Evening Star Newspaper, December 12, 1925, Page 8

SOICTET ¥ . SOCIETY The Vice President, Mr. Dawes, Guest of Honor at Luncheon Today of S. ‘Henning. Mr. Arthur HE Vice President, Mr. Dawes, was the honor guest at incheon today of Mr. Arthur 4 He ., who_enter ed in _the president t New Willard Hotel - r gue secretary of mmer mB. M A. Britte ‘Treasur Frank B! Cormick ork, Alr. Eve : v rwin, Mr. J. Fre 1 r chard V" Winston; Mr. Mo ate and Mrs. ew York tomor 1 days, after which shington. riday for r for the | not re- Wednes- and Mume. »n Monday | Tuesday | M. and Mme. Prochnik Hosts | At T Last Evening stria and Mme. dinner last | to the Secre. | logz. Others Justi | and Mrs. G | Godfre swell | and legation and Mme | = | . wife of the Min- | tertained at lunch- 1 compliment to Mrs, Kennedy. The other John B. Kendrick were Mr rd B. Calhoun, Miss| Moreno, Mrs Moreno and 1nd Mrs. Charles Deneen who are spending the 1 d, entertained formally ast night at that hotel Mrs. Sol Bloom and Miss Vera Bloom had a larg Fund ¥ vest Cludi t Da Woodbri is, Mrs. . Mrs. Leo ard Moran, > Drexel | ew will entertain at in compliment to Miss rdi, debutante daughter ter Gherardi. Mrs. Joseph C. dinner Monds Ne « of Capt. Mrs. Lincoln C. wife of the Assistant of the Treasury, entertained a company at luncheon toda Ireland, wife of the surgeon gen J A., will be at home ir afternoon from lane, Chevy Chase, Md., when | present their daughte Gherardi, to s ames W. Wadsworth, b Howe, Mrs, . The r Miss Anne amond Reed, M ss Frances Mc. Archbold. Mrs. ir a gown of black d the debutarte will k of pale green med very simpl Dr. John Crayke Simpson has been called to Des Moines, Iowa, because of the sudden death Thursday of his ther w, Dr. James rt stey, who is well known here, > ho a frequent visitor. Mrs. Robert F. Mackenzie and her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. will entertain a e company at a dinner dance Fri- ¥y evening, January at_the Wil- suests being asked to wear Miss Helen Choate, granddaughter of the late United S Ambas Great britain, Mr. Joseph H. Choate, presented to society in New York 1 vh nd Ars. Joseph L dan ce was pre- ceded by N il g3 ner parties, 1mon which the Judge and Mrs hington for at the Mayflowe Their b 1l the Ci vodwin are t visit, st will return to place In Chicago for mas holidays. They came 1o the Capital from French Lick Springs, Ind, where they weer for me time. r. E. T. Stotesbury is at the Wil ard, where he arrived today from his home in Philadelphia. He plans to ~pend several days here. Mrs. Stotes- bury, who recently spent everal s at the Willard, accompanied by son-in-law nd daughter, Gen. and Douglas MacArthur, did not ac: mpany him on this trip to Wash- nzton. < Fenton Bradford will | ain a small company at a dance hing in compliment to Miss | 2 Pochon and Miss Erica Po- s. John Willlam Townsend is en- taining a company of 14 at bridge s afternoon in her Chevy Chase home in compliment to her house wuest, Mrs. William Thomas Town- send of Deland, Fla. Of interest In Washington is the marriage this afternoon of Miss Vir- cinfa D'Arcy Passano, daughter of \Ir. and Mrs. Louis D. Passano, to Mr. Campbell R. Williams, son of \Ir. and Mrs. Charles P. Willlams of ‘his city. The ceremony is being per- ormed at 3:30 o'clock in the home of 7ibs Mary Lee White, at Ashton, Md. bride, who is being given in mar- /lage by her mother, is wearing a ~own of pencil-blue georgette crepe nd a silver turban and she carries a Souquet of Ophelia roses and lilles of e valley. On the completion of their edding trip Mr. Williams and his \ride will make their home in Prince (reorges County, Md. Mr. and Mrs. Harry S. Black have come from their home in New York ind will be the guests over Sunday f Mrs. Black’s parents, Col. and Mrs. | and r " attendants, | skirt the lac | court trains are quite unusual, made Henry May. Mr. Black will be the guest of Nenator T. Coleman du Pont at the Gridiron Club’s dinner this eve- ning. Mr. and Mrs. James Brown Scott are in Huvana, Cuba, for a short stay. Double Wedding of the Misses Blair This Afternoon. The most important event on to- social calendar will be the dou- ble wedding this afternoon at 4 o'clock of Miss Virginia Blair to Mr. Robert Clymer Brooke of Philadelphia and Miss Ellen Blair to Mr. Benjamin | Lowndes