Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-25
SOCIAL MATTERS.

'Mi-cafeme the middle day of Lent, has now
almost as prominent place in the fashionable
calendar as Christmas and Easter. 1t was a
fete day all around yesterday. There were
dinners and luncheons and other happy
methods for getting people together and the
leap year cotillion wound up the fun of the
evening.
Mrs. Audenried entertained twelve young
ladies and Mrs. Pilling twenty four at luncheons
yesterday. Some of the dinner givers we're
Senator and Mrs Mcmillan, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Riggs and Representative and Mrs. Rob-
inson. The entertainment Of the latter was
more in the nature Of banquet although ladies
formed half of the zoo guests 1t was in honor
OF the Tally-ho Club and the decorations of the
house and table were of the kind to recall the
pleasures of the road. 1t was one of the hand
soonest entertainments of the winter.
Mr.. and MIRA Morton Mitchell entertained a
large company yesterday afternoon at must
Gale at 5 o clock.
The leap-year ball at Masonic Temple was q
great success and coulG not help being 80, since
the most skillful ball gIvers in society had
hand in all its details. The ball room was
deliberately draped with pink hangings, until
that roseate hue predominated. There were
quantities Of fine plants and flowers lending
that delightful touch of festivity that can not
be secured by any other means and the plat
form was perfect bower Of palms. The flower
favors were all violets and the yellow spring
oAooSoAho uhu o iAoSi plic tuey uldue. he
other favors. SO bountifully provided.
decorated several large screens Femi-
nine ingenuity was taxed to devise
novelties and the committee was found
equal to the task There were the most becom-
ing OF poke bonnets made of shirred pink and
mauve scrims that afterward were donned by
the men. enormous rose boutonniers and sill
yer photograph frames for their best girls DC
ture. As in the spring, the young mans
fancy lightly turned to thoughts of love the
ladies' DrOyi1ei fac fv far
In the novelty they originated in the mail bag
hgure. Envelopes addressed to the men con-
tanned prettily decorated cards, with bows OF
red, blue, yellow and pink ribbons at each cor
ner. Under the proper color was q line of these
four couplets:"
If with me you wish to wed
Send me back this
Tito me your heart is true
Send me back this -
you're not another's fellow
Send me back this
If of me you'll always think
Send Inc back this
As the correct destination of these bows and
the exact location of the young man s fancy did
not always lie in the same direction there is
where the fun came in. The young ladies upon
whom all the planning for the ball devolyed
we're Miss Berry, Miss Blaine, Miss Carroll, Miss
Rosalie Brown, Miss Pauncefote, Miss Stout
Miss D DOnnell, Miss Edith Patten, Miss Wal
ZACH and Miss Richardson. Mr.. w. H. Slack
and Mr.. Clifford Richardson we're asked to the
first councils. The ladies trusted everything
to their experienced guidance. though neither
of them would take a leaf from the laurels they
think the ladies fairly won, but this ball. like
the dozens OF others these gentlemen have SO
well unanswered, was a success The guests
began to arrive shortly before 10, fresh aay
and eager for the pleasure OF the evening Mrs
j. Lee Carroll was the hostess. Her ball gown
was in harmony with the large bouquet of
Baroness roses she carried-the gift Of the CON-
mittee.
The chapcrones on the list we're Mrs Morton,
Lady Pauneefote, Mrs. Nelson Brown, Mrs.
'Waliach. Mrs. II. X. Hit, Mrs. Eugene Hale
and Mrs Richardson, but all Of them were not
present, owing either to illness absence IRON
town. -
Dancing was general until 1l:3O, when the
cotilllon began. Miss Richardson, with MIR.
Slack, led at one end CT the ball aud Miss
Stout, with Mr. Clifford Richardson, at the
other. During the evening the ladies exercised
all or nearly all thsir leapyear privileges and
the men with whom they danced received every
possible attention. The supper was excellent
and there was plenty OF champagne ana claret
punch; Nobody was in any particular hurry
to get home.
Among the guests from out of town we're
Lord and Lady Brassy and Lady Murray OF
England, who had chance to see society at the
national capital in one of its most interesting
functions; Capt Warren Beach of New York.
rdulhHcT GlcrCe OF winchester. MISS
Amy Hull and the following men from Balti-
more: Mr.. Columbus Lee, MIR. c. ODonnell,
Mr.. John Brogden, Mr.. Gerald Hopper. Mr.. Z.
J. Farber. Mr.. Pouitney, Mr.. Gordon, Mr..
Riggs and Mr.. Lehr. Home society was we'll
represented in the persons of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
c. Barney, Mr.. and Mrs. Emmous, Miss Elkins,
Miss Grace Davis. Mr.. and Mrs. William Lay,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Gordon, Mr.. Frank Tracy,
Mrs. Wilmerding, NJ. Patenotre. Mr.. de Strive,
Mr.. and Mrs. Calderon Carlisle, Mr.. Greger
Mr.. de B0tkine, Mrs. William Slack, Mrs. Dim
mick, Mrs and Miss Swami, the Misses Letter,
DR.. and Mrs. Dickson, DIR. and Mrs. Chatard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lowndes, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred May.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry May, DR.. and Mrs. Ham.
mond, Mai'and Mrs. Ferguson, Mr.. and Mrs
Samuel Slater, Mr.. Paul Hunt, Mrs. Julian
James. Lisat and Mrs. T. b NJ. Mason, Miss
Brice, Mr.. Z. Sanford Beatty, Mrs Mcmillan,
Miss Edie, Miss Williamson, Miss Bliss.
Miss Skae, Miss Bropham, Miss Cameron.
the Misses Pstten, the Misses Del Monte.
Miss Condit smith. Miss Batcheller, Miss n
Wallach, Misc James, the Masses Mendouca.
Miss Ashford, Miss Wilson, Miss Almy.
Mis- Hazeltine, MISS Gale, Miss Freeman.
Miss Hopkins Miss Sheriff., Miss Warder.
Miss Bigslow, Miss Ledyard. Miss jackson. the
Missss Montgomery. Miss De.Pyster, Dr. Won
Holleben, Baron Beck-Friis Mr.. Sasyedrs. M.
Despiez, Mr.. WardsE. Mr.. Gaillard Hunt NJ.
Ward Theron, Judge John Davis, Mr.. Araoid