Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-31
THE SOCIAL WORLD
Entertainments That Are Announced
for Next Week.
MANY HAVE BEEN POSTPONED
The Death Of Secretary Window Has Caused
the Cancellation Of All the White House Fes-
tivitics-Teas and Receptions That VIII
Take Place.

Despite the fact that many OF the official en-
tertainments planned for the coming week are
omitted In respect to the memory Of the late
Secretary Of the Treasury, there are still SO
many events on the cards that the last full week
OF the season promises to be socially busy one.
ON MONDAY.
Mrs. and the Misses Skerrett, tea, to z, at
the Navy Yard.
Miss Armstrong gives a young peoples tea
Mr.. and Mrs. Halliday will give q dinner to
the Lord Bishop of Ontario and Mrs. Lewis.
Mr.. and Mrs. BENZ. F. Leighton will give .
reception at their residence on Capitol Hill.
Mrs. Gurdon H. Wilcox and Hiss Wilcox,
2404 Craven terrace, will hold their second
formal reception from to 6. assisted by Mrs.
Heaven, Mrs. keim, Mrs. Owen, Miss Douglas
and Miss Hendrie.
In the evening Mrs. Robert Boyd and the
Misses Boyd will give a reception in honor of
their guest, Miss Ramsdell of Boston; the
Misses Riggs will receive an invited company;
the Dumblane Hunt Club will give a ball at
Wormley's, at which the patronesses are Mrs.
s. F. Emmons, Mrs. Nelson Brown. Mrs. b. II.
Warder, Mrs. E. Francis Riggs, Mrs. John R
Carter, Mrs. L. z. Letter, Mrs. Henry May,
Mrs. ID. p. Morgan and Mrs. ]. A. Buchanan.
The men who will dance in the opening hunt
quadrille will wear pink dress coats. A cotillion
of eighty couples will be danced after supper.
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Alan tombstone, Hon. John Sanford, John h.
Carter Ard Robert Neville.
Mrs. NJ. G. Eme-y and Miss Emery will give
q tea, 4 to o'clock, a. 207 street.
Mrs. Alex. Graham Bel tea, 4 tot.
Miss Mosby, a tea, to G, at the Buckingham.
Mrs. Chas. NJ. Pepper will hold her last re-
ception for the season at 1887 Il street. assisted
by Miss Backer and the Misses Harvard.
Mrs. Ye Cha Yum will be at home to her friends
at the Corean legation, 1900 18th street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrews will give a Breakfast
at their residence to the bridal party of Miss
Janney and Mr.. Paul Andrews.
Miss Ethel Hyams Janney and Mr.. Paul
Adams Andrews will be married in the large
salon at the Arlington at 7:3O o'clock. The
bride will be attended by seven bridesmaids,
Miss Passano and Miss johnson of Baltimore
Miss Clark and the Misses Niles of Boston, Miss
Ames of Chicago and Miss Mott of Leesburg.
Miss May Clagett will be maid of honor.
WEDNESDAY.
Mrs. I. H. Goodnight gives Q tea, 4 to z, at
the National Hotel
Mrs. Andrews, 1924 Connecticut avenue, q
tea. 4 tot.
Mrs. Henry R. Noble, 1916 R street. a tea,
from to z, to be followed by dancing from
8 to II.
Senator and Mrs. Dolph will give dinner.
Justice and Mrs. Gray will give a dinner.
The Austrian minister will give dinner.
The Washington Assembly will give its second
and last cotillion at the Arlington.
The Dancing Club will be entertained at
Wizards by the Misses Rice, Miss Noyes and
Miss Blount.
Mrs. W. B. Moses will give reception and
dancing party at the Normandie.
THURSDAY.
reception from until o'clock at 140S G
ST. to Miss Alice C. Fletcher by her friends. in
honor OF her appointment as fellow in Harvard
University.
Mrs. Carey and Mrs. Warren will be at home
to callers at the Arlington.
FRIDAY.
Mrs. John C. Spooner, Is Lanier Place. in
formal musicale, 8 o'clock
Mrs. Beriah Wilkins, 1909 Massachusetts
avenue, tea from tot.
Mrs. McCammon and Miss Mcknight, a tea,
4 tot.
Mrs. DR.. Pope will receive informally after 8
o'clock.
Madame Mendonca will be at home to call
ers.
Mrs. George U. Mayo, to z, 20 Iowa circle
Senator and Mrs. Mcpherson will give din
ner.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Whitfield Browne will
give an evening reception, lilo Connecticut
SATURDAY.
Secretary and Mrs. Blaine will give dinner
Gen. and Mrs. Rochester will give dinner.
Tho Vica proci6apf ood Me- Morxox ill ~:,,
q reception.
For Monday evening, February 9. the cards
are already out for the marriage Of Miss Black
lock and Lieut.. Caperton at st. Johns Church.
the Postmaster General and Mrs. Wanamaker
will give an evening reception and the Mexican
minister and Mime. Romero their annual ball
For Tuesday, 10th, Mrs. Townsend will give a
large theater and supper party, Senator and
Mrs. Mcpherson will give a dinner and the
dancing class will hold its last meeting
The White House family is rapidly improving
in general health. Mrs. Mckee was moving
about the house yesterday and is beginning to
feel herself again. Her children are still feel
ing the effects Of their illness and unfortu-
nately their nurses commenced yesterday to
show symptoms OF the same trouble-sore
Threats. Visitors were not allowed either today
or yesterdayto 60 through the White House, as
the President has given orders that the house
be closed until after the funeral of Secretary
Window.
The three receptions which were to have
taken place on Tuesday evenings Of next and
on next Saturday have all been cancelled. as
the President does not intend to give any fur
Their social entertainments this season. Mrs.
McKee's ball, which was to have taken
place ON next Friday evening. of
course shares the same fate. which 10 the
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