Jackson, jr., of Washington. The ceremonies will be performed in St. John's Church, the Rev. Robert { Johnston, assisted by Canon Willlam L. De Vries, officiating, and a small reception for the families and out-of- town guests will follow at the home of M d Mrs. Montgomery Blair, pa- rents Of the sister brides, on Sixteenth street. The church has a charming ar- rangement of white chrysanthemums and green follage, and the brides, each having her own wedding party, wi' enter the church simultaneou: Virginia Blair escorted by her brother, Dr. Montgomery Blair, jr., and her party, proceeding down one aisle, and len Blair, escorted by her Lrother, Mr. William Draper Blair, another " aisle. Mr. Montgomery Blair will meet his daughters at the altar and give them in marriag The brides will wear gowns fash. ioned of soft bridal satin, made on straight lines in tunic effect, the ccklines round and the sleeves long ‘lose fitting. The gowns will be wor ips of rare old lace, heir- looms of the brides’ family, and where the tunie is cut in the front of the shows through. The of stripes of the satin and tulle and cluster of orange blossoms and gener- ously caught here and there on the train. They will wear tulle vells, which will cover the face and will be arranged In simple fashion, with clus. ters of orange blossoms, and they will carry shower bouquets of bride roses and lilies of the valley. Miss Virginia Blair will have Mrs. Jarvis Coffin of New York as matron of honor, and Miss Cornelia Brooke, voung sister of the bridegroom, will be flower girl. Miss Charlotte Mac. Dougall and Miss Helen McLanghan will ba the bridesmaids. Miss Ellen Blair will have as her attendants, Mrs. R. C. Hollyday, Jr. her sister, as matron of honor; Ml Elizabeth Lemmon of Middleburg, Va ancy Jacl son la Mason, idesmalds. he attendants of both brides will ar costumes alike, with the e ption of Miss Virginia Blair's flower rl, who will wear a frock of light blue chiffon, a poke bonnet of the chiffon trimmed with silver ribbon, and she will carry a silver basket of pale vellow roses. The other members of the brides’ parties will wear gowns of electric blue chiffon velvet, made | with long, tight-fitting sleeves and full skirts, faced with silver cloth, the \waist lines marked with blue and sil- ver flowers. They will wear hats of silver lace, with a tv:ist of blue velvet ribbon about the crowns, and will carry arm bouquets of yellow roses. Mr. Mackall Brooke will be best man for his brother, and the ushers will_be Mr. John Brooke, another brother of the bridegroom; Mr. P, Blair Lee, Mr. Stockton Gaines of Charleston, W. Va; Mr. Ledyard Hecksher, Mr. Cooper Smith and Mr. John Gibbon, all of Philadelphia. Mr. Jackson will have as his best man Mr. Richard Tasker Lowndes, 3d, a cousin, and the ushers will be Mr. Willlam Draper Blair, Mr. Lowndes Lavender, Mr. Andrew Wylie, Mr. David Mearns, Mr. Man- ning Stead, Mr. Bishop Hill and Mr. Barry Hall of Middleburg. Mrs. Blair, mother of the bride, will wear a gown of dark blue brocaded chiffon, embroidered in cut steel, the slight drape on the left side of the skirt held by a heavy design of the beads. She will wear a dark blue crepe hat trimmed with a gray plume. Among_the outof-town guests are Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brooke and Mr. 1d Mrs. Maskell Ewing of Philadel- phia, parents and grandparents of the bridgegroom; Mr. and Mrs. George Brooke of Philadelphia, Princess Bon- compagni, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Drape; Mrs. A. J. Draper of Charlotte, N. C Mr. Henry Staton of New York and Mr. Otis Draper. The Misse: Sutherland, daughters of the late Suig. Gen. Charles Suther- land, have wiven up their apartment at the Cordova and are in the Knowl- ton, at 2227 Twentieth street, where they have taken an apartment. Mrs. Duward Belmont Hampton and her children, who have been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Moore Payne, at the Hotel Gordon, have returned to Pittsburgh, Pa. Mr. and Mrs. William L. Radcliffe have issued invitations for a dinner dance, which they will give in the presidential suite at the Willard Mon day night. Miss Martha Cluverius, daughter of Capt. and Mrs. W. T. Cluverius, will rive from Vassar College today. to spend the Christmas holida¥s with her grardmother, Mrs. W. T. Sampson, on