Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-22
THE SOCIAL WORLD
The Pleasing Features Of the Past
Week.
ALL THE BUDS NOT OUT YET
The Attorney General and Mrs.
OIney Welcome Society.
MRS. SARTORIS ENTERTAINS


! all the entertainments of the week past.
Ever yhody Is repeating to everybody else
that they never had such a good time.
Society seems to be in the disposition to
keep things moving ibriskly, and does not
waste an opportunity to do so. The big set
is in it just as busy as bees. and half
dozen little coteries are creating as wide
a ripple as they can In the stream. The
way things are running, the juniors who
are not UP to the tricks in the way of keep
ing strength in reserve will have neither
freshness in their faxes nor In their gowns
by the time the regular season Is half over.
The determination Shown by SO many Of
the resident families in entertaining this
month, so as to leave clear field for the
official world during the next two, ought
to brace up the latter body with a mighty
resolve to make the winter a memorable
one.
The debutantes have still a fair share Of
the social glory, and will continue to be
an important factor for a week or two of
the new year, when the last of this win
| ter's bunch will have made their maiden
bows. Fortunately, those whose coming
out parties yet in the future are not
hindered by that fact from enjoying what
the gods provide In the way of enjoyments
to which the rest Of their families are in
vited. so the debut, after ALL only makes
date when all the buds and her parents
friends can send her flowers. The way the
| flowers have been lavished this month on
more fitting tribute to their charms could
be imagined. Miss Call comes out at tea
today; next week, Miss Hay and Miss
Warner the same afternoon, and later on
Miss Bryan, Miss Goodwin, Miss Howard
and Miss German will be presented.
Naturally the Juvenile world will have
much to do with the dancing events of the
days around Christmas. The little felix's
ere now In possession of as many invita-
tons as their elders, for whatever else
| may be curtailed around these times, 1t Is
pretty certain not to be what concerns the
children. By Thursday, though, Of next
week the engagements for older folks
commence to get interesting sgain. Mrs.
Letters musicale and Mrs. Diapers dance
occur the same night, the debut teas for
Miss Hay and Miss Warner take place on
the 18th, and on Saturday, Mrs. Bourke
Cockran's tea, Mrs. and the Misses Drains
tea, and Mrs. John r. McLean's dance are
all events of interest. Mrs. Cockran's tea
Will be in the nature of a goodbye party, as
she will go abroad for the winter months
| with her husband to spend the time in
southern Europe.
The Attornex General and Mrs Olney
gave brilliant reception last night to four
or five hundred guests, who represented the
official world of the capital, as well as
number OF the resident families, who have
been especially courteous to Mr.. and Mrs.
Olney since they came to Washington.
Inelr mouse was 0eCke0 out In That most
attractive of all styles-Christmas gar
lands. Holly and mistletoe, palms and ferns
were abundantly used and the green and red
coloring was continued to the supper table,
where the tapers were shaded in green and
| maidenhair fern sprayed the cloth around
centerpiece of red carnations. The bill
lard room on the first floor was turned
into supper room and the fact of there
being two stairways leading to tho second
| floor kept the current going at supper time
| in admirable order. Mr. and Mrs. Olney
| received in the drawing room on the sec
| ond floor, and during the evening gave a
| nelcome to their guests, putting everyons
| in their own happy and social atmosphere.
| Mrs. Olney wore a most becoming gown of
| lilac brocaded satin A stringed orchestra
| from the Marine Band played throughout
| the reception.
Gen. and Mrs. Schofeld gave a dinner
| last night in honor of the Secretary Of
| War and Mrs. Lamont, and to meet them
| had a company made up of the Postmaster
General and Mrs. BiSSell, Surgeon General
and Mrs. Sternberg, Gen. and Mrs Rug
| giles, Mrs. Kilbourne,i mother of the hos
| tess, and Gen. Otis, who Is in command at
| Portland, Greg. The table was very taste
| fully decorated, roses, carnations and ferns
| forming centerpiece.
Representative and Mrs. Washington, at
| dinner last night, entertained Secretary
and Miss Herbert, the Mexican minister
and Mrs. Romero, Speaker Crisp, Mrs. L.
B. Webb and Representative and Mrs.
| Savers.
Mrs. Sartoris had the pleasure yesterday
afternoon, at her tea, of welcoming not
only her own acquaintance, but also many
or the older friends of Mrs. Grant who
used to visit her in the White House. Her
home was fragrant and beautiful with
| roses and other flowers. Mrs Sartoris was
gowned in black satin, with touches of
cerise velvet, and Mrs. Grant wore a rich
toilet of black mourning silk. In the tea
room Miss Rose Mary Sartoris did the
honors of the tea table, prettily dressed in
| pink silk, and Mr.. Algernon Sartoris as
| sisted his mother in looking after their
| guests. Among those present were Sir
Julian and Lady Pauncefote, Mrs. Lamont
| the Mexican minister and Mrs. Romero
| Mrs. Barnes, Judge and Mrs. Macarthur
Mr.. and Mrs. Whittemore, Miss Aline Will
cox, the Chinese minister and Mrs. Yang
| Yu, Minister Kufino, Senator and Mrs
| Dolph, Gen. and Mrs. Ruggles, Mrs Field
Mrs. Condit Smith, Mr. and Mrs. William
| Thompson Harris, Mrs. L. B. Webb and
| Mrs. Gresham.
Mrs. Patenotre at breakfast today en-
| tertained Mrs. Romero Mrs. Breckenridge
Mrs. GuZman, Mrs. J. w. Foster, Mrs
| Julian James, Mrs. t. B. NJ. Mason, Miss
| Sheriff. Miss Pauncefote and Miss Gwynne
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Wilson entertained
| at dinner last evening the Argentine min
| lister and Mrs. Zeballos, the japanese min
| lister, Mrs. Macarthur, Mr.. and Mrs. Crosby
| s. Noyes, Mr.. and Miss Spofford and Col
| and Mrs. Cotton.
Miss NOyeS VIII give D O. CLOCK tea sat
urday, January 5, at 1870 K street.
! A pleasant gathering Of young people
| was held at the residence of Mr.. Thomas
| German, 20 Sd street southeast. on We'd
| nesday evening. Mr.. Milton Kettler, Miss
Cecil Phelps, Mr.. Kepler and Miss Schnei-
| der gave musical selections, and dancing,
| games and refreshments filled in the even
| ing. Among those present were the Misses
| Hurlbut, Irwin, Crutchett, Alice and Ger
| trude Seaver, Annie and Lille Hurdle,
| Phelps, Phillips, Dolly and Leo Schneider
| and Jessie Hergesheimer, Messrs. Hunter,
Howe Milton and Ernest Kettler, Cooley,
Mynes, German, Maxwell, Foster Folsom,
| Barnes, McAIenimum, Hurdle, Mccormick,
Deckman, Hollingsworth, Jones, Pratt, Nc
knight, Kepler, Maupin, Donohoe and KEEL
Their.
Mrs. Walcott of Q street will give re-
ception in honor of her daughters birth
day, December IS from s to II o'clock.
Mrs. Harry d. Campbell of Lexington,
Va. is visiting her mother, Mrs. Miller
of 31st street.
Mrs. ]. s. Whitehead and her mother,
Mrs. d. S. Smith of Chicago, have taken
apartments at the Arlington for the winter.
Mr.. Reuben c. White of Milwaukee and
Mrs. Lloyd of Northampton are paying a
visit to their brother and sister, Mr.. Frank
White and Miss Woodruff, at No. CO.., Flor