Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-07
SOCIETY,".
The First State Dinner and Other
Events-Personal Notes OF Interest


The President and Mrs. Harrison will give
their first state dinner at the White House thi.
evening. The table will be laid for thirty all
guests. and several Of the Senators and theiI
wives have been asked to meet the Vice Presi.
dent and Mrs Morton and the cabinet minister
and their wives
Mrs. Fuller's large drawing room and the
library, where the tea table was spread ont
were thronged yesterday afternoon during the
calling hours with visitors. The unusually
large number was accounted for by the suppo-
siton that many persons were making their
party call Mrs Fuller wore Q quiet gown OF
gray brocade. Miss Fuller was in wistaris
crepe. Miss Mildred Fuller wore q simple dress
OF white wool, Miss Woodruff Of Albany was in
black Brussels net, and Miss Lucille More OF
Orange, NJ, who IS a guest of the house, wore
becoming toilet of sea green crepe.
Mrs Col Biddle had her pretty house full I'd
the walls all the afternoon with visitors. Miss
Nellie Biddle received the callers with Mrs.
blddle and presented them to her cousin, Miss
Anne BIddle of Detroit Miss Florence Bsyard
presided at the tea table, as she was wont to do
30 graclOusly in her fathers house on Highland
terrace, and around her, so occupied, her many
friends clustered, as was always the custom.
Miss Bayard and Miss Biddle of Detroit will be
with Mrs. Biddle during January.
Mrs. Thomas Wilson and Miss Alisan Wilson
saw scores of callers yesterday afternoon in
their beautiful home on Connecticut avenue.
The calling hour. are set later this season than
ever before. There we're few carriages in the
streets at 3 O'Clock. As the season advances
the hostesses will probably shift the hour a bit
toward midday.
A marriage in local newspaper circles was
quietly cOnsummated last week and was a sur
prise to the relatives of the young pair, whose
wishes were not consulted On last Friday
Miss Beulah Fox, only daughter Of Mr. E. w.
Fox, editor Of the Press of this CITY, and Mr.
John Wedderburn. who represents the San
Francisco Examiner In this city in journalistic
way, took the train over to Baltimore, bought
the necessary papers and were there welded
The same evening they returned to the city and
threw themselves upon the forgiveness of their
parents and friends. Mr.. and Mrs Wedderburn
were received with open arms by their generous
relatives, and are now receiving the congratu-
lations OF their friends on the happy result Of
their escapade at the Ebbitt house Miss
Beulah Fox. the bride, Is well known and well
beloved in q large circle of friends in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Wolf have issued invita-
tations for the marriage Of their daughter
Helen and Mr.. Myer Cohen on Tuesday, the
14th instant at $50 O'Clock, in the Eighth Street
temple.
Mrs. Commissioner Hine and Miss Hine will
be at home to callers on Fridays during the
season at her residenc on Prospect Hill,
GlenwOod road, which is North Capitol street
extended
Mrs. Commissioner Douglas of No. 1916 F
street also keeps Friday afternoon at home to
see her friends.
Mrs. J. v. Huston. wife Of the treasurer Of
the United States. will be at home to callers
hereafter during the season at her beautiful
street extended.
Mrs. Lyons and the Misses Lyons Of No. 11SS
Connecticut avenue are at homo TO their friends
on saturday afternoons.
Mr.. Eugene Bibbs Wills who has many
friends here, is in the city at No. I726 street.
Miss Abby c. Brown and Miss Rebecca W.
Brown of Boston have arrived at the Arlington.
Mrs. F. j. Moses, nee Miss Raum. and her sis
ter-in-law, Miss Jennie Moses, will receive at
the navy yard on Mondays IN January.
Mr.. Henry c. JOY formerly resident of this
city. but now from Shelburne Falls Mass ac-
cOmpanied by his young bride, is spending a
few days here with Mr.. and Mrs A. I. Longley
at their home on Capitol Hill.
Mrs. H. G. Wright will be at home Tuesdays
in January, from to 6. assisted by her grand
daughter. Miss Wootton, and her guest, Miss
Jessie Cooke of Bethlehem. Pa.
