Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-13
visiting her sister, Mrs. Gus Louis, 1907
18th street. They will be at home Sunday
afternoon and evening.

nth street They will be at home Sunday
afternoon and evening.
Mrs. Bryce, the Countess Bernstorff.
Mrs. Wickersham, Mrs. Meyer, Mrs. Ma
gel, Mrs. Edison Bradley and Mrs. George
Howard are the patroneSseS for the dance
for the Working Boys Home, which Will
be given at the New Willard Monday,
December 16. at 10 pm.
The Danish minister. Mr.. Gist Blair, Mr.
de Bach, Mr.. William Bowie Clark, Mr..
J. w. Davidge. Mr.. Chauncey Hackett.
Mr.. Kalpaschnikoff, Capt. Louis Little.
Lord Eustace Percy. Mr.. Raymond Rodg-
ers. Mr.. John o. Siebert. Mr.. Schmolck
and Mr.. John White will form the floor
committee. and the ball is given under
the auspices of the following committee;
Mrs. Water Tuckerman. president: Mrs
Walter Wilcox. first vice president; Mrs.
Carey Langhorne. second vice president:
Mrs George Rowland Chase, treasurer;
Miss Hildegard Nagel, Miss Sophy John
ston and Miss Julia Whiting. secretaries.
If Mr.. and Mrs. Edward T. Stotesbury.
in whom Washington is interested, as
well as Philadelphia, continue to ada
wonders to each new entertainment they
plan, there is something marvellous COM
ing for the next of their six evenings. OF
which last nights was the second, and
the honored guests Mr. and Mrs Walter
Brooks, jr.. the latter the daughter of
the hostess and formerly Miss Louise
Cromwell of this city. Every detail
marked the last word in modern hospi-
tality.< The dinner-dance was given at a
new hotel and the hosts received i'm what
will be the barroom when the house is
thrown open to the public. A row of
bay trees standing like sentinels COM
pletely hid the front Of the bar, while
the top was banked with foliage plants
entwined with Florida moss and southern
smilax, which was also used to conceal
the wooden tubs that held the trees.
seated at small tables in the dining
room. Flowers and electric lights adorned
each table.
AT the end of the dinner cigarettes were
served the feminine guests as Well as the
men, as it is to be a rule OF the hotel
that women may smoke in any nook or
corner they. select. The cigarettes were
made especially for the dinner, and were
stamped with the monogram Of the host
ess done in gold.
Following the dinner there was dancing
in the main ballroom, which. like the din
ing room, was devoid of decoration. Sup
FER was served from 1 until :. O'Clock in
three small rooms opening from the ball
room.
The hostess was resplendent i'm a black
velvet gown made severely plain. with
the decolletage softened by folds of black
tulle. From the shoulders was suspended
long black velvet court train, fastened
against the bodice by diamond ornaments.
Mrs. Stotesbury also wore her famous
diamond necklace wound twice around
her throat her wonderful pearl string
wound three times and diamond and
pearl dog collar claSped close. about her
neck. In addition SHE wore long diamond
earrings and her diamond tiara
Mrs. Brooks wore lovely gown of rose
pink brocade with the figures outlined
with silver thread This was draped
about the figure in Grecian effect being
caught as toga at the waist with a
large jeweled clasp, opening to reveal an
underskIt of white net fluffy with
hounces of shadow lace.
Niscount day of the French embassy
was at the hosts table. Other Washing
ton guests We're Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Letter. Miss Elkins, Miss Britton and
Miss Hinckley
A Christmas sale and tea for the Home
for Incurables will be held at the r~si-
dence of Mrs. Edison Bradley tomorrow,
from until o'clock. Mrs. Huntington
Wilson and Mrs. Charles Rae will take
tickets Mrs. Bayard, Mrs. Fremont
Smith, Mime. Hauge and Mrs. Schroeder
will serve tea. Mrs. Hugh Wallace, Mrs
Mckim, Mrs. Ralph Jenkins and Mrs.
Spalding will be at the work tables. and
Mrs. Arthur Willert, Mrs. Robert Shaw
Oliver. Miss Sheriff., Mrs Sheridan, Mrs
Roscoe Bulmer and Mrs. Marean p Maus
will make change. and the Misses Meyer,
the Misses Sheridan, Miss Gladys Hinck-
ley. Miss Dorothy Williams, Miss Will
Iner, MISS blQQle Porter and Miss Bevin
will assist
The floor committee consists of Lord
Eustace Percy, Mr.. Frederick Huidekoper,
Mr.. Reginald Huidekoper. Mr. Will Mar
row. Mr. Bowie Clark, Mr.. Basil Miles,
Capt. Louis Little and Mr.. Schmolcx
Admission tickets may be had at the
door, and include tea and cake. There
will be dancing also.
The Young Women's Christian Associa-
of will ho ssat
and to 10 Pm Short reports will be
given in the evening on various phases
of the work.
The board of directors. of which Mrs
William Hamilton Bayly is president and
Mrs. Woodbury. Pulsifer, chairman of the
membership committee, will be the spe-
cial hostesses.
Gen. Joseph SewalI Smith of Bangor.
Me-. and his daughter, Miss Hortense l..
Smith. are at the Richmond Hotel for
the winter.
Mrs. Andrew Porter and Mrs. J. Biddle
Porter gave tea yesterday for the debut
of Miss Elizabeth Rust Porter, daughter
of dhe latter. Residential society was
well represented.
Mrs Thomas Chatard and Mrs A. J.
Parsons presided at the tea table i'm the
dining room. Miss Rebekah Wilmer,
Miss Alice Brice and Miss Margaretta
of the debutante, assisted in the hospi-
tality.
The Misses Whiting gave a luncheon
today for number Of the winters buds.