Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-20

10 JOIN his family at their summer place
on Lake Starnberg. near Munich. He will
return TO Washington in October
With the usual success attending her
entertainments. Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish had
nearly 400 guests last night at ball at
Crossways. her Newport villa. t. compli-
ment her niece, Miss Helena l.. Fish,
daughter of Mr. Hamilton Fish. now
abroad on his second honeymoon The
Louis XVI period was simulated. with
gorgeous electrical effects within and
without the palatial residence The tenn
porary ballroom of fifty by sixty feet. with
mirrored walls fifteen feet high. had a
wealth of greenery and flowers in deco
rating il.
Separating the ballroom was a large
rose arbor, inclosed in light green effect
which was lighted and showed bowers OF
roses Throughout this room were numer-
Gus Louis XVI garden furnishings. on
each side of the room Were TWO louis
XVI garden statues OF white marble. At
the end of the arbor stood a handsome
marble statue of a dancing girl.
A fantasy. participated in by page
boys. dressed in the silks and satins of
the Louis XVI period. made a lovely
spectacle for the guests about IL
o'clock The boys carried silver Ian
terms hung with roses and ribbons and
stretched between them a flower gar
land. Nymphs Joined them for a dance.
in which doves and butterflies were re-
leased to fiutter over the company. AS
the nymphs faded away the goddess
of the garden led in six mortals. wear
ing lovely costumes and Mosques.
They danced a minuet
General dancing followed. and just
before supper two Russian dancers
gave a series of their wonderful evolu-
tions.
Mrs. Fish received her guests a the
head of the grand stairway leading
from the main hall into the ballroom
She wore a handsome Louis WI
gown. Miss Janet Fish. who assisted
Mrs. Fish in receiving. wore a costume
Of blue chiffon with gold embroidery
Miss Helena l.. Fish. who also received
with Mrs. Fish. wore Persian cos
trimmings. Standing about Mrs. Fish
while receiving We're two halberd
bearers. and all the servants were in
Louis XVI livery, with powdered hair
Mr.. and Mrs. James Mclean Of New
York have announced the engagement of
their daughter. Miss Helen Mclean. and
Maj. Herbert Valentine Ravenscroft of
Worcestershire. England and khartum.
Maj. RaVenscroft is director of a depart
ment in the Sudan government and a
colonel in the English Special Reserves.
No date has yet been set for the we'd
ding.
Lr. and Mrs. CHARLES Fl. Death have
gone to the Virginia mountains. where
the former will spend two weeks and the
latter, with their young son. will remain
through the early fall.
Mrs William NJ La Porte leaves At
lantic City today to be the guest OF her
sister, Mrs Oscar Meyer of Philadelphia
for few days before returning home.
Lieut. and Mrs. w. L. Gilmore are at
the Wolcott. while spending a few days
in New York city.
Miss Alice Washington Hungerford left
Sunday for a visit of several weeks in
Brooklyn. N Y While there she will
be the guest of her uncle, Mr.. r. Writ
Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Scully of l736
Massachusetts avenue announce the en-
gagement of their daughter Mary Eliza
beth and Mr.. Paul killiam of Pittsburgh.
No date has been set for the wedding
Mr. and Mrs. Sculy and Miss Scully are
now at their summer home in Great Bar
rngton, Mass. where they will remain
until the middle of September.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe ]. Fay of Baltimore.
Md. have announced the engagement OF
their daughter. Carrie b., and Adolph
Manner
Miss Charlotte A. Preston. $50 10th
street northeast, left Sunday for short
stay with her brother. j. ID. Preston. Of
East Orange. n. J.. after which she will
visit her nephew, Rev. J. c. Emerson. at
Coxsackie, y. Y.
Mr. and Mrs. j. Warren Lown of G'a
P street northwest are at Atlantic City.
Mrs. H. B. Moulton and her daughter.
Miss Elma. who is convalescing from a
severe Illness leave the city today for
Ocean Grove, y. j.. wheye they Will
spend a few weeks. stopping at the Hotel
La Pierre. thereafter going to Wellesley.
Mass, where Miss Elma will enter the
freshman class of Wellesley College
Mr. and Mrs. Erred J. Mershermer of
East Capitol street returned today from
a delightful vacation on the Atlantic
coast reaching into Maine
Mr. and Mrs. J. w. Beler are among
those sailing from New York today on
the Kronprinz Wilhelm for tour of the
continent.
Mr. and Mrs. l. Gutenberg and Mrs. Sol
o. Berliner have moved to 132i Park
road.