Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-18
SOCIAL MATTERS.
What Well-Known Washington People Are
Doing-Personal Notes.

1
Mime. Zegarra was at home yesterday after.
noon to callers She will accompany her hus-
| band to New York on Sunday for . short visit
Some time during next month they win star,
| for South America.
| Nine. Lazeano has been quite indisposed
lately by severe malarial attack and b only
now beginning to 60 out again.
At the marriage this evening Of Miss Hen
rietta Dodson and Mr.. Cecil Morgan, at the
formers home in Georgetown, only . small
company OF the intimate friends Of the two
families viii be present
Capt and Mrs. Robert g. Rutherford have
sent out cards Of invitation for the marriage OF
their daughter Bessie to Mr.. Richard Albert
Nottingham, Thursday, April 2, at noon, al
the church OF the Epiphany. reception will
follow the ceremony at their residence, No. 1911
| 18th street, from to o'clock.
There are quite q number OF small and more
or less informal entertainments this week, in
anticipation OF the customary quiet Of next,
which is holy week. Tonight Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Wilson give a reception in honor of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Stockton, Mrs. Fred Perry
Powers will give Turkish tea from to I,
| which has the commendable flavor of charity,
! as it is given in aid of the Covenant mission,
and on Friday from 8 to 10 in aid of the Foreign
| mission, Mrs. Mattingly and Miss Patten will
give luncheons on Friday, Mrs. McCalla give
tea on Thursday for Miss Fitzgerald, and Mrs.
Somers will give luncheon on Saturday for
Mrs Hugh Il. Wilson of Chicago and Mrs Geo.
W. Boyd of Philadelphia
MIR. and Mrs. James F. Barbour are going to
New York for a short visit next week and will
take advantage OF the chance to look at the
ship upon which they have taken passage for
Europe. as she will then be in port. They do
not sail until the 18th of June and will spend
the first weeks abroad at Carlsbad.
Senator and Mrs. Mcmillan have closed their
house here and will remain o while at their
Detroit home before sailing for Europe.
An audience of young ladies was present
today at Mrs. B. H. warders. to listen to an
historical lecture by Mrs. Rigby.
Mr.. VIM. H. Dickerson Of Baltimore and Miss
Ada B. Sherwood, daughter of Mr.. Tyler Sher-
wood Of this city, will be married this evening
at the parsonage Of the Calvary Baptist Church
Immediately after the ceremony for q bridal
trip OF several days.
DR.. Geo. o. CLAWS and daughter left Monday
for New York to sail for Europe by the steamer
today.
Among the weddings to take place shortly
after Easter will be that of Mr.. John B. Larner
and Miss Anna E. Parker, daughter of Mrs. E.
f. Parker of the Columbia National Bank.
Mrs. Chas. Dulin and her mother, Mrs.
Brown, were among the street hostesses at
home yesterday to callers. Mrs. Dulin intends
to remain on here until late in June, and then
will divide the summer months between her
Cambridge home and Bar Harbor.
Gen. and Mrs. Williams have taken q house
on Hillyer place. Mrs. Williams is better
known as the beautiful Mrs. Addie Cults Doug
lass. Gen. Williams is assistant adiutant gem
eral on duty at the War Department.
Mrs. Commodore Ramsey is getting up fox
charity tableaux and a concert, which, in point
OF social interest and eclat, have never been
surpassed in this city. Mrs. Russell Harrison
Mrs. Mckee and number Of the most promi-
nent ladies will be interested. In the tableaux
Mrs. A. Q. Barney, Mrs. Mason, Miss Matte
Mitchell, Miss Edith Patten and host of other
young ladies are to take part. The perform
ance will be given on April at Lincoln Hall,
and is for the benefit of the Indian missions.
