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

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over 100 years old. The great-great-grand-
mother OF the bride raised the fax, spun the
thread and wove the cloth when she was q
bride-elect and was preparing The linen for
that the first President partook Of food at
the Virginia home where the cloth was first
used. 1t has been laid away In lavender for
the last half century, but its latter-day
owner had 1t bordered with lace and Is
using 1t on all fine occasions when her we'd
ding presents of silver and cut glass are
brought out
Miss Lawrence the queen Of the Mardi.
Gras at New Orleans. wore superb cos
tune. It is thus described: A drop skirt
| made OF soft silk bordered at the edge and
around the long train with a deep, full
fiounee of real lace in rose point. Over this
fell the full-fiare skirt of the costume, which
was of cream-colored Partisan brocaded
crepe, finished in Grecian cuts Obout the
bottom, showing the lace tlounces below
and heavily outlined in soft gold braid. The
brocade designs were Of violets. and over
the entire dress were hand embroidered
roses In gold. heavily studded with rhine
stones as dewdrops and pearls. In the front
OF the skirt was a panel over which the
teweled pendant on the belt hung to the
edges. The waist was of the same rich
cloth. trimmed with narrower hounces of
j the lace. with short pulled sleeves, worn
with very long white gloves. The mantle
TO this rich costume was of mirror velvet in
rose pink, soldtiy embroidered in tulips,
varying in tint from the palest to the deep
est pink and all thickly encrusted with pre-
cious stones. Forming the edge was a deep
band of gold braid. bordered with founce
Of rose chiffon, at the top of which was also
q border of tiny pink roses A large bunch
Of roses were caught in one corner of the
nantes train, and on the left shoulder
were several old-rose ostrich plumes caught
with a pompon of rose tulle, the edges OF
which fell almost to the edge of the train
She wore the royal jewels presented by
Rex. and also carried the scepter OF royalty
The costume Of Rex was very gorgeous
Over tights of gold color was worn a tunic
in old-rose velvet, heavily embroidered in
rhinestones and pearls and trimmed with
gold lace. His mantle, which was topped
with a shoulder cape of ermine, was of tin
sci cloth and was covered with embroidered
peacock feathers. His necklace and belt
were studded with blue stones and other
gems that matched the coloring of the man
tie. The crown was of blue velvet and pre-
cIous stones. -1t WI
The maids all wore white lace dresses
several Of which were heavily spangled' and
all very lovely and rich Long white wells
Of silver-spangled tulle were caught to their
hair and fell below their waists. They car
ried shower bouquets of large pink roses
with streamers of old rose sash ribbon,
which was very decorative and beautiful
At the Comus ball. the last event of the
carnival season, Miss Celeste Janvier was
| the queen. Her royal costume was of heavy
| white satin. embroidered about the edges
In deep waves of gold, over lace The@cor-
| was also the high Medici collar, from which
| hung the superb mantle Of cloth of gold
| that fell from her shoulders several yards
| in length. She wore the crown and other
| jewels of Comus, all of gold and brflliants,
| fitting finish to the very beautiful cos
! tune. The maids all wore gowns in white
lace or spangied net and were given Shout
| der capes of gold cloth that matched the
| mantle Of the queen. The curtain arose on
| a scene of golden beauty on which the love-
| ly and variegated costumes OF the masRers
grouped about stood out most effectively.
In the center OF the background was the
golden throne, which was the royal
divan placed high above the floor OF the
| ball room, and over 1t from side to side OF
| the stage and reaching out to the ceiling
was huge grape arbor n gold, each cIis-
| ter of grapes containing numberless little
| electric bulbs all goid-encased. After the
reception of the queen. and her maids by
| the king and the maskers the ball was for
| maily opened. The arrival of King Rex
and his queen and their retinue. was the
| browning event of the evening.
| Mrs Charles w. Parker of Buffalo. n. Y,
Is visiting her sister, Mrs. j. G.. Jester, at
| the Revere.
Mrs Howard Reside has been entertain
| ing Pittsburg friends for the past week
| Miss Elizabeth Reside left Friday to make
a weeks visit In Philadelphia to her grand
mother, Mrs. Harmer, widow of the late
Representative Harmer.
NAL and Mrs. w. L. Hughes Of New Or
leans gave euchre party last week In
honor of their guests, Miss Reed of Pitts
burg and Miss Pilson of Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Sibley Severance en-
tertained at dinner lately in Los Angeles,
Cal, in honor of Rear Admiral and Mrs
| J. G. Walker of this city. The table was
! handsomely decorated with American
beauty roses. The places were marked
| with cards bearing the m onogram of the
| host and hostess. MaIdenhair ferns and
| rose leaves were strewn over the table.
Among the visitors here for the carni-
val season who were extensively entertain
ed and feted were Miss Daisy Cotton and
Miss Margery Cotton of Washington. D. c.,
| the guests until yesterday of Misses Hazel
and Nellie Ellis These young women, who
are prominent and attractive members of
the younger set in the society of Washing
| ton city, were much admired here at all of
the balls cotiilons and other functions of
the carnival, and smaller private affairs
| have been frequent in their honor. Their
hostesses, the Misses Ellis, have always
taken an active part socially since their
debut season or two ago tMiss Hazel Ell
lis having been queen of the carnival last
Year, and introduced their guests to a wide
circle of friends.-New Orlans Times-Demo-
crat.
Bishop and Mrs. Earl Cranston have re-
turned to Washington after very delight
full two-months trip to Porto Rico. They
are at the Hamilton until Tuesday. They
! will spend the next two months In New
York, Boston, Chicago and Cincinnati, and
return to their apartments In the Ontario
about May 10.
Last night at the home of Miss fletcher,
214 LIST street southeast, Miss Rosa Bour-
ASA and Mr.. Francis La Fleche We're mar
ried by Rev. 8. NJ. Newman in the pres
ence OF about forty friends and neghbors.
The bride is Chippewa Indian and the
bridegroom of the Omaha tribe. his grand
father having been Frenchman.
Mrs. La Fleche has been teacher for
several years, first a Carlisle. then she
became private secretary at Haskell In
stitute. and later secretary to the superin.
tendent of the Indian exhibit at ST. Louis.
Mr.. La Fleche is a graduate of the Ma
tional Law School of this city, where he
| took his master degree He has written
several scientific magazine articles, Is u
fellow of the American Association for tho
Advancement of Science, member of the
Anthropological Society, of the American
Folk Lore Society, etc.
The couple received many cablegrams
and letters of congratulation from friends
abroad, together with many choice and
valuable presents. They will reside at Miss
FletcherS for the present