Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-08

room. in which an elaborate table was spread
few OF those present were Senator and Miss
Salisbury, Mr.. and Mrs. B. h. Warner, Com
modore and Mrs. Howison, Mrs. J. A Greer,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Beall, Major and Mrs. F. II.
Bates, Mr.: and Mrs: Lewis J. Davis, Captain
Pentland, Mrs G. c. Lancaster, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Marbury, Miss Nicholson, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. B. Gurley, Mr.. Crane, Mr.. and Mrs. II. B.
=. Mcfarland, Mr.. and Mrs. David Walker,
Rev. j. A. and Mrs. Register, Mr.. J. w. Carson,
Lieutenant and Mrs. Taussig. Chief Engineer
and Mrs. Henderson, Paymaster and Mrs. Mans
field Miss Rittenhouse, Mr.. Kerr and Mrs.
Cooke
Mrs. Hutchinson and Mrs. Ball will not receive
next Wednesday or thereafter during the re-
mainder of the season.
Among those calling yesterday were ex-Sec-
rotary and Mrs. Hugh McCulloch, Justice and
Mrs. Field, Mrs: Hoyt, Mrs. Hoge, Miss Flor
the French minister, Mr.. Won Mumm, Of the
German legation, Mrs. Gen. Spinola, Miss
Whitford, Mrs 8. 8. Cox, Mrs. and Miss Nord-
hon, Mrs. Russell, Mrs. N. 8. Lincoln, and Ad-
miral and Mrs. Crosby.
Gen. and Mrs. Benet entertained large COM
pany of invited guests at a tea yesterday after
noon.
Mrs. Yale, who is visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Hugh McCulloch, of Mcpherson
square, gave ladies' luncheon to-day in honor
OF Mrs. ]. V. N. Yates and Mrs. "A. Brayton,
OF Cleveland, Ohio, who are the guests Of Mrs.
Senator Payne. Covers were laid for fourteen.
Mrs. Cleveland will hold her third afternoon
public reception tomorrow afternoon from
to o'clock. There will be one more this sea-
son on the 23d of this month.
Mrs. Gov. Hoadley is the guest of Mrs. DR..
Charles r. Greenleaf, q. 8. A., 1928 P street,
northwest.
st. Johns commandery, No. 50, q. o. G. c.,
gave a very pleasant entertainment last even
ing at Washington hall on Capitol Hill.
Among those who contributed to the success
of the entertainment were the following: Miss
Jennie L. Dexter. Miss Florence Perry, Miss
Maud Hunter, Miss Ada Ober, Miss DeShields,
Miss sallie Nicholson, Miss Smoot, Mrs.
Blanche Gordon, Mr.. D. G. Bangs, Robert
Stearns, E. M. p. Harris, W. 8. Johns and DR..
s. A. II. McKim.
On Wednesday evening dancing party was
given to Miss Wolston in honor of her recovery
from long illness. Miss Wolston was attired
in blue silk and lace, and was the recipient of
the heartest congratulations and many beauti-
ful flowers. She was assisted by her guest,
Miss Anna Wyckoff, Of Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Bruce Gray and Miss Rodrigue will omit
their Saturday reception this week. but will be
at home the two remaining Saturdaysin Febru-
airy.
Mrs. N. @. Plat has cards out for Tuesday,
February IL, from to 6, for reception to in
troduce Miss Livingstone, of New York.
Commissioner and Mrs. Mcdonald received
their friends very Hospitality from to yes
terday. Miss Mcdonald dispensed the deli
cacies Of the tea table. Mrs. Mcdonald was
assisted by Miss Maury, the Misses Tiffey, and
Mrs l.. L. Strayer, in a becoming costume Of
white faille.
The Georgetown Assembly gave the fourth
of a series of dances at Linthicum hall last
night. The ladies receiving we're Mrs. DIR. Jno.
s. Billings and Mrs. P. A. Darneille. Among
the many present were Mr.. and Mrs. Dunlop,
Josiah Dent, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Laird, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. II. Cragin, Mr.. and Mrs. A. W. Fer
gusson, Lieut.. and Mrs. EIlicott. Lieut. and
Mrs. Mccartney, Mrs. VIM. A. Dougal, Col. P.
A. Darneille, Misses Pratt, Barber, wheatley,
Dougal. Marbury, Darneille, Bailey, Hyde,
Hayden, Stewart, Matthews, Blackboard. Hun
ter, Daniel, Bocock, of Virginia, Potts, Green
leaf, Kenyon, Beall, Greenless Bradley, Cur
MEN, Trenholm, Gibson, and Van Rensselaer,;
and Messrs. Matthews, Stewart, Dr. Snyder, DR..
bury, Chalmers, Dougal, Welsh, Menocal Brad
field. Hartley, A. Mccormick, Hope Darneille
Van Rensselaer,, Miller, Kenyon, Perkins, ]. B.
Johns, Capt. Parker, Mr.. Hyde, Dulaney Hun
ter. Cornelius Barber, Durant, Greenleaf, Beall,
Dent. Taylor, Maekall, Shepperd, and Mccoy,
DIR. Rusk, and many others.
At this weeks meeting of the LIE Droit Park
geographical club, held at the house Of Capt.
ii. L. Prince, Col George 8. Fisher, late con-
sul-general to Japan and Syria, delivered an
interesting lecture on Syria Damascus and the
ruins Of Baalbec. At its close he was unani-
mously elected an honorary member Of the
club. Recitation Of an original poem "This
Old Canteen," by Nh. Thompson, and a humorous
original article in the French Canadian dialect
by MIR. Fairman closed one Of the pleasantest
meetings Of the season.
Mrs. Carlisle's invitations for a reading at
noon to-day were generally responded to in
person. and her pleasant drawing-rooms were
full OF ladies who were all comfortably seated
to hear Miss Anita M. Kellogg of Cincinnati,
gave reading. Mrs. Carlisle received her
guests in becoming toilet of plum-colored
faille with garniture Of steel passementerie
Mrs. Prank P. Helm, Miss Queen, and Mrs.
and Miss Steele acted as ushers and seated
the guests. Miss Kellogg spoke from
raised stand in the bow-window, and
was dressed in a Greek gown of white
nuns yelling. Miss Kellogg. after a short in
troductory notice, read selections from the
Finnish "Calavalla," the great folklore epic Of
that northern country. She sang the dying
song of Ino from the same epic to piano ac-
compartment, and finished the mornings
recital with Robert Browing's story of the
pied Piper" Among those present were Mrs.
Folsom, Mrs. Blatchford, Mrs. B. C. Cummings,
Mrs. Field, Mrs. Palmer, Mrs J. G. Black, Miss
Scott Mrs. Wadsworth, Miss Trowbridge, Mrs.
Webb Miss Alice Webb, Mrs. ]. G.. Moore Mrs.
A. A. Wilson, Mrs. Jno. NJ. Wilson, Mrs. s. s.
Cox, Miss Evarts, Mrs. Bate, the Misses Black
burn, Mrs. Butler, Mrs. Mcdonald. Mrs. Queen,
Mrs. Crosby, Mrs. Tucker, Miss Breckenridge
Mrs. and Miss Butterworth, Mrs. Outhwaite,
Miss Russell, Mrs. Symes, Mrs. Langhorne
Mrs. Condit Smith, and Madame Mutsu.
Mrs. L. C. Campbell and the Misses Camp
bell. 1902 Rhode Island avenue, will not be at
home next Tuesday, but will receive the re-
naming Tuesdays in February.
Richelieu Robinson's New Political
Faith.