Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-09

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White House. society can go ahead and
make its own plans Thursday night will
be White House night for ali the state din
ners and for two of the evening levees In
January. To get all the dates in IL was
necessary to fix one Of the receptions for
Saturday night, an event almost unprece-
dented. and Mrs. Cleveland will hold only
one Saturday afternoon reception, instead
or the two or three usual in the long season
The cabinet ladies have not held a meet
Ing yet to discuss their plans for the winter
ana so lar each one is going ahead accord
ing to her own taste. The President and
Mrs. Cleveland will have the whole eight
cabinet ladies to receive with them on New
Years morning-Mrs. Gresham. Mrs Car
isle. Mrs. Lamont, Mrs. Olney, Mrs Bissell
Miss Herbert Mrs. Smith and Miss Morton
On wednesday next nearly all the cabi-
net ladies will receive informally and, I'M
less prevented, will continue to do SO on
that day throughout this month.
The day Of the debutante has come Nearly
all the invitations now out are for teas to
meet the young ladies who are to take part
In the gayeties Of the world this winter for
the first time 1t Is very seldom now that
one meets a bud who has any stage fright
over such an ordeal as the comm y-out party
used to be considered. The nineteenth CEN
fury girl Is too eminently practical for any
such nonsense. and she is just as composed
over the event as she fully intends to be on
her wedding day. The buds this winter are
not very numerous. but they are decidedly
good-looking and interesting young ladie
outside Of the charms of their personal ap-
pearance. Miss Rochester, daughter Of Gen.
and Mrs. Rochester. was introduced yester-
day at o'clock tea. Miss Rochester was
bridesmaid at the wedding of her cousin the
Countess Of Craven, in New York last fall.
Miss Keats Rodgers, daughter Of Capt. and
Mrs. John Rodgers, has her debut day fixed
for Tuesday, 18th. Miss Grace Condit Smith
will be presented to society on the 18th.
Miss Stewart. Miss Cockrell. Miss Lang
horne, Miss Hoge, Miss Sally Cox, Miss
Anne Horsey, Miss Daviise. Miss Dickin-
son. Miss Mannix and Miss Brewer are 9TH
ers on the rosebud list.
Mrs. Cabell has issued invitations 70. a
breakfast on December a, to announce the
debut of her daughter, Miss Nina Ellet
Cabell.
Mrs. Brewer entertained seventeen young
ladies at bud luncheon yesterday.
Gen. and Mrs. Rochester introduced their
daughter yesterday afternoon at 4 tea, at
which every prominent family In Washing
ton seemed to be represented. The pariors,
library and dining room were iecke1 with
the elegant bouquets sent to Inc iGbutante
Mrs. and Miss Rochester received in the
long parlor at the right of he entrance
where during the aftern oon they welcomed
hundreds of friends. The iebutante wore q
stylish gown of white chiffon made OVER
white silk. The skirt was ioublc one,
each deep iounce bo-dered with VIDE white
satin ribbon. She earned bouquet CT
American beauty roses Mrs. 1.5chec,er
wore a becoming toilet of dark garnet
brocade trimmed with Pet ani black ace.
Miss Cockrell. ansther Of the seasons
buds. assisted in receiving, and was most
becomingly gowned in a French dress on
pale yellow crepe, trimmed with white
MORE. long pointed overskirt was Dor
dered with white MORE ribbon. Miss Keats
Rodgers, another debutante, wCNe white
muslin. trimmed with tiny lace-bordered
frills. Miss Miriam Crosby, in rose-pink
crepe and apple-green velvet; Miss De Ply
ster, in gray and pink crepe; Miss Mamie
Letter Miss Park and Miss Jackson also
assisted in receiving.
Among the guests were Mrs. Lamont,
Lady Pauncefote. the Misses Pauncefote.
Mrs and Miss Lieber, Mrs Cockrell. Mrs.
Walthali, Mrs. n. s. Lincoln Gen. Greedy,
Gen Van Vliet, Gen. smith, Gen, Mrs. and
Miss Sutherland. Mrs. Letter, Madame CO.
varrubias. Madame Romero. Mrs. Tucker,
Mrs. George Boomer Mr. and Mrs. Pollok,
Mr. and Mrs. Fairfield Carpenter, DR.. Glaze
brook Miss Stevens, the Misses Cox, Mrs.
Thomas Cox, Mr.. Gaillard Hunt, Mrs.
