Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-15
THE SOCIAL WORLD.
A Lively Ante Lenten Celebration
Winds Up the Season.
SHROvETUEsDAY FESTIVITIES
Number Of Notable Events Signalize the
Close Of the Winters Gayeties-Beautiful
Teas Yesterday-Last Nights Assembly
Personal Notes Of Interest.

Today society turns its thoughts to a little
more serious matters than have engaged its
time, strength and energies for the last six
weeks. 1t will now go into the business of rest
its pleasures. The pace of the last week has
been pretty lively all around. Today's quiet
and calm welcomed, whether or not its inn
pressions will be lasting.
The combination Of Shrove Tuesday and St
Valentines day was made the most of yesterday.
Nobody can have any scruples on that score.
Enough entertainments were crowded into one
afternoon and evening to do reasonable people
a week, but it only leaves so many more pleas
ant memories for the days when there will be
nothing going on at all. The teas were all
notable events and will long make the day re-
membered one of the liveliest ante-Lenten
celebrations we have seen for years past.
The Brazilian legation WAS thronged from 4
to yesterday. Mrs. Mendonca received in an
elegant toilet Of shaded red velvet and antique
lace. The special guests OF the occasion. Mr..
and Mrs. Archibald J. +. Mclean, stood next
her to receive the greetings Of their friends.
The bride wore her wedding gown Of white
teries. Miss Valentine Mendonca in stylish
toilet of white satin, with yoke of blue null;
Mrs. Mckay, in white satin, blue velvet yoke
and high sleeves, with deep ichu trimming of
point lace; Miss Postlewaite, in gray ber1sa-
line; Miss Fuller, in light yellow crepe, and
assistants. In the dining room all the
decorations Of the table were in white
and green. Among those present were
Chief Justice Fuller ard Mrs. Fuller. Baron
and Baroness Fava. Secretary of State Foster,
Don Mario Ruspoli and Dona Palma Ruspoli.
Mrs. Romero, Mr.. Weckerlin, Mrs. and Miss
Wanamaker, Mr.. and Mrs. Norighian. Mrs
Noble, Mrs. Munger and the Misses Halsted,
Mr.. Tavera. Mr.. De Mezey Mr.. and Mrs.
Wharton, Mr.. Guzman, Mira. Wiimerding, Mr..
3. Sacasa, Mr. Ye Cha Yum, Mr.. Cayetano Ro-
nero, Mr.. Alfred de Claparidc, Mr.. Tarel, Mrs.
Cultivate, Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Herbert, Mr..
and Mrs. Alan tombstone, Arthur Robert Peel
Capt. VIM. II. May, Capt Langley, Commander
and Mrs. Dickins, Mr.. Alfred lie CHAT and
Raymond LIE CHAT, Mr.. Thomaz de Souza
Roza, Mr. and Mrs. Tateno, Japanese secre-
taries, Mr.. Oscar de Amaral, Mr.. Patenotre,
Mr.. Depret, Mr.. and Mrs. McLanahan, Charles
Leonard Fraiey, Senator and Mrs. Gibson, Mr..
and Mrs. E. c. Halliday, Mr.. and Dlrs. J. B.
Henderson, Miss Henriques, Mr.. and Mrs Gar
diner Hubbard, Mr.. and Mrs. Mayo Hazeltine,
Miss Hazeltine, Senator and Mrs. Eugene Hale.
Mr.. and Mrs. \. l.. Jeffries, Miss Armstrong,
Senator and Mrs. J. 7. Jones, Mr.. Roy Jones.
the Misses Williamson, DR.. and Mrs. Ralph
jenkins, Mrs. John A. Logan. Maj. and Mrs.
Tucker, DR.. and Mrs. N. s. Lincoln, Mrs. Nc
Kay, Mrs. Treat, Attorney General and Mrs.
Miller, Miss Miller, Mr.. Arrick, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hugh McCulloch. Mr.. and Mrs. Maury, the
Misses Maury. MI. ana Mrs NatlihSly anu
Miss Mattingy, Capt. and Mrs. Mullan, the
Misses Mulsn, Gen. and Mrs. VIM. II. Brown,
Woodbury. Blair, Minister Won Holleben, Mr..
g. c. Broome, the Spanish minister and Mrs.
Dupuy de LONE, Mra and Mrs. Philip E.
Chaplin, Mr.. and Mrs. Seymour Cunningham,
Mrs VIM Orr Cunningham. Prince Canta-
cuzene, Mrs. Holmes. Mr.. and Mrs. Adee, Mrs.
Acklan, Mrs. Condit Smith and Miss Smith,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. NJ. Curly, Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
I. Cable, Miss Postlewaite, Lieut.. and Mrs.
Brown, Miss Edison, Mrs. and the Misses Black
burn, the Misses Davidge, Mrs. and Miss Deer
ing Miss Tremaine, Mr.. and Mrs. Max Weyl,
Mr.. and Mrs. Dalzell, Miss Dalzell, Mrs. Dixon,
Mrs. Dolph, the Misses Davidson. Judge and
Mrs. ]. B. Edmunds. Mrs. Elkins, Miss Elkins,
Mrs. Foster, Mrs. Field, Miss Kate Field,
Mrs. Frye, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles NJ.
