Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-26
THEW0RLDOF SOCIETY
A Number Of Elegant Dinner Parties
Last Evening.
AROUND A GROANING BOARD,
How Society People Are Enjoying Themselves
at the Close of the Gay season--Not Train
ing for Lent-Numerous Receptions and
Other Forms Of Social Entertainment.

Mr.. De Lamar's dinner last night at the Ar.
lington was u feast OF roses M well as flow of
whole-souled hospitality. His guests had in
du lged in such marvellous visions for days past
as to what YVES in store for them that ]. was
| currently said that nothing short Of o shower
| Of diamonds would create the faintest astonish-
ment The table laid under a canopy Of
green. Ropes Of smilax and asparagus. dot
| ted all along with electric lights, were looped
| from the chandeliers to the walls. Under
| each chandelier was a bali of pink
roses An immense palm was the CEN
| trail ornament and its branches twinkled
| with electric lights of many colors. Around
/ its base id a bod of maiden hair fern were
| clusters OF pink roses and white lilacs. These
| same flowers made corner pieces in the great
expanse of white dnmask. All the intervening
! space had tracery Of asparagus and smilax
| twining over the CLOTH The bouquets at the
ladies places were made of hybrid roses and
white lilacs and tied with long pink ribbons.
| One ribbon end had the name, which was rest
ing on the plate. The souvenir was bouquet
pin made Of silver and enamel, and in shape,
a lovers knot. When the company. was
| about to rise from the table Mrs. Harri-
son touched an electric button and the table
was showered not with diamonds but roses.
! After dinner q company of LOO more came in
and enjoyed dance and at midnight supper
that was laid at table at the far end OF the
ball room. These guests had also the dinner
table to admire, as nothing was removed but
the dishes. The entertainment was in honor
of Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Harrison. The guests
asked to meet them at dinner we're Mrs. Mckee,
Mrs. Diminick, the Misses Kerens of st. Louis,
Mr.. L. j. Halford. Mr.. E. s. Rathbone, Nav
royeni Bey, MIR. and Mrs. Slack. Mr.. and Mrs.
Win, Lay, Miss Petersen of Philadelphia, Miss
Warfield. Miss Foster, Miss Edith Foster, Miss
Drice, Miss Lindsey, Miss Carrie Parker, Miss
Condit Smith, Miss Gouveneur, Miss Gordon,
Miss Hord of Chicago, Miss Sheriff., Capt
Cowles, Lieut.. Chamberlain, Lieut.. Littlefeid
.tanf nnt I'M Nv Dl2,w
Mr.. Alan tombstone, Mr.. Lee Phillips, Dr. Nc
Clurg. MIR. George HELEN, Mr.. William Ackan
MIR. Clary Ray, MIR. Farber and Mr.. Taylor OF
Baltimore. In the after dinner company we're
Senator and Mrs. Carey, Senator and Mrs. War
rem, Miss Elkins, Miss Grace Davis, Senator
and Mrs. Brice. Senator Sawyer. Mrs. Howard
Ganson White, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Gordon,
Mrs. Burton-Smith, Capt. Mrs. and the Misses
Mullan, Miss Carroll, Senator and Mrs. Sanders
Mrs. and Miss Brodhead, Mr.. and Mrs. W.
Dixon, Mr.. and Mrs John A. Logan, Senator
and Miss Blackburn, Maj. and Mrs. Tucker,
Commissioner Carter, Mrs. GoldJborough. Pay
master Heap, Mr.. Frank Tracy and Mr.. James
Morrill,
Mrs. J. N. Patterson and Miss Patterson gave
a tea yesterday in honor of Governor and Mrs.
Tuttle of New Hampshire. Mrs. Gore. Mrs
Aging, Mrs. Marshal Mac Donald, Mrs Cum
mings, Mrs. Ainsworth, Miss Eastman, Miss
Purcell, Miss Stickney, Miss Darneilie and Miss
Hattie Patton assisted in receiving the large
number Of guests. Miss Stickney and Miss
Davis sat at the tea table. Among those present
were Adjt- Gen. Aging, Gen. A. NJ. Dow, Col
and Mrs. Haywood Col. and Mrs. Weeks, Mrs.
Tateno, 4 Senator and Mrs. Sanders, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Cultivate, Gen. and Mrs
Nettleton, Gen. and Mrs. Moore, Mrs George
Alfred Townsend, the Misses Vending. the
Misses Williamson, Mr.. and Mrs. W. j. Hutch
inson. Col. and Mrs. Rutherford, Capt. God
frey. Representative and the Misses Wheeler
Mr. and Mrs. Denver, Representative Mitchell
Representative Mckinney, Representative
Daniel, Mr.. Harmer, Mr.. King, Mr.. Tyler and
Col. Maynard.
