Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-23
EVENTS Of INTEREST
IN AND OUT OF TOWN
Russian Ball to Be Social Event of
This Evening at
Rauscher's.
Wedding of Miss Brooks and Lieut..
Holcombe-Dinner Parties.
Notes.

| The Russian ball tonight at Rausch-
and wounded soldiers. is expected to be
| one of the most Interesting events of
the year. 1t is under the immediate
patronage of Nine. Bakhmeteff and
members of the Ballet Russo will give
dances between IL and IL.
| The wearing of the kakoShnik, the
Russian headdresS, while not ob1iga-
| tory, will Yet be quite general. and the
! unusual effect will add picturesque
| feature altogether new to the capital.
| The Italian ambassador and Countess
di Cellere, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Crane,
| Miss Goldman and Mrs. Charles Bough-
| ton Wood are among those who have
taken boxes and will entertain parties.
The committee in charge is made up
| of Mrs. Harriet Blaine Beale, Mrs. Gar
| rfson McClintock. Nine. de Sibour, Mrs.
Littauer. Mrs Cleveland Perkins, Mrs.
Waggaman, Mrs. George F. Becker and
Mrs. Rugeles
Mrs Beale. Mrs. McCIintock and Nine.
de Sibour are in charge of the ticket
arrangements.
The British ambassador and Lady
Spring Rice entertained at dinner last
night in compliment to the Vice Pres
ident and Mrs Marshall.
The minister of Sweden and Mime
q
night. when Justice and Mrs. Pitney
and Senator and Mrs. Salisbury were
among the guests.
Representative and Mrs. Daniel r.
Anthony entertained at dinner last
evening at the Chevy Chase Club for
their daughter, Miss Eleanor Anthony
who is at home from school on a spring
vacation. and her two house guests,
Miss May Chase and Miss Charlotte
Louise Lysle of Leavenworth, Kan
! The other guests were Miss Kathe-
| dine Let's, Miss Henrietta Anderson.
Miss Maxine Durant, Miss Adelaide
Pierce, Miss Nancy Williams. Miss
Helen LIE Seure, Mr.. James l.. karrick.
| jr.; Mr.. Robert Patterson. Mr.. Elwood
Smith, Mr.. Chester Lockwood. Mr..
Franklin K. Lane. jr. Mr. Barnett Tai
bolt. Mr.. Herbert Kubel, Mr.. David
| karrick and Mr.. Clarence Norment.
Others giving large and small dinners
| last night at the Chevy Chase Club
were Rear Admiral and Mrs. Glover.
DR.. and Mrs. Francis s. Nash, Mr.. and
Mrs. Victor Kaufman, Senator and
Mrs. owen, Mr.. and Mrs. Ashton G.
Chaplain, Mr.. and Mrs. William Wheat
ley. DR.. and Mrs. ]. Breckenridge Bayne
and Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd w. Bowers.
whose guests were asked in honor OF
Mrs Bowers niece and house guest,
Miss Viola Barlun of Detroit.
Miss Sophy Johnston gave lunch
| con today for Miss Viola BarIieu, who
| concludes her visit tomorrow with Mrs.
| Lloyd W. Bowers.
Mrs. Theodore A. Baldwin gave a
| large luncheon today in compliment to
| Mrs. Josephus Daniels.
| Few military or other weddings of
1.-THE year were attended by more af-
of Miss Dorothy Gray Brooks and
/ Lieut.. William Henry Holcombe. En-
gneer Corps. L. S. a. The ceremony
was at st. Thomas Church at O'Clock,
the rector. Rev. {. Ernest Smith, u. D..
officiating.
| The chancel was decorated with
palms. ferns and pink rambler roses.
The altar vases also were filled with
roses and standards along the middle
aisle, topped with bouquets of pink
| RI blers, marked the family pews.
| The ushers were Lieut. T. Herman.
Lieut.. F. s. skinner. Lieut. b. A. Miller.
Lieut.. y. II. Price. Lieut.. +. Billiard.
Lieut.. J. A. Harris, Lieut.. D. A. David
son and Lieut.. G A. Young.
| The brides attendants included Miss
| Dorothy Taylor as maid of honor and
Miss Marie Peary, Miss Eugenia Hol
combe Miss Helen McCumber. Miss
Frances Efiinger. Miss Antoinette Ray
and Miss Dorothy Wyeth as brides
| MAIDS.
| Lieut. James Cress was best man
I The lovely young bride walked to the
! altar alone, and was picture in her
| dress of lustrous white satin and lace.
| TIE skirt was draped at the side and
! had d princess lace panel down the
| front. The bodice Of the same lace and
! tulle had long tulle sleeves with cuffs
| of lace. The court train fell from the
/ shoulders, and was square al the end.
| A cap of princess lace held her tulle
! veil and she carried a bouquet of
orchids bride roses and lilies Of the
valley A beautiful ornament worn
was diamond pendant. the gift of the
| bridegroom.
The maid Of honor and bridesmaid
were dressed alike in bouffant gowns
Of rose pink silk soire. The skirts
We're corded and the drapery was
caught at the side with pink rosebuds
and forget me-nots. Their hats were
of pink straw edged with the pink silk
soire and trimmed with pink roses.
/ The maid Of honor carried shower
bouquet OF roses and forget-me-n ots.
| and the bridesmaids bouquets were Of