The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-12-14
SOCIETY CHAT.


Professor Shedons class soiree on Friday
evening was a delightful entertainment The
hall was crowded, and there was a fine exhi-
bttion OF fancy and other dancing. Among
those present we noticed Mrs. Gates and fam
lily, Mr. r. L. Ford and family, Mr.. and Mrs f.
Il; NARROW and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs A. b.
Wiley and daughter, Mrs. Knight and family.
Mrs. e. II. Hill and family, Mrs Byrne and
daughter, Mrs. Bacon and daughter, Mrs Tret-
Ter and family, Mrs. George Gibson and family.
Professor and Mrs. Henry Russell, of Balii-
more; Mrs. s. p. Pearson and daughter Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Janus, Miss Carlisle and daughter
Misses Mabelle Fisher Zulime Whitney, Dora
Love, Fannie NARROW, Lizzie Lynn, Eugenia
and Bessie Anderson, Ella and Katie Luckett.
Clara Stevens Mary Lane, May Byrne, Bertha
Burch, Blanch Block, Ida Tretler, Gertie Gates.
Daisy Charlston Eta McLinden. Louise VIII
liams, Mary Cuff, Lula Barker, Nellie Gold
smith Nellie Smith, Lille and Genevive Whit
lock- Chr'stin Craig, Florence Fitzpatrick NJ
G. Bauer, Genevive McCleary, Daisy and Lula
Tretler, and Annie Evans.
The Bayadere Club, Miss Rose +. Clarke
hostess for the meeting, gave phantom party
their first masquerade, Wednesday evening
The identity of the phantoms was so uncertain
as TO make the masquerade gratifying success.
and after unmasking the dancing was continued
until midnight, which is the Bayadere's regular
time for adjournment. Taking part were
Misses Rose Clark, OF Sgo Emily Carrico,
Mary Stmms, Ethel johnson, Mary Clarke,
Laura Fenwicll, Mary Stephens Teresea and
Agnes Saul, Marie Fout, and r. f. Clarke, and
Messrs White, Lake, Yates. Bouic Clarke
Ernest Fenwick, Arthur McDermott, William
Bergman, Harry and Louis Jonson, Leo Marsh,
William johnson, and Oscar .Joonson The
next meeting will be in Christmas week
Miss Hough, who is the private secretary of
Mrs. Senator Hearst, is a young lady we'll
known in Washington society, and takes q deep
interest in her work. One would naturally sup
pose that her duties were not especially laborri-
Gus, but such is not the case. She attends to
all the correspondence of Mrs. Hearst, issues
the cards for teas, receptions, etc, and not the
least important of her duties is in answering the
numberless requests for money for 'ssweet
charty's sake" The position of private secre-
tary to leading society lady is scarcely less i'm
portant and laborious than that of secretary to
Senator or other public official
At the recent golden anniversary celebration
of Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus w. Field, the wedding
bell, under which Mr.. and Mrs. Field stood to
receive their friends, was made of gold-colored
ehrysanthemums Mrs. Field wore her we'd
ding gown of fifty years ago, and there were
present Mr.. Fields three brothers, Mr.. Justice
Field, Rev. Henry NJ Field, and Hon. David
Dudley Field, all of whom were witnesses of
the ceremony half a century ago. The draw
ing-rooms were adorned with baskets of rore
orchids, tied with gold-color ribbons.
Mrs. Charles G. Dulin of No. 1887 X street, en-
several at luncneOn yesterday.
The table decorations were in yellow and gold,
and at each plate was bouquet of Marechal
Neil buds tied with broad ribbons of same color.
to which was attached an ivory hand-painted
card. The spacious drawing rooms were aglow
with light and color, and the hostess greeted
her friends in her usual agreeable manner
Judge Embry is entertaining at mis- residence
on | street his daughter, Mrs. Coppenharen
and her husband, also Hon. and Mrs. r. j. c.
Walker, of Philadelphia, and Miss Aimes. Mrs.
Coppenhagen has one Of the handsomest houses
on Madison avenue in New York and filled
with culositles Mr.. Coppenhagen has gathered
during his travels in all parts of the globe.
The marriage of Mr.. William Amiss, son of
Lient. Brooks Amiss, and Miss Gertrude Richards,
will take place on Wednesday evening next, at
the residence of the bride, 631 Virginia avenue
southwest. Owing to recent death in The
family of the bride, the ceremony will be pri-
Vate
The Misses Thomas are temporarily at SIG
Fifteenth street. Miss Folly Thomas will 90.
after Christmas to Omaha to spend the winter
and Miss Marian Thomas will remain here
about ten days when she leaves for Georgia
She will spend the winter South.
The engagement has been announced of
Count Devonne, of the French Legation, and
Miss Florence Audenreid. Count Tavera, the
Austrian Minister, gave dinner on Thursday
evening, at which the newly-engaged couple
were the guests of honor.
ChIuS nave Deen issued Tor the marriage of
Miss Katherine Lemon, of this city, and Mr.
William Z. Mcconnell, of Rochester, n " on
wednesday, December II, at 1890 at Nc
Kendree Church.
Miss Selma Middleton and Mr.. Robert B.
Bare were united in marriage on Wednesday
morning In Waugh M. Z. Chapel by Rev Dr.
Gibson. Mr.. Bare is the disbursing officer of
the Treasury.
Colonel and Mrs. j. w. Fostsr have returned
from New York. Their daughters, Mrs Dulles
and Mrs, Lansing, have gone back to Water
town, n. Y.
Miss Marie Houston, of New York, who is
the guest of her cousin, Mrs. De Ford Webb, of
l4l5 street, will relrain in the city another
week.
Madame des Portes de la Fosse, nee Gazette,
has issued cards for Fridays from to O'Clock
at No 1916 street.
Mrs. Howard White, daughter of Senator
Sawyer, has arrived at her fathers residence on
Connecticut avenue.
Hon. John Russell Young and bride are in
the city visiting Mr., James r. Young, of No.
1906 Q street
Mr. and Mrs. j. Keamy Warren have returned
from Europe, and are occupying their K-street
residence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Strong and family are
at their residence, No. 1886 l. street, for the
winter.
Miss Mary Walker of Stafford County, Va,
is the guest of Mrs. Simms, of Capitol Hill.
Mrs. j. II. Macon, of Long Island, has taken
apartments Tor the season at the Arno.
Mrs. Wilcox and daughter of San Francisco,
are at the Shoreham for the winter.