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

ago. The talk of a dance. that was On
every lip just before the season closed, died
away almost Immediately, and the gay
world busy with the manifold engagements
it has on hand for every day is perfectly
willing to wait until after Easter to resume
such gay doings. With one thing or
another this has been one of the busiest
weeks of Lent. Outside of the formal even
ing receptions, anyone SO inclined can fill
up their mornings and afternoons as well
as evenings with lectures, readings and
musicales and these events will not only
run through the rest of this month, hut
will be quite feature of the engagements
of April. The three or four evening series
of receptions that are now being given by
various hostesses are said to be but slimly
attended. The musicales are particularly
attractive. not only to those musicaly in
clined, but also to those who have pretty
well talked themselves out all the winter
and don't mind going where they can sit
still and listen. Two or three whist clubs
are in successful operation and meet week
ly at the houses of the members to enjoy
the game and partake of simple refresh
ments
Mrs. Yang Yu, the wife of the Chinese
minister, gives a charming experience OF
high life customs to every lady whom she
receives at the legation. She herself Visits
a great deal now, and has had many pre-
teal examples of how Washington notabfes
receive their friends. Both the minister
and his wife exceedingly appreeiative
of courtesies shown them and when those
! for whom they have a special regard call
they make the visit something to be re-
membered. Several ladies who called late
ly to see Mrs. Yang were received at the
hour appointed by one OF the transiators
OF the legation the moment they stepped
over the threshold. Then being Joined i'm
mediately in the parlor by their hostess.
the formality of the visit ceased, when they
were invited to accompany her upstairs to
her own boudor. Both Mrs. Yang and her
! children were dressed in the daintiest of
silks. 80 49,,
Two Chinese maids came in with the tea,
whlch they served from prettily arranged
tea table. with Chinese sweetmeats and
nuts. The minister Joined the ladies' also,
and the conversation kept up by the aid of
the interpreters was a great deal more in
teresting to the visitors anyway than any
they had INDUCED in all the afternoon while
making their other calls
Mr.. and Mrs. Crosby S. Noyes and Miss
Noyes. Mr.. and Mrs. S. II. Kaufman and
Miss Kaufman, Mr.. j. W. Thompson and
Miss Thompson sailed from San Francisco
on February q, on the steamer Oceanic, for
Japan, going by the way of Honolulu.
Mrs. Foster, wife of the former Secretary
OF State is writing home most fascina ting
accounts of their travels in India, where
they have been since before Christmas
they are having a truly royal tour in the
east Everywhere they are being hand
somely entertained, and in nearly every
place they stop are the guests of the English
governor or some native prince. In each
place they have been the special guests of
bails, parties and tfftins innumerable. Ma
tive Juggiers and dancers have given exhi-
billions in their honor and they have been
shown everything that could possibly inter-
est or amuse them In China and Japan
the same hospitality awaits them Mr. and
expected home a hon ho
LIST of June, and their pleasant home ON
street, which has been closed the past year
Will again be rendezvous for their friends
Some of the after-Easter brides and
grooms will be Miss Elizabeth Casey, daugb-
ter of Capt. Silas Casey. United States
navy, and Rev. Clarence w Bispham.
whose wedding is set for March % and
Miss Eugenia Hill and Mr.. Benny of Pitts
burg, whose wedding day Will be in April
Mrs. Cleveland is being entertained around
at the cabinet houses during the absence of
the President. On Wednesday night she
dined with Secretary and Ms Carlisle at
family dinner. She has also been pres
ent at number of lectures and readings
and has her time fully and pleasantly oc-
cupied. On Monday afternoon at O'Clock
she received a number of callers. whom she
had met at various places and who had
asked for the pleasure of a visit with her
Miss Grace Saunders, who spent the win
ter with Mrs. Lamont. is now at Lakewood
York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Whittemore have din ',
vitations out for March Z and II.
| The Country CLUB will give ball Eas =.
week.
Mrs. Tilford gave Il tea yesterday for her
friends to meet ner sister. Mrs. Agernon
Sullivan of New York. who is spending a
few weeks with her. Miss Tiford Miss
Milton and Mrs Mitchell of Kentucky as
sisted in receiving. In the tea room the
table was deciked with daft odls. Among
the guests Were: Mrs. Bisseil. Mrs. Mar
ridge, Mrs. and Miss Ruggies. Mrs. and
Miss Pairo. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Pairo.
Miss May. Miss Ball. Mrs. Stoddard and
Maj. and Mrs. Goodloe.
! The ladies of the Dawson Shakespeare
Club of Capitol Hill gave a reception on the
evening of February - at the residence Of
Mrs. w. III. Carson. g. \ street northeast.
The musical and literary program was pre-
sided over by Mrs. W. T. Brayton. Mrs
J. A. Hunt gave piano SOLO, MIR. Randolph
ID. Hopkins sang. Mrs. w. IL. Carson re-
cited a poem, recitation in costume by
Mrs. j. A. Hunt, Miss NJ. Louise Carson a
violin solo. Mrs. Carson sang, Mrs f.
Meade read and the program concluded by
the reading of original poem by Miss
Ada p. Buck entitled The History of the
Dawson Club Those present were: Mr.
and Mrs. W. III. Carson. Mr.. and Mrs. NIL
lard Collins, NJ. and Mrs. J. a. Hunt, Mr..
{
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Dawson, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. T. Brayton. Mrs. and Miss Back
Mrs Mary Lindsey of RGshvife, y. "
Mrs. NJ. W. Fuller. Miss Brayton, Miss
Louise Hopkins, Misses Louise and Nellie
Carson. Messrs. Randolph ID. Hopkins, Mark
II. Hopkins and B. IL. Brockway
A pleasant surprise was given Wednes-
day evening at the residence of Mr. ard
Mrs. keim Capitol Hill. the occasion
being the sixty-second birthday of the host
and the twenty-frst of their son Alfred.
Vocal and instrumental music and recita-
tons We're enjoyed, and a spelling match
conducted by Mrs. Baker. caused much
Imerriment The first prize was won by Miss
Ruby Nowlin. the BOBBY prize by Mrs. n.
Roustan, after which refreshments were
served. Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs.
A. Baker, Mrs. Draeser, Mrs. Kitchen, Mrs.
Chase, Mrs. Roustan Mrs. Bastian, Mrs.
V. Quick of Loudoun county Va, the
Misses Nowlin, Fits Chase, Kitchen, Aus
tin H. Fits. Keim, Nimmo, Quick Of Falls
Church. II. Keim; Messrs. Birtwell Roth.
Sheridan. Watts Gilen, Fits. Bradbury,
Beach. Ochsenreter, Bradley, Lohr, keinl.
and others.
Mr. and Mrs. Horatio Darton have re-
moved to the Franklin, 13i2 l street.
Mrs. +. r. Ogden and family are at the
Woodmont.
The Pierce Guild met yesterday at the
residence of Mrs. ]. NJ Green. 1899 l. street
northwest. There were present twenty la
dies.