The Washington times., 1894-12-30

nopolized the past week, so those incident 10
the New Year will give tone and color 10 the
present week. The New Year reception at
the White House will set the ball Ehir ing at
such an accelerated pace that even with the
aid of carefully kept engagement books aud
the best intentions in the world, society viii
have hard time in keeping up With the en-.
terrainments II Is certAInlytrue In the pres
ent instance that ne second year OF an ad-
ministration is The Eayest OF the entire time
IL Is In power.
The era of evening PARTIES is on the wane.
and The SWEETEST form OF evening entertain-
manis is now IN the line OF dinner giving. as
experiences has proved the latter 10 be emil
nently more salts actory. unless. OF course. II
is desired 10 give one large gathering. which
will be equivalent to wiping of the slate. at
one stroke. several hundred small social obli-
cations.
This season the unusual number OF deou-
tantes launched in the fashionable world
has been the cause Of the large number OF
entertainments that have marked the present
month. and has been the cause Of one brilliant
tea after another.
The Cabinet necessarily always leads in the
matter of dinner giving. and this season viii
be q very busy one in this respect.
Prominent among the dinner-giyers iater
in the season will be the British Ambassador
and Lady Pauncefote. whose entertaining in
this respect is likely 10 b. held in abeyance
during the month OF January and to take
place in February.
Gen. and Mrs Schofleld will give number
OF dinner parties during the course OF the
winter.
Mrs. Hearst viii also entertain with dinner
parties during the season. On January p
Mrs. Heart will give unique entertainment.
She will then have Miss Cummins, from New
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giving an unusual musicale Ihls VIII con-
sist of the singing OF thirtesn national songs
in as many languages with costume appro-
pirate to each song. Miss Cummins was
formerly Of San Francisco. but now makes
her home in New York. Among the many
notably elegant and rare ornaments that Mrs.
Hearst has gathered for her residence In this
city during her travels abroad Is an immense
solid silver lamp that came from the Paris
exposition The vase forming the main por-
ton OF the lamp is in the form OF an urn, IN
the sides of which in daintiest color ng are
enameed clusters OF orchids. The shade is
OF pale yellow silk arranged in folds slightly
festooned at regular intervals TO represent a
distinetiFeIy Ortoman drapery. Above this
shade. in place of the ordinary narrow rim 10
which il is attached is deep circle OF open
work silver hall foot nigh. The lamp, from
base TO thetop of the baii-shRPed globe inside
the silken shade, is three or four feet ID
height
In the large dining-room on the ground
floor OF the house there hangs above the
entrance TO the bay window large mRloilea
Cupid in tine act OF winging his darts ahToad.
This is a receptacle for letters or flowers
according to the fancy, the empty culver
siung across the back OF the Cupid forming
an excellent place for such things.
Mrs Letter viii have a series OF musicale;
during the season, ard will not give bal
on the Sth OF January as has been stated. II
each of the anticipated musicaies proves as
thoroughly enjoyable as that of last Thurs
day evening, Washington society has cause
TO congratulate itself and TO look forward
with pleasure TO these events.
The Brazilian minister and Nine de
MendoncR " il also entertain with musicale:
and dinner parties during the present season
Tha great cry of the present season is no
by any means a dearth Of young people in so
ciely, but most alarming d. .iency in thi
matter OF beauK. Not only are there few de
sirable parts in the male line, but there is
-deplorable vacancy in the list OF dancing
men. Washington appears to have beeI
fairly depleted in this respect. Each yea
during the past decade the number of societl
men has been on the decrease Tor one reasoI
or another but the lack OF partners 10
eotillion and general dancing has meyer be
fore been so pronounced as during the pres
ent winter Affairs have reached q crisis II
this matter and some Of the debutantes ar,
wondering very seriously how it woaid do tc
VIZ te to the Secretary OF War and to the Sec
retarv the Navy. petiiioning to have
number OF young officers Of the Army ant
Navy detailed to duty in Washington.
There are most interesting rumors of
Observation-Disclosures sensation in Washing
ton that is likely TO stir society more tina
ANYTHING that has occurred within its angus
T. --r,fr sc Nf nm
in the nature of a domestic infeiicity, but fol
tunatey so far there appears to be no body c
correspondents in the case. 1t Is simply
matter between the two most nearly COZ
cerned The compile were married IN this cit.
considerably less than FIVE years ago an
had one OF the most notable weddings tha
has ever taken place in this city, the present
coming from all parts of the globe for the ot
easion Those who know state that the VII
tuai separation has alrendy taken Place, a
though society in which the couple moves
not yet aware OF the state OF afialrs as the
have really existed for some time past. Ever
thing is desired TO be done as quietly as po;
sible and probably the first the public wi
have any cognizance Of the matter viii
when il learns that the husband has gone
the antipodes for business trip Of indefnii
length.
Attorney General and Mrs. olney will nj
have with them until LATER in the winter the
sister, Miss Thomas, OF Boston, who speI
last season with them in Washington. Mr.
OIney's niece, Miss Thomas, CT San Frai
cisco who spent last winter hero. Is now
her home on the Pacific coast, and viii NJ
come East this season.
For some tine past Mrs. Minot's little so
has been quite sick. but is now co lvalescin
The little fellow was so i'll on Christmas Ds
rs to alarm the family and prevent al
thought OF the Christmas tree that had bee
planned for him
Mrs Blaine returned to Washington @
Wednesday. and has now taken possession
her house on Dupont Circle. This is Il
FIRST time she has made her nome here SIM
the first wear of the Garfield admfnistratio
III the house can be leased. however, Mr
Blaine viii not remain in Washington. ~
present stay here being simply for the reaso
that her two large houses have remained
long uurenied that they have become seriol
drawback IN a financial way.
Mrs Willard Warner win spend the Iatt
parf OF The winter in the South on account
her health. which is rather delicate by rcas'
of recent heavy colds. The trip 10 Portlan
Ore. planned for The present winter, b
been abandoned Oh this account.
Mrs. John A. Logan has returned TO Wasl
fngton. accompanied by Mrs. Tucker, wi
VIII spend a porto OF the winter in ii
city.