Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-01
THE SOCIAL WORLD
The Announcements for the First
Weeks of December.
DINNERS, DANCES, BALLS AND TEAS
The Debutantes Will Now Be the
Bright Particular Stars.
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NEXT WEEKS WEDDINGS

December Inequalities open up well. with
the musicale tonight at the Brazilian lesa-
ton, when the Minister and Mrs. Men
donca will welcome their friends to their
new legation home, which has a fine music
room and an ample wall space to display
the art treasures owned by the family.
Mrs. John Poor's tea this afternoon Will
also be a pleasant meeting ground for her
friends. On Monday Mrs. Mayo Hazeltine
has her friends invited from 4 to to the
new home of the family this winter, at
1901 + street. Tuesday Mrs. VIM. Clagett
will give a tea to introduce her daughter,
Miss Rita CIagett, and the next day two
more debutantes will be introduced in the
persons OF Miss Ramsey and Miss Hagner.
On Thursday Mrs. Logan will give re-
ception in honor of her guest, Mrs. Dorilus
Morrison OF st. Paul, Mimi, from 4 10 Z.
Two or three pretty weddings Will take
place next week also, that of Miss Mckim
to Mr.. Henry Gair Rathbone of England
being the event of Wednesday noon at
Epiphany Church. The couple will reside
at Colorado Springs. In the evening, at
the same church, the marriage OF Miss
Eastman to Lieut.. Jayne of the navy Will
occur, and be attended by many pretty
features.
There will be no formal receptions at
cabinet houses till after New Year. The
ladies see no good reason to change the
rule, long established, which starts these
events the first week in January and con-
cludes them when Lent comes. Most of
them have already begun to see their call
ers informally on Wednesday afternoons.
ana the teapot has commenced to get in Its
gocI work at these conversational feasts.
The rule of last winter baniShing tea
drinking and refreshments will probably be
adhered to again the coming season. So
far frequent absences from town, illness,
ETC.. have not permitted the ladies to get
working quorum together to discuss this
and other topics on which II is well to
have general opinions. But during this
month they can have tea and all the nice
things they like for their callers, and some
of them do, and they do help conversation
nightly.
Mrs. Bissell had very pleasant recep-
ton last Wednesday, and had Miss jack
son, who is spending the winter with her
cousins, Secretary and Mrs. Smith, to pour
tea for her.
Senator and Mrs. Stewart moved into
Castle Stewart today. The house is not
quite in trim yet but 1t soon will be- and
interiorly will suggest its appearance to
those familiar with it when the family
lived there before. Mrs. and Miss Stewart
In their journey around the world bought
so many beautiful things that from these
collections II will be an easy matter to
restore the house to its old-time richness
of decoration. The fact that the property
is again occupied Is a matter of congratu-
lation, because to see house closed which
has been so long associated pleasantly
with social life is always depressing, and
particularly gratifying is IT in this in
stance that 1t is the owners themselves
who are to brighten it up. Society will not
be likely to forget either that Castle Stew
art has one of the finest ball rooms in the
West End.
The residence of eX-Secretary Foster has
been completely altered in its interior APP
pointments since his return with Mrs. Eos
ter from their "trip around the world. The
work was carried on so quietly all the late
summer and fall that no evidences were
given in the front of the house of the large
addition which has been built in the rear.
Besides minor changes, both upstairs and
down, large room has been added open
ing on the drawing room. 1t is the living
ROOM" and seemingly every inch of it is
interesting. 1t could not well be other
wise with the wonderfully beautiful en-
broideries, hangings and curios which Mr..
and Mrs Foster brought home with them,
many of which were gifts from eastern
potentates, who were their hosts during the
trip. The room has a splendid fireplace
and a music platform. and is lighted by
skylight filled in with opaleScent glass The
walls are lined all round by book shelves
or cabinets filled with fine carvings or
other curios, and at any one of which
hours could be spent with profit. In one
corner are the Chinese curios, in another
another exquisite japanese embroiderieS
and specimens of fine china.
The whole effect of the room is bright
and cheerful and is just as pleasing in
the day as when the electric light brings
out its beauties. In the drawing room and
the library there are more valuable souv-
erirs of Mr.. and Mrs. Fosters travels,
which go to make their house one of the
most fascinating in the West End. Mrs.
Foster, who has been quite i'll for the past
week. is now convalescing rapidly. Mr..
and Mrs. Lansing, who have been here for
the past six weeks, returned to their home
in New York state yesterday. Mrs. Fos-
ter's mother, Mrs. Mcpherson, will spend
most of the winter here with her daugh-
guests Of Mr. and Mrs. Foster next week,
and the first of their evening receptions
will be given in their honor.
Mrs. Fred. May, who has been here late
ly Is on the eve of another trip abroad,
intending to winter in Egypt. She has
travelled extensively of late years and in
the past twelve months has done China
and Japan back to California and up to
Alaska. She has now given up her inten-
ton Of going to housekeeping at her new
residence on K street, adjoining her sister,
Mrs. Henry Mays home. for the trip to
Egypt.
Mrs. Harlan will give a tea on December
Ii to introduce her second daughter, Miss
Ruth Harlan, for which the cards are out
Mrs. and Miss Rushs cards are out for
a reception at the Albi Club
The engagement is announced of Miss
Marion Josephine Thomas and Mr.. Henry
Fisher of Pittsburg, Pa. Miss Thomas is
the daughter of the late Maj Evan
Thomas, u. S. A. The marriage will take
place in New York city in January next.
The bride-elect is well known here and
much admired 1T is understood that after
the marriage the couple will go abroad for
the rest of the winter.
Solicitor General and Mrs. Maxwell en-
tertained company of eighteen at din
ner last night. In the center of the round
table were golden chrysanthemums, reach
ing to the chandelier. separated so that the
view from side to side was not INSTRUCTED.
Clusters of the same flowers, tied with
broad golden satin ribbon, lay at the la
dies places. The guests were the Secre-
tary of State and Mrs. Gresham Baron
Won Saurma-Jeltsch, the German ambas-
sador; Justice and Mrs. Field, Justice and
Mrs. Brewer. Justice and Mrs. Shiras, JUS
tice and Mrs Brown, Senator and Mrs.
Sherman, Gen. and Mrs. Schofeld and Mr..
and Mrs. Bowler.
Mrs. William A. Gordon has issued cards
for the debut of Miss Gordon at tea from
to o'clock on the afternoon of Thurs
day, December 10. at No. Cooke Row.
Mrs II. c. Johnson ST., has issued cards
for 5 o'clock tea on the 10th instant.