Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-18

Mrs. Willis Moore, who was in Chicago
last week visiting Mrs La Verne W. Noyes,
received with her hostess at reception
given to the Alliance Franchise.
At a little girls luncheon recently in
Pittsburg, the center of the table had a
hower-decked May pole around which tiny
dolls dressed in pink froc-s, wound rib
bons of the same color. For favors there
were baskets of pink roses. The place
cards were dainty little water-colored
s@etches of girls figures. Following the
luncheon the afternoon was spent at vari-
Gus games and in the evening the mother
of the Young hostess gave dinner for the
mothers who had assisted her during the
afternoon
Mrs. DaIzelI. always popular hostess,
had q very pleasant reception yesterday
when Miss Sarah Hartzell of Cleveland,
Mrs Robert Duff of Pittsburg, the Misses
ReiI OF New York, who are her mousse
t,,asfs received with her. Miss Mccoy Of
Pittsburg, who spent part OF the gay sea-
son with Mrs DaIZel has returned home.
,,hora Is an echo, Of the long ago to old
time washing tonians in the announcement
~ the marriage next June in CoVlngton'
Nv of Miss Jane Piatt, daughter OF MIS-.
f,ourtney Piatt, and MI stephen L. biakeay'
CO.., Of Mr.. and Mrs. Laurie Blakely Inc
byjde-elect is extremely pretty. She Is a
. -, niece of Dom Piatt, a name likely
20 he always an interesting one in the news
paper annals of the capital
~ Iabp q bennett of Pittsburg. who
/ ~ bore visiting her daughter. Mrs John
low Edison jr.. was entertained very ire
n1entfy during her stay Last week Mrs.
Ia,nes Francis Burke wife OF representa-
tive Burke, gave iuhcheoil' ioii'"e" Wy "
bridge party, for her
n. md Mrs Max Fleischman of Cincin-
rati Who are still spoken of as bride and
groonn after a winter yachting trip on the
e. rthhean sea will sail May "A for the
Arctic zone
NJ Andrew Carnegie has leased the In
saIis villa at Hot Springs. Va. which is so
situated that the terraces form part OF
the golf links.
Miss Felicia Graves is visiting her sister.
t,iaw Mrs D. w Graves. in Chicago, and
receiving much social attention
recent entertainment and one quite out
of the common was given in a western city
when the hostess reproduced a venetian
nIghtr-using her own experiences IN the
italian city as the basis for the decoration,
the roen11 etc The walls and ceiling of the
dining room, where the luncheon was served,
were literally covered with Alabama srniiax,
giving the hall the effect OF green bower.
In the midst of the green fringe that hung
from the ceiling We're innumerabie iampions
with shades of Venetian red. while smaller
lights OF the same hue glistened among the
green branches ON the walls The guests
were served at thirty-two small tables each
table having a candeiabra. with shades of
Venetian red and flowers of the same color.
On the menu were many dishes of Italian
character Glazed nuts were pierced with
wooden screws. each guest receiving screw
of the nuts. Dates and figs We're served In
a similar manner. The Ice cream was
served in the form Of gay gondolas, and
cakes were nodded in the form OF pigeons
sfringed quintet furnished the music.
which consisted of Italian airs from modern
operas the musicians circiing In and out
among the tables. as strolllng Ministries are
supposed to have so conducted themselves
at ancient feas.s-
At the first luncheon given by recent