Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-07

Mrs. Morson's Saturday Reception-Personai
Notes OF Interest

Notes OF Interest
The Vice President and Mrs Morton were at
home Saturday afternoon to . large company
Of guests. and the throng present resembled in
numbers that usually attending Mrs Morton's
Wednesday afternoons during the winter.
Mrs Morton, as is her wont, stood to receive
In her blue parlor, while the Vice President
went from one room 20 another conversing with
the guests. The mansion. always attractive.
WAS made additionally so BY the beauty Of the fine
palms and other plants decking each room aud
especially the halls. Mrs. Morton wore an ele-
CANT toilet Of gray brocade that had soft frills
OF chiffon as jabots down the front Of the
smooth fitting bodice. Miss Morton for the
nrst time was present at a reception at her own
home and was girlishly dressed in a light gray
bengaline. Miss Cameron and Miss Lodge
we're head and foot Of the long table in the
dining room, one Offering chocolate and the
other tea.
Among those present were Mrs. Harrison.
Mrs Mckee, Mrs. Damrosch, Miss Blaine, Mrs.
and Miss Foster, Mrs and Miss Rusk. Mrs and
Miss Miller, Senior and Mrs. Romero, Mr.aud
Mrs. John r Mclean, Mr.. and Mrs
Letter, the Misses Letter, Justice and the
Mr.. A. F. Magruder, Mrs. and the Misses Men,
donca, Mrs. and the Misses Del Monte, DR.. and
Mrs. Mckim, Mr. and Mrs Frank Gordon,
Capt. Cowles, Col and Mrs. Bonaparte Miss
Bonaparte, DR.. and Mrs. Hammond, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. c. Barney Mavroyeni Bey, Marquis
Imperialli, Mrs. and the Misses Cox, Mr.. and
Mrs. II. X. Viele, Gen. and Mrs. Moore, Mr.. and
Miss Warder, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Lay, Mrs.
and the Misses Wallack. Mr.. and Mrs. W. L.
Harris, Mrs. Fitzhugh Coyle, Representative
and Mrs. Lodge. Mr.. and Miss Lowry and many
others equally well known in the social world.
Senator and Mrs stanford's departure from
San Francisco has been unavoidably delayed.
Tomorrow they will give large afternoon re-
ception. 1t is always their custom to give two
afternoon receptions before they come east
each winter. The first took place last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin F. Abel have sent out
cards to announce the marriage Of their
daughter Mary to Dr. James Dudley Morgan,
Wednesday, December 2. in Baltimore county.
Mrs. C. NJ. Pepper, 1887 R street, will be at
home TO her friends informally on Thursday
afternoons during the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs Chas G. Dulin have Just re-
turned from their summer home at Cambridge,
Mass, and are once more settled in their
street residence. Mrs. Dulin will resume her
reception days on Tuesdays after January 1.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry May have returned.
Their X street house has been greatly beauti-
fed during their absence.
Miss Mary E. McCeney has returned to the
Shoreham, after spending pleasant summer
abroad.
Representative and Mrs. Boutelle of Maine,
with Miss Boutelle and two younger daughters,
have returned for the season to their apart
ments at the Hamilton.
Mrs. J. NJ. WEIGH Of Athens, Ohio, is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Quackenbush, at 1892 Q street
northwest.
Miss Mary Ludgate. who was to have left the
city last week for brief sojourn with friends
in Albemarle county, Va, has been obliged by
illness to defer her visit TO later date.
A reception to the Illinois Association was
Il L .ssl.
gil NJ street. on Saturday evening The rooms
were handsomely decorated, refreshments were
beautifully served and the house was thronged
from until IL o'clock. The number of guests
was estimated at nearly 200.
Mrs. Benjamin f. Leighton Of Capitol Hill
will not be at home Mondays during December,
but will receive as usual after January 1.
A social club was organized Saturday even
ing by the residents of 9th street. lie Droit
Park. The club was christened The Merry
Nineteen" and has for its object social literary
and musical enjoyment Its officers are: Mr..
F. Il. Thomas, president Mrs o. J. Hart. jr.,
vice president; Mrs. q. h. Denmark, secretary,
and ]. p. Reed, treasurer.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. C. Brooks are now located
at sos 22d street northwest, and Mrs. Brooks
will be at home on Thursdays
Miss Lena Schloss of Newark, n. J., is the
guest Of Miss Jennie Wallach and will be at
home Thursdays.
Miss Grace King Of Newark, n. J., is visiting
her uncle, H. King, jr., and will be glad to see
her friends.
Mrs. and Miss Martin, who were quartered at
743 Q street, have taken q smaller house, SIS
22d street northwest.
Mrs. Twiggs has returned from an enjoyable
visit Of a month to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Flem-
ing of Augusta. Ga Mrs. Fleming. nee Miss
Lila Twiggs, is pleasantly remembered by
Washington friends.
Miss Nita Albert of 1929 street invited her
friends to meet Miss Tillie Reed of Baltimore
on Friday evening and entertained them with
a dancing party. Among those present were
Miss Clara Gill of Baltimore, Miss Isabel Mills,
Miss Minnie Mccormack, Miss Mary Dunn. Miss
Belle Smith. Miss Cora Hawes Miss Mary DAILY,
Miss Bertha Albert, Mrs. Henry J. Albert, Mrs.
L. Courtney Of Washington. Mr.. Harry C.
Reed of Baltimore, Mr.. Joseph Harvey,
Mr.. Horace ]. Long, Mr.. Charles Dunn, Mr..
Albert Smith, Mr.. Charles Thorn, Mr.. John
L. Mills, jr., Mr.. Leon Albert, Mr.. Charles Bos-
ley, Mr.. Edmund Albert and Mr.. Henry j.
Albert of Washington.