Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-13
THEWORLD OF SOCIETY
At the Height Of the Gay Season al
the Capital.
NOTABLE ENTERTAINMENTS
The Numerous Events on the Card for the
Coming week-Last Nights HospitaIities-
The Last Reception at the white House and
the Lesson to Be Drawn From 1t.
MISS MATTE THOMPSON.

The Last Reception at the White House and
the Lesson to Be Drawn From It.
Social events reached the top notch last
night when the gay world OF fashion or poll
tics or diplomacy, or all combined, found that
it had choice Of four large parties and several
quiet informal gatherings on the cards. 1t
was the first time this winter any such a multi
pliclty OF events occurred, and it is not I'M
usual for it to be cold night when such things
do happen. The long, cold drive out to Bel
court to DR.. and Mrs. Hammond's ball had
one compensation. There was moonlight and
good time at the bail. Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson
Browns annual dance brought together a
charming company. Miss Coral Quay's debut
was the event in official life and added another
attractive young lady to the senatorial circle.
Out at the Chinese legation the friends of Mr..
Ho danced 10 their hearts content over the
shining ball room floor. They were invited
for the very sensible hour of $50.
Mavroyeni Bey's theater party was the
event of the early night, and his guests
separated only to meet a little later at one or
other of the dances. Mrs. Isham Hornsby
at home to her friends last night also. What
with all the luncheons of the day, Mrs. Nc
Pherson's, Mrs. Gorman's Mrs. n. l.. Jeffries
and Mrs. and Miss Batcheller's midday feast
for fifty guests, and the dinners. yesterdays
program marked high tide in social matters.
Two more weeks of the season, marking
from st. Valentines day to Shrove Tuesday,
March l. only remain. From all accounts the
activity which has marked the rest of the win
ter will continue till the finish. One of the
rumOrs which is supposed to materalze itself
In the shape of invitations very soon as that
State Senator De Lamar of Idaho is going 10
give large cotillion at the Arlington to recip-
rocate the many courtesies extended to him.
Unlike other winters, there are newBowns
Sc ing the light every day. The assembly last
Wednesday night had more of the effect of a
January ball. when everybody has good clothes.
than one SO near the end of the season. Most
of the bellies had bran new gowns and elegant
ones, too. For next week some of the leading
events are:
MONDAY.
Mrs. Schofeld has invited her young friends
to tea at 5 o'clock, to meet her sister, Miss
kilbOurne.
Miss Davis will give a reception. Z to9.
The Vice President and Mrs. Morton will
give a dinner.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. F. Emmons will give a din
ner party and afterward q reception to meet
Nine Barrios. The occasion also marks the
third anniversary of their wedding Jay.
Mrs. Calderon Carlisle will give an lat home"
at $50.
The lady managers of the Garfield Hospital
will give a valentine ball at Wizards.
TUESDAY.
Mrs. Leland Stanford will give luncheon.
Mrs. Isham Hornsby will give a luncheon.
Mrs. Cultivate will give a luncheon.
Hiss Williams will give a luncheon.
Mrs. Charles Gibson will give n small tea,
to 6, at the Cochran to meet Mrs. Frank Brown,
wife of the governor OF MARYLAND.
Maj or and Mrs. Ferguson will give dinner
The President and Mrs. Harrison will give
the third and last state dinner of the winter in
honor of the Supreme Court.
MIR. and Mrs. Franklin Steele will give din
ner to young people.
WEDNESDAY.
Mrs. Morton and the ladies of the cabinet
generally will receive.
The fourth Bachelors cotillion will be given
at the Rifles hall.
THURSDAY.
The marriage of Miss Macdonough and Mr..
Agar of New York will take place at noon
Mrs. Greer will give a luncheon.
Representative and Mrs. Cultivate will give
O dinner.
Mrs. E. Kurtz johnson an at home, $50 to 9
clock.
Secretary and Mrs, Elkins will give dinner
to the President and Mrs. Harrison.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mclean will give an Sat
home at $50.
Mrs. I. B. n. Mason an evening reception.
SATURDAY.
The marriage Of Miss Mary Ella Horsey and
Mr.. Warwick Emile Montgomery will take
place at st. Matthew'S Church at III o'clock and
will be followed by q wedding breakfast for the
bridal party and contracting families at the
residence Of MIR. and Mrs. Outerbridge Horsef,
1918 New Hampshire avenue. Cards Of admis-
sion will be presented at the church.
Mrs. CULTIVATE will give luncheon.
Mrs. Harrison will receive the public from 8
to 8.
NJ m
ner in honor of the Vice President and Mrs
Morton.
Mrs. Julien James and Mrs. Myers will hold
their second evening reception.
Mrs. Harrison does not need any better argu-
ment for the necessity of an extension to the
White House than the crush at last Tuesday
nights levee. The stories of the crowding and
the jostling which pretty much everybody re-
ceived are not all told yet Some of the guests.
it appears, did not get inside the house at all,
after sitting patiently in their carriages for an
hour. Others got in end wish now they had
not been so fortunate, for the trouble it was to
get out again was scarcely worth the trouble
to get in. A great many persons
could not reach their own carriages at all, and
were obliged either to hire others or to walk
home The jam in the west corridor between
the state and private dining rooms, where the
two streams OF people wanting to get in these
rooms or to get out OF them again met was Spec
tacle worth neutrality-suspicious. it was sim
ply impossible to get in the cloak rooms down
stairs, many of the guests left their wraps ON
the landings Of the west stairway and in the
corridor or the clerks room. Yet
with all this confusion, excepting
for the loss of bits of feminine fnery, Jewels,
DC, which, of course, were literally dragged
off down stairs. There have been no complaints
at all Of the loss of wraps, &C., really mere i'm
portant items cold night even If less
valuable articles than the lost jewels 1t is said
that one Of the foreign ministers at the second
levee lost jsweled decoration from his coat
He was delighted and, at the same time sad
dened, because he could not demand
it back in seeing 1t shortly after he dis
covered his loss shining in the hair of lady
who found it and coolly appropriated it
to her own adornment 1t il now said if the
present Congress viii not vote to enlarge the
White House the next best thing will be upon
| similar occasions to require each guest to pre-
sent his or her card Of invitation at the door.
1t is Q well-known fact that the larger portion
of these assemblies are selfinvited. These in
stances are becoming SO fragrant that the spe-
cial guests begin to feel il no compliment to be
jostlsd and hustled about ~ If they themselves
were held Of NO consequences, and their invita-
ton becomes an idle form.
By the way. the lady general Of the unin-
vited legions always shows up IN great style at
the White House. It ID currently believed that
after diligently reading the papers she goes
to all the receptions entirely through force Of
habit She IL maryelously successful alvaya