Evening Star Newspaper, January 16, 1929, Page 14

SO SOC CIETY. iL1Y The Chief Executive and First Lady of the Land Feted at Dinner. Mrs. ner last evening by yHE President and Mrs. Cool-|other guests included Senora de Gri- f | idge were cntertained at din- |santl, wife of the Minister of Venezuela; Postmaster General and Mrs. New, the other guests includ-| Ing the surgeon general, U. S. A, Maj. Gen. Merritte W. Ireland, and Mrs. | Mrs. Samuel Williams Earle, Mrs. Henry Edward W. Pou, 2 and New John Dr. of Ireland. Mr. McCutcheon Mrs Thomas and M of Chicago, H. Russell Dayton, Ohio Mr. are house guests of the hosts their suburban home, Hemlock Hedge, in Edgemoor, Md. Mrs, Coolidge attended Mrs. Lawrence Townsend’s morning musical this morning, when the program wa by Signor Beniamino Gigli, teno Miss Ruth Townsend, mez: the ballroom of the Mayflower. The Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs. Jardine and the Secretary Tabor and Mrs. James J. Davis will be the guests of honor at dinner this eve- ning of Maj and Mrs. Parker W. West Who will entertain a company of 16 in their quarters at Soldiers’ Home. Secretary of Agricultnre Mr. Jardine 35 today celebrating his birthday an- and it Esme and Lady lsabella Howard To Entertain the Longworths. The dor of Great Britain end Lady Isabella Howard will enter- tain at luncheon Wednesde. January 23, in honor of the Speaker of the House and Mss. Nicholas Longworth. The Ambassador and Lady Isabella Howard were hosts at luncheon yester= Gay in compliment to the Duchess di Sermonetta, sister-in-law of = Prince Cactani, former Italian Ambassador at Washington. Others in the compen v ecretary of the Treasury, Mr. ;fifogfetfic Ambassador of France and Mme, Claudel, Mr. and Mrs. Irwin B Laughlin, Princess Margaret Bonc pagni, Mrs. Peter Augustus Jav, Miss Mabel Boardman, Miss Gytha Stourton, Mr. David Edward Finley, Mr. Cleve land Perkins and Mr. Edmund Howard and Mr. Henry Howard, sons of the Ambassador and Lady Isabella Howard. The Ttalian Ambassador and Nobil Donna Antoinette de Martino rl‘f‘)\ll_t‘d their invitations for dinner, followed by a musical, this evening, because of court mourning for the late Prince Nichelas of Russia. The Ambassador of Germany gnd Frau von Prittwitz und Gaffron were the guests in whose honor Representa- tive and Mrs. Sol Bloom entertained at dinner last night. The other guests were the Minister of Norway and Mme. Bachke, the Minister of Czechoslovakia and Mme. Veverka, Senator and Mrs. Royal S. Copeland, Senator David I Walsh, Representative and Mrs. John Q. Tilson, Representative A. Platt An- drew, the Assistant Secretary of State and Mrs. Wilbur J. Carr, Mrs. James Carroll Frazer and Miss Vera Biocm. The Ambassador and Frau von Prittwitz und Caffron will be the guests in whose honor Col. and Mrs. George C. Thorpe will entertain at din- ner this evening. The Minister of Greece and Mme. Simopoulos will entertain a company of | 20 at dinner this evening. Senator and Mrs. Alben W. Barkley anncunce the approaching marriage of their daughter, Miss Marian Frances Barkley, to Mr. Max O'Rell Truitt of Coolidge at Concert. the | Mrs. Porter H. Dale, Mrs. Hiram Bing- Mrs. Charles S. Dencen, Mrs. Cole X . Edward E. Gann, Mrs. | ha L. Blease, M: | Florence Kahn, Mrs. Alfred J. Brosseau - Allen Cooper, Mrs. { Mrs. Finis J. Garrett, Mrs. Clyde Kell | Mrs. Louis C. Cramton. Mrs. and Mrs. Gates | S. Wallace Dempsey, Mrs. Louis T. Mc- in | Fadden, Mrs. Lindley H. Hadley, Mrs. 'son, Mrs. Ernest R. Ack- | Henry W. Wi | erman. Mrs, Adam M. Wyant, M | Hart Fenn, Mrs. John Q. Tilson, | Charles L. Abernethy, Mrs. William tven | Hull, Mrs. Sol Bloom, Mrs. Frederick | Harcourt J. Pratt. oprano, in | Miss Burton, Mrs. Frederick M. Daven- | W. Magrady, Mrs. | port, Mrs. Joe Crail, Mrs. Victor K. Houston, Mrs. W. Irving Glover, Mrs. | Everett Sanders, Mrs. Harry K. Daugh- | of | erty,. Mrs. Proctor L. Dougherty, Mrs. [ ney F. Taliaferro, Mrs. Frank Mon- dell, Mrs, Thomas W. Phillips, jr.; Mrs. William Rodenberg, Mrs. Charles Sum- | merall, Mrs. Amos A Fries, Mrs. Wil- liam D. Connor, Mrs. Towsend Whelen, Baroness von