Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-29
SOCIETY
The Diversions Of Fashionable Peo-
pie Before Lent.
OHM ERS AND LUNCHEONS.


Elegant Dinner Partee-keceptlOns 1nu
Teas-Personal Notes Of General Inter
est.
Saturday was one Of the busiest days Of the
past week in the way of dinners, luncheons and
teas. Mrs. Rusk gave pink luncheon for
Mrs. Horace Rublee of Milwaukee and Miss
Fitzgerald. The ladies' invited to meet them
were Mrs. Foster. Mrs. Enoch Totem. Mrs.
Haugen Mrs. Villas. Mrs. and Miss Scidmore,
Mrs. Mitchell and Mrs. Macarthur.
Another of the pretty luncheons of the day
was that given by Mrs. Carlisle. who was. how
ever. unable herself to leave her room and had
Mrs. Gen. Breckenridge to preside for her.
In the pleasant company at table we're Mrs.
Elkins, Mrs. Fuller. Mrs. Blackburn, Mrs.
Gray, Mrs. Stanley Matthews. Mrs A. A.
Wilson. Mrs. Cultivate. Mrs. Thos. Riggs,
Mrs. Van Dorth, Miss Nathan Wright and Miss
Queen of Kentucky. who is now Mrs. Carlisle's
guest The decorations Of the table we're all in
scarlet.
Senator and Mrs. Mcpherson, at q dinner on
Saturday night. entertained Secretary and
Mrs Elkins, Senator and Mrs German. Senator
and Mrs. Villas. Minister and Nine. Romero.
Mrs Lockwood. Mr.. Becker and Miss Robins,
who is now visiting Mrs. Mcpherson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry C. Bowen and Miss
Brown gave pleasant welcome to their friends
In their own suite Of parlors at the Arlington
on Saturday afternoon. By this tea they con-
tlnued their annual custom of inviting their
friends for an afternoon during their stay of o
fortnight. visit here that Mr.. Bowen never
omits when he is in the country. There were
tables with all the tea fxings, bouillon and
biscuits and bonbons in both parlors and the
servants handed the dainties about while the
visitors stood chatting. Among the callers
were Mrs. Mckee. Mr.. and Mrs Russell Har-
rison, Mrs Logan. Mrs. Logan. jr., Miss An
drews, Mr.. De Lamar, Mrs. Frye, Mrs. Stanley
Matthews, Miss Mitchell. Dr. and Mrs. Bartlett
Mr.. Acklan. Mrs Halliday. Senator Morrill,.
Miss Swan and Gen. and Mrs. Greedy.
Mrs. Rosa Wright Smith gave to tea on
Saturday that brought many friends together
to meet Mrs. Wootten OF New York. who is on
for visit to Gen. and Mrs. Wright. The pleas
ant home Of the latter on N street was all en-
fete for the occasion. Mrs. Wright Smith wore
gown OF black velvet and Mrs. Wootten wore
black and cardinal satin brocade. Mrs: Wright,
Miss Lathers, Mrs. Alexander, Mrs. Kennedy,
Mrs Hotze, Mrs. VIM. Lee, Miss Fahnstalk.
Miss Cabell, Miss Cuyler, Mrs. Pilling and Miss
Scott assisting IN dispensing the generous hos
pitalities Among the guests were Judge and
Mrs Macarthur, the Japanese minister and
Nine. Tateno, Mrs. and Miss Kenna, Miss Tarr,
Mrs. Jordan, Mrs. Joseph Pulitzer. Miss Davis.
Mrs. J. g.: Cilley, Mr.. Harry Cilley, Mr.. and
Mrs. Il l. Fleming, Mrs. and Miss Christy, Gen.
and Mrs. Moore, Maj. and Mrs. Parker Gen.
and Mrs. Vincent, Mrs. Gilmore, Mrs Baldwin,
Mrs. Winlock, Miss Albert, Miss Dorsey Prof
Gill and DR.. and Mrs. Owens.
Senator and Mrs. Sherman were at home on
Saturday also from to z, and as usual legion
OF acquaintance responded to their invitations
Mrs. sherman wore gown of black velvet and
jet and her daughter was in pale blue satin and
lace. The ladies who we're assisting the hostess
were Mrs: and Miss Harter, Miss Rusk, Mrs
Walker, Mrs. Edward Wood, MISS Breckenridge
Miss Goldie, Miss Higgins and Miss Williams
Jonquils and Gala lilies mingled with the
palms in the decorations of the rooms. Among
| those present were Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Har-
rison, Mrs Mckee, Miss Voorhees,, Mrs. and
Miss Foster, Mrs. Fuller, Mrs. Field, Mrs
Brewer and her sister, Mrs. Woods, and Miss
Cox, Senator Morrill,, Miss Swan, Mrs Elkins
Mrs. and Miss Miller, Mrs Wilmerding, the
Misses Halsted and their guests, Miss Hawkins
and Miss Foster. Maj. and Mrs. Parker, Mrs.
