Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-21
THE SOCIAL WORLD.
The Presidential Family Circle il
Their Places.
OFFICIAL THANKSGIVIN g.
How the President and the Cabinet Will OBJ
serve the Day--The Coming Gay Season
Dinner. Dance, Club and Debut Parties-ln-
teresting Wedding Announcements.


entire family circle about them now. The
White House table is big one, and it is said
| that the President Is never happier than when
there is is an extra leaf put in. M. and Mrs.
Mckee are back, after q visit they enjoyed to
| its fullest extent at Mr.. and Mrs. Elkins pala-
tial country home. They have been promising
the visit for year back, and they did not in
tend to be away longer than Monday, but they
found 1t hard to resist the kindly persuasion
and only returned Wednesday afternoon to the
White House. The ladies of the household
spent Thursday in Baltimore and visited
Mrs. Findlay. Mrs. Mckee thinks now that
she is at home for the winter, barring of course
possible trip to Boston. She is therefore en-
loying for the first time since she went to Cali
fornia last spring the sensation Of living out
slde trunk. These very necessary articles Of
modern travel have entered SO largely into her
calculations all these months that she is almost
lonesome without them. Both Mrs Mckee and
Mrs. Russell Harrison give fascinating descrip-
lions OF what they saw in Europe. In spite
almost OF the continuous entertainments in
their honor and those in which they took part
In each Of tho capitals they visited they man.
aged also to do a great deal OF sightseeing,
shopping and all the rest of the interesting
phases OF life everywhere they went. They have
brought home many pleasant memories to
store up and much useful information to guide
them to the things they will want to see when
they cross the ocean again.
Mrs. Russell Harrison and little Marthena
are going west for short trip to visit ex-Sen-
ator and Mrs. Saunders. Mrs. Harrison has
not seen her parents since she returned from
Europe and says she could not think Of settling
down here for the winter until she has been out
home first. She will be back for the opening
OF the gay season, however. Marthena. who
was so delicate all last winter, is now the en-
bodiment OF baby beauty and health.
Mrs. Mckee says the social program for the
winter will not be arranged until after Con-
gress meets. The season of go is SO long that
there Will be ample opportunity to take only
one night week for the state levees and din
ners, and there will be therefore a chance to
have other social events at the White House.
Mrs. Mckee did not say SO. but there is happy
suspicion that she intends to give an evening
party some time during the limits of the COM
ing season which will surpass anything ever
seen at the White House. II the rumor be
prospect.
The President has not abated any in his love
for walking. The day rarely goes over his
head that he has not INDUCED himself in a two
or three-mile stroll. His daughters are often
with him and Mrs. Dimmick is u frequent COM
paniOn. Lately the President drives out to the
Soldiers Home, then has the carriage to follow
while be enjoys rapid walk over the leaf-cOv-
cred roads until he is ready to drive back to
town again.
For Thanksgiving dinner the President and
Mrs Harrison will have family reunion and
always a custom of asking in friend or two
also who may happen to be in town.
The Vice-President and Mrs. Morton will
enjoy the same treat, as all their family is also
about them.
The cabinet ministers and their families will
as usual eat their Thanksgiving dinners in
their Washington homes. Few OF them, how
ever, will sit down without one or two friends
at the board.
The charity fetes Of the past week which at
tracted so literally the attendance of society in
all its many ramifcations show pretty clearly
how people are fairly aching to get together in
q sociabIe way The three-day entertainment
given for the old confederate soldiers brought
out warm response from all sides. The ladies
who had the affair in charge worked like bea-
vers and made nest egg, after supplying pres
ent necessities for the erection here in the
future Of confederate soldiers home.
Yesterday and today Willard Hall was just as
gay and quite as busy with those attending the
"Winter Rainbow" in which Mrs. Ramsey,
president of the Tabernacle Society and tine
other ladies already mentioned are trying to
raise money for poor mission chapels. Last
night the hall was crowded. All the young
lady assistants were in costume. Those at the
flower booth had their dainty gowns festooned
with flowers; at the director booth powdered
hair and patches went well with the light satin
coats and lace frills: at the colonial booth the
and the girls frocks of the colonial period
with powdered hair and patches; at the lunch
table the fair young mattresses wore null
aprons and mob caps, and at the holiday booth
bunch OF pretty girls in light evening dresses
did the honors
Among the visitors last night were Bishop
Keane, Rev. 7. ]. Kervick. Mrs. Phil Sheridan,
Miss Rucker. Lieut.. and Mrs. Dickson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Orth, Mr.. A. Leo Knott, Mrs. Howard
Clagett, Mr.. Du Hamel, the Misses Clageet,
Miss Grace Davis Mrs. William G.
Handy. Mr.. Redfern, Lieut.. and Mrs. Lanahan,
Mrs. Dolph. Mrs. Hunt. Miss Anita Hunt: Mrs.
Christy, Miss Redfern. Mr. Orvile Townshend,
Mrs. Mattingly and Miss Batchelder. The
rainbow will be over tonight.
The dancing class is likely to give way the
coming season to dinner dance club. An eff
fort is being made to enlist six or eight promi-
promise to entertain proportion OF the club at
dinner and all to unite later on at dance in
some chosen ball room. This project has many
advantages. These dinner dances, if started.
will take place at regular intervals, say once
fortnight, and will answer part Of the social
demand most acceptably.
The debut parties are to be much earlier
than usual next month. Teas as means to
launch the debutantes in the swim do not
seem to be popular as usual 1t appears
the buds themselves have rebelled and the con-
sequence il that society will have many more
evening parties for December than has
hitherto been its good fortune. Those who
have selected dates are very wisely telling their
inner circle, SO that no conflicting engage
ments may mar these deep-laid plans. It is
however. hoped that the afternoon tea, which,
after all. has SO many good things to be said
in its favor. will not be entirely abandoned for
early season festivities. ..r
One Of the elegant entertainments already
arranged for December is the contingent
party which will be given on the 18th by Mr..