Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-11

had long. white tulle angel sleeves
weighted with silver roses, and was
| finished with a girdle of silver tissue.
The skirt was of lace mounted on a
caught with silver roses. She car
| ried bouquet of pink roses with a
shower of sweetheart roses and lilies
| of the valley.
,, Miss Marie Eugenia Smith and Miss
| Louise Claire Smith, sisters of the
| debutante, assisted in receiving, the
| former wearing a gown of white lace
| with Russian tunic Of white brocaded
! satin edged with marabou with a girdle
of gold ribbon, and the latter wore pale
| blue accordion-pleated satin. The bod
! ice of silver lace was trimmed with
ropes of pearls and tiny French rose
| buds.
| Pink roses and palms formed the dec
grafton in the ballroom where a
| stringed orchestra played for the dane
ing. The tea table, placed at one end
| OF the ballroom, had a centerpiece of
pink roses and ferns and the following
matrons took turns in presiding: Mrs.
! Tom A. Williams, Mrs. Henry B. Will
son, Mrs: James Harvey Tomb, Mrs.
| dock.
The other assistants included Miss
francise Williams, Miss Pauline Kim
dleberger.; Miss Ruth Wilson, Miss
Maxwell Durant Church and Miss Mar
Next Wednesday afternoon the Philo-
Classics Club will entertain the Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs and its
Irlends at colonial tea at The Naples,
Inc nome OF Mrs. ]. Edison Briggs, $50
South Carolina avenue southeast. In
Keeping with the setting of Mrs Briggs
colonial home, which was built in the
days of George Washington. those as
costumes. The hostesses on this oc-
| casion will be Mrs. J. Edison Briggs
i Mrs. Ellis Logan, Mrs. Robert Bruce
Bare, Mrs. J: Finney Engle, Mrs Cha rles
-. Glass Mrs; Augustus Knight, Mrs
a. b. Lacey, Mrs. Eugene H. Pitcher,
Mrs. Walter Smith, Mrs Faber Stew.
| enson. Mrs. John II. Stokes, Mrs b. w
SUNNY. Mrs. A. 2. Tasker. Mrs O. T
thompson Mrs. George w. Wheeler
Mrs Burr Williams, Mrs. Court F.
| W ood and Miss Anna Weiss.
Lieut.. Col w. c. Neville and Mrs.
Neville of Washington are in New York
city for several days.
Arrangements have been completed
| for the Christmas dance of the Delta
| Chi Fraternity December 81 at 1915 Co
| lumbia road.
| At the Southern Society's internation-
al cotton reception tonight at the Pan
American building. the following mem
ceiving line: Claude n. Bennett, presi-
dent of the society; Mr. w j. Bryan,
Secretary of State, and Mrs. Bryan; Mr.
Losephus Daniels, Secretary of the
Navy and vice president of the society
! and Mrs. Daniels: Senator Duncan T.
Fletcher of Florida. president of the
Southern Commercial Congress, and
Mrs. Duncan L. Fletcher, president of
the Congressional Club; Senator Joseph
Z. Ransdell of Louisiana, president
of the National Rivers and Harbors
Congress. and Mrs. Joseph E. Ransdeu,
treasurer general Daughters Ameri-
can Revolution; Gen. William c. Cor
gas, surgeon general United States
Army. and Mrs. Gorgas: Mrs Maude
Howell Smith, president United Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy, District of Co
lumbia, and Capt. G. c. Calhoun, chair
man executive committee Southern So
ciety. Presentations are to be made by
DR.. Clarence j. Owens, secretary Sou..l-
ern Society of Washington.
Mr.. Van Fenno was host at dance
last night for Miss Florence Schneider
and Mr.. Thomas G. Forney and the
mem bers OF their bridal party and to-
night Miss Clarine Hunter will enter
tain for the couple and the same COM
pany at u dance also.
Mrs. Daniels, wife of the Secretary
of the Navy. has party of friends
from 1ldlelel IL, -, STAY ING Will HeF.
They are Mrs. Walter Borden, Mrs. B.
II. Griffin, Miss Mary Aycock and Miss
Sarah MichauX.
Mrs. ]. D. Murdaugh entertained at a
double box party at the Bispham con-
cert this afternoon. Her guests were
Mrs. Pinney, Mrs. Marbery, Mrs. Gar
ton. Mrs. r. A. Heaton. Mrs. Donnelly,
Miss Page. Miss Jones, Miss Bliss, Miss
Bessie johnson. Mrs. Scott, Miss vir-
ginia Wallis and Mrs. Gray of Hunt
ington, w. Va.