Wanamaker, Gen. and Mrs. Van Vliet, Miss
Waite, Mrs. Stanley Matthews, Mr.. E. G. Rath-
bone, Judge and Mrs. Edmonds, Gen. and Mrs.
Coulter, Mr.. Loomis, Gen. and Mrs. Moore,
Mrs. Kilbourn, Mrs. Frank Gordon, Dr. and
Mrs; Bartlett, Miss Dorsey Mavroyeni Bey,
rill, Gen. and Mrs. Spaulding, Mr.. LIE CHAT,
Mr.. and Mrs. Langhorne, Mr.. W. J. hampton,
Representative and Mrs. Cultivate, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. G. Carpenter, Mrs. George Alfred
Townsend, Mr.. S. NJ. Bryan, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thos. Riggs. Miss Riggs. Mr.. and Mrs Otis L.
Walworth.
Thursday evening the members of eucher
club were entertained by Misses McNantz at
their home on Capitol Hill. There was a full
attendance of members, and the contest for the
favors was an interesting one. Supper was served
at ii o'clock, after which the guests partici-
pated in dance. Among those present were
Misses Mary Stockett, Eda Limbach, Katie
Kelly, Myrtle Hughes Susie Underwood Mamie
Douglass, Hannah Langley, Mrs. James Simp-
| son ana Miss Maud Norris of Frederick. and
Messrs. James Stockett, N C. Harper, Mr. o.
borne, Percy McComas. Harry Aver, Thomas
j. Goodwin, Edward Fermen and MIR. Simpson.
Mrs Robert E. Doan, wife Of Representative
Doan Of Ohio. gave a very pretty tea on FRIDAY,
Mrs. Doan, in costume of black brocade and
point lace, was assisted by Mrs. L. E. Colston.
Mrs. j. A. Compton, Mrs. c. W. Townsend.
Miss Sackett and Miss Taylor. Refreshments
were served in second parlor midst palms and
| Burnell and Miss Hattie Taylor. During the
| afternoon there were Rotations and music by
Miss Sackett Mrs. Alice c. Hill and Miss Moore.
The last but not the least pleasant of the
Alexandria assemblies before Lent was held Fri
day at McBurney's Hall. The chaperones
| were Mrs. Capt Davis. Mrs. C. F. Lee. Mrs.
Leonard Marbury, Mrs. VIM. B. Smoot. Among
Kennedy Of Washington, Mrs. Stoddard and
| Misses Oliver of Washington, Miss Hume. Miss
Herbert. Miss EVE Prescott, Miss Fannie Davis.
| Miss Esther Brookes. Miss Friend, Miss Eugenia
Hill, Miss Lucy Lee, Misses Anne and Fannie
Herbert, Miss Hester, Miss Eliza Daingerfield,
! Miss Josie Robinson, Miss Lucy Minnigerode,
| Miss Ida Wattles, the Misses English,
| Messrs. Leard, King, Mcpherson, Horner, Bur-
| relt, Mordecai, Saunders, Lewis, Fuller,
James. Rozell. Taylor and Harmon Of WASH
| ington. Messrs W. Taylor, A. Bryan, D. Stuart,
F. Goldsborough, Geo. Berry, Geo. Fowle, ].
d. Breokes, Z. Barbour, NJ. Davis, L. Green. G..
| BOrth, L. Waters, J. English, E. Marye, C.
Wood, George Robinson, F. and R. Gibson, w.
| A. Jolly, W. II. F. and J. 7. Beckham, T. Hern-
| don, George Cochran, H. Price, H. Elliott L.
Barley, L. Perry, w. B. Smoot, H. r. and w.
Wattles, j. Leadwater, ]. Houck, E. b. Taylor
and A. Thompson.
Owing to the death of Mr.. Anthony Hyde
Mrs. Henry s. Matthews has recalled her invi-
tations for Tuesday afternoon, March 1.
Miss Carrie Parker of the Soldiers Home
| left this morning for West Point to visit the
family Of Col Wilson, superintendent of the
Military Academy
Secretary and Mrs. Elkins will give dinner
| this evening at 7:30 o'clock in honor of Cardi-
| nal Gibbons. The list Of invited guests is as
follows: The Secretary Of State and Miss
Dodge, the Mexican minister and Mrs. Romero,
Senator and Mrs. Hale, Senator and Mrs Nc
Pherson, Senator and Mrs. Stanford, senator
and Mrs. German, Senator aud Mrs. Hawley,
Senator and Mrs. Kenna, Mr.. Frank Thomas
| and Mrs. Hazen.
w.