Evening Star Newspaper, January 6, 1924, Page 38

SOCIETY. ‘Governor’s Reception Marks Gay 1924 Annapolis Season &pecial Dispateh to The Star. ANNAPOLIS. Md., January s.—The New Year gave rise to many festive affairs, with the reception at the and Mrs. Johnson will re aft-rnoons in Janua 6 o'clock. lington nson. IEpiscopal Chu vive Thur: from 4 to THE SUNDAY STAR, , WASHINGTON, D. C, JANUARY Tales of Well Known Folk In Social and Official Life Burden of Individual Calls and Leaving Cards 1924—PART 2.’ SOCIE 6, delight in being mistaken one for the other. Mrs. George Vanderbilt and her daughter, Cornelia spent all of the hollday season at Biltmore, and the ambitious program introduced in the textlle schools there may keep them for a few weeks longer. Miss Vander- blit has taken over certain divisions of this work of the mountain people, Wwho live about the great estate, now conceded to be the most beautiful in this country, and she has become fas- as in their own countries and just among themselves. That section of New York soclety which is called “the young Whitneys" and in- which Washington always feels a proprietary interest cannot be accused of frivoling the precious hours. Young Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney and his bride, who was Miss Marle Norton, are llving in a remote oil village of California and intend to keep on Hving there until young Cor- TN . —_——————— flod his third home on was then M the titlg, he for his emine envoy t his proi Madrid e hix He Conneetlcut sme How: T8 was e services as kholm and just ot Lady Howard the Anglo- house anl “Bandini & T prince of that I dragone, was and sat’i tion belo of G late 1 Duc house of lords was born in avenue rd and iferred British e embassy | ngs to uistini father, # di Mon I50 Eari of Newburg in the Patiently Eollowed by Washingtonians. Tea Fad Growing. nelfus has masterea all the detalls of | that industry. Ambition has stirred {in him to become a great oil magnate and he and his wife, after accepting |the necessary amenitics from their illustrious kindred in Gothamj have turned their backs squarely o clal winter. Miss Barbara Whitney, who s Inclined to art like her mother. the sculptress, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, came back to New York last autumn at the earnest request of her parents and, after giving society a try-out, sailed Saturday on the Ma jestic and will go straight back to her | Paris studio. Miss Joan Whitney, | her cousin, daughter of Payne Whit- and his life, who was Miss Hay of this city, wanted to wWrt crusade and may do so Miss Joan finds British ment, it h nd her fer of brother =overnor's mansion and that at the r he san superintendent's quarters in the Naval Academy the gavest in point ©of spectacle. The marriafe has been announced of Miss Elizabeth Sharp to James Watson, jr., son of Senator and Mrs. | | 4 Watson of Indiana. The weddin took place December 26 at St. Anne's Gov. Ritchie rcceived the offi- | Eplécopal Church, Annapolis. | cevs of the Maryland xnlxov-uliu‘r‘;:;‘“‘_ orgliua Cusachs, Who spent | Guard in the forenoon and enter- e Son T Saejuest of ALl ing and basketry. But these duties ended, Mrs, Vanderbilt will no doubt, come to Washington for the waning gayety of February. Ar unusually beautiful painting of Miss Cornella Vanderbilt, cone by John Howard Paine for her mother, is to be hung in the grand selon at Biltmore. It is almost of the Dante Rosetti type, and with her dark | hair parted and drawn about her| face and the graceful po of the head, it is strikingly like the lovely maid, famillar to thousands cf art lovers, who is drawing down the ap- | ple blossoms and which i called | “Spring.” Those who knew Miss V. derbilt during her philanthropiz day ith the Red Cross here, will note a| X wonderful development which this |the Guistiniani Bandini painting o well portra and t sccond son, Francis — | now at Oxford. saw the light Sir William Esme Howard, who |&rand old medievel pile, Grevstones y will succeed Sir Auckland Geddes as|in Norfolk. Hubert Jo] Sdward British ambassador to this capital, | Dominic is a Washingtonian and h 118 recalled very pleasantly here dur- | birth and christening during Chri ing his two ‘vears' sojourn, from |mas week of 1807 i ne 1906 to 1908, and that during this Vanderbilt and Miss belongs 10 branch of the Howards