The Washington herald., 1915-12-24

| One Of the most interesting events OF
last evening was the dinner party given
by the Postmaster General and Mrs. Bur-
Lesson at their residence in F street.
| Two debutantes made their formal bow
to society yesterday afternoon when
Mrs. John X. Shields. wife Of Senator
Shields. entertained at q reception al
Rauscher's to present her daughter, Miss
jeanette Cowan. and Senator Shields
niece, Miss Josephine Shields. Of New
York. The decorations consisted OF cedar
boughs, Southern smilax and masses OF
scarlet poinsettias- The tea table was
adorned with Richmond roses and tall
candeabra with scarlet shades.
! Mrs. Shields wore a handsome gown OF
black velvet brocaded in silver and made
over a petticoat of silver lace: Miss
Cowan's frock was a dainty model OF
white ard silver brocade. combined with
tulIe and garnished with tiny pink roses.
She carried a bouquet Of white orchids
and tiny pink roses Miss Shields wore
a white tulle frock built over a petticoat
| of silver lace, and carried lavender
orchids and fire-fame roses.
Mrs. Robert Lansing. Mrs. Lindley NJ.
Garrison. Mrs. Josephus Daniels. Mrs
Albert L. Mills. Mrs. Samuel Spencer.
Mrs. william l.. Marshall. Mrs Claude
Swanson. Mrs. James A. Reed and Mrs
Russell Harrison presided at the tea
table in turn during the afternoon. and
Mrs Shields was assisted by Mrs. Thetus
W. Sims: Mrs f. W. Cole. Of Nashville;
Mrs George Porter. Mrs. John Temple
Graves, Mrs T. Dewitt Talmage, Mrs
Charles B. Howry. Mrs. Horace H. Lur-
ton. jr.. Miss Mary Temple. Mrs. Walter
Wells. Miss Helen Stewart. Mrs Delos
J B!odgett, Mrs. j. Willard Ragsdale. and
Mrs. G. W. Baxter. Among the girls OF
the receiving party were Miss Grace
Overman, Miss Jane Gregory. Miss Mary
Bryan. Miss Mary Taylor. Miss Catherine
Burdette. Miss Helen Blodgett. Miss Ruth
Lester. Miss Laura Temple Graves. Miss
Marie Sims. Miss Lillian Hendrick. Miss
Margaret Read. Miss Georgia Schofield.
Miss Pocahontas Butler. Miss Eleanor
Baxter. Baroness Lily Won winckler. Miss
Teresa Granda Pezet, and Miss Edith
Oracle.
The reception was followed by a dinner
at the Army and Navy Club. before the
mid-week dance. at which the guests
were the young people of the receiving
party and a number of men.
The Chinese Minister was a guest of
honor at a luncheon yesterday when Mr..
Frank S. Hinrichs entertained in the pri-
vate dining-room of the Shoreham. The
additional guests included members OF
the Minister'S stan and personal friends
Of the host from official and business
circles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles ]. Bell entertained
at a reception and dance at Rauscher's
last evening. having among their guests
a number Of the young friends of their
son. Mr.. Robert W. Bell. who has re-
turned from the University of Pennsyl-
vania for the holidays.
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. William l.. Mar
shall entertained at dinner last evening at
the Army and Navy Club.
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Blagden, jr., OF
New York arrived in Washington yester-
day to spend the holidays with Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank b. Noyes. 1sS Vermont
avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Nelson Riker
have gone to Chicago to spend the
Christmas holidays with Mrs. Riker's
mother and sister.
DR.. Frank johnson Goodnow. presi-
dent Of the J~hns Hopkins University,