The Washington herald., 1912-12-11

Mrs. Taft attended the second Of the
lesson recitals on music Interpretation
given yesterday morning by Mr.. Har-
old Randolph, of Baltimore, at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Wickersham, wife Of the
Attorney General.
The Chief Justice and Mrs. White gave
dinner last night in honor OF the mem
bers Of the Supreme Court.
Brig. Gen. Daingerfield Parker, U. s.
| A., retired, entertained at a dinner last
night at his residence in Chevy Chase,
his guests being Rear Admiral and Mrs.
Harris, Marquiss LAMA di Brolo, Mrs
T. Richie Stone. Miss Smith, the Rev.
DIR. Herbert Scott Smith, and DR.. De
Laney, u. s. A.
A quartette Of mandolin and guitar
players furnished music during and after
the dinner.
Mr. and Mrs. c: c. Glover entertained
at dinner last night in honor of the
American Ambassador to France and
Mrs. Herrick.
DR.. and Mrs. Duncan McKim were
dinner hosts last night at their residence
| in Eighteenth Street.
The Minister of Peru and Mime.
| PeZet gave a dinner Of fourteen covers
| last night in honor Of Baroness l. ]. de
Konstein, OF New York, who is visiting
them at their residence in Street.
Mrs. Edward ouaItrough gave a beau!
! tiful reception and dance yesterday aft
ernoon at the Playhouse TO introduce
| her niece, Miss Leila Harrison, daughter
OF Mrs. George F. Z. Harrison, to Wash
! ington society. The spacious rooms
were decorated with many palms and
| filled every available spot, showing how
well the pretty Ray sisters" as Mrs.
Qualtrough and Mrs. Harrison were
known, are remembered in their old
home.
Miss Harrison is an unusually beauti-
| full girl, and looked a rosebud. indeed,
with her arms flied with pink roses
and lilies of the valley. She is Of the
true blonde type, with an exquisite COM
plexion and lovely dimples. Her Worth
gown was OF white muslin over pale pink
muslin. Iooped with tiny pink rose-buds,
and the handsome lace on the gown
was worn by her mother when she made
| her debut in this city.
Mrs. Qualtrough wore a handsome
gown of black charmeuse trimmed with
pale blue chiffon and lace, and Mrs.
| Harrison also wore black charmeuse
trimmed with lace.
A collation. was. served on the stage
in the music room, the table being set
in front of a drop scene which formed
the background. making a gay little pic
ture as the dancers whirled by on the
floor of the room. An orchestra played
during the afternoon.
Miss Rebekah Wilmer. Miss Martha
Bowers, Miss Dorothy Aleshire, Miss
Sophy Johnston, Miss Ethel Noyes, Miss
Eleanor Reyburn. and the Contessa
Piola ASSET, Of Italy. assisted in re-
ceiving the guests and dispensing the
hospitality.
! After the reception Mrs. QuaItrough
entertained a dinner party Of twenty
| four covers, the receiving party being
among the guests.
The rooms were crowded with guests
among them being Miss Helen Taft, Mrs
Robert Shaw Oliver, Brig. Gen. and Mrs.
Aleshire. Brig. Gen. and Mrs. CARING
ton, Mrs. Thomas Chatard Hon. Hilary
\. Herbert. Mrs. Charles Howry. Mrs
Robert Hinckley. Mime. de Meissner. Mr.
Kearney Radford. Col. ana Mrs. stephen
Footc. Miss Margaretta SymOns, tho
Misses Finley, Mrs. w. W. Finley, r..
Miss Katherine Weeks, Miss Elizabeth
Reid Rogers, Mrs. Constantine Chase,
Mrs Robert Ralston. Mrs Peyton Rus
sell, Miss Ruth Anderson, Mrs n. s
Lincoln, the Misses Crane, Miss Emily
Beatty, Mr.. Charles Woodruff. Rear Ad-
nI:Tal O'Neal. Mrs. Ten Eyck Wendell
Mrs. George Howard, Miss Margaret
Perrin. Miss Doris Haywood. the Misses
Smith, Miss Louise HELEN. Mrs. Brinton
Stone, Capt and Mrs. Henry Jewett
Lieut.. and Mrs. Frederick Strong. Lieut..
Darlington. L. S. a; Lieut.. Dunn, L. =
A: Miss Anna GrebIe. Mrs. Alexander
MSgruder. Mrs. Richard Weightman,
Mrs. Wilmer. and Mrs. James Marion
Johnston.
Mr.. and Mrs A. c. Downing and the
Misses Downing, who have been stopping
at the Grafton. will take possession of
the residence they have recently leased
in Hillyer Place tomorrow.
A brilliant audience attended the con-
cert OF the Washington Symphony Or
chestra yesterday afternoon at the Co
lumbIa Theater. Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Tuckerman entertained in their box Mrs.
] Bryce, wife of the British Ambassador;
Mrs James Lowndes. Mr.. and Mrs. Liv-
ingston Hunt, Nine. Urcullu, wife OF the
Spanish military attache, and Mile. de la
Garde.
Miss Jones. Mrs. Buckner Randolph,
Mrs Phillips, Mrs. Clark, and Mrs
Charles Rae occupied Mrs. Duncan Nc
Kim's box.
Miss Morgan entertained Miss Marie
Stevens and Mai. Pierre Stevens in Mrs.
Charles BroughtOn Woods box.
Other boxholders were Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Reside, who had Mrs. Hunt
Slater with them, and Col Robert
Thompson, who also entertained a num-
Der of friends.
In the audience were Mrs. Wickersham,
Mrs. Huntington Wilson, Mrs. John Hay,
Mrs. Joseph Lamar, Mrs. Randolph Nc
Kim, Mrs Robert Hinckley, Mrs Chris
tian Hemmick. Mrs. Cleveland Perkins,
Mrs. Eldridge Jordan, Mrs. Frank B.
Noyes, Mrs. Julian James, Mrs. Hennen
Jennings and Miss Katherine Jennings,
Mrs. Richard Reid Rogers. Mrs. Peyton
Russell, Mrs. Otto Tittmann, Mrs.
Charles Tittmann, Mr.. Herbert Putnam.
Rear Admiral O'Neal, U. S. N, retired;
Mr. Gist Blair, Mr.. Basil Miles, Mrs.
John Harlan, Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Phillips,
Mrs. Chatard, Mr.. Henry A du Pont,
Mrs. Nathaniel Francis. Mrs. Fremont
Smith, Mrs Huidekoper, Miss Burbage,
Mrs Gordon-Cummings Mr.. and Mrs
Myron Whitney, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur d.
Addison, and Mr.. and Mrs. Walter D.
Wilcox.
Mr. and Mrs Henry B. King announce