known genealogically as Mony neux-Howards of G and | a cousin of that Henry Howard, of Suffolk, Who marricd Miss guerite Lelter of this Sir Henry Howard v ecilla RIgEs, d banker, George W. Riggs. and Lady Howard hav 3 six sons, each of who , a different city during sojourn of their parents Willlam Eeme, now in army, claims Rome as place and the historic old the of the i cinated with certain kinds of weav- | | second { orfolk BY MARGARET B. DOWNING. Washington celebrates the advent of the new year just as do all other capitals of the world, but with these pleasant ceremonies over there Is an aspect of the American Capital which may be called unique. This is the era of calling from the dawn of the week until the calm of the Sabbath for sev- eral hours of each day, and this dur- Ing all the weeks until the season ends with Ash Wednesday. It is in vain that clubs of women offer to ’Bombifle the efforts of those who must leave cards by doing S0 at one place instead of. say, at fifty. The Washington woman likes to call, and does not relish, except in rare excep tions, that she must meet & whole line of hostesses rather than to have {a breathless moment with just one. ¢ Foreign denizens have rrnl‘tit‘e‘d sis p | this custom and have suggested the hd sster, Mrs. Frank | Luiling of cards, which 1s the prac- i o e b | tice in all of Europe and the east. But ¢ Miss: Viegints. Handy Washingtonian, male and female. oucher Collere ¥ likes the personal touch, and though Chrlatiss | there is some grumbling it would ap- SE Sl pear that no one really wishes this 1 | distinctive custom _abollshed. Mrs. Coolidge. to begln at the head of the line, follows the ways of her prede- cessors and sees just us many during the course of the week as her time wilt ‘permit. The cabinet hostesses genlally give hours to smiling at peo ple who pass through like a filght of for B week of Mrs | hirds bound for other climes. So, too, Garrett at her home ' ¢y, remainder of offictuldom, as often and for as long hours as can be man- aged. In no other place in the world are such rules (n practice, is the uni- | Versal admisston. Tea tables, once the exception, are now the rule in WHshington and are spread with good things ready for the casuul caller and that inde- pendent of days in which the hostess Lounces an ut home. But the te sle is only the generic term, espe- Iy in Latin American llf)u!tll(lh.l!.l \'here Sunday is the favorite calling day and where the visitor invariably Kets @ cup of rich cream-tipped cho N lish, always serves chocolate in the legation of Panama, and to partake of & cup of the national beverage, chocolate, from the hands of Senora de Tellez, wife of the charge d'af- faires of Mexico, Is an event. For Mexlcan chocolate is unusually rich and is flavored with cinnamon and is served with a sweet cake and a long spoon similar to that with which the Amertean public partakes of {lce cream soda, for the beverage does |later In the winter. : {not permit of sipping. Sunday call- | literature more attractive than teas | ing mounts to the crest of the wave |and dances, but she is dutifully keer among the diplomats, and it begins |inZ to her mother's side until impex- In the early afternoon and nds | ative amenitles have been dispe. into the late evening. An unwritten | artlingly like Helen F rule is that, unless particularly ask- and the two habltually ed, Americans do not !ntrude in the | black frocks, with small difference in {fcrolgn homes. They keep their day |outline, and, as i so often the case, mstrong en- as born i he diplomati The th i | Virginia Gordon in Baltimore, has r ined them at luncheon. From 4 to | turned to' Annapolls & o'clock the governor and his ! l}:;-mfl':ld S Thean ALS N . 