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WifciJ3 TX VPf wv wa2C6al a issiiJir irTg zji zi rTS ts rsv -Tf SxMkfeflK 4 fl xrS I fe S1S ts 3T A sPaP THE WASIPNGTONOTTPBDAI 1 i i i i I in aa oodwercd 3Lotbto New YorkWASHINGTON Paris January Victor Records on Sale Today Many Fine Selections Fourth Floor Eleventh Street Our Semi Annual Clearance Sale of Womens Stylish Suits Has Been Arranged to Commence This Morning in the Salons on the Third Floor This embraces our regular stock of the very finest garments in the prevailing styles and there are decidedly rare values Todays Most Important Item Is 100 Suits at 1875 That Have Been Selling as High as 3500 And portraying all the latest and best liked styles of the season There are Broadcloths Gabardines Whipcords Serges and Poplins in Bottle Green African Brown Purple and Field Mouse as well as the always popular shades of black and navy blue Coats are cut in all the smart styles such as Russian blouse belted box and full flare and the skirts are very full and either circular panel plaited or gored many have patch pockets and detachable belts THE SIZES RANGE FROM 34 TO 44 BUT NOT ALL SHADES IN ALL SIZES YET THERE IS A SUIT FOR EVERY WOMAN Very Specially Priced at 1875 for Choice I I jzl i ISSS imfS zmmA zswmrvs Tf rj iS 3SfeSt5s 3iJT HS 1 1 aMa aaa npDOanDaODaaOpDaQOODDQdOOpDUDDaDDaDDODDDnaDaaDaQaDDDaDODOnDDODDQDDDDDDDDDaaDODaDJf Tips i Affairs of Smart Set in National Capital a5 a in a a a nnDaaoaoDoanDDODnaoaaooaoQaaaoaaoDaDODonnc Third floor street We Direct Particular Attention to the Remarkably Fine Values in Womens Coats at 2500 These are coats which cannot be judged by the price because they are so much superior to the usual 25 garments and if you place an estimate upon them without seeing them an undervaluation is bound to result Street Coats Semidress Coats Automobile Coats Sport Coats Skating Coats Raincoats Knockabout Coats The latest styles materials and effects are exemplified in this very large collection of coats at 2500 Full flare effects straight line coats fitted or semifitted coats with or without belts and defined waist lines high chin chin and closely fitted collars trim med in rich furs velvets and self materials Smart Coats and distinctive trimmings and manners of fashioning that are entirely different from the usual coats at the price Materials are wool plush corduroy wool velour zibeline ripple cloth granite cloth broadcloth Pereiana cloth whipcord tweeds and mixtures Colors are black green Belgian blue navy blue oxford army brown green and black white and black and gray and black The best values All sizes from 34 to 46c at 2500 Third floor street Special Flat Rates To ances AXIC ABS North 1212 AN DOM Stories of Society Circles in America and Abroad Revealed in Aspects Grave and Gay Functions at Which Wealth and Fashion Assemble CENTEMERI EVENING GLOVES the best obtainable 8 16 24 button lengths 71 A11 nrt JsWXlr rOBMZBlX SHOOT bJEUXTF izie stkcct mw Inc Bab Ionian Tablets Iridescent Glasi Assyrian Cjlintlers Indian Baskets Iuriox Autographs of Presidents of Heitmuller Art Co 1307 14th St IKMJINE BLACK CREPE GRAIN LEV1HEH BAGS Leather lined nariow imported frame has the expensie lub bag hape edges all sewed with a welt sizes are 12 14 and 16 inches Just ihe BaR for those oer nght trips 50 should have been he price but Ber CI QC mans price JJD RER MAN Eatabltshed 1892 934 St OleSwealkrSIop To Have Our Official SWEATER in your house is to put you on the safe side of the weather A 750 Value at Shaker Knit Shawl Collar woven in pockets JULIUS A WEST 800 7th St Cor 5 rflBMk T1 1 ew Store The Mammoth Cloak and Suit House 318 Seventh Street Seventh street moat reliable onterfjannent atore onlj the better elaaa of merehandlae shown here and at prices which