Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-24
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Christmas at the White House and Cabinet
Homes
How President and Mrs. Cleveland
Spend the Holidays.


spending such a happy week The little
| folks are going to have Christmas tree.
but are not going to give any tree party
| tomorrow. The rest of the little people in
| the cabinet viii enjoy later the beauties Of
| the tree, with its brilliant electric lights.
| which will gladden. Ruth and Esther tomor-
| row morning. Mrs. Perrine, who arrived
| at the White House few days ago, Will
| spend the entire winter with Mrs. Cieve-
| land, having closed her Buffalo home for
| that period.
Secretary and Mrs. Gresham will spend
| the holidays here, and the latter part OF
| this week will have the company of their
| daughter and family. Secretary and Mrs.
Carlisle have their son and wife, Mr.. and
| Mrs. VIM. Carlisle, and their three cnli-
| dren with them, to remain until after the
holidays. Miss Queen and Miss Helm VIII
| be here for New Year.
| Secretary and Mrs. Lamont anticipate
joyful Christmas, with their own tamiy
| circle. The Secretary's mother Is lmproV-
| ing in health and will be able TO ENJOY the
| brightness and cheerfulness which the
1 young folks are sure to exert MIS- f1Sii
| Saunders and Miss Saunders OF New 1orh
| will be with Mrs. Lamont for New 1ear.
Postmaster General and Mrs. Bissell will
| have a family party for dinner ana
guest or two tomorrow. Little Margarel
| is to have a Christmas tree and her little
| friends in to see 1t.
| Secretary Herbert's family circle will be
enlarged by the presence Of friend or
! two at Christmas dinner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Micou's baby. the only
| grandchild of the house. will enjoy all the
| delights of a Christmas tree and all the
| rest of the essentials to baby happiness.
| Attorney General and Mrs. Olney IN
| tended to have a Christmas tree for their
three-year-old grandson. Baby Minot' but
! the little fellow has been quite Ill Tor some
| days, and it is not possible now. The fam
| lily anticipate their usual home ceiebra-
ton.
| The Secretary OF the Interior and Mrs.
Smith have three interesting young chill
| dren to enjoy the holiday cheer. Dr. and
| Mrs Smith. parents of the Secretary, and
| Mrs. Cobb, Mrs. Smiths mother. are here
| with them.
The Secretary of Agriculture and Miss
| Morton will eat their Christmas dinner at
| the Portland. Miss Morton will receive on
| New Year assisted by q number of lady
| friends.
| Senator and Mrs. Call presented their
charming young daughter. Miss Call, at a
| tea on Saturday afternoon, and for three
hours their home was thronged by friends
| who lad not only words of Generalization
| to offer the debutant AMI her mother, but
a personal delight in being present at
| such a pleasant event. The stacks of bou-
| quets sent the debutante made fragrant
| ornamentation in the drawing rooms and
| in the tea room scarlet taper shades and
| centerpece of poinsetta blooms made a
picture full Of vivid color. Mrs. Call re-
| celved in a satin gowr of silvery blue,
| trimmed with black passementerie, and
looked the elder sister of the debutante.
Miss Call is a tall stylish brunette, and
her simple gown was of white silk and
chiffon. Her bouquet of long-stemmed
| American beauties added just the becoming
| touch. Miss Lucille Blackburn, Miss But
Ter. Miss Stewart. Miss Hamlin. Miss
| lac MiCS MiSl
| Condit Smith. Mrs. Joseph Washington and
Mrs. Heber May assisted In the hospitali-
| ties.
Among the guests were the British am
bassador and family, Mrs. Lamont, Gen.
and Mrs. Schofield, the Mexican minister
and Mrs. Romero. Minister Kurino, the
and Mrs. Zeballos. Miss Zeballos, Mrs.
| Field. Mrs. Condit Smith. Justice and Mrs.
| Brewer, Lieut.. and Mrs. -Reamey, Senator
and Mrs. Stewart. Miss Voorhees,. Miss An
ma Vernon Dorsey, Lieut.. and Mrs Gil
| more, Admiral Ramsay, Col. and Mrs. John
Nj Wilson, Miss Waller. Mrs. Tom l.. John
son. Gen. and Mrs. Greedy, Mr.. and Mrs.
| Halliday, Mis-. Brinton Stone Senator and
Mrs. Hawley, Senator and Mrs Butler
Miss Blackburn, Mrs. Cunningham, Mrs.
