Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-21

quests would be but TO run up and down the
list Of many Of the most agreeable people in
society. Mrs. Pilling will be at home again on
next Friday afternoon.
Mrs Norighian, the wife Of the Turkish sec
rotary Of legation, was at home to callers
yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Norighians home
Is full Of interesting souvenirs Of her far-away
country, Of which she il such charming
representative.
Among the social events Of this evening will
be the theater party which Mrs whittemore
will give for Miss Campbell. The guests will all
dine frs. with Mr.. and Mrs. wpttemore and
Miss Wilcox.
Mrs. Butterworth was at home TO callers yes
tertiay afternoon at her home in LIE Droit Park.
Her daughter, Mrs. Howe, has returned to
New York for the rest of the winter and. as
usual, is busy with a new course in music and
| the languages which she has taken up. She is
/ going abroad again ip June TO remain all the
summer.
| Miss Mary T. McCeney has cards out for a
tea on Monday, February 6, at the Shoreham,
from 4 tot.
/ Mrs. J. Hartley soule will be at home on
! Thursdays. February and 9.
Mrs. Robert J. wynne will not receive next
Tuesday.
Another of the pleasant receptions Of yester-
dav afternoon was at Miss Ellis home, corner
of 18th and streets The hostess herself being
indisposed she eharmingly represented by
Miss Parsons and Miss Virginia Butler and Miss
Brandenborg who presided at the tea table.
Mrs Winthrop, who is at home to her friends
Fridays in this month, had large reception
yesterday.
Miss Cronse. daughter of ex-Representative
Crouse. will be the guest next week of Miss
Bradford at her home, l75l Corcoran street.
The annual charity ball. which is announced
for January 81, promises TO be one of the most
brilliant occasions of the winter. The list OF
patronesse~. which announced in another
column, proves that the ball will be attended by
the most prominent people in society. There
is no need TO speak of the merits of the charity
for which the ball is given. 1t has long had q
leading place in the hearts OF Washingtonians.
Tn. hospital board, the lady patronesses, the
floor managers and every one else engaged in
the management are determined that the ball
this season will Guido every previous effort.
Tho Monday night receptions which have
been given during December and this month by
the Secretary of State and Mrs. John w. Eos
ter have been among the leading events of the
winter. They were informal occasions, in a
measure. a. none but verbal invitations were
given. but each night about fifty or seventy
five persons attended, mainly, of course,
from among the diplomatic corps,
were planned The concluding one
which was given on Mondn last, was. if possible
more interesting than any of the others. Among
those present were the Vice President and Mrs.
Morton, nearly oil the members of the cabinet,
a number OF personal friends and large repre-
scntation Of the diplomatic corps.
The Secretary and Mrs. Foster are engaged
out for dinner parties until next Thursday even
ing. On Friday next they hope to start for
wate.town. where they will remain three or
four days with their daughters, Mrs. Lansing
and Mrs. Dulles. number Of entertainments
have been planned for them by New ork friends,
the days previous to their sailing on Febru-
arys
During their long absence in the old world,
the Secretary and Mrs. Foster will travel ex-
tensively. They expect to be away at least
wear.
Mr.. Gardiner G.. Hubbard gives gentlemen's
dinner party complimentary to Mr.. Cyrus c.
Adams of the New York Sun next Saturday
evening.
Mr.. +. A. Richardson has sent out invitations
for dinner party on Friday evening.
Theater parties are very fashionable Just now
and it seems to be good time to suggest that
many PEOPLE like TO be comfortable well Ms
fashionable. When persons of these mod
crate views go to the theater and are SO unfor-
tunate to be seated near a party who just
came because il Is fashionable to do so and
who talk aud giggle RICH. through the per-
Torrance. their enjoyment is turned to abject
misery. Persons who interrupt the pleasures
of others are in the ordinary usages of polite
society considered to be illbred, but they even
deliberately rob people of the enjoyment for
which they have paid their money to secure.
Box parties are proverbiaI for their lack of con-
sideration. but the habit of talking so loud as
to interfere with the pleasure OF those near
seems to be spreading to the orchestra
Mrs. Jobf " Mccartney entertained rup,-
Der of young friends at a delightful progressive
heart party on Thursday evening. There were
six tables OF players and the prizes for the VIC
torious ones were unusually handsome. An ele-
CANT supper was served late in the evening, and
il was good deal later even than that when
the party finally broke up, charmed with the
success of the evening.
The L'Allogro Pleasure Club held its regular
meeting Mt the residence of Miss Allie Bortle
1870 Sth street northwest The club was visited
bv Mr.. V. Hurley. The next meeting will be
held at Miss Annie Syod's, 1924 sth street north
west, Friday.
Mrs. Charles Kaufman and Miss Kaufman
will be at home on Fridays at lois sth street.
Mrs. Representative Harmer and Mrs. Bee
side will not receive Monday next, but on. the
following. -
A delightful surprise party was given We'd
nesdsv evening, January IS. to Miss Grace
Glover at 1888 9Th street northwest In honor
Of her birthday. During the evening many
games were PLAYED. after which Refreshments
were served. The table was very Hastily dec
GRATED with flowers. Among those present
were Misses Maggie Campbell, Mabel Crews,
Grace Glover, Alberta Dennison. Mary Mont
gomery and Edith Smith and Messrs. David
Tyrrel. James sherry. Henry landlord, Harry
Plat, Charlie Glover Frank I.annon David
Houston, Eugene Cough.
Last evening big four-horse-sleigh load of
young people from Falls Church had an enjoy
able evening and good supper at Mr. Buxton's,
No. 1929 sth street northwest. In the party
were the Misses England. Heffuer. Munson
Rice. Row and Searle and the Messrs. Mankin,
Merry. Row. fadeiv, Muir and Jacobs The
party were met in Georgetown bv Messrs. Bert
sal bronson Buyton Miss Fannie Fearson and
Miss Louise Caflin. AT the house they were re-
ceived by Mr.. and Mrs. Buxton. the Misses
Stinzing and Miss Black. At IL 80 O'Clock the
party started on their merry ride back to Falls
Church.
Mrs. II. o. Hall and Miss Ethelwyn Hall will
be al home to their friends informally on Mon
days at l0l 9Th street southeast.
MANY Of the friends Of Mrs. DIR. Sites renewed
! their former acquaintance with her on Thurs
dav. and Mrs. Lacey's handsome parlors and
refre-hment room were filled all afternoon
Mrs Lacey was also assisted by her niece Mrs
Sampler. and Miss Rector.
| The residence of the Misses Fitzgerald, COS F
street southwest. WAS the scene of merry
gathering last evening. Vocal and instru-
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