The Washington times., 1894-12-31
SOCIAL SAYINGS AND DOINGS.

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New Years Day will not be observed with
any degree of general receptions in Washing
ton society this season as each year the Gus
tom OF the residents being at hone TO callers
ON that day has been more perceptibly marked
in the omission rather than in the observ-
ance There will be. of COURSE the usual
number of official receptions to mark the
day, as such is in great measure obligatory
upon the families OF those holding prominent
offices under the government.
So generally is this state Of affairs UNDER
stood at the present that the formality of the
men calling AMI leaving cards ut the houses
of their friends in the fashionable world is in
the great ma orty OF cases altogether omitted.
At some of the West End residences to-mor-
row there WIKI he hung on the door handles
fancy baskets for the reception of
the cards of those who are mind
ed to go through the empty formal
ity OF a call in this manner. AT many Of tho
houses however, even this observance of
New Years Day will not be apparent. But
there will be no occasion for any man with
either inclination or intention of paying New
Year calls TO De at a loss to crafty himself in
this respect. as the numher of official house
holds in which thero will lie receptions is suf-
ficiently large to crafty any and every one.
lHt -O4e y dte dl Which Tue WOiudn, ~ bD
minded, can take part i'll the calling Is at the
White Hou e. II goes without saying THAI
many OF the fashi nable women will make the
New Year call upon the President and Mrs.
Clevelan rs this is quite in order for the day
and the practice instead OF being on the de-
cline is decidedly on the increase. Mrs. Cleve-
land always asks a C rtain number OF the
matrons and deDutantes to be present at tie
| New Year reception and stand back on the
| line i'll the Blue Room. This year the num-
! Der is quite a large one and during the earlier
! portion Of the reception there will he quite a
/ good attendance on the pat 81 society gener-
! ally.
| Mrs J. Thomas Swami has returned to the
! city, and is now at her residence on l street.
! Miss Learned. of Albany. is the guest of
/ DR.. and Mrs. n. S. Lincoln.
Lieut. Julius Conrad, SON of Col. J. Con-
rad, retired. is home from the West spending
the holidays at the Bancroft
/ Lieut. Ladue and Miss Ladue, of Wiliett's
/ Point. n. T.. are spending the holidays with
/ Rev. DR.. and Mrs. Mackay-Smith.
Miss Hattie Weisel. daughter of Dr. Weisel.
will shortly visit Mrs. Howe at the Barracks.
| spending the holidays with her in this city.
| On Thursday afternoon Mrs. Gannett gave a
tea to the Cornell boys and their friends.
The Misses Myers have returned to Wash
| ington after an absence OF several years in
Europe, and are again established in their
! former residence on the corner of l and
Seventeenth streets.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Dunlap will give dinner
at the Navy Yard on Wednesday,
The marriage of Miss Sophie Langworthy
| Heaven to Mr.. George n. Morang, oil
Toronto. Canada, will take place early in
January.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jackson A. Winner will re-
turn this evening from their wedding trip.
They will be at home to their friends to-
morrow afternoon at No. dS01 New Jersey
avenue northwest. ta