Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-02
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY.
A Handsome Ball at the British Embassy
Last Night.
A Breakfast Today i'm Honor Of Mrs
Lamont - Some Features of
Yesterdays Receptions,

honor of the debut of the third daughter O.
Sir Julian and Lady Pauncefote Miss Liliar
Pauneefote. The embassy was profusel,
decorated with flowers and those sent tn,
debutante made fragrant piles in the draw
ing ROOM where she stood with her mother
to meet their guests. Lady Pauncefote wor,
rich toilet of pink and black-striped satin
and Miss Lillian wore a gown of white &C
dion-pleated chiffon over white silk
The entire diplomatic corps was present
and many of the young people seen at SINH
lar events. After supper a cotillion was
danced. for which there We're some pretty
favors. the set that provoked the most at.
tention and merriment being cooked hat.
after the style of the chapeaux worn by the
foreigners on dress occasions. Hon. Alan
tombstone led the cotillion with Miss Lillian
The ball continued gayly until nearly this
morning.
Mrs. Moore. wife of Gen. Moore. gave an
elegant breakfast today in honor of Mrs
Lamont In the company of ladies invited
TO meet her were Mrs Bissell, Mrs. Fuller
Mrs. Field, Mrs. Romero, Mrs. Sherman,
Mrs. Bourke Cochran, Mrs. Henderson, Mrs
Richardson Clover. Mrs. Draper. Mrs Ham
mond, Marquise de LAMA, Mrs. Winthrop,
AIRS. Goodyear, Mrs Condit Smith, Mrs.
Covarrubias, Mrs. Sternberg and lIrs. Ma
son. The table was deched with deep red
a gilt eagle holding flag in his beak. On
the reverse of the card the names of all the
ladies We're neatly inscribed.
Mrs. Richardson Clovers invitations are
out for "Wednesday evening, January L. at
8 O'Clock. Ladies in fancy dress and mask.
Mrs. Harlan has cards out for a tea on
Friday, January 3, 4 to Z, to meet Mrs.
Richard ID. Harlan and Mrs. John May
nard Harlan, at Euclid place.
Miss Elsie Clews of New York is the guest
of Mrs. Belknap.
Mrs. Stevenson will be the guest of honor
at a breakfast to be given by Mrs. Wash
ington on January 8.
Senator and Mrs Sherman have cards out
for Wednesday evenings, January 10 and "a,
at o'clock.
Senator and Mrs. Call will give dinner
party on the evening of the 10th. in honor
of the Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs.
Carlisle.
Miss Chambers. 1441 Q street. has out
cards for small o'clock tomorrow after
noon.
The Vice President and Mrs. Steveason's
reception yesterday at the Normandie was
the great feature of the afternoon. rhe re-
ce2tion was held in the parlor suite on The
first ffoor, two rooms being set aside where
gentlemen could leave their wraps before
going into the next parlor, where the Vice
President and his wife were extending a
rooms were most deliberately decorated with
plants and palms, the man.els banked with
La France roses, bouquets OF which adorned
every available space. Mrs. Stevenson wore
a superb gown of blue and silver brocade
the neck and sleeves filled in with tulle
spangled with silver and pearls. one OF the
most elegant and becoming gowns she has
ever worn in this city. She makes a charm
ing hostess. as everybody knows
Assisting her were Mrs. blackburn, whose
gown was OF gray MORE trimmed With jet
and black thread lace: Mrs. Cullom, who
wore a gown of cream white satin with a
fichu of point lace; Mrs. John &. Bla TX, in
mauve bengaline with antique lace yoke;
Mrs. Funk, whose beautiful gown was of
neavy white satin and the trimming black
thread lace; Mrs. Frank Burlington Nroo-
man, who had on her wedding gown OF
white satin and duchess lace. and Mrs.
Weldon, who wore cream brocade and lace
In the second parlor the Misses Stevenson,
in the light dainty dresses they had worn TO
the White House, with Miss Scott and Miss
Carr and Miss Winston, received together
and gave a delightful memory OF youthful
loveliness to every one who had the good
fortune to have seen the group.
During the first couple of hours the crowd
was so great that IL was necessary to form
a line Of the incoming guests. by making
the approach TO the hotel by one entr lnce
and the exit by another perfect order was
maintained. The reception did not close TN
til after O'Clock and was one of the most
successful ooservances OF the day.
There were some features about the NeV
Year receptions yesterday that were quite
uncommon. At the Vice Presidents -ecep-
ton, during the early part OF the afternoon,
there were as mary women as men calling.
Gentlemen who were making the rounds of
the cabinet houses and the other official
homes. were surprised to meet at each place
the same group of women. IL seems TO be
understood of late years that IL is the prop
er thing for ladies whose husbands are in
official life and 1ks>A
them to the White House, to also cali upon
the Vice President and his wife, but 4 took
yesterdays crowd to carry this very liberal
Interpretation of the customs OF the iay to
a much wider observance.
The women who were calling yesterday
were bound to 20 through the whole sensa-
ton, and they did. Many gentlemen who
are pretty well acquainted with a Washing
ton crowd say that in their opinion these
women were parts of some excursion crowd
and did not belong in this city at all.
Wherever they went they were guilty of
some sad breaches of the ordinary civili.ies
In the first place they had little mind for
going through the bother of shaking hands
with the hostess and her assistants but in
each instance headed straight for the dining
room. The walters everywhere seemed to be
prompt in offering each of them a platefuI
of refreshments, which they proceeded to
enjoy very deliberately while watching the
gay scenes Transporting around them. Some
of them, however, with a view to future
stantiais and delicacies under their cloaks
and in their pockets, and really seemed 1T
tie aba3hed when caught at IL. A revenge
ful fate pursued one woman, however, for
as she turned to leave the dining room in
one of the X street cabinet houses she had
the misfortune to let fall good sized wad
of sandwiches and then did not have the
face to claim her property. gentleman
standing near. who hadwatched the lit.le pro-
ceeding, called a waiter TO come and gather
up the fragments before they would be trod
on by the next conner. earning the undyiny
gratitude of his hostess in showing this re-
gard for her carpets.
Miss Virginia Whiting. who will marry
United States Senator Faulkner tomorrow
lives in picturesque house on a stream
known as Hampton creek. Miss Whiting
will be well fitted to preside over the Sena-
tors house. When she was fifteen her
mother died. Her father. brother and
a younger sister and herself then COM
posed the family. A brother and sister
are married. Miss Whiting has kept house
for her father ever since her mothers
death. She is a very attractive young
lady and is fond of society. In all the i'm
portant social gatherings at Hampton she
has been prominent. The young lady has
Travelled a good deal, and is well educated.
She Is tall, of fine figure, has regular fea-
lures and is very attractive in manner
Her hair is dark brown and wavy, her
eyes are brown, and she is very graceful
in carriage
A large number of wedding gifts have