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SOCIETY. =g re-w}de Redut_in 15% Including Entire Stock “The FREE”" . and “The FREE-Westinghouse” Sewing Machines Terms—One-Fourth Down $117 "“The Free - Westinghouse™ $ Electric; Desk Model of Mahogany.... 99 .45 $114 “The Free - Westinghouse” $96 90 . $109.50 “The Free - Westinghouse” Electric; Desk Model of Fumed Oak. .. z $75 “The Free-Westinghouse” Por- $63 00 7.50 “The Free” den $ Oakt Waxed Oak or Fumed Oak...... 74.50 $78 “The Free” Four-drawer $66 30 . Electric; Desk Model of Walnut...... $93.10 table Electric Treadle Model: Fumed Oak...... yenlieitiier’s SHOP UNIQUE EIGHTH AND E STS. 74 Y, W | Society Dr. George T. Harding Returns Home After Visiting E . at thq White House. HB President and Mrs. Hard-| : ing had with them at the | White House for a short visit 3 Dr. George T. Harding, the | President's brother, who returned to |hm home in Ohio last evening. 2 { Only Bud of Diplomatic Corps Presented Today. 3 Miss Laura Bryn. the only bud of 1| the diplomatic circle, is being pre- N7 7777770, 777z 777, 20 Santd’s Gift to You Tomorrouw!! Answering ever, gift demand—satis ing every desire —this array of silks for gift-things will appeal to all women! Whether it's for lingerie, handkerchiefs, waists, ties, bath robes, smoking jackets—yes, even new frocks—you'll find the materials pcrc—tomorrow, at a big saving! Neatly boxed for gifts. Buy From the Mills and Save! .....$119 Yd Z . Plain or Drop-stitch Jersey ........... 7222 2227 | sented to soclety this afternoon at & itea from 4:30 to 7 o'clock by her nother, Mme. Bryn. wife of the min- er of Norway. The drawing roém, where Mme. Bryn and her daughter are receiving. is decorated with a pro- | fusion of roses, palms and ferns, and in tne dining room vellow chrysan- i themums are used. The debutante is ring a_gown of white taffeta made | jwith bouffant skirt, veiled in white tulle embroidered in silver. ~The hodice ix mude with long waist. { hateau neck and no slpeves and she is wearing e bouquet of roses d viole Mme. Bryn is in gray crepe. the bodice without sleeves and rt draped. the tea table ure Mrs. , Mrs. Walter R .’ Sinclair Bowen legation Norwegian includ; ntes assisting aret_Sutherl Mive Fr atharine Weiler. Miss s Catherine Radcliffe, Miss | Z th Duryen Walter. Migs Cecil T,aster Jones, Miss Elizabeth Turner, « Dorothy Warren, Miss Ruth Mil- er Green and Miss Inger Bryn, sister of the debutante. - of Miss Elizabeth Josephine imer. daughter of the udge advqcate general of the Navy Julian_S. Latimer, to Lieut alvert Thaxton. U place this afternoon at The ceremony will be per- formed in St. Margaret's ¢'hurch by the rector. the Rev. Dr. Herbert Scott followed by a reception members of the two families wedding party at the High- will wear a gown of led velvet, madc, sleave- Hless, and court train of satin with |a mracefully draped skirt. Her tulle veil will be held by a coronet of old and she will carry bride roses of the valle: { s Mary R. Latimer will be maid | of honor for her sister and will wear h plain bodice, made 2ist line, a bouffant skirt {a dle of orchid velvet trimmed jWith silver. She will wear a coronet jof pearls and will carry sweet peas to {match the gown { bridesmaids. Miss Laura O. {Latimer, Miss Carolyn Hagner, Miss H Bridz. and Miss Josephin, {Snowden. will be in ‘frocks of two ! les of orchid chiffon, made with | panels falling fn points helowl | white broc {lace fand 1i hem line, and they will wear of orchid velvet flowers in r and carry sweetpeas in the me shades. Dr. D. A. York will be best man. and ushers will be Lieut. Paul Lesser, t. Lucian Whittaker, Lieut. L. G. * Haven, Lieut. Edmund Calloway. i. A. Dessez and Licut. Runert all of the United Statds Ma- t the reception after the ceremony Latimer will receive with the iride and bridegroom, and will wear id georgette crepe, beaded in sfl- . with a black velvet hat, trimmed ver. and a corsage bouquet of Licut. Thaxton and his bride will leave later for a wedding trip, and on heir return will be at home at Quan. i where the former is sta. “harles . Sawyer leave Washington in about a {week 2nd will spend the Christmas A. Varona, military attache n’legation, leaves Washing- {ton for New York, where he will re- main for 2 we He will proceed to {Havana for the holidays, returning to Washington early next January to con- tinue his duties =t the legation. Mrs. Raymor.d L. Henderson Will come from her home in Hagerstown, Md., for the debut tomorrow of Miss Margaret Sutherland, daughter of Senator and Mrs. Howard Sutherland. Mrs. G. M. Lyons, a,_ sister of the debutante, is visiting hér parents and will not