Miss Jennie Beckerdite of North Carolina,
the guest of Miss Mae Z. Fowler 617 E street
southeast, viii leave Wednesday for home.
Miss Dalzell will not receive on Tuesday ow-
ing TO the illness OF Mrs Dalzel
Mr. John McGregor sails tomorrow from New
York for Scotland where he will visit the scenes
Of his early youth after an absence of more
than twenty years. The members of the build
ers exchange gave him farewell reception
last evening at their rooms on G. street.
A Wilmington dispatch states that the en-
gagement Is reported of Miss Ellen Bayard
YOUNGEST daughter of ex-Secretary Bayard, to
Count Lewenhaupt, formerly an sttache Of the
Swedish legation.
Mrs. E. 5. Cromwell, 1902 Q street, will not
be al home on the sth but will receive her
friends every Wednesday thereafter during this
season
Miss Minnie Wanamaker was one of the
bridesmaids at the wedding Of Miss Edith God
frey and Mr.. Charles Livingston Hyde in New
York yesterday. Postmaster General and Mira
Nsnamdker we're among the guests.
Col. {. Lewis Iestpf Philadelphia, having re-
covered from an attack OF pneumonia, is on a
visit to his relatives on street northwest
Mrs. A. :. Worthington will be at home on
Wednesdays after this week.
Mrs. 5 II. Cummings of No 1855 K streets ill,
and for the present will not be at home on
Wednesdays.
The xxx club gave a delightful dance at the
National Rifles armory last evening. Among
thp-e present were Mrs. Col. A. T.. Britton,
Mrs. Judge {. J. Hillyer Mr. and Mrs. W. b.
VI.
Mrs. Alex BrItton, Mr.. and Mrs W. s. Thomp-
son IT,. Mr. and Mrs. +. W. Brown, DIR. and
Mrs. Bart. Halls. Mise Hough. Miss Britton.
MI-- hauffruan. Miss Guthrie, the Misses Bev-
eridge. Miss SouIe. tine Misses Hibbs Miss
Nenie Bryan, Miss Calhoun. Miss Carrie Larner
the Misses Sloan Of Baltimore. Miss Lilley
Miss FOuntalne. Miss MaIOy of New York Miss
Schneider, Miss Gens!er, Miss Green. Miss Dill
Ion. Mis- Cochran, N.ss johnson. Miss Gait
The Misses MCNulty. Miss Nellie Green, Miss
MhItloCk. Miss thompson, Miss McElhone
Miss DalZth, Messrs. F. :. Smith. r. NJ Iarner
JAS. r. AcElhOne. Il. Edwin joyce, Jules KEN
nedy. q. Edwin sawyer. Sterling Gait, j. E.
Jones, Viii HIllyer n. Z. Moses, Harry Reed
r. K. Parks, Geo. Parks, Edgar F. Hubbali,
L. Branch OF Richmond, Andrew Miller W. H.
Dempsey Mnl. Bdilautyue, jr., Jas. L. Herman
j. A. SIafter. NJ NJ. Mcdonald. DIR. F. p Mac
Lean, Ross Il. BrOlhead. Dr. +. F. Hooper AL
HOugh. ". G. Carroll, DIR. Rust, Clay Merrill
DR.. y. ID. Darrell, Frank McDermott and DR..
Lee Hardin
On account Of Mrs. Elijah W. Haliords illness
her daughter and friend. Miss Austin Of Indian
Apo.is, will receive friends informally at the
kIsmere Wednesday evening from 8 toe
The marriage Of Miss Elizabeth Sousa and
Robert c. Bernays took place this morning at
Curlst L. Z. church. Rev. Gilbert Williams
officiating. An orchestra of twenty-five pieces
dispensed music tor the occasion under the
leadership of Prof. > Petrola. Mr.. j. p
Sousa, the brides brother, gave the bride
away, and Mr.. Ed Stein did the honors for Mr.
BernAys. The ushers were Mr. Anthony A
SOu-a. Mr. Anton Fisher and NJ T. yaraIa