Seymour Cunningham, Capt. and Mrs. Crit
tenden Watson. the surgeon general, Mrs.
Morrill,, Mr. James Morrill, Miss Swan,
| Mrs. Sartoris, Mr.. Algernon Sartoris Mr..
and Mrs. Rockhill, Mrs. McAdoo, Miss Tar
dy, Miss Deer1ng, Mrs. and Miss McPher-
w X,
Mrs. Dolph. Maj. and Mrs. Goodloe Mrs
and Miss Murphy, Miss Prescott Mrs
Joseph Breckenridge. Miss Breckenridge,
| Mrs. Jules Guthridge Representative and
| Mrs. McCreary, Mr. and Miss Curtis, As
| sistant Secretary Hamlin, Lieut.. Mason
| Blunt, Lieut. Field the Turkish minister.
Count Reventlow, Surgeon General Wyman.
| Mr.. Arthur Cosly, Ensign Phelps Ensign
Radford. Gen. Van Vliet and Mr.. Augustine
| Heard.
Miss Leila Burton. second daughter Of
| Inspector General and Mrs. Burton, also
made her debut on Saturday afternoon at
| a tea at which most of the army and navy
circle, as well as resident society. were
| represented.
Mrs. Burton received in black velvet and
| lace, and the debutante, who is very
pretty girl wore white satin and a bodice
| of chiffon trimmed with pearl passemen-
terie. Miss Burton, Miss Alden, Miss En-
mis-. Miss McCulloch, Miss Pool. the Misses
| Davis and Miss Clara Kirkland of Baltimore
assisted in receiving with Mrs. Sternberg,
Mrs. Catchings, Mrs. Thomas Noyes and
| Mrs. Johnson. AT the punch bowl Miss
| Johnson presided. The house was beauti-
fully decorated with flowers and plants
| and in the tea room, the table had a CEN
terpiece of pink roses, and pink shades
were on the tapers.
Among the guests enjoying the occasion
were Mrs. Field. Gen. and Mrs. Gordon,
| Lieut.. and Mrs. Cheever Capt. and Mrs.
| Crandal, Capt. and Mrs. Esmond, Mrs.
| Whitehead, Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Kauff-
| Fugar, Capt. and Mrs. Howe, Mrs. La
mont, Gen. and Mrs. Ruggles, Col. and Mrs.
| Haywood, Mrs Henderson Mrs. Frye, Mrs.
Carbaugh, Mrs. Evans, Gen. and Mrs. Nor
gan, Gen. Batchelder, Gen. and Mrs. Vim
cent Mrs. Logan. Maj. and Mrs. Davis Col
and Mrs. Ainsworth, Gen. and Mrs. Doe,
| Capt. and Mrs. Barry, Col and Mrs.
| Davis. Capt. and Mrs. Story, Col and Mrs
| Bracket, Gen. and Mrs. Smith, Paymaster
and Mrs. Rand, Col. and Mrs. Wilson, Rep
resentative and Mrs. Cultivate, Gen. and
| Mrs. Van Nliet, Mrs. l.. b. Webb, Col and
| Mrs. Lieber, Mr. Thomas c. Noyes the
| Misses Chamberlin, Miss Smith, Miss Rug
| giles, Miss Young and the Misses Kelton.
The Brazilian minister and Mrs. Men
| donca entertained at dinner Saturday
evening the Secretary Of State and Mrs
| Gresham, the Secretary Of the Treasury
| and Mrs. Carlisle, the Secretary Of War
and Mrs. Lamont, the Secretary of the
| Navy and Miss Herbert, the Postmaster
| General and Mrs. Bissell. the Attorney
| General and Mrs. Olney, the Secretary Of
| Agriculture and Miss Morton. Baron de
Rio Branco, General and Mrs. Cequeira
| and Miss Mendonca.
Mrs. and the Misses Brice are expected
| at Corcoran House today.
Miss Corinne Blackburn Is at present in
| Brussels, where the gay season is at it's
| height, EarIy In January with Miss Mo-