Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-24
IN THE WORLD.OF SOCIETY
DIPLOMATIC PARTIES WERE
THE VOGUE YESTERDAY.
Spanish Minister Honors His Mon
arch's Saint Day-0ther
Events-Personals.

At most of the embassies yesterday
. there were afternoon receptions in prog
. ress. Sunday being the day when the
: wives of the ambassadors are generally
at home to their friends.
The Presidents summer home at Bever-
! ly, Mass, is about to receive a gen.
eral overhauling. A number of changes
will be made to suit the conveniences of
the President family. A greenhouse and
|; fernery are to be new additions.
+ Marquis de Villalobar the Spanish
minister, welcomed his friends and in
cidentally gave them a chance to admire
the fine things he has in his home on
New Hampshire avenue. yesterday aft
ernoon, when he entertained in honor of
the Saints day of King Alfonso.
An old world atmosphere prevailed, ac-
cented by the gorgeous family plate in
use, the walls hung with valuable pic
lures as a frame to those of the youth
full Spanish monarch and his queen. love-
broideries, and, last, but not least. the
presence of servants wearing the livery
of the marquis household, and the music
of mandolins and guitars
| ioyed the occasion with nearly the entire
diplomatic circle and representatives of
resident society.
Il The invited guests, outside of the dip
lomats, were the Vice President and Mrs.
Sherman. the Secretary Of the Navy and
Mrs. Meyer, the Secretary of the Interior
and Mrs. Ballinger, the Postmaster Cen
eral. the Secretary of War and Mrs.
| China and Mrs. Calhoun. the Attorney
| General and Mrs. Wickersham, Senator
I and Mrs. Depew. Senator du Po9t, Sen
ato alto. AN, and s Mrs: NeTlands, RepreEntative
man Williams, Mrs. William r. Hit,
Mr.. and Mrs Larz Anderson. Mr.. and
Mrs. Arnold Hague, Mr.. and Mrs. Bur-
den of New York. Mr.. and Mrs. Perry
derson. Mrs. Glover, Mrs. Barney. Mrs.
Robert Patterson, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Howard, Mrs. Edward Mitchell. Mrs.
Richard Townsend, Miss Townsend, Mr..
Cosby. Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Foster.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry May, Mrs. Robson,
Mr.. and Mrs ]. SelWin TAFT, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. c. Glover, the former ambassador
to France and Mrs. White, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edison Bradley, Gen. and Mrs. Gillespie,
! Gen. and Mrs. Sanger, Mrs Hartman of
New York. the Misses Cameron, the Rev.
DR.. William Russell of st. Patric-- s
Church. Mr.. and Mrs. William Corcoran
Hill, Mr.. and Mrs. John Hays Ham,
mond and Mr.. ana Mrs. Frederick heeys.
Baron and Baroness Hengelmuller will
give dinner at the Austro-Hungarian
embassy tonight. Their guests will be
the Italian ambassador and Nine. Mayor
des Planches. Senator du Pont, Mrs. Lei
ter, the Chilean minister and Nine Cruz,
Mr.. and Mrs. Purdy, Marquis Villalobar,
the Spanish minister, Viscount d'Alte,
the Portuguese minister; Countess Benoist
day, Mr.. and Mrs. Grant, Miss JO-
sephine Patten. Miss Meyer, Hon. Miss
Shuttleworth, Miss Fish, Capt. Butts,
Baron Ambrozy and Count Cziraky.
Lieut. Won Bruening of the German en-
bassy is to lead the grand march of 500
couples at the twenty-third German
American charity ball in Philadelphia
tonight. He will escort Mrs. John c.
Oeters, chairman of the reception COM
mittee.
Mrs. George A. Nickerson, who has
spent several winters here of recent
years, was married to Capt. Horace
Lambert Alexander Hood of the British
navy, in Burlington. Iowa, last week.
The bridegroom is the son of Viscount
and Viscountess Hood of England and an
officer on his majesty's ship the Common
Episcopal Church. who off1ciated, also
married the brides parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. A. E. Touzain. Since Mr. Nicker-
sons death his widow has lived more or
lcSS dDTOdu. 3Ho SlIll Keeps nef SlrllSH
figure and is exceedingly handsome and
attractive in manner. Capt. Hood arrived
Monday from Boston in a private car
and after the wedding breakfast Wednes-
day he and his bride and their attend
ants left in 1t for st. Louis. Capt. and
Mrs. Hood will take a trip through the
southwest, and afterward will live in
England. The late George Nickerson
was large stakeholder in the Santa Fe
railroad, and one of the wealthiest men
in New England. The bride of Wednes-
day also was the heiress Of her father
the late A. Z. Touzalin, former president
of the Santa Fe railroad and the Chicago.
Burlington and Northern railroad whose
second wife was a daughter of the late
Justice Miller of the Supreme Court
Mrs. A. H. Wilmer is in Richmond on .
visit to Mrs. Armistead l.. Wexford.
Mrs. Charles Mum and Miss Carrie
Louise Num- who sailed last week for
England, are going over to join the
Charles A. Munns and their infant boy.
as Mrs. Mum is very anxious to see her
new grandson. Her youngest daughter
is also in school In Germany another
reason for protracted stay abroad.
Miss katherine McCook of Pittsburg,
whose engagement to Mr.. Harry J. Miller,
formerly Of this city was announced here
Saturday. is now here on visit to Mrs
Charles Mckinney, sister of Mr.. Miller.
i Capt. and Mrs. Sydney A. Cloman will
sail Saturday to return to London They
are now in New York.
Mrs. and Miss Pennebaker will receive
tomorrow for the last time formally this
season. Miss Pennebaker will give
luncheon in honor of Misses Nancy
and Hendy Russell Johnson, daughters
iof Representative Ben johnson of Ken
lucky, Saturday next.
Capt. Henry c. Merriam, L. 8. A, is
in the city for a few days, the guest of
his parents, Maj. and Mrs. Lewis Mer-
Ram.