Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-24

ed In the enjoyment OF the
Younger element, that important
nort ne most households viii be ex-
ceedlngiy busy for the next ten oass-
OF the dances there are events TOT every
n,ght and several for some dates The
christmas dance will be the subscription
Iean.vear narty at Rauscher's, when Lacy
Duran. Miss Kean. Mrs. Richard TOWN.
send. Mrs. Alex. Legare, Mrs. John r. NC
Lean. Mrs. Postlethwaite. Mrs. Wayne rar-
ker. Mrs. Horace Westcott and MIS-.
Charles ]. Bell will be the chaperones MISS
Gracs Bell, Miss Postlethwaite ana MISS
Ethel Seckendorf form the coHmitlee.
Another dance Christmas night VIII De
an informal one at the Haitien iegatioh'
when Nine Leger will entertain LOT her
nieces, the Misses Bourke. Ia
The sixty-couple cotillion will be neio
Tuesday night, the Christmas ball for the
House of Mercy at the Arlington Wednes-
day, Mrs Hoyts dance at Rauschs ". ?
Thursday, and Mrs. Wayne fafksr aiso
at Rauseher's on Friday. Saturaay
nigh. informal dance will follow MISS
I,eonore Rouzer's debut tea. Another sat
urday night dance will be given at hauscn,
er's when the Central High Scnooi Alunhh
Association will be hosts. A We1nesuay 81,
night alumni dance will be at the FRIENDS
School gymnasium.
last Thursday her famous blue brocaoe
which was donned for the first time at ths
inaugural ball. She wore with II uiaiiio ~,
necklace of great beauty, Wnieh those WV
have seen her on other great occasions nave
mot before observed So the SuppoSltion -
that 1t is among her Christmas gl1ts .ro.a
the President and arrived early enough "
have her wear 1T for the first ume Wnel sne
of1iciaI family and personal friends were
gathered at the first formal function OF the
winter. Both the President and Mrs. Roose-
Welt are thoroughly enjoying the nappiiess
of Miss Roosevelt and Representative nonS
worth, whose wedding day is tentauveiy
fixed for Saturday, February IL. "TRIP 20
Europe will be taken by the couple, ana
unless they travel incosnito It's progress
will be marked by royal fetes.
The Cuban legation will be the scene OF
a. Chrstmas-tree party tomorrow. oehe.
nrospectiye hosts and hostesseS of the week
will he Senator and Mrs Eakins, Senator
and Mrs. Foraker, Mr.. and Mrs hugh
Wallace, Mr.. and Mrs. James Green, MT
and Mrs. Keep, Miss Marguerite EVaas'
Miss Mabel Raymond, Mr.. and Mrs. Rou1er.
the Mexican mn Ster to Cuba ana MIME.
Godoy, and the occasions will be DEBUT
parties, dinners and a host OF other egelDts'
The engagement of Miss Mignon Critten
of Staten Island to Representative Swagar
Sherley of Louisville, KY, announcer uIiis
morning by Mr.. and Mrs. De Frees Cfioten
in New York. makes public romance .,
the Taft tour of the orient, which was SO
soon followed by the announcements OF M %
Roosevelt.s engagement to Representative
Longworth. Miss Critten was guest OF
Secretary Taft in the oriental party, and
she and Mr.. Sherley met first ON board the
Mancshuria. She Is described as a hand
co,na and viy,a ctouss girl and throughout
the tour of the east MI. Sherley was ner
constant courtier. MT Sherley is Of q
wealthy and prominent Kentucky family,
Is a clI,b man and has made a reputation
as a sneaker in the House of Representa-
tiyes. although this is but has second term
The wedding date Is not announced, but 1t
will he some time in April. The SherleyS
will live In washington.
MANY washington friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Stanislaus Cannon have re-
ceived Invitations for the marriage OF their
daughter Benediota to Mr.. Kospka Sum-
mers at the Church Of the Blessed Sacra-
ment. Broadway and list street, New York
city. Tuesday, January 9. at half past IL
A breakfast will follow at the family home.
at ia West 10th street.
Mr. and Mrs. John Milton Boone OF 81.
Clair, Pa, are spending Christmas wltn
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick A Fennng at
Cleveland Park.