Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-18
THEW0RLD OF SOCIETY
Some of the Fashionable Entertain
ments on Saturday.
R ECEPTIONS AND TEAS.
The Height of the Gay season-The Events
on the Program for This Week-Many Well
Known Ladies Who Receive Their Friends
Hospitably-Personal Notes.


Known Ladies Who Receive Their Friends
Hospitably-Personal Notes.
Tho teas on Saturday afternoon kept the
West End particularly gay. Connecticut ave-
nue. and the neighborhood Of the Church of the
Covenant the objective point for every
body, whether they walked or rode The re-
ceptions of many ladies in the northwest were
quite as largely attended as at those where the
hostess was at home for an invited company.
Mrs. John Mullan, Mrs. J. c. Breckenridge,
Mrs. Batcheller, Mrs Peachy, Mrs. W. E. Cur
tbs, Mrs. Langhorne, Mrs. Bynum, Mrs James
+. Barbour and Mrs. Pierce Crosby each had
pleasant receptions.
Miss Voorhees, welcomed her friends to the
attractive residence. 1923 New Hampshire ave-
nue., in which Senator Voorhees, moved the past
fall and over which his daughter SO charm
ingly presides. The throng Of guests in the
parlors kept constantly changing and one had
a chance TO meet pretty much all their acqaint-
| ances if they just stayed long enough. There
was every temptation TO remain, for the hospi-
tally extended by the Senator and his daughter
had additional in the ladies assisting
Miss Voorhees, wore tea gown made with a
pretty jacket effect, the material being Of
white brocaded silk made up with pale yell
low crepe. Mrs. Ishan Hornsby i'll light bro
cade and gray MORE; Mrs. Vance. in Paris
gown of gray crepe, and Miss McCeney, in tur-
quoise bengaline. were with the hostess in the
front drawing room. In the second room Miss
Gouverneur presided at the English tea table,
where delicious little biscuits were served with
the tea. Out in the dining room, where the Ia
BILE was really study of dainty arrangement,
n collation. of all seasonable dainties and sub
stantIals was spread. Mrs Heber May, Mrs.
Carroll Mercer. Miss Harlan and Miss Condit
Smith had the pleasant duty Of offering all the
good things to the guests
Among fhose DrasaDt cvere Mrq Hprleo
Mrs. Condit Smith, Miss Whitney. Mrs. Stan
ford, Col. and Mrs. Winthrop. Senator Vance,
Mr. Henry Martin, Mr.. and Mrs James +.
Barbour, MIR. F. A. Richardson, Mrs. Josiah
Pierce, Mr.. and Mrs. John Paul Jones, Miss
Cuttings, DR.. and Mrs. j. Dudley Morgan. Mrs.
and Miss Walthall, MIR. Patenotre, hrs. A. A.
Wilson, Senator and Mrs. Charles Gibson and
Mrs. Brinton Stone.
Mrs. c. S. Heintzleman gave a tea Saturday
afternoon in honor OF her guest Mrs. Bangs of
New York. The hostess was elegantly gowned
in white brocade and Mrs. Bangs wore gray
silk. Miss HeintZleman and Miss Somers as
sisted. In the tea room Miss Nashburn did
the honors and was prettily dressed In pink
crepe.
Mrs. Edward S. Lacey was also at home Satur-
day afternoon to her friends, who were invited
to meet Mrs. c. NJ. Croswell of Michigan, Mr..
Lacey's sister. Mrs. John w. Foster Mrs. But
terworth. Mrs. H j. Hanford, Mrs. John BSall,
MISS NeesOn OF baltlinOre. MISS Tiers ana MISS
Lansing assisted-the Misses Lacey in the tea
room. Among those present were Senator and
Mrs. Henderson. Senator and Mrs. Stockbridge,
Mrs Tucker, Mrs.J. A. Logan, jr., Miss Pullman,
Mrs and Miss Mcmillan, Mrs. Springer. Mr.. j.
E. Beall, Mrs. and Miss Button, Mr.. and Mrs.
Netteton, Mrs. and Miss Brewer Miss Fenlon,
Judge and Mrs. Chapman, Senator and Mrs.