Below, Mrs. William D. ‘Shnndlcr. Mrs. James Walton Carmalt, irs, S. Corby, Mrs. Mme. von Le! y Downing, M Dumont, Miss ski, Mrs. Frederick Frelinghuysen Callie Doyle, Mrs. James M. Green, Mrs. Cornelius Gardner, Mrs. | Mrs. Josoph H. Himes, | Frank L. Hatch, | Mrs. Edward Harriman, Mrs. Charles | Howell Le Fevre, Mrs. Jacob Leander |Loose, Mrs. Richard H. Lane, Mrs. | Frederick H. Mistretta, Mrs. Lucy Wi der Morris, Mrs. M. Plet, Mrs. Isabel | McDougall, Miss Mand McDougall, Mrs. ‘ | M. de B. Richards. Mrs. Cabot Stevens, | Mrs. William D. West and Miss Eliza- | beth Abigail Ransley. Representative Robert H. Clancy has | returned from Detroit to his apartment |in the Wardman Park Hotel. Mrs. Lawrence Townsend's guests at | the luncheon given today at the May- flower in compliment to Beniamino Gigli and Miss Ruth Townsend, who rendered the program at the concert given this morning in the grand bal. room of the hotel, included the Am- bassador of Brazil, Mr. 8. Gufgel do Amaral; the Ambassador of Cuba and Mme. Ferrara, the Duchess of Ser- moneta, who left Washington imme- diately following the luncheon; Princess Elizabeth de Ligne, Princess Margaret Boneompagni, Count de Sartiges and Mr. Jules Henry of the French em- bassy, Mr. Ronald Campbell, Wing Comdr. and Mrs. T. G. Hetherington and Mr. A. J. Pack of the British em- bassy, Mr. Thomas Stone of the Ca- nadian legation, Mr. Nelson Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. James Clement Dunn. Jordan, Mrs. Tracy Dows, Mrs. Rose Merriam, Mrs. Borden Harriman, M George Mesta, Mr. Milan Petrovie, M: Fred Huber of Baltimore and Mr. Ra dolph Santini of New York. Maj. Gan. and Mrs. William D. Con- nor will be the guests in whos> honor Maj. and Mrs. Burton Young Read will entertain a company of 16 at diner this evening in the Army and Navy Club, the company remaining through the evening for dancing. Mrs. Sidney F. Taliaferro will be at { home tomorrow afternoon from 4 to 6 o'clock and the following Thursday in this month, James York, Mr. and Mrs. Bennett Gates of | A. Frear, Mrs. Bertrand H. Snell, Mrs. Victor Kauffmann, Mrs. William | William H. Conkling. | Robinson | { McCormick Goodhart, Mr. Cleveland Perkins, Mrs. Eldridge | THE EVENING SITAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, | BINA DAY DENEE In the costume she wore at the Wash- ington Assembly last night. —Harris-Ewing Photo. er. After a short visit they will return to their apartment in the Wardman Park Hotel. The Assistant Secretary of the Treas- ury and Mrs. Carl T. Schuneman will be hosts to a company of 10 at dinner (his evening. Mrs. William Fitch Kelley was hostess at luncheon today in the Mayflower for her datighter-in-law, Mrs. McClure Kel- ley, following Mrs. Lawrence Townsend's morning musical, where she entertained guests in her box. The company in- cluded Senora de Bedoya, Mrs. Leander Senorita Maria Padilla, Mlle. Reine Claudel, Mrs. Ches- ter Snow and Miss Martha McClurs, sister of the hostess. Mrs. Jacob Leander Loose entertained at dinner Iast evening in the presiden- tial dining rocm of the Mayflower, hav- ing as her guests Mr. and Mrs. Edward E. Gann, Representative and Mrs. S. Wallace Dempsey, Mr. and Mrs. Wad> Ellis and Senator David I. Walsh of Massachusetts. Mrs. Franklin Fort's guests at lunch- eon today at the Mayflower, following the concert, included Mrs. Charles Eaton, Mrs. George Stobbs, Mrs, Ran- dolph Perkins and Mrs. George Oakley Totten, jr. International Assemity Costume Ball Colorfui. Maids and beaux of colonial days tripped the light fantastic to modern ole———|g]c——r—3/o|c———|pj=———g] tunes at the first International Assem- bly costume ball last evening in the baliroom of the Willard Hotel. Al- though the committee had ‘requested | that the guests portray their own earli- | est ancestor on American soil, there | were not a few in the interesting com- | pany who can no doubt boast a long | iineage of colonial ancestry who had | selected a costume of later periods or | perhaps a more frivolous one, such as | 2 gay gypsy dancer. | costumes_ of foreign lands were seen in the delightful dance, and making ‘n