Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-17

day she becomes a wife Saturday, Feb
ruary II, is the happy date, according to a
good authority. but if it is not. and is
pushed forward or made later, 1t makes no
difference, for smart folks Will not plan
for anything else around that period, and
the list of eligibleS who can manage TO at
tend the wedding will cause renewed talk
that the White House is absolutely in
adequate to the demands likely to be made
upon it now and in the near future. All
in all, what a winters prospect of gayety
is certain, unless the unexpected happens
Every day and night of the interval will be
necessary for the attentions to the engaged
couple both here and among their relatives
in other cities-and the season of 1905 VIII
break all records surely for the first decade
of the new century, The present residence
of Representative Longworth, whose moth
err, Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, presides over
for him. is the Jones house, S31 18th street,
which is likely to be the home of the newly
married couple until Congress adjourns 1t
Is one of the oldest houses in that vicinity
and was brought up from very lowly APP
pearance, changed around and transform
ed generally when its present owner took
possession. Since Mrs. Jones has lived
abroad the house has been rented. and Rep
resentative Longworth has taken it several
seasons. 1t is modern and luxurious in all
it's appointments, and has been the scene
of handsome entertainments.
Few as pleasant occasions have marked
the season as the coming-out reception
given yesterday by Mrs, David Graham
Adee for her second daughter, Miss Lucy
A. Kinnaird Adee, when the family resi-
denCe on 18th street thrOnged by
representative gathering of residential and
diplomatic society. Mrs. Adee and her at
tractive young daughter-who is fair, rosy
checked and pretty-received together in the
drawing room, the flowers sent the debu
tante massed about her, making contrast
for her white chiffon and lace dress. She
also carried an armful of pink roses. Miss
Adee Miss Elizabeth JeWett, Miss Mabel
E1ay Allen Miss Rose
Greedy, Miss Lillian Stone and Miss Grace
Maury assisted in the reception, Mrs. Sew
ellOn Brown doing the honorS at the punch
bowl with Miss Woodruff and Miss Eliza
beth Lamberton presiding at the flower
decked table in the dining room. The uncle
of the dehutante, Mr.. A. A. Adee, second
assistant secretary of state, was also pres
ent
The Assistant Secretary of State and Mrs.
Bacon gave a dinner last night in honor
of Mr.. w. K. Vanderbilt of New York,
who is staying with them over today.
The present week will be a notable one
in some respects, as during ii the official
entertaining will begin at the White House.
The cabinet dinner will be given on Thurs
day night and the night following the
President and Mrs. Roosevelt will be enter
taIned at the home of the Vice President
and Mrs. Fairbanks. This latter couple
will give three other dinners this week.
winding up the present series with the ban
quet for the Gridiron Club Saturday night.
The British embassy dance Friday next, the
Army and Navy League theatricals Monday
night and the Kirmess on Thursday are all
interesting from different points of view.
Two debutantes are to bloom out also In
the persons of Miss Lillian Stone, daugh-
ter of Mrs. T. Richie Stone, whose recep-
ton will be given Wednesday, and Miss
Grace Allen, daughter Of Brig. Gen. and
Mrs. Allen. whose debut is fixed for Friday
afternoon next.
The leap year subscription dance will be
given at Rauscher's Christmas night, some
of the chaperons being Lady Durand, Mrs.
Townsend, Mrs Postlethwaite, Mrs. Alex
ander Legare and Mrs. Charles j. Bell.
Other holiday dances will be the Sixty
Couple on the 26th, Mrs G. H Campbell.
Miss Myer, Miss Barnes and Mrs. Andrew
J. Bradley forming the invitation commit
tee. That of the 9th will be a charity ball
for the House of Mercy and will be held
at the Arlington. Mrs. Hoyt, wife of the
solicitor general, will give dance at
Rauscher's on the 2Sth for her young
daughters and their friends. here for the
holidays On the 29th Mrs. Wayne Parker
gives a ball for her debutante daughter,
also at Rauschers. where on the following
evening the Alumni Association of the Cen
trail High School will give dance. Mrs.
Bacon, wife of the assistant secretary of
state, will give dinner and dance New
Year night
Mrs. E. Rust Smith and Miss Rust Smith
have returned from Europe and will be
located at the Westmoreland, California
avenue.
The marriage of Miss Barbara Holmes.
granddaughter of Mrs. Louisa SSebb, to Mr..
Ernest C. Hunter occurred at the beautiful
home of the groom's parents, Cos Sd street
northeast, Tuesday evening at s O'clock.
The ceremony took place in the parlor,
which was most tastefully decorated for
this happy event. The bride was attired
in green broadcloth travelling suit and
carried a large bunch OF white chrysanths-