Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-22
SOCIAL MATTERS.
Receptions In Cabinet and Supreme
Court Circles-Personal Notes.

Court Circles-Personal Notes.
The reception by the President and Mrs
Harrison TO the army. navy and the marine
corps will be held this evening from to IL
o'clock. The invitations that were issued to
the reception before Lent will hold good on
this occasion.
Mrs. Randall Is endeavoring to answer all the
letters and other communications OF condo
lence that have been received BY her since the
death OF her husband Many expressions OF
sympathy came indirectly and from persons
these she desires to return thanks through the
press OF the country in the names OF herself
and the members Of her family for their kind
ness and consideration in her bereavement.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. Cropper have out cards OF
invitation for an at home on Friday evening,
April Is, at o'clock, to meet Miss Minton.
Mira Justice Miller was at home to callers
yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Lamar has returned from Georgia, but
owing to the recent death Of q relative there
was unable to receive visitors yesterday. Many
cards of coincidence were left at her door, how
ever.
MIRA Field saw many callers in her hospitable
home on Capitol Hill yesterday.
Mrs and Miss Brewer were at home to call
ers Yesterday afternoon at the Hotel Arno.
They received in the Louis XIV drawing room.
A succession of fatalities in official and in prI-
vats life postponed their receptions
during their first week in the city.
after which they went west for a time and only
returned in time this month to be present at
the state dinner given to the justices OF the
Supreme Court at the Executive Mansion. Mrs.
Brewer has a slight figure and a gracious manner
She was dressed yesterday in q princesse
gown of black velvet, with q fchu of point
lace about the throat. Miss Brewer is q tall
slender girl, who has a cordial manner and
charming personality, and is in many ways an
acceptable acquisition in the official society
circles. She wore yesterday a dress Of dark
brown. the high bodice trimmed with deep
frills Of ribbon in the Prince Charlie" tartan.
Senator and Mrs. Squire entertained COM
pany of guests at dinner last evening at the
Arlington to meet ex-senator and Mrs. Warner
Miller OF New York. The other guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. r. P. Flower. Senator and Mrs.
John z. Jones, Gen. and Mrs. Arson G. Nc
Cook, Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Foster, Senator
Allison, Lieut. and Mrs r. Clover, Mr.. and
Mrs. Taylor, Mrs. Furnion, Miss Kate Flower
and Miss Miller.
Mrs. Morton will hold her closing formal re-
ception for the present tomorrow afternoon.
Mrs Rusk and Miss Rusk will be at home to
callers tomorrow afternoon.
The wife Of the Attorney General and Miss
Miller will not be at home to callers on Wednes-
day afternoon OF this week.
Miss Minnie Sartorius OF Norfolk Is the guest
Of Miss Emile Nattans Of corner of Second
and ID streets northwest. She will be
pleased to see her friends Thursday from
to5.
Mrs. Elliott, accompanied by her daughter
and granddaughter Of Portsmouth, Va, are
spending q few weeks with their friends, Mr..
and Mrs. j. Fl. Mitchell, 495 Maryland avenue
southwest, where they will be pleased to re-
ceive their friends.
The Secretary Of State has issued invitations
for a trip to Mount Vernon on the U.S.S. Des-
patch tomorrow.
Mrs Window went to New York on
Friday last for an absence Of a week or ten
DAYS and the house of the Secretary Of the
Treasury will not be open to callers tomorrow
afternoon.
Mrs. Wanamaker will see callers tomorrow
from to o'clock
Mrs. Noble and her sisters, the Misses Hal
sted, will be at home to callers tomorrow after
noon after o'clock.
The CorcOran Cadets will give their fifteenth
military hop at the National Rifles Armory this
evening. The feature of the evening will be
the first rendition OF the "Corcoran Cadets
March. which was composed by Prof. Sousa.
Mrs. Fitzhugh Coyle entertained large party
Of ladies at luncheon on Thursday to meet Mrs
Thurber. Among them were Mrs GRAY Mrs.
Admiral Lee. Mrs. Washington Mclean, Mrs
Laughton. Miss Risley Seward. Mrs. Stone,
Mrs. Wiley, Miss Upton. Mrs. Gelson and Miss
Nicholson.
The Friday Morning Musical Club, which
numbers among its members Mrs. Patten, Mrs.
Aileen Bell, Mrs. Mann. Mrs. Tansig, Miss
Fuller, Mrs. Fremont Miss Proctor, Mrs.
Goldsborough, Mrs. BIrstow. Miss Window
and other well-known names in the social must
cal world OF Washington, have subscribed to
the maintenance of the National Conservatory
of Music, and will be enabled through the pro-
vision of Mrs. Thurber's organization to give a
thorough frst-class musical education to one
or more pupils annually