Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-26
SOCIAL MATTERS.
What IL Going on Among Fashionable
People-Personal Mention.

MI. Justice Lamar dinsd with the Postmaster
General and Mrs. Dickinson yesterday. Mrs.
Lamar II In Macon, Ca, and will probably be
joined there by Justice Lamar for the Thanks
giving holiday. Mr.. and Mrs. L. @. G. Lamar ;,
r., hsys apartments on x street Mrs. Lamar,
t, is devoting her time and skill to painting
ana drawing. Mrs. Lamar expects to go to
farie with her little son in another year to pur-
sue her artistic studies.
Mrs. Hornsby is registered at the Oriental
hotel in New York city, and will remain there
Tor week longer.
Mrs. Nicholas wadsworth is in Brooklyn,
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Elliot Babcock
Thursday, at which a number of Washingtone
ians were present. Among them were Miss
Boyd, daughter Of Capt Boyd. of the navy;
Mrs. Fosdick, daughter of Commodore Whit
Howard, of West Washington. Mrs. Wads-
worth assisted in receiving the guests.
Ensign and Mrs. Edgar are the guests Of Col
onel and Mrs. Bonaparte, who gave a large
dinner party last evening in their honor.
Mrs. Andrew Biddle Porter, Mrs. Brodhead,
and her nieces, the Misses ROGET, of Chicago,
who spent last winter in this city, will sail on
Saturday for Algeria, where they win winter.
Mr.. VIM. Eustis and his sister, Miss Lulie
Eustis, will winter in London.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Halliday returned from
New York city last week to their home on N
street.
Mr.. Frank R. Stockton will spend the winter
in New York, and occasionally he will run over
to Washington to assist at q tea and see his nu-
merous friends here.
Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett's profits upon
sLittle Lord Fauntleroy" amount to $4,000. il
is said Her second juvenile story has brought
her $4,000, and the Boomers will pay her
315.000 for her Ledger story. She is investing
this fortune in real estate in this city.
Miss Florence Stith il visiting the Misses
Katie and Agnes Beach.
Mrs. Gen. Belknap and daughter have sailed
from France for this country. They have been
abroad for q number ofyears, but will find sew
eral OF their old friends still in this city to well
come them home.
Mrs. Endicott and Mr. VIM. @. Endicott, r.,
are back from New York city, whittier they
accompanied Mr.. and Mrs. Chamberlain, who
sailed for Havre on Saturday.
Miss Winnie Davis, daughter of Jefferson
Davis, is now in New York on a visit to Mrs.
worthington Davis, formerly Of Washington.
The meeting Of officers of the army and
navy and marine corps, to organize the army
and navy german club for the winter, will be
held tomorrow afternoon, at o'clock, at the
united service club.
Cards are out for the marriage, on Thursday
II.
Edith Hoffman, at Congress street NJ. P.
church, in Georgetown.
Mr.. F. A. Thuee and Miss Lena Miles were
married at ST. Patrick's church ON Saturday.
Mr.. F. T. Bowler, of Washington, and Miss
Clementine NJ. Evans, of Montrose, Va, were
married at the Fifth Baptist church Thursday
evening, Rev. DIR. Meador officiating. Miss
Saidee F. Down was maid of honor and Mr..
Howard Larcombe best man. Mr.. and Mrs.
Bowler have gone on fortnights bridal trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Q. A. Pearson, who have for
many years occupied apartments at Col. Tiche-
nor's, 1911 NJ street. have taken a cozy little
house, No. 1928 street, where they hope to be
settled for the winter by December /.
The Gridiron club gave its first dinner of the
season at Welcker's Saturday evening. 1t
proved, like all Of its predecessors, a most
enjoyable occasion to the number Of prominent
guests as well as the club members The table
decorations were particularly tasteful and much
admired. The original character of the evenings
entertainment was heartily enjoyed by the
guests, among whom were Postmaster General
Dickinson, Commissioner W. r. Morrison, Rep
resentatives Cannon, of Illinois, and Washing
ton. of Tennessee, Supervising Architect FREE
ret, Colonel James W. Allison, Mr. John A.
Corwin, Of Chicago; Mr.. Herndon Morsell, Mr..
Hub. T. Smith, DR.. NJ. L. Ruth, Mr.. Gibbs, Mr.
Halford, Mr.. Balm and Mr.. Hampton. Mr. Fred
Perry Powers presided.