Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-24
LAST OF THE YEAR.
The Social Gayeties to Take Place
During the Holidays.
XMAS AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
The Celebration nv the Presidents Grand
chiidren--NcSt Week. Debutantes-Nany
Notable Social Mountaineering Wed
dings-NOtes.

BY the time THE STAR is before its readers
tins afternoon the White House children will he
dancing around and enjoying to its utmost
Their Christians tree celebration. The tree
l.. gan iO grow this morning in the library. Dy
IIach time when the Indies of the household
ceased their labcrs its shining green branches
were gorgeous with tinsel and festal trappings,
and l. was thing OF beauty and joy not only
. the bShes. but TO the household,
ing object. The children were kept
Gu. O: the reighborhood OF the library
al morning. that the work of decoration
could go on without interruption. Mrs. Nc
kee, Mrs Russell Harrison, Mrs. Dimmick.
Mrs. Parker and Miss Stewart all had hand in
the work of transforming the library into "a
wonderland Of dsiigh: for the children. There
j. rot much difference between the look of the
room today from what it a ytar ago on
Christmas day. All the presents which the
members Of the family will exchange Are there
and all the gifts which have been re-
ceived from distant friends also. The children :
presents are rather more numerous than
ever and a. they now better able to enjoy
picture book asi mechanical TOYS. the family
have induCed an longings the little folks ex-
press 4 tor these things Benjamin has a cart
full of presents and SO has Mary and Marthena.
Their doll babies dreams. The children
wall give their usual entertainment when they
are assembled with the President. their mothers
AID fathers and all the rest of the household in
the library. Benjamin and Mary speak German
very well now and ii has not been much trouble
for them to learn the pieces arranged for them
by their goyerness. Fraulien Hempe Mary
will reci;e an Invocation 10 the Cbr,stcbild m,
words OF the angel to the shepherds on the Ju-
dea hills ..Behold hiring Won tidings of greg.
joy. Benjamin's recitation will be some ap-
propriate verses, copy OF which he VIII pre-
sent. written In herman and English, to the
fresldent
The vice presidential household is rather
scattered this Christmas Mrs. Morton and one
Of her daughters. who has been i'll for several
months, still in New York. Miss Edith Nor
ton is here with her father and her three sisters
All the cabinet families viii spend Christmas
here excep: the Wanamakers, who keep to
their custom OF remaining at their country
place over the holidays.
The soc;,l ,,,;c,,;o,s for the .o,,;,,, ,va.l
po;p, TO an activity which mns, csr,s;nIx ,,.a.s
W ." ~ "ni,n N'A'' oe s'iiiS pio"'e
everybody 1t must also seem little strange
10 tLe people VINO nave been prophesying dull
WINTER. FROM All accounts ,he coming season
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TOR couple OF Gays past preparations Tor
thrls;mas nave occupied the attention OF every
pOul- Inc festival 'his ume VIII nave TWO
GAYS eeIeorauon ana consequently very few
social events outside one own hearthstone are
GAYS the pace Is much hveiier and most OF the
gay doings are included In the following list:
Fussday-.rhe marriage OF Miss Barclay to
Mr julius Howard Pratt Will take place at CAL
vary chapel
ne HliIiI'g s. 0i MS he.eh Norrlson ano
". AZ 'hd9 D. nan VIII take pace at roundry
Nhu'cu -
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"ednesday Mrs CALVIN ;; Brice VIII give
Yea 10 announce inc uepui OF ner second daugh-
Ter. Mss Margaret Nate Brlce. The same
evening 'he Kisses bfiee VIII entertain the
''i,,c-ns cl'as % when it, 'nes are ineihoees-
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NJ. Pn,I;n A DsrneiIIe will &c . %, from,
&c.
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h-s' "'He'I"'e '.a'HNsi! VIII give oahcihg
parry.
Erlcay-Alrs. Melville RULER VIII give tea
from 10 % introduce her daughter, Miss
katherine Fuller
HI'. ueo[so ~; sHieds WIZ give Tea al her
IailruAy-hr. ana Mt. Jonn II; NcLean
VII give nancy urS7' Dail Nv zoJ CLOCK.
'f's. h.'u Miss 'ni''u VIII give Tea AT tneir
Nonhe''lCnt Avenue I,s,ience
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