The Washington herald., 1911-12-06

their house guests, Mr.. and Mrs. George
II. Snowden, of Seattle and New York,
with Miss Taft and Mai Archibald w.
Butt, occupied a box last evening to
see THE Pink Lady" Mrs. Taft and
Mrs. Snowden, with several friends OF
Mrs. Taft, occupied a box at the second
concert OF the Boston Symphony Or
chestra yesterday afternoon.
Miss Mabel Boardman held her annual
reception to the Red cross Society of
America last evening in her home in P
street There were about 300 guests, and
a string orchestra played throughout the
evening. The President, according to his
custom, arrived late and remained some
time accompanied by Maj. Archibald w.
Butt his military aid, who went from
the theater back to the White House to
join him in time for the spin uptown.
Miss Boardman has as her house guests
for this Red Cross meeting. Mrs. w. K.
Draper and Mr.. Robert de Forest, both of
New York.
Mrs. James Pinchot entertained large
company at dinner last evening in honor
OF her daughter, Lady Johnstone, wife
Of the British Minister to Denmark, who
is spending a few weeks with her mother
in the company were the German Am
bassador and Countess Won Bernstorff,
the Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Meyer. the Dutcn Minister, Mr.. Loudon,
the Danish Minister, Count Moltke,
Senator and Mrs. Poindexter, Represen-
tative and Mrs. William Kent, of Cali
fOrnia; Gen. and Mrs. Leonard Wood.
and former United States Ambassador to
France and Mrs. Henry White.
Miss Elizabeth Beale daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. J. Wheeler Beale, who will be
married to Capt. Mahlon Ashford, u. S.
A. in December, will have for her maid
of honor and only attendant her school
girl sister, Miss Katherine Beale, and
the best man will be Maj. Collins, u. S.
y. The ceremony will be performed In
the Georgetown home or the brides par
ents. at $50 in the evening. in the pres
ence of only the relatives. It will be fol-
lowed by a reception at 3.
Dr. ]. c. Boyd, U. S. N, and Mrs
Boyd nee Willard, entertained at a
small dance for young people for their
daughter, Miss Alice Boyd, last evening
in their handsome new home in Twenty
second street. They had a dinner COM
pany of twelve preceding the dance, and
d
were about forty dancing. Mrs. Boyd
received the guests in gown of gray
satin with steel trimmings. and her
charming young daughter wore white
with pearl trimmings. a string orchestra
played for the dancing.
Miss Margaretta Mary Eversman
daughter of Mrs. Frances c. Eversman
was married to Mr.. James Francis Cur
ley, of st. Louis, Mo, last evening al
o'clock in the Shrine of the Sacred
Heart Church. Rev. ]. F. MCGEE. pastor,
officiating. A large company of rela-
tives and friends were present at the
ceremony. Mr.. John c. Eversman es-
corted and gave his sister in marriage
She was attended by her sster, Miss
Alice Eversman. as maid of honor, and
the four bridesmaids We're Miss May
Kearney. Miss Loretta Curley. Miss Ger
trude Whyte, and Miss Marguerite
O'Toole. DR.. William II. Curley acted
as best man for his brother. and the
ushers were Messrs. James II. Baden
Frederick Steckman. +. c. Merrill. and
H. H. Martin. The church decorations
were OF palms, ferns. and pink chrys'
anthemums, arranged most artistically
and which were very effective among
the myriad candles burning on the altar
Inc DIlut' WI WAS given III mari
by her brother, wore a heavy, rich gown
of duchesse satin of ivory tint, made
with a draped skirt held high on the
! left side with a bunch of orange bios.
SONS. There was a very long train, and
| the bodice was trimmed with some eX.
| Quisite and rare Venetian point lace sent
as bridal gift from Venice. A trim
ming of pearls finished the costume
| The bridal veil was held with orange
| blossoms, the veil being arranged IL
| three fiat pleats on her head, held with
| orange blossoms and pearl beadwork
She carried lilies of the valley and or
chids. and wore a pearl pin and diamond
pendant. the gifts OF her mother and
| the bridegroom, respectively. The maiC
OF honor, who is one of the prlma don
| mas in the Chicago Opera Comapny
wore pale blue brocaded satin, made also
with the draped skirt and long train
and trimmed with silver lace and silver
ornaments, and carried a shower Of lille:
of the valley and violets. Her head or.
nament was of blue beads, arranged in q
bandeau effect, with a silver rose at each
side over the ears. The bridesmaids
were in gowns OF ivory satin, veiled with
| ivory tinted marquisette trimmed with
pearls. They carried showers of pink
roses and wore bandeaux of pearls or
their heads, finished with white, feathery
/ pon-pons at each side. The attendants OF
| the bride all wore her gifts of slender
| gold chains with pendants of dainty pink
stones. Their slippers and stockings wert
also of pale pink The brides mother
wore black satin --eiled with black mar.
| quisette. Mr. Armand Gumprecht, or.
| ganist of the church. played the wedding
music, and Mr.. R. Woodland Gates sang