Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-17

| and Gen. Charles E. Ways are guests of MIRA
Col. winger, No. 1921 Connecticut avenue.
Mrs. DIR. Jno. s. Fenner OF Tennessee Is Wis.
iting the family Of Mr.. Galen z. Green, 1l2l
| SD street.
Miss Lily Thompson of Detroit Is visiting
Miss Mcmillan. daughter Of Senator Mcmillan,
! lila Vermont avenue.
The Misses Kondrup, 2l7 I'd street southeast,
assisted by Mrs. Gen. Green, Mrs. Houk, Mrs.
/ Dobyns, Mrs. Bates and Misses Kalbfus Berry
and Howard, will hold their closing reception
| today, from TO 6.
The Euphrasyne german was held at Masonic
temple Friday night and proved very successful.
Dancing began at $50, under the leadership of
Mr.. and Mrs. Hanna. About fifty couples par
| ticipated
Mrs. Charles NJ. Clarke will be at home to
! friends the remaining Tuesdays Of this month.
Miss Gertrude Bell, after prolonged visit
north, has returned to her home, wood
bourne, Washington Heights.
j. F. Eaton and wife, Kansas City; Mr. and
Mrs. J. 3. Calvo, Costa Rica; Il. W. R. Hoyt.
Greenwich, Conn; Mrs. John d. Gillett and
Miss Jessie Gillett have gone to Old Point
Comfort
Mrs. s. ]. Dieudonne Of Ill B street south
east will be assisted by Mrs. Lind at her Mon
day afternoon reception from to 6.
Miss Mamie Green, one of the bellies Of Gull
pepper, Va, is in the city visiting the home Of
her uncle, United States Fish Commissioner
Mcdonald
The popular Monday dances given by Mrs
Mannix in her spacious par.ors at the Center
house, marine barracks, will not be resumed
until after Easter.
Senator and Mrs. Hearst now occupy their
new house, although the workmen are still in
possession Of the two lower floors. The house
is the one that was built by Mr.. John Field and
owned and occupied by Secretary FaIrchild.
Mrs. Hearst does not expect to have the use of
the whole house until late in April, but in the
meantime she hopes to keep some days in
and she hopes to give few small musicalcs in
Lent Miss Florence Bayard and Miss
Nellie Hillyer OF San Francisco will
be Mrs. Hearsts guests in q few days.
Mrs. Hearst has also under her chaperonage
the Misses Ferries and their brother OF San
Francisco, who are accomplished musicians and
who will assist at the muslcales Mrs. Hearst
proposes to give. The house. when finished,
will be marked by a simple elegance. Senator
and Mrs. Hearst design it for a coy home, and
one of the rooms that Mrs. Hearst most delights
in supervisingis being prepared for her son,
Mr.. William Hearst The house formerly was
a square angular one and its outward as well
as its inner outlines have been changed by the
extension and remodeling that Senator Hearst
has made upon it. The rooms finished in the
upper portion OF the house are all done in
natural woods and all the halls and the doors
upon the halls are in oak. The chambers are
fitted up with oaken chamber sets of the latest
and prettlest patterns, the walls are hung with
paper IN all-over patterns like those of English
chlntz or foulard. The floors are covered with
daintily colored Brussels carpets and the open
hreplaces are all prettily tiled in colors cor
responding to the leading tint of the room.
There Will be two guest chambers on the third
floor and the bath rooms are models of spacious
md rEVnn nah TIA IL
was thrown out on o street will form the library
On the first floor. Mrs. Hearst has brought
much OF her bric-a-brac and all Of her books
from her home in San Francisco and finds it
necessary to line the corresponding room on
the second floor with book shelves, and 1t will
be Mrs. Hearsts work room. Upon the third
floor the room will again be lined with book
shelves and filled with books and will be
decorated with Japanese bric-a-brac and hung
with Japanese stufs. and will also serve for a
writing, sitting and breakfast room for guests
staying IN the house. The addition to the side
that adjoins the house Of Mrs. S. s. Cox will
contain large music room.
Mrs. Rudolph Kaufman will not be at home
tomorrow, but will on following Wednesdays at
1926 o street.
MIR. and Mrs. Parker Mann gave a very hand
some reception Saturday evening at their artis-
tic home, Ianglebank, on Kalorama avenue, in
honor Of Miss Bowers of New Haven. The
house was prettily decorated with flowers and
a strlnged orchestra at the head Of the broad
flight OF stairs gave delightful series Of
musical selections during the evening. Among
those who were present were Mr.. and Mrs. 3.
NJ. Bryan, Mr.. and Mrs. John I. Armes, Mr. H.
b; Willard, Mr.. Bowers, Miss DeBarre, Lieut..
Chambers. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Wilson, Mr..
Catherwood Robinson of Philadelphia, Mrs. s.
II. Kaufman, Miss Kaufman, Miss Trues-
dell OF Newark, Mrs. Guthrie and Miss Granger
OF Passaic. Miss Kennedy, Mr.. and Mrs. G. W.
johnson, Miss Alma Johnson, Mr.. and Mrs Ru-
dolph Kaufman. MIR. James McElhone Mr. and
Mrs. Goddard, Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Pilling and
Mrs. and MIss Ffoulke.
Probably the last Of the delightful hons at
Wizards this season came off on last Saturday
evening. The guests were so many that only
the ample space afforded by the hall kept the
dancing room from being crowded As It was
the space was sufficient, the music excellent
and the supper everything that could be de-
sired.
Senator Squire Of Washington gave a delight
ful dinner last night to Gen. Nelson A. Miles at
Chamberlin's. The arrangements. menu and
service were in the hosts uniformly excellent
style. The guests were Gen. Miles, Gen.
Schotield, Senator Hawley Surgeon General
Moore, Or. Ruth, U.S.N.; Moses p Handy, Sem
ator Dolph, Gen. Ordway, Gen. Arson G. Nc
Cook, Mr.. Cannon of Spokane Falls, Senator
Allen, Mr.. r. +. Mohr, Lieut.. Long, adjutant
general ID. C. militia; Representative Wilson of
washington, MIR. Mcknight, Senator j. p.
Jones, Col. T. p. Ochiltree, Representative
Roswell p. Flower. Senator Stanford. Frank
Pixley, San Francisco Argonaut, and MIR. Frank
Hatton. Informal toasts were given the first
one being by Gen. Squire to Gen. Miles. The
other speakers were Senator Stanford, Col
Tom Ochiltree. Senator Allen, Senator Dolph,
Mr.. Pixley, Gen. Schofeld, Representative
Wilson, Gen. Ansen McCook, Mr.. Mcknight
and Mr.. Handy.
Mrs. Hicks had . charming reception at her
attractive home, 1871 10Th street. on Saturday.
combined with paler tint of faille.
Mrs. William w. Morrow will not be at home
at the Richmond this Tuesday, as she will take
that day for making calls.
Mrs Representative Osborne, al X street
northwest, will be at home to callers Oh Tues
day.
Mrs. 7. Barrett Jenkins Of Augusta, Ca, is
spending few days with Mrs. Renick, 1916 18th
street.
Mrs. Commissioner Lyman and Miss Lyman,
423 NJ street, will not receive tomorrow, but
VIII be at home to callers on Tuesdays after
that date.
Mrs. G. B. Bailey and Miss Bailey of Portland,
Me-, will be at home tomorrow afternoon at
the Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs John r. waggaman and Mrs.
l. K Camp are visiting friends in the south.
Mrs. Nathan C. Plat and her daughter, Mrs.
Kiltio, will be at home for the first time this
season on Thursday, February 10. They re-