OReiily. Mrs. and the Misses Hoy, Mrs.
and Miss Condit-Smith, Mrs. and the Misses
Mullan, Mrs. Hubley Ashton, Maj and Mrs.
Rittenhouse, Mrs. Mcdonald. Miss Rose
Mcdonald, Gen. Dandy, Col. and Mrs Par
kerr Mrs. and Miss Steele. Mrs. Hoban, the
Misses James. Gen. and Mrs Card, DR.. and
Mrs Heger Mr.. and Mrs. Halliday. Pay
master and Mrs. Washington, Lieut.. and
Mrs. Brooke, Lieut.. and Mrs. Clover, Miss
Miller. Mrs. James Johnston, Miss Riggs.
Mrs. Robert Fleming, Mrs. Vedder, Miss
Wilkes, Mrs. and Miss Mcmillan, Mrs.
Miss Hopkins. Miss Schenck. Gen.
and Mrs Moore, Mrs. Dolph. Mr..
and Mrs. William Endicott Gen. and
Mrs. Parke. Mrs. Crosby, Miss Swami, Mr..
James Morrill,. Mrs. Bugher, Miss Eastman.
Miss Aline Wilcox, Mr. Whittemore, Mrs.
Hopkins. Mrs. Ramsay, Mr.. and Mrs. Crop
per- Mrs. McLanahan. Miss Greer, Capt.
and Mrs. Rodgers. MIR. and Mrs. Horn
III
Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony A. Connolly have
removed to 2OlO 18th street. Mrs. Connolly
and her sister, Mrs. Lindley S. Anderson.
will receive as usual Friday afternoons.
On Thursday evening the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. w. d. Quinter was filled with
being his twelfth birthday. In the donkey
game the first prize captured by Mas
ter Tune Churchill and the BOBBY prize by
Miss Flossie Syegedy. Among those pres
ent were: The Misses Ethel Hughes. Sarah
Wall, Halle Herriott, Corinne Snow, Ber-
nice Baker, Clara Quinter. Hattie Sleman,
Bertha Carpenter, Isadore Emery. Harriet
Young. Flossie Syegedy, Ella and Ida War
! then, Margle Rowland, Irene Brown and
Connie Hill: Masters Horace Chittenden,
Arthur Spear. Alvin and Willie Quinter,
Rufus Darby. Charles Keliher. Frank Rog-
ers. Ford Young. Tune Churchill, Ralph
Quinter Mr.. and Mrs. Quinter. Miss Josie
Keliher, Mr.. Willie Quinter and Mr.. Sye-
! gedy.
J Miss Bertha Hecht and Miss Eva De Beer
| of Baltimore are on visit to Mrs. Bres-
| lauer and will be pleased to see their friends
| Sunday.
The Home Social Club held its regular
| monthly meeting Tuesday evening at the
| residence Of Mrs. H. r. Street, 800 B street
| northeast. The semi-annual election of off,
GERS resulted as follows: President Mr. H.
/ G. Bergling, jr.; first vice president. Halvor
| Nelson, jr.: second vice president, Miss
i Minnie Brewer; third vice president, Mr.. j.
A. Roeder; secretary. Miss Clara Nelson
| financial secretary, Mrs. H. G. Bergling
| treasurer, Mr.. M. NJ. Rouzer; sergeant-at.
arms, Miss Katie Decker. The next meet
| ing will be held at the residence of Miss
Clara Nelson, 800 o street northwest Tues
| day. January 2. 1894.
Mrs. Eugene Lee Ferguson has returned
| to her pleasant little home at 1411 V street
Mr.. and Mrs Alfred Wood gave A recep.
| ton last night to their young married
| friends to meet Rev. and Mrs NJ Ross
| Fishburn. Afterward a snort musical and
lierary entertainment was enjoyed. Among
| those present were Rev. and Mrs NJ Ross
Fishburn, Mr.. and Mrs. Rhees G. Dubois
| Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Downing Mr. and Mrs
| r. w. Hopkins Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A. Con.
moi, jr.. Mr. and Mrs. o. F. Lewis, Mr. and Mrs
G. J. Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Howes, DR.
and Mrs. Mcpherson, Maj. and Mrs. Flint
| Col. and Mrs. and the Misses Woicott, Mr.
| and Mrs. F. c. Squires, Mr.. and Mrs Allen
C. Clark, jr., Miss Kate Lamborn and May
| Harsha.
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