Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-02
A BRILLIANT SEASON.
The Beginning Of a Round of Social
Gayeties.
A WEEK OF ENTERTAINMENTS

What Society People Anticipate With Pleas
urs--Many Notable Social Events-The HoI-
iday Season and Its Plcasures-some Popu-
lar New Year Receptions-Porsonal Notes.
| Mrs. Harrison and Mrs Mckee spent today
indoors, both resting after their exertions OF
| yesterday. which neither was really aoie 10
| undertake. Mrs Harrison, however Is feeling
much better than she did yesterday. and the
| chances are that by another day or two OF rest
both she and Mrs Mckee will forget this early
attack Of grip.
| The White House this morning was getting
general overhauling and cleaning up. ;, ~
needed it, for yesterdays avalanche OF callers
| left many traces Of their visit behind them.
Mrs John B. Elan of Indianapolis and Miss
MAY McCandIes of Philadelphia are guests OF
| Mrs. Harrison.
| The holiday dances for the young misses and
| maidens homo from school have been more FREE
! duent lately than was ever known before.
| There were not dates enough last or the past
week to get them all in. SO number OF them
are announced for next week. The young
daughter of the Postmaster General, Miss Eliz-
| Sbeth Wanamaker has cards out for a dance
next Friday evening, January =: Miss Alice
| Hay. daughter OF Col. and Mrs. John Hay, will
| have her party on next Monday evening. jan
uary /, and little Miss warder is the hostess Of
another tonight Miss Mildred Merrick gave
party on New Year eve to dance the old year
out.
The week Just closing has been gay one. 1t
had in its list of entertainments White House
luncheon, brilliant marriage, that Of Miss
Sherman and DR.. Thorndike, a number of
| notable receptions, q greater number of large
and small dances, q daylight ball at Mrs. Nc
Leans. and il is scarcely possible to conceive
any thing more beautiful given outside OF d royal
palace than Miss sibyl Pauncefote'r cotillion,
| which Is said to have been the most brilliant
occasion at the British legation since the COM
| ing Of Sir Julian and Lady Pauncefote; the sue
| cession of diverting afternoon teas, tie spien-
| did dinners and luncheons and the dozen other
| ways with which the gay world has enterta
/ ITSELF Everything eliminated in tine New
| Year day receptions, when all the fashionables
! closed up their own houses and helped their
friends in official position in their duties Tor a
couple OF hours during the carly afternoon.
| There we're many things going on last night
| when those who have been at the height Of the
| tide all week found strength enough to attend
sor of the wind-ups to the days enjoy
mes...
| There is plenty today and tonight, though
many OF those who received Yesterday have
wisely refused all invitations until next week,
but tho wheels go on just the same.
Tonight. among the dinner givers, Mr.. and
Mrs. Letter will be prominent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warder's younger daughters
| are 10 nave dance.
Some Of tho events Of next week arc: For
Monday the wives of TIE Supreme Court
| justices will receive in the afternoon with these
exceptions: Mrs. Fuller, being abroad, closes
! that house this winter, and Mrs. Blatchford
| will not commence her receptions tor another
week.
The ladies on Capitol Hill will generally be
found at home on that afternoon.
Mr.. 3 F. Leighton will give a reception a
his residence on Capitol Hill at $50.
Tuesday-The ladies of Congressional fami
lies in the West End will generally receive.
Ex-Minister and Mrs. Curry will give din.
ner party.
Col. and Mrs Jerome Bonaparte will give q
| debut ball to their daughter at the Arlington
A cotiliion will be danced.
Wednesday-Mrs. Morton and the cabinet
ladies will commence their formal receptions.
Mrs. Mum gives a tea at o'clock.
Senator and Mrs. Dolph will give dinner in
honor of the President and Mrs. Harrison.
Mr.. Martin F. Morris and the Misses Morris
! will give q reception at their residence, 1914
| Massachusetts, avenue at pm.
The Bachelors Cotillion gives its first meet.
ing at the Rifles Hall. The music will com.
mence at 9:15, the cotillion at 10, and tho bal
| is to close at 1890.
| n CoWpaIly VI dUldteuTb Will TehQef n. III
S. Pinafore' at Wizards Hall for the benefit o.
st. AIMS schools in Tenleytown.
Thursday-Mrs Chauncey Reynolds and thu
Misses Reynolds will give tea from to 6.
Mrs. Neil Belt gives q tea from 4 toe
Saturday-Mrs. Harrison will give the first o.
her afternoon receptions from to 5.
Senator and Mrs. Pettigrew spent New Yea,
in New York.
Thursday at the Cochran.
Mrs. Edward T. Plat will be at home to he,
friends at the Shoreham Wednesdays in Jauu
airy and February from until o'clock.
Many of the prominent hostesses have guests
from ont of town. Mrs. Noble has her youns
niece, Miss Foster OF Chicago. tall, fine-look.
ing young lady, who is just entering society
Mrs Miller has the two daughters of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jno. Jay Knox. both pretty girls and fiue
musicians; Mrs. Carlisle has Miss Helm of Ken
lucky: Mrs. John Mclean has Miss Sturgis OF
Philadelphia and Miss Lulu Morris Of Balti.
more stopping with her; Mrs. Wanamaker has
her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Thomas Wauamaker
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Thompson Of Philadelphia
Miss Morgan of Germantown and Mrs Rad.
ciiffe of Detroit; Mrs. Field has Miss Stepha ME
Whitney Of California; Mrs. Kenna has Miss
Hageman of Charleston, W. Va; Mrs. John
Dalzell has Miss Jenkins of Baltimore; Mrs. J.
| Fairfield Carpenter has Mrs. Rogers Of Case
| ilOVla: MIS- Logan mas ner son. MI. JnO. Logan,
jr., and his wife on to spend the winter with
her; Miss Foster. daughter OF the Secretary OF
| the Treasury, has Miss Woods, daughter of the
late Justice Woods; Mrs. Lander has Miss /.
Mott Smith, and SO on tie list could be con.
| .iaued indefinitely.
An enjoyable party was given to D. s.
| Waters, jr., mt the residence OF his father, 1871
18th street. On New Year eve. Among those
present we're the Misses Il. Hyam, X. Carey, f.
Moore. A. Martin, A. Wilson. X. Kipp, s. Hol
land, S. Yeates and Messrs. +. Hyam. J.
Finckle, H.. hunt, ". Kick, W. Wilson, F,
Yeates and n. Louis.
Mrs. II. II. Giesy and Miss Ella Giesy Of Ian
caster, Ohio, are visiting their aunt, Mrs. s. H.
Giesy.
Miss katherine G. Spear of Baltimore is tn.
guest OF Mrs. S. II. Giesy, 17i0 Corcoran street
Miss Mary Nicely Of Nj. Ayr, Iowa, is visitin,
her sister, Miss Marguerite Nicely. sO2 Sd street
Miss Fanny Oliphaut and Miss Laura Crow
returned from New York today accompanied
by Mrs. Morrow and Miss Julie Huber OF Pat
crson, n. j.
Mrs. d. g. Stocks, who has been i'll with tn.
grip, is recovering.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pitzer are visiting their parent
at Salem and Roanoke, Va.