Dolph, Miss Noyes, Mrs. N. NJ. Parker, Mr.. and
Mrs Willetts, Mrs. Townsend. Col. W. b.
Thompson and Mrs. and Miss Brice.
Miss Florence Miller had a gathering of
young friends on Saturday afternoon who were
entertained at musicale. Miss Miller's guests,
the Misses Knox, are cultivated musicians.
Mrs. Romero will be at home tomorrow
CTuesday) afternoon from 8 to 6.
Mrr. Leland Stamford has invitations out for
a luncheon on Tuesday, February 2, in honor
Of Mrs. Harrison.
Mrs. and the Misses German will receive on
the coming Thursday. 2lst again on the 2sth,
and for the last time this season on Thursday,
February T.
Among Senator and Mrs. vance's treasured
remembrances of their recent trip to Europe is
the visit they made to the late Cardinal Man
ming and the presentation to each of them of a
book.
Gen. and Mrs. Newberry gave a dinner and
a Bernhardt theater party Saturday night
Their guests were Senator and Mrs. Gibson
and Gen. and Mrs. Black, who are here on a
short visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Jno. NJ. Carson and Miss Carson
will be at home Sunday evenings during this
and next month. Music is the special feature
of these delightful occasions.
Mr.. NJ. NJ. Parker will give dinner Wednes-
day evening in honor OF Senator Mcmillan.
Mrs. W. I. Hildrup will receive the remain
ing Tuesdays in January and February.
Mrs. James B. McCreary, wife of Representa-
tive McCreary, will receive in the Shoreham
parlor on Tuesday, January 10, from to $50
O'Clock pm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Pulitzer Of New York
arrived in Washington Friday. They are
the guests of Mrs Worthington Davis, who is
now occupying her new house, 17l9 Connecti-
cut
The Ladies' Historical Society held its fort
nightly meeting at Mrs. Horatio Kings Satur-
day morning. Mrs. ]. H. Gilman presided, and
her subject was THE Minnesingers'' and
history of Germany from 1900 to 1900. Mrs
VIM. II. Browne was the historian of the morn
ing. Mrs. j. l.. Edmonds contributed a yery
interesting account of Gutenberg and the
Invention of Printing" at the close of which
she suggested that statue to that genius be
placed in niche OF the new Congressional
Library, or even surmounting it. as the Goddess
of Liberty does the Capitol. would be very
appropriate, since, but for Gutenberg
We might never have had library.
Miss Lehman read Heine's Lorelei in both
English and German. Mrs. King gave a
paper on the poetry of the Minnesingers
and the classic fable. "Reynard. the Fox"
with amusing selections from that curious
work. Mrs. W. +. MacLennan read two choice
songs of the Minnesingers. Mrs. Test from In
diana, a guest of Mrs. Jeremiah Wilson, sang
the prayer from Der Freischutz. Miss Gilman
rendered upon the piano LISTS Interpretation
of the Lorelei most lntelligentiy, also No--
wegian Wedding March and Andante. from
Sonata H. Beethoven. Miss Edith DingIev,
daughter Of Mr.. Nelson Dingley sang Sorai
and Winter Lullaby, De koven, in q sympa-
thetic manner that was appreciated by ali pres
ent. Mrs. Henry Ulke reci,ed the ErI King in
German. The ladies adjourned at o'clock 10
meet January 3d. when Mrs. L. d. W. Sweat
will preside Subject: Religious Poetry OF the
Seventeenth Century.
On Saturday evening last Mr.. Preston Sands
gave -gontlemen's dinner party, his guests
being Senator Mcmillan, Gen. VIM. B. Frank
lin, Dr. W. A. Hammond, Admiral S. X. Frank
lin. Assistant Attorney General Maury. Mr..
Jos. II. Cultivate, Commodore Z. NJ. Ramsay,
Capt d. Morgan Taylor, Mr.. JAS c. Bergen Of
New York. Lieut.. Commander s. NJ. Ackley,
Mr.. CalderOn Carlisle, Mr.. Jos. X. McCammon,
Mr.. G. c. Glover, Mr.. C. II. Poor and Mr.. Lin
den Kent.
Mrs. Commodore Ramsay will give aluncheon
on "Wednesday, January az, in honor OF Mrs.
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