Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-01-21
SOCIETY NOTES.


receptions last evening. The Secretary u in New
Yoek and Arx Whitney was assisted BY Cemmo.
oore Harmony, Senator Butler and Representative
hostesa She wore trained dress OF black satin,
sao Tse , o,sBss: sslsS ssaxs ssed WITH
sss sSoaas and she wore wore Sisnonds in her S cor
O'CLOCK ana assr sre Sss n
the ballroom. Some Of those present were the
aSd m MIS- Hud
q cleveland, col and Nfs. John Hay and Miss
nre Daniels. senator and MIA Reagan, senator
ano Ma Davis Senator ana Mrs. Quay, senator
and MIRA Palmer, senator and Ma ingalls,. Ms.
senator Butler, Senator and Mrs. Stewart, Mrs.
Hooker, senator and Mrs. Plat, senator Hale,
MA Hearst sns Nina sna sns Sss
tnony, OF Boston; Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain, Minis
snd ana s1S Misses West Wheeler
and the Misses Patten, Representative Mason, Miss
Edes and Miss Conkling, MA Scott-Townsend, the
lister, M. areger, Mr. Chas H. ROBERTS, Of Boston;
MS carter, M and Mrs. X H. Goldsborough, Mr..
arthur Golds6orough, Minister and Mrs. 9uzman,
~. Sacnry, MIS-. and Miss Letter. Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Nixon, Miss Odeneal, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
ainckley, Miss Thicker, Count Sala, Mr.. salanson
sedswit MAI aoodlOe, 1udas JOHN Davis f Dr..
Ruth, Mr.. and Mrs. John BigelOw, the French
4inlsS0r, Ine chinese minister, and Mr. and Mrs.
Nj. Lyman Tiffany gave young peoples dinner
for the Misses Tiffany last evening. The guests
were M. ana Mrs Pedroso. Miss McCrea, OF Phil
aasiIRnia; Miss Anna Draper. of New York; Miss
FORBES Beale, Mr.. Richard Tyler, and Mr.. CLIFFORD
Dressmakers are busy in all quarters making
new gowns and devising novel designs in toilets
Lor tne approaching Charity Ball. which, It will be
rememDereo, comes on next Wednesday evening
In tne matter both OF attendance and display It
promises to be by all odds the fashionable event OF
the season. This, at any rate, has been its char
acter heretofore; and the list OF ladies under
whose auspices the bali is given and that OF the
reception committee are both sufficient guaranty
mat the coming affair will suffer in no respect
0y comparison with any that have gone before.
VI course the President and Mrs. Cleveland Will
attend, as their predecessors have uniformly done.
ana as they have on previous occasion given to
Baltimore the eclat OF their presence on like oc-
members OF the Cabinet, Senators and Representa-
yves, Judges OF the Supreme Court and OF mem.
Ders OF the Diplomatic Corps will also be generally
Mrs. Patterns beautiful house was thronged
yesterday with guests invited to the O'Clock tea,
which marked the Introduction to society of her
bacf Miss Josephine Mira Patten wore
tante wore simple dress OF white albatrOss cloth
draped from the shoulders In a v shape, edged
Patten wore fawn and rose six. Mrs Glover, at
me yea table, wore tea gown VI pink silk. Miss
S,9 who served chocolate, wore a dress Of
present were Mr. and Mrs. John b. Langhorne.
MTs ~ c 5yan Mrs Hearst M MIS-
MS and Miss SiiiaSs judge r%s and hl nr i nso
YORK, Mr.. George Rustis, MIRA henderson, Major
ana MIS- Lydecker, Lieut.. and Mrs Duvall,
Gen Cen Adam Badean Gen; Beae, Mrs. and MISS
Misses Matthews, Mr. Lee Phillips. Mr.. clifford
Richardson. Senator Edmunds, Mrs. FaircuiId,
art Taylor OF California, Mr.. and Mrs Hits. Mrs.
holds. N'-'
Mr. W. j. MCGEE, whose engagement to Miss
ANITA Newcomb has been announced, has gone to
Kansas for month. Mr.. MCGEE is one OF the
most accomplished young scientists of the day
and has bright future before him. He was SELF,
several improvements on agricultural Inn plements
subsequently he turned his attention to geology
ana IN 1881 he received the appointment Of geolo-
gist on Inc United States Geological Survey and
visited In 1886 Charleston for the purpose of study
ing the earthquake disturbances ne is a member
frr many scis, sSentnc societies and has published
societies OF which he is member and in technical
Journals he has also performed important work
OF local interest," having made the geological sur
vey OF the District and the geological exaninations
OF the terraces OF the Potomac River.
