Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-03

The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Meyer will give a dinner III honor of MISS
Ethel Roosevelt tonight preceding their
reception.
Mrs. Wickersham, wife of the Attorney
General made a gracious hostess last
night at the Bachelors cotillon given al
the New Willard, and which was gen
orally conceded to be a most brilliant
event Mr. Gist Blair presented the Bon
and more guests to Mrs Wickersham. who
was richly gowned in white satin and
point lace and wore many splendid jew
els The decorations of the ballroom
We're in pink and the favors had ribbon
or other touches of that color. The col
lection of pretty trifies included. for the
| ladies', jewel boxes, fancy workbags
larasols lunches of artificial flowers
the last figure with roses; for the men
ash trays. corkscrews. calendars, memo
randum pads and boutonnieres.
Mr. William Hit led the cotillon
which was preceded by supper at mid
night and before that general dancing.
The German ambassador and Countess
Won Bernstorff entertained at dinner last
night the Secretary of the Treasury and
Mrs MacNea@h, the Japanese ambassa-
COR and Baroness tchida, the Spanish
the French naval attache and Niscountess
Eenoist Gay. Mr.. and Mrs. Francis
Crowninshield. Mrs James Pinchot. Miss
Lucy kean. Miss Mary Patten. Count
Ladislas Cziraky. Austrian attache, and
Lieut. Won Ernst. German attache.
The Danish minister and Countess
Motke gave II dinner party last night,
their guests being the Attorney General
and Mrs. Wickersham. the Swedish min
lister and Nine. de LagercrantZ. Senator
Wetmorc Mrs Amos pinchot Mrs.
Thomas +. Bayard, Mrs. Herbert Wads-
worth Miss kean Mr. and Mrs Law
renee Townsend. Mr.. and Mrs. Chandler
Hale Representative Hamilton Fish. for
mer Gov. Carroll and Mr.. Charles Rich
ardson.
The Swiss minister and Nine. Ritter
had dining with them last night Miss
Marion Wise. Miss Sool,y Johnston, Miss
kins. Miss Gladys Hiuckley. Miss Marie
Iuryee Miss Carol Crawford Signor
Tentaro, Italian second secretary; Count
Felix Won Brusseie-S c,iaubeck Austrian
;irst secretary: a. &. iiorstmann, German
attarne: Baron Hardenbroek German at
tache: S. III. Pousette. Swedish attache;
Count l.. ar lgslas. Swedish honorary
at,ache. and Mr.. Martin, Swiss secretary.
The Chinese minister and Nine Chang
entertained guests al dinner last night to
meet the American minister to China and
Mrs. w. j. Calhoun.
Senator and Mrs Elkfns entertained at
dinner last evening. when their guests
We're the italian ambassador and Baron
ess Mayor des Pianches. the Austro- Hun
garian ambassador and Baroness Hengel-
muller. Mr. Justice Holmes and Mrs.
Holmes, Mr.. Justice Lurton and Mrs.
Lurton, Senator and Mrs. Depew. Maj.
and Nine. Won Livonius. Mr. and Mrs
Charles G. Glover, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
kirke Porter, Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Bel
mont, Mr.. and Mrs. Gallery and Mr. and
Mrs. Shoemaker OF Pittsburg.
Mr. and Mrs Edward McCauley at a
dinner for their daughter. Miss Mary
McCauley, last night entertained Lieut..
and Mrs. Sherman Miles. Miss Olga
Roosevelt, Miss Britton. Miss Frances
Noyes, Miss Newberry, Lieut.. Commander
Long, Capt. Johnston, Mr.. Scott, Mr.. Cal
houn and Mr. Harrison.
Mrs James f. Barbour entertained at
dinner last evening for her daughter. Miss
Marguerite Barbour. the party going on
% the Bachelors. Her guests were Mr.
and Mrs. Randall Hasner. Mr.. and Mrs
r. Mitchell, Miss annie Irwin Miss kros-
stad, Miss Helen Parker DIR. Dixon, DIR.
Hume Commander White and Mr. viii
liam Marrow.
The British second secretary and Mrs.
:smond Ovey were also among those Civ
ng dinners to precede the cotillon last
night 1t was in honor of Miss Constance
Ovey, who leaves Monday next for Cam
ada, and will sail from Montreal for her
home in England. Mr.. and Mrs Ovey.
who also leave on Monday for a three
week trip to the West Indies. will give a
dinner Saturday night i'm honor OF Miss
Constance HoNt and Mr.. Sunni
whose engagement was recently an
nounced
Mr.. and Mira William r. Merriam