The Washington times., 1905-12-29

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Mrs Alfred Clifford Barney follow
ed her dinner party of last evening with
a studio performance, the balcony scene
from Romeo and Juliet, with Miss
Eva Courtland Palmer and Miss Edith
Harlan Child. in the respective roles.
Mrs. Fremont, who, with Mrs. Barney,
is one of the best entertainers in Wash
ington society. opened the performance
st 10 O'Clock with a song TO an organ
accompaniment. Several dinner hosts
of the evening took their guests TO Mrs.
Barney's in time for the entertainment.
Miss Harlan's costume. of white satin
and lace. was artistically and appropri-
ately made, while that OF Miss Palmer
was pictured after the regulation cos
tune worn by Romeo. made Of black
velvet and slashed with mauve.
Included in the party collected in the
studio were Justice and Mrs Harlan,
the Russian Ambassador and Baroness
Rosen. Mrs. John Davis. Captain and
Mrs. CowIes, Senator and Mrs. New
lands, Counselor of the German Embas-
sy and Baroness Bussche; the Danish
Minister, Mr.. Brun; the Portuguese
Minister, Vicomte d'Alte; Mrs. Richard
Townsend. General Miles, Major Nc
Cawiey Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold Hague,
Nine. Riano, Mrs. Van Rensselaer, Cru
ger, Mrs. Benedict. Mr.. and Mrs Ma
thaniel Simpkins. Miss Wet:nore. Miss
Mcmillan. Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Keep.
Miss Boardman. Mrs. Nicholas Fish
and Miss Wallace.
Two pretty debutant dances of last
| evening were that given by Mrs. Ed
ward John Harvey for her young
daughter, and that at the home of
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| for his young niece, Miss Edgarina
| Hastings, both entertaining the young
er set of girls and boys not yet in So
ciety.
Miss Pauline Morton. daughter of the
former Secretary of the Navy. and Mrs
! Morton. and presented to Washington
society last winter. will i'm the near
future make a visit to Miss Katherine
| Elkins. Colonel and Mrs Bromwell
| will give a dinner IN nonor of Miss
Morton January II.
Miss Kate Brice arrived in Wash,
ington today. and during her short
visit here will be the guest of Mrs
Benjamin II. Warder and Miss Wardel
at their K street residence. Mrs
Richard A. Townsend will give a din
ner In her honor next Tuesday evening
and Mrs Warder, her hostess. viii
entertain an informal dinner party fol
her Sunday evening.
The dance given last night by Solicitor
General and Mrs. Hoyt for their daugh
ters. Miss Hoyt and Miss Constance
Hoyt. was one of the prettiest affairs
OF it's kind. The decorations were beau
tiful. The company represented tn,
younger dancing set OF resident and Off
cial Washington as well as the younE
men home from college and girls from
boarding school the latter being IN,
contemporaries of Miss Constance Hoyt
who will make her debut two years
later.
This afternoon a tea will be given by
Mrs. Dorsey Mcpherson in honor of hei
debutante daughter. Miss Grace Nc
Pherson. from to o'clock. Those as
Mrs EthridGe. Mrs Harrison Miss VIII
lard, Miss Peterson. Miss COON, Mis-
Roncasville, Miss Richardson, and Mis-
Carson.
Mrs. George Fiske Dudley will be a
home Mondays in January at her home
l342 Columbia road
, | Mrs. William Madison Mason will b
at homo on the first two Saturdays II
January at the Wyoming.
On Tuesday evening Mr. and Mrs
Meyer Fellheimer gave whist part
in their apartment at the Ashburn, l