Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-18
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
LUNCHEON TODAY AT GERMAN
EMBASSY FOR NOTED GUESTS.
Beautiful Wedding Of Miss Gordon and
Mr.. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
and Dinners-Notes.

and Dinners-Notes.
The German ambassador and Baroness
| Sternburg gave luncheon today in honor
of the German military ENJOYS, when the
| additional guests included Colonel and Mrs.
| Bromwell. Major and Mrs. Duvall Captain
! and Mrs. Sewell and the embassy STAN. Last
| night at a beautiful dinner, also In their
| honor, the ambassador and his wife enter
tanned the Italian ambassador and Baroness
Mayor des Planches, the Mexican ambassa-
| dor and Sonora Azpiroz, the French am
| bassador and Nine. Jusserand the Austrian
| amba ssador and Nine. Hengelmuller. Lieut..
| Gen. Alfred van Lowenfeld, general adj
jutant Of Emperor Williams military staff,
and Major Count Won Schmettow. imperial
adjutant general; Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Mac
| Veagh the naval attache of the French
embassy and Viscountess de Faramond.
Miss Mabel Boardman, Miss Langham,
Major Won Etzel, military attache of the
| German embassy, and Captain Dickman.
| aid to General Lowenfeld. large recep-
| ton will follow their dinner of tomorrow
| night. The invitations are for 1890 The
German visitors were at Fort Myer yester-
| day.
The Founding Hospital tea yesterday at
the institution, on 18th street. attracted
/
Mrs. A. T. Britton, Mrs. A. B. Browne and
| Mrs. Perrine welcomed each arrival and
Mrs. Boughton, Mrs. Smythe and Mrs.
| Kendall escorted them through the build
| Ing. An orchestra played and enlivened the
| sales rooms, where dolls, flowers, etc, were
| sold. Mrs Henry l.. West presided at the
coffee urn and Miss Britton, Miss Marion
Litchffeld West. Miss Isabel Patton Miss
Georgia Knox, Miss Flora Britton, Miss
Gowans, Miss Edna Saunders Miss Minnie
| west Miss Laura Sylvester the Misses
Dyer Dyer Miss Mis- Ruth Brown, Miss Faith Davis,
| Mrs. Shirley Bowles and Mrs. Joseph
| Thompson assisted at the tables in many
capacities. Mrs. w. S. Knox Mrs Lisner,
Mrs Bigelow, Mrs. Taylor, Mrs. Plat, Mrs.
| sylvester, Mrs. Barron, Mrs. Whitney and
| MISS Sewers We're in charge of the tables.
The babies were visited in their cradles and
| carriages, and looked unusually happy and
| interesting.
| day were Mrs. Roosevelt Mrs Robert 7
| Wynne and Mrs. Thomams F. Walsh.
Another successful charity event of yes-
| deIday was the tea at the House of Mercy.
24oS X street. where about fifty women
| and children are sheltered The building
| when has been lately enlarged and re-
1 4nH was open for inspection. Mrs.
! John MCGOWAN, president of the board OF
| managers, and Mrs Julian James were at
the tea table, and the following presided at
en 1e safe OF household articles: Mrs. Glenn
| ent Brown, Mrs Charles Henry Rutler
MRS Thomas M. Chatard Mrs. Randolph
| M. Clarke, Mrs. H. Churchill Candee, Mrs
~ Il =. fremont, Mrs. William H Goddard
Mas, william A Hammond. Mrs. Isham
aornsby, Mrs. Ralph Cross johnson. Mrs
r; Dickinson Jewett Mrs. w. Duncan Nc
him, Mrs. A. j. Parsons, Mrs. Aulick
n Mrs p. Mrs G P Russell Mrs. satterlee
henry Granville Sharpe Mrs. Nathaniel
wilson. Miss Satterlee. Miss MCGOWAN.
MISS Mason, Miss Daisy Wilson, Miss Jew
| EFT and Miss Switzerland
Miss Esther Gordon, daughter of Mr.. and
| MRS James Holdsworth Gordon, and Mr.