return to her home in Hunting- ton, W. Va., until after the tea tomorrow. The direstor general of the Fan- Amerlcan Union, Dr. Leo 8. Rowe, will leave. today for Pittsburgh, where he {will give an address on pan-American relations to the students of the Carnegie Institute of Technology. Dr. Rowe will return tomorrew. Mrs. Kennedy Wheeler will enterthin a small company informally at dinner Thursday evening preceding the ball at Rauscher's, which will be given for the benefit of Columbia’ Hospital. Commissioner and Mrs. Rudolph will entertain a small company at dinner on Friday, December 22, in their apartment at the Dresden. Miss Dorinda Rogers, who has been in Boston for some time, at 365 Marl- boro street, Back Bay, expects to remain for some weeks longer with {her brother, Mr. Walter Rogers. Mrs. James T. Newton is enter- ing ' company of twenty at this afternoon, preceded by a eon, for her daughter, Miss Helen Newton, in honor of Misk Emma Stitt, debutante daughter of the surgeon general of the N: ! Mrs. Edward Rhodes Stitt, who re- | | turned from Richmond at noon. | Miss Isabel Powell, daughter of Mre. Grahame Hume Powell, is en- tertaining twenty guests at bridge this afternoon at the Washington the President THE EVENING STAR. ‘WASHINGTON. D. C., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1992. they were shown to the beautiful ala- baster white and cream tinted ball- room, where the wonderful dome lighting gave great charm to the beautiful costumes and where general dancing obtained until the entire company arrived. Opening the series of lively old- dan to the tune “Pop Goes He's & Nice Young and so ons was a grand marc the baliroom, led by Mrs. Cooliage. wife of thy Vice Prestdent. gnd Mr. 'John B. Helld ow. Mme. Jusserand and the ambassad of Peru, the Minister of Bwitserland and Mme. Peter, fenator and Mrs. Robert L. Owen. Senator and Mrs. Willlam M. Calder and others. 8o lively grew the music that the prom- enade grew Into a picturesque cuke- walk. which was the apening wedge for three sets on the floor at once, taking part in the Virginia reel and other dances of ante-bellium days. The table in the lofty dining room was ladened with a goodly supper and the guests promenaded from there into the beautiful conservatory, large enough for a promenade about the central fountain, which last night played under the glow of soft llghtl- Banks of ferns were on the high fireboards and. besides the flowers on the supper table, were the only deco- rations uged in' the charming man- . | sion. The guests, numbering several hun- dred, included Mrs. Coolidge, the am- bassador of France and Mme. Jus- serand, the ambassador of Peru, the Secretary of Agriculture and Mr Wallace, the ambassador of Chile and Mme. Mathieu, the minister of Swits- erla; c. Peter, a number of le young dipiomats ‘of the corps, enator and Mrs,_ Robert L. Owen, enator and Mrs. Calder, Representa- five and Mrs. Wililam W. Chalmers. the former leading in one of the Square dances; Representative and Mrs. Anderson’ H. Walters, Repre- sentative and Mrs. Cantrill, former Senator and Mrs. Gore, Representa- tive and Mrs. Charles L. Underhill, Mr. and Mrs. George Oakley Totten, Judge and Mrs. . C, McChord, Mr. MISS LAURA BRYN, Daughter of the minister of Norway d Mme. Bryn, whom they are pre- & to nociety at a tea thix after- Mrs. J. Mayhew wa tained a company of eighteen at din- ner last evening in compliment to Gen. and Mrs. James G. Harbord. wright enter- The former United States ambassa dor to France and Mrs. Hugh C. Wallace will entertain a distinguished the winter. 3 Eric Buxton. wife of the com- mercial secretary of the British em- 2 will be at home Monday aft- n after 4:30 o'clock, in her home at 1746 Q street. Mrs. Samuel tertained af ham today Hay Kauffmann en luncheon at the Shore- her mother, v. N. Y., who n have opened their home on Massachusetts avenue for the winter, after spending several months in France and Spain. On their return to this country they remained in New York for the autumn. M John L. Edwards was hostess at Inucheon vesterday, entertaining a small company Informally at Le Parad 5 Mrs. Thomas Jefferson Ryan enter- tained a company of twelve today at luncheon at the Shoreham in compli ment to Miss Frederica McKenney, debutante daughter of Mr. and Mrs Frederic D. McKenney. Former United States Ambassador to France and Mrs. Henry White will be hosts at dinner this evening, en tertaining a company their home on Crescent place. Diplomats and Members Mrs. Henderson's Guests. Mrs. John B. Henderson had as guests last evening a large number of senators and representatives and | members of the diplomatic corps, with ' a few from resident soc the in- vitations being issued to meet the Woma Senatorial and Congres. | slonal Clubs and their husbands. The | evening took the form of an old-fash- foned housewarming. the company be- | Ing entertained in Mrs. Henderson palatial new residence. ut the north- | east corner of 16th and Fuller stroets. To add charm_ were the ilide-open fireplaces with blazing logs in the re- ception room and in the library, used | last evening as & promenade and| smoking room. Mrs. Henderson wearing a handsome gown of gold brocade and heavy blue silk. with a stole of white fur over her shoulders. 