Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-10

II ADMIRAL KIMBALL, U. $. N.
terday. They are well known in this
city.
Mrs. Joseph Letter has gone to French
Lick Springs, Ind, for stay Of several
weeks.
Mrs. A. c. Rorebeck and Agnes G.
Rorebeck of Maryland avenue. Capito
Hill, and Miss Blanche Fulton of Stew
artstown, Va, have gone to Old Point
and Cape Henry for a three or four
week stay.
Mrs J. s. Hill of Cedar Lodge. the
Hills. Maryland. is invited as a repre-
sentative to the seventh International
tuberculosis Congress to be held in
Rome. Italy, September % to 30. Mrs.
Hill was appointed by the Governor of
Kansas and state board of health as a
special representative to the sixth con-
gress.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Edward Fur
announce the engagement Of their daugh-
ter, Elsye Marie, to Mr.. Edward Owen
O'Hare. The wedding will take place the
latter part of June.
bers of their families and a few friends
at st. Johns Church, at o'clock. Tuesday
afternoon, Miss Sophia Platter Tayioe OF
Chatterton. Va. and DR.. Harry A. Peyton
Of this city were married by the Rev.
William Tayloe Snyder.
After a short visit to New York DR..
and Mrs. Peyton will be at the Imperial
until he sails for Panama, where he goes
as physician in the hospital service upon
the zone.
The grandeur which is to attend each
OF the British court functions this year
was in evidence last night at Bucking-
ham Palace. when the first court OF King
Georges reign was held, with more than
a thousand guests present. The dressing
is said to have been more magnificent.
especially in the matter of jewels, than
for many a day. Queen Mary's dictum
in dress, etc, had also been carefully
observed, as was her more recent Sug-
gestions that the use Of rouge and lip
salve-a practice so common in England
that it had its adherents in this cOun-
try also-was to be dispensed with; a
royal concession permitted the use or
face powder in moderate quantities. The
lord chamberlain, acting for the queen.
notified the great dressmakers some time
ago that too tightly clinging skirts or
hobble ones would not be permitted at
state functions, SO there were no viola
tons noted.
cans presented Mrs. White,aw Reid. Mrs.
William Phillips, Mrs. William J. Crocker
and Miss Ethel Croker of California and
Lady Decies are best known in this city.
Mrs. Whitelaw Reid a,., wore W sr,me
ming 1T, according to cable dispatches:
Mrs. william Phillips. who is the wife
of the first secretary of the American
embassy in London, wore rose-satin,
Embroidered with silk flowers, cloth
Iof silver train, embroidered with chif-
fon and edged with clusters or roses
and diamond tiara.
Mrs william J. Crocker of California
wore blue and gold brocaded siik
princess gown. with blue velvet train
covered with point lace and diamonds
Her tiara was of sapphires.
Miss Ethel Crocker appeared IN
white chiffon en- train embroidered IN
silver She wore magnificent pearl
necklace and carried bouquet OF
lilies.
The bride of Lord Decies. who was
Miss vivien Gould Of New York. wore
shinmering white satin embroidered
with diamonds. pearls and crystal.
with crystal fringes. The white satin
train had a design Of silver lilies with
diamond and crystal hearts and was
bordered with ermine. Her jewels
were also very fine
At the second court. to be held to-
night, Mrs. and Miss Bacon, wife and
at Paris. will be presented. along with
a number of other Americans.
Further commands of Queen Mary on
the matter of dress are: right dresses
with low necks and enormous hats Will
not be received in the royal Enclosure at
Ascot She has intimated to her ladies
in waiting that they should wear dresses
that touch the ground, with long sleeves
and high necks, on all ordinary occa-
sions.
The maids of honor are instructed that
they must wear tOques, and not large
hats.
Queen Mary's toilet last night was gray
and silver brOcade, embroidered With dia-
monds and with train of cloth OF sill
yer, trimmed with honiton lace and silver
roses. She wore a pearl and diamond
crown. and her ornaments were pearls
and diamonds and the orders OF the Gar
ter. Crown of India and Victoria and
Albert.
The first secretary Of the French en-
bassy and Countess de Peretti de la
Rocca entertained at dinner last night
the French naval attache and Viscountess
Benoist d'Azy. Mr.. and Mrs. William
Phelps Emo. Prince Koudacheff, Russian
charge d'affaires, and Emile Casteur. Bel
gian attache, were also present. Wis.,
countess Benoist day and her little
daughter went to New York today. to
sail for France tomorrow. She Will join
Viscount Benoist day in this country
in the summer, and will have with her
their son. with whom they will travel for
several months
Mr.. B. de Strive of the Russian en-
bassy and Nine. de Struve have gone to
New York. and will be accompanied
abroad by Miss Cecilia May. who will
visit them in St. Petersburg, as we'll as
relatives in England. The naval attache
Of the Russian embassy and Nine. Vas
silien are also sailing on the same ship
tomorrow.
The mayor Of Chicago and Mrs. Carter
II. Harrison have had as their guests
for two days DIR. and Mrs. William A.
Edwards Of Los Angeles, the latter
sister OF President Taft. who are on their
way to visit at the White House. They
friends at Buffalo and motor from there