Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-27
Mayer, Mr.. and Mrs. Meyer Nordlinger
and Mrs. Kaufman Of Providence, r. I.

Miss Hildreth Gatewood of this city
was among the Americans received by
Queen Elena, and also attended the first
court ball in Rome this month. Mrs.
James Lee Shelton of Richmond, who,
| with Mrs. Isaac Pearson of this city
has spent the winter IN Rome, was also
| received at the queens drawing room.
On these occasions the queen stands In
| the middle of one of the largest salons
| with flowers and plants behind her and
receives each guest alone, chatting cor
daily in French. Mrs Shelton and Mrs.
| Pearson attended the receptions given
party-a costume tea-given by Sir Moses
| Ezekiel in Rome recently.
| Miss Mildred Carter, daughter Of John
Ridgely Carter. formerly first secretary
! OF the American embassy here and
now minister to Roumania, and Wis
count Acheson, late lieutenant In the
CoIdstream Guards and a veteran of the
South African war, will be married dur
! ing the coming summer in London. Miss
Carter remained in London after the de-
| parture of her father for Bucharest.
viscount Acheson is the eldest son of
the fourth Earl of Gosford. He was
born I'm 1877.
nard Carter of Baltimore and niece of
Charles Fl. Carter. Bernard NJ. Carter
Julian Carter and Shirley Carter and
Mrs. Alexander Robinson White, all of
1 mat CITY, VINO are the OTOlUcIS dlu SlS-
| tiers of her father.
Through them she is related to the
| most prominent families in Maryland.
| Her ancestors We're distinguished IN
I colonial and revolutionary history and
| have always been foremost in the civic
| affairs and I'm conservative society. Her
| father is the third son of Bernard Car
| ter. and entered the diplomatic service in
1894. soon after graduating from Trinity
/ College, Oxford, Conn.
Nv md married
! 1887, the latter being Miss Alice Nor
gan. daughter of Mrs. d. p. Morgan OF
this city. The latter of late years has
lived in New York, where, December 3,
| 1906. she gave a reception for the debut
| of two grdnddaughters. the future Wis
| countess Atcheson and Miss Gladys ks
sci. That same evening Mrs Benjamin
| Nichol gave a dinner and dance for the
| two debutantes. Miss Carter had already
made her debut in London society. hav-
| ing been presented at court in May of
that year by Mrs. Whiteiaw Reid
| Miss Carter is a beautiful girl and
| speaks four languages fluently.
| Mrs William NJ Irwin and Miss Annie
| Irwin are in New York. where they went
to meet Nine. Thiebaut. wife of the
French minister to the Argentine Repub-
| lic who will spend several weeks here
and Mrs. Irwin. They are expected back
| Tuesday.
| Mrs. Archibald Oracle has been re-
| quested and will give humorous recita-
| lions and songs tomorrow afternoon in
| the Cairo ballroom at 4:30, the proceeds
1 to be devoted to charity.
| Chapter A., p. f. O.. celebrated WASH
ington's birthday by giving a colonial tea
| at the home of Mrs. Edwin s. La Fetra
/ in Cleveland Park, to meet the members
of Chapters B and c and other friends.
| The hostess was assisted in receiving the
| guests by the presidents OF the three
| chapters, Miss Julia Macmillan. Mrs. w.
| Z. Andrews and Mrs. Herman Reeve. The
| ladies of Chapter all wore colonial cos
| tunes in honor of the day. and the flower
decorations were in yellow and white, the
colors of the sisterhood.
Miss Bessie Meyers and Miss Henrietta
Wentzell of Pittsburg Pa, who have been
the guests of Miss Helene Barchfeld at
the Dresden. returned home last week.
Miss Della F'ishel entertained Monday
afternoon at her home on Connecticut
avenue in honor of some strangers and
| their hostesses. She was assisted by her
| sister Miss Rena Fishe. Those present
were Mrs. John s. Strahorn of Elkton
Nd: Mrs. Kaufman Of Providence r. T.:
Miss Mae Wildman of Baltimore, Md:
| Miss Bessie Meyers of Pittsburg. Pa
Miss Henrietta wentzell OF Pittsburg
Pa. Miss Helene Barchfeld. Mrs. Samuel
| Goldenberg Miss Julia Goldsmith of
| Fredericksburg. Va. Mrs. Louis Simon
and Mrs. Adolph Weyl. Cards were in
dulged in, the prizes being won by Mrs
Kaufman. Miss Meyers and Mrs. Simon
served in the dining room. where the