Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-24
THE SOCIAL WORLD
The Thanksgiving Plans of Presi-
dent and Cabinet.
SEVERAL PRE4TYWEDDINGS NEXT WEEK
The Social Current is Beginning to
Move Just a Little.
OTHER INTERESTING GOSSIP

People come and go. but the West End
resident goes on forever. If the social life
Of the capital depended entirely on ofNcial
households, 1t would be rather dreary here
nine months out Of the year Happily,
though, these big guns have not all TO do
with 1t in keeping things moving, and the
world runs along whether they are I'm town
or not. The impulse already felt along the
line among the entertainers has come. as
usual, from the residential part of society,"
and the rest of this and the whole Of next
month will be agreeably punctuated with
such events. The interchange Of dinners
and luncheons has already SO filled up
some engagement books as to leave but
few free days, and the Inequalities may
be said to have scarcely begun. 1t is with
Just such ideas in view that the debutantes
are making their hay while the sun shines,
and most Of the cards for the debut teas
are ready to be sent out, or the informa-
ton of the dites is very general. The
buds are already out in great force in Bal
timore, and very properly, too, because
many Of the largest assemblies and some
of the prettiest dances Of the whole sea-
son are taking place there at this time. In
a dancing way here the indications are
that about the usual average will be kept
up. AS a rule, the germans and assem-
blies do not reorganiZe until December, SO
that nothing definite as to days and dates
can be announced just yet. Small dinners
and theater Parties have the right OF way
at present, until family gatherings and the
like around Thanksgiving make everything
else stand aside.
In all probability President and Mrs.
Cleveland will eat their Thanksgiving tur-
key out at Woodley, and they could not Sc
lect any place where they would enjoy IT
more They are likely to have friend or
SO take dinner with them, and to have
during the day visits from their intimate
friends, so that being in the country means
surroL nding themselves with just the COM
Iany they want.
The cabinet families. as a rule, will spend
the national feast in this city. They have
no plans ready made for the days observ-
ances but will let things take their course
and shape the program to suit events. The
chances are that Secretary and Mrs. Gresh-
am will dine out.
Secretary and Mrs. Carlisle age not likely
to. sit down to dinner without friend or
two. or perhaps more. The latch string
hangs at a most convenient altitude at
their front door, and the extra boards are
rarely out of the dining room table. Late
ly Mr.. and Mrs. Queen of Kentucky have
been theh guests, and next month some
young ladies will come from Kentucky to
spend the gay season with them.
Secretary and Mrs. Lamont are rarely
without guests. mostly New York friends.
The household at present is a pretty lGIg e
one and is Just the right size for Thanks
giving gathering, such as is their pleasant
custom. Wherever there is trio of inter-
esting young children there is bound to be
plenty life. The home of the Secretary of
War to those who know the family only
casually, as we'll to those who Aave, a
closer acquaintance, seems the ideally hap
py home. where the holiday spirit is kept
up the year round.
Harharf ba
been down to their own beautiful state the
past week and will spend their Thanks
giving here.
Attorney General and Mrs. Olney are al
ways entertaining in most hospitable
way. and their observance OF the New
England feast day will be in keeping with
these pleasant convictions.
Mrs. Bissell has been out Of town the
past week. and the Thanksgiving celebra-
ton for the household of the Postmaster
General will be a delightful one at their
home. Mrs. Bissell has succeeded in get
most tasteful collections Of old-fashioned
furniture. She is always adding chair
or mirror, or something attractive IN
that line which In the years to come will
make most substantial and pleasing sow
enirs of her life in Washington.
The Secretary of the Interior and Mrs.
Hoke Smith contemplate a quiet observ-
ance of the day with their family and their
guests. Mrs. Smith has not been In very
good health lately, and 1t will be some
time yet before she will be able to under
take any extended social duties Her
mother will spend the winter with her, and
other guests will come from time to time,
as Is always their custom in the household
If the Smiths.
The evening weddings of the coming
week are decidedly interesting and will be
largely attended. On Tuesday at O'Clock
at the Ascension that of Miss Jessie Chris
TOPPER and Mr.. Victor Kaufman VIII
take place. The bride will be attended by
a maid of honor, Miss Plain, and four
bridesmads-Miss Kaufman and Miss
Johnston and Miss Gilbert and Miss Shep-
pard of Chicago. MIR. Frank S. katzen-
back, jr., of Trenton, n. j., Will be best
man. and the ushers Will be Messrs. Philip
Ashton Rollins, Marshall Ely, ]. Warren
Bird and Hugh Jewett Guthrie of New
York Sidney Hale Furst Of Lock Haven,
Pa, and Howard n. Thompson of this city.
There are cards to be presented at the
church. The reception, which Will follow
at the residence Of the brides mother, Mrs
j. s whitehead, 2ol6 r street, is limited
to the intimate friends.
On Wednesday evening Miss Mary Hen
rietta Huyck and Mr.. Frank Cornelius
Bates will be married at the residence Of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Van Ness Huyck at half
past I, in the presence of relatives and in
innate friends. A large reception will fol-
low the ceremony at O'Clock. The mar
palms and flowers. Mr.. Samuel Bates of
Boston. cousin of the groom, will be best
man, and Mr.. Waldron Bates and Mr..
Charles How Bates, also cousins of the
groom Will be ushers, with Mr.. Charles
BRYAN Huyck me brides brother, and Mr.
Van Alstyne of New York, her cousin.
Father 30 me. 5. j., of Loyola College,
Baltimore, uncle of the bride, will officiate,
assisted by the brides cousin, DIR. Dyer of
St Mary's Seminary, Baltimore. Mr..
Charles How of Boston and Mr.. John b.
How of New York, both uncles of the
groom, will be here for the event. The
brides aunt, Mrs. Van Alstyne of New
York, is already here, the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs Huyck and others of the out-of-town
relatives of the tridc will be present. Mr..
Bates will rot arrive until Tuesday. The
wedding trip is to be south, before the
couple will go to Boston, where they will
be at home to their friends after the 1st of
January at Exeter Chambers.
Mrs Harriet Lane Johnston is settled in
her new home corner of 18th and / streets,
which has not, however, yet received its
finishing touches from the decorators. II
is one of the most commodious of the resi-
dences in that neghbOrhood, and while
thoroughly luxurious is at the same time
simple and comfortable in its old-fashioned
elegance.
Mrs German is yet busy with the settling
of the new home of the family, corner of
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