The Washington herald., 1910-12-29

/ lie buildings and grounds. and he and
/ Mrs. Bingham were important factors in
society here.
Mr. and Mrs. William A. Slater enter
tanned at brilliant ball last evening in
/ their 7 street residence. which has been
/ Identified with Washington society for
/ so many years back. and which was
through many administrations a Cabinet
( home. The ballroom is one OF the hand
soonest Of the scores OF beautiful ones
/ In the city Mr. Skaters son-in-law and
/ daughter, MIR and Mrs. de Strive, Of the
Z Russian Embassy. assisted in receiving
/ the guests. It was only two years ago
/ IN this same ballroom that Nine de
( Struve made her debut IN Washington.
She WAS married a few months after
ward in Paris The dance last night was
/ IN honor Of Miss Lillian Sears.
Mr.. and Mrs John NJ. Cup entertained
at a large dinner dance AT Rauscher's
last evening for their debutsnte daugh-
ter, Miss Adaline Cup, and her house
guests, the Misses CumnOck and Frances
Brown. and Herr Carl HoeltzN OF Stras-
burg. Germany. The tables were laid in
the large ballroom. which was decorated
with poinsettia. holly. palms. and ferns.
a string orchestra played Throughout the
dinner and the dancing. which began at
$50. The dinner guests were augmented
for the dancing by some Of the dinner
guests Of other hosts.
Among the guests were Senator and
Mrs Robert l. Taylor. DIT. and sIrs
Reid Hunt, Mr. and Mrs. Charles V.
Wheeler. Mrs. Samuel Spencer. Mr.. and
Mrs. Gordon Jones, Or. Gatewood. e. :
n, and Mrs, Catewood, Miss Maitland
Marshall. Miss Marthena Harrison. Mile
de Villegas Miss Fogg. the Misses Fin
ley, the Misses GarTaTd, and Miss Eliza
beth Reside.
Mrs. CUP wore q gown OF black net
with iridescent sequins OF peacock blues
and greens. Miss Cup wore her debut
gown Of ivory satin. yelled with white.
and embroidered in pastel colored beads.
Miss Brown wore white marquisette,
trimmed with crystals and bands of dark
fur. and Miss Cumnock was in goId-I
colored satin, yelled with gold-colored
marquisette embroidered in gold and
trimmed with gold sequins.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Bell enter
tanned at a young peoples dance at their
home IN Connecticut avenue last night
There were about 100 young people pres
ent, and supper was served at midnight,
Mrs. John Jay White. of New York has
as her guests Mrs. George b. GrinneH- /
Mr.. Ripley Hitchcock, and Mr.. Edwin
DENLY. OF New York. Several others
will arrive here on Sunday 10 complete
quite a house party.
The Cornell Dramatic Association, The !
Masque. viii give g performance Of -G'he !
Butterflies" this afternoon in the National /
Theater, beginning at 2I5. In the evening /
the Cornell alumni of this city will give !
a ball at the New Willard in honor Of the /
visiting men, Among the patroReSses of /
the afternoon performance are Mrs. Sher- /
man, wife Of the Vice President, Mrs /
Hughes, wife OF Mr.. Justice Hughes; Mrs /
William Phelps Emo, Mrs. Robert Hinck- /
ley Miss Isabelle Wells. Mrs. katherine |
Pelouze Collins, Mrs. Joseph Letter. Mrs. /
J. Henley Smith, Mrs. W. Sinclair Bowen, |
Mrs. Julian James, Mrs John r. Mclean, /
Mrs. Murray Cobb, Mrs William Barrett /
Ridgely, Miss Frederick, Mrs Allerton !
Cushman. Mrs. Hennen Jennings. Mrs. /
+. Dana Durand Mrs. Ralph Cross john /
ston, Mrs. A. ID. Addison. Mrs. Frederick /
V. Coville. Mrs. Spencer Cosby. Mrs. F. A /
I1oton, Miss Elizabeth Hammond. Miss |
Sophie Siehert Miss Ruth Putnam, Mrs. /
Joseph Garrard. Mrs William Haywood.
Mrs. NJ. NJ Parker. Mrs. Alexander Brit
ton, and Mrs. j. NJ CUP.
Mrs Charles C. Thorn entertained at 2
small dance for Yong people last even
ing in honor of her daughter. Miss
Frances Thorn, a debutante of last sea
son, and her son, who is at home from
college for the holidays. a string orches-
ira played throughout the evening and a
buffet supper was served at midnight
Miss Ethel Roosevelt viii arrive in
the latter part of the week.
to be the guest Of her sister, Mrs. Long
worth.
Mrs Edison Bradley. who only re-
turned from New York Tuesday, was
obliged to go back yesterday on ac-
count of the sudden and severe illness
Of her daughter, Mrs. Herbert Shipman
Dr. and Mrs. Duncan McKim have
leased their house in Eighteenth street
for the winter and gone to Aiken, S G,
for the season.
Miss Collins will be the honor guest at
a dinner given by Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
w Field, of 6Ol Cathedral avenue, BaIti-
more, Nd, January 3, before the fourth
Monday german
Mrs. T. T. Sewers. wife of Or. Sow
Frs was hostess at a large tea yester-
day afternoon from to Z o'clock at their
home in Massachusetts avenue, in honor
IF their son-in-law and daughter. Mai.
Samson l., Faison, L. S. a, and Mrs.
Faison, who have recently returned to