Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-09

and Mrs Cabot Lodge, Miss Lodge. ex-Gov.
and MIRA Carroll, Miss Carroll, Col and Mrs.
Bonaparte, Miss Bonaparte, NJ. Patenotre. Mr..
John Mclean, Gen. and Mrs Anderson.
Mavroyeni Bey, Mr.. Won Mumm and Mr.. lie
CHAT
Mrs. Preston Sands gave O'Clock tea las,
Tuesday in honor Of Miss Louise Mitchell
Two or three of the recent parties at the
Country Club were occasions Of great pleasure
70 those participating. Maj. and Mrs. Fergu-
son gave dinner and dance there for their
son. who was home from the University Of vir-
GINA Tor the holidays On Monday night Mr..
george HELEN gave q dancing party there for
his cousin. Miss Todd.
Mrs. and Miss Norton gave largely attended
tea last Wednesday.
The Bachelors German gave the first Of their
series OF dances on Wednesday last. Mrs. John
n mclean received the guests. Mr.. VIM. Hall
sack led the cotillon of seventy couples.
among the guests present were Mrs. Donald
Cameron. DIR. and Mrs. Hammond, Mrs
u Z. Glover. Mrs. Wicklif Preston. Mr..
ana Mrs Cable. the new French minister. Mr..
iatenotre, Mavroyeni Bey. Miss jamie Riggs,
Mss Mss nate Myer, Mr. de Weckherlin, Mr.. de
Ciaparede, Mrs. John II. Mcpherson, Mr.. lie
CHAT. Miss Richardson of Boston. Miss Morgan
OF New York. Miss Letter, Miss Pauncefote,
MISS Nachel Cameron, Miss Constance Lodge.
Miss Mildred Carlisle, the Misses Pattcn, the
brazilian % minister and Miss Mendonca, Miss
HATTIE Blaine, Miss Wallach. Miss Carroll, Miss
May Cox, Mrs. George Astor Burnaga, Lieut..
and Mrs Parker, Mr.. Robert Bowlin of Phila-
ueiphia, DR.. and Mrs. Chatard, Mr. Barney,
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Lay. Miss James Miss NcMil-
lin, Senior Hurtado, Mr.. de Y;urbide.
The Washington Assembly ball will be given
at the Arlington Wednesday evening. February
10. 1t is expected to surpass anything Of the
ind T.. -. ~ =
governors are John Lee Carroll, president;
Walter V. r. Berry, vice president: Jerome y.
Bonaparte, Calderou Carlisle, Charles c.
Glover, Michael II. Herbert, John Hay, George
HELEN. lmperiali di Francavilla, Edward Nc
Cauley. Charles II. Poor, J. Van Ness
Slack, secretary and treasurer. Here are
the rules governing subscriptions: Men
only will be permitted to subscribe and
tho subscriptions will be OF two classes. First
Fifteen dollars, which in addition TO his ticket
OF admission will entitle the subscriber to two
invitations for ladies' Second. Five dollars
for bachelors only-which will entitle the sub
scriber to q ticket Of admission, but carries
with it no privilege of invitation Additional
invitations for ladies can be secured through
subscribers Of the first class and at a cost of
"a each. Strangers, men, whose stay in
the city is not to extend over ten days. may be
invited, on the payment of IS for each inyi-
tation. The names of all men candidates must
be proposed and seconded in writing by those
already on the list Of subscribers.
All applications for invitation must be made
to the secretary on or before noon of Tuesday,
February 9, and will be subject to the approval
OF the board of governors Dancing will begin
at $3.50 o'clock and the cotillon promptly at
1890 am. The number of subscribers viii be
strictly limited.
Mrs. Woolcott gave a luncheon yesterday.
Mrs. Wilmerding has been suffering for sew
eral days from a bad cold. Mr.. Frank Tracy
will return to New York tomorrow.
