Evening star., 1908-01-30
Mrs. Oracle will be at home tomorrow
from to $50.

Mrs. Gracle Will be at nome tomorrow
from to $3.50.
Miss Mary McCeney gave large tea
yesterday at the Washington Club in
honor of her guest, Miss Harriet Ecker
son of New York The rooms were beauti-
fully decorated with vines pink carna-
tions and heliotrope. The hostess was
handsomely gowned in black lace. with
diamond ornaments. and Miss Eckerson
wore white lace and white chiffon. Mrs.
Rixey served the frappe. Mrs. Ross Perry
and Mrs. Andrew Dunlap the punch. and
Mrs. Hattie McCeney Werlich presided at
the chocolate urn. Other assistants TO
the hostess were Mrs. Andrews. Mrs M.
NJ. Parker. Mrs. John Holcomb, Mrs
Brnton Stone Miss Ruth Noyes. Miss
Leach, the Misses Morse. the Misses
Goldsborough, Miss Boyd and Miss Bat
tells.
Mrs. Waldorf Astor is arranging an en-
lertainment for two days next month for
the benefit of poor mountaineers in Vir-
ginia, and will make her public debut then
as a pantomimist. The pantomime Will
be called lie Reveillon de Pierrette," and
the scheme Of action is being arranged
by G. Mazzacorati. a friend of Caruso.
The music is being composed by Richard
Barthelemy.
The chief interest will revolve about
Mrs. Astor, and it was she who sug-
eested the old French legend as the
groundwork about which TO build the tab
leaux vivants. in which about hfteen
! society women will pose. Among them
will be Mrs John Jacob Astor. Miss Nora
Langhorne. Mrs. Benjamin Guinness. Mrs.
Winthrop. Mrs. Clarence II. Mackay and
Miss Edith Deacon. Prince Pierre Trou-
betskoy and Julian Mitchell will arrange
the posing and the stage mechanism
Miss Mary McCeney will receive at the
| ri WednpSiIyS throughout the
season
Mrs Lockwood, 2e1o Massachusetts
avenue. will be at home tomorrow Tor
the last time this season
Mrs Benjamin j. Haywood of Pennsyl-
yania who had been the guest of Judge
and Mrs Harry K. Daughorty. left yes
terday for New York, from which place
she sails February for Egypt and the
Holy Land.
The Count Laszo Szechenyi and his
bride who was Miss Gladys Vanderbilt
did not sail today by the North German
Lloyd steamship Kaiser Wilhelm II. which
took out most of the counts relatives
who came over for the wedding ana
several of the younger Vanderbilt fam
lilies as had been intended. but will wait
until February Is and take the Hamburg
Ans rican liner kaiserin Auguste Victoria.
The count has engaged the bridal suite
aboard the kaiserin and secured accom-
mOdations for a retinue of thirty persons.
The count and countess will be accom-
panied by William X. Vanderbilt and w.
Hoyt. After landing at Cherbourg the
couple will go to Paris and thence to
Rome. where they will have an audience
with the Pope. They will then proceed
to tho counts castle in Hungary.
Miss Maude l. Shipley. daughter of Mr..
AMI Mrs. Maurice E. Shipley. and Mr..
Robert T Bradburn were married last
evening at o'clock in the parsonage of
the Fifth Baptist Church. The Rev. Wes-
ton Bruner, pastor of the church Off
ciated.
The bride wore tailored gown of blue
brcadcloth. with hat to match, trimmed
with plumes, and carried bouquet of
viclets and lilies of the valley.
The wedding was a quiet one and only
the immediate relatives of the bride and
groom were present
An informal reception was given them
at their newly furnished home, 1884 War
der street northwest, where they will be
at home to their friends after Febru-
aIy 10.