The Washington herald., 1912-01-17

I Several Of the Oldest members Of the
/ club and some distinguished statesmen
who did not care for the ordinary round
dances formed a uttle group Of their
own and danced the Virginia reel and
grace and agility.
Dinner and Musicale.
The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Meyer were the guests OF honor at din
ner last night Of Col and Mrs Robert
NJ Thompson. The other guests were
Mr.. Justice and Mrs. Lamar. Postmaster
General Hitchcock. Senator and Mrs
wetmore. Senator Brandegee. Maj Gen.
and Mrs. Leonard Wood. Rear Admiral
and Mrs. wainwright. Mrs. Schroeder
wife of Rear Admiral Schroeder; Capt.
and Mrs. Templin Potts. Mrs. Elisha
Dyer, of New York: Mrs. stephen II.
Pell, daughter OF Col Thompson; Mr.
Plymon. and Mr.. Charles wark After
the dinner a beautiful programme Of
music was given by Nine. Teyte. who in
private life Is Nine. Plumon. a meu-
ber Of the Philadelphia Opera Company.
and soon to join the Metropolitan Opera
Company Assisting Nine. Teyte were
Fritz Br1lck 'cellist, and Mrs Charles
wark, pianist Several hundred guests
from the doplimatic, Official. and smart
residential circles were asked for the mu-
sicale. Among them were many who
went from the dinner and musicale at
the White House. including the Russian
Ambassador and Mime. Bakhmeteff, the
French Ambassador and Nine. Jusserand,
| the British Ambassador and Mrs Bryce,
Mr. Justice and Mrs. Lurton. the Belgian
| Minister and Nine. Havenith. the knnis-
ter from the Netherlands and Mime.
Loudon, Mr.. Justice and Mrs. Vande-
vanter, the Secretary of the Interior, Mr..
Fisher; the Assistant Secretary OF the
Navy and Mrs. Beekman Winthrop, Mr..
Justice end Mrs. Holmes. Senator Du
Pont. Senator Lippitt. Mr.. Hanihara,
charge d'affaires OF japan; the Misses
Meyer, Miss Marion Oliver. Capt. and
Mrs. Gibbons, Of Annapolis; Mr.. Ben
jamin s. Cable, Mr.. Innes. OF the British
Embassy stan: Miss Maud wetmore. the
Naval Attacbe OF the Russian Embassy
and Nine. Vassilien, the Charge d'Af-
faires OF Sweden and Nine Ekengren, the
Naval Attache OF the Austro-Hungarian
Embassy and Baroness Preuschen, the
Naval Attache OF the French Embassy
and viscountess d'Azy, Capt. Sowerby.
of the British Embassy: tho Military At
tache Of the British Embassy and Mrs.
McLachlan, the Counselor Of the Austro-
Hungarian Embassy and Nine. Won
Loewenthal-Linau.
To-day Is Cabinet day." when the
women OF the Cabinet circle are at home
to callers. There will be some exceptions
TO the rule to-day. as Mrs. Knox, wife
OF the Secretary Of StateI will not be at
home. Mrs. MacVeagh, Mrs Wicker
sham. Mrs. Meyer, and Mrs. Nagel will
all receive this afternoon. Mrs. StimsOn
and Mrs. Fisher will not be at home,
owing TO mourningf and absence from the
city, respectively. Mrs. Sherman. wife OF
the Vice President who observes the
same day as the Cabinet women, is not
at home this season. owing to mourning,
but Mrs. Clark. wife of the Speaker OF
the House OF Representatives. who also
has Wednesday for her day, viii be at
home to-day.
Mrs. William F. Draper will etertsin at
dinner on February q. when Cardinal
Gibbons will be the guest Of honor.
Miss Brawner a Bride.
Miss Martha wagEaman Brawner,
daughter OF Mrs. Henry Alexander Braw
ner. became the bride OF Mr.. Ralph
Edward Daniels, of St Louis, last even
ing at o'clock in Christ Church, George
town. Rev. Mr.. Blake oficiating.
The ceremony was followed by a small
reception for the bridal party in the
home Of the brides mother in N street.
in GEORGETOWN. The brides attendants
included her sister. Miss Julia Smoot
Brawner. as maid of honor: Miss
Josephine Waggaman, Miss Josephine
Alexander. Miss Christine Fox, Miss
Jane Washburn.~and Miss Christine Wag
gaman, bridesmaids. The best man was
Mr.. Henry Brawner. brother OF the
bride, and the ushers were Mr.. Ernest
Mechlin, Mr.. Frank Boughton Fox, Mr..
John Smoot. Mr.. Archibald King, and
Mr.. William H. waggaman. A rainbow
effect was carried out in the gowns Of
the attendants. which. with the decora-
tions Of the house of white and green
and pink made beautiful effect. The
bride, who was given in marriage by her
brother. Mr.. John Brawner. wore a love-
" gown Of white crepe meteor. with a
tunIc effect. opening over petticoat of
embroidered crepe. The bodice was
trimmed with chantiIly lace, and her
tulle veil was held with a bandeau of
pearls and sprays of orange blossoms.
The maid Of honor wore white messalfne,
with tunic OF white and gold tissue,
with rose trimmings. The bridesmaids
gowns were OF the same design as that OF
the maid of honor, but were In pale
shades Of pink, lavender, green, and
yellow. They all wore caps OF gold
lace. with a cluster Of rosebuds and
pompon on the side. They made a dainty
and charming picture surrounding the
beautifully gowned bride. Mrs. Brawner,
mother Of the bride, wore black mar
ouIsette over satin, and Mrs. Daniels,
mother of the bridegroom, wore black
lace over black satin. After the we'd
ding supper, the bride and bridegroom
left for q short wedding trip before set
Ting IN their new home In 81. Louis.
The brides going-away gown was Of
dark blue chiffon cloth, with dark blue
velvet hat and raccoon furs.
Miss Marion Leutze, daughter Of the
Commandant Of the Brooklyn Navy Yard
and Mrs. Ieutze, is visiting Miss Marion |
oliver, daughter OF the Assistant Secre- |
tary OF War and Mrs. Oliver.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Oscar announce |
the engagement of their daughter. Miss |
Lillian, to Mr.. A. Rosenberg, Of connec-
lieut.
Mrs. Gwynn a Hostess.
Mrs. Gwynn. wife OF Or. Gwynn, Of |