Mr. Frank Gordon has gone to Florida for
ten days
Mrs Albert A. Wilson has been kept indoors
for over a week by a severe cold.
Mrs. and Miss buchanan Houston and Mr..
and Mrs Chesley Richardson of New York are
visiting Mrs. Webb at l4l5 X street.
Mrs. Rudolph Kaufman gave a luncheon
to young ladies today in honor of her cousin,
Miss Pierce of Rochester.
The National Rifles viii give a reception next
Thursday evening.
The wife and daughter Of the late Judge
Clisbee Of Michigan are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Sampson on Rhode Island avenue.
Miss Drown will be at home Mondays during
January.
pleasant surprise party was rendered to
Mrs. B. Hechinger by her friends at her res
idence, 1928 7th street, in honor of her sixtieth
birthday, last evening. Among the guests
were Mr.. Jonas Hechinger and family, Mrs.
Samuel Gassenheimer. Mrs. Pach and daugh-
ter. Mrs +. Gassenheimer and daughter, Mrs.
Bien, Mrs. Bracelow. Mrs. David, Mrs. walsky,
Mrs. Hersog, Mrs Hirshfield, Mrs. Aron, Mrs.
Oppenheimer, Mr.. and Mrs. Rice. Mrs Gold
man. Mrs. Payson. Mrs. NJ. Gusdorf, Mrs. Sol
onion, Mrs. Levi, Mrs. Selinger and Miss Flor
ence Mayer.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. F. Hinkel will be at home
to their friends at liz street northeast on
Mondays and Thursdays during January and
February.
Cards for the annual full-dress reception and
ball Of the Washington Light Infantry Corps
on Thursday evening, January II, 1892, are
now being issued and elaborate preparations
are being made for that event.
Mrs John B. Allen. 10 b street northeast,
will receive on Monday from to 6.
Mrs. Frank Stewart Osborn will receive on
Monday. January IL, and the remaining Mon
days in January, after O'Clock, at the Shore
ham.
DR.. and MrA William A. Hammond gave q
dinner party on Thursday evening in honor OF
Miss Hayden. who is passing a few DAYS
with them at Belcourt The other guests
were Miss Horsey. Miss Carlisle, Miss Mamie
Letter, the Marquise LAURA, Mr.. George HELEN,
Mr.. Won Mutzenbacher of the German legation,
MIR: Georg of the Swiss legation, Mr.. A. Legare
and Mr.. Goldsborough.
Misses Rose and Ida Carroll gave o pleasant
euchre party last evening at their residence.
4S0 street southwest. Those who partici-
pated were Misses Sadie johnson, Emma Kline.
Jennie La Porte, Maggie Sweeney, Maggie CO.
lumbus, Messrs. Virgins, Hart, Winters,
Berry, Hichew and Carroll.
Mrs. VIM. H. Holmes of l444 Stoughton
street will be at home on Mondays during the
winter.
Gen. and Mrs. II. q. Gibson and family arc
located for the winter at 2I04 Ward place and
will receive informally on Wednesdays.
Mrs. Charles Hayward is ill with the grip and
will not be at home to callers on Monday, JAN
aary IL.
Mrs. Hicks will not receive at her residence.
1OOl Massachusetts, avenue northeast, on Mon
days, but will receive, with Mrs. and Miss
Meyer, wife and daughter of Gen. Adolph
Meyer, at the Richmond on Tuesdays after
January u.
Mrs Henry Warner and Miss Harriet Warner
of Montrose, Pa, are at the Fredonia for the
winter.
Miss Annie Sioussat has gone to Lynchburg
to spend several weeks rs the gust Of Miss PEN
dleton and Miss Juliet Adams
Mrs Henrietta Stuart will receive during this
season at her residence, us 18th street north
west. after 2 pm.
The annual meeting Of the Amidon Circle
was held last night at the home of Mrs. Lottie
Yeatman. After the business meeting an ele-
CANT lunch was served by the hostess The