Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-01

F THE ITALIAN EMBASSY.
Capt. P. P. Bishop. Lieut.. Arthur L.
Bristol. Col. Edward Burr. Capt. Wal
Edward Carpenter, Maj. B. F. Cheatham.
Mr.. James c. Crawford, Lieut.. C. f.
Courtney. Mr.. w. Bowie Clarke, Mr.. Ed
ward Clark, Lieut.. Commander r. K.
s: Dowell. Mr.. George T. Dunlop. Capt.
William r. Davis. Mr.. Edward w. Dom,
Jr, and Lieut.. V. 5. Foster.
Miss Leila May Henry. daughter of
Representative Robert L. Henry of Waco.
Tex, entertained at tea Thursday
afternoon at the home of her parents in
10th street. Miss Henry's honor guests
were several Of her young Texas friends
who are at school in Washington this
winter ana other Texas folk. Presiding
at the tea table. which was beautiful with
| flowers, were Mrs. John n. Garner, wife
of Representative Garner, from Uvalde.
Tex. and Mrs. William Robert Smith,
wife of tine representative from Colorado
City, Tex.
Miss Lille Abrahams entertained in
formally at cards Thursday evening
at her home on New Hampshire avenue
in honor of her niece, Miss Mary Cotton
of Suffolk, Va, who is her guest for a
few days.
J Mr.. and Mrs. George Marye and Miss
Doyle expect to leave shortly for Cali
fornia, where they will spend the remain
der of the winter
| Representative Rufus Hardy and Mrs.
Hardy Of Corsicana. Tex. have as their
guest their son, who is at college in
Bingham, N. c..
Mrs Drury Conway Ludlow has gone TO
Philadelphia for a few days visit to her
10 Nv nd Afyu
Frank Conway, and family.
Mrs Charles Foster of Washington and
her niece, Miss Marcy Curtin Of Phila-
delphia, will sail shortly for a winters
| travel in the orient.
Mrs. Montgomery E. Danforth will lie
at home to her friends the Wednesdays
In January, beginning January IL.
Mr.. Tyler Henry, who<is a. student at
washington and Lee University, is spend
ing the holidays with his parents, Repre-
! sentative Robert l.. Henry and Mrs.
| Henry of Waco, Tex, at their home on
| 10Th street.
Representative Richard w. Austin, Mrs.
Austin and their daughter. Miss Jane
Austin, of Knoxville Tenn. are at the
Burlington. They have with them for
| the season the bride and groom of last
! winter. Lieut.. Charles Austin and Mrs.
| Austin.
! Miss Mary Lapps Fogg gave a dinner
! at her apartment at StOneleigh Court in
honor of Mr.. Justice LurtOn and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Price of Louisville
| are the guests of their SOn-in-law and
| daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Spencer,
| ut the Rochambeau.
! Mrs. NJ. II. Stuart and daughters, Miss
Stuart and Miss Mary Stuart, have gone
! to Lexington, Ky, to visit Mrs. Stuart'S
| sister, Mrs. u. W. Price.
Miss Marjorie Hail of Houston, Tex,
! and Miss Annie Ray ToYnSend Of San
! Antonio. who spending the winter in
| Washington. have gone to make visit
to Miss Edith Watts in Lexington, Ky.
! Miss Stella blanchard of Washington is
| visiting her sister, Mrs. G. Milo Williams,
| in New Orleans.
| Mrs Baxter and her daughters. Misses
! Katherine and Margaret Baxter, of Knox
/ Vile. Tenn, are expected this week tn
! spend the winter. as is their custom. i'm
! Washington.
! Miss Eloise Crme. tho young daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. William y. Orme of
| Georgetown. was the hostess at
masque Thursday evening. at her home,
| Evermay. i'm honor of her guest, Miss
| Dorsey of Maryland. The drawing rooms
| and spacious halls. which We're cleared
| for the dancing, were profusely decorated
| with crimson roses and laurel leaves and
| the dining room, where q buffet supper
| was served late in the evening, was q
mass of roses and Christmas greens. The
| guests, .who numbered about 100. were
received by Mr.. and Mrs. Orme.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hardin enter
tanned at large five hundred party last
| Tuesday evening at Oak Crest, the beau
| tiful home of Mrs. Hardin'S parents. Mr..
and Mrs S. Sewell Cissell, to celebrate
the first anniversary of their marriage.
The drawing room and library, where
the card tables were arranged. were
charmingly decorated with palms, ferns
and Christmas greens, feature of tine
latter being a beautifully trimmed Christ
mas tree. The prizes were numerous and
| very handsome, and after the game a
| dainty buffet supper was served, the
/ guests numbering about forty. Mrs
| Hardin, wearing blac. velvet and Jet
was assisted in receiving by her mother
who wore champagne colored satin bor-
| dered with marabo
Mrs Charles McCarteney of Dunbar
! ton avenue gave fancy dress dance
/ last Friday evening for the young friends
of her schoolgirl daughter, Miss Annette
| McCarteney The library and drawing
room were cleared for the dancing, and
| were attractively arranged with guam
titles of holly, mistletOe and other Christ
mas greens. supper was served from a
large table in the dining room beauti-
fully decorated with centerpiece OF
poinsettia and holly and crimson-shaded
lights. Mrs. Mccartney was assisted
| in receiving the young people by her SIS
ter, Mrs. Charles Hartwell Cragin. Miss
l Annette, as colonial dame, wore a
dainty costume of Powered silk, with
powdered hair and patches, and among
! the guests whose costumes were notice
able for their beauty were Miss Liley