Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-16

Miss Margaret Gale will also be among
those who will welcome a dinner com
pany tonight
Miss Emily Carow. sister of Mrs.
Roosevelt. will sail tomorrow on the
kronprinzessin Cecile and is likely to
spend the next six months in Europe most
of the time in Italy. Miss Carow has
been at the White House ali the past
winter with Mrs Roosevelt. Mr.. and
Mrs. Morton Dexter of Boston and
| friends of Miss Ca:ow. will sail the
same ship with her and are also bound
for Italy.
Mrs. Frank w. Garden will not be at
home tomorrow
Mrs. J. Frank Ball Of Wilmington Del.
and DR.. j. c. r. Ewing of Lahore. India,
are the guests of Mrs. Wallace Radcliffe.
After the first rumor last summer tina t
Miss Katherine E.lkins was 10 marry the
Duke Of AbruZzi. Mrs. Elkins stated that
her daughter was not even acquainted
with the Italian nobleman. The rumor
has been again revived. largely it is
| thought. because Mrs. Elkins and her
daughter were announced as being among
last weeks visitors at Palm Beach. where.
| it is also stated, the duke. who is
travelling under possibly one other of his
| titles. is also staying. Mrs. and Miss Ell
kins are expected back in this city some
| time tomorrow. AS far as any Of their in
! Inmates here have been informed, there is
no foundation for the story of the en-
! Eagement.
| According to cabiegram from Paris
widely published yesterday is the inter-
esting statement that Countess Ferdinand
dc Lesseps' son. Robert. is engaged to
marry an American girl, Her name
has not been announced. but She
lives In Washington, his friends say.
OF Nine de Lesseps' children only three
| have not married. The widow of the en-
gineer who constructed the Suez canal is
beautiful woman still. and her dauSh-
ters. who adore her: are proud TO resein-
one OF the handsOrnest young men In
Paris He has been reared in the strictest
manner.
| Word has been received from Pasadena
| Cal. that Mrs c. 8. Moves. who has
been i'll there for the past month. Is mucl
better. If her condition continues to I'M
prove, she will return to Washlnston
early in April. accompanied by MI. ana
Mrs T. c. Moves and Mrs. George W.
Boyd.
Mr.. and Mrs Perkins gave surprise
party in honor OF their son George last
The Young folks INDUCED in various
games and music until q late houf. 1ater
which refreshments We're served.
Among those who participated i'll the
festivities We're Misses Margaret Per
kins Mabel Jones. Ruby Jones. Alice
Stunkel. Dorothy Melchior. Elsie Fowler
Gertrude Draley. Ethel De Temple Anna
Chevalier Josephine Scheurman and Mary
Ford: Messrs George Perkins. Louis Pot
ter. Charles Stark. Charles Macdonald
Client Kraft. John Carroll. c. Mullady
William Fowler. Thomas Craven and John
McGrahmn.
The marriage OF Miss Mary Louise Du-
ell. daughter of eN-JuStce and Mrs
Charles Holland Duell, and Lieut.. Ohio
| Vaughan kean. L. S. A., will be solemn
| lied Saturday. March 81. at her parents
home. 335 West End avenue, New York
city.
Miss Feaiy gave small Informal tea
| yesterday for her sister Mrs. Cunning
ham, wife of Capt. Cunningham. L. :.
A. who is here on visit to her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Fealy, and is accompa MED
| by her two children. Miss Margaret
| Loughran presided at the tea table. and
| the occasion was an extremely pleasant
| one. Capt. Cunningha IN is now stationed
! at Fort Omaha, where Mrs cunning
| ham will return about the LIST CT April.
Nine. Cortes will resume her Tuesday
| afternoon receptions tomorrow.