Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-04
TIE WORLD OF SOCIETY,
EVENING RECEPTION AT THE
MEXICAN EMBASSY.
Miss Root Will Be Bridesmaid at
an Easter Wedding-Per-
sonal Notes.

Madame Creel has cards out for a re-
eeption Saturday evening, March 0, at 10
o'clock, at the Mexican embassy.
The minister of Nicaragua and Madame
Corea returned last night to their legation
home where they will spend the present
week. and possibly a few days longer, be-
fore going to New York. where a series
of Inequalities await them.
Miss Edith Root, daughter of the Secre-
tary of State and Mrs. Root, will be
among the bridesmaids at the wedding
Easter Tuesday, in New York city, of Miss
Janet Alexander McCook and Mr.. Nal
colin Whitman. Miss Harriet Alexander,
elder daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
b. Alexander. a debutante of this season,
will be bridesmaid for tie iirst time at
this wedding, and her cousin Miss Jennie
Croker of California will also attend as
well as the brides sisters, the Misses Susan
McCook and Martha McCook, and Miss
Marion Fenno.
Miss McCook, who has many acquaintance
here, is the second daughter of Col. and
Mrs. John J. McCook, who will give a re-
ception after the church ceremony. Mr..
Whitman is a lawyer and in his university
| days at Harvard was lawn tennis cham
pion. He and his bride will pass the sum-
mer travelling on the continent.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Vanderbilt are
at Biltmore, their North Carolina estate,
where they will entertain house parties
throughout the spring season.
The Mexican ambassador and Madame
Creel were the guests of honor Saturday
night of Mr.. and Mrs. John b. Henderson,
who had in the company to meet them
the Argentine minister and Sonora de Por-
| tela, the charge d'affaires for the Spanish
legation and Sonora de Pastor, Count and
Countess Hartzfeldt, Capt. and Mrs. Rich
ardson Clover, Mrs. Audenreid, Mrs. Cruz
skybak of the Norwegian legation, and
Pol lie Teller of the Belgian legation.
Mr.. and Mrs Edison Bradley, who will
again entertain at dinner tonight, are leav-
ing tomorrow for three or four weeks in
Florida.
|, Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Robinson and their
daughter Miss Corinne Robinson, will sail
for Europe March and will be abroad for
some months. Miss Robinson, who is to be
presented at court at the first drawing
| room, will remain in London for the sea-
son.
Mr.. Roger Sherman Boutell, secretary of
the American legation at The Hague, and
Mrs. Boutell are the guests of the parents
of the former, Representative and Mrs.
Henry Sherman Boutell at the Highlands.
The marriage of Miss Ella Steiner, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Steiner, and Mr..
Louis Bush of this city took place last
evening at o'clock at the home of the
bride, 81 L street northwest. before an
assemblage of relatives and personal friends
of the contracting parties.
The ceremony, which took place in the
bay-window of the drawing room under a
bower of palms, smilax and wedding bells,
| was performed by Rabbi Louis Stern of the
| Eighth Street Temple The mantel in the
drawing room was banked with brides
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decorations were of red roses, smilax and
ferns.
The bride, who was given away by her
father, was becomingly gowned in an en-
broidered null robe. She wore white tulle
veil that was gracefully arranged and held
in place with sprays of lilies of the valley,
and carried shower boquet of brides roses
and lilies of the valley. Miss Berdie Steiner at
| tended her sister as maid of honor and wore
a becoming gown of white net over pompa-
dour silk and carried a cluster of brides
maids roses. The groom had for his best
man Mr.. Max Oppenheimer of this city.
After the ceremony and an informal recep-
tion buffet supper was served in the din
ing room, the decorations of the table being
in red roses.
Mr. and Mrs. Bush left for a wedding
journey north, and upon their return will
reside in this city. The brides going-away
gown was of brown chiffon cloth, with a
mink coat and hat to match.
Among the guests were Mr.. and Mrs
Abe Miller Mr. julius Pels DIR. Isaac Pels
Mr.. Simon Pels and Mr.. Arnold Bamber-
ger of Baltimore; Mr.. and Mrs. s. Samuels,
the Misses Samues. Mr.. Samuel VOLTS
heimer, Mr. and Mrs. T. Bush, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Bush. Mr.. and Mrs. Norman
Luchs, Mrs. A. Dalzheimer of Philadelphia;
Mrs. A. K. Leon of New York city, sister
of the bride; Mrs. F. X. Levi Mr. George
F'riedlander Miss Helene Engel, Mr.. Ed
ward Rosenthal, niss Amelia Stern, Mr..
Samuel Schwartz, Miss Ella Behrend. Mr..
Sias Rosenthal, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Fried
10 Cora Steiner and Mr. and
Mrs. Jacob Steiner.
Mrs. j. Granville Myers. 1923 Columbia
road, will not be at home Wednesday next,
but will receive Wednesday, March Ii.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron Rosenthal celebrated
the twenty-fifth anniversary of their we'd
ding last night by a dinner and reception
at their home on Florida avenue. Their
four children, Miss Floripe and Miss Hor-
tense and Messrs LIE Roy and Dunbar
Rosenthal, and Mr.. and Mrs L. Sackerman,
Mr.. and Mrs. X. Katz, Mr.. and Mrs. ].
Perlman, Mr.. and Mrs. j. MINI, Mrs. H.
Tannebaum and Messrs. L. and M. Long,
all Of Baltimore, formed the dinner party.
A buffet supper was served later for the
guests attending the reception. The par
lors were gay with flowers, and numerous
presents and congratulatory letters and
messages were received.
Mrs. James T. Fink will be at home to
her friends during this month on Tuesdays.
Among the most thorough-going devotees
of the art of fancy dancing, says a New
England exchange, are the attractive
daughters of Postmaster General and
Mrs. George Won Meyer, the Misses Alice
and Julia Meyer. They are both decided
brunettes, and are almost always dressed
exactly alike. During the past winter they
have been taking lessons in dancing OF one
of the best-known teachers of the art to
perfect themselves in the latest vogue be-
fore going to Washington.
The Japanese ambassador and Viscountess
Aoki will entertain at dinner tonight and
at a reception Thursday night.