The Washington times., 1915-04-03
News and Gossip Of Washing.
toms Fashionable and Off,
ciaI Folk.
PARTY FOR CHILDREN TODAY
Fancy Dress Affair to Be Given
at Rauscher's by Misses
Breckenridge.

quite the most interesting event OF
the week will he the fancy dress party
to be given this afternoon at Rauscher's s
by the Misses Breckenridge, daughters
OF Gen. Joseph c. Breckenridge. in
honor of their niece and nephews. Miss
Dudley Breckenridge and Cabell and
Billy Breckenridge, children of the late
Capt. Ethelbert Breckenridge, L. 8. A.,
and Mrs. Breckenridge.
About 200 children, representing the
official. diplomatic. and residential con-
tingents Of the Capital. and ranging in
age from three to fifteen years, have
been asked from to I o'clock. There
will be dancing for the older ones. with
games of all sorts and a Punch and
Judy show to amuse the youngsters.
The Misses Breckenridge will do the
honors, assisted by a number of grown
ups. including Mrs. Arthur Lee, Mrs.
William d. MacDougall. Miss Gertrude
Greedy, Miss Margaret Draper. Miss
Alexandrine Fitch. and Miss Henrietta
Fitch. Miss o. J. Hemphlll. and Miss
Plowden. of England, who is the guest
Of the Russian Military Attache and
Madame Golejewski.
Little Miss Dudley breckenridge, who
has reached the advanced age Of two
and q half years, will receive her guests
in the character of the Infanta Maria
Marguerita, gowned in pale blue and
coral after Velasquez's famous paint
Ing: Cabell Breckenridge will represent
King John. and Billy Breckenridge will
be q Cossack in boots and furred cap.
John breckenridge. the small son Of
ridge, will be an adorable Baby Stuart,
and the three children Of Mrs. John
Fore Hines, sister of the Misses Breck-
enridge, who will come up from An
array. Mary Hines representing Peggy
stuart. in a quaint colonial costume;
John Hines a rough and ready Patrick
Henry, and little Louise Hines being
dainty little Dutch lady, the Coun-
Dorothy Paine, daughter of Mrs. Ethel
bert Breckenridge sister. Mrs. Robert
Treat Paine, Of Boston, will go as Terp-
sichoIe. in fascinating Greek costume.
house guests Jay and Julia Mccoy. twin
grandchildren OF Mrs. Barney, the own
er Of Jamestown Island, who have come
to town for the event, and they will
reprssent ns,ds a cossack and Norwegian
Among others who will be present will
ee the sons Of the Secretary Of the Navy
OF Mrs Arthur Lee, and her two broth
ers; little Miss Cynthia Hussein. daush-
ter OF the Charge d'Affaires Of Turkey
And Madame Hussein Bey, Sonia and
daughter oi Dr.. and Mrs. Nevii Monroe
and Mrs. Alfred Hopkins; Villas, the
small son Of the Siamese Minister and
greR. Marie and James Ragsdale, John
and Cabot Lodge, Mr.. and Mrs. Walcott
four youngsters: Laura
Tuckerinan,, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
and Mrs. Galliard Hunts children: Mrs.
Fred Brooks daughter. Frances Mckee;
Robert and Lewis Roosevelt; Roman
and Arthur Hepburn. Dudley Knox;
Laura Bryn. Jean Curtis Osborne, and
Anita Bulmcr daughter of Commander
and Mrs. Roscoe Bulmer. or Annapolis.
s.
Miss Marian Van Buren will have
number Of attendants at her marriage
to the Rev. Stanley Matthews Cleve-
land, curate of Zion and ST. Timothy's
New York, which will be celebrated at
st. Johns Church on April H. and will
be followed by q reception at the home
of the brides mother, Mrs. Nelson Read
Johnson. New Hampshire avenue. Miss
Mary Nagel. of st. Louis, daughter of
the former Secretary Of Commerce and
Labor and Mrs. Nagel, will be maid of
honor. and the bridesmaids will be Miss
Van Burens three cousins, Miss Dor
othy Phelps, OF Englewood. N. j.: Miss
Frances Phelps, OF New York, and Miss
Helen Reid. OF Norfolk Miss Constance
Gardiner. of Boston and New York;
Miss Beatrice Glover; Mr.. Cleveland S
sister. Miss Eva Cleveland; Miss Phoebe
Adams. of Philadelphia, and Miss Sabra
Bradlee, OF Montclair, \, J.
Tho Rev. Robert Williams, OF Mont
clair. n. j., will be best man for Mr..
Cleveland. and the ushers will be his
brother. James Cleveland; Prof. Albert
BalZ. of the University Of Virginia; Mr..
Hantlin, Of Chicago; Clement Kite, of
Philadelphia; the Rev. Ralph Hayden,
of New ork; Commander Theodore
jewell, George Harding. Of Philadelphls,
and Harold Van Burcn. brother of the
bride.
Mr.. Cleveland's small brother Paul
Cleveland, and the young brother of
the bride. Francis Van Buren,, viii
serve as pages. The ceremony will he
performed by Bishop Matthews, OF New
Jersey. assisted by the Rev. Dr.. Lu-
beck. rector Of Zion and st. Timothy's,
and the Rev. DR.. Roland Cotton Smith,
rector Of st. Johns Church.
Mrs. Johnson will entertain at dinner
me previous evening I'm honor Of ;hc
oridal party. and a number of relatives
VINO viii come to Washington for the
wedding.
John II. Mclean has loaned his beau
tiful estate. "Friendshlp," for tn.
Country Fair" to be held on Nav I
from to 7 o'clock. for the benefit OF
the infants welfare station of the
Washington Diet Kitchen, an enter.
tainment which promises to he onN or
the most original ever given in Wash
ington.
Among the features OF especial in
terest Will be a sham battle by troops
from Fort Myer; a dog show for
which handsome prizes have been do
mated. and children's May pole dance
under the supervision of Miss Hawk.
At o'clock there will be a cabaret.