The Washington herald., 1912-02-13

Dover House for luncheon Mrs. Spencer
Cosby. wife OF Col Cosby. u. s. A..
chaperoned the party. Miss Taft and her
house guests Miss Eleanor Rocker and
her brother, Mr W. G. Rocker, Of New
York. were the guests of honor at a
dinner last evening. which Miss Catherine
Britton, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Alex
snder Britton, gave
Mrs. Charles Macvesgh. OF New York.
arrived yesterday to be the guest for a
few weeks Of the Secretary Of the Treas
ury and Mrs. Macyesgh. They win go
to Baltimore to-day TO be the guests OF
honor at luncheon and musicale given
by DR.. and Mrs. Henry Barton Jacobs
in their home In Baltimore. The Secre-
tary left yesterday morning for Lansing.
Mich. to be present at the bankers BAN
quet.
The Italian Ambassador and Marchesa
Cusani Confalonieri were hosts at dinner
last evening at the embassy.
The guests were asked 10 meet the
Russian Ambassador and Nine. Bakhme-
ten They were the Spanish Minister and
Nine Riano, the Norwegian Minister
and Mime. Bryn, the Portuguese Minister,
Viscount date: the charge d'affaires OF
Peru. Mr.. Manuel de Freyre Y Ssntander;
the Counselor OF the Austro-Hungarian
Embassy and Nine. Loewenthal Won
Linau. the Naval Attaehe of the
French Embassy and Viscountess d'Azy,
the Military Attache of the Spanish
Legation and Nine. Urcullu. Mr.. and Mrs.
Perry Belmont. Mr.. and Mrs Preston
Gibson. Miss Olive. Miss Harriet Souther-
land. Miss Elsie Aldrich. Miss Clover,
Mr.. Horstmann, OF the German Embassy
stan; Baron Hedry, of the Austro-Hun-
efoH
Beatrice Cusani, daughter Of the hosts.
viscountess d'Azy, wife Of the naval
attache OF the French Embassy. will
leave Washington next Saturday for a
visit OF several days In New York.
Senator Henry Du Pout and his daugh-
ter. Mrs. crowninshield. were hosts at a
luncheon party yesterday at the Country
Club.
Miss Emily Beatty. daughter Of Capt
Frank E. Beatty. U. s. N. and Mrs
Beatty. entertained a small company Of
debutantes at a dance at their quarters
at the navy yard yesterday afternoon at
40 o'clock.
Miss Amparo Rivero. the debutante
daughter Of the Minister from Cuba and
Nine. Martin Rivero. entertained a COM
pany OF young people at luncheon yes.
terday.
Miss Gladys Hiuckley, daughter OF Mrs
Robert Hinckley. will entertain at a tea
dansante Thursday afternoon at her res
idenee, In Sixteenth street.
Miss Adelaide Heath will go to Char
Iottesyille next Saturday TO attend the
hop at the University OF Virginia that
evening.
Mrs. Waldo C. Hibbs. OF GeorEetown.
win be at home to-day. and her mother.
Mrs. Harrington, and her sister. Mrs.
Hall, win receive with her.
Representative ana Mrs y Charles
Linthicum, OF Baltimore, entertained
several hundred oficiaI and residential
people Of Washington ut reception last
evening at the congrega ational Club 1t was
one Of the most brilliant functions OF
the season. and was distinctly Maryland
in type. The Congressional Club house
was beautiful in its decoration OF South
ern smilax, United States -dags, Mary
land State flags. and the Maryland State
flower. ''blackeyed susans," everywhere
in evidence. The doorways and windows
were festooned with flags and out
lined with the smIlax, studded thickIy
with the yellow blossoms. A string or
chestra played throughout the evening.
and an elaborate buffet supper was
served in the large dining-room at the
south end of the building.
The clubhouse is full OF "reminiscences
to Marylanders. as II Is the old home
OF the late Senator Arthur Pue German,
Mrs. LAnthicum had receiving with her
Mrs. Preston, wife of the mayor of Bal
timore. and Mrs. Champ Clark, wife OF
atives. Speaker Clark. Mayor Preston,
and Representative Linthicum stood near
the receiving line, which had for a back
ground a tail screen OF asparagus vine
studded with blackeyed susans.
Mrs. Linthicum wore a gown OF white
point d'espirit over white satin, with a
bodice OF pearl embroidery and embroid-
cry extending down on the skirt A
wreath of pink roses and diamond orna-
ments adorned her Lair and she carried
Killarney roses. Mrs. Clark wore white
charIneuse with touches OF coral velvet,
and trimmings OF French lace. She car
ried pink orchids.
Mrs. Linthicura's house guests are Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph X. Benson. of Balti-
more, brother-in-Iaw and sister OF Repre-
sentative Linthicum: Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Hitchcock Messenger. OF Auburn. N. Y;
Mr.. and Mrs. a. A. Allen, of Geneva,
n. Y: Mr.. John r. McCaffrey. of Brook
lyI. N. Y: Mrs. Wilder, Of New York,
sister OF Mrs. LithicUm; DR.. John Le-
land Perry, OF New York, and Miss
Eleanor L,ithicun, niece OF the hosts,
from Baltimore, Nd.
Mrs. Benson wore black escurial lace
over lavender satin. Mrs. Wilder was
goWned in lavender pompadour silk with
black chantiIEy lace trimmings, Mrs. Al
len wore pale blue satin veiled In pale
blue chiffon with crystal trimmings. and
Miss Eleanor Linthicum wore white
satin empire gown trimmed with crystal
and pearl embroidery with a wreath OF
white rosebuds iu her hair.
Miss suzanna Carroll. daughter Of Mrs.
Howell Carroll. of Baltimore. who spent
some winters in washington. Is visiting
Miss Susan Lynah Bruce, in Phiiadel-
phia. Mrs. Carroll and her daughter
make their home in New York this year.
Mrs. Herbert Parsons. with party of
friends from this city. has gone to South
America, to remain for several weeks.
Miss Elizabeth Parker Crenshaw,
debutante daughter Of Mr.. A. p, cren-
shaw, Of this city. viii so to Baltimore
to-day TO be the guest Of honor at din
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