Evening star., 1917-01-30

East 73d street. New York, and will
De quiet. as her family is in deep
mourning for her uncle, the late E.
kean Langhorne.
The ceremony will be performed by
Bishop Hayes OF st. Patrick's Cathedral
at O'Clock in the presence of relatives
ana rev intimate friends, for whom
there will be small reception after
ward Miss Perkins will have her young
sister. little Miss Alice Perkins, for her
/ mower girl, and her cousin, Mrs. George
b Post, jr., who was Miss Irene Lang
horne Gibson, will also attend her, with
Miss Flora Payne Whitney
| Mr.. Fields brother, Mr.. Marshall
! Field, will be his best man. There will
/, be no ushers.
DR.. and Mrs. John Stuart GauI, who
| were married January 3 in North Caro-
lima, have returned from Florida, where
| they spent their honeymoon. and have
taken a house at Takoma Park. DR..
Gaul is on duty at the Walter Reed
| Hospital.
| An interesting marriage of the spring
viii be that of Miss Violet Erskine and
| Mr.. Horace Seymour, both secretaries
, of the British embassy, where the cere-
mony will take place in April. Miss
Erskine, who is daughter of the late
Thomas Erskine of the British consul
| lar service. is the first woman dip1o-
matist. She was attached to the staff
| of the British embassy here not long
| after the beginning of the war, being
! among the assistants of Sir Richard
| crawford, minister plenipotentiary and
commercial adviser of the Washington
| embassy. her familiarity with customs
| affairs and with American institutions
| specially fitting her for the duties as
signed to her. Mr.. Erskine. Miss Frs
| kine's father, was British consul at
| New Orleans at the time of his death.
| Mr.. Horace Seymour, to whom her en-
| gagement has just become known. has
| been a member of the embassy staff for
| several wears. having been transferred
| TO Washington from the foreign office
at London. Mr.. Seymour and his bride
VIII return to England Immediately
after their marriage. the latter giving
| up her diplomatic career.
| Mrs. Houston, wife of the Secretary
of Agriculture, will be at home tomor-
( row afternoon, when she will have as
s1stlng her Mrs. Thomas p Gore Mrs
| W. c. Hawley, Mrs. A. F. Lever. Mrs.
Sarl Vrooman. Mrs. Richard Olney, Mrs.
| montgomery Blair, Mrs. c. L. Marlatt
and Mrs. Paul NJ Warburg.
Mrs. Samuel Spencer will entertain at
large card party this evening at her
| residence in Massachusetts avenue.
Ihefe viii be twelve tables and sup
per Will be served late in the evening.
Lady Spring Rice has gone to Pine
hurst, n. C.. arriving there yesterday
Mrs. oscar Underwood is also there.
Miss Dorothy bennett was hostess at
beautifully appointed dinner last even
! ing at her home in G street, the first of
series she Will give this season. Miss
lmogene Young. daughter of Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Young, and Mr.. and
Mrs Walter j. Kohler of Wisconsin
were the guests of honor. Dancing
followed the dinner
Mrs. James w. Wadsworth. ir.. will he
at home on Thursday. Assisting Mrs,
wadsworth in receiving will be Nine.
at oipour, Mrs Vaudeville Carlisle and
Mrs. Henry w. Sage of Albany, N Y,
who arrived at Washington today and
VIII be the guest of Senator and Mrs
w adsworth for several days before go
ing south for the rest of the season.
Mrs. Wadsworth regretted that she
was unable to receive last Thursday.
put received word at the last moment
.haI she had been appointed a delegate
TO the National Security League.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome Bonaparte, who
are at Palm Beach, entertained at tea in
the Cocoanut Grove yesterday after
noon IN compliment to Mrs. o. H. p
Be!mont and Mrs. John Morris.
Mrs. Bonaparte wore az soft satin
dress embroidered with white silk. a
Russian blouse of the same material
and navy blue taffeta sailor hat with
large brim.
Mrs. Belmont wore a dress of loosely
woven material of light mustard color
with a small black sailor taffeta collar
and black sailor hat of straw and soft
| satin trimmings.
The Attorney General and Mrs. Thomas
! Watt Gregory have as guests the lat
ter's brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and
Mrs. HI. l.. Borden of Houston, Tex, who
Mrs. Beckham will not be at home
Thursdays in February.
Mr.. and Mrs. Palmer Tenant of Hag-
erStoWn have arrived at Washington
and have taken an apartment at the
Farragut for the remainder of the win
ter and early spring.
Mrs. James Duncan Gatewood and
Mrs. Henry E. Jenkins will be at home
tomorrow afternoon for the last time
this season.
Representative and Mrs. Charles B.
Ward entertained at dinner last even
ing. their guests including Representa-
tive and Mrs. George W. Fairchild, Rep
resentative Bertrand II. Smell, Repre-
sentative and Mrs Edmund Platt. Rep
resentative Thomas D. Dunn, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Frederick w. Rowe,
and Mrs. I. Clifford of Newark, N j. the
house guest of Representative and Mrs
Ward.
!
| Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Mayer announce
| the engagement of their daughter
| Gladys to Mr.. Maurice Eiseman.
Mrs. William r. Wheeler was at home
yesterday afternoon from to 6 at the
Willard, receiving for the last time this
season. Presiding at the tea table dur
| ing the afternoon We're Mrs. James ii.
Glennon, Mrs. Charles C. McChord, Mrs.
| Walter Clifford Of New York and Miss
Alice Page. Others assisting were Mrs
Franklin K. Lane, Mrs. Key Pittman
Mrs. William Denman. Mrs. Clay Tall
man, Mrs. Frederick Knight, Mrs. Theo-
dore Henckels. Miss Phelan and Miss
! Margaret Parker.
Mrs. George T. Marye will receive on
J Sunday afternoons during the remain
| der of the season.
Mrs. James Hamilton Lewis was host
| ess yesterday at luncheon at the Shore
| ham in compliment to Mrs. Robert Nc
| Cormick, jr. The other guests were
Mrs Robert Patterson. Mrs. George P.
Eustis Mrs. George I. Marye, Mrs. Gist
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