The Washington herald., 1911-01-12

appointments, the richness of which were
quite in keeping with the drawing-room,
where the tea table was laid, and which
was decorated with Killarney roses.
Mrs. MacVeagh sits beside her own tea
table. which draws thither all her WIS.,
| itors. and there is little air Of formality
| In the whole affair. In the opposite end
| OF the drawing-room stands quaint and
| stately Sedan chair. which looks as
| though 1t had just been placed to allow
| milady to alight, and gives touch of
| ancient elegance to the scene Mrs. Mac
ready famous. The last named are
| brought in hot every little while. and
are the most fascinating viands served
anywhere on Wednesdays.
Miss Cannon, daughter Of the Speaker,
! always attracts numbers Of most inter-
esting people. and one is sure to find
congenial spirits around her tea table
She had an extra large list Of Visitors
yesterday. as 1t was the first time she
has been at home this season. she hav-
| ing recently returned from her home
! in Illinois. where she was detained by
| illness.
The Belgian Minister and Countess de
Buisseret entertained a company at din
ner last nigtt at the legation.
The Charge d'Anaires Of the Argentine
| Legation and Nine. Villegas entertained
at dinner last night in honor Of the United
States Minister to Argentina and Mrs.
Sheriff. The guests included the
Assistant Secretary of State and Mrs.
Huntington Wilson. the Peruvian Min
lister and Nine. Pardo. the Charge
d'Affaires of the Brazilian Embassy and
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Mr.. Walls Merino. Admiral de Gar
cia. Mr.. De Freyre, of the Peruvian Le-
cation, /and Eduardo Racedo, jr., Sec
ond secretary of the Argentine Legation.
The Assistant Secretary OF the Navy
and Mrs. Beekman Winthrop will go to
Philadelphia Tomorrow, to be the guests
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Charlemagne Tower. for
day or two. They will attend a re-
ception tomorrow evening. given by the
Nicholas Biddle section of the National
Navy League. and on Saturday they will
be present at the launching Of the new
war ship Arkansas
Miss Helen Taft will he the guest of
honor at a dinner given by Col Edward
Burr. L. S. A. and Mrs. Burr. Wednes-
day evening. January Is.
The Swiss Minister went to New York
Tuesday to meet Nine. Ritter and accom-
pany her to the Capital
Miss Vashti r. Bartlett. of Baltimore,
is a guest at the Grafton. where she is
visiting Mrs. John G. Bradley. Of Bir-
rIfagham. Ala.
Mrs. John Wyeth entertained at lunch
con yesterday at her home in Sheridan
circle. when her guests of honor were
Rev. and Mrs. Booth Fisher, OF Engle-
wood. n. j., and Mr.. and Mrs. Ten Eyck
Wendell.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Stirling. Of Eng
land. the latter formerly Miss Ethel
Robson. whose marriage took place in
England in December, will arrive in New
York to-day and come directly to Wash
ington for a visit in Mrs. Strings for
mer home
Representative and Mrs Scott Ferris
have returned to Washington from a visit
in the Panama Canal Zone. Miss Anne
Ferris will arrive to-day from Oklahoma
to visit Mr.. and Mrs. Ferris.
Mrs. Marshall and Miss Marshall, wife
and daughter Of Gen. William L. Mar
shall. will be at home this afternoon
and will have with them their house |
guest. Miss Roberta Willard. daughter
of Col. Willard. retired, Of Newport, |
R. l.
Mrs. Robert L. Taylor will not be at
home to-day. but will receive all the
other Thursdays during the season.
Miss Gertrude Campbell Fry. daughter |
of DR.. Henry d. Fry, and Mr.. Andrew |
Bradley Duvall were married last night |
at S o'clock in the Church of the Epiph- |
any. Rev. Randolph Mckim performing |
the ceremony. The bride was given in |
marriage by her father. and her sister.
Miss Edith Fry. was her maid of honor. |
The bridesmaids were Miss Mildred Du-
vail, sister Of the bridegroom; Miss Ruth |
Campbell, cousin of the bride: Miss Marie |
Smith. and Miss Gertrude Lutz. Mr.. |
Douglas Is. Stewart, of New York, acted |
as best man, and the ushers were Mr.. ]. |
Henry Harrison. of Newark, n. j.: Mr..
Walter G. Pfeil. of Philadelphia: Mr..
James l.. Norris. Mr.. Ralph G. Duvall.
DIR. Edgar Snowden, and Mr.. George Y.
Worthington. jr. The ceremony at the
church was followed by a reception at
the home of the brides parents, in
street. The church was beau
tifully decorated with an arrangement Of /
Easter lilies and Southern smilax and |
the music was especially arranged. The
bride wore gown of heavy white satin
with pearl trimmings, veil of real lace.
held with orange blossoms. and she carried
n shower bouquet of lilies of the valley.
Her only ornaments were a pearl neck
lace and pearl brooch, heirlooms in her
mothers family. Miss Edith Fry, as
maid Of honor, wore apricot satin. with
irapery of apricot chiffon, trimmed with
folds of the satin. She carried a muf of
white roses. The bridesmaids wore april
cot satin with chiffon drapery, like the
gown of the maid Of honor. but with sill
yer trimmings instead Of satin. They car
ried showers of Bride roses. The re-
ception at the house was for relatives,
the bridal party, and out-of-town guests.
The decorations there were of red and
pink roses and Southern smilax. Inn
nediately after the supper the bride and
bridegroom left for their wedding trip.
The bride wore a going-away gown of
wistaria cloth with a large hat of the
:ame shade and trimmings of the same.
On their return they will be at home at
Florence Court.
Mrs. George L. Lilley, widow Of the
ate governor Of Connecticut. arrived in
yesterday for a visit Of sew
,ral days with Justice and Mrs. Thomas
4. Anderson. Justice and Mrs. Anderson
lave issued cards for. dinner in honor
II their guest this evening. and for a
ard narty tO-mOrrOw evening