mean a real saving to yon Spend Your Christmas Money Here For Reliable Jewelry at Attractive Prices SCHMEDTIE BROS CO Established 51 Years Open Evenings 704 7th St DRESS IN STYLE Mens Womens and Children Clothing on Easy Terms DODEKS 829 7th St NW MRS JOHN JACOB ASTOR will open her house 840 Fifth avenue the night of January 18 and give a dinner followed by a small dance and supper It will be her first entertainment of any importance since the death of her husband the late Col John Jacob Astor aboard the Titanic in April 1912 Last year Mrs Astor gave the use of her ballroom for a musicale for charity at which Fritz Kreisler playei and last week did so again At tha time Pavlowa danced and Mrs Campbell gave an act from Pygmalion bu in neither case was Mrs Astor the hostess eo her entertainment on January 18 will be her first Her older friends hae received cards recently stating that Mrs Astor invites whoever it may be to dlnne at half past 8 oclock and her younger friends are invited to the supper and dance Among the last weddings of the year will be that of Miss Sara Sherman Wl borg daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Wiborg to Gerald Murphy son of Mr and Mrs Patrick Francis Murphy oi ixew ork It will be celebrated quietly on Thursday afternoon at the home of the brides parents 40 Fifth avenue in the presence of relatives and a few intimate friends Miss Wiborg will lave her sister Mrs Sidney Fish as her matron of honor and another sister Miss Mary Hoyt Wiborg will be the maid of honor and only other attendant Frederick Murphy brother of the bridegroom will act as best man There wjjl be no ushers After the wedding ceremony there will be a reception The financial reforms urged in Great Britain will probably soon cut short the exorbitant profits which have been raked in by many of the people appeal mg to the public for funds to carry on different war charities Ladies whose charity enterprises for the war have beep entirely free from graft are rushing into print to publish balance sheets and in general to vindicate themselves Amongf these is Lady Angela Forbes one of the beauti CONTINUED ON NUITH PAGE Vj0 wm 4 9 0 Lend Varied Gayeties to Opening Season CECRETAkY and Mrs Lansing and Judge Gray Receive Guests at Reception to Pan American Delegates Se ere ta ry and Mrs Daniels Also to Entertain HE hospitalities In compliment to the delegates to the pan American sclentlflc congress were Inaugurated last night with the brilliant reception In their honor given by the Secretary of State and the members of the United States delegation at the pan American bureau The Secretary of State and Mrs Lansing and Judge George Gray chairman of the United States delegation received the guests In the Hall of the Americas which like the other rooms of the handsome building and the marble stairway leading to It was profusely decorated with flags aid flowers The Marine Band played during the evening giving a program of national airs among other appropriate selections A buffet supper was served on the entrance floor The guests invited to meet the distinguished foreigners included the cabinet Judiciary members of the Senate and House and representatives of the army and navy and of resident circles Tonight Mrs Robert Patterson will open her house In Dupont circle for a reception In compliment to the delegates at 930 oclock Other hospitalities in their honor on the program for today Include luncheon to the official delegates by the Secretary of State at his home In Eighteenth street a dinner by Senator and Mrs James Wadsworth a dinner by the Third Assistant Secretary of State and Mrs William Phillips a dinner by the governor of the Federal reserve board and Mrs Charles Hamlin a dinner by Mme Hauge a dinner by Mrs Samuel Spencer a dinner by