Evening star., 1916-08-25
EVENTS Of INTEREST
IN AND OUT OF TOWN
Senator Pomerene Entertains Am
bassador to France at Din
ner Tonight.
Brilliant Washington Throng at
Newport Horse Show Opening.
Wedding

Mr.. William G. Sharp will be the
| guest at dinner tonight of Senator
Atlee Pomerene of Ohio, at the High
lands, where he will meet small
company of senators and representa-
| tives.
| With most of its notable names bor-
rowed from Washington's social roster,
the opening day of the Newport horse
show yesterday was probably the most
| fashionable and important event in the
| eighteen years of it's history.
| The Russian ambassador and Nine
| Bakhmeteff hold one of the most con-
spicuous boxes and entertained a con-
| slant stream of visitors. Mr.. f. de
Mohrenschildt second secretary, and
Baron Renaud dUngern-Sternberg,
also second secretary of the embassy,
were guests through the entire show.
| The Spanish ambassador and Sonora
| de Riano, Mrs. Chandler p. Anderson,
sister of the latter, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Philip f. Yturbe We're guests of Mr..
| and Mrs. jerome Bonapare of Wash
| ington Mr. and Mrs. Perry Belmont
entertained Mrs. Belmont Tiffany and
other guests, and Mrs. Eugene Hale.
| jr: Countess GiZycka, Mrs. Z. II. q.
Slater, Count Raoul d'Adhemar, Mrs
Draper, Miss Draper, Mrs j. Borden
Hartman, Miss Hartman and Miss
Martha Goldman were other Washing
ton folk seen in boxes and seats. At
tractive among the hundreds of stun
ming costumes was that of Mrs. Perry
Belmont of white voile, almost covered
by a long, sleeveless redlngote of dark
blue moire. with which she wore a
wide brimmed blue straw hat: that OF
Miss Draper of white embroidered net
with a soft satin girdle, and rose
pink neopolitan braid hat with a band
of skunk fur about the crown, and
that of Mrs. Hope Slater. who wore
marine blue charmeuse with striking
flower design in white. Her hat was
small one of black straw trimmed in
I field flowers of blue, yellow and white
Mr.. Manuel Quezon, the Philippine
delegate in Congress, will entertain at
a large dinner Tuesday evening, Au-
gust 20, at the New willard, when his
guests will number about one hundred,
including senators, representatives and
| others prominent in official life.
The dinner will be in the nature of
| a farewell. Mr.. QueZon will not re-
turn to Congress as the resident com
| missioner of the islands. The dinner
is also to be held in celebration of the
recent passage of the Philippine bill,
| giving the Filipinos a more autono-
| nous form of government
Mr.. and Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock gave
! a dinner at Newport last night for their
! daughter, Miss Margaret Fahnestock- AL
| though Miss Fahnestock's forma! debut
| will be at Washington this winter, last
! nights soiree served a seni-introduc
| ton to society, particularly for her New
| port friends.
| The dinner, at which ffty-four guests
were present. was served in the court
! at their villa, with a decorative scheme
| of oak leaves and pink roses. There were
! five tables, one for fourteen guests and
the others seating ten. An orchestra play
| ed during the dinner, after which the
Ian
| The entrance was decorated with oak
| leaves and the foliage was dotted with
| pink electric lights, frosted to preserve
| the subdued effects. Dancing was on the
| pavilion, and later many of the guests
went to the lawn for a popular bne step
Pink lights in the shrubbery heightened
! the effect.
Miss Fahnestock wore gown of white
tulle, over which was silver lace A sill
yer lace cape. held in place by bird of
brilliants on one side of the corsage
completed a most attractive costume Mrs
Fahnestock received, wearing a gown of
black and silver brocade with the bodice
draped with briliants
The guests at dinner included Mr. and
Mrs. j. Stewart Barney, Mr.. and Mrs. i
Francis a. Clark. Mr.. and Mrs. Elisha
Dyer, MI and Mrs. Stuart Duncan, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Frederick Hoffman.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert G. Pell, jr, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jarnes Brown Potter Mr. and Mrs.
William de Forest Manice, Mr. and Mrs
John Thompson Spencer, Mrs. William
Y. Caperton. Mrs. George Howard. Mrs
William F. Draper. Mrs. William Gros-
venor. Mrs. Charles S. Whitman, Mrs.
Hamilton Wilkes Cary, Miss Maria
De Barrll, Misses Margaret Preston
Draper. Marguerite Caperton, Lucille
carter. Madeleine Marie Carey, Helen
Cameron, Katharine Bulkeley Law
renee. Leslie Fredericka Pearson Eliza
oeth SANDS, Flora Payne Whitney Can't
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