Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-30

His personal acquaintance with those who
are most frequently seen in Washington
drawing rooms is SO large that he had
many stops to make en- route.
Charles ". Russell, the newly ap-
/ pointed minister to Persia, will leave
Washington Tuesday afternoon and sail
| February ) for Naples. He will be ac-
daughter, Miss Lucy Russell, who was
a debutante of last year. Miss Russell
| is graceful and accomplished girl
whose knowledge Of French and other
languages will be of signal service to
her in the diplomatic post to which her
father has been assigned. Mrs. Russell
is a sister of Col. John B. Mosby. the
rebel ranger of the civil war. Minister
Russell and his family will visit Rome
and Constantinople on their way to
| Teheran.
Secretary and Mrs. Meyer will give
another evening reception Thursday next.
They have one of the best arranged of
the large houses in the West End. though
it was built with a view to housing on
formal occasions; companies smaller than
would ordinarily be included in semi
official reception. The drawing rooms are
large, SO are the dining room and ball
room, which were added after the house
changed owners some years ago and the
central hall, in which is the broad stair
case has floor space almost as great as
the largest room. The drawing room had
quite ID modern arrangement, although
Clark woods prevail, but the collection of
signed photographs of royalty and other
nota bilities make it unusually interest
ing.
Mrs McLeans cotillon last night for
Miss Ethel Roosevelt and the debutantes
of the winter brought three or four
hundred Of the dancing set together at
one of the most beautiful balls of the
winter. 1t closed week of exceptionally
pretty dances, the first of which was
Mrs Hinckley's dinner dance Monday
night at Rauscher's. the Jennings and
The Phillips Wednesday night, the last
Small and Early, and the Fort Myer hop
Friday night.
At the wedding of Miss Elsie Brock.
niece of Miss Bremen. and Lieut.. Edgar
place at the Toronto. the home of the
bride. February IS, the ceremony will be
performed by the Rev. G. Freeland
Peter of the Epiphany Church and only
the relatives Will be present.
Mrs. Fred Lansing Oliver will be ihe
matron of honor and the bridesmaids
Will be Miss kaltner of Newark, N. j..
and Miss Loewer of New York. The
hes, man is to be Lieut. Rodney Smith.
L. S. A.. stationed at Newport, r. l..
and the groomsmen will be Lieut.. George
Goethals. L. S. A. and Ensign George
NJ. Courts, I. S. N, both stationed in
this city.
A reception will follow the ceremony at
Rauscher's.
4 number of entertainments are to be
giver In Miss Brooks honor before the
wedding.
Cardinal Gibbons, who has gone to New
Orleans for his annual visit, will officiate
at the marriage there Wednesday of his
great-nece. Miss Nertiles Stanton. and
Mr.. Charles Willis Wells of Nicksburg,
Miss. The cardinal also off1ciated at the
marriage of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Joseph Stanton.
Lord Granard may be the successor of
Lord Aberdeen to the Irish vice royalty.
Lady Granard, who is the daughter of
Ogden Mills of New York, would preside
charmingly in Dublin Castle.
The fact that Lord Granard is Roman
Catholic would not. it is believed. stand
in the way of his appointment No Cath
Ollie has been lord lieutenant of Ireland
for over 200 years owing to the enforce
ment of the various disabling acts. These
are now obsolete. but in order to remove
amy doubt WHICH might exist in the mat
ter bill has been introduced into parlia-
ment by Mr.. William Redmond which