Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-03

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The season winds up with the customary
burst of gaiety on Tuesday night, although
the last two days are not likely to be near
as busy as any two of the present week
There seems to be a general air of relief
that quieter days are coming, for the pace
OF the last six weeks has been terrible
Lent will not, however, be insufferaby
stupid after the first three or four days, for
nearly all the accomplished diners have re-
served their greatest efforts for this month
The sewing clubs. music clubs and all the
rest of the time-killing occupations that
have modicum of industry or intellectual
activity about them will be revived, and
pretty soon every one will have as many
engagements as ever. 1t is not at all un-
likely, inasmuch We will have Congress
with US and a very busy administration
that the after-Easter season will be full of
interesting events for the gay world. 1t is
prospect that will help to keep the courage
up OF those who do not like the peaceful
calm of the Lenten season.
The winter of "a more than bore out the
anticipatons formed Of it in advance In
1act, 1t has surprised great many who had
preulcted slow, very slow, time Of it.
There Is no doubt but that economy has pre-
vailed where that commendable and neces-
sary precaution has never before been men,
toned. A great many longest known among
the most frequent entertainers have not
been heard from at all this winter but it
has not been on account of the prevailing
hard times at all.
Inc teas OF the past nine or ten weeks
may be numbered by the score. The pop
uiarity OF that form Of entertainment, there
lore, from which the tea pot has almost
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grow The first tea of the December gale
ties was given by Mrs. Mayo Hazeltine, and
among the hostesses of the last, on Shroye
Tuesday. will be Mrs H s Cummings. The de-
Dutante parties which have dotted the sea son
straight through were unusually plentiful
and interesting. Whist parties had a great
run In December and will be among the
Lehten pleasures to great extent. We'd
oinss, ana pretty ones at that, have &C.
CURED frequently enough to show that
matches are still being made and that the
market Is firm and the prospects good for
future activity. perhaps around Easter.
There are rumors of engagements soon to
be announced sufficiently reliable to prove
that the little god has been attending to
business at the old stand right along.
however hard the times may have been.
1t has not lessened the number of dinners
hor the courses, nor the time required to
partake of them. A return of the old
fashioned twelve and sixteen-course dinner
Is threatened. judging by some given lately
Inc successful host or hostess however
mas not kept their company seated moro
. .nan an hour and half. some fifteen min
utes less Young peoples dinners on the
evenings OF the cotillions have been, as
usual. feature. A few ladies' dinners have
been tried and had considerable go to
mem, put were not given that highest Of
all praise-imitation.
Inc FEATURES of the season, however have
been the breakfasts and luncheons IT would
seem as II every one who was entertaining
at all had given several, and they were az
| numerous as the teas The only annrani, hIa
dlHerence In these banquets are that men
are frequently invited to the first and the
nour is noon or half after it. and the lunch
con is frequently as late as O'Clock
Two fancy dress balls have marked the
season, and were extremely successful
Inc bachelors cotillions have been as
Drillant as ever, Notwithstanding the fact
that their arrangements have been mo-
simple than usual and much less costly IN
subscribers No invitations of the winter
were more coveted Just about the same
gentlemen who made these a success have
charge of the first and last Washington as
sembly that will be given on Monday night
next
The foreign embassies and LEGATIONS have
been foremost in extending hospitality. The
New Year ball at the British embassy the
birthday ball at the German embassy the
r
gentine minister and Mrs Zeballos last
week. the large receptions and f.equent din
ners at the Mexican lega ton, the pleas sing
courteses extended by the Russian, Chilean
and Guatenalan legations, the Monday
evening receptions at the Nicaraguan Legal
ton are evidences of it, The only reason
why the Chinese minister has not enter
tanned Is because, as spacious as his big
legation is there Is no loom left large
enough to give anything on the scale it
must necessarily assume.
The White House has entered largely into
the events of the winter. Besides the regu-
lar dinners and evening receptions, Mrs
Cleveland has made presidents for the fu-
ture mistresseS of the mansion and given
two invited receptions, enc to ladies in Off
cial and resident society, and the other to
the diplomatic cops. These innovations
successfully made, there Will be a certain
degree of pleasurable anticipation as to
what she will devise next Tor the enter
tainment of those whom she likes to see
about her more frequently.
Excepting for the dance to which about
one hundred guests were hidden by Miss
Herbert last Monday night, there have been
no evening gatherings, except dinners at
cabinet houses. They rarely ever occur
the first winter of an administration. BY
this time. however, the cabinet knows
pretty well its individual likes and disiikes
in the way of dinners. They have faced
each other around the board of each until
now the circle is complete, excepting the
dinners yet TO be given by the Secretary
of Agriculture and the Attorney General.
In addition to the dinners, nearly all the
hostesses Of the cabinet have given a
luncheon to Mrs. Cleveland and Mrs La
mont has given a tea besides
The Vice President and Mrs. Stevenson
have dined at their hotel but seldom the
last six weeks. and Mrs. Stevenson besides
has accepted a great many luncheon inv-
tations. Mrs. Stevenson enjoys the SANE
Immunity from visiting as Mrs. Cleveland.
She returns calls nor makes any,
cepting those of the usual social obliga-
tons, but both the Vice President and his
wife accept invitations generally. outside
Of official houses. During the latter part
of this month Mrs Stevenson will give a
reception to the Daughters of the Revolu-
ton. of which body she Is president gen.
eral.
Tonight the third card reception, which is
in honor of the army. navy and marine
CORPS will be given at the White House.
Mrs. John r. Mclean gave luncheon
today.
On Monday the leading event Of the early
part Of the day will be the breakfast in
honor Of Mrs. Cleveland, at which the wife
Of the Secretary of the Interior will en-
terrain large company of ladies. In the
evening the Washington Assembly will be
given at the Arlington.
On Tuesday Mrs. Lamont will give
csc minister. will give a luncheon, Mrs
Herbert. Mrs. Horace g. Cummings will
pleasantly marked this month. and in the
a dance in honor Of Miss Herbert, and
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