Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-05
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
MISS BURTON AND LIEUT.. LEE
MARRIED LAST NIGHT.
A Bal Poudre, With Youthful Cavaliers
and Court Ladies-other
Events-Personals.

EVeuCS-ferSOualS.
The wedding season had a brilliant OPEN
ing last night by the marriage of Miss
Kathro Larrabee Burton, daughter of the
inspector general of the army and Mrs.
Burton, to Lieut.. George Mason Lee of the
7th Cavalry, the ceremony. at which only a
family party assisted, taking place in the
ball room at the Highlands where later
several hundred guests assembled to con-
graduate the happy couple. The scene of
the wedding festivities was adorned with
the national colors, as well alum
dance Of jonquils and other spring bios
SONS, of palms and trailing vines. Rev. c.
Ernest Smith, D. D., rector of st. Thomas
Church, officiated, and the attendants to
the couple were Lieuts Evan Humphrey
and Connolly, Lieut.. Lewis Brown of the
7th Cavalry as best man; Miss Anna Lee,
sister of the bridegroom, and Miss Pearl
Sabin of San Francisco, bridesmaids; Mrs.
Rush Wells as matron of honor and Miss
Virginia Lee, sister, and Miss Helen
Chaffee, school girl daughters of Gen. and
Mrs. Fitzhugh Leo and Gen. and Mrs.
Chaffee as ribbon bearers.
Gen. Burton. wearing full dress uniform,
| as did all the men of the bridal party es-
corted his daughter to the floral bower,
where the ceremony took place. Her bridal
toilet of lace over satin was extremely rich
and becoming. Orange blossoms held her
veil, and she carried shower bouquet of
lilies Of the valley. Mrs Wells, her sister,
| as matron of honor, was in white lace over
silk. with touches of yellow chiffon. The
bridesmaids wore shaded yellow liberty
| silk and carried jonQuils. The younger at
tendants wore white dresses. The wedding
| music was play ed by an orchestra in the
| gallery, and during the evening supper was
| Mrs. Lee will go to Fort Riley. Kans.,
where the formers regiment is stationed.
| Gen. and Mrs Fitzhugh Lee parents of the
| bridegroom, were present at the wedding.
| Miss Janet Fish of New York is the guest
| of Mr.. and Mrs. John r. McLe.n.
| Speaker Cannon gave another large dinner
| last night.
| ,'everal officers from posts nearby and
DR.. Silor of this city will be groomsmen at
| the wedding in Atlanta tomorrow night of
| Mi Jennie Dick Gray. The bride is to wear
point lace applique, the skirt covered with
| three fiounces. The bridesmaids will wear
lie pineapple til sue, in the 1880 models,
! full skirts barely touching. made with
snirred yokes, the bodices with deep berthas
of valenciennes lace and extremely short
| sleeves of lace. They will carry baskets of
| red carnations. The matron and maid of
| honor are to wear gowns of rose point lace.
A the oth of Ap-I Capt. Pearce and his
bride will be at Fort Washington, Md.
|
| Miss Roosevelt went to New York yester-
day morning and will return Thursday.
| Theodore jr., and Kermit Roosevelt left
| yesterday for Groton, Mass, to resume
| school. and Ethel went back to her studies
| today.
| Miss Mabel Choate daughter of the
| United States ambassador to England who
will said for the other side April 20, is now
here visiting General and Mrs Oliver
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry May gave a dinner
last night for young people.
Mrs. Draper and her young daughter.
! Margaret, the latter respondent as a
| beauty of the court of Louis XIV well
| coined a delighted and beautiful assem-
| blage of colonial DANES and gallants court
| ladies and cavaliers, whom every other
| day are her associates at school or play
A Juvenile bal poudre is something of a
| novelty, and its successful evolution gave
| pleasure to its favored participants and the
| admiring grown-up audience which was
| probably more keen in knowing how much
labor the preparation for such a party en-
| tails
| A grand march opened the ball after 4
o'clock and was led by the young hostess
and Master Marion Johnston whose pink
| satin and lace-frilled costume was ex-
tremely becoming. Rebekah Wilmer as
Lady Mary Carlisle. Gladys Hinckley as
Anne of Austria, Beatrice Glover as Mar
| tina Washington, Virginia lie Seure as a
| court dame, Minna and Edith Blair as IS3O
bellies, Marguerite Barbour as Marie An
| tolnette, Jane and Laura Carlisle, colonial
! bellies, were a few of the many lovely vi
! s1ons of the long ago. Some other equally
| attractive personages were Dora Glover,
Doris Haywood, Mary Morris McCauley,
| Nancy Neff. Frances Moore, Mary Webb,
| Arthur st. Clair Foraker, Wilson Haywood.
Douglas and Scott Thropp, St George
Tucker. Richard Wilmer, Ellen Bruce Lee,
! Baby Henry Davis Lee, Frances Hoar, Sy-
| bill Hale, Julia and Alice Whiting, John
Sherman McCallum, Ralph Jenkins, the
montgomery boys Payton Winlock, Sophie
Johnston. Minna Hengelmuller, Katherine
| Davis Brown, Phlander Knox Aurora
| Moore, Preston Moore, Louise and Eaton
Cromwell.
| A pretty collation. was a feature. with
| the resident and official world was repre-
scented in the company looking at the
| amusements Of the youngsters.
The second annual masquerade ball given
by the Takoma Club and Library was held
| last night In the club house, on Oak ave-
rue, Takoma Park. and was attended by
| nearly three hundred people. The affair,
| which has become an annual feature of the
| clubs social events. was one of the most
| successful ever given by this popular or
geEiZation. 1t was preceded by reception
| in the parlors of the club. The success of
| the affair Is due to the untiring efforts of
| Mrs Louis p. Shoemaker. Mrs. Belle Jen-
vey Abrams. chairman of the committee;
| Mrs James K. Depue, Mrs. II. j. weber,
| Miss E. f. Kitchener and Mrs. David Field
man. The club house presented a gala at
| tire, while refreshments proved an after
| feature of the evenings entertainment.
| Darcing commenced shortly after O'Clock,
| the maSqueraderS entering and increasing
| in large numbers the evening wore on.
| AT 10 o'clock the masks were removed and
| the winners announced by the judges. The
| first prizes were captured by Mrs. b. ):
1 Abrams and Mr.. Harry c. Fisk, the second
honors going to Miss Lizette Hopkins and
| Mr.. Harry johnson. while the third honors
| were bestowed on Miss Madge Coon. A
| special prize was awarded Mr.. Arthur
| Jarvis. who was attired as lady, and
| made the hit of the evening, and Mr.. Geo.
| e. Miller.
| Those who took part in the grand
march were as follows: Mrs. Belle J.
Abrams Partisan violet Mr.. Harry c
Fisk. Carrie Nation Miss Lizzette Hop
kins, pumpkin" Mr.. Harry johnson,
s.coIored woman" Miss Madge Coon, Jap