4 S e esday evening at their wother, Mrs. Albert C. Ritchie, held {},ma on Frankiin street in honor of en house. The house was gay |their son, Ldward Armstroug, and with Christmas decorations, there : I8 guest, }‘\'u Lage of Punama was music, and In the state dining | proomnonaen §hd Mre Douglas L. | Toom Mrs. Elijah Willlams and M ‘Christmas might at thelr mome | Walton presided, with Mrs. W. O. -'nlli‘!ln»' Connana p 2 b & . ing. id 3 al Stevens and Miss Shearer assisting. dinner Saturday evening, taking their | Admiral and Mrs. Henry B. Wilson | gucsts later for the dancing at.Car- scceived from 3 to G o'clock, chooa- |vel Hull, : Rt ; - | Miss Effie Scales, daughter ¢ ar ng the earller houre o that they | \gmiral and Mrs, Archibald Hender- would be present at the auditorium ion Scales of Philidelphis, has been in the Naval Academy when thespending part of he hoilday w:ason) e . e as the guest of Miss Virgin | lews was recelved of the foot ball g Tht, EUCH Gf BiH b il #ame played New Year afternoon !Kurtz. | U Pasadena, Calif, between the| Mrs. ¢ Navy team and that of Washington | formally Univorsity. Here, too, there were gay ' ypine decorations, music and dancing for | parm, those who wished to take a turn. Mrs. Wilson was assisted by Mrs. Bowers, wife of Communder John T. Bowers; Mrs. Chantry, wife of Com- mander Allan J. Chuntry, jr.; Mra Chifford, wife of Commander A. B, Chifford, and Mrs. Clifton, wife of Lieut. Commander A. L. Ciifto The oficers on duly at the Naval a dance on the oflicers’ Helen join th MISS DOROTHY RIDENOUR, Daughter of Mr. and Mrx. J. W. Ride- nour, who nnnounce her engagement Mr. M. Parker N nd Mra. Walter D. York are daughter-in Clinton Br: Miss 1 | Prot. « roturned I and Mrs. ir. Purdie, who visited Joseph M. Purdie, has inildford, N. C. uinder and Mrs. Rush visiting them Mrs. | siting their Lieut. gon and I Baugh. Anna Lec Worthington of rd College, New York, i visit- mother, Mrs. Jus'ph Muse Worthingic M g ting her| brocher i in-law, Dr. and| {3Mre Thon n Washington, Read Our Other Advertise- ments on Pages 7,8and 9 of Today’s Star Read Our Other Advertise- ments on Pages student ‘at | ialtimore, spent her h_her paren nd Mrs. S 8. Handy ohn’s Colle: nd *Mre. Samuel H. Hurt atives in Virginia and re- | . turned Wednesday to their home in | Cirin lis. atives : o thelr | pytt e Hicks, Pnited State at Christmas at his lias ey L spent Tlinois, i in Annapol |~ Licut fwho have Olivet, daughter of Willlam Olivet, has for n week of Mrs, | ane Commander and Mrs. Mr auley and Lieut. Communder Mrs” Raymond F. Frellson entertain S ed supper parties Monday evening. | tor Miss taking th guests luter to the!.q Queen E i and I il Sullivan bav Anne’s daugh- re-oper ‘upboard, afte in Baltimore Jessup. who lLier brother, the Re essup, in Buffalo, N. Y to Carvel Hail. Hester Lanning, daughter o and M Harrls Lanning, who been the muest of Mis daughter of Capt. C. P. Sn; returned (o Washington, D, C. Licut. R 1. Ridge! i cned at Qu. a. b Lieut.- | guest of hix 7 and H. Ri John's apt Williams and Miss Mary who have been vis- Lunderlius. in Ger- eturned to Annapolis W At the Saturday the which was held vening in Luce Hall in Naval Academy. the midshipmen their guests - were received by | Smith, wife of Dr. Alphonso and Midshipman B Mills graduating und Mrs. W. e host: at a X ting Bdward mander Franeis visiting his f svell _stre S. S Tennessee, PriscilAls;m]a*lZMc”(f)nomy DRESSES Every Dress of Good Quality Fast Color Gingham Accurately Cut—True to Size—Clever New Styles The biggest Dress Sale that we have ever attempted—the biggest not only in the vast quantity of garments involved, but also in the tremendous economies that buying §uch quantities has allowed. And a boon to the tidy housewife who appreciates the joy of ample changes of home dresses. ; D. Brereton, sr.. ption the after- at their hone | nald on Prince wife of nk her | wife for | Euest . at | Alger visite v, 5 now the Philip Alge P avenu. C willlam holidays in emphill oning months two £ her ome and then: Mrs Miss Sue haxe nd Mr Leiper. wife of Prof. Charles | % el e | vtsicing wtion with ‘ e at th it Woman's Legion Unit Plans Valentine Ball, Fla eled und Repaired by Expert Furrier Mid-Season Reduced Prices s and Chokers Reatonably Priced French Fur' Shop i 13t Se NOWL Main 1706 lers Fiel Cusiw b, w . 