Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-27

The gay season that will wind up to the music
OF the dance on Shrove Tuesday night has been
a remarkable one in many respects by reason
OF its length and the. unfagging interest that
mas been maintained straight to the fnish.
Inc dismal prophecies Of lack
Oh dances and dancing men % frequently Mt
'ereo In December last when discussing the
prospects OF the winter have been long since
ioreotten' There never were more elegant
oaiiS given In private houses or at least BY pri-
'a'e persons and never fewer subscription par
Ties The bachelors series of cotillions were
NOT intended for anything beyond what they
cNimed to be-pleasant reuuions-and they
achieved their mission. Pretty much eyery-
oody agrees that the Bonaparte debut ball
stands out as the greatest event of the season
II 'aia Gown model the first week in jan
usry' Nothing has since or is likely TO in the
near future approach 1t All the rest Of the
large pam Miss Letters leap year german, the
Cnlnese pail the successful series OF balls given
by Mr. and Mrs. John Mclean the Carroll ball
Mrs Hammonds ball, Mr.. Greger's Russian
new year cotllhon and Mr.. DE Lamar's dinner
dance last night gave pleasure TO hundreds
Dozens OF smaller events under the
modest name of dances have also en-
livened the winter. Some of these almost
approached the stateliness Of ball. such a.
Miss Hopkins dance on Wednesday night last
Miss Mitchells the week before Miss Wanna
maker leap year dance for Miss Carpenter last
Monday night, Mr. Hos dance on the Feast
Of Lanterns, Mrs. Nelson Browns dance
Mrs. j. Fairfield Carpenters dance in
honor Of the Misses Stebbins, Mrs A. {.
Barney's evening, the Country Club dance ana
Mr.. and Mrs.John F. Waggsman' dancing party
on Thursday night. If it is thought that the
giving of really successful dinner is the en-
bodiment of the highest form of civilizat,on
n a ilnnars 10
thrill Of pleasure all along the line. The dis
position to dine the potables in Off
cial life has never been more marked
As an instance, Secretary and Mrs.
vanced. With the exception Of the nights
they themselves had dinner companies or pos.
slbly Sundays they have never dIned at home
When Secretary Blaine is asked to name q dat.
for dinner in his honor the nearest that hs
has disengaged is three weeks ahead To 70 1
step higher yet In the official ladder il you de.
sired to give dinner or luncheon 70 eithel
the President or Mrs Harrison, an arrange
ment a month ahead was not unusual Thil
shows what activity there has been throughou,
society. popularity Of the dinners has beer
that, as a rule, the hour was later s O'CLOCK
Icing quite the thing, but the length of time al
the table has leen gradually shortened, so tina,
now 1t Is quite possible to serve what is con.
sidered an elaborate meal In less than an hour
AT Mrs. Hits last week the guests were no,
seated till Sis, but they had left the DINING
room at .. 1t would be difficult to enumerats
all the elegant dinners given. for even thu
past two months of which the public
has already heard, but such names az the VICE
President and Mrs Morton, Mr. and Mrs
Letter ex-Minister and Mrs. Curry, Secretar,
and Mrs Elkins, Secretary and Mrs. Noble, thu
Postmaster General and Mrs. Wanamaker, Sec
Rotary Tracy, Senator and Mrs. Dolph, Mrs
Audenreid, Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Barney Mr.. and
Il R EimnnAs Mr. nd n
Senator and Mrs. Mcpherson. Mr.. and Mrs G
c. Glover, Mr.. and Mrs Carroll Mercer
Mr.. and Mrs. john Lee Carroll, Seua
tor and Mrs Carlisle, Gen. and Mrs
Schofeld, Gen. and Mrs. Breckinridge
Senator and Mrs Hale, the Mexicar
Jams. Senator and Mrs. Washburne, Senator
and Mrs. wolcott, MIR. Tavera, Mr.. Ciaparde, Mr.
