Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-21
THE SOCIAL WORLD.
Preparing for the Post-Lenten Gay
Season.
SEVERAL EASTER BRIDES
Weddings to Take Place shortly-Talking
About Spring Stylss-white House Hospi-
talities--In Honor of the Georgstown Or
chestra-Personal Mention.


Lent has one more week to its credit ant
then comes the Easter season. II the socia
world has retired the past six weeks. nobody
seems at all conscious Of it. The hospitalitiei
have in great measure been limited
| to dinners and luncheons, but in eact
instance these have been more thar
ordinarily beautiful feasts The reading clubs
| the sewing guilds, conversation and discussion
clubs have all had their bearing on the fashion
able mind and every topic possible from the
history OF the primitive church, the inazes OF
ecclesiastical embroidery. historical topics,
the more confusing problems of the pres
ent day in relation to society, politics,
art, the drama and a dozen other kindred sub
jects have been talked over by o dozen or
twenty ladies every day for the last six weeks.
The quantity OF information which has thus
been scattered far and wide ought to bear good
| fruit ere another Lenten season rolls around.
Now the very same people are discussing sub
! Jects OF vastly more important bearing.
There are spring hats and spring gowns in pro-
cess OF evolution and in a measure the shop
| ping forms connecting link nowadays be-
tween far separated sets in society. Everybody
is talking about the Easter brides and it must
! be confessed that nobody appears to want any
other sort of spring entertainment than
wedding breakfasts and suppers. There are
enough invitations already out to satisfactorily
settle this question for the first week of the
Easter season and after that it somehow always
| get into the air and the calls to matrimonial
| events are frequent and sudden.
The first three weddings to engage attention
are very sensibly dated for different days.
That of Miss Fuller and MIR. Archibald Lap
ham Brown of Chicago is, of course, the one of
leading official interest. This little bride
| ID receiving scores Of presents and will carry
to her Chicago home many souvenirs of her
friends regard, in glittering china and plate:
| On their wedding tour to Europe, which will
last six weeks, the bride will visit her sister,
Miss Mary Fuller, who is still living in the
| musical atmosphere she most enjoys-that of
| Berlin.
The second Easter bride, Miss Fanny Reid
| Riley, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. William X.
| Riley, will be married at Ascension Church at
noon on Tuesday, March 81. The groom is DR..
Charles Il. Collins of this city.
On Thursday, April 2. Miss Bessie Rutherford
and Mr.. Richard Albert Nottingham Of Balti-
more. relative Of Bishop Nottingham. will
| be married ut Epiphany, another noon we'd
ding, and followed by a large reception at the
residence of Col. and Mrs. r. G. rutherford,
| 1911 18th street. from to o'clock.
Another spring wedding will be that of Miss
Phoebe Elliott and DR.. Randolph, son of the
bishop OF Virginia, which will take place at
the Ascension.
st. Matthews will also claim bride and
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events OF the coming month. Miss Louise
Merrick, daughter of the late Hon. Richard
Merrick, and Mr.. G. E. Hamilton will be mar
ried in this historic edifce on Wednesday
April ~ She will have four bridesmaids.
Miss Mildred Carlisle being among them.
Miss Katherine Mer0ck, who has been in
Dresden since last summer, will come home
for the wedding. Mr.. Hamilton and his bride
will spend the summer travelling in Europe.
Mrs. Harrison looks forward to quiet week.
as Mrs. Mckee departs today for a ten-day
trip to Boston. Mrs. Russell Harrison m ~
| make short journey to New York meanwhile,
| and Mrs. Dimmick being also gone from the
White House it's mistress will be quite alone
at times. Just like everybody else these
ladies have been giving good deal of
| attention to their spring wardrobes, and
every day lately have had engagements with
one or other of their modistes. Mrs. Harrison
has gone out considerably also to the houses of
her friends and has accepted several invitations
to luncheons in her honor. With Mrs. Mckee
and Mrs. Russell Harrison this has been almost
daily matter, as they have been
entertained at the homes Of their friends
either at these midday feasts or at dinners
nearly every day. Lately it has been a rare
occurrence for the White House family to all
meet at any meal after breakfast and even if
thev are all at home some friends are present
In this manner Mrs. Harrison keeps up regular
| series OF Lospit lities. which is in every way
| the most complimentary form that can reach
those whom she wishes to honor. Next week
Mrs. Harrison religiously refrains from any
thing OF public social nature. 1t is pre-
dicted however that during Easter week she
| will give another luncheon. 1t is not likely
that the President will see the necessity to give
| any Of the omitted leeves. az most of those for
| whom they were intended have now left the
| city. So far therefore the larger entertain
| ments are concerned unless some special emer-
geney may occur, the season is over at the
| White House.
One day last week a nurse accompanying a
baby boy came into the White House. and
after strolling through the east room asked
permission to show her little charge the other
parlors Stopping in front Of the
portrait Of, OF President Garfield. she
boy laughed up at the picture. He was James
Garfield Brown, the son Of Mr.. and Mrs. STAN
ley Brown, and was making his first visit to the
White House. Mrs. Garfield has been visiting
| her daughter for some weeks, but going out as
| she does, 80 little. only her more intimate
| friends have known of her presence in the
| city.
Mrs. Perrine, Mrs. Cleveland's mother, has
| Just started to build residence in Buffalo.
Since their marriage Mr.. and Mrs. Perrne have
rented house. They are at present living in
| one of the fashionable boarding houses ''The
Fillmore" which was formerly the residence of
President Fillmore.
Mrs. Charles Gibson is expected here shortly
to make short visit with Mrs. A. A. Wilson.
and later on with Mrs. Stewart. Mrs. Gibson
has been spending the last month with her
| daughter in Louisville.
Senator Stewards family will spend most of
the summer here. going during a part Of the
time to the White Sulphur and Narragansett.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Clover started on Thursday
| for California in private car, taking with
| them the remains of the late Mrs. Miller l,
was Mrs. Clovers wish to have her mother
buried i'll the San Francisco cemetery, where
her father and little brother already lie before
Easter Sunday. number of friends went
Down to the station on Wednesday morning to
see her off on her mournful errand. After a
short stay in San Francisco they will return
here again.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. H. Warner entertained of q
brilliant musical reception last night one O,
the largest companies of the season in honor OF
the Georgetown Orchestra. The drawing
rooms of their residence were fragrantlS
decorated by the lavish use of rose,
and spring blossoms Mrs. Warner wore a be
coming toilet of white silk. trimmed with fin.
lace. The reception brought together in {
most pleasant way the hundreds of admirers o.
the orchestra, which in the years of its exist
ence has contributed SO largely to the musica
life in this city and which number
among Its warmest supporters many o.
the leading citizens. During the even
ing the following program was rendered
/. Piano solo, "Purslfal Improvisation" al
bOrd dune source. Liszt: Mr.. Anton Gloetzner
2. Soprano solo (a) beauties Eyes," Tosti; Or
''SnOwhakes," Cowen Miss Bertha D. P Lin
coin. 8. Recitation. "A Humorous Medley,
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