Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-16
SOCIETY NOTES.


pendent OF and preliminary to the regular club GER
mans OF the season 1t was a successful and bril-.
liant affair, participated In by about sixty couples
Mrs Gen. Beale received the guests until IL
o'clock, when her place was supplied by Mrs. Gen.
| Palmer, who assisted in the distribution OF the
!avorS The toilettes OF the ladies were fresh and
| very elegant Several new bellies graced this
opening festivity Of the season. The favors which
were quaint and pretty. were miniature bows and
t'tG"s, tambourlnes, animals, aud various other
III the -ormon miey an ar- perre stevens
Tracy OF Detroit-the latter the niece OF Mrs Gen.
ice. Among those present were Mrs. DIR. 0Reilly,
MTS:John + Miller, with her daughter. Miss Dora
Miller; Miss West, daughter or the British mip-
,sster; Miss Ida Miller, Miss Ella sturgls: Mrs.
Ms ,Is mrs; Serepion wison and Miss VII on,
Brown and her guest, Miss Carrie Fairfax:
| the Misses Maury, Miss Amy, Miss Marion Beach,
Drum and Miss Blossom Drum, with their relative
Mss forter: Naj5r ani Mrs Lydecker. with their
| nominguez, Mr.. n. $. Lincoln. with her sister,
Miss Gould, or Trey; NJ. RouStan. tie French min
,,n Gen Be'le, ent Babcock, Mrs. Poe. Miss
Merrill, Miss Sh Arr,lI, Minister West. Minister
fonnnSusz, Gen Hazcn, Mr.. : uDders. Mr Mum
roe Mr.; Pinto. OF the Gillian legation: Mr. Saurin.
| o. the British legation: Mr.. BaSt lmente. Mr. Sher-
| rill. Mr.. Hutchns ana Mr. Burrftr: Miss Nlua
DaVage, Mis- Julia Fleming, the Misses Green
ea,, Mr., rs; Col: Mason. Mrs and Miss Thorn Mrs
Mrs DIR. Dewitt, OF the Soldiers Home
The first .chelor's german Of the season will
De gwen thursday evening, the 2iSt.
| Inc hon at tn Metropolitan, lest evening. was
a handsome full-dr9ss occasion, and showed wen
The reSorceS OF that popular house AMI its brill
iant assembiage OF season guests, besides being
participated in by many from outside. McssrS
| Knott and MacDanei We're floor directors The
| ihu &c was very fine Among the guest. were
| Mrs. II. A. Preston and Mss Mamie Preston' Mrs
| oscar Turner, OF Kentucky, and Miss Iilly Tur-
nfr; Mis-. sullivan, Miss Mcfarland. Miss Lily
itozefle Messenger, Miss Morgan, Mrs. Stuiley
| Hon. Benton Mcmillan. Representatives. Cannoa
ana kSagan; Mrs. Brown and daughter, Miss liar
Miss Robbins, Miss Morgan, Miss pugh. Miss
simkins, Mss Maddox, Miss MAY Emerson of
| Chicago; Miss Dunnell. Mrs Call. Mrs Blackburn.
| blackburn, MessrS. Johnson, Dickson, Singleton,
~ yu sm,h pusn, Morgan AeXander, Maddox, Har
| Miss Alien. and Miss Shelley.
| At the meeting Of the Unity club, at the resi-
dence OF j. H. Whitaker, on Corcoran street, last
evening, DR.. Elliott COues read an Interesting
Knowledge and Religion" Mr.. G. A. Provost sang
pInma'r Ben Lee" aecomgahled by Miss Annie
RUNNER MI Charles II. Blbbitt read s.Moli
Jarvis O'Morley;" Miss Kate Birnev performed an
attractive piano solo, entitled 1.-The SpinninC
song" MISS Dora Clifton sang an oli-fashioned
remarks on the essay of the evening: Mr. H. III.
