Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-19
THE MI-CAREME BALL.
A Leap Year Entertainment for Mid
Lent.
THE PRESIDENTS DINNER.
Lenten Diversions Among Society People
informal Observation-Disclosures and Din
ners-Ciubs and Societies That Interest the
Young fOlks-Persoual Notes of Interest.

Next week Lent will be half over. Mi-careme
VIII De observed here on the Gath and in New
hofk there Will be dances, DC, the night be-
lore The only event of any Importance for
Mi-eareme however. is the leap year ball at
Masonic Temple, OF which Mrs. Morton, Lady
Pauncefote. Mrs. Eugene Hale, Mrs. r. r.
Hit, Mrs. Nelson Brown. Mrs. J, Lee Carroll,
Mrs. Richardson and Mrs. wallach are the pa
tronesses and Miss Blaine. Miss Berry. Miss
Rosalie Brown, Miss Carroll, Miss O'Donnel.
Miss Edith Patten, Miss Pauncefote Miss
Richardson. Miss Mary Aulick Stout and Miss
Wallach are the committee. The invitations
were only sent on. few days ago and are crisp
and fresh and tempting on the tables of the
one hundred subscribers. Mr. Clifford Richard-
son will lead the cotil!on that is announced for
IL 80. Cinderella dancers can, however, get
all the pleasure they want earlier in the even
ing, as general dancing will commence at $50.
fit we're no, for this party dancing would be
an unknown diversion for the whole of Lent.
SO FAR 1t has been the quietest known in Wash
lngton for many years and there exists de-
ciced inclination all around to leave ii So A
good many little and big informal gatherings
are constantly occurring that are the results of
quick decisions and ability to get ones
friends together at twenty-four hourr' notice.
he past week was not marked by as many formal
dinners as are usual at this season. But some
of them we've memorable. In honor of his
election to the presidency OF the Metropolitan
Club. seventy members sat down with Mr.. John
Davis at q complimentary banquet rendered
him there on Thursday evening. President
and Mrs. Harrison gave another large dinner
last night to Senators and Representatives.
Senator and Mrs. kenna gave q handsome din
ner on Tuesday night Tor Secretary and Mrs,
Elkins. ana Justice and Mrs Gray wall give .
dinner tonight.
Among the elegant luncheons given recently
was that in honor Of Mrs. Harrison by Mrs.
John Hay. where Mrs Foster, Mrs. Elkins, Mrs.
Miller, Mrs. Rusk Mrs. j. W. Foster, Mrs.
Rochester and Mrs. Pierce Crosby were among
the guests; the series of three luneheons
given by Mrs. and Miss Sheriff., the last of
which occurred Wednesday; Mrs. Don
Cameron s luncheon on Wednesday in honor Of
her sister. Mrs. Miles; Mrs. J. W. Fosters
luncheon in honor of Mrs. Harrison on We'd
nesday; Mrs. Seaton Perry's a few days earlier.
Yesterday Miss Ida Thompson and Miss Cor
man were hostesses of similar events and today
Mrs Samuel Shellabarger entertained u COM
pany of ladies.
Some Of the dinners in prospective, for which
the invitations are out. are Mrs. Mayo Hazel
tine on Monday night and Mrs. Eikins' on
Tuesday night
There are not as many clubs as existed last
Lent, but they are plentiful enough and suffi-
clently varied as to aims and purposes to please
all their members. The music clubs are
numerous and useful. The Bowling Club pre-
sents, perhaps, the side of social activity the
best. 1t meets Monday nights and after timber
ing up the muscles a repast, in which Welsh
rarebIt, beer and sandwiches form the leading
dellcacles, winds up the evening. Mrs. Robert
Fitch Shepard received the guests at the meet
ing last Monday night
The Current Events Club still keeps up its
busy and interesting existence. 1t meets every
Wednesday at Mrs. Worthingtons, when events
OF national or international importance are
freely discussed
Lenten diversions, organized to meet on We'd
nesday evenings at the homes OF it's members
among whom are Mr.. and Mrs Winthrop, the
Misses Tappan, the Misses Hutchinson, Miss
Stetson, Mrs. Nathaniel Paige. Mrs. JIG Cilley,
Mrs. Dmmick, Mr.. and Mrs. Ffoulke. Miss Car.
son. Miss Washburn and Mr.. V. Puttkarner.