charming contrast were many beau- | ful and striking evening frocks, fash- | 10ned with the hint of Spring in the | design. i | The guests were received by Mrs, ‘Hcm’y F. Dimock, chairman of the permanent organization of the assem- bly, known as the board of jovernors: | Mrs. Charles J. Bell and Mrs. Frederick McCormick-Goodhart, members of the | board. Mrs. Dimock was in an eve- | ning gown of white satin incrusted with rhinestones and Mrs. McCormick- | Goodhart also wore a conventional | evening gown of black transparent vel- vet embroidered in beads. Mrs. Bell | was lovely in a colonial costume of | biscuit-color brocade with a high white wig. | Adding color and interest to the party | was the pageant arranged by Mrs, Wal- | ter R. Tuckerman, who was unable to | be present owing to a bereavement in | her family. The pageant was arranged | in four scenes, and the debutantes tak- ing part were Miss Marian Jardine, | daughter of the Secretary of Agricul- ture and Mrs Jardine; Miss Marian Russell, Miss Jean Peeples, Miss Rahel Davies, Miss Catherine McParlin Davis, | Miss Frances Wall, Miss Lalla Harri- | son Lynn, Miss Ellis Bos rom, daughter of the Minister of Sweden and Mme. Bostrom, and Miss Peggy Tyner, also Miss Janct Hume and Miss Dorothea Lane, debutantes of past seasons. Mrs. McClure Kelley and Miss Bostrom were prominent members of the young ladies’ committee. One of the daintiest costumes at the ball was worn bv Mrs. Harry Norment. It was an empire frock, fashioned of | turquoise blue satin, with dropped shoulders and a long train. With this she wore a poke bonnet of the satin and carried a small ivory fan. Mme. Prochnik, wife of the Minister of Aus'ria, wore a costume of cloth of gold, made old fashioned and trimmed with blue velvet, and her hair was cov- ered with a cloth of gold evening cap. Miss Bina Day Deneen, daughter of Senator and Mrs. Charles S. Deneen, was in a Juliet costume of white satin. Mrs. Sidney F. Taliaferro, who ac- companied the Commissioner, was love- 1y in a dainty colonial costume of pink | taffeta and old lace. Another striking costume at the party was worn by Mrs. M. de Claire Berry. fashioned of rich brocade with a black lace shawl and a black lace poke bonnet. Mrs. Leland Stanford Conness had on a handsome colonial costume of old January Sale! Our Entire Stock Fitted Cases Overnight and Toilettaire Models 20% and 257 less tham former prices. CASTENS LEATHER GOODS 1314 G St. N.W. CITY CLUB BLDG. Several native | rose brocaded taffeta, made Wwith paniers, and a rare old Belglan lace shawl about the shoulders. She wore a white wig and black lace mitts. Mrs. Edwyn Poor of New York pro- trayed a Venetian court lady and Mrs. Charles Warren had on a becoming costume representing a lady of the French court The boxes were well filled and there was much visiting among them. One of the most picturesque boxes at the party was that of the Am- bassador of Japan and Mme. Debuchi, which was occupied by members of the cmbassy staff, the ladies in the company wearing the native dress of the Flowery Kingdom. The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. Wilbur were among the guests of Miss Mary Temple. The Ambassador o Spain and Senora s in the box of ett, who also had as guests, Rear Admiral Willlam Ledyard Rodgers and his sister, Mrs. Robert Giles; Rear Admiral Harry T. Huse and Mrs. Huse, Miss Inger Bryn, Mr. John Storer and Mr. Arthur Carter Pickering. ‘The Ambassador of France and Mme, Claudel had with them in their box members of the embassy staff and a few young people. The Minister of Greece and Mme. Simopoulos were among the guests in Miss Bell Gurnee's box. Other guests were Senator and Mrs. Frederic M. Sackett, Senator Arthur Capper, former United States Ambassador to Chile, Mr. William Colller, and Mr. Nelson T. Johnson, Assistant Secretafy of State. In Mrs. Joseph Washington's box were Mrs. Augustus Blagden, Ms. Stuart Hotchkiss, Mrs. Lawrence Heap, Mr. and Mrs. Hewett Wells, Mr. Henry Martyn Clake, Mr. Eben Comins, Mr Macpherson Minetree and Mr. Dainger- field Addison. Mrs. Willlam Fitch Kelley had with her Col. and Mrs. Charles