Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-07


Mrs Harrison has again found the leisure
aeccssary to devote to her painting lessons and
she is rs ever a model of punctuality to all
Studying with or near her. She is off to her
lessons before 10 o'clock. and her morning
hours are busily spent at this fascinating &C.
cupation.
Mrs Mckee is expected 70 return 20 the
White Horse in few DAYS and then, except
ing for brief visits she Will be there for the
winter. Mrs. Harrison Is also expecting the
arrival of her father, who has been all the past
summer in Washington state with his son. In
January DR.. Scott viii celebrate his ninety
second birthday. and il his health VIII permit
the day will be appropriately celebrated He
has, however, grown quite feeble during the
past year and Mia Harrison VIII be glad to
have him again with her
The cabinet circle is rapidly closing in, and
when the Wansmakers return and the new Sec
rotary is appointed the returns will be COM
plete. Secretary Blaine and his daughter are
frequently seen walking together in the after
Moons with their carriage handy in case they
should elect TO ride instead of continuing their
walk Miss Blaine seems 10 attend to all the
housekeeping matters nov, as she Is a regular
visitor % this market house and the stores, Civ
ia; her o. !ers every day
Mrs. and Miss Foster are engaged in making
their new hotne just as they want it. a task
which is by 30 means unpleasant one to
ladies fond OF housekeeping delights
Mrs Noble returned last week from New
York and Is still suffering from bad cold con-
ttsc:ed a couple OF months ago. Mrs. Henry
= Strong has been visiting her ana left town
Or Friday. She is not in very good health and
Consequently will not move into her new house
this winter. but will spend the cold weather in
n moro genial climate
The ladies OF the cabinet will commence next
month to aake their calls on the wives of Sem
Etors. and in anticipation of the long season
after January few OF them will receive callers
themselves on Wednesdays during December.
Mrs. Wanamaker is entertaining at her coun-
Try place. As usual she Will not return here
Until Tear the last Of the month.
Tuesday and Wednesday of next week sew
eral interesting weddings will take place. Tues
day night at o clock NJ the Epiphany Miss Erltla
k0ndrup and Ensign Edwin H. GiilInan, Us. N
will be married Tue b:ile-elect is Il cousin of
Gea. Geo. Z. Williams, who will give her hand
III marriage Gen. and Mrs Williams will en-
tcrt..:n tbs bridal party at a wedding supper
otter the ceremony at their residence, III
hhcle Island avenue. Miss Margheritta kor-
Crup. the bride sister, viii be her maid OF
honor, and her bridesmaids will be Miss Mae
G-ennsnan. Miss Maggie Darneille, Miss Leila
Williams and Miss Lessic Grandy. Fay master
j. " Speel, =. 3 ", will he best man. The
groonsmen will be Lent " L Mason, U. s.
n: Lieut. /. ). Rogers, L. ). N; Lieut. II. s.
Knapp, L. s ", and Ensign j. A Dougherty.
The ushcrs will be Lieut.. 4. F. Fechteier, L. 5.
n. and Lieut. ". Mcfarland L. s. n Ensign
Tiilnlan will take his bride down south for "a
trip and then up to West Point before return
ing here to their residence, 217 I'd street north
east
The same pleasant excitement surrounds the
marriage OF Miss Fanny Rice. the youngest
daughter of ex-senator Rice of Arkansas, and
Mr. flarlp- q IaSsetr We1nasday at IO.l0
at the New York Avenue Church The bride
will be attended by SIN bridesmaids-Mi Rice,
the maid of honor, and Miss Moves, Miss Gar
land of Arkansas. Miss Tyssowski, Miss OAR
nellie and MIss Woodward Mr.. benjamin
Fairchild of New York will be best man, and
Mr.. James Longstreet, jr-, Mr.. Phil Brown, Mr..
Robert Breckinrldge, Mr.. James McElhone and
Mr.. r. ID. Cummin are the ushers. Miss Rice
has given her bridesmaids gold bow-knot pins
as souvenirs and Mr.. BassetJ has presented the
ushers with scarf pins in the same design.
reception from l until 8 o'clock will follow at
the Shorehan- The wedding trip will be north
and upon their return the LIST of December Mr.
Bassett and his bride will go to housekeeping
at l729 18th street. On Tuesday night at the
Shoreham Mr.. Bassetf gives a dinner in honor
OF Miss Rice, at which the bridal party will be
entertained
Another pretty wedding on Wednesday
evening at the Assembly Presbyterian Church
will be that of Miss Charlotte Chlorine Began
OF Dr. ana MIS- III. v. began, to Mr..
W q. Fearing OF this city.
1t is significant that two of the largest houses
and where the most frequent entertainments
have been given have had their dining and not
their drawing rooms enlarged during the past
summer. Mr.. John Mclean has greatly in
creased the dining capacity of his mansion by
adding large room to his artistic hall room
IL will be some time yet before il will be ready
for occupancy. Senator Stanford desired to
have more room about his hospitable board, SO
he has built in a dining room larger than anv
In a private house here, but not larger than he
has in each of his three largest houses in Cali
fornia- The new dining room will be appreci-
sted by Mrs Staniord's visitors on her recep-
ton days the coming winter. Nearly every
body in social life is familiar with the interior
Of her house. the rich, deep coloring and the
general luxurious effect. Mrs Stanford
different scale. 1t is finished in
the colonial style and in the lightest and most
delicate colors. The woodwork is white the
wall is papered in light blue and silver and the
hangings are in shrimp-pink brocade. Many
beautiful statues and other works of art that
are eventually to be placed in the museum at
the Leland Stanford Junior University will be
seen this winter in the adornment of the house
here The Senator and his wife are still at Palo
Alto. their country place. but will remain in
San Francisco a week before starting for
this city during Thanksgiving week.
Ar. and Mrs Stearns of New York. the latter
being well remembered here as Miss May
Potts. are rejoicing over the recent addition to
their household-an infant daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. J. c. Walker, who are max
ing a tour Of the world have been recently in
japan and sent homo to friends here some
excellent photographs taken of themselves and
the young ladies' travelling with them. The
entire party are represented in Japanese robes
and Japanese attitudes At a tea drinking They
expect to be absent year and more vet
Senator and Mrs yanee and MIR. Harry
Martin are travelling III Italy, but are expected
back early IN December. Mr.. Martin has had
his portrait painted by celebrated artist while
In Paris
Mr.. and Mrs. George Barclay, who have been
spending their honeymoon at Tuxedo. where
they were conspicuous in the gayeties were
here all the past week, the guests Of Sir Julian
Pauncelote at the English legation. On We'd
nesday night dinner company of twenty-five
met them at dinner. ana thi-, with the accept
ance Of other coIrtesies and the receiving ana
returning OF visits, made their stay busy ore.
Yesterday they went over TO New York and
today sailed for England Mr.. Barclay has
been transferred to Rome, and il will be there
he and his bride will settle down to house
keeping.
Representative Sanford Of New York n