The only language permitted is German. in
which most of the members are proficient. The
refreshments are black bread, cheese, sand
wiches, coffee cakes and black coffee, pretzels,
DC.
Among the younger set the Lenten sewing
classes the bond of union. Mrs Wana-
maker is much interested in the class of fifteen
or sixteen young MISSES OF which her younger
daughter is a leading spirit, which has met for
the last two Saturday nights at her house. The
young ladies meet early and sew diil emily for
the poor for an honr or so, when their indus
try Is rewarded by the coming in of an equal
number of their boy friends, who .emain till
the meeting is over. The society meets tonight
at the home Of Miss Elsie Anderson.
The dinners and dances that marked the
Lenten season last year at the English legation
leave a wide gap in the events OF this spring.
Only for the recurrence of another mourning
period Lady Pauncefote would have enter
tanned company last night at q musicale and
opened up the legation again to their friends.
The Washington Club has been endeavoring
and has succeeded. too, in freshening up the
interest of the members in the goings-on in
the club rooms by arranging q most attractive
musical or literary program for tine Wednesday
afternoon teas. Since Lent these events have
taken tremendously, and before the club
knows itself one-half of the members will know
something of the other half and will come to
the club without formal invitation or re-
minder to do so. The entertainment commit
tee has plenty OF executive ability and is being
continuously praised in every direction tor
what it has accomplished already.
President and Mrs. Harrison gave dinner
last night when the brilliant scarlet decorations
OF the state dining room and table were q
charming contrast of warmth and color against
the wintry scene ont of doors. The dining
room WAS handsomely set with palms and the
niantelpieces banked with red tulips. The old
time gilt plateau was on the table and its
mirrored surface held three oval cushions of
scarlet tulips. The bouquet holders we're
filled with MOSES and Sarlands OF smilax hung
from one to the other of them At the cross
sections on the table a great bunch of ferns
were tine central ornaments, fanked on either
side by oval plots of red carnations.
The Presidents pastor. physician and private
secretary were guests, SO that in a degree the
dinner was family one. The guests were
Senator and Mrs. Warren, Senator and Mrs
Squire. Senator and Mrs. Casey, Senator and
Mrs. Perkins, Senator White and Senator AIli-
son, Representative and Mrs. Storer Represent
tative and Mrs. Belden, Representative and
Mrs. Bergen, Representative Hopkins Repre-
sentative Johnson, Gen. and Mrs. Flagler.
Commander and Mrs. Folger. Assistant Secre-
tary OF State and Mrs. Wharton, Gen. and Mrs.
Parkc, Gen. Arson McCook, Mr.. and Mrs
Samuel Sheilabarger. Mr.. and Mrs. Tyner Mr.
Halford, Lieut. and Mrs. Parker, Gen. and
Mrs. George B. Williams, DIR. and Mrs. Ham,
lin, DIR. and Mrs. Gardner, Miss Coleman and
Mrs. Mckee.
The Marine Band played in the corridor
throughout the dinner.
Mrs. Mckee will soon 60 to Boston for visit
Mrs DR.. Pope had a pleasant informal recep-
ton yesterday afternoon, when many Of her
recent guests called and were agreeably enter
tanned by her hostess and Miss Walthall, Miss
Harter and her cousin, Miss Harter, who is her
guest 80.
Miss Frances Benjamin Johnston Of this city,
who is rapidly winning an enviable reputation
as both artist and writer, hSs beautifully Illus
trated article on the Worlds Columbian Ex-
nosition m Demorests Family MaQaziuA for