Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-13
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
BRILLIANT RECEPTION AT THE
MEXICAN EMBASSY.
Distinguished Company Enjoy
Event-Debut Parties-An
Engagement-Notes.

The reception last night at the Mexi-
can embassy was brilliant occasion. at
| which both diplomatic, official and resi-
dent society was charmingly represented
in a home where the most delightful hos
pitality is shown in a way to invest it
with new meaning. The entire drawing
room suite was abloom with flowers. the
choicest exotics adjoining every available
spot in some novel and artistic arrange
| ment. In the ballroom a buffet table was
spread, the silver epergne in the center
having tall, nodding bouquet of red,
and white roses and their foliage. Am
bassador and Nine. Creel received in the
first drawing room. the handsome hostess
| being superbly gowned in nile green
satin very richly embroidered and wear
ing a diamond anu ruby collarette and
other magnificent jewels. Assisting in
the entertainment of the guests were
Minister and Nine. Godoy. their daughter
embassy circle. An orchestra played
throughout the reception, being stationed
on the second landing.
In the company were the Vice Presi-
dent and his daughter Mrs. Tinlmons:
the Italian ambassador and Baroness
Mayor des Planches. the French amhas-
sador and Nine. Lusserand, the Brazilian
ambassador and Nine Nabuco, the
Haitian minister and Nine. Leger, Mr.
Bourke of Jamaica, Senior de Padro, Min
lister Calderon, Miss Calderon, the Per-
sian minister. Senior Carlo and the
Misses Carlo, the minister of Uruguay
and Nine. Lafinur. the Chilean minister
and Nine. Cruz. the Colombian minister
Guzman. Secretary and Mrs. Gar
field, Justice and Miss Morris. Mrs and
Miss Hastings, Col. Parker. Mrs Neale,
Miss Brodie. Mrs. John o. Evans. Mr..
W. Noyes. Miss Ruth Noyes and her
guest. Miss HI gh; the Misses Portner. Mr..
Portner, Justice Anderson, Miss Perie
Anderson. Miss Scidmore. Miss May Will
liams, Mr.. and Mrs. William B. Ridgely,
Dr. and Mrs. Loring. the Misses Iorine,
Senator and Mrs. Depew, Justice. and Mrs.
Seth Shepard. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Henry Butler and Commissioner and Mrs.
Maof falkland.
other afternoon events made the date the
very gayest of the season thus far. Miss
Jarvis, Miss Noyes, Miss Wallis and Miss
Vandergrift were the bright particular
stars, in whose honor compliments and
the most beautiful flowers paid tribute to
youthful loneliness and grace.
Mrs. Mcmillan, who presented her
granddaughter. Miss Grace Mcmillan jar
Wis. greeted several hundred friends from
4 to G. The debutante, dressed in filmy
white net. with broad and narrow bands
of white satin in it's trimming, stood near
her grandmother The flowers sent her
were massed about the mantelpiece in the
drawing room alcove. arranged on a net
ting about the mirror and framing it with
d blossom wreath several feet either way.
Miss Burgoin and Miss King of Pittsburg,
and Miss Schultz and Miss Clifford of New
Jersey, who are house guests for the COM
party with Miss Chew, Miss Brewster
Miss Parker, Miss Symons. Miss Hoyt,
Miss Scott, Miss Fitch, Miss Newberry
and Miss Frederick Morgan. Mrs. Merritt.
Mrs Frederic Keep and Miss May Will
liams presided at the refreshment table in
the dining ROOM Mrs. Mcmillan gave a
supper and an informal dance Tor the
young people last night.
The spacious residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
Theodore w. Noyes was none too large
for the multitude of their friends yester-
day who came to welcome their debu-
tante daughter. Miss Ruth Noyes.S Mrs.
Noyes, becomingly gowned in pale blue
satin and lace, and Miss Noyes, in white
chiffon prettily trimmed in silk filet lace
and carrying an armfuls of flowers, re-
ceived together in the first drawing room.
Mr.. and Mrs. Crosby s. Noyes. the grand
parents of the debutante, and Mrs. Pet
tigrew, her maternal grandmother, took
an active part in the hospitalities of the
occasion. In the dining room Mrs. Ru-
dolph Kaufman, Mrs. John c. Simpson
and Mrs. David Foote Sellers did the
hOnors at the refreshment table. Other
assistants of the happy event were Miss
Boyd of Philadelphia and Miss High of
Georgia, both house guests; Miss Barbara
Kaufman, Miss Granger, Miss Cla-
baugh. Miss Murray, Miss Prentice and
Miss Davis. The bouquets sent Miss
Noyes not only adorned mantels. cab
inets and tables in the drawing room, but
were in evidence throughout the entire
sui e. Both official and resident society
were delightfully."- represented in the
throngs of guests.
The reception at the home of Gen. and
Mrs. John A. Johnston yesterday was to
introduce their young niece, Miss Alice
Vandergrift of New York, to their large
circle of acquaintances here. as well as
to inaugurate the inequalities of their
spacious home. AS setting for the scores
of bouquets sent to the bud, there were
quantities of green vines and foliage
plants in the different rooms, The hostess,
who was gOwned in Irish lace; her daugh-
ter. Mrs. George Summerlin, in apricot
satin, the debutante in a lovely dress of
white chiffon cloth with apple blossom
garn1ture and lace, and her mother, Mrs.
Vandergrift. in pink chiffon, had assisting
them Mrs. Corbin, who sat at the tea ia
BILE; Mrs. James Francis Burke, who
served chocolate: Mrs. Roscoe c. Bulmer,
Mss Hagner and Miss Marion Oliver.
Mrs. Cornelius Wilcox, Mrs. Fred Sladen,
AsiioS wi 1913 MISS SidDduSu,
Miss Petit. Miss Langfitt, Miss Shelby
Converse, Miss Olga Converse. Miss Den
ny, Miss Leutze and Miss Chase.
Mrs. Samuel Wallis presented her young
daughter, Miss Virginia Wallis, yester-
day at tea, when a large company was
present to greet her. She wore a highly
becoming dress of peal gray silk and
duchess lace, and Miss Wallis wore AN
embroidered robe of Shanghai cloth. Of
the numerous bouquets sent her. she car
ried one of American beauty roses. Mrs.
Aspinwall. Mrs. w. n. Rohrer and the
Misses Mitchell presided in the dining
room, while assisting were Miss Dodge,
Miss Helen Williams, the Misses DuBose,
Miss Gill. Miss Murdaugh, Miss Louise
White, Miss Dorothy Rohrer, Miss Julia
Heyl and Miss Elizabeth McMullen of
Howard county, Md, who is u house
guest.
Mrs. Basil B. Gordon of Baltimore and
Lieut.. Col. George Barnet, U. s. NJ c.,
have announced their engagement Mrs
Gordon spent last winter in this city,
where she has n large social acuuaint-
ance In announcing thu news. the Bal
timore Sun says: Mrs. Go don was for
merly Miss Leila Sinclair Montague,
daughter of Mr.. aud Mrs. Pon.aatan
Montague. She belongs to the we'll
known Virginia family CT that NAME and
her ancestry IS distinguished in colonial
and revolutionary history.