Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-16
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Senator Morrill, Celebrates His Gath Birth
day Amidst Friends and Flowers
Mrs. Carlisle's Minuet--Weddings Past
and to Come Per-
sOnal Notes.

Senator Morrilrs eighty fourth birthday
party on Saturday night was one of the
most brilliant occasions Of the year. If an
| invitation was regretted it. was for the very
best reasons possible. The company gather
| ed early and few left until all commenced
to go, just before midnight The venerable
| Senator, over whose head so many years
| full of honors have passed, had a hearty
| word Of welcome and appreciation for each
| and every compliment and congratulation
| showered upon him by his colleagues In the
| Senate and by the other guests as they en-
| tered. Mrs. Morrill,, the same charming,
| gracious hostess of old, received in an
| elegant and most becoming dark velvet
gown combined with silver blue brocade
Assisting In the hospitalities of this delight
| ful home were Miss Swan and MIR. James
| Morrill, and their guests, Mr.. and Mrs. b.
b. Smalley and Miss Smalley Of Vermont.
/ The drawing room, and indeed each of the
rooms, were fragrant and beautiful with
1 the quantities of roses and flowers sent Mr..
Morrill, and on the library table. letters.
| notes, kilograms, poems, books and many
pretty gifts were piled up from friends.
| Chief Constructor Hichborn sent a beauti-
| fully carved cane, which Mr.. Morrill, values
very highly, although he has not yet COM
| menced to need such helps.
Among those present were Vice President
Stevenson, Secretary and Mrs. Carlisle.
| Secretary Herbert, Senator and Mrs. Sher-
man, Senator and Mrs. Chandler, Miss
Chandler, Senator and Mrs. PETER Miss
PETER, Senator and Mrs. Dolph, Senator
and Mrs. Wolcott, Gen. Van Vliet, Senator
and Mrs Davis. Mrs. Tulloch. Senator and
Mrs. Dixon, Mrs. Lander Senator and Mrs.
Cullom, Mr.. and Mrs. Josiah Pierce, Senator
and Mrs Carey. Mrs. Enoch Totten, Sena-
tor and Mrs. Call. Mr.. and Mrs. Butter
worth, Senator and Mrs. Hawley, Mrs.
Shaddock of Philadelphia, Senator and Mrs.
Hoar. Senator and Mrs. Henderson, Baron
and Baroness Fava, ex-senator and Mrs.
| Van Wyck. Minister Zeballos, Col. and Mrs
/ dat I(al-
! let kilbourn, Mrs Jno. Logan, DIR. Sunder-
land. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Willard. Gen.
and Mrs. Moore Representative and Mrs.
| Burrows, Miss Waite, Gen. and Mrs
| Wheeler, Miss Waller, Mrs. Baxter Col
and Mrs. Jno. NJ. Wilson, Mr. and Mrs
Cummings. Miss Irvine, Miss jennings Mr.
Horatio King. Mr.. and Miss Nina Cabell,
Miss Virginia Butler. Mr.. and the Misses
Maury, Mr.. and Mrs. Pollok, Justice and
Mrs. Harlan, ex-Justice Strong, Miss Strong
and Prof. and Mrs. Powell.
Mrs. Carlisle is having great luck in get
| ting together twenty -four young ladies' and
| gentlemen to take part in the minuet v hich
| Is to be one of the leading features of the
olio for the benefit of the Hermitage the
nome Of Andrew jackson. A number of
young people were scared off from trying
| because they could not dance well enough
for public exhibition, but others who may
| have some qualms on the same subject de-
cided very quickly that 1t was such an hon.
| or to be asked that they would trust to
luck to learn all the stately steps inside the
next two weeks. fRehearsals will commences
| today at the residence of Mrs. Carlisle and
will be conducted by a dancing master. A
minuet with a cabinet lady and a United
States Senator tfeading its dignified meas
ures is not an everyday sight by any means
Miss Herbert has consented to take part
and Senator Dubois of Idaho, has done like
wise. -
Mrs. Stanley Matthews is going house
keeping at 1907 1 street, on which she has
taken a long lease, and which she is now
having furnished for occupancy. Miss
| Mitchell, her niece, will reside with her. and
their new home is bound to be one of the
most attractive at the capital.
