Evening Star Newspaper, December 4, 1928, Page 19

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1928 W 100 PRSSHERS y . 0 aed T SOCIETY | (Continued From Eighteenth Page.) pale lavender combined with a deep | mauve brocade and trimix with ! garlands of gardenias, a lovey white wig and carrying a handkerchief of | rare-old lace; Mrs. Davidson, who wore | an évening gown of electric-blue chif- fon; Mrs. Everard R. Todd, in a deep | cream satin old-fashioned costume, and ! Mrs. J. Garnett King in a blue chiffon evening gown. An interesting interiude to dancing, which started almost immediately on| opening the ballroom doors, was the presentation of prizes. The first prize for the dancing was won by the cha man of the debutantes’ committee, M Phyllis Hight, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Frank S. Hight, who was in a! faultiess costume of rich red brocade whiclf formed the batteau worn over a petticoat of She wore a white wie, | h-heeled bluc slippers and carried | a colonial cluster of flowers. Th prize was a gold necklace. ! The first prize for the prettiest cos- ! tume was awarded to Miss Faith Phil- . daughter_of the Rev. and Mrs. Ze Barney Phillips, who will make her formal bow tomorrow, her costume ng of blue brocade with paniers ing over a full lace petticoat. She e a white wig and carried an old- oned bouquet. A bracelet of bril-| as the prize. Miss Hight, Miss Celeste Page anud Miss Elizabeth Kennedy were joint ! chairmen of the girls' committee "and Mrs. F Walker Pa 7 rt M. Ken- nedy entertained a number >f debu- tantes in their box for them. and panie roll Henderson, dau Mrs. Robert Henderson, arrived at the ball just before midnight and with her were several of her sister buds, Who as- sisted at_her debut party in the afte noon. The debutantes made an effec- e picture in their dainty evening{ frocks and carrying large arm bouquets | of pink roses. The Misses Robbins, debutante daughters of the Assistant Secretary of War, Col. Charles Burton | Robbins, were in the group. Debutante Wears Mother's Wedding Gown. Miss Elizabeth Trescot, who is not| making a formal debut this season, but going about with the debutantes, was a Jovely picture in her mother’s wedding gown of white satin with a tight-fitted bodice, puffed sleeves and a longj rounded train. She wore clusters of curls back of each ear and carried a Colonial bouquet in a lace holder. Miss Lilla La Garde, a bud of last Winter, wore a quaint old-fashioned costume of cinnamon brown plaid taf- | feta made with long fitted sleeves, a high neckline and a bustle at the back. Mrs. Delos A. Blodgett and her sister, Mrs. Charles G. Matthews, wore handsome Colonial costumes of rich satin, white wig and carried old-fashioned bouquets and dainty lace handkerchiefs. The Rev. Meade Bolton MacBryde imper- sonated a Colonial gentleman, wearing a costume of heavy satin and a white wig. Miss Exilona Hamilton, daughter of Mrs. Frank T. Hamilton, was a Spanish dancer and her dancing partner imper- soncted a black-faced comedian. H The commercial secretary of the British embassy and Mrs. Leander Me- Goodhart arrived early at the ball with the former’s mother, Mrs. McCormick Goodhart. Young Mrs. McCormick Goodhart wore a gold eve- ning gown, With an evening wrap trim- med with ermine, and Mrs. McCormiclk Goodhart, sr., was in a black lace gown. Miss Eugenie LeMerle, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Eugene LeMerle, was un- usually lovely in a frock of rich cream satin, made with a fitted bodice and a full skirt. She carried a straw knit fan. Mrs. Walter A. Bloedorn wore a COS- tume of stiff black silk, embroidered in pearls and silver, fashioned after the style of Colonial days, representing her ancestress, Lady Thomas Gerard, whose two daughters were respectively the wives of Col. John Washington. Mrs.{ Bloedorn’s cousin, Mrs, Albert Grinnell Brady, represented Miss Elizabeth Gerard, daughter of Lady Gerard. The boxes were will filled and there was much visiting from one to another. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Taliaferro had with them in their box Comdr. Russell Crenshaw, U. S. N, and Mrs. Crenshaw; Dr. Edward Emery Morse and Mrs. Ludwell Lee Montague. With Mrs. E. A. Harriman, who shared the box with Mr, and Mrs. Taliaferro, were Mrs. Joseph E. Washington and Mr. and Mrs. Edmond Platt. Col. and Mrs. John W. Joyes enter- tained at dinner preceding the ball, and later occupied the box of Mrs. Thomas H. C. Reed, having with them Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Herbert O. Williams and Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Frank R. Keefer. | With Mr. Frederick Coville, president of the Arts Club, and Mrs. Coville were Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor and other guests. In_the box occupied by Chapter 3 Shoulder Corsages To Add te % Gy Affaiv Make Them of Roses and Sweet Peas $3.50 1407 H Street Main 3707 The New WALKER ELECTRIC DISHWASHERS Sink and Cabinet models ker Electric Dish- you ho nickel a clectricit) Free Trial—Terms Easy J. C. Harding & Co., Inc. 2821—Decatur—2822 1336 Connecticut Ave. N.W. Dupont Circle Bldg. of the Colonial Dames of America, were | Mrs. Montgomery Meigs Macom, who | is president of the chapter; Mrs. John Rutherford, Mr. and Mrs. Walter R. Tuckerman, Mr. and Mrs, William Eaches Fendall, Mrs. Robert Giles, Mrs. Stokes Halke Florence Van | Rensselaer, Mrs. McCormick Goodhart, | Mrs. Frank Anderson, Mrs. McGee Els- | 1 worth and Miss Elsworth of New York, Mr. George Edwin MacLean and Mr. Walter Davidge. Mrs. Macomb wore the ancestral gown that had descended to her from her ancestress, Eli th Dandridge Henley, sister of Martha Washington, and Mrs. Stokes Halkett had on the dress once worn by her grandmother, Sarah Lusk Phelps. Mrs. H. H. Smith of Fredericksburg had as guests in her boX, Dr. J. Gar- nett King, mayor of Fredericksburg, and Mrs. King: also Mr. and Mrs. Car- ter Goolrich, Mrs. Beverly Roberts. Mrs. William Sherman Walker, Mrs. Lowell F. Hobart and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Steele. In the box sponsored by Mrs. Arthur Giles were Mr. and Mrs. F. Sprig Perry, Mrs. Rust Smith, Miss Keenan and Miss Louise Leisenring. Mrs. Philip Lee Phillips entertained j. and Mrs. Albert J. Meyer, ard Mrs. Samuel J. Henry, Mr. Mrs. Robert D. Cummin, Mrs. Robert W. Imbrie and Mr. Gabriel Ferrante. Mrs. Nannie Green Jobe was sponsor for a box, the guests including, in addition_to Mrs. Jobe, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Waite Fuller, Mr. and Mrs Warren Haines, Mr. and Mrs. Gilm: Bullard r. Horace MacFarland, Mrs, Mattie Wyatt Porter. Miss Elizabeth Jobe, Miss Phoebe Fuller, Mrs. Martin Goldsborough, Mr. William C. Deming, Mr. Hugh Fleming, J. Livingston Price, Mr. A. L. H . Mr. A. Geary Robert Fuller and Mr. 's. James A. Gaddes. In the four boxes occupied by mem- M, lonial Dames were Mrs, Mrs. Anne Banister Pryor, Mrs George H. Calvert, Aurclius _ Shands, Mrs. . Todd. Mr. and Mrs. Augustine Todd, Mrs. Percy E. Quin, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey ~Wattles, Col. and Mrs. Frank W. Mahin, Mrs. Charles Matthews, Mrs. Delos A. Blodgett, Mrs. D. Pierre Gaillard, Mrs. Howard Hodgkins, Miss Anna Wash- ington Wilson, Mrs. Charles K. Koones, Mrs. Asa Phillips, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Erwin, Miss Laura Dorsey, Mrs. Ida V. Warren, Mr. Edward Burr Powell, Miss Mary Forman Day and Mrs. Ed- mund Munoz. A delicious supper was served shortly after midnight in the small ballroom. Among other important Virginians | who live in Washington and were at the ball were Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Harrison, Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Talia- ferro Plaster, Mrs, Francois Berger Moran, Mrs. Horace G. Macfarland and Mr. Beverley Humph Harris. _Also at the party were Mi Frances Wall, debutante daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Wall; Mrs. John Sherman Wal- ker, Dr. and Mrs. Eugene Le Merle, Mr. Robert D. Pearson, Mr. Hugo Inden, Miss Marguerite Beaman Neale, Miss Rahel Davies, Commissioner and Mrs. Sidney F. Taliaferro and Miss Elsie Alexander. Mr. ir Everard and Mrs box party. the list of guests including | and | | marriage | M. Holt, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wyatt enter- tained a house party over Thanksgiv- ing and the week end at their country place near Syria, Va., having in the company_the governor of the Federal Reserve Board, Roy A. Young, and Mrs. Young, and their daughters, Jane and Margaret; Mr. John M. Cook of Penn- sylvania and Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Graves and the two daughters of the hosts, Laura Bell aud Jane Wyatt. The men of the party went on several hunting trips. Mrs. Jesse W. Nicholson entertained a luncheon party of eight today at her home in Chevy Chase. Junior League Circu: Arranging a Dutch Feature, An attractive feature of the Junior League circus to be held December 19 in the Washington Auditorium will be a Dutch number. Among others in this group will be Mrs. Frederick H. Siddons, Miss Katharine Dunlop, Mrs. Plerre Gaillard, Miss Emily Mackall Mrs, Francis Winslow, Mrs. Dabney Maury, | Mrs. Reber Littlehales, Mrs. Gwinn Rust, Mrs. Nathan Scott, Mrs. Edward K. Morris, Miss Eleanor Snyder, Mrs. Howard Tucker, Mrs. Corrin Strong, iss Ruth Stoddard, Miss Anne Carter Greene and Miss Faith Phillips. Typi- cally circus refreshments will be in | charge of Mrs. B. W. Thoron and Mrs. Ernest J. Swift. Mrs. Howard S. Fisk of 1054 Quebec place northwest will entertain infor- mally at a tea Sunday from 5 to 7 o'clock in “~nor of her daughter, Mrs. Ralph F. rtley, who was married | September 15. Mrs. Fisk will be assisted by her sis- ter, Mrs. George A. Trapp, and Mrs. Helen B. Bartley, mother-in-law of Mrs. Bartley; also by Miss Edith E. Robey and Miss Pearl A. Jones, who were attendants of Mrs. Bartley's at her wed- ding. Mrs. Clarence M. Busch, national president, League of American Pen Women, who, with her daughter, Miss Clarice Busch, has taken a suite for the Winter at the Willard. entertained at dinner there last evening. Among her guests were Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Car- | penter and Mr. and Mrs. John Fox, Mr. Powell Merrick and Miss Clarice Busch. Former Representative and Mrs. M. | E. Rhodes have returned to Washington after a visit to Missouri and have re- opened their apartment at the Bancroft for the Winter. Mr. and Mrs. John L. Manley of Lynchburg, Va., have announced the of their daughter, Mrs, Jessie to Dr. Herbert S. Beckler of in Washington November 15. B. H. Melton officiated. Dr. Staunton The Rev. and Mrs, Beckler will live in Staunton. | - Mrs. George Barnett has accepted ap- | = pointment as chairman‘of patronesses for the ball to be given under the aus- pices of the District of Columbia League of American Pen Women during the pre-Christmas holidays. Mrs. Elie A. Helmick is chairman of the ball, which is to take place Decem- ber 18 at the Willard Hotel, and has associated with her as honorary chair- men the national president of the league, Mrs. Clarence M. Busch, and the president of the District branch, Mrs. fl. ASTER WINTER COATS other colors beaver. 1219 ConnecTicuT Ave~ THE MORE IMPORTANT ONES SPECIALLY PRICED black coats of soft, smooth-finish fabrics, and in new tweeds; browns, new tans and in kashmir materials and woolens; luxuriously furred with Persian, caracul, krimmer, natural lynx, fox and 175.00 others at 145.00, 165.00 and 195.00. The fine quality of the fabrics, the perfect tailoring and the superb furs are unusual at this extraordinary low price for such excellent Pasternak coats. = UYoung Open evenings FOOT INSURANCE FO The “I.qa Coste” Developed in brown and black suede; priced at $14.50 omnartness - ‘The secret of youth for fect and ankles lies in young smartness, youngslimness. Everywoman may have both if she will wear one of the new Foot Saver Models we are now fitting. For these designs ex- press the spirit of youth in its latest mode. And their patented in-built constructionrefinesthelines of the ankle to a charm of youthful slenderness. Foot Saver Shocs are carried in stock in sizes up to 9 and in widths AAAA to D. ICHS F Street at Tenth R THE FUTURE | daughter, Miss Sally Darby of Wash- | Aaron D. Newman. Proceeds from the | ball will