Ffoulke, Claude de la R. Francis,
Mathew Griswold. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred. l..
Chaplin, Mr.. and Mrs. ". c. Whittemore, Miss
Wilcox, the Misses Lee, Senator and Mrs. Brice,
the Misses Brice, Mr.. and Mrs. Richardson
Clover, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred. w. Huidekoper,
Col and Mrs. Lieber, Miss Lieber, DR.. Francis
yard, Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll Mercer, Miss Hunt,
Lieut.. and Mrs. Lowrey Reamey, Miss Brews-
ter. Mrs. j. Thompson Swan, Col. and Mrs.
John Hay, DR.. Penrose, Gen. and Mrs Scho-
field, Mrs. Kilbourne and Miss Wells, Mr.. Ed
ward Bowers, Justice and Mrs. Biatchford,
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Brown, Mr.. and Mrs w. L. Curtis, Justice and
Mrs. Gray, Rev. DIR. and Mrs Hamlin, Dr. and
Mrs. J. Kerr, Mr.. and Mrs. ID. Lockwood, Miss
Lockwood, Mrs. Brinton Stone, Mr.. Chas. Ii.
Stone, Miss A. Wilson, Mrs. James A. Ware, Mr..
Grinell, Mr. and Mrs. A.. A. Pollok, DR.. and
Mrs. +. A. Gardner, Miss Sheriff., Baron de
Andrada, Mr.. and Miss Skae, Gen. and Nine.
Cerquera. DR.. and Mrs. Caralcanti. Com. and
Nine. Guiilobel DR.. Olyntho de Magalhaes, DIR.
aud Mrs. Reuling and Miss Reuling, Senator
and Mrs. Power, Senator and Mrs. Landers, Mr.
Theo. Queivos, Mr. Barros, Mrs. Jno. W. Thomp-
son, Miss Ida Thompson.
Mr.. and Mrs. BerIah wilkins reception gave
their friends another delightful opportunity to
enjoy their generous hospitality, and what is
rarer a chance to meet lady whose reputation
for beauty, accomplishments and every other
desirable quality Is world wide. Mrs. Potter
Palmer met the throngs most graciously and
all carried away charming impression OF her.
The hostess. who was elegantly attired in black
net and gold passementeries, presented each
guest to Mrs. Palmer, who wore a stylish gown
OF mauve bengallne edged with sable. Mrs.
John A. Logan stood next to Mrs. Palmer and
introduced the guests to Mrs. Trautman of
Chicago, who accompanied Mrs. Palmer here.
The other ladies Of the receiving party were
Mrs. Springer, Mrs. l.. b. Webb, Mrs. Frank
Hatton, Mrs. McCreary. Mrs. s. n. Bryan, Mrs.
Robinson, Miss Scidmore. Miss Walthal. Miss
wilkins, Miss Worthington, the Misses Hutch
inson and Miss Katherine Fuller
The dining room was very attractive. The
table had every delicacy arranged IN the novel
way. Candy hats filed with sugared cherries
were striking ornaments at either end. Among
the guests were Mrs. and Miss Elkns, Mrs and
Miss Rusk, Mrs. and Miss Foster Mrs Hallet
Klbourn, the japanese minister and Mrs.
Tateno, Mrs. Senator Charles Gibson, Mrs
William Writ Dixon, Minister Ye, Prince Isen-
burg, Mrs. James =. Barber. Mrs. and Miss
Har,er, Miss Bertha Katherine Aukam, Mrs.
and Miss Clspp, Mrs. soule, Mrs. S. H. Kauff-
mann and Miss Kaufman, Mrs. and Miss By
mum, DR.. and Mrs. Ralph Jenkins, Mr.. 8. ~
Bryan, Mrs. Sc;dmore, Mr.. and Mrs Gordon
Hardie, Mrs. Cullom, Representative Herbert,
Col, Mrs and Miss Christy, Representative
McCreary, Mr., Mrs. and Miss Mattingly, Mr..
John w. Thompson, Miss Ida Thompson and
Mrs. Ross Thompson, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles p
Lincoln, Mr.. and Mrs. Myron II. Parker, Mrs
Noble, Mr.. Potter Palmer, Mrs. Romero, Mrs.
and Miss Miller, Mrs. Fuller, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
A. Wilson. Gen. and Mrs. N. L. Jeffries, Miss
Leonore Armstrong, Mrs. John Cotton Mather,
Mrs. Walthau. Mrs. John Taylor Arms, DR.. and
Mrs. Corey, Bishop and Mise Hurst Mrs. Thos.
e. Waggaman, Mr.. P. A. Richardson, Mr.. and
Mrs. James +. Barbour, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Gorhsm, Mrs. Hallet Kilbourn, Minister and
Mime. Guzman, Mr. and Mrs. Taggart, Maj and
Mrs. Tucker. Mrs. Dalzell. Mr. and Mrs Ander-
son p. Lacey. Mr.. and Mrs VIM. r. Morrison,
REPRESENTATIVE Hemphili Eepreseotative