Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-17

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and her guest, Miss Bartlett: Miss Ade-
line Culp, Miss Marie Ray. Miss Alice
Boutell and Miss Nancy Gordon Jones
will also be of the receiving party. A
dinner for twenty will follow before the
younger folk go down TO the navy yard
hop.
Miss Elise Browning was another debut
tante to whom society paid court yester-
day afternoon at the tea given by her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Clay Brown
ing.
The house was profusely decorated with
pink roses and azaleas, palms and ferns
Mrs. Browning received in the drawing
room, and wore very elegant imported
gown of white crepe, embroidered In
pearls and with touches of gold.
The young debutante received with her
mother, and was very girlish and pretty
in a gown of white crepe meteor, yelled
in coral chiffon. with a cora garniture
on the bodice. Her bouquet was an arm
cascade Of lilies of the valley and Golden
Gate roses.
Mrs. George w. Evans, Mrs. James e.
Baines and Mrs. Edward Stevens offered
the dainties at the tea table.
The other members of the receiving
party were Miss Ida Norment Smith. Miss
Iris Masters. Miss Marion True. Miss
Betty Baines, Miss Dolly Cunningham.
Miss Mona Murray and Miss Clarine
Hunter.
A dinner for the receiving party fol-
lowed. Mrs. Browning and Miss Elise
Browning will be at home Fridays in
January.
Mrs Samuel Polkinhorn and her daugh-
ter, Miss Blanche Polkinhorn, have taken
an apartment. at the Avalon, 1877 Adams
Mill road.
Bishop and Mrs. Mackay-smith and the
Misses Mackay-Smith. are to be the guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Marlatt, 1921 18th
street. du- ing Christmas week. Several
entertainments are already planned in
their honor.
Miss Laura L. Pagan of 1863 Biltmore
street returned last evening ON Roa-
noke Va, where she has been the last
three months, attending Virginia Col
lege.
Mr.. and Mrs. Owen B. French and Miss
Bertha Shot have returned to the city
after spending a year in the Hawaiian
Islands, and are now located at the On
tario.
Miss Marie Ray, the handsome and &C
oomplished young daughter of Mr.. ana
Mrs. George w. Ray, was presented At
large tea yesterday afternoon at the
home Of her parents, on 31st street. The
drawing room, hall and music room were
beautifully decorated with trailing aspar-
agus, Killarney roses and palms. and
stringed orchestra played throughout the
afternoon. The mantels and table in the
dining room were banked with red and
white roses and ferns. Mrs. Thomas H.
c. Gwynne. Mrs. NJ. J. Colbert. Miss Sui
Ivan and Mrs. Dannemiller presided.
The other assistants were Miss Howard,
Miss. Mildred Bacon, Miss Alice Wright,
Miss Marion King, Miss Katherine Poole,
Miss Nina Van Arsdale and Miss An
toinette Ray. the schoolgirl sister OF the
debutante. Mrs. Ray received in gown
of goid-color satin yelled in blue chiffon
and trimmed with marabou and gold and
silver lace. Miss Ray was charming in her
gown of white satin and marquisette,
the corsage heavily embroidered in pearls.
She carried a large colonial bouquet Of
orchids and lilies Of the valley. A dinner
for the receiving party and an equal num-
Der Of young men followed.
Miss Frances Miller. the charming
young daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
tea for the debutantes- yesterday after
noon. when Miss Louise Bayne was the
honor guest. An effective decoration of
holly. mistletoe and other Christmas
Miss Miller received in gown of yell
low satin. Miss Bayne wore rose color
crepe, and Mrs. Miller. who assisted her
daughter in receiving, was handsomely
the hospitality were Mrs. Buchanan OF
Annapolis and Mrs. Savage Of Norfolk,
house guests; Mrs. Paynter Of New York.
Mrs. Walter Mclean, Mrs. Freeland, Miss
Robyn Young, Miss Edith Oracle, Miss
Dorothy Decide, Miss Alice Wright, Miss
Hazel Cox and Miss Alkaline Culp.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. @. D. Ralph of
Ogdensburg. n. Y. and Mr.. Alva Sey-
mour Taber took place Wednesday even
ing. Dec mber Is. at O'Clock. at the
home Of the brides sister Mrs. J. T. Sad
Ter. Mgr. Macklin, assisted by the Rev.
A. p. Doyle, rector of the Catholic Uni
versity. performed the imprr ssive service.
The bride and groom. entering the room
together. were preceded to tn beautifully
the bride. who acted as mstron Of honor.
and Mr.. Edward Shaw was best man. The
house was handsom, ly decorated with
poinsettias and potted plants.
Mr.. and Mrs. Taber will be at home In
the Octayia, Columbia road, January I,
1911.
Mrs. Robert Cristy and daughter. for
merly of Washington. d. c., are now lfv-
ing at 422 West 9Th street, Oklahoma
City. where they will make their future
home.
One Of the society events OF the holidays
will be the production here the afternoon
Of December 30 OF 0oldoni's Ell Ventag-
Ito" by the Yale University Dramatic
Association. After the play the Yale boys
will be entertained at tea by Mrs. Hunt
ington Wilson, wife Of the assistant sec
rotary Of state. Mr.. Wilson, who Is q
graduate Of Yale, is a member OF the
local graduate advisory committee for
the performance.
The second OF the winters hops at
Washinaton barracks took place last