Evening star., 1908-12-20

| white lace robe. She carried an armful
of pink roses.
Miss Helen Taft daughter of the next
| President and Mrs. Taft, who is a house
guest of Mrs. Aleshire. also assisted in
receiving, and wore very becoming
| gown of light blue satin Naturally. she
| held court of her own and was always
| surrounded by her own friends and asso-
| ciates and those anxious to become ac-
! quainted with the next young lady of the
White House.
Among the other assistants We're Mrs.
Bell Mrs. Scott. Mrs. johnson, Mrs.
Cheatham. Mrs. Darlington. Mrs. Tracy,
Miss kibbey, Miss Scott, Miss Edith Suth-
erland. Miss Darlington, Miss Hatch Miss
Weeks and Miss Brooks.
| After the tea Mrs Aleshire entertained
the receiving party and a number of
young men mt supper at her residence
on 18th street
Miss Taft leaves today to join her par
ents in the south.
The newly arrived counselor OF the Ger
man embassy and Countess Won Wede
have taken an apartment al the Portland
The latter is a charming addition to the
youthful matroDs of the diplomatic circle
and is much admired abroad.
Mrs. Amy Talbot welcomed a 'arge num-
Der of friends yesterday afternoon at a
tea given in honor of the debut of her
apartment at the Connecticut.
The debutante received with her mother
in an empire gown of white tulle over
satin and carried one of her many bOlI-
quets. Mrs. Talbot wore handsome di-
rectoire gown of pastel blue silk.
In the dining room Mrs. Henry Cleve-
land Perkins. Mrs. John w. Dwight and
Mrs. Henning Jennings presided at the
dainty tea table and the other members OF
the receiving party We're Miss katherine
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Misses Perkins. Miss Dorothy Gardiner
Williams. Miss Bidde and Miss katherine
Weeks.
The marriage of Miss Mira Delano Chit
tenden, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs George
3. Chittenden. to Mr.. Morgan II. Bowman
ir.. of UniontoWn, Pa took place yester-
day afternoon at O'Clock a the residence
of the brides parents: Only the relatives
and few personal friends were present
at the ceremony which was performed
By the Rev. George o. Little, and at the
informal reception which followed The
house was beautifully decorated for the
occasion with cut flowers and Christmas
green's.
The bride escorted by her father. was
preceded TO the drawing room by the
maid of honor, Miss Marjorie Chittenden
| her sister. and two little flower girls. the
Misses Ade'e and Anne Delano.
The best man was Mr.. Charles $. Bow
Miss Ethel Lee. on the cello. and Mrs. ST
Clair Brown. at the piano. gave a charm
ing musical accompaniment.
The bride wore her mothers wedding
dress handsome gown of white brocad-
ed satin, trimmed with some rare old lace
The gift of her grandmother. and IA neck
lace of Opals. Her tulle veil fell from a
coronet of orange blossoms and she car
ried shower of.llies of the valley.
The maid of honor wore white chiffon
and carried bouquet of pink roses. The
flower girls wore lingerie dresses with ac-
cesSories of pink.
Later in the evening Mr.. and Mrs. Bow
man left on their honeymoon. They will
make their future home at the Hill School
Pottstown, Pa.
Tie Vice President and Mrs Fairbanks
( gave their annual dinner to the President
and Mrs. Roosevelt last night and had in
the large company to meet them the
Speaker and Miss Cannon. Senator and
Mrs. Knox. Senator and Mrs. Hopkins.
Judge and Mrs. Gray, Judge and Mrs.
Anderson, Gen. and Mrs. Corbin, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Burke. Rev. DIR. and
Mrs. Il. NJ. Moore. Mr.. and Mrs. Meredith
Nicholson. Mr. and Mrs. Booth Tarking-
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. Stoddard of New York
Mir. and Mrs. Oliver of PittsburS. Mr..
and Mrs Underwood Johnson. Mrs. Boil
ton of Baltimore, Miss. Maud Pauncefotc.
Miss kean. Mr.. j. l.. Cadwalader, Mr..