Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-30
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a large muff and fichu of chinchilla.


Miss Marie Maxwell is in Cleveland.
Ohio. visiting Mrs. Charles \. Nesbit. who
gave musical last Thursday for her
guest
Wednesday evening. October -, at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. II. J. Dawes.
us ith street southeast X pleasant time
was spent. IL being the seventeenth birth
day of their daughter. Miss Alice Fillius.
Games We're played and refreshments
were served I'm the dining room. Among
those present were Mr.. and Mrs Harry
Mrs. Ernest Lowe. MIR. and Mrs. Joseph
Meyers. Carrie Paxton of Riverdale. Md. :.
Ruth st. Clair, Ada Kelly. Myrtle Lowe.
Edyth Smith. Edith Raitz Rehecca
son. Ruth Ritter. Harrison Green. Henry
Brown. Frank Hagan. Irving Kuyler
Harry Davis. Phil:p Davies. Mr. and Mrs.
Davies and their daughter, Alice Fillus
for New York. where they have gone 10
witness the naval review of the ships in
New York harbor
ana the honor guest at large reception
this afternoon which Mrs. Henry Kirke
Porter is giving at the Hotel Schenley.
Mrs. Porter has asked the following tn
Painter. Mrs. George wilkins Guthrie.
Mrs. Henry Graham Brown, Mrs. Albert
H. Childs. Mrs. Asa Childs. Mrs. james
Stuart Rrown, Mrs. II. u. W. English.
Mrs. William f.. Lincoln. Mrs. George
Burgwin. Mrs. augustus Burswin, Mrs.
William McConway Mrs. Charles -Nexan-
der Rock. Mrs. Charles l.. Taylor, Mrs.
George Laughlin. Mrs. William Rea. Mrs.
William j. Holland, Mrs. William Nimick
Frew, Mrs. John Grier Holmes. Mrs.
ny, Mrs. A. J. Wurfz. Mrs. Herman Crit
fin and Mrs. William g. Hawkins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Harden Church
gave a reception, attended by 500 guests,
last Friday night at their Pittsburgh
residence in honor of the British ambas-
sador, Mr.. Bryce. who was In that city To
be present at the Bar Association ban
quet
Mr.. George NJ. Bowers will sail tomor-
row for Bremen on the Kaiser Wilhelm
III.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Wageaman who
have been the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert +. Mackenzie of Euclid avenue,
Cleveland, have returned here.
Representative and Mrs. William Lit
tauer have taken the Bellarny Storer res
idence at 18th street and Rhode Island
avenue. which has had such notable ten
| ants as the French embassy. former See
rotary of State and Mrs. Olney. and as a
| near tenant. Col. Roosevelt who had
selected 1t as Vice Presidential man
| sion when events called him to the White
| House instead.
Mrs. Horatio n. Slater whose daughter
Miss Esther Slater. is to be a greatly
feted debiltante in -,oston and Washing
| ton the coming winter. has taken the
apartment just relinquished by the Bel
lamy StorerS in Boston. The latter couple
will resume residence in Cincinnati, from
which city they have absented themselves
for many years.
| Capt. and Mrs. Richmond Pearson Hob
son wer, guests Of honor al a brilliant
reception given by Mrs. Stevenson Burke
| in Cleveland last week
| Mrs Burke was handsomely attired ir
| a white satin gown made with bolero
| of duchesse lace, and Mrs. Hobson wore
| deep blue satin. yelled in black chiffon
| with trimmings OF oriental passementerie
Refreshments were served from a large
table arranged in the dining room. hold
| ing centerpiece of yellow chrysanthe
| NUNS and small button chrysanthemums
| tied with a bow of yellow tulle. Tai
vases of yellow chrysanthemums graceo
every nook and crevace Of this room. Ir
the music room were American beauty
roses in tall vases. and throughout the
house were decorations in autumn flow.
ers.
| Mr. and Mrs. ]. c. Conliff entertained
| at their home 63 street northwest
| last evening, the occasion being theil
| fifteenth wedding anniversary. The in
| terror Of the home was tastefully decorat
ed with palms. ferns and chrysanthe
NUNS. the dining room being decorated II
a similar manner, where refreshment.
| were served later in the evening. Mr.
| and Mrs. Conliff were the recipients Of
many handsome presents, which were dis
played in the library. Solos and othel
musical selections were enjoyed.