Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-12-08
SOCIETY MATTERS.
Mrs. Clevsland's Plan to Meet her
Ersends-PersonalM eufion-

chstslains Of Oak View. Mrs. Folsom. how
ever, has spent the greater portion of the days
with Mrs Cleveland at the White House. and
IL win not be long until the country place will
be closed for the winter and Mrs. Folsom will
also be under the roof OF the executive man.
sion Mrs. Cleveland has seen few callers during
the week, as she has been engaged in arranging
her rooms and putting her belongings in their
proper places. The President sees large COM
pan.ss In the east room three times a week and
yesterday he shook hands with an unusually
large number. Mrs. Cleveland proposes to in
augLrste a brilliant innovation upon her
former program at the White House. She has
decided to take two evenings in each week in
which she VIII see her friends and the friends
they choose to bring. She will also see people
BY appointment On these evenings. her
personal associates will have the entree at all
times, and there will always be distinguished
persons present by invitation. This arrange
ment will afford the lady of the White House
an opportunity TO see and be seen in surround
ings more conducive to repose of manner than
the circumstances in which she il usually
placed IN her receptions, as the going and COM
ing OF persons is unremitting, and no oppor-
tunity for conversation is allowed. Rich and
dainty toilets will also show to better advan-
tage IN room not thronged.
Col. Lamont's baby has been named Frances
Cleveland, as TIE STAB said it would be short
time ago.
A majority Of the ladies of the cabinet are at
nOAuS tuen Tlends dIter O'CLOCK on
Wednesday afternoons for this month II is
not the formal opening of the cabinet houses
that occurs in January, but is in some cases
the dropping IN of the personal friends of the
hostess after o'clock to take a cup
of tea with her. Other entertainments at
bne cabinet houses are In preparation.
Secretary and Mrs. Endicott will entertain
large company at dinner on Tuesday night,
and Secretary and Mrs. Whitney give a large
DINNER next week in honor Of MIR. and Mrs.
MrabA Il a. n Il l.
Mrs. Whitney will give two large entertain
ments in her ballroom this month. They will
be given on Saturdays, the 18th and 29th. The
trst viii be a lecture by Mr.. Clapp. the Shakes
pearean scholar Of Boston. who has lectured so
successfully before the Lowell institute, in
that city, and is now delivering a course at the
Johns Hopkins university. Mrs Whitney will
selected for Mrs. Whitney's company is
that upon Romeo and Juliet" Mr. Clapp
Is introduced by Mr.. Frank Bartlett, of
Boston Music and tea will complete the pro-
gram On the 18th Mrs. John Sherwood. of
New York city, will give q complimentary read
ing N Mrs. Whitney's ballroom, and the
audience viii be Mrs. Whitney's guests as be-
fore. Mrs. Sherwood is well-known here and
elsewhere, and it will give great pleasure to
many to hear this clever woman and exponent
of worldly wisdom talk upon Ter favorite theo-
ries. Mrs. Sherwood will remain over New
Years day to see our peculiar fashion Of cele-
brating IL.
Gen. and Mrs. John c. Black will introduce
their daughter to society before the holidays
are over. Miss Grace is a pretty. winsome
giri, and was graduated from the public schools
last sumner.
Mr.. J. NJ Stoddart publisher, and Mr.. W. s.
Walsh, editor, of Lippincott's Magazine spent
few days in the city this week, the guests of
Col. and Mrs. W. F. Moore. They were on
their way to Castle Hill, Va, where they were
going TO visit Mrs Amelie Rives-Chanler, and
read over and negotiate the purchase of a new
MSS. she has completed.
Col. John W. Foste- has again assembled his
family in his 1 street home. Col Foster and
Miss Eleanor Foster returned from their trip to
Mexico IN time to spend Thanksgiving day at
home. Mrs. Foster has returned from her
summering and has superintendent the addi-
lions and Improvements that have been made
upon the house. The sitting room and dining
room on the first floor, have been enlarged and
library and study for Mr.. Foster has been
added The additional spaces thus secured
give Mrs Foster an opportunity to display her
Mexican curios and figures that are in large
glass stands. Some pretty Spanish tiles set In
the fire place fronts are effectively decorative
Col and Mrs. Foster and Miss Foster are in
mourning for the little girl who died in Indiana in
the early summer, and will see their friends in
a quiet way this season. Mrs. Dulles, of Wa
tertown, N u, expects to spend a portion of
the winter with her mother and viii come so
as TO spend the baby's birthday at his birth
place. this city, in February.
We first social party of the Laurel club was
given at Miss Rose Stuart's house last evening
The Misses Dorsey, of 1922 p street. gave a
literary soiree last evening. The feature of
the evening was French charade, written BY
Miss La Coste. The Word tete-a-tete was clev-
erly handled and developed into MANY
amusing situations. and the Eecamier costumes
added greatly TO the effect. The Misses Dor
sey, MacGowan, Wheatley, Trenholm, Dorsey.
Green, and Mix took part with success. The
rooms were crowded with a critical and appre-
ciative audience.
Mr.. j. Charles Gray. Of this city, has been
appointed class historian for the class of '89 in
Princeton college.
The ladies Of the Homeopathic hospital are
making extensive arrangements for the Mother
Goose pantomlme to be held at the National
theater during the holidays. Mr. George W.
Bartlett, Of Concord, n. H., has every detail
In charge.
Mrs. and Miss Waite are in their I street
house and will probably spend the winter
there, having been unable to dispose of salts
fsctorily.
The Mexican minister and Madame Romero
are settled for the winter in the fine new lega-
tion building. During the summer and au-
tunn the frescoers and the paper and tapestry
hangers nave been at work upon the interior
and the result of their labors is elaborate and
pleasing enects. The prevailing color in the
nall - delicate hehotrope. The rich tapes
tries upon the drawing-rOom walls is a gold
procade pattern. and the dining-rOom walls are
raneled IN bronze in design of fruits in
low rehef number of mirrors have been
added 70 the ballroom walls. and the illusion
OF lntermlnable vistas il now complete. The
gas Chandeliers are dazzling ace essories to
the whole, and electric lights supplement the
s-burners. Madame Romero will next month
resume her Tuesday afternoon dancing recep-
mons, which were such an attractive feature
last season. The minister and his charming
wife are thoroughly rested and refreshed by
their vacation The minister's was a brief
one, taken between the adjournment and reas-
semo1ng Of Congress; but he managed 10 Sc
cure six-veeks trip to Europe, which re-
stored his energies. Madame Romero spent
the summer at Atlantic City and the fall with
relanves on the Delaware river near Torres
dale.
The Misses Patten are lingering in Califor-
mia. 10th to leave the scenes of their childhood
sports- IL Is said that they will go direct to
Europe from the Pacific coast. and also that
they have offered their house TO Vice President
elect Morton for a term of years. The money
fortune OF each OF the Misses Patten is $780,
900.
Miss Florence Audenreid goes to New Jersey
to-day 20 be the guest of Gov. Green's family,
at Elizabeth She will join Mrs Audenreid in
Philadslp hia fer the Christmas holiday, and
they will se.arn TO this city on the 9th. Miss
Audenreid's Sunday afternoons at home will be
resumed after that date.