Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-18

| irons in the receiving party and Miss
| Page. Miss Maitland Marshall. Miss Lillian
Duncan Baxter. Miss Margaret Brooks.
| Miss Frances Webster. Miss Josephine
Mason, Miss Katherine Crane. Miss Julia
| Heyl. Miss Marian Abbott Miss Eleanor
| Abbott, Miss Anna Portner. Miss Nancy
Jones and Miss Marie De Loire.
| Yesterday afternoon the parlors OF
| Stoneleigh court were the scene of one of
| the prettiest teas Of the winter. when
Miss Maitland Marshall. daughter Of Gen.
| Marshall. chief of engineers. and Mrs Mar
SHALL made her formal debut in society.
There was in attendance one OF the most
| distinguished companies of the season.
| The large number of army and navy Off
GERS present in uniform added greatly to
| the brilliancy of the occasion. The rooms
were profusely decorated with crimson
and white roses, they being the Engineer
! Corps colors.
Mrs. Marshall welcomed the guests in a
very becoming gown of light yellow satin
| trimmed with lace. The attractive young
| debutante. who is one of the most popu-
| lar of this seasons group. received in a
| dainty gown of white chiffon over satin
and carried one Of her many bouquets. a
| cluster Of red and white roses, sent by the
here at the barracks.
| Among those assisting were Mrs. Lang
| fit, Mrs. Crawford, Mrs. Russell Harrison,
Mrs. Finch. Mrs. Frank Phipps of New
| pot ~ NiSS ioOhS, AlISS 0IdllOIy S-HuTcn,
Miss Katherine Crane, Miss Julia Heyl.
Miss Sally Darlington. Miss Lillian Dun
can Baxter. Miss Elnor Abbot, Miss
Marion Abbot. Miss Marjory Aleshire.
Miss Sutherland. Miss Caroline Murray
Miss Hatch and Miss Dorothy Langtitt.
| After the tea the young ladies of the re-
ceiving party and a number of the officers
| of the Engineer Corps were entertained
| at supper.
The tea in VpCfar6oy II, nd
Mrs. William F.. Dennis apartment at
Stonelefgh Court from 4 to was another
brilliant contrast to the dreary weather
conditions prevailing. An orchestra played
a livery program and the attractively ar
ranged apartments were thronged with
| the friends of the host and hostess and
the handsome young daughter of the lat
| ter Miss Wyndham Rosser. Mother and
daughter received together in the drawing
room. the former wearing a rich white
lace dress with touches of male blue velvet
| and the debutante, making little de-
parture from the Washington custom,
chose kentucky one and was dressed in
| rose pink satin with a Dutch yoke of lace
| Her flowers were lons-Stemmed pink
roses. just the shade OF her dress. and
were tied in with a cluster of lilies of the
valley. She made pleasing picture and
| heard many pretty compliments
In the receiving party were the Misses
! Wright. Miss Dorothy Gatewood Miss
Tebhets Cardwell of Kentucky Miss Eve
! lyn tltzhuGh of Fittsburg. Miss Kathleen
| Ryan. Miss Josephine Mason Miss Louise
| Humphrey. Miss Polly Mason. Mrs.
Charles A. Douglas. Mrs. Conrad H. Syme.
| Mrs l.. d. Cardweil and Mrs. Browning
| OF Virginia.
The matrons presided at the tea bile
! In the library and at the punch bowl
| which was in the parlor nearest the en-
| trance.
| Mrs Dennis and Miss Rosser afterward
entertained the receiving party and a
NUMBER OF young men at supper. contin-
| uinS the pleasure of the event until late
evening engagements demanded attention.
| The debut of Miss Martha Sprigg Poole.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Spr'g.
Poole, took place at a tea given at their
nome on K street yesterday afternoon
In the company gath red to welcome
this charming young bud int } soc ETY. wera
whom are members of a large house party
which Mrs. Poole is entertaining
In the drawing room. where the debu-
tante and her mother received, was very
Ella bOrate floral decoration OF pink roses
and palms. and the bouquets filled every
available space in the rooms given over.
to the reception.
Miss Poole Wore a dainty empire dress
o. white net and lace and carried a
| shower of lilies of the valley. Mrs Poole
wore an exquisite directore gown OF
apricot satin.
On the tea table in the dining room was
a beautiful canterpiece of Richmond
roses. and clusters of these flowers We're
also used in the decoration Of the room
Mrs. John w. Hawlsy. seated at one end
of the table poured chocolate. while Mrs
George Calvert Carter, just opposite
served frappe.
The other assistants were the house
guests: Miss Jov Young of Baltimore,
Miss Margaret Black Of Howard county
Md; Miss Madeline Henry of Whining
ton. Del: Miss Mamie Jones. also of Bal
timore. and Miss Poole OF Poolesville
Md, and Miss Helen Gill. Miss Virginia