Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-27

Philadelphia, Elkton and Baltimore. Mr. and
Mrs. Torbert will be ut home to their friends at
46 street southeast Mondays in January.
Miss Nellie Tally, daughter of Mr.. James
Tally, ia spending her holidays with friends in
| Philadelphia.
Mrs. Flora Adams Darling is spending Christ
mas with her brother, Mr.. John @. Adams. in
New York city. Her address is Buckingham
Hotel. where she will remain until after the
| organization of the New York Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Gen. and Mrs. Veazey and Mr.. and Mrs. c. s.
Walton are located at 1902 q street northwest
for the winter. Mrs. Veazey and Mrs. Walton
will be at home to their friends on MONDAYS.
Apleasant incident Of Christmas was a box
party at Abaugh's Opera House given by Mr..
| J. c. Wilson of 20i street northwest to a few
| OF his friends, chaperoned by Mrs. L. A. shrimp
| of z street northwest. The party consisted of
| Mr.. Joseph Schmaling of Mississippi. Miss
/ Maggie Holmes of Philadelphia. who is visiting
| her parents during the holidays, Mr.. J. C. VIII
son, Miss Mamie Lindsay and Mr.. and Mrs. l..
A. Shrimp.
Miss Amy Winter Of New Brighton, Pa. ia
visiting Miss May Harsha, sos H street, during
the holidays.
! Commissioner Roberts complete restoration
to health enables Mrs. Robert and the Misses
Robert to enter into some of the social activities
| Of the season. They viii be at home hereafter
at 1912 n street on Fridays.
| Mrs. Balch and Mrs. Coolidge of 1921 Penn
sylvania avenue will not receive formally on
New Year day, but will give the first of their
Friday receptions on the next day, January q.
One of the most delightful occasions of the
season was the dance of Miss Susie Bartle, given
| in honor of her cousin, Mr.. J. Hervey Nichols,
| jr.. of Denver, Col The programs for the even
ing were arranged on souvenir calendars. A
noticeable feature was the succession Of young,
pretty and bright faces, made more brilliant by
| the pretty dresses. Among those present were
Milburn. Dyer, harrington, Miller. Gensler,
Nellie Bartle, May and Alice Clearly Bessie and
Annie MCGOWAN, Clara and Ella knight, Messrs.
| Wyval. Britton, Edmonston, Byrne, Stock
bridge, Gebbie of Philadelphia, Harry Johnson,
A. Ralph johnson, Brock. Gardner Of Boston,
harrington, Robert Miller, Arthur Miller,
| Cocran, Evans of Baltimore, Shuemate of BaIti-
more, Thompson of Baltimore and others.
| A delightful fancy-dress party was given last
| evening to some of the younger society people
| by Miss Mamie OHara at the arsenal. The
blockaded state of the streets was overcome by
| the employment of four-hOrse herdics to con-
| vey the guests and gave added zest to their
pleasure. Many of the costumes were strik-
| ingly pretty and the effect during the move
! ments of the dance most attractive few of
! those present were: Misses G. Fuller, Spanish
| lady: Marie Williamson and jamie Fuller, Cor
| teenth century; Mamie Hara, Bohemian girl;
Page Carr. gypsy; Catharine Lemly. butterfly;
| Du Barry Norman. peasant; Mr.. Francis Lieber
nineteenth century; I. r. Tyler, courtier;
| Blair Wales, Venetian bOatman; BERTHE Ogden,
knave of hearts; James Parker, Russian gen.
eral; Wilson Young. peasant; f. De G. Faust,
Mexican; Alfred Tyler. knight of fourteenth
century; Joseph Pendleton. sailor; Mills
Thompson, Fra Diavolo; Marvin Thompson
Russian soldier j. oHara, mikado; T.. L.
De-. l,nrT To-, ,a1<
odds and ends. The party was chaperoned by
| Mrs. b. A. Lieber and Mrs. OHara received
| with her daughters.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Theo. H. Hoover of Clarion
Pa. are visiting the city and are the guests of
| Geo. W. Stratton of East Washington.
Mrs Catherine Curtis and Mrs. f. A. Brush
| of Birmingham, Conn. are at the Fredonia.
Miss BERTHE Hume and Miss Helen Bowen of
Baltimore are visiting the Misses Durfee of
South Washington for the holidays.
Anna II. Shaw, president of Wimodaughsis,
is in town for few days. She has rooms at
WimOdaughsis 1i06 & street northwest where
she will be glad to see her friends.
Mrs. W. j. ConneIl of 400 Massachusetts
avenue will not be at homo on Tuesdays until
after January Is.
The ''good cheer that Christmas brings" was
fully exempliied last evening at the home of
MISS INCOMES on NJ street. ne german was
danced by twenty-five couples led by the hos
tess and Mr.. Thompson. The figures were
varied and the favOrs were novelties of exqui-
site designs. The favor table was presided over
by Mrs James Buchanan. The music was rem
dered by an excellent orchestra placed in the.
conservatory. Among those present were the
Misses Carver, Miss Hine, Miss Plain, Miss
Hanney. Miss Loomis. Miss Dunn, Miss Owen.
Miss Smelling, Miss Bailey. Miss Coates. Miss
Crogan. Miss Acker, Miss Flora Cluss, the
Misses knight, Messrs. Acker, Clifford, Nevette,
Middleton, Hanney. Thompson, Fassett, Tyler,
Burton, Pierce, Wilkinson, Fogs. Cluss, Bartle,
Needing, Moore and many others.
Mrs. Herbert &. Ogden, 1924 18th street. will
be at home Saturdays in January.
Miss Name E. Porter of Pittsburg. Pa is the
guest of Miss Blanche NJ. Geyer at No. 1347 L
street northwest.
Senator Hearst's health, which for some time
past has been in a rather precarious condition
is materially improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Torbers have issued cards
for the marriage Of their daughter, Minnie
MAY. to Mr.. Edward A. Williams Thursday
| evening, January 8. at 6 o'clock, at Vermont
! avenue Christian Church. At home S07 Sd
| street southeast.
Gen. Edgar Allan of Richmond Va, recently
| appointed speciai assistant to the Attorney
General, WILL with his wife and daughters
Misses Lola and LOttie. spend the season with
tneir daughter, MIS- FRANK III. Crump, 1912 u
| street northwest. Mrs. Allan and her two
daughters have just returned from Europe
after an absence of over two years. At home
| Fridays.
Mr. G. T. Stockham has come from Boston
| to spend the holidays with his mother, Mrs. D.
u. Stockhan. One OF the Sayes. dances of the
season took place in his honor last evening at
| the Litchfield.
| Col and Mrs. C. f. Livingston are visiting
Mr.. Chus. H. Smith, 63S i street southwest.
| Mrs. and Miss Mills, Mrs. Dockery. the
Misses Rice, Mrs. Hopkins, Mrs. Norton, Mrs.
and Miss Blount, Mrs. and Miss Moves will re-
ceive at Wizards Fridays in January from 3
toe.
Miss Emma Brownley of Baltimore is spend
ing the holiday week with the Misses Camp
bell of this city.
| Miss Ruth Marie Sites niece of Mr. and Mrs
A. p. Lacey of this city, who recently sailed for
China to engage in missionary work, WIS given
farewell reception just before leaving the
city by the Epworth League of the MetrOpoli-
| tan NJ. L. Church. In connection with Miss
Sites departure and in furtherance of her mis-
sionary labors fund CT 500 was subscribed
by her friends here to pay the expense of send
ing piano which had been donated by friends
in Boston to her field of labor in China A let
| ter has Just been received by the members Of