Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-12
SOCIAL MATTERS.
What is Going on In Fashionable Circles
at the Capital.

Mrs. Harriet Lane Johnston will arrive in
this city tomorrow from Baltimore and will be
the guest Of Mrs. Isham Hornsby until Mr..
A Leo Knots house is ready for her &C.
cupancy. An event similar In some respects to
the marriage OF Miss Endicott and Mr.. Joseph
chamberlain was the marriage of Miss Black,
Daughter OF Attorney-Ceneral Jeremiah 3.
Black, during the presidency Of James Bu-
chanan- Miss Black and Mr. Skunk, the son OF
the governor of Pennsylvania, were married
very quietly at the house of the brides father
Only few friends were present, among them
President Buch anan and his private secretary,
and Miss Harriet Lane. The latter wished to
go out and bring IN the other members OF the
cabinet and their families, but Miss
Black, who is now so well and favorably known
as Mrs. HOrnsby, preferred to be married De
fore the small party In her fathers drawing
room. So little was known of the marriage or
OF lts possibility outside OF the family circle,
that on the afternoon OF the morning OF the
wedding. when Mrs. Black was making calls, her
friends asking for Miss Black we're greatly sur
prised when told that she had been married
In the morning and was away on her wedding
trip"
Mrs. Whitney I'D Lady Herbert drove out
to Oak View on saturday afternoon and took
tea with Mrs. Cleveland. Mrs. Folsom and Mrs.
Harmon. Mrs. Whitney entertained Lady Her.
bert, Mr.. r. L. Wilson, Miss Belle Wilson and
Mr.. Michael Herbert at luncheon yesterday.
The wife of Admiral Franklin gave q
luncheon On Thursday to a company of ladies
TO meet Lady Herbert The other guests we're
Mrs. Don Dickinson, Mrs. Hornsby, Mrs.
Coleman, of California, Mrs. Linden Kent, Mrs.
Preston Sands, Miss Sands, and Mrs. Lee Har-
rison.
Mrs. Walthall has met with heavy bereave-
ment in the death of her only sister. Mrs.
Helen L. Wimbist, in Warrenton, n. c., last
week.
Mr.. James Morgan and his daughter, Miss
Emily Morgan, of South Carolina, are in the
city, the guests of Mrs. Drum.
Mrs. Sheriff. and Miss Sheriff. went over to
New York city on Saturday for short stay.
Miss Eustis and Miss Lulu Eustis will spend
the winter abroad. Mrs. Senator Eustis and
Mr.. and Mrs. George Eustis, Mr.. William Eustis
and Miss Lima Eustis. who are in London, will
sail for New York this month.
Mrs. Laughton will return to the city this
week from her summer place at Torresdale, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pedroso have been in the city
for several weeks.
Mrs. Walter E. Dimmick, of Washington,
niece of President-eleet Harrison, is in Berlin
with Miss Dimmick, of Scranton. All the
Americans in the city called to congratulate
her.
Mrs. Logan aud the Misses Pullman, who are
in Berlin. will go to Italy in the early spring.
An interesting parlor entertainment, consist
ing of tableaux and music, was given at the
residence of Col. Il. +. Winger, 1921 Connecti-
cut avenue, last Friday night, by the Sunday
school class of Miss Belle Mcfarland, of the
Church of the Covenant. Miss Ethel Swope
and Alr. Grofton were stage managers.
Mrs. NJ. kaufman, 719 street southeast, will
be at home on Thursdays.
Cards are outfor the marriage of Miss Eulalie
Domer, daughter of Rev. s. Domer, DID,. of
st. Paurs English Lutheran church, to Mr..
Clarence b. Rheem. The wedding will take
place on the 21st instant
Mrs. ]. W. Jordan and Miss Genevieve, wife
and daughter of Paymaster j. W. Jordan. have
returned to the city and taken rooms at 800
18th street
Mr.. and Mrs. c. ". Bushnell have returned
from their wedding trip. They will keep house
on French street