Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-05
SOCIAL MATTERS.
Tia WashisEter Club Uader Way-Perssaa
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The japanese minister and Nine. Tateno
have cards out for dinner on Thursday, May
The cobweb Club. which closed yesterday
the second year Of highly successful career,
mas had deep influence in shaping and
eireeting literary thought amongst woman
kind. Mrs. l. ID. NJ Sweat 10 the president Of
the club and it has met every Monday morning
In her parlors at the Richmond for the past
two seasons. The rest of the dozen members
are Mrs Hawley, Mrs. Mcpherson, Mrs. Hearst.
mrs nrs. Hale, Mrs Winthrop. Mra Riehey, Mrs.
Seward, Miss Upton and Miss Aiieen Bell Each
member IN turn has prepared q paper, upon
which discussion followed, or distinguished
women IN different public movements have
est IN the meetings has never Jagged a moment
-the more remarkable since nearly all the
members are generally also deep in social
matters.
Postmaster General wanamaker VIII reach
home in time to see Mrs. wanamaker and their
daughters OF for Europe. They sail on the
18th, Mrs. wanamaker has had her I street
house put in summer trim for the occupancy
OF her husband. who will be there during most
OF the warm weather.
MIRA Allen, who has been spending the win
ter with her daughter, Mrs. Romero. left today
Tor her home in New York. She will make q
short visit In Baltimore on the road home with
MI and Mrs. Cayetano Romero.
Minister Romero has not yet hxed upon the
date OF his smiling for Europe. but expects.
with his wife, to whom the journey will be also
new, to extend their travels this summer to
Constantinople.
The members Of the Washington Club will
give O'Clock tea tomorrow afternoon at the
club rooms, when only members will be guests
and when each member will be at the same
time hostess and guest Forty additional
names have been added to the membership
roll since the day of opening the rooms so
that now the club numbers $50 permanent
members. The ladies of the diplomatic corps
have received their honorary membership cards
as we'll as an invitation to the tea. At the tea
the ladies' will receive their membership cards,
which are about as large as the ordinary visit
ing card and are intended to be carried by the
recipients until they are well known TO the
servants Of the club. For the first few days of
the clubs existence the members seemed
rather shy of going in the rooms unless they
saw others there. This feeling has, however,
| almost worn of and tn week the club has wit
messed many pleasant gatherings. The board
OF governors meet frequently and carefully
consider and decide upon any vexed question
which may arise. An executive committee has
been appointed since the adoption of the con-
| stitution, which is to act in concert with the
board of governors.
Since taking possession the ladies have made
slight changes In the arrangement of the rooms
which wiIl conduce to the general comfort.
The first two rooms on entering are conve-
nientiy arranged for those who NAV wish TO
read or those who wish to write. There are
desks well equipped, and the club stationery.
headed "Ihe Washington Club" is Of itself
strong inducement TO write letter. The only
other speciality Of which these rooms can boast
IS, in the opinion Of those who frequent them
the most, the number of luxurious easy chairs.
While papers and magazines are now provided
plentlfully, IN week or two the nucleus of the
permanent library will be commenced.
The two corner rooms, from the windows Of
both OF which a good view of the entrance TO
the Metropolitan Club can be secured are in
tended one as parlor and the other s a whist
ROOM The club is going to have it's own
china pretty soon and the little meals which
| are to be served in its own chambers will be
eaten from very dainty belongings
Two dark rooms are to be utilized, one as a
closet with lockers. where a lady can safely
leave a bundle. DC, which will be a great con-
venience to those coming in from their country
places during the summer for q day shopping.
The other room will have couch, SO that If
any one wants to take an hours rest there will
be the place for it.
At the tea tomorrow afternoon ali the rooms
will be tastefully decorated with flowers and
two ladies will preside at the refreshment table.
The entertainment is, however, more for talk
ing than for eating, however interesting that
feature may be made, and is intended solely to
bring the members together in the most in
formal and friendly way--two necessary ele-
ments in club life.
Cards are out for the wedding of Miss Lille
A. Price, daughter Of the Rev. ]. A. and Mrs
will take place at Ryiand Methodist Episcopal
Church on Wednesday, the 18th instant, at IL
am. Mr.. and Mrs. Towner will be at home on
Tuesdays after june I ut 1881 Linden street, lie
Droit Park.
There was a pleasant gathering Of friends at
the home of Mrs. +. T. Eichelberger yester-
day to witness the marriage Of Miss Laura E.
Turner to Mr.. s. E. Eichelberger Of Baltimore.
The bride wore becoming gown of white
faille and diamond ornaments. The pariors
were handsomely decorated with ferns and
palms, and directly under the chandelier was
an immense marriage bell Of cameliss. The
ceremony was performed by the Rev. Father
Dolan of St. Aloysius Church, assisted by
Father Noel After wedding breakfast the
happy couple lett for New York, from whence
| they will sail for Europe, to be gone during the
summer.
A literary audience at the residence Of Mai.
Ros- A Fish was entertained by Rev. DIR. s. +.
Hershey OF the Sixth Presbyterian Church last
night. He described his rambles through Scot
land and exhibited tne illustrations Of the cathe-
drals, palaces and tombs Of that historic land,
assisted with songs from Burns by Mr. and Mrs.
Wright.
On Thursday Of this week Mrs. Arthur d.
Addison Of Q street will give a garden party at
her old home on Prospect street, Georgetown,
now the residence Of her sister, Mrs. Morris
Capt. and Mrs. W. H. Merrell left today for
Louisville, KY, where they will spend the
month of May, after which they will 60 TO the
sea shore for the summer.
There were married in the chapel of George
town University this morning DIR. John j. Stat
ford and Miss Sarah l.. Meigs, Rev. ID. j. Stat
ford, DID,, brother Of the groom, officiating.
Among those present were Fathers Donohue
and Smith of st. Joseph's Church, the men,
beers of the medical faculty and their wives, the
professors Of the university, Senator and Mrs.
kenna Mrs. Pendleton and many friends. The
bride received a large number of handsome
presents, among others q brooch of thirty-eight
diamonds and emeralds, set in the form Of q
leaf, an old heirloom which has not been in the
hands of jeweler for over q hundred years
| a present from the groom. DIR. and Mrs. Stat
ford left on the 1850 train for Pittsburg,
whence they will 60 to Cleveland, then up Lake
Superior, returning in about two weeks.
Mrs. Bessie Stewart went to New York yes
terday and sails for Europe tomorrow. Her
stay aboard will be indefinite as to length, as
| she has made no plans at all. Her young sons
are at school in Heidelberg Miss Stewart and
Miss Aldrich went to New York q few days ago
and will make visit Of q fortnight with friends
in New England.
Those who have been participating in the
pleasant gatherings of the ''Deutsche Lese-