Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-20
> TERY little save hOmecomings
has occurred recently to chron'-
~ icle, as society doings at the
National Capital and the pros

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either. Here and there the light is let in
| the big mansions which have been closed
since last spring, but several of the larg-
est and incidentally the gayest at times
will remain closed this year to fashion
| able life because of mourning and other
| reasons. The former is true of the John
| r. Mclean homes, and of Mrs. Letter
| house on Dupont Circle. Mrs. Letter is
! in mourning by the death of her sister
| last summer. but she will return from her
| present stay in England, where she is
visiting her daughters and grandchildren,
early in the winter. Mr.. and Mrs Her
| bert Wadsworth's house will not be
opened this winter at all, if its owners
| present plan of travel is adhered to.
| The weddings around Thanksgiving will
| pleasurably idealize that season. On the
eve of the national holiday the marriage
of Miss Harriet Bayne and Lieut.. Guy
| Wilkinson Stuart Castle, l.. S. NJ, Will
be a late afternoon church event, and
will be followed by receptaion at
Rauscher's.
Owing to the recent death of her grand
father, the late Judge Wright of Cincin-
| natl, the plans for the marriage OF MISS
Alice Wright and Mr.. Robert V. Fleming
on the evening of the 18th, to be followed
| by small reception.
Miss Alice Gates Boutell and Mr.. John
| Wood Brooks Laid will be married at ST
| Johns Thanksgiving, and a large party
| will attend the couple. The American
minister to Switzerland and Mrs. Bouteli,
! who are in this country for the latters
vaca ton, will hold reception after the
! ceremony.
The debutantes. whose claim on social
attention will be almost unchallenged
throughout December, have greatly IN
creased in numbers by recent announce
ments 1t now includes Miss Helen NJ.
McCumber, Miss Sally Williams, Miss
Jouett Adair Fall. daughters of the North
respectively; Miss Dorothy Aleshire.
daughter of Gen. and Mrs. Aleshire; Miss
| Esther Foote. daughter of Col. and Mrs.
Foote; Miss Marjorie Booth, daughter of
Judge and Mrs. Fenton W: Booth; Miss
| Constance Gardner, daughter of Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Gardner; Miss Fran
ces Hoar, daughter of Mrs. ko- xwood
| Hoar. whose debut among her nome
| friends in Massachusetts took place the
| nth of this month, and Miss Frances
| Williams daughter of Col. and Mrs. John
A. Williams.
Other debutantes of residential circles
will be Miss Gladys Mum. daughter of
Mrs Charles A. Mum; Miss Margaret
Perrin, daughter of Mrs. George Howard:
Miss Ethel Noyes, daughter of Mr. and
/ Mrs. Frank B. Moves; Miss Rebekah
Wilmer. daughter of DR.. and Mrs. Will
mer; Miss Caroline Ogden Jones, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Samuel F. Emmons; Miss
katherine McGlintock, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Garrison McGlintock: Miss Meta
Evans. daughter of Mrs. Morris Evans;
! Miss Virginia LIE seure, niece of Miss
Helen Cannon. Miss Lanette Hines
| Smith, daughter of Mrs. Orlando II.
| Smith, and Miss Adams. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Byron S. Adams. and Miss Alice
Lewis. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Thorn
| ton Lewis of Cincinnati, who are expected
| here for the gay season.
| Brig Gen. and Mrs. Robert Kennon
| Evans and Lieut.. Hornsby Evans have
| arrived in Atlanta, where Gen. Evans will
| have charge of the Department of the
Gulf. succeeding Gen. WotherspOon.
| President and Mrs George Edgar Vim
cent and daughter Miss Isabel Vincent.
| will receive with Mr.. and Mrs. Luther
| H. harrington of Minneapolis on. the
| evening of Miss Katherine Farringtons
debutante reception. November g. when
| Miss Vincent will also be presented by
| MIR. and Mrs. harrington. Miss Vincent
was in the riding party last August, &C
companying Miss Taft through the
Glacier Park. in Montana. and Mrs. Vim
cent chaperoned. the party.
Mrs. NJ. Cushing Maxon of 1862 18th
| street announces the engagement of her
daughter. May Gushing Maxon, to Mr..
Charles Swan, jr., of E.mira, N. Y. After
| the marriage, which will take place the
| last of November at LIE Roy, n. Y, the
brides uncle, Rev. Pierre Cushing, Off
ciating, the honeymoon will be spent
abroad, and on their return to this
country they will reside in EImira N Y
| The bride is lineal descendant of the
famous Judge Gushing connected with
the colonial and federal governments in
/ Boston and Observation-Disclosures of
Judge William Cushing, justice on the
bench of the Supreme Court of the
| United States who administered the oath
of office to Washington at his second
term. Mr.. Swan comes Of one of the
Oldest families in Elmira, and is promi-
nently identified with the business and
social interests of that place
| Miss Gretchen Hood, who has been
studying vocal music in Brussels, has UNI
dertaken series of finishing lessons
from D'Aubigne. the instructor of Felice
Lyme and other successful American
prima donnas, and for that purpose has
taken up her residence in Paris for the
coming winter. This step has been
dertaken at the instance OF Oscar Ham,
merstein, who has shown marked in
terest in Miss Hoods career.
A social event of interest of the pas,
week was the silver anniversary of Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Tudor Taylor at their
I country home. White Hall, Dunn-Loring.
| Va The receiving line, consisting of
| MIR. and Mrs. Taylor, Mrs Taylor's
| mother. Mrs. NJ Z. Grove, and Mr. Tay-
| lor's father, Mr.. A. j. Taylor, were
| grouped under an arch OF autumn leaves
| in the sun parlor. Over a hundred guests
| were graciously received. The color
scheme of red and green was carried out
| In the decorations in the drawing room
and dining ROOM Mrs. Taylor, the
| charming hostess, was gowned in a sill
yer lace over old rose satin. During the
| evening punch was served in the dining
room by Misses Doretta Taylor niece of
| the host. and Berenice Broy, cousin of
the hostess, both of Washington, assisted
| by Misses Anna WelcD, Kathleen Leith,
Sue Wharton O'Neal and Augusta Bru-
baker; also delicious salad course,
| beautifully served by young relatives of
| host and hostess. viz: Misses Sue Whar-
| ton ONeal, Augusta Bruoaker, Jane Fox
| and Cleo Seaman A mandolin orchestra
| from Washington, seated on the veranda
| behind bank of palms, furnished the
| music for the occasion. AS the hour of
] departure drew near and the strains of
| Mendelssohn's wedding march flooded the
| spacious hall line led by Mr.. and Mrs.
| Taylor marched to the dining ROOM
/ where the hostess cut the wedding cake
and distributed the dream favors. The
| Numerous and handsome gifts showed the
| popularity of the couple.
| Mr. and Mrs. J. Curry Watson of New
York have announced the engagement of
| their daughter. GLADYS Virginia Watson.