Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-06

Mrs. Norman williams is entertainins
tonight at musical. to which guests are
asked for 10 o'clock. Nine. Lydia Lip
kooska. the prima donna Of the Boston
Opera Company, will be the leading art
list.
Mrs. Roosevelt and Miss Ethel Rooee.
Welt are , In San Francisco, where Col
Roosevelt Is on his tour Of the north.
west. Miss Roosevelt made a motor trip
lasting until last Monday with Mr.. an6
Mrs. Rudolph Spreckels. who gave ar
afternoon reception for the eX-President
and his wife and daughter while the
former was in San Francisco.
At luncheon given by Mrs. Herbert
Moffitt for Miss Roosevelt last week the
latter wore a tailored costume of black
cloth with jaunty hat to match, and a,
the dinner party given the same evening
at the Spreckels home the young guest OF
honor wore a gown of cloth of silver
without jewels or ornament, and wore a
silver bandeau on her hair. Her simple
dressing has been made matter of ad.
miring comment.
Mrs Champ Clark and her young daugh.
ter. Miss Genevieve, have in cOntempla-
ton an over-Easter stay at Atlantic City
and plan to go there early next week.
Gen. J. Franklin Bell. Col. Charles A
P. Hatfield and Col. H. o. s. Hiestand
were prominent officers in the 1911 carni.
val at Manila. P. I. The performances
of bird man were a great feature, along
with parades and balls on three days.
The most interesting part of the first
Manila carnival, four years ago, was the
long and strenuous election contest held
for the positions Of queen of the orient
and occdent. The method decided upon
to determine who the fayorite ladies to
hold these positions should be was by the
purchase and acquisition Of coupons which
were issued by the daily papers. The la
dies selected were Miss Marjorie Cotton
of this city for queen Of the occident and
Miss Purita Villanueva as queen of the
orient.
Both of these ladies rode in splendid
decorated floats in the big parade. They
proved most gracious sovereigns and were
gladly welcomed and greeted wherever
they went during carnival week.
The Duke and Duchess of Manchester
have returned from the south and are
the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick w.
Vanderbilt in New York. They are
booked to sail for England April 49, and
will be accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Vanderbilt.
Mrs. James o'Gorman, wife of the new
senator from New York, returned to that
city yesterday. She and their five
daughters and son were here TO See the
senator take the oath Of office. Senator
and Mrs. OGorman will not take a hous'e
here this spring. but the latter, or men,
bers Of the family, viii! be here off and
on during the extra session.
Mrs. Julian James gave a luncheon to-
day for Mrs. Ira Davenport. who is the
guest of Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Sharpe.
The Swiss minister and Nine Ritter,
who are entertaining DR.. and Mrs. Louis
Nine. Ritter, will give dinner Saturday
night.
Assistant secretary and Mrs Hunting
Drummond cottage, at Asheville, n. c.
Mrs. Henry ST. John Tucker gave a
tea yesterday at the Brighton. MIR. and
Mrs. Tucker have closed their house and
taken apartments at the Brighton for the
spring.
Miss Ashton, who has spent the past
season at the British embassy with her
uncle and aunt, was honor guest at a tea
farewell She Will sail Saturday for Eng
land and will go to- New York tomorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Jay White enter
tanned at dinner last night. the minister
Van Lennett Of New York. who is a
house guest of Mrs. White; Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Lee, Mrs. Churchill Candee,
Miss MacMurray. Mr.. Aubert of the
Netherlands legation: Mr.: Morgenstierne
Marsh.
Miss Marthena Harrison, daughter Of
Mrs. Russell B. Harrison, who has been