be divided between the branch | and the fund being raised for the league in Georgetown. Mrs. Henry Wells has returned to Washington for the Winter and is again | in residence at the Mayflower, having | arrived here Sunday from New York, | where she spent the past two months. | ; Mrs. Wells was in Atlantic City and the Berkshires during the Summer, ‘The Congressional Club has sent out cards for its first entertainment of the season and will be hosts at a reception Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Cards for the reception and dance to be given | from 9 to 12 o'clock December 11 at the | clubhouse have also been issued. As| the latter event is more formal, re- sponses are requested. Mrs. Mary Harper Darby and Mr. Harry Hayden, both of Wilmington, | N. C., were married at 1 p.m. Saturday, December 1, at St. Matthew's Cath- olic Church, Washington, by the Rev. Father John J. Callaghan. | The bride was attended by her ington and Wilmington, and Mr. Wal- | ter Rumsey Marvin, jr., of New York | City was the best man. The bride wore a charming gown of brown transparent velvet with close fit- | ting hat of brown satin. A corsage bouquet of Parma violets completed her costume. Miss Darby wore an attractive en- semble of burgundy transparent velvet and a corsage cluster of yellow roses. Following the ceremony a _reception was given by Mrs. John Knowles Bishop at her home on Rhode Island avenue. The out-of-town guests were Mr. Fred Harper of Lynchburg, Va., brother of the bride, and his daughter, Miss Carrie Harper; Mrs. Quincy Satchwell of gi‘ge;}c%v S C. and Miss Kathryn Hay- | ngton, N. s { o gton, N. C, sisters of the | ter a wedding trip to New York City, Mr, and Mrs. Hayden will x'(‘sidv! at 800 North Sheppard street, Rich- | mond, Va. where Mr. Hayden is State | editor of the Richmond News-Leader. Among those from Washington w went over to Baltimo: andga(:lnn‘:irg Tolman Laundry Improved Dry 3 * ship associated for years wit For unbiased, reliable Cleaning or Dyeing problem, be glad to help you. SRR The finest and most up- installed. An experienced manager is in charge. same excellent quality .and dependability of workman- the watchword of Tolman Dry Cleaning. Consult Us Freely the bachelors’ cotillion last night were omdr. and Mrs. Howard Bode, Mr. William Bowle Clark, Mr. Wilbur Ross memorial clubhouse of the national “Hubbard, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Watson | blue chiffon, fashioned along graceful | Hubbard, Mr. Joscph P. Treat, Miss| draped lines. and she carried & bougquet Hazel Bergwin, Miss Caroline Huston Thompson, Miss Helen Daingerfield, Miss Hellen Minneigerode and Miss Mary | Devereau. Mrs. J.. M. Ellsworth and Miss Elizabeth Ellsworth from New York Cit; | have come to Washington for the Win- | ter and have taken a suite at the Fair- | fax Hotel, 2100 Massachusetts avenue. The marriage ' of Miss Josephine Agnes Lynch, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Lynch, to Mr. Richard C. Gazley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert R. 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The bride wore a gown of queen’s | of sweetheart roses, orchids and llies of the valley. | Miss Gertrude Ann Lynch, sister of | the bride, was the maid of honor, wear- |ing a powder blue chiffon ‘rock and carrying a bouquet of sweetheart roses | and white sweet peas. Mr. Lester T. Bradbury of Long Beach, Calif., was the best man. A reception and breakfast followed the ceremony for the wedding party and immediate families. Mrs. Lynch, mother of the bride, | wore a gown of navy blue georgette. Mr. Gazley and his bride left later in the afternoon for a wedding trip, Mrs, Gazley wearing a golden brown satin and crepe gown and hat and ac- | cessories to match. They will be at | [ home upon their return at 1820 Clydes- dale place. Miss Helen Varick Boswell of New pgpl&n, Tune aff North 3445 TSI Wednesday and share ning dresses in canton cre, new color and style. Imported evening frocks coat. " Misses’ Dresses REDUCED $15 to $20 Dresses g For misses 14 to 20. 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