Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-03
THEW0RLD0F SOCIETY
Dinners and Luneheons Are Popular
During Lent.
MANY LEAP YEAR PARTIES
The Arrival Of Lent Does Not Prevent Many
Enjoyable Gatherings-Some of the Enter
tsinments That Took Place Before Ash
Wednesday-PersOnai Notes.

Senator and Mrs. Chandler gave brilliant
reception last Saturday evening in honor of
the governor Of New Hampshire and Mrs Tut
| tie and the ladies and gentlemen in the party
past week. The governors party
numbered thirty and Senator and Mrs.
| Chandler invited their New Eng
land and especially their New Hampshire
friends to meet them. In the company were
Senator and Mrs. Frye. Representative and
Mrs. Boutelle. Sugeon General and Mrs.
Browne. Gen. and Mrs. Veazey. Gen. BatcheI-
der, Mr.. and Mrs. Patterson. tho Misses
Patterson, Mrs j. q. Cilley and Mr.. Harry
| Cllley. The house was handsomely decorated.
The supper table was decked with scarlet
| tulips and laden with ali delicacies
| Gov and Mira. Iuttle are going to continue
| their travels south with some other members
| OF their party. Their stay in Washington was
memorable one in every way. Senator
Chandler presented the gentlemen to the Presi-
| dent and Mrs. Chandler would have accom-
| pushed the same pleasant duty in introducing
the ladies to Mrs. Harrison had not the absence
OF the latter made it impossible
The dinners and .luncheons are about the
only standbys of the Lenten season in the early
| part ut least Mrs. Hit entertained company
| OF young ladies today at one of these midday
| spreads. The Lenten austerities for good
| many well disposed people will continue to
/ SOmc shape NItu u party thrown
| regularly In and an attendance at the half
| dozen clubs in which 1t is now the fashion to
| have a membership.
Nearly all the ladies in official life are going
/ to keep their usual afternoon Mt homo during
| Lent. The opportunities of visiting or being
visited during the season are SO few that if it
| were not for the auicter receptions of Lent
things would come to an utter standsull.
Maj. and Mrs. Tucker and their baby son
sailed yesterday for Europe. They are going
direct to Nice.
| Mrs. VIM. L. Schosser has issued cards an
| nouncipg the coming marriage of her daugh-
| ter, Mary Eva, to Mr.. Daniel II. Ballauf on
| Tuesday evening. March Is, at 7:3O o'clock, at
| Grace Lutheran Church, 18th street between Q
and Ii streets northwest
Miss Clay is visiting her uncle. R. Livingston
| hester. esq, in Pittsburg, where she expects to
spend several weeks.
Mrs. NJ. Luchs will not be at home to callers
| tomorrow.
An enjoyable leap year birthday party was
given to Miss Ethel Vivian Callahan by her
parents Monday evening Among those pres
| ent were Misses Rose Bright, Bertha Barrett
Clara V. Cassell, Adela Cassell, Josie Edwards
Nettie f. Graham. Lille Louise Howenstein.
Bessie Moore, Oracle i. Oliver. Edith Ran
| dolph, Florence Ethel Sickel, Edith Stowell,
Helen Skinner, Nettie Tressel and Masters
Sylvester, Cassell. Harry G. Caldwell, Ellis A.
Caldwell, Rag Clifford Callahan, Geo. W. Davis,
j: Lawrence Fowler, George F. Graham,
Willie Reynolds. John Reed. Edmund Schrei-
ner. George Slaybaugh, Dempster NJ Smith
| and Willie Teepe. During the evening games
were played, for which prizes were awarded.
Afterward the children Joined in singing a
| number of familiar tunes They then
marched out to the dining room. where re-
| freshments were served. The little hostess
was the recipient OF number OF beautiful
| gifts
Mrs. Edwin NJ. Truell held her last formal
reception yesterday. Her spacious drawing
| rooms were constantly thronged with callers.
| She was assisted by Mrs Spalding, Mrs. Doten
| o. Portland, Mrs Joseph Roy Mrs. Gen. Mower,
| Mrs. Ackerson. Mrs. Briard. Mrs. Dr. Donohue.
