Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-15
The Teas, Dances and Dinners of the
Week.
ATTRACTIONS As STRONG as EVER
Buds and Bouquets Go Hand in
Hand.
OTHER INTERESTING TOPICS

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beautifully, and Invitations are flying
around so thickly sthat the folks in the
swim have all they can do to keep up
with the procession tram house to house.
Every possible variety Of entertainment Is
on the cards, although dancing parties,
mUsicales and card pafties seem to have
the most fashionable approval. The Steele
ball on Wednesday night was the first
debut ball, but it will not be the last by
any manner of meal s! The rest will prop
eriy punctuate thei regular season. The
teas are just as plentiful as ever, and
some of them have been such jolly jams
that the tendency to be so generous in the
way Of invitations might now and then be
lessened with advantage all around. The
list of those who are going to entertain
at dinners grows longer every day. DIR.
and Mrs. Mackay-Smith will dine a COM
pany next week to meet Mrs. Grant. The
French ambassador and Mrs. Patenotre,
Gen. and Mrs. Schoield, Mr.. and Mrs
Whittemore, Representative and Mrs.
Washington, the Brazilian minister and
Mrs. Mendonca and Mrs. Satoris all have
dinner companies invited. Mrs. Carlisle
has two luncheons ahead. one "Wednesday
and the second for Thursday for Miss
Margaret johnson, daughter of the chief
of the bureau of engraving and printing,
who Is a kentucky girl, anu debutante.
Attorney General and Mrs. Olney may be
said to have started the cabinet ball roll
ing, by their invitations to a reception on
December IL Mrs. Sartors also comes in
the line OF entertainers by her tea invita-
tons for the afternoon of the 2lst, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Letter have cards out for 4
musicale on December %. '
The buds he d pretty much all the glory
of the week. On Monday Miss Emily
Thomas, daughter of Commander and Mrs.
Thomas, and Miss Rush, daughter of
Lieutenant Commander and Mrs Rush.
made their debut, one at home and the
otEer ami the unique surroundings of the
Ahbi Club. Tuesday Miss Sheridan re-
ceived the admiration of society in her
emother's home, which has been closed to
the gay world since the death of Gen.
Sheridan. Wednesday the ball of the
week was given by Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
lin Steele, Jr, to present their second
daughter, Miss Helen Steele Thursday
society went out to Euclid place to show
honor TO Miss Ruth Harlan daughter of
the Supreme Govt judge. Yesterday the
buds were Miss Hichborn, daughter of
Chief Naval Constructor Hichborn, and
Miss Sampson, and today the smart world
will say all its nice things over again
for Miss McCammon, daughter of Judge
and Mrs. McCammon. Next week will
come the turn of Miss Elizabeth Brewer.
Miss Elise Davis and Miss Call
The preponderance of the debutante and
other delightful forms of youthful feminine
activity and the great scarcity Of mer
dancing men as we'll as eligibles, Is caus-
Ing SOfUe apprehension IN the minds OF
those who have decided opinions on what
winter should be IL a woman's idea of
good times is going to be reached. The
buds are undeniably very attractive this
time, but the only thing the most of them
can reasonably expect Is to listen to the
same old soft things uttered by gallant
SWANS who thoroughly know how for they
have been saying them to every pretty
girl for the last quarter of a century: IL
not this. then the undivided attention of
some mammals darling who is not through
his schooling yet To reinforce the dancing
ranks this week men were brought from
Baltimore, and, or course, they came will
ingly enough. One tried and true hostess
who thinks she understands the situation
thoroughly, says that men worth consid-
erfng In a matrimonial way are at such
premium that sAsre are not enough
nights in the week for them to accept all
the invitations laid before them. so the
grumblers think that II dozen or two
nice young men wsre,r in Introduced oil of
whom had shown some creditable ability
in making his own living, 1t would be
more welcome news to the girls who are
already out than pretty much anything
else that could be thought of for them.
Mr., and Mrs. A. c. Barney will give
dinner tonight in honor of Mr., Benjamin
Constant, who is dgain the guest of the
French ambassador ,.H n 80
Among the events OF the coming week
will be on -. -
Monday--N1rs Letter, "a tea at : o'clock
Tuesday-Justice and Mrs. Brown, an
evening reception. s. to IL o'clock. Mr..
and Mrs. Whittemore, dinner. e........
Wednesday-Mrs. Carlisle, luncheon.
Mrs. Parker, a luncheon. Miss Britton,
breakfast. Justice and Mrs. Brewer. tea
to present Miss Elizabeth Brewer. 1 to Z.
Mrs. Davis, a tea, to present Miss Elise
Davis, to Z. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas h.
Waggaman, an evening reception, in honor
of the japanese minister. -.
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ladies of Washington barracks, a tea, in
honor of Mrs. Lamont. Mrs. W. II. Moses.
a tea at 3 o'clock. The Japanese minister,
a dinner.
Friday-Mrs. Sartoris, a tea, 4 to Z.
General and Mrs. SchofieId, dinner
Representative and Mrs. Washington, a
dinner. ..-. r..
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. S. Wilson, dinner.
Attorney General and Mrs. Olney, an
evening reception at $50.
Saturday-Mrs. Patenotre, a breakfast.
Senator and Mrs. Call, tea to present
their daughter, Miss Call, to !.
The Brazilian minister and Mrs. Men
donca, a dinner.
Mrs. Goodloe entertained at card party
Wednesday afternoon forty ladies.
Mrs. Carlisle expects Miss Queen of Cow
ington, KY, and Miss Helen of Louisville
to be her guests the most of the gay sea-
son. They will arrive in time for New
Year. Mrs. Herenden of Mobile, Ala, will
be here another week With Mrs. Carlisle.
Dr. and Mrs. Smith of Georgia will be
the guests of their son, Secretary Smith,
during the holidays.
The bouquets sent to the debutantes has
revived the fashion of carrying them at
evening gatherings. There never was any
more dainty finish to a ball toilet than
a bouquet, and If the fashion in its re-
vival can be kept within suitable bounds,
and the bouquets kept at a reasonable size
the fashion will be a popular one even
longer than 1T was before.
The debut tea for Miss Martha Hichborn,
daughter of the chief naval constructor,
was the event yesterday afternoon, which
brought together one of the largest COM
panies of the week, although 1t was en-
tirely made up of the young friends of the
household. The drawing room, where the
debutante and her mother received, was
transformed into a regular garden, the
flowers sent the pretty and attractive
young lady, to whom the day meant so
much happiness, completely covering the
mantelpeces, tables and grand piano, and
even overiiowing out into the dining room.
where the mante1piece was decked with
more OF the bouquets. Mrs. Hichborn re-
csived in an imported gown of black bro