Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-26

After the storm comes the calm. The coming
week is not likely to be as full Of interesting
events, always excepting dinners and luncheons,
o. the one just gone by. Time was when,
| Mi-careme being considered q sort Of movable
! feast, one having about as much right to one
date as another, kept entertainments going for
several days. This time, and very properly,
one days and one nights pleasure has been
considered enough. The young ladies who
| we're most prominent at the Mi-careme ball
| were pious worshipers in church yesterday.
| The first of the Mi-careme parties on fashion
| able record in this city was the lannon's domino
party given at the English legation by Sir Ed
ward and Lady Thornton. The unmasklng
at midnight proved q great revelation
as the identity Of the maskers be-
came known. and is still remembered
with pleasure by many persons who are still
with us as beaux and bellies. There have been
other famous Mi-careme balls, and really one
Of the prettiest was that given last year by
Mrs. Howard Ganson White in honor Of the
| dancing class. Mrs. Hearst gave an elegant
ball few years ago that made the Mi-careme
of that Lent a memorable date. Another
famous Mi-careme ball that will 60 down into
history as a might-have-been WAS the bal
poudre arranged by Mrs. Whitney for q char
table pun pose and was omitted because Of a
The White House has been phenomenally
quiet all the week. The chief causes for it have
been Mrs. Harrison's illness and Mrs. Nc
kee's departure for Boston. Mrs. Harrison had
an attack of bronchitis that, however, quickly
yielded to treatment by Monday, but she has
had to be very careful since. and was obliged
to give up many social engagements that she
had accepted weeks ago. Fortunately she had
no dinner party planned for at home. The fine
days of the week tempted the President to re-
turn to his daily walks and drives He has
been frequent promenader on Connecticut
avenue and generally alone. during the early
afternoons. when society is airing itself in Its
snowy turrouts. Yesterday he varied his exer-
else by driving out to the country behind
his pair and having Mrs. Dimmick in the buggy
with him.
Mrs Mckee started on Tuesday for Boston,
and expected to be away about ten days.
We are going to have a studio concert 1t
has been agsravating, to say the least, to hear
people, when they returned from New York and
Boston visits this past season, refer SO fire.
quently TO the charm Of these events 30 COM
mon In the large cities. Mr. Pierre Stevens has
planned concert at Mr.. Harvey L. Pages
studio. 1927 18th street. on Monday evening
April 4. in which the very best musical talent
of the city will take part Mr.. Stevens has
given so many other delightful evenings at the
various dramatic entertainments at which he
has been SO prominent that all his friends are
only too glad to help him make this concert q
great success. The proceeds are to be applied
to the erection Of a church in the county.
Mrs. Hibbard Thompson, Mrs. Charles G.
Dulin. Mrs and Miss Painter, Mrs. Ward and
Mrs. Comstock are the committee Of ladies in
ter ested in the musical and literary entertain
ment at All Souls Church next Tuesday even
ing. Miss E. Jean Wilson. assisted by the CO.
lumbia Musical Club and several professional
artists. will take part. The proceeds are to aid
the mission school Of cookery and Homework,
in which so many prominent persons are inter-
ested-
Mrs. VIM. E. Earle gave a musicale yesterday
morning. when a delighted company of 100
friends were her guests. Mrs. Vance, whose
clever Interpretation Of southern dialect poems
Is well known among her friends, recIted
The Two Runaways and was greatly ap-
plauded. Mrs. Stilson Hutchins sang and Miss
Stevens played during the musical part of the
program. Refreshments were served before the
ladies separated after spending q couple Of
hours in this charming way.
The marriage of Miss Brewer and Mr. Kar-
rick will take place on Easter Monday night
and at St. Johns Church. which the bride-elect
has attended since coming here to reside. Mr.
karrick will be here tomorrow for little visit
The brides two young sisters. who are still
school girls, will be her bridesmaids. They will
be home from school for the Easter holidays
and to assist at this happy function. As JUS
tice Brewers house would not begin to accom-
niodate all the acquaintance of the family the
company invited to the reception will consist
only OF the contracting families and the menu
bers Of the Supreme Court families. A large
delegation of Mr.. Karrick's friends will come
on from Boston for the wedding. The wedding
trip will be to Europe and their future home is
Boston.
Mrs. Wanamaker went to New York yester-
day morning and the Misses wanamaker fol-
low rcd int hpa ffar Iltau to h.,
away about fortnight, as Mrs. Wanamaker
felt the need OF little rest and change Of
scene.
Mrs EIkins intends to keep up her Wednes-
day receptions during Lent whenever she is in
town. as it gives her as much pleasure to meet
her friends as it invariably gives those who
cross her threshold. The respite from many
social obligations is giving Secretary and
Mrs. Eikins more chance to be with their
family. They are companions Of their
daughters and sons in more than the
usual sense. The line of bicycles
| IN front of the house gives evidence Of the
| boys presence. There are three at home now.
Stephen, Richard and Blaine. and they are
fine. manly boys, up to all sorts Of pranks. but
not Of a variety % give trouble to their mother.
Master Davis Elkins is at college. Miss Elkina
| is devoted to her brothers and they to her. but
all admit that little Miss Katherine is the pet OF
! the household. Secretary Elkins knows that
his table is elastic, as he rarely ever goes
home to luncheon without bringing one OF
two friends along. Both Mrs. and Miss
Elkins express the greatest pleasure
| In their Washington life, the more
| 90, as they looked forward to it with just a
little uepidation before coming here. Their
home here being SO much in arrangement like
| their New York house. contributes more and
more TO their daily satisfaction. The family
/ will probably go mp to their West Virginia
home some time in early May il the weather
looks promising for country life.
Miss Foster. daughter Of the Secretary Of the
Treasury, will give a luncheon on Monday in
honor of Miss Wight.
Mrs Letter has been entertaining Lord and
Lady Brassy during their stay here The Bos
| ton papers announce with great zest that Mis-
Letter will spend Easter week there a. the
guest Of Mrs William Appleton.
Mrs. ]. Thomson Swami shocking forward Il
returning to her Princeton home early in
May.
Mrs. W. E. Curtis gave breakfast to youne
ladies' on Thursday.
Prof and Mrs Emmons will give . Dime,
party tonight in honor Of MISS Emmons Of st
| Louis Rev. Edward Everett Hale and Mrs
julia Ward Howe are also their guests.
Miss Libbie Bike Of Hagerstown, Nd, and
Miss Agnes Wall and Mr.. John Harrington O
New York are visiting Dr. and Nra E II. Nc
Comas, 14th and l. streets.
Mr.. and MIRA =. d. Madeira of New York cit,
and Mrs. Harold Ryland Of Cincinnati ara /,
the city, called here by the illness Of thei
mother, Mrs. @. +. Madeira, 1917 18th street.