Mrs John Henderson and a dinner by the commissioner of patents and Mrs Thomas Ewing Mrs Stephen Elklns entertained at dinner last night at her home In street In compliment to Miss Edith Blair daughter of Mr and Mrs Montgomery Blair and one of the most Interesting of the winters debutantes Several of the debutantes were among the guests who Included also Mrs Elkins house guests Elklns Oliphant grandson of the late Senator Elklns and Miss Holden The womens auxiliary conference of the second pan American scientific congress will hold Its sessions this week and part of next dally from 10 In the morning till 1 oclock in Continental jnnnaDDnnDadnaaDanaannoDnaaaaciDrjaaaa i Beautiful Ghatelaine of One of Mosi Interesting Homes in National Capital JN BBBBBBBBBBBBbHbBBBBbL BBBBBnSBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBW bbbbbbbbbbbS Ja1t IMBWjBBaBJBF kSaBBBaM AvBWLLLLbbSbBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBbV 49fflnSB9SBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBVS laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaiaaaBaWWiaaaaaB AJa BmShHbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbIi 0 aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaHaflaaaaaafcSSralBS BBSaaaaaaaaaaaflaiS fi aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalBBaHBBaaaaBaBaaaa 5 SM MRS JEROME BONAPARTE Mr and Mrs Jerome Bonaparte returned to Washington a few days ago and opened their house in street for the winter Mrs Bonapartes young daughters are with them for the holidays and tomorrow Mrs Bonaparte will entertain at a young peoples party for them Mrs Edgar Edmonston of Baltimore and Mr and Mrs Calvin Hendrick of Baltimore Among other guests were Mrs William Haywood Mr and Mrs Ten Eyck Wendell Miss Elizabeth and Miss Suzanne Chase Mrs Claude Swan son Mrs Robert Traver Mrs Francis Nash Mrs James Mann Mr and Mrs Hampson Gary Mrs Sims Miss Marie Sims Mrs John Hewson Mrs Schleuter Mrs John Thompson Mrs Dudley Morgan Mrs Theodore Noyes Mrs Ollie James the Misses Denys Mr Robert Patterson Miss Ruth Patterson Miss Margherltta Tillman Miss Ellie Lejeune Mr and Mrs Fred Denntt Miss Helen McCumber Mrs Memorial Hall No invitations are be Charles Helmbold Miss Marjorie Helm ing issued but all who are interested bold Mr Samuel Jordan Graham Col In the subjects under discussion will be made welcome A daughter was born Sunday afternoon to Mr and Mrs Rufus Day eon and daughter in law of Mr Justice Day of the Supreme Court who make their home with him Mrs Finley widow of Mr Fin ley who at the time of his deatn was president of the Southern Railway and the Misses Finley who have been making their home at Warrenton will spend the winter in Washington Graves Miss Laura Graves Mrs Robert Hjnckley Mrs Charles McChord Miss Margaret McChord Miss Corrinne Bon and Mrs Cothran who are guests at the White House and are staying at the Willard Mr and Mrs Boiling to Leave Mr and Mrs Rolfe Boiling who came to Washington from Panama for the wedding of President and Mrs Wilson and are the house guests of Mr and Mrs A Clapham will leave tomorrow for Abingdon Vaf and later will visit the governor of Virginia and Mrs Stuart returning to Washington January 10 when they will be the guests of Mr and Mrs Hunter Gait Mrs Chapin Marcus of New York nle of Kentucky Mr William Bowie has arrived in Washington and will syena a iew days with her parents Mr and Mrs A Butler at their home in street Miss Hendrick I Introduced One of the most beautiful debutantes of the season was introduced yesterday afternoon when Mrs David Stewart Hendrick entertained at a large tea dance at Rauschers from 4 to 7 oclock presenting her daughte Miss Lillian Wllliston Hendrick to society Mr and Mrs Joseph Wilson the former the brother of the President and their