Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-22

DISABILITIES rather than actu-
alities are still in discussion
though signs of the approaching
season-the circulation of wed
ding cards and invitations to as
sst at debutante parties-are tangible evil
dences that the little season at least
is near at hand. The memory of manor
woman, either-cannot recall a winter
which at the outset was not described
as sure to be gay, if not brilliant Ihese
conditions always exist, too. and the rore-
casts are really true; but the number
of persons to whom it applies as par
Elephants grows smaller each year. Inc
general application of the words no longer
exists, for the various social sets are SO
well intrenched that intrusions from the
great outer circle are rare and not to be
accomplished without the use Of great
patience and skill and, naturally, money.
Time was when people had busy and
a very good time making the rounds OF
official inequalities for the old-time big
officeholders did not begrudge entertain
ing the Washington visiting world and
scattered their invitations broadcast among
every set, feeling they had accomplished
only one of the reasons for setting up
semi-public home here, where the resiS
dents well as those above them and
below them in the official scale had tasted
of a courteously extended hospitality.
Mrs. Hoke Smith, who is coming back
this winter to preside over senatorial
home, will be one of those to see the dlf-
ference in not only who's who, but also
| i'm the company they keep.
When Mrs. Smith, as the wife of
| cabinet officer in the Cleveland admins
tration, received at her X street home
| it was the custom to have anywhere
| from four to six hundred callers on cab
| met days. Maybe more some days. Now
| if you meet a half-dOZen men or women
from the time you enter a cabinet house
| until you leave it. any particular We'd
nesday, you are apt to think the presid-
ing hostess is really quite popular with
| the old-fashioned view in mind. Visit
ing has almost entirely ceased. save for
| the greater social obligations, because
| the telephone has supplanted IT and 10
found necessary to get through with even
a small part of the demands which the
modern woman finds in her everyday
| program.
Miss Clara Virginia Johnson of Fred
/ erick, Md, and Mr.. Frank Boughton Fox,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Duane e. Fox of this
| city, were married in the former city Oc-
tober H. and after November Is will be
at home in this city at ITO Kilbourne
street. There were elaborate floral dec
orations in All Saints P. E. Church for
| the event.
To, the strains Of Wagner's Bridal
Chorus from "Lohengrin' the bridal
party entered the church. Mr.. John l..
Johnson escorted his daughter, who was
preceded to the altar by six bird esmaids,
six ushers and the maid Of honor. Mr..
| Newton Fox was best man for his
| brother, and the ceremony was perform
ed by the rector Of the church, Rev.
Douglass HOOff.
The bride was handsomely attired in
| a white satin gown, hand-embrOidered,
| and trimmed with duchess lace. The
| tuIle veil which she wore was caught
with spray of orange blossoms and lilies
toff 81, CHI tn1 hoor, n
shower bouquet of white orchids and
lilies of the valley.
The maid of honor, Miss Ella II. John
son. sister Of the bride, wore pink MESA
line with tunic of pink marquisette and
| carried a shower bouquet of pink roses
and maidenhair fern.
The bridesmaids were all gowned in
nile green messaline with tunics of white
marquisette. They wore short wells and
| carried bouquets of maidenhair fern.
The bridesmaids were Misses Marguerite
Primrose of Baltimore, Christine Fox of
Washington. Alice Dean. Pauline Nc
Cutchen of Frederick. The ushers were
Messrs. Joseph Greenwood of New York,
Schuyler Leggett of New York, Marshall
Uhl of Grand Rapids. Mich; Clarence
Wright of Susquehanna, Pa; Guy K.
Motter and David Johnson of Frederick.
Following the ceremony, reception
to the bridal party, the immediate rela
tives Of the bride and groom and the
home of the parents of the bride, 125 East
Patrick street.
The Washington Colony of New Eng
land Women spent Thursday at Great
Falls, having most delightful day.
Mrs. William H. Chany and her
daughter, Miss Rebecca Jordan Chany.
are again in the city for the winter. at
the Cordova.
Mrs. Robert H. Yeatman has returned
to her home after a visit of several
weeks with Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Rogers
Beach, in Chester Hill, Mount Vernon,
N. Y.
Mr.. Lawrence Townsend has been
chosen president of the Bachelors CO.
tillon. succeeding Mr.. Gist Blair. who re-
signed that Office at the meeting to re-
| organize the committee this fall. Mr.,
Blair will serve as a member of the
committee. Mr.. William F. Hit was
elected vice president. Mr.. Franklin Ellis
| reelected treasurer. q and Mr.. Chauncey
Hackett succeeds Mr.. Frederick H.
resigned. Mr.. Basil Miles and Lieut..
Edward McCauley are new members of
the committee.
Plans for the wedding of Miss Winona
Derby and Lieut. Burgin. u. S. A.. indi-
cate that it will be brilliant event. 1t
will take place the evening of November
Z. at st. Luke's Church. San Francisco,
and will be marked by all the pomp at
tendant upon a military wedding. The
church ceremony will be followed by
reception at the Officers Club, at the Pre-
sidio. The bridal party will include Miss
Marian Huntington maid of honor
Miss Dorothy Churchill. Miss Frances
Pierce, Miss Otilla Lame. Miss Dorothy
Palmer, Miss Florence Aitken and Miss
Evelyn Palmer.
Lieut. Ellery W. Niles. commander of
the mine planter Ringgold, stationed at
Seattle, will act as best man, and the
usbers will be Lieut. Charles Ide Lieut.
Robert Goodrich. Lieut.. Raymond Lee.
Lieut.. James D. Ord, Lieut. Delos En-
mons and Lieut.. F. F. Ffest.
The engagement has been announced of
Miss Ethel OBrien and Lieut.. Fitzhugh
Lee Minnigerode, u. s. A, stationed with
the Sth Infantry at Monterey, Cal. The
wedding will take place In January and
as the Sth Infantry has been ordered to
| the Philippines the bride will go to Ma
Mia to live.
| Mrs. Young. wife of Lieut. Gen. Young
| retired. of Washington, D. c., aocompa-
| MED by her mother, Mrs. Ellen NJ. Dean
of Helena, Mont. are in Omaha. Neb. to
| be the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. John W..
| Robbins and Mrs. William Henry Wy
man.