Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-29

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Mendonca and the Misses Mendonca.
On January Is, occurs the thirty-ninth
wedding anniversary of Secretary and
Mrs. Carlisle. They will not celebrate 1t
that day, but will later on, as they have
accepted invitations for that date.
The cabinet ladies will all receive callers
at their own homes on New Year day. ex-
will not permit her to take any part In
social affairs this winter. Miss Jackson
and Miss Hall. who are guests at the home
of the Secretary of the Interior. will re-
ceive at the White House.
Among the entertainments of the coming
week will be on
Monday.-Mrs. s. NJ. Bryan, q reception.
to Z. to Introduce Miss Bryan: Mrs. Good
win. reception 4 to Z, to introduce Miss
Goodwin; Mrs. Charles Hayward, a dance
at marine headquarters; Mr.. William Brit
ton. dance; Mrs. Bugher, a small dance;
Postmaster General and Mrs. Bissell,
dinner; Mr.. and Mrs. Parker Mann, q din
ner.
Tuesday.-Official reception at the White
House. Ladies of the cabinet will all re-
ceive at their own homes after their re-
turn from the White House. Supreme
Court families generally and Mrs. scho-
field will also receive; Mrs. Brice, dane
ing party.
Wednesday-The German ambassador, a
dinner, Mrs. Philip c. Johnson and Miss
JOuuSOu, u Tea, 10 q, al the fOTtlanOs
Mrs. Henry Blount, musicale at o'clock.
Thursday.-Mrs. DENLY and Miss Beale
a reception. 4 to Z; Mrs. K. l. Fleming. a
reception. to Z; Mr.. and Mrs. George II.
Howard, dancing reception at the Wash
ington Club to introduce Miss Howard; Mr.
and Mrs. John Davis, a ball at the Country
Club to announce the debut of Miss Davis:
President and Mrs. Cleveland will entertain
the cabinet at dinner.
Friday.-Postmaster General and Mrs.
Bissell. a dinner; Representative and MRS.
John Robinson. a ball at the Shoreham to
McAdoo will give luncheon.
Saturday.-Mrs. Washington Mclean, q
luncheon: Mrs. Maxwell, a luncheon for
young ladies; Miss Noyes, a five-o'clock-
tea; Mrs. Hunt and Mrs. Michler, five
o'clock-tea; the Brazilian Minister and Mrs.
Mendonca, a musicale at o'clock. when
the Mendelssohn Quintette Club will per-
form.
Senator and Mrs. German will give an It
home Tuesday, January 9, 4 to Z. for q
coming-out party for Miss Mary Edna
German. I'M
Mr.. Jno. w. Thompson and Miss Thomp-
son have cards out for a reception We'd
nesday. January ., at o o'clock.
Miss Tilford will give a tea on Monday.
January Z. tc meet Miss Mccormick.
After January 1. Mrs. Charles G. Dulin
Moons at her residence, 1897 K street.
The cabinet ladies will not commence
their Wednesday receptions until January
D.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blair Lee gave a charming
afternoon reception on Thursday, In honor
of Miss Hagner. The spacious Lee mansion
was decked with Christmas green's. and
with the gay company assembled made an
ideal picture Of real home enjoyment. Mrs.
Lee wore a becoming gown of black and
yellow crepon, and Miss Hagner was in
lavender crepe and lace. Miss Brice. Miss
Draper. Miss Clagett, Miss Boardman and
Miss Rush assisted in receiving the guests.
who were all young people.
Miss Ellis OF San Francisco. Miss Kobbe
of Fort Monroe, and Miss Poore of Balti-
more are visiting Mrs. Albert Ordway Of
1914 Rhode Island avenue.
The Misses yelling of New York will be
here on January to be guests of Mrs.
Mary Field of New York will visit at the
Brazilian legation.
Miss Ewing Of Philadelphia is the guest
of her sister. Mrs. Guzman.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Whittemore have
cards out for the evening of Friday. Janu-
airy II. for a dancing party in honor of
Miss kountee.
Judge and Mrs. Bancroft Davis will give
a dinner on January >.
DIR. and Mrs. Sanders and Miss Sanders
of New York are visiting Secretary and
Mrs. Lamont.
Miss Marie Houston and her brother, MIR.
Buchanan Houston Of New York. will be
here today tc make visit with Mrs. Reall
and Mrs. l.. b. Webb
Miss Bonaparte gave a tea on Thursday
afternoon to young people. Her sisters-in-
law, Mrs. Edgar Of New York and Mrs.
Edgar, wife of Lieut.. Edgar, assisted in
receiving.
Miss Wainwright gave tea in honor of
Miss Sampson on Thursday afternoon. Mrs.
Wainwright chaperoned the company,
which included many agreeable young peo-
pie.
The Nicaraguan minister and Mrs. Guz-
man gave a dinner ON Thursday evening in
honor of the Secretary of State and Mrs.
Gresham. The others present included
Senator and Mrs. Mcpherson. DIR. and Mrs.
Hammond. the FIR ench Ambassador and
Mrs.. Patenotre, Mr.. Benjamin Constant,
Judge Embrey and Miss Ewing.
Secretary and Mrs. Gresham will dine
the resident and Mrs. Cleveland on Janu-
airy 8. Secretary and Miss herrert wili
give their presidential dinner on the 10Th,
Secretary and Mrs. Lamont on the I'D and
the Attorney General and Mrs. Olney on
the 18th OF January.
Mrs. Sartoris gave dinner last night at
which Mrs. Grant. the Mexican minister
anu Mrs. hOmerO, Representative anu htTS
Draper, Rev. DR.. and Mrs. Mackay-Smith,
Gen. ami Mrs. Schofici1. Mrs. Sheridan,
Senator Hale, Gen. KyG Douglass ana Mir.
Algcrnon Sartoris were present. American
Beauty roses formed the decorations.
The German ambassador and Baroness
ven Saurma gave dinner last night.
Miss Ruth Heirston is visiting Mrs.V Vance
during the holidays. She is a sranddaugh-
ter of the famous old Peter Hairston, who
.befor' de wah'' was known the largest
slave owner in the world. There were over
5000 slaves cn his North Carolina ard
Virginia plantations. At one of these, Coo
leeinee," Oh The IaGSin rivera cotton pian-
tatiOn of 5000 acres-the colored people &C
cupy to the family exactly the same rela-
ton as of old, which fact Is perhaps
unique, no other instance Is known.
Daniel Boone owned this splendid prop
erty when he started west to Kentucky.
The widow Of the late Commodore Nc
CauIey is also visiting Mrs. Vance. Sire
has many friends here.
Mrs. Shiras, wife of Associate Justice
Shiras, will lot receive on New Year.
Mrs. George H. Gorham at her residence,
1920 I street, has one of the largest and
most complete collections of banjos IN the
world They are large and small and
mounted In many ways. One of the in
struments from which Mrs. GOrham charms
such sweet music Is worth $500, and was
present to her from her teacher. 1t Is said
to be the finest banjo in existence. Mrs.
Gorham expects to go abroad in the spring.
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