daughter Miss Alice Wilson motored over from Baltimore to attend the debut Miss Wilson being one of the assistants The small ballroom where the guests were received was decorated with Christmas cedars ana great clusters of American beaut roses while a lattice work interwoven with smilax held the many bouquets sent the debutante In tfie large ball room where a stringed orchestra plajed for dancing the decorations were of the Christmas trees Etudded with poinsettia blossoms The tea table had a large centerpiece of American beauty roses and the candles were capped in red candle shades Mrs Hendrick received In a handsome gown of black satin embroiderer1 with steel sequins and with i long court train of black velvet 6he wore a corsage bouquet of orchids and gardenias Miss Hendrick wa charming in a gown of white chiffon spangled in crystals built over flesh colored satin The bodice was of the tulle and crystals with a narrow girdle of silver ribbon The skirt was ver bouffant the drapery caught by a single pink rose She carried American beauty roses Mrs Daniels wife of the Secretary of the Navy Mrs Sidney Ballou Mrs Thomas Martin Mrs Charles Sturte vant Mrs Holton and Miss Emma Hitchings presided at the tea table Others assisting were Mrs Oscar Underwood Mrs Joseph Kuhn Mrs JamesXawson Karrick Mrs Edgar Ed monston of Baltimore Mrs Hendrick Mrs Royall McKenna Mrs Howard Hume Miss Gladys Hinckley Miss Adelaide Heath Miss Georgia Schofleld Miss Jeannette Cowan Miss Callie Hoke Smith Miss Beatrice Clover Miss Edith Blair Miss Beecher Miss Evelina Gleaves Miss Teresa Granda Pezet Miss Grynga Raybaud Miss Elizabeth Wiley Miss Catherine Burdette Miss Elizabeth Harding Miss Margaret How ard Miss Lucie Hall Miss Ruth Lester Baroness von Wlnckler and Miss Alice Wilson of Baltimore Among the guests were a number of delegates to the pan American scientific congress and a number of cadets who were home from college wearing their uniforms added to the gayety of the occasion The out of town guests who came for the debut were Mr and Mrs Edward Brown of New Bedford Mass Mr and Mrs Ben jamin Relgel of New York Mri and Clark Miss Catherine Harlow Miss Virginia Hammond Miss Delano Miss Elsie Downing Mrs Morgan Cameron Mrs Neale Miss Louise Bayne and Miss Helen Blodgett A small but distinctively Washington gathering of yesterday was that which came together for the annual tea party The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs Josephus Daniels will entertain at a small dinner on January 3 in compliment to Miss Mary Cleaves Daniels daughter of Judge Daniels of Golds at the Louise Home In celebration of Dorough and niece of the Secre the birthday anniversary of the late tary and Mlss Evelyn Jackson of Rich wona a young cousin of Mrs Daniels who will arrive the latter part of the week to be their guests After the dinner the Secretary and Mrs Daniels will take their guests to the navy yard where they will have a box for the navy relief ball Mrs Daniels sister in law Mrs Bagley of Raleie an her brother Lieut Bagley are mempers or the house party they are now entertaining Mr Corcoran founder of the home The trustees of the home the ladies now residing there and their guests comprised the company Mrs Calderon Carlisle and Mrs Thomas Bayard received and Miss Jane Riggs Mrs Ben Hellen and Mrs Matthews presided at the tea table The house was decorated in Christmas greens Among the guests were the four trustees Gen Woodhull Mr Thomas Hyde Mr James Marlon Johnston and Mr William Corcoran Hill the bishop of Washington the Rev Dr Roland Cotton Smith Mrs James Marlon Johnston Mrs William Corcoran Hill and Mr and Mrs William Corcoran Eustls Mr Wilson Howe nephew of the President and Mrs Howe are here from Richmond Va to see Mrs Howe Table Glassware of