Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-01
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
ITALIAN AMBASSADOR WILL GO
NORTH AGAIN FOR MONTH.
Weddings Here and Elsewhere Of
Great Beauty-Travel
Plans-Notes.

The Italian ambassador. Marchese
Cusani. has arrived in Washington from
the summer embassy at Gloucester.
| Mass. and is spending a few days at
the Shoreham Hotel.
The AMBASSADOR expects to return to
Gloucester and remain at his cottage
| there until the end of this month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Thompson and their
sons have returned after having spent
| the summer at their place at Gloucester,
Mass.
Mrs John r. Brooks, wife of Gen.
Brooks of Washington, spoke on Pan
anna at meeting of the Fortnightly
Club yesterday at Lenox. Mass.
Ensign Robert 4. Lavender of the
| naval observatory, this city. was an
usher last night at the marriage in Elk
ton, Md. of Miss Marte Rowland and
Ensign Jefferson Davis Smith. U. S. n.
A reception followed. The young couple
will sail from New York today for Soil
ents The groom is son of Mr.. and
Mrs. William B. Smith and great
granddaughter of Jefferson Davis.
Mrs. Harold P Norton will spend the
| month of October with her brother-ir-
law and sister. Commander William
Manning Irwin, U. S. N, and Mrs. Irwin
at their home, in Beacon street, Boston
Mrs. P. w. Murton has returned from
| a seven-week visit in Canada.
| Miss Lucille Bacon of Omaha. who was
a member of the graduating class OF
Chevy Chase Seminary IN May, is 10
drive an electric brougham in the floral
parade in her home city this afternoon.
one of the main events of the Ak-Sar-
Ben week, which always opens up the
| fall social season in Omaha, and marks
| the Inauguration of a period Of much
gayety. Miss Helen Clark, who attend
| ed Mount Vernon Seminary during the
past scholastic season, will be with Miss
Bacon.
At the coronation ball to be held Fri
| day evening, at which the queen is to
| be crowned, and at which all social
Omaha aims to be present, Miss Bacon
will be special maid OF honor to the
queen.
| During the past winter Miss Bacon,
who was regarded as one Of the most
| attractive visitors to the city assisted
in receiving at a number of debutante
| teas, and was also special guest in
| the receiving line at the annual as
sembly of the Order of Washington, at
| Rauscher'S. February Fl when she oc-
cupied place in the receiving line be-
| tween Mrs Matthew T. Scott, at the time
president general Of the Daughters of
| the American Revolution, and Mrs. John
| Miller Horton of Buffalo. y. Y.
! Both Miss Bacon and Miss Clark will
/ be debutantes in Omaha during this sea-
/ son. The former is a type of brunette
beauty. while Miss Clark is of the petite
| blond type.
| Miss Florence Sims Wyeth, at her mar
riage Yesterday in New York at ST.
bnr nc rho fn a a
Dater Mclean, wore orocaded satin
| MORE made on medieval lines. 1t hung
in straight lines clasped fatty TO the fig
| ure. but had a short train of irregular
| design, longer at the left side and point
| ed. a fiat band of pearls perhaps an
| inch wide, went over each shoulder and
crossed in both the front and the back
seemingly holding the straight folds of
diamonds. the gift Of the brides aunt,
| Mrs. Thomas Pratt of Paris, was fas-
| tened at the front Of the corsage portion.
| The long, straight sleeves were of finest
| net and were caught to the pearl Shout
der bands and fell in straight lines al
| most to the hem of the gown. Her hair
| was dressed low in front and in a
| Grecian knot at the back. and under
this knot, with the ends midway
between the ears and the top of the
forehead. was a chaplet of silver leaves.
| From this chaplet fell short scant
veil of tulle. She carried a single long
stemmed white lily. Her flower girl and
only attendant wore frock copied from
| blue taffeta, was short and full. A tan
velvet fiat hat had a blue taffeta bow
| hanging down her back.
| Miss Eta Walker and Miss Elinor
Walker have returned to the city, and
| have taken an apartment in the Coving-
ton. 1858 Columbia road.
Miss Nellie Claire Howard has returned
from a visit to her grandfather. Col. Sam
uel Howard, at his old home near Gettys-
burg.
w. w. Finley and daughters of Wash
ington are in New York city awaiting
the arrival Of Mrs. Finley from Europe.
Mr.. and Mrs. John G. Capers and fam
lily have returned from Somerset, Mont
gomery county, Nd, and are again at
their home in the city, 1907 @ street
northwest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin A. Schmitt, who
were married last June, are now at home
to their friends at their residence on
Mrs Schmitt was Miss Joy H. Marston
before her marriage
Mr.. and Mrs William D. West and Miss
Katharine Rudolph West have returned
from Europe.
Mrs. John Doyle Carmody and chill
dren have returned from York Harbor,
Me-, where they spent the past four
months at the summer home of her
father Mr.. Horace X. Fulton. where
Mr.. Car1nody joined them the latter part
of the season.
A pleasant surprise party was rendered
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Gettings at their
residence 2S12 Georgia avenue, Monday
evening, the occasion being the fifteenth
anniversary of their wedding. Friends in
Riverdale, Md, and Washington present
ed from a cut glass water set. the pres
entation speech being made by Mrs. l..