Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-29
Count Won Bernstorff.


Miss Martha Harrison. rose pink satin and
lace: Miss Faith Simpkins. delicate pink
satin Miss Carrie Louise Mum. empire
dress of pink satin: the Misses Helen and
Margaret Thomas of Boston, in white and
pink Sa in. respectively; Miss Leslie Brad
ley. pink satin: Miss Yvonne Townsend.
yellow satin: Miss Elizabeth Parker. pink
satin and silver. and Miss Grace Jarvis,
white chiffon.
In bunch of this years debutantes
were Miss Carolyn Murray, white SATIN
Miss Mildred Fearn. crystal beaded net
over light green satin, with Niolets as
Garniture; Miss Marjorie Aleshire. white
satin crepe. with silver touches; Miss
Lillian Chew. white lace: Miss Howry
blue satin; Miss Hatch. pink satin: Miss
Sutherland. white satin, with touches of
gold lace; Miss Claire Wright. old rose
satin; Miss Gladys Wright. white satin;
Miss Weeks. pink chiffon, with rose gar
land trimming: Miss Mallory Church,
white satin; Miss Alice knight. white
chiffon and satin: Miss Maitland Mar
shall. pink satin: Miss Niche. white net
over pink satin: Miss Dorothy Gardner
Williams. white tule and satin. and Miss
Bessie Sessions. white lace.
Others present included Miss Perie An
derson. whose gown was Il directoire in
pink satin, combined with silver spangled
net: Miss katherine Elkins. "a directoire
gown of yellow crepe: Miss Wetmore,
black satin. with ietted lace; Miss Ma
talie Magruder, blue satin Miss Alice
| Nandergrift, peacock blue satin: Miss
Helen Humphrey. white satin; Miss Sal
| lie Darlington. pale green satin crepe:
Miss Sadie Murray, pink satin: Miss
katherine Leupp, yellow satin; Miss Cla-
baugh. yellow satin with gold and white
embroidery Miss Finley, blue satin: Miss
Juliette Fremont, embroidered chiffon:
Miss Stephanie Trescot, blue lowered
silk: Miss Fargo. pale blue satin: Miss
Evelyn Chew. white satin: Miss Hen
rietta Fitch, pink satin: Miss Mary Chew,
hinn
reli, black satin; Miss Ide mauve satin:
Miss Terry, green Spanged chiffon, over
green satin: Miss Langf1tt yellow satin;
Miss Blanche Emory, white spangled
satin: Miss Constance Hoyt. orange satin,
ornamented with beaver fur: Miss Isabel
Magruder. white satin; Miss Caroline
Shepard, white satin crepe, with touches
of silver: Miss Julia Heyl. pale blue net
| over blue: Miss Olga Converse, water
melon pink satin. with sod-spangled net.
| Miss Helen Church. lavender satin; Miss
! Frederica Morgan, white crepe: Miss
Marion Lutte. white satin; Miss LauSitt.
| yellow satin; Miss Esther Denny rose
satin draped with taupe chiffon: Miss
Marion Oliver, white satin: Miss Henrietta
Fitch, pink satin: Miss katherine Jen-
nngs. rose colored satin and Miss
Hazard. white satin.
| The men not only represented most ac-
| ceptably the dancing contingent from
army. navy and diplomatic circles but
also the out-of-toWn visitors who now
| here adding new Importance to the holt
day season.
| Most of the guests were gone about
o'clock and by :; Miss Roosevelts ball
was a memory.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Henry Butler will
entertain tonight at a family dinner to
he followed by small dance. to- mark
| the twenty-first birthday anniversary Of
their son, Mr.. Charles Marshall Butler.
Allen kearney of this city Monday even
ing at 6 O'Clock at the home of her par
ents in Atlanta. Ga. The bride is well
known in Washington, where she has fire.
| quently visited relatives After a short
trip Mr.. and Mrs. kearney will be at
home at "%1 * street northwest, this
city.
Misses Frances and Gertrude Fosbender
OF 1911 Euclid street left last week for
Baltimore and Canada. where they will
spend about three weeks a s the guests of
friends.
Miss Amy Clement Leavitt will not he
at home this evening, but will see her
friends on succeeding Tuesday evenings
at 14ol II street.
Gen and Mrs. Humphrey entertained
last night at a dinner for young people
who went later to Miss Roosevelt's bali
Miss Marie Carter. 1919 p street now
has as h"r house guest during the holt
days Miss -Alva Leigh Marsh of Newport
| K. I.
| Mrs. Nina Oppenhcimer of 92f Sth street
northwest has as her guest her grandson
M Milton Heller OF New York
| The marriage of Miss Resale VI. Crome-
! lin and Mr.. Hiram Hardwick took place
| Saturday. December 26. at O'Clock at
! the residence of the brides mother Mrs
Lillian NJ. tromelin- 1906 Holmead place.
! The ceremony was performed by the Rev
| Father McGee of the Shrine of the Sacred
Heart. after which the couple left for
| southern honeymoon.
| Mrs. Il. r. Shoemaker who has for The
| past few weeks been visiting her mother
Mrs l.. NJ. Cromel.n. left. yesterday for
| her home in New York.
| Mr.. and Mrs. NJ Hellinger Of Washing
| ton announce the engagement of their
daughter Miss Martha Hellinger and Mr.
| Louis Crockin of Norfolk, Va.
! The Misses Dapray have changed their
| residence from 1852 18th street northwest
to 1850 street northwest They will be
at home Wednesday afternoons.
Among the most delightful Christmas
| festivities was the party given by Miss
| Kathryn Avery Riggs, the little daughter
! home Nth street. The house was
elaborately decorated with Christmas
greens. among which were a dozen mina-
| ture Christmas trees scattered here and
| there through the rooms and halls and
| bearing the usual load of bright balls and
| tinsel. There were many games and con-
tests. after which the participants went
| to the dining room, which was another
beautiful scene of green's. colored paper
| festOons and lighted by many candles.
| The center of the table was graced with
a tiny tree and Santa Claus. AS the chill
dren emerged from the dining room the
merry sound of sleigh bells was heard.
announcing the arrival of the real. live
Santa Claus who distributed the usual
souvenirs of boxes of candies, etc, and
made merry with the little folk. The
eighteen little girls, in ages from ten to
| twelve years, who were present were:
Mildred Campbell, Gladys Crump. Anne
Everette. Frances Fitzpatrick. Mary Glib
son. Dorothy Hill. Mildred Mary Human,
Mildred Jones Minerva Kendall. Mar
garet Martin, Katherine Mills, Frances
Peak. Helen Pierce. kathryn Avery
Riggs, Marian Tucker. Edna Tucker,
| Mary Stuart Winter and Sue Wright
| NJ. Michael Seaman and Miss Seaman
| gave an attractive Christm0s tree partv