Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-25
SOCIAL MATTERS.
EveJ thing Quiet in FashionAbls Circles
Personal Notes.


Personal Notes.
Mrs. Wauamaker is still in New York. but Il
expected back tomorrow. Miss wanamaker
has been kept in doors for several days BY q
bad cold.
Miss Rusk has invitations out for luncheon
the coming Saturday in honor of Miss Foster
and her sister, Mrs. Myers.
Before the official world of the capital meets
again In the White House next fall two more
OF the parlors will have been renovated and
transformed from their present dinginess to a
condition more in harmony with the blue par
ior. Mr.. E. s. Yergason. who designed that
room, is now making plans for the identifying
OF the red and green parlors, but the work viii
not be commenced until July. By that time
the President and his family will be settled in
their Cape May cottage and the work can go
on speedily. The carpet in the blue parlor
was replaced yesterday by a new one. By some
unevenness in the wearing it did not shade
correctly and has been, therefore, the subject
OF slight comment by those who inspected
the room when it was unoccupied. Mrs. Har-
rison Is following every detail Of the proposed
changes In the parlors with interest and it will
be largely her taste which will dominate in the
final selections The distinctive colorings
which give the parlors their names will be re-
tanned in the new decorations, but will be
treated in a modern adaptation of the colonial
style, to which the shape of the rooms lends it
self perfectly.
The Lenten calm, which has really only been
interrupted at vide intervals the past six weeks,
mas settled down into complete and unbroken
quiet, and, so tar as West End society is con-
cerned, church-going, shopping and walking
are the only occupations. The congregation at
service filled the church and fair part of il
afterward walked out Connecticut avenue to
enjoy promenade, which the wet weather
lately has interfered with.
Senator and Mrs. Cullom and Mrs. Hardie
went over to Baltimore today to visit the Walter
gallery and may take the steamer tonight for
FORTRESS Monroe to remain away until Satur-
day. Mrs. Hardie will then remain in this city
until the middle of next week.
Mrs. Senator Faulkner has been confined to
her house for the past ten days by illness ard
for this reason has been unable to return riany
OF her calls. Upon the return of the Senator
from California the last of the month the
family, accompanied by Miss VIM, will leave
Ior their home in Mdrtinsburg, W. Va.
List evening the members of the Hyattsviile
Social Club were entertained by Misses Moran.
song by Mr.. Fowler and duet by Miss
Minnie and Mr.. Herman Moran was highly ap-
preciated. Among those present were Miss
Amy Rand, Mr.. Hugh Latimer, Mr.. Percy Rose,
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Moran, Miss Hattie
Thompson, MIR. Harry Fowler, Mr.. Edward
Latlmer, MIR. Lewis Holden and Miss Susie
Turner.
Miss Susie Turner of Staunton, Va, is visiting
her aunt, Mrs. Herman Moran, at No. 1O16 9Th
street.
Miss Wilson Of 1112 New York avenue, who
has been quite sick for the past two weeks, is
slowly convalescing. She hopes to be able to
go to Atlantic City soon after Easter.
The marriage of Miss Leta b. Copeland and
Mr.. Jesse H. McCalley will take place at noon
tomorrow at the Central Presbyterian Church,
corner Sd and / streets. The bride will be at
tended by Miss Grace Nesbit of Missouri and
will be given away by her brother, Hon. John
I. Heard. The groom's best man, Mr. John A.
Luttrell, being sick, Mr.. p. NJ. Woodford of
Fredericksburg. one of the ushers, will take
his place. The ushers will be Messrs c. c..
Rodgers, G. Sargent Elliott, E. NJ. Campbell J..
U. Monroe and W. s. FARMLAND.
Miss Mary Lee Page of Richmond, Va, is
here on visit to Mrs. Il. c. johnson at the
Portland.
Mrs. W. A. Linton and children have re-
turned from st. Augustine, Fla
Mrs. Scott Townsend went to Philadelphia
yesterday and will not return until Monday
next.
There was large attendance Of the W. NJ.
0. A. Club at Sergt, P. Doolan's house, 615 Z
street Sc, last night. Miss Lille NJ. Garrett
Miss Jessey Chandler, Miss Annie Trunnell. DIR.
Egieston, DIR. Daitan. Henry Doolan, Willie
Doolan, Walter Law and many others were
present.
The National Rifles will give full dress re-
ception at their armory Thursday evening,
April 2. The military auests will be in uniform
and the affair will be an unusually handsome
one.