Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-11
THE SOCIAL WORLD.
The Assembly Next Tuesday to
Wind Up the Season.
FEW EVENTS NEXT WEEK.
A Retrospective Glance Mt the Winters
Gayeties- the Administration Fam
lilies Will DO After the Fourth of March,
Personal Notes-Receptions.

What with the near approach Of Lent and
the subsequent cessation of gayety and the
fact that society was bidding the cabinet fami-
lies sem-oficial goodbye tInged the festive
atmosphere all the past week with a little sad
| ness. There is no doubt but what it was very
generally shared by the recipients of these
farewell testimonials and "those who go this
time are not happier than those who stay be-
hind" all the old rhymes to the contrary
| 1t is always complimentary to the city folks
that those in high places feel badly when the
| time comes for them to depart. as on the other
| hand the residents owe many pleasant memo
| ries to those who have been with us the past
| four years. In some respects those who are go
| ing away will think the DAYS very long indeed
/ that will intervene between now and the 4th of
| March. BY the day after the Inauguration and
| perhaps before it there will scarcely be any of
the present cabinet families in town.
| President Harrison will remain at the White
House until he turns it over to his successor on
the morning of the 4th of March. According
to the present thought Mrs Mckee and her
! children will leave the house before that and
will remain at one of the hotels until Joined by
her father. 1t is not thought that Mr.. Har-
rison will leave town until day or two after the
4th. They will 90 home to Indianapolis
and take up their residence in their former
| home there. Mrs. Mckee will remain there in
definitely with her father. Her future home
however, will be in New York city. as that has
been found most convenient for Mr.. McKee's
| puriHesS. Mt. ana Mrs. Russell Harrison Will
return to their home in the west about the LIST
of March
| The Vice President and Mrs. Morton are
gong to remain here until the spring, as they
want to enjoy the delights of private life at the
| capital The statement is still repeated that it
Il not their Intention to sell their house. 1t
will probably be rented next season. The
Mortons will, as usual ira. ell to and from New
York until they return there for good in the
spring. Last fail they had many changes and
! improvements made in their New York resi-
dence. However, they spend most of the
tlme at their country home on the Hudson. 1t
! Is expected the coming summer, if the health
| OF their children permits, that they viii go
abroad.
! The Secretary of State and Mrs Foster will
| go abroad on the 22d and will be absent at least
year. Mrs. Foster will remain in Watertown
with her daughters until time to come down to
New ork to join her husband prior to sailing
Secretary and Mrs. Charles Foster will not be
here long after the 4th. Mr.. Foster wants to
take a rest and il now looks as if he would go
home TO Fostoria to get it.
| Secretary Tracy's house will be shut I'D here
about the LIST of March. Mrs Wilmerding and
| her daughter will return to New York about
that date. They intend to live in that city for
the future and Miss Wilmerding's debut will be
made in the midst of their friends there next
season or the year after
Secretary Elhins' family have their delightful
country home to return to after they leave
Washington. Mrs. Elkins has graced her posi-
ton and her many Inequalities have given I'M
bounded pleasure to a large circle.
| The Attorney General and Mrs. Miller will
return to indianapolis Immediately after the
| 4th One member of their household their
| daughter, who will be married by that time,
VIII probably go on ahead OF them. The Millers
have their own home to return to- and naturally
| look forward with pleasure to taking mp their
life in the midst of their old-time friends
| The only member of the cabinet who is really
going to indulge in a genuine frolic after his
official life Is over is Mr.. Wanamaker. He will
| start almost Immediately on a trip through the
south, the southwest and down to Mexico He
| VIII travel In q private car and will be accom-
panied by his wife and daughters. The trip will be
made leisurely and arranged as to give the
greatest possible chances for rest as well as
for enjoyment. Mr.. Wanamaker has not in
dulged in vacations to any extent since he came
| into the cabinet and he feels that he needs a
holiday. His daughters are very enthusiastic
over the trip as it will be their first glimpse of
the country over which they will travel
Secretary and Mrs. Rusk have no decided
views over where they will settle down for the
Wisconsin and the chances are that they will
be in no special hurry TO leave this city until it
is time to make summer plans.
| Secretary and Mrs. Noble have not had much
time for travelling during the past four years
and it approaches the time for one of their
i.
III all probability feel like taking rest before
he starts AGAIN at his profession.
The gay season winds up very acceptably on
Tuesday next with the assembly, Both Mon
day and Tuesday the daylight and the evening
are as full as they can be put together of inter
! esting occasions. The season has been CAV
| despite all the croaking to the contrary. The
| first weeks of January the current might
have been a little too sluggish to please
some, but for the last three weeks there
could be no reasonable complaint on
! that score. As predicted in these columns
| the amusements have been provided very
largely by the residents. The official world
very naturally has not cheered up sufficiently to
entertain great deal. This fact is merely
stated, but not in any sense a criticism. The
closing of the White House left a void which
was hard to fill and entertainments which in
their way could not be duplicated. 1t will be
tasting the sweets over again to refer TO a few
! of the more notable events of the season. Be-
ginning with December first, Mrs. Mayo Hazel
tine had the pleasure OF starting the ball
going with her tea on that date. Miss Hutch
lnson s tea for young people on the Sd was the
very first bid the younger circle had to come
together. Secretary and Mrs. Fosters diplo-
matte Monday evenings commencing in De-
cember ran through the season till February
The teas given by Mrs. Crosby Mrs. Belknap.
Mrs. Brice, Mrs. Whittemore, Mrs. Vending,
| Mrs. McIanahan, Mrs. Darneile Mrs Shields
Mrs. Walcott and Mrs. Fuller all introduced
| their debutante daughters Other prominent
events in December were the round Of dinners
| given In honor Of the Spanish minister and Mrs.
| Dupuy de LONE, the Chiffon Tarr wedding
| Mrs. Acostas ball, the dinners given by Secre-
| tary and Mrs. Foster. dinners and luncheons by
/ Mrs. Cultivate, the first meeting of the dane
ing class. &c, and last, but by no means the
least, the fancy dress ball given by Mr.. and Mrs.
! John r. Mclean ON New Years eve.
| The six weeks Of the regular season have been
nearly as busy. The Bachelors German Club
has given its three assemblies the dancing
/ class has had its second meeting and balls have
been given by Mrs. Elkins, Mrs Morton, Mrs.
Brice, Mrs. Mcmillan, Mrs. Warder, Mrs.
| Bloomer. Mrs. Hoban and Mrs. Cable. The
| dinner dance was great success. Some Of the
| dinners which have made the season one of
| especial interest to diners out we're given by
| Secretary and Mrs. Elkins. Senator and Mrs.
| Brice, Mr.. and Mrs. James +. Barbour Mr. and
Mrs. Carroll Mercer, Mrs. Mckay. the Japanese
minister and Mrs. Tateno. Minister Patenotre,
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmons. Lieut. and Mrs. Clover,
Justice and Mrs. Batchford, the Brazilian min
| lister and Mrs. Mendonca, Mr.. and Mrs. Ffoulke.
Teas were more popular this winter than
ever before. Some of the hostesses were Mrs.
Carroll Mercer. Mrs. John Il. Williams Mrs j.
| Dewitt Warner and Mrs. Weber, Miss Elkins,
Miss Voorhees,. Mr.. J. W. Pilling. Mrs Halford.
Miss kauffmann, Mrs. l.. b. Webb. Mrs John
| Sanford. Mrs. Zane and Mrs. Blackburn, Mrs.
! Quay. Mrs. Greenieaf, Mrs. Lewis J. Davis,
| Mrs. W. p. Tisdel, Mrs. Chauncey Reynolds,
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