Mrs Thos. Wilson, 1918 Connecticut avenue.
VIII receive Monday afternoon, assisted by Mrs
JOY. "a A''o'AA'n' anu MISS
Mrs Annie Ray. wife of Capt. p. H. Ray, and
daughter OF Mr.: Allen c. Harmon, Of Alexandria,
died Ia Omaha Thursday.
Mrs. N. D. Wilson, OF Pittsburp. ia visiting the
family OF her father-in-law, s. B, Wilson.
Mrs. A. B. Williams, 1885 Ilth street. has issued
cards for reception Monday evening to meet Mr..
and Mrs. Frank r. stockton.
Mrs. John b. Larner, who has been seriously III.
Is now slowly improving.
Mrs. Romero OF Massachusetts, avenue. Mrs. A.
McAllister, and Mrs Admiral Queen heid pieasant
receptions yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Preston Sands. Mrs Magruder and
MIS-. A g. Bell entertained large companies az
PHEASANT teas yesterday.
MI. Joseph Chamberlain entertained Secretary
Bayard, Justice Field, Sir Lionel West. Sir Chas
Tupprr, Mr.. John Bigelow, Judge John Davis.
IIUi. beii, Dr. Wnar.On. Mr. Bergne and Mr. May.
COCK at dinner at the Arlington last evening
Mrs. Dahlgren gives an at home this afternoon
from TO z, to introduce her daughter.
Mr.. and MIS- James +. Barbour have out cards
January "a. N"''
Mrs. Mclean will give an Eat homer next s.tur-
day from to-.
Mrs. Starring has sent out cards for an afternoon
sisted by Mr.. and Mrs Frank Stockton. Mrs Prot
N New MIS- Broadhead, and Mr.. and Mrs and
MISS w aSnDurn.
Mrs Walter Wood gave a dinner party ,ast
evening.
Mr.. ana Mrs and Miss Letter will entertain a
party at dinner tonight
The wife and daughter OF Solicitor-G General jerks
will not receive Monday.
Mrs. Thomas Riggs will not be at home to callers
on next Wednesday.
Capt. and Mrs D. A. Irwin, accompanied oy Miss
Maggie Wilson, OF New York avenue. left vester-
DAY Tor ZellwOod, Fla, to spend the Remainder OF
the winter. W
Mr.. and Mrs. Zabina Ellis celebrated their golden
wedding last evening, and there was large gath,
ering OF their family and friends at their residence
NO. AZ street. The aged couple were surround.
ed Dy Six OF their children and eight grandchil-
Qren delegation from Spartan Council Sons or
J0nadab called during the evening and presented
M. Ellis with an engrossed copy OF eongratula-
Tory resolutions and goid-head cane Among the
presents was purse containing nifty gold dollars
given by the flye sons.
Miss Miriam Robinson, OF Boston, Is visiting
MIRA CONGRESSMAN Dingley, OF Maine, at the Hamil-
Cards are out for the marriage of Mr.. George T.
Shorey, Of Gloucester, to Miss Laura T. Miller. OF
this city, at Hamline N. Z. Church next Wednes-
day evening.
Mr.. Edward Greey, the author and translator, is
ID the city for stay OF few days, the guest OF
MI. Thomas Z. Waggaman, at his residence $500
o street.
MI. George A. Nixon, OF Covington, Ky., and Miss
Dorothea b. Newton, OF this city, were married by
Rev. Dr. Sunderland at the residence of the BRIDES
parents, No. 1913 11th street. Wednesday morn