Cuthbert Powell Minnegerode were married
| last night at the brides home surrounded
! oy smlilng relatives and were the central
| ngures In a scene of unusual beauty and
! soiemnity. The drawing room was beau
| tlfniiy adorned with white blossoms, and
| trailing vines were twined about the hand
| railing of the staircase and were massed
| with foliage plants in the reception hall
| Inc mirrors and mantels were banked with
clusters or chrysanthemums, set amid
| lerns Miss Glorvina Gordon cousin of the
| bride, very becomingly gowned in yellow
SILK gauze, with which she carried white
| chTysanthemums tied with gauze ribbons
| was the. only attendant for the bride. who
| was escorted by her father. Rev. j. H. w.
Blake OF Christ Church officiated and Mr.
| George Minnegerode was best man. The
bridal gown of white mousseline was trim
| med with pearls. The bodice was nearly
| covered with point lace bertha and ruff
| mes or point lace finished the elbow sleeves.
| A tulle veil was worn, and a shower bou-
| auet or valley lilies was carried. The fam
| liy party witnessing the ceremony with the
| brides parents included Mr. William r.
Gordon, Mr.. John Blake Gordon Mr.. Spen-
| Ger Gordon, Mr.. Erskine Gordon Mrs J
| g. Sewers, all of Washington; Mr.. Gordon
J Gordon OF New York, Mrs Handy of An
| napolis, Mr.. and Mrs. Linton Landreth of
Philadelphia, Miss Woodward. Prof. and
Mrs. Andrews, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Min
| nigerode, Miss Minnfgerode, Mrs. William
Ann
hugh Lee Minnigerode, Mr. Karl Mimi
gerode. Mr.. Mcclure, Mr. and Mrs Rozier
| Dulaney, Dr. and Mrs. John Gordon, Can't
ana Mrs. William Writ Kimball. Mrs
| George II. Gordon. and DR.. and Mrs Well
| ington. large reception followed during
which Mr.. and Mrs. Minnigerode left for
! their wedding trip. the bride travelling In
! dark blue broadcloth, with velvet hat
| After December Is they will reside at the
! Portner.
Mrs James Green gave one of the hand
| soonest luncheons Of the season yesterday
| at her home on Massachusetts avenue
Mrs John W. Foster will give small tea
| next Monday to meet Mrs. Grant.
Mrs Hoyt, wife of Solicitor General Hoyt,
| has invitations out for the debut of her
daughter, Miss Elenor Hoyt. Tuesday after
noon, November %, 4 to $50.
Mrs. Peirce, wife of the assistant secre-
| tary of state will present her niece Miss
| Cummings, at o'clock tea Monday, No
| vember u.
Mr.. Ross Thompson entertained at a
| handsomely appointed dinner last evening
| at his home Kalorama avenue. The
| table was beautifully decorated with maid
| en-hair fern and yellow chrysanthemums.
| Mr.. Thompson's guests were Mr.. ]. Nota
| McGill, Mr.. j. B. Winner, Mr. William Hen
| derson Moses, Mr.. John B. Osborne, Mr..
| William A. McKenny. Mr.. Victor Kauff-
mann, Mr.. James F. Hood, Mr.. A. B.
| Briggs, Mr.. James NJ Green, Dr. ]. w.
| Shaw and Mr.. T. j. d. Fuller.
| Senator and Mrs. Depew were entertain
| ed at box party last night at the horse
| show when Miss Alice Roosevelt was also
| present. The latter wore costume of pink
| silk with insertions of white lace, Her lat
| was white, faced with black, and trimmed
| with white feathers. She wore white boa
| Mrs. Chauncey NJ. Depew wore pink and
| white and a small hat trimmed with white
! flowers.
( Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Walshs party
yesterday at the horse show included Mrs.
| James Speyer, who wore chocolate colored
| cloth, trimmed with blue velvet, and a
| brown hat of beaver felt Mrs Walsh was
| in light gray cloth and wore pearl gray
| hat.