Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-27
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
YESTERDAYS SOCIABILITIES
AND SOME OF THE FUTURE.
Luncheons for Visiting and Other
Guests-Personal
Notes.

| Tie Brazilian ambassador ami Mime.
Nabuco. in compliment to former AM
bassador Creel: the Chilean minister and
Nine. CoreZ. and the Swiss minist II and
Nine Ritter. who brought number
of Swiss friends together, gave dinners
| last night
! Miss Boutell, daughter of Representa-
tive and Mrs. Boutell, gave luncheon
today, when Miss Worthington. Mr. Laid
of Boston and Mr.. Hugh Boutell were
with her. and then the party went to
| the Yale dramatic performance together
| Wednesday evening, preliminary
| to the Filling cotillen. Representative
| and Mrs. Boutell will give a dinner for
! Miss Boutell and young company and
Thursday night will have another din
ner, to be followed by a dance, for
about seventy young people at the High
lands. Miss Mary .Aiger of Annapolis
Will be here as their guest for the dance,
and MIR. Ladd of Boston, their present
guest, will also remain throughout the
week
Maj. and Mrs. Frank Eldridge are
spending the holidays in Columbus, Ohio,
with Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton Taylor Mel
| son, who are entertaining for them.
Miss Annie Irwin was a charming
hostess yesterday at tea for young
people in compliment to Miss Eugene
Root OF New York, who is staying with
Miss Aeshire. and to whom so many
pleasant courtesies have been shown. The
West Point cadets who are holiday MAX
ing mere and other young men from home
!. and out of town were in the company.
Miss Nabuco and Miss Aleshire pre-
9f he ff.o tohI n Il
ton served punch. Assisting in receiving
were Miss Sadie Murray. Miss Margue-
rite barbour. Miss Katherine Weeks,
Miss Niche and Miss Doris Haywood.
Mrs. Boutel will give a luncheon for
Mrs. Rallinger the 14th Of January and
the 18th Miss Boutell will ente. tain at
| luncheon for Miss Bevan. who will be
| staying with her uncle and aunt Senator
and Mrs. Rayner
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hays Hammond,
who are established in the Morton house.
Rhode Island avenue, entertained at din
ner last night in compliment to the niece
of the latter, Miss Mary Hoyle Of st.
Louis. The guests included Miss Helen
Taft and her guest. Miss Rocker of New
York: Baroness Elizabeth Rosen, Miss
| Meyer, Mics Margaret Draper. Miss Mary
Chew. Miss Clover, Mss Dorothy Gard
ner Williams, Miss Ferolina Perkins, Miss
Hammond, Miss Marian Wise, Mr.. Robert
Taft. Prince Koudacheff. Capt. Butt,
Lieut.. Fremont, MIR. Faust. Lieut.. Com
mander Palmer, Lieut. Brooke, Mr.. John
Hays Hammond. jr.., Mr.. Harris Ham,
| mond, Mr.. Crawford, Mr.. Thomas Riggs
and Mr.. Gerard Barry.
Mrs. Potter Palmer, who received at
the charity ball last week In Chicago.
| wore a stunning gown. 1t was of chiffon
| in shades of American beauty and she
wore peoples in her hair as we'll as a
n 10 Quo har Sha W.
scarf of sable and ermine. Mrs. Fred
erick Dent Grant was in white satin and
lace. The Countess Gizycki, who was
| Miss Patterson. was among the notables.
and wore white satin and tulle.
Lieut. Charles Eltinge Coates. 37th
United States Infantry. is home from
Fort Sheridan on a visit to his father,
Gen. Edwin NJ. Coates, at the Highlands.
Miss Florence Kirby gave large
luncheon today in honor of Miss Oliver Of
Charlotte, n. c.. who is here on a visit to
lar sister-in-law. Mrs. Fred Lansing
a., Oliver. A Christmas decoration Prevailed
/, at the table.
| Mrs. w. c. Borden has sent out cards
| for an informal tea Friday afternoon. De-
| cember 81, complimentary to her younger
son. who is home from Cornell for the
holidays.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Watts.
so 9th street southeast. was the scene of
family gathering on Christmas day.
Among those present We're Mrs. J. w.
Berry OF Baltimore. Mr.. and Mrs. F. G..
Weems. Calvert Weems. Miss Lillian
Weems. Mr.. John Hanna, Ruth Hanna
and Mr.. George Watts. Four generations
were thereby represented
DR. and Mrs. +. c. Fenho2en of Balti-
more left that city on the 18th instant
for Sarasota, Fla, where DR.. Fenhogen
has leased the Tobay-Jones property.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter w. kneessi, with
their son Clinton, are spending the holt
days with their relatives. after which
they will go to their new home in Rich
mond, Va.
Mrs O. f. Sindburg of Chicago. for
merly Miss Rose NJ Walrath of Wash
ington, is spending the holidays visiting
her mother, Mrs Anna Wallrath, and will
be pleased to see her friends at home,
the , ictor apartment, 1914 North Capitol