| of the youthful mistress makes her doubly
| interesting, and her Thursday receptions are
the meeting place for many delightful peo-
| pie. Countess Cassinis latest accomplish
| ment has added Spanish to her knowledge
of continental languages.
| The Mexican embassy has been almost en-
! tirey refurnished in the large drawing
| room and the appearance of the reception
| room greatly changed by the fine speci-
mems of japanese handiwork collected by
| the son of the ambassador during his stay
| in Japan. New carpets, pictures and orna-
| ments have replaced those in use since the
| first occupancy of the house, and make a
proper setting for the new French furniture
| in the drawing room, which was in place
| last season. three-quarter length por-
trait in oil of the late Minister Romero. by
| a Mexican artist, now hanging in the hail.
| will be placed in the new offices of the EN-
| bassy.
| Miss Alice Chandlee. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. W: E. Chandlee. and Mr.. David ".
| Chadwick, paymaster U. 9. N, will be mar
| ried Tuesday afternoon November 81, at J
| o'clock, at the residence of her parents,
| 1923 Vermont avenue
Mrs. Nellie Lee Janney of Council Bluffs,
Iowa. is visiting Mrs. I. s. Stone, 1913
| Rhode Island avenue.
A reception will be rendered to Rev. Fred :
| erick ID. Power at the Vermont Avenue
| Christian Church Tuesday evening" Novem-
| Der 90 1900, from to 10 o'clock, in honor
of his twenty-five years of pastoral service
| in that church.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Frank M. Burst of jack
| sonville, Fla, and Mrs. DIR. w. Maupin and
daughter of Fresno, Cal, after delightful
| visit at the home Of Capt. and Mrs. John
| T. Talbot, No. 2144 H northwest, left for
| their homes yesterday.
| Mrs George Routt Johnson, widow of
| John Scott johnson. is now located at 1908
| Rhode Island avenue, Iowa circle.
Mrs. George Thurber of Clarendon, Va,
| gave a pink luncheon of eight covers We'd
| nesday, November 10. Those present were:
| Mrs. Thos. Roach, Mrs. Hines. Mrs Nc
Kib IN of New York, Mrs. Mcfarland of
| Jersey, Mrs E. L. Jordan, Mrs. Mckinney
| and Mrs. Mama. The table was decorated
| in pink chrysanthemums, and each guest
was presented with a favor made in the
| share of flower.
Mrs. Griggs. wife of the Attorney Cen
| eral, and her daughters have returned to
| their home on Massachusetts, avenue. Miss
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