Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-01
IN THE SOCIAL WORLD.
Mrs. McLean's Ball for Young People
Personal Mention.

The annual ball and Christmas tree festival
given BY Mrs. John r. Mclean to the young peo-
pie of her acquaintance came on yesterday after
noon and was an occasion OF manifest delight to
ali the invited guests. The company assembled
at 2.3G o'clock IN the drawing rooms which soon
presented CAV appearance. as the fancy cos
TUNES of the young folks we're rich, novel and
gay. The priucvsses, peasants. monks, cour-
tiers. MephistOphlles. sailors, baker boys, cooks,
jockeys Hover girls, queens, brides and war.
riors gazed a: the curtsined doors OF the ball
room with eager anticipations for after regard
ing each Others dresses the interest conferred IN
that spacious and beautiful apartment band
OF musicians filed the house with sweet har-
monies OF sound dozen sturdy FIR trees
were set down ;he sides of the room, and were
gliiterlng with gold and silver unsel.
whItened with cotton snow and hung with
presents. There was gift for each child Not
one was forgotten. At O'Clock the curtains
we're parted and the motley throng crowded
into the large room with Its polished door and
superb appointments Now began the dlstri-
button Of the presents. Mr. Walker Blaine
called out the name upon each packet and Mr..
Richard Porter assisted By Mss Brown. Miss
Harriet Blaine. Miss Lucy CorkhIu and others,
endeaVored to deliver the gifts to the eager
recipients. The books. cards. horns, driving
reIns, bells. vases. ian-, ribbons and so on dis
posed of the children vent into the dining room
and sat around small tables and had n luncheon
served them after which they returned to the
ball room and danced 10 the music OF the band.
Among the wearers Of pretty fancy dresses
were Miss Lillian Pauncefote, who was dressed
as Hungarian peasant girl, Miss Audrey
PAunce tote as a court jester; Miss Morton, Por-
tia; Hiss Lena Morton as Italian peasant; Miss
Helen Morton A. Italian peasant; Miss Alice
Morton Aisatlan peasant; Miss Mary Morton,
-hepherdess, Miss Daisy Letter, Snow; Miss
Bessie DAVIS. Winter; Dewitt La Porte, Which
Chicken, Freddie Bugher. Highland Chief
OF the Clan of Mclean; Logan
Tucker. a midshipman; Marion Dolph and
brother. Princes of the Tower; Harry Dolph. a
VenIiian fisherman; Clochette Magruder,
Basket Of Roses, Alexander Magruder, Jockey;
Harold and Mitchell Handy Gentlemen Of the
Court o. Louis XVI, the Messrs Hale, Gallants
OF the Court Of Charles ii; Florence Beale,
IamOOurIne Girl; Elizabeth Beaie, Lady Of the
DlrrctOrIe PERIOD, Ruth Doiph Fairy Queen,
Kathleen Owen But;ercup; Christine Owen,
Wild Rose; the Misses Warder. Quakeresses;
Reynolds Hitt French Courier of the Reign of
LOUIS NJ; Adele Greedy, Flower Girl,
Mss Lincoln. Lady OF the Court of
Mrs. Mckee, Vice President Morton. Secre-
tary Blame, Speaker Reed. Sir Julian Paunce-
fOt-. Lady PauncefOte the Misses PauDcefote,
A IN raj Porter. Alr. and Mrs Mclean. Mrs.
HazrH. Gen. Z. L. Beale, Gen. Il II. Robertson,
G-H --ewaTr Van Ellet, Major Burns, Count de
ATcO Valley, ii. koustan. Count Sa.a, the Misses
latsgu. Mrs. lucSCr, Mrs. Heath, Miss Letter,
u - Nj chell. Mrs. Handy. Admira. and Mrs.
Queen. Mrs. DOlph. Mrs. Boardman, Mrs. Cam
erOn. Judge John Davis Major Porter Heap,
Jr-- Barney. Miss HOf, Mrs aud Miss Darling
e =. 5irs. Pellew, Mrs A. /. Magruder. the sec
r, ta'.vs OF the Corean legation and their wives.
NayroyenI Bey. Mrs. La Porte and Others.
MS. Mclean received her guests in a becom-
ing toilet of white silk trimmed with gold en-
broiuery, and the son CT the house was in a
comfortable dress OF white marsallles.
Miss Anna McCann OF New York is the guest
of Miss Gertrude = Platt
MIR. John +. Allen. jr., son of Senator Allen
OF Washington. viii return to Peekskill, NY,
at the end of the week.
Mr.. Morales. second secretary of the Mexican
legation. has been i'll for two months.
A most enjoyable party given Friday
evening by Mr.. and Mrs. Frank c. Sharp Of
10th street In honor of Mrs. Sharp's cousins,
Misses Ruth and Grace Allen, and John b.
Allen. jr., daughters and son of Senator Allen.
who have been spending their Christmas vaca-
ton with their friends. but will resume studies
next week. There were present Misses Willie
NINA Barton. Florence Bingham, Pearl Fitch,
Hattie Harlan Marion Johnson. Grace Christian
and Nlessrs. Arthur and Fred Barton. Edward
and George Asmussen, Harry Clark and Horace
Bingham.
DIR. and Mrs. Maurice F. Pilgrim of this city
yesterday quietly celebrated the tenth ami
yersary OF their marriage with Mrs Pilgrims
parents. Mr. and Mrs. E. w. Sturdevant at
their home in Wilkesbarre last week
No one under the hospitable roof Of ex-Sec-
Rotary and Mrs. McCulloch last night will ever
fail to remember the last hours OF 1889 except
with pleasure. Miss McCulloch invited a num-
beI OF young friends to dance out the old and
dance IN the New Year, which was done with
light feet and happy faces. Mrs. McCuIloch
received the guests, assisted by her daughter,
Miss Mary, who wore beautiful and becoming
toilet OF pa.e blue, and her cousin. who APP
peared IN a tasteful gown Of white. There was
bountlful supper at midnight aud the enter
taIEmeut closed with the Virginia reel. Those
present were Miss Bancroft Miss Preston, Miss
Edle, Miss Lawson. Miss Corkhill, Miss Gard,
Miss James, Misses Window. Miss Henriques
and Miss Deering, Count de Chambrun, Mr..
William Acklan. Mr.. Jesup Blair, Mr. Wood
bury Lowery, Mr.. Morrell, Mr. Chas Sheriff.,
Mr.. Redeem, Mr.. Bulkiey, Mr.. McKenny, Mr.
Burk. Mr.. Coolidge OF New York, Mr.. Wiley.
Mr.. Eric Dahlsren, Mr.. McRoberts, Mr..
Gresham, Mr.. ElnOt. Mr. Legare, Mr.. Dick Wal
ZACH and Mr.. McCuloch. cousin Of the hostess.
Miss Bailey was inadvertently included among
the ladies announced to assist the Misses Royce
Of LIST street southeast in receiving on New
Year day. beng prevented by . recent and
SAD family affection
Milk Punch Ruled ONT.