Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-17
THE SOCIAL WORLD
Will It Be Gay or Will 1t
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PLANS FOR THE SOCIAL CAMPAIGN
Little Frances Lamont the Hostess
of a Party Today.
PERSONAL NOTES OF INTEREST

Everybody is asking everybody else
whether or not the coming season is likely
to be very gay. The question was asked in
high official quarter the other day, and
the hostess made answer that recent
events We're not of character likely to cause
the administration TO be Unfortunately lively
for some little time TO come. In other
words, the usual routine may be confident
Iy expected in all the official households,
the entertainments even more pleasant than
those of last year, because each hostess is
beginning now to feel acquainted, and has
the knowledge that she is welc omlns
friends. For the rest of the world, the
resident families who have been In the
habit of entertaining each winter can be
safely relied upon to keep on doing so,
and with the usual influx Of new people
and the unexpected events there il not any
doubt but that the usual average will be
kept up With Mrs. Mcpherson, Mrs. Bar
ney and Mrs. Townsend back again three
most agreeable rendezvous for society are
established. Mrs. John r. Mclean is cred
tied with the determination of giving
series of Saturday night dances right
through the winter and IT has not been ner
custom to disappoint any expectations, how
ever sanguine, which her friends formed OF
her hospitable intentions. 1t Is a little 100
early to anticipate more or the plans wncn
tea tables, when there is yet another month
before any dates will be announced.
The debutantes seem to have passed
around the word to come out early TINS
winter, and debut teas are likely TO DE
frequent occurrences during the nrst TWO
weeks Of next month. As an acceptabie
method of launching young lady In socie-
ty there has not been any FORM OF ehter-
tainment yet devised which answers all the
demands quite so we'll Many joke, good
and bad, mas been made on IT, but II sur
wives them all, and Is just as popular as
ever. Whether it is still hard times or an
unwillingness to appear ostentatious from
which some good people suffer spasmodlcal-
ly, debut teas are likely to be more num-
erous than debut balls, but, OF course, q
few of the lucky ones will be dead certain
to have both and a good many more SIM
liar incidents before their home folks VIII
consider them properly started In the wniri'
Some more Of the buds are going 10 De
presented to their parents friends at sue
Session Of dinners, and here Is where the
eligible men will be seen in their full glory.
Young peoples dinners, especially for the
set who are not particularly devoted 70
dancing are to keep up the ascendancy In
the regular program Of the winter, gained
But as the stars differ In glory, no does
the modern girl who has had all the al
vantages of foreign travel and the associa-
ton of charming and refined people diner
from the girl Of a dozen years ago VINO was
on the eve Of entering society. There are
people who remember as lar back as that
She stood beside her mother, VISION OF
delicate loneliness in her low-necked tulle
ball gown, trembling more than the roses
she carried at all the pretty compliments
paid her and thoroughly delighted at the
prospects of pleasure ahead. The girl OF
today rather looks on the whole business OF
going into society as wholesale bore. She
does not care for dancing. rather objects to
1T from both a moral and hygienic stand
point, and ball gowns present no tempta-
tons. for she has had trunks Of them al
| ~ ~ o.. II4r 1T
happiness and having what is called a
| good time" depend on her opportunities
for open-air enJoyments. Good times" pre-
supposes the company of men. not neces-
sarily any Of whom she could bring herself
to marry, but men to pay her all the little
attentions which girls have right to eX-
pect. The modern girl, therefore, follows
the time-honored custom of being pre-
sented to society and of being glad when
she receives plenty Of invitations, so that
she can be heard of. II she likes, in the
dreams beforehand of all the fine times In
store for her-not bit of it.
The home of the Secretary of War was q
regular fairyland this afternoon by the
gathering of the little friends Of little
Frances Lamont who were invited in to
spend the afternoon playing with her. Ruth
Cleveland and Margaret Bssell were in the
number, and the little folks had a very
merry time of II for several hours, after
which they were entertained by a feast OF
good things in the dining room.
This has been rather a busy week in the
way Of dinner parties and few in the dip
as the Chinese minister and Mrs. Yang Yu.
The latter Is constantly improving In her
English, understands very well and is able
to respond most appropriately to the salu-
tatfons of those she meets. In this regard
she II far ahead of her husband, who has
not yet made much progress in his study
of our language, notwithstanding his great
willingness to do SO.
he orrfoo Of
Bates. on the 2sth of this month, the bride
will have no attendants. Mr.. Samuel Bates
of Boston will be best man for his brother
and several of their cousins will be among
the ushers. Both of the grooms uncles
Mr.. Charles Howe and Mr.. John Howe of
Boston, will be on for the wedding
At the Christian Church, Redland. Md,
Wednesday last, Miss Ada Treavey, daugh-
ter Of DR.. Jacob Treavey, and Mr.. Martin
Helm were married The maid of honor
was Miss Cora Treavey, and MIR. Harry
Butler was best man. Rev. Richard Bagby
a brother of the chaplain of the House of
Representatives, officiated. The bride was
attired in white silk and lace, and carried
a bunch of white chrysanthemums; the
maid of honor also wore white silk. The
ushers were Messrs. Reginald Bean and
Harry Belt. reception was rendered the
bridal pair after tie ceremony.
The Social O.d Club, revamped, now
known the "Abracadabra," had a pleas
ant meeting on Wednesday evening at
Miss Nj. j. ShaW's, No. I'D Sd street north
east The responses from all the members
were from Much Ado About Nothing"
the address was Two Weeks in the Trop-
ics," by DR.. w. A. Croffut, and the reading
was by Mrs. e. Nj: Church, from The
Gilded Age"
The usual monthly sociabe of Foundry
Epworth League was held last even
ing in the parlors of the church, which
were prettily decorated with palms and
lighted by number of parlor lamps, with
shades of various colors. The Mandolin
and Guitar Club, composed of young gen.
tlernen of the church, was called upon for
two numbers of the program Miss F'inkIe
rendered a whistling solo, Miss Cleaver
read Matilda Goes to Church." Miss Wah-
ley and Messrs. Ball and Cohen sang a
trio, and the reading by Miss Brockett
concluded the exercises.
A pleasant surprise party was given to
Miss Fannie Bayliss last evening at her
residence, 325 street southwest, by her
sister and niece, Miss Jessie Bayliss and
Miss BERTHE Taylor. Among those present
were Misses Lille Taylor, Leontine Burrus
Lena Mehlng, Emily Webster, Mamie
Hurley, Mary Scott, Mamie Bauer, Emma
Mulloy, Elmer Allen, Jennie Thurston
Alice and Jamie French, Eta, Nora and
Dora Cadie Eyua Raylicc NJ ,,a NJ.