Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-09
SOCIAL EVENTS.
On the Verge of the Gay Season-Per.
sonal Mention.

Mrs Harrison is with the family Of the Post
master General, Mr.. wanamaker. at jenkins
town. and has not set any day for returning to
the White House.
Secretary Blaine and family are in possession
Of the red house. No. II. on Lafayette square
Mrs Blaine Is busy putting her household in
order and will not be ready for some DAYS &c
see anybody. The historic house has been
beautifully decorated. The lower hall wood.
work is painted in a glistening ivorie. On the
right Of the entrance is a reception room in
blue and pale yellow; the walls are in blue and
the draperies at the windows are pale yellow
veiled in white lace. Some OF the furniture il
antique and the walls are covered with rare
engravings. On the left hand is q large room,
the walls Of which are colored a deep maroon.
The ceiling is exquisitely designed in squares
with polished mahogany. The drawing rooms
will be on the second floor, after the fashion Of
English basement houses.
Miss Williamson, daughter Of Gen. J. A.
Williamson, will have with her this winter her
sister. Mrs; Dwight h Trip Of Colorado, and
with the debutante sisters, Miss Pauline and
Miss Madge Williamson, the household will be
most attractive one. Mrs. Warner Baldwin
Bayley will also be of the group during the
early winter, and the ladies will be at home to
their friends on Fridays in the season at No.
l75S street.
The Misses Head, the daughters of Major
Geo Z. Head of the army, are in the city for a
visit of a week or ten days and are the guests
Of the Misses Roy at No. 72l 18th street. The
Misses Head will spend the winter at the dis
tant post where their father is stationed, Fort
Meade, Dakota.
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Mclean are in New
York city for a few days.
Mr.. Vim. C. MacBride and wife and daughter
have returned to the city and are at the Irving
ton for few days. They have taken house
for the winter.
Ensign Webster A. Edgar, son of Madame
Boneparte, will sail with Admiral Walkers feet
for Europe on the 18th instant Mrs. Edgar and
child will sail per steamer at an early day
and will spend the winter at Nice, France.
Miss Sadie K. Cox of Boston, who spent sew
eral months in Washington two seasons ago, is
staying at the Arno.
Mrs. Jean NJ Lander has returned to the city
and is enjoying her quaint house, As street
southeast, Capitol square, which Mr.. A. B. Null
lett has been making some improvements
upon.
Mrs. Ex-Gov. Shepherd and Miss Shepherd
and the son spent few days at Wizards
hotel this week. on their way from Bleak
House TO Batopilas, where they will spend the
winter with Mr.. Alexander Shepherd. They
will not return to this city until the next sum-
mer.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Harvey have returned
from the seaside and are keeping house at
I'LL De Sales street. Mrs. Harvey is the
daughter of Congressman Holman of Indiana
and bride Of last summer.
Captain and Mrs. Homer Slaymaker, from
Presidio. near San Francisco. were OH here for
the marriage Of the captains cousin, Miss
Niles. this week. and will return to the Pacific
coast In a fortnight. taking with them Mrs.
Slaymaker, who has heretofore lived with her
sister, Mrs. Niles.
Senator and Mrs. Paddock are expected in
the city next week. They will occupy their
usual apartments at the Portland.
Mrs. N. NJ. Stannard of the Portland has her
sister, Mrs. Pindell of Kentucky, visiting her
Tor the autumn.
Mrs. Lamberton, wife of Capt Lamberton of
the jamestown, has with her a. the Portland
for the winter her daughter, Mrs. Stead.
District Attorney Hoge and wife. Ad-
niral and Mrs. Harmony, Mr. and Mrs. Haliet
kllbourn and MIR. and Mrs. Frank g. Gordon,
who have lately returned from Atlanta. Ca,
are at the Portland for the winter.
Chevalier de Tavera, the Austrian minister,
gave dinner on Monday in honor of Ad-
iniral SPAIN of the Austrian navy. There
were present Secretary Blaine, the Belgian
minister, Mr.. lie CHAT, Admiral Franklin. the
Swedish minister, Mr. Grip. Mr.. A. Won Mumm
OF the German legation, Capt. Mensing. Ign,
Admiral Harmony, Admiral Kaznokoff of the
Russian navy and others.
The British delegates 10 the international
marine conference entertained q number Of
gcntlen u at dinner at the Arlington hotel
Thursday evening. among whom were Sir Ju-
Ian Pauncefote, British minister; Mr.. Mumm
Won SchwarZenstein, the German charge
daffaires; Admiral Baron Spann, Admiral
Franklin, DIR. Sic e-King and other delegates
to the conference.
Mrs. Mary NJ. Hallowell. mother Of Miss Sal
lie Hallowcll of the Chicago ar. exposition,
gave delightful entertainment at her home
on 18th street on Thursday the It'll. Among
the guests were Mrs. Schonnigan, Misses John
ston, Brent johnson and Messrs Johnston,
Breckenbridge, johnson and others.
Mrs Harry Dodge was for the most part of
the summer at Oney, Md She has Just re-
turned with her children and will be at 1645
street for the winter, having given up her house
on 2lst street.
Mrs. de b. Randolph Keim and daughters,
Elizabeth and Halle, have returned to their h
street home for the winter after spending a
delightful summer in their Cottage by the
Sea at Martha's Vineyard and the fall months
at their picturesque home, .Edgemount,"
Reading. m the mountains of Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Herbert 8. Owen has sailed for England
to join his brother Mr.. Fredk ID. Owen who
has been enjoying the wonders of the Paris
exhibition and studying architecture during
the summer. They will now travel through
Great Britain, returning to this city in time for
the holidays.
Miss Florence Sumner, daughter of Captain
Sumner, U.S.N., left last week to make her
permanent home with relatives in Nebraska
Aparty Of young people gathered at tn res
idence of Mr.. Harry White of South Washing
ton last evening, the occasion being a reception
given by the Bahurin lyceum to the young
ladies who assisted them at their recent enter
tainment.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ Fernandez entertained
tsS friends most delightfully."- Thursday even
ing. the occasion being the twenty-first anni-
Versary OF the birthday Of their son Manning
The marriage of Miss Mary Glascock Of this
city to Mr. David L. Grayson Of Chattanooga
viii take place IN Leesburg at the residence of
the brides grandmother, Mrs. Ora III. Fade
ley, on the 18th instant.
Mrs. Louis W. Sincabaugh and daughter have
returned from two months visit to GAINESVILLE
and Columbus, Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Strong have returned to
the city from their summer home on Lake
Geneva. Their son, II. Percy Strong, who took
honors at Harvard college and spent a year on
horseback in Europe, expects to spend the win
ter with them.
The Rev. DR.. Hamlin left town last night for
Ithaca, MY, where he is to preach tomorrow
IN the sage chapel OF Cornell university.
The silver wedding of Mr.. aud Mrs. S. R