Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-03
WORLD OF SOCIETY.
Opening Gayeties Of the New
Year.
CHILDREN ENJOYTHENfSELvES
A Number OF Delightful Entertainments
Ladies Who Will Receive Afternoon Call
ers-The Season for Balls and CotiIlions--
Personals.

Mrs. Morton will receive callers tomorrow
afternoon from 4 to g. All the cabinet house.
will also be open to visitors, except the home
OF the Postmaster General. The ladies geIer
ally will receive after o clock. Mrs. Noble q.
Is her custom, will receive between 4 and G.
Miss May Keywortn Barbour gave one Of the
prettiest cotillions Of the season last night al
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs James F. Bar
I bour. The large parlors, which were CONVEX ted
! into ball room, were fragrant with roses and
narcissus. The doorways were tastefully
draped with green garlands. The favor
tables at the far corner of the second parlor
made beautiful decoration by themselves. In
the number of pretty things provided SO abun-
dainty for the dancers there were La Tosca
sticks, vases and bonbonieres for the Young
ladies and for the young men Japanese figures.
boats and bisque picture frames. The souvenir
favors for the girls were tambourines and for
the men Alpine horns. Both were prettily
marked in gilt with the date. All the decora-
tons OF the dining room were i'll pink The
, guests sat down to eat their supper at small
tables, each one of which had a different center
! piece.
The cotillion was led by Mr.. Morven Thomp-
son with the Young hostess. and many novel
and graceful figures danced Miss Bar
hour wore gown of pale yellow crepe and car
RED large bunch of yellow roses. Her guest,
Miss Valerie Singluff of Baltimore. wore pale
| blue silk and chiffon
| Those present we're Misses Made and Bessie
J German, Lena Hutchinson, Miss Cornell of
! New York, Misses Rowena Whitman. Card,
| Langhorne. Bryan. Wise, Scott. Carr. Wend-
ling, Miss Romano Mannix and the Messrs
! Buchanan Houston Of New York. Marshall Lang
/ horne. Thomas Riggs, jr., Fred Faust, Charles
BRYAN, Theodore Tylar. Richard Hatton. John
Wilkins, Christopher Dawson, Mills Thompson,
Arthur Corlies of Brooklyn Horace Westcott
and Dunn.
! The fancy dress party given last evening by
/ the little raup IF md Iar
! Britton- Flora and Sadie-brought together an
assemblage OF little folks and made a scene
| from fairyland. In the bay window Of the
! front paror an immense Christmas tree a
beautiful sight for the little folks. The rest OF
| the rooms on the first floor all gayly decked
with flowers and greens. we're thrown open to
| the company. The children commenced to ar
| rive about & and dancing was the order until
| they all promenaded into the dining room.
where all kinds of goodies which are supposed
| to appeal to childish tastes abundantly
! provided. After supper a jingle of bells
! around the house the first hint of the visit
| OF Santa Claus, who very soon afterward APP
| peared at the front door. He made a circuit of
the rooms and depleted his great pack of
presents by giving some pretty toy to every
| chhd Mr.. William Britton personated the
| jolly old saint. There was more dancing and
games until The hour arrived for the Youngsters
| to say good night. which they found as hard to
say older folks invariably do
| The little hostesses, Sadie the STARS and
| Stripes and Flora as a butterfly" were ra-
diant in the pleasure they were giving their
| pharmacies. Their baby niece katherine was a
! Fairy" All the other children we're as be-
cominglv attired in quaint and picturesque
costumes.
In the throng were Shields Emerson. Rich
ard and Melville Gurlev, Ralph and Mildred
Duvall Helen and Bessie Cooley Gwendolen
and GLADYS Ffoulke Bessie and Annie McChes-
! ney James and Bessie Orme, Dorothy and
| Henry kidder, Louise and Nellie joyce, Narga-
ret Sands Helen Brown. Helen Hibbs Edith
| and Mary Emmons, Margare Mertz, Barbara
and Max kautfmann. Walter and Harry Blount
| Louise and Mvron Parker, jr.. Annie and Ber-
| tina Brown. Rebecca Jeffries. Allan and Carroll
| Gait. Evans. Britton and Adds Browne Demp-
ster Smi b. Jerome and Larrimer Graham. Wall
colt Bartlett Helen and Harry Gardiner, Leigh
ton Shields and Margarie Fisher.