5 w- | The memb zlon, are - holiday tmore wolis, | T Americ the Lu he ne, I, 4 ent ht. has returned to e University at cently visited his Mre. John St Murray Hill. [ enie of New | ¢ le of Plymouth rothy Ta parents fes 1 her strect Dent Hill, who utumn at Ca Hall. w York, wher e will he winter nd Charles A hosis at s tea ¥ t their home on pent remain | Baler ar after- ng George noon Commande: oy enter . v mo; e on ur roa \cademy Th zemient ha vunced Mrs. Idwin to Arthingion Gilpin, jr. Aclph Nirs. Bauch has 1 house party her home near of Phila- been en- for the Annu- r. and Mr 1d Washburn of | been the guest brother-in Mrs, Wil- to + hrother of Repre- 5. Mudd of Mary Paso, Tex. Licut Commandes W Bre who spent the holida faimily inapolis. left for N = New Lots Added to the Sale of F . . : - Made in $75 and $85 Real. & Oriental Rugs $38.75 Average Size 3.6x6.6 ft. visiting jother. Mrs, W, W t her home on King ¢ have returned to N 3 i Mrs t the parents turned to G ney, | Mr. Md., at with at” Laurel, their home Extra Miss Alfcia Car- venter. daughter of Capt and Mrs. | Dudley Carpenter of Washington. have been the guests of Miss Vir- | ginla_Kurtz. daughter of Capt. and | Mrs. T. R. Kurtz. Lieut. and Mrs. Robert Todd Whit- | ten, who spent Christmas with Mrs. Whitten's parents. Judge and Mrs Robert Moss, left last week for Philadelphia, where they will visit |l before returning to thelr home at Norfolk, Va. i George J. Turner, who has been in Now York attending a meeting of the | Olymplc games committee, of which | he fs a member, has returned to_his home at Wardour. Mr. and_ Mrs Turner have had their som, N Turner, who is a student at Lafay- ette Coll with them for the holi-) days. ! Mrs. II. W. B. Glover has returned | trom New York and has visiting her | her son. Morgan Glover of Richiond, Va, oebe and Large Sizes Crisp dresses in new styles, correctly cut in size and amply full; and in the face of the advances in the price of gingham the material alone would cost you more than the price of the dresses. Come early and benefit by our large assortment. Carryl B to a company of twenty for and A ong Thursday | iing at thelr home at Wardour. | Bryan also entertained at bridge | Monday afternoon_in compliment to( her guest, Mrs. Henry Lawson of| Garden Cily, Long Island. Commander and Mrs, John T. Bow- rs entertained on Wednesday after- noon at the home of Mrs. Bower's mother, Mrs. Richard . Green, on Charles strest. Lieut. and Mrs. George C. Manning entertain 1 = Y evening at their home on Charles street in honor Miusaiinnan . #ul Drouilhet of Galveston, Tex.. who has been their guest for the holida: ] n were and Mr: A choice selection of colorful, richly pat- terned Oriental Rugs ready for tomorrow’s sale—at prices far below usual. All of Fast Color Ginghams Such as Universal, Vogue, Puritan and Amoskeng. 14 Wanted " Styles In a gorgeous array of ever-popular large or small ~hecks and plain colors. All Trimmed ~—with excellent quality organdie, dotted Swi;q,.dimi:_v or chambray. All Cut Full Aud splendidly tailored, with round, square or V neck—all with pockets and sashes. On the majority of these rugs you save about one-half the established price. It will be to your advantage to come early and enjoy selection from the complete assortment. Mrs. Frederic J. Cotton of Boston, who has been spending the holiday season at her country home near Annapolis, was hostess at a dinner Thursday evening at the Baltimore Country Club in honor of Miss Mar- enry, daughter of Mr. andj Robert Goldsborough Henry who is a debutante of this winter. m Franklin Square m, THotel 14th Street at K TODAY LS | g : SUNDAY - The sizes range from 2 ft. 6 in. to 4 ft. wide by 5 ft. to 8 ft. long. e $100.00and $125.00 Oriental Rugs Average size, 4 ft. by 7 ft. , Fine specimens of Oriental t, with a lifetime of service in every bne. Soft and shimmering, with the effect of silk — gorgeous colorings and designs obtainable only in rugs of this character. i Extré'., Spéce—Extra Salespeople Plenty of All Styles Lillians —Serebands — Ham adans — Mossuls——lrans-—and ; many others Tomeorrow we duplicate a recent successful sale of “Priscilla® Economy Dresses—with thousands of brand-new, fresh and charmingly simple Dresses of Gingham at a price that will bring crowds to our Second Floor tomorrow. S. L. Hoffman & Co., New York, said to be the world’s largest dress producers—have solved the problem of reducing costs through quantity production. Amoskeag, Renfrew and other good ging- hams are used, anq there is considerable charm in the,styles and trimmings. And such clear, fresh colors—pink, blues, greens, browns, gold, black and white. Checks, stripes and plain colors. Three thousand five hundred dresses—all at one low slip on mornings and while performing household duties. Oriental Rugs may be purchased on our Divided Payment Plan—convenient yments extended over a _period of months. price. Dresses that every woman needs to Goldenderg’s—ORIENTAL RUG SECTION—Fourth Floor.