Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-07

tainments given the past six days and nights.
For a great many the pace has been a little
| tiresome, as they were kept going all the time.
| The bachelors german kept up to the record
and gave a night of decided pleasure to all
| those present. The other large evening
affair, the reception given by Represen-
| tative and Mrs. johnson, was a great success.
The company was large, the dressing was ele-
CANT, and everything conspired to make the
event q notable one in the record of the win
ter. Some of the dinner parties given the past
week have reached point Of sumptuousness
which would warrant the use of the most be-
wildering adjectives to do them entire JUS
tice. The choicest products of the green
house in fruit and flowers have been
spread for the delectation Of the favored guests.
Mrs. Brices dinner tables are just now excit-
ing the greatest enthusiasm and if she can hear
a 1.-THE Of the compliments showered upon her
taste she may be excited to make even further
effort
| The feature Of the winter will undoubtedly
| be the dinner dances. As it is probably one Of
the costliest forms of entertainment the chances
are that there will be no feeble imitators. The
first of this series takes place on the 18th in
stant when Mrs. Elkins, Mrs. Mcmillan, Mrs.
| Hit and Mrs. Audendried will each give din
| ners and the company. which will number
| about fifty, will meet afterward at the home of
the Secretary of War for a wind-up dance.
Most Of the social occasions OF the coming
week are in the following list:
Monday-The ladies of the Supreme Court
families will receive.
Mrs. John r. Williams will give q tea from
to to meet Mrs. Hare.
Miss Morton will give q cotillion.
The Secretary of State and Mrs. Foster will
be at home to the diplomatic corps.
Mr.. and Mrs. James F. Barbour will give a
progressive euchre party.
Tuesday-The Secretary of State and Mrs.
Foster will give dinner.
Secretary and Mrs. Elkins will give dinner
Mrs W. E. Curtis will give luncheon in
honor of her guests, Miss Ruth Moore and Miss
Terrell Of New York.
Wednesday-The ladies of the cabinet will all
be at home to callers excepting Mrs. Wanna
maker.
Senator and Mrs. Brice will give dinner.
Thursday-Mr. and Mrs. Beriah wilkins will
give a reception at 9 o'clock.
Friday-The Japanese minister and Mrs.
Tateno will give a dinner party.
Miss Marriott Of Louisville, KY, is visiting
her cousin. Mrs, Senator Call. Mrs. Call will
| receive on Thursday the 18th, assisted BY Miss
Marriott and others.
Mrs. Upton Henry Ridenour, jr.. 1911 o
street, will be at home Wednesdays during jan
uary. She will have with her Miss Grace Mil
Ter of 17th street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas E. Waggaman, $500 o
street. have issued Invitations for Thursday
evening" January 18th. from to II o'clock, to
view the Dutch Water Colors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. King will be at home 10
their friends Sunday, January 8, Cos Q street
northwest.
Mrs. Anthony A. Connolly will receive in
formally on Fridays at her residence, 1905 9th
street northwest
Mrs. Clover will not receive next Tuesday, as
her house is not quite finished.
Mrs. Tarleton II. Bean will receive Satur-
days in January, 1913 Q street.
Mrs. l.. Lowell Blake and Miss Robinson will
be at home Tuesdays at II Iowa circle.
Mrs. George b. WEIGH will be at home
Wednesday, January IL, 1918 Massachusetts
avenue, and be assisted in receiving by Mrs. A.
W. Rollins of Chicago, Miss Alice E. Miller of
Boston and Miss NJ. Isabel Woodward.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. II. Clark viii be at home to
their friends at No. l53 ID street southeast
after January 10.
Mrs. Walter Francis Aycock and the Misses
Barry, ia street southeast, will be at home
Mondays in January.
Mrs. G. Z. Overton and Miss Overton will re-
ceive on Fridays during the season at their
home, 1879 Q street.
Mrs. Charles Haywood will receive Mondays
in January from 8 to s.
Mrs. and Miss Kaufman are again at home,
1l1I sachusetfs md uriu H.
fore, receive on Tuesdays during the season.
Miss Kondrup will receive with Mrs. Capt
Reid at the navy yard on Mondays.
Mrs. John 3. Allen, 10 b street northeast will
not receive on Monday, the 9th, but will on the
| following Monday.
Mrs Charles H. Babbitt will not be at home
until Monday. January %.
Miss Robinson has returned to her home, II
/ Iowa circle, after an absence Of four weeks in
New York visiting friends.
! Miss Anna B. Yeatman. 1ll6 New Hampshire
avenue, has gone to New York to visit the
family Of her cousin, Capt. II. 7. Yeatman,
/ United States army.
Miss Annabel Brazelton of Tennessee, who
has been spending the holidays with Miss Petty
of 1881 street, has returned to her convent
studies.
After the most fatiguing efforts of the night
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any OF the lectures which it has become fash
ionsble to patroDize each winter. In fact, so
eiety IA never happier than when some one is
going over it's faults and foibes or telling
II how much better it 10 now than il
used to be. A little judicious fattery
put In at the proper moment pays the
hire of the hail il were. although it il certain
| If any If these talks were given outside OF
private residences they would not attract a
! score Of people. The entertainment one gets
In watching an audience at these lectures in the
splendid environment OF some OF the West End
drawing rooms is well worth the price OF
/ admission.
The first Of the assembly dances in New York
the past week graced by the presence OF
several prominent movers in society Of this
city. Secretary Tracy looked in for while
while members Of the diplomatic corps were a.
thick as piums IN Christmas pudding.
Mrs. l.. b. Webb has cards out for Tuesdays
January "a and 81, from to o'clock; l4i5 Il
street
Mrs. Norighian, wife Of the Turkish secretary
Of legation, will be at home to her friends on
Friday afternoons and evenings throughout the
season.
Mrs. Carroll Mercer has cards ont for the
Wednesdays in this month. 10 Z, at 1744
street.
The Secretary Of State and Mrs. John W
Foster viii resume their diplomatic receptions
On Mouday evening