The Washington herald., 1915-01-01
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Mime. Dumba. wife of the Ambassador
from Austria Hungary, went to New
York yesterday to join the Ambassador
for the New Years festivities. The Am
bassador has been in New York since
the beginning of the week.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels left last
evening for Goldsboro. N. c.. to spend
New Years Day with his mother Yho
lives there.
Mrs. William F. Draper, widow of the
former United States Ambassador to
Italy. gave a dinner-dance last night in
honor of Miss Beatrice Glover. younger
daughter Of Rear Admiral Clover, who
made her debut a few weeks ago There
were fifty guests at dinner, all young
unmarried people, who were seated at
small tables laid in the tapestried ball
room. Everywhere the decorations indi-
Gated the holiday seasOn-pillars wound
with Southern smilax and broad borders
Of it outlining the doors and windows.
Hugh lunches of poinsettia, tied with
broad streamers of red satin ribbon. were
placed in effective spots among the green.
Between the pillars just inside the ball
room doors a chime of illuminated red
bells were hung. tied with long stream
ers of broad red ribbon. The tables had
garands of Southern smilaX, with a CEN
terpiece of Richmond roses. The table
service was the famous embossed gold
and white.
After dinner the tables were spirited
away and fifty other guests came for the
dancing.
Exactly at the midnight hour the
chimes pealed out twelve loud strokes.
when the lights were lowered and the
new year was ushered in with great So
lemnity Tables were spirited back again
at o'clock. and an elaborate supper was
served. after which the dancing con-
tinued until the wee small hours. The
dinner guests included. in addition to the
guest of honor Miss Beatrice Glover, her
older sister. Miss Eudora Glover: the
Misses Whiting. the Misses Mackay-
Smith. Miss Frances Lippitt. Miss Re
bekah Wilmer, Miss Gladys Perkins, Miss
GLADYS Hinckley Miss Adelaide Heath.
Miss Mary Gheen, Miss EleanOra Nor
gan. Miss Frances Moore. Miss Francise
Williams. Miss Esther Slater. Miss Hin
kle. Miss Helena Elliott. Miss Kath-
crime McClintock, Miss Ruth Wilson,
Miss Margaret Draper, Mr.. Symons, Miss
Carolyn Ogden-JOnes. Mr.. Chittenden'
Mr.. Coleman Jennings, Mr.. Eames Mac
Veagh. Mr.. Mccormick. Mr.. Gilmer. Mr..
Cochran. Mr. Bowie Clark. DIR. Grayson,
Mr.. ]. Cotton Smith. Mr.. Stewart Elliott.
Mr.. Arthur Campbell. Mr.. Herbert Tot
ten. Mr.. Hart Biggs, Mr. Douglas
Thropp. Mr. Thomas ThrOpp. Mr.. Frank
lin Ellis, Mr.. Frank Ellis, Lieut.. Searle,
Mr.. Ray Slater. and Mr.. HOff.
Mrs Draper wore a gown Of mauve
satin veiled in chiffon of the same shade.
with a deep founce of Spanish lace
about the skirt and surplice fashion on
the waist. falling in two points at the
hack. Miss Draper wore shell-pink vel
vet with drapery OF gold lace, and no
ornaments except a string of pearls
given her by her father the year she
came out.
Secretary Redfield entertained COM
pany at luncheon yesterday in the blue
room of the Willard.
The Counselor of the State Department
and Mrs Lansing will entertain at
large buffet breakfast today in the home
Of Mrs. Lansing's parents, Gen. and Mrs
John W. Foster. The guests will include
no diplomats The officials of the State
Department. some of the Cabinet and
Supreme Court circles, and personal
friends will form the company of more
than 100 guests.
The Speaker and Mrs Champ Clark
will be almost the only officials holding
a public reception today. They Will be
at home from ( to :. and will have among
their assistants their daughter, Miss
Genevieve Clark: Mrs. J. Thompson
Baker and Miss Baker. wife and daugh-
ter of the Representative from New Jer-
sey. and Mrs David Jayne Hill and Miss
Katharine Hill, wife and daughter OF the
former United States Ambassador to Ger
many.
The new Bulgarian Legation, Senior
Panaretoff. Minister, is established in the
homo of Mrs. William Belden Noble, 176l
n street. which the Minister has leased.
He is accompanied by his wife. who was
Miss Lydia +. Giles. and their son Cyril.
who is twenty-One years old and MEM
Der OF the Royal Guards of Bulgaria
Mrs. Noble has been with her daughter,
Mrs. Sherman Miles. for the past two
years in Europe. and they spent some
time at Sophia, where Lieut.. Miles was
stationed.
Capt and Mrs. George Clark enter.
tained at dinner last evening i'll honor
OF their daughter. Miss Luise Clark
The other guests included Miss POcahon-
tas Butler Miss Mary Wheeler Vest, Mr..
Jenkins, DR.. POlfree, U. S. N, and Mr..