New Hampshire avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Roy L. Neuhauser en- tertained at dinner last evening, when their guests included Senator and Mrs. Willlam H. King, Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Amos A. Fries, Mr. and Mrs. Everett Sanders, Mr. and Mrs. Willlam Mather Lewls, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Kauff- mann, Mr. and Mrs. Asa E. Phillips, Mr. and Mrs. Willlam C. Miiler, Lieut. Comdr. and Mrs. Robert Hinckley, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Harriman and Mr. and Mrs. Christopher H. Pope. Mr. and Mrs. Neuhauser will enter- tain at dinner this evening. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce E. Clark went to New York Thursday and are among the passengers sailing today aboard the Homerlc for a trip through south- ern France, Italy and Egypt. Miss Elizabeth Hume'’s Debut Party Yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Rawlins Hume enter- tained at tea from 4 to 7 o'clock yes- terday afternoon to present their daughter, Miss Elizabeth Hume, to soclety. Assisting Mrs. Hume in the dining room were Mrs. Gould Lincoln, Mrs. Wilmer Latimer, Mrs. Willlam 'B. Orme, grandmother of Miss Hume; Mrs. Charles Hume, Mrs. Thomas Bradley, Mrs. Robert T. Small and Mrs. Camp Stanley. Assisting Miss Hume were Miss Mary Bradley, Miss Anna Graham Hume, Miss Nancy James of Pitsburgh, a cousin of the debutante, and Miss Sophle Beale. Mrs. Hume and her daughter re- celved alone, the former wearing a gown of brown lace threaded in gold, with long flowing sleeves and slightly draped to the front of the skirt. Miss Hume wore a gown of shell pink chif- fon. The sleeveless bodice was shirred at the mneckline, which drooped in a deep V in the back to a band of chiffon velvet of the same shade. Pink chiffon velvet flowers were ap- pliqued to the full skirt, which was also banded with velvet around the uneven hem. A large rose at one side marked the waistline, and she carried | Wilkins of Eu THE EVENING STAR, AIDS GEORGETOWN PROM diplomatic ball to be given December Foreign Service School of Georgetown a patroness for the junior prom and 7, at the Mayflower Hotel, by the a bouquet of pink roses. - The drawing room and dining room of the house were decorated with pink roses, palms and ferns. 5 Mr. and Mrs. Walter R. Tuckerman were hosts luncheon yesterday at the Hotel Mayflower in c: pliment to Prince Serge R nowsky, whose paintings are on exhibition at the Mayflower. Mrs. Laura A. Bradley, chairman of the forum committee of the Women's City Club, will have as her guests at the luncheon on Saturday Mrs. Frank Oreg., and Mrs. | Condon McCormack. wife of Maj. Mc Cormack of the Washington Barracks. Mrs. Wilkins is spending the Winter in Washington with her daughter, | Mrs. McCormiack | Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dana_Gibson | arrived yesterday at the Wi where they plan to remain until morrow. Mr. Gibs Gridiron dinner Mr. and Mrs. Simon Blumberg an- nounce the marriage of their daugh- ter Agnes to Mr. Everett Bails December 10, the Rev. Dr. Abram Stmon officiating. Mr. and Mrs. Theodore F. Hum- phreys of New York arrived in Wash- ington last evening and are stopping at the Shoreham. Mr. Arthur Sears Henning was host at a luncheon in the presidential suite at the Willard today. Covers were laid for 12. Miss Edna Hamilton and her niece, Miss Peggy Martin of San Francisco are visiting in Washington, and are staylng at the Shoreham. Vermont State Society Reception Tonight. At the reception which the Vermont State Assoclation of the District is giving tonight at the Hotel Con nental in honor of Representative El bert S. Brigham of Vermont and Mrs. Brigham the moderator of the asso- ciation, Mrs. Willlam E. Chambe: will be assisted in receiving by Sena- tor and Mrs. Porter H. Dale and Rep- resentative Ernest W. Gibson and Mi Gibson. Mrs. W. W. Husband, chair- man of the reception committee, and Mrs. Mabel R. Peirce, who presides in the dining room, will be assisted by Mrs. Joseph Fairbanks. Mrs. Fred J. Bailey, Miss' Mabel Gilman, Mrs. Al- rt L. Dieterich, Mrs. e It 2 W Claes Dickson Hallencreutz, Mrs. Charles A. Webb, Mrs. William Sta- pleton and Mrs. Luclus O. Chapin. Mrs. Rose G; erneur Hoes and Mrs. Willlam Laird Dunlop, jr., are aiding the concert to