Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-05
SOCIAL MATTERS.
Some Fashionable Entertainments This
Week-Personal Notes.


Senator and Mrs. Sherman have out engraved
invitations for a reception on Friday evening
at o'clock, the 9Th instant, to meet Gen Sher-
man.
Mrs A A. Pollok has issued cards for tea
on Thursday afternoon.
Miss Keyser Of Baltimore, who was to have
been Miss Mullan's guest this week, has post
pOned her visit until later in the season. Miss
Mulian postponed the luncheon and the Mount
Vernon excursion, for which invitations were
out, owing to the severe illness this week OF
Mrs. Mullan.
Mrs. George Coolidge of No. 1717 21st street
will entertain a company at a nursery tea this
afternoon from to O'Clock.
Miss Ralston OF Philadelphia Is the guest Of
the Postmaster General and Mrs. wanamaker
and was of the guests at the British lega-
tion on Friday evening.
Senator and Mrs. Hearst entertained Senator
and Mrs. Henderson, Senator and Mrs Squire,
Senator and Mrs. Pierce, Senator and Mrs.
Stewart. Senator and Mrs. Stanford. Senator
and Mrs. Allen, Senator and Mrs. Pettigrew,
Senator and Mrs. Teller and Senator and Mrs.
Casey at dinner in their new residence on Sat-
urday evening.
Mrs. Francis II. Burnett, who came on from
Europe recently to her home here. expects to
return with her son Lionel to London in few
days.
The Vice President and Mrs Morton are in
New York city for a few days absence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nevins OF New York gave q
hunt ball at the Country Club on Saturday
that was a most brilliant affair.
Mrs and Miss Batcheller will be at home to
their friends tomorrow tuesday afternoon
from to o'clock and will hereafter dis
continue their Tuesday receptions for the
season
Mrs and Miss Kaufman gave very delight
full tea in their beautiful home on Highland
Terrace, Massac husetts avenue. on Saturday
afternoon between the hours or and o'clock.
Mrs. Kaufman received her guests in a
beautiful old rose pink brocade cut with a
demi-train and a pompadour opening at the
neck edged with lace; Miss Kaufman was in
pretty combination of blue Turkish wool and
blue silk and ribbons, and Mrs. Rudolph Kauff-
mann was in an imported toilet of black silk
and Powered brocade. Among those assisting
were Miss Guthrie, guest of the house, Mrs
Parker Mann Miss de Barre, Mrs. and Miss
Chambers, Miss Gait, Miss Kennedy, Miss Bur-
dette, Mrs. Hibbs and the Misses Hough. The
drawing rooms and dining room we're tastsfully
decked with profusion of spring flowers and
green foliage, and string band played in the
spacious hallway. A delightful collation. was
spread IN the dining room. The spacious
rooms open on the tirst and second floors were
comfortably filed during the allotted hours
with ladies and gentlemen prominent in public
life and social circles.
The last meeting Of the Meritorious Eucher
Club took place at the home Of Miss Mamie
Smith on Friday evening. Mr.. Fred Smith and
Miss Mary higgins were the winners of the first
prizes and Mr.. Babcock and Miss Sara A. Kig-
gins captured the boobies" Mr.. W. W.
Hodges. in the name of the club, presented to
the president, Miss Sara A. Higgins, a gold
badge as a token Of their esteem and apprecia-
ton OF her efforts in behalf of the club. Re-
treshments were served and dancing INDUCED
IN until late hour. Among those present
were Mr.. and Mrs. smith, Mr.. and Mrs. Selig-
son, Dir. and Mrs. Griffith, Miss AtLee, Miss
Fannie Alice, Miss Nettie Miller, Miss Maud
q. Badgley. Miss Madge keogh, Miss Higgins
Miss Mary Higgins Miss Thornton, Miss Smith
Messrs. Hodges, keene. Striker, Higgins, Bah
cock, Lemon and Smith.
Mrs. A. l.. Barber, accompanied by her
guests. left for New York yesterday. Mr.
Barber Is to arrive from Europe on the
Majestic on Wednesday and he and Mrs
Barber will return to Belmont the latter part
of the week.
Society people are much interested in the
coming performance of "Pygmalion and Gala
tea, which will be given Saturday night for
the benefit of the Home for the Incurables
Some well-known amateurs will take part, in
GLIDING Miss Aldrich. Miss Bigelow, Miss Mil
dred Fuller, Miss Bertha Lincoln, Geo. c.
Hazelton, II. L. Smith and Jno. j. Kerr
DIR. George yasey, having recently purchased
house No. 1907 Riggs street, will hereafter
make that the family residence. Mrs Vasey
has not yet fully recovered from the effects Of
her long illness during the winter.