Justice and Mrs. Shiras are going to
housekeeping next autumn, having leased
the Cutter house on Massachusetts avenue
The marriage of Miss Eugenia Hill and
Mr.. Benny will take place at St. Johns
Church at noon on the 26th and will be
followed by wedding breakfast at the resi-
dence of the brides grandmother, Mrs.
Phillips.
Mrs. Rudolph Kaufman gave a young
ladies' luncheon Friday last in honor of her
niece, Miss Colman, who is visiting her
Miss Corinne Blackburn will sail tomor-
row for Germany, and will spend the sum
mer with General and Mrs. Ewing in Brus-
sels
Lady Pauncefote and the Misses Paunce-
tote will sail for Europe tomorrow.
1Ex-Vice President Morton and family will
be in London for the gay season, an9 Miss
Morton will be presented az one of tie Nav
drawing rooms.
Miss Marie d'A. Allen of Augusta Ga,
who has been spending the winter with her
cousin, Mrs. Woolsey Aspinwall. is now
visiting Senator and Mrs. Walsh at the
Metropolitan.
Mrs. John s. Ward and family will sail on
the 21st for southern Spain, and will spend
| the summer In Europe.
| The Carroll Institute will give a reception
on Wednesday, at o'clock, in honor of RI
Rev. P. j. Donahue, d. D., bishop of Wheel
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Robinson have issued
cards for the marriage of their daughter
Jennie May, to Mr.. J. Walter Humphrey
| Wednesday evening. April 25, at o'clock
406 Rhode Island avenue.
Miss Leavitt will not be at home on to-
morrow evening.
Mrs. Romero went to New York this
| morning to attend the marriage of her
| cousin, Miss Ackley, to Mr.. Donoho, tomor-
| row afternoon.
| Representative Cultivate and wife gave
a dinner Thursday night, when their guests
were the Brazilian minister and Mrs. de
| Mendonca, Justice and Mrs. Brown, Mr.. and
| Mrs. Thomas Wilson, Mr. and Mrs White
more, Mrs. L. B. Webb and Capt. Pitcher.
| A large company assembled Friday after
noon at the British embassy by invitation
| of Col. Gourand and by courtesy of Sir
Il
| Photographic record of the words addressed
| to posterity by the late Cardinal Manning
| archbishop Of Westminster, Easter morn
| ing, 1891.
The engagement has Just been announced
| of Miss Blanche Lightfoot of Terrace
| Heights, Georgetown, to Mr.. G. Clyde Lat
| tanner of Montpelier, Ohio. and invitations
| for their marriage will be issued in the
| course of few weeks.
The Canterbury Athletic Club has issued
invitations for a dance at the Rifles Ar
mory this evening.
Mrs. Ellen L. Cudlip has gone to Phila-
delphia to attend the marriage of her cousin
Miss Elizabeth Glendinning, to Mr.. Clayton
Fotherell McMichael, which takes place on
| Wednesday
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward w. De Knight, who
| were married at Bath Beach, N. Y, April
| 4, are in Washington, after their bridal trip,
| at 2034 street northwest. Mrs De knight
| is the daughter of Col. Lewis johnson, Unit
ed States army.
Miss Monica Joyce of Vermont avenue is
| visiting Mrs. William Hedian Of Baltimore
The marriage of Miss Eudora Stearns,
daughter of DR.. s. S. Stearns to Mr. John
| w. Coleman took place on the 18th of April.
The Nordhoff Guild will hold the last of
| the series of quadlibet lunches on Friday
next from II to 2 o'clock at the residence
| of Mrs. Job Barnard, 1906 Rhode Island
avenue.