Evening star., 1916-08-15
EVENTS OF INTEREST
/ IN AND OUT Of Town
Washington Society Folk Present
Brilliant Phase at Newport
Tennis Tourney.
Dodge-Bailey Wedding Last Night.
Williams Wedding
at Beverly.

| Washingtons winter social roster
I was well represented at Newport yes
terday for the opening of the tennis
| tournament. Nine. Bakhmetef, wife
! of the Russian ambassador, and Nine.
/ de Riano, wife of the Spanish ambas-
sador. We're there with parties of
friends. and Mr. and Mrs Perry Bel
mont entertained Mr.. Giuseppe Bram-
| hilla. counselor of the Italian embassy
Mr.. and Mrs. Belsno Robbins and Miss
| Julia Appleton Meyer, and others of
| Washington society were Mrs. Victor
| Blue. Mr.. Sylvanus Stokes, who Is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Gibson Fahne-
| stock, also of Washington; Miss Julia
Brice, Miss Margaret Perrin and Mr..
and Mrs. George Howard.
A description of Miss Perin's cos
| tune from Newport says she wore a
skirt of orange-color cotton crepe and
a glorifed smock of blue figured in
gay colors. The bell-shaped sleeves
were finished by three bands. one of
beige, one of green and one of blue
black straw hat painted with green
leaves and small beige-colored berries
was worn.
The costumes worn were said to be
| the most striking and advanced in style
seen this season, the richest and gay
est of colors predominating.
| Mr.. Brambilla of the Italian embassy is
staying with Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Belmont
at Newport
The Secretary Of War and Mrs Baker
! have as a guest for a week or two Miss
Harriet Hubbell of Cleveland Ohio There
will be no special entertaining for Miss
Hubbel, but she will informally meet
many Of the friends of her host during
her visit.
The engagement of Miss Mary Francise
| Williams and Mr.. John Ballentine Pitney
announced here in June, will probably
culminate in summers end or early au,
! tumn wedding at Beverley. where Miss
/ Williams is spending the season with her
family.
Mr.. Pitney filed an application yester-
day at Beverly for the marriage Ii
will soon follow. either at Edgewater.
the summer home of Miss Williams
brother-in-law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Letter. or at the place taken by
her parents, Col. and Mrs. John r. Will
liams, for few months.
Mr.. Pitney is twenty-three, according
to the application, and the son of Mr
and Mrs John c. H. Pitney of Newark,
n. ]. He is Princeton man, and is
to take the examination for a second
lieutenant in the United States Army
under the new bill which provides for
increasing the number Of officers In the
service and allows for the appointment
J of civilians.
| Miss Williams. who is twenty-one is
one of the leaders in the younger So
ciety set here. Her mother was Miss
Marie Hewitt. Mrs. William F. Nc
| combs. another sister Of Miss Williams,
is with her parents at Beverly. II the
wedding is carried out with the degree
Of brilliancy which has marked the ca
reer of the bride-elect since she made
her debut two seasons ago 1t will mark
an epoch in the social history of the
north shore. There Is already large
colony of Washington society folk at
Beverly. and invitations for the we'd
ding will undoubtedly be the signal for
a still larger gathering.
Interesting details have been received
here of the marriage Of Mrs. Weir
Jameson: formerly Miss Mathilde
Mr.. and Mrs. William Henry Clifford
of Washington, and widow of Mr.. Jane
son of Carlisle, Cumberland. to Mr..
Claude Marion Percy de Ia Roche,
Church, Spanish place. Manchester
Square. London.
The Rt Rev Mgr. Joseph Butt oni-
ciated and Mr.. ]. Howard Evans was
chine formed the brides gown, and she
wore pearls and diamonds.
After the ceremony there was a we'd
ding breakfast of fifty at Claridge's.
of Cammysopolis the Marquis and
Marchioness Townsend, the Earl and
! Countess of Cfancarty, the Count and
| Countess Zanardi-Landi, the Baroness
Sir George Drummond Dunbar and
Lady Dunbar. Maj. Gen. and Lady
Wolfe Murray. Lady Glover. Lady
White. Mr. and Mrs scarmanga Ralli;
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Watson. Mr.: and
Mrs. Bertdram van Praagh, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Barnes da Costa Ricci. Miss
Crystal Moore-Brabazon, niece of Lord
Cavan; Miss Muriel Vaughan. Mr.. Rich :
ard Pryce. novelist; Mr.. William Hard
4 inge and others.
The Speaker and Mrs. Champ Clark
and Mr. Bennett c. Clark returned yester-
/ day from motor trip to Braddock. Nd.
| Miss Nellie Johnson of Washington.
daughter of NJ rand Mrs. Paul johnson.
and niece OF Mrs. Charles Beverly Ewing
the tennis matches yesterday afternoon at
/ the Monterey Country Club. Md
| Mr.. and Mrs. i. D. Brines Of this city
/ for Nanking, Chi~a. to enter the uni
versity there. f.fter a course of study
of the language and conditions they
will enter the missionary field.
: Mr.. and Mrs. Edward T. Stotesbury,
/ who are motoring In the north, will be
guests of Mrs. Stotesbury's son-in law
I and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. Walter B.
| Brooks. jr-. at their cottage at York
! Harbor. Me. Mr.. and Mrs. Stotesbury
will arrive at York Harbor this week
| Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Wallace Talcott,
| who were recently married, have left
for their new home in Nashville, Tenn,
| after a visit here.
| The newly appointed ambassador to
| Turkey, Mr.. Abram ]. Elkus. together
with Mr.. Henry q. Alsberg, is spending
| some time at the Shoreham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick A. Schultz and
daughter Dorothy are spending a week
at Atlantic City.
Mr.. William ]. Hichey OF Hyattsville,
Nd, leaves for Bermuda tomorrow to
| spend two weeks.
Mr.. j. Edward Fowler. jr.. and Mr.
William c. Fowler motored to Chesa-
peake Beach, Nd. last week.