Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-11

Natnan HOPKINS fte1t or Bridgeport, conn.
The wedding, which will be a very quiet
one. on Wednesday, December II, at noon.
will take place at the home of the brides
mother New Hampshire avenue. Mrs.
Richardson is great favorite here socially,
and is a very handsome and agreeable
young matron.
Mai. and Mrs. Burr, who are entertaining
Gen. and Mrs. Fred Grant, gave a 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 ana
Miss Howard.
The Marquise de onstiers- Merinvllle (nee
CALDWELL who is in better health than
during previous visits of late years, and
Baroness Won Zedtwitz. her sister, who have
been for some weeks at the Netherland.
New York, will sail for Europe within
fortnight.
At the marriage Saturday in New York
of Miss Helena Rutherford Ely and Rich
ard Morsam Meade, son or the la,e Rear
Admiral Meade L. s. N, the bride wore
a superb white satin gown made in princess
fashion. The exquisite point lace with
which 1t 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 ear
ried pink carnations
Senator and Mrs. Elkins will give a 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 10th.
special cable dispatch from London to
| the New York World says of two we'll
known persons III this city:
Both Lord and Lady Curzon seem de-
| pressed since their return home. He looks
1 much older than his years; his eyes have
a weary look. while she seems very fragile.
| They will return to 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 hurredly arranged as Christmas
presents in the form of pendants, clasps
and rings.
circlet of beautiful rubies mounted as
a barbaric ornament. is being unset and
the stones are to be reset in a clasp Of
beaten gold, whic Lady Curzon brought
from Calcutta as a Christmas present for
the Duchess of Fife, now Princess Royal
of England.
For the queen Lady Curzon brought a
set Of gold fligTee trays. Quantities Of
| embroidered dresses of splendid workman
ship are destined fer gifts among Lady
Curzon's friends, to an intimate friend
in Paris she remarked that she would rath-
er not such ultra-Indian dresses now
that she IS no longer Vicereine, adding that
they were becoming to her in India, but at
home she would clothes like all the
other women she knew.
Lady CurZon brought two turquoise COL
Low .s+1I oil fns har ST.
It is announced that the marriage of Miss
IThora Strong, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Strong, TO Mr.. Reginald Ronal is
will not take place until after the New
| Year holidays. 1t will be quiet wedding
on account of the reoinnt death of Mr.. Ro-
maids father. and in all proba bility 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. MCConachie
at bridge party and 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 lS one OF the Two or 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 Britisher. In her maiden days
the bride-elect was the intimate friend of
Lady Dufferin. who was Miss Flora Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. .Matlack announce the
marriage of their daughter Jessie Edith. to
| William A Mitchell Saturday, Decem-
Der 8. 1909
The Gentlewomen's sale will continue
through the whole of this week This So
ciety was established three years ago, and
the object was to assist impoverished ladies
in disposing Of their handiwork. The work
Is decidedly above the average and prices
are moderate. The preserves, jellies and
pickles are special feature of the sale
| The luncheon. which Is cheap in price but
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 % at
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 II of
the Western High School gave the first of a
=,
| on r street. The ball room was decorated
| with the school colors. red and white, and
| the company color. green. The dancing be-
| gan 10 the tune Of the High School Cadets
| March," and from then every one en-
! 1oyed themselves to the fullest extent Re-
| freshments were served during the inter-
| mission.
| The chaperons, who are all member. of
| the faculty at Western. were Misses West
! colt, 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.