The Washington herald., 1907-12-29
ENTERTAINMENTS.

The Mexican Ambassador and Nine
Creel were the guests last night Of the
Bolivian Minister and Nine. Calderou.
Invited to meet them We're the Peruvian
Minister and Nine Pardo. the Counselor
of the Mexican Embassy and Nine Co
doy, the Colombian Minister and Nine
Cortes. Senator and Mrs Burrows. Jus
tice and Mrs. Anderson. and Mr.. and
Mrs. John w. Foster.
Mrs. James r. Mckee. daughter Of the
late President Harrison. introduced her
debutante daughter 20 Capital society
yesterday afternoon in the ballroom at
Rauscher's, which. for the occasion. was
prettily decorated with quantities OF cut
| flowers, trophies Of the young girls popu-
larity.
Miss Mary Lodge Mckee was in her
infancy known TO a large circle of Official
and residential society. When her grand
father was the occupant Of the White
House. she and her brother Benjamin,
known as Baby Mckee. who is now a
junior at Yale, were the pets Of the
White House.
Receiving with Mrs. Mckee and her
daughter was Mr.. Benjamin Harrison
Mckee. Mrs. Mckee wore a pattern
gown OF pale blue silk handsomely en-
broidered and trimmed with white lace
Miss Mckee wore an imported gown Of
white net over silk and carried a shower
Of lilies Of the valley and pink orchids,
| together with al old-fashioned bouquet
OF yellow rose buds and violets.
Among the assistants were Mrs Rus
sell Harrison. Mrs. John w. Timmons.
/ Mrs. Bromweu. Mrs. Richardson Clover.
/ Mrs. Arthur Lee, Mrs. Stephen 3. EIkins.
/ Mrs. 9. G. Glover. and Mrs. Richard ".
Meirs. Of Philadelphia, and the following
I young girls In society: Miss Katherine
/ Elkins. Miss Ridgely. Miss Grace Jarvis.
Miss Frederick Morgan. Miss Constance
J Hoyt, Miss Eleanor Wayne Parker Miss
Ellen Griffith, and Miss Marthena Har-
rison.
/ Mrs. Russell Harrison wore most be-
| coming gown Of peacock blue velvet.
Mrs. Timmons was gowned in a soft
/ gray Liberty satin Mrs Elkins wore
mauve velvet, shot with brown and gold
/ threads and trimmed with quantities OF
embroidery. Mrs. John W Foster wore
a dress Of white chiffon over white
]
with coral pink velvet. Mrs. Arthur Lee
wore pale blue silk, and Miss Marthena
Harrison a dainty gown Of white en-
! broidered net over pink slip.
| Among the guests We're the Vice Presi-
/ dent and Mrs. Fairbanks, the Mexican
! Ambassador and Nine Creel. Mrs. Mona
CHAN, Mrs. William Corcoran Eustis.
Mrs. J. p. E. Kumier. Mrs. CuIlom. the
| Comptroller OF the Currency and Mrs.
William Barrett Ridgely, Or. Wallace
Radcliffe and Mrs. Radcliffe, Miss Fisher,
and Senator Elkins
Miss Katherine Leech. the young
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs John Fred
erick Leech. was presented to society
yesterday afternoon at a tea in the home
Of her parents, in Massachusetts avenue
The rooms. which were packed with
palms, were scented with the many beau
tiful floral offerings of the debutante's
friends, and because Of their beauty and
variety no color scheme was attempted.
except in the dining-room. where the
daintily appointed tea table was decorated
in pink. Receiving with Mrs. Leech and
burg and Bar Harbor.
hIS- Suapleys o. PennSylVania, Mrs
f. p. Goldsborough. and Mrs 0. II. Tit
man served at the tea table while amons
the number OF young girls also assisting
were Miss Constance Hoyt. Miss Mary
Scott. Miss Henrietta Fitch, Miss Louise
Cole, Miss Yulee Noble. Miss Lille Fin
ley, Miss Vera Downing. Miss Grace
Jarvis, Miss Margaretta Morse. all this
seasons buds. and Miss Chew, Miss
Schroeder, Miss Morgan, and Miss Cla-
| baugh, who came out last year
Mrs. Leech wore a gown OF gray satir
fashioned on empire lines, and trimmed
with gold lace, embroidered in silver
Miss Guthrie wore a black velvet prin
cess gown also trimmed with gold lace
and the debutante was attractively
gowned in white crepe de chine. hand
| embroidered, with corsage trimming OF
| embroidered filet lace.
Miss Guthrie will be the house CUES
Of Mrs. Leech for a month, but Mrs
| Shapley will return 10 her home in Phila
delphia on the morning Of December 81
The former Ambassador to italy and
Mrs. William f. Draper entertained at ar
| Informal dinner on Thursday evening