distinctive elegance A new feature in glassware is the decoration in similar colors to the table china One of ourj popular Minton patterns is shown an a complete set of stemware Your china pattern an likewise be produced Other sets of stemware in nearly two dozen different styles and patterns embracing English and American Rock Crystal American Cut Glass Exquisite Encrusted and Flat Gold En graved and Etched Old Colonial Productions The new Bridal Veil Iridescent Engraved is one of the prettiest of the new productions in Table Glassware Pottery Lamps China Glass Silver Etc 1215 St and 1214 18 St Mr and Mrt Thropp Entertain Mr ana Mrs Joseph Thropp en tertained at dinner last night for their son Mr A Thomas Scott Thropp and his bride formerly Miss Rebekah Wil mer who are spending the Christmas holidays here dividing the time between Dr and Mrs Wllmer and Mr and Mrs Thropp They will go to their home in Philadelphia the end of the week The Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs Houston will go to New York tomorrow to spend Ave or six days returning the early part of next week Charles Crane son of Mr Charles Crane of Massachusetts formerly of Chicago is spending the holidays with David Houston Jr the young son of the Secretary and Mrs Houston Mra ues Mann was hostess at a lunca or yesterday at the Highlands in compliment to Mrs Thomas Dunn Dr and Mrs Alfred Hopkins were hosts last evening at their pjace Edgewood at one of the most delightful dances of the season entertaining In honor of Miss Anne Hopkins daughter of Mr and Mrs Nevll Monroe Hopkins who is still a schoolgirl The guests including young girls not yet presented to society were Miss Margaret Clark Miss Margaret Tuttle Miss Adelaide Tuttle Miss Margaret Fahnestock Miss Cecilia McCal lum Miss Elizabeth Sefton Miss Harriet Peckham Miss Ellen Lee Miss Julia Burroughs Miss Ruth Sturtevant Miss Uda Adams Miss Hallie Davis Miss Edith 31air Miss Minna Blair Miss Can dace Howard Miss Muriel Deny Miss Louise Hoar Miss Kirekpatrlck Mr Klrckpatrlck Mr Lyman Piatt Mr Albert Sturtevant Mr Robert Beil Mr Thomas Ewing Mr Louis Thompson Mr Ralph Jenkins Mr Sylvanus Stokes Mr Bromley Seeley Mr Elklns Oliphant Mr Montgomery Blair Jr Mr Walker Beale Mr Sidney Wajcott Mr Stewart Walcott Mr Scott Baker Mr Henry Baker Mr James Baker Mr Noel Sjrmons Mr Andrew Wiley Mr John Remey Mr ArmlsteadPeter Mr Samuel Borden Mr Dudley Morgan Mr Bernard Karrick Mr James Karrick Mr Jarvls Coffin and Mr Herbert KubeL Mr and Mrs Wharton Lester en tertained at a large dance last evening at Rauschers for their daughter Miss Ruth Lester ne of the seasons debutantes ZL 1 4t i 3 i TT Of Ppm 830 A sirl iKrte rtff is Vsv 2zc9ifn hmS st incaiMK viuatviuu ua i Jlmm THBjrUSrCOENER 5MiS2S mg iiv ti jUa 1 yT 8m STFENrTArAm At tTrj St7 a vv iMM My But This GMarKDown Sale Is Creating a Stir The Garment Store tcCrtmded With Eaftr Women Taking Advantage of the Greatest Suit and Coat Values Ever Offered Surplus Lots From Our Own Stocks Surplus Lots From Makers Clearing Stocks Prior to Inventory Including Every WantecKStyle Fabric and ColorAll Reduced to Make This the Banner Buying Time for You Todays Feature Is a Big One Price Offer Tailored Suits Worth np to 935 Hundreds of them Velvet Suits Velour Check Suits Broadcloth Suits Gabardine Suits Poplin Suits Homespun Suits Button and fur trimmed styles in all sizes for women and misses Kanns Second Floor Choice 1 Winter Coats Worth np to 3875 Corduroy Coats Broadcloth Coats Hindoo Lynx Coats Novelty Chek Coats Rich Plush Coats Camels halr Coats Gray Mixed Coats Zibeline Coats Cheviot Coats RlppletCloth Coats All with large fur collars The holiday spirit was carried out in the Christmas decorations and a stringed orchestra furnished music for 275 guests mostly the