Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-21

| continued from Seventh IaEep
and to celebrate it the shah holds brill
! liant levee at the palace, receiving all
! the dlgnitaries and diplomats. and giving
presents to all the court and government
| officials. The Feast of Novrooz marks
| for thousands of years the entry or the
! sun into the Zodiaca1 sign Aries. which
| ushers in the dawn OF new year and
! the first day of spring. At 6 o'clock this
morning this astronomical change took
! place.
| The feast is celebrated for fourteen
| days. during which garments are
| worn. visits exchanged and entertain
nents and Inequalities continued. On
| the fourteenth day the entire population
| of every Persian city and village leaves
/ town and goes out to picnic in the green
| fields-for in Persia the spring is always
| already in evidence and many a flower
| is in bloom. That event symbolizes the
| shaking off Of the winter dusk in the
! light of the spring sun. and the renewing
| of the covenant with the youthful green
| fields, now freed from the blight and
| frosts of winter
! King Jamshyd. whose glory was sung
/ by Sor-'adi and Omar khayyam, and Is
| whose name Persepolis was built, is the
| ancient king who revived the celebration
! of this immemorial feast. AS on Novrooz
| the hours of day and night are equal. this
| equality Symbolizes union of all, rich
and poor, old and young, in the celebra-
| ton of the feast. y
| The largest social affair Of the week
! the Ponce de Leon, Thursday evening.
| by Mr.. and Mrs. John II. Hewson of
| Washington, complimentary to Mrs.
Alexander Brinton Coke of Philadelphia.
| The table was eXqusitely decorated with
| Killarney roses and white lilacs. The
| place cards and favol-s were particularly
! attractive, and covers were laid for
Mrs. Alexander Brinton Coke, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Layton, DIR; and Mrs. An
drew Anderson, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Hardness Mr.. and Mrs. J. l.. Ketter-
| linus Mr.. and Mrs. William PARROT. Mr..
and Mrs. Norris Williams. Mr.. and Mrs.
| Albert Lewis, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles zee,
Mr. and Mrs. Joel Lyman, Gen. and Mrs.
NJ. Hardin. Mrs. Edward Sumner. Mrs.
George Fletcher. Charles Thorne, Regi-
maid White and Joseph Bushnell. The
latter part of the evening was spent in
the rotunda. where several tables of
bridge formed the entertainment.
A pleasant time was spent Tuesday
| evening, March 10, at the home of Mr.:
and Mrs. H. NJ Carver COL l. street
southeast. At birthday party given in
honor of their son, Master Howard,
games and other amusementS We're IN
dulSed in. Refreshments were served In
| the dining room, the table being deco
rated in red and white carnations. Mrs.
| Carver who received the guests, was be-
| comingly attired in lavender satin. Those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. William Ken
drick, Mr.. and Mrs: Richard Garner, Mr.:
Garner. Miss katherine Burns. Miss Rose
Woodfield, Miss Mary Thomas, Miss
Nene Canter. Miss Emma Llvesay: MISS
Bernice Winkelman, Miss Elsie sham
| Mr. d. H. Fritter, Mr.. James Walsh. Mr..
Adolph Fugitt, Mr.. James Pumphrey,
Mr.. Perry Huffman. Mr.. George Haul
Mr.. Walter Mitchell, Mr.; Lee Grigsby'
/ Mr. y.1a
Mr. William Garner. Mr.. Robert Garner,
Master Charles B. EIgin and Mr.. Alfred
| Chromger.
Mrs Gilbert Lowell of Changteh, China
| is the guest of Mrs. Wallace Radcliffe at
the Manse, 10Th and K streets.
| The Attorney General and Mrs. Wick
ersham have their daughter-ln-laW, Mrs.
| Cornelius Wickersham Of New York.
with them on a visit. as we'll as their
| daughter. Mrs. Albert Akin, also of New
! York.
Mrs. Champ Clark held her usual after
noon at home yesterday, having her
guests. Miss1Stockwell of New York and
Miss Birkhead of st. Louis, receiving
with her. Earlier in the day Mrs. Clark
and her guests took lunch with Mrs. X
r. Hit.
Mr.. C. Maugras of the French embassy.
Mr.. and Mrs c. A. Shafer, Miss Bacon,
Mrs Butler. Mrs. d. 7. Wright. Black
burn Esterlne, Charles w. Needham, G.
V. Burnside and F. Peterson of this city
are now at St. Augustine, Fla.
Mrs. S. B. NJ Young of Washington is
in New York for few days.
A pretty at-home wedding was per
formed last evening when Miss IneZ D.
Parker and Mr.. Ralph B. Fleharty were
married by Rev. A. H. Thompson of
Waugh NJ. f. Church. The parlor and
drawing room We're profusely decorated
in palms, southern smilax. ferns and
white roses. The wedding party assem-
bled to the strains of Memberships
wedding March,, played by Miss Janet
Walker. The bride wore white satin
with lace and pearl trimmings, tulle
veil and carried bouquet of lilies of the
valley. She was attended by Mrs. K. I.
Evans, matron of honor, and Miss b.
Florine Walker and Miss Emily P. Rider,
bridesmaids, attired in blue crepe meteor
and shadow lace. with bouquets Of pink
roses and pink sweet peas. The brides
mother wore black lace gown and car
red viOlets. The SroOm's mother wore
Wistaria satin gown, and carried bou-
quet of pink and lavender sweet peas.
The bride was given away by her father.
Mr.. Robert H. Parker Mr.. Joseph T.
Sherier was best man. A wedding supper
and reception followed the ceremony.
The couple were overwhelmed with beau
tiful wedding gifts, and they will be at
nome to their friends after April 10 in
the Darlington apartments, on 10th street.
The younger element of capital society
will be interested in the return to Wash
ngton of the New York Columbia Uni
versity Players in their new musical COM
edy. 1.-The Mysterious Miss Apache" at
the Columbia Theater, 4:l5 matinee
Tuesday, April 9. They will be. we'll
remembered by their success Of last year,
Made in India" which was given in the
ballroom of the New Willard.
Mr.. CaftanzOglu. charge d'affaires OF
Greece. has gone out to the Pacific coast
and will be away five weeks.