Miss Draper Of Boston and Miss Marguerite
l Spalding. Many of the callers fingered, listen
ing to the singing of Mrs. Douohue.
An enjoyable leap year party was given Tues
day evening at the residence of the Misses Adj
| die and Stella Bolts on Capitol Hill. Refresh
ments were served at II clock, after which
dancing was resumed. Among those present
were Mrs. Bolts and Mrs. Bates and the Misses
Bertha Shearer, I. Gately, Stella Bolts, Addie
Lizzie Bolts. Sallie Shearer, ID. Marceron and
Messrs. Tolson. Bolts, Perkins, Smith, Kress,
Gregory, Ennis, Myers and TAFT.
Mrs. c. E.. Young and Mrs. H. B. Smith and
son left this morning for ten days visit to VIII
mlngton and Philadelphia.
The Misses Jennie and Josie Walsh well
| coined a number of their friends to their home
on + street Tuesday evening Music and
dancing were the amusements and an elegantly
served collation. was appreciated.
A pleasant reception was given by the Merry
Maiden Leap Year Club at McCauleys Hall
Tuesday night The hail was Handsomely dec
| GRATED with palms and potted plants. Dancing
was kept up until late hour, when the assem-
bied guests repaired to the banquet hall. where
present We're Misses Annie Burke, Mary OH
phant Maggie Sweeney. Fannie Ryder, Ella
Collins. Rose Carol. Maggie Holloran. Jen-
ME Bryan. May Conway. Mary Donaldson.
Lizzie Sweeney, Emma Kline. Grace Duriee,
Ada Hoffman, Annie Seufert, Ida Murphy
Katie Feeney, Maggie Robinson. Jessie Topley'
Theresa Wagner Mamie Beattie, Lula HAYDEN
Lizzie Moore Minnie Getner Annie Kilmartin.
Annie brennan. Annie o Connor, Mimi. Pros
perry, Mamie Moore, Ida Carroll. Maggie Rosen-
Mullen, D. STEELE, J. Fay, Thos. Walsh,
t. Gross, J. Smith, Oden GRAY
A. Dan. O.. Landgrab, r. Birberich, A. Blum.
don, ]. Wilver, j. Hickey. c. Berry, Ii. Taylor.
II. Selby, E. Craig. p. Roche, I. Crandall, II.
Bishop, ]. Quill. W. Orsin, Z. Mulloy, H.
Walsh, S. Gillingham, DIR. Leesritzer. o. Hy-
chew. Ed. McCauey, J. Mccormick, Vim. Nc
Cauley, Prof. kollow, Prof. Hart and Prof and
Mrs. Hinton.
Mr.. and Mrs John M. Lloyd gave an enjoy
able leap year dance at their residence No. 7O9
E street southwest, Tuesday evening in honor
of Miss Hilda Edwards. their guest. An ele-
CANT supper was served during the evening.
Among those present were Mr.. and Mrs. Geo
Petty. IT,. Mr.. and Mrs Jas. Addison, Mrs. Ma
horney and daughter. Misses Edwards. Angela
and Genevieve Petty, Smith. Lizzie and Nellie
Shoemaker, Ella and Jennie Dant, MAY Ma
horney, Messrs Geo. Godfrey and Delly Mat
tingly Francis and Vincent Sheehy. Geo Dant.
jr.. Bates, Whyte, HUNT Davidson, Maisden, E.
). Burroughs and u. Early OF Brandywine.
Miss Clara A. Hsrner of 513 l. street will be
at home Thursday for the last time this season.
Mrs. A. L. Barber, with her son and daughter
Lorena, left yesterday for an extended tour
through the south.
Miss Emma Appel Of Hyde Park, N. Y, who
has been the guest of Miss Stoutenburgh for
few weeks, will leave the city on Friday morn
ing for visit to friends a. Bordentown. N.
j., Easton. Pa. and Carmel, n. Y. returning TO
Hyde Park early in May.
Miss Ro5ena Taylor will not receive on Mon
day next
Just now the interest of society is conferred
upon the plays to be given at the New National
next week Tor tho benefit of the Home for In
| curables The cast in Itself insures success
The leading roles will be sustained by Miss
Riddle, already well known for her histrionic