Quesada, Gen. and Mrs. Jeffries Gen and Mrs.
Anderson, Mir. and Mrs. Emmons, Represents,
tive and Mrs. Cultivate, Maj and Mrs. Fergu.
son, Senator and Mrs. Mcmillan and the Chil-
can minister and Mime. Mont, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
N. Parker seem to come easiest to the pen.
The luncheons, to the feminine mind. have
never been approached in beauty and elegance
of appointments. Mrs Leland Stanford, in a
series Of four, the last of which takes place on
Tuesday next. has entertained ninety six lady
friends in this way. The tasteful surround
ings of her new white and gold dining room
gave her better opportunities than ever before
in her Washington home to invite such large
numbers. Other delightful hostesses of these
midday feasts have been Mrs. Z. q. Rsthbone,
Mrs. Cultivate, Mrs. Lieut. Williams, Mrs.
Greer, Mrs. Hillyer, Mrs. Preston Sands, Mrs.
Geo. b. Williams and Mrs. Menocal
The afternoon receptions and teas have been
more numerous and as enjoyable as ever. Mrs.
Stanfords three Thursdays at home. Mrs.
Romero's four Tuesdays Mrs. Howard Ganson
Whites Thursdays during nearly the entire
winter have each been as largely attended and
as much planned for in advance - any Of the
invited teas. Among those whose invitations
were eagerly accepted were the Misses Davis,
Mrs william Writ Dixon, Mrs. and the
Reynolds, Miss Edes, Mrs. Dickson, Mrs
Henry F. Blount. Mrs. Robert Fitch
Shepard, Mrs. C. c. Bassett, Miss voorhees,,
Mrs. H. X Viele, MrA Schofeld, Miss Soule,
Mrs. Noble, Mrs. Dyrenforth. Mrs. James @.
Payne. Mrs. Logan, Mrs: Casey. Mrs Ye Cha
Yum, Mrs. W. sturteyant Moore, Mrs. Springer,
Mrs. James Hoban, Mrs. Preston Sands. Mira
Chas. Hayward, Mira Powell, Mrs. sampson.
Mrs. Blackburn, Mrs. James Wayne Cuyler
Miss Kenna and Miss Tarr, Mrs. Colhoun. Mrs
Gibson, Mrs G. @. Dulin, Mrs. Mayo,
Mrs. Sanders. Mrs. Secksndorf, Mrs. Hailst
KiIbourn, Mrs. Frank Gordon and Miss Walthall
The hosts and hostesses of the brilliant even
ing receptions in addition to those already
named in other hospitable connections arc Mr.
and Mrs. s. H. Kaufman. Mr.. and Mrs. W. J.
Hutchinson, the Brazilian minister and Madame
Mendonca, Mr.. and Mrs. Emmons Senator and
Mrs. Carlisle, the Japanese minister and
Madame Tateno, Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Britton,
Senator and Mrs. German, Mr.. and Mrs. E.
kurtz johnson, Mrs. T. b. II. Mason and Mira
Julian James.
The sound Of wedding bells has also been
heard at intervals. and there have been enough
OF hymenial events to have kept up interest in
this sll-important social function Clever 10
the girl. however, who names her wedding day
In the spring or autumn, when society has
nothing else on its hands. There Ia q pros-
pect, SO say the gossips, Of several interesting
marriages after Easter. For these and other
favors we should be truly grateful
The winter has been Interesting IN many
other ways besides the monotonous round Of
dinners and dance& There have been OCCUR
rences full Of the juiciest gossip, friends have
been made and friends lost by some of the hos
pitslities and the lookers-on have been trested
70 sights very amusing, became scarcely posi-
BILE In any place save Warrington, where latch
strings are pulled 30 often that they absolutely
wear ont In the pressure. Many ambitions
have been gratifed, or ct least strengthened
but fate has pursusd others 10 almost complsts
destruction.
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