Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-22

diamonds.
Miss Julia Heyl. wistaria satin yelled in
chiffon of the same shade
Mrs. Clifford Bergman, in black vel
vet and white lace.
Miss Margaret Knight in rose pink.
Mrs. f.. c. Brooks, in pale blue crepe
de chine and lace
Mrs. Lucius Warren Johnson. black sat
in and go!d-dotted net.
Miss Dorothy Brooks in pale blue sat-
in embroidered in gold.
Miss Dorothy Gardner Williams. in pale
blue tule over chiffon and messaline,
with pearl ornaments.
Mrs. Ten Esyck Wendell. blue brocaded
velvet. trimmed with point lace and dia-
mond ornaments.
Mrs. Ordway. black satin. with dull Jet
and point lace trimmings.
Miss Valerie Padalfnrd, blue velvet
yelled in beaded net and trimmed with
mink.
Mrs. William P. Biddle. white satin
brocaded in gold and trimmed with heavy
gold lace; pearls and diamonds
Mrs. Stokes. wife of the surgeon gen
eral of the navy. handsome gown of
embroidered pink satin, trimmed with
pearl garniturc, aud pearl and diamond
ornaments.
Mrs Alien. wife Of Maj. Aier, gold and
white hrocadc with diamond necklace
ard tiara.
Mrs Colo. wife OF Mai Cole. pale pink
chiffon ami pink satin, trimmed with
crystals. She wore diamond and pearl
ornaments.
Mrs. William Graeme Harvey, light
green satin with silver lace; diamond or
naments.
Mrs. Marcus J. Wright white satin,
with an overdress of white lace, trimmed
with crystals.
Mrs. briggs, black lace and jet.
Miss Natalie briggs. green gauze. trim
med with crystals and pearls.
Mrs Robert Shaw Oliver white bro
cade. with silver
Miss Marion Oliver white tulle, en-
broidered in crystals over white satin,
and touches of pale pink satin.
Mrs. J. Van yechten Olcott. white tulle,
embroidered in pearls, cover cloth of Sill
yer. She wore diamonds and rubies.
Miss Marie McMilln Brown. pink satin
yelled in crystal spangled net, and cor
sage bouquet of pink sweet peas.
Miss Harriet Walton Of Nashville, who
is the house guest of Miss Brown. pale
blue satin with silver trimming.
Mrs. Gherardi. black tulle over pale
blue satin. with diamonds and pearls;
Miss Lucy kean. pale pink satin, draped
in white tulle. with an overdress of pale
pink brocade: Miss Margaretta Symons,
daughter of Col. and Mrs. Symons. pale
pink satin, yelled in blue; Mrs. William
d. Common. wife of Maj. Connor, cloth of
silver. yelled in chiffon and embroidered
in pearls: Mrs. Edward Carpenter. wine
colored satin, yelled with chiffon of the
same shade, and trimmed in heavy gold
braid: Mrs. s. NJ. B. Young, white satin,
with white beaded tunic; Mrs. Pierce
Crosby, black satin and point lace; Miss
Miriam Crosby, pink satin; Mrs. Ernest
G. Walker, black jetted lace over black
satin; Mrs. Mannix, black satin embroid-
cred in gold, with touches of gold lace:
Miss Colhoun, white satin embroidered
in gold. with yoke and sleeves of point
lace and diamond ornaments; Miss Helen
Colhoun, pink brocaded satin yelled with
coral pink embroidered chiffon, with
crystal trimmings and necklace and
ornaments OF antique roman crystals;
Mrs. Margaret Hatch, black marquisette
edged with black thread lace over black
satin. diamond ornaments: Miss Mary
Southerland red velvet: Mrs. Gaillard
Hunt, brocaded white satin and lace:
Lady Hadfeld, white satin and ermine;
Gorgas, mauve chiffon. and Mrs. Craig,
white lace.
Chaplain Wills. the oldest officer in the
army, attended the reception.
Commissioner Johnston will cele-
brate his fifty-third birthday this even
ing by dinner to party of friends
Mrs. La Toilette, wife Of Senator La
roulette, is keeping open house today,
from to 6. continuing her hospitable
custom, at her residence, 1864 Wyom-
ing avenue. She will be assisted by
the women of the Wisconsin delega-
ton and Mrs. Glendower Evans of Bos-
ton. who is her house guest, and Miss
Sylvia Pankhurst. the English suffra-
slst. The receiving party and other
personal friends will stay on for an in
formal supper.
Lieut.. Gen. S. B. NJ Young. retired.
governor of the Soldiers Home. and
Mrs. Young had seventy-five or eighty
guests at a buffet luncheon TO-DAY 10
q afv.t1
Their home was decorated with veil
low flowers in the drawing room and
pink ones in the dining room
Col. and Mrs symons have Mrs. Will
son /. Bissell and Miss Bissell their
guests at present Mrs Symons gave
luncheon today in honor of Mrs. Bis
Miss Frances Beardsley Clark. daugn-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Clark
OF the Hamilton gave a card party this
afternoon in the large parlors Of that ho-
tel in honor of Miss Jean Wilkie, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. John E Wflkie,
whose marriage 10 Mr.. Ira Owen of Chi
cago Will take place in April. Miss
Clark's guests included Miss Frances
Burt. Miss Anita Burt. Miss Anice Nixon,
Miss Eva Peyton: Miss Elizabeth Smith.
Smith. Miss Isabel Temple of Chatta-
nooga, Miss Dorothy Walsh of Chicago,
Miss Jean Sanberg of Cambridge. Eng
land; Misses Swasey and Weatherbee OF
Maine, Miss Louise Williams Miss Mary
Harlow, Miss Helen Townsend and Miss
Mario Peck.
Nine. Ali kuli. Khan, wife of the charge
afalreS of Persia, entertained a small
company at the legation yesterday after
noon to meet Miss Helen Taft The oc-
cason will DE regarded as great honor
by the Persians as it Is the first time a
member of presidential family has
visited the legation of the shah in Wash
inSton, as the former representatives of
Persia We're bachelors. Among the guests
We're the French ambass2 dor. NJ Jus
serand; the Italian ambassador and his
daughter, Donna Beatrice Cusani: the
Countess Luise-AleXandra Won Bern
storf, daughter of the German ambassa-
dor: the new trea surer general of Persia
and Mrs. W. Morgan Shuster Miss Mar
joria Aleshire. Miss Ruby Breed of Bos-
ton. sister OF the hostess, and Prince
Malcolm, Khan, of Persia.
The eighteenth annual anniversary
dance of Alpha Eta Chapter OF the kappa
Sigma Fraternity was given last night at
the chapter house. 100 Vermont avenue.
Alpha Eta Chapter was established at
George Washington University February
%, 1892. and since that time the fraters
in the university have celebrated their
chapters birthday and that Of the uni
Versty's namesake by a dance.
The chapter house was adorned with
green's of all kinds and large punches Of
lilies Of the valley, the fraternity's flower
The programs were made in the frat's
colors-red white and greenwich the
CaduseuS OF Kappa Sigma on the cover
The refreshments also carried out the
color scheme of the program.
The dance committee consisted of