Evening star., 1916-12-06

today. There were no other guests
/ This afternoon Mrs. Wilson is receiving
| the ladies Of the Supreme Court circle.
Mrs Charles NJ Howry entertained at
luncheon today in compliment to her
Princeton. n. j.. and Charleston. s. c.
| The guests to meet Mrs. Gummere were
Mrs. Samuel Spencer. Mrs. Charles M
| Ffoulke, Mrs. T. De Witt Talmage, Miss
| Maury, Mrs Louis Lombard, Mrs. John
wyeth, Mrs. Charles Harlow. Mrs. John
Williams, Mrs. Edmund Pendleton. Mrs
George Barnett. Mrs. Delos Blodgett and
Mrs. James Hartman.
The Secretary Of the Interior and Mrs.
Franklin K. Lane. who were to have
entertained at dinner this evening IN
compliment to the Secretary OF state
! and Mrs. Lansing. have recalled their
| invitations because of the death Of the
Secretary's brother. DR.. Frederick j.
Lane Of Berkeley. Cal.
| Mr. and Mrs Sylvanus Stokes enter
| tanned at dinner last evening at their
residence in Massachusetts, avenue in COM
pliment to Miss Margaret Fahnestock, the
| debutante daughter Of Mrs Gibson Fahne-
stock. one of the most feted Of the sea-
| sons buds.
The guests included DR.. and Mime.
Charles Paul Hubscher. Maj. and Mrs.
! Thomas Holcomb. jr.. Mr. and Mrs. John
B: Cochran. Mr.; and Mrs. King stone.
Pena. Miss Eleanora Morgan. Miss Kath-
crime McClintock, Miss Whiting. Miss
Adelaide Heath, Miss Catherine Harlow.
Miss Carolyn Nash. Miss Elizabeth t.sh iai,, Har,
Blair. Miss Minna Blair. Miss Kitty Belt
of Warrenton. Va. Mr.. A. Vouros. Mr.
Is Constantinidi. Mr.. William Bowie
stead, Col Eduardo Raybaud. Mr.. Acuna.
Count Racul d'Adhemar, Mr.. Gerald May
Mr.. Maurice Volck. Mr.. Ralph Hill. COM
mander Charles T. Jewell. Mr.. Ballard
Sinclair. Mr.. John Hemphill. Mr.. Larkn
W. Glazebrook and Mr.. Edgar Allan Poe,
tr, of Baltimore.
Forty additional guests Joined the
party for the dance which followed.
Official and resident society were
brilliantly represented at the tea which
Mrs Paul E. Johnson gave this after
noon at her residence in 10th street to
introduce her daughter, Miss Nellie
Johnson.
All the rooms in the drawing room
suite were elaborately decorated with
walls were garlanded with vines. a
particularly pretty arrangement franz
ing the doorways.
The mantles were banked with
maidenhair ferns and the many hand
some floral tokens sent this popular
young debutante, made an imposing
collection.
Mrs johnson and her daughter re-
ceived in the drawing room. against an
effective background of palms and pot
ted plants.
The debutante was charming in her
gown Of white tul'e over an underdress
OF white satin and silver lace.
The simple girlish bodice was cut
round neck and finished with a vine
of silver buds confined at the waist
line with a soft folded girdle of peau
! L. toh H.
satin ribbon and silver buds.
She carried bouquet Of tiny pink
rosebuds. violets. forget t-me-nots apd lilies
part Of the afternoon. alternating with
large cluster of pink rosebuds, sent
her by her old nurse.
Mrs. johnson received the guests in
an exquisite gown of black chantilly
lace over white satin made en- train
The corsage Of cloth Of gold had a
medici collar Of tulle and lace and the
III girdle was Of peacock blue velvet I'm
ished with streamers OF the same shade
In the dining room. which was adorned
with pink roses and ferns. the tea table
had a large centerpiece of the roses and
the silver candelabra were capped with
Mrs. william Holland Wilmer and Mrs.
Charles Beverly Ewing Of Baltimore.
aunt Of the debutante, presided.
III Miss Maud johnson of Flushing as
slated in receiving, as did Miss Minna
Blair, Miss Anne Hopkins. Miss Margaret
Clark. Miss Emily Kutz. Miss Anna
lMontgomerv. Miss Margaret Tuttle. Mias
adelaide Tuttle. Miss Roberta Wiley,