Craft and bliss Lillian Hershey sang duet entI-
TED Mother, can this glory be-" and the even
b. Roberts, who sang Robert Adair," and for an
encore gave "Ihe Rainy Day"
A pcaSanI AFFAIR or Wednesday evening last WAS
the pastoral reception and sociable held by DIR.
ana MrS Butler In the parlors of the Memorial
church. The pastor and his wife recently ceIe-
orated their crystal wedding. and the reception
thus held the members OF the church turned out fn
good lorce TO congratu late them. very pleas ant
time was had, and during the evening ice cream
ana cake were served by the ladies'
The tea and reception given by Mrs. R. F. Flem-
ing THURSDAY evening, from four to seven, WAS one
took place thlt day Mr. Jennings Young S.u NH.
Ter MISS julia, who Is debutante was taStefully
dressed In golden brown silk. with brocades OF
pale pink watered ribbon; Miss Maud Daviige was
very stylish in blue silk trimmed with silver fox
fur; Mrs Fleming wore rich black dress The
collation. was entcing, and the perfume Of fresh
time too crowded. A few of the many present
We're Mrs Senator Voorhees,, Mrs. DR.. Stone. Mrs.
Mason, Gencral ROBERTSON, Mr. and Mrs George
Beach, Mrs Chinn, Mr.. Level Wood, Miss Lillian
Pike and Miss julia Lee
Mrs Hughes and the Misses Markoe entertained
MI Joe Jefferson last evening, after the play at
the Osborne, a select number OF ladies' and zen
tlemen being invited to meet them Miss SONNY
Markoe was the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs Jefferson
this fall In New York, and is the happy possessor
OF one OF his paintings. executed especially for
her. This lady, who is one OF the finest amateur
performers on the piano In the District Charmed
the guests of the evening with her dellcou, music
Col Archibald Bliss, who gave a reception to
Mr. and Mrs- w. w. Story Thursday evening, is
ceased wife was a daughter OF Hon. William
Albert, or Baltimore. Many prominent Washing
tonians participated in his hospitality OF Thurs
Mrs. Ricketts, received many calls yesterday in
gracious, Informal way. Her formal receptions
Will beg after the holidays Mrs. Stevens, who
Is with her husband, Lieut.. stevens. OF the Asatic
squadron, has sent TO Mrs Ricketts, several hand.
some photographs illustrative of her life in bung-
allow. which are much enjoyed by her old friends
mere. Lieut.. and Mrs. Stevens have met at Kobe
near Yokohama, Mr. and Mrs. YoShida the late
popular Japanese minister here. ana wife. Mr..
loShida Is now In the imperial cabinet and re-
sides at Kobe. Mrs. YOshda remembers her Wash
lngton lie with much pleasure and receives
American ladies', by permission of the emperor,
welcoming them with her old cordially and
grace.
Admiral Rodgers entertained a little party OF
gentlemen at dinner Thursday evening.
| On Tuesday evening next, at Masonic HalI,a tea
viii be given in aid othe Training School for Nur-
ses, at which many leading society people have
promised to assist Dancing music will be fur-
nished. Mrs. Ricketts,, Mrs. Montgomery Blair and
Miss Frelnghuysen will preside at the tea table.
| In week specially devoted to charitable purpo-
| and brilliant feature.
Miss Bette Grafton OF California, who spent
last winter In this city with MIS- Senator Jones. is
sooE to be married TO Judge Dickson, former min
lister TO Columbia
lott, and who VIII be remembered pupil or
the convent In Georgetown, is the guest OF Admit
raj and Mrs Selfridge. Her host and hostess give
her dancing party this evening.
Senator and Mrs. Don Cameron give dinner
party this evening
Mrs Dorrance, the wife OF the Rev. Mr. Dor
iuuce u o. a, mas been quite III IRIS week. but is
improving They are at the Lexington.
Miss Martin, OF Boston, Mass, is here for the
gay season, and Is a guest OF her aunt, Mrs VIII
liam Drinkard, at 1874 K street
MRS. Klein, French lady OF fine culture gave
yesterday afternoon reading In French at the
Darlors OF Mrs Frelinghuysen, at Which a select
party Of ladies were auditors
Mr. kasson, although occupying his new house
on McPherSon Square, boards by preference at
WOrmiey's, not desiring the solitude OF his own
d1n1ng-rOOm.
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