3 the guests were 1ssembling st after meeting their hostess of thirty inj| received alone, | i Edmund FPlatt, vice governor of the Federal Reserve Bpard, and Mrs. . Willlam Bowie Clarke, Mr. Henderson in the floor arrangement Mrs. Ireland to Give Early January Dance. = Cards are out for a dance which Mrs. Davis Ireland will give for her daughter, Miss Louise Ireland, a stu- dent at Ethel Walker School, at Sims- bury, Conn., who will join the large contingent of students in Washington for the Christmas holidays. The dance will be given at Rauscher's January 2. and debutantes of this season and subdebutantes will be among the guests. . Mr. Leander McCormick Goodhart entertained informally at luncheon vesterday at the Hamilton Hotel. Mr. A. H. Hamilton-Gordon of the British embassy Staff was among the guests. Gen. J. W. Kearney and Miss Eliza- beth Keurney of University, Va.. are spending some time at the Shoreham. Mrs. Jackson H. Ralston entertained informally at the Cosmos Club in honor of the sister_of Mrs. Isador Rayner and Miss Dennison of St. Louis, cousin and guest of Miss Janet Richards. Mr. Charles Clagett has announced the engagement of his sister, Miss Louise Krooke Clagett of Upper Marlborough, Prince Georges county, Md, to Mr. James M. Stll of Balti- morfe. Miss Clagett is the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Willlam B. Clagett, the former having been at one time controller of Maryland. The | Clagett family in its various branches, is well known in Washington. C. Bascom Slem who has been at his home in Vi ginia for some weeks. returned to Wasnington yesterdayv and has opened XMAS CARDS i UNIQUE AND ORIGINAL Elegant assortment to choose from—Ic up. Also beautiful assortment of Calendars. | - PEARLMAN’S BOOK SHOP 933 G St. oiinac s OPEN E\'E_J GS Representative A Gift That Will Please “HIM” or “HER” A YEAR'S MEMBERSHIP TO i OUR BIG CIRCULATING LIBRARY The best library servi | Washington. offering “‘just | out books™ to its readers. Pearlman’s %% 1106 G Street. NW. A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO BUY XMAS PRESENTS ALL OUR MAIN FLOOR STOCK -~ AT SPECIAL PRICES Cotton Blouses $1.98, $2.98 to $5.95 Silk Camisoles Silk and Wool Hosiery $1.50, $1.95 to $3.95 All Women'’s Sweaters of trip and are at home at 2706 Ca- ihe! thedral a: his apartment at Wardman Park Ho- tel for the winter. o la". and Nrs. C. H. Bandholts are visiting friends here and are at the Powhatan. Mr. and Mrs. John mt:ny Chandler have returned from eir wedding t! ren! Chandier was formerly Miss Thelma Elisabeth Reid, m‘hiflr of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. , and -her marriage to Mr. Chan- dler took place November 4. Senator James Cous of Michi- g!-ll is at the New Willard, where he as taken an apartment for the win- ter. Mra. Couzens will join him there shortly. On account of t! Columbia Hos- ital ball and the debutante party on | oard the Mayflower, Mrs. Calhoun has postponed the dance e had planned for those taking part in the pageant to be given at the ball of nations. A date will be set later. There will be a dress rehearsal for the pageant in the ballroom at Ward- :un Park Hotel on Thursday morn- ng. Mr. and Mrs. 8. A. Appleton of Warrenton have announced the en- gagement of their daughter, Miss Mary Ernestine Appleton, to Lieut. Harold O'D. Hunter, U. B. N. i Mra. Quin, President, 160 Receive at State Society. The following have been added to the floor committee of the reception and dance of the Mississippi Society. of which Mrs. Percy Quin fs presi- dent, at the Washington Club, 1701 K street northwest, this ening: Col. Herbert O. Williams, U. 8. A. William Connor, ir. A Maj. C. R. Pettis, U. 5.'A: Maf. Arthur L. A.; Maj. Lucian D. Booth. | Maj." H. J. Quekemeyer. U. | (Continued on Ninth Page.) I eI a e Henderson's—Standard for Quality. Gifts that Will Keep You In Mind a Lifetime 1 If your gift is to be a piece of fine furniture, by all means let it be HENDERSON FURNI- TURE. 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