Evening star., 1916-12-27

arrived yesterday.
hosts at dinner last evening for Miss
Mary Browne daughter of the late Mr..
Adds b. Browne. and debutante OF
the winter. Miss Martha Frazee or
Louisville. Ky. is the house guest OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Browne.
One of the most beautiful tea dances
of the season was given this afternoon
at Rauschers when Mrs. Ira Bennett
presented her debutante daughter, Miss
Amy Bennett. The bathrooms were con-
verted into veritable June garden.
fragrant with roses and trailing vines.
Mrs Bennett and her daughter. whose
beauty We'd with the lovely blooms sur
rounding her. received in the small
ballroom, standing against an archeu
gateway, covered with pink roses and
trailing vines, while near by was the
murmur of a fountain rejecting this
summer scene. The balcony of the
large ballroom was sprayed with south
ern smilaX and pink roses. The table
decorations were white lilacs and pink
roses The many flowers sent this bud
were placed to give the effect of grow
ing shrubs. Miss Bennett wore a charm
ing gown of silver cloth and silver lace,
veiled with white tulle. and Mrs. Ben
netts gown was handsome combina-
tion of heavy tapestry blue silk and
gold lace. Mrs. Amy Strong of Cali
fornia, Miss Benefits gohmother who
is the house guest of Mr. and Mrs. Ben
nett. wore an effective gown of black
velvet and point lace.
Assisting at the tea table were Mrs
Josephus Daniels, Mrs. William r.
Wheeler, Mrs. Ira Copley, Mrs Archi-
bald Oracle, Mrs. Henry Allen Cooper
and Mrs. Ashmead Fuller. Others as
sistng were Miss Katherine Beach
Miss Grace Beach, Miss Eliza beth
Beach. Miss Candace Howard. Miss
Emily kutZ. Miss Louise Hamilton
Miss Marie Sims, Miss Helen Kimmell
Miss Julia Holbrook. Miss Edith Oracle
Mason
Miss Breckinridge and Miss Margaret
breckenridge entertained at a tea dance
at the Washington Club this afternoon
from until {, in honor of Mrs Charles
Noes of Toronto. who is spending the
holidays at Washington. The guests
were received by Miss Breckinridse
and Mrs. Noes
Mrs Francis s. Nash. Mrs Wallace
Radcliff Mrs. Carl Frooman Miss Car
olyn Nash Miss Margaret Noes and
MISS Margaret Breckenridge assisted at
the tea table White lilacs. pink roses
ferns and palms formed the artistic
decorations.
Mrs. Francis Alton Connolly has as
her house guest Miss Sylvia Curtis of
New York. A number of entertain
tis. as she has many friends here. Mr.,
Angelo Conte will give a dinner at
the Chevy Chase Club this evening for
Miss Curtis and her host and hostess
number of guests will go from Wash
ington to attend the ball and reception
Mr. and Mrs. George Marshall Allen will
give at the Ritz Carlton New York this
evening for their daughter Miss Lorraine
Allen
Mr. and Mrs Archibald J. BarkIje of
Knoll House. Wayne. Pa will come 10
Washington today for a short visit
, Mrs. Andrew J. Peters. sr, and Harold
Peters have arrived from Boston to pass
the holidays with the assistant secretary
OF the Treasury and Mrs. Peters
Miss Eleanor Spencer of Wayne Pa is
spending a few days with Miss Nancy
Jones.
capt NJ +. Margetts. who has been with
the 30 Field Artillery al Laredo Tex for
the last seven months. is spending the
holidays with his family at Fort Myer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Aver of Ros-