Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-18

them were of landscapes. the greater
number being of subjects in Rock Creek
Park and the country Immediately sur
rounding Washington, though consid-
cradle number of the views also were
photographs of out-of-doors subjects,
chosen with a fine eye to artistic values,
picked up in Mr.. Robinson's wanderings
with his camera over country byways IN
many of the eastern states. Altogether
there were about 100 pictures in the ex-
hibition.
Dinners were the feature of last night s
hospitality, the guests of most of them
meeting later at the Bachelors cotillon.
Mr. Henry du Pont entertained the
Russian ambassador and Nine. Bakh-
meteff and members of the bachelors
committee. Another large dinner was
given by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas T. Gaff
for Mrs. Cromwell and Mr.. Stotesbury,
the bride and bridegroom of today.
The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Meyer had the following guests dining
with them last night: The Austrian am
bassador. the Brazilian ambassador.
Lieut. Commander and Mrs. Palmer
Mime. Hauge, Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard
Thomas, Capt. and Mrs. Potts, Count
Csekonics, Mr.. and Mrs Bolt. Miss G
Todd. Senator and Mrs. Wetmore. Miss
Mr.. and Mrs. Gardner, Mrs. James Eustis
and Maj. Leonard.
Miss Helen Taft was the guest of honor
at a dinner given by Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
liam r. Merriam and Miss Laura Mer-
Ram.
Mr. and Mrs Edison Bradley entertained
at their home in Dupont Circle Their
guests were the German ambassador and
Al. t..1t npr,-
bassador and Warehouses Cusani, the
Spanish minister and Nine Riano. MT
and Mrs Henry White, the POstma ster
General, Mrs. Richard Townsend, Gen
and Mrs. Clarence Edwards. Mr.. and Mrs
Beekman Winthrop. Mr.. and Mrs. Perry
Belmont, MIR and Mrs. Preston Gibson
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Crowninshield, Mrs
Herbert Shipman and Mr.. Campbell Stew
art of New York.
Capt and Mrs. Charles III. Patterson
had dining with them last night the Brit
ish military attache and Mrs. McLach-
Ian. Commissioner and Mrs. Judson. MT
and Mrs. Horace III. Lurton, Jr.; capt.
and Mrs. Edward Carpenter. Miss Sher-
idan. Miss Allen. Miss Brooke. Maj. Blan,
ton Winship, Mr. Edward Dom, jr, anu
DIR. Davis
Admiral Clover and Miss Eudora Glover
gave dinner last night, when their
Linau, Miss Hildegarde Nagel Miss Mar
garet Draper Miss Gladys Hinckley. Miss
Sophy Johnston, Miss Alice Whiting, Miss
Martha Bowers, MIR Morgenstierne, MIR.
Maugras, Mr.. Duncan Phillips. DR. De
Laney, Mai. Horton and Mr.. Davidge.
Mai John I. Meyers, L. S. NJ. c., and
Mrs. Meyers entertained at dinner last
night in honor of the commandant OF the
Marine Corps and Mrs. Biddle. The other
guests We're Capt. and Mrs. Frank Beatty
and Admiral and Mrs. Hollyday.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Z. Blount will
sail from New York Saturday on the
steamer Bluecher for Buenos Aires. They
will visit Valparaiso. where they VIII
rejoin the steamer and round the Horn
again. In all eighty days will be requir-
ed for the voyage, and a visit to the Pan
anna canal is part of the itinerary.
in the party will be Mrs. Graves
and daughter. Mrs. Daniel Clark and
daughter and Miss Baker, daughter OF
DIR. BAKER. SUPERINTENDENT of the Zoolog
ical Park.
Mrs Arthur J. Hall. 2Si9 l4th street.
will be at home informally Fridays In
January.
The second Bachelors cotillon of the
season at the New Willard last night was
a brilliant and successful AFFAIR, attended
bers of society. as we'll as number of
guests. Nine. Bakhmeten
received the guests i'm the yellow deco
rated ballroom. Mr.. Lawrence Town
send. the president. made the presenta-
tons. with William Hit. vice-pres.-
dent: Franklin Ellis. treasurer: Chauncey
Hackett, secretary; Basil Miles and
Lieut. Commander McCau1ey assisting.
The favors were unusually attractive. the
first for the women being yellow brocade
boudoir slippers with big yellow rosettes.
the Second Vienna feather fans with Per-
sian ivory sticks. the third gold baskets
for the toilet table and the fourth Mrs.
Taft roses of a delicate yellow color.
For the men the favors were fancy
suede-lined toilet boxes, leather cases for
travelling, leather calendars and yellow
Mrs. Louis Addison Dent and Miss
Dent 1917 Euclid street, will not be at
home the Tuesdays In January, but will
receive Tuesdays, February 13 and 20.
Mrs Charles Henry Butler. Mrs. Mitch
eli Carroll, Mrs. Barbour Walker. Mrs.
John Hays Hammond. Mrs. James Brown