Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-16
SOCIAL MATTERS,
A Dinner Party to the President-Per-
sonai Notes.

The President and Mrs. Harrison dined last
evening with the Attorney General and Mrs
and Miss Miller at their home on Massach tia
avenue. The central floral piece OF the table
was oval basket of spirea set among maiden
hair ferns. Each lady was presented with a
long stemmed American beauty rose and for
the men there were boutonnieres of lilies Of
the valley. The white tspers were in four
branched silver candelabra and they burned
under dark red shades. Mrs. Miller received
her guests in a reception dress of brown velvet
and brocade. Miss Miller wore q ball
frock OF yellow satin draped in white
net and trimmed with white satin
ribbons and bows. Mrs. Hull, Who Is the sis
ter OF the Attorney General and who is here
from Waverly. NY, for a visit, wore superb
gown OF white satin, trimmed with point lace.
lhe other guests at table we're Secretary and
Mrs. Win1om, Mrs. Wanamaker (the Postmas-
Der General was absent in Philsdelphia), Secre-
larry and Mrs. Noble, Secretary and Mrs. Rusk
and Judge and Mrs. J. q. Bancroft Davis.
Senator and Mrs. Mcmillan gave a beautiful
dinner last evening in honor OF the Vice Presi-
dent and Mrs. Morton.
The French class formed during Lent held
one of its most successful meetings at the home
OF Senator and Mrs. J. p. Jones on Saturday
night The play was u invite lie Colonel" and
the parts we're taken by Baron Beckfriis of
the Swedish legation, who personated a servant
very we'll; Miss Berry, Mr.. Van Swinderin,
Count Chambrun and Mr.. Hansen of the Rus
sian legation. who was the Colonel Monologues
were also given by Count Sala, Miss Berry and
Dir. Van Swinderin. After the play there was
dancing. and it was late when an excellent
supper was served.
MIR. Frederick W. Stoddard of Beyngelswas.
Sweden, and Miss Kate Louisa Ker, daughter
of John ker, esq, LID, of Glasgow, Scot
land, were married today at 1890 in the
Church of the Covenant, Rev. DIR. Hamlin Of
ficiating. The wedding was quiet event. The
bride wore a pretty travelling costume, which
was most becoming to her refined style of
beauty. Among the witnesses were a few of
the intimate friends of the bride-Prof and
Mrs. A. Graham Bell, Prof. and Mrs. A. Mel
VILE Bell, DIR. and Mrs. Ker, Miss Wyndham,
Prof. and Mrs. David Bell, Mrs. Lander, Miss
Aileen Bell, Miss Seward, Mr.. and Mrs Rogers
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bell and Mrs. Hamlin.
MIR. Stoddard has crossed the wintry sea for
LIS bride and will carry her away to his far
northern home.
Mrs. Walter F. Hewett gave a char ming
luncheon yesterday in honor Of Mrs. Frank
Williams OF Brooklyn and Mrs. Marshall l..
Barnes OF Troy. The dining room was pro-
fusely decorated with flowers and plants.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. C. Dyer will leave for their
home in Wyoming next week, accompanied by
Miss Annie Cassin, who will visit them for
Several months.
Mr.. c. s. Noyes and daughter Mira reached
Islands. When last heard from they had lust
returned to Honolulu from a twelve-days' trip
to the great volcano of Kilauea on the island of
Hawai-, the largest active volcano In the
world The volcano was obLgingly active on
their visit and their trip was very satisfactory
and interesting, though it involved a good deal
of hard travel by island steamers, rough car
rlage way, on horseback and on foot Mrs
Noyes did not accompany them on their trip
to the Sandwich Islands, but remained with
IA Al Me- LI.Il
Resides at Oakland, Cal.
Richard II. Willet and daughter, Miss Belle,
left today for an extended tour through the
south and West Indies.
The ladies of the Buckingham entertained a
number of their friends very Handsomely last
evening. Dancing was the feature of the even
Ing Among those present were Judge and
Mrs. Camden. Col Ben Wilson, Mrs Gof the |
Misses Bennett, Miss Raymond Mrs Kelley
Miss Isabel Kelley, Mrs. Silvey, the Misses J
Sllyey, Mrs. and Miss Patterson, Miss Virgins,
Miss Sewell, Miss Greer, Miss Williamson Miss
Bryan, Miss Blackjack. Miss Scranton, DR.
Norton, Messrs Smith, Kemp, Welsh, Boynton,
Whiting, Bean, Gibbs and Caperton
Mrs. Henry J. Biddle, Miss Biddls and maid
and Mrs. G.. Barker of Philadelphia, Mrs. Henry
Draper and maid OF New York Mrs Lloyd
of Montclalr, NJ, and Mrs. Frank Nalle and
children of Orange county, Va, are at the Arno.
Mrs. II. G. Robbins and Miss NJ. Davenport
of Cincinnati, Miss A. French OF Glendale.
Ohio, and Mrs. A. NJ Jewett and children OF
Boston are visiting Washington and are stop
ping at the Arlington.
Mrs. Therese Meyerhof and maid of Ham,
burg, Germany, are at the Riggs.
Miss Mary Grouse of Akron. Ohio will re-
eeive with Mrs and Miss CabelI this evening
Very satisfactory progress is being made in
the preparations for the Ben HUI" tableaux
which are TO be given at Lincoln Hall Thursday
evening and Friday afternoon for the benefit
of the Homeopathic Hospital. Great pains
have been taken to have the costumes artistic
and realistic, and Gen. Wallace has expressed
himself as greatly pleased with their faithful
ness to the times. The story OF ben Hur" will
be read in condensed form, and the interest of
the story will be greatly heightened by the
twenty-five pictures illustrating the most dra-
matte incidents. The ladies who have charge
OF the entertainment have omitted nothing that
viii insure It's success.
MIR. and Mrs. William Nelson Cromwell have
returned 10 New York after a weeks visit to
Col and Mrs Sickels of Connecticut avenue.
HIS RELIGIOUS CONVICTIONS.