be given by the Harvard University Glee and Instru- mental Club Sunday night, December 27, at 8 o'clock, in the ballroom of the Mayflower Hote members of the Club and the In honor of the Princeton Triangle undergradutes of Princeton Univer- sity living in Washington, the Prince- ton Alumni Association of the District of Columbia will glve a dance at the Racquet Club Saturday evening, De- cember 19, after the performance of the Triangle Club of its new musical comedy, “Fortune,” to be given in the Washington Auditorium. arge number of prominent per- ure at the Willard, where they , 1o remain over Sunday. Amc s nator George R. Fearon of the New York State Senate, Mr. Girard Swope, Mr. E. H. H. Sim- mons, president of the New York Siock Exchange: Mr. W. H. Coolidge of Boston, Mr. Kent Cooper, Gen. J. R. McQuigg of Cleveland, national commander of the American Legion, and Mr. . H. r and Mr. ris Hopwood i5top eavuing Dwnersof Studebaker Pourer Durabiling Finish - TURKEY DINNER —a meal that the en- | | tire family can enjoy— Half Grapefrult or Vegetable Soup Roast Turkey, Dressing Cranberry’ Jelly Brussel Sprouts or Fried TrotTeet Fotatoes Trouf Stewed Tomatoes Bolled Potatoes Hearts of Lettuce Salad, French Dressing Tce Cream ar Cup Custard Coffee Tea P FAMOUS RESTAURANT 11th & Penna. Ave. Burchell’s Famous Bouquet Coffee Better Than Ever 38¢c Lb. N. W. Burchell 817-19 Fourteenth St. N.W. “SAY MERRY XMAS WITH Blackistone's Christmas Memorial WREATHS .50 Up BLACKISTONE FLOWERS" 1222 F St. Frank. 5387 WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1925. Wopim ard & Ln Christmas Store . SOCTETY. hrop BN arn The Art Needlework Section Suggests These Colorful Boudoir Very Attractively Priced Gold Lace, Rosebuds and Color Combine in these Frivolous Novelties $ for Her Dressing Table If she loves the frivolous, feminine sort of thing, you may be quite certain that your gift of one or all of these novelties will be welcomed on her You may choose from delicate dressing table. orchid, rose, or blue. Colorful Italian Baskets find many ways to be useful a8 well as ornamental gifts— there is such a large choice of them—{from a tiny little sew- Ing basket to a large waste- peper basket, that you may surely find one to please. Many of them have wéven or phinted decorations— T5¢ to $2.25 are delightful Iittle vanities— sach one boxed for giving. We sketch the newest long-handled puff, 81; and a dainty sachet, 1. Pufts, 500 te §1. Sachets, $1. Lingerie Clasps, 25c to $1. Wood are These In the gayest of colors, and always unique. Imported Hat Stands, 65c te ”". Cheese Board and Knife, $2. Bread Board Sets, $2.50 and 3. Telephone Dolls, $1. Shoe Trees, 85c and $1. Fruit Board Sets, §3. Each Each piece charming with rosebuds, gold lace and ribbon. We sketch nine of the pieces—and if one wishes only three or four—the mirror, brush, comb and tray make an attractive set. Hand-Embroidered Bed Spreads of Crinkled Crepe $9.85 Are Unusual Values Seldom can we offer such an attractive spread as this, at anywhere near this low price—but we planned these especially for Christmas Gifts—and bought plenty of them. There are four different de. signs, of creamy crinkled crepe, embroidered in lovely colors, and edged in fringe. She Will Find Dozens of Uses for a Cretonne Box 75¢c to $2.25 —While many of them are designed for just some special thing, such as a sewing basket, or a little cabinet for jewelry, the others will do duty for s multitude of uses. There’s another suggestion, too—many folk are buying them to send a coat flower in—or some other dainty gift. Ome size is just right for a little girl’s hat box—and any little girl would love having a hat box of her very own. Boudoir Lights Specially Priced The Doll Light, $3.45 The Bed Light, $2.75 The stately doll which pre- sides so charmingly over this little boudoir light, may be had in & varfed choice of colors—3$3.45. The Bedlight, comes in gold. blue, pink, orchid and rose georgette, $2 Colorful Taffeta Pillows Shirred, Puffed, Trimmed with Flowers $3.95 They’re round, oval and oblong— ever so many lovely colors in changeable taffeta—with rows of shirring and puffing, and large flowers for trimming—some with a bit of gold lace, too. $4.95 Three Shapes, $3.95 Four Shapes, $4.95 Two Shapes, $5.95 Art Needlework Section, Third Floor.