Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-11
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Recent Inequalities Here and Else
where-Timely Personal
Notes.

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Nathan Hopkins Heft of Bridgeport, Conn.
| The wedding, which will be a very quiet
| one, on Wednesday, December 81 at noon
will take place at the home of the brides
| mother on New Hampshire avenue. Mrs
! Richardson IS great favorite here socially,
and is very handsome and agreeable
| young matron.
| Mai and Mrs. Burr. who entertaining
| Gen. and Mrs. Fred Grant. gave small
| tea for them yesterday, when the hostess
was assisted by Mrs. John A. Cranston,
| Mrs. Goethals, Miss Elkins and Miss Marion
| Oliver.
| Mrs. Nathan Sargent gave dinner Sat-
| urday night In honor of Lady Howard and
| Miss Howard.
| The Marause de Monsters Merinvile (nee
| CALDWELL, who is in better health than
| during previous visits of late years, and
| Baroness Won ZedtwttZ, her sister, who have
| been for some weeks at the Netherland,
New York, will sail for Europe within a
| fortnight
| At the marriage Saturday in New York
| of Miss Helena Rutherford Ely and Rich
| ard Morsam Meade, son of the late Rear
| Admiral Meade, L. s. N. the bride wore
| a superb white satin gown made in princess
fashion. The exquisite point lace with
| which II was covered was worn by her
] grandmother, Charlotte Livingston, when
/ she was married to John Rutherford. Her
| four bridesmaids wore costumes of pale
| pink chiffon cloth, Gainsborough hats trim
| med with pink feathers and tulle and car
| ried pink carnations.
Senator and Mrs Elkins will give din
| ner tonight in honor OF Gen and Mrs.
| Grant.
Miss Lota Robinson of Baltimore, who is
! dividing the season between here and her
| home city, will give large theater party
| in Baltimore on the 18th.
| A special cable dispatch from London to
| the New York World says of two we'll
| known persons in this city:
| Both Lord and Lady Curzon seem de-
! pressed since their return home. lie looks
/ much older than his years; his eyes have
| weary look. while she seems very fragile.
| They will return 10 the Riviera as soon as
| possible to rejoin their children until the
| late spring. Both need complete rest.
| although Lord and Lady CurZon only
| remained couple of days in Paris they
| made extensive purchases and deposited a
| large collection of rare and beautiful In
dian gems for setting. Some of these are
! to be hurriedy arranged as Christmas
| presents In the form of pendants, clasps
| and rings.
! A crclet of beautiful rubies, mounted
! barbaric ornament is being unset and
! the stones are to be reset In a clasp of
beaten gold, whic Lady Curzon brought
! from Calcutta a Christmas present for
| the Duchess of Fife, now Princess Royal
| of England.
For the queen Lady Curzon brought q
! set of gold fligree trays. Quantities of
/ embroidered dresses of splendid workman
ship are destined for gifts among Lady
! Curzon's friends, as TO an intimate friend
! in 4'aris she remarked that she would rath-
| er not wear such ultra-Indfan dresses now
| that she is no longer vicereine, adding that
| they We're becoming to her in India, but at
| home she would wear clothes like all the
| other women she knew.
| Lady Curzon brought two turquoise COL
| lars exactly alike for her sisters"
1t is announced that the marriage of Miss
| Thora Strong. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
| Charles Strong to Mr. Reginald Ronalis
| will not take place until after the New
| Year holidays. 1t will be quiet wedding
! on account of the recent death of Mr. Ro-
maids father. and in all proba bilty will be
| celebrated at the home of the brides aunt
Mrs. Richard Townsend. in this city.
Mrs. Theodore T. shuey and Mrs. Rather
| Inc Shuey registered at the Paris Office of
| the New York Herald yesterday.
Mrs. John Lee Whitmore Of this city will
! shortly be entertained by Mrs. MGConachie
at a bridge party and a luncheon in Balti-
| more.
| The coming marriage of Mrs John l..
| kernochan and Mr.. John F. Foster is of
| particular interest In this city, where the
| former is well known. Mr.. Foster will soon
sail for England, presumably with his bride.
| who Is one of the two three leading cross
| country riders of the Long Island hunting
set. 1t is likely that the couple will pass
| much of their time in England hereafter, as
| Mr.. Foster is a Britlsher. In her maiden days
| the bride-elect the intimate friend of
Lady Dufferin who was Miss Flora Davis
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. .MatIack announce the
marriage of their daughter, Jessie Edith. to
William A. Mitchell Saturday, Decem-
Der o. 1905.
The Gentlewomen's sale will continue
| through the whole of this week This So
| ciety was esta blfshed three years ago and
! the object was to assist impoverished ladies
| in disposng of their handiwork The work
| Is decidedly above the average and prices
are moderate. The preserves, tellies and
pickles are special feature of the sale
The luncheon. which Is cheap in price hut
not in quality, is for the benefit OF the per-
! manent fund this year, and 1t is well pa
tronized.
| The students ball Of the George Washing
| ton University will be held February "a at
| the New Willard. The music will be by the
Marine Band. and the board Of lady man.
| ayers of the university hospital under
| whose auspices the ball is given each year
hope that no other large affairs will be
| planned for that evening.
| Saturday night the commissioned and
| non-commissioned officers of Company III of
| the Western High School gave the first of a
series OF company dances at Mrs. Dyer's,
| on r street. The ball room was decorated
| with the school colors, red and white, and
| the company color. green. The dancing be-
| gan to the tune of the High School Cadets
| March," and from then on every one en-
| Joyed themselves to the fullest extent Re-
| freshments were served during the inter-
| mission
| The chaperons, who are all members of
| the faculty at Western, were Misses West
| cott Reed, Stutz and Wallace. Those on
the floor included Capt William Bland and
Miss Dudley Manning Lieut. Edward
| ROBBIE and Miss Katharine Alvord Lieut.
Thomas Harrington and Miss Ana Fulton
Sergt. Baer and Miss Baer, Sergt Baker
! and Miss Moffut, Sergt. Weeks and Miss
| Williams. Corporal LASER and Miss LASER,
| Corporal Myers and Miss Myers, Corporal
Campbell and Miss Ashton and Corporal
| Collins and Miss Moon.
Rev. H. Baker and family have gone to
| lower California to spend the winter sea-
| son.
| Miss Adelaide Head left Wednesday for
| Chicago, where she will be the guest of her
| aunt, Mrs. Hayden, and her grandmother
Mrs. Samuel c. Head.