Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-17

following ushers: Mr.. J. Thilman Hendrick,
Mr. Alexander G. Bentley, Mr.. Donald Nc
Lean, Mr.. Edward B. Kimball, Mr.. Stuart
]. Gass Of this city and Mr.. George l..
Taylor, jr., Of Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. D. Kline Of Admission,
Ala, are visiting the parents of the latter,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin~S. Bachman, spending
the Christmas holidays.
Miss Caroline T. Niernsee has just re-
turned from pleasant visit to her friends in
Admission, Ala.
The charge d'affaires of the French en-
bassy and Nine. de Margerie gave lunch
con yesterday as a farewell to NJ Aygnes
PARSE, who will go to Europe shortly on
leave of absence, Those present were:
Miss Alice Howard. daughter of Sir Henry
Howard, the British minister to The Hague;
Miss Ashton Miss Daisy Wilson, Count Won
Montgelas of the Germany embassy and
Baron Frankenstein Of the Austrian en-
baSsy.
Senator and Mrs. Scott gave dinner last
night, when their guests included Senator
Frye, Senator and Mrs. Fairbanks, Senator
and Mrs. Burrows, Senator and Mrs. Dry
den, Senator and Mrs. Willard, Representa-
tive and Mrs. Dayton, Representative and
Mrs. Hughes, Representative and Mrs
Swanson, the Solicitor General and Mrs.
Richards and Mrs. Millard, daughter-in-law
Of Senator Willard
Gen. and Mrs Gillespie had dinner COM
pany at their home last night in honor OF
Gen and Mrs. Leonard Wood. The others
present were: Senator and Mrs. Alger, the
third assistant secretary Of state and Mrs
Peirce, Gen. and Mrs. M. v. Sheridan, Mrs
NJ S. Lincoln and DR.. Joseph H. Bryan.
Representative Morrell was another dinner
host last night the guest OF honor being
Representative Babcock, chairman OF the
District committee, and the others present
were: Representatives Mudd. John ]. Jen-
kins, David H. Mercer George A. Pearre
James w. Wadsworth, Spencer Blackburn,
John K. Stewart. Adolph Meyer, William S.
Coward, James A. Norton Thetus w. Sims,
all Of the same committee; Commissioners
Macfarland. West and Biddle, Gen. George
Harries, Col. Theodore Bingham Mr.. Fred
F. Gillett, Mr.. Samuel P. L. Powers, Rep
resentative Robert Adams, Judge Joseph
McCammon, Mr.. Joseph McAndrews and
Mr.. Victor Metca1f.
The British ambassador and Lady Herbert
gave pleasant welcome yesterday to the
diplomatic corps. following a long-estab-
lished custom in the settling here of new
foreign representative. The occasion had
a double significance also as the new am
bassador has comparatively a new home
since the completion of the changes that
have been in progress for the last six
months New papering and painting give
an entirely different aspect to the spacious
rooms. In the entrance hall bright red
walls replace the former somber tones. The
drawing rooms or now in white and cream
tints following modern Ideas In fashionable
residences New furniture has. replaced
much of that in use since the erection of
the dwelling. The refurnishing is even
more marked in the upper chambers, where
dainty and attractive effects have been OBJ
tanned.
A collation. was served and an orchestra
played the national airs of all countries.
The ambassador and Lady Herbert, the
latter very handsomely gowned as Is her
custom had receiving with them Mrs. Sid
ney Waterfow and the secretaries and at
taches of the embassy staff. The German
ambassador who is in New York, and the
Venezuelan charge d'affaires, Mr.. Pulido,
detained by illness, were noticeable absen-
S25, 900 in the improvement of its Washing
ton property.
One of the most attractive of the debu-
tantes of the season, Miss Gertrude Ashby
Bayne, daughter of DIR. and Mrs. John w.
Bayne, had her coming out party yesterday,
one of the worst afternoons of the winter
thus far. The weather played no part in
the festivity, however, unless it induced
even those who pay the most attention to
their comfort to defy the storm for the
young girl on the Threshold of social life.
and Of participating in a gathering In which
most of the old Washington families were
represented, amid surroundings that were
in such happy contrast to the Outdoor view.
Mrs. Bayne welcomed her guests In the
front drawing rooms the pretty debutante
standing near her, dressed in the daintfest
Of white crepe de chine gowns. and carrying
huge bouquet OF roses, one OF the many