Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-30
IN THE SOCIAL WORLD.
Preparing for New Year Gayeties-
Personal Notes of Interest.

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The Official program Cor the season at the
White House has appeared. Three state din
ners and four large evening receptions will be
given. Mrs. Harrison will not appear at the
Presidents reception on New Year day, but
will be represented by her daughter Mrs. NC
Kee, who will stand by the President The
first state dinner at the White House will be
given 10 the Vice President and Mrs. Morton
and the cabinet ministers and their
wives on Tuesday night, January 2.
Mrs Harrison will preside at this
dinner and at those following and will take her
place with the President on the night Of the
diplomatic reception, which will be given Tues
day night, January IA. The diplomats will be
dined on Tuesday evening the 2lst, and Mrs.
Harrison will hold her first Saturday afternoon
drawing room on the 25th Of January from to
8. The reception TO the members Of Congress
viii be given on the evening Of the 2Sth the
dinner to the justices of the Supreme
Court on Tuesday, February 4, Satur-
day the sth Mrs. Harrison will hold
her second afternoon levee, and on Tuesday
night the 18th of February the reception to the
officers Of the army and navy will be held. The
closing reception Of the season will be that for
the general public, which will be held on
Tuesday the 18th of February. the night before
Ash Wednesday, that CLOSES the season. 1t
will be seen that the White House day has
been changed from Thursday Of the last admin
istration to Tuesday, for which change the
ladies of the senatorial circle are truly
grateful The Official season this year
covers a shorter period, owing to the early
arrival of Lent Seven weeks has been sufficient
to accommodate the White House program,
but il is not likely that nine cabinet dinners
can be also squeezed into that time. The early
Ash Wednesday gives an early Easter and the
delightful spring season that will ensue, with
Congress in session, will give ample space for
those cabinet dinners that do not get them
selves eaten in the official season, and also for
q host Of teas, which in the lengthening after
moons Of April are so much more acceptable
than in the short dark days OF winter.
Mrs. Morton has been confined to her bed
for the past three days by a severe attack of
influenza, but her physicians hope she will be
able to assist at the White House and hold her
own reception on New Years day. The Vice
President will hold a reception even if Mrs.
Morton is unable to appear.
Mrs. A. Cleveland Tyler is paying a visit to
her mother in Norwich, Conn.
Mrs. Harlan will introduce her daughter,
Miss Harlan, at a tea on Friday afternoon, jan
uary 8, for which cards have been sent out.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis ]. Lippitt have out
cards of invitation for the marriage of their
daughter, Rebecca Gilman Dodge, to Mr.. Chas.
Whiteside Rae, on Thursday morning, January
Q, at II o'clock in All Souls church, this city.
Miss Dodge, who has been a reigning belle in
society here for the past few years, will be at
bellies of the season. The wedding. at high
noon, will be one of the prettiest and most i'm
pressive nuptisl spectacles of the season.
Mrs. J. c. Breckenridge and Miss Breckin-
ridge will be at home to receive callers from 8
to on New Year Day at No. 1914 Connecticut
avenue. They will have with them Mrs. W. C.
p. Breckenridge of Kentucky, Miss Breckin-
ridge, Mrs. NJ. G. Butler and Miss Butler of
South Carolina, the Misses Ernst, Mrs. Barr,
wife of the military secretary to Secretary
Proctor, Miss Almy, Mrs. j. W. Bayne and Miss
Scott.
Mrs. Hugh S. Thompson, the wife of the
civil service commissioner, will not make any
visits during the season on account of being IN
mourning for the recent death OF relative.
Miss Thompson has returned from the south
and Is with her mother. Mrs. and Miss Thomp-
son will be at home to their friends on Wednes-
days during the season, at No. 1882 Massachu-
sets avenue. Miss Thompson will receive on
New Year day with Mrs. Thomas Riggs at No.
26 Iowa cir Gle.
Mrs. j. Ellen Foster will leave for q short
tour in the west the last of This week.
A pleasant musicale was given by Mr.. and
Mrs. W. L. Wilson at their residence at Garrett
Park Saturday evening. Among the guests
were Mrs. j. NJ. Vincent of Baltimore, Miss
Batcheller Of New York, Misses BERTHE and Irene
Bailey, Miss Wilkinson of Washington.
A delightful luncheon Of ten covers was given
SATURDAY AFTERNOON Dy MISS katharine FOOte
at her residence, 1929 18th street, in honor of
Miss Mabelle Stewart, the daughter of Sena-
tor Stewart. The guests were Miss Stewart,
Miss Daniel. Miss George. daughter of senator
George; Miss Walthall, Miss Thompson. daugh-
ter of Representative Thompson; Miss Hender-
son, daughter of Gen. ID. b. Henderson of Iowa;
Miss Cabell and Miss Bayne.
The ladies Of the National homeopathic
hospital will give dramatic entertainment on
January at the National Rifles hall in aid of
the elevator fund of that Institution.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. F. Robb are located for the
winter at No. 1923 NJ street.
The wives of Senators will not keep open
house on New Years day because the following
day, Thursday, will be their first formal recep-
ton day of the season. Senator Evarts and
family, Senator and Mrs. Stanford, Senator
Quay AID others Will be out of the city on We'd
nesday. On Thursday Mr.. Dolph and Mrs
Richard Nixon will have with them Mrs Arm
strong and Mrs Col. Lee.
Mrs Hugh McCulloch and Miss Mary Nc
Culloch, assisted by Miss Susie McCulloch of
Grand Rapids and Miss Burke of New York
city, their guests will receive at 912 18th street
from to on New Years day.
Ex-Secretary McCulloch gave a dinner on
Saturday night of fourteen covers to gentlemen.
Among the guests were Chief Justice Fuller
Mr.. Justice Blatchford, Mr.. Justice Miller, Mr..
Justice Field, Gen. Schofeld Gen. Schenck.
Senator Frye and Senator Hawley. On Satur,
day, December z, Mrs. McCulloch invited a
company to dinner in honor of the eighty-first
birthday OF ex-Secretary McCulloch
Mrs. and Miss Burdette Of No. 1925 Vermont
avenue will be at home to their friends ON
Wednesday during the season after the Sth of
January.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burdette gave a dinner on
Friday evening in honor of Commissioner of
the Land Ofhee Stone and Mrs. Stone. Among
the guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Carlisle Of
Pueblo, Col
Mrs Proctor's constant care and the fatigue
incident to her prolonged watchfulness and
anxiety during the extreme sickness of her
young son make IL impossible for her during
her present uncertain and temporary stay to
undertake any social duties or assume her
natural place at the head of the Secretary's
household Mrs. Carey, their niece, will con-
tinue TO represent her in that capacity as here
tofore. Miss Proctor is expected to divide her
time between their home here and her mother
wherever she may be, but while in the city will
continue to assist Mrs. Carey in the social
duties OF the house. When the Secretary and
Mrs. Proctor found that ON account Of the
health OF their young son she would be unable
70 De In Washington the present season much,
II any. and SO could not perform the social
duties Of the Secretarys household Mrs Carey
assumed the same for her. Mrs Carey was al
ready well known and much admired in Wash
ington society, and during the short time that
she has acted as the head of o cabinet officers
household she has displayed great tact and
won host OF friends Mrs. Proctor came here
with her invalid son last month, expecting at
the time to make only stop of few DAYS on