younger members of society Mrs Lester received in a handsome gown of Vray chiffon over gray satin with trimmings of silver lace Miss Lester wore an attractive gown of white tulle over cloth of silver Mrs Charles Helmbold will entertain at a tea tomorrow to introduce Miss Majorie Helmbold The tea was orlgi nally planned for yesterday but the date was changed several weeks ago The Minister of Ecuador Sefior Don Gonzales Cordova who has his legation established in New Tork is here for the pan American scientific congress and has quarters at the Willard Sefior Don Joaquin Cordova and a younger son accompany the Minister Dr Jbaquln Casasus former Ambassador of Mexico and Sefiora Casasus are other Interesting members of the Latin American colony now at the same hotel Senator and Mrs Lee Overman entertained at a young peoples dinner party last evening for Miss Edith Lester and Miss Mary Louise Thompson of Gadsden Ala who are house guests of their daughters the Misses Overman Mr and Mrs Frederick Effinger were hosts at dinner last evening for their daughter Miss Katherlne Effinger going later with their guests to Miss Ruth Lesters dance at Rauschers The guests included Miss Dorothy Taylor Miss Pauline Stone Miss Mary Wheeler Vest Miss Dorothy Adams Miss Dorothy Wyeth Miss Frances Effinger Lieut Scott McCaughey Mr Randolph Page Mr Greer Marechal Mr Baldwin McCoy Mr Percy McCoy Mr Dennett Adams Mr Joseph Healy Mr Douglass Hillyer and Dr Daniel Borden Miss Louise Clark entertained at dinner last evening In honor of her house guest Miss Harmon Bailey of Chicago The guests besides Miss Bailey were Miss Dorothy Mason Miss Mildred Anderson Mr Rust Mr Henry Dickson Mr Pittman Springs Mr Paul Harding and Mr Gordon Stephenson of Chicago Miss Clark and her dinner guests later attended the dance that Miss Ruth Lester gave at Rauschers Mr and Mrs Ten Eyck Wendell have cards out to meet Mr and Mrs Herbert Thorn King of Pau France on Thursday January 6 from 4 until 6 Mrs Wendell will be at home Saturdays February 5 and 12 The Biggest Sale of the Year Starts Next Monday January 3 S9 402 7StHW Enrflsh Hand Sewed tl en Cape Gloves Pair PljU 1324 26 St NEW AMERICAN ICE CREAMS WATER ICES 50c the Quart FRAPPES for Afternoon Teg 75e qnart Phone Jf 1847 Conn Ave at SMLLS FLOWERS For Holiday Functions Estimates and sugsestlons furnished SMALL SONS 15TH AND T9n WASHINGTON Waldorf Astoria 1 NEW Ynntf fc 1153 Broadway I WEW Y0RK Mr and Mr Gibson Hottt Mr and Mrs Richardson Gibson en tertained at a small and early danoe last night at their home in sSixteenth street for their daughter Miss Mary Duncan Gibson who Is home from th convent at Sharon Hill for the holidays The house was decorated In Christmas colors and a buffet supper was served during the evening Capt and Mrs John Gibbons entertained last evening at a theater party followed by a supper In honor of Miss Evelina GleaVes One of this winters debutantes CapL and Mrs Gib bons guests besides Miss Gleaves were CONTINUED ON NINTH PAGE THK Highlands Hotel APARTMENTS Connecticut Avenue and California Apartments Rented by the Day Month Six Months and Tear GEORGE A HILLS Manaxer rfcan North 1240 Penknives of Finest Guaranteed Qualities 50c to 1500 Meyers Military Shops Outdoor Equipage 1327 ft THE RALEIGH NEW YEARS EVE Music Dancing and Special Features Tables Now Being Reserved TO GET BEST BUTTER At LOWEST MARKET PRICES Order DIRECT of us Call write or phone We handle reliable grades only Fresh nearby Country Eggi a specialty JAMES OYSTER 9th Pa Ave Stands All Mkts 3 PHO ts faulfir 718 JSthSUNW JEWELERS WATCH AND CHROHOMETKn MAKERS LAVALLIERES IT TEPHONE 1AINr4054 mi sfift 1334 5TNW 4 pEOCnONW PttCES fOO VtlWTED THE il kuniiu wmv futu WWALl ifetw Jtr ffy Vb 4 aS F5rv3 rj KMSrff 7 i i T5 tv a ttuWl 3 St 3l i 3C a.