The Washington herald., 1912-02-06

Mrs. Taft and Miss Taft and the young
people of their house party, accompanied
by Mai Archibald w. Butt. attended
the Belasco Theater last evening to see
John Mason in LAS a Man Thinks" In
the company were Miss Harriet Anderson,
niece of Mrs Taft; Miss Isabel Vincent,
Miss Helen Barber, Miss Wolfe, Miss
Chase, and Miss Emerson Lamb OF Balt-
more The President entertained COM
pany of politicians at dinner at the
White House and Joined his family later.
accompanying them to the Southern Re-
lief ball at the Willard.
Miss Harriet Anderson, who has been
the guest of the family OF the Secretary
OF the Navy and Mrs. Meyer, returned
yesterday to the White House to continue
her visit with her uncle and aunt, Presi-
dent and Mrs. Taft.
The Secretary of Commerce and Labor
and Mrs Nagel entertained at dinner
| last evening and had as their guests the
| Russian Ambassador and Nine. Bakhme-
tenf. Mr.. Justice and Mrs. Holmes,
| Senator and Mrs. Crane, Senator and
Mrs. Sutherland, Senator Lippitt, Solicit
tor OF the State Department and Mrs.
Lehman, former Representative and
Mrs. Henry Kirke Porter. Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur SewaII OF Philadelphia, and Mrs.
! Grinnell.
Senator Cullom, OF Illinois, was a host
at dinner last evening to a distinguished
company. The guests were the French
Ambassador and Nine. Jusserand. the
| Secretary OF State and Mrs. Knox. the
| Danish Minister ana Countess MoItKe,
| former Secretary Of War and Mrs. Rob-
| ert T Lincoln. Senator Root, Senator
| Dillingham;. Mrs. John Hay, former
! United States Ambassador to France and
Mrs. Henry White, former Speaker Can
non and Miss Cannon, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
| lam Rarret Ridgely. Miss Fisher, sister
| in-law OF the host, and Miss Rldgely,
| granddaughter Of the host.
| To-night's the night, the great night,
and THE College Hero will surely own
the town. This production OF THE Col
| lege Hero, with .ts 200 Washington per-
formers in the cast. will make its initial
bow before a Washington audience to-
night, and it will be repeated each night
during the balance of the week.
| It is announced that the curtain will
| rise promptly at S o'clock. one minute
before that time the theater will be dark
! ened in readiness for the presentation
Of the Sagehurst College scene. AS this
| first part includes some OF the best mu-
sical numbers, il deserves that all of the
audience he seated by this time. The
| performance will be over by IL A sys-
| TEN for handling the army Of people be-
hind the scenes has been perfected, and
although group after group enter the
stage. go through their parts and exit,
and their places are taken by other
groups equally as large, there Will be
no confusion and crowdinG back OF the
scenes.
Tn Columbia stage Is much too small
| for a production of this magnitude, but
the committee OF the Noel House have
not only arranged to Rave the groups
marshaled TO the stage entrance in time
for their turn, but they have provided
chaperons for each group and also COM
Portable waiting rooms, where they can
await their turn.
Great enthusiasm prevails. not onY
among the 500 performers. but among
their many friends as well. All know
their parts so perfectly that they only
await the rise OF the curtain to show
what Washington talent can really do.
They are all so confident that little ner-
vousness is apparent. The orchestra has
its final rehearsal this afternoon.
The marriage Of Miss Marthena Har-
rison. daughter OF Maj. and Mrs. Russell
B. Harrison and granddaughter Of former
President Benjamin Harrison, TO Mr..
Harry A. Williams, jr., Of Norfolk, Va,
took place last evening in the home OF
the brides parents, 2zS . street north
west. Rev. Charles Wood, pastor OF the
Church Of the Covenant, performed the
ceremony in the presence Of only about
fifty relatives and close friends OF the
bride and bridegroom. The house was
charmingly decorated with palms and
pink roses, except In the dining-rOom,
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A tall bower of palms was arranged in
the front windows as a background for
the bridal party during the ceremony and
for the congratulations afterward. The
wedding music was played by Schroe-
ders string orchestra, and was eNcep-
tionaly pretty and appropriate. espe-
ciaIly selected by the bride. She was
attended by Miss Anna Portner, maid
OF honor. and her two cousins, Miss
Alice Lewis and Miss Katharine May
Brooks, bridesmaids. The best man was
a cousin OF the bridegroom, Mr.. Cyrus
Beall, OF Franklin, Va, who came down
from his studies at Harvard for the we'd
ding. The little procession entered the
drawing-room from the dining-room at
the back and through the broad hall TO
the strains of the "Lohengrin" wedding
music, the bride escorted by her father,
Mai Harrison, who gave her in mar
riage. Her blond beauty and grace were
well set on by her exquisite gown OF
creamy embroidered crepe, which was
one of the imported gowns in her moth
er's trousseau. 1t was trimmed with the
deep point lace which adorned her moth
er's wedding costume. The model was
strikingly simple. OF princess fashion.
with a high waistline, and the train hung
from the shoulders. The lace bordered
the front panel to the hem OF the skirt,
went around the shoulders, and laid over
both edges of the train, caught here and
there with pearl ornaments, and the
lower edge of the high tulle yoke had
festoon OF the pearls. A tiny row of
pearls finished the edge of the neck, and
she carried a shower OF white orchids
tinted to pale pink and lilies OF the val
ley. Her long veil of tulle was held with
pearl cap. and a small coronet or
orange blossoms ornamented the front
Her only jewels were bar pin OF
diamonds, the gift of her mothers rela-
tives. former Secretary and Mrs. Robert T.
Lincoln: the diamond star given by her
grandmother, Mrs. Saunders, and the
stperb diamond which had been one
of her paternal grandmother's earrings
when she presided over the White House.
The maid Of honor wore lace robe over
white satin. the lace yelled with coral
pink chiffon with crystal trimmings. A
band of dark fur finished the bottom OF
the satin skirt, and she carried pink |
sweet peas, Her ornaments were long
Pearl earrings and the rope of small |
pearls the gift of the bride. The maids |
gowns were of pale pink chiffon over |
white satin, with a trimming Of single |
pearls to finish the edges Of the simple |
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