Secretary and Mrs. Elkins gave another ele-
giant dinner last night when their guests were
Henderson, Senator and Mrs. Carlisle, Senator
and Mrs. Proctor, Gen. and Mrs. Schofield,
Gen. and Mrs. Breckenridge, Mr.. aud Mrs. Jas
Montgomery. Mrs. Stanley Matthews, Mrs.
Bugher, Mrs. Fairfax Landstreet Senator J. p
Jones, Senator Allison and Senator Faulkner
The table was decked with jonquils, and all the
bonbons, &C., arranged in cut glass Dishes
were also in that color.
The Brazilian minister and Madame Men.
donca entertained company at dinner last
night to meet Monsieur Bertier, the French
painter, and his wife. The other guests we're
Miss Brewster. Mrs. John B. Henderson, Mr..
Anthony Pollok, Mr.. Boeufoe. Mr.. Desprez Mr..
and Mr.. Mario Mendonca. After dinner Mr.
and Mrs. Max Weyl. Mr.. and Mrs. Parker
Mann. MIR. and Mrs. S. H. Kaufman, Mr.. E.
II. Miller, Mr.. Messer and Mr.. s. Jerome Uhl
| were among few friends who we're asked to
join the company.
Mrs. ]. G. Cilley held her last formal recep-
ton of the season on " ednesday and MS she
had the presence of Gov. futile and his staff,
she made the event quite New Hampshire
gathering by having so many lady friends from
that state to assist her in receiving the hun
dreds OF callers. Among them were Mrs.
Warren, Mrs Carey, Mrs Tullock, Mrs. Ord
! way, Mrs. Col. Kent, Mrs Ffouike. Mr.. J. Fair
field Carpenter, Mrs. Outh waitowith Miss Marioa
Fendall, who served the frappe; Miss Victoria
Emory, who served the coffee; Miss Waite, who
presided at the tea table; Miss Walthall Miss
Denver Miss Skerrett the Misses Switzerland,
| the Misses Reynolds Miss Darneille, the Misses
Thomas. Miss Pook and Miss Hunter Mr..
Charles H. Bartlett, Col. Kent, Mr.. and Mrs.
Stevens. Col. Christy and others also assisted
Mrs. Cilley will be ut home to her friends on
Wednesdase informally during Lent after
| o'clock.
Mrs. and Miss Bispham have cards out for a
tea on Tuesday. March l.
A very pretty little romance has been en-
| acted. Byron A. Chaplin of Iowa, clerk in the
census Office has wooed and welded Miss Sarah
| A. Lord of this city, who was employed as a
| clerk in the census bureau. The wedding &C.
cuFrSu III DaltlIliOre on tue Jtn Instant, out was
| kept quiet until today. Mrs Chaplin has re
/ signed her position and is now 'at home" at
| No. 233 Massachusetts avenue northwest to her
| many friends.
| Mr.. Washington Danenhower has returned
from flying trip to Florida, visiting Jackson.
| vile, st. Augustine, Palatka, Ocala and Lake
Weir, where he located his family. Next week
| Mrs. Danenhowcr and the children will leave
| for Rockledge (via Sanford), on the Indian
river, returning about the middle Of March.
| Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Ireland entertained a
company at their residence, 23l 18th street
southeast, Wednesday evening" In honor OF
their niece, Miss Annie Michel of baltimore
Among those present were Mr.. Turner, who
rendered several beautiful solos, accompanied
| by Miss Jessie Chandler, who also delighted
the company by her singing; violin solo by
| Mr.. Hunter, Mr.. and Mrs. W. Freer, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. Krichton, Misses F. Woods, E. May, C.
| and E. Ireland, M.Neushine Msssrs A. Freer, H,
Chase and A. Ireland.
Mrs. DieudOnne on Monday held her last re-
| ception of the season, assisted by Mrs. Jennie
Hicks, Miss Lou McCreery and Miss Marie
| Dieudonne. The presence Of q large number
of scientific, literary and musical guests gave
to the assemblage the charm of a conversations
rather than the formality of . reception
! Musical selections were rendered at intervals
Forty invited guests attended parlor lecture
and musicale ut the residence Of Mrs. Dieu
dome on Tuesday evening. The lecture, by
MIR. ]. L. McCreery, was on the Wonders o,
| the Human Brain, " illustrated. Musical selec
tions were DE Berots sixth Air." by Prof J.
B. Carpenter: ''fhe Backsmiths" piano solo