Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-16

| tne SATURDAY evenings OF Lent. Tho young
| misses composing this class have completed 4
box full Of garments for the baby inmates OF
the day nursery, and while they pack the box
they will indulge in little pleasure also.
Mrs. Wanamaker and her daughters expec,
to remain on here till the very warm weather
sets In, when they will 60 to their country
place for the summer.
Mrs. Eikins expects to divide the spring An
summer between her home here and the ethe r
a. Eikins' WA. The country house is kept
open all the year around, as Mr.. Eikins'
| father lives there with a small retinue of
| servants, SO that the place is always ready for
visitors. Mrs. Elkins' father is building him.
self home in the same vicinity. As soon as
the warm weather comes to stay Mrs. EIkins
will go there with her children.
She has had lately framed a number of photo
/ graphs of her children. taken either in groups.
by themselves or with their parents, and which
makes most interesting collection. A top of all
| is good picture OF Secretary Elkins and he
| appears again in another, where he is seated in
| an open carriage with Mrs. Elkins, and all their
| boys about them. Little Katherine, who
was then the baby, is in her own carriage
with her white-capped nurse near by
In another group the four boys
are in gymnasium suits, praciicing with dumb
| bells. The picture the children greatly prize
is that Of Foxis Elkins, the family dog and
great pet
There is a simplicity about the wording of
the invitations for the Brice musicale on
Thursday night next which makes it sound
| very cordial The tastefully engraved card
! reads: MIR. and Mrs. Brice will be pleased to
see Mr.. and Mrs. Blank on Thursday evening,
April q, at o'clock. Music promptly at 10.
R.S.V.P.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mum give dinner tonight for
the Bishop of Derry.
Mrs. Bonaparte. the president Of the Altar
Society Of st. Matthews, is busy today with
| the other ladies decorating the altar and sane
| tuary there for the Easter solemnities.
Senator Blackburn's wife and daughters
| will leave here early in May for their home in
Versailles, Ky. They will spend part of the
! summer at the seaside.
Mr.. Orville Townshend left here last week
for Denver, COL, where he will engage in a
business career.
Mrs. W. ". Weld Of Boston is visiting Mrs.
and Miss Williams.
The Misses Hutchinson are in Buffalo for
fOrtnight's stay. Mr.. and Mrs. Hutchinson and
their family will sail for Europe on the 4th of
June, returning to this country in the autumn
and to this city early in the winter.
Mrs. Nicholas NJ Goodlett, jr., who has been
spending some weeks with relatives in Beth
lehem, Pa, is not expected home till the mid
die OF next week.
The concert by the Yale Glee and Banjo
Cluo At LUTHERAN memorial Cnurcn Easter
Monday evening Will attract large and fash
ionable audience. The patronesses for the oc-
casion are Mrs. Fuller, Mrs. Morton, Mrs
Noble, Mrs. Mckee, Mrs Mcmillan, Mrs.
Brown, Mrs. Wolcott, Mrs. Brewer. Mrs. Sher-
rill. Mrs. Dolph. Mrs. Dalzell and MISS Waite
After the concer: the club will attend the
charity ball at Masonic Temple, where they
will be the guests OF honor.
Mrs. John Floyd Waggaman has returned
from Fortress Monroe and has visiting her Miss
Louise wilson from Snow Hill, Nd. Masters
Elliot and Floyd Waggaman, who are attend
ing school at Peekskili, n. y, are spending the
Easter vacation at their home.
One of the notable weddings to take place
Easter week will be that of Miss Hattie A.
Knapp, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Z.
knapp, to Mr.. Arthur N. Poynton Of the ell
gineer department, Washington and George
town Railroad Company. The ceremony
VIII take place at the Church of the
Ascension, Wednesday the Goth, at 7:50 o'clock
Miss Edith Peck will attend upon the bride as
maid OF honor and the bridesmaids will be
Miss Madge Knapp, sister of the bride, and
MISS May Poynton, sister of the groom. The
groom will be attended by Mr.. Z. W. Keyser
AS best man, and the ushers will be Mr. John
Z. Laskey, William E. Knight Robert W,
Smiley and John $. PoyntOn, brother Of the
groom.
MIR. Charles Moore, clerk to the Senate Dis
trict committee, returned from Boston yes.er-
day morning to attend the meeting of the Dis
trict committee. In company with Mrs. Moore
he left last evening for Hampton, Va Mr..
Moore expects to be back in the city by Monday
morning.
The engagement Of Miss Helen C. Hauptman
to Mr.. Charles II. Raub, both of this city, is
announced, the wedding to take place early
in May. Cards will be issued in few days.
MIR. Henry P. Schneeweiss and wife of New
Brunswick. N. j., are at the Normandie, the
guests OF their uncle. Mr.. II. V. ParselI. Mr.
and Mrs. Schneeweiss are making quite an ex-
tensive wedding trip. They will remain in
Washington all Of next week.
Dr.. H. P. Torsey, LII. d. ,and Mrs. Torsey are
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. b. F. Leighton of
Capitol Hill DR.. Torsey was for many years
president Of the Maine Wesleyan College,
kents Hill, Me.
Miss Florence Storms of Rochester, N. y,
and Mrs. Charles Knox of Toledo, Ohio. aro
visiting Miss Katherine Storms, 1916 G street
northwest fr-
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. F. Fox and NH and
Mrs. James W. Rennie will receive their friends
at 1902 lst street northwest.
Miss Charlotte, daughter Of Dr. ]. II. Grimes
of Baltimore, is the guest of the Misses Brown,
332 street northwest, during the Easter holi-
days.
Thsguests at the dinner given by Mr. and
Attic Spencer, Katie Milton, Lilly Spencer,
Daisy Jones, Letta Spencer, Ada DUNCAN,
Annie Spencer, Edna Jones, BERTHE and Matte
DUNCAN. The table decorations were green
and gold.
The Misses Florence and Rebecca Behrend are
spending few days with their aunt Mrs. Bar
OF Baltimore.
The Misses Spencer Of East Washington have
as their guests Misses Edna and Daisy Jones of
River View. Nd, and Miss Ceanns Smsllwood
Of Rosaryville, Md.
At the meeting of the Short Story Club at
the house Of its president, Mrs. l. A. Crandell,
Wednesday evening the author for the evening,
Mrs. N. l.. Willis, read her story: "a Sequel TO
"A Herald Personal ," which was followed BY
criticism and Communications. Among those
who took part in the musical and literary ex-
ercises were Mrs. R. ]. Kirkpatrick. Mr.. Moss.
Miss Nellie Goodman, Mrs. Lake of Boston.
Miss N. L. Rose, Miss Dolliver, Mr.. Willis and
Miss Ronsville. Mrs. Jean b. Lockwood reads
the next story in two weeks ut 6l0 H street
northwest.
The reception committee Of the Easter ball
to be given on Monday night at Masonic Temple
il as follows: Mrs. Morton, Mrs. Mckee, Mrs.
Elkins, Madame Romero. Mrs. Dolph, Mrs Nc
MILAN, Mrs. German, Mrs. Henderson, Mrs.
Dalzell. Mrs. Cultivate and Mrs. Barney. The
floor managers will include Lieut. Da-
pray. Capt Buchanan, Mr. Breckin-
ridge, Mr.. Warren Smith, Mr. Good !,
lett, DR.. Hawkhurst, Mr.. Clephane, Mr..
Mckinley, Mr.. Spofford and others. The