Evening star., 1902-03-21
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
COUNTESS CASSINI'S FANCY
HEADDRESS DINNER.
Recent Hospitalities and Some Coming
Ones-A Cakewalk-Per-
sonal Notes.

Countess Cassini's fancy headdress din
ner at the Russian embassy tonight will be
followed by reception, to which large
company is invited. At the end of a season
during which every old and many new con-
ceits for pleasure giving have been resorted
to. this idea Of the young countess is quite
in the line of novelty. Twenty-Five have
been invited to dinner. and the fancy head
gear essential will be observed by the later
guests as we'll. The Countess Cassini will
portray the dramatic and literary fad OF
the moment in wearing a Francesca da
Rimini headdress. A diamond and pearl
tiara will hold her fimy veil in place.
Every era and country, with view to be-
comingness, of course, have been selected
In the headgear to be worn. The Misses
Warder are to be orientals, Miss Robson
a Marie Stuart, Miss May colonial lady
and Mrs. de Margerie Castillian grand
dame. Miss de Smirnon will wear the Hol-
land queens headdress and Mrs Herbert
Wadsworth that Of an Alsatian peasant.
Mrs de Koven and Mrs. Chatfield Taylor
are going as colonial ladies' and Miss
Glover will be Nine. de Lambaile.
The German ambassador was host last
night at dinner. when his guests were
Senator and Mrs. Depew. Mrs. Postlethwaite,
tative and Mrs. Newlands. Mrs. Perrin. Miss
Boardman, Mr. and Mrs Merriam. Miss
Ward, the Danish and Persian ministers
Lieutenant Commander and Mrs. Won he,
beur Paschwitz, Mr.. Ayguesparse, Mr. Del
Viso and Count Quadt Of the German en-
baSSy.
The Secretary Of the Treasury and Mrs
Shaw were the guests Of honor at Senator
Kean's dinner last night. Mrs. Shaw was
entertained at a luncheon yesterday oS
Mrs Schreiner, the others present neine
Mrs. Spooner, Mrs. Dalzell, Mrs. Sloiey'
oil
Mrs John NJ Wilson and Miss Fountain.
Admiral Dewey was one of the Judges at
a cakewalk last night at Whlte han, tne
Palm Beach home of Mr.. and Mrs Henry
Flagler. Col. John Jacob Astor LED the
walk" with the hostess. Miss Laura JACK
son of this city won a prize at bridge, the
main entertainment OF the event.
Mr. and Mrs George P. Rowell of Irving.
ton-on-the- Hudson. New York, are the
guests Of Mr.. s. H. Kaufman.
Ex-senator Thurston entertained at din
ner last evening at his residence. 2l3z
Wyoming avenue, in honor OF the Postmas-
ter General. The other guests were the
Secretary Of Agriculture. the Speaker OF
the House. Mr.. Justice Brewer. Senator'S
Elkins, Fairbanks, Clark Of Wyoming.
Mitchell. Kearns. McComas and clark or
Montana; Representative Daizeil. sner-
man. Tawney and Dick. Mr. M A. Ballin-
ger, Mr.. Carroll Purman and Mr.. Clarence
L. Thurston.
Mrs. B. M. Morris. Miss smalley, Mrs.
G. Nj. Bliss, Miss Bliss. Miss Girdron. L. T.
Phillips and R. 8. Sunstn Of Washington
are at the Brexton, Atlantic City.
The Saturday Evening Assembly will
give a dance tomorrow evening at the Ma
tional Rifles armory.
Mr. ]. Pierpont Morgan and party of
1iy,ep
in the south, arrived in Washington yes
terday. They were entertained at lunch by
Senator Hanna and later visited the Capt.
toll They probably will continue their Jour-
ney north today. With Mr.. Morgan are
DR.. ]. w. Markoe and wife. Mrs NJ. P.
Douglass Miss Morgan, ]. H. Warren and
wife and Mrs. Hamilton.
Church Miss Ethel, daughter of Mr.: and
Mrs Charles A. Carpenter, and Mr.. Louis
Irving Doyle were married by Rev ). Rus-
sell Verbrycke in the presence Of large
number of relatives and friends. The bride
was attended by her sister, Miss Alice M.
Carpenter, as maid Of honor. Mr.. Harold
Doyle was best man. The bridal chorus
from "Lohengrin' was sung by the church
terworth and F. c. Schaefer and Mrs. L.
q. Speer, Mrs George w. Mercer and Mrs.
L. c. Hills. The bride was handsomely
gowned in pearl-gray crepe de chine; nine;
bride roses The maid Of honor wore cas-
tor crepe de chine, trimmed with lace and
panne velvet. and carried pink roses. The
ushers were Conrad B. Doyle Or. Paris F.
Rrengle Fred F. Reisner and Fred X.
Proctor An informal reception was held
at the residence of the brides parents, 6O9
Florida avenue northwest. Among those
present, besides those named before. were
Mr.. and Mrs S. 8. Doyle and family, Mr..
and Mrs T. r. Senor and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Eugene Bell, Mrs. H. H: Doyle, Mr..
and Mrs William r. Coon. Mr.. and Mrs.
Eagar Coleman Mr. and MRS: Wiiiiam All
n s. Bronson Mr.. and Mrs. v. A. Brown
stein, Mr.. and Mrs. James II. Clear. MI
and Mrs Frank Haines, Mr. and Mrs: J.
B. Mulioy r1 Mr.: Tsadw and Ke1,oes MIs DR. and Mrs
Thomas Miller, Miss Mary Edmonston. Mr..
Arthur P. Shaffer, Miss Gertrude Chaun-
cey. Miss Grace Burger, Miss Helen F. Car
penter, Mr.. Josiah Marquand of New York
city and DR.. Britt Of New York city. The
couple left on q late train for West Vir-
ginia. After brief trip they Will De at
home after April l at 1925 Eslin avenue
Mount Pleasant. Many valuable presents
were received from relatives and friends In
this and other cities.
A surprise party was given Mr.. Jesse
Angel on his sixteenth birthday, March 70.
at his residence, $50 23d street. After play
ing games until late hour the guests as
sembled in the dining room, where refresh
ments were served. The oirthday CAKE was
nrettily trimmed and decorated with six
teen pink candles. Those who assembled to
surprise Mr.. Angel were the Misses BERTHE
Hough, Gertrude Jones. Ruby Sprlngston,
Myrtle Spence. Helen King, Edna Sheckeis'
Maude Mcclure. Gladys Cruit, Aileen Mo-
ran. and Messrs. Robert Linkins, Guy
Eiker, Neil Eker. Francis Fagan Vinton
Hough, Edmond Harry. John Goodman and
Edward Angel
Judre and Mrs. Lawrence Weldon enter