Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-07
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
THEATERS AND THE MUSICAL
ON LAST NIGHTS LIST.
The Wilcox Wells Wedding This
Afternoon-In Miss Sylvester's
Honor-Notes.

Mrs. Taft. her sister. Mrs. Thomas X.
Laughlin of Pittsburg, Mr.. Frederick
Carpenter and Capt. Archibald Butt were
at the Belasco last night.
| Miss Alice Blech and Lieut.. Richard
| Wainwright were the guests for whom
Mrs. John NJ. Hudgins entertained, hay
ing double box party, Miss Marthena
Harrison, Miss Leonora Finley, Miss
Ruth Pilling, Miss Elsie Downing, Lieut..
Commander Sweet, Commander Russell
White, Mr. f. P Grosvenor, Mr.. Clar-
ence Davis Commander Mclean, Mr..
William Ackland and Mrs. Francois B.
! Moran.
Lieut.. Commander and Mrs. W. r.
Gherardi entertained a double box party.
which included Mr.. and Mrs, Walter
Andrews. Mr.. and Mrs. Vaudeville Car
| Isle and Miss Carlisle, Miss Marion
Oliver, daughter of the assistant secre-
tary of war; Miss Randolph, Mr.. Brook,
Capt. S. A. Cheney. L. s. A.: Lieut.
| Commander Henry V. Butler, Fred l..
| Huidekoper and Mr.. Roecliff.
Postmaster General Hitchcock, Rep
resentative Joseph L. Rhinoch, Capt. and
/ Mrs. Marsh, Paymaster and Mrs S. E.
Valerie Padelford, Admiral and Mrs.
Hemphill, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Hin.
/ Representative Ira w. Wood. Senator and
Mrs. F. w. Lyon, Capt. and Mrs. Sum-
merlin, T. S. N: Mrs. Charles Grayson
Dulin, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Dulin, Miss
Lucinda Pennebaker, Capt. and Mrs.
Logan Tucker. Jerome Bonaparte, Mr..
| and Mrs. Charles Henry Butler were also
present.
Mrs. Taft and her sister, Mrs Laugh
lin, expect to accompany the President
to New York next Monday.
The Columbia last night was q benefit
for the Georgetown University Hospital
and large and smart audience was pres
| ent.
4 Miss Alice Riggs had DIR. and Mrs.
| George Tully Vaughn and others in
| her box. DIR. and Mrs. James Dudley
| Morgan had Miss Pauline Magruder, Miss
| Mildred Merrick, etc, in their box: Mrs.
J. Eakin Gadsby had party with her;
did Mrs. Matthew T. Scott and Mr.. F'itz-
| gerald of Georgetown University. Rear
| Admiral and Mrs. Glover and Miss Clo-
yer, Mrs. Reamey, Mr.. Brewster Reamey,
Commander and Mrs. William Manning
! Irwin and Miss Irwin, the Misses Finley,
Miss Madeline Bradley, Miss Mary Dove,
Mr.. J. Maury Dove. Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh
Reilly, Mr.. and Mrs Andrew Lipscomb,
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron S. Adams. Mr.. and
| Mrs. n. j. Colbert, Mr. and Mrs S. w.
Woodward. Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander
Bentley, Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Roberts
and Mrs. Joel Hilman were in the au-
dience.
Mrs. Nagel. wife of the Secretary of
| Commerce and Labor is still out of
town. and will not. therefore, be here
to receive callers tomorrow.
Miss Laura Clifford Wells. daughter of
Mrs. Henry Wells. and Lieut. Julian
Parsons Wilcox, L. S. II. c., will be mar
ried this afternoon at O'Clock in the
New York Avenue Church 4 suggestion
OF the approaching Christmas season per-
meates all the decorations, etc. The
churcl, has about it the odor of the
woods-pine boughs and holly branches
mngling with rich massng of palms
and other foliage plants around the plat
form and pulpit. The bride. who is grea,
favorite wherever sno is known. and
| whom the best wishes of scores of init
mate friends will add benedictions to the
gown of white satin with an elaborate
trimming of embroidery on the material
ana lace. family heirloom. on the bodice
and on the skirt. Her VEIL another en-
viable family possession, is a shawl OF
old rose point, and she has chosen to
carry the oldtime prim bouquet OF lilies
o. the valley.
The maid of honor, Miss ALTA Emory
of Plainfield, N. j., will be gowned in
scarlet chiffon cloth, made over filmy
white drapery of white satin. She viii
wear a large red hat and carry a shower
of white sweet peas tied with a bunch OF
gold cord.
The bridesmaids, Miss Marion Leutze
Miss Esther Denny. Miss Henrietta Fitch
and Miss Antoinette Heckscher of New
York, are to wear costumes of white
paHne velvet with touches of gold en-
broidery, white picture hats, faced with
gold lace. and trimmed with white
plumes. Their bouquets are to be show
ers of white steevia and poinsettia blooms
Rev. DR.. Wallace Radcliffe, pastor of the
church. will officiate
Two marines will be stationed at the
last of the psws reserved for relatives
and out-of-town guests. Mr. Nathan c.
Wyeth will be best man, and the ushers
viii include Lieut. Henry F. Green, U. s.
NJ. c.: Lieut.. Randolph Coyle, U. s. NJ
c.; Capt. Frank Evans, L. S. NJ. c.;
Lieut.. Philip Torrey, L. s. NJ. c.: Lieut..
lChauncey Shackford u. S. n, and Lieut..
Stephen Rowan. L. 5. n
Mrs Wells will entertain at small
reception afterward, at her home on 2lst
street. The out-of-town relatives here for
the wedding are: Mr.. j. Clifford Rosen-
garten of Philadelphia. cousin of the
bride. who will give her in marriage: Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Rosengarten, Mr. Sam
uel Rosengarten, Mr.. Joseph Rosengar-
ten, Miss Fanny Rosengarten and the
Misses Sinniskson all of Philadelphia
Mr.. j. Clifford Richardson. Mr.. and Mrs.
lie Moyne, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Beatty,
all of New York, and Mrs. and Miss
Cherbounier and Miss Dennison of Bal
timore.
Miss Margaretta Symons gave beau
tiful luncheon today for two of the sea-
sons debutantes, Miss Sophy Johnston
and Miss Mary McCauley, and in the
company of buds to meet them had Miss
| GLADYS Hinckley, Miss Margaret Worth
ington. Miss Martha Bowers, Miss Mar