Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-09
SOCIAL MATTERS.
Dinners, Teas and Luncheons-Per-
sonal Mention.

| Mrs. Harrison and Mrs. Mckee saw . few
friends by appointment yesterday afternoon
| between and o'clock. Mrs. Harrison wore
trimmed with fat braid Mrs. Mckee wore .
| Partisan gown of black thread lace, effectively
| trimmed with broad ribbon in . beautiful rose
| heliotrope color. Among the callers were DR..
and Mrs Guzman, making their party call,
| Lieut.. and Mrs. Kellogg, Mrs. Henry Peiiew with
| her friend, Miss Blodgett Of New York. and Mrs.
| Mclean, who later took Mrs. Harrison out Tor
a drive.
Senator and Mrs Hearst entertained COM
pany at dinner last evening in their beautiful
new dining room. The dinner party, which
| was planned to be q large one, was very much
reduced in numbers by the death Of Senator
Beck, as he and several Of his intimate friends
| were included in the list and the vacancies
| made were not filed. The centerpiece OF the
| large oval board was bowl of gloria de Paris
set upon q piece of rare antique embroidery
! lined with sea green silk, and the bowl was
| filed with gloria de Paris roses. The guests
were Senator and Mrs. J. P. Jones, Senator
Gray, Senator and Mrs. Sherman, Senator and
Mrs Hawley, Senator Morrill,, Senator Allison,
Senator and Mrs. Dixon, Mrs. Anthony of Bos-
ton. Mrs. Robert Underwood johnson of New
York and Col. Clark of California
Mr.. aud Mrs. Anthony Pollok gave a delight
| full afternoon entertainment that was almost
| too elaborate in its appointments to be called
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grand salons, shaded cool conservatory COR
ners and roomy spaces everywhere for the
large company to assemble in. Mrs. Pollok re-
ceived her guests with the usual courtesy that
is so becoming to her style. attired in a Louis
XVI gown of wlstara brocade trimmed with
frils of point lace Her assistants were Miss
Sheriff., Miss Dahlgren, Miss Bosrdman, Miss
Davidge, Miss Williams, the Misses Epson,
Miss Cullen, Miss Batcheller, Miss Julia Strong
and Miss Davidson, who is the guest OF the
house. The event was one Of the most charm
ing and elegant Of the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Pilling Of Massachu-
setts avenue gave a handsome reception last
evening in honor of Mrs. George Kenner.
Mrs. John Hay, who has been absent in New
York city for a short time, returned to her
home here last evening.
Mrs. F. B. Spinola has returned from weeks
absence in New York city.
The pretty comedy Of Pygmalion and Galatea
is expected to bring in golden harvest for the
Home for Incurables. A large audience of 40
ciety people have already secured seats for
Saturday night at Lincoln Hall
Miss Sue Brook, who is the sister-in-law Of
the war governor of Maine, Gov. Cony, and
Miss Alice Harlow will arrive in the city today,
to be the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Keim. The
ladies reside in Augusta, Me-, and are now re-
turning from Florida, where they spent the
winter.
A large number Of elegant teas and afternoon
receptions have been given in Washington dur
ing the past season. Each gracious hostess has
invited a number of popular young ladies to
assist In entertaining her guests and to see that
every one is Hospitality treated after leaving
the drawing room door sill. In many instances
these young ladies have only partly performed
their duties. They are apt to become SO alb
sorbed in tete-a-tetes with young men who
have dropped in after their half days work
that they pay no attention to ladies who have
no men with them. OF course the hostess Is
entirely ignorant of this and her friends hesi-
tate to enlighten her. If young lady assistants
knew of the comments made upon their
thoughtlessness they would doubtless be more
attentive.
Mr.. Charles A. Pilsbury, for many years a
Washington journalist and correspondent, but
now editor of that excellent Maine weekly, the
Belfast Republican Journal, is in town for few
days stay, at 1928 G street. accompanied by his
wife and daughter and couple of Belfast
friends.
Mr.. Ralph Cross johnson has been visiting
his mother, Mrs. Ralph G. johnson, at her
apartments at the Portland, but leaves on Sat-
urday to join his family in Europe.
Mrs. Russell West and her children have
gone to Rock Island arsenal, Illinois, where
she will join her husband.
The first ball of the season Of the Tacoma
Club of East Washington was held at Odd
Fellows Hall last night and proved to be an
enjoyable affair. Among those present were
Misses Shields, Humphrey, Baptsta, McAlwee,
Caspar, Padgett, Gates, Crisman, Parsons,
Hook, Nelson, Murray, Wheatley, Harrison.
Vermillion and Messrs. G. Gates, Padgett W.
Dayton, Bryan, Jennings, jenkins, Lucas,
Beavens, Patterson, Caspar, Amnstead, R. Day
ton, b. Gates, Chase, Otfutt, Bean, Prospect,
Belts, johnson, Proctor and Gooding.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank H. Duehay have re-
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a suite of rooms at the Clarendon.
Mrs. Elmer, wife of Commander Horace
Elmer of the navy, is visiting the family OF
Paymaster X. W. Allen, Navy Yard
DIR. and Mrs. Samuel s. Adams have returned
and will be glad to see their friends at 1882 X
street.
Mrs. VIM. o. ". Cunningham will spend quite
good deal of time this season at Toninto, Me.
Mrs. Cunningham Will chaperone the Misses
Gould of New York.
Medical Inspector G.. s. Beardsley and family
returned to the city last week after having
spent the winter in Italy. They will reside in
the navy yard when the doctor has been Or
dered for duty.
Miss Minnie wanamaker will give a small
and early dance this evening in honor of her
guests, Mrs. Raston and Miss Pettitt of Phil
adelphla. The Postmaster General and Mrs
and Miss Wanamaker will leave the city for a
week absence at their country place, Linden
hurst, near Philadelphia. The time will be
spent with Mr.. and Mrs Rodman Wanamaker
and child, who will then sail on the I'D in
slant for Europe.
Mrs. Squire of Washington gave a "silver
luncheon OF twenty-one covers in honor of
her sister, Mrs. Firman of Philadelphia today
In the Arlington Hotel tea ROOM The oval
table had square basket full OF great snow
balls In it. Near that we're placed
the corsage bouquets, alternately OF
marguerites tied with white ribbons and of
buttercups tied with yellow ribbons marked
with the initials of the hostess and the date.
The bouquets lay near the center piece and the
ribbons were carried to the edge OF the table
| Four silver candelabra with white tapers
| and silver shades remained unllghted. Cut
| glass dishes flied with sailed almonds and con-
| fectlons were placed about and the remaining
spaces Of the table linen were covered with
sprays Of maiden hair fern. The other guests
were Mrs. F. b. Spinola, Mrs. n.
5. Lincoln, Miss Gale, Mrs. 7.
E. Roessle, Mrs. J. ]. Briggs,
Mrs John c. Spooner, Mrs. n. F. Dixon. Mrs.
| q. E. Adams, Mrs. o. H. Platt Mrs. Nicholson,
Mrs. j. B. Allen, Mrs John L. Wilson, Mrs.
| Dolph, Mrs. Clover, Mrs. j. C. Free
mont, IT,. Mrs. Henderson, Mrs. Schoon-
| maker and Mrs. Charles Nordhoff.
Confiscated Beer.
Sergeant Dunnigan, the only sergeant in the
second precinct who was not included in Col
Roberts recent investigation, went out yester-
/ day afternoon and visited Anderson's barhar