Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-01
MISS CATHARINE BRITTON.


German ambassador; MI. and Mrs w. J.
Boardman, Mrs. Burton Harrison, Rear
Admiral Stockton, Gen. and Mrs Gill
lespie, Mrs. Burrows, Senator and Mrs.
Elkins, Gen. and Mrs. Murray, Rear Ad-
! miral and Mrs. Brownson, Admiral and
| Mrs. Schley, Mrs. Hobson. Maj and Mrs.
David d. Porter, Mr.. and Mrs. Edison
! Bradley, Mrs. Isham Hornsby, Col. and
Mrs. Robert X. Evans, Mrs. c. C. Glover.
Miss Sheriff.. Gen. and Mrs. Sternberg,
| Mrs. William F. Draper, Mrs. Souther-
land, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward McCauley.
Mrs. Butterworth, airs. William X. Mer-
Ram, Mrs. H. NJ. Hutchins, Mrs. James
F. Mitchell. Mr.. and Mrs. George How
ard. Mrs: Robert Shaw Oliver and Miss
Oliver, DR.. and Mrs. Whiting. Nine.
| Quesada and Miss Aurora Quesada. Miss
Morgan. Mr.. and Mrs. William E. Curtis,
| Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Chew, John A. Kas-
son. Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Huff, Mr..
William Ackland,. Miss Leila Waller, Mr..
and Mrs. John s. Well Miss Isabel Hag
| ner, Judge Hagner, Mrs. Worthington,
Mrs. Robert Hinckley, Mrs. Arthur Lee,
Mr.. and Mrs. James NJ. Johnston. Mr..
and Mrs. Edward McCauley, Mrs. Letter
and Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh.
Miss Catharine Britton. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Alexander Britton, was present.
ed at one Of the largest teas of the season
thus far given, yesterday at Rauscher's,
when several hundred friends enjoyed
room and the two bathrooms were in
use and so profuseIy decorated with
palms, vines and American beauty roses
as to form great bouquet of fragrant
color. The scores and scores of orchid,
rose, lily and gardenia bouquets sent to
the debutante met the eye at every turn.
Mrs. Brftton in a French gown of emer-
aid satin with a tunic in jetted black net
and her fair young daughter, OF whom
were heard SO many compliments to her
beauty and charm. wore white satin with
an overdress Of crystal beaded tulle. The
receiving party was large one and in
cluded Miss Elsie Downing. Miss Marie
Duryee, Miss Jessie Krogstad. Miss Mar
guerfte Barbour. Miss Frances Moves.
Miss Leonora Finley, Miss Olga Roose-
welt, Miss Ruth Piling. Miss Constance
Hoyt. Miss Lillian Chew. Miss Evelyn
Chew, Miss Sadie Murray. Miss Carolyn
Murray. Miss Dorothy Williams. Miss
Katharine Leech, Miss Esther Denny.
Miss Henrietta Fitch, Miss Alexandrine
Fitch, Miss Eleanor Ridgely and Miss
Mary Frazee Of Louisville, KY. who is
on visit to Miss Britton.
The matrons assisting We're Mrs. Clar-
ence Edwards and Mrs William Kearny
Carr. who presided at the tea table; Mrs.
A T. Britton, Mrs Warner Baldwin Bay
ley. Mrs. Edward Lotus. Mrs. Charles
Sturtevant. Mrs. Benjamin Micou. Mrs
William r. Ridgely and Mrs. Evan Sim
clair Morgan. The party We're afterward
entertained Eat seated supper. An or
chestra played throughout the tea and
the supper and in the interval between
the latter and theater time the young
folks had dance or two.
Miss Britton had a theater party as
hnal touch to the events of the day, enter
tanning her house guests andssome Others
chaperoned by Mr.. and Mrs. Murray Cobb
Mrs Kelly, widow of Gen Benjamin F.
Kelly. after an absence of three years,
has returned to Washington. and has
taken an apartment at the Dresden, where
she will spend the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lionel Guest. vino came
to New York last week from their Cana
dian home for the birthday anniversary
party of the venerable John Bigelow,
father Of Mrs. Guest, are at the Shoreham
for few days. They were accompanied
here by their daughter Miss Lucy Bige
low Dodge. who is now staying at the
German embassy. Tonight they will dine
with Mrs. Letter. 1t will be recalled
that Mrs Guest, then Mrs. Dodge. was
one of the few persons present at the
marriage of Lord and Lady Suffolk the
latter formerly Miss Daisy Letter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas j. Wingfield will
be in Washington a few days on their
way to Birmingham, Ala. and will be
pleased to see their friends Friday. De-
cember ), from to O'Clock, at 3112 N
street.
Miss Florence King will be at home
Friday, December ), from to 6 o'clock,
at 3112 N street. She will have with her
her cousin. Miss Collier of Pittsburg. Fa..
and her niece, Mrs. Thomas j. Wingfield.
The Rev. W. c. Alexander, d. D.. for
merly pastor of West Street Presbyterian
Church of this city. with Mrs. Alexander
and their son, William C.. Alexander. jr.,
left last night for Roswell n. NJ, after
spending a few weeks in this city.
Mr. and Mrs Forrest II. Riordan and
family. who have been absent from the
city for the past two years. have returned
and are now located at LOG L street
northwest where they will be pleased to
see their friends.
Mr. and Mrs. John Alfred Pearson gave
dance Saturday evening in honor of
their daughter. Miss Martha Pearson.
The parlors were decorated with the
Eastern High School colors, light blue and
white, and the library and dining room
with the colors of the Eastern High
School Of Baltimore, gold and green, In
compliment to their guest. Miss Phillips.
Those present were Misses Helena Dorcy,
Pauline Phillips. Martha Pearson. Eienor
Tanner. Nellie Stockett, Ethel Fitzhugh,
Rosemary Wright, Mary Hardy, Jessie
Wiler, Ethel Hall, GeneVie Frizzel. Mar
garet Mussey. Mildred Tegler. Dorothy
Breuninger, Harriet McCray. Messrs.
Russell MCGEE, Clark F'itzhugh. Wade
Petit, Harold Bullough. Herbert Bah
cock. Robert Kirbey, Raymond Hardy. |
Herbert Lock. William Corell. Elmer Ge-
neste, Clifford Whitney. Henry Mulhol- |
land. Samuel Frazier, Walter Costello |
andJohn Lyon.
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