Evening star., 1923-11-27

" HE amba ssaGor of Italy. Don
Gelasio Cactani. will 60 to
New York today. 90 attend
the dinner this evening at
the Hotel Astor which will be given
by the Italy America Society in honor
of the United States ambassador to
Italy and Mrs Richard Washburn
Child.
The Secretary of War and Mrs.
Weeks Will be guests at dinner to-
night of the secretary of the Smith
sonian and Mrs. Charles ID. Walcott.
who are entertaining in their honor.
Mrs. Herbert Hoover, wife of the
Secretary of Commerce. will be
hostess at a tea tomorrow afternoon
for Mrs. ]. Walter Drake. wife of
tho new assistant secretary of com
merce, and the wives of the omc1Sls
of the department.
Mrs Hoover has with her for the
season Miss Kathryn Donald, a grad
uate of Stanford University, and has
asked number of young college
women to meet her tomorrow after
noon from to 6 o'clock.
The minister OF China and Nine.
SEE will go to Atlantic City tomor-
row to spend the remainder of the
week with Mr. and Mrs. c. B. Kugler
of Philadelphia.
The minister of Persia. Mira Hus-
sein Khan Alai. is expected to re-
turn this evening from New York,
where he went for brief visit.
st. Thomas Church Wedding
of Wide Social Interest.
Miss Margaret Yates Taylor and Mr..
Alfred Craven Bruce will be married
this afteroon in st. Thomas Episcopal
Church. The ceremony viii be per-
formed at 5 o'clock by the rector. the
Rev. G: Ernest Smith. and will be fol.
: lowed by reception In the home OF
the brides parents, Brig. Gen. and
Mrs. Harry Taylor. at 1881 S street.
for which only the members of the
two families have been invited. The
church has a pretty arrangement of
chrysanthemums shading from yel-
low to brown with autumn leaves, and
a similar decoration will be used in
the house.
The bride will wear white satin
made in the quaint fashion Of tight
fitting basque without sleeves and a
full skirt, the bodice having u bertha
of rose point lace. Her veil of rose
point will be held with orange bios
SONS and she will carry white orchids
and lilies of the valley.
Mrs. willard Baldwin will be ma
tron of honor and will wear gown
of yellow satin vei!ed in apricot chiffon.
the skirt made full and the bodice a
tight-titting basque. with a bertha of
the chiffon. AT the bottom of the skirt
two rutiies OF the'chiffon give an add
ed fullness. Her hat Will be of brown
velvet trimmed with feathers of.
lighter shade and she will carry
/. chrysanthemums in shades from pale
yellow to brown.
Miss Patricia Heron will be maid of
honor and will he in costume like
that of Mrs. Baldwin, and the brides
maids will be Miss Mary Louise John
son and Miss Zilla MacDougall. who
will wear gowns and hats like those
Of the other attendants, the basque be-
ing made without the bertha.
Ensign John Norton Johnson. y. 8. n.
will be best man, and the uSherS will
be Lieut.. Dwight Dickinson, u. S. NJ;
Lieut.. William Bennett, L. S. A; Mr..
Willard Baldwin of New York, Mr..
Nevett Steele of Baltimore, Mr. Bal
lard Moore and Mr.. Edgar Fell.
At the small and informal reception
for only the members of the two fami-
lies Mrs. Taylor. mother of the bride.
and Mrs. L. Craven Bruce. mother of
tne bridegroom, will receive with the
wedding party. Mrs. Taylor will wear
French blue crepe. embroidered in gold
and trimmed with sable fur, and a