Senator and Mrs. Brice will give a dinner
party tomorrow night in honor of the Secretary
of the Treasury and Mrs Chas. Foster.
Mr.. and Mrs Calderon Carlisle have cards
out for an evening reception on the 18th in
slant.
Miss Slingluff and Miss Marie Reuing OF Bal
timore came over today to spend a week with
Mrs. James F. Barbour.
Secretary and Mrs. Elkins will give a dinner
on Friday evening to the Secretary Of State and
Mrs. John W. Foster.
The members of the diplomatic corps called at
the residences Of the cabinet and at all the lega-
tons Yesterday and left cards. OF course
neither were receiving. but the custom was
honored with the same degree of formaltv as
I II they were. in nearly al cases there were
basheS at the door for cards. The ladies of
the different legations were conspicuous in the
throngs of pI omenaders on the uptown streets
which made Yesterday rather unique in the his
tory of Washington New Year, when the ladies
leave outdoor lie entirely to the gentlemen.
Mrs. F. Holmes, at her residence, No. 1900
street northeaa- gave last night New Year
party TO her young friends. After music and
reel a tons the guests repaired to the dining
room. where IA bountiful repast awaited them
After supper dancing became the order of the
evening and was continued until late hour.
Among those present were DIR. and Mrs. Green
fell. Mr.. and Mrs Travers. Mrs. Eglesen, Mrs.
\. Tiers. Misses D. Cady. NJ. Cady and L. Hay
den. Messrs. F. King, $. King, J. Saeger, S.
Smith, Gavin and Mara.
Miss Mary Chambers gave New Year break
fast Yesterday to a number of young friends at
her home li4l Q street. The guests were Miss
Nellie Beall. Miss Alice Pilling. Miss Irene
Noble. Miss Louise Kauffmann and Messrs
Beall. Vaughn, Mearns, Burchell and T.. L.
Chambers.
Mrs. W. s. Holman and Mrs R. H. Fletcher
will be at home to their friends on the two last
Tuesdays Oath and 31st) Of January at the
Hamilton.
Miss Anna Brown. 2l25 street. gave lunch
con on Monday to her young scnocl friends
Those present were Misses Christine Hanna
Lula Hanna, Nellie Elliott Minnie Pagan
Annie Denham. Brownie Latmer. Carrie Blum
don. Anne Anderson. AMY 3IcGee, Nellie
Hunt, Agnes ONeil and Rhoda Elker
Mrs. .Walcott and daughters will be at home
Saturdays after o'clock at lS4l Corcoran street
northwest.
An enjoyable musicale was given last even
ing by Miss Helen Hahn. Several vocal and
instrumental selections were rendered bv
Messrs. W. Madert. b. Madert, L. Madert. H.
Madert. ii. Moran, ID. Moran, Deand Lewis,
Smi h and kolb. Among those present were
Misses Butler Emerso on. johnson, Hahn and
Edwards
Mrs. II. Q. ClaCghton. the Misses Claughton
and Mrs. G. ". West will be at home Wednes-
days in January and February after 3 at 174O p
street. Tomorrow they will be assisted by Mrs.
Z. +. Arnold, Miss Emma McNelr and the
Misses Combs.
Messrs. G.. Wendell Pinkney and Jas. W.
Brown will lie at home to friends this evening
from to9
Miss Tyler of Aniston, Ala, is visiting her
relatives. Mr.. and Mrs. A. Cleveland Tyler
Mr.. and Mrs. W. n. Woodson and son, who
have been the guests of Mrs. ]. F. Parker of
street, have returned to their home in LYNCH
burg