B. Drake, Col. and Mrs. George C. Thorpe, M ANUARY 16, and Mrs. Francis Martin Savage and Miss Martha McClure. Mrs. Delos A. Blodgett and her sister, Mrs, Charles G. Matthews, entertained the counselor of the Peruvian embassy and Senora de Gonzalez Prada, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Parsons Erwin and Mr. and Mrs. David St. Pierre Gaillard. Mrs. Henry Alvah Strong was hostess to the Secretary of Labor and Mrs. James J. Davis, the Chinese Mintster and Mme. Sze, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. | Trowbridge and Mr. and Mrs. Paul F. | Achilles of New York, who are hous: guests of Mrs. Strong. Mme. von Lewinski, wife of the Ger- man consul general in New York, en- tertained at dinner, later taking her guests to her box. In the company were Senator and Mrs. Morris Sheppard, Representative and Mrs. Harry C. Ran- | sley. Represeniative and Mrs. Fred S. | Purnell, the commandant of the Army iWflr College and Mrs. William D. Con- nor | versity. Mrs. Edward C. Walker entertained in her box Mr. and Mrs. Charles War- | ren, Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Brewster and Miss Fannie Lay. Mrs. Jacob Leander Loose had with |her Mr. and Mrs. Edward E. Gann, | brother-in-law and sister of the Vice President-elect, Senator Charles Curtis, 1929.° Crane of Westover, Va.; Mrs. Anne | Archbold, Mrs. Nelson Abell of Morris- town, N. J, and Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh. Among others in the notable com- pany were Capt. Alfred Mulliken cf |SPECIAL VALUES FURS—FUR COATS We have a nuniber of exclusive models in fur coais and fur pieces at a mere fraction of their true worth. Nowhere will one find such a choice selection to choose from. EANET & BACHER FURRIERS 1111 F St. N.W. A FASHION INSTITUTION Paris “Washington NewYork High-Cost Pearls (constructed) unusual at $7.50 they were $10 to §15 Costly looking, these pearls! From Paris Creamy toned . . . .+ . and they’re so stunning! and distin- guished! Odd pieces, of course . . . stock cleaning days, so you benefit! Just a few of each . . . only one of some . shop as soon as possible tomorrow ! 1, 2, 3 strand pearls —60-inch pearls —crystal and pearl combinations Sterling or white gold clasps . . . some set with baguette or square cut crystals! Jewelry Shop—Street Floor and Prof. Borchardt of Yale Uni- | Other boxholders were Mrs. Richard | SOCIETY. Maine, Mr. Randolph Clement Zell of Baltimore, Col. Rawson Warren, Mrs. Mrs, Harry e Mrs. George Renee Claudel, daughter of the Ambassador of France and Mm Claudel, and Miss Frances Larner Go) Mrs. Granville Fortescue was hostet at dinner, her guests later attending the ball. The company included Mrs. El- wyn Poor of New York, the commercial counselor of the British embassy and Lady Broderick, the counselor of the French embassy, Count de Sartiges; Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Bell, Col. and | Mrs. J. A. O'Brien, Mrs. Julien Ripl M sell Trail (Continued on Fifteenth Page.) Marriage Licenses. Marriage licenses 3 oarmia have been issued to the William_E. 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That This proves it! We expect lots of thrifty misses and women will want them. early! Order Miss Coakley says: “No woman is smarter than her figure” —vwhich means the right corseting is the beginning of smart wardrobes. Miss Coakle is here now demon- strating the Vagabond Sash and La Columbia, Mo., at their home Sunday Masque! See her tomorrow! ~afterncon, January 20, at § o'clock, th: * Phantom —is the color of the month in Gold Stripe for smart women and Silk Stockings —are such satisfying silk stockings to wear! Extra service woven into garters where runs can’t go below the won- derful Gold Stripe! Forever beautiful, be- cause they are 100% pure silk! —Every smart shade, chiffon or service, pointed or square heels. $1.95 3 pairs, $5.70 Your size, always in stock! Street Floor... and also at our cone venient Shop in Stone- leigh Court. NM‘? iun durne:v\lmwm to aw York on irday. m arner Rev. Drf James Shera Montgomery, | coF, J9C8 O RERTIRT. 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