Evening star., 1913-02-16


pleasure resorts. north or south, have
| been reduced to a minimum In conse-
quence of the lure of inauguration week
| and its wonderful possibilities in the way
of new friends and uncommon happen
| ings. Dinners, dances, etc, which the
short season did not permit. have been
! frequent occurrences the past week, and
! of the latter a number of most interest
| ing from many view points are still on
| the cards for fixed dates. Another White
House dinner and musical will be given
! next Friday night, when the President
and Mrs. Taft will extend hospitality to
another group OF personal friends. The
! French play at Mrs. Edison Bradley's s
great hall Thursday night, in which the
Viscountess day, Miss Shuey and Count
Pontiac will take part, will be followed by
| informal dancing. The Players Club per-
| formances for charity at the Playhouse
beginning Wednesday are engrossing oc-
| casionS for that band OF amateurs, who
| will present a Preston Gibson musical
comedy. The Lenten musical teas at the
New Willard. and the Riding and Hunt
| Club tea meetings will form other eX-
| pressions of social activity Charity is
the reason for the moving picture exhibi-
| ton at the Belasco this week, which has
| been arranged by a committee Of promi-
! nent women for the new st. John 8
| Orphanage building.
| Hosts and hostesses of the more for
NAL dinners. etc, Of the week are the
French ambassador and Mime. Jusserand,
| who are to have the President and Mrs.
| Taft as their guests tomorrow night;
! Secretary and Mrs. Meyer. whose
second daughter, Miss Alys Meyer, and
| Lieut. Raymond Rogers have re-
Gently announced their engagement
the Japanese ambassador. Senator
and Mrs. Newlands, Senator Works. Mrs.
John Reyburn, the British ambassador
and Mrs. Bryce. the Swiss minister and
Nine Ritter. Count and Countess de
| San Estaban and the military attache
of the Germany embassy and Nine Won
| Herwarth.
| The explicit directions as to the court
| costumes to be worn this year in Eng
| land leave no foophole for those who
happen 10 differ from Queen Mary in
| minor essentials of dress.
| In accordance with the regulations
| issued from the lord chamberlain's
to the following facts: That the skirt
I of the dress should extend not less
! than fifteen inches on the ground be-
| hind and that the train must be not
| less than three yards from the shoul-
ders and the width at the end is fifty
| four inches: at any rate. the length Of
the train on the ground should not be
more than f1fty-four inches. 1t is per-
| IniSSiDle 10 wear mourning at court,
| but under these circumstances white
| feathers, not black, should be worn;
| colored feathers are inadmissihle
White gloves only are to be worn ex-
cept in case of mourning, when black
or gray gloves are permissible. Ladies
| to whom from illness. infirmity or ad
| vencing age low court dress Is nap-
propriate may, on obtaining permission
| through the lord chamberlain, appear
| IN court dress, regarding which there
Three white feathers mounted as a
| Prince of Wales plume, the center
| feather being a little higher than the
| two side ones, must be worn slightly
! tulIe veil attached to the base Of the
feathers. which must not be longer than
| forty-five inches. 1t will be recalled
| that at the first courts last year the
feathers were worn to the left; this
idea in some instances was so exag-
gerated that the ear was partially con-
ceaied from view, and the veil was
draped round the coiffure. This was
regulations were issued that the feath-
ers must be upright and the veil fall
straight from the feathers.
| AS It is generally understood that
Queen Mary objects to skirts being slit
up and thereby revealing the ankle and
knee there will be seen beneath the
! opening a petticoat or panel of lace
Another point we'll worth remembering
] is that her majesty is extremely fond
! of iewelry but prefers that ladies at
tending court should wear a few superb
| ornaments with diamonds OF the very
/ first water rather than for them to be
| overloaded Owing to the many recent
| deaths in the peeraSe. the majority OF
those attending the first court were in
| half mourning, when pale gray and
r.,auve brooches were permissible
The marriage. of Miss Ruth Moves
1toS 1pra IL
/ ,iams Moves, and Dr. Ralph Walker Nc
/ Dowell T. S. N, will take place to1loT-
| row afternoon at O'Clock at ST
i Thomas Church, and will be followed
by small reception at the Noyes nome
| OH New Hampshire avenue. Miss Eliza
/ beth Noyes sister Of the bride-to-be. anu
! Miss Lillian Mcdowell Of Altoona, Pa
| sister of the bridegroom, are to be the
| maids of honor.
/ Lieut. John A. Mcdowell, t. S. A., will
be best man for his brother. and the
ushers are to be Commander E. F. Pol
lock, L. S. N: Lieut.. Commander c. g.
! Courtney, L. $. N; Lieut.. Commander
w. f. Bricker. Z. S. N; DR.. Cary T.
Little, L. S NJ. c.. and DR.. George A
Riker. L. s. n. DR. Mcdowell gave a
| dinner last night at the Metropolitan
| Club for his best man, ushers and few
| other guests.
| Miss Keys and Miss Hollister of Gin
cinnati arrived Friday evening at the
White House, to be the guests of Miss
| Helen Taft.
| Six young ladies from Bryn Mawr Col
| lege are also guests of Miss Taft, and
| the entire party. together with Miss
| Catherine Anderson, were entertained at
theater party last night by Miss Taft
| Senor Don joaquin Mendez, minister
! from Guatemala, assisted by his daugh-
| ter. Sonora Dona Lug MendeZ. gave a
! dinner last evening at the legation, 1I4S
| Rhode Island avenue. in honor of Mrs
Reynolds r.. Hit, wife Of Mr.. Reynolds
| II. Hit, United States minister to Guate-
mala. The house was beautifully deco
rated with yellow roses and green's The
| guests were Mrs. Reynolds r. Hit the
| minister from Venezuela, Senior Don p.
| Senor Don Juan Riano Gayangos. and
| Mrs Riano, John Barrett, director gen.
eral of the Pan-American Union; Com
| mander Benoist day and Viscountess
| day Of the French embassy. Mrs.
! Thomas c. Dawson. MIR. and Miss Mont
! gomery, Mrs. Craven, Miss Tisdel, Mr..
i ]. J. MoniZ Aragao of the Brazilian en-
/ bassy and Mr.. Sanchez Latour, secretary
of the Guatemalan legation.
| Mrs Culberson, wife Of Senator Gull
| berson, entertained at card party of
! six tables yesterday afternoon, followed
/ by tea.
4 Lieut. Commander John w Timmons
/ and Mrs. Timmons entertained at dinner
! last night at the Chevy Chase Club in
/ compliment to their guest, Miss Fair