The Washington times., 1906-03-18


3n behalf of a popular charity, namely
dhe Maternity Hospital. on Seventeenth
street and Second avenue. 1t is an en-
tertainment for which large number or
young matrons and girls belonging to the
ultra-fashionabIe have been rehearsing
for weeks past and from an artisuc, as
well as from a social point OF view, IL
promises to prove unique in the annals
Of New York society.
AS I have already had occasion to
state in these columns, IL VIII take place
ct the Waldorf-Astoria, and Stanford
white is arranging the stage in the large
Ballroom with rare tapestries and an
.1ique furniture from his own and Charles
TT Barney's collection. to represent the
salon of an old Venetian palace, which
IS TO constitute the setting for the tab
lIeaux vivants, and will furnish an ef-
Elective background for the reproduction
spf the most famous masterpieces Of
i1Romney. Gainsborough, Natter. Yelas-
.quez, Van Dyke, etc.
Miss Josephine Flagg will be one of
ffhe ''Infantas,' by VelasQuez, Miss
Eonstance and Miss Beatrice Pratt will
Pie Romney's Sisters" and Miss Patrice
Morgan will be the living portrayal of
"a masterpiece OF Natter. Miss Edyth
deacon viii appear as Sargents Span
Ssh Dancer" and Mrs. Archibald s.
Alexander as a portrait OF Beatrice
Mistress in the costume which she
wore at the fancy dress dinner given by
iher mother. Mrs. Charles T. Barney,
three weeks ago. Mrs. z. n. Potter and
Buell. Hollister Will represent Gainsbor-
;ough's Morning Walk and Clarence
Gary and Percy R. Payne viii figure in
PORTRAITS by Van Dyke
Musical Program.
The musical portion Of the program
will be furn shed by Miss Susan Metcalf
and David Bispham, and also by the
symphony Orchestra, which Is composed
.entlrely of amateurs. Among the mem
beers are Miss Katherine Barney, who IS
first violin, Mrs. Dave Hennen Morris,
Miss Gladys Rice. Mrs. Morgan Goet-
ychius, Miss Eleanor Alexander, Mrs. Will
Dur X. Mathews, and Miss Margaret
sgDiX- They have been holding tri-weekly
iEehearsals in the beautiful large music
'foom of Mrs. Barney's house on Park
avenue, and under the direction of David
.Mannes have attained a rare degree of
'perfection. Their program will include
Some old English selections by Purcell.
These will be followed by a French
comedy entitled Ia Soiree du Siege"
in which Mrs. f. Mcneil Bacon. jr.. and
g. Emile Perrin will appear.
On the previous day, that is to say.
son next Wednesday. another charitable
entertainment will take place at the
waldorf-Astorta in the form of a con-
cert. It win be for the benefit of the
chinatown Rescue Settlement for Girls,
30 Mott street. and the Flonzeley quar-
-
tion on the program The affair is in
charge of the board of managers of the
society, which includes Mrs. William
Jay Schiefelin. Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Mcvickar, Miss A B. Boardman, Miss
Harriet Robb, Mrs. Lawrence Greer,
and George w. BramweII.
Notable Weddings Scheduled.
Several weddings are scheduled for
-fhis week, among the most notable OF
them being that of Miss Evelyn
5Schley to Max Howell Behr. at the
Fifth avenue home of the brides par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Barney
tSchley, on Tuesday. 1t Will take place
at noon, and about thousand friends
of the young couple viii be present at
tthe ceremony, which is to be performed
by the Rev DR.. William R. Huntington,
of Grace Church. Some Of the choris-
sers from that church as well as the
Dannenreuther quartet will contribute
60 the musical program
Miss Schley will have her future sis
ter-in-Iaw, Miss Margaret Hall Behr,
for her maid of honor. Her brides
maids will be Miss Edith Rossiter,
Miss Aileen Lawson, Miss Lloyd Thorn
las, Miss Katherine Lefens and her
cousin. Miss Olive Schley. Hermann
Hall Behr will serve his brother as
,best man. and among the ushers will
e,e Frederick Hall Behr. Carl Behr, JOS
eph Washington, Joseph Simmons, |
Walter Stillman. Archibald Reid and |
iEvander II. Schley.
Another wedding OF the week is that |
of George Brewster. son Of Mrs. Benja- |
min Brewster. to Miss Eleanor Bosher, !
fdaughter OF the late Robert S. Bosher |
at Richmond, Va.
It IS at Mrs. John Henry Hammond's |
shouse that the wedding of her sister-in-
law. Miss Margaret Hammond. 10 Louis
starr, tr.. of Philadelphia. will take
place on April II. Miss Hammond Is |
the youngest daughter OF the late Gen |
John Henry Hammond, of Kentucky.
Her widowed mother has made her homo
in ST. Paul for a number of years. One
or MISS HAMMOND sisters married
Wayne hacYeagh, son of the former
attorney General OF the United States,
md another is Mrs. Burnside Foster.
Louis Starr Is son of DR.. Louis Starr,
'of Philadelphia, the well-known special
fist for diseases of children, and his mo-
ther IS member of the Parrish family
Not only Mrs. John Henry Hammond's
house, but also that of her sister, Mrs.
James A. Burden. jr., which adjoins it.
Will be used for the occasion Both Mrs.
John Henry Hammond and young Mrs.
Burden are daughters of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Douglas Sloane.
Another important wedding from a So
cial point of view will be that of Miss
Katherine Dodge to John Shillito Rog-
ers. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Pendle-
ton Rogers. on April Is. at the Brick
PRESBYTERIAN Church. on Fifth avenue
and Thirtv-seventh street Miss Dodge |
IS daughter of the late George Egles- |
ton Dodge, and a granddaughter Of the |
late William e Dodge, ST. She made |
her debut several seasons ago and a |
number of notable entertainments were
given for her by her aunt. Mrs. Angus \
tus D. Juilliard-
Her attendants Of f1,o ,,-a5,5;,,~- lin L.