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

9 HE past week has been active
socially. but the present one
has had much Of interest trans
ferred to New York where the
Inequalities centcring about the
stay Of Prince Louis. especially his tall
aboard his flagship Tuesday night, and the
horse show are enough to excite the aver
age society mind to polite frenzics. Invi-
tatluUs to the princes ball have been suffi-
GENTLY numerous to insure a very hanry
representation Of the official and resident
world Lut are likewise tantalizngly hard
10 get, unless in the case of those who
have everything else. Unfortunately, the
ships dimensions are not elastic however
delighted the royal visitor would be to say
goodbye to all the youth and beauty he
has met aboard his own territory so to
speak. At Gen. and Mrs Grants luncheon
Friday for the prince. Washington was
represented by the CLaffees. the RUbey
Evanscs. the Elkinses and the Cowlesas
Tho Presidents sister was very handsomely
EoWned in pale gray crepe de chine, with
black and white hat, and Miss Katherine
Elklns was stunning In red velvet with
black and red hat
The White House enters the social arena
again this week by the first formal dinner
giving, next Friday evening The announce
ment Of the winters program of state din
ners and receptions made early the past
week has pre-empted the Thursdays for
most Of the gay season and makes the
plans Of everybody else the easier in
forming. The Cabinet dinner will he on
the 21st of December For the rest the
list follows lines comfortably established
IN the local mind, which executive author
lty sees no good reason to disturb.
Miss Roosevelt, after participating in the
gayetes around and about New York for
several days more, will go on TO Mrs. Ogden
Mills to make a visit.
me cabinet families are already estab-
llshed here for the winter Neither Mrs
nor Miss Root were able to go to the Brit
ish embassy reception last week, owing
TO the tndispOsitiou of the latter. Every
body was glad that Mrs. Shaw and her
daughters deferred their departure for
Europe another week, for there are few
women In public life as highly esteemed
as the wife of the Secretary of the Treas
ury and the regret is general that the
FAMILY Is so soon to retire from the
sphere In which it has given pleasure to
many. The home of the Secretary of the
interior will be more particularly in the
public mind than any other in the cab
met round, until after the marriage of
Miss Hitchcock. For the ceremony which
Will make her Mrs. William Snowden
Sims at st. Johns Church. November u
at noon, there are cards to present in
closed with the invitation. As has already
been stated In these columns the invita-
lions to the wedding breakfast are lin
tied In number to the bridal party rela-
ttves and close personal friends Score
tary and Mrs. Bonaparte will not close
their country place till the end of this
month. and seemingly intend to keep
their Baltimore home ready for OCcu-
pancy also, although after the season
opens Mrs. Bonaparte win be in Wash
ington.
Invitations are out for the marriage Of DR..
Elliott c. Prentiss Of this city to Miss Har-
Iiet Celestia Blair Tuesday, November IA,
az Toledo, Ohio, the home Of the bride.
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Iedo several days ago.
Mrs Thomas G. Alvord, who spent last
week with Mrs Percy Hickling, left Friday
for Philadelphia and will spend most Of the
winter with her sister in Pennsylvania,
Mrs Sarah D. La Fetra gave a delightful
reception on Monday evening TO Mrs. Kate
Waller Barrett when many mutual friends
called to pay their respects. Mrs La Fetra
served dainty refreshments, being assisted
by number of young ladies.
Mrs. Samuel slater. who has been the
guest Of her sister, Mrs, Hunt Slater, at her
home I'm Readvile, Mass. since returning
from Bar Harbor, has returned here.
Miss Adola Greedy, whose engag cement to
Rev. Charles Lawrence Adams of Pittsfied
Mass, was announced during the week, Is
making a series Of visits in the west. She
has been the guest of Capt. and Mrs. VIII
liam Mitchell at Fort LeavenwOrth and of
The engagement has been announced in
Baltimore of Miss Helen Abel Baughman
to DR. Charles H. COnley. Miss Baugh-
man is the daughter of Gen and Mrs. L.
Victor Baughman of Frederick, and
granddaughter of the late A. S. Aben DR.
COnley is a Virginian by birth, but now
resident of Frederick county. No date for
the wedding has been set.
Mrs. Alexander G. Bentley, formerly
Miss Marie f. Miller, who has been so Sc
TiOusly Ill for several weeks with typhoid
fever, is now considered out of danger
ana safely on the road TO convalescence.
Mr.. and Mrs. James F. Barbour are in
New York and toward the end of the week
will go TO Philadelphia to visit their
youngest daughter Marguerite, who is in
a boarding school near that city. Mr.. ana
Mrs. Fred Barbour will spend the coming
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