The musical and literary entertainment last
evening at the residence of Judge Shellabarger
In aid OF the Young Women's Christian Home
was success. both from the artistic and finan-
cial point of view. In the fantasia for the harp
Miss Anita Cluss proved herself worthy of the
reputation she has won as a performer upon
this difficult and too-much neglected instru-
ment. In response to an encore she rendered
Way Down Upon the Suwanee River" in a most
effective manner. In the pages song from the
Huguenots Mrs. DR.. Gardeners fine mezzo-so-
prano voice was heard to excellent advantage
Gounod's Sing, Smile and Slumber" was
harmingly rendered by Miss Pral. Mrs. Shir-
{ i'll, assisted by Prof Bischoff, sang in e1cep-
tionally tine voice the Russian nightingale 8
song by Alabief. Miss Emma Prall performed
upon the piano valse and the fifth nocturne
by Chopin. Mr. Herman Rakeman played with
characteristic spirit and brilliance Danses
Tziganes by Naches and the serenata by Mosz-
kosski. Mr.. Knorr contributed much to the
pleasure OF the evening. by his selections rem
dered on the cello and the Mandolin Club con-
sisting OF eight members, excited general en-
thusasm by their performance. Mr.. Whipple
sang selection in his rich, full voice. Recita-
tions by Miss Youngs, Miss Howell and Air.
the program. Miss Anita Hendrie,
who was expected to recite, was kept away by
sudden and severe illness. The ladies having
the entertainment in charge were Mrs. Hester.
Mrs. wilkinson Mrs. Heron, Mrs. W. H. Mills,
Mrs. ID. Wolfe Brown, Mrs. Gurley, MS Cluss
Miss Lipscomb and Mrs. Mcknight. The atten,
dance included a large number of persons well
known in society.
Mrs. Albert D. Robinson, formerly of WASH
ington, now of Albany, is the guest of Mrs. s.
G. Pomeroy and will receive with her on Thurs
day from 8 till o'clock.
AtWesley Chapel this morning an interesting
wedding ceremony was performed between
Miss hena, the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. W. W.
Maloney, and Mr.. H. d. Petit of PHILADELPHIA,
the ushers for the occasion being Messrs &. A.
Maloney, brother of the bride, A. K Cralle
Alexander Proctor and Harry Duncanson Mr..
J. Fulton Richards Organist of Christ Church
East Washington rendered Mendelssohn's we'd
ding march effectively. The bride was becom-
lngly dressed In travelling costume of stone
colored cloth, with hat to match, and, carried
La France roses. The party took the IL o'clock
train for Philadelphia, that city being their
future home, accompanied by Miss Jennie
Petit, sister OF the groom; Miss Louise Christ
man and Miss Marguerite Stilz, who had been
visiting the brides parents, as well as others
from Philadelphia who had come on to witness
the ceremony. The couple were remembered
by their many friends here, as well as New
York, fhiiadelphia and other places, with val
liable tokens OF esteem. An interesting feature
of the occasion was the celebration of the mans
by the Rev. j. H. Dashiell, who performed the
same service for the parents Of the bride thirty
years ago in Baltimore. Among the many pres
ent were observed representatives of four gem
erations of the bride.
delightful entertainment was given by Mr..
and Mrs. Charles J. Tanning last evening at
their residence, No. $50 H street northwest, in
honor OF the twenty-tirst birthday of their son
John. Among those present were Miss McNa-
mara, Miss Quinn, Miss ONeill, Miss NJ Nc
Dermott, Miss A. McDermott, Miss Florence
Sherry Miss Hall, Miss Maloney, Miss Fisher
Miss Harvey, Miss Costello, Miss Finley. Mis-
Collins. Misses Annie and Susie Kelly, Miss Cur
tin, Miss Jarvis, Miss L. Fries, Miss NJ. Fries.
Messrs. McCann, COnnors, Genaw, J. and Il.
Mccarthy, Curtin, w. and I. Harlow, Nohe
Schaeffer, Boyle. Lynch, NJ. and T. boucher
Fitzgerald, Collins, Quill, J. c. Harvey, j.
o Conner and McMahon.
The Emmett Guards Ball.
The National Rifles Armorv novar ,>-asar4oa