Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-09
IN the WORLD OF SOCIETY
THE DIPLOMATIC RECEPTION
WILL BE HELD TONIGHT.
Sociabilities of the Second Wednes-
day of the Observation-Disclosures
Cotillon-Notes.


day of the Observation-Disclosures
Cotillon-Notes.
The first of the winters formal series
of receptions will be held tonight at the
White House, when the diplomatic corps
Will be the honored body. The following
regulations have been issued concerning
the arrival and departure of guests:
AZ the reception tonight Carriages will
approach from the north to the east
entrance of the White House, opposite
the Treasury Pedestrians will follow the
same route. After discharging passen-
gers carriages will be parked around the
ellipse in the White Lot
Ihe gates will not be open until 9
o CLOCK. Two carriages will drive under
the porte-cochere at the same lime. Coach
men will be provided with numbered
checks, which must De preserved by them
in order to regain admittance to the
grounds. Guests will also be provided
with tickets of the same numbers as their
carriages. These they should carefully
preserve. in order to call their carriages,
which will depart from the same entrance.
IL Is requested that the line of carriages
De not delayed by paying for the carriage
service at the entrance. Carriages will
be called by electric signal
After leaving cloaks in the cloakroom
guests are requested to fall in line in the
colonrade and pass up the main stair
case.
The southwest gate will be opened at
$50 pm Guests holding special car
| riage cards will enter the grounds by
that gate and the house by the door I'M
der south portico. Carriages will ap-
proach this entrance by 18th street.
The assistant secretary of the treasury
and Mrs. Beekman Winthrop gave a din
ner last night in honor of their house
guests, Mr., and Mrs. Henry A. C. Tay-
! lor of New York, uncle and aunt of Mr..
Winthrop. Other guests were Justice and
Mrs. Holmes, Justice Moody. Rear 1Ad-
mral and Mrs. CowleS Senator and Miss
kean and Mrs. E. II. G. Slater.
Miss Catherine Taylor. daughter of Sen
ator Taylor of Tennessee, and Mr.. Mat
thew Hilman Taylor, whose engagement
was announced in these columns several
| months ago, were married yesterday at
the Ebbitt in presence of their relatives
and close friends by Rev. Mr.. W. F.
Locke. The bride was escorted by her
| father and was dressed in a travelling cos
tune of dark blue broadcloth and a small
| toque. girlhood friend of the bride
Miss Mary Huey of Trenton, Tenn, was
| her maid of honor. She also wore blue
| broadcloth and carried American beauty
| roses.
| The bridegroom is son of Robert Tay-
| lor of Trenton, Tenn. His best man was
college chum. Paul Harlan of Nashville
The wedding march was played by Mrs
| Girdler of Indianapolis and luncheon was
served after the ceremony. The young
| couple will spend part of their honeymoon
| in New York before going to Trenton
| Tenn, where the groom is engaged in
| the practice of law.
Mrs. S. b. Williamson and Mrs. w. B.
Campbell-PiIcher, sister of the bride
came on from Nashville for the wedding
Senator and Mrs. Depew gave large
| dinner last night in honor of the Vice
| President and Mrs Fairbanks The other
| guests We're Senator Frye, Senator. and
Mrs. Beveridge, Senator and Mrs. Crane
| Senator and Mrs. Flint, Senator and Mrs
| Knox, the Swiss minister Representative
and Mrs. Herbert Parsons the assistant
| secretary of the navy and Mrs. Newberry,
| the controller of the currency and Mrs
| William Barrett Ridgely, Lieut.. Gen. and
| Mrs. Henry c. Corbin, the American min
lister to China and Mrs. w. w. Rockhill,
Mrs. Elinor 'Glyn, Mrs. Richard Town
send. Miss Patten, Miss Hagner and Mr.
Esme Howard of the British embassy
staff
The military attache of the British en-
bassy, Lieut.. B. r. James, and the Hon.
| Mrs. James had as guests last night at
| dinner Ambassador and Mrs. Bryce Gen.
and Mrs j. Franklin Bell. Gen. and Mrs
Duvall, Gen. William Crozier and the
Hon. Nina Kaye Shuttleworth of England
January q is now accepted as the date
for the wedding of Miss Gladys Wander
bilt and Count Szecheny the ceremony to
be performed at the home of the bride
New York city. Count Sigroy who will
be best man to Count Szeohenyi left
Southampton on the 'KronprinZessin Ce-
cile yesterday with the mother and father
of the count and other members of his
family.
The Colombian minister and Nine Cor
ties gave beautiful dinner last night with
the Secretary of State and Mrs Root as
honor guests. The others present were
the Brazilian minister and Nine. Nabuco
the Mexican ambassador and Nine. Creel,
the Bolivian minister and Nine. Calderon
Miss Calderon, Mr.. and Mrs. James B.
Scott, the first secretary of the Colombian
legation and Nine. Guzmap and Mr.. John
Barrett. After dinner Mr.. Fabian enter
tanned the guests with music.
Representative and Mrs. James R. Mann
gave dinner last night in honor OF the
Speaker and Miss Cannon. To meet them
there were present Representative and
Mrs. Lowden, former Representative and
Mrs. Sibley, ex-senator and Mrs. John B
Henderson, Miss Maths, Representative
Mckinley and Representative Stafford.
The Postmaster General and Mrs Never
and the Misses Meyer had dinner COM
pany last night for their house guest Miss
Deborah Brock of Philadelphia. Those
present included the naval attache of the
Italian embassy and Nine. Carlo Pister
Miss Elkins. Miss Norris, Miss Cameron
Count Won HatZfeldt of the German en-
bassy, Baron Haymerle and NJ. Scent
Ivany of the Austro-Hungaran embassy
Mr.. Kennard and Mr.. Beresford Hope of
| the British embassy, Signor Cora of the
Italian embassy and Lieut.. Walter Fal-
coner, U. S. n.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Blondheim of 1884
Az street southwest will celebrate their
twenty-fifth anniversary Sunday, Janu-
airy 10, and will receive from s to 10 I'M
No cards have been issued.
At ST. Pauls Church, al $50 yesterday
afternoon. Miss Laura Estelle Johnston
| of this city and Mr.. Raymond Sylvester
| Jennings of Wisconsin We're married by
| Father McGuigan. assisted by Father
| Thomas H. Walsh.
| The bride. petite brunette of unusual
| beauty. entered with her father, Mr. w
J. Johnston. She was attred in white
| satin and old point lace, her point lace
veil and orange blossoms being caught
| by a diamond sunburst. the gift of the
| groom Her only other ornament was a
| Roman gold chain and locket. the bridal
gift of her father to her mother and worn
by the latter at